Sorry for late updates... this would probably be my last update this year since next month would be 2010 already... so I made this a kindah a long chap... Merry Christmas guys and Happy New Year!=)
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Sheila Who?
"What brings you here unni?" Ga Eul asked as she led Sheila to one of the comfy sofas.
"I just want to check you out," Sheila said.
"Check me out?" Ga Eul asked.
"Yeah? I mean, so we can get together and know more of each other, like real sissies," she said.
"Oh… but, unni, I need to go somewhere."
"That so? Where to?"
"Jun Pyo-sunbae's house. Yah, you want to come?" Ga Eul asked. She knew Sheila would be delighted to see her kindergarten friends.
"Um… I guess not. You might come home late, and I have some appointments tonight," she answered. Then, she held both of Ga Eul's hands, tightly, which was seated on top of her lap. "Congratulations for you and Yi Jung."
"Um… well… thank you, unni," she said with a surprised smile.
"Just tell if that smug hurts you, ok? Woo Bin and I are tight, you know? I could borrow his mafia friends," Sheila said half-heartedly.
"Thanks unni. We only met but it's like I've known you since kindergarten," Ga Eul giggled. Sheila gave a forced chuckle but she did it dramatically that Ga Eul did not notice.
Ga Eul glanced at the clock and stood up in surprise. "It's ten minutes before four!" she said. "I haven't got dressed yet."
"Want a lift?" Sheila asked.
"But, unni, I need to change my clothes first. It's my uniform at the porridge shop," she said and stared at her clothes.
"I could wait," Sheila said.
*****
The two arrived at Jun Pyo's house 7 minutes later. Just in time. Before Sheila could drive her black Ferrari with streaks of purple away, Ga Eul waved her thanks and she could have sworn she saw Sheila smirked. She shrugged the thought off.
She bounced to Jun Pyo's house and was led by the maids to the F4 lounge.
She saw that the boys, except Ji Hoo, were playing a game of pool at the lounge. "Hi sunbaes!" she greeted them with a bow.
"Hey Ga Eul," Jun Pyo, who was probably losing the game, said. "Where's Jan Di?"
"Um… Is she not here yet? We agreed that we meet here."
"I'm here!" Jan Di announced. "Ga Eul you're quite early," she said as she scanned the lounge.
"Sheila-unni drove me here," Ga Eul answered.
"Sheila?" the lot asked.
"Sheila who?" asked Jan Di.
"The one with short hair? And blue eyes? And always wears a short skirt? And her real name is Im Jen Lye?" Woo Bin asked as he left the pool table and placed down his cue stick on it. Ga Eul nodded and laughed a bit. "You know her?" She nodded again and sat down beside Yi Jung.
"Who's this Sheila girl?" Jan Di asked again, sitting down and sipping her coffee.
"She's an F4 friend," Jun Pyo explained. "Like Eun Jae."
"And Seo Hyun-noona," Yi Jung added. Jan Di nodded.
"You know, one of us F4 likes Sheila," Ji Hoo suddenly announced.
"Really?" Ga Eul asked. "She seems really nice so it's not really surprising for someone of you to like her."
"Yeah, but who?" Jun Pyo asked. "I can't really remember."
"Yeah… um… me, too…" Woo Bin said.
"Who was it?" Yi Jung asked. "Ji Hoo had Soe Hyun-noona by then so it's not him."
"And Yi Jung likes Eun Jae before, so maybe it's not him," Jun Pyo said.
"So it's just Jun Pyo and Woo Bin," said Ji Hoo.
"Um… guys, I… a… I may need… um… to go… to… ah, the… the bathroom… right the bathroom, so, do you mind if I don't join this Jen Lye brat conversation? Thanks," Woo Bin said and is walking casually towards the door. He was almost there when he was tackled down by Jun Pyo followed by Yi Jung. The girls giggled. They never heard Prince Song groan in pain like that.
"What's the big idea?!" he yelled.
"So you think you're going to escape the questions by bathroom problems?" Ji Hoo said looking amused as he walked to Woo Bin. He was dragged up by the other two to stand up.
"Hey! I don't have a problem," he said and patted his pants to take the dirt off.
"Yeah right," Yi Jung said and chuckled. "Prince I want to be married with Jen Lye brat one day Song."
"Who told you that?!" Woo Bin demanded beginning to look red in embarrassment.
"You," the 3 answered. The girls giggled.
"Really?" Ga Eul asked. "When? How?"
"We were playing in this same lounge when we were kids. Yi Jung's 7th birthday to be exact," Ji Hoo said.
"Yah! Ji Hoo-ah! Sto--" Woo Bin said but he was covered in the mouth by Jan Di's handkerchief.
"And?" Jan Di asked.
"That's the first time we met Jen Lye slash Sheila," Jun Pyo continued. "It was obvious by then that Sheila didn't like Woo Bin's company but what could stop Prince Song?"
A groan was heard from under the handkerchief, but Woo Bin did not dare take it off because Jan Di was watching closely.
"So, he played with her until they got tight with each other," Yi Jung continued.
"But Sheila had to go home earlier than us. Prince Song, however, fell in love with a little princess," Jun Pyo finished. A whimper was heard and everyone chuckled.
"Wow, that's sweet," Jan Di said as she took off the handkerchief from Woo Bin's mouth and threw it to the trash can as instructed by Ji Hoo.
"That was just a little crush a long time ago," Woo Bin declared.
"Yeah right," Ji Hoo said, looking more amused than ever. "Remember the time in third grade when Woo Bin ran away with Yi Jung's first pot just to place the flowers he wanted to give her?"
"And he failed to give her," Jun Pyo laughed.
"No!" Woo Bin said as the girls laughed.
"Oh yeah," Yi Jung recalled. "I forgot that one. You still owe me one pot! With interest."
"Will you stop? I ain't messin' with you guys aight? So please just cut it out!"
"You know, Sheila-unni also has that kind of language," Ga Eul said ignoring the fact that to Woo Bin wants to leave the topic.
"I know this one," Jun Pyo said. "It's t first grade when Sheila showed up with her new talk. Woo Bin wants to be like her so her so he watched as many ghetto movies as he could so he could be like her."
Everyone laughed harder.
"Ok! OK! I still like Jen Lye or Sheila or whatever… so what! SO will you just please stop," Woo Bin said.
It turned out fine. Woo Bin admits he still kind of likes Sheila. Also, Jun Pyo called a meeting just for fun-- not really an important one and all.
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After their so-called meeting, Yi Jung drove Ga Eul home just a gentle-boyfriend would do. The drive was neither too loud nor too silent.
"Ga Eul-yang," YI Jung suddenly said in a serious tone that made Ga Eul tremble.
"What is it Yi Jung-subae?" Ga Eul asked.
"Where is the ring I gave you?" he suddenly asked.
"Sunbae?" Ga Eul asked as if she did not hear the question.
"The ring," Yi Jung repeated, glancing at her for a second.
"It's on my fing-" Ga Eul said holding up her hand but realizing that the ring isn't there.
"I wanted to ask it to you a while ago."
"Maybe, I left it at home," she replied hesitantly.
"Ok, I was just making sure you did not lose it."
I did not lose it, I didn't. But I know I had it a while ago, Ga Eul thought.
She was brought home and after she was kissed good bye, she immediately went to her room to look for the ring. She looked up and down and all around. She desperately tossed everything with the motive to find the ring. And until she almost gave up, she realized she knew someone who might know where it is.
She dialed a phone number.
"Hello?"
"Sheila-unni?" she said.
"Ga Eul-sshi, what is it?"
"It's the-"
"Kicking Yi Jung's butt tomorrow? Sure!" she said willingly.
"No, silly!" Ga Eul laughed. "I'm just going to ask if you saw where I placed the ring."
"Why, you lost it?" Sheila asked sounding worried. "Ga Eul, you better look for it right away."
"I tried! You mean you haven't seen it?"
"No! Wait a sec-" she paused. "Gotta go, duty calls. Bye!" and she hung up.
She sure was in a hurry, Ga Eul thoouht.
She went downstairs to look for the ring somewhere else but this time with tears slowly falling in her eyes.
Suddenly, the door opened wide. There stood the person she least wanted to see at this time.
"What is, Yi Jung sunbae?" Ga Eul asked as she put on a fake forced smile.
"Why are you crying, Ga Eul-yang?"
"Me---crying? Don't be..."
"Ga Eul-yang. What is it?"
"It's the-"
"The ring? You lost it?"
"Sunbae," she sobbed. "I'm sorry, I don't know, I really don't!"
"Sssshhhh, stop, really it's ok," he said with the lie in the statement... It's ok for now since she's crying but this is just a matter of give and take. (a/n:He gives the ring and Ga Eul needs to take care of it... =) no confusions 'kay?)
"No! It's not ok, sunbae.... I'm really sorry. I should have took more care of it. I should not have left it. Maybe I was too careless or something. I'm really sorry."
Yi Jung pulled her to a tight hug. He remembers how he found out.
*****
Before Yi Jung could go far from Ga Eul's house, his phone vibrated like crazy.
"Noboseo?" Yi Jung greeted.
"Yi Jung-ah?"
"Jen L- I mean Sheila?"
"Uh-huh."
"What's up?"
"It's about Ga Eul. She kindah called up a while ago and she's like- I dunno- laughing as she told me she lost your ring."
"Laughing? Really Sheila? Or is it yourself you hear?"
"Like REALLY. You better go get her. I think, she's happy that she lost the old one so you could buy her a new one."
Yi Jung hung up.
*****
"Have you searched everywhere?" Yi Jung asked. Ga Eul nodded. "I... I think it's time for my back up present."
"Back-up what?" Ga Eul asked.
Yi Jung held up a little pink box not larger than Ga Eul's hand. He got her palm and placed the box on it.
"What's this?" Ga Eul asked with shame creeping up in her. Yi Jung just smiled and nodded. Ga Eul opened the box. There lay the perfect set of jewelries- the exact pairs of the ring, and of course the ring itself. "But sunbae-"
"Well, I bought a whole set of it but I decided to give it to you by Christmas. But since you-" tears stream down her cheeks. "No, no, no, no... I didn't mean...."
"Sunbae, thanks but, I can't-"
"Take it? Ga Eul-yang, please? For me?"
"But I'll just lose it again and,"
"No you won't. I trust you." He pulled her to a hug. "I love you."
"Thanks, sunbae. I love you, too."
After that's settled with, Yi Jung went home. On his way, he dialed, of course, the number of the informer.
"Moshi-moshi," she said brightly as if quizzes were canceled the next day. "Yi Jung-ah, what happ-"
"Liar," he said shortly. "Ga Eul-yang would always be in care of the things I give her." And he hung up.
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Ok, maybe it's still short. My friend says so. What do you think of Sheila?=)
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