#

"Hey. Gu Junpyo."

I looked over to Jihoo, who was filming as I spoke. The F4 decided that it was a good idea to send in some videos and tell Junpyo how everything was going since he left so suddenly. As soon as he heard the news of his father suddenly collapsing and passing away, he took an emergency flight out of South Korea.

It had been six months since we've heard from him at all.

It had been a very long six months; JanDi couldn't even stand to hear Junpyo's name without cringing or changing the topic. The F4 still wasn't used to not seeing Junpyo regularly, and everything felt like a piece was missing from us. University started for the F4 and I, and JanDi entered into her Senior year practically alone.

"Remember in High school, 9th year when I said that I never wanted to talk to you again after you put gum in my hair?" I began, chuckling at the memory. The smile suddenly faded when I thought about the next sentence. I didn't think that I could ever miss somebody as self absorbed and stubborn as Gu Junpyo, but once he was gone, it felt as though a fire had burned out.

"Well, I didn't mean it. We all miss you, and even I can't wait to see you again. I hope you're doing well." Once I was finished, I nodded at Jihoo so that he could end the take. He stopped the recording with a slight smile.

"Wow, one take without you cursing him out. That's a record." Jihoo chuckled, before putting his camera away. I scoffed at the playful tone of his voice, and my nose scrunched up.

"I have every right to be mad at him." I crossed my arms defensively, before looking at his curious expression. "Six months without contacting any of us? Without contacting JanDi-" I began, before being cut off.

"There's no use getting worked up over things that we can't help." Jihoo shook his head, and I sighed.

'He was right. I hate when he's always right.' I figured.

"Still. He better have a very good excuse." I trailed off. I sighed after thinking about it, and I reached over to get my coat and leave. My phone suddenly made a text message alert, and I picked it up before freezing at the message.

[Woobin:] We should talk.

I furrowed my brows before throwing the phone into my shoulder bag.

'I think you've said enough already.' I thought, with annoyance painting over my expression.

It had been 2 months since the breakup, and I avoided Song Woobin like the plague. For him to open up to me only for my prediction of his personality to be correct was devastating.

"How have you been, Sohee?" Jihoo suddenly asked, taking me aback. He stared at me intensively, making me feel embarrassed.

"I'm fine, why do you ask?" I asked, my tone sounding more surprised than I would have liked. Once I realized what he was referencing to, I shuffled uncomfortably without realizing before forcing a smile.

"Yeah, I'm fine. More than fine." I nodded quickly, before picking up my coat, and storming away to avoid conversation.

"I think you should talk to him." Jihoo commented, as though he said it absentmindedly. I froze when he suggested that, feeling the heat rise up to my face.

"I'll see you later." I commented before I hastily readjusted my shoulder bag and began walking away with more persistence.

#

We should talk.

It rang through my head again once I glanced at my phone. I wanted to pick up the phone, text him back and tell him to meet me, but I was far too stubborn to do that. Part of me wondered if there was a reason: There couldn't be any way for a guy to open up to you to suddenly close you out, without much explanation. The dominant part, however told me not to get my hopes up.

"Sohee," JanDi's voice snapped me back into our conversation. When I glanced over at her, it was a signal for her to continue. We were sitting in silence for a while, and she didn't seem like her usual cheerful self.

"I went to the doctors yesterday." She stated, making me raise my brows.

"Is something wrong?" I cautiously asked, making JanDi look over at me.

"I won't be able to swim anymore because of my shoulder." She said, her voice sounding blunt. My face immediately softened at the news, and I didn't know what to do.

"It's that bad?" I hesitated asking the question. JanDi looked into the space ahead of us, her eyes looking sullen. She didn't answer the question, but her silence was more than enough for me to get the hint.

"Oh, JanDi. I'm so sorry." I genuinely said, before hugging my legs. JanDi seemed as though she was about to begin crying.

"I think I've cried about it as much as I can at this point...But it was the only thing that I was actually good at," She bitterly remarked. "What's next for me?"

"That's where you're wrong." I interrupted. "You're very bright, and I've never met such a kind soul in my life. Your best talent is that you never give up, no matter what."

"I wish that I could change things as much as you did in such a short time in my entire lifetime." I looked out at the mirrors staring back at us. We were inside of the empty dance classroom, which became a new hiding spot for me since the college semester began.

"You change things a lot, too." JanDi replied, making me bitterly chuckle as a response.

"When I first came to Shinhwa, the first person who decided to befriend the commoner of the school was you." She smiled, before standing up. The memory of JanDi entering into Shinhwa made a warm, nostalgic feeling sweep through my body.

"I should go and try to relax." JanDi excused herself, before standing up.

"Feel better, please." I almost begged her

Once I was completely alone, I glanced at myself in the mirror for a short while before looking down at my phone again. I was suddenly startled by my phone making a noise while I was looking at the lockscreen.

[Woobin:] Please.

I hesitantly opened my phone, before slowly typing a response. I couldn't decide whether or not to answer.

[Sohee:] Why should I?

I waited for his response, before hearing a voice outside of the door.

"Because I'm already here, so we have no choice but to talk." His deep voice rang from the other side.

I quickly stood, and started pacing towards the door. I put my hand on the knob, before hesitating. I quickly took my hand off the knob and jumped when my phone vibrated again.

[Woobin:] Are you there?

Part of me wondered if he was just wondering if I would lie and he knew I was in there.

[Sohee:] Where? I went home.

Once the message sent, I heard a sigh from the other side of the door, and steps walking away. I couldn't help but sigh and bite my lip.

'Just let me be angry with you' I frustratingly thought before sitting back down in my spot.

#

"I think," JanDi hesitated with finishing her sentence. In my house, I made sure that JanDi could wrap herself around in a blanket and rest. I knew how heartbroken she felt over not being able to swim as well as she used to. I looked towards her in a way that told her to keep going.

"I think I'm going to follow Gu Junpyo." She finally stated after a short silence. I tilted my head in confusion.

"You're going to find him?" I asked, and JanDi gave a sharp nod. "I don't think I should give up just yet..." She trailed off, making me glance at her concernedly.

"JanDi, I hate so say this but...what if there's a reason why he hasn't contacted us?" I curiously asked. Junpyo wasn't a complete asshole. I knew that in the back of my mind, he didn't cut us off because he didn't want to speak to us.

"Then, I will find it out respectfully, as his girlfriend." JanDi nodded to herself. I tried not to sigh, before wrapping my arm around her.

"Well, if you're doing this, I can't let you do it alone." I offered, and she shook her head.

"Sohee, I love you, but I have to do this by myself."

"But, you and I both know whenever you do things, it leads to trouble."

"I'd rather go by myself tomorrow. He's in Macau, and-"

"Macau, as in China? JanDi..." I trailed off, making JanDi bite her lip. She knew that I was right.

"I'll send you a postcard." JanDi tried to lighten up the mood with a sheepish smile. I gave in immediately, and playfully rolled my eyes. I knew that she was too stubborn to let me go with her and do everything.

"Fine, fine. I won't meddle." I lied. I knew that I had to tell the F3 about this because she would get into trouble.

"Thank you so much! I'll be fine, I promise!" JanDi opened her arms to give me a huge hug. There was a small pause, before JanDi spoke again.

"You're going to tell the F4, aren't you?" She asked, and I chuckled, before nodding.

"Definitely."

#

JanDi swam as fast as her arm allowed her in the steep school pool. It was the last time she would be able to swim here, and everyone including the F3 and Gaeul came to celebrate the occasion.

I heard Gaeul sniffle next to me, which made me glance over. I couldn't help but grin at the sight of Yijung handing her his handkerchief. Once JanDi finished swimming, Jihoo walked over in order to help her out of the pool, and I couldn't help but smile at the kind gesture.

I glanced over at Woobin, who seemed to already be glancing, because he quickly looked away as soon as we locked eyes.

'Why is he so predictable? ' I chuckled to myself.

JanDi gathered herself enough to walk over to us. Her hair was still dripping wet, but she managed to dry off enough. Jihoo seemed to have a cirtificate with him, and began reading off from it.

"From now on..." Jihoo began, glancing at JanDi before clearing his throat.

"Right now, We will begin Swimmer Geum JanDi's retirement ceremony. First, we will present our distinguished service award." Jihoo began, before stuttering. All of us let out a chuckle, and Woobin decided to continue the speech.

"Distinguished Service Award. It is presented to Geum JanDi based on her natural nosiness, and her "weed" spirit," He began, making everyone chuckle.

"The only student who had the best swimming ability at such a fierce, prestigious school such as Shinhwa." He leaned the certificate over for Yijung to read.

"Especially with the specialty of taming the F4 and Gu Junpyo, she is second to none, thus raising the standards for her sportsmanship and therefore awarded Distinguished Service by Korea's F4." He finished the speech. Jihoo took the certificate, and handed it to JanDi, whose expression seemed wistful. She gave a bow, and I began the applause.

"Geum JanDi, an ending means another beginning." Yijung encouraged.

"Now, go to Macau, find Junpyo, and give it to him good." Woobin smiled, while making a playful fighting stance.

"Thank you guys, truly." JanDi thanked, with a bow.

"JanDi." Gaeul called at her, before giving her a hug. I joined in with the hug as well.

"Have a safe trip." I encouraged to her, and she gave a small smile back.

"I will!" She shouted to encourage herself.

"JanDi...We should get ready for work now." Gaeul patted her on the back, and JanDi nodded.

"It was nice seeing you guys. Thank you so much!" She bowed, before walking away with Gaeul. Once the door closed, I glanced at it to make sure she was gone.

"Which flight should we catch?" I asked in a hushed voice.

"Definitely the 7am flight tomorrow. We don't know what she'll get herself into in such a short amount of time." Jihoo commented, making me nod.

"Okay, let's get ready, then." Yijung suggested.

#

"I'm on a plane again with you guys..." I remarked, before sitting down in a plane seat. Woobin glanced at me once I sat down in a seat alone.

"Cheer up...it's a short flight at least." Woobin hesitantly encouraged, and I pressed my lips into a fine line.

Once the plane took off, I couldn't hold on to the pillow in front of me any tighter than I already was.

"Sohee, are you alright?" Woobin, who was sitting across from me concernedly asked. I gave a small smile and a weak nod.

"I'm fine." Was all I could muster to say to him. He didn't break his glance this time, as if he needed to talk about something.

"I knew that you were still in the dance room that day...That was why I didn't walk in." He mentioned with a soft voice, so that Yijung, who was seated a few seats back, and Jihoo, who seemed to be napping next to us couldn't hear.

I froze when he mentioned this. "I'm sorry..." I apologized while looking down at my pillow.

"I don't blame you, but I just-" Woobin began, struggling to find words.

"I didn't break up with you for the reason you think." Woobin admitted, making me furrow my brows.

"Why are you telling me this now?" I whispered to him sharply.

"I think you misunderstood my intentions a lot–" He began, but I cut him off without thinking.

"The night after I tell you that we should take things slower is when you chose to break up with me?" I whispered. "Was it really too much to wait? Tell me, are all guys this narrow-minded?" I asked, making Woobin pause. He seemed hurt by what I said, and at that moment I didn't care much about it.

"We need to talk about this after we get to Macau because we won't at least get eavesdropped there." Woobin commented. "Please don't avoid me next time and let me explain."

"No promises." I shot back, almost playfully before realizing that my hands were shaking.

"You're shaking." Woobin commented, making me look out the window. I knew that tears were threatening to leave my eyes, and if I were to look at him again, I wouldn't be able to hold back.

#

"Alright," Jihoo began. He exited out of Junpyo's hotel with a sigh. There was no sign of JanDi anywhere, and we were starting to grow weary.

"We should split up." Jihoo suggested. "2 of us go left and two of us go right."

I nodded at the idea, until Yijung put his arm around Jihoo. "Yoon Jihoo. My great friend. Shall we go right?"

Jihoo paused at the idea for a second, until he nodded with approval.

"Call us if you need anything." Jihoo casually threw out before walking away with a grimace of a smirk on his face.

'Those bastards.' I thought.

I glanced over at Woobin, who seemed just as confused by the banter. "Well, we should try and find JanDi." He suggested, before beginning to walk in the opposite direction of Jihoo and Yijung.

There was a silence between us, until I decided to break it.

"Earlier," I began, making Woobin look over to me. I managed to keep my expression stoic while he looked over, my eyebrows heightened in mock-curiosity.

"When you said I misunderstood your intentions, Did I really?" I tried to ask as casually as possible. "I was angry, and maybe I said some things I shouldn't have said." I nudged the idea at him, trying not to make it seem like I was apologizing.

"My father...found out about us." Woobin suddenly admitted, albeit hesitantly. I curiously looked over at him, slightly freezing before remembering that we had to find JanDi.

"I didn't like how he acted after he found out-"

"HEY, YOU! COME BACK HERE WITH MY SUITCASE!"

Woobin and I glanced at each other after hearing a very loud, angry high-pitched Korean girl shout in the distance.

"Geum JanDi!" I shouted, running into the direction where she was at.

"Sohee stay back, it could be dangerous." Woobin hushed me, and he began to text the other F3 members.

"HELP ME!" We heard a shout. Footsteps came running up to us,and we quickly discovered that it was Jihoo and Yijung.

"Where is she?" Jihoo asked, and Woobin stepped up.

"She's close by, let's hurry." Woobin hastily led them over to JanDi.

"Stay behind us, Sohee!" Jihoo warned, before heading in with the rest of the F3.

When I saw the F3 stride in to fight off JanDi's attackers, I immediately ran over to JanDi to make sure she was alright. JanDi wrapped me into a hug as soon as she realized it was me, and began to start crying.

I glanced over to see the guys tangled in the fight, and my eyes couldn't help but lock in at Woobin, who seemed to be very skilled with having to fight people off. The attackers didn't seem to be good fighters, because they were on the ground and knocked out within less than 5 minutes.

Woobin approached one of the attackers, and pointed with a scowl on his face. "Do you know Il Shimhwe?"

The seemingly innocent question caused the attackers to cower back in fear.

"A-are you Prince Song?" One of the attackers asked, and Woobin replied with a stern. "Yeah."

This caused all of the men to get on their knees and beg.

"Please, overlook this!"

"I'm sorry!"

Woobin returned the begging with a scowl. "Just get lost. Go!" He shouted, making the men run off.

I couldn't help but stare at him after the ordeal.

Jihoo walked over to JanDi and I , and bent down so that he could talk to JanDi at the same level. "We aren't psychic. I just had a feeling." He reassured her.

"A feeling?" JanDi replied, confused by the context.

"I had a feeling you'd be crying just like this." He chuckled, as he wiped away her tears. It was a gesture that made me envious from the bottom of my heart. After a second of smiling at each other, JanDi glanced up at Woobin and Yijung, who both seemed to like the sight.

AN: a christmas gift! i apologize ;; i've been busy because of college and writers block! I've aso been grieving because of Jonghyun passing away. He meant a lot to me.

Soooo if you're a bit confused, Sohee and Woobin dated for a few months until Woobin broke it off. I had a chapter explaining this better, but I thought it would be confusing so I'll use it later on! Whoever read it though, don't worry! It doesn't really spoil anything.