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Chapter will be edited later. Obviously I finished it late at night. Hope to see lots of reviews when I wake up as a reward.
A new day full of unknown surprises and unexpected events has arrived. The sun rays sneeked their way in to the window of the room of a commoner, trying to wake her up with their bright light. Her eyelids didn't want to open up and receive the new day, trapped in the dark her pupils wanted to stay but it was impossible as for how her ears each second heard a loud knock on the door. The Chu father continuously kept on making sounds to wake up her daughter so she could get up and open the door. It was odd to find that she had the lock on, but he never sensed something wrong with that weird action.
Moaning, she turned her head to the other side to look at the clock that was on top of her drawer. Ga Eul was definitely late for school and she could see why her father choose this day to be annoying. He didn't want the country bumpkin missing a day from school and mostly when she was luckily in the most prestige one. That was the one of the main reasons why she didn't want to attend in the first place.
Getting up, she looked herself in the mirror and she could see how miserable her face was looking. Shaking her head, she thought that what happened last night was just a horroful nightmare that felt real. But Ga Eul knew the truth, it all happened and when she more think about it, more her mood was getting down.
Opening the door, she found her father with his arms crossed waiting for her. Giving a sigh she apologized for her late awake and ran to the bathroom before her father could notice the difference in her face. The country bumpkin didn't want to preoccupy him with her love problems even when she needed someone to comfort her now in this dull moment, she felt he was not the right person to speak about her heartache. The first thing he would do was to seek for that Casanova and chop his head off for playing with her daughter's broken heart, and she definitely didn't want that. Ignoring the situation was much better for her but, how could she do that when she attends the same school as him?
While dressing up and brushing her hair, she thought about what her heart felt at that moment, and what she was going to say when the moment to confront him comes today. Ga Eul wanted to really avoid that, but she knew it would just be coward of her part.
Nodding to herself, determined of the decision she already made, she walked up to the door and said goodbye to her parents before taking off to school.
Watching how she slowly approximated to the building of the school, she heaved a sigh and prepared herself mentally for anything that could be unexpected.
Glancing at the stairs, she felt relief since no one was waiting for her, and by no one she thought of the Casanova and the other F4. Tears were starting to form in her eyes as she try to be strong but her emotions were taking control of her body than her thoughts of what to do.
Entering seemed hard as she looked at the doorknob and had a mental battle on whether to open or run far away from there. No, she was decided, she couldn't hide forever.
Walking through the corridors, everyone would stare at her but still in a respectful way as everyone neevr got to know what happened last night. All the students noticed her sad gaze and this time no girl dare to talk to her as they could sense something was definitely wrong, but none knew what was it.
Climbing up the stairs, she found her way to the locker and opened it to grab a book for her first class. Carrying it seem difficult to her as she didn't have any strength in any part of her body. About to close the locker, she hoped not to see the familiar face of the Casanova beside or behind her, waiting for her to notice his presence. Slowly after closing it, she felt once again relief for not seeing any human soul around her. If this was very difficult to her, she didn't want to know how much it would when she actually gets to see him face to face.
About to walked down the stairs, she heard a crowd screaming loudly and she knew that wasn't a good sign. Every time those yells came into her hear, that meant the F4 gave to a student another of their red cards. That's the only thing that she hated from them, that sometimes they could act so childish. Anger was filling up her body as she try to push that thought away, but when she saw who was the victim this time her heart stopped and the anger took control of her body.
Running towards the crowd of students who were beating an indefenseless student, she shoved them away and kneeled to check on the boy. Everyone stood there flabbergasted by her action, attempting against the will of the F4. But none of them dare to spoke or insult her.
"Yong Sook, are you okay?" she asked very worried while examining his bloody face. Raising his head so it could rest on her lap, she looked at him very scared waiting for an answer.
Nodding, he smiled even when his body was feeling lots of pain, but seeing Ga Eul there brought him happiness. Touching her hand, she try to hide the blush that appeared on her cheeks before anyone could notice. Even though, all the Shinhwa students didn't speak a word to her, they were insulted by her act.
Then, lots of them started to murmur as they turned their bodies and watch who was coming while Ga Eul was still checking Yong Sook.
After that, everyone made a way so the country bumpkin could see who was staring now at her, shocked. Slowly raising her head, she wished this was just another nightmare but it wasn't. So Yi Jeong was standing a few feet away from her with the other F4. His face was agape to see her right there on the floor with another boy, but he didn't move any muscle. The Casanova just there looking at her, not knowing what to do as he was feeling way over jealous by this, but he knew this wasn't the right way to feel now after what happened.
Glancing at him very serious, she slowly took Yong Sook's arm and placed it over her shoulder, trying to help him stand up. The injured boy just looked afraid to the Casanova, scared of what could happen to him now as he perceived the dead glare that So Yi Jeong was throwing at him.
"Come on Yong Sook, let's get you to out of here" she told him while they both stood up and she just kept on looking at the potter with a cold stare. Turnning around to not walk in the same direction of the F4, she didn't care what he thought now about this. She had the right to help someone who was once her friend and that has been there for her when she needs him.
Making their way through the crowd, everyone sighed offended by this. Ga Eul just ignored her boyfriend for a guy that was given a red card, that's what everyone thought as they looked at the country bumpkin and Yong Sook leaving the building.
"So Yi Jeong sunbae, are you going to permit this?" one student girl asked very offended stomping her foot.
The other three of the F4 just looked serious to the girl after watching how Ga Eul had the audacity to help him. But one of them was really having a hard time in his mind since he knew the time has come for him to tell the secret.
So Yi Jeong turned to glance at Gu Jun Pyo who just kept wearing a serious glare. The face of the Casanova could tell he was hurt and offended by encountering his girlfriend with his enemy, and the leader knew he was in trouble.
Walking out of there without saying anything, So Yi Jeong headed for the lounge and the boy with curly hair knew this meant he wanted to meet him there. It was obvious the potter didn't want to talk about the situation outside where everybody could hear the conversation.
Sighing, Gu Jun Pyo looked at the Don Juan and the violinist who were wearing a confused face, not knowing what was happening. Heaving a sigh, he went to meet the Casanova with Woo Bin and Ji Hoo following him behind. They really wanted to know what was going on, and being friends since kids, they knew there was nothing to hide from each other. Everything needed to be openly spoken.
Feeling the tension that was soon to come between them, Gu Jun Pyo prepared himself mentally for the discussion that he was about to have for Ga Eul's fault. Entering, he watched how the potter walked from one side to another very frustrated, throwing stuff to the floor.
"Yo' calm down" Woo Bin told him. Even when the Don Juan was still angry with the Casanova, he was his best friend and cared for him.
So Yi Jeong didn't took his advise and when Gu Jun Pyo was finally in his sight, he grabbed him by the shirt and looked straight into his eyes very mad. Ji Hoo and Woo Bin quickly separated him away of the leader as they were impressed by this sudden reaction.
"Why you kept him here?" the potter was talking about Yong Sook as he yelled at his friend. "I told you to kick him out" at this point he was feeling jealous and desperate for watching that scene of Ga Eul with him, feeling the frustration of wanting to find them and take her away from him. But he needed to know the response for this. Gu Jun Pyo knew exactly what him and the country bumpkin went through after what happened with the Bang brothers.
"Answer me!" he screamed at him while Woo Bin was holding him from getting near the leader.
"It was Ga Eul's idea" he immediately said while he glanced to his friend's face very serious, noticing how his gaze was changing to a confuse one, calming a but down trying to decipher why would she ask for that.
"She begged me to not kick him out" Gu Jun Pyo said in an angry tone.
"Why?" the potter said keep a loud voice, calming down with his friend as he knew it was not him who completely decided for Yong Sook to stay here.
"That day when Ga Eul was hold as a hostage, Yong Sook changed of thought and set her free" Gu Jun Pyo spoke the truth as the other two friends were now surprised by this and stared at So Yi Jeong, who was now shopping his head, not believing what his friend was saying.
"No. I entered the room and she was-" the Casanova got quickly interjected.
"-untied" the leader said and looked at the potter with confident glare, knowing he was telling the truth.
"Why would he do that?" So Yi Jeong was now getting confused by why Yong Sook could have made that action. There was definitely a reason behind it for the boy to do such thing, and he wanted to know what push him to do that.
"I-I..." Gu Jun Pyo was getting nervous by this question even when he knew it was soon going to be added to their discussion. "Do you really want me to say it?" he asked leaning close to his friend and lowering his voice as if to no one could hear them.
Woo Bin and Ji Hoo rolled their eyes for how the leader could act even in intense moments.
"Aish! Just tell me already!" he yelled frustrated for how his friend was giving to the situation a lot of suspense for him and the others, who were now looking attentively to Gu Jun Pyo.
"He is..." he paused and looked nervously to the Casanova "are you sure about-" he wanted to secure if he would rather not know, but he even knew himself that was stupid to think.
"Speak!" he screamed at him and come close and grabbed the leader's shirt once again, raising a fist in the air knowing this was definitely going to scare him and make the words come out fast.
"Okay, okay. Don't be so aggressive" Gu Jun Pyo raised his palms in the air and caressed the potter's hand, trying to make him calm down again.
"He is...in love with Ga Eul" the boy with curly hair finally said and closed his eyes, not wanting to see how his friend was about to explode.
So Yi Jeong stood there, frozen. Slowly, he let go his friend's shirt as he realized the reason behind it all. The Casanova could not believe it. Lots of thoughts came into his mind of why was her real reason for her to want Yong Sook staying in Shinhwa school; could it be that she was just grateful for the choice he made back then, or could it be that she had some mixed up feelings toward him?.
Now he acknowledged that he wasn't the only one who had feelings for her, and that made him really jealous. The thought of someone else loving her was unbearable for him. He wanted to be the only one for her, and now that wish was vanishing as for what happened last night and how she was getting near to the boy who he was starting to hate more.
Feeling threatened, he knew Yong Sook was now a rival for him and even more now that Ga Eul was letting him enter into her life again. Forming his hand into a fist, he punched a near wall very angry while the others just watch him.
Wiping the blood away from his face with napkins, she examined little details of his features. Yong Sook stood motionless so she could finish cleaning him up. Minutes ago he would assure her that he could do it by himself, but the country bumpkin refused as she could see how hurt and without any strength he was to even hold the napkin.
Rubbing carefully the paper on his face, she came close to him while he was sitting. Inspecting that there was no more blood spots on any part of his face, he gently touched her hand that was on his cheek. Momentarily she took her hand off his cheek but he pressed it back, feeling the warm againt his skin.
"Thank you" he told her as he sweetly looked at her in the eyes, leaning close to her face.
A pink blush came in view as she try not to get nervous by this close proximity. Ga Eul stood there for a second before she coughed and interrupted the moment, sitting beside him with her head lowered.
"You're welcome" she said with a shy tone as she was holding in her hands the folded napkin that was used to clean his face.
"I feel much better because of you" Yong Sook glanced to her hidden face and smiled, knowing now that she cares for him. But then, he suddenly saw a tear falling onto the napkin and his gaze changed, preoccupied.
Little sobs came out of her mouth as she try not to cry, but it was impossible to stop once she already begin. Remembering how he looked at her in the eyes a minutes ago was making her sad. Ga Eul felt ashamed for ignoring him that way, feeling like she owe him an explanation for what happened, but then again, the country bumpkin didn't knew the status of their relationship after what happened. Helping Yong Sook wasn't bad as what he did with Eun Jae, and he was the one who ought to justify what she witnessed.
"Ga Eul" he called her name but she didn't responded, instead she stood up and bow to leave. When just took two steps forward to walk our of there, her hand was suddenly grabbed and pulled to turn around. Surprisingly, Yong Sook stood there, hugging her, not wanting to let her go.
"I know this is not correct, but I can't stand to see you cry" he said in a very firm voice while one of his hands was touching her head and the other her back, pressing it against him.
Ga Eul suddenly began to cry even more by his words. Hands were covering her face as she rested it on top of his chest, permitting him to have this closeness with her.
This what she needed, someone she could speak and take out her worries with. Feeling the comfort and support of just one person that's what she desired. Yong Sook undertood what she was going through and didn't scold her for any errors that she could have made like Geum Jan Di. Even though she was her best friend and only one, the country bumpkin knew her friend would lecture her for choosing a Casanova like her boyfriend.
Even when the place where they were at was the one who once Nam-Kyu try to rape her, Ga Eul ironically felt this was the safest place of being away from all the problems of school involving So Yi Jeong and the F4. More ironically was that she was with the brother who try to rape her, but she didn't care as the commoner knew he was different, different from all the others.
Standing there for a couple of minutes, they did not took notice of someone's presence watching all the scene. A girl slowly smirked as she took her camera and positioned it to take a picture of them. After a few shots, she was out of there satisfied with her work.
Pushing her gently away from his body, he looked at her face very sweet. "You need to talk with him" Yong Sook advised her even when it hurt him to say those words, but he knew it was the best for her as it would make her feel better.
"I know" Ga Eul said as she was now calming down, wiping away her tears.
"Good" he smiled at her and brushed her hair away from her face, putting it behind her ear.
"I need to speak to him about this, is unfair you are suffering" she pointed out of what happened today after he got beaten for having a red card.
Suddenly, he scratched the back of his head in sign that he was nervous as he giggled awkwardly. "Oh, about that..." he paused and looked at the country bumpkin trying to force a smile "It isn't So Yi Jeong's fault".
At this point didn't understood why then he received a card and from who. Glancing at him very confused, she waited for Yong Sook to specify the situation.
"You see, since you told Gu Jun Pyo to not kick me out, he kind of wasn't glad about it since he thought I deserved a punishment and..." he was interrupted by Ga Eul.
"He gave you a red card for that?" she immediately interjected as she was getting a little mad with the leader of the F4 gang.
"I accepted the punishment" Yong Sook with his voice sounding insecure of his response, not wanting to talk about that subject.
"How could you accept that?" she asked very offended that he approved to get totally humiliated in front of all Shinhwa.
"It doesn't matter anymore, Ga Eul. Let's forget about that, please" the boy begged her and even when she was still angry, she pleased him by staying shut.
Returning to the inside of the school along with Yong Sook by her side so nobody could do something to him, she curiously glance at the students who were pointing and staring at her with a serious gaze, murmuring to each other words that she could not understand. Feeling worried about what could be the new gossip, she looked at the boy beside her with a preoccupy expression. Shrugging his shoulder, he didn't know what to st about this as he was himself confused too by their reaction.
After that, three girls stepped in her way and looked at her from up and down with a disgusted glare in their face. "Ugh! And you still have the audacity to be around him?" one of them spoke and pointed at Yong Sook.
"A commoner like you never deserved to have someone like So Yi Jeong" other girl from the group of three said and pushed her, making her way through them to walk away. The other two shoved them really hard as Ga Eul couldn't understand what was happening.
Suddenly, she saw how a pack of savage students went running to the lunch room with an excited expression on their face. Looking at Yong Sook, she slowly went walking towards the place where all the students were gathering up to see what was going on. Lots of murmurs could be heard and unexpectedly she heard her name being used in their mean sentences.
Some female students took notice of her presence a d pointed at her so everyone could watch her coming. Everyone stood quiet as one of the girls quickly walked to her "How could you do this to So Yi Jeong?" she slapped her face and Ga Eul was shocked by this, pressing now her hand against the warm cheek that got hit. Yong Sook quickly pushed her behind him but that didn't stop the girl from shoving him to the side and grab the country bumpkin's hair and pulled her to the screen television where everyone stood impressed for what they were beholding.
"Tell us, what's this?" pulling her hair, the head of the commoner raised and stared at the screen.
A picture of her and Yong Sook hugging back at the bench where they were sitting was presented in the television and some words typed down: Ga Eul is caught cheating on So Yi Jeong!
Tears were forming in her eyes as she couldn't believe how someone could have the audacity to do this. Nobody knew what the Casanova already did to her first, and this meant nothing besides the error he committed. It was unfair how everyone was treating her for something that it wasn't even called cheating.
Trying to take the hand off the girl out of her hair, her efforts seemed vain as everyone started to hit her. But even before Yong Sook could take a step to rescue the country bumpkin, someone screamed the name of the gang and everyone quickly looked up to see them coming.
All of the F4 where there, glancing horrified for what they were doing to Ga Eul. So Yi Jeong took a step more closer, still facing the back of the TV. He didn't said anything as he was still shock by this while he looked as a hurt and scared Ga Eul.
"What are you doing to her?" the potter demanded as he was getting angry for seeing his girlfriend get hurt.
"So Yi Jeong sunbae, look at what she did to you" a girl pointed at the television with an offended look in her eyes.
Curious, he walked towards the front of the TV and glanced what was shown in it. The Casanova's eyes grew wide as his hands were forming into a fist. It hurt him to see his girlfriend being around the arms of another boy.
"So Yi Jeong sunbae, do something about it" another girl demanded.
Turning around, he glanced at Ga Eul who was kneeled on the floor by all the hits she received. The country bumpkin could see he was not happy at all by this.
Pulling her to get up from the floor, he took her away from the crowd very fast, not looking back to see her. The potter just wanted to talk to her alone, where no one could bother them.
Ga Eul never refused to go with him as she knew this was the opportunity to confront him and tell him how she feels. Getting close to the lounge, she inhaled and exhaled deeply preparing herself.
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