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Long time passed after they stayed at the hotel. Hearts were crushed, emotions were mixed and thoughts changed completely. Nothing seemed correct nor the same, everyone took their own ways, their old life back. Geum Jan Di and Ga Eul kept working at the same porridge shop, both sharing the same pain. Gu Jun Pyo hasn't reported himself to his girlfriend, giving her any call or sign that he was fine and his father. It seem like the leader just disconnected out of her life, and the more she thought about it, the more she missed him. It was a strange feeling but there was no doubt love grew on her for him. The country bumpkin couldn't stop thinking about the Casanova, she really missed him but at the same time she was hurt. After listening to the words of a best friend she appreciated and trusted now, there was no little doubt on her if he really told the truth or not. Ga Eul believe Yong Sook.
The F3 were not quite the same since the girl began to step away from their lifes. Obvious were the reasons why, but they still couldn't the solitare feeling of not having the mentally crazy commoners by their sides, making each day quite different and unique. The only occasions where they met was in school and, sometimes Woo Bin and Ji Hoo, at the porridge shop, lying that they just wanted to eat when the only desire was to see them and have a great time, making sure they were alright too.
News were given to Geum Jan Di of her boyfriend and slight hope appeared after many weeks of not knowing anything about the leader. Ideas came into her mind, she needed to find Gu Jun Pyo and see what was happening, be there for him and asked how he could forgot about her. Ga Eul was excited to help her out, clapping very happy for the news of his whereabouts.
"I need to find and see him, Ga Eul" said desperately yet sad while cleaning a table at her work, taking a free minute to look at the country bumpkin and talk to her about the situation.
"I know. But now that I think about it, you should be mad at him. He hasn't even gave you a call after so many weeks. You should give him a piece of your mind when you see him" she said with a fist in the air, convinced of her words while looking into space, imagining the moment.
"No. Maybe he's having a hard time and that's why he hasn't even called me. Maybe his father is still sick" the commoner very innocently, trying to reason a justified excuse for his disappearance.
"You're right" Ga Eul sighed a bit frustrated knowing it was true. Taking a seat in the table her best friend was finishing cleaning, the country bumpkin pursed her lips and try to think about a solution.
"He's in Macau, right?" she asked while looking up to see her friend's sad expression.
"That's what Ji Hoo told me" Jan Di sat in the other side of the table, in front of Ga Eul. She crossed her arms and rested them on top, gasping frustrated for how desperate she wanted to see the leader of the F4.
"You know, I was thinking on going over there..." the commoner was quickly interjected.
"Why don't you go? That's a great idea" said Ga Eul very excited, not realizing she cut off the words of her friend before she could give the reason.
"I don't have the money" resting on top of her hand her chin, she glanced seriously to the country bumpkin, annoyed by the difficult situation she was going through.
"I can help you" she said very happy, trying to be positive as ideas of how they could raise money for the trip came to her mind.
"I can help you too" out of nowhere Bo Chun Sik appeared and scared the girls, giving a little jump on their seat. Ga Eul rolled her eyes for a moment, annoyed for how he could act sometimes, but then again, after his words sink in to her, she turned immediately to glance at him with hopeful eyes, shining for how happy she was to hear her boss wanting to help them.
"Would you do that?" asked Jan Di raising her head, growing a smile on her face. The boss nodded very excited.
"And I know how" he told them sitting on a chair next to the commoners, giving the perfect idea of how she could easily win money. The two faces of the girls were shining for the excitement, knowing that for the first time, Bo Chun Sik thought better than them.
The plan was getting in motion as Geum Jan Di was preparing the table and putting signs and posters outside the porridge shop while Ga Eul and their boss were preparing a lot of porridge inside the kitchen. Everything was turning good yet there was a problem. As soon as the three of them began to scream and announcing the offer, there was no human being that would even think twice if to stop and taste the food. Everyone kept walking as if they didn't exist, ignoring even the pleads that were given to them.
Little by little annoyance became their mood, irritated that the "perfect" plan of Bo Chun Sik wasn't at all functioning. But the hopes where still there, trying to make the best effort to get the attention of the people.
"I will take full responsibility if you don't like it" said the country bumpkin to the people that passed by.
"Are you sure you're going to take full responsibility?" a male asked them from far away.
"Of course" Ga Eul turned her head to the other side to see who was the one questioning her, and to her awful surprise it was no other than the F3 smiling for what they were doing. Suddenly, she recognized the voice from who it came from the question and her gaze changed immediately, frowning very mad while glancing how he despicably was smirking.
"What are you doing here?" Geum Jan Di asked a bit confused, and the three boys looked to each other, sharing grins.
"We thought you needed help from us" the Don Juan said.
"No!" the country bumpkin out of nowhere yelled and after realizing how she reacted and how the boys were surprisingly looking at her, she felt embarrassed. They where just there to help her best friend too, and telling the boys mean words would just complicate all. Besides, there was no reason for her to act like that with Woo Bin and Ji Hoo, the only problem was So Yi Jeong. But even if it was like that, the commoner always received a cranky mood while seeing then together, knowing they were in fact his best friends, his partners in crime, and she hated it because that meant sharing friends with him, friends that although seem trustful, would always tell the Casanova everything that came from her mouth.
"I meant, we don't need help. We are fine" Ga Eul lowered her head very ashamed, not wanting to see the handsome faces that were still smiling for how inevitable was to find her cute when she acted like that.
"Are you kidding? We haven't even sell one" Bo Chun Sik betrayed her with those words, indirectly inviting the guys to stay. Geum Jan Di wasn't against it, in fact she was more happy to count with them too.
Suddenly, everyone from the streets noticed the three handsome boys beside the table, announcing the offer too, and they soon began to ran towards them like a pack of hungry hound-dogs. It became from a total mess to a huge success, selling every and each plate of porridge, that even when there was no more to sell outside, people got inside to wait for the food to be served.
Money was made quickly and the two commoners were excited to count how much they won. The place was now closed even if lots of people were waiting outside, hoping that for somehow they could let them in and eat close to their idols.
"Geum Jan Di, you may have the honor" So Yi Jeong gave her the small pack of money so she could count it. There was no hiding the fact she was scared, scared for maybe not having the enough money. But the happy faxes of the others gave her a positive thought that everything was going to be fine.
After she finished counting, her hand immediately went to cover her mouth, astonished. "I can't believe it" everyone's eyes were fixed on her, wanting to know why she reacted like that. The commoner's met her best friend's, who was beside her looking very preoccupied. A loud scream she let out and the others smiled as for how excited she seemed, giving little jumps on her seat.
"Ga Eul..." she grabbed her hands, forgetting that the boys where still there watching all the scene in front of them. "You know what this means?" she raised the money in front of her face, waving it back and forth. Her friend shook her head, not having the slightest idea.
"That you can come with me if you want. We raised the money for almost three" she stood up from the seat giving jumps very joyful. Ga Eul quickly did the same, joining her on their happy dance. "We are going to Macau, we are going to Macau" they sang while the guys watched them with a smile on their face.
"Can I come too?" asked their boss while opening the door from the kitchen, apparently he was eavesdropping in everything they said.
"She said almost three" said an annoyed Ga Eul, stopping from jumping and looking at him without a serious gaze. Bo Chun Sik slowly entered again to the kitchen with his head lowered while the violinist and the Don Juan let out a giggle for how she treated the poor boss.
"Now that you have the money, you need to find him" Ji Hoo said while crossing his arms, resting his back against the seat, looking at Jan Di with a calm yet glad expression.
"Are you sure you're going to be fine all by yourself?" asked Woo Bin a bit preoccupied, leaning to the front of the table, looking at them with worry as if he was their brother.
"Of course, don't you remember the famous high-kick of Geum Jan Di?" said So Yi Jeong whil glancing at the two females with a confident smile.
"And I have more" the girl with short hair looked at them and rubbed her fingernails over her shirt, demonstrating how fearless she was.
Ga Eul couldn't stop the feeling of jealousy and offended. The Casanova was just talking about how het friend could protect herself, but no words came out of the country bumpkin. Thoughts and questions came into her mind as how the boys thought how weak she was. It was true, but if the situation got worse, she knew, or thought, how could she defend herself.
After that, the boys left the porridge shop wishing for the girls to have a safe flight and that tehy could find their obnoxious friend, Gu Jun Pyo.
Days later they miraculously find a flight that adjusted to the money they wanted to spend. Luggages were filled of clothes even though they were just staying for a couple of day, knowing for a fact that it was going to be hard to find the leader of the F4. This was their second time flying in a plane, remembering that their first time was with the boys. Ga Eul immeditealy shook away the memories of it, not wanting to think of the reason why they took them to New Caledonia.
Arriving at Macau, they impressively stared to the enormous buildings surrounding, very different from Seoul. It was like a paradise even if there was no beach near them, but the structures seem fantastic and the long canals of crystalline water seem like a dream as little boats passed by with couples on them and a gentleman singing a love song while making the boat move.
Soon enough they began to study the place and the story behind the structures, always reading the map to not get completely lost.
The food was a major attention for them as they watched different markets full of it, almost drooling for how delicious it smelled.
"Can I have two of that?" asked Geum Jan Di very focused on the food, not looking even once at the seller.
Suddenly, a chinese man took slowly and carefully the wallet out of her backpack without her or Ga Eul noticing, and when he was almost about to run away, a group of well-dressed man blocked his way.
"You! Return that right now!" a female walked towards him, dressing casual besides the others, ordering the guy to take back what wasn't from him. Pointing at him,she wickedly gave a grin, knowing she got him right where she wanted.
The two commoners quickly turned around after they heard the loud yell from her, not understanding what she was speaking as she was talking in chinese.
"Give it back or I will make you" she raised her arm, bending the right elbow so he could see her biceps.
"You?" he laughed about it, making fun for how thin she was while pointing at her, trying to contain himself from laughing more.
The only women of the group of well-dressed gave a few steps towards him but the girl with casual stopped her. "Only me" she responded back with a serious frown but a small smirk on her mouth, very confident.
Soon after that she went towards him and he try to punch her but she easily managed to dodge it. Taking his hand and bending it against his back, grabbing him by his neck and pushing him onto the floor. "Are you going to give back that wallet?" she yelled.
"I'm asking you nicely now, you don't want to get the fury out of me" her knee was pressuring against his spine, giving him pain. But the robber didn't answered and she realized it was a no. "Fine" she nicely said before grabbing him by the hair and smashing his face against the floor, getting a bit of blood out of his nose.
Thereafter she took the wallet out of his tight grip and put it inside her pocket. "On the count of three, you will run away and not do this again, or else, I will hunt you down" she warned him close to his ear, giving a little devilish giggle before standing up slowly and counting to three. The guy left as quick as possible and she triumphantly smiled while rubbing away the dust off her hands.
"That was..." Ga Eul was cutt off words, impressive to see a girl fight and defend herself like that. "...AMAZING!" Jan Di screamed excited while giving a little jump.
The girl walked up to them and showed them their wallet. "I believe this is yours" the girls didn't understood her as she was still speaking in chinese, looking at each other very confused.
"I see you're koreans" now both begin to understand her, even now more impressed for how she could speak two languages.
"I am too" she gave a blink before grabbing the hand of the girl with short hair and giving her the wallet.
"You need to be extra careful around here" a sigh was made by her before turning around to leave with the group of well-dressed man following her behind.
"Wait, what's your name?" Ga Eul yelled and the girl miraculously heard her from far away, stopping her tracks and glancing at both commoners.
"Just call me 'Supergirl'" she gave a firm nod before disappearing around the corner of a building, leaving the girls thunderstruck for her heroic act.
After long hours of entertaining their eyes with incredible and beautiful views of Macau, it was time for them to search for the leader of the F4. Thankfully they knew where he was staying at, but to Geum Jan Di's dismay, the sight of her boyfriend with another girl was the first thing she saw when entering. Not only hurt her seeing him there with some other female, but he acknowledge her presence there yet he ignore her, acting as if he hadn't saw anyone important. It broke her heart even if all that time where she was very hard with him, she still love him from the bottom of her heart. Ga Eul was standing there, witnessing the scene, agape and furious that he wasn't willing or planning to come and greet them, most of all to give an explanation. Immediately, the country bumpkin pulled her away of the hotel, and Gu Jun Pyo noticed, trying to stare at the two commoners the most he could before disappearing out of his sight.
"Maybe he didn't recognize you" she try to lie, wanting to find a positive thought of what could have happened for him to treat her like that.
"He did" she said with her shoulders and head lowered. Sad was all she was feeling now, not wanting to talk about it. The commoner couldn't she came all this way for just nothing, for a cold ignore. Thinking about returning again to South Korea was all she wanted. It was unbelievable how fast she gave up and that was frustrating Ga Eul.
"You can't just go without knowing the reason" said the country bumpkin to het best friend, stepping in front of her, stopping her from walking away. Jan Di glanced up and looked defeated.
"Says the person who doesn't follow that same advice" her gaze became serious as she shoved to the side her friend, walking away from the hotel. Ga Eul became evidently shocked by that statement, understanding what was the reason for her to say that, but there was still some doubt of why.
"Why you say that?" she ran towards, keeping with her quick pace. She seemed confused and curious for the answer, not fully knowing what she was talking about.
"Nevermind" Jan Di was tired emotionally and physically and explaining her answer was just something she didn't want at the moment. The commoner didn't knew the whole situation about the Casanova and her best friend, but she was sure that Ga Eul never have him an opportunity to explain himself, and that was pissing off Jan Di, because deep inside, she somehow trusted the potter. Words could not tell how much he has shown he loves her dear friend, and even if he did something wrong in the past, she trusted again that Casanova.
"Ga Eul kept quiet knowing that the mood of the commoner wasn't the best to speak about her love problems, or anyone else's problems.
Thereafter she began to explore some place, trying to find out where they could stay. Most hotels couldn't be afford for even a one-night stay and to their dismay it was getting dark as the sun was hiding away.
"Are you looking for a place to stay?" a young kid stepped in their way, asking out of nowhere. The girls just looked at each other, hesitating on whether to respond or not. But they were intrigued and amazed as for how the kid could speak korean so fluently, recognizing that they were not from there.
"I know a place where you could stay" he assured them, giving a few steps close to them, waiting for their answer.
"Yes. Can you show us?" Geum Jan Di said leaning to the front, bending to be at his same height while the country bumpkin jsut watched from behind.
"Come with me" he quickly try to grab her luggage but she refused.
"Its okay, I'm used to do this" he said very confident, giving an angelical smile that made the commoner trust on his word. Then, he took Ga Eul's and began to walk in a solitaire diirection, where little by little the amount of structures and houses were decreasing, just a few where in the place. Soon enough, the boy started to run away with their things and the girls followed him behind, trying to stop him, and luckily, they did. But a loud yell saying some words in chinese made them get all scared and confused.
"What did you say?" said Jan Di while grabbing him by his shirt, not letting him escape away.
Suddenly, a group of seven man came towards them with long tubes and big wooden bats of baseball. They were all wearing a perverted smile as they slowly approached them, making the girls give a few steps back until the there was no way to go, back against the wall.
"What's the problem here?" one of them asked with an agitated voice, swinging his bat back and forth very smoothly.
"He try to rob us" she accused the little boy while he ran towards them, hiding behind one of the seven man.
"I don't think they are good" Ga Eul murmured to her ear very afraid.
"We have two girls and seven guys. What should we do?" he let out an evil giggle while coming even more close to them, his breath could be feel by Geum Jan Di.
"You, take care of her" the apparent leader of the group pointed a man and gave him the invitation to do something to the country bumpkin. Eyes she closed as she knew there was no escape from there, looking at Jan Di one last time and seeing that she had them close too. But nothing happened, no touch they felt within a few seconds, opening their eyes just to see them in action, fighting for their lifes as only three other males beat them down two by two, only one of them was managing to kick the butts of three at the same time.
"They are..." Ga Eul said slowly.
"...here" Jan Di finished her sentence while looking impressed at them.
One by one the gang left running, scared. Not hesitating to even look back to have even a glimpse of their faces. They just wanted to be far away.
"What happened to that famous high-kick of yours?" laughed sarcastically Woo Bin, acknowledging they cane in the right time.
"They caught me off guard" the commoner gave a poor excuse, but still surprised to see them there.
"Ga Eul, are you-?" So Yi Jeong walked to her slowly, visually checking if she was fine.
"I am" she interjected very annoyed and sad, walking towards the others and giving them a big hug as a thanks for saving them.
"What are you doing here?" asked the girl with short hair very suspicious and getting kind of mad.
"We thought you needed some help, and indeed, we came at the right time" said the violinist with a huge grin on his face while messing with Jan Di's hair.
"So you were spying on us?" Ga Eul said very offended, realizing they were all that day watching them, following them around. Even when they saved both of them, which she was grateful, the thought of the boys hiding away that they were there was bugging her a lot, getting a little angry by that.
The boys smiled about this while looking to each other. "Come on country bumpkin, we will take care of you girls" the Don Juan placed his hand behind her back, pushing her to start walking. Ji Hoo did the same with Jan Di while So Yi Jeong just stared at his best friend and Ga Eul, becoming a little jealous by how close they were, wanting to be like that with her.
He was still confused for her sudden change of mood against him, not fully understanding the reason behind her bad treatment towards him. It hurt a lot since every time the potter try to look for an explanation, she completely dodge him or act like if he didn't exist. Many times have he stopped her, but there was no result as she was very stubborn and the mediocre of Yong Sook was always there, by her side like a gum stick to her.
The frustration was getting worse, and giving up was becoming an option. If the commoner didn't want to talk with him, and even if he try with all of his heart, there was no other thing to do. His heart belonged to that girl but his mind was changing of thought whether if to still fight for her seeing that she already seemed to forgot about him and their love. So Yi Jeong was crushed but he was thinking if to stop, of to heal his heart already, but every time he saw the country bumpkin, that feeling came back where butterflies fly inside his stomach while he started to sweat of nervousness. It was rare but precious to him, knowing he was still in love with her.
I know, almost none of SoEul moment. But wait and you'll see.
What's going to happen next?
Can this trip to Macau change everything or maybe something or maybe, someone? hahaha
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