Disclaimer: I do not own BOF- its original plot, characters, etc. I'm just a mere fan who loves the SoEul couple! :D

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Chapter 15: Pathetic

After that night, Yi Jung and Ga Eul became much closer to each other, not to mention more frequent meetings and dates. The F3 and Jan Di noticed this bond happening between the two. They even know that the two kissed at their engagement. Because of that, they started teasing the two harder, with Jan Di joining the F3. Every time their friends would do that, Ga Eul would always blush while Yi Jung would always smile at the thought.

One afternoon, Ga Eul was walking on one of the corridors of Shinhwa towards the F4 lounge. She was to meet Yi Jung there after classes. As she was walking, she saw Rae Min walking towards the other direction. She was to greet Rae Min when the latter stopped in front of Ga Eul and slapped her in the face. Ga Eul held her hand over her cheek and asked, "Why did you do that?"

Rae Min didn't answer and pushed Ga Eul. Ga Eul fell on the floor. "Rae Min- ah, what are you doing?" Ga Eul asked once more.

Rae Min again, ignored her question and bended her knees so that she would be on the same level as Ga Eul. She held Ga Eul's left hand where she wears the diamond engagement ring Yi Jung gave her. Slowly, Rae Min pulled the ring out of Ga Eul' s ring finger. Before the ring finally left her finger, Ga Eul snatched away her hand from Rae Min's grasp and said, "That's my ring!"

At that moment, Rae Min slapped her once again. She tried to hold Ga Eul's hand once more that Ga Eul pushed her away. Slowly, Ga Eul stood up and decided to leave Rae Min there but then, she was stopped by the evil, pulling her hair.

"Ouch. Ah ah." Ga Eul shouted. "Rae Min- ah, that hurts!"

"I know." Rae Min answered with an evil grin spreading across her face. "Give me that ring if you want me to let go of you."

"Why would I?" Ga Eul answered back firmly.

Rae Min pulled her hair harder, causing Ga Eul to let out another scream of pain. "AAAAAAhhhhh!"

"That ring should be mine. I should be Yi Jung's fiancée, not you." Rae Min said to Ga Eul as she pulled Ga Eul's hair harder.

Ga Eul fought back and was able to release her hair from Rae Min's grasp. She pushed the evil. "How did that happen?"

"Yi Jung promised to marry me twelve years ago. I was supposed to be his bride, not you." Rae Min grabbed Ga Eul's left hand once again and started to pull the ring out of Ga Eul's finger but Ga Eul fought back.

Yi Jung came running down to the two as soon as he saw them. He pushed Rae Min when he saw that she was pulling Ga Eul's ring out of her finger. "Yah! What are you doing to my fiancée?" He asked in a fierce and powerful voice. Yi Jung pulled Ga Eul into his arms. Ga Eul was crying.

"That ring is supposed to be mine!" Rae Min answered back. "You promised me Yi Jung Sunbae. You promised to marry me."

Yi Jung put up a confused look. 'What the? When did I promise to marry this psycho?'

"I don't know what you're talking about." Yi Jung answered.

"You don't remember?" Tears started to fall from Rae Min's eyes as well. "You promised me. Twelve years ago. Be… before I left that exhibit, you promised me that I'll be your bride."

Yi Jung thought for a while and he suddenly remembered. "You're that little girl I played with?"

"Yes." Rae Min answered as a smile spread across her face. "I held that promise for twelve years. You're… you're my groom Yi Jung-ah. I'm your bride, not that girl!"

Yi Jung composed himself. He held tighter to Ga Eul. "I may have said those words to you twelve years ago but I have no intention of fulfilling it. As you can see, I'm now engaged. Sorry. That was an empty promise made by a child."

"Yi Jung- ah! You don't love her, don't you?" Rae Min knelt down on the floor and held his legs. "I love you Yi Jung- ah. Marry me!"

"Rae Min- ah, stand up." Yi Jung assisted her. "Please don't be pathetic." Yi Jung turned around with Ga Eul still holding onto him. His fiancée was still crying.

"But you don't love her Yi Jung- ah!" Rae Min shouted at the two of them.

Yi Jung turned to face her. Looking straight into Rae Min's eyes, he said firmly and sincerely, "I love her."