Author's notes: What happened that pushed Ji Hoo to kiss Jan Di? Let's turn the pages to find out.

Ji Hoo's POV

I couldn't believe what that bastard Jun Pyo did to Jan Di. He must be the most heartless son of a bitch to even think of saying those things to her. She was an innocent girl, one who did not belong in our world in the first place but it was him that had insisted on dragging her into the mess that was his life. Sure, we all became good friends with her, but she did not deserve this curt dismissal as if she were just mud at the bottom of his shoe.

I had been standing at a distance to give Jan Di the illusion of privacy for her confrontation with Jun Pyo, but I could still hear what they were talking about. It was still early morning, so there were no other noises to mask their conversation.

I could hear the utter devastation in her voice as she pleaded with him, but her pleas fell upon deaf ears. I couldn't stand it anymore, how he belittled her, so I got up to give him a piece of my mind. The scene that met me was of Jan Di staring after him forlornly, silent tears falling down her cheeks as my best friend walked away calmly, never looking back at the utter devastation that he had caused.

I wanted to chase after him, I really wanted to, but I couldn't leave Jan Di like this. She needed me more than I needed to satisfy my urge to pummel my friend's head into a pulp. I gathered her into my arms, my protective instinct almost going into overdrive when I heard the whimpers escape her lips. She should never make sounds like this; it tore at my heartstrings that I couldn't do anything to help ease her pain.

I had let Jan Di go to Jun Pyo when it seemed like he would take care of her. Although my heart hurt when I let her go, I had thought that it was a good decision at that time, so there had been no regrets. Now though, seeing the way he had treated her, there was no backing down.

I had fallen for her just as unexpectedly as I had fallen for Suh Hyun – hard, but still I had let her go when it seemed like that would make her happy. But now, I was going to fight for her. I would show her that there was someone else on this earth who could love her above and beyond how Jun Pyo did. I didn't know how, but I would find a way to make her understand that she was worth it.

I couldn't let her stay outside like this. She would only catch a cold in this weather. I told her that we should get inside, but she seemed unable to stand, so I picked her up in my arms like the precious treasure that she was and headed to our hotel.

We passed many early risers on the way in. They all stared, as if they had never seen a guy cradling a lady in his arms before. I didn't need to hear Jan Di say anything; by the fine trembling I felt I could tell that she felt intimidated and uncomfortable. I instinctively held her closer to my body, lending her my strength. I felt rather than saw her turn her face into the crook of my neck, inhaling my scent at the same time. It was an action that shot a jolt of pure lust into my blood.

Ok, down boy, I told myself, trying to tamp the sudden feeling of lust I had towards the beautiful creature in my arms. This was not the first time that I had experienced these feelings towards her, in fact, it had slowly become a part of my daily life. If she wore a new shirt, as opposed to her other shirts that I had grown used to, I would notice her body first and immediately get a hard on. If she used a new hair clip, I would notice the shell of her ear and imagine doing things to it, which of course led to another hard on.

I was constantly taking cold showers, figuratively and literally. The other members of F4 had commented on it a few times, wondering why I took so many showers a day. I didn't answer their queries, especially not those from Jun Pyo. They all just assumed that it was some phase that I was going through, just like when I was in Su Hyun withdrawal. How could I tell them, especially Jun Pyo, that I was lusting after my best friend's girl?

Without realizing it, we had reached her room. I didn't even know how we got there. She gave me the key card to her room, and I automatically slid it into the opening. The door gave a beep, and then we were in.

I immediately set about making her comfortable, straightening the things in her room that she had thrown helter skelter in her haste to go and meet my friend. I then lay her down in the middle of her bed, making sure to tuck her in between the sheets before I proceeded with my earlier plan to bash Jun Pyo's head in.

I was just turning around to go when I suddenly felt a hand grab hold of mine.

"Stay, please. Don't leave me." Jan Di pleaded with me. I looked into her eyes and saw desperation and hurt and loneliness and fear. These were not emotions that I would ever have associated with her and it made me even angrier at my friend for putting those feelings in her eyes. It also made me even more determined to protect her with all my heart.

I suddenly had an epiphany. The only way to ensure Jan Di's safety from Jun Pyo would be to claim her for myself. Of course! If Jan Di were mine in every way, she would be bound to stay with me. She was such an innocent girl, and the act of compromising her for my own selfish reasons put a sick feeling in my gut, but all bets were off. No more Mr. Nice Guy; it was time that I stood up for what I wanted.

"Do you know what you are asking of me, Jan Di?" I asked her as I stood rooted to the spot. "If I stay now, I will never leave. Not even if you ask me to."

Secretly, I was praying that she would ask me to stay. Everything was riding on her answer. If she asked me to leave, I would; I might have to find another way to tie her to my side, but by the gods, I would.

There was a moment of pregnant silence, then I saw her give the faintest nods in my direction. Yes! I screamed in my mind, doing the equivalent of a mental fist pump.

I moved back towards the bed, deliberately making my moves as seductive as possible. This was a seduction of the highest order, in fact, it was imperative that she fall for me a fast as possible.

Ji Hoo, how could you! A voice whispered in my mind. She has just received the worst possible news a lady could ever take! You can't do this, no, you must not do this! The voice cried shrilly.

Ah, put a lid on it. Ji Hoo, don't listen to him. He's just a scaredy cat, pay him no mind. Just do what you want to do, it will be alright. Nothing will happen. Another voice whispered in my mind.

I was suddenly caught in a moral dilemma. Should I listen to the devil or angel? Or should I not listen to either? I didn't know what to do now. What I didn't realize was that my subconscious had been in control when I was having another moral debate. I had already crawled onto the bed and was hovering over my prey, a part of me taking note of all the little details that usually missed my scrutiny. Until now.

She looked so vulnerable, laying there like a kitten waiting for its owner to rub its tummy. I didn't think that Jan Di would like being compared to a kitten, but that was what I thought of every time I saw her arguing with Jun Pyo. She always snarled and spat, unfurling her tiny claws in front of us. Didn't she know that we were the big bad wolves?

I noticed then that she was breathing heavier than usual. I knew, because we were both swimmers. We could control our breathing quite well. If she was nervous or scared, I wouldn't go through with it, even if it killed me.

Then, she just had to lick her lips. That was my undoing. She had literally signed her own death warrant. Didn't she realize that gesture of hers always made me weak in the knees? I gave a groan of both frustration and delight, and swooped down and claimed her lips.

Please stay tuned for the next installment of the story. Review please ^^!