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Woo Bin picked Ga Eul up at her apartment. He waited patiently, leaning on his yellow sports car. He sighed in relief when she finally went outside the building calling out his name. He waved at her and opened the car door for her. He took her belongings and shoved them to the backseat. He went to the driver's side and off they go to meet up with the others.

"Ga Eul-ah!" Jan Di ran to her when she finally arrived in the mall with Woo Bin. She hugged her tightly before walking to the others.

"Are all of us here now?" Ga Eul kindly asked.

"Nope. We're still waiting for Jun Pyo and Jae Kyung. You know those two. They never come early." Yi Jung replied simply.

"Who said we're late?" It was an awfully familiar cheery voice. They turned their heads to the owner of the voice. "Hi!" Jae Kyung waved at them in her usual jumpy self. "Sorry but this jerk here woke up a little too early." She sarcastically said, scowling at Jun Pyo.

"Yah! Monkey! Who said you can talk about me that way?" Jun Pyo glared at her.

"And what are you going to do about that?" Jae Kyung dared, her hands on her waist.

Jun Pyo was about to retort something back when Ji Hoo interrupted. "Since all of us are here now. Let's go start our shopping. But first, I'm going to divide us into pairs."

"What? I'm not going with you?" Jan Di exclaimed to her boyfriend.

Ji Hoo just smiled at her and continued. "Nope. Ga Eul and Yi Jung, go buy our food that you think would last us for at least a week."

"A week? I thought we're going to stay for a month?" Yi Jung cocked his eyebrow.

"Yes, we are. I'm going to explain the rules and regulations when we get there." Ji Hoo simply said. "Now please listen… No interruptions." He paused for a moment, giving everyone a stern look. "Ga Eul and Yi Jung, buy the food. Jun Pyo and Jan Di, just this once, try to get along and buy some CD's. That's easy enough for you two. Jae Kyung and Woo Bin, buy camping things. Eun Jae, you're going with me. Okay. Everyone got that?" They slowly nodded their head with disbelief on their faces. Ji Hoo let out a satisfied look on his face. "Okay. Get going. We'll meet here after three hours."

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Yi Jung pulled out a stroller and Ga Eul was leading the way. "So… What do you think the others would want to eat?" Yi Jung asked to break the awkwardness between them. His relationship with Ga Eul wasn't like the one before… before he announced his engagement with Eun Jae.

Ga Eul slightly glanced at him. She gave him a wry smile before answering. "Uhm… Let's go start with the major meals."

They arrived at the meat section. They asked for varieties of fish, pork, beef and chicken. While Ga Eul was carefully picking out fresh meat, Yi Jung can't stop staring at her. He really thinks Woo Bin is very lucky to have her. His thoughts halted when she caught him staring at her. She looked away quickly but he saw the faint blush on her cheeks.

"Uhmm… Sunbae… Let's go get flours and eggs." Ga Eul was still looking away from him. She briskly walked to the aisle where the flour was. Pushing the cart, he followed her but he can't seem to focus on where he's heading. His mind was still on the encounter earlier. Stop thinking about it Yi Jung. You're an engaged man.

Ga Eul skillfully picked out all the necessary ingredients for all of the meals she and Yi Jung will be cooking for them. Yes. They were the only ones who can actually cook among the eight of them.

Ga Eul and Yi Jung, finally done, paid for all of the food. While waiting for the cashier to sum up their groceries, Ga Eul slid from a puddle growing just beside the counter. Apparently, the oil was damaged and was opened in the process of getting it out the stroller. Fortunately, Yi Jung was able to catch her right before she falls to the floor.

Their eyes met. They held each other's gaze, completely ignoring their surroundings. Their hearts thumped rapidly and Yi Jung was not willing to let go. The cashier coughed at them, calling for their attention. Ga Eul blinked a few times and stood up from their position. Ga Eul blushed furiously and she didn't dare look at Yi Jung. Yi Jung, on the other hand, turned her attention to the cashier and asked her if she can kindly change the damaged container of oil.

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"Hey cleaner! They wouldn't like that movie. It's too mushy." Jun Pyo gave her a disgusted face.

"Who said they won't?" Jan Di stuck her tongue out and continued looking through the CD's.

Jun Pyo shot daggers at her behind her back. He wanted to punch her and kick her ass but he can't bring himself to it. He walked away from her and tried looking through the other rack of CD's.

Jun Pyo pulled out random CD's without even looking at the genre they are in. He just wants to get this over and done with. He can't last a minute with her. She always gets into his nerves.

Jan Di was enjoying picking out the CD's. Her eyes never left the Romance and Drama racks of CD's. She carefully picked out the good ones before turning to another rack of the genre.

Jan Di and Jun Pyo finished their mission in less than an hour. Jun Pyo didn't know that all of his CD's are horror movies. Jan Di didn't even look at what the dummy picked out as long as she had picked out her own.

"Hey dummy!" Jun Pyo called out as they were exiting the CD store.

Jan Di never failed to give him the death glare. "What?"

"Since we finished early, let's go grab something to eat over there. I'm starving." Jun Pyo declared.

"Fine." With one last glare, she dragged her feet to a coffee shop that looks so peaceful through the glass window. She pushed the door open and looked at the shop in awe. It has a perfect ambiance. The place is simple yet it sure looks expensive.

"You may seem rough on the outside but simple things make you soften in the inside." Jun Pyo smirked and followed the waiter who was leading them to a comfy spot just beside the window.

Jan Di followed, mumbling something to herself. I can't believe I'm going to be stuck with this bastard for a month.

Jun Pyo ordered brewed coffee while Jan Di preferred hot chocolate. She also picked out a slice of blueberry cheesecake that looks so attractive on the menu.

"Geum Jan Di." Surprisingly, Jun Pyo called out her name with a soft tone.

"What?" Jan Di ignored him, earning him another glare.

"What do you think about love?" Jun Pyo glanced at her before turning his head outside again.

Why the hell is he asking that for?

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"Woo Bin-ah!" Jae Kyung called out Woo Bin, motioning him to come to her. "Look at this adorable cat tent." Jae Kyung looked at him with delighted eyes.

"Jae Kyung. We shouldn't be looking at those. We're here to buy ourselves tents." Woo Bin said, turning around. He asked the saleslady for different colors of the biggest tent they have. Luckily, they have eight different colors; blue, red, white, orange, yellow, purple, pink and black.

"We'll have eight of those bed things too." Jae Kyung said, grinning at the saleslady. The saleslady bowed at them and turned around to get what they ordered.

"What else do we need?" Woo Bin asked.

"I don't have any idea." Jae Kyung frowned at him, looking thoughtfully.

"Okay… I think that's about it then. I don't have any clue either. What's all this for anyway?"

Jae Kyung just shrugged and brought that smile on her face again. She is damn cute when she smiles. Woo Bin mentally kicked himself for having to think of those ridiculous things. Woo Bin, you're taken. She's taken. Stop it.

"Ah. Woo Bin-ah. Can we go get something sweet? Like cake… Yeah… I want cake." Jae Kyung tugged his coat like a little girl.

After paying for the stuffs, Woo Bin ordered his men to put all he purchased in his car. Jae Kyung dragged him out the store to the cake shop. Woo Bin became annoyed because it was his first time to be dragged like that. This is one amazing girl. Woo Bin sighed as he watched Jae Kyung order a slice per cake. Wait. A slice per cake? How many cakes are there? He shifted his gaze to the refrigerators behind the counter. There's a dozen varieties of cake in there. His eyes widen and again, he was dragged to a table near the counter. Jae Kyung pulled him beside her and started eating her cakes.

"Aren't you going to eat something?" Jae Kyung said in between her chewing. When Woo Bin didn't answer, she offered him her fork with a piece of cake in it. "Here. Eat this." She ignored his protests and pushed the cake to his mouth. "There. It's good, isn't it?" Jae Kyung chuckled and continued her eating.

Really different girl. Woo Bin shook his head and watched her munch another piece of cake.

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Ji Hoo and Eun Jae were walking around the department store. They're already done with 20 different sets of clothes and shoes, more to go.

Ji Hoo randomly selected another rack and looked through it. Eun Jae turned to the other direction and walked to yet another rack. They busied themselves in looking through all the clothes. It was really hard to choose for themselves, what more to the other six? Ji Hoo sighed and sat on a bench. His feet are killing him. Eun Jae sat beside him. Her feet are sore from all those walking.

They sat there silently for a while before Ji Hoo broke it. "Eun Jae-ah… Why do you still want to work it out with Yi Jung?" Ji Hoo said, not looking at her and staring straight ahead.

"What?" Her face turned from shock to a confused look.

"You don't love him, do you?" By this, Ji Hoo looked at her and waited expectantly at her answer.

"I… Ji Hoo-ah…" She paused and thought for a while. She finally realized that Ji Hoo would probably know. He can see right through people anyway. She sighed and looked into his eyes. "We need to. His grandfather arranged this engagement. He wishes our marriage to happen before he leaves this world." Eun Jae paused to think of the right words to make it more understandable. "I agreed because his grandfather is very dear to me… He was almost like my real grandfather… He treated me like his real granddaughter… I tried to tell him that I like Il Hyun not Yi Jung… But unfortunately… He thinks otherwise… He wants it to be me and Yi Jung. He's mad at Il Hyun for leaving just like that. I can't blame him though…" Her voice trailed off and sobs replaced her words.

Ji Hoo patted her back comfortingly. It's one of the reasons why he decided to have this nonsense house arrest. He knows something good will happen after this. He just knows.

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They finally arrived at the house. Ga Eul and Jan Di looked around in awe and disbelief. They only see this kind of luxury when the F4 invites them to some trip or something. The other six, however, were used to these stuffs.

"Okay guys. Conference room. Now." Ji Hoo walked ahead of them. They just followed without complaining.

They settled themselves on the huge sofa while Ji Hoo sat across them on a single couch.

"Okay here are the rules. First, about your clothes, they're all in your walk-in closets in your rooms. I organized and labeled the clothes you would be wearing every single day from the morning 'til the time you go to bed. You would understand me when you see them with your own eyes. Second, I have schedules of activities we're going to do during the month posted on each of your rooms. The location and the time are also written in it. As I've said, the proper dress code for the activities will be labeled in your closets. From here, any questions?" Ji Hoo looked around. Everyone shook their heads so Ji Hoo continued. "Third, the schedule regarding on who's going to prepare the meals is posted on the refrigerator in the kitchen. Check it everyday to see if you're the cook of the day. We're going to cook in pairs so as to not let only one feel the burden of cooking. Fourth, no gadgets, so hand me all your phones. Put it inside this box."

All of them reluctantly put their phones inside the box. Ji Hoo was the last one to put his phone into the box. He closed the lid and quickly locked the box. "I'm going to keep this." He held out the key and put it in his pocket.

"Why are you going to keep it? Why can't we keep it?" Ga Eul blurted her question.

"I made the rules. I won't break it." Ji Hoo simply said. "Moving on, now the fifth one. Here." He pulled out a beeper in his pocket. "We're going to use this to contact Butler Lee to deliver us raw food or other spices. And only for that purpose. I strictly instructed him to just obey the message regarding food or an emergency so don't dare break that." Ji Hoo gave Jun Pyo a meaningful look. "The last rule… Just have fun. Do whatever you please when we don't have any activities." He finally smiled at them. "Oh… By the way… Before we end this meeting, here are your keys to your rooms. Red, Jun Pyo. Orange, Yi Jung. Yellow, Woo Bin. Purple, Jae Kyung. Pink, Ga Eul. Blue, Eun Jae. Black, Jan Di. And of course… White's mine. Your doors are exactly the same color as your room keys. Girls on the third floor, boys on the second floor." Ji Hoo stood up. That's the end of the discussion.

Ji Hoo held out his hand. The others also stood up, smiling. They held out their hand too.

"Fighting!" They chorused.