Chapter 10: Love Coach
I'd like to say that it took my so long to update because my computer crashed, I had summer school and was borderline A-, I moved, my boyfriend dumped me by cheating with some word I'm not allowed to say, I got suspended, and a bunch of other things that seem to happen to all the authors I read from between every chapter. Unfortunately, I can only envy their eventful lives, since the reason I haven't been updating is because I've been lazing and watching Sunao Ni Narenakute. Actually, watching Kim Jae-Joong. But whatever, specifics are frivolous
Something kind of happened, my dad blocked because of some stupid firewall. So, I have to go to the library. Which I hate, since their mint brownies are irresistible. I'm eating one right now actually.
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JunPyo's POV:
GaEul and I were eating dinner together. Actually, we were ordering food at a restaurant around dinner time, but both of us were too distracted to eat. After establishing that I was going to confess to JanDi, our plans hadn't progressed in the past twenty minutes.
"Wouldn't it be best to repeat what you did the first time?" she asked. "That might trigger something too. Besides, anything overly romantic is completely unlike you. Demanding she give you her heart with a necklace isn't as OOC." She finished with a small smirk on her face.
"As appealing as that sounds, no. I ruined her prince charming fantasies already; I should probably do something that suits her overly romantic tastes..."
"These things aren't really my forte, I know I'm JanDi's best friend, but these kinds of things have never happened to me." She replied, sheepishly.
"Don't you watch dramas or something? Surely they happen there." She chuckled, and rolled her eyes.
"Dramas are the WORST place for romantic advice. Take "You're Beautiful" for example. The guy confesses by saying "I give you permission to love me" while the girl's freezing cold outside bawling her eyes out. Later, he hisses "I like you" into her ear" and then dismisses her for his fangirls."
I sighed, this was not going as planned. GaEul continued to rant about disappointing dramas. "My Girl," "Coffee Prince," "Boys Over Flowers," etc. JanDi's best friend was useful in the sense she could judge how JanDi would react to a certain scenario, but not create the scenario herself. It's like I have a lock, but only top half of the key. Now I need to find the bottom half…
"YiJung!" I exclaimed, and immediately threw death glares to the people examining me curiously. They broke eye-contact and continued eating.
"I'll ask YiJung! He's had a ton of women, so he can plan it and you can approve." I then realized why she stiffened.
"Never mind, you don't want to work with him, right? I can just get WooBin-"
"It's fine. Call him." she stated, firmly. I raised an eyebrow, her face wasn't even flushed. Although GaEul and I weren't close, JanDi had done enough ranting about her best friend for me to know her like a childhood friend.
"Don't force yourself, it's not necessary." I said, if her mind was clouded than her JanDi judgment might be foggy.
"I know you won't believe me, but YiJung no longer has any effect over me. Although the two of us working together will be uncomfortable, I'm willing to go through the awkwardness for JanDi's sake." she announced, firmly. I nodded, and hit speed-dial four before she changed her mind.
"YiJung! WooBin's restaurant. Now."
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YiJung's POV:
~It's like insomnia, whoa
It's like insomnia~
"Shut up and call me later!" I mumbled into the phone, and slid the top half back down.
Glancing at the clock, I realized I would be late to meet Sandy. Oh well, she would find some other rich bastard and leave me in peace. After three cups of coffee in an attempt to fix my hangover, I decided that it wasn't working. I stopped drinking too, to avoid getting hyper. It'd happened once, and WooBin managed to videotape it. It's one of the reasons I refuse to get married, he'll most definitely find a way to play it at my wedding.
~It's like insomnia-~
"Who? What?" I shouted into the phone, my temper making me feel more awake. The same blurry combination or hangul had shown up on my Caller ID, meaning the same idiot decided to bother me.
"WooBin's restaurant. Now." was all I heard.
"Shut up." I groaned, and closed my phone once again. The chances of JunPyo's call being important were smaller than the chances of GaEul calling me right now. Besides, he could always find some other friend to go eat with him.
~It's like insomnia whoa
It's like insomnia whoa...~
I let the ringtone play out this time, JunPyo had to learn that I wasn't some minion. The voicemail symbol flashed on the screen, and he began recording.
"Annyeong, YiJung Sunbae" the message started, and I stiffened. This was obviously not JunPyo calling.
"Yobeseyo?" I asked, my mind slowly beginning to clear.
"YiJung sunbae? This is GaEul. Are you okay? You didn't pick up for a while."
"I'm fine, I was... Um... Clean- I mean washing my hands so um... My phone would be alright." I stuttered, and could hear JunPyo snickering in the background. He must have put her up to this. I hate speakerphone.
"Well, JunPyo Sunbae and I are at WooBin's restaurant. We need your help with something concerning JanDi. JunPyo said now wasn't a good time, so I don't know why he made me call you, but we could arrange-"
"Now's fine. I'll be there in twenty minutes. See you soon." I stated flatly, and hung up the phone again.
I took a quick shower to avoid smelling like vodka, and slowly drove to La Cucina Del Cielo. I arrived at WooBin's place. Why a real-estate/gangster family owned a restaurant was beyond me, but I had other things to think about.
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GaEul's POV:
I saw YiJung approaching, and my throat tightened. Instead of his polished look, he appeared disheveled. His long hair was a bit messy, and his suit was crooked. The white dress-shirt wasn't buttoned all the way up, giving off a rebellious yet sexy look. I allowed myself to stare for a total of three seconds and then turned back to the table. I took a bite of the already cooled fillet mignon, in an attempt to act natural. Luckily, JunPyo wasn't quick enough to catch anything.
"Hello, GaEul, JunPyo" he said, taking the seat beside JunPyo. "Now, why am I here?"
Luckily, JunPyo shot me a knowing glance and began explaining the specific to YiJung. I smiled a little, and took a sip of the sparkling strawberry juice.
I wouldn't let anything get in the way of JanDi's happiness. Especially not my own selfishness. YiJung and I are merely acquaintances. I will treat him like family. I will treat him like family. I chanted that 6 word oath until JunPyo tapped my foot under the table, grabbing my attention.
"Do you think the ski resort would be a good idea?" JunPyo started, and I didn't allow my thoughts to drift to a certain Casanova rescuing me. We have a relatively large memory there, so confessing-"
"Do you still have her necklace?" I asked, cutting him off before I could be reminded of anything else.
"Actually, she has it. She's been wearing it without realizing it until now. Why?" JunPyo responded.
"Confess to her using the cheesy star and sun thing you said the first time. GaEul can come up with a way to get the necklace back." YiJung said, and JunPyo grinned.
"Is she doing anything the following week? Anything about Ji-Ha or anything?" JunPyo asked, glancing at me.
"Nope, but he did take her to the movies today." He stiffened, and shook his head.
"I can't wait until next week. We're leaving tomorrow. I'll take you to the store right now. Buy enough supplies for JanDi and you both." he stated, his eyes burning.
"Alright then. Good-" was all I could say before he dragged me out of the restaurant. At least he let meter into the car by myself.
"What was that all about?" I asked, seeing him smirk.
"Don't worry. You'll realize after you find your soeulmate." He said, chuckling to himself. I rolled my eyes, wondering what JanDi saw in him.
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JunPyo's POV:
I smirked, seeing the confused yet irritating look on his face watching the skinship between GaEul and I. All in all, I really only held her wrist. But the look on his face was enough.
I glanced at her, she was still completely oblivious. I grinned inwardly, she was the densest love coach ever. I tried not to think about what that implied about me. She was helping me get JanDi, so I figured riling YiJung enough for him to grow some balls was enough payment for the favor.
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Still Jun-Pyo's POV
GaEul and I arrived at ShinHwa mall, and I handed my keys to the valet. After pressing the fire alarm and forcing the few lingering shopper to leave, we started searching.
GaEul chose for JanDi first. For her coat, it was a light gray North Face fleece jacket with fake fur padding the inside. There two pockets where they should be, and one on the upper right of her chest. Small light pink sections could be found on the inner arm and the top part of the back. The zippers were black, and there was a small logo stitched in white on her right wingbone.
After finding a similar black one for herself, the clerk recommended matching boots and gloves. While checking out, GaEul found thin white snowpants that didn't have straps. After purchasing those as well, I made her stop at a Starbucks. Coffee was good for hangovers, so I suppose it would work for normal headaches too. After nearing clearing out a Hollister store for casual clothes, I handed her my Visa and motioned towards the Victoria's Secret. After temporarily shape shifting into a tomato, she went inside and hurriedly came back out after a few purchases.
"Jun-Pyo Sunbae, do we need anything besides clothes?" She asked, snapping me out of my daze. "Like shampoo, toothbrushes,- "
"That doesn't take personal preferences, I'll have someone buy some and stock the rooms at the resort. Come on, I'll drive you home."
"What time-"
"We're leaving mid-day tomorrow. That way the idiots I call friends have time to sleep, and we still have enough daylight left to ski. I'll send Ji-Hoo over to pick you and Jan-Di up around 2PM (As I Hottest, I had to put that in). How're you going to get the necklace back?"
"I'll bring her some food tomorrow, tell her it was made by her mom, and visit for a while. I can take it while hugging her…" She stopped, sighing.
"Is there something wrong? I can always storm over and-"
"I feel bad doing all this behind her back. Hopefully she gains her memory back, I hate manipulating my best friend like this."
"This is your house, right?" I asked. She nodded, and got out of my car.
I hope so too… I muttered to myself, while pulling out of the driveway.
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THE END
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I was going to just skip them shopping, but I've noticed a lot of authors actually describe the clothes the characters buy. It doesn't actually affect the story, but reviewers tend to like that. Some even go as far as to find a picture of a dress close to what they're describing and have links on their profiles. I am wayyyyy too lazy for that, so describing the clothes is as far as I'll go.
Alright, I LOVE THE SONG "LOVE COACH" BY ZE:A! It's amazing. Anyways, I am extremely proud of the fact I just wrote an entire chapter of a JanDixJunPyo fanfiction dedicated to GaEulxYiJung. I actually like the latter better, but I could come up with anything for them so I stuck with JanDixJunPyo.
By the way, YiJung's ringtone was called "Insomnia," sung by Wheesung. It's KPop, like all my favorite songs are. It was my ringtone a while ago too.