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Chapter 6! Read and review, please! Enjoy! :)

"Ran-chan," Shin Woo called to her.

It was already morning, and it appeared that the band member she had assisted into the room the previous night had recovered from his drunkenness.

"Ran-chan," Shin Woo said again.

"Hai," she reluctantly answered.

Ran did not want to wake up just yet. Her head felt like hell, and the bed she was laying on felt like the complete opposite.

"Haruno Ran."

Wait – whose bed am I in again?

Haruno Ran opened her eyes to see the ominous eyes of Hwang Tae Kyung smiling down at her. Right at the same time the dull throbbing of her brain kicked into a full swing headache. She did not know which one to resolve first, the headache or Hwang Tae Kyung's smile. Either one meant evil and pain in general. She decided to close her eyes again and let the pain subside a bit.

"Haruno Ran – "

"Yes!" Ran cried, becoming irritated.

"Don't yell!" Tae Kyung himself yelled. "You'll wake him up."

Who?

Ran opened her eyes and turned to her left. She was actually sharing Kang Shin Woo's bed with, well, Kang Shin Woo himself.

"What – how did we – "

"You two were drunk last night, weren't you?" Tae Kyung said, the familiar drawl once more present in his voice. "You tell me what happened."

"I know for a fact that I left him on the floor and I fell asleep there, too," Ran said.

"I didn't know Shin Woo preferred to do it on the floor."

"What? What do you mean – hang on, that's not what I meant!"

Ran clutched at her head as she felt a shooting pain right as she spoke.

"I told you not to yell!" Tae Kyung hissed. "When you're done being disoriented, you can thank me for transferring you both to the bed. Otherwise it wouldn't be just your head in pain this morning."

"Thank you, then," Ran replied, sarcastic.

"Hyung-nim!" Go Mi Nam entered the room with a couple of hand towels and a basin filled with water.

"Here you are. Ran is awake now. She'll take care of Shin Woo. Let's go and practice," Tae Kyung commanded as Mi Nam set down the basin on the bedside table.

"What? But I thought they're both drunk?"

"Huh?"

"Fine, tend to them if you must."

After such statement, Tae Kyung exited from the room, leaving Go Mi Nam confused again.

"Thank you, Mi Nam-ah," Ran said, reaching for one of the towels and soaking it in the basin.

"What happened last night, though?" Mi Nam asked, soaking another towel.

"Well, Shin Woo was drinking, and I accompanied him, so… I got drunk, too," Ran finished sheepishly. Mi Nam chuckled.

"How are you feeling now, Ran-noona?" she asked, dabbing Ran's forehead with the towel.

"My head is killing me. Other than that, I'm okay… Shin Woo hasn't woken yet while I was unconscious, has he?" Ran said, placing the towel she was holding on Shin Woo's forehead.

"Not yet. It's really weird. Shin Woo has never been like last night."

Sometimes, I still… wish I was the lucky guy. But I have no regrets. I've done all I can to win her heart. I gave my all… to the end, Ran remembered what Shin Woo said the night before, and decided that she would keep it a secret. Perhaps it was a moment of weakness they had to hide from everyone.

"Did he tell you anything? Is there a problem?"

"What? No, he didn't tell me anything," lied Ran. "Maybe – maybe that's just it. He felt like drinking last night."

Mi Nam did not look convinced, but did not say anything more.

"How are you feeling now, Haruno Ran?" Tae Kyung reappeared at the door, Jeremy peering behind him.

"I – my head – still hurts," replied Ran, confused.

"Other than that, you're okay?"

"Yeah, I guess."

"Good. Go Mi Nam, let's go."

"Go where?" said Mi Nam, standing up.

"To the studio, of course. Manager Ma said a new endorsement deal is expecting us."

"But what about Shin Woo?"

"We'll make something up."

"What about Ran?" Jeremy piped up.

"Well, we'll make something up about the two of them," replied Tae Kyung with another smirk.

He disappeared from the doorway and was followed by Jeremy. Mi Nam, rattled as usual by the bossiness of Hwang Tae Kyung, bowed and followed. A few minutes later, Ran heard the van doors close and the vehicle drove off. The house was still and quiet. Shin Woo, however, was starting to show signs of life by stirring in his sleep.

Ran decided to go to the kitchen and get something for her headache. She brought the basin of water along to replace the water and planned on taking care of Shin Woo after she had taken care of the pounding in her skull.

Ran-chan, Ran repeated to herself what she had heard in her dream.

Shin Woo called her "Ran-chan," something she doubted would ever happen in real life.

Well he told me to call him "Shin Woo Oppa." Him calling me "Ran-chan" would only be roughly the Japanese equivalent.

She apologized to no one in particular as the medicine cabinet door made a loud bang after she got a painkiller.

It's been a while since anyone called me "Ran-chan," though.

"Ran?"

She almost dropped what she was holding as Shin Woo called while coming down the stairs.

"Ah – Shin Woo Oppa," she said, scrambling to get another painkiller for the guitarist.

"Thanks," Shin Woo said as he sat down at the other side of the counter.

He smiled as Ran poured him some hot tea and passed him the pill.

"You're used to taking care of people, aren't you?"

"I'm used to taking care of myself," Ran replied, sitting down as well.

"Why did you decide to move to Korea, anyway?" Shin Woo asked.

Of course, she came to Korea because of ANJELL, as mundane and crazy as it sounds. Ran stared, realizing that telling Shin Woo the real reason would just be so awkward.

"I – I wanted to try living on my own."

"Your mother is Korean?"

"Yeah, she passed away when I was in highschool. Shin Woo Oppa's parents are both still well?"

"Yes," Shin Woo replied with a smile. "They're in Busan. We should come down to see them some time."

Ran stared into her cup. Any fan would die to hear those words.

"The scenery there is nice, too. I'm sure Tae Kyung and Jeremy would like to relax a bit."

Of course he meant the band and the managerial staff when he said "we," Ran thought to herself rather crossly.

"What about you? Where in Japan do you come from?"

"Oh, just Tokyo," Ran replied, smiling.

"But Tokyo is a nice place."

"Yeah, I guess. It's colorful, at the very least."

"I heard there are plans for a fan meeting in Tokyo later this year."

"Really?"

"When we fly to Japan, take me around, okay?" said Shin Woo, looking dreamily into space as he imagined the trip.

"Take you – around?" Ran stuttered.

"Yes, around Tokyo."

"With Mi Nam, and Tae Kyung, and Jeremy," Ran laughed, trying to cover her thrill over the offer.

"No, maybe not," Shin Woo replied, much to Ran's surprise. "Jeremy and Mi Nam will be noisy, and Tae Kyung will be complaining. I think I'd like to enjoy Tokyo just with you."

Ran stared at Shin Woo, but Shin Woo was gazing outside the window. Ran thought that Shin Woo must really be used to girls swooning for him. He did not even realize that what he said sounded like a date.

Well, a date to me, Ran said to herself as she sipped more tea. To him, I'll be the tour guide.

Ran comforted herself with the thought that, in a million fans, it was her that would be Kang Shin Woo's personal tour guide.

Rather short chapter, but then… Please review! Kamsahamnida! :D