A/N: I thought since its chapter 14, why not have a Valentine's Special?

Chapter Fourteen

A couple of days passed, and before they knew it, Valentine's Day had arrived with all it's gooey goodness. A.N Jell was busy as always now with Mi Nyu following them wherever they went, along with Manager Ma and Coordinator Wang.

Go Mi Nyu had quite a time trying to figure out what she was going to get her fiancé for Valentine's Day, considering the fact he disliked chocolate and was lactose intolerant.

"Honey." She was still getting used to saying that word.

Tae Kyung gazed up at her with an eyebrow cocked. He knew she wanted something as she stood ever so patiently in front of his desk.

"What's your favorite flavor?"

"I don't have one." He continued to type away on his laptop. "I already know what you're thinking. Don't make me anything for Valentine's day."

"You have to have something you like." Mi Nyu pressed on, putting her palms down on his desk. "And who said I was making it for Valentine's? I might be making it for… your birthday!"

"Oh?" He didn't object that, even though his birthday was far away. "Well, since you want to know so bad…I might like carrot."

"Carrot?" Mi Nyu questioned, imagining Tae Kyung in bunny ears munching on a carrot. She shook her head. Go Mi Nyu didn't even know why she let herself think that far.

"Since you know now, I expect…" He pondered for a moment, taking his hands away from his keyboard. "A two tiered carrot cake with glace icing. I know you're good with things like that so I won't be disappointed."

"All right!"

"And Mi Nyu, I'll only wear the bunny ears if you personally feed me the cake." Tae Kyung said. "And only for a maximum of ten minutes. Deal?"

"Only if I can take a picture and put it as my phone's wallpaper!" Mi Nyu held up her cell phone to him. "Deal?" She smiled.

"Where did you learn how to haggle so well? If I wear these bunny ears you...you..." He was cooking something up, Mi Nyu could tell. He then smiled. "You have to let me take a picture of you in the maid's uniform and put it as my phone's wallpaper. Deal?"

"I have to dress in costume?" Mi Nyu formulated a plan from his apparent weak spot. "If I'm in the costume then you have the wear the bunny ears all day!" She put her hands on her hips.

"Hell no."

"I'll wear the costume all day if you do it!" Go Mi Nyu shouted, attempting to sway him.

It did, and in a hot second. "Fine. I will." He coughed. "Wait no, I'm not going to let anyone else have the pleasure of seeing you like that. It's for my eyes only. Have it on by the time I get home and meet me on the roof. Deal?"

"Deal!"

"I'm going to see him in those bunny ears!" She sniggered excitedly, unconsciously piping a picture of a bunny on the cake at the thought. She still had to go out and get the bunny ears because she knew Tae Kyung wouldn't.

Jeremy's ears piped up. "Bunny ears?"

"Just what is it that you're over there working on, anyway, Mi Nyu?" Mi Nam questioned his sister.

"Oh nothing." She abandoned her cake work, stashing away in the box she had prepared for it. "Is everyone enjoying their breakfast?"

Everyone was at the table, including Manager Ma who had come over with fan mail gifts and the band van.

"Mi Nyu, your cooking is so good. I wish you could make every meal for me." He moped, piling rice into his mouth. "I wish I had wife that cooked this well."

Mi Nam giggled, sipping away happily from his crazy straw bottle. "Manager Ma, you go through enough food to feed a four person family."

"Being your manager is tough, Mi Nam. I've got to have energy! All this," He hit his belly. "Believe it or not- is mostly muscle." Manager Ma defended. "What's in that sippy cup anyway? You're sucking that stuff down like there's no tomorrow."

"It's not a sippy cup! It's a bottle with a crazy straw." He ran his fingers around the bottle that had a neon green straw running in every which direction. "See, crazy straw!"

"Are you just going to drink? You haven't touched anything this morning." Mi Nyu said, sitting down at the table.

"I'm not hungry, sis. The stuff in this bottle is all I need."

"Uuuuuuuuuggh…" An eerie moan echoed across the kitchen making the atmosphere in the room turn dark.

"What was that?" Mi Nyu curiously looked around for the cause of the sound.

"I don't know." Shin Woo replied. "It sounded a bit like a…dying cat?"

Mi Nyu heard footsteps and her eyes followed the sound. There was Tae Kyung, white and sickly looking, dragging himself into the kitchen from the stairs.

Another weird sound escaped his lips and both Mi Nam and Jeremy turned. "GHOST!" They both shouted in perfect harmony.

Go Mi Nyu was stunned to see Tae Kyung in such a state, dropping her chopsticks and running over to him immediately. "What's wrong?"

"It's Valentine's Day." Shin Woo explained, stirring his tea. "He gets like this on holidays with an excess of chocolate and/or love in the air."

"But it's even worst than last year, hyung!" Jeremy cried. "He didn't sound like a dying cat!"

Mi Nyu felt his forehead. It was warm. "Are you sick?"

"Co…coffee…" He moaned. "Just get me coffee."

She quickly poured him a cup and handed to him.

"I lost my appetite." Jeremy spoke. He hadn't eaten much anyway and Tae Kyung had creeped him out.

"Yes, let the ghost have his coffee in peace. He might suck our souls if we stay." Mi Nam added, getting out of his seat. "I call shot gun!"

"What the-!" Jeremy hopped along behind Mi Nam, racing out the kitchen.

"It is about time to go anyway. I'll excuse myself also." Shin Woo suggested. "See you later, Tae Kyung?"

Manager Ma frowned at everyone's sudden departure. "But…I'm not finished eating…" Shin Woo looked to Manager Ma. "Oh. Yes. Yes. Why, I suddenly feel very full. Excuse us, lovely couple."

After everyone had left, Mi Nyu proceeded with her questioning. "Tae Kyung, are you okay?"

After his fifth sip of coffee, he grunted. "Just fine. Don't worry about it. I always feel this way on…Valentine's day. What a dreadful holiday. So much chocolate I could puke."

"Good thing I didn't make you anything with chocolate!"

"I almost forgot about the cake." He drunk the rest of his coffee as the color slowly came back into his face. "You said you'd make it, didn't you?"

"Yes, but I don't have any bunny ears so…" She stopped mid sentence. "I'll have to go out and get some."

"Very well. Is that what you're doing today before work?"

"Yes."

"I'll come with you."

Mi Nyu cocked her head. "Huh?"

"I'm coming with you." He repeated.

"Tae Kyung...are you comfortable with being around children?" She never really knew if he was or not.

This was a pivotal moment for Hwang Tae Kyung. If Mi Nyu likes children, I should at least give them a chance... I guess... I mean...I went to the orphanage before...that one time.

"I can handle it."

"Are you sure? Don't you have go to work first?"

He did, but he was sure they wouldn't mind him being the littlest of late.

"Yes, I'm sure. Let's go." He grabbed her by the arm, dragging her out the kitchen.

The couple sat in comfortable silence as Tae Kyung drove her to the orphanage.

"Could I ask you something?"

"What?"

"How do you really feel about children?"

"They are dirty. They're loud. They're troublesome." Mi Nyu frowned at this, yet completely expected it at the same time. "Sure, they can be cute when properly groomed and behave when hit multiple times but- ...Why?" Oh, he knew exactly why- and it wasn't because they were going to the orphanage.

He'd been preparing himself for the 'baby talk' for awhile. He was still unsure if he wanted any. Maybe later in life? Much later. He didn't have parents bugging him for grandchildren, thank god, but he did have grandparents that took the place of them.

As much as Tae Kyung loved his grandparents for helping to raise him, he wondered how much of a shine they would take to his soon to be bride. His father, he was sure, would accept her fine. His mother would find out about the news eventually. Tae Kyung felt there was no point of telling her; she would probably call him in time.

There's no doubt that our children will be adorable and talented. That's if we have any...

"Could we...Can we have a lot?"

He stopped the car abruptly, pulling over to the side of the road. His head rotated in disbelief of the words had dropped from her mouth. My little innocent Go Mi Nyu...did she really just say those words?

"What?" Both of his eyebrows lifted. "What… did you just say?"

"Tae Kyung." She blinked, unaware of the impact of her previous statement. "In the future, can we have a big family?" She grabbed his hand off the stick shift. "It's something I've always wanted."

Tae Kyung gulped, not even sure of how to answer. Her warm hand still held on to his softly, as he looked her in the eyes. This girl is going to drive me crazy.

Finally, he mumbled, "Well, that's something isn't it..." There was no way he was going to have ten children. That'd be like living in a zoo. "How big is your definition of 'big?'"

"That?" Mi Nyu went into a serious mode, pondering his question for about a minute. "...maybe...eight? But hyung-nim, I'm not saying we should have that many..." She mumbled.

"I'll think about it." Tae Kyung replied."But I'm not giving you any guarantees. So, don't get your hopes up." Then again…once we're married…children are bound to just pop up aren't they?

"But you'll still consider it?"

"Perhaps."

She squealed. "Thank you! You'll love the children at the orphanage! They're all so sweet!" Hopefully, she thought, he doesn't scare them away.

"I'm telling you right now. I'm not having over five." Shit. Did I just say that out loud?

"Huh?"

"I'm not having more than five children around me at one time." He covered with a lie, quickly. "Especially, if they are dirty."

Shin Woo, Mi Nam and Jeremy headed in early to the studio try to compose the song Jeremy wrote or rewrote.

"Let me see." Mi Nam took the sheet of paper straight out of his hand. "I hope it's better this time."

"Hey!"

"Oh shut up." He said as his eyes flickered across the sheet. "Why I Can't Say It?" It wasn't a bad song. "Hyung, are you sure you wrote this?"

Jeremy put his hands on his hips. "Can't you read? My name is at the top!"

"No one else writes like him, that's definite." Shin Woo added. He was right about that. The hearts and stars were all Jeremy. "I must admit, I was surprised when he handed it me. It's good isn't it?"

"Why are guys talking like I can write a decent song?" Jeremy began to feel hurt by his band mates doubt in his songwriting ability.

"Remember the last attempt at a song you wrote? The one that was barely understandable?" Mi Nam broke in. "Now I can actually give you kudos. But...I want to add something to it. Can I?"

Jeremy was delighted. "You...you like it?"

Mi Nam rolled his eyes. "Yes, goofball, I like the song you wrote. The little stars make it cute. Kind of."

"Then, what do you want to add?"

"Turn around, I'm using your back to write this before I lose my inspiration!"

Jeremy turned quickly as Mi Nam pulled a pen out of his pocket. He held the paper on his back with one hand while making light marks across the paper with the other. "Another line would go nice here...a break here...and a little modification to the chorus. Voila!"

Jeremy revolved back around. "Let me see!" He practically snatched the paper back from Mi Nam. Go Mi Nam stood with a satisfied look splashed across his face as he watched Jeremy look over it. "Wow! This is awesome-" Jeremy started to compliment, before he noticed one certain modification. His eye started to twitch. "Mi Nam!" Jeremy held the paper in his face. "You drew a roach next to the chorus!"

"That I did." Mi Nam responded cheekily.

"One of these days I'm going to get you. I'm going to get you and...and...and.." Jeremy lost notion of his threat halfway through. "throw you into a 45 foot deep river of jell-o!"

"What did you just say?"

Shin Woo laughed before another word was spoken. "Now, Jeremy, are you going to give him a floaty or a spoon?"

"Floaty or spoon? I'm just going to throw him in there! He's not going to get anything." Jeremy yelled, completely serious.

"See, even hyung is laughing! This is why I don't take your threats seriously."

"Don't estimate anything 45 feet deep, Mi Nam." Jeremy warned. "Especially when you can't swim!"

Mi Nam's mouth dropped. "I can too swim!"

"In the kiddie pool."

Shin Woo couldn't stop laughing. This was one of the most ridiculous fights he'd ever heard. "I think this is the closest I've seen you two to getting along. Ever." It was the truth, even though they were insulting each other.

"We're not getting along. We collaborated for the moment. Big difference."

"Yeah, hyung. I'm still at war with this guy."

"War? When did you decide this? And why was I not informed?"

"I don't have to inform you! Especially when you initiated the first attack! It's understood then that there's a war."

"You idiot! There has to be a general consensus-"

Shin Woo rolled his eyes as his laughter died. These guys can't even agree to be fighting with each other? What in the world...

Suddenly there was a tap on the window. It was Coordinator Wang. "NOOONA!" Jeremy yelled, waving wildly.

She waved back to Jeremy before lipping, "Shin Woo, I need to talk to you." through the window.

"Me?" Shin Woo pointed towards himself. "Well, alright." He put his guitar down carefully and stood up, facing Mi Nam and Jeremy. "I'll be back. Don't kill each other while I'm gone." He advised.

The pair watched him leave and meet with Coordinator through the window. "Where is Shin Woo going with Coordinator?" Jeremy wondered.

All of sudden, Mi Nam started to laugh. Not his ordinary cocky laugh, but a mad scientist laugh. "Hyung, it looks like we're all alone."

"Mi Nam?" He inched closer and closer to him, pushing him into the corner of the room. "What are you doing?"

"Why are you so uptight? It's a good thing." He put his hands on both sides of him.

Jeremy's face scrunched up. "W-W Why?" He was afraid to even ask.

"Because I've wanted to do this for a long time, and Shin Woo or Tae Kyung aren't here to stop me!"

Oh no. Why does it feel like I'm doing to die? "What?"

There was a glint Mi Nam's eye as he got even closer to Jeremy, their faces just inches apart. "I'm hungry-" His mouth opened wide to reveal fangs.

Jeremy screamed at the top of his lungs, making Mi Nam jump.

"Get away from me!" He shoved Mi Nam away forcefully. "Don't suck my blood! I want to live!"

Go Mi Nam fell to the ground, dazed. He gazed up at his hyung, sure he had he lost his mind. "What in the hell is wrong with you?"

It was at this moment, Tae Kyung came through the door. Jeremy made a break for it, attaching himself onto him like a magnet.

"Hyung!" Jeremy cried, squeezing him even tighter. Tae Kyung, who was already in an uncomfortable position from his band mate's excessive touching, made an unpleasant like face at this action. "Save me!"

"Go Mi Nam, what did you do to Jeremy?" He narrowed his eyes at the boy still on the floor.

For once, the innocent face Mi Nam put on was actually real. He had no idea what set him off. "Nothing! I was just trying to get his attention because he was spacing out. Then he screamed and pushed me on the ground like a maniac!"

Tae Kyung gazed down at Jeremy skeptically. "You've got to believe me, hyung...he's..." Jeremy continued to whine.

"Hey Jeremy. Jeremy!" He peeled the younger boy off of him. "Stop acting like you're on drugs and get on your drums."

"But Mi Nam...he..." He whispered up to Tae Kyung. "He's really a vampire!"

"As strange as he is sometimes, I'd like to believe such a logical approach to explain why he doesn't ever sleep and looks pale as paper. But as you see, Jeremy he does have a reflection and does not burn in the sun. So go." He did as he was told, avoiding Mi Nam as he went.

"The roach is having delusions from being sprayed with poison!" Mi Nam sung, skipping to his keyboard.

Jeremy threw his drumstick at Mi Nam. "Speak for yourself!"

"Ouch!" Mi Nam rubbed his head.

"What did you guys eat this morning? Pure sugar with a side of sugar?"

Mi Nam popped around. "I for one had a Red Bull this morning, hyung! I don't know about that thing over there."

"That explains one." He was wondering what was in that sippy cup Mi Nam was so joyously sipping on.

Jeremy, whose nerves were wrecked, let his head fall on the drum body. His own thought process scared him sometimes.

"Check this out." Mi Nam picked the song Jeremy wrote off of the floor. "Jeremy wrote it and I modified!" He gave it to Tae Kyung.

"This isn't bad. Are you sure Jeremy wrote this and you didn't?"

Jeremy's mouth gaped. "Hyung!"

"Calm down. The song is good." He looked around trying to find the only other civilized band member of A. "Where's Shin Woo?"

"With Coordinator."

"Oh, maybe she's giving him Valentine's chocolates?" Mi Nam teased.

"No way!" Jeremy denied.

"Shin Woo." Coordinator took out a small box from her pocket; a dark heart shaped one wrapped with a purple bow. "Please accept this as a token of my appreciation for helping me get my car back for me and... buying me meals."

"Chocolate?" He laughed. I suppose it makes sense. It is Valentine's day.

"I didn't want it to get mixed up with the fan girl gifts. I know you won't probably use it but I did make this myself."

"Use it? It's not chocolate?" This made him curious.

Coordinator Wang handed him the box. "No. It's a heart shaped candle."

He peaked in the box curiously, a soft chocolate scent coming off of it. "It smells wonderful." He said, slipping the top back on. "Thank you for thinking about me personally, Coordinator. I will surely use this."

"Shin Woo-" She bit her lip. "Could you do me another small favor?" She held her fingers together trying to represent the degree of the smallness.

"If it's within my means."

She turned away. "Never mind. I'll get going."

"Coordinator Wang." He touched her lightly on the shoulder, spinning her back around. "What is it?"

"See that..." The stylist kept her nerve. "Could you pretend to be my boyfriend for a couple days while my parents are in town?"

"What?" Shin Woo cocked his eyebrow. "Ah, why me? No, what I should be asking is why do you need anyone to pretend to be your boyfriend?"

"My parents are visiting from Inchon and my mother has been hounding me about getting married for the last three years. I can not tell them I broke up with my ex." If only they had visited a week earlier, she would have been in the clear. Coordinator Wang didn't seem to have the courage to ask anyone else other than Shin Woo. She'd gone through her ex list without one willing to help her. Now she was using 'friends'. Never had she considered using a 'client' for her own personal issue but she had a burning passion to prove her mother wrong. And Shin Woo fit all her qualifications for the 'ideal man'.

"Do you know how absurd this is? Why don't you just tell your mother you broke up with what's-his-face?"

"You don't know my mother. It's not that simple. I've had to go on a lot of dreadful arranged dates with men she's picked out for me. She thinks I'm incapable of getting a decent man myself. I just want to prove her wrong for once."

"I see." He paused.

"I don't want to settle down yet! I'm in the prime of my life. There are still so many good-looking men I haven't dated yet. You understand what I mean, right?"

"I guess?"

"It's a crazy proposal, I know. If you don't want to, I understand. I'll just go and find someone else."

"Have you asked Manager Ma? Just curious."

"Shin Woo, you're funny." She chuckled, before turning terribly humorless. "He'd embarrass me."

Shin Woo put his hand to his chin. Why not? He could get practice his a.) acting skills, b.) get inspiration for songwriting, c.) see the normally cool Coordinator get embarrassed. What about this situation isn't advantageous? "So tell me, if I do this for you, what could you do for me?"

"What would you want?"

"I'll have to think about it, but you should be prepared on whatever it is. I might ask for something crazy."

"Then, you'll do it?" A smile was beginning to form on her face.

"Even though it's crazy, I'm going to do this for you. After all, the filming for the drama starts next month. I'll use this situation to brushing up my acting skills."

"Ah, Shin Woo, you're a freaking life-saver! Thank you!" Coordinator hadn't even thought about the drama filming. It's one more reason for him to say yes! She thanked the gods for her fortune, bowing before taking a leave. "I've got to go get the rest of your gifts! Excuse me."

Shin Woo sighed. What did I just myself into?

"Valentine's chocolates boys!" Coordinator Wang and Manager came into the lounge with carts of their Valentine's candy.

"Ah, I love Valentine's chocolates. Handmade gifts from girls are the best." Jeremy whirred, diving towards the section of the cart labeled with his name. "They put their heart into making all these! Oh, I wish I could eat them all."

"I bet I'll get more than you!" Mi Nam shouted, making his way to the chocolates. Tae Kyung and Shin Woo remained seated until all the chocolates arrived.

"Don't get cocky! Shin Woo and Tae Kyung always go head to head when it comes to who gets the most chocolates!"

"I'll beat them both! Remember who the girls love."

Jeremy chucked a candy box at Mi Nam. "More like love to hate." He mumbled under his breath.

"Not fair! You've already thrown two things at me today!"

Jeremy disregarded his gripe, declaring. "This year I'm going to out do myself! I'm writing a thank you note to every girl who has given me chocolate!"

"If you do then I'm going to write a thank you note AND give them something back on White Day." Mi Nam challenged.

"Will you two shut up? I've got a migraine." Tae Kyung scowled. "The smell of all this chocolate is going to make me go insane."

"Don't forget boys: You have a special Valentine's Day event to attend later today after lunch so you need to head straight to the TV studio afterwards. You need to be there at exactly 3:00 for makeup. Okay?" The Coordinator announced.

"Yes Coordinator Noona!" Jeremy saluted with his hand to his forehead.

"Don't forget!" Coordinator added before scattering out the room to attend other business.

"Ah, there's special delivery for you from a Ms. Cho Ye Eun." Manager Ma picked up a medium sized cardboard box; making rounds across the room to give them their separate chocolates.

"Did you say Ye Eun's chocolates?" Mi Nam perked up as Manager Ma headed towards him.

"Mi Nam, I want to become a chocolatier one day."

"What's that?"

"What it sounds like silly! A chocolate maker."

"That makes sense. You do love chocolate." His girlfriend had a knack for making unique chocolate related gifts for Valentine's Day. She was so particular when it came down to the quality of chocolate.

"You're going to leave me for chocolate?" He lightly teased.

"Even my chocolate obsession cannot replace you in my heart." She laughed. "I want to graduate as a pâtissier first. So you don't have to worry. I'm not shipping off to Canada yet."

"Canada?"

Go Mi Nam fell out of his flashback by Tae Kyung's retort, "There are some for all of us, apparently. Oh, I'm so thrilled."

"Really?" She's always been good at making sweets. I wonder if she ever became a chocolatier like she said she would?

"Here." Manager Ma handed him his. "It seems like Ye Eun has made chocolates for everyone. If you don't feel comfortable taking this, you don't have to. I'll eat it for you."

"I know you would, Manager. But its okay, I'll take it." He stalled before reassuring his Manager. "I will save whatever I can't eat for you."

It seemed random to the boy why his ex-girlfriend would send chocolates. Then again, she's not just my ex, she's also Jeremy's cousin. Did he ask her to? Are my sister and Jeremy both trying to get us to make up? Or is this Ye Eun's own doing? Either way, it feels strange.

Jeremy opened his. It was in the shape of duck filled with strawberry crème. "This is too cute to eat!" He exclaimed.

Shin Woo had one in the shape of a snowflake filled with white chocolate. "I second that." Along with the candle he had just received from Coordinator he felt like he should put it on display in his bedroom.

Tae Kyung had banana bread in a heart shape as his Valentine's gift. "Bread? Why would Ye Eun give me bread? I'm not a beggar on the side of the road! Its Valentine's Day! This is just inexcusable!" He glowered, positive that she did that just to piss him off.

"She's taken sensitivity to your allergies, Tae Kyung. You should be thankful." Shin Woo said with a slightly sarcastic undertone. "Bread is so much healthier for you. I would be so excited if I were you; not everyone gets bread."

"Tch."

"What about you Mi Nam? What did you get?" Jeremy asked.

Mi Nam still had the box in his hand, almost afraid to open it. "Uh, let's see then." Mi Nam's chocolate in the shape of a star, covered in rainbow sprinkles. "It's a star."

All of this made him feel uneasy. He couldn't say that he didn't appreciate her gift, even though it seemed random. "Amazing what you can do with chocolate, yeah?"

He took the star in his hand and bit into it, a sweet cherry filling going into his mouth. It was delicious, just like he expected to be.