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The thought of them being alone like this crossed his mind while leaning close to her face. A few years ago this was impossible, but now, the idea was fascinating to have her whenever the Casanova wanted. Watching how nervous she looks and her body staying still made the desire stronger. So Yi Jeong wondered if he could resist this temptation that was building long time ago any longer, but she, she was making it more difficult. The changes in her body could be very noticeable and that made him blush every time he thought about it. Ga Eul has transformed herself into a more beautiful lady, and that seemed impossible for him as he thought she was already perfect.
The country bumpkin gulps really hard and looks down to the floor, not wanting to make eye contact with him. The reason was simple, although, she was the only one to know it; Yi Jeong was corrupting her innocent mind and soul. That smile, the smile that could melt her heart in seconds was stronger this time and she couldn't handle it. At this point there was not enough space for her to think straight. His hands were slowly going down to her waist while she looks at it very surprised. Ga Eul carefully raises her head and sees the Casanova looking at her very loveably, with a passionate glare that simply made her feel like she was in heaven.
"Ga Eul" his voice came like a murmur, talking really close to her while looking intensely at her lips. She keeps quiet, waiting for him to say something or for the next move. His breath was intensifying at such rate that it didn't carry words to speak but act.
Suddenly, his left hand went immediately around her neck as he pushed his lips against her. She stood still for a moment, but her eyes began to close slowly as she was enjoying it and readying herself into it. In his mind, the word "careful" was echoing over and over again. She was different from anyone else he met till now. She was the love of his life, an innocent and inexperienced girl turned into a wonderful woman.
Wait...
A sudden thought came to his head. Was this becoming something more than a passionate kiss? Indeed, it was. Without knowing it, he was slowly dragging her to the bed and the country bumpkin seemed fine with it. Yes, she was nervous like any girl, but there was no regret in her eyes. It felt like a dream to him, something that could not become real until...
"Ga Eul"... He fought back all his desire to have her there. Closing his eyes to not look at her and think more clearly - he stops and sighs. At this point she slightly pushes him to sit straight on the bed. The innocent look in her eyes was changing, she was feeling guilty. "We shouldn't do this" he says feeling more guilty.
Other girls would have asked at that moment if they did something wrong, but the country bumpkin kept silence, acknowledging his words. Right after that, she just nods and smiles weakly. Yi Jeong sits down besides her and looks down disappointed. The reason to not go any further was very clear inside his head; he wanted Ga Eul to feel special, different. A marriage was the perfect way to demonstrate it, a knot that would tie them together and let her know he was only hers.
A sudden touch to his knee shook his thoughts away. It felt like a touch to comfort him and it was indeed soothing. "I understand" the country bumpkin only whispers. It was strange to hear herself say this. These words only belonged to those who really wanted go further. Did she really want to?
Moving his hand on top of hers, he looks at her in the eyes and smiles. "I want to wait. I want this to be special, for the two of us" with that being said, he gives her a kiss on the forehead. Both of them smiles at each other knowing that it was alright now. Ga Eul perfectly understood his reasons and, on the other hand, even when her body was prepared for this, she was not mentally ready.
"It's getting dark, I should go" he looks at the mirror and through the reflecting window to see the sun long gone, and meets her gaze. She nods slowly, not wanting him to leave after what only felt like minutes.
When both get to the front of the door, she stops him but doesn't speak. A sudden embarrassment washes her for what happened not so long ago. Now, it was impossible to look at his eyes right when he was about leave. The urge to explain that this was not her, that she acted like never before was consuming her mind in guilt. But no words came out, just a single sad 'good night'.
Yi Jeong looked at her and knew perfectly what was going through her mind. It was no such rare case for him as in the past he confronted girls like this, always sending them home for how annoying they could get with their virgin status. Of course, this was absolutely different. The potter understood her and leaving like this was making him feel bad for her. She was definitely going to have meandering thoughts of how unprepared and stupid she was for not pleasing him, just like any innocent girl.
Giving her a peck, he wraps his hands around her neck carefully and makes her look at him very closely. "Remember, I only want you and no one else. I can wait an eternity for our special moment and not get tired of you. You are unique, my innocent country bumpkin" he smiles one more time and kisses her before leaving.
Ga Eul stood there by the door for a couple of minutes more after his departure, thinking how he has changed to be a mature and desirable man; one that was willing to wait for her entirely, one that was never going to leave her for this decision and that loves her deeply. She really didn't know what would happened to her if she had never met this cold-blooded Casanova in the past. All she could do was thank herself and Jan Di for saving that guy in Shinhwa school - that was their ticket to meet the handsome F4.
Suddenly these thoughts reminded her of her best friend and decided to call her. It has been days since the last time they met. Jan Di was now engaged to that silly Gu Jun Pyo, and Ha Jae Kyung miraculously returned after several years being disappeared without letting almost anyone know. It made her sad to see how everything was going well in her life and Jan Di's but the monkey. It made her wonder how Woo Bin was feeling at this very moment.
She pondered who she was going to call first; the Don Juan or her best friend? There was no doubt she wanted to know how Geum Jan Di was feeling towards the engagement, but Woo Bin had her worry.
Without thinking further, she quickly tapped the screen until the phone began to ring. The call was picked up instantly.
" 여보세요? (hello?)"
"Woo Bin sunbae" it took her by surprise how fast he picked up the call. "How are you feeling?" she immediately asked, not wanting to lose any time so as to get to the point.
"I'm fine, but I'm right now very busy. Can we talk later?" he politely asks. The noise in the background was really loud, but she couldn't tell from who or what it came from. Suddenly, the noise stopped and she wondered if he got away from it. His voice sounded somehow suspiciously questionable as he was trying to talk in a low voice.
"O-okay" was only what she could say before he hung up quickly. It was strange to hear him this way even after many encounters. This seemed different. Ga Eul, without knowing it, kept staring at the phone for a couple of seconds, thinking. That was until the name of one of her friends appeared on the screen. It caught her by surprise, and especially because of who just called her.
"여보세요?" she didn't know what else to say.
"Ga Eul, can we meet?" the sudden question made her wonder why. It has been a long time since they haven't had a normal conversation. Now, out of nowhere, he wanted to talk with her in the middle of the night. Knowing him, she acknowledged it has to be something important.
"Sure" she says and waits for him to tell her his whereabouts, writing it on a piece of paper and getting ready to go.
The sweet breeze near where the sound of the waves could be heard was relaxing. Even more when no soul could be seen around there, just the moon as an acquaintance for the dark night. The place was perfect to relax in tranquility, to be far away from the society and all its noise. It has been such a long time since the country bumpkin had been here. Indeed, the image of her family standing right where she stood was the last memory of this particular place. A smile came across her face when remembering how her father used to pick her up and go around in circles, throw her to the water and raise perfect sand castles. As a fleeting memory, she wished to have that moment back, to be a child once again and have back what she no longer can experience now. The nostalgia only shed shade on relationships she has with her parents, how they have grown apart. Tears on her mom and dad's face was the last thought she had when someone stepped beside her and looked at the same direction; to the dark ocean, far away where the horizon could not be seen clearly.
"I'm glad you came" there was no specific tone on his voice, no expression whatsoever that could tell her how he feels.
"I haven't been here for a long time. It feels wonderful and relaxing" turning to see his face, she smiles happily, and he returns back with his stare. "Thanks for inviting me, sunbae" after that, her eyes went to look again to the sea.
Giving a small sigh, indicating how he was enjoying this peacefulness, he stays quiet for a couple of minutes. They did not talk. They were just admiring nature and having innumerable thoughts running around their mind. Both sometimes thinking similar thought, wondering how without knowing, everything has changed during the course of unbiased time. Life has given them gifts in so many ways that they were grateful for it; having their dream jobs, being on a fair scale on society and having a happy independent life was more than sufficient to recognize they could not complain at all. And even more when the most important thing they still have was something many could not, and that was a irreplaceable friendship between them. They were sure nothing could break them.
"Ga Eul, the reason I brought you here is because I care for you, and I don't want you to get hurt" Ji Hoo finally broke the silence. She looks at him and waits for the violinist to continue.
"Now, I'm not saying Yi Jeong is a bad guy. He never would be" assuring was important for him for her to understand the meaning of his words now.
It was then Ga Eul knew he wanted to get to the point quickly. It made her wonder and be curious as to what he was going to say, so she decided to stay quiet.
"I may have a busy life now but that doesn't mean I don't have time to listen to my friends" he looks at her with a you-know-now-how-I-got-this-information glare. The country bumpkin opens her mouth a bit, surprised that her boyfriend actually could talk about their relationship to no, this wasn't just someone, it was Ji Hoo, their friend, a brother to him.
"Long before Yi Jeong's arrival, I had a talk on the phone with him" he paused and gave a small sigh before turning his eyes to look at her and continue. "I could notice there were many complications by how he was expressing his thoughts on your relationship and his family" once again he makes a pause and waits for any comment she could say.
"Complications?" her eyes were fully worry now, wondering what connection her relationship had to with his family and this 'many complications'.
"Yes" he answered. At this point he knew there was a lot to explain, but a slight feeling of guilt was making him doubtful of whether to tell her or not. It was not in his best interest nor responsibility to involve himself, but he felt the need to.
"I don't know if you have had a chance to meet them, they are very..." he didn't know with what word to describe his friend's family without feeling defensive.
"...Dysfunctional" she says almost coming out like a murmur. Ji Hoo hears it and nods. That was the adjective he was searching for.
"Yi Jeong doesn't like to talk about this, about his family. This is why I need to tell you about them so you can be prepared" crossing his arms and heaving a sigh, he sits down on the sand hoping that the country bumpkin would do the same. She does.
"When we were just kids, I remember how his family used to be so happy, so happy that I was sometimes jealous" he sarcastically smiles while Ga Eul opens her eyes wide, surprised to see how the violinist was opening up to her.
"That was until everything changed in one day" even when it was not a story Ji Hoo lived, it was hard to remember how his own friend went through a hard time. "Mom discovers dad cheating on her, older brother starts to act as a rebel going against their rules, and poor So Yi Jeong witnessing as a kid how his mother was about to commit suicide in front of his eyes" this was all being painfully said slowly, giving time to the commoner to gulp down each and every situation down.
Shock was written on her face. There was nothing she could say but to feel pain and sadness for the man she loves. This was why he didn't like to talk about them. Maybe this was the reason his mother was out of any subject they could have. But how could he dislike or hate his mother when all she needed was support and love? That was one of her questions that popped inside her mind. Rapidly, she shook those thoughts and questions away, it was not right to quickly jump to conclusions.
"After that, she kept trying to commit suicide, threatening her husband and trying to take control of him, but she couldn't. The man didn't care anymore for her health or even life" gritting his teeth for how bad it was to remember those times, he tried to stay calm in front of her. But Ga Eul could already see his corporal expression.
"Soon enough Yi Jeong began to hold a grudge against his father for being so careless. Not only he developed a hatred for him but for his mother too, being Il Hyun the only one to still love as a brother, and of course, us, the F4" he smiles weakily at the last word but remained with a serious glare.
"Why his mother?" the country bumpkin asks carefully and slowly, almost regretting to have asked such question. All his story was supposed to be told to her from Yi Jeong himself, but now that she thought about it, maybe this was the only way to know as the potter never wants to talk about this. She didn't want to get married to someone who his past remains as a secret. Even when his parents could be advocates of the devil, she wanted to know everything about him and his family. The desire to meet them was too strong she didn't think at that moment it would cause problems later. But no one could blame her curiosity to know who her family-in-law was going to be. It was plain to view the much difference between her and Yi Jeong; their socialeconomic stati were enormously far apart and she knew how parents of that society could be. She was more than ready for this, but... why was she feeling very worried now?
"As a result of threatening her husband, Yi Jeong and Il Hyun saw she didn't care much for them as even to be a reason to stay alive. It became a habit of hers to call them before trying to take her life away. That's when, after many attempts, they took her to a Psychiatric hospital until she could change" Ji Hoo's eyes went to look at hers which were full of tears, shocked to hear a story like that, and even more when it was Yi Jeong's story. Handling it from here was too painful. Her eyes opened to a reality she never saw before, why he acted like that all those years.
Words of a statement came back as a memory from her past, that she would never ever love someone as rich as the F4. Now, she was seeing everything in another way, not only with the potter but with everyone. It didn't matter to who, poor or rich, anyone could have had a bad life. Yi Jeong was a great of example. Money couldn't buy it all, and that includes the love and unity of a family.
"She got out not so long ago" the violinist remarks.
"I know" Ga Eul says very sad and disappointed as she looks down to the sand. With this response and the look in her face, he could already see what she had confronted.
"This is why, Ga Eul, you need to be careful. His mom used to be very protective of both and she still is in her own way. That's the reason why Yi Jeong hasn't taken anyone seriously but you now. Also...building a family with someone was something he didn't want to as for the results of his own experience. He thought falling in love was worthless and useless as someday it would end up into nothing" he pauses and stays quiet for a time before sensing the commoner wasn't happy to hear it. Was she also that 'someone'?
"Then you came and saved him from those horrible thoughts" he slightly pushes her to the side with his own arm, trying to take a smile out of her.
"But well, I didn't tell you this to fear them, I told you this so you know how they work as a...dysfunctional family. Don't get surprised, you will get used to it like us, even more now that you plan to marry, right?" Ga Eul only nods, giving a small blush now. It was still hard to swallow all those words, all those painful memories that belonged to her one and only. She didn't even know how to look at him and not feel bad or talk about it.
Suddenly, a hand stroke her hair and snapped out of her thoughts. Ji Hoo was smiling at her, a warm smile that made her feel secure and relief. "I just want you to know his situation so you can understand him more and be with him any time he needs you. I'm trusting you my friend and I know both will take care of each other" after that being said, he gets up and stretches before giving a hand to help the commoner get up.
"Thank you, Ji Hoo sunbae, for caring so much for your friends" out of nowhere and without a warning, she hugs him tightly.
"Remember, you are one of them too" he grins at her even when she can't see it.
Several seconds later she finally released him from the embrace. "It's late. I should take you back to your home before Yi Jeong finds out and I get scolded" a little laugh was shared before the two decided to head back home.
During their way back, Ji Hoo couldn't stop thinking about how the Casanova was going to react after he finds out who told her all this to Ga Eul. It was a dangerous move, he acknowledged it a long time ago. He had no right to say it, but protecting the country bumpkin and keeping them together for whatever his family could bring was more important for the violinist.
What do you think of this chapter?
Did Yi Jeong made the right decision?
Did Ji Hoo have the right to tell Ga Eul everything?
It was bit boring, or maybe a lot. I wrote this without inspiration. Next time I'm going to do a best job, I know I will.
Review this chapter and I may get excited enough to update both stories soon. I have some ideas in mind for this story, ideas that would make you say 'This is unfair!'.
Also, I am watching some anime. Yes, I'm getting addictive to it. This time, I will recommend one that's pretty funny and has a good plot. Title name is Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (eng: Assassination classroom)