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[FIC]Breaking Facade Chapter 65

CHAPTER 65
“We’re at the old abandoned warehouse just beside the cemetery down the road from my house.” Aya whispered into the phone, as if she was telling Jaejoong some big secret that no one could hear of it.

Without a minute of proper thinking, he replied, “I’ll be right there.”

The little devil laughed wickedly. She would never let Eve return back to Jaejoong without any damages done, whether physically or mentally, she WILL do something to her. “Uh-huh! Oppa, I won’t let you come and ruin my game. And oppa-yah, you can’t come and go as you like. I call the shots here.”

Jaejoong frowned with worries creased between his brows. He knew clearly that he had to obey all her orders in order to see Eve. He then sighed, “What is it that I have to do to be able to see her then?”

She smiled through the phone.

Aya knew she had succeeded in her little game, the first half. Her victory won’t be satisfying if Jaejoong wasn’t part of it.

“My dear, my dear Jaejoong. She’s nothing but one who deserves death. I even think that death alone might be too kind for her. Is she worth your beautiful and magnanimous love? She should be left alone and be punished to atone for her sins.”

“Why… Why? What did Eve do to you? What do you want from her?” It sounded more of a demand than a question.

“I.Want.Her.Dead.”

Beep. Beep, the phone line went dead.

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“Why, Min-jee?” Her faint voice rang across the big empty warehouse.

Eve was left in a corner, leaning against the cold wall. She could hardly sit up straight due to days of starvation. Aya did not let her touch food or water, just leaving her in that cold corner shivering for her life.

Aya scoffed.

“Why, Min-jee?” Eve repeated her. It was barely a whisper with the weak body of hers.

Aya stood up abruptly, causing the chair to fall back. And she walked over to where Eve was then to grab her by the chin, forcing her to meet her stare. “Eve Elizabeth Reaser. What a joke you are! I can’t believe that people love you for your ugly and hideous self. First came Kim Bum, that fool. Then came Jaejoong, another idiot. Who do you think you really are? You’re nothing but pure dirt and dust. I’ll show you that today is the day where you will beg for death to come seeking. People suffer because of you! Your retribution falls on others, those innocent ones that you claim of loving them.”

With that, she jerked Eve’s chin away so harshly that made Eve hit the wall. A trail of cold fresh blood came flowing down her forehead as she went limp and unconscious against the wall.

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Jaejoong paced up and down the hallway, grabbing onto his phone and waiting desperately for her call.

“Youngwoong hyung, stop pacing. It won’t help. We can only wait patiently for her call.” Yoochun said with him breathing deeply to calm himself down.

Jaejoong continued to pace and pinched the bridge of his nose as though no one had spoken. How could he relax now when his loved one was held captive!

“Hyung, Noona won’t want to see you like this. Please sit down.” Changmin broke the silence after long. He loved Eve just as much but knew that it would not do them any good to be panicking. He sighed, knowing that he could not do anything but to wait. The silence was killing everyone in the room.

Jaejoong stopped as if someone electrocuted him. He turned and stared at Changmin with those blank eyes. “No one knows how she is right now and what is she going through!”

“Jaejoong-ssi…” Jin said in her soft voice that had not recovered from her overnight crying. It pained her to know that Eve was in the hands of the vicious Aya. Every night, she would jolt up from her sleep because of her bad dreams. She prayed in her mind that Eve would not be like what she saw in her dreams.

“Hush girl…” Junsu wrapped his arm around her shoulders and gave her a light squeeze. He had to be strong for his woman. Showing the misery was just as bad as Jaejoong’s pacing.

Chillie stood up out of a sudden. “Jaejoong! Stop pacing! You’re making everyone just as nervous! You’re not making this right. Please get a grip of yourself!”

Jaejoong stopped staring at Changmin and lifted his head to meet her gaze. She saw no life in the depth of his eyes. It was like staring into the dark sky with no stars. Behind those eyes, there was only pure misery. Perhaps something worst…

He then lowered his head in defeat and whispered, “I’m sorry.”

“Jaejoong, you’re not on this alone. We’re all going through this together… She’ll be fine.” Yunho gave him a light pat on the shoulder. Someone had to be the strong one, the one that kept everything in line. And Yunho had to be the one to swallow the pain and comforted the rest. He changed his attention to Venus who was hugging her legs alone in the corner. Then he sighed.

“She will be fine…” Natalie talked to herself when she felt Changmin’s hand clasped around hers which were on her lap. She forced a smile on her lips.

The atmosphere was solemn.

The last phone call from Aya hit them hard, especially Jaejoong. There was only pain and misery in the air. No one dared to speak or break the silence that was going around. They could only sit and wait for another lead.

Add comment April 5, 2010 yvonnelim99

A CHRISTMAS ANGEL (ONE SHOT)

A christmas angel

A CHRISTMAS ANGEL

Yoochun walked with his head filled with so many questions. Their group was currently experiencing a problem. And somehow everything and everyone around them were starting to get affected, one by one…. especially their fans.

He sighed heavily. It was almost Christmas time and such a frustrating problem suddenly came. Only a miracle could solve their problem now. Everything was already out of hand. Too many people were already involved and too many opinions and decisions were being considered. There were times that he was even thinking that maybe it was better to just give up and go their separate ways.

Lately he had noticed the gap, the invisible wall that was separating all of them. And as each day passes by, he knew the wall just kept on growing. And it was only a short time before they would no longer be able to reach each other, even if they wanted to. He wanted things to return to the same state it was before. But things got complicated and mistakes can never be undone.

He slowly sat down on a swing. There were only a few people left in the park. And since it was already passed 10 o’ clock, no one was even bothering to look at him.

This was the only place that he could find refuge, the only spot where he could enjoy some peaceful time alone, away from all the hectic schedules and the screaming fans. He knew his fellow DBSK members were also tired from all the work they had been doing for the last couple of months. It was like there whole world was already centered on the fact that they belonged to the famous group, DBSK. They had no privacy, no life, no love…. no one special to share their achievements with. Somehow he felt like their lives were becoming pointless as time moved on.

“I’m really tired. Why is my life like this?” he unexpected said out loud with his head bent down.

“Uhmmm… Excuse me, can I… I ask for your signature?” a voice suddenly said.

Yoochun quickly looked at the person standing in front of him. “You’re asking for my signature?” he asked a young boy about 17 years old. It wasn’t everyday that a boy would come up to him and ask for his signature.

The boy quickly nodded. “Well, it isn’t for me. It’s for my younger sister,” he added.

“Oh, I see… “ Yoochun uttered as a smile appeared on his lips. He couldn’t help but admire the young boy in front of him. The boy must really love his sister, he thought.

“Can you please sign this?” the boy asked as he shyly gave Yoochun a cd. It was one of their Japanese singles.

Yoochun took the cd and pen and was about to write when… “What’s the name of your sister?” he asked the boy.

“Yumiko,” the boy uttered with a sad tone.

Yoochun quickly stared at the boy. “And your name is?”

“My name is Hiro,” the boy answered. “I’m sorry for disturbing you,” he added politely.

Yoochun lightly laughed. “It’s okay,” he said. He had already returned the cd when he looked at the boy again. “Tell me, how did you know that I would be here?”

Hiro suddenly felt embarrassed to answer Yoochun’s question. “I… I had been following you and your friends for a month now. But I always get blocked by your body guards. My sister’s birthday is next week. So I had been trying to get close to one of you, so I can fulfill my promise.”

“So you’ve been stalking me and my friends, so you can give your sister her birthday gift?” Yoochun asked curiously.

Hiro nodded.

“Honestly I admire your determination to fulfill your promise to your sister,” Yoochun uttered. He then paused and looked at the cd the boy was holding. And immediately he thought of a wonderful idea. “Do you think you can give me your sister’s full name and your address?”

Hiro looked at Yoochun with curiosity written all over his face. “Yes… but can I ask why?”

“I just want to give your sister some additional gifts that would surely make her happy,” Yoochun answered.

The boy’s face lit up with joy. “Thank you…. I know Yumiko would be delighted to receive more gifts… especially if it came from you.”

“I will be sending the gifts tomorrow,” Yoochun said with a bright smile.

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“Hyung, why are we signing this?” Changmin asked Yoochun with a slight irritation and a confused look on his face. He had just entered the kitchen and was about to get his breakfast.

“Sign first, before you eat,” Jaejoong said with a laugh. “No signature, no food.”

“Oh, that’s harsh. How many signatures do you need?” Changmin asked back as he hurriedly took the cd and pen away from Yoochun.

Yunho who was already filling up a cd with some personal messages laughed out loud. “That’s our very helpful Changmin…”

“Yoochun met a boy last night who had been stalking us for a month now. He had promised his sister a cd with our signatures on it as a birthday gift. So we’re helping out…” Junsu explained with a bright smile. He felt so happy to do such a wonderful thing for someone… especially a fan. Somehow he feels like it has been a long time since they did something special… together.

“Oh, now I understand. You should have just told me straight away,” Changmin said.

“How about if… we just bring our gifts personally? Don’t you think that would be a much nicer gift?” Jaejoong asked the other members.

The other boys nodded their heads and agreed right away. “I got the address here. How about if we just go now and surprise the girl?” Yoochun asked happily.

“Yes, that’s a great idea,” Yunho added. He was suddenly excited and happy.

“Okay then…. We’ll leave in an hour,” Junsu uttered.

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After an hour…

“Thank you …. but Yumiko’s dead,” an old woman said as she politely accepted the boys gifts.

“Dead?” Yoochun couldn’t believe what he heard.

The old woman nodded her head and took out the picture of her daughter. She then gave the picture to Yoochun. “She died a week ago… She had been sick for the past three years. But she kept on fighting… everyday… hoping…” a bitter smile appeared on the old woman’s lips.

The DBSK boys pitied Yumiko. She was still very young.

“But Hiro… he said that he was going to give her a gift for her birthday. So we thought that she was…” Yoochun tried to explain.

“Still alive? Hmmm….When Yumiko was still alive Hiro promised her that he would give her a cd with your signatures on it for her birthday. She was already an avid fan even before she got sick. And even though her sickness prevented her from doing the ordinary things she used to enjoy… She found another passion that kept her busy until the very end of her life. Because of your group, she found her passion for writing. As time passed by, her sickness grew worst but she still tried to be strong and never allowed herself to lose contact with all the things that were happening with all of you…. your lives, your careers… your music. Somehow I feel like… you were another reason why she tried to fight longer. She would always listen to your songs whenever she was in pain. I know she would be very happy that all of you came here…. Thank you for taking the time and all the effort to make my daughter … happy,” the old woman uttered as she slowly cried.

The DBSK boys were totally speechless. They were taken by surprise by what they found out. The happy memory they were expecting was instantly replaced with sadness, pity and regret.

It was then that Hiro suddenly appeared with a small book in his hands. “Thank you for all the gifts you guys brought. In exchange, I would like to give you this.”

“What is it?” Yunho asked.

“It’s Yumiko’s diary…. I know it would really make her happy, if you guys accept this,” Hiro replied.

“Oh no… We can’t possibly accept that…. That’s too personal. You should be the ones to keep it,” Jaejoong uttered.

“Please do accept it. I have read the whole diary, and all the words she had written in that small book are already engraved in my heart. I will remember those words even if the book is gone. Please accept it,” the old woman softly uttered.

The DBSK members exchanged glances with one another. Somehow they were asking each other whether to accept the book being given or not.

A few minutes passed…

With trembling hands, Junsu carefully reached out for Yumiko’s diary. “Thank you…” he uttered softly to Hiro.

Hiro smiled…. “I should be the one thanking you… all of you. You have all made my sister very happy with your music…. and your songs.”

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Another hour passed, at the boys’ apartment….

Jaejoong carefully opened the diary and started to read out loud… The first half of the small book was full of details of their past achievements. The DBSK boys were very touched. They couldn’t believe that someone could really give so much attention to them, when she obviously had other important things to give attention to.

Jaejoong read on and on… somehow the words he was reading were becoming too addicting. He just longed for more and more…

“What is happiness? All of us have different definitions for it. But for me, I only have one answer, and that is DBSK. They made me happy during the times I was sad. Their songs were my companions during the times I was alone. They were my special friends, even if it was only in my dreams and in my stories. Because of them, I met so many friends online. I never thought I would be able to meet so many people from different countries, and instantly feel the connection with them. Sometimes I wonder if the DBSK boys even know the kind of power that they have. They have brought so many people together from different walks of life without realizing it. They are truly like gods in their own right. And I believe their name fits them perfectly, The Rising Gods Of The East”

“They are my very own special gods that have brought a special light into my darkening life. They made my dull and fading world, full of color and life once again. Because of them, I learned so many things that I will never learn in one lifetime. And even if I was at the very end, I am still thankful. They brought out the other side of me, which I never really knew. I learned how to write wonderful stories all because I was in love. I was in love with all of them in my own little world of imagination. I placed myself in the shoes of all the thousands of fans that kept on screaming their names. I wanted to play out the various scenes that were constantly playing in my head. I wanted to create a world wherein their fans can enter and also interact with them. The stories I wrote were the worlds created by my mind so to give happiness to other people. Now I know how it feels like to actually make other people happy without asking anything in return, and just being myself and enjoying the endless words of joy that fans like me are giving for the stories I have written. Unexpectedly, I learned humility.”

“There were times I couldn’t bear the pain anymore and just wanted to give up. But their songs made me think twice. The words in their songs gave me hope and a new meaning in life. Their melodies touched my lonely heart and erased the traces of pain that entered my life day after day. Whenever I feel down, I would just watch them perform and I would suddenly feel happy again. The smiles and laughs they shared made me think that life is still worth fighting for. Whenever I see them, I remember my brother and my mother, like them they are also the reasons why I keep on fighting. I want to live and breathe as long as my body would allow me to. I want to experience the happiness that life has to offer. I want to give what I can to others so I can at least have something to leave to all the important people in my life.”

“How funny, just when you thought that everything is already at the end. Something happens and you suddenly realized that everything is really just beginning. I thought my life was really over the moment I learned I was sick and I only had about a few months up to a year to live. After I learned about this, I became bitter and I hated everything and everyone around me.”

“But because of the love my mother and brother showered me with, I slowly learned how to accept my fate. Yes, I was dying. But it didn’t mean that I can no longer live like a normal person. I was sick, but I wasn’t dead. I still had a chance to do things.”

“I returned to my normal life. But my life was already restricted. I was forced to be confined in my own little world, my small sanitized room, free from dust and small particles that might make me sick. My body was already failing and I wasn’t allowed to catch even the simplest sickness. I felt like I was trapped. There were times I wanted to break free and just ran out of the door and get myself all soaked up in the rain like the way I used to. How I missed playing in the rain with my brother.”

“Two years passed, the pain grew much worse and stayed longer. But I was already immune. I just took everything without any complaints.”

“Already nearing the end, but I am happy. My brother just bought the latest cd of DBSK. But of course, my dream of owning a cd with all the boys’ signatures is still a fantasy. He promised me I would get one for my birthday. My birthday will be in three weeks time. I hope I can still make it. I can feel my body is starting to endure the pain more horribly now. But the pain I am feeling can’t even compare with the pain I feel after I learned about the trouble the DBSK boys are going through. I pity them. I wish I could fly to their side and just comfort them. I know they are going through a hard time right now.”

“Keep on fighting! No matter what hardships you guys are facing right now. There will always be a light that will come your way. Always remember your fans will always support you in whatever decisions you make. I know you guys are in pain right now. But everything will come and go. Just hold on to each other tightly and everything will be all right. Just keep trusting each other, and all the trials will pass. I believe in you, the same way the thousands of other fans believe in you. We will always love you and support you no matter what happens.”

“I feel strange today. I don’t know why. I have been singing the boys’ songs for the last few days. I just feel like I want to sing and sing like there’s no tomorrow. And another weird thing, I greeted someone Merry Christmas, even though it’s still a month away. I am acting more peculiar as the days pass by. Also I easily get tired these passed few days. I am listening to Insa right now. And although it’s too sad, I always find it so soothing to listen to. I am going to rest for a while after this. Then I am going to watch some videos again. I have missed the DBSK boys so much. They haven’t appeared in any new shows lately. I wish all their troubles will finally come to an end. I know all their other fans are also missing them as well. Keep on fighting, I will always pray for you guys. Even if I die today, and when I finally go to heaven, I will still keep on praying for you to always be together and continuously make beautiful music forever.”

Jaejoong stopped reading. It was the last entry. Tears were already streaming down his face. He couldn’t help but feel so touched and blessed. He looked at the other DBSK members, and they were crying as well.

Unexpectedly, Yunho stood up. “Let’s make an angel happy… Let’s promise to always be together and continue to make beautiful music until we all grow old.”

The DBSK boys gave each other the most loving and longest embrace they had ever given each other. An angel touched their lives. And they will forever learn from the simple lessons and words she had taught them.

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A month later… on a Christmas fan meeting…

All the DBSK boys were already on stage… before they performed their last song, Jaejoong unexpectedly decided to make a short speech…

“This song is dedicated to an angel we never really met, but who touched our lives with her meaningful words. She had taught us how to live life to the fullest.. She made us see our mistakes and she made us stronger. She will always be in our hearts. This is for you…. Yumiko… and thank you.”

As the boys sang together again, tears of joy streamed down from their eyes. They will always keep their promise… They will always make beautiful music together…. forever…

Somehow… they know an angel was singing with them up in heaven…..

Add comment February 24, 2010 yvonnelim99

[FIC]Breaking Facade chapter 64

CHAPTER 64

“Number 35!” The monitor beeped.

Jin looked up to see the blinking red number and then down to the number tag she held onto. She got up to make her way to the door that separated the doctor and the patients, however stopped just outside when she has her hand on the knob. Her heart was beating twice as fast than usual, it was causing her to hyperventilate.

She took a long deep breathe before calming herself down. “Jinayu, what is it that’s making you behave so cowardly? I’m all fine, nothing’s wrong with my body so why am I worrying?”

With manners, she knocked once before entering.

An hour later, Jin came out with a blanked face. She looked pale, like there was not life in her.

Vibrate. Vibrate. Vibrate.

She fished it out from her bag to receive a call from her beloved. It was Kim Junsu and no one else.

With trembling hands she answered,“Hey.”

“Jin-ah~” He sang her name ever so beautifully. “Everything’s fine with your body?”

She bit her bottom lip. “Junsu… Let’s break up.”

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“Hello? Where are you? You stay there, I’ll be there!” Changmin sighed and shook his head. He then stared at Jaejoong with burning eyes and said,“Hyung, Eve noona is drunk again. What did you do to her!”

“Nothing. I did nothing.”

His cold reply angered the young man. “Hyung! Noona is with a stranger now! A guy, to be exact! Who knows where he’ll be taking her to!”

Jaejoong flinched, giving it a thought at Changmin’s words but held onto his cold front. “She’ll be fine.”

“Hyung!” Changmin shouted. He was angry at Jaejoong. No matter what Eve had done wrong, she definitely did not deserve such attitude from him.

Jaejoong did not talk to Eve neither did Eve talked to him. It was like they became strangers after Aya’s incident.

“Fine! I’ll go find Noona myself!”

Bang. The door slammed shut after Changmin took his coat and ran out.

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“Sir… Where’re you taking me to?” Eve giggled while trying to ask the stranger that was holding her waist.

“You’ll know later when you wake up.”

With that, he forcefully covered Eve’s nose and mouth with a cloth stained of chloroform. She struggled with her last bit of strength, however being tipsy was not helping her. Within a short minute, she knocked out unconscious.

The stranger held her in his arms to walk across the remote street and then dumped her inside the large van.

“Job well done.” He laughed. “It’s such a waste for a pretty chick like her to get into such trouble with our lady boss.”

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“Jin, what’s wrong? What did I do wrong that made you decide to have a break up with me?” Junsu begged for an answer.

Jin bit her lips. “Sorry Junsu, but I think we’re just not suitable for each other.”

“We’re all fine until you want a break up.”

“I need to leave. Please… Let go.” Jin struggled under his grasp on her wrist. The more she struggled, the harder he grabbed on. He could not afford to lose her, never could he. She was too precious, precious like a gemstone to him.

“I won’t! I can’t! I will never!”

Slap.

“Why are you so selfish!” Jin could not hold back her tears any longer, droplets came rolling down. “I can’t take all your nonsense anymore! Do you know how stressful it is to be the girlfriend of Kim Junsu from Dong Bang Shin Ki?! You have no idea how much I’ve to hide from fans… I can’t show my love out loud… You can’t even be proud of me!”

Jin left, leaving Junsu holding onto his left cheek where Jin’s slap was still warm.

“I’m sorry, Su.”

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“Hyung! I can’t find Noona anywhere!” Changmin came back with worries creased on his face. His face changed when he saw his hyung’s pale face staring into space. “What’s wrong?”

Jaejoong’s mouth hardly moved while he spoke. “Eve’s kidnapped.”

“What?!”

-Flashback-

“Fine! I’ll go find Noona myself!”

Bang. The door slammed shut after Changmin took his coat and ran out.

Jaejoong turned his head slowly to look at the door. He felt empty, empty without Eve. “Eve, why?”

Ring.

“Hello?” Jaejoong’s voice was blank.

“Oppa!” She exclaimed into the phone. “How’ve you been? I miss you, I really do. I even invited Eve unnie to come over my warehouse to play but she’s being a rude girl.”

Smack. Then Jaejoong heard a scream, but it wasn’t just a scream. It was a blood-curdling shriek of agony.

The horrifying sound was muffled when Aya spoke up again. “She didn’t have to get punish if she behaved.”

“Eve? Why is she with you?” Jaejoong flinched at Eve’s scream.

Aya giggled, but in a instant her voice changed. “She has been a horrible girl, destroying my future and my family. I hate her for her existence. Thank goodness her parents are dead.”

Another blood-curling scream.

“AYA! WHERE IS EVE!”

She laughed. Her evil laughter made his hair stood up. “Oh no no… Oppa, you shouldn’t be so rude to me. You’ll get punish too, you know? And I believe you won’t like it.”

Her threats made Jaejoong took a deep breath. He could not afford to anger her, for Eve was now in her hands. He got to take this slow and wise. “Aya, can you kindly tell me where are you? Where did you take Eve to?”

“Oppa-yah, kind isn’t part of my name.” Aya giggled, enough to make Jaejoong’s toes curled up. “But I’ll tell you. It shall be a secret that me and you share, okay? If you tell anyone else where am I, Eve unnie will get punish on your behalf okay? I really can’t bear to see her bleed anymore. It’s freaky, but the whipping is fun though.”

“I promise I won’t tell anyone. Please tell me…” Jaejoong begged. He was desperate.

Aya whispered, like as if anyone could hear her shaing her secret with Jaejoong. “We’re at…”

Add comment January 12, 2010 yvonnelim99

[FIC]Breaking Facade chapter 56,57,58,59,60,61,62 and 63

“Eve, hurry!” The girls pulled her along through the crowd of fans to get to their seats, seats specially booked for them. Jin was smart, she booked the tickets early that was why they had good front seats. She was more excited to see her Junsu performed sexily on stage than what was Jaejoong planning to do for Eve’s birthday.

“Jin, tell me how did you get front seats? You girls already plan this out right?” Eve gave her an intense stare.

Jin giggled like a school girl. ”Sorry Eve baby, I’m afraid I got to say yes.”

The concert begun with fangirls squealing over their favourite boys on the stage, masculine and charismatic as always.

All the squealing was starting to get on Eve’s nerves. When she heard a fangirls behind her starting to scream Jaejoong’s name, she shuffled in her seat uneasily and muttered under her breath,”Jaejoong, this is all your fault. Being so attractive is not a good thing afterall. Funny thing is that I’m with this overly attractive guy.”

Cassiopeias are enthusiastic in every performance from the boys as they waved their red lightsticks in the air during slow ballet songs and sang along during fast dance songs.

The girls stared in awe as their boys performed on stage. They gave off heavy charisma and charm that twirled all fangirls’ heart in huge frenzy. Jin watched Junsu winked every once in awhile to the audience that sent her heart into skipping a few beats here and there. Chillie loved Yoochun’s husky voice that he sang in. He looked so charming when sitting down playing the keyboard. She would close her eyes to enjoy his music —every beat, every key, every sound.

Eve was anticipating Jaejoong’s solo performance to be coming up after the other members’ performance. She watched quietly as Jaejoong made his way to the piano and sat down gracefully as ever. He took the microphone and said,”Annyeonghaseyo Cassiopeia! Today is a birthday of someone extremely important to me. I would like to dedicate this song to her. Please enjoy. I wrote this myself, specially for her.”

The music flowed so smoothly across the whole hall, luxuriantly filling every single person’s heart with the love that Jaejoong felt during the composure of this song. Jaejoong knew nothing was enough or good for his little princess that once suffered tremendously. Though nothing could mend the hurt in her heart, he would want to do his best to minimise her pain.

Fangirls started to have tears rolling down their faces as though they could feel how Jaejoong felt towards the love between him and Eve.

The music came to a stop with the most beautiful last note. That amazing song gained screamings and cheerings from the crowd as well as tears.

Jaejoong stood up and bowed. ”This person is so important to me. I can’t tell or emphasize the importance of her to me enough. She’s like my oxygen that keeps me going everyday when life is hard. Every time she smiles, my heart literally skips a beat. No, not just one beat. Maybe a million or more? But every time I see her cry, my heart too breaks into a million pieces. I know I can’t be perfect for her and neither do I expect her to be perfect for me. I love her for who she is and will always love her for who she is or will be in the future. She suffered too much in the past and I will not allow her to take any suffering in the future. Each time I stare into her eyes, they are filled with sadness and complications that i can never understand. I want to do so much for her but I can’t. Eve, though I can’t guarantee that I’ll be the best man, but I’ll still try my best to give you the best treatment. I love you and happy birthday.”

Eve covered her mouth and could not stop the tears from falling down her cheeks. Her head was in a blank from Jaejoong’s confession. Yes she was happy but there was still confusion stirring in her. She could not understand what those feelings were but it was not good. She fought with the urge of standing up and ran from the spot.

Jaejoong continued,”Eve, if you’re here, can you come down? Please. I know it’s hard but do it for me just once.”

He looked among the whole crowd of people that filled the stadium hall, squirting his eyes to find Eve.

Am I good enough to let the world know that you’re in love with me? Jaejoong, there’s a huge price to pay for loving a broken doll like me. Eve questioned herself.

“Go down! Go down!” The crowd cheered in unison. Most of the fans were wanting to see who this girl was that made their Jaejoong so in love with her.

Eve… Please come down. Jaejoong prayed in his mind.

Jin and Chillie turned to Eve, only to see her hands trembling and her staring into space. It seemed like she was not oblivious to her surrounding anymore. They nudged her a little and whispered,”What are you waiting for? Go up there and give him a hug.”

Eve did not move an inch. She sat there as still as a statue. Her mind was in huge confusion. Her sight started to swirl and became blurry. She clenched her fist tight and bit her lips. The situation she was put in was hurting her head, it was like Deja vu.

Gathering all the courage that she had, she stood up. All heads turned to her. Some stares were intense, the others were in shock. But Jaejoong smiled to see her rising from the crowd, standing beautiful and perfect like he always seen her as.

The spotlight was on Eve. What should I do now…

CHAPTER 57

Quote for the chapter: In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing. -Mignon Mclaughlin
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“Happy birthday to Eve!” The group cheered as they held their cups up into the air.

“Now blow the candles, darling sister.” Yoochun grinned at her.

Just about when Eve was about to blow out the candles, Chillie stopped her and covered her mouth. ”No! You got to make three wishes first.”

“Hmm… Firstly, I wish that all of us will be in good health. Secondly, the couples here will be together happily but for those who don’t have a partner yet will be able to find one suitable one soon. And thirdly, I wish that-” Jin covered her mouth and all the others could hear were muffled sounds.

“The last wish must be kept secret otherwise it won’t come true.” Jin said, gaining a nod from obedient Eve.

Eve clasped both hands together and rested her chin on them, making a wish sincerely. When she was done, she opened her eyes and quickly blowed out the candles. ”Yay!”

“Jaejoong give a kiss! Jaejoong give a kiss!” The group cheered and clapped for Jaejoong to give the birthday lady a sweet kiss.

Jaejoong turned to Eve and held her by both shoulder as he asked,”Do you want me to kiss you?”

His eyes stared deep into hers, sending shockwaves to every nerve of her body. It was natural that as her heart hammered in her chest, blood started rushing up her cheeks, filling them with deep shades of red.

Eve immediately looked down to cover her flustered face from her sweet lover but Jaejoong held her chin and pulled it back to make her look up at him. ”So your answer is?”

“Jaejoong kiss her already! Stop teasing her!” Jin yelled impatiently. The anticipation was killing her.

“I won’t kiss her until she says yes.” Yoochun spoke Jaejoong’s mind out.

As Jaejoong’s delicious lips moved an inch closer to Eve, she gulped harder. It was definitely unresistable for her to not grab him and kissed him hard on those lovely lips.

“I love you.” Jaejoong muttered before his lips crashed onto her. Eve immediately closed her eyes to enjoy his lovely lips on hers. His soft delicate lips that never failed to make blood hammered in her veins, nerves screaming in every part of her body, cells vibrating with joy and most importantly, it never failed to make her realize how much she loved him.

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“You know when you came down the stage today, I was so happy.” Jaejoong said in Eve’s ear as she was leaning against him on the side of the car.

“But you do know it’s very risky of you doing that.” Eve nagged, her brows knitted together.

“Any risk to keep you as mine forever.” He whispered into her ear, making her shiver with joy.

“Reckless you.” Eve muttered under her breath as she continued to enjoy the cool breeze that gently caressed her face.

Jaejoong tightened his embrace around her and rested his chin on her shoulder. He had never felt so alive before. All because of Eve, he felt so much more completed, like he had something missing all along. He was sure and totally convinced that Eve was the only one that he had space in his heart for. Her presence is his motivation.

“Beautiful, isn’t it? Luckily I asked Yoochun to let us out. Finally we can spend some quiet time together.” Eve said as she contined to admire the night beauty of Han river.

Jaejoong smiled. ”But you’re far more beautiful than it.”

“Glib tongue.” Eve turned in his arms to face him and she stuck her tongue out, teasing Jaejoong. ”You should learn better stuff from Min or Yunho and not from Yoochun or Junsu. Sweet talker. I’m not going to fall for that.”

It made Jaejoong stared at her with the intensity that could burn through a piece of paper. ”I’m serious.”

Eve gulped at his sudden seriousness. It definitely had scared her. ”I…” Just as she was about to open her mouth to say something again, she turned around and sneezed. ”I need to sneeze.”

Jaejoong burst into laughter from her cuteness. Every action of her made her uniquely her, uniquely Eve. The one and only that he would love for life, the one and only that no one could ever imitate or replace.

Eve frowned. ”What’s so funny, Hero Kim Jaejoong?” She folded her arms and she emphasized on his entire name with a hint of sarcasm.

He took off his jacket and gentlemanly wrapped it around her petite figure. He then kissed her cheek and said,”You’re just too adorable and too nice to be true. I’m a happy man.”

Eve still had the frown on her face when Jaejoong placed his jacket around her shoulders. Although she found his action really caring and she had blushed, she was still extremely concerned about his health.

“What’s wrong? Stop frowning. You’ll get old if this goes on.” Jaejoong lovingly rubbed her knitted eyebrows and planted a kiss on her pouty lips.

“Jaejoong, you know you’re going to get sick wearing just that tee. The temperature is dropping you know. Take care of your own health for me please.” She took off his jacket and tiptoed to wrap it around him.

“Eve, if you get sick, I’ll be more worried. Stop being stubborn. Wear it.” Jaejoong once again took it off, wanting to wrap it around her but he was stopped.

“You need it more. My work schedule is really flexible. You’re different. You have a tight schedule everyday. It’ll be tiring to work if you get sick. You need a healthy body to work more than I do. Be a good boy and stop arguing with me over who should wear the jacket.” Jaejoong still did not look convinced so Eve did puppy eyes on him. ”Pretty please, jagiya?”

Her sweet voice that sounded sweeter than honey made him blinked furiously and was enough to make a fully-grown man blushed. ”O… Kay…” He stuttered.

“Good!” Eve smiled in victory and stared at him with dreamy eyes. ”Jae… You know something? You’re extremely charming. Whether it’s the inner or the outer.”

Jaejoong chuckled at her sudden confession. ”You’re just like how you describe me. It must be a blessing from my early life to be able to meet you and get you in my hands.”

Eve smiled as she rested her head on his broad shoulder. The reason why she could live a happy life now was all to Jaejoong. He helped her through her difficulty of trusting people, to loving people and to believe that the world was actually wonderful. He was there when she needed him. He was there when she felt lonely. He was there to shower her with abundant love and care. He was more than what she wished for.

“Let’s share this jacket since no one is putting it on.” Jaejoong wrapped Eve in his jacket while wearing it. His arms securely tied around her waist like metal chains, never wanting to let go of her. ”I’m going to miss my dear princess the whole of next week.”

“You still will be able to meet me no matter how tight your schedule is, right? We just live next door to each other.”

“We’re leaving to Japan for the whole of next week for certain promotions. Don’t think we’ll be back so soon. Probably be there for one week and then come back to Korea.” Jaejoong pouted like a small child. He hugged Eve even tighter, clearly showing that he did not want to let go. ”Eveeeeee…”

“Jaeeejoonggg… I’ll be missing you too. Every minute of my life, I’ll be thinking about you.” She smiled. ”Just make sure you take care of yourself when you’re there. Don’t make me worry for you.”

“Can’t I bring you along with me?”

She shook her head. ”I’m afraid not. I’ve got work. Not that I put work above you, just that I don’t want to distract you from your work. Oppa said that the company will be busy the following week because there will be shoots after shoots. Celebrities are having so many photoshoots these days. Don’t worry, you’ll survive sweetheart.”

“Alright. I don’t have you with me, I still got Yunho. Yunjae, just like the fans like it.” He tried to make her jealous. But obviously, jealousy does not seem to exist in her system. Especially when it comes to her beloved and her good friend which is a guy.

“Well… by all means do it. If Yunho and Jaejoong are called Yunjae, then doesn’t Eve and Jaejoong called Jaeeve?”

“No, I like it to be Jaeve. Without the extra E. It’s like as though each word can’t form with that E in the middle. For example, Jae can’t be formed without the E neither can Eve be formed with that E. It’s like we’re inseparable. Does that make sense? We’re born to be together.” Jaejoong gave a silent laughter.

Eve thought at his explanation for a while. That truly made sense to her, of course. She understood clearly that she could not survive without Jaejoong and that he showed that he could not survive without her either. ”It makes sense. My boy sure is smart!” She pinched his cheeks playfully.

“Of course! My princess doesn’t get attract to brainless guys.” He rubbed his nose at the tip of her nose. ”I really do love you. Be sure to remember that forever.”

She giggled,”Yes sir. You remember that I love you too.”

“Alright! We better get going back. Big day tomorrow!” He easily swooped her up in his arms in bridalstyle and carried her to his car. Eve had her arms securely tighten around his neck to prevent her from falling from his sudden movement.

Just as the couple got in the car, they heard a feminine squall. “Ouch!”

Eve got out of the car and ran over to the lady that tripped and fell over the huge luggage. “Are you alright, Miss?”

“Oh, thank you. But I think I just sprain my ankle.” The lady replied. She had her hair in short length just above her shoulders in light shades of chocolate brown. Although it gave her a more cooler look, it also brought her a sophisticated touch on her whole features. Her eyes sparkled under her thick long lashes and her sharp nose with her pink lips made her a natural beauty.

“Venus?” Eve questioned when the short-haired lady turned around to meet her face to face.

“Evey?” The lady had the same response. “How come you are here?”

“Well, shouldn’t I be asking you that? I came back to Korea not long ago and decided to stay here for good.”

“I figure that nowhere else is better than home so here I am, back to Seoul.” Venus smiled proudly at herself. “But it’s been years since I’m back so I’m just a little lost around the neighbourhood.”

Eve laughed at her silliness. “You can stay with me for the period. Mother got me a pretty empty yet large apartment. But if you don’t mind, I got other two mates that’s staying too.”

“Is that your boyfriend? He looks really handsome.” She pointed over at Jaejoong leaning against the tree, answering a phone call.

“Hmm… Yes. And now, will you answer me? We can get there once you decide.”

Venus snapped out of her staring and nodded vigorously. “A hack of yes! I need a place to stay. Guess I decide everything too quickly that I din’t even have a place to stay just yet. Thanks Evey!” She hugged her.

“Cut that nickname out. I’m Eve, not Evey.” Eve frowned. “Yeah, let’s go.”

When Eve’s phone rang, she picked it up to find that it was Yoochun in the other line. “Eve! Come home soon kay? Omma, Appa and Natalie are here to see you! Don’t enjoy too much with Jaejoongie hyung! Don’t you be heartless to forget us! Be back! Bye!”

CHAPTER 58

“Hello?” Chillie picked up her phone and answered it. It was late at night already but she was not asleep, she had too much on her mind.

“Hey baby. Not asleep? You need your beauty sleep, you know.” His husky voice filled her ear through the cell phone. Yoochun was on the other line.

When she heard his husky voice on the other line, she sat up straight immediately. She then cleared her throat and coldly replied,“What’s the matter? And don’t you call me baby.”

Yoochun laughed. It was obvious to him that she was trying a little too hard to act cold towards his passionate self. “Aww baby, I just called to ask you out since you’re not asleep. Want to watch sunrise with me?”

“Sunrise? At this hour? I thought you and the guys got to go Japan tomorrow.”

“Yes baby, this hour sunrise. We’re going to Japan but before I go, I want to spend some time with my girl. 5 minutes and I’ll be down. You go down now, okay? See you downstairs baby!” With that, he hanged up the phone leaving Chillie dumbfounded on the other line.

Aish, that stupid Yoochun! She ruffled her hair in frustration and got off the bed. Chillie put on a pullover and rushed out the house silently, not wanting to wake the rest up.

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A smile lit up on Chillie’s face when she saw her handsome Yoochun leaning against his car, enjoying the early morning breeze gently caressing his cheeks and as his hair gently danced in the breeze, Chillie was totally mesmerised by that unspoken charm.

Her feet were still rooted to the ground when Yoochun turned around. “Hey, am I that handsome to have my baby girl drooling while staring?”

She turned away to hide her blushing face as she approached him. “You’re thinking too highly of yourself.” She scratched her head.

He reached out to pull her arm and pressed her against his car with him on top of her. His face just inches away from hers. Their close skinship made Chillie blinked furiously from the heat. “You’re blushing, baby girl.”

Chillie tilted her face to the side and mumbled under her breath. “Get off me.”

“Yeah sure.” Yoochun chuckled and gave her a light kiss on her cheek before getting off her. He held the car door open and said,“C’mon, get in.”

She grimaced and ducked in his car without any argument. Her heart had not settle from the close skinship just now.

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“Where are we?” Chillie asked, looking around once she stepped out of the car.

Yoochun held her hand and said,“This is the beach to watch sunrise. Come, I’ll bring you closer.”

Yoochun set her down on the sand and sat beside her. The sound of waves crashing onto the shore and the aroma of beautiful early morning breeze were adding onto the beautiful atmosphere.

He reached out to take a loose strand of her hair and set it back gently. “You’re gorgeous.”

Chillie just smiled sheepishly and tucked the rest of her hair back her ear. She was embarrassed from his intense staring. “Yoochun-ah, stop staring at me like that.” It was not more than a whisper.

He took her chin and tilted her head to face him. He stared lovingly into her eyes and commented,“I can’t help it. You’re very beautiful.”

Chillie just stared back at him. She was lost in his deep eyes that showed so many emotions that she could never make sense of.

“Will you be my girl? I want to be there for you when you smile, to share your joy. I want to be there for you when you cry, to share your sorrow. I want to give you my shoulder to cry on, to lean on. I want to embrace you when you need a hug. I want to shower you with abundance of love and care, to let you know that you’re never alone.” He leaned forward to wait to kiss her.

Chillie did not give him an immediate answer. She just leaned forward to give him a light and quick kiss on his lips.

Her sudden act made him sat still awhile. He blinked a few times and smiled from ear-to-ear. His smile was a very naive and innocent smile. “So it’s a yes, I assume?”

She nodded in response. “You’re now officially my baby girl!” Yoochun stood up abruptly, pulling her up and then hugged her tight, spinning her around in circles.

“Ah! Yoochun!” She buried her face into his shoulder blade and laughed.

He continued spinning. “I love you, baby girl! I’m a happy man now!”

“Yoochun-ah, can you put me down now? I’m getting a headache already.”

“Alright alright.” He laughed and set her down, still smiling.

“Baby-ah, you haven’t give me my full kiss yet. Do I have to keep waiting for it?” Chillie asked sweetly with a smile lingering on her lips.

“Huh?” Yoochun’s eyes widened. “Did I hear you wrongly?”

She did not answer him. She just pointed at her lips and pouted.

“Naughty girl.” He smirked and pulled her closer to have his lips crashed onto hers. It was a gentle kiss yet there was a huge wave of passion from both flowing through in the kiss.

CHAPTER 59

“Changmin, wake up!” Junsu shook him roughly. “We’re going to be late!”

Changmin snuggled deeper into his pillow. He was smiling from his sweet dream and wishing that he would never wake up to reality. “Natalie…” He mumbled, still smiling like a fool in love.

“Yah! Shim Changmin!” Junsu kicked him off his bed and reared the pillow from his grasp. “Wake up already! And stop kissing my poor pillow!”

“Ouch! Hyung, what was that for!” Changmin grimaced in pain, rubbing his now injured bottom.

“Go prepared! Manager hyung would be happy if we’re late. You forget we’re going to Japan today!”

“Oh!” Immediately he got up from the floor and grabbed his things, rushing into the bathroom.

Junsu sighed and walked out of his bedroom. “Minnie is bathing now. He finally woke up.”

“Junsu yah, you alright there? You look as though you came back from a war.” Yoochun pat his friend on the shoulder.

“That little kid was mumbling some name that I can’t hear. And he was kissing my poor pillow!!!”

Hearing that, Yoochun and the rest burst into laughter. “What?! He was kissing a pillow? That’s insane!” Yoochun exclaimed.

“Is he mumbling some girl by the name of Natalie?” Yunho asked with a hint of curiousity.

Junsu nodded. “Think so.”

By the time he answered, Yoochun was leaning back on the chair laughing and holding his stomach. “Dongbang’s maknae fell so hard for Eve’s cousin! That now makes Jaejoong hyung and Changmin relatives!”

“What’s so funny here?” Changmin walked to group with a towel ruffling his hair dry. “I can hear laughters even from the bathroom. Yoochun hyung especially.”

Junsu rushed to Changmin and grabbed him by the arm. “Speak! Why are you kissing my poor pillow while mumbling ‘Natalie’?” It was like interrogation from a police officer.

“Huh?” Changmin scratched his head in confusion an embarrassment. Did I really said her name out loud? I thought I was dreaming… The guys glared at him for an answer. “Hmm…”

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A text message from Chunnie baby:
Baby, you take care okay? Don’t miss me too much while I’m away. Love you babe.

Chillie looked at the screen and smiled. She still remembered that dawn they said, that predawn they kissed passionately both parties willing. She used her index finger to trace his lips on hers, his soft kiss still lingered on hers. How romantic…

“Yoochun again?” Jin nudged her, waking her up from the romantic kissing mode.

“Yeah.” She grinned, oh so proud of her man. She could finally and officially Yoochun her man, labelled him as her man.

“Welcome to the world of love!” Jin hugged her sweetly. “It’s about time that you stopped playing hard to get.”

“Can’t blame me. Eve taught me that because Yoochun was such an ass.” She shrugged.

“Speaking of that little devil, where did she go today?”

“She said she had plans. Hmm…” Chillie scratched her head. “If I’m not wrong, she said she’s going to some audition?”

“Audition?”

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“Number 333, please enter the room.” The receptionist announced through the speakers. It was the audition of modelling for the upcoming endorsement with the famous Dong Bang Shin Ki, specifically only with Kim Jaejoong.

Eve looked at the number ticket she gotten earlier. “Number 333, finally it’s my turn. Eve, you can do it!” She stood up, portraying confidence and entered the auditioning room.

“Hello there, give us a short introduction of yourself.” One of the female judges said.

Eve nodded and began,“I’m Eve Elizabeth Reaser. I’m not a full Korean blood, I’m mixed American and Korean. I do best in photography and that’s my passion.”

“So you know which side you look best in a photoshoot?”

“Photography may be my passion but I do shots for others, not including myself. But at least I feel I’ve a little experience in photography to lessen the burden of the photographer.”

Her explaination gained a nod from the judges, hinting she had herself some chances. “Alright, we will take that into account. Hmm… Can you proceed outside to wait? We would like some word among ourselves.”

“Sure, thank you.” Eve bowed with respect and proceeded out as instructed.

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“Who could be calling me at this hour?” Jaejoong picked up his ringing phone and grinned once he saw the caller id. He answered with his ever sweet voice that melted every lady’s heart. “Hey love.”

“Hey.” She lipped back through the phone.

“Miss me already? It’s just one day.”

She laughed. “Which girlfriend doesn’t miss her man when her man is away from the country?”

“Yeah I miss you too. Without you here is boring. No one to cuddle, no one to tell ‘I love you’ to, no one to smooth my hair for me when it’s messy.” Eve could almost hear him pouting on the other line. How adorable was her man.

“You poor thing. Don’t worry, you’ll have a surprise when you get back to Korea. Something exciting will happen! I can’t wait!”

Jaejoong raised his brows. “Love, don’t keep me in the suspense. Tell me now? You’ll keep me thinking the whole time here.”

“Like I said, it’s a surprise. If I tell you then it won’t be fun. Go do your work! Call me when you’re free later at night okay? Love you sweetheart.”

“Aish… Love you too.” Jaejoong hung up in utter defeat. He knew if his lover was determined to keep something in secret, nothing would be big enough to shake her out of her determination.

“Hyung, what’s wrong?” Yoochun walked in just nice the moment he huffed a sigh.

Jaejoong rubbed his eyes. “Nothing’s wrong. It’s just your cute little sister is keeping something from me. She said I’ll know when I return back to Korea.”

Yoochun chuckled at the couple. He always found it amusing how Eve had the ability to keep his hyung under her control. She sure had her own unique ways of dealing with his mind. “Just wait a few more days and we’ll be back. By then, she would have to tell you and you will find out. Why are you sighing?”

“She sounded so excited and I’m here anticipating for that surprise. You know how much I hate to be kept in the suspense.”

“Be patience. She’s one hard nut to break. Like a complicated puzzle she is. It takes time to get her the way you want her to be. That’s why she is my beloved little girl.”

CHAPTER 60

“Finally we are at our doorsteps.” Junsu yawned and stretched his arms.

“The husbands are back but where are the wives? Aren’t they suppose to welcome us with a warm hug?” Yoochun frowned.

Junsu laughed. “Maybe they don’t want to see you.”

“Aish. How bad our wives are. Bad choice.”

“Yoochunnie ah, what did you say about bad choices?” Chillie appeared out of a sudden and hugged him from the back.

Cold sweats broke out on his forehead. He knew when his girl called his name so sweetly, there was nothing good out of it. “Ah baby girl… How sweet of you to be here.”

Chillie scowled and pushed him away. “Yeah righttt… I’m a bad choice uh? Fine.”
She then walked away.

“Junsu-yah…” Jin sang as she danced to her man and pecked him on the lips. “I miss you.”

Junsu chuckled and hugged her tight, breathing in her aroma that he had missed the one whole week away. “I miss my Jinnie-yah.”

Natalie stood by the corner, watching as the couple reunited. She was oblivious to the fact that Changmin was just beside her. “Hey. Natalie right?”

She turned and came face-to-face with a gorgeous figure. She smiled and said,“I’m Natalie. You’re Changmin right?”

“That’s right. Oh, I didn’t know you read.” He pointed to the book that she had in her left hand.

“I love reading a lot.”

“I love reading just as much. It’s always interesting to learn something new from books read.”

Natalie was amused. She had never found guys that loved to read just as she did. She even thought once that none of the male species alive ever read a book. “Really? Guess we do have a lot to talk about.”

We got more than books to talk about… Changmin smirked in his head.

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“Yoboseyo?”

His sexy voice flowed in her ear. “Hey love. Where are you?”

“I’m outside my work place. Work just ended. I miss you, Jae.” Eve still blushed at giving him a shorter name, a pet name to be exact.

“Wait for me there. I’ll be there to fetch you in a jiffy.” He hung up after he spoke what he wanted to.

“But-” Eve wanted to tell him that he did not need to since he just came back from Japan and must be really worn out. She ruffled her hair and sighed. “That Jaejoong…”

While she was just standing by the road waiting for her beloved man, a group of young girls approached her. One of them gathered up courage and asked,“Annyeonghaseyo Unnie, are you by any chance Eve Elizabeth, Kim Jaejoong’s girlfriend?”

Goodness, this is the tenth time in the week. That stupid Jaejoong… Eve cursed in her head. She smiled at the young girls that approached her. “Hmm… Yes, I’m Eve Elizabeth.”

“Oh my goodness! Jaejoong’s girlfriend!” “She’s so pretty!” “I can’t believe we met her!” Eve heard the girls turned to each other and shrieked crazily among themselves. She shuddered.

“Unnie, can we take a photo with you?” One of the girls asked politely.

“Yeah sure.”

They took photo with Eve and were so excited to see her in person. Because of Jaejoong’s confession during the concert, she had somehow became a star. Fans sent her from letters to emails, from emails to presents at her doorsteps… Even in her workplace, there were presents from fangirls. When there were fans that could accept her, there were fans that detested her as well. Anti-fans would send her emails, saying ‘You slut! Don’t you even dare to steal our Oppa away from us! Never will we accept you!’ and threats like ‘Stay away from our Oppa or else we will never let you stay alive in this world!’

“Love, you alright?” His beautiful voice shook her up from her thoughts. Eve blinked a few times to see Jaejoong in front of her, waving his hand at her.

She smiled and held his hand down. “I’m fine.”

“That’s good.” He bent forward to give her a quick kiss to receive screaming from the fangirls behind.

Jaejoong gave Eve a questioned look. “Those are your fangirls. They saw me here and asked whether I’m Eve Elizabeth, Kim Jaejoong’s girlfriend. I said yes and they requested to take a photo with me then you arrived.”

“Ah, I get it.” He laughed and interwined his fingers with her. “Let’s get you back home to rest.”

———-

She knocked on the door lightly to receive approval to open the door and entered. He looked up from his book, his pair of black spectacles hung loosely on the bridge of his nose. “Hey Changmin, dinner’s served. Eve asked me to come in and get you.”

“Thanks.” Changmin smiled with appreciation.

She tilted her head to the side, showing somehow she was thinking. She approached the side of his bed and sat down beside him. The title of the book that he was holding was very familiar to her… “You read this book too?”

He raised his brow as he hung up the book to let her have a fairer view of it. “You mean this?” She nodded. “Yeah this is my favorite book.”

Her eyes sparkled. “We really do have something in common! This is my favorite book too! I never thought a guy like you would actually like it.”

“A guy like me?”

She laughed. “Nothing offensive here. Just surprised that an intellectual guy like you read this kind of novel.”

“I admire how the author uses words to phrase it in a way so vividly for readers to imagine. Certain scenes are interesting too…”

Natalie smiled. She stared blankly at Changmin as he continued to discuss about what he took out from the novel. Shim Changmin… Am I starting to grow feelings for you? She shook her head to shake the thoughts off. No! It’s just my imagination… Stay clear, Natalie.

———-

“Yunho sunbae, do you remember me?” The girl in short-haired waved sheepishly.

Yunho looked at her, strained his eyes to try to recall her face from anywhere that he had been. “Ah!” He snapped his fingers. “You’re Venus, right?”

She smiled ever so wide and nodded. Yunho, her first crush, was her dance mate from her teenage years. They practically grew up together and were perfect dance partners. From young, Venus had loved Yunho but Yunho only treated her as a sister. She still remembered him saying ‘Venus-ah, you will always be my sister, my friend. We won’t be lovers ever when we grow up’.

“How come you are here?”

Eve draped her arm around Venus’s neck. “She’s my friend. And she’s staying with us girls.” Venus simply nodded as agreement with Eve.

She indeed grew up a lot… Even prettier now. Yunho shook his head. Aish, what am I thinking.

———-

“Jin, where are you going?” Eve asked when she saw Jin opening the main door in her white night gown.

Jin turned and smiled sheepishly. “I’m going over to accompany Su. I miss him a lot. It’s been long since I see him.”

“Let her be. Her Junsu is more important.” Chillie appeared from nowhere, rubbing her eyes.

“Alright, Jin. See you in the morning.” Eve went over to hug Jin before she went out of the apartment.

———-

A text message from Changmin:
Yoochun hyung is romantic to the core that I can’t stand it. Junsu hyung too… Oh, and Jaejoong hyung is worst. You don’t know how bad to live with three lovesick guys under one roof that entire week we were in Japan. It’s crazy.

Natalie bit in a giggle from rolling off her tongue while she typed away on her phone.

A text message from Natalie:
Well… Living under three girls that are madly in love isn’t as bad. We seldom talk about those guys. But Chillie, Jin and Eve are fortunate girls to have their guys so doting on them.

Changmin stared at his phone screen and said,“I want to make you feel fortunate too.”

A text message from Changmin:
Do you want to catch a movie with me this Saturday night? We are having a day off so let’s enjoy. Hyungs are planning for a movie marathon in our apartment. Wanna join? I promise it’ll be fun. I’ll be there if you feel bored or left out.

Natalie sighed. “What is it that you can make me feel so moved? I can’t fall for you. It’s bad to get together with a celebrity. Aish… And I’m just an ordinary girl. A gorgeous guy like him won’t fall for me. I stand no chance… Mind as well give up this feeling.”

She flipped her phone closed and put it aside as she lied down and closed her eyes, waiting to drop into deep slumber.

CHAPTER 61

“Miss Elizabeth, you’re here. Please proceed to the dressing room. The make-up artist will prepare you for the shoot.” The in-charge person said.

Eve gave a bow and smiled before heading to the dressing room. She sat in front of the bright mirror table and a make-up artist began her magic on her face. “Actually you don’t need much make-up on. You’re really beautiful.” The make-up artist commented as Eve just smiled sweetly towards the comment.

Jaejoong’s gonna be shocked to see me here. Eve giggled like a schoolgirl in her mind.

Then she heard some whispers from the ladies in the dressing room. “Oh my goodess, Kim Jaejoong is here. I never seen him in person before. He sure is attractive!” The lady shrieked.

“Aish, Kim Jaejoong…” Eve mumbled under her breath. She had to remember him to keep his charm under control. Her boyfriend was one attractive good catch to all females out there. Eve was also afraid that that one day would come that she would no longer have that attraction to keep him by her side.

Jaejoong bowed and greeted all the staffs that were present. “Good morning everyone! Please take care of me through the photoshoot.”

“Will do!” The female staffs all replied in pure enthusiasm.

By the time when Eve was done with all the appropriate dressing up, Jaejoong had just entered the dressing room to get ready. Jaejoong did not know that his partner that he was paired up with for the photoshoot was her girlfriend, Eve Elizabeth.

“Oh Jaejoong, come over to meet your partner.” The in-charge hollered out for Jaejoong to come over his side. Eve was in front of the in-charge, trying to hide as much of her face for Jaejoong to not see from far. She wanted to see his shocked face badly when he saw her upclose that she was actually her partner for this magazine photoshoot.

Jaejoong nonchalantly walked over to the in-charge’s side and greeted the lady with a handshake,“Hi there, I’m Kim Jaejoong. Nice to be collaborate with you on this magazine photoshoot.” Jaejoong obviously could not see her face clearly as the lights were out on her.

Eve took a step forward to have lights brightened up her face for Jaejoong to have a glance and smiled, taking his hand in a firm handshake. “Hello, I’m Eve Elizabeth. You can just call me Eve. It’s definitely a great pleasure to see you in person. I’m a great fan of you.” She grinned when she saw Jaejoong’s face changed from nonchalant to shocked. I got you, Kim Jaejoong.

Jaejoong held her hand in mid-air and froze there, not able to absorb the sudden information into his head. Now he understood Eve’s surprise for him. Now everything clicked into the right place.

The in-charge waved his hand in front of Jaejoong, trying to get his soul back in his body as he stood there like a dead log just staring blankly at Eve. “Jaejoong, you alright there?”

Jaejoong blinked to clear his vision then cleared his throat awkwardly to speak. “Yes sir, I’m fine. I’m just a little shocked to see such beauty first time in my life.”

Eve smiled. “Im flattered, Kim Jaejoong.” Her innocent smile meant so much more behind. It was like she was laughing Jaejoong of his sudden change of facial expression.

The in-charge gave a hearty laughter. “Alright, the photoshoot can begin now. I’ll get the crews ready while you guys have a short chat. A get-to-know-each-other, okay?”

“Yeah sure. No problem.” Both Eve and Jaejoong replied in unison.

Once the in-charge was away, Jaejoong dropped his smile and said in a soft voice,“How come you’re here?”

“Tada! This is my surprise for you!”

Jaejoong shook his head in defeat. “You’re one crazy girl. Why did you do this?”

Eve blinked in confusion and bit her bottom lip. “You don’t like it?”

“No love. It’s just that I never expect you to be auditioning for this kind of stuff. So you like the official way too now?”

Eve folded her arms. “No way. I just want to experience one time of work with you. Don’t you silly boy think too much. I’m not into the official relationship thing.”

“Eve and Jaejoong, please get ready!” The in-charge shouted.

During the photoshoot, it was easy for the couple to get into close shots and they looked natural behaving like intimately. In certain shots, Jaejoong would put his arm around waist and rested his head on her shoulder like a sweet couple would do. The photographer was really impressed how these two behaved so naturally in front of the camera. “Okay, nice shot. Now Jaejoong, I want you to hug Eve from the back.” Everytime they had close skinship, Eve would blush a little, making her cheeks more rosy.

“Good job guys! We can pack up early today!” The in-charge announced. Then he turned to the couple and said,“Nice job. Thank you for the wonderful cooperation.”

“Thank you too.” The couple bowed. Of course, the in-charge and the staffs did not know that Eve and Jaejoong were couple for real.

Eve turned and wanted to say something to Jaejoong. “Jae-” But she was cut off by a extremely high-pitched voice.

“Jaejoong oppa!” The lady dived into his arms and hugged him tightly. “I miss you so much!”

Jaejoong was stunned for a moment but he picked up his cool. “Hey Aya, it’s been really long since I’ve seen you.”

She let go of him and stood in front of him, pouting cutely. “Oppa, you have been so busy. How can you forget about me!”

He laughed. “Of course I didn’t forget about you. We can meet up often now that I’ve more time on hand.”

She smiled in victory. “Oppa, who is she?” She pointed at Eve. “She looks so familiar.”

“Oh, she’s Eve. My girlfriend.” Jaejoong pulled Eve over to his side while he introduced her to Aya. “And Eve, she’s Aya. She is my childhood friend who happens to be a model now.”

“Hi Eve!” Aya hugged the shocked Eve, then she whispered in her ear,“I haven’t forgotten about you.”

“Min-Jee, what do you want from me.”

“You to be miserable.” Aya smirked by her ear and then pulled away. She returned her attention to Jaejoong. “Oppa, I really like her. Can we please hang out more often? I want to get to know her better afterall she’s oppa’s girlfriend.”

“We sure will hang out more often. I’ll give you back the time we missed out together.”

Eve held her forehead as past incidents rushed into her head without a warning, making her dizzy. She wobbled and luckily Jaejoong caught her in time. “You okay?” He asked caringly.

His loving action made Aya sick.

Eve waved her hand and backed away from his touch. “I’m fine. I just need some rest. I’ll leave first.” She replied coldly and left the hall, leaving Jaejoong dumbfounded.

“But Eve-”

Aya pulled his arm. “Let’s go have a coffee somewhere oppa! C’mon, she’ll be fine.”