While sipping on his warm coffee, his eyes never left Eunah who was getting into position for a magazine photoshoot. He got a little bit jumpy whenever there were people approaching his sister. Letting fear and anxiety ran through his blood each seconds so he would always be on guard.

Mir's eyes were taken off his sister for a bit when his phone vibrate. It was private number again.

Unknown :

You really think you can protect her this way? Humor me.

J

Mir felt his blood all rushed to his head. He bit his lips hard. No... He had to  calm down. Calm the erratic beating of his heart. This person was just taunting him. With Mir watching over his sister as close as this, there would be no one who would escape his sight and harm his sister. He would not allow it. However, he couldn't control his wild eyes which were scanning the studio space for any suspicious person. 

That text meant he was being watched. Being watched meant the person must be near. Now, everyone seemed suspicious in his eyes. He couldn't help but to suspect even the young teenage girl who was doing part-time as the tea lady for this crews-group.

"Ahdeul!" Mir jumped slightly when Eunah was already standing in front of him while smacking his arm. Mir looked up and offer his older sister a small smile. "Don't you have work?" She asked while pulling a chair beside him.

"I do." Mir answered in a small voice, still thinking of anyway he could escape the meeting tonight. But, he just couldn't afford such luxury. Mir turned a bit until he was facing her sister. "How about I call Nicole to keep you company tonight?" He suggested, making Eunah blinked at him. He would have contact his parents or even Hyosun but they were on a trip around europe and few coutries across the sea these days, and wouldn't be back in Korea for at least another month.

"Yah... What's wrong with you these days?" Eunah squeaked, dumbstruck by her baby brother's behaviour. Mir was being really protective. Overprotective even. Was it because they were the only two left in Korea since the other family members were having fun on the world-trip or was there something more...? Her instinct was leaning to the latter...

"I'm just worried." Mir whispered.

"Bo? Worried?" It was a bit surprising for Mir when Eunah's soft chuckles reached his ears. "Honestly, Cheolyongie... You're so cute being all sweet to me like this, but I can take care of myself."

"But, you-" Mir bit his lips as he realized he almost let out all the secrets he had been keeping from everyone. He shook his head when Eunah raised an inquiring brow at him. "Ani..."

"Ahdeul." Eunah called softly and used both her hands to hold onto Mir's slightly trembling hands. She noticed that and it made her worried even more. Something must have happened. "What is it? Tell me." She demanded.

Mir tried his beast to avoid Eunah's dark brown orbs that were stabbing right into the depth of his heart, yet he failed. He decided to reveal his secret but right then, his manager chose that very moment to call him and reminded him of his schedule.

"Don't bother to call Nicole." Eunah had said before Mir left for his schedule, looking the most restless he could be. "I'm going home with my friend." She gestured slightly towards a lady of her age. Mir knew that lady though he didn't really remembered her name. "I will be okay." 

Eunah somehow knew, assuring Mir of her safety is what her baby brother needed most right now and she knew she was right when Mir's tensed look slightly relaxed at her words before the boy left her. What was Mir hiding from her...?

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"Brother-sister complex maybe?" That was what Seungho had said to Eunah when they met coincidentally at a cafe near the JTune company building. They decided to chat and caught up a little with each other and ended up with Eunah voicing her worries over Mir. Mir had been showing up at her home almost every night. The boy rushed over back and forth from his schedule to Eunah's house which proven a bit hard because Eunah house was quite far from JTune company. Mir even brought her to his schedule whenever Eunah was free, just like now. She had sneaked out for coffee when Mir was distracted with his photoshoot and ended up here with Seungho.. She felt like she was being babysit. That definitely didn't feel good.

"He seems different. Something changes him." Eunah concluded, ignoring Seungho's earlier opinion.

Seungho shrugged but then froze when he remembered the similar issue about Mir that had been brought up by Nicole who seemed as equally worried as Eunah. Did he and GO really missed something? He shook his head, deciding that these girls were just too paranoid. "Stop worrying so much. Maybe he is still a bit stressed out because of Changsun and Sanghyun leaving."

"Maybe..." Eunah trailed off, wide eyes looking into the distant. Seungho's words couldn't comfort her. She was still very much concerned. Mir is her only baby brother after all. The blood they share tied her to the boy and she couldn't help but to keep worrying over the boy. How could she not?

After a few minutes more, they greeted goodbye to each other. Seungho watched as the beautiful girl turned and was about to cross the road. But then, from the corner of his eyes, he saw a fast moving car that stopped him from turning away. A black sedan making a sharp turn and was sliding its way towards Eunah. He felt his stomach twisted into a knot. "HYOJIN-AH!"

Seungho's loud panic shout gained Eunah's attention as the girl stopped and turned a bit before she, too, realized what was about to happen. Clenching her eyes shut, she waited for her grim fate yet it never came. Instead, she felt an almost painful grip on her arm, pulling her against someone's chest.

Eunah slowly opened her eyes at the familiar scent. Familiar because she remembered the scent. Her favourite cologne that she gave to Mir as a birthday gift. "Cheolyong-ah."

Eunah saw how dark Mir's features as the boy was looking towards the leaving car. Of course. It was inevitable. Mir almost saw her own sister being hit by a car. Eunah could see clearly how pale looking Mir was. As if... As if it was Mir himself who almost faced his own death. When the tension slowly passed by, Seungho jogged towards the two siblings.

"Gwenchana?"

Seungho's question brought Mir out of his trance as he snapped his head towards Eunah. Mir harshly yanked Eunah away from him and shook her small frame. "YAH!" He shouted, making both Eunah and Seungho flinched at the obvious anger in his tone. "Didn't I tell you to stay in my sight? Do you really wish to see me go crazy? Do you really wish to see me die?!"

Informality and rudeness in Mir's words would have been enough to lit up Eunah's fury switch but it didn't. It didn't because she can see Mir's wide orbs glistened with tears of mixed feelings of sad, anger, worries and some more feelings she couldn't name. "C-Cheolyong-ah. I... I..."

Mir's bit his lips and leaned down until his forehead met Eunah's shoulder. Light tremble could be seen racking his figure. "Do you really wish to see me die...?" He repeated, losing his energy after such a big shock to him. Eunah and Seungho could only exchanged a confused yet concern glance.

don't forget to read chapter 3 karen^^