CHAPTER 30:

DARA’S POV:

“Can you imagine that Daroong?? Can you imagine??” Bommie hissed walking back and forth in front of my bed pulling her long hair in all direction. She’s suuuuuuuper annoyed.

“I can imagine it… I really do.” I answered nonchalantly.

Earlier, Bommie barged into my room waving her cellphone screaming madly and cursing whoever she’s texting.

“He fckin called me fatty!!  He called me fat!! I know I gained weight but duh…. I am not fat!!”

“But you called him monkey first…” I said scrolling through their conversation.

“It’s because he is a monkey… an annoying monkey!!” she exclaimed.

Top: Noona, these days I noticed you’re gaining weight.

Bom: Me? I’m not.

Top: Yeah right. Tell me to ignore your chubby cheeks and your baby belly.. heol

Bom: Yah!! Do you wanna die?

Top: I’m just telling the truth. v^^

Bom: You monkey, where are your manners? I’m older than you. How come you disrespect me like this?!!!  Did you lose your manners after hibernating because Dara rejected you? Heol… good thing Dara rejected you FIRST.. >: P

Top: Yah fatty!!!  You’re being unfair… >____<

Bom: WTF?? Who are you calling fatty??

Top: YOU!!! You  fat meanie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  >w<

I laughed a bit....the childish conversation lightened up my mood.

“Yah Sandara Park does this look like a laughing matter, do I look not serious to you? My dignity was stepped on and stomped on a couple of times by that monkey!!!”

“Bommie… you’re being mean… look..he looks so pitiful in this text.” I showed her the text sent by TOP.

“How can he look pitiful with just a text?!!!”

“Well the smiley did wonders…” I smile.

“I hate you.” Bommie pouted snatching her phone from me.

“You guys look cute.”

“Cute??” She raised an eyebrow at me.

“Well… behind those banters I can see a very good future ahead of you.” I said. That’s true,  I can feel a spark between the two of them. They are just hiding it behind those banters.

“Excuse me??”

“You still dating Siwon??” I asked.

“We never dated… you just assumed we did but we didn’t.”

“Good… then Tabi and you…”

“Stop..stop..let’s not talk about us.. let’s talk about you and Jiyong. What happened to your date?”

“Eyyyy..Bommie…..”

“I said stop..there’s no us. There will never be…so cut the crap off..” she joined me on my bed and beamed at me. “So what happened??”

“Wel.. I don’t know if I can go over it…”

“Eyy… I will not leave this room not until you tell me.” She stubbornly said puffing her cheeks.

“Fine.” I sighed defeated; an argument against Bom is always a losing battle.

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FLASHBACK:

Three days after Jaejoong and I’s date Jiyong suddenly appeared in our apartment and dragged me out. I wasn’t even able to prepare. I was still in my training suit but he didn’t care. He said I was beautiful no matter what I wear.

I felt my heart flutter again.

Jiyong and Jaejoong both have different personalities. Jaejoong is the calm type, patient and gentle, not that Jiyong is not gentle. Actually I like the bad boy feeling that Jiyong exudes. But his bad boy image is just a façade. In reality, he’s very caring and sweet. He has this young boy inside him that is itching to come out and he lets it out in front of me.

He can be a baby sometimes..pouting and whining and all. It’s cute and adorable. Makes me want to pinch his cheeks and baby him. I guess I am seeing the real Jiyong without the make-up and the outrageous clothes on. Not the fashion icon Gdragon, Bigbang’s Gdragon but the sweet Kwon Jiyong.

I look at him beside me. We are again in his bus that turned out to be our bus. Inside the bus..it feels like we are free. We are in our own little world. Just a bit bumpy as the bus runs but that is part of the beauty of the moment.

“Sajangnim talked to me…” he suddenly said.

“What did he say?” I ask a bit alarmed. He frowns, “He’s against us right?” I gulp as I said the word us. Is there even us to begin with? I saw a tiny glint in his eyes when suddenly an amused laugh escaped his lips. He pinches my cheeks.

“I like that… us… yeah… he was against us but he can’t do anything. So……………….”

“So?”

“I told him to kick me out of the company.” He said simply.

“What?? Jiyong!!” I exclaimed hitting his arm. How can he say that? Kick him out of the company? Is that even possible?? YG’s money maker.. Bigbang’s leader..can sajangnim do that?

“Ha…haha…”

“Wait, are you laughing? You told our sajangnim to kick your out of the company and you’re laughing?? Did he actually consider kicking you out? Did he even-----”

I was silenced Gdragon-way. My eyes widened…fck… did he just…

“You’re worrying too much you’re so cute.” He said smiling his face still hovering in front of mine. He’s obviously amused and I’m not. I frowned and flicked his forehead making him wince in pain.

“Yah.. why did you kiss me?!” I exclaimed with my cheeks still red and hot from embarrassment. I bet my ears are even redder.  Jiyong, you and you’re unpredictable personality is going to kill me!!

“Why? Because you’re cute…” he flashes his boyish grin while rubbing his forehead.

“Just that?? Kwon Jiyong!!”

“You’re even cuter now..aigoo…” he pinches my cheeks and I slap his hand in return.

“Be serious.”

“I am serious.”

“You’re not.”

“You bet, I am.”

“No, you aren’t. You’re being stubborn and----“

“I love you.” He finished my sentence. It wasn’t even what I am supposed to say but it does fit the sentence weirdly. It ended the sentence well making my heart swell. He leaned forward making me lean backward, the back of my head touching the glass window. His left hand lies beside my head resting on the bus window while his right hand is gripping the backrest of our seat.

He inches forward making my breathing hitch.

“Ji….jiyong….” I stammered.

He just gazed at me.

 Incoherent thoughts are starting to flood my brain. Those piercing dark orbs are like magnets. They are attracting my brown ones causing my vision to cloud. My brain turned into a puddle of and it’s un-usable at the moment.

“Dara-ah… can you at least give me a chance to love you?” he said sincerely and it crushes my heart. “Just one chance… let’s try.”

“What do you mean?”

“Let’s be a couple for today. Let’s act like one.. as in real couple. A couple who holds hands…and  you know kiss.” He said shyly showing his boyish grin again.

Great Jiyong. You have your ways of ruining good moments. I push him hard enough for him to fall off his seat and land on his .

“Yah!! Isn’t it enough that you kissed me already?!” I exclaimed my cheeks flaming red again.

“That isn’t a kiss. That’s a peck!!” he defended.

“Whatever!!”

“Okay.. I’m fine with holding hands….” He smiled. “Please?” he pleaded putting his hands together. Gosh who can say no to this baby..he’s too cute! I rolled my eyes at him

“Aishh..Where did the fierce leader of Bigbang go??” I said. “Come here…” I offered my hand to pull him up.

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JIYONG’S POV:

“Can you explain why we are sharing the same tub of ice cream? And why did you bring just one spoon?” Dara asked. I just gave her smile and took one spoonful of ice cream and neared it close to her lips.

“Ah…” I said opening my mouth wide encouraging her to do the same.

“Jiyong what’s wrong with you? Your greasiness is creeping me out.” She said before opening and closing her lips around the spoon. I mentally noted how pretty they look around the spoon. How thin and red her lips are. It is illegal to have sinful lips like that. It makes me want to bite them.

I bit my lower lips instead.

“Can’t you see.. I’m trying to be romantic here.” I said darting my eyes away from her lips. Seriously I am so close on devouring them.