Uki’s POV~

I felt my heart hammering in my chest as tears threatened to overcome me once more. There was no way. There was just no possible way that Troy had somehow freaking risen from the dead and is standing here before me now with black hair and green eyes! Oh, his eyes. What happened to his gorgeous eyes?! My knees started trembling, and I had to reach a hand to the wall in order to steady myself. What happened to my Troy? If this…this…this guy truly is Tr—No. No. I refuse to accept it. There’s no possible way that this is Troy because he’s dead!

Get a grip, Uki! You’re starting to sound like Michelle!

I hadn’t noticed it before, but the moment “Troy” had revealed himself, the room had fallen under a silencing spell, for no one even dared to breathe.

And then:

“Oh hell no,” Alex said, shaking her head. “Please tell me that you’re Troy Bolton, not Troy Burchett.”

 Upon hearing this, I managed to regain my strength, and, without so much as looking at this imposter, I made my way to Agent Yi and growled between my teeth, “Explain. Now.”

“Alright, look,” Agent Yi began, “we’re not gonna explain anything until everyone calms do—”

“CALM DOWN?! CALM DOWN?! I ALMOST GOT STABBED TO DEATH BY MY HOMICIDAL, INSANE LUNATIC OF AN EX-BEST FRIEND AND I JUST FOUND OUT MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS SOMEHOW ALIVE AFTER BEING SHOT AND BURIED?! HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT ME TO CALM DOWN AFTER EXPERIENCING SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!” I shrieked, almost flying forward and strangling the idiot man.

But once again, someone grabbed me by the arm and pulled me away. I screamed in frustration.

WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON?!

“Uki, listen to me!” that voice commanded again.

“No!” I cried in desperation, trying with all my might to break his grasp on my wrist, but my resist was futile. This guy was just too damn strong. In the end, he managed to restrain both my wrists in one hand while his other hand cupped my chin and firmly held my face in place, forcing me to look at him.

Just like Troy used to do whenever I wouldn’t look at him while he talked…

“Uki, if I have to repeat myself again, I’m gonna become angry,” he said in a low and threatening voice, but that’s not what threw me off. That’s not what made me wanna collapse to the floor and sob, which I would have done had it not been for his hand restraining me by my chin. What made me feel as though I’d just gotten a blow to the head was the fact that he said this in English, which means—

“Oh my God, you really are Troy,” I said quietly, already feeling myself begin to cry.

His eyes softened as he flashed me a weak smile. And just like that, he let go of me completely. Had it not been for another pair of arms swooping in to catch me, I would have ended up in a heap at his feet.

“Uki, list—”

“I don’t wanna hear… Any excuses. I. Want. An. Explanation,” I growled through gritted teeth, turning in Donghae’s arms and flashing Agent Yi a dangerous glare.

He sighed and nodded. “Arasso, arasso. First things first. Agent Lee, if you’d please restrain Miss Parker?”

An agent behind him nodded once before proceeding toward the kitchen. A moment later, I heard Michelle scream in resistance, and a satisfied smirk spread across my lips as I saw Michelle being led to the living room with her hands cuffed behind her back. Serves you right, you insane . Once some of the other agents managed to restore some of the furniture back to its former position, everyone numbly followed one another and sat, me plus the majority of the guys on the couch, “Troy” and Agent Yi in the armchairs facing us, and Michelle handcuffed to one of the kitchen chairs brought in by some other agent while the rest of the guys who couldn’t fit on the couch with us spaced themselves out on various other chairs and whatnot. Donghae’s arms tightened around me slightly when Agent Yi opened his mouth to explain.

“Here’s the deal. We staged Troy’s death,” he bluntly stated, causing me to immediately tighten my fists in anger.

“Do you know,” I began in a low voice, “just how depressed I was after his ‘death’? I blamed myself everyday thereafter, I cried just about every night for a month and a half straight, I had nightmares about his ‘funeral’, I almost killed myself because I thought it was all my fault, and come to find out, almost four months later, he’s been alive all this time because you idiots staged his death without telling me?! DO YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE I AM TO KILLING ALL OF YOU?!”

“We did it for a good reason!” Agent Yi quickly defended, his hands up in a feeble attempt at keeping my anger at bay. “Just listen first and then you can kill us afterward, alright?” His only response was a dangerous light flashing in my eyes, urging him to hurry and continue on before I jumped up and killed him right where he sat. He sighed and took this as a sign to continue. “We knew that Troy was in danger the moment he was transferred to the hospital. Not only was he in danger of being killed if Tony and his friends had ever escaped—which mind you, they did—but he was also in danger of being put on the death penalty. Normally, trafficking rings earn you ten, maybe fifteen years in prison, the worst probably being sentenced to life. However, with the amount of girls in that house and the amount of time it had been going on for, there was no telling what would happen to any of them. And so we saved Troy.”

“Oh yes,” I said sarcastically, a dry laugh escaping my lips. “Save him from the death penalty by staging his death! Do you not see the irony in this at all?!”

“We saved him, did we not?!” Agent Yi responded.

“At what cost?! If anybody else finds out about this, do you know how much trouble everyone is gonna be in?! You are going to lose your job, he is going to be put through trial no matter what anybody does, and we are going to suffer all for your poorly thought out plan! And you! Why in the world would you go along with something as ludicrous as this?! I know you’re smarter than this, so why didn’t you think ahead of time?! Think of all the consequences beforehand?!”

“I was thinking of you, Uki,” he—Troy—responded quietly, not daring to make eye contact with me. “I knew Tony was gonna break out eventually and I knew that you were gonna do something as stupid as come to meet your psycho stalker alone. Of course I had to do it. I didn’t wanna let you go.”

“Why didn’t you tell me any of this was gonna happen?! Why didn’t anyone tell me?!” I exclaimed, desperately trying to understand everything that was being said while anxiously pacing back and forth. “And worst of all, why did Michelle know while I didn’t?”

Troy nervously chuckled for a moment before quieting instantly when I flashed him a dangerous glare. He sighed and said, “She called me about two months ago. I don’t think anyone really informed her that I had ‘died’ and I wasn’t gonna tell her to begin with but then I listened to one of her voicemails saying that she was pregnant. I had to call her back after hearing that and lo and behold… I’m gonna be a father.”

I rolled my eyes. “You filthy disgusting bastard.”

“Uki—!”

“Not only were you cheating on me behind my back, but you were having with that one behind my back and ended up knocking her up! Troy, I forgave you, honest, I did. But then I find out about this, and all this other happens and now—now—now I don’t even know what to think anymore! Damn it, why aren’t you dead?! Why didn’t you die?!”

“Uki, listen to me!”

“What?! What do you possibly have to say that’ll make any of this seem logical?!”

Troy sighed impatiently and said, “The point of the matter is that I’m alive. There’s nothing we can do about that—”

“Oh, I beg to differ,” I grumbled under my breath.

He glared for a moment before continuing with, “Anyway. There’s nothing we can do about that except for just going along with it. I’d managed to live for a little over three months now just fine without anyone finding out unless I wanted them to find out. I’ll be fine. You gotta know that I’m perfectly capable of taking care of myself.”

I sighed, chewing my lower lip thoughtfully. I guess I have no choice. I guess I have no choice but to believe him and hope for the best. Sighing once more, I asked quietly, “Where have you been staying all this time?”

“In a hotel here in Seoul, but I’ll probably have to relocate sometime soon since they’re getting a little suspicious as to why I’m staying for so long,” he responded.

“Have you been going by Troy Burchett this entire time? Please tell me you’re a little smarter than that.”

“I’ve been going under the name Eric Ryu. No one’s suspected anything, so I’m guessing everything’s just fine.”

I blinked for a moment before shaking my head. “I don’t wanna deal with this. Maybe this is just all a nightmare and if I go to sleep, everything will be back to normal.”

“Uki, it’s not that simple,” Troy said, giving me a look that didn’t even register with me at first.

I chuckled sarcastically. “My life—” I plopped down on the couch next to Donghae, sighing and covering my face with my hands “—has officially turned into the worst Korean drama possible.”

“It’s not that bad, Uki,” Eunhyuk said, flashing me a slight smile. “At least no one’s lost their memory, right?”

“No, but I got the other most cliché plotline of them all. My ex-boyfriend rises from the dead!” I cried, letting myself fall to the side so I was now resting against Donghae’s shoulder. I felt Donghae shift, and a moment later, his arm was around me again.

“You act as if you’re not happy to see me!” Troy exclaimed and I immediately knew he was pouting at me.

“Of course I’m not! You’re not even Troy at this point! Green eyes?! Black hair?! You look like an American version of James!” I responded, uncovering my face and giving him a “how-the--do-you-expect-me-to-respond?!” look.

“Who?” Troy asked.

“Me,” James said, raising his hand slightly.

Troy looked at him and his eyes widened for a moment. “Holy crap, we do look alike. That’s…really weird.”

I sighed and shifted my gaze to Agent Yi. “So?”

“So?” he responded.

“So what happens now? Troy’s alive, Michelle’s insane, and my life’s completely and utterly ed up. So what now?” I asked, hoping he’d have an answer.

“Well… I suppose first things first would be to get your dorm fixed. And after, we relocate Troy to a different place in Seoul. And then Michelle goes off to jai—”

“No,” I immediately interrupted, shaking my head.

“No? Uki, are you mad?” Donghae asked, looking down at me with a worried light shining brightly in his chocolate eyes.

“I’m not pressing charges,” I replied. “I don’t want her in jail.”

“Oh please,” Michelle spat, shooting me a nasty glare. “I don’t need any of your pity.”

“My pity isn’t for you, you insane !” I snapped, my lips curling in disgust as my eyes darkened dangerously. “It’s for your baby. It’s not its fault that it got stuck with a crazy psychopath for a mother, so why should it have to pay for your stupid mistakes?”

“Oh, look at you. Being all kind and generous and . This sure isn’t how you acted when you stole Troy away from me!”

“I DID NOT STEAL TROY AWAY FROM YOU! YOU’RE THE ONE PREGNANT WITH HIS BABY!”

“Oh, yes. Here we go again with the baby nonsense! You think just ‘cause you’re jealous of me that you can—”

“ALEX!” the entire room shouted in surprise, eyes widened in shock while we stared at Alex who was breathing heavily in her undeniable anger.

She angrily threw the huge cutting board that had been mutilated by Michelle earlier to the ground with a snap and said, “She irritated me.”

I couldn’t help.

I just couldn’t.

“PWAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH! OH MY GOD, THAT WAS THE BEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE!” I shouted in joy, collapsing into Donghae’s side for support when I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. Alex just did the most bad thing I had ever seen: she hit Michelle in the head with the cutting board and knocked her the out! PWAAHHAHAH! OH MY GOSH, ALEX, I FREAKING LOVE YOU! xD

“Alex, she’s pregnant!” Siwon shouted, giving Michelle a worried glance.

“So? It’s not as if I hit her in the stomach! I hit her in the head, which is obviously so thick that she won’t be able to feel a thing anyways!” Alex cried defensively, which merely brought my peals of laughter back to life.

“Alex, have I ever told you how much I love you?” Heechul asked with an amused smirk playing at his lips.

“Don’t encourage such violent behavior!” Siwon scolded.

“No, no, I fully support this,” I said with a laugh, flashing Alex a quick wink. “If it wasn’t her who did it, I surely would have done so myself.”

A few sighs could be heard going around the room, but I’m sure that they were all secretly cheering on the inside. I mean c’mon. Who wouldn’t be cheering for something as amazing as Michelle getting knocked out, right? I know I was definitely throwing a party inside my head right now!(x

“Ahem,” I heard a throat clear. I pouted. Agent Yi always had to ruin the fun. When everyone quieted and shifted their gazes to look at him, he said, “So if you don’t want her in jail, where do you want her?”

“I don’t know. Put her in an insane asylum for all I care. I just don’t want her in jail and I’m not pressing charges,” I said.

Agent Yi sighed and nodded. “Arasso. We’ll get her shipped and transferred to an asylum a couple miles away from here and we’ll make sure she’s under strict supervision so she won’t be able to escape. And as for Troy—”

“Don’t worry about me. I’ll find a different place to stay at,” Troy said with a smile.

“Where at?” I asked, giving him a slightly worried glance.

C’mon. Just because he had risen from the dead doesn’t mean that I suddenly don’t forgive him anymore. I mean, he did save me after all. And he saved my necklace, which was a major bonus point on his part.

“I dunno. We’ll see what happens.”

I swallowed and immediately turned to look at Siwon with big eyes. He gave me a flat stare, shaking his head immediately. “Uki, you must be insane. You want him to stay here? We can’t even stay here with the damage that’s been done!”

“But oppa, he has nowhere else to go. And he did take a bullet for me. That’s worth something, right?” I asked, beginning to allow my lower lip to tremble in order to form the perfect pout.

“Aish. Teuk? I think this is your call,” Siwon said, looking away from me and pinching the bridge of his nose as if he were suffering from the biggest headache in the world.

Seriously? He’s gonna ask Teukie to make a decision when I’m sitting here pulling aegyo? Is he that stupid or something? Tsk, tsk, tsk. You never learn, Siwon. I turned to look at Leeteuk, batting my lashes at him before he sighed and nodded. Wow. That was so much easier than I expected. I’m guessing someone still feels a little guilty about giving a certain someone alcohol poisoning?(:<

“If it’s alright with the rest of the guys, it’s alright with me,” Leeteuk responded, refusing to make eye contact with me.

“Uh, one problem. Where is he gonna sleep?” Donghae asked, eyeing Troy disdainfully.

Well, you can’t really blame him for still being a little upset with Troy, now, can you?

“He can take my room. I’m guessing you and I are roommates again,” I said with a smile, knowing that I didn’t have to try very hard in order to coax Donghae into agreeing.

I smiled victoriously when he immediately grinned, hugging me close and shouting, “Deal! Troy, welcome to the family!”

I laughed at this, hugging Donghae around the waist and pulling myself closer to him. While everyone around us began standing, some still shooting Troy suspicious glances while others began introducing themselves to him and trying to actually start a conversation, I began replaying the recent events in my mind. So, let’s recap, shall we? Just a few hours ago, Michelle turned homicidal and tried to decapitate me with a kitchen knife that she had dulled down to make it “less painful” for me. And then she revealed that Troy was alive. And then she tried to stab me. And then the boys came rushing in with the impeccable timing that they always had. And then Troy suddenly pulled a Jesus move and rose from the dead. And then the whole story came out.

Don’t you love how, just like that, my life can take a turn for the worst?

But then again, who doesn’t want a little craziness in their life, eh? If nothing happened, then life would be way too boring, and I’m Uki Seohae Choi for cryin’ out loud! I don’t live for “boring”. I gotta have excitement in my life and what better way to accomplish that than by having your ex-boyfriend that had supposedly been dead for over three months now suddenly rise from the grave and come back into your life and shout, “Surprise! I’m actually alive! Isn’t that wonderful?”

I sighed.

Oh, I’m totally diggin’ how I’ve become so emotionally unstable on this emotional roller coaster I call life with Super Junior~

Woo-hoo! AP exams are OV-ER! ^^

You honestly DON'T know how freaking HAPPY I am that I am finally AP FREE!<3

Lol. But now, EOC's have risen. Good news about those, things, though? THEY DON'T AFFECT MY GRADE WHATSOEVER, SO IDGAF ABOUT THEM! ^^

But knowing me--being me and all--I'm probably still gonna stress myself out over them anyways. ^^"

Kekeke~

Ahh, the long-awaited the chapter, the chapter that has finally answered all those questions! [At least, I hope they did. xD]

Except for some certain questions, which I've left unanswered on purpose, but for the most part, everything should be cleared up now! :3

Lol. I'm in sucha good mood. I have been ever since the stupid AP exam was over! And the best news?! I TOTALLY DON'T THINK I BOMBED IT! ^^ It's not a 5, but I think I made at least a 3! Lol. If I get a 3, I'll triple update [if time allows me to]. :3

Any who, 'tis now 4:23 in the morning and I'm supposed to be up by 8 to get ready for a dance performance I have! xD Fun, fun, fun! I'ma be dancing and looking as though I just rose from the dead like Troy! ^^

Tra la la la la~

Arasso, I think that is all I have to say. Lol. Yep! Until next chapter!~ ^^

Oh, yes, one more thing. I was thinking. What would you guys think about a trequel to this thingie? I know I told you guys that I was gonna quit Uki soon, but Michelle's baby is about to be born and someone's gotta be the mommy and daddy of the thing, right? So, vote, vote, vote! Go, go, go! ^^

Oh yes. And pic has nothing whatsoever to do with the chapter. 'Tis only there to once again emphasize my happiness that I am FREE BABY!<3 ^^ But isn't it cute? I think it's cute~ ^^

Oh, and NO, this does NOT mean that this part of Uki's life is done. Lol. Won't be for a while, so no worries. :3