Athena's POV

            “Are we done?” I asked boringly as the van moves. The pictorial for a magazine finished a bit late.

            “Well, that's it for the day...” my manager answered as she continued to browse at the

schedule written on her tablet.

            “Well that's great...I could get some drink before going back to the hotel.” I said.

            “You're not allowed to go out right?” she said.

It has been a month since the scandal on the premier night happened. I stayed on one of the

agency's condo unit outside Seoul for a week to avoid the public eye. Then I resumed my work but

I am under a strict watch of my manager and some security.

I heaved a heavy sigh as I look at the flashing lights of Tokyo buildings and establishments. This is

what I hate the most about my job. The lack of freedom and the feeling of being under the

microscope. Those places are just    in front of me but then I could only look.

I turn to the various paper bags beside me.--these are all the sponsored clothing for me. An idea

came to me....I opened my bag and took my phone, dark shades, and a credit card. I put those

inside the first paper bag that my hand reached. It's great that we stop to the gasoline shop to fill in

the tank. The driver came out to take care of it. I gaze at my manager who's sitting at the

passenger seat. She's busy and not paying attention. I looked the streets and think of an escape

route.

            “Get me a drink there.” I commanded her.

            “What kind?”

            “Any cold beverage.” I answered shortly.

She took off and walk towards the 24-hour convenient store without any suspicions. I didn't waste

any time. I grabbed the paper bag and open the door. I run and hail and taxi right away. I made a

stop to another convenient store and changed my clothes. The paper bag that I got has a black

dress and a leather jacket inside. I dump my clothes on the trash bin and wear the dark shades

before leaving the comfort room. The taxi is waiting for me outside.

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I ended up coming to a bar. I will release my stress away this night with drinks and music.

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Jaejoong's POV

            “Glad that you came out for tonight..”Tomohisa Yamaa says as he we walk together.

Shirota Yu and Ikuta Toma are in front of us. I’ve been here in Japan for my fan meeting and once

Yamapi called me for a night out, I didn’t hesitate to say yes. It’s been quite a long time since we

went out together. We came down a stair that leads to a door. It seems to me that this bar is an

exclusive one.

            “This is a great place to hang out with...press wouldn’t follow us here...The drinks are

good...the ladies are hot too!” Yu says as he introduces the place to us. I smirked. Yu is really good

in setting up a meeting place.

The place is wide with lots of people inside. Of course, drinks and girls are everywhere. Toma

chose a table on a corner. We started it off with a few drinks as we talked.

            “Waaa....that chick is hot!”Toma says when checking out a girl from the dance floor. I

smiled but a face caught my attention. It’s her—sitting on the table on the other side of the bar.

She laughs and drinks with her girl companions. She’s here in Japan too? I just watch as she rose

from her seat and went to the dance floor. Together with the other three Japanese girls, she hits

the floor. She seems to be having a great time without minding if somebody notices her.

After that incident at the movie premier, JYJ had been busy with our activities. I saw some news

articles hitting her from left to right because of what happened. I didn’t get to see her until now.

I continued to observe her because my eyes won’t leave the sight of her. After dancing for a few

minutes, she left them to go to the bar counter. I bet she’s getting another drink. I excused myself

but my friends just nodded not paying too much attention for they are looking on a group of girls

too. I approached her on the bar.

            “Athena...”

She turned to me and smile.

            “Oh...it’s you...”

            “I’m here with some friends...” I explained while pointing to our table. She gazes at them for

a while before getting back at me.

            “Ah...”

            “I didn’t know that I’ll see you here in Tokyo...”

            “Yeah...I have to do a photo shoot...and you?”

            “Fan meeting..”

She smiled and put a drink in front of me.

            “No...I had mine at the table..” I tried to refuse.

            “My treat for driving me to the hospital last time.”

We had a toast. She finished her drink in one go but I just took a sip.

            “Don’t mention it. By the way, why did you have to go to the hospital back then?” I asked.

She smile and tapped her cheek slightly.

            “I consulted a doctor. My cheek was a bit soar...you know, the face is really important.”

She lied. Why would she tell me that she visited her mother and cried anyway?

            “Ah..is that so? How is it now?” I pretend to believe her.

Then she whispered something to me.

            “I want to go somewhere else....you wanna come?”

I looked at her face to see if I heard it right. The place is so noisy that I might misheard it. Under

the dim lights, I saw her gesture the way to the exit.

            “I...uh...” I tried to look back at my friends.

            “Alright then..” She didn’t wait for me to answer and walk towards the door. I know that

she’s already tipsy so I couldn’t let her go by herself. I followed her.

When one mentions about going somewhere else, it only means one thing.....but this is definitely an

exception. Not that I'm thinking that we'll do something like that but I couldn't let her wonder

around in her state.

            “Aren't you going to give your friends a call to say that you already left?” I ask as we walk

along the bridge.

            “I don't even know their names...what more about their phone numbers...” She simply says.

            “What?!But aren't they your friends?”

            “Nope. I came alone. Just saw them there...it seems great to hang out with them so I did.

When it's not fun anymore, then I'll just go...” she stops and views the dark water underneath. I

decided not to comment.

            “Look at those lights....” Athena says while looking at the city's bright night lights.   

            “Which is brighter, Tokyo or Las Vegas?” she added while hanging her head to the other side.

Everybody would definitely say that it’s Las Vegas.

            “Vegas is brighter than this..”

            “Is that so?”

            “Why? You’ve never been there?”

            “I've been there for work...but I never had the chance to look at it...isn't it funny? Being to

a foreign land but all you had seen are the four corners of a hotel suite?” she says and both of us

chuckled.

            “And you know what? When they interview me on a magazine, they asked me how do I

find Las Vegas...I told them that it's extravagant and gives me the feeling that I have  a world of

my own....when the truth is I'm talking about my hotel room!” she laugh happily making me

laugh too. We're on the bliss of laughing when her phone rang. She looks at it. I saw that it's her

manager.

            “I could imagine how frustrated she is right now...” she states with a big grin on her face

then she throws her phone in the water.

            “What did you just do?!” she might be so drunk for her to do that. I looked at where the

phone dropped. It was gone on the dark water.

            “Giving myself some freedom...” she answers

            “I've been grounded for almost a month because of the scandal...I feel like I couldn't

breathe...even for a bit...I need to...” I could see the sadness in her eyes.

I know how she feels...we are living a dream...a life that is being admired and wanted by anyone

yet serves like a prison with no bars to us...

            “If this makes you feel so uncomfortable then why are you still here? Haven't you thought

of giving up and just live a much simpler life?” I ask.

            “Why I'm still here? It's because I love what I do...When I'm acting, I can forget

everything...I could live different kinds of life and that....keeps me going..”

She wants to forget everything and live different kinds of life through the roles that she plays...I

realize that being under the spotlight really hurts her but she can't do anything because it is also

the only thing that's important for her....

She moved and almost tripped but I was able to hold her.

            “Ah...”

            “Are you alright?”

Our eyes met. Her face approaches mine. I was just looking at her as I swallow hard. My heart

beats fast.

            “Don't worry...I'm not going to kiss you.” then she laughed again. She was just making fun of me.

I sighed. I don't know why I feel a bit disappointed. Do I really wish her to kiss me?

Not long after she fell asleep so I carried her to my car. She looks innocent in her sleep. I've seen

her reserve, cold, fragile, and playful self. I am confused...which one is the real Athena? For

unknown reason, I always think about her since that day that I saw her cry. There's something

inside of me that wants to know her more, something that wants to protect her. For some reasons,

I somehow feel attached to her. A voice at the back of my head says that it will lead to no good but

I can't help myself. She's starting to grow on me.

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Athena’s POV

I stood up quickly upon realizing that I’m not in my hotel room. I looked around and see another

bed.

            Where am I? I tried to shake my head to remember what happened last night. I came to a

bar and had some fun after having drinks.. I can’t remember exactly how many glasses I had but

I’m sure I had a lot and the hangover proves that. With my hand in my head, I went out of the

room and found a wide living area. I think I’m on a hotel suite but not the one that I’m staying at.

            “You’re up?”

A man’s voice startled me.

            “Y-you?” my forehead crumpled as I look at the person behind me.

            “Ah...yeah?” Kim Jaejoong looks behind him comically.

            “You wake up early for a person who drank a lot the previews night.” He says.

I recalled that I bumped into him at the bar last night but I don’t have any idea what happened

after that.

            “The breakfast just came so we have to eat it while its hot..”

He went to the table next to me then I noticed the foods on it.

            “Take a seat.”Jaejoong wait me to sit. He pours coffee on a cup and gave it to me before

sitting in front.

            “Is this your suite?” I ask. He nods.

            “I share it with my manager but he went off yesterday to meet some relatives.”

That explains the other bed.

            “Who put me on this?” I pinched the white bathrobe I’m wearing.

            “I asked the room attendant to do that. They already had your dress dry cleaned.”

I nodded gently.

            “You should eat more.” He pushed the dishes towards me.

            “I don’t eat breakfast.”

            “What? You have to...breakfast is the most important meal of the day.”

            “You and I....Did we do it last night?” I casually ask.

He was surprised that he got his mouth burned by the coffee he was drinking. His fingers touched

his lips.

            “No...we didn’t do something like that!” he says as he shook his palm.

I am somehow relieved with his confirmation. It would be a great trouble if that happens since I

can’t afford to have another scandal now.

            “Then it’s good.” I replied then picked up a fork.

Both of us eat in silence.

            “Have you seen my phone?” I asked to break that silence.

Jaejoong stare at me.

            “You threw it on the bridge.”

            “Ah...” I calmly reacted. I was drunk last night and there’s a possibility that I did that.

I’m going to need a new one....

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Yoochun’s POV

I go online and go directly to the site that has recently became my favorite….Asianfanfics…yeah ,

that’s right…No one knows but I read fanfics….specifically, fanfics about me. It was not too long ago

since I started reading but I stumble on this fic on the internet and it made me want to read it.

Then, I found myself signing up under the user name “CrownPrince”.

Well, the author is using the code name “Park Ha” so I guess she likes Rooftop Prince…the recent

drama that I’m acting on.

There’s something on her stories that makes me want to read…not that I like reading it because

the main character is me but I am intrigue on the way she portray me on each story she write.

Some are similar to my personality…some are totally no way near to what I am. Yet, I find it

amusing and fun….to know how this ordinary girl think of me. 

This new story by her is not a love story…it’s a fanfic about “my daily life”. It’s really fun. I like

how she delivers the story…it opens my imagination because I can really see the story happening

in my head. I admire her sense of humor and I think, talking to her would be evenly great.

HAHAHAHA…..

I laugh hard. That part of the story is really funny. I’m alone here in my room and I’m laughing

like crazy.

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            “The hotel service vehicle is now waiting outside.” He informed me after picking up a call

from the front desk officer.

            “Okay.” I rose from the sofa. He moved as well.

            “I’m going with you.” He says.

            “No, just stay here. Reporters might see us.”

I stopped for a moment.

            “I’ll go straight to the airport. Today’s my flight back to Seoul so.....Thank you for your help.”

            “Ah...you’re welcome..” he bit his lips.

I wore my dark shades and opened the door. He helped me for the second time. I’m not sure why

but I feel light and relieved knowing that it’s him.

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[Author's Note]:

Happy Monday!

Well, as you can see I have some Yoochun subplot...there would be Junsu as well....I'm just looking on what chapter to put them. I'll reveal them one by one so just be patient and stay tune!

Enjoy reading and pls. leave as much comments as you can >_<