Chapter 6

How to get rid of an overprotective brother

"I think I know" Eunji suddenly said and the girls all turned to look at her with a mix of curiosity and concern. Without even saying anything else, Eunji ran after Chorong, leaving the girls completely dumbfounded.

"Wait! Eunji unnie!" Namjoo shouted as she tried to stop her, but she was already gone. The younger girl sighed and wondered what was wrong. She was worried that it had something to do with the plan and that it had bothered Chorong more than she thought. Maybe it hadn't been such a great idea after all.

Eunji ran as fast as she could, trying to catch Chorong but as she came closer to one of the classrooms, the door suddenly opened and a bunch of students walked out suddenly, making her stop running abruptly. She accidentally bumped into someone in the process and almost fell, but was caught on time.

"Hey pretty, why were you running so fast?" she heard a familiar deep voice say worriedly and smiled when she saw her boyfriend there in front of her and that had saved her from falling. Chanyeol smiled at her and she smiled back, but she couldn't hide her concern.

"Oh Chanyeol, I was chasing after Chorong unnie" she said. She looked around to see if she could spot her anywhere, but she had gotten lost in the sea of people. She could only sigh and then looked at Chanyeol with a worried expression.

"What happened?" he asked and Eunji sighed once again

"Do you remember what we talked about the other night?" she asked and Chanyeol inmediately nodded, since he had already figured out what she was talking about.

"Do you think Chorong noona does like Suho hyung?" Chanyeol asked and Eunji nodded.

"That's why I need to find her" she said and then took his hand to drag him with her in her search for Chorong once again. Just when the two of them were about to turn the corner, someone appeared in front of them with a smily and somehow creepy face. Eunji was startled at first and then couldn't help but frown slightly at the sudden sight of him.

"You scared me, Kim Jongin" she said and glared at him sternly, making the tanned boy chuckle

"I'm sorry Eunji ssi" he said rubbing the back of his neck

"What are you doing here, Jongin?" Chanyeol asked. He had been quite surprised to see him as well. Jongin simply looked at the couple and smiled once again.

"Well, I helped you guys with your plan... and Eunji ssi promised me a date with Naeunnie" he said happily. Eunji suddenly face palmed herself. How could she have forgotten about the date? Now she was in another trouble... how could she make Naeun go on a date with Jongin when she clearly disliked him? And what could she do about Chorong?

Eunji then just sighed.

"I think having an evil mind has its downsides" she said, making Chanyeol laugh and Jongin to look at her with a confused expression.

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Chorong kept on running until her legs were really tired and she couldn't keep on doing it anymore. She was panting, when she arrived to a hidden spot in the campus and sat down, burying her face on her hands. She had never meant to react like that, but she couldn't take the situation anymore. She could no pretend that there was nothing wrong with it.

"Why the hell did you agree to do that in the first place, Park Chorong?" she asked to herself as she sighed, before burying her face on her hands once again. "You knew you would get your heart broken"

It was truth, she knew from the beginning that would get hurt but she never imagined it would hurt so bad. She didn't want to be a bad friend, but pretending to be Suho's girlfriend when he didn't have feelings her but she clearly did have feelings for him, was something she wasn't going to be able to bear anymore. It hurt to have an slight hope and then having it shattered when reality hit her.

She sighed once again and tried not to cry. If someone saw her crying, she wouldn't be able to explain.

"Chorong unnie!" she suddenly heard a voice, that made her look up startled. Namjoo ran towards her, with a relived face after finding her. When she arrived to the place where Chorong was sitting, she panted and then looked at her with a worried expression. "I'm sorry unnie. I never meant to pressure you to do it"

"It's ok Namjoo, I was overreacting" she said with a faint smile on her face. It wasn't Namjoo's fault either since she didn't know about her feelings for her brother, so she couldn't blame her. If only she could tell her... but that was out of question. She couldn't tell Namjoo about her feelings for her brother.

"Are you ok?" the younger girl asked and she nodded. Namjoo then sat down next to her and looked at her sadly.

"I'm really sorry, unnie" she said "I was just so happy about being with Jongdae that I didn't think of your feelings. I didn't think it would be so troublesome to be with my brother"

"No no, that's not it" she inmediately said and she couldn't help but blush slightly. Namjoo just looked at her quite surprised. "I mean, your brother is great... he is too good and that's the problem. I don't feel right lying to him like that... and if he ever finds out, he'll be really mad"

There, she said it but she didn't tell her the entire truth. She just omitted the part that she liked him and she couldn't stand the idea being his fake girlfriend when in reality she wished she was his real girlfriend. Namjoo just nodded and sighed.

"You are right" she said looking down "I think I'll have to talk to Jongdae and tell him we can't go out until he talks to my brother... that's if he doesn't leave me after talking to him"

Namjoo then sighed sadly. She couldn't bear the idea of losing him when she had just found him again. Chorong could see that she really liked this guy and she couldn't stand seeing her friend like that. She knew very well that Suho had scared most of Namjoo's dates and she had never been able to be in a proper relationship because of that.

Chorong then just sighed once again and then closed her eyes, before she regretted what she was about to say.

"You know what, I'll do it" she said with a soft voice, almost as if she was unsure. Namjoo looked at her with her eyes widened in surprise.

"What? No... you don't have to do it if you don't want to" Namjoo said inmediately. She didn't want to pressure her to do something she didn't want to, she had already done enough for her and she was really thankful.

"Don't worry I'll do it" she said smiling "But promise me it will be the last time"

"Oh thanks a lot unnie" Namjoo said and hugged her tightly. Namjoo was happy and that made Chorong happy as well. She guessed she had to stand the situation for a while longer. She then sighed. Being a good friend had it downsides too.

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"You did what?!" Eunji covered her ears when Naeun yelled at the top of her lungs. She was more than angry, anyone who saw her could tell she was. Eunji just looked at her nervously and smiled.

"I'm sorry Naeunnie, but I really had to do it" she said, feeling really sorry for not asking her first "Jongin wouldn't have agreed to do it if I didn't tell him you'd go on a date with him"

"And you couldn't find someone else?" she asked, still angry as she crossed her arms.

"I couldn't think of anyone else" she said and Naeun glared at her friend.

"Please Naeun you have to do this" she said, almost begging "Chorong unnie has already done enough to help, we should help a little too"

Naeun looked at her a little bit hesitant and then sighed. She was right, Chorong had taken the worst part of the dirty job and the least she could do to help was that. 

"Fine" she said sternly, finally giving up and Eunji smiled brightly before hugging her friend tightly.

"Why don't we go on double date?" Chanyeol, that was next to Eunji, suggested feeling relieved that she had agreed to go on a date with Jongin "That way you don't have to be alone with Jongin if you don't want to"

Eunji smiled at the idea as Naeun thought about it. It would be really awkward to be alone with Jongin on a date, so she couldn't deny that she would be really relieved to have someone else there with her. However, Chanyeol and Eunji were too cheesy for her liking and she was afraid they would end up ditching her anyway. She sighed. Well, that was better than being alone with Jongin so she ended up agreeing.

Their double date ended up being a triple date, since Jongdae and Namjoo ended up joining them as well. Namjoo was able to go out from her house, when Chorong appeared to rescue her and managed to distract Joonmyun by telling him she needed his help again. This time she told him she needed him to accompany her somewhere, just in case Jongin showed up again. Joonmyun gladly agreed to help.

"So, where are we going?" he asked nicely as the two of them walked side by side in the streets of Seoul that night. He smiled gently towards her and Chorong felt burdened again. Suho was too nice and she almost felt as if he would say yes to anything she asked him to do, even if it was something crazy. It made it more hard for her.

"To pick up some files at Bomi's house... the problem is that Jongin happens to be her neighbor" she replied, feeling a litte bit troubled and Suho muttered an 'oh'. It was partially truth, she did have to go to Bomi's and to her luck, Jongin really happened to be her neighbor. What was not true was that Jongin was, indeed, not stalking her and that he was not going to be around. He was happily on a date with Naeun that night.

"Thank you again for accompanying me, Joonmyun oppa" she said and he smiled

"No problem" he replied "Even if there was not a crazy guy stalking you, I wouldn't let you go out alone at this hour"

Her heart skipped a beat suddenly and she couldn't help blush. She felt really fluttered and couldn't even look at him in the eyes. That was why she hated doing this, because he made it harder.

"Thank you" she said shyly. Suho then patted her head and that made her blush even more.

"I wouldn't let Namjoo do it, or anyone else for that matter" he said before chuckling.

There it was again. The implication that she was like a sister to him. Her heart sank and she felt as if it had been broken into little pieces. She faked a smile at him and he smiled back, without noticing the pain underneath it.

The rest of the walk towards Bomi's house was quiet and when they finally arrived, Chorong noticed Suho staring at Jongin's almost as if he was expecting him to come out at any second. She didn't take long in Bomi's house though, and she walked out soon. 

"It's still early, do you want to take a walk in the park?" he suddenly asked happily and she looked at him surprised, but the couldn't help but smile as well.

"Sure, why not?" she replied and that made him smile once again.

They walked in the park and enjoyed the beautiful night. They chatted happily about of lot of things, even laughing sometimes, and Chorong found herself really comfortable around him and it was great. They were walking so close to each other, that from time to time, she could feel his hand accidentally brushing against hers. He didn't seem to notice, but Chorong's heart skipped a beat everytime it happened. It was a blissful and endearing moment she'd like to treasure forever.

When they almost reach the end of the park, Chorong heard a familar laughter that made her froze in her spot. She looked up and her eyes widened in shock when she saw them. Her friends were there in front of her with their dates. Namjoo was chatting with Jongdae and he had his arm around her, same with Chanyeol and Eunji. Naeun, on the other hand, was just eating her cotton candy while bickering with Jongin who was stealing it from her from time to time. The six of them clearly looked like they were on a date.

Chorong didn't have time to say anything, because she inmediately turned to look at Joonmyun. Her heart almost fell, when she saw his unreadable and yet, hurt expression. His fists inmediately clenched as he walked towards his sister with a fast pace and a now, angry expression.

"What is this about?!" he yelled angrily, making Namjoo jump startled. When she turned around and saw her brother, her eyes widened in shock. Chorong inmediately rushed towards them, worried. She was comletely screwed. Jongin didn't seem as an stalker now.

"O-Oppa, please let me explain..." Namjoo said inmediately

"No! I understand" he said sternly as the whole situation became clear to him. He then glared coldly at them and then turned to Jongin "Let me guess... you were never a stalker, were you?"

Jongin didn't reply, she simply looked down. Unexpectedly, Joonmyun suddenly threw him a punch in himface, making everyone gasp and look at him surprised. Jongin didn't say anything. In any other situation, he would have hit him back, but he didn't because he knew he deserved to be punched. He could really understand why he was so mad. No one deserved to be played like that.

Joonmyun then turned towards Namjoo, Jongdae and lastly, Chorong, who felt as if his cold eyes were piercing her heart.

"This was all a lie so that you could have your date, right?" he asked Namjoo angrily and everyone remained quiet because neither of them knew what to say. Joonmyun looked at them once again and they could clearly see he was mad, but also hurt. It could be seen in his eyes.

"I can't believe you lied to me" he said in a low voice, that showed his disappointement, and then walked away. Namjoo felt really bad in that moment, but nothing could be compared to how Chorong felt. She was heartbroken. What she feared the most was now becoming reality. She had lied to him and he would probably never forget her for what she did.

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Author's Note: Updated finally! :D Sorry for the delay :(.So... there is some drama here! I hope you enjoyed this chapter :D If you were waiting for kaieun's date, sorry I didn't write about it :( but there will  be more kaieun moments the next chapters and also some chenjoo and eunyeol. As for surong, let's see what happens but there will surely be more surong moments in the future :D

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