Junsu pulled to the side curb upon reaching home. Without having a look at him, Ri In stepped out from the car, making her way towards the entrance in a fast pace. Followed behind her, he called out her name but she continues ignoring him. Couldn’t help but having his anger overwhelming himself, he pulled her over and turned her around to face him directly.

“Tell me,” Junsu shakes her back and forth with his hands on her shoulder, “you do still have feelings for me, aren’t you?”

Shrugging off his hands tears gradually formed in her eyes, “Will you let go? Let go of this so call love.”

Looking away in effort of avoid having him see the tears spilling down her face, “A love that had brought so much pain to everyone. I was wrong; I know I shouldn’t have used you but just erase these memories of fake love, okay.”

Is not that he still has any hopes in this love, in fact, he has lose his very last hope the moment Ri In said it was just a relationship for her to gain popularity. But his heart had been telling him, there’s something else. This isn’t a fake love and the truth lies behind somewhere, somewhere far from him.

Still holding on her hand, he aggressively asks “That kiss meant something, isn’t it? I can feel it. You did love me; tell me I’m not naively cheating to myself. Tell me your love is true and that does not an envisaging of mine.”

“Junsu,” she felt really pain inside, but if she’s to soften by him, that means she’s throwing her efforts in the drain. “Accept the fact, I don’t love you…”

Clinging on her cheeks with both his hands, she could feel his hands quivering “Then why do I feel you’re saddened by this? Why do you shed a tear for this love of us if it meant nothing to you?”

She pushed his hands off her face and turned around intending to make her way back in her room. The noises they are making had waked the four of them.

“What’s that you two are quarreling about?” Jaejoong asked with his eyes half opened.

“Faster get change,” Yunho said as he sees the two of them all wet. “You two will catch a cold.”

Not bothered by them, Junsu persists in knowing the truth, “When did we went wrong?”

Taken aback by his frustrating statement, she found herself asking the same question all this time. A question she is unsure about. Hearing that from Junsu, they know they are once again gotten themselves into the same old matter. About their sudden break up that had caused so much lingering pain.

-SM Entertainment, 2008 Korea-

“What’s wrong with these two?” Manager Min asked as she sees Junsu and Ri In paced into their respective dressing rooms without even a bow or greeting to her.

Jaejoong scratched his head in confusion, “I want to know as well. Tell me if you found the reason.” He patted on her shoulder.

Walking into the dressing room, she sees Ri In cornered herself in bewilderment. Taking a seat next to her, “What’s that bugging you so much?”

“Can we change the lead actor for the music video?”

Holding on her hands, “Ri In, I need you to know. Everything had been decided and impossible it can be change. So does the relationship between you and Junsu.” she pointed out, “Since the first day you decided sacrificing this love for his sake, you’re no longer a part of his love life. The relationship between you and him is simple, senior and junior, working partners. Someone you meet in work.”

Understanding what exactly she meant, she nods her head sadly, “Yeah, if I look on the bright side, not bothered by the past…nothing matters.”

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“Woah, it’s been a long time since I last met you, Ri In,” the director tapped on her shoulder.

“That’s not very long,” she pouted her lips to know that he actually forgotten. “We worked together this February in Shanghai, you forget about it.”

“Pretends I never said that, Junsu,” he wrapped his arm around him, “Don’t always put on this solemn face, it fears people.”

“Inhwan,” the director called. “You’re done after this last shot, okay?” he gave him a sweet. Scanning around, he sees Ri In stood by the lake enjoying the calm and peace hometown sceneries. As for Junsu, he leaned against the tree having his gazes at Ri In, from far.

“Junsu, Ri In…” he gestured them to come to him. “Shall I arrange you two a date? You two are to film a loving couple music video and not enemies in love music video.”

“No need,” Ri In waved her hand no.

“Yeah, we don’t need that since we have a date yesterday,” he said it unenthusiastically without having a stare at anything but the sky.

Ri In clearly knows she should not let the atmosphere continues to filled with uneasiness that caused by their own problem. She hits on his back then continues with a smile as she sees him whirled, with an anger arising his face. “I don’t consider that as a date okay!”

Sensing the effort she’s putting in, he to know if he still overwhelmed by their past, they won’t be able to move on with the work. “By the name of blind date, date…”

“Very well,” the director was amused by their bickering. The very first time he met them, it was this that had made him remember them so well, a love so strong. “There’s nothing much to worry about…Inhwan where’s him?”

“Inhwan…” Ri In frowned then turned to Junsu, “Isn’t that name belongs to that no mannered kid? The one asked you do you like Ri In!”

“Unnie, you called me no mannered kid?” tears welling in his eyes, soon streamed down his petite face. “Yeah, that’s because I’ve no parents…” he wipes his tears whilst running off them towards the lakeside.

The director on a verge of going mad, “Whey, you faster goes get your nephew back.”

Puzzling for a moment, Ri In turned to Junsu in surprise, “That kid is your nephew?”

Having his eyes stare down to her, he asks, “Didn’t you know about this long time ago? He’s my aunt’s son and his mother passed away a year ago.”

Her lips staggered open wide upon hearing that, “You mean his parents are no longer here? His dad, where is he?”

“There’s no time left for this long winded story, get him back or tomorrow you two will have to come again!”

“Inh…” she stopped Junsu from calling him as she sees Inhwan resting his chin on his crossed arms, sadly. “I’ll go soothe him since I was in fault,” she mouthed.

Taking a seat next to him on ground, Ri In nudges his small little arm, “Mianhe, I seriously don’t mean that and it fallen out my mouth before I could realize what I just said.”

“I don’t mean to ask that, but I really want the two of you to face each other and make everything clear,” he pouted. It fazed her speechless to hear that from a small kid like him. He seems to know quite much regarding their relationship and she perceived it as Junsu told him about those.

“Everything had been made clearly,” she said. “Nothing else left to say…”

Hearing that from her, it does hurt his heart. Junsu couldn’t help but feeling the tears of lingering pain once again enters his eyes.

“Are you really apologizing?” Inhwan fussed agitatedly.

“I’m sorry, please forgive me...” she apologizes with her hands slightly pinching her ears.

A smile gradually evolves in his cute face, “Unnie, I’ll forgive you if only you,” he used both his hands to sign language her ‘kiss’ “Junsu hyung…”

“Huh…” she stands up, “Inhwan, that’s have nothing to do with this…”

“A peck will do, okay” Junsu walked up to them with both his hand hid in his pockets; closing in his distant with hers and pecked on her cheek. It happened so fast that Ri In has no time to refuse it. “Enough, you shall get back to the set and continues with the work. Wasn’t you the one wanted to be involve in this?” he stares down to him and gently rubs on his pinkish cheeks.

Pointing his finger at the blushed Ri In, Inhwan chuckles, “Unnie’s face is flushing red like a tomato.” Tugging her hand, he sneers, “Hey Ri In unnie, that apologize is not acceptable since Junsu hyung initiated that. I want to see my request been fulfill during the music video!” he ran off from them.

“Inhwan…” she called out and as she whirls to see Junsu, she realizes both his hands holding on his ears; looking at her with an apologizing face of expression in a close distant.

“Forgive me,” Junsu slightly pouts his lips, using his nature cuteness to beg for forgiveness. “I shouldn’t have said that you will use Inhwan in order to gain attention, I’m sorry.”

Could not help but having a smile evolves in her face sincerely from her heart, she looks down avoiding him having to see her forgiving him so easily. Taking hold of her hands, a movement that he always does in the past when he apologizes to her.

He tilted his head, peeking up from her lowered head and whispered, “I take that as you’ve forgive me. We can no longer face each other with a darken face but smile always, after all we’re good friends, aren’t we?”

Get the point that he had finally concedes that their love has come to an end; a smile appeared in her face. “Friends forever…” she reaches out her pinky.

Sad to admit that he has to give in this love, he smiles pretend to be happy with this ending of theirs. He touches his pinky with hers, “Friends forever, Jang Ri In.”

Presented by Celestine Blue
//Forsaken Love//

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chapter 31:

"SM Town Live 2008 it’s just around the corner, I’ve arranged a few promotional events for this concert. All of you will be promoting it as a group. And the very first event is in X Man Special, here is the list.”

CEO Kim picks up the list and announces, “Under Lee Hyuk Jae’s team, Yunho, Yoochun, Shindong, Hankyung, Taemin, Jonghyun, Stephanie, Ri In and Jessica. As for Kang Ho Dong’s team, Jaejoong, Changmin, Junsu, Kangin, Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, Sunday, Taeyeon and Yoona.”

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"With this great succeed, who do you want standing next to you sharing this with you? Who is it going to be?”

“Jang Ri In…”