"Yahhhhh!!!"

Jiyong blinked when he realized Dara was screaming in his face.

"W-what is it, baby?"

"You're spacing out again." She grumbled, stomping her feet childishly. "I keep talking and talking here but you're not listening."

"I'm sorry baby," He patted his lap telling her to sit.

She looks around indicating that there are people in the room.

He pouts at her.

Sighing, she obeyed and sat on his lap bridal style.

"Are you okay, Jingyo?" She asked with concern.

"Mianhe, I'm a bit tired right now." He said wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Do you mind if I go ahead and take some rest?" He asked.

"You should have told me earlier." She caressed his cheek.

"You haven't rest since you came back yesterday. Still you came here just to see me." She gave him a soft kiss on the cheek.

"Thank you, Jingyo."

He smiled and hugged her tightly. "I love you so much, Dara-ah."

=Jiyong POV=

Saying those words made my heart ache.

I don't know why but one thing is clear to me.

I love Dara so much.

So much that it hurts to even think about losing her.

The incident with Kiko was a big mistake.

It shouldn't have happened.

I regretted letting my guard down.

All I want to do now is try to forget the whole thing, which is impossible since the kiss really happened.

How am I going to tell Dara the truth?

I'm so afraid that I might lose her because of this.

I'm really screwed!

I can't think straight.

=End of Jiyong POV=

Dara stared at him.

"Are you okay, Ji?" She asked with concern.

"Huh?! Wae?"

"I think you should go now." She said examining his face.

"Your eyes are all red and watery. You really need to get some sleep."

Jiyong smiled at her and gave her a quick kiss on the lips.

"Can you walk me to my car?" He asked wiggling his eyebrows.

Dara narrowed her eyes and playful poked his shoulder.

"You're a bad boy." She giggled.

++++++++++

Youngbae turned off the music and wiped his face with a towel.

He heard the door of the studio opened.

"Seungri-ah, why are you still here?" He glanced at the clock on the wall. "It's already pass midnight."

The maknae sat on the bench frowning.

"Hyung, I really can't do this." He groaned.

Youngbae went to sit beside him. "What can't you do?"

"Acting normal in front of Dara nuna."

He put his hand on Seungri's shoulder, feeling sorry for him.

"I understand how you feel, because I feel the same way."

Seungri turned to him. "Can we just convince hyung to confess to nuna?"

Youngbae sighed. "If it's that easy, then Jiyong would have done it."

"But we're the ones who are suffering right now." He pointed out.

For the whole day, Seunghyun and Seungri are doing their best to avoid indulging in long conversations with Dara.

It wasn't really hard for Seunghyun since they barely talk.

But for Seungri, it was driving him nuts.

He is used to greeting her first whenever they bumped into each other.

But since he's afraid that he might blurt out unnecessary information, he just ignored her presence.

Youngbae on the other hand is struggling with guilt.

He's not used to keeping secrets from Dara, especially if it's something serious.

"I'll try to talk to him again." He told the maknae.

"I wish you luck on that." Seungri snorted as he leaned his back against the wall.

"Daesung hyung is really lucky." He said. "He doesn't know anything."

++++++++++

"So how's everything?"

Jiyong checked his reflection in his rear-view mirror.

"Fine, I guess." He answered. "How about you?"

"I'm okay, oppa. I'm just worried about you. After what happened, you didn't even bother to call me."

"I'm sorry about that." He apologized. "I was preoccupied. You know my work. But you don't have to worry about me. I'm okay."

"The guys... what did they say?"

"Them?" He paused. "Nothing."

He heard a heavy sigh on the other line.

"What did you tell them?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?!"

 Jiyong can tell the surprise and disappointment in her voice.

"Kiko, even if I explain to them it's useless." He quietly said.

Silence.

"I'm really sorry, oppa."

"It's not entirely your fault, Kiko. I'm also to blame." Jiyong gently said to her. "I just want us to move on and forget about the whole thing."

"Oppa, I know you don't feel the same way I do, but can you please stop rubbing it on my face." Kiko snapped.

He bit his lip. "I'm sorry."

"I think I deserve some explanation to why you rejected me." She insisted.

Jiyong chuckled.

"Are you laughing at me?" Kiko scoffed on the other line.

"I'm not laughing at you." He said. "I'm laughing at how you're taking this."

"Oh, you don't know how I'm taking this, oppa." She said quietly. "You have no idea."

Jiyong cleared his throat.

"Well, I admit that the ideal girl thing is true. That's all." He said.

"You're confusing me oppa, do you know that?" She annoyingly said.

He laughed. "Kiko-ah, just remember that I cherish you as a friend.  I don't want that to change."

"Yeah, yeah. Let's change the subject. So what did you buy in Shibuya?"

Jiyong smiled as he listened to Kiko talking nonstop.

That's what he likes about her.

She's carefree in a sense that she was able to set aside her feeling for him even if it hurts her because he keeps turning her down.

She can easily shrug everything and move on with no grudges.

To Jiyong, she is a friend worth keeping.

And he wants it to remain that way.

Sadly, Dara doesn't know he has this close relationship with Kiko.

When Big Bang met Kiko in Japan, he didn't give much attention to her.

But after getting to know her more, he found out that they have something in common - - - they both love fashion.

They gradually become close friends.

Kiko introduced him to her model friends.

Whenever Big Bang has no schedule in Japan, they would always hang out together.

Throughout his friendship with Kiko, Jiyong never mentioned to her that he has a girlfriend.

It was a deal that Jiyong and Dara have with Yang Hyun Suk.

They were allowed to have a relationship but nobody outside the YG Family should know about it.

And that includes friends outside YG.

Jiyong doesn't understand why it's hard for him to tell his girlfriend about Kiko.

He had his chance when Dara asked about her.

But for some reason, he got defensive and snapped at her.

He was afraid that if he tells her about how close they are, she'll take it the wrong way.

Compared to Dara's relationship with Youngbae, the three of them were close friends before Jiyong and Dara started dating.

Jiyong fully accepted his best friend and girlfriend's closeness without problem.

But with Kiko's case, it was different.

She is a new friend that Jiyong got easily attached to during his stay in Japan.

He doesn't know how Dara will take it.

In the past, he already experienced Dara's wrath because of jealousy.

That was the time when pictures of him and his ex-girlfriend became a hot topic in the entertainment news.

It took him months to resolve that issue with her.

They just started their relationship at that time and Dara was already planning to break up with him.

If not for his consistent begging and convincing, there won't be him and her now.

He doesn't want to go through all that hardship again.

Now, because of Kiko's confession and their kissing incident, he believes that this might be the last straw in their relationship.

Jiyong noticed that he was nearing their dorm.

"Kiko-ah, I'm going to park now. I'll just call you back soon, okay?"

++++++++++

Youngbae was lying on the bench with one arm covering his eyes.

He suddenly felt something tickling his ear.

When he removed his arm, he was surprised to see Dara kneeling beside him with a huge grin on her face.

"Wakey! Wakey!" She said.

Youngbae smiled and sat up.

"Yah! You promised to see me after your practice." Dara pouted, sitting beside him.

"I was planning to. I just rested for awhile." He explained looking around.

"Where's Jiyong?"

"He left early to take some rest." She answered.

He stretched out his arms and yawned.

"You're tired too. You should go back to your dorm and sleep."

Youngbae smiled and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Or I can just sleep right here." He teased.

"Yah!" She playfully shrugged her shoulder.

"Arasseo, arasseo." He straightened himself up.

"How did the festival go?" Dara asked.

"It was tiring but the fans were fantastic."

"Good thing you guys still have time to go shopping."

"Yup, we met up with Jiyong's friends in Shibuya after the festival."

She nods her head. "I've heard that they even helped Hyun Jung pick some clothes for us."

"Do you like them?"

"Yeah," She smiled. "I think my wardrobe for our comeback is cool."

Youngbae snorted. "Wait till you see what Jiyong bought for you."

Dara rolled her eyes. "I can't believe he bought a lot for me."

"I mean, he does buy me lots of things. But now...  it's really too much."

A great silence surrounded them.

"Youngbae-ah," Dara suddenly spoke.

She turned her head to face him.

"Was Ki-"

Without a warning, someone barged in the dance studio.

"Hey Ssan-dara Park!" Chaerin called. "Time to go. Palli!"