Clumsy Saranghae
author: GShMe

  *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 18: Decisions   * in SHINee's van ...   key: (hands minho a pair of black-rimmed specs) here ... put this on to cover a bit of those alien eyes of yours ... minho: o-oh ... (takes them) thanks? (puts them on) how do i look? (talking to sherina beside him) sherina: (jerks - startled) !! ... uhm ... you look handsome, o-oppa ... (looks away to hide her blushing face) ... minho: (giggles) ... aigooo ... so cute ...  key: (continues rummaging through his bag) ... now where did i put my cap?? ... oh! ... by the way ... taemin, can you call Ku Mi noona for me please? ... taemin: o-ooo! ... sure (starts dialing Ku Mi's number) ... (puts the phone up to his ear) ... ku mi: (on the other line - picks up) hello? ... taemin? taemin: oh, noona ... key hyung wants to talk to you (gives his phone to key)   PHONE CALL key: (temporarily stops searching for his cap - takes taemin's phone and holds it up to his ear) hello? ... noona ... i need your help ... ku mi: oh ... ki bum ... what's up? key: (smirks) i need you to close down your friend's department store for us, ku mi noona ... ku mi: WHAT?! SHINee members: (look at key - startled) !!!?? manager: what are you up to, ki bum? key: (signals everyone to 'shush') you heard me, noona ... i need your help to close down JoaHam Dept. Store for us ... you're very close friends with the owner, right? ... its just temporarily ... pleeeeeeeeeease??? ... ku mi: w-well ... yeah ... but why the heck would you want to do that? key: oh come on! ... im sure you've heard the news on taemin and sherina!! ...  ku mi: what's that have to do with closing down JoaHam? ...  key: we're just gonna have a bit of fun ... we're gonna cheer taemin's girlfriend up ... come on, noona ... (whimpering) ... ku mi: aish! ... fine! fine! ... tsk! ............. the things i do for you boys ... (sighs) key: really? ... you'll do it?! ... thank you, noona! ... thank you very much!! ... i owe you BIG time ... ku mi: (giggles) actually, what you asked for isn't a problem at all! ... that friend of mine would do ANYTHING for SHINee!!! ... (laughs) ... ok then ... drop by at JoaHam parking lot and i'll be there with the clothes that your manager asked for onew, jonghyun and taemin's radio guesting ... key: oh, ok ... i understand ... thank you ... ku mi: ok, im hanging up ... gonna call my friend to close down the store right now ... END OF CALL   key: yes!! (fist pump) ... i did it! ... manager: did ku mi say anything about the clothes i asked? ... (focused on the road) key: oh ... yeah ... she said to meet her at JoaHam's parking lot ... manager: alright, that's good ...   *during the rest of the ride ...   jonghyun: ya, taemin ... before we say anything in that radio show ... i gotta clear up one, very important thing (pause) ................................... are you gonna tell everyone about sherina? sherina: (startled) !! ... (looks at taemin) taemin: t-to ... to be honest ........... im not sure if i have thought about it enough ............ i-i dont know ......... i-- (sighs) sherina: (sad expression - looking at taemin)   SHERINA'S INNER MONOLOGUE sherina: t-taemin ... he's so sad ... what do i do? ... im the worst kind of person ever!!! ... to be the reason for him to become like this ....................................... i cant believe i was excited and happy to be in the midst of SHINee when all i do is burden everyone ... (tear start to form) how could i be so selfish!? ... END OF MONOLOGUE   onew: (notices sherina - surprised) !! ... y-ya ...  minho: (looks at her as well then becomes alert) are you okay? ...  taemin: (looks at her - startled) !! ... ya ... (doesn't know what to do) sherina: (covers her face with her hands) ... im sorry ... i-i ... (cries) SHINee: (bewildered) ...  jonghyun: ya ... t-taemin ... sherina: (muffled through her hands) ... im so sorry, taemin ... im sorry ... (sobs) ... i-i dont think i can do this anymore ... im so sorry ... (sobs) taemin: (surprised - looks around at his hyung) ... hyungs ... c-can i talk with sherina ... in ... i-in private? (worried) ... onew: o-oh! ... ok ... hyung! (talking to their manager) ...  manager: im sorry ... but if i stop, we wont make it to JoaHam in time ... its still kind of a long way ... key: oh! ... idea! ... (rummages through his bag and produces his mp3 player)  jonghyun: oh! (brings out his mp3 as well)   *the rest of the SHINee members bring out their mp3 players and place earphones in their ears ...    taemin: (gives his mp3 to jonghyun) jonghyun: hyung ... let me ... (places the earphones in their manager's ears) manager: (surprised) oh! ... m-me too? .... aigooo, these kids .... even IM not allowed to listen? ... my, how you've all grown (giggles) ... taemin: s-sorry ...   *taemin didn't know that the only one who was actually listening to music was their manager ... all of his hyungs only had earphones in their ears but no music ... they were only pretending to be listening to music by bobbing their heads and singing softly...   taemin: (looks at sherina) ... sherina ... ya, are you okay? sherina: im really sorry about this, taemin ... i just (sob) ... i just dont want to be a burden to you anymore ... i-im sorry ... taemin: come on ... stop saying sorry (gentle voice) ... actually ... i have something to confess ... sherina: (looks at taemin - tears still falling down her cheeks) taemin: (smiles