A/N: long chapter ahead ... :p

Clumsy Saranghae author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 74: What's Your Saranghae?   MC: (glances at his cue cards) ooo! your relationship first became public when you were caught in that ruckus in town? taemin: (nods) yes ... sherina and i were taking shelter from the rain and the next thing we knew, people started gathering ... sherina: (now a little comfortable on camera) taemin wasn't wearing anything to cover up at the time, thats why ... MC: oh! i remember that! it was quite the news! ... (looks at taemin) it must've been shocking ... taemin: it was ... during that time, i was really nervous that she might get hurt ... i didnt want anyone else hurt either ... thankfully, our manager hyung came and we escaped before anything really massive happened ... MC: yes! there we have it once again! ... (applauds taemin) ... women exist to be protected and who better to do just that than men? ... very good, taemin ... taemin: (smiles) thank you ..   *the following agendas of the show included more bits and pieces of taemin and sherina's relationship ... with every new information given, the audience seemed more and more engrossed in the story ... observing this put a never-fading smile on sherina's face and a wave of ease and relief in taemin's heart ... hopefully, not just the studio audience but also the TV viewers would accept them like this ...   MC: (turns to sherina) may i ask, miss sherina ... how does it feel like? im sure everyone is curious, how do you keep up with being the lover of such a high profile celebrity? sherina: uhm ... (looks at taemin) taemin: (whispers and gestures a 'fighting!') sherina: (smiles) ... its not easy, of course ... love never really is, right? MC: (nods) sherina: being a fan myself, i can understand how they feel ... they wont believe these words right now, i know that too ... that's why i understand them ... i dont expect them to like me right away, much less accept me either ... i'm just doing my best ... (smiles) after much difficulty, i've finally learned not to run away or hide from anything because it never solves the problem ... believe me, i was so determined to run away and think negatively all throughout everything, i always thought that a happy ending would never, NEVER be possible for us ... i was THAT stubborn ... i'm surprised that he never gave up on me ...    MC: (glances at his cue cards again) ... yes, well relationships aren't always sweetness and happiness, after all ... we have down times where we learn to stand side by side with our partners through anything and everything ... taemin: (nods in agreement) audience: (murmurs in agreement as well) MC: in the case of taemin and sherina, an idol and a common fan, things must've really been hard on the two of them ... if you could only imagine the risks they took ... waaaa ... its really admirable how they've come this far ... other idol couples crumble when faced with hostility ...  taemin: it was just good to know that we were never alone ... (smiles slightly) no one's ever alone, remember that, everyone ...   MC: (reads his cue cards) ... oh .. uhhh ... i'm about to ask a hard question ... i hope you two can answer it ... (clears his throat) ... uhhh ... did either of you ever think that breaking up would be the solution to your problem? i mean, seriously! the chaos was out of control back then ... how did you deal with it ... taemin: (looks at sherina - a little nervous) sherina: (breathes in then out) honestly ... i have ... MC: ooo!  audience: (surprised as well) !! sherina: true to what you just said, things WERE out of control ... and bad things kept piling up, i really didnt know what to do ... i thought that if i disappeared from taemin's life and the fans' lives, everything would be better ...  taemin: (looks at her sympathetically) sherina: i love taemin ... that's why i couldnt bear seeing fans angry at him and calling him a "traitor" and endangering his career which he worked SO HARD to achieve ... if I was to be the reason of that, i would never forgive myself ... so i thought that if we broke up, things would go back to the way they were ... i really did ... taemin: but i stopped her ... MC: (looks at taemin) cameras: (focus on the SHINee maknae)     *taemin resisted the urge to run to sherina's side and hug her ... instead, he as calmly and directly as possible ...   taemin: its true, things were hard ... really hard ... things were going crazy, even the hyungs were at a loss for words ... i couldnt look them in the eyes at one point because i felt that it was my fault ... i kept thinking "what should i do to get things back to normal?" ... i was really lost ... but then, honestly ... i never, NOT EVEN ONCE, thought about breaking up ...  sherina: (lookinng at taemin) ... taemin: it really didnt cross my mind ... because i know that if i lose her, i'd go crazy ... i cant imagine myself if she leaves me ... i'm too scared to even start thinking about it ...  sherina: taemin ... taemin: being the stubborn girl she is though, it was hard to convince her of that ... (manages a small giggle) MC: mmm (nodding in understanding) i know what that is ...  taemin and sherina: (looks at the MC) MC: its like a "fear of love" ... it scared you how much you loved her, right? taemin: yes ... yes, it did ... at first i was really confused as to why i was acting so strange ... i wondered just how much a person could mean to you ... i never thought it would reach that point ... MC: yup! exactly ... you love her so much that you are scared of what might happen if she was gone ... its kinda creepy if we're just talking about it like this but its a very deep and meaningful sense, actually (smiles) ... now, i dont know if that really is the case for taemin since he's still very young and inexperienced ... dont forget that sherina and taemin are each other's first lovers ... but still, its very surprising that i'm hearing all this from you ... taemin: (bows a little to him) MC: you did a good job at making her stay then, taemin (smiles) ... fighting for your love like a man should ... im proud of you ... (looks at sherina) and choosing to stay was very brave of you, miss sherina ... its good that you chose to stand by his side despite everything ... sherina: (smiles a little at him then looks back at taemin) taemin: (smiles back at her)   MC: aigooooo ... hearing this beautiful love story of two clueless youngsters makes my heart swell ...  (wipes a fake tear away) i feel like a parent ... audience: (light laughter) MC: see? even the audience is touched ... audience: (laughter grows a little stronger)       *moving on, the show continued until finally ... it came down to the closing part ...   MC: ah yes ...it finally came to this (smiles) after hearing taemin and sherina's story, which we are all amazed and learned so much from ... we now have to end this time ... audience: awwww ... (mutter in disappointment) MC: but first, let us show you what went down to our "Youthful Love" couple from last week ...   *the back screen showed a video of the episode last week ... the guests were an old, 80-something-year-old couple that shared their long-term love story and how they stayed happily in love as husband and wife throughout the years ... when asked the question "What's you saranghae?" ... they both answered, with great confidence, that their love was to be called "the youthful love" because they shared that their secret to such a long love was to stay youthful in terms of expressing their love to one another despite their age ...   taemin: (applauds) sherina: (applauds as well - smiling) taemin: that grandma and grandpa are amazing ... uwaaa!  MC: (giggles) they are, aren't they? .... they were really fun guests ... you would never think that they were 80-something because they were so cool ... (laughs)       *they paused for another commercial break so that the stage could set up for the final questioning ... while sherina was getting her hair and make up touched up, the MC approached taemin ...   MC: (smiles) we're almost done ... thank you for your hardwork ... taemin: a-ah no ... (bows) thank YOU for having us, we're having a really good time (smiles) MC: after hearing your story, i'm really amazed, taemin ... (pats his back) ... i'm proud of you  taemin: (smiles) you've said that so many times already, sunbae ... MC: i can even say it a thousand times, punk ... because it true! (smiles) ... at first i thought i would just be hearing a sappy teenage love story today and boy did you prove me wrong ... you're a good man, taemin ... dont let anyone tell you otherwise ... i heard before that you were being called cute and feminine? i dare those people to call you that now (chuckles) you've really grown up, boy ... more than you may know ... congratulations ...   *taemin smiled gratefully at the kind sunbae ... no o