Aria glanced over her shoulder, flashing Taeil a very small and shy grin, thanking him for all his help. But it was a mistake, to look at Taeil after what just happened between them, the moment her eyes met Taeil's, the butterflies in her stomach broke out in a frenzy.

Did that really just happen? Did Taeil really just kiss me? Did I realy just kiss Taeil back? Aria tore her eyes from Taeil's piercing gaze, her heart threatening to jump into . There was no way Aria could stay in the same room as Taeil, even if they were on opposite sides of the room, there was no way Aria would be able to ignore the fact that Taeil is standing somewhere in the same room as her. The longer Aria thought about it, the harder it became for her to breathe, the harder it became for her to focus, and the strong aroma of liquor was not helping. If anything, the heavy scent of alcohol was only making Aria ill. Aria looked over at the other end of the room, her eyes trained on the door, she had to get out of here, she had to clear her head. Aria squeezed her way between the masses of hot dancing bodies, eager to get out of the room,

"Aria! Aria, where are you going!?" Aria could hardly hear Jay screaming for her, the sound of her heart thudding in her chest, and her blood rushing through her veins loud in her ears. 

"Aria! Where's the fire? Why are you leaving? Did something happen?" Jay grabbed Aria's arm, stopping the girl from going any further,

"um...I have to go, Jay...I-I'm so-sorry..." Aria stuttered, trying to pull away from Jay, who only held on to her friend's arm tighter,

"Aria, what's the matter?" Aria glanced up at her friend and then down at her feet,

"...I kissed Taeil..." Aria whispered, yanking her arm from Jay's grasp and disappearing behind the door. Jay was so shocked that it took her awhile to realize Aria had just left the party. Jay hurried out of the door, chasing after her friend who had barely turned the corner down another hallway when Jay reached the end of the hall. 

"Aria wait! What happened?" Jay asked, walking up to Aria, who was now leaning against a wall, her arms wrapped around her waist. Aria shook her head, her blood was still rishing through her veins, and her heart was still thumping agasint her chest, and for a seond, Aria did not think she could speak. Never before has she felt so lost and helpless than after she kissed Taeil, never before has she felt anything like the way Taeil made her feel when he kissed her. Even if it was for show, it still had a strong affect on Aria, and she knew, without a doubt, that it had a strong affect on Taeil as well.

"...nothing Jay...I just..um..we-" But before Aria could finsih her choppy sentence, a male's voice cut her off. 

"Yeah, Aria...please explain...please explain how I saw a girl who has a boyfriend, kissing another guy, a guy who was, according to her, only a friend!? Explain to me how that girl, who is in a commited relationship, decided to go to a party and screw around with someone who is not her boyfriend! Even after she promised that nothing funny was going on!" Aria glanced at Jay before looking over at Woohyun, her face masked with fear as her boyfriend's temper rose.

"Woohyun, it's not what you think...he was just-" Woohyun growled and punched the wall, 

"He was just what, Aria!? Shoving his tongue down your throat!? That's bull!" Woohyun's tone was dangerous and frightening, at least, it was to Aria, who had, many times before, heard this painful tone of his voice. Who had felt the pain of what happens after Woohyun completely losed his cool. Jay looked down at Aria, who was shaking, but only a little bit, but enough to where it was noticable. 

" off Woohyun! Can't you see she's sick!? She doesn't have time for your crap." Jay spat, her blood boiling as she watched the very guy who she loathed, inflict fear upon her dongsaeng. 

"You stay out of this Jay! This has nothing to do with you!" Woohyun screamed, taking a couple of steps toward Jay, 

"Woohyun leave her alone...she's not the one who kissed Taeil." Woohyun snapped his head toward Aria, raising his hand as if he were going to strike her,

"You better not lay one finger on her, Woohyun!" Jay screamed, taking Aria up in her arms and hugging her close. Aria shook her head, 

"No, Jay, it's alright. Just be quiet, please..." Woohyun narrowed his eyes at Jay,

"You stay out of this Jay or else..." Jay scoffed,

"Or else what? You're gonna bite me?" The moment Jay finsihed her rebutt Woohyun brought his hand down hard across Jay's face, a muffled cry escaping Jay's mouth as she brought her hand up to her lips,

"Woohyun you bastard!" Aria shouted, as she stepped away from Jay and slapped Woohyun in his face, finally shovong him away from them. 

"Jay!? Jay, are you alright?" Aria asked, bending down to look into her friends face, her eyes prickling with tears as she saw the blood dripping from her friend's lips. Jay nodded her head and looked up at Aria, 

"I'm fine...it's jus- Aria!" Jay shouted as Woohyun approached Aria from behind, taking her by her hair and flinging her into the wall behind her,

"You little ! Don't you ever hit me!" Woohyun hissed, striking Aria across her face with so much force that for a second Jay thought she saw Aria's eyes roll to the back of her head,

"Aria! Woohyun lt her go!" Jay cried, her eyes filling with tears, as she listen to a loud and painful scream pass Aria's lips.

"...I'm f-fine J-Jay...ju-just ge-get out of here..." Jay watched in horror as Aria repeatedly shoved Woohyun away from her, smacking him across his face with all her strength. As Woohyun, with all his strength, grabbed Aria and slammed her into the wall, striking her face once more,

"Aria!" Jay stood up ready to attack when Aria screamed,

"Jay just go! I'll be fine!" Jay knew more than anyone that Aria was not going to be alright and it scared her life less. Jay turned aroud and ran back toward the party, her heart hammering against her ribs, 

"Taeil! Taeil!" Jay screamed as she entered the doors to the party, 

"Jay, what happened to you!?" Daehyun grabbed Jay by the hands, stopping her in her tracks,

"It's Aria, she's in trouble...Daehyun she's in trouble..." Jay cried, her eyes glistening with tears. Daehyun looked around and shot everyone who was staring at them an icy glare, causing them to avert their eyes,

"Jay?" Taeil called after the girl who's voice was all too familiar to him. When Taeil saw Jay being hugged by Daehyun he panicked, thinking that maybe she was having am asthma attack,

"Jay! What happened to her, is she okay!?" Taeil asked, trying to keep his voice as calm as he possibly could. Daehyun shook his head,

"Aria's in trouble and she's freaking out!" Daehyun exclaimed over the loud music. Taeil looked toward the door, his heart beat stopping almost completely,

"Taeil it's Woohyun...he's...he's..." Taeil looked up at Daehyun before jetting out of the door. He heard Aria's shrieks before he found her. Taeil looked up the hallway, his eyes settling on one of the most disturbing and heartbreaking sights he has seen in his entire life. For a quick second, Taeil didn't know what to do, how to react, all he knew was that there was no way he was every going to be able to unsee what he just saw.