My brother stomped angrily toward us, which scared both Dara and I immensely. His face was clearly angry,

and with every step he took, he camse closer and closer. What is he going to do to me?

Dara was smart and quickly ran up the stairs, probably heading to my room and therefore, escaping my brother.

Great! Just leave me alone with my crazy brother, why don't you?

 

"H-Hey hyung! How c-come you're here - I-I mean it's not like I don't want you here!... I was just wondering why -YY!"

I ended my stutter with a yelp as my brother marched infront of me and picked me up before throwing me onto his back.

 

"W-What are you doing!" I demanded while I pounded on his back.

He didn't say anything, but merely continued to make his way up the stairs. I was beginning to regeret my brother's

strength and ability to lift me up and carry me. Unlike me, he was on the football, and soccer teams in high school making

his body pretty good for someone who was only nineteen years old. Also unlike me, he was pretty popular back then. He had

the looks ( messly blond hair, brown eyes, and a strong jawline ) and, he was nice to everyone.. when he wasn't extremely angry.

We finally reached the second floor, but instead of turning, he walked to the middle of it, where the elevator was. Wait.. I thought

we were going to my room, so why were we taking the elevator?

 

"Hyung, where are we going?" I asked, curiously.

 

"Uhm,alright, but you didn't have to carry me. I could have followed you if you wanted to talk" I said looking down at the ground. I didn;t

want to look up at him right now. His expression was probably still angry.

"No, I had to, because if I didn't, you probably would have run away like Dara did" he said, his voice softening.

 

"Okay fine.. I probably would have"

I said, telling the truth. I would have run now too, if I wasn't scared and frozen in place.

"So um, why are you here? What about college?" I asked, finally looking up at his face.

 

"Well, mom called me saying you got made fun of and was crying. I got pissed and, well, here I am"

he said, smiling slightly at me.

 

I grinned back and then a question occurred to me.

"But , your college is about two hours away. How did you get here so fast?"

 

"I took the private jet" he said, as if it was obvious.

Which... it kind of was, now that I thought about it.

 

"Oh.. that explains it, but you didn;t have to come here, you know. I'm fine"

I told him, both of us knowing that I was lying through my teeth. He rolled his eyes at me and threw arm around

my shoulder, giving it a squeeze.

 

"No, you're not. You were crying, and don't give any of that crap saying you weren't. Mom told me already"

 

"Fine, I was crying" I admitted

"but I'm fine now. Alright?"

 

"Yeah,sure"

...I sensed sarcasm.

 

Soon the elevator doors opened, and we were finally on the top floor. My brother's room

was all the way upstairs, and he had the entire top floor to himself. It was pretty much

a boys paradise. There was a movie theater were you could watch any movie that you wanted

in the far corner of the floor. Next to that wa the arcade, with every games imaginable.

Then finally, his room, where he had a big kitchen, a btahroom connected to the kitchen,

his main bedroom that had a king sized bed with white sheets, and two small couches facing

his TV. I sat down on the smaller of the two couched in the middle of his room, and my brother

took the other one next to me.

 

"So Seung, tell me what happened"

 

"Well, Dara and I went to a party, and Hara, the head cheerleader, wanted us to play

'seven minutes in heaven'. She wouldn't take no for an answer, so we had to play. They picked

me to go frist, and I didn't think anything would go wrong. They blindfolded me, so I couldn't see

who came in... the person said he was GD"

He looked at me surprise.

"Yeah, your friend. The one I have a crush on.. well, it was actually Junhyung, and he told

everybody that I liked GD. It just so happened that GD was just standing there,

and everybody was laughing, so I ran. End of story, happy now?"

I asked bitterly, trying to hold back tears.

 

"No, not really. I can't believe that Junhyung did that to you. He was always

nice to me, so was Hara"

 

"Well, of course they were nce to you. You were the most popular guy at school"

I said. I couldn't believe he still didn't get that.

 

"Yeah, but you're my brother, they should be nice to you"

he said looking at me.

 

"Not really, when you weren't around, they picked on me all the time"

I said, remembering all the mean things the popular kids did to me.

 

"They did? Why didn't you tell me? I would have kick their asses!"

he said his voice getting louder.

 

"That's why I didn't tell you. I knew you were going to do that and then you

would have gotten into trouble" I said trying to calm him down.

 

"Well, you're my little brother. I have to protect you"

 

"Hyung, you're only two and a half years older than me. You don't have to protect anymore"

 

"Yes I do. You're still my little brother" he said,obviously not listening.

 

"So if Lily was being picked on, you would kick those little kids' butts too?"

I asked trying to get his attention away from me.

 

"Of course, but Lily is home schooled, and she can take care of herself,

You on the other hand? You can't"

 

"And why can't I?" I asked, offended.

 

'Well, for one, you're a pushover. Two, you're too nice, even when people pick on you.

Lily on the other hand, isn't afraid of standing up to others, but then again she never had anyone bully her"

 

"Yeah, well.. that's because she's pretty" I muttered.

 

'You're pretty too" he said touching my cheek to sooth me.

 

"No, I'm not, stop saying that. Plus, I'm a boy" I said turning away from him.

 

"So what you're a boy? You're pretty"

 

"Then why does everybody who isn't my family say I'm ugly and a cow?"

 

"Because they're too stupid to realize how great person you are"

he said smiling.

 

"Yeah well, I decided to change anyways so no more 'Seung-Cow' "

I said removing his hands from my face.

 

"You are?"

 

'Yes,didn't mom tell you? I thought she told you everything"

 

"No, not really"

 

"Well, I'm dropping out of school for now"

 

"Why?" he asked, while his hands were forming fists. Well at least he was keeping his voice

calim... kind of.

 

"Because I'm going to lose weight"

 

"You are?" he asked his eyebrow raising.

 

"Yeah, I'm tired of people calling me ugly and fat, and making fun of me"

 

"...Alright" he said, surprising me.

"If that's what you want, I'll help"

 

"How? Don't you have to go back to college?"

 

"Nope" he said shaking his head.

"I can drop out and take online classes, and then go back next year"

 

"Will they let you?" I asked. I didn't want my brother dropping out of his dream

college because of me.

 

"Of course they will. I'm the star player and I have straight A's. Plus being rich has its benefits too"

he said smiling.

 

"Oh well.. thank you"

I said, not knowing what else to say, but feeling grateful. With my brother here

everything would eb easier.

 

"No problem, so when does this makeover start?"

 

"Soon"

 

"Okay, just tell me when and I'll be here"

he said rising up from the couch

"I bet you didnt tell Dara, right?" he said looking back at me.

 

"No I didn't. How did you know?" I asked curiously.

 

"I know everything" he said smiling and giving me a hug goodbye.

 

"Bye hyung" I said getting up too, and walking over to the door.