Annyeong Royal chingus! How are you all? :D

Have you guys watched Donghae’s update on IG? That one which he was playing the piano. Awwwww. Until now, I keep on playing it. My delu mind is on. Are you guys feeling the same? LMAO Do you guys know the title of the song? Or was uri Fishy the one who composed and in the middle of finishing it?

Thank you new subbies and my loyal chingu commentors! Kisses 100000000000x! LOL :)

FLASHBACK!!!

“Are you gonna be okay?” asked Donghae.

He and Siwon accompanied Jihyun to one of the Choi’s guests’ rooms. Siwon left the two and went down to ask for an ice pack and hot chocolate for the 4Minute leader. For a guest room, it was sure spacious and elegant. It looked more like the master’s bedroom already than just a simple room for the guests.

“Ne oppa.” Jihyun nodded at him with a giggling smile plastered on her face. She laid her upper body on the bed while her feet were still on the floor. She was facing Donghae, looking at the namja intently.

“A-arasso.” He took one step backwards. His eyes were wandering all over the room just to avoid her stare. Why is she staring at me like this? Do I have a booger or something? Donghae twitched his nose up. He was definitely uncomfortable at the moment. Never did someone gaze at him like that. Well, of course, except for my Dara. And yes, ELFs who were fantasizing me to be their husband, okay. He put his right hand on his nape and finally looked at her. “Just call Hyuna if you ever need anything. I’ll go now. Get some rest.” The fish smiled, turned his back at her and began walking to the door.

He wasn’t able to catch a glimpse of the girl who was busy studying a painting outside the room. Before he could open the door widely, he found a warm hand on top of his hand that was holding the doorknob. His head snapped to his right and saw a pair of very sad eyes.

“Please stay with me oppa. Even just for a while. Please,” pleaded Jihyun. She squeezed Donghae’s hand and bit her lower lip.

“W-wae? Aiyo!” He pulled his hand off from her slowly and laughed awkwardly. “Are you afraid of the dark? Don’t worry. I won’t turn off the lights. There are no monsters or ghosts here. Siwon’s family is very religious that angels are guarding this whole mansion,” joked Donghae.

“Ani.” She inhaled deeply and locked her gaze with his. “I just need someone to stay beside me.”

A normal person could have guessed already that the statement was implying something more than it simply meant but being the normal dense fish that Donghae was. . . he couldn’t.

“Ne.” He nodded at her like an obedient student to his teacher. “Do you want me to call Hyuna?” He pointed outside the door.

Jihyun sighed loudly, ticked off that he didn’t get it. “Ani oppa. Not Hyuna. Let her have some fun.”

“Yeah.” He nodded again. “How ‘bout Tiffany? The girls can accompany you here.” He asked again.

“Ani. I want to be alone.”

With you oppa.

“I thought you want someone to stay with you?” Donghae was now confused. Girls can be really confusing. He thought.

“Can it be you then?” Jihyun asked him loud and clear.

(A/N" Royals be like. . . LMAO Sorry. Couldn't help it again.)

Donghae raised his eyebrows at her and pointed at himself. “M-me?”

Jihyun just nodded back and did her best to hide her giggle by biting her lip.

“W-wae? I’m s-sorry Jihyun ssi but. . .”

Dara is waiting for me.

“but I’m not really a good company. My presence might add more stress to you.” Donghae let out a forced chuckle and scratched the back of his head.

“I’m more than happy with your mere presence oppa.” Jihyun sweetly smiled at him for the nth time.

“Ah sincha?” Again, he didn’t get it. “But Jihyun ssi. . . uhm. . .”  Donghae pursed his lips and looked back at the door and then to her.

“But?” She asked.

“People might misunderstand.” Again, with the forced chuckle. “You know, you’re a girl and pretty and all. . . with a guy like me. . . in a room. . . plus, you’re a bit drunk. . . and then there’s me. . . and you. . . here. . . you know, what I’m pointing at?” He smiled at her hesitantly, hoping that she would get it.

“I don’t mind.” Three words, people.

Donghae’s mouth dropped at her reply but then he shut it immediately, just nodded and smiled at her. His eyes darted down to his watch. 8 minutes. Eight minutes had already passed since he left Dara there.

What if the SHINEE brats were hovering themselves around her?

Then there are my sly members taking this opportunity of me being away with her?

No freaking way.

“I’m really sor- ah Jihyun ssi! Are you okay?” He caught Jihyun by the shoulders, as she was about to faint. Donghae guided her towards the bed and they both sat on it. “What do you need? You should lie down seriously. I really should call Hyuna. Oh! Wha-”

“I just need you,” whispered Jihyun.

Even before Donghae could stand up to call her member, Jihyun laid her head comfortably on his lap already. Again, she bored her eyes on him. The drunken 4 Minute leader studied his facial features from below.

“You’re really handsome Donghae oppa.” She smiled from ear to ear.

“Ani. You’re just drunk. Wait. I. . . I’ll just move so you can lie down properly.” Donghae tried to move her head away from his lap but she pushed her head more and brushed his hands off.

“Mirror, mirror on the wall. . . Who’s the handsomest of them all?” She kept on giggling as she kept on touching the bridge of his nose.

“Aigoo. This girl. . . Is there a word like that?” Donghae moved his head away from her fingers but Jihyun pinched his nose and pulled him closer to her head.

“Of course! Donghae oppa is the most handsome of them all!” She exclaimed while laughing.

“Come on now. I can’t breathe.” Donghae told her in a very nauseous way since her fingers were still on his nose. He held onto her wrist to pull them away from his poor nose. “Seriously Jihyun ssi, I can’t breathe.” Donghae successfully pulled her hands away from him.

“Oppa, even in nauseous voice, you’re y.” Jihyun smiled at him oh-so-sweetly.

“Aish.” The fish messed her hair which earned a pout from her. “What’s so y about that?” He smiled back at her.

“No freaking way. Seriously.”

Donghae looked at the slightly opened door. Who was that?

“Oppa. Wae?” Jihyun looked at him worriedly. Worried that he’d push her away just like what he did to her hands.

“N-nothing.” He looked back at her. “Raise your head up a bit. I’ll be going now.” Donghae told her.

“Why in a hurry?” Jihyun pouted, looking annoyed at the fish. She turned her body sideward to the door, her hair covering her face.

My Dara might be looking for me already.

“My members might be looking for me already,” answered Donghae. “You’ll be fine here. I’ll tell Tiffany to stay with you here. Arasso?”

Silence.

“Is that okay with you?”

Silence.

“J-Jihyun ssi?”

.           .           .           .           .           .

“Jihyun ssi?” Donghae tapped her right shoulder lightly.

.           .           .           .           .           .

Donghae peeked down at her carefully. Is she sleeping already? He used his forefinger to split the hair that was covering her left eye. 

Shoot! She really is sleeping! Aigoo. . .

Donghae tried to pull her head up but he couldn’t understand why her head seemed so heavy that it wouldn’t even budge for a bit. He kept on trying but failed to do so.

Unknown to the fish, Nam Jihyun was wide-awake. Everytime the fish would pull her head up, the more she would push it down closer to his legs. The girl was blushing madly on his lap. She was so close with the man of her wildest dreams. And no one could stop her from making those dreams in reality.

Wait. . . don’t worry Donghae.

The maid that Siwon called will arrive in a matter of seconds by now.

I’ll ask for her help and. . . make her as the substitute in my place!

Yeah! That’s it!

Donghae grinned as he looked at the wall clock in the room. 13 minutes. He arched his back slowly and settled his hands at the middle part of the bed. The fish stared at the clock. His eyes were locked at the long hand of the clock, waiting for it to move. He covered his mouth with his right hand to hide his yawn. Why is the time too slow? Why isn’t she here yet? He thought.

The long hand struck :55. It’s 10:55 in the evening.

14 minutes.

Again, he let a longer yawn out. Donghae blinked his eyes slowly as he kept on staring at the wall clock. He yawned for the third time.

15 minutes.

The fish’s body jerked from where he was sitting when his forehead almost touched Jihyun’s head.

What happened?

What?

Phew!

I almost fell asle-

“What the?”

His eyes landed on the coffee table near the door. There were the ice pack and hot chocolate on top of it.

“Did she come already? What? When? But I was just-”

His eyes then darted to the wall clock then to his watch and back to the wall clock again.

12:06 A.M.

1 hour and 25 minutes.

“!”

Donghae quickly stood up, forgetting that there was someone’s head on his lap. Jihyun fell from the bed and made her whole pretty face bumped on the floor. “Ouch!”

“Oh! Mianhe!” Donghae looked surprised that there was someone on the floor he as helped the lady to sit back on bed. “JihyunssiIhavetogobacknowbye.” And he sprinted his way out of the room.

Jihyun didn’t understand what he just said but she got that he was already running out. “Oppa!” She shouted at him, hoping he would come back. She was about to follow him but her face stung from falling and kept on rubbing it with her palms.

An hour ago. . .

“Coz Saturday night! We in the spot! Don’t believe me just watch!”

The crowd was getting crazier with Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk on the dance floor. Dara went back to her seat; she was so exhausted from dancing and laughing with the SNSD members on the center. She excused herself and enjoyed the Mango Cheesecake flavor of Mochi ice cream on the table.

ALONE.

Her 3 SJ bodyguards were busy. Heechul with Puff. Yesung with his non-showbiz girlfriend. Ryewook dancing with Siwon’s dog, Bugsy. Yeah. The perks of being single. FX and SHINEE, along with Suzy, Goo Hara and Bora, already went home thirty minutes ago. They all had schedules early in the morning.

Jaejoong, on the other hand . . .

Immediately after hearing Leeteuk calling his name, Jaejoong went back to his normal cold self, bowed at Dara and then went to the SJ members and goofed along. The Suju leader didn’t see Dara because of the chocolate fountain that was covering the two. Plus, the JYJ member ran and hugged him already. Most of the time, the guy spent his time alone on the table across where Dara was. He was happily eating the slices of fruits and munching Cheetos Jalapenos while looking at the crowd on the center. Every time the girls would call or approach him to join them on the dancefloor, he would politely bow and refuse their invitation. “Sure. I’ll join you guys later.” She heard him kept on saying but never once he left his chair and his Cheetos.

Dara glanced at the table where he was. It was empty. He must be going crazy just like the others on the center. Oh! I wonder how he looked like in that crazy mode. She thought. It puzzled her a while ago why would he stare at her like that. Why would he help me? Well, given that I really needed it and he’s also a gentleman. But what’s with the cold attitude? What’s with the soft but piercing gaze? What’s with him being so erratic?

AND WHAT’S TAKING THAT FISH TOO LONG?!

Dara stared at her Rolex watch. Their couple watch.

11:26 P.M.

“45 minutes? Seriously?”

Dara looked from afar. The cold air touching her skin should calm her but even its breeze didn’t help. She looked back at the entrance door of the deck.

“Did something wrong happen?” She asked herself, brows met on the middle.

Dara looked down the deck as she settled her chin on the handrail of the railings. The swimming pool below unexpectedly calmed her from worrying. She was mesmerized with how the water changed its colors from different colors. Her fave was the emerald green. The inflatable pool toys were swaying slowly with it. The view reminded her when they filmed for Do You Love Me mv.

“Beautiful,” whispered Dara, soft smile showed on her lips. Indeed, the view was relaxing. Suddenly, she felt her phone vibrated. It was a call.

“Bommie?” She tapped the green button.

“Yoboseyo?”

“What?”

“I can’t hear you Bommie.” The music was so loud and add to that the screams of the idols singing and cheering their lungs out.

“Wait. I’ll find some quiet place so I can hear you.” Dara arrived at the swimming pool below the second floor’s deck. The place which she found so serene.

“What’s up?”

“What?”

“No. I didn’t see any corn shake in the freezer.”

“No, I didn’t drink it.”

“Yes, I’m sure.”

“Yes, I promise.”

“Hello?”

“Bommie ah?”

“Hello?”

She looked at her phone.

Line Disconnected.

“Ahhh! Sincha?! You just called because of that?! I even took the effort to come down here just. . . aish. What’s with these people freaking me out?!” Dara glared at her phone. She saw the time on it.

11:41 P.M.

“An hour?” She muttered in disbelief as she looked up the deck, hoping that her boyfriend was back and sitting on their table already. She didn’t want it to happen but she was starting to get pissed at him. “Ani! Ani!” Dara shook her head as she circled around the 15-meter long pool. She stopped near the inflatable toys and looked up. “It’s okay, Sandara. Do not worry. He has his reasons. Do not think more. Release the fire that you’re feeling inside you! It’s burning your mind! You need peace in your life! Tranquility!” She shouted and pointed to the heaven above. Good thing, no one could see her from above the deck ‘cause they were busy partying out.

“Shoo fire! I don’t need you inside me! You’re burning me! Shoo!” Dara ran in circles around the swimming pool. Her hands waving up in the air as she kept on chanting those words out loud.

“Shoo! Shoo! Shoo!” She began jumping jack while still running. Sweat started to show on her milky baby face.

 “Shoo! Shoo! Shoo! Lalalalalalala!” Dara stopped near the comfy, leathered lounge chairs and began shaking her body and kicking the air in between.

“Lalalalalalalalalalalala!” She was waving her hands up and began to write the letters, L and A, using her while laughing all by herself. She knew she was being silly but who cares? She was having fun!

“Lalalalalalalalalala!”

Ah! This is fun! She thought.

“Lalalalalalalalalala!”

I’m so weird right now.

“Lalalalalalalalalala!”

I’d surely die if anybody sees me-

“Lalalala-”

Right.

“La.”

Now.

“La.”

Dara froze from where she was standing. She was bending forward. Legs wide apart. Hands touching her buttcheeks. Head peeking in between her legs. Mouth hanging upside down. Eyes falling out. And her soul, leaving her body.

Why must all the embarrassing things on Earth happen to me?!

Around the swimming pool were the different kinds of flower. The amount of flowers, plants, and tress in their mansion would make one wonder if the Choi’s were botanists or something. The chairs and tables on the sides were imported from Italy. There was a small bridge pathway; u