CHAPTER 46

So inside the YG room, Big Bang, 2NE1 and others were left.
They were listening to the songs that they are going to perform. Dara was sitting on one side of the room with her iPod and trying to listen to ‘Hello’ and think of moves that she has to do, as what GD have said. She was trying to focus and concentrate while listening to it so she’ll come up with a better idea. She was looking at the floor and imagining.

Until she saw the feet of someone that’s been standing in front of her, So she slowly looked up to see who it was.


She said “Oh! Youngbae.”
He’s smiling at her and said “Noona. What are you doing?”
“I’m trying to listen to a song.”
“Sorry. Did I just disturb you?”
“No. It’s okay. What is it by the way?”
“Nothing, I just feel like talking to you.”
“Is that so…. Hmmm… How are you?”
YB sits beside her. He said “Recently, I’ve been working out and I haven’t eaten a lot in time, so… I’m not completely feeling well.”
“Really? I thought a man with that body won’t feel bad anymore~” – Haha!
“It’s just the outer appearance noona. But I’m really sensitive.”
“Ohhh.. I can’t believe it. So, uhh… we’ll practice later too, right?”
“Ne. We will be going to the stadium too, where everybody else was.”
“Ah. By the way, do you know what time is it?”
“It’s 2 PM, why?”
“Oh. It’s already afternoon… I didn’t count the time. And as what you’ve said before, it became shorter!” –(from what he said to her before when they were stuck on the elevator)
Taeyang chuckled. He held on to his tummy and said “Aigoo~ My stomach is telling me to eat already~”
Dara smiled, she said “You’re hungry?”
Taeyang said “Ne…”

While the two are talking, CL just went out from the wash room and saw them. She stared at them while they’re smiling and with each other again. 
She thought “They’re now together again? I thought she likes GD oppa. But why does she keep on tagging along with Taeyang whenever he’s not around? This is unfair!”

Back to YB and Dara…

YB said “Ah noona. Do you like to eat? Because I’m starving =) ”
“Hmm… Sure! ^ ^” –she smiles.
YB stood up and said “Thank you very much noona. Let’s eat now! My treat!”
“Okay!”
She thought “He really looks charming when he smiles! I can’t get rid of Taeyang, I don’t know why.” –what does she mean? Waaaa.
So they both stood up and go outside of the YG room together. 
CL thought “Oh! Where are they going?” –she also stood up and follows them without anyone seeing. She planned to spy on them two.
Dara and YB walked their way to a fast food restaurant.
YB said “I’m worried about you because you’ve been working until the morning. Practicing and at the same time, helping for G-Dragon’s concert.”
“Ah… That one? I’m persevered enough maybe.”
“To what?”
“To be a better member of 2NE1 and the YG family…”
“I’ll stay with you too if that’s the case.”
“Why?”
“We have the same goal. I want to be a better member of Big Bang too.”
“But you’re already good enough. You don’t need to work harder.”
“I don’t know but it just became a habit. I always come in YG everyday to work.”
“Really? You’re a good man! ^ ^ I’ll do that too.”
“Ah noona, I’m just concerned, but please don’t do it too much.”
“Sure! Thanks Youngbae. You’re always concern.”
“For you, yes I am.”

Dara blushed.
CL witnessed it all.

Then they entered the fast food restaurant and choose a table for two. Taeyang left Dara first on the table because he’s ordering. CL secretly enters the restaurant and finds for a place wherein she won’t be seen and a place where she can possibly spy on them still and check what they’re doing. 

Dara was alone, tapping the table by her finger…

Later on…


Taeyang came back and sits down. He said “Did I keep you waiting?”
“No. Not that much. It’s okay~”
YB said “Sorry if I disturb you lately from your concentration.”
“You don’t have to be sorry. I love to eat too~ with my body condition, I need to!”
Taeyang laughed. He said “Do you know what thing that I like so much about you?”
“What?” –she’s smiling.
“You can always change my mood. You’re making me smile every time.”
“Maybe I’m just a jokester.”
“No, even without the jokes noona...” –he stares at her. Dara also stares at him and noticed something from his look. She thought “Is he referring to me again? Why do I make him smile? Could it be that----”

Until the waiter came and disrupts the moment between them, Haha! Bad timing? LOL
The waiter laid down the plates with their order. Dara saw that it was a cake and it’s a strawberry flavor!
She said “How did you know what is the flavor that I like?”
Taeyang said “Ne? This? I just felt that you might like it. Why? Is that your favorite?”
“Yes!” –she remembered what happened lately because of the flavor because Jiyong bought a strawberry flavored ice cream for her, so all that happened lately with her and Jiyong flashes back in her mind.
She thought “Omo~ I almost forgot. We just did this lately. They have a lot in common, they’re really best friends. But why is it when I’m with Taeyang, I seem to forgot about Jiyong? No~ maybe because I just have a lot of things in my mind that’s why it sweeps off! Yes, that’s right! ..because it can’t be!”

“Really? I got it right! Haha.” –he said.
Because Dara has already remembered everything that just happened lately... 
She said “Cake has a lot of calories. So… I can’t eat this. We’re not allowed.”
Taeyang said “Let it be. It tastes good, I swear! And besides, if you want to gain, eat this. It would help.”
Dara thought “This just happened too, lately! Aigoo~ They both even gave the same opinion.”

So she ate it again, but she’s out of herself now. Taeyang keeps on talking but she’s not in the presence of mind while eating so she’s not listening to what he’s saying. She’s still in the thought of what happened lately and what just happened now.

Minutes have already passed…

Taeyang snapped his fingers in front of Dara’s face and said “Ya! Noona?”
So Dara came back to her senses and said “Ne? Ne?”
“I’m talking to you.”
“Ah. Ne? Sorry. What did you say again?”
“Never mind, it’s already 2:32 PM. We still have a rehearsal, right? On 2:30?”
“Ah! Aigoo!! Ne! Come on! We need to go!” –she hurriedly stands.
Taeyang said “Yeah. We better hurry up. They’re all there now, I guess.”
They both walked fast. CL follows them again.

While on the stadium…


The rest from the YG are starting the rehearsal… Bom and Minzy came along for support even though they don’t have a part for GD’s concert. Haha! LOL
They were about to start.
Minzy said “Wait! Where’s Dara unnie?”
Seungri looked around and said “Taeyang hyung is also not here.”
TOP said “They’re always together.”
Bom said “Ne! We also noticed that!”
GD who has been listening to what they’re talking about, worried too. He also questioned his mind from where they could be right now.
Minzy said “Maybe they’re together? Could it be?”
Daesung said “They’re very close to each other now... Like brothers and sisters, maybe if I was not their friend and I saw them, I would think of them as a couple.”
“Ne. I always see them both being sweet.”
They’re talking about it in front of GD! Haha! GD might be jealous now.
Bom said “Wait! Where’s CL?”
They all looked around, especially GD.
TOP said “She’s not around either.”
“Where can those three be right now?” –Seungri said.

They think. Until the manager of GD called him and said to start rehearsing and plan things on the stage already so he went up to the stage. And others were called to assist as well.
GD looks serious again about practicing and managing things from his concert. He walks around the stage and everywhere. He can’t stop walking unless everything’s settled. Everybody from the stadium was all busy.


Afterwards…

-Dara and YB-

Dara and YB were almost steps away from the stadium. CL hurriedly runs to the other way so they won’t meet at the same entrance. The two are going to enter through the main door so CL runs to the backstage door and attempted to come first.

She said “I have to be first, so that I can get his attention. He couldn’t see them! He shouldn’t!” –Aw. It’s touching to know that she’s doing it to avoid GD from being hurt. She runs as fast as she can while having her fingers crossed. Go CL! Go!! Save GD! ^ ^

As she entered from the backstage, she said “Jingyo oppa!!!” –(gasping for breath)



Annndd…



She saw him………but he’s already looking at them two who just entered from the main entrance. 
So it was clearly seen from the stage. Aww. It’s too late CL =( Jiyong already saw it.

GD thought “They’re right. They’re together… =( Aigoo… it hurts again.”
But because he heard someone who called him, he looked back and saw CL who looks tired. 
He said “CL?? What happened?”
CL was still gasping for breath. She just instead said “Hi.” –Haha! Weird?
CL smiled and she can’t speak a word anymore.
GD said “Here. Drink first~” –he offered her a bottle of water.
CL gets it and drinks. GD was looking at her while she’s busy drinking. He said “Where have you been? It’s strange to see you late and just came at a sudden looking so tired. Did you run?”
CL finished drinking and said “Yes…I just did.”
“For what? …because you’re late?” –he’s smiling.
“Yes…I’m…… too late.” –Awww. She means it maybe on another way.

GD has no idea about it. So he thought of it in a literal way. After it, the endless practices for GD go on. He suggested everything about his concert. He prepared it all, the lighting, sound, stage, choreography, special effects and many other more. He really works matured or double of his age when it comes to these things. But instead of a dull moment, GD brings a live atmosphere. 
He shouts and said “Everyone! Let’s work hard!!~” –with a sincere smile in his face.

While below the stage…

Bom said “YB, Dara, where have you been? We’re waiting for the both of you.”
YB said “We just ate, because I’m so hungry. Sorry for being late by the way. It’s my fault.”
“It’s not his fault.” –Dara said.
“Then who exactly it was?” –Daesung said.
“Ay~ If you asked them that. They would just save each other and blame their selves for it.” –TOP said.
Seungri said “Taeyang hyung! You’re unfair!”
Taeyang laughed to that. And so do the rest from Big Bang, why? What’s the reason?

On the other side, Jiyong got his head for work and work itself. CL stays beside him and keeps on assisting him. She proves that she will always be there for him.

Time flew…
GD spent the rest of his day with his mind focused for his soon to be concert. 
And as time goes by, the sun was down and the black sky appears. Almost everyone goes home already, including 2NE1 and Big Bang.

GD is STILL working. Awww~~ He’s really working hard.
CL came to him and said “Oppa. Let’s go now~ everybody’s almost gone.”
GD said “Ne. Just a little bit and I’ll be done.”
So CL waited. Awww.

And… GD was done. He saw CL waiting for her and sitting on the edge of the stage while waggling her feet in the air, like a kid. GD was touched to see her as the only one around with him and she even waited until he’s finally done. He came closer, tapped her shoulder and sat with the same position beside her. He said “Yo.”
CL looked and said “You’re done?”
“Yes. You waited for me?”
“Yes.”
GD chuckled and said “Really? Whoa~ thank you Chaerin!”
“Aren’t you getting tired? You’re almost working for a lot of weeks, you work harder than a machine can!~”
GD laughed and said “I get tired also, of course! The past weeks, I only slept for 4 hours or 3 regularly.”
“Really?! That’s not proper.”
“Sometimes, when you’re inside a busy world, you won’t take hold of the ‘proper’ anymore.”
“But you have to rest before it gets worse!”
“Yes. I’m tired but after the concert, maybe I’ll be back to the so-called ‘proper’. Proper eating, proper sleep, every thing that I forgot doing so.”
“You need to relax sometimes.”
“How about you? You assisted me since lately, right? You should also relax sometimes.”
“I can do that. Even tomorrow or the other days, unlike with your schedule, it’s complicated.”
“Ne…But by the way…Thank you so much! I owe this day to you.”
“You don’t have to.”
GD sighed noisily and looked up wit