Chapter Eleven: the wrap up party

The next day was the wrap up party for the photoshoot which Jiyong shoot a week ago. Jiyong didn't go to the YG studio that day because he spending more time in his own studio. By the time he finished his work, it was already 3.30 pm. He knew he had to get ready for the party. And his make up artists, manager and Yeojung are going to be in his apartment in 10 minutes to get him ready. Originally, Yeojung was his recording engineer, but then, she actually filled for the assistant position which he actually needed.

He walked out of his studio and strolled down the hallway to go to his bathroom which was in his bedroom. Right before turning the door knob of his bedroom, the door bell rang. So, he opened the door and his eyes widened when he saw Yeojung on his front door with a bunch of shopping bags. But truthfully, there were his makeup artists, her assistants, his stylists and his manager beside her.

"K-Kang Yeojung...you look..." He stuttered with his eyes widened. It wasn't because he was surprised to see her, but because she looked extremely beautiful.

"Ah...these unnies did..." She paused and continued, "This." as she pointed to her own body. She was wearing thicker makeup than usual. For the first time, ever, she had fake lashes on. Her long hair was curled forming natural looking waves. Her lips painted dark red. For her outfit, she was wearing a Sabrina black dress, with a lacy ruffle at the front of the chest area and a body-con style from below the ruffles down to just above her knees. Her heels which were also black in color, had block heels because she refused to wear the ones with taller and skinnier heels.

"What, she looks pretty right? She was about to go to the party with a shirt tucked in a plain skirt." Mrs Jung blabbered as she invited herself into his apartment to get him party-ready.

While Mrs Jung applied his makeup on, his hairstylists began styling his hair into a perfect messy hair look. For his face, Mrs Jung decided to go for a natural, manly look; tightlining between his eye lashes, applying some eye shadow to enhance his eye shape, darkening and shaping those eyebrows as well as applying some foundation to make his skin look flawless.

He wore a buttoned patterned shirt tucked into his black skinny jeans with a suit jacket to complete the look. He also wore his stone glitter slip on shoes to add a little something to his outfit that separates him from everyone else.

Yeojung helped with cleaning up the messy apartment and arranging the lined up suits that didn't make it to the finals as well as shoes which he tried on and refused to wear. Sometimes she felt more like an assistant rather than a recording engineer as she was originally hired as. But it doesn't matter because she found her job's' exciting.

After an hour and a half, he was finally ready to head out to the party. All the staffs are permitted to go as long as G-Dragon claims that he needs them. So being a kind employer, he let all his staff into the party to enjoy themselves.

At the event, Jiyong had to set up a pose for the bunch of reporters to take photos of. And then, he walked inside and immediately met his friends. Some of his closest friends were there, such as Lee Soohyuk, Xin, Youngbae, Hong Jonghyun and even his sister, Dami was there. They talked about modelling and some brands and even began gossiping. He was even more grateful that he got to see his sister after not seeing her for 2 months.

Yeojung strolled around the party, clinging to Mrs Jung who knew literally everybody in the party. She felt a bit awkward but its all good after she drank a glass of vodka. She began talking with lots of people, colleagues and even a few actors. Then she felt somebody patting her shoulder. She turned her head and her eyes widened, Kang Dongwon.

Jiyong was having a very good time in the party until he saw Yeojung laughing with...Actor Kang Dongwon standing by the bar with two glasses of liquids on their hands. He turned his head to get a better view of them. One of his eyebrow rose. Ditching his friends, he walked towards them. They were laughing and Dongwon-sunbaenim had his one hand at the back of his neck, smiling sheepishly.

Just as he was a couple of feet before the two, his phone rang. His hand went through his left pocket and his eyes still stuck on them. But when he couldn't find it, his attention went somewhere else. At last he found his phone at his back pocket and it read, Kiko Mizuhara. He slid the green button to its right side and placed his phone against his ear. When he turned his eyes towards the bar and they were not there anymore. He shook his head to clear his head. What am I doing? He thought and went back to his group of friends.

Yeojung and Dongwon talked about lots of things. It turned out that they had a lot of common interests. Every food is their favourite food. They couldn't stand drinking Coca-Cola. They also talked about constantly working overtime and how busy they were. They joked and laughed about some of the drunk people who were dancing their bodies off. She told him her favourite movies of his were Duelist and The Secret Reunion.

"Kang Yeojung-sshi, I'd like to know more about you." He said as he looked into her eyes which were wide open. She opened but couldn't find the right answer as she was caught off guard.

"Do you mind?" He asked before taking her phone from her hand because he wanted to save his number in her phone. But just before he could do anything, she took it back. He was quite surprised and upset. Nobody had ever stood him up especially in such a rude way. He frowned.

"Password." She typed in her password and looked up to his upset expression. She smiled and gave it back to him. While punching in his numbers, he was cutely biting his lower lip.

And then one of Yeojung's colleagues placed her arm around hers and shyly greeted Dongwon.

"Annyeonhaseo..." Seoli, the colleague greeted and bowed her head.

"Ah...ne..." Dongwon acknowledged her and bowed his head as well.

They began talking about usual backstage issues and work. But the conversation didn't last long until the music blasted up. Soon, everyone began drinking more and moving their bodies to follow the rhythm of the music. Yeojung's colleagues gave her many drinks a bit more than what she could normally tolerate. Her limit is 2 bottles of soju approximately equivalent to 3 glasses of vodka and a glass of beer. And she had drunk 2 glasses of vodka, a glass of whiskey and a glass of beer. She could've refused but somehow, she wanted to fit in this kind of society. She wanted to be the cool one for once in her life. She didn't want to be an outcast as she had been in school.

Just after she felt her head spinning and numbness that began attacking her feet, she slipped out of the crowd and felt sweat trickling down her spine. She went to the restroom and pressed her wet hands to her cheeks which were tomato-red. And then she walked out of the restroom and just before reaching the main dancing hall, she reached for a backdoor that leads to a quiet area. She probably shouldn't be there but she needed a quiet moment. So she sat at the one of the two stairs that were below the door. She placed her head against her palm when she felt the throbbing sensation coming back.

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After sometime, she felt someone sitting beside her. Her heartbeat sped up as she imagined what could have happened to her. She slowly turned her head towards the figure next to her. She squinted her eyes to see who it was clearly.

"GD-nim?" She called out after recognizing him.

"What are you doing here?" He asked and looked at her who was obviously not sober.

"My head hurts." She replied and looked away from him.

"You drank too much."

"I know."

"Your eyelashes are falling off." He said while gazing at her smudged eyeliner and fake eyelashes that were dismantling themselves from her eyes.

"Ah really? I shouldn't have worn them in the first place." She said as she tried to find the lashes. "I look weird, right?" She asked him and turned her head towards him.

She put her hands down when their eyes were locked in each others. His hand rose and his fingers reached out towards her face. She felt her heart racing again. When his fingers touched the side of her eyebrow, she closed her eyes. She didn't know why. Perhaps she was expecting something from him. Like a kiss.

Instead, she felt her fake lashes slowly being removed from her eyes and she opened her eyes. He was grinning as he presented his accomplishment in removing them to her. She couldn't help but gave a soft laugh.

"I have to go back, Seoli is probably looking for me..." She said and got up.

"You look pretty tonight." He said just when she turned the door knob.

"T-Thanks..." She replied with her eyes opened wide. She felt a wave of relief because he couldn't see her at that moment.

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Jiyong couldn't help but smile. He didn't mean to make her stutter by complimenting her all of sudden, but he felt her innocence and realness. And that gave him amusement every time he sees her. Because she is real unlike himself. He looked at the night sky and tried to find just one star among the darkness. But he couldn't. There were no stars at all. So, he breathed in the chilly air, got up and went back inside the club.

The sound of the music boomed against his ears once again and he rocked his head back and fowards to follow the rhythm while walking back to his circle of friends. And he saw a very familiar face among his friends. Kiko.

He walked towards the crowd and everyone made his way for him. Kiko stopped drinking and grinned at him. Her usually short hair was now at a shoulder length. She was wearing more makeup than usual and her red dress looks amazing on her. She made her way towards him and placed her arms around his neck, her chin at the area between his neck and shoulder. Slowly his arms went up to her waist and pulled her closer.

"I missed you!" She said to his ear.

"Me too." He replied.

"Get a room both of you!" Lydia shouted from a distance and they steadily left a gap between each other.

Jjiyong looked into her eyes and remembered how bright her eyes always look. For a moment, they only smiled at each other. They really looked like lovers who hadn't seen each other in ages.

"Are you surprised?" She asked with her hands still on his neck and his arms still around her waist. He nodded while still gazing into her eyes.

She gave a small laugh and bit her lips before giving a peck on his lips. She giggled and he smiled.

A few minutes later, they were sitting at a private corner catching up with each other. His arm was around her shoulder and her head resting on his chest with two glasses of champagne on the table in front of them.

"So how come you're here? Didn't you say you had to visit your management's president in Osaka for a few days?" He asked.

"The meeting was pushed forward so now I have more free time!" She said cheerfully.

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Yeojung smiled when she saw Jiyong and Kiko hugging. The crowd was cheering for them. Thankfully, there was only YG staff and people who are close to Jiyong tonight. So they wouldn't worry too much. They looked so happy, at least Kiko did. She probably missed him so much because they literally hadn't seen each other for two months. And its not like they talk everyday. They are both busy people and now they are together.

"They are so cute, aren't they?" Seoli asked beside her.

"I know...they deserve each other..." Yeojung replied and drank her beer. And she should probably stop because her dizziness was back.

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"Ah...so you're on holiday now?" He clarified and she nodded. "I'm so jealous!" He exclaimed and she put out her tongue to . They continued talking about their lives, careers, families for two hours before getting up to leave.

They were sitting in their private booth on the second floor where they could have more silence. After chatting with her for a long time, they finally stopped and Jiyong looked at her, admiring her, this time up close. His fingers the strands of hair sitting beside her face. She still had the same features, high nose, beautiful plump lips and bright eyes. But that night, he felt that she was different, the way she looked at him. Her gaze kept shaking and moving, as if not wanting to meet his eyes.

Nevertheless, he leaned in and cupped her cheek with the same hand he used to her hair. Slowly, his lips touched hers. Both of them closed their eyes as Jiyong moved his lips against hers and she opened her lips, giving his tongue access into . Warmth spread into as his tongue brushed against hers while his other hand was now on her waist, pulling her closer to him. He moaned as she slightly bit his lower lip.

Just when things started to get steamier, Kiko stopped kissing him back and pulled back from him with her hands on his shoulders and her arms straightening, leaving a gap between them. They were panting. She looked into his eyes and her usually bright eyes looked extremely sad.

"Jiyong...do you want to publicize our relationship?" She asked and he was beyond surprised because that was the last thing he wanted to do.

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hey guys! I'm back with another chapter.

Do you think Jiyong should publicize his relationship with Kiko?

love,

miss_sh