THIRTEEN - Heartache...

[JESSE P.O.V]

“I am here now…”

When I realized, I had already mouthed those words. You know, although I had gone through the previous days feeling really confused due to the ‘kiss incident’, I was actually…. happy to see her again. Something within her eyes and smile were very sincere. So, I became dumbfounded when I saw her rapidly climbing down the stairs towards my direction; my breath hitched with every step she took without breaking our stare. However, something suddenly blocked our vision and when I finally noticed it; a bunch of those snobby male celebrities had already surrounded her:

“Hey, Tiffany. This is for you!” That Siwon guy said with his ‘perfect teeth’. Aish…

“Oh, thank you, oppa.” Tiffany politely smiled and graciously received the perfectly laced present as she quickly turned towards me. She was about to approach me again when, all of sudden, another member of that ‘gang group’ aka 2psomething, you know, that squinter one? That Thai squinter came towards her with an ostentatious bouquet of red roses and delivered it into her hands as he spoke with confidence, displaying that stupid smirk:

“A rose for another rose. Happy birthday, Tiffany.” 

When I saw that, my heart fell once I looked at the humble pink rose bouquet in my hands. I should have known…

“What were you thinking, Jesse? That your present would be better than theirs? Snap out of it!” I couldn’t help but feel gloomy; what was I thinking? I don’t fit in here… I guess it’s better to just leave. As I turned around to go, just when I least expected it, I felt someone very gently grabbing my hand. Although I couldn’t see the person, I knew that touch very well. Turning around slowly, I met a pair of worried eyes and a frown; it was then that she spoke softly… God, she looked even more beautiful so up-close:

“J-Jesse? Where are you going?” “Huh?”

It seems my mouth and brain weren’t working properly due our close proximity. I mumbled an incoherent word without thinking straight and again, my traitor eyes were attracted in those plump and red lips. Oh, God, what am I thinking?! Wake up, Jesse! You can’t look like a dumb in front of her! But I can’t help it; my heart, it’s pounding like crazy. When I eventually realized it, I heard her tone change to a shy one as she pointed towards my right hand:

“Are these flowers… for me?”

Cr@p! I forgot to hide it! Now I will look like a complete idiot and a loser! Aish, I am so hopeless. The way she stared at me expectantly, I knew I couldn’t run away. So, I sighed heavily, lowered my head and nodded dejectedly while gingerly placing the flowers in her hands. Embarrassed, I spoke weakly, afraid to look into her eyes:

“I know that this probably isn’t what you were waiting for and, of course, all the others presents are better too, but ---“

“I love it!” She replied warmly and in such a hurried way than I shot my head up in surprise. As I met her tender eyes, she gingerly took my humble bouquet to her nostrils and inhaled their perfume. She closed her eyes for a moment and opened them again as she gave me one of those breath-taking smiles, uttering sincerely:

“Thank you, Jesse… I – I really love it, but --- I wonder, how did you know that these flowers are my favorite?” Darn it! I forgot to think about this! I am so busted! Seeing her curious and anxious stare made me even more flushed. Yet, I knew I couldn’t flee, so I spoke the embarrassing truth while I scratched my cheek coyly:

“Errr… let’s say I kinda I saw you on an interview from a TV show and well… you mentioned what was your favorite flower. That’s it *nervous chuckles*”

“Oh… wait! Are you saying that… you were watching my interview? Are you… my fan by any chance?” Oh God, my face was on fire when she asked me that; am I that obvious? I think I finally lost my entire cool now. I could sense that her question wasn’t a cocky one, but rather a curious one. Still, I could see her eyes glimmering; I was in a dead alley again. Okay, let’s go…

“Well, I really like your work and err… I – I, you guys are very talented too an-and…”

“Because I am your fan, Jesse. The number 1 actually…”

When I realized that, she was already lowering her head, but I could see the blush in her cheeks. I couldn’t help it, but a stupid smile started creeping onto my cheeks when I heard her words. Besides, her shyness was so captivating, I mean, she was so different from the spoiled and seductress Tiffany I met a few weeks ago. I didn’t say a word, I just stared warmly; yet she surprised me again once she looked deeply into my eyes and spoke softly:

“And… Jessie, can you do me a favor?” Although I was mesmerized by her enthralling chocolate eyes, I nodded slowly as she held my hand and gave it a light squeeze:

“Don’t feel bad about your present. It’s very special to me, much more so when I know that this came from your heart; I’ll definitely keep it with my utmost care. Thank you.”

I couldn’t help but feel a sudden fluttering invading my heart; I felt warmed by her words because I knew that it was real. Yet, when I was about to speak:

“Tiffany, I –““Tiffany-shi, there a few people that want to talk with you.”

A man in a tuxedo, probably from the staff spoke to her politely. Yet, she quickly replied without look at him:

“Could you give me a moment? I am busy here.”

“But Tiffany-shi, the director told you that you should be polite to these persons and—“

“Look, I know that you are doing your work, but just let them wait. To be perfectly honest I don’t care; I am in a very important moment right now!”

Whoa, Spoiled Princess arises! But this time, I couldn’t blame her, sometimes it’s kinda difficult to have a moment for herself. Nonetheless, when I saw the dejected expression from the staff, I sighed and held her shoulder to gain her attention. She looked at me curiously and I spoke with an understanding tone:

“Tiffany, you should go, I don’t want you getting in trouble because of me.”

“But, Jessie--!” “That’s okay, I won’t leave now. We can talk later.”

“…Okay… but only on one condition.” “…What?”

She immediately changed her gloomy tone into a mischievous one; oh boy, this isn’t good. It was then she patted my nose and added playfully:

“If you have a dance with me later.” What?! This can be dangerous! Aish, what have I gotten myself into?! She was expecting an answer and I know I will pay for this later, but… well, here we go. I huffed and nodded my head tiredly:

“All right, all right, you won, missy. BUT only because you are the birthday girl.”

Yet again, I was stunned by the sight of her bright and beautiful smile. As she looked towards the staff, the latter nodded to her as if saying that it was time to go. So she sighed heavily and nodded as well. Yet, when I thought that she was about to leave, she surprised me again and my eyes widened with her next movement. She looked deeply into my eyes and, no kidding, I felt like my soul was being dragged out of my body. But everything stopped when she leaned in and I felt something moist and soft on my left cheek. When I finally noticed, she had already withdrawn with her head lowered, but I could still see a vivid red color on her cheeks.

My face was on fire and my eyes were probably widened; once she finally looked up, someone please slap me, but I was in trance from such beautiful view. She looked so fragile and shy; all I could hear were the wild heartbeats under my chest. When our eyes met, she spoke sincerely:

“I’ll be looking forward to talking with you again. And again… thank you for everything, Jesse… S-see you later… and don’t forget our dance!”

“I won’t, I will wait for you.”

The words escaped by mouth again, but I guess I couldn’t help it, she looked so sad and reluctant while being dragged away by that staff member… I smiled at her in encouragement until she finally disappeared into the crowd. Suddenly, a frown formed instantaneously on my face due to her absence. Something inside of me didn’t want to let her go as well… Aish, my head is still a mess! Who am I trying to fool? I really care about her, and she seems very genuine with her feelings. But… what will happen when she gets tired of me? What am I going to do? I – I can’t rely on these feelings.

There was me, alone again without any friend in sight. This party is starting to become boring. Its looks like I’ll have to sit here and wait. All of sudden, a chuckle escaped from my lips and I couldn’t help shaking my head at a weird, but true, thought:

“It’s not even 5 minutes that she had left… and I am already missing her…”

~x~

[NO ONE P.O.V]

The beautiful manager was leaning on the wall at the salon’s most secluded area. Yuri watched the party with an emotionless stare while deep in her thoughts. If she wasn’t so stubborn, she would admit that she was dying to see Sooyoung again, yet she doesn’t want to face that truth. To be honest, she could see the sincerity written in his eyes whenever he tried to speak with her and he never was a fake person, so what was the problem? … Her deception… and her fear of suffering again. Who could blame her? She didn’t want to go through another heartbreak again.

Meanwhile, her eyes drifted around aimlessly, looking for a familiar figure which was a hard task in such crowed place. However, when her eyes eventually landed on the bar side, she blinked a few times at the scene before her. Not very far from her, was the one she was looking for with a woman all over him; not just any woman… but that woman… Instantaneously, her teeth were gritted and her body didn’t obey her anymore as she found herself marching to that spot.

Her heart was hurt at the sight and jealousy was making her crazy when she saw a former ‘enemy’ holding HER Sooyoung’s arm. When the woman laughed seductively and passed her hand across his broad chest, this simple action made Yuri lose her composure as she practically expelled the people before her. Before the woman could continue, Yuri appeared before them with her arms crossed; flashing a hateful glare, she barked angrily:

“Park Gyuri! I should have known! What are you doing here?! Don’t you know that this is a private party?!”

The gorgeous woman a.k.a Gyuri flipped her hair and smirked slyly as she removed her hands from a dumbfounded Sooyoung:

“Oh, nice to meet you again, Yuri. Don’t worry, my dear. I was invited and as a good manager, I should keep my eyes on the kids, they must be here somewhere…”

“I don’t care! Just get out!” The angry manager spoke hastily while glaring at the goddess-like woman. The latter rolled her eyes and when she was about to speak, Sooyoung noticed Yuri’s strange behavior and tried to calm her down:

“Yuri, don’t you think that you are overreacting? Just calm down-“

“Shut up, Sooyoung! I am talking to her!”

The taller manager frowned at her answer, totally upset until a sudden laughter broke the tension between them as Gyuri spoke with a mocking tone:

“Tsk, the same hot-headed Yuri as always. Look, I am a guest and you should treat me well. Now, just kindly leave while I continue my conversation with Soo. Right, dear?”

To prove her point, Gyuri dared to pass her fingers seductively across Sooyoung’s jaw with a confident smirk. The latter shivered at the contact, but decided to maintain his composure. Yuri’s mouth opened in shock due her boldness. However, this only ignited her flames of fury when the despicable woman was touching him here and there while Soo kept smiling nervously, trying to avert her touches.  Nonetheless, Yuri felt her blood boiling when Gyuri kept passing her hand on his chest, whilst speaking with a y tone:

“Oh, Soo, you are so funny! Hahahaha.”

That was it! Yuri’s hands were curled in tight fists as she finally exploded and roughly removed Gyuri’s hands from Sooyoung:

“Ya! What are you doing?! Don’t see I am busy here?!” An annoyed Gyuri spoke.

“Listen here, you better stay away from him or…” Yuri warned with an angry tone; yet Gyuri laughed mockingly while answering:

“What are you going to do? If I remember correctly, you two are over and now you are acting like a crazy and possessive girlfriend. Now, you back off or I won’t be so nice!”

Gyuri said with a restrained angry tone while trying to latch her arm around Sooyoung again. However, once more, Yuri stood in front of her with an intimidating aura as if she was ready to attack. She then whispered harshly with gritted teeth:

“You are still trying to put your disgusting claws on him again! I won’t repeat myself, get out!” Still, Gyuri laughed in disdain and shook her head while sarcastically replying:

“So what are you going to do? You don’t even love him, so stop with this show and act as if you care. You don’t even own him!”

“Oh… I don’t?! Well, watch this!” It was exactly what Yuri wanted to hear now.

In a blink of an eye, the tanned and beautiful manager didn’t control her actions as she abruptly turned around and pulled Sooyoung by his collar. When she actually realized it, her lips were already were pressed on his in a desperate kiss. He widened his eyes in shock; is this some kind of dream or is it his imagination. Sooyoung never thought that this could be possible again; his heart burst inside his chest and God, how he missed those lips. Slowly, his eyelids dropped as he returned the kiss with the same passion and love, nothing around him concerned him anymore, just her and her only.

To be honest, it was quite a shock for Yuri too; she couldn’t believe that she was doing this, but she couldn’t stop, no, she didn’t want to stop. Her heart was pounding so loudly just like the first time they kissed. A sudden warmth invaded her body and she almost melted when she felt his arms wrapping her slim waist close to his warm body. She could feel all the feelings within this kiss and she was sure that their feelings never changed. They deepened the passionate kiss with lips nibbling on each other voluptuously.

Meanwhile an agape and wide-eyed Gyuri shrieked and marched out in anger due to the scene. After countless seconds, the kiss reluctantly ended when air was necessary. Sooyoung stared down at Yuri’s lovely flushed face; he could still feel the taste of her lips on his, it was so addicting. Not holding himself back, he caressed her cheek lovingly and whispered:

“Yuri-ah…”

However, his gentle voice caused an opposite reaction on her as it broke her out of her spell. Her eyes widened in realization due to her bold action as she touched her tingling lips and gasped. Once she looked up, her heart swayed at the sight of Sooyoung’s pink cheeks and caring stare. Her mind was in a mess; she blinked a few times and shook her head. When the tall manager looked at her worriedly, she gingerly withdrew from his grasp and spoke with a disoriented tone:

“I – I have t-to go…”

Not giving him a chance to refute, Yuri rushed out between the crowds to disappear. Yet, this time Sooyoung won’t let things stay like this. Making up his mind, he ran after her, hoping to solve everything, as now, he felt the emotions overflowing into his heart when he knew that her feelings for him never changed and were real.

“Yuri-ah… I won’t let you go this time…”

~x~

With SunYeon…

A blonde couple was walking beside a large pool with their hands intertwined and affectionate smiles on their faces. Not much was spoken between them, but their warm silence told everything. The short one sighed happily and poked the boy playfully:

“So… what do you want to talk with me about?”

“Oh, eh?!” Taeyeon snapped out from his reverie with his rounded eyes due Sunny’s call. He frowned confusedly when the bunny one whined and spoke up:

“You said you wanted to talk with me and now you are all distracted. I am starting to think that I am annoying.”

To prove her point, Sunny pouted and crossed her arms like a sulky kid (playfully). However, being overly concerned that she could have the wrong impression, Tae quickly waved his hands in the air and ‘begged’ for her mercy:

“Oh, my bunny. I am so sorry, I was just thinking. Forgive me, will you? Hmmm.”

He even battled his eyelashes like a cute kitty, so Sunny couldn’t help but burst out in laughter due to his failed attempt to be cute. Honestly, she thinks that he is cute even without trying. Pretending that she was thinking, Sunny placed her finger on her own chin with a thoughtful expression. So, all of sudden, she pointed at him and added with a playful glare:

“Okay… but only if you tell me what are you thinking.”

“Oh that… hehehe *laughs nervously*” All of sudden, Taeyeon became flushed and scratched the nape of his neck in nervousness. Finding his reaction very suspicious, Sunny narrowed her eyes and added with a frightening tone:

“Kim Taeyeon…”

“Okay, okay, I – I just wanted to say that you l-look errr…”

Sunny frowned and looked at her outfit, afraid that Taeyeon would dislike it. Seeing his hesitance, she couldn’t help but add seriously with a fierce stare:

“Even if I am not pretty, tell me that I am! I know you love me… so spill it!”

When she thought that the reverse psychology would work, Taeyeon suddenly smirked like a true byun that he is and took a step closer to her, closing the gap between them. He let his breath touch her face as he spoke with a very charming, seductive and playful tone:

“You are not pretty, kid… but I want you…”

Sunny was stunned with his last sentence as her eyes widened and her heart thumped like crazy. He kept his byun grin while staring at her longingly; actually his aim was her plump lips that he was thirsting to feel again against his own. However, it seems that the blonde girl finally realized the meaning of his words and frowned. Even her sulky grimace was cute, Taeyeon thinks, as she slapped his shoulder and snapped angrily:

“What?! You are supposed to say that I am pretty. Arghh you are so insensitive and--!”

Nevertheless, her words were abruptly stopped by a pair of anxious lips. Even with her reluctance and anger due his remark, Sunny slowly eased and returned the kiss with the same tenderness. She sighed in contentment when he cupped her cheeks and took her lower lip on his, nibbling and gently. All of sudden, to her unhappiness, he withdrew from the kiss while looking at the bedazzled Sunny and spoke with all honesty as a shy smile crept onto his cheeks:

“I would be a big stupid fool if I didn’t tell you that you are beautiful. You know that you are my y bunny, right?”

Once again, Sunny laughed at his remark and started blushing. Soon, she leaned in and gave him an Eskimo-kiss as she whispered lovingly:

“You are such a sweet talker, Taengoo. I didn’t know this side of yours.”

The latter wiggled his eyebrows playfully and added with his usual byun voice:

“There are many sides to me, but all of them fell in love for you, bunny.”

“Aish, so cheesy! You are lucky that I am in love with this byun kid in front of me.”

“Hehehe I tried, at least it worked, right?” Taeyeon winked playfully as he pulled the short girl into his embrace. They shared a good moment in each other arms, enjoying the warmth and the fast heartbeats under their chest. However, after some minutes had passed, Sunny spoke caringly:

“Come on, we have a party to go to.” “Aww, can’t we stay like this a little longer?”

Taeyeon whined like a kid as Sunny chuckled at the sight and dragged him with her. She shook her head and said as a matter of fact:

“Na ah mister, it’s Tiffany party and we must be there.” “Okay, you are right. Ppani must be waiting for us!”

He said that happily as they clasped their hands together with a tender smile on their faces and walked slowly back to the mansion. However, they stopped in their tracks when they saw a couple kissing furiously not so far from them while leaned on a wall. Taeyeon raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help whispering to a surprised Sunny:

“Whoa, it looks like someone is enjoying the night! I thought I was the only byun here!”

“Aww… Yoong-oppa…”

!!!

However, the danshin couple widened their eyes in shock when they heard a familiar voice, followed for another one:

“Seohyunnie…”

Sunny and Taeyeon’s jaws dropped as they opened their eyes to the max since now they suddenly realized who the making out couple in front were. With a powerful and shocking voice, they both yelled:

“SEO JOO HYUN!” “IM YOONG!”

~X~

[JESSE P.O.V]

Only one hour had passed, yet I felt like it was an eternity. My friends were nowhere in sight and it seems that Tiffany’s friends had disappeared as well. I sighed for the millionth time and stood up from the lonely seat at the back room. Actually, the loneliness never bothered me at all; I just don’t like to be watched all the time. Whenever I would look up, I would find those girls staring at me intently with gawking expressions and the guys… well, if glares could kill, I would be dead by now.

Slowly, I walked to the bar and politely asked the bartender while I sat on the barstool:

“A mineral water, please?”

The middle-aged man nodded in acknowledgement and in a matter of seconds, he brought me a bottle of cold mineral water. I removed the bottle’s cap and took a good gulp; I was about to get back to my thoughts when my ears perked up due a very familiar song.

SONG

I was surprised when my favorite song filled the air, yet another thing, or should I say… someone suddenly stunned me. All of sudden, a husky and warm voice spoke up behind me:

“Hey…”

Unconsciously, a grin crept on my lips as I shook my head and turn around slowly. When I saw her, all the wild heartbeats and warm feelings returned; a captivating smile never left her lips as she extended her hand, speaking with a charismatic tone:

“Will you give this dance to a humble girl like me, Jesse-shi?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at her ‘polite’ tone as she kept hand raised towards me. Suddenly, I shook my head and frowned when I spoke with a playful tone:

“Omo! Where is the mighty K-pop princess Tiffany Hwang? I swear I saw her just now…”

“Yah! I am trying to change and be a good girl, and now, you are making fun of me!”

Oh Lord, I melted when I saw her pouting and crossing her arms like a kid; that sight alone simply warmed my heart. Unable to resist her adorableness, I sighed and added with a friendly smirk:

“I will only say yes because this song is one of my favorite.”

“I – I know…. W-why do you think I chose it? I – I heard you talking about this song on a TV show a few weeks ago… plus… we danced this song before…”

At that moment, my mouth slightly opened in surprise. Is she stalking me? Omo, this is priceless! The way her cheeks were filled with pink and how she lowered her head in shyness, I was dazzled. It was the cutest scene I ever saw. Yet, I couldn’t help narrowing my eyes playfully and adding slowly like as if I was shocked:

“Are you s-stalking me, Hwang Tiffany?”

“What?! No! It’s j-just I am… your fan… and I want to know more about you. But I admit that I really like this song as well…”

Wahhh, what is she doing to me?! If she is trying to melt me, she will be successful! I can’t resist this, not when she looks so beautiful with this fragile aura, and so I will protect her no matter what. To end her stuttering, I surprised her as I gently grabbed her hand and walked towards dance floor. Other couples were having their moments while dancing so romantically, and when I saw what I had put myself into, I gulped loudly. I sighed again when I saw her hopeful eyes and realized:

“Come on, Jess. It’s her birthday. Don’t be so defensive. You guys are friends after all… friends… right… Say that to the kiss she gave to you a few days ago… Admit it, you love it! Arghhhh, shut up, brain!”

After shaking my head to remove my internal struggles, I realized that Tiffany was staring at me worriedly. Not giving her an opportunity to ask, I gingerly placed my hands around her slim waist and with an instantaneous reaction, she wrapped her arms around my neck as we swayed to the smooth ballad. The way she stood in my arms, it was so perfect that I didn’t want to let go…

The room was filled with people, but at that moment, I couldn’t see anything else, just her. Her chocolate eyes captivated me with her pure glow, it was like she wanted to say something, but kept hesitating. We were so close and my ears were getting deaf due the loud heartbeats under my chest, I was so afraid that she could hear it. Yet, my world stopped when, all of sudden, she rested her head on my left shoulder and hugged me even more tightly, like as if she was afraid that I would disappear from her sight.

I wanted to prove her that I was real… and I wouldn’t do anywhere. I know that she must be affected by the previous incident with that jerk, but… I am here for her, I – I mean as a good friend. Unconsciously, I found myself already staring at her lips one more time. Once again, my stupid brain attacked:

“Yeah, friend... Who are you trying to fool here? I know you are longing to kiss her again… come on, take a look on those plump, red and tasty lips… Kiss her already!”

Arghhhh! I screamed in my mind to shut my brain’s thoughts, but it was hard. I don’t want to think! Nevertheless, something brought me back to reality; I suddenly realized that Tiffany had placed her face on the crook on my neck and I swear that I felt the hairs on the nape of my neck standing up in a flash. Her left hand rested on my chest and my eyes almost popped out because my heartbeat wasn’t getting any slower. It was a soft and fragile whisper, but I heard every word:

“Jesse… you know… I want to tell you something… will you listen to me this time?”

Instantaneously, I sighed and closed my eyes, I knew where this conversation would lead and I would be lying if I wasn’t afraid. I don’t want to pass from this point, I don’t want to risk myself… call me a coward, but… I know if I give in... I will give my all… that’s why I am frightened. It’s better to establish limits… but how can I do it? She only makes this harder. Carefully, I withdrew from her hug slightly, but she didn’t let me as she shushed my lips with her finger:

“Tiffany, I –“

“Just let me enjoy this moment with you, Jesse…”

So all I could do was stay still; I felt so much tenderness, yet melancholy in her tone. So, to answer in the best way that I could do, I embraced her with all my sincerity. I closed my eyes and felt her hugging me again while her free hands caressed my chest in a very caring way. All of sudden, if I wasn’t imagining things, I could swear that I heard her voice cracking when she spoke with a very fragile tone whilst raising her head and staring deeply into my eyes:

“Jesse… I want to say that I – I – I really-“ All of sudden, the same staff that called her earlier, spoke to her again with a very careful aura as if he was afraid of her possible attacks. If it wasn’t for him, I don’t know what would have happened; honestly, I was divided, I didn’t know if I should be grateful or disappointed with his sudden appearance. However, to my surprise, Tiffany didn’t retaliate at him at all. She just sighed with a tired expression as she spoke:

“Yes?”

“Erm… Tiffany-shi. I am really sorry for bothering you again, but this is the moment to start your celebration and…”

“Is that really necessary? I am busy here…”

“But Tiffany-shi, the directors told me that – “

When I saw the poor man stutter clumsily due to her glare, I sighed and answered simply:

“She is on her way, don’t worry.”

“But, Jesse, I – I “

“T-thank you, sir! Thank you very much!” The poor man quickly bowed ninety degrees and rushed away for his life. When I saw her confused and hurt look, I shushed her gently with my genuine smile and replied softly:

“Tonight it’s your night, you should enjoy it.”

“But if I go, y-you might leave and… I – I… “

She looked down again all dejectedly and I have to widen my smile due to the adorable sight. At that point, my body didn’t obey me at all when, all of sudden, I placed a loose strand of hair behind her ear caringly and replied sincerely:

“I won’t go anywhere, I promise.”

It seems my words calmed her a little bit as I soon saw a stubborn smile creeping onto her pink cheeks. Finally, she nodded her head reluctantly and withdrew from me hesitantly. She then turned to me and added with a serious tone that I found incredibly lovable:

“Okay, b-but you better meet me on the mansion’s front porch in 20 minutes! And no discussing with me!”

“Tiffany, I –“ What? What is she intending to? Oh God, why am I feeling all jittery and excited at the same time? Snap out of it, Jesse! Behave yourself! Once I looked towards her, her smile widened as she warned again with her bright eye-smile:

“20 minutes okay? Please… wait for me…”

“I… I will.” I stammered at first, but when I saw her sad frown, I couldn’t say no; yet, after my answer, I couldn’t help but feel affected by her beautiful smile. When I finally realized it, I already was nodding my head and smiling like a dumb fool. Oh boy, this girl does have such effect on me. We held a meaningful stare and I knew she wanted to tell me so much, but as I promised, I will wait for her. She then finally left to re-join the celebrations as the whole crowd started singing the Birthday song while a big pink cake was brought to her.

I found myself singing with the crowd and smiling widely when I saw her reaction with the pink cake. It’s good to see her happy. I was losing myself again with her smile when I felt a soft tap on my shoulder. When I looked around, I was surprised to see a familiar face:

“Oh! Hi, Hara!”

~x~

[NO ONE P.O.V]

“Finally! It’s over! Now I can return to Jesse and confess everything!”

A black-haired beauty said to herself as she walked between the crowd, not wanting to lose a second away from the one she loved. Tiffany sighed in relief when she saw that no more staff members were behind her; it was then that she added with a loud voice:

“Good! Now that no one will disturb me, I’ll have Jesse all for myself tonight! Hee-hee!”

The girl blushed and smiled to herself. Before going to her destination, she passed by a large mirror and took a good look at herself. When her hand reached the door’s knob, she paused slightly and spoke out loud nervously:

“Oh God! What if he rejects me?! I – I don’t think I could stand it… Am I doing the right thing to tell the truth?”

Of course! You are dying for his answer! B-but I am afraid… I don’t know what I will do if he doesn’t return my feelings…

The eye-smiling girl fought with her inner thoughts as she nibbled her thumb nervously. The thought of Jessie rejecting her was unbearable and she didn’t know if she could handle this. What if her guesses were all wrong? Who told her that he might have feelings for her? It’s a BIG risk after all. Yet, even if only this thought hurts, she couldn’t help whispering to herself while smiling sadly:

“Well… even if he doesn’t feel anything for me… I rather have Jesse as my friend… than not having him in my life… Love means… sacrifices… and his happiness means everything to me…”

Tiffany was about to get depressed when she realized that she hadn’t even talked to him yet. The eye-smiling girl smiled in relief at the thought and secretly punched the air with a fighting pose. Turning the knob, the K-pop princess chuckled inwardly at her silly and pessimistic thoughts:

“Tsk, come on, Tiffany. Have some faith in love! Nothing bad will happen; now fighting!”

After her cheerful self pep talk, the brunette opened the door to reach her destination. However, while she was laughing in her head due to her silliness, once she finally looked up, her heart stopped as she witnessed a painful scene…

!!!

Only a few meters away from her, a familiar couple was apparently kissing in a very passionate way according to her eyes. Her heart tried to convince her that this scene was only a nightmare or a stupid joke, but this was the reality… and a very painful one. Unconsciously, a warm liquid ran down her cheeks and her sight got blurred due to the countless tears. Tiffany could feel the sound of her own heart shattering into a million of pieces when she saw HER Jesse being kissed by Hara.

The pain was so crushing that she could barely stand still; oh, and how her heart ached at this moment. She even placed a hand over her chest to contain the pain, but she knew that was impossible. Tears already rolled by her cheeks in sadness. Her body trembled into an inevitable breakdown as her tremble lips could only whisper with a cracking and sobbing tone:

“J-Jess…ie?” 

TBC

REPLIES:

@rosyanda: Yup, I agree, my friend. Maknaes are so cute… for now hahahahaha. I guess Yonghwa lost his chance lol. Yup, poor Soo, Yuri made a bad mistake… Thanks for comment!

@RealityBeats06: Yay! Yeahhhh! Hahaha true, Seo is a powerful card to win Yoong ;) Hahahaha true again, YoonHyun WIN! I know, those managers can be more childish than their artists. But here comes drama~~~ ops, trouble XD Yes, but I think you got a surprise about the other (byun) couple hehehehe. Of course, Jessi/Sooyeon still is her fan, yet he doesn’t admit. And yes, I’ll put more triangle moments between JeTiSooyeon hehehehe. Awww, thank you! ^-^ That’s really nice to know! I’ll try my best to make a good story.  You are jjang! =D Thanks for comment!

@JustinCutty: I agree, they are so cute and shy ^^ for now… hahahahaha. Lets see who are the true byun hahahahahaha. JeTi beats anyone with their cheesiness lol so cute awww. Thanks for comment!

@Shoutyea: Firstly, welcome, dear reader! Enjoy the stay! Thanks for read this fic and comment! Take care and God bless!

@BAPxHimchan: Hahahaha I agree, they must be official and soon, sorry Yonghwa, winners get SeoHyun hahahaha ;) Soon you will know about JeTi and… their small drama hahaha. Its kinda obvious that Jessi doesn’t hide his feelings anymore, still he doesn’t admit =/ While Fany practically throws her feelings all over the place lol. Thanks for comment!

@The_Looker: Whohoo, it was about time lol I agree, the maknaes are cute indeed… for now XD I believe Jessi is jealous, because his other persona its his true self… but we will speak about this later. Of course hahaha I already have this triangle in mind ;) About SooRi, their story will be revealed in the next episodes. Thanks for comment!

@WoorriSSica22: First, welcome, dear reader. Please, enjoy the stay, thanks for read and comment! Hahaha I know, I glad that you loved. Yes, SooRi held a heartbreaking past, but I will reveal in the next chapters. Yup, Yoong was very brave to sing and play guitar in front of everyone just to capture SeoHyun’s heart. Me Too, JeTi FTW! I am glad that you liked the other couples too ;) Thanks for comment! Take care and God bless!

@JeTiHyun: Hi, chingu-ah! ^^ I am fine and you? *Waving back* Whohoo, yeah, I am kinda really late =/ Anyway, I agree, but something tells me that… they wont be so innocent… hahahahaha. Of course, maybe because the dandyu are too immersed in their own byun world hahahaha. Don’t worry, Jessi, certainly has someone that gives you all attention, if you know who I mean ;) lol Yeah, those managers are really stubborn with love subject. Soo clearly loves Yuri and the latter feels the same, yet, she is stubborn and don’t give him a chance.  Their story will be revealed soon, my friend. Sweet cucumber??? Hahahahaha don’t let Jessi read this lol Of course, she really waited for him and for having him there, she felt on the cloud nine. Totally and pretty hard hahaha. Actually, Jessi kinda knows that she was being sincere with him, still he didn’t want to risk himself. I will put more triangle moments between JeTiSooyeon ;) hehehe. We already know how Tiffany felt for Jessi, but we need to know about Sooyeon… Thanks for the great comment, my friend. Take care ;)

@forevergorJESS9: Sorry for taking so long, my friend. But here is the remedy ;) Thanks for comment!

@Va_asianloverz: First, welcome, dear reader. Please, enjoy the stay, thanks for read and comment! I am glad that you like it ^^ Take care and God bless!

A/N: So... do you guys still think that the maknaes are innocent??? MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Tsk tsk making out already lol If you guys wanna know about what will happen to our hearbreaking JeTi... stay tunned for the next chapters! SooRi's story will be reavealed soon... Poor SunYeon, lost their post for YoonHyun hahaha. Do you guys enjoyed this chapter? I hope and I'm so sorry for taking so long, my friends. If you guys want, comment, rate or vote, so I'll know that you guys are enjoying this fanfic ;) Oh, and I want to thank to everyone who comment, rate, voted and subscribed this fic. You guys are awesome! And big WELCOME for all new readers! Take care and God bless you all! See ya!