Chapter 1

 

it all started with the last day of the semester before summer break, and jaehyun wasn't having any of it.

 

pen and paper in hand, he began the 2-page essay they had to write out before their psychology class ended, and jaehyun was all up for that.

 

jaehyun was a constant thinker and could easily translate his thoughts into words both in his hand abd mouth so this hell-of-an-essay was a breeze to make for the student.

 

'time to put my brain on my hand, let's go!' he mentally thought and without even 1/5th of an hour happening his hands were sore but surprisingly his hand writing was better than usual, beautiful if he must despite the time constrictions given to him.

 

he handed out his paper and earned glares and stares from other students. the girls looked at him with admiration and blush. the guys looked at him in annoyance and envy. but the general consensus was that they were jealous that he finished 50 minutes before the given time.

 

'please hand over your work mr. jung' the teacher who looked like a lonely 40 year old lady exclaimed to jaehyun who was already walking forward towards the table.

 

'geez im already giving it. can't she wait?' jaehyun thought in his mind.

 

"if your to talk about your teachers negatively mr. jung. please keep it in your head. we dont appreciate backbiting forwardly in this school"

 

'.' jaehyun thought, that time he was sure to keep his mouth shut.

 

so much for being a constant thinker. jaehyun also had the tendency to unconsciously speak his mind as well.

 

"im sorry. that wont happen again." jaehyun said and the teacher just gestured him to exit through the door.

 

'sure as hell ain't happening again. today's the last day of school and of your damned class' jaehyun thought and smirked lowly.

 

"mr. jung. keep the insults to yourself i said!"

 

jaehyun never felt his legs move as fast as playing basketball in his entire life.

 

×××

 

taeyong hates it. taeyong hates his parents for it.

 

he wasn't marrying himself off to some flat-chested chick for the rest of his life. he wasn't ready and his bodily functions weren't made to handle such stress (iness) from his parents business partners' daughter.

 

there were so much women in the world waiting for taeyong to be pounced on and dedicating himself to one for the rest of his life, not to mentin someone he has zero feelings for aside from her face is something he was 101% against with

so much for hating it, his father insisted on getting them together. and the worst part was that the girl loved every thought of it.

 

and so to no one's surprise, there he was outside of Seoul University leaning his back on his red sports car that was eyed by many. he and the car as a package was pure eye candy for everyone around them. he hated also how a semi-crowd gathered around him and the car taking photos of possibly

 

tapping on his shoes and fixing his bowtie, obviously annoyed. he opens his phone and begins searching for the dreaded contact on his phone; Kim Yoona.

 

"what's taking you so long? do you know how awkward it is with so many people around me taking pictures?!"

 

"taeyongie! you called! you really couldn't resist calling me eh? and can you just wait for a bit im trying to make myself pretty in the bathroom?!"

 

he hated everything about her aside from her beautiful face. her voice was annoyingly nasal. and she was especially self-centered and obnoxious.

 

"whatever you say. look, just get finished and come out of there!"

 

"okay! but can't you wait?!"

 

"there's a ton of girls here already i can't!" taeyong tried to sound tempted just to annoy the he out of yoona because why not? he despised the girl.

 

"girls?!!!!--" taeyong immediatelt knew it worked; smirking.

 

"i'll be there right away!" and he swore he could hear the bathrokm doors close just from the sound of her heels clinking and the wind in the phone's loudspeaker.

 

"okay." and with that taeyong hung up. it wasn't his decision as to why he was in seoul university, blame his arranged relationship partner for him getting stuck in a parking lot with a crowd of girls surrounding him like a pack meat.

 

not that he had any issues with it in the first place. some of then may have looked like shrimps, but he also saw gold in some of them. sporting pretty faces and y bodies he began sending winks and gestures to the girls, and just like that the girls began ing one by one with lee taeyong's signature charm.

 

it wasn't until a few minutes or so until he felt yoona's small hands drag his arm back onto the car's driver seat.

 

"drive." yoona ordered, eyes looking straight on the road. 'whatever you say, flat princess.' taeyong chuckled at the thought, earning a fiery glare from the girl. 

 

soon enough, they were back on the road to a restaurant to meet their parents.

 

"your not flirting with any other girls taeyong, you hear me?" yoona commanded with a whiny tone. 

 

taeyong just felt his hears clammer and explode at how annoying her voice sounded to his ears.

 

'can't she just shut that trap mouth of hers?!' taeyong shouted in his head. oh, how he wished to clamp the girl's mouth in scotchtape sometimes.

 

"and why is that?" taeyong asked in the most innocent and caring way. but he swore he left a vile sound and tone in his words. he swore he saw yoona smile like the smitten lady that she was and taeyong choked at the thought.

 

"i can't have my future husband thinking of other girls." yoona pouted

 

taeyong gagged audibly, he couldn't take this any longer.

 

he was ratting his way out of this no matter what.

 

×××

 

"woah! your early today? what a surprise!" a short black haired boy exclaimed.

 

"well, last class was just essay making. and you know how i at essay's" jaehyun said sarcastically.

 

"how i wish i were as good as you with processing my thoughts. i just at it in general." the black haired boy scratched his head in frustration grinning at jaehyun.

 

"that's ok ten! your amazing at other things as well right? like, dancing!" jaehyun retorted. ten felt flustered at the compliment and began waving his arms frantically.

 

"no! im honestly not that good." ten said. but before he could add jaehyun immediately shuts his lips with his large fingers. 

 

"your the best dancer i've ever seen so shut up and let's pick up my sister." ten nodded easily and they both walked hand-in-hand.

 

"so? how was your date with youngho?" jaehyun asked, hands in his jeans and black matted hair flying all over the place.

 

"oh, not much. we went and watched a movie. then he brought me to his house and--"

 

"did you do it?!" jaehyun asked with wide eyes and a knowing expression. judging from ten's blushing pale cheeks and eyes looking puffy and discreet as ever, jaehyun begins pointing fingers at him and mouthing "eh's" in between. 

"you got laid!" jaehyun said excitedly wrapping his large frame and shoulders around the short and petite body of ten. 

 

"my little bestfriend finally got laid! im so happy for yo--"

 

"cut it or i'll make sure you won't be holding my hands anymore" jaehyun immediately shuts up and just follows.

 

"what about that date i set you up with sana? the japanese chick?" ten asked looking expectantly at jaehyun who was pouting and chin down on ten's shoulders.

 

"well, for starters she was cute. really cute. second, she was hot. really hot." and ten watched and listened in anticipation and excitement. "but she was way too straight forward with me" jaehyun huffed sadly.

 

"please expound further" ten gestured a 'please continue' on his small palms.

 

"she wanted to me on the first date." jaehyun exasperatedly said, looking grim as ever. "what's so bad about that? i mean, she's hot?!" ten answered back.

 

"im not looking for a partner ten! im looking for an actual partner!" jaehyun huffs with emphasis on the word 'partner'. his hands clinging further onto ten's slim waist.

 

"oh wow. jaehyun actually looking for a legit partner" ten said, air quoting the word 'partner' once again. "so what? you got tired of having with every girl in korea?" ten joked earning a pinch in his stomach from jaehyun.

 

"hey!" jaehyun pouted and annoyingly shouts. "be real mr. jung. you've seen more than half of the girls here in bed with you. and let's not include the ones that you haven't and yet want to." ten said blankly pointing a finger at jaehyun's wide forehead.

 

"maybe. i guess im just too hot for words" jaehyun laughed sarcastically earning a stare from ten. "im being 100% honest here and this is coming from your bestfriend who absolutely wants none of you; yeah your really hot." ten flatly says earning a surprised look from the taller.

 

"you sure know how to compliment someone eh?" jaehyun asks and all he gets is a grinning ten. "what do you want this time?" jaehyun squints his eyes in annoyance and ten lights up like fire the moment jaehyun pops the question.

 

"i just want you to buy me and herin ice cream!" ten cutely asks, holding his arms together and shaking relentlessly; acting cute.

 

"that's all? yeah whatever." jaehyun huffs once again, earning a smiley and happy ten. the bestfriend that would light up his days in the darkest when he was sad.

 

eventually after minutes of walking they pass by Seoul University and see a crowd of people; girls for the most part, gathering in a circle-like manner in the parking lot.

 

"what are those girls doing?" ten and jaehyun crease their eyebrows in curiosity with jaehyun tip-toeing to see a red Maserati in tiptop shape.

 

"i can see a car"

 

"i see nothing."

 

"its because your short."

 

"shut up."

 

"love you too."

jaehyun pushes ten forward as the shorter attempts to jump and see the view constantly. "c'mon let's go! herin's waiting by the bus station. you still want your ice cream don't you?!" jaehyun demands.

 

"fine." ten says defeatedly, allowing himself to be dragged by jaehyun in the sidewalk.

 

as they approached the waiting shed, they could see the faint image of a girl with auburn hair wearing a peaceful smile on her face.

 

"herin!" jaehyun runs toward his 8-year old sister in glee. his backpack making unnecessary clanking noise making ten cringe.

 

"jaehyun!" herin shouts, dragging her trolley towards jaehyun and they both hug tightly. ten approaches and soon after herin takes notice. 

 

"tennie!" herin jumps at ten making ten groan in surprise and glee. "how have you been doing my princess?" ten asks, carrying the little girl by his arms and flattening her hair.

 

"not much. but today was nice!" herin smiled, eyes crinkling in a similar manner to jaehyun's. 'they really are siblings' ten thought.

 

"hey, im the only one allowed to say that!" jaehyun says jealously, running up to ten who held the girl in his arms. "she likes it better when i say it. right princess?" and herin grins, in turn jaehyun pouts in jealousy. 

 

herin drops from ten's embrace and soon carries her trolley on her back, she had the kind of trolley that could turn into a backpack and jaehyun remembers the sleepless nights his sister fought him just to get that bag.

 

"let's go get ice cream, jaehyun's treating!" ten holds herin's hands and they hop across the pavement making jaehyun catch uo and hold herin's other hand.

 

"c'mon little girl. let's get you some ice cream" and jaehyun patted herin's hair affectionately making her scrunch in a smile.

 

eventually they got ice cream in cones and sat down on a nearby park bench. ten couldn't be bothered by the other two, still enamored by his vanilla ice cream.

 

"jaehyun. is anime real?" herin blurts out, making jaehyun choke on his ice cream. "what makes you ask that?" jaehyun laughs inaudibly, smearing his face with chocolate. herin suddenly takes a tissue and starts wiping jaehyun's chocolate smeared lips.

 

"oh, nothing its just that i saw s--" and suddenly, the rest of his sister's words just blurred in his mind.

 

he only saw his sister, her peaceful smile that reminded him of their mother and that grin plastered on her face that was their father's trademark. she was the only remaining family he had and he loved her so much, so much more than he loved himself even.

 

"he was really h-- jaehyun what are y--" jaehyun pulls herin into a tight embrace and leaving her in a protective shield by his brother.

 

"i love you herin, you know that right?" jaehyun half-whispers. "yeah jaehyun. i love you a lot too." herin responds, her hands now clinging onto jaehyun's back. "i don't want anything to happen to you, princess." jaehyun starts to grip tightly onto herin and all the younger does is smile.

 

"yeah, i love you too brother. your my only prince charming remember?!" herin laughs, cheering jaehyun up in the process.

jaehyun lets go of herin and she goes back to eating her ice cream.

 

"prince charming will always be here to protect you princess!" jaehyun smiles, the wind making her sister's auburn strands flow freely through the wind. her sister tilts her head and cheekily grins.

 

herin suddenly holds jaehyun's wrists and pull him up, dragging him across the pavement and now walking onto the windy sunset completely ignoring ten who was still too caught up in his own ice cream.

 

"brother, you still didn't answer my question!" herin demands, pouting whilst holding her melting ice cream.

 

"what was it again?" jaehyun asks, swinging their intertwined hands.

 

"is anime real?"

 

"and why would you ask that again?"

 

"its just because, while i was walking to our meeting place. i saw this really anime looking guy. like, he was really anime!"

 

"i think your seeing things herin. no one in this world could look like that"

 

"i swear! he was standing there like a cool prince charming!"

 

"i thought i was the only prince charming?!"

 

"not anymore i guess"

 

"was he handsome?"

 

"more handsome than you actually"

 

"no one gets to be more handsome than your brother!"

 

"but he really is more handsome than you!"

 

"so you choose him over me?!"

 

"but you know i love you."

 

"fair enough."