When Thorn had herself closed in her room she closed her eyes and took a couple deep breaths. Though she was hoping that was all it would take it didn't work, nothing was calming her down. Without really thinking about it Thorn grabbed her lighter off the nightstand and headed towards the balcony. She had honestly forgotten that Junhyuk had taken solace there. Thorn walked out and had her cigarette lit before she turned towards the railing and noticed him.

"..." Thorn couldn't even help it as the curse fell from attracting Junhyuk's attention. "Mian... I just... I needed to smoke... I forgot you were here."

"It's your place. Don't know why you're apologizing," Junhyuk's words were cold and his face hard. Thorn couldn't help but to admit to herself that he really was gorgeous, even when he was this angry.

"You know, I didn't mean to kiss him. We have a bad habit of running into each other whenever we see each other. I definitely wouldn't have done that in front of you," Junhyuk simply scoffed at her.

"Because that makes it hurt any less. You would still choose to kiss him, just not in front of me. Yeah that makes me feel so much better," Junhyuk shook his head and looked down to the street below them. 

"What do you want from me Junhyuk? Do you want me to apologize for not liking you like that? Do you want me to force myself to be with you even though you know I don't have those feelings? Do you want me to stop being friends with someone because you think you have some sort of claim over me? I still want to be your friend. I still care about you and the boys but I'm not going to lie to you or myself just to try to keep you happy. I did way too much of that when I was younger. I moved to Korea to find my happiness and I'm not going to sacrifice that because you don't happen to fit in the way you want to. Mianhe, jinja mianhe. I can't do that for anyone," Thorn was already almost in tears. She was such and emotional person normally and that's why she always tried to avoid things like this. This is why her friends were always the ones to turn people down for her. Too many past mistakes had made her hate her own emotions so she hid them away.

"Aniyo, I don't want any of that. You just didn't even give me a chance to try to fit into your life like that. I would do anything for you but you haven't even considered that have you? You didn't even consider me after you met Giriboy. He came in and you started acting like a school girl. I tried to take time to get to know you! To prove that I really care! He's known you for what? Two days? Did you even think about the fact that he could be using you? Maybe he just wants an easy lay. That's all American girls are known for anyways. Way to uphold the stereotype! I thought you were different," Junhyuk knew he was only saying these things out of anger. None of them applied to the Thorn he knew. She was sweet and caring and while maybe not innocent she was definitely not easy. He just wanted her to feel his pain. That back fired though as a resounding smack rang out and he was suddenly facing the living room.

Thorn hadn't been able to process what he was saying for a moment but as soon as she did she felt her arm move of its own accord and felt the sting in her left hand telling her that she had slapped him. Hard. She could still see the shock in his face as he was staring into the living room through the windows. Thorn couldn't believe this was the same man who had been trying to make her feel better the other day. This was the man that had wiped her tears when he got her the chest.

"How... How could you ever say that to me? You don't know a damn thing about me if you think that's true. Junhyuk... I'm... I'm not sure I can even be friends with you like this. I really didn't want to lose you over this but if you're going to act like that then I can't help it. If you ever decide that you didn't mean that and that you can keep your calm then maybe we can try to restart a friendship. Until then I really don't want to see you again," Thorn stubbed out her cigarette and headed back into her room pulling the curtains closed over her windows and locking the door.

Junhyuk finally turned his head to look at the spot Thorn had just been inhabiting. He lifted his hand to rub his still stinging cheek. She was so angry at him and yet she still hadn't hit him that hard. She really did care about him. It just wasn't enough for him.

"What in the actual just happened Oppa?" Angie's shocked voice came from behind him. He still didn't turn from his spot staring at Thorn's room.

"I ed up.... I'm... I'm a pabo..." Junhyuk's voice was barely above a whisper and Angie had to lean in to be able to hear him properly.

"Junhyuk what did you do?" He finally turned and brushed past Angie whispering how he thought he should leave. He walked through the apartment and out the door without even looking back at the boys. When the door shut Sungwoon and Hojeong started eating again and Angie walked over to stand behind them. She smacked them in the back of the head. "What do you guys think you're doing? Go talk to him!"

"Angie... It's not that simple..." San said from his spot on the couch. "I'm pretty sure he wants to be alone... I'm pretty sure that's the first time he's ever gotten slapped by a girl."

"San I don't really give a damn. Go. Talk. To. Him. Now. I'll talk to you later. I've got to go check on Thorn," Angie began pushing the boys out of their seats and towards the door. They all swiftly left the apartment but not before Angie caught San for a quick hug. "I'll talk to you later."

"Okay. I'll text you. Make sure Thorn's okay. I have a feeling Hyung said something stupid," With those parting words, San leaned down and pecked Angie on the lips. Even after he left she stood frozen for a while. She had kissed San. It took everything in her to not fangirl hard right then and there. She had other things to deal with though. Making sure Thorn was okay was a higher priority. She made her way over to Thorn's door and knocked.

"Unnie... Are you okay?" Angie waited for what she thought was a decent amount of time and when she still didn't get an answer she tried to open the door. It was locked. "Unnie, what happened? Did he say something?"

Thorn knew that Angie was only trying to make sure that she was okay but she couldn't bring herself to answer. This was the first time in years that Thorn had been so hurt by the things someone said. This was also the first time in years that someone she cared about so much had said those kind of hurtful things to her. Thorn grabbed her giant stuffed penguin and curled into the fetal position, crying into pengy's shoulder.

"Unnie, please talk to me. I want to help. I can't do that from here," Angie's pleas fell on deaf ears as all Thorn could hear was Junhyuk's words on repeat. "Unnie if you don't open the door I'm going to pick the lock."

Thorn knew she should open the door. She knew that Angie could pick the lock and that she would somehow manage to hurt herself in the process but she couldn't find the motivation to move. It was as if Junhyuk's words had physically hurt her. Her entire body hurt. After a few more minutes of silence she heard Angie go to work at picking the lock. It wasn't really hard to pick the locks on their bedroom doors. Within a few moments Angie had the door opened. She looked into the dark room and couldn't see anything but she heard the soft sounds of Thorn crying from the bed.

"Unnie..." Angie made her way over to the bed and laid down curling into Thorn's back. She felt Thorn's sobs shaking her whole body and had to fight back her own tears. "What happened Unnie?"

"He... He just.... He basically called me... he called me a ... He said that... That Si Young was... was just using me... That he just wants an easy lay... That I'm just holding up the... the stereotype of American girls... Angie... It hurt... It hurt so much.... Why did he say that?" Angie couldn't even hold back her own tears anymore. She had been there for the He-who-shall-not-be-named incident. She had been one of the ones that had to help pick up the pieces. Thorn didn't need this anymore. Angie had been sure that Junhyuk would have been different.

"I'm so sorry Thorn... I'm so sorry... I can't believe he said that to you. Maybe... I'm not justifying it.. but maybe he was just hurt... Boys say stupid things when they're hurt," Angie tightened her arms on Thorn's waist.

"Why would he be that hurt though? Apparently I'm not that great! Why would he do that?" This was what Angie had been scared of. It had taken Thorn months to regain her self confidence after the last time. How long would it be this time?

"You are amazing! That's why! He's a stupid jerk! He got greedy and acted like a spoiled five year old not getting what he wanted. Don't listen to him. He's a douche canoe," Angie felt Thorn chuckle lightly. At least she was getting through to her. "You want me to fight him? I will, I'll cut him."

"You aren't even allowed to use big girl knives... How are you gonna cut him?" Thorn's laughter was still tinged with sadness and sniffles but at least she was laughing.

"Why do you think I keep my nails long! They're like razors! I'll go all Wolverine on his ," Angie sat up and did her best cat impression, earning her another laugh from Thorn.

"How you don't hurt yourself with those is beyond me... No I don't need you to fight this battle for me... I'm not going to see him until he can understand what he did... I'm over it... I don't want a guy to make me feel like this anymore... Especially not him... He's not worth it to me," Thorn turned and looked at Angie giving her a sad smile. Angie was torn. She agreed with her best friend but she didn't want Junhyuk to be forever out of her life either. They had been really good as friends.

"Okay... Just don't forget that he is a friend. Stupid or not... He is a friend. Don't completely count him out yet," Thorn nodded and Angie laid back down cuddling into her back. This was one of the only times that she could convince Thorn to cuddle with her. Thorn wasn't a touch-me-not or anything but she wasn't really a big cuddler. Whenever she wasn't feeling all that great, though, all bets were off and she'd cuddle for hours on end. Angie was going to take advantage of that.

"Thanks for being my best friend," Thorn rolled over and wrapped her arms around Angie, giving her a quick squeeze. Angie smiled and chuckled lightly.

"Well you're stuck with me anyways but no problem. Love you Thorn."

"Love you too Ange"

The girls fell asleep cuddled up together on Thorn's bed. Hopefully tomorrow would be better.

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A/N I don't feel like it really needs to be said but just in case THORN AND ANGIE HAVE NOTHING GOING ON BETWEEN THEM!!! They're just best friends. Anyways... This chapter was very peculiar to write honestly... like Thorn wasn't supposed to slap Junhyuk... And he wasn't supposed to be an ... Idk guys... It just happened... As always Thank You for Reading! Kamsamnida!