【23】

In the VIP suites, Jaejoong's friends and their girlfriends were just as hyped for the show to began as his screaming and yelling fangirls in the main audience.

They all moved to sit in the balcony seats so that they could have a good view of the center stage.

There were also large screens hanging from the ceiling so that fans in the back and nose-bleed sections could see the stage area better.

That way they wouldn't miss any of the show their favorite rock idol put on.

Yunho and Naomi sat next to Yoochun and Jada in the front row seats on the balcony attached to their suites. Changmin and Hee-Bon and Junsu and Hani were behind them.

Yunho had his arm around his girl.

Naomi had a smile on her face.

"Neomu sinna! (This is so exciting!)" she exclaimed; it was her first time at one of Jaejoong's shows.

From what the others had been telling her--he was quite the performer and his shows got lots of attention from the press due to their theatrical themes.

Jaejoong was almost always a Fallen Angel aka Vampire or a Incubus-esque male demon that preyed on mortal women.

"Sijaghago issseubnikka? (Is it starting?)" Hee-Bon looked up from her phone.

Jada and Yoochun nodded.

"Deh. I think the lights will dim any minute now" Jada answered her.

As she said so, the lights in the auditorium started to lower until it was nearly pitch black.

Fans in the audience "oowed" and "awed" once a hazy light started to shine down on them. And then a spotlight went onto the staging area as the black curtains pulled apart and the live band could be seen in the backdrop of a Gothic Church scene in the forefront. There was a misty fog floating around the stage and a glowing full moon could be seen through the rosary windows.

Changmin munching on a big tub of popcorn was all they could hear until the band started to play the opening song "MINE". 

Jaejoong's hypnotic vocals could be heard uttering some of the lyrics.

nae ba-da-ya na-eui ba-da-ya...

yeo-gi-ma-jeo o-yeom dwae-beo-ril-kka du-ryeo-weo...

yeo-gin o-ji-ma na-eui ba-da-ya...

na-reul bi-chun tae-yang-ma-jeo ga-ri-ryeo ha-ji-ma...

Don’t come here, This is my ocean...

I am afraid that this place will become tainted too...

It is my ocean, This is my ocean...

Don’t try to block the sun that shines on me...

"Uwa, jinjja mas-iss-eoyo! (Woah, this is really good!)" Hani was captivated already; she held onto Junsu's arm and cuddled close to him like they were at a movie.

The other couples were much the same.

Even Changmin started to slow down his crunching and munching to pay close attention to the show.

Fans got a surprise as a black-clad girl suddenly appeared onto the stage with a black cloak-like covering over her and her elaborate dress and appearance. 

They couldn't really see her face all too well, but it was obvious that she was pale and pretty. With long flowing dark black hair and Gothic-esque makeup.

The eyes in the audience followed the petite beauty as she wondered around the eery church with wonder and twirled the ruffled skirts of her corsetted gown.

However, her amusement left when she saw flashes of shadows on the walls, windows and ceilings of the large, dark church. And then, she heard the hauntingly beautiful voice of a man. 

At least it sounded like a man...there was also maniacal laughter.

Up in the balcony, the couples were riveted by the macabre and spooky visuals, and yet it was very entertaining.

"Geugeo...(Is that...)Peony?" Naomi sat up to see better from way up there.

"Jinja? (Really?)" everyone else tried to see if it was her too.

They couldn't tell from her outward appearance, however the girl onstage was the right height and had a similar physique to Peony.

Yunho and Yoochun exchanged looks.

Could that have been Jaejoong's master plan all along? To have Peony be apart of his show?

His BFFs smiled at how ingenious it was.

"Jaejoong hyung, you magnificent bastard" Changmin shook his head with an impressed smirk on his face.

The press and his fans would go berserk if they knew what was really happening.

Jaejoong was clever enough to disguise the popular and pretty J-POP Princess so that no one else recognized her besides his and her friends.

He'd snuck his lover into his show right under their noses and none of them were the wiser. How very good he was at being deceptive...

"I love it!" Jada smiled and said.

They all focused back onto the stage once loud cheers and claps rung out at Jaejoong's arrival.

He appeared from a cloud of smoke