Jiyong and Dara went out at 11:30 in the evening and asked the house companion to tell the one sent by Jiyong's dad fhat she didn't know they went out. He gave her money in case she needs anything. 

Once outside, they went the other exit gate of the complex to avoid meeting the fetcher. When they successfully exited the complex, they went inside a convenience store beside the school cafe Dara usually hang out with Chanyeol, but since it was already closed, they went inside the store instead. They bought soda and biscuits just to stay inside. Jiyong got his phone from his pocket and called someone. When the other person on the line accepted the call, Jiyong smiled. 

"Daesung-ah! I need your help, bro. But promise me you will never tell the others." 

Daesung was quiet for a moment and then just simply said, "Ahm... What can I do for you Mr. Hot News?" 

"Can you lend me your bike? I don't have a ride right now and I need it so badly."

There were hushed whispers on the other line. Pause. Silence. Hushed whispers again. "Is Dara Noona with you now?"

Instead of answering, Jiyong asked. "Hey, are you out partying? Is Bigbang with you right now?" 

An automatic and loud, "Ani! Where are you?" 

"Convenience store beside Dara's favorite cafe adjacent to school. Palli, Daesung-ah!" Even Jiyong's voice was in a hurry. 

"Yah, hyung! You are not sooooo demanding huh!" He laughed. "Be there at twenty." Then hung up the phone. 

Dara looked at Jiyong with a worried look. "Are we doing the right thing?" 

Jiyong looked at her and flicked her forehead. "Paboya! One hundred and one percent!'

"Are we not going to regret this?" Dara's nervous gaze stopped his playful mood. He stared outside but instead of answering, he saw a black car pulled up on the other side of the convenience store. Jiyong recognized the man who went out, his dad's longtime driver with two of his bodyguards They approached the guards in school. 

"Dee, we have to go. Dad's people are outside." She looked and when someone turned in their direction, both of them immediately ducked down and carefully ducked walk to a stall nearby. Jiyong held Dara's hand and went to the cashier taking out 50,000 won. "Hi, if you let us go out the back door and not tell the bad guys about us coming in, this money is yours."

The teen age lady looked at Jiyong as if starstruck and then to Dara. She signaled her hands to come closer for her to whisper something to the two. "You two are my favorite couple. I always see you together. Don't worry, I am not gonna tell. You look much better together than that y girl I saw on tv with you." She smiled so sweetly at the couple and took the bills in Jiyong's hands. "But I'm gonna take this since I believe that to refuse an offer is a great insult." 

Jiyong smirked at her. "But of course! Thank you so much. This will be our own little secret, okay?" 

"I may be cunning but I value my word." She winked at the two and zipped with her hands. She pointed a direction with a sign Comfort Room. "Straight ahead, turn left, and off to the exit door. Go now because I think they are heading this way. I have your back." Jiyong peeped outside and once he was sure they were out of sight from his father's people, he pulled Dara's hand and ran to the exit door. They safely exited the store and the darkness in that area concealed them from the rest of the world. Jiyong called Daesung again. 

"Daesung-ah, where are you? Don't go to the convenience store. Remember the area where we fought with the guys from Jaejoong's school? Let's meet there instead." 

*** 

Dara was clinging to Jiyong's arms. They were there for only five minutes but it felt like hours for her. The place was only illuminated by the moonlight but the area was mostly pitch black. Only the distant lights of the corner store were visible. She had not seen anyone walking past them. Earlier, Jiyong carried her to let her seat on a cemented broken fence and when she was secured, he mounted himself to it and sat beside her. 

"Yah, Jiyong-ah!" She was whispering to him. "I don't like what I am feeling. I'd rather be caught by the people your father sent rather than be haunted by ghosts here. It's past midnight and I think any minute from now, monsters would come out and get us." 

Jiyong smiled inwardly. "Dara-yah, why are you even whispering? It is not as if many people are listening to us!" All he got as a response was a smack on his shoulder. He could feel the tightness of Dara's grip on his ed black coat. Just then, the creepy sounds of dog howls filled the place. Dara couldn't help but move towards him. She lost her balance and almost fell over but Jiyong swiftly jumped down and held her to safety. 

"Hey, easy. I'm here. It's just dogs howling, Dee." He parted her legs,  placed himself in between her thighs, took her arms and let them encircle around his neck,  and enclosed his hands around her waist to make sure she won't fall. Dara has fallen silent with their position. It was quite intimate, with him looking up to her in between her legs, feeling his torso and hands around her. She could only see a silhouette of his face since her shadow looking down at him had cast over him. She was flushed all over that her heart beat faster than usual. 

Jiyong pressed her closer to him. "Hey, I can hear your heartbeat from here." He chuckled and tiptoed to kiss her on the forehead. "I won't let anything happen to you. Besides, a howling dog doesn't mean it sees a ghost. It just wants other dogs to know his presence or sense its loneliness, or better yet attracts a mate nearby." A naughty