I was in the bathroom, fixing myself up to go to the club.  Joon wasn’t at my place yet, and I figured it’d be a few more minutes so I fixed my makeup.

          In the middle of curling my eyelashes, I heard his voice.

          “Baby, I’m here!”

          I set my eyelash curler down.  “In the bathroom,” I called back.  I dabbed on some lip stain and finished with some shiny, strawberry flavored lipgloss.  I walked out of the bathroom in my heels and went downstairs.  I smiled.  “Changsunnie,” I sang.

          He looked up from the recliner, and his eyes grew wide.  “Whoa baby…”

          I giggled.  “Totally different, right?”

          “Where’s my girlfriend?  I don’t know you, beautiful stranger.”  He grinned and wrapped his arms around my waist.

          I smiled.  “Maybe she’s here somewhere.”

          He smiled and pecked my lips.  “You look gorgeous.”  He his lips.  “Plus, you taste sweet, like strawberries.”

          I felt my cheeks heat up.  “Thanks baby.”

          “Are you done getting prettified?”

          I giggled.  “Yeah, I’m done.”

          “Ok, let’s go then.”

          We walked out of the house and got into Joon’s car.

          “I do believe you, you, you.  I do believe you, you, you.  I do believe you, you, you…”

          I answered the phone.  “Hello?”

          “Are you coming or not?”

          I pouted.  “Hold your horses Hoonie.  We’re coming.”

          “We?”

          “My boyfriend’s coming.  You know the girls would get upset if they figured out that I had a boyfriend, and I didn’t introduce them.”

          He grumbled, “why don’t you let them date him then?”

          “I heard that.  Hoonie, quit being so jerky.”

          “Sorry Lizzie.”

          “We’ll be there in a few minutes.”

          “Good, your ‘Eomma’ keeps worrying about you.  Eli keeps having to talk him out of coming to look for you.  Kidnapping and many more strange things come out of his mouth.”

          “Give him the phone.”

          “Ok.”

          “WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?  I’M BEYOND WORRIED!”

          I held the phone away.  “Ow…”

          “LIZZIE?!”

          “Kivvy, calm down.  I’m fine.”

          “You’re not here.  Why are you late?”

          “I was waiting on my boyfriend.”

          “Boyfriend?!  You’re not old enough to have a boyfriend!”

          “I’m not even two years younger than you.  And besides, Hoon knew I had a boyfriend.”

          “Hoon, I’m killing you.  Eli, tell her she’s not old enough for a boyfriend.”

          “I’m sorry,” Eli whispered.

          I smiled.  “I’ve learned to deal with it.”

          “I still haven’t.”

          “We’ll get you there Pigeon.”

          “Are you almost here?”

          “I am here.  See you in a few seconds.”  I put my phone up and dragged Joon to the V.I.P. entrance.  I scanned my card and pulled him through the door with me.  I took the elevator and went to the V.I.P. section where I always hung out.  I greeted all my girlfriends and was attacked by Kevin shortly.

          “I was so worried!”  He buried his face in my hair.  “My baby,” he murmured.

          I hugged him.  “Kivvy, I told you I was fine.”

          “Which reminds me,” he dragged Joon away from me.

          “I need a drink already.”

          “Well too bad, you’re not old enough.”

          “Oh ,” I whimpered.

          “You didn’t really think I wouldn’t be here, did you?”

          I looked at my older brother.  “Shut up Seung.”

          “Don’t talk to me like that.”  He playfully smacked my hand.

          I pouted.  “Mean Oppa.”  I hugged him though.  “I missed you.”

          “I missed you, too.”

          Then a voice spoke up.  “Hi Lizzie-ah.”

          My eyes widened.  “Ji…”  I looked over my brother’s shoulder.

          Standing there as amazing as ever was my first love.  My best friend when I was in high school, and the only other guy I’d ever dated, Kwon Jiyong.

          I flipped my hair out of my face.  “Ji, is it really you?”

          “It’s me Lizzie.”  He smiled.  “What?  No hug for me?”

          I went to him and wrapped my arms around him very tightly.  “I missed you, Jiyongie,” I murmured into his neck.

          “I missed you, too, Li-Li.”

          The use of his pet name for me made me smile.  I still had feelings for him.  I would never deny it.  I pulled back to look at his face and pouted.  “Why must you always look better everytime I see you?”

          He chuckled, the same one as always.  “Because you look even more amazing everytime I see you.”

          I smiled, blushing.  “Seems we have some catching up to do.”

          “Seems so.”

          Seung-hyun oppa put his arm around my shoulders.  “I see you’ve already met Jiyong hyung.  Should I introduce you to the rest of the guys?”

          I smiled.  “Even though I know all their names?”

          “Even then.”

          I sat on the couch with Big Bang and my friends.  Jiyong sat on one side of me and my best friend Mina sat on the other.

          “Hey girl, onŭl ttara dŏ yeppŏ boyŏ, nae mame key juin baro nŏn girl…”

          I took my phone out, looking at the caller I.D.  I answered it after recognizing the number.  “Where did you go?  Did you kidnap him?”

          “No, I’m coming back.”

          “Singular?”

          “We are coming back.”

          “You didn’t do anything stupid did you?”

          “No, just told him if he hurts you in any way, I’ll be the first to murder him.”

          “Cheery Kevin…”  I met his eyes as he walked back.  “Where the hell did you take him?”

          “I got caught up talking to Xander hyung.  Don’t blame me.”

          I crossed my arms.  “Whatever.”  I looked up to meet his eyes.  “Xander is here?”

          “Kibummie, too.”  A pair of arms hugged my neck.

          “Oh no…”  I looked up.  “Hi monkey.”

          “Hi Lizzie.  Did you miss me?”

          “I didn’t know I was allowed to, Xander.  You told me I wasn’t.”

          “That’s a lie.”  He sat down beside Kevin and smiled at the waitress carrying a drink.  “Thanks.”  He sipped it.

          I raised my eyebrow.  “If you didn’t do anything, where is he?”

          Kevin shrugged.  “His hyung was here.”

          “Which one?”

          “Rain Bi.”

          “Oh .  Why are all my closest guy relatives here?”

          My brother grinned.  “To make sure nothing happens to you.”

          “Whatever.”  I pouted.

          Ji took my hand.  “Don’t worry.  I’m here to make sure of that.”

          I looked down at his hand, smiling.  “You still wear it.”

          “I hardly take it off.”

          I squeezed his hand.  “I don’t take mine off either.  I do clean it at least every two weeks.”

          “It shines like when I bought it.”

          “So does yours.”  I turned his to where the inscribed initials faced upwards.  LL was on Ji’s ring while mine had KJ.

          “Do you ever take it off just to read the promise?”

          I looked down and nodded.  “Everytime I think of the past.”

          He moved a stray strand of my hair out of my face.  “Me too,” he whispered.

          I bit my lip and looked away, spotting my cousin and Joon.  “Hey Ji, want to go dance?”

          “Sure.”

          I stood up and nearly dragged him downstairs.  I sighed in relief, leaning against the stairway.

          “I thought you said we were going to go dance?”

          “I saw Jihoon,” I admitted.

          “You still won’t admit to anyone you’re scared of him?”

          I pouted.  “I only trust one person to know that.”

          He smiled and pecked my lips.  “I missed you.”

          “Ji, we can’t do this.”

          He frowned.  “Why not?”

          “I have a boyfriend.”  I bit my lips and looked away.  I hated hurting Ji.  It crushed my whole being.  I was madly in love with him still, but I was trying to move on.  I’d always love him, though.

          “Still want to dance?”

          I looked at him, seeing the pain he hid behind a smile.  “Sure.”  I wiped away the tear that’d fallen when he turned to pull me with him.  I wrapped my arms around his neck and danced with him.  I’d missed times like this.  It reminded me of the dates Ji always took me on.

          I went back upstairs after dancing with Jiyong.  I saw that Joon was finally back and pouted when I saw my cousin.  “Oh great,” I thought to myself.  I sat beside Joon.

          He pulled me into his side.  “Where were you?”

          “I could ask you the same question.”

          “I was talking with your cousin, is that a crime?”  He went in for a kiss, but I moved my head so he’d peck my cheek.  “Baby, is something wrong?”

          “No, I’m fine.  Just a little pain in my side.”  I saw Ji looking at me, and I knew he sensed what was wrong with me.  He was always good at reading my emotions.

          “You ok?”

          “Yeah.  I haven’t been dancing in so long.”  I looked at Hoon instead and motioned my eyes towards our hiding spot.

          He got up and went towards it.

          “Excuse me for a second.  I need to use the restroom.”  I got up and walked to the spot, slipping behind the pillar with Hoon.  “I don’t know what to do.”

          “What’s wrong?”

          “Ji is here,” I whispered.  I looked down.  “Hoonie, I still love him.”

          He took my hands.  “What are you thinking?”

          “I’m moving on with my life, but now Ji is back.  I don’t want to hurt him again.  I couldn’t stand going through a second time of that.”

          Hoon hugged me.  “Do what your heart feels.”

          “How can I if it’s confused as well?”  I hid my face against his collarbone.  “I don’t know what to do Hoonie.”

          He sighed and my hair.  “I don’t know what to tell you baby.”

          “If you were in my feet, what would you do?”

          “Joon’s your boyfriend right?  You don’t know how you will work out Joon with yet.  I’d tell Jiyong that you just want to be friends.  If you and Joon don’t work out, you and Jiyong could get back together.”

          I hugged Hoon’s neck and kissed his cheek.  “If only I could always have you at my disposal.”

          He smiled and kissed my forehead.  “You do.  Sometimes, I just happen to be busy with schedules.”

          I pouted.  “It’s so annoying.”

          “Come on, let’s go back.  Kevin will be freaking again.”

          I whimpered.  “He’s so protective.”  I walked back to my friends and sat in between Kevin and Eli.

          Eli put his arm over my shoulders and gave me a friendly squeeze.  “You alright Li?”

          “I’m fine Pigeon.  Just a little confused right now.”

          “If you need to talk, you know where to find me.”

          I smiled.  “Thanks Pigeon.”  I kissed his cheek and giggled when I saw Kevin pouting.  “You want a kiss too, Kivvy?”

          He nodded.

          I leaned over to kiss his cheek.  “Better?”

          He smiled.  “Yep.”

          I messed with his hair.  “Good.”  I giggled when he pouted at me.

          “Do you know how freaking long it took me to get it just the way I wanted it?”

          “It probably took you the whole time to do that.”

          He started tickling me.

          “Oh my god, Eli, make him stop!”  I was squealing as I was being tickled.

          Eli only joined in.

          “You both are s!”  I kept laughing though.  “Stop, the laughing makes me hurt!”

          They both grinned.

          I pouted.  “You jerks.”  I pinched Eli’s thigh.

          He yelped, rubbing the spot.  “That hurt.”

          “Poor Pigeon.”

          He poked me in the ribs.  “Mean girl.”

          I poked his stomach.  “Flabby boy.”

          “Children, stop.  We’re in public.”

          I pouted and slouched slightly.  “Jihoon, you always ruin our fun.”

          Eli hugged me.  “Don’t worry, we always have sleepovers at your house to make up for it.”

          I smirked.  “We sure do.  Oh yeah, I got a karaoke machine that I can plug my iPod up to.”

          “Really?”

          I nodded.  “Forbidden Love sounds better without you rapping.”

          He frowned.

          “I’m kidding.”  I kissed his cheek.  “You know you’re my favorite.  God, don’t tell Hoon or Kevin that.”

          He smiled.  “It’s between us.”  He pinky swore with me.

          “Anyone else wanna go down on the floor?”

          Eli and Kevin immediately stood up.  “Come on.”  They both started dragging me.

          “Hey, quit dragging me.  You’re gonna make me trip in my heels.”

          “We gotta get you away from the evil people following us.”

          “My brother, cousin, and the rest of Big Bang are not evil people.”

          “They are to us.”

          I sighed and let myself be pulled down the stairs.  “You two worry me so much sometimes.”

          Eli grinned.  “We love you, too.”

          “You are too much, Eli.  I love you and Kevin though.  I don’t know why I do so much.  Let’s just get onto the dance floor now.”

          They dragged me down the rest of the way.  I saw Joon and Mina dancing together.  I felt a little jealous, but I let it go.  I was dancing with my close guy friends, after all.

          I was surprised when Jiyong cut in.

          “We need to talk, and you know it.”

          “How do I know that?”

          “I saw your face.  You know I’ve always known you better than anyone, even your own brother.”  He spun me and forced us to be closer.  “You know our chemistry.”  His hands were on my lower back, loosely hold me.

          I tightened his hold on my body and danced, causing our hips to brush against each other’s.  “Ji, I love you,” I admitted.

          He smiled.  “I knew it.”  He dipped his head and ran the tip of his nose over the dip in my neck above my collarbone.  “I love you, too, Li-Li.”

          I kept my arms around his neck tightly.  “Hey Ji, it’s our song.”

          Jiyong smiled down at me.  “Mm, it is.”

          “Do you love her?  Do you love her?”  I sang along and grinned at him.

          He chuckled and followed my movements.  “I missed watching you dance to Abracadabra.”

          “I missed having my dancing partner gone for so long.”

          “I missed you, too, baby Li.”

          I panted at the end of the song.  “I haven’t been out in ages.  Good thing I did tonight.”

          “You need to rest?”

          “I just danced to ten songs in a freaking row.  Yeah I need to rest.”

          He took my hand and led me out of the crowd upstairs.  We sat in a different corner where it was more private.

          I crossed my legs and took my hair band, putting my hair into a curly bun.  “Much better,” I sunk down into the chair.

          “Where have you been for so long?”

          “I finished high school and college.  I take care of the twins now.  My grandparents have them right now, though.”

          Ji set two drinks down on the table between us.  “You might need one of these.”

          I picked up the martini glass.  “Only you know my drinking habits.”

          He smiled.  “Probably best that it stays with me until you’re legal.”

          “Yeah, you’re probably right.”  I sipped it.  “You didn’t spike it, did you?”

          “As if I would have to just to get you.”

          I pouted.  “You know all my weaknesses.”  I swirled the alcohol in the glass slowly.  “Well, not all of them, actually.”

          “You have new ones?”

          I smiled.  “Yep, but I’m not telling you what they are Ji.”

          “I’ll find out.”

          “Whatever.”  I slipped a pen from my clutch and went to sit on Ji’s lap.  I took his hand and wrote my number on his palm.  “Thanks for the drink, Ji.”  I kissed his cheek and stood up, leaving the club.  I texted Joon.

          I gotta go.  Something came up.  I’ll grab a cab and talk to you later.  Bye.

          I got into a taxi after hitting the send button.  I told the driver my address and relaxed against the seat.

          “Miss, we’re here.”

          I opened my eyes, realizing we were in front of my driveway.  I paid the driver and got out, walking up the driveway.  I went into my house and locked the door behind me.  I took the makeup and the dress off before putting on comfort clothes.  I went into my second favorite room of my house.

          The easel stood there, waiting for a new blank canvas to be placed on it.  The paints were neatly organized by color in a big storage chest on the table.  My desk had my sketchbooks and all my sketching tools there.

          I sat at my desk and flipped through the people sketchbook, noticing a sketch.  I stared at it.  “How on earth could I have done this to us, Ji?”  I put it on my stand to where I could see it at the easel.  I put a new canvas on and started resketching the image from the original.

          I music once I was done to block out any noise.  I sniffled when a tear came to my eye from hearing Big Bang’s Lies.  It always made me cry, just like Day by Day had.

          It was two AM before I finished painting.  I washed my brushes and cleaned the “studio” before leaving it.  I went into my room and collapsed onto my bed.  I the stereo in my room and put it to play all my Big Bang, GD and TOP, and G Dragon songs.  I went to sleep hearing Jiyong’s voice singing Breathe.