‘Okay. This is it Ga In. It’s time,’ she nervously thought to herself while waiting for Jin Young at his five star restaurant, KRISTABELLI.

    She soon heard footsteps. They became louder by the second.

“He’s here,”

    Meanwhile at Jo Kwon’s apartment, he couldn’t seem to stay still.

“Hyung! You’re walking too much! You’re making me dizzy,” Jinwoon said while holding his head.

“Mianhae, I just feel nervous all of a sudden.. I need to go for a walk,” he mumbled to himself then left the apartment.

“Finally.. It’s over. I.. can’t believe it. He took it rather well considering he didn’t fire anyone,” she said happily to herself.

    She was skipping down the street without really knowing where to go. She didn’t care. She was happy. All of the lies and deceits from him were now over.
    As she turned to a corner, she bumped into someone and almost knocking her down. But before she fell to the ground, a pair of arms caught her. She then looked up and she found herself seeing the same brown eyes as before.

“I seem to be always saving you,” Jo Kwon said with a smile.

    She shyly smiled at both the comment and at this soft voice. The voice she thought that she might never hear again. How she missed his voice.

“Umm.. Would you like to grab a cup of coffee,” he asked while helping her stand again.

“Oh. Yes. I would love that.”

    As she expected, he took her to 2AM Café. She ordered her favorite, coffee, and he ordered Chinese Herbal Medicine Tea.

“Chinese Herbal Medicine.. Tea,” she emphasized the word ‘medicine’.

“Oh.. It’s cause one time I drank a Chinese Medicine and I grew 3cm,” he said casually.

    She couldn’t help but laugh at him. And with that, they started their first conversation.
    Ga In talked about her life and Jin Young. She talked about how she was born to a rich family and was always handed things. She didn’t have a very good childhood. Her parents didn’t really care for her. They just gave her things: clothes, toys, and one time a pony to keep her from screaming or throw a tantrum. She used that as a way to get her parents attention. Even if it was a couple of seconds. She didn’t feel quite happy at home. She didn’t talk much about Jin Young. Just that he didn’t really love her and she was always hurt by him so she broke up with him.

‘I can love you. With all my heart but you might not accept it. I’ll have nothing to give you but my heart,’ he thought silently.

    Then it was his turn. He talked about being born in the countryside and moving to Seoul to become a musician. He was almost homeless until he met Chansung, who gave him a job at the café. He then talked about being away from his family and missing them. He sacrificed many things just to support his family. Things like new clothes, going to amusement park with the other three, and even bus fares, all those money saved up was given to his family.

‘You’ve sacrificed so much. I can help you. I can give you money. Heck, I can even buy you a brand new car! I want to help you. And your family. But you’ll just think it’s for pity when in fact.. I like you,’ she wanted to say but those words didn’t seem to come out.

    After a couple hours of talking and laughing it was time to leave. He shyly asked her for her number and she gladly gave it and went their separate ways. She went back to her grand penthouse that overlooked the beautiful city of Seoul while he went back to his small studio apartment which he shared with his band members.

    For the next couple of months they spent it together. They went on more coffee dates, went to the sauna (where they talked about their first love and Ga In got jealous), and they also went to a haunted house in an amusement park. That was the day Jo Kwon revealed a different side of him. While at the haunted house, he started dancing which caused some of the workers and Ga In to giggle. That was the day Ga In made a nickname for him: Kkap Kwon and sometimes Jo Kkap.
    They grew more and more comfortable around each other around each to the point where they call each other ‘yeobo.’ They also fought a lot like a married couple but made up by the end of the day. Seulong would usually call them Adam Couple due to their lack in height.

    One quiet morning at the apartment, Jinwoon broke the silence.

“So.. Jo Kwon hyung. When are we meeting your girlfriend,” he coolly asked.

“Mwo? What girlfriend,” he asked in shock.

“Your girlfriend, Ga In! You know.. Your ‘yeo…bo’,” he said pretending to gag on the word ‘yeobo’ causing Chansung and Seulong to laugh.

“That’s true. When do we get to meet your ‘yeo..bo’,” Seulong said also pretending to gag on the word.

“Yah! Don’t copy me,” JInwoon said while throwing a pencil at Seulong.

“Aish! I’m your hyung,” Seulong defended back.

“She’s.. not my girlfriend,” Jo Kwon said with a sad look on his face.

“What do you mean not your girlfriend? You’ve been in like a million dates! Have you not told her that you like,” Chansung asked surprised.

     Jo Kwon didn’t reply back.

    There was only silence.

“Well did you,” asked Seulong.

“No! And it doesn’t even matter,” Jo Kwon finally said. “You’ve seen the clothes she wears! I told you about her rich family. And she even dated that JYP guy! He’s like the richest man in Seoul. I t doesn’t matter.. I’ll have nothing to give to her. I’m just a nobody..”

“Kwonnie don’t think that way,” said Seulong.

“Yeah hyung! She knows you’re not rich but she still hangs out with you. She must really like you! You’re not even that handsome. I would she’d go for a guy like me an-“ Chansung smacked Jinwoon’s head to shut him up and Seulong just glared at him.

“Listen. If she really likes you, she’ll be willing to over look it. She wouldn’t care if you were rich or poor. She would just love you for who you are and not your social status. So just take a leap of faith and tell her the truth,” Chansung wisely said.

    Jo Kwon stood up filled with inspiration and courage.

“Okay! I’m going to tell her!”

    As he walked towards the door he quickly made a right and locked himself in his room.

“Umm.. I don’t think you’re going to find Ga In in there. She kind of lives an hour away from here,” Jinwoon said.

    Later that night, Ga In got a text from Jo Kwon to go to the café that night. Ga In wore her favorite outfit and headed for the café.

“She’s here!”

‘Okay. This is it Jo Kwon! You can do it! Fighting!’ And with that in mind, he walked on stage along with the other 3.

    She was a bit shocked to find them walk on stage. It’s been a while since she’s heard him sing and she felt happy that she’ll get to hear his voice again.

“Uh.. Hi. I’ve been working on this song all day long. It’s dedicated to someone in this audience right now. Please listen carefully and I hope you like it,” he said while looking straight at her.

    Chansung began playing the piano and Jo Kwon began to sing.

Even though I want to buy you a pretty necklace
Even though I want to take you out on a ride in a nice car
Even though I want to dress you in nice clothes
Even though I want to take you to nice places

This hand that I put inside my pocket grabs nothing
How can I get you
My position doesn’t suit you
Regardless, can you stay by my side

The only thing I can give is this song
All I have is this voice
Even if this makes you laugh
But I still sing
I hope you accept it

Even if you say it’s okay
Even if you say it’s okay if I have you
Even if you say you’re happy everyday
Even if you say you don’t what anything more

Pretty, good things; fun, cool things
You obviously want to do these things too Baby
You know that if you stay by my side I can’t do these things
Regardless, can you stay by my side

The only thing I can give is this song
All I have is this voice
Even if this makes you laugh
But I still sing
I hope you accept it

    Jo Kwon stood up from the stool and walked off stage still singing. He walked towards Ga In.

I only have this song
I really have nothing but this voice
I don’t know if this will make you laugh
But I still sing

    He sang in front of her. He slowly reached out his hand and took hers and intertwined them. It sent chills down her spine. She couldn’t believe what was going on.

‘Is this real!? Or am I just dreaming,’ she thought to herself.

    But his warm hands told her otherwise.

    He then sang the last line.

I hope you accept it.

    The whole audience ahhh-ed and clapped.

    She then stood up facing him. She looked deep in his eyes.

    Then she spoke softly.

“I.. accept it,” she then smiled at him and he returned the favor.