Nice...Casanova?

Time Limit

NOTE: Mobile update! Not sure how it's going to show up but I'll fix it if it's not easy to read ASAP. Thanks for reading~^^ it's not the best chapter but after a week of blanking out, heres what I wrote.

"Myungsoo-ah!" 

 
"Myungsoo!" 
 
"Myungsoo hang in there!"
 
Myungsoo slowly opened his eyes and could barely make out the person hollering his name out. Echoey halls and the sound of wheels rolling on the hard tiled floor was all he could hear. Then black. 
 
The next thing he knows is he wakes up in a very familiar environment. Machines beeping, a faint light shining. It seemed like he was back from his childhood. But one thing was different. A girl, sitting beside him, her head resting on the spot next to his hand. He stared at her, eventually recognizing the pale peach dress. It was Hyemi. Asleep.
 
Myungsoo slightly sat up, and ran his hand down her soft, brown hair, gentle enough not to wake her up. He could vaguely remember what had happened earlier. He couldn't help but smile, remembering her soft lips pressed against his. 
 
Hyemi slowly awakened by his touch. She rose up, looking at Myungsoo's face. 
 
"What?" Myungsoo raised an eyebrow as Hyemi touched his face all over. 
 
"You're okay now right? Dont you remember anything?" Hyemi's voice was full of worry.
 
Myungsoo took a hold of her hands, leaned forward and gave her a kiss. She retracted herself and grimaced at him. 
 
His friends then enter the room, loud as always.  They were all frantic with worry.
 
"Hyemi-ah, what exactly happened here?" Dabin asked, taking the seat Hyemi was on earlier. "What the hell bro?" Dabin is one of the few who knew about Myungsoo's condition. 
 
"Hyemi-ah!" Jinon exclaimed, his arms immediately reaching for the girl with a look of distraught. 
 
"Annyeong..haseyo." she could barely say, still in disbelief with Myungsoo. Thoughts like "Has he fallen for me?" ran through her mind.
 
"I'll talk to the doctor bro." Dabin patted Myungsoo's shoulder before heading out to the doctor's office. He comes back after a few minutes with a message that he'll be sent out tomorrow.
 
The next few days went as normal. Practice at day, performance at night. Hyemi's absence has been bothering Myungsoo. He misses her like crazy, yet he doesn't want to admit it to himself. Confusion is his reasoning for feeling so. Blanking out has been common for Myungsoo, as well as Hyemi. 
 
The day of the carnival approaches. Dabin decides to hold a "meeting" as he says.
 
"Everyone, be sure you've cleared your schedule for tomorrow. This is important. A lot of people will be watching."
 
"Will Hyemi be there?" Jinon asked completely ignoring their leader's statement. Myungsoo's eyes fluttered at the sound of the name.
 
"I think so.. She's been studying too much lately there's a chance she won't." Dabin explained before he took a glance at Myungsoo. Who's face was full of disappointment. He cleared his throat "Myungsoo, come with me to my house. I need something."
 
"Why can't you go alone?" Myungsoo replied 
 
"I'm getting your guitar not mine."
 
"Arasso."
 
The two headed to Dabin's house not long after. After a few knocks, Dabi: mother opened the door, letting the two in. Myungsoo seemed curious of the place, looking around as Dabin grabbed the guitar. A just woken up Hyemi then appears, immediately getting flustered at Myungsoo's presence.
 
"Hi."
 
"hi."
 
"Sup?"
 
"Nothing."
 
"You going to the carnival?"
 
"Possibly."
 
"Go."
 
"Why."
 
"Because."
 
"I owe you. I'll treat you to something."
 
Hyemi turned to him, slightly confused at his statement "For what?"
 
"Taking me to the hospital." Myungsoo's face grew friendly, smiling a bit. Dabin stared at the two at the small opening from his door. 
 
"I'm gonna go grab some food." Dabin said, knowing they'd need some privacy.
 
"Don't worry about it, it's nothing. It's partly my fault anyway. " Hyemi sat on the couch and turned the tv on, his attention still on Myungsoo.
 
"Rejecting me huh? Well that's another first."
 
"I'm not, it's ju--
 
Myungsoo pinned her against the couch, not letting her finish. "Did time really erase what happened that night, hm?" 
 
"Y-yah.."
 
"Do you want me to tell your brother that his innocent, sweet little sister is actually..." he ran his thumb on her lower lip, earning a stern look from the girl "a girl version of me?" 
 
"I'm not!" she pushed him away. Myungsoo placed his hands over his chest, acting as if hes having a heart attack.
 
"Y-yah! I'm sorry! Are you okay?" Hyemi crouched down next to him.
 
"You reject me then hurt me." Myungsoo scoffed. "You awful girl."
 
Hyemi sighed in defeat "Fine. I'll go if I can make time. Don't expect too much."
 
"It's a date then." Myungsoo smirked and got up.
 
"I don't date jerks."
 
"Yeah, like you've ever been on a date before, innocent girl."
 
"I save my love for special ones, not jerks. Man ." she raised an eyebrow.
 
"Man ?!"
 
"Yup. You heard me."
 
"Why this--- he held his anger in "I can be nice."
 
Hyemi lightly chuckled "Right."
 
"I'll show you."
 
"Then do it."
 
"I bet you can't be nice and innocent little Hyemi around me for more than a day."
 
"I can too."
 
"It's a challenge then?" Myungsoo extended his hand.
 
Hyemi stared at him "And if I win?"
 
"I'll be your slave for a month. And if you lose?" Myungsoo returned the same expression Hyemi had
 
"I'll be your slave for a week."
 
"No."
 
"What do you mean no?" Hyemi was getting frustrated 
 
"A month." Myungsoo demanded
 
"No!"
 
"Two weeks?"
 
"No."
 
"A week and a date." 
 
"Call and that's the last of it." Hyemi walked to the kitchen right before Dabin walks in with the food.
 
"What'd I miss?" He said while he heads to the kitchen, setting the food down on the counter.
 
"Just a friendly...discourse." Hyemi said, drinking her glass of water.
 
"Hey Dabin" Myungsoo rested his arm on the counter, staring up Hyemi.
 
"What?" Dabin did the same, blocking the sight of his sister
 
"I'm dating your sister."
 
 
 
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Rini6189
#1
It is not shown what happened to cause Myungsoo to have an attack. Maybe it was the hurt or anguish that he felt from being rejected (as though he had been fooled to believe that she accepts his feelings and returns them) causing him to end up in that state due to emotional stress. Luckily, Hyemi was there with him at the time so that he could be rushed to the hospital in case experiences an attack relating to his weak heart. Hyemi obviously isn't the easy type. She has to go through with this because it's a deal that he made with her in order to prove himself with Hyemi following his conditions. It seems that Myungsoo has it in his intentions to have a date with Hyemi besides the point that he's grateful for what she'd done for him. He must be falling for her already, which Hyemi has the notion to be right about. Hearing the news of his sister and Myungsoo dating might come as a shock or a surprise to him since he knows that Hyemi doesn't seem to be interested in guys for as long as he's known her. As her older brother, Dabin does have to make sure that Hyemi is in good hands before entrusting her to him.
Rini6189
#2
It's the kind of line that people usually see in romance novels and romantic movies. Even if he did really mean it, she didn't seem to take him seriously because of his playboy reputation. She must've considered the possibility of him using that as a pick-up line to grab her attention. The thought that might've crossed her mind was "two can play this game." She seemed to have him fooled by feigning innocence. It's amusing to see that she has him wrapped around her finger. I thought she'd be smart to not easily fall for someone like him. It's like she was teaching him a lesson on what it's like to be played with. If he really does feel love towards her, he'd experience a sensation like a knife had been stabbed through his heart from hearing that remark coming from her.

I find it interesting how you portray Myungsoo's character in this story. He has a motive behind everything that he does. Although everything seems hopeless to him knowing that his life is short-lived, the one thing that's been making him feel alive is music. It's a good release for him to express himself and vent. This passion has given him a purpose to serve while he's still alive. His character development is something to anticipate. Hyemi may be just the person to change his outlook on life by getting him to see things from her perspective.

The third and the fourth chapters look so similar except the remark made by Hyemi at the end of both. What's up with that? It's like deja vu. Did that really happen in his daydream? That's the only explanation that I can come up with for the similarities.
Rini6189
#3
Seeing the title "Time Limit" makes me think of death. Things that have a limit don't last forever. They're only around for a certain time period until it's time for them to go after its purpose is served. I became interested in this story's theme to see what the plot is like, so I decided to give this fic a chance. It is refreshing to see a story with this kind of content that's written with your originality.

Knowing that his time would eventually be up, Myungsoo looks at life pessimistically and gives up hope. He didn't see how life could be worth living since he won't be around long enough to have his own future like everybody else. Since he doesn't want anybody to be sad because of him when the time comes for him to leave this world, he decided to mistreat and disrespect everybody toprevent them from gettin close to him and treating him with love or kindness. Being hated by others means that they won't be missing him when he dies. This is what he must be thinking psychologically in carrying out such insolent actions. By looking at it deeply to see what's he's like as a person inside, he doesn't seem as bad as what others make him out to be. Hyemi must be referring to his nature by calling him "Ugly Casanova." During their first meeting, she did remark about him being "more than a jerk" and "heartless." He did hurt her best friend, Eunna, deeply without any consideration of her feelings. Since she really did mean it by giving him that name (which is an insult to his ego), there's no taking it back. The truth must've hurt, which is why it's hard for him to accept it. That time, she did have a right to be furious because someone had intentionally hurt one of her loved ones. Though, she's got a point about her tiredness getting the best of her that made her not be in control of herself. It sounds cheesy when Myungsoo said this line to Hyemi, "I've never believed in love, but then I saw you."
kpopLOVER809 #4
o uo i can't wait for the next update!
weehooo. ugly casanova myungsoo!
boyqirl
#5
update soon, please! this story seems interesting! >.<