chapter 9

" loving is not only just looking at each other, it's looking in the same direction"

Antoine de Saint-Exupery, WIND, SAND AND STARS, 1939

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Its been months....almost six, their schedule still the same... crazy...now their in Thailand...his motherland...then Japan again and to Philippines.

they haven't been at Korea for 2 months already...

Just last week they are at Japan...doing guestings and interviews... after that practice...practice...practice...then bed... exhausted...so exhausted...he needs to recharge...he grab his bag and in that secret pocket he brought out a small photo diary...she really do things neatly... very meticolous...he remebered how disappointed she is that day coz she thought he forgot his photo diary....Khun smiled ..she was the first one to him in the head... well there's his mom too...

He sneakily look at this photo diary coz s will

"Really Khun enough....you monitor her in the net already, you don't have to keep on looking at those pictures anymore...aisshh..." complains taecyeon

"yah Hyung...shouldn't you just tell her you like her and be a couple instead of taking your time excuses ...when all you really wanted was to be with her....aish hyung" says Wooyoung

Khun didn't say anything at what they say...unconciously his thumb finger touches the ring in his ring finger...feeling it...it become his mannerism....the ring ..

THE RING... became his charm....his talisman

Khun looked at his ring finger after remembering s words...

he wanted to tell her that, but he didn't do it.... coz looking at victoria that time he can sense her reluctance ... that she 's like that because she's thinking of their career ....their fans...specially his fans...and not because she doesn't feel the same way towards him... but there are also things to consider...

He is sure of his feelings... Victoria seems to feel the same too but she's tense and not seem ready yet....that's why she gave her space...time...

ahhh. Victoria....

he took his Laptop out and browse the net about fx...about Victoria...she also been casted in a new sitcom... for a month or so... she told him about it and his very happy for her...but she is stressed with the pressure of her fluency in her KOrean...he called her that instant once he read the message

"hello... congrats" he said once she answered

"NIchkhun....waaa.... oh my...thank you..." she exclaimed " but nichkhun im worried... my KOrean...is not that good..." she stressed out.

"Hey don't fret its gonna be fine...you're Korean is getting better...relax...didn't you say practice makes perfect" he said trying to comfort her. " ahh... if only im there i can help you practice" he said.

"when are you... i mean you guys coming back" she asked

"why ...you miss me..."

"im a fan...i miss 2pm 's performance"she said

"ohh"he said jokingly sounding crestfallen

"hehehe...hey got to go...we are next to perform...come back soon...." she said and in a whisper she added" miss you"

Khun was shocked with her last words "yahh" he said but she already hang up. that was 6 weeks ago...1 month and 2 weeks...

they have their comeback just a month ago...they've won for the last three consecutive weeks...and he congratulate her everytime via sms and this week its their last ...their goodbye stage for their current song...

hi victoria again congratulations...its your goodbye/ adieu stage...hope you can have a good rest after the busy promotions...take care always he texted her.

she didn't reply back...his kind of disappointed...well maybe she's already asleep... yeah maybe she is...

and then he tried to sleep ... feeling down

....still thinking of her

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Victoria in the other is still awake... she is still at the living room memorizing her lines for the sitcom... ahhh so distressing

"ahh...Victoria song...get your wits together...you can do this...you just need to give not 100% but 200% to do this....aja aja....fighting" she said to her self, SHe puts down the script in the table and take three deep breaths to calm her nerves...her hand creep to feel the ring in her finger unconciously...and she starts to read the script again

Luna saw her Victoria unnie, she wanted to come to her and help but somehow she knows that the reason she stayed awake when she thought all of them asleep proves that she felt she's a burden....

"Ahh unnie fighting...ill support you all the way" she saw Victoria touches her ring...she never takes it off...and somehow it became her mannerism touching the ring when she feel anxious..nervous...or sad.

she never said who gave it or where she bought it and they didn't ask they don't need to, she never takes it off...even if they are performing..well she hid it with bigger rings...but she never take it off...the rest of the girls think NIchkhun gave it to her...

When ...they...she left we got married... after the last filming she cried the whole night, good thing that they don't have a schedule the next day...and for the whole week they would see her teary eyed sometimes...they know that she misses him.

2pm have been out of the country most of the time since NIchkhun appa...oh its oppa now.... left wgm, rarely they stayed in Seoul. but they always contact each other, not everyday but always...

She said to them that NIchkhun confessed to her his feelings but also he gave her time to think....somehow NIchkhun oppa earn their respect more. Luna went back to bed when she saw her unnie went to her room.

Inside her room Victoria went to her bed to rest. she was about to sleep when she remembered to check her cellphone One message...its from nichkhun...ahh its been an hour already....he maybe sleeping already...

ahhh why did i forget to bring the phone with me anyway...ahhh...

ahhhh... NIchkhun

her phone receive a message again

ahh...i just want to say ...miss you