Andreliss poured the salt into the melted butter with a sigh; pain caused her to flinch everytime her eye blinked. The girl mixed it together and hit the spoon against the side of the cup to get the rest of it. She entered into the room, sat next to the bed and fixed the silverware next to the food she had prepared for him. Daniel's eyes fluttered open; he squinted to get a better look at the girl in the chair next to him and held himself up with his elbows. 

"Where am I?" He said in a tired slash confused tone.

"In my room. Your pretty strong. I thought you were gonna be out for at least another hour."

Niel's head followed as she walked around the room preparing for his meal; she uncovered the plate and set two chopsticks on top of it then moved a table in front of him to set the food down on. Niel raised himself on his elbows higher and yelped in pain. 

"Nonono! Don't get up your too hurt." He tried again but only flinched. His ribs throbbed inside him. Clara opened the door and entered with a white box in her hands; her eyes rounded, she dropped the box and ran over with an '0' shape on . Daniel was frightened; he threw his arms up over his head ready for another beating.

"Are you alright!? Andreliss told me everything! How are you feeling? Do you remember anything?" Clara showered him with questions; Niel slowly brought his arms down and looked at Andreliss who only grinned as she watched Clara panic with concern. Daniel looked back at Clara scared and confused to death. Everything was strange. Why wasn't he on the street or something?

"He fine Clara. He just needs rest."

"Okay, I'll go get more pillows!" The older walked out of the room in a hurry making him dizzy.

"I told her you tried to save me from robbers and was knocked out"

Niel shifted his gaze to her in suprise. "H-Huh?"

"Do I have to repeat it?" She asked with a lazy tone. Niel shook his head; he couldn't believe her words. "Why?"

"Cause I'm cool like that. Just don't hit me."

Andreliss smirked as she spoke out a lie. She actually spotted his sleeping face and watched his unconsious body until she decided to take care of him and watch him sleep until he woke up. She couldn't help but to smile around him, no matter what he did to her. She couldn't help but to like him. Andreliss turned towards the food, grabbed it and set it on the table in front of him.

"I'm not experienced with koren food but I tried my best." Niel looked down away from the food in sorrow. He wanted to scream; to fall to her feet and beg for her to hurt him. After all, it was all he deserved. He was a monster, a cold hearted monster. The boys shook his head. He couldn't dare to touch it, he deserved to starve. "I don't want it." He whispered pushing his tears back behind his eyes. "Are you not hungry?" She asked.

" I don't deserve this. I don't deserve this food." He whispered again. Andreliss softened. "You have to eat something."

"I don't want this! I don't deserve this!" Niel's voice raised in anger. Furious at her stuborness. Why couldn't she just take it away? "It doesn't matter if you do or not. You need to eat." He looked up. ~What is wrong with her?~

"I hit you."

"So?"

"So? I hit you! Why are you nice to me?"

"Just because you were mean doesn't mean I have to be."

Niel stood quiet. Adreliss took the bowl of the mealted butter and salt she mixed together and dipped her finger into it. "Hold still." She rubbed it onto his bruises. "What is that?" He questioned.

"Butter and salt. My mother used to put it on my bruises. It helps them go away quickly." She finished and picked up the chopsticks, grabbed some food and held it in front of his mouth. Daniel stared at it. Boy, was he hungry, but he kept his decision to refuse. "Eat it." Andreliss said, her arm was startng to become tired from holding the food up to his mouth for to long. He shook his head. "Eat it!" She yelled only for him shaking his head no again. Andreliss punched his sore arm causing his mouth to open so he could yelp in pain, she stuffed the food into his mouth giving him no choice but to eat it now. Niel chewed slowly enjoying the great taste, "Is it good?" Daniel looked over still chewing, "Well?" He noded, she beemed and Niel grabbed another chosptick full to stick in his mouth next. The girl rested her chin in her hand watching him stuff his cheeks on both sides and chewing.

~He's so cute.~  She thought falling into a trance and uncontiously held onto the hand that wasn't busy sticking food down his throat. Niel paused to look at her with food still stuffed on the left side of his mouth; his face began to heat up and his cheeks turned red. ~Aigo what's happening?~ Niel chewed the rest of his food before deciding to snap Andreliss out of it. Daniel griped onto her hand and slapped her with it. "Yah! I told you not to hit me!"

"I didn't hit you. You did." She eyed him only to recieve an eye roll from him. Andreliss rubbed the attacked part of her face. "I wanna get up." Niel said, swallowing. "You can, but you'll be in a lot of pain. I didn't stop when you went unconsious. Well, I did but then I started up again hitting you stomach. When I layed you down here I saw lots of bruses  and stuff, Your really swollen. Sorry." Daniel griped onto the hem of his shirt and pulled it up to find almost his whole stomach bruised with dark colors. It looked like it hurt, but it didn't at all. The boy figured he could handle it and pushed the table away so he could have room to move. Andreliss prepared for his fall as he set hit feet on the ground and slowly stood to his feet. He straightened himself and yelped at the sharp pain that shot through his stomach area. Adreliss caught him before he could completely fall to the ground. "I told you."

"What did you do to me?" His words barely fell from his mouth, the pain was unbearable.

"Just because I'm a girl doesn't mean I don't hit hard." She slowly helped him back into the bed and covered him with the blankets again. "You be able to get up in about two days, but the bruises won't go away for about a month." 

"Two days! I have to stay here for two days!?" Niel's eyes rounded. How could her stay there? He wanted to get out fast; before this feeling could take over him anymore. "We could have your hot roomates help transfer you. I told them the same lie. They were weird about it." ~Hot? wait..am I?.....jealous?~ He couldn't believe himself; what was he jealous about them for? ~Hot. Ha.~ Niel laughed to himself in his mind, but couldn't help the sad and slightly angered feeling. He looked down to his fingers and played with them. "So, hot roomates it is?" Niel looked up and saw her light happy smile. He softened at how she looked at him; he wanted her to hold his hand again; he regreted snapping her out of it. She was innocent, happy; Niel wondered how he was able to even look at her without shrinking to the ground in nervousness and awe of her. ~Yah!~ He mentaly slapped himself.

"Yes." He answered quickly, dissapointing Andreliis; she wanted him to stay, so she could watch him sleep again. He was so pretty when he slept; she was so sure the smile would win him over for at least one night. ~I guess he really wants to get out o here.~ Her eyes sadened catching Daniel's attention. "Are you okay?" She noded and smiled, but he could still see the feeling in her eyes. Andreliss took the en=mpty plate of food and dragged herself towards the door. "I'll tell them." She tried her best to hide it. The boy watched her begining to become worried about her. ~She'll be fine.~ He fought with his feelings. ~Aigo, she's such a baby~

"Wait." Andreliss twisted around.

"I'll stay."

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

~This doesn't make sense.~ Cap sighed and rested his forehead in his plam. ~Why would Niel save her? How did he even know? Wait. Did Niel go over there? No, that can't be it.~ He stressed himself trying to make out the confusing situations. The rest of the boys were also baffled; it wasn't like Niel to do such a thing. Ever since that day Niel thought girls deserved any kind of pain they can get. Which Cap never blamed him for since he saw everything the young boy had to go through. Sometimes Cap even thought Niel had a right.  

Niel ran through the crowd violently and out the building. Cap stood with his eyes widened at what he had saw. He watched him run out with a broken heart and ran after him concerned. "Daniel-ah! Daniel-ah!" Niel cried into the palm of his hands ignoring the call of his name. Cap looked from left to right in search for the boy, but he was no where. "Daniel-ah!" Finally he was found in an unoticable corner in the front of the building. Cap ran over at took Niel into his arms for comfort. Daniel cried harder on his best friends shoulder. Cap couldn't beileve what his classmates had done to Niel. They had no idea what was coming from the kingka of the school, Cap. They were gonna get it.

"Everything will be ok, alright? They won't do anything like this again. I'll make sure of that." Cap assured, Rage built up inside Niel's body. "I hate them. I hate them! I HATE THEM!" He punched around in anger. " I know. I know." Cap barely let out; taking the punches from the broken boy. 

Cap was the only one who knew how the real Ahn Daniel is. He used to always be happy; loving to make people laugh. Daniel still had a good heart; he just got tired of people braking it. ~But if he has no trust. Then why would he save her?~ Niel knew she could fall for him and there was a good chance he could accidently let his guard down. ~Could it possibly be? He already likes her?~ Cap shook the thought out of his mind, ~No, can't be. He stopped loving since that day.~ Cap made his way into the living room where Ricky was sitting on the couch still with his big dollar store teddy bear.

"Hey." The leader greeted. "Hi." Cap walked towards the kitchen. Ricky spoke flatly which was very rare; it was always ethier happy or angry. Cap wondered why everyone was so strange lately. Niel saving girls, Ricky speaking flatly, Changjo disapearing. ~Wait, no that's normal.~ The older boy griped onto a can of soda and took a sip. "Something wrong?"

"No." Ricky stared of into the distance at nothing. "Ricky, the T.V is off."

"I know. I'm just being the pabo that I am." Ricky punched the stomach of his big bear at the word 'pabo'. Cap threw himself onto the couch next to Ricky. "Now I know something is wrong." Ricky hesatated. He knew Cp would laugh or judge, but it was still embarressing; He was almost a man and he couldn't even ask out a girl yet. "I-I couldn't do it." The blue haired boy sqeezed the stuffed animal. "Do what?"

"I-I couldn't...ask her out."

"Ah, a girl."

"I got nervous! I hesatated! And then some guy came and ask me if I was there for someone else which means that he was there for her too! I paniced and left! I couldn't do it hyung! What if he already confessed to her and he acctepted!? He was scawney hyung! What if she likes scrawney boys!" Ricky threw the bear to the side, stood up and began to shake Cap violently as he yelled in panic.

"Woah! Ok! ok!" Ricky paused and plopped back onto the couch with a pout.

"What if I lose her hyung." 

Cap straightend out his clothes and took a couple a deep breaths. "How long have you know her?" 

"Since she moved here."

"Moved here? Wait is it that girl? Next door? The one that Niel saved!?"

"Aniya, the other one."

"There's two?"

"Yeah, where have you been Hyung?" Chunji piped in coming from the hallway.

"I'm the ony one who still hasn't met these girls aren't I?" 

"Yup."

Cap shook his haead and smiled. "Well, Ricky. Just don't get o paranoid alright? Try again today or tomorrow or something." The younger griped back onto the stuffed bear. "Ok,hyung. Thanks." He rested his chin between the ears of the bear. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Changjo dragged himself to the front door of his apartment. He pulled out hid keys slowly; dreading the comng of a million questions and a three hour lecture. He knew Chunji, Ljoe, and Ricky were waiting. There wasn't one time he was able to get away because the three always seemed to enjoy busting him. They were always worried; like they were his Umma. The maknae switched to the right key before pausing in thought, ~Andreliss.~ He hadn't thought about her all day. Changjo had no interest, but the situation gave him a strange urge to visit her. He smiled and knocked on her apartment door. The boy became more nervous every second it took for her to open the door. ~Aigo, Why am I nervous?~ Changjo heard some racket before the door opened quickly startling him. Andreliss stood with a smile in sweatpants and a t-shirt. Her hair was up in a bun with little bits of hair sticking out from the sides. Changjo grinned, it was no mini skirt, but he liked it; he'd never seen a girl so unfixed before. Plus, she was naturally pretty. The girl greeted him flashing her bright white smile.

"H-Hi." 

"Niel is in the back." She moved to the side out of his way. He stood baffled for a second then finally realized. He had forgotten about Niel and the weird situation that he couldn't help but to feel was a lie. Changjo looked at her condition again. ~Was she taking care of his all day?~ He questioned to himself not noticing he was standing in silence for a while now.

"You coming in?" She asked, snapping him out of his thoughts. "O-Oh, No, I-I was just wondering if you would wanna go somewhere with me? I don't want to stay home." Changjo couldn't understand why he was stuttering; he didn't feel that nervous. "Okay, I'll just ask Clara if she could look after Niel for a little while." She smiled again and invited him inside once more. "I'll just go get ready now." Changjo nodded and waited paitiently on the couch. 

"A little last minute to be asking someone on a date don't you think?" Clara spoke from the hallway closet. "It's not a date. I just don't want to go home yet." Changjo protested. 

"In trouble?" 

"Maybe."

"Mmm okay, I'll pretend to believe that." The boy opened his mouth to defend his statement, but before he could she had already left with a bag of laundry. 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Andreliss moved from one side of the room to the other back and forth looking for something to wear. She began to dig through her suitcase; throwing everything she wasn't looking for behind her. Niel's eyes fluttered open at the sudden feel of something landing on his face. He picked up the object with two fingers. "Yah, when are you gonna stop throwing things." He said with his voice tired and stared at the thing not quite sure what it was. "Ahhhhhhhhh!" He yelped, realizing what it was. Daniel threw it across the room and sqirmed around unaware of the sharp pain in his stomach because of his overtaking fear. He rapped himself around a pillow and covered his face with a blanket.

"WHAT!? WHAT!?" Andreliss looked from left to right startled by his sudden screaming. "IT TOUCHED ME." Daniel spoke with fear. She spotted the item, walked over to it and picked it up before looking to him with a 'really' look. "It's just an underwear."

"Just an underwear!? It's a girl's underwear!"

"So."

"So? That's been on your !"

"Relax, I'm sure it's wash-" Andreliss talked as she walked back to her suitcase then soon paused noticing she was unconsiously looking through the dirty clothes pile. "Oh, wait, it was." 

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" The boy squirmed around again and gripped onto the hand sanatizer on the night stand next to the bed. He spread the disinfecting liquid across his face and yelped again this time in pain. "Burn! Burn! It burns!" He closed his eyes and tried to scratch the burn off his face. ~Aigoo, this idiot.~ Andreliss stepped out of the room, poured some water into a cup, and grabbed a towel. She made her way back to Daniel and immersed her hand into the water. "Can you hold still!" She struggled, Niel paused and she spread water over his face then wiped it with the towel. The burn on his face had finally stopped. "You shouldn't do that after you get beat up. I put creams on your face to help heal, when you mix it with sanaziter it burns."

Daniel softened at her smile, but looked away and blushed in embarresment. "I'll be going out okay." He looked up "M-Mwo?" He questioned not wanting her to go. "Clara will be taking care of you until I get back ok? I'll be going to change now." She exited the room with clothes and a pair of shoes in her hand. ~Heals? Is it a guy?~ He wondered. About an hour later she entered back into the room. "How do I look?" She smiled big at the boy; he stared at her with awe in his eyes. She wore a gray flowy shirt with a red browish star on it, a skinny black belt around her waist, black skinny jeans and brown high heel boots to match the star on her shirt. Her hair was curled bringing out her blue highlighted bangs. ~She's.....beautiful.~ He thought, but only looked away and shrugged.

Andreliss walked to the night stand and grabbed the chapstick. She smelled like strawberries, Niel's favorite kind of scent. Everyone thought it was vanilla, but secretly it was strawberry; he liked everything strawberry. Andreliss applied the chapstick to her lips and set it down after she finished. "I'll be going now." She grinned and headed towards the door. "W-Wait." He called, Andreliss twisted around and waited for him to speak. ~Crap, why did I do that?~ Daniel panicked, he didn't know why he called her; he just didn't want her to go. "W-Where are you going?"

"You really care?" 

~Yes~

"N-No, What do I do if I have to pee?"

"Just pee."

"In your bed?"

"There's a tube there. All you have to do is pee and it'll go into that bucket. I'll clean it when I get home. Bye." Andreliss waved and started to head out. "Wait!," He called again. "What?"

"How'd that tube get there?"

"I put it there."

"YOU WHAT!?"

"Ugh, Daniel-sshi can you please freak out about that later? I have to go. He's been waiting for a long time now."

"LATER!? WHAT KIND- WHO- HEY COME BACK!!!" Niel began to freak but before he could fully blow she already left the room. ~Aish! Who does she think she is!? A nurse!? Were not even married!~ His heart fluttered at the thought of marraige. ~Aish, how am I supposed to tell Teen top about this? Ricky is sure going to ask how I peed.~ He looked down nervously. ~Aish, did she really?~ He looked under with a disgusted expression and spotted the tube she was talking about. ~Aigoooo no! She really did!~ He plopped his arms on the bed with a sigh; he listened to the quietness around him. ~She must of left wtih him already.~ His eyes widened and jealousy filled the empty spaces of his heart as he noticed something he hadn't before. ~HE !?~ 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 

"I'll go get us something. You go find a table okay?" Changjo said, and left to get them drinks after she noded. She found a four seater booth in the corner, but wanted to sit somewhere smaller; like a two seater table. She looked around the place in search; it was pretty big for a cafe, but not very many people. Andreliss pouted not able to find the kind of table she wanted to sit at. "Excuse me." An unfamiliar male voice spoke from behind her. Andreliss turned around to see who the owner of the voice was. A man stood in front of her with a smile. He was handsome, but she couldn't tell weather he was younger or older. His lips were slightly bigger then his eyes, his skin was fair and he had beiber hair. Except wavy bieber hair. Andreliss pushed back a part of her hair. "Hi." She greeted. "I couldn't help but to see you pass by and wonder what a beautiful girl is doing here alone." 

She let out a light laugh and blushed a little. It was corny but she couldn't help but like it. "I'm Rockhyun." The boy held out his arm for a handshake. She took it and grinned. "Andreliss."

"That's a nice name."

"Thank you."

"Lisse-ah, do you like bubble tea? I-" Changjo froze and dropped the tea ruining his new white shoes. They both looked over to him. "What are you doing here?" He asked coldly; hiding the concern in his heart. Rockyun smirked, Changjo knew that boy never had a good intention in his life, but know that he knew she belonged to him, there was no telling what he was thinking now.

"Changjo."

"Answer me."

"She your girlfriend?"

"Oh, No, I'm his neighbor." Andreliss piped in. Rockhyun looked to her as she spoke then back to Changjo. "Lisse-ah, here. Go get more tea." Changjo pulled out money from his pocket and placed it in the palm of her hand. She noded and left to do as told. The red haired boy frowned as soon as she was out of sight. "Long time no see." Rockhyun smirked again. "You stay away from her you hear me?" 

"Woah, Woah, Little to protective there for someone that's not yours don't you think?" 

"That doesn't matter, just leave us alone."

"Us? Seems to me that you like her."

"Touch her and I'll kill you." Changjo stepped closer. "I don't blame you, she's hot." Rockhyun moved his head to the side to look in your firection and his lips. Anger overtook Changjo at the sight of his actions. He gripped the boy by his collar and threw him across the room with all his strength. Rockhyun landed hard on the wall behind him. "Look at her that way one more time and I'll make sure you'll never see again." 

"She's innocent isn't she? Well, not for long." The ert showed a sick smile. The red haired boy walked over and threw a punch across his face knocking him out at once. Changjo watched him fall to the gound; whispers filled the cafe within a second. "Oh my goodness! Changjo what did you do!?" Andreliss ran over with her hands holding onto the bubble tea; she set them down quickly and ran over to the unconsious boy on the ground. "Lessie, leave him."

"We can't just leave him here Changjo."

"He's dangerous, he'll be fine. Let's go."

"But-"

"I SAID LET'S GO!" Startled, she got up and traced after him leaving their drinks behind.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Daniel looked up at the girl who entered the room. She came over with the snack he asked for and smiled as he took it. He chewed on the meat stick that Clara had to search seven stores to find. The boy happily chewed and took another bite. "There's someone here to see you." She said, cleaning up the mess on the night stand both Andreliss and Niel made. "Mwo? Who is it?" Daniel tried his best to speak normal, he didn't like her very much but didn't want to be rude since she was Andreliss' friend.

"I forgot his name. He talks kinda like smushed together. I could barley understand but maybe that just cause I'm American." She shrugged and threw the grabage into the trash can. "Now let's get you up."

"What?"

"He's sitting out there."

"Bu-"

"Don't worry I'll help you." She pushed his legs off the bed and gripped onto his hand. "Don't yell to loud arraseo? He said his ears were sensitive."

"But Andreliss said- Ahhh! Ah!" He yelped at the unbearable pain. "Yah!" Clara put her hand over his mouth to keep him from screaming louder. She put his arm around her neck and helped walk him out to the livingroom. "Ow. Ow. Ow." Niel whined to bear with the pain. Cap quickly stood at the sight of him. "Daniel-ah, how are you?" Clara helped him sit and walked into the kitchen to get him the box of snacks he wanted. "I'm alive." He answered, his voice tired; Minsoo let out a soft laugh.

"Good, Daniel-ah, they weren't a hundred percent members were they? The robbers?" Cap began to whisper when Clara came in to give Niel his box of meat sticks. Daniel slightly panicked, what was he supposed to say? He didn't want to lie, but what would Cap think of him now? He knew Cap would help him but he had take resonsibilty now. Cap couldn't take the blame again. "Huh? Oh, No." He replied akwardly; just by that Minsoo knew something was lied about. Cap lowered his head and brought himself closer to Niel. "Daniel donsaeng, what really happened?" He whispered the question again. Suddenly the doorbell rand saving him from having to answer.

"Oh, Hi Ricky." Clara greeted after opening the door. Cap grinned. "C-Can I ask you something." The leader smiled bigger at Ricky's question. ~Ah, so she's the girl~ Clara looked over to the two boys on the couch then back at Ricky. She stepped out in the hallway and closed the door behind her to give the boys some privacy to talk since they were whispering before. "Sure." Ricky stared at the girl in hesitation; nervous to death. "Before you ask, were you here before? My friend told me you were here before to ask me a question." His words got stuck in his throat as he tried to reply. "Y-Y-Yeah. I-I came to ask if you.....had sugar."

"Sugar?"

"Y-Yeah, You know...sugar. It's good for you and many don't have sugar so just came to check if you had any. Well, look at the time! Passed my bed time gotta go!" Ricky talked without a breath. ~Bed time! Aish~ pabo!~ He mentally slapped himself as he ran off. "Hey! Wait!" She called after him but only was ignored. She sighed and stepped back into the apartment staring into the distance in question. "So what he ask you?" Cap asked with a smile knowing exactly what it was. "He asked if I had sugar?"

"Sugar." Clara's questioning expression became contagious. ~What~

"Yeah." Clara shrugged it off and walked to her room. "We have sugar." Niel said, still confused by the situation. Minsoo sighed and watched Daniel as he still tried to make sense of it. ~This is going to be a long week.~