Ri In tiredly walked out from Junsu’s room back to hers. It was only six fifteen in the morning and it’s still far from the time for the guys to be awake. She seated on the edge of her bed and steeped in her thoughts. Wondering the type of relationship Taeyeon is having with Junsu. Deep inside, it was always her wish to see Junsu forget about their past and move on with a new relationship. Nevertheless, upon seeing it happens, she seems to be having a tinge of jealousy inside. After long hours of sleeping, Junsu fidgeted a little.

Seeing that, Taeyeon grabbed hold on his hand and placing it on her cheek. “Junsu, you’re awake?”

Initially, he was rather surprised to see the first person appeared in front her was Taeyeon. Recalling what happened last night, right after the encore and consulted by doctor; he slightly got up and leaned against his pillow that had brought up.

“You’re here all night?” Junsu voice was dry.

She slightly nodded her head as she poured a glass of water for him, “Have a drink first.”

Junsu sips the plain water and mumbling in the same time, Taeyeon can’t hears not even a single word clearly. Placing the glass on side table as she said, “What did you said?”

Just when she turned around, it happened so fast that she realized she’s in Junsu’s arms. His hug was tightening as he recalled the worry tone of Taeyeon’s last night. “Thank for being by my side. I can no longer bear with this; I’m so tired in struggling with the career we’re building in Japan.” Junsu thought it was Ri In but it seems, it’s just another dream of his.

Having her hands running up and down his back, she whispered, “Junsu, since this ain’t a place that you should step foot…quit before it’s too late.” turning to her right to see the person having his head comfortably on her shoulder, “Come back to Korea, I’ll be by your side supporting you.”

Closing his eyes restlessly, Junsu felt really tired. He thought it would be manageable for him to continue the path in Japan if only he work diligently. But it seems he was wrong. He wants nothing but to quit at this moment.

-

As Taeyeon and Junsu stepped out from the room, Junsu saw the guys were standing by the dining. Gathering around Jaejoong who is reading on a piece of memo, he wondered what is there so interesting with it. He paced towards them and joined in.

Peeking his head through the gap formed by Yunho and Changmin he tiptoed, “Woah, delicious food…what is that you guys are reading?”

All of them walked back to their respective seats. Jaejoong passed the memo to Junsu as he walked up to his seat opposite Yunho. “Ri In worried that we’ll skipped our meal again so she prepared these before leaving to Avex.” He seemed to be rather bothered to see Taeyeon.

Junsu crumpled the paper and threw it into dustbin, “Shouldn’t we have a discussion regarding our future in Japan?” he seated down beside Jaejoong and then sat Taeyeon right beside him. “Aside from me feeling the stress, I’m certain you guys do have the same thought as me. Shant’t we talk about it now?”

No surprise that they are all working in Japan under pressure all these months. After having winning prestigious awards in Korea, they averted their attention to Japan. DBSK in Korea can be said a super star. But in Japan, they are different. It had really frustrates them to have their foot stepping on a small stage and with only not exceeding 10 000 fans in their fansmeeting after winning awards. Through out these months, even the cheery Jaejoong was overwhelmed by the hard time they having in Japan. The usual talkative him had rarely spoken nor did he have the mood of joking. Atmosphere whether in the house or office was the same, tense.

Placing the pair of metal chopstick on table, it filled with anger. Jaejoong got up from where he’s sitting, “We’ll talk about it when there’s no outsider.”

Intending to make his way back his and Yunho’s room, Junsu grabbed hold on his wrist. Trying his best in holding back his temper, he controlled his voice “Outsider? Taeyeon is not an outsider. She’s our junior.”

Whirling to have a face to face confrontation, Jaejoong’s looking serious. “This is about DBSK not SM. We don’t need any juniors interfering.” He swung off Junsu’s hand.

Making his way towards the living room, Jaejoong tore the piece of paper that stick on the wall before heading up to his room. Jaejoong was rather upset by the fact that Junsu actually give Taeyeon the key to their house in Japan. On the first day moving into their brand new house in Japan, together they made a pact the piece of A3 size paper was stick it on the wall. Reminding them the rules they need to follow.

-Flashback-

“Avex think it would be better for you all to have a house instead staying in the hotel, cut cost.” Manager Park unlocked the double storey house door to reveal them the huge living room.

Before he could go on, he was pushed into the room by the four guys behind. Ri In couldn’t help but only chuckled to see the childish face of them again. She always finds it amusing to see them in this state in the past. Junsu who is standing right behind her, can’t help but to have a smile escaped his lip as he really does seeing that smile of hers.

“Upstairs have four rooms, and two at downstairs.”

“Four of us will take the upstairs one,” Yunho wrapped his arm around Junsu’s shoulders mischievously, “And you two will have to fill the downstairs one.”

“Okay, look at this,” Jaejoong clapped both his hands to attract their attention. “Since we have such a nice house we need to make a pact.”

“What are the conditions?” Ri In seated on the couch as she gazed at the paper Jaejoong writing.

“Firstly, the utmost important one is,” Jaejoong pointed at each and everyone with his pen. “No one can bring their girlfriend or any friends back home. Even you’re not excluded!” he frowned childishly to Ri In.

Slightly, Ri In agitatedly poked on Jaejoong’s forehead, “Whey, I don’t have any boyfriend nor do I have any friend here, so who do you think I’ll bring home!”

“Perhaps, on the next second we could see Hankyung in this house,” Junsu walked off to the kitchen.

Lifting up the paper in his held, he stick it on the wall, clear enough for everyone to see. “From now on, whoever breaks the rules here…” he laughed evilly. “You’re dead!”

-Flashback end-

“Huhhh…” Changmin leaned against the seat while having his head stared up to the ceiling who is staring back to him blankly, he sighed heavily. “It’s hard to have her cooked us Korean meal and now it’s ruined by you.” he walked away from the dining area.

“Taeyeon please understand us,” Yunho tried his best to make sure Taeyeon’s not feeling bad. “We’re rather tired and exhausted with the pack schedule, they don’t mean it,” he softly squeezed on her shoulder, assuring her. “No worries.”

Lowering her head, Taeyeon somehow feel bad to know her presence had become a cause of Jaejoong and Junsu gone into an argument. “They dislike me very much, aren’t they?”

Pulling her into his embracement, he gently patted on her head, “It’s not your fault. We undergo a terrible pressure in Japan and none of us can really speak in well manner lately.”

“Oppa,” she rested on his chest comfortably.

-

Right after her work in Avex ended, Ri In headed back home straight leaving Manager Park with the lyricists in discussion. Stepping into the house, she paced into the dining area and it surprised her to see all the food she cooked still untouched placed on the table. Recalling what she saw lying on the floor on her way to the kitchen, her head peeked out from the dining area and noticed the pact they made.

“Korean food was what they were longing all this while,” Ri In frowned as her hands meet her hips. “So why are they skipping lunch again!” eager for an answer, she walked straight up to the long flight stairs to Yunho’s room.

“So we’re finally come to a final decision,” Junsu got up from where he’s sitting. “We shan’t keep Manager Park away from this.”

Ri In’s held on the door knob was shivering. She wondered what decision they had just made. “Decision, what you guys had decided?”

Junsu whirled to meet Ri In with his cold and stern face of expression, “Just like Jaejoong said; any decision we made has nothing to do with our juniors. In this case, it’s same to you as well, dongsaeng.” He was about making his way out Yunho’s room but stopped when he felt Ri In’s firm hold.

Looked up in searching of his eyes, Ri In firmly said, “In this case, I’m not only your junior but also Tohoshinki’s composer. I need to know.”

The atmosphere in the room instantly turned tense as the both Junsu and Ri In were returning striking glare. Intending to brush off the tenseness, Yunho stepped in. He reached for her hand, “Ri In, we need you to listen. We’ve been striving in something that we don’t even know what it is.”

“We need a break,” Yoochun added.

“Coming to Japan, it was like something we’ve been asked to do and not something we want to do.” Changmin said.

“It doesn’t concern you much, isn’t it?” Junsu pulled Ri In nearer to him. Staring down into her eyes hardly, he coldly said “Whether we quit or continue Japan’s work…oops, I forgotten. If we quit, you’re no longer needed to compose songs in Japan.” He released her hand harshly. Although it’s not too clear but Yunho could see the fingers print on her wrist.

“That’s the thing put you in concern. Losing money is the thing bothers you so much!” he yelled harshly.

At that moment, Ri In tried so hard to hold back the tears that welled in her eyes. Hearing that hatred in his tone was the thing she wanted. That was her motive right from the start to have him hates her deeply and forgets the past. But why does she feel so pain when she had what she wanted. The tears in her eyes streamed down her face which startled Junsu speechless. It is not her decision to hold it back as it drenched her face without her conscious.

“If money and fame was the thing I wanted,” she yelled as she wiped her face very fast, “I don’t need to sell those songs using Young Jin oppa’s name.” her sudden raised of voice had not only stunned the four guys behind her but Junsu the most. “The thing that concerned me the most is a statement I used to hear. We’ll the best group in the world and Japan will be our first step!” she stormed out the room

The best group in the world and Japan will be our first step; it was something the five of them stated when they first know they’ll be debuting in Japan. It was a sentence they said two years ago and if Ri In did not say it, they might have forgotten it completely.

“We ought to think over the decision we made again, shan’t we?” Yunho said. His voice barely above a whisper but was clear enough for them.

If wealth and fame weren’t the thing she craved, then why did she say that to him? Junsu stood still by the doorway; questions of why does Ri In said all those and do her still love him gushing through his mind. He struggles to get an answer to those questions and in fact, he had been striving over these questions since the day Ri In let go of his hand.

Presented by Celestine Blue
//Forsaken Love//

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chapter 19:
“Why on earth are you kept bringing that up? Since that’s the past let it past already but why must you bring it up time and again when all of it so close from fading in my head!”

“You still love me, aren’t you. Jang Ri In.”

-

“Just who these secret fan is,”

“Junsu’s owned the longest message,”

“Maybe is Taeyeon the one prepared these,”

“JANG RI IN!!! You better come back now!” it was CEO Kim.

-

“Why are you here?”

“To bring you back to Korea,”