Chapter 1

The night was dark and solemn as the sound of nightly creatures overwhelmed the grounds of Alice Academy. A girl with long brown hair was walking alone the cursed path into the Northern Forest. Her eyes were blank as if devoid of soul. Her feet seemed to have a mind of its own, walking into a an unknown destination. She wanted to turn back but the presence of a mysterious and dangerous power was controlling her body. As she neared a cave, she could feel the hairs from her nape slowly standing up. She saw a shadow move from the cave. Her eyes grew wide as the figure of a man emerged and slowly coming towards her. Her lips began to tremble as he approached her. She looked around trying to find some other ways to escape but he was too fast. There was no escape. She felt his harsh grasp of her arm, then her eyes widened when she saw him holding a….

"!"

"Why the hell did you scream, Dara?"

"You screwed up the whole story!"

A bunch of 16 year-old girls complained as the intensity and mood of the story was completely destroyed, butchered, slashed by one idiotic girl who didn't know the difference between a romance story with a little suspense and a horror story.

An auburn-haired girl lifted her teary eyes from the pillow that she was clutching as if her dear life depended on it. "B-but it was so scary!", she whimpered.

"What do you mean scary? It was supposed to be a romantic tale, you fool!", the cat-like girl Sulli yelled.

"Oh no! So what happened, Sulli?", Bom asked, eager to know the continuation of the story.

"Jack was holding a ring, of course, and asked Jane to marry him and they lived happily ever after. The end!", Sulli snapped.

"Not fair!", Minzy complained. "You skipped several parts of the story."

"Blame it to that idiot!", Sulli pointed to Dara.

Groans were heard all over the room. Once Sulli is pissed off, nothing can change her mind.

The girls of Alice Academy High School 2-B were currently having a pajama party in Bom's room. Being a 3-star student, Bom's room was large enough to accommodate 15 hyper active sixteen year-olds. Giggles and laughter were heard all over the room as they tackled one topic to another. As expected of teenagers, the favorite topic will always be…

"Hey Dara, have you ever been in love?", CL asked.

"Huh?"

"You'll never get a good answer from that idiot.", Bom murmured.

"Bom!", Dara cried.

"Oh! I'm wondering who's gonna be the lucky guy to give me my first kiss…", Krystal sighed.

The girls began squealing and giggling.

"I want my first kiss to be very romantic!"

"My first boyfriend kissed me right after I said yes to him."

"I want to experience my first kiss on top of the ferris wheel!"

"He should bring me first to a romantic candlelight dinner before I'll allow him to kiss me."

"I want to experience it at the beach, during sunset!"

"How about you, Bom? How do you want your first kiss to be?", Dara asked.

Everyone stopped talking. Bom Imai's opinion on first kiss? Now, that would be very interesting…

Bom handed her a long piece of paper. Thirteen curious girls began to squeeze into Dara trying to get a glimpse of what was written.

"Ouch! Wait, let me see first! What's this?" Dara looked into the paper. "A diamond jewelry set, a Porsche, a mansion, $10 million yen allowance per month… What the hell is this?"

"He should be able to provide me those before I allow a guy to kiss me.", came the emotionless reply from Bom.

Everyone sweatdropped.

"That's so unromantic, Dara!", Krystal commented.

"Yeah, it's not as if you're gonna marry him. We're just talking about who's going to be your first kiss.", Minzy said.

"Aren't you a little excited to experience your first love?", UI asked.

"I'm an inventor. I need funds. I need money. If love comes along, there should be money with it.", Bom grumbled as she munched into her food.

"How about you Dara?", CL asked. "I've heard that TOP is courting you."

Dara blushed.

"Really?"

"He's so cute!"

"Ah… well… hey, I think I'm getting hungry…", Dara said trying to change the topic, blushing deeply as she thought of TOP. Groans were heard. Dara knew that her friends were really curious but she doesn't want to talk about it now. TOP… he just transferred to the Alice Academy a month ago and is a senior high school student, one year older than them. With dark brown hair and green eyes, he was simply gorgeous and the girls were crazy about him. He easily became one of the most popular boys in the academy, almost at Kwon Jiyong's level, although many would still consider the latter the more handsome of the two. But most girls would prefer to pursue TOP since he's much nicer than Jiyong. Kwon Jiyong, second year-class B… the mere mention of the name is enough to spark different emotions among the students – admiration for his good looks and intellect, and fear for his power and temper. Despite the rise of TOP's popularity, Dara was not really interested in him until one fateful day…

- Flashback -

"Oh no! I'm going to be late again!", Dara cried as she hurried into the corridors when… BAMM! Dara found herself sprawled against the floor.

"Your strategy to catch my attention is really unique, Polkadots.", Jiyong grinned as he stared down at Dara.

Dara looked down and gasped as she noticed that her skirt had flipped up exposing her lacy polkadots . "YOU ERT!", Dara screamed as she quickly stood up and lunged at Jiyong.

Jiyong side-stepped and dodged Dara's attack.

Dara felt herself falling into space and began to expect another embarrassing scene in front of Jiyong when she felt her body crashed against someone and a pair of strong arms caught her to stop her from falling.

"Hey, are you alright?"

Dara was still in shock and it took her several seconds to realize that she was actually in a boy's embrace.

"KYAHHH!", Dara screamed as she pushed him away, her face bright red. She lifted her eyes and met the gentle green eyes looking at her with concern. She glanced around and saw several students looking at her with amused expressions until her eyes met a pair of angry crimson eyes. Dara suddenly felt fear with the way Jiyong was looking at her that she backed away and ran to her classroom without saying thank you to the other boy who saved her.

After class,Dara heard a little commotion from her female classmates.

"Oh my, it's TOP Oppa!", one of her female classmates whispered.

"What is he doing here?", her companion whispered back.

"He's cute!"

"It looks like he's waiting for someone."

Dara continued to pack her things. ''TOP', she thought. That name was beginning to become popular these days. She heard that he was a new student and a handsome one too. She glanced at her left and was surprised to see Jiyong looking intently at her. Then he smirked. Dara narrowed her eyes and snubbed him, then headed for the door. She stopped in surprise when she saw the guy who saved her leaning against the pillar as if waiting for someone. He smiled when he saw her, his handsome face seemed to have brightened, then walked towards her, totally indifferent of the gazes of the people surrounding them.

"Hi!", he greeted with a smile.

"H-hi!", Dara stammered as she greeted back.

"Dara Park, right?", he asked.

Dara's eyes widened. "H-how did you know my name?"

"I have my own sources.", he replied with an amused look. "You owe me a thank you this morning."

"Eh….ah….I…",Dara was blushing as she scrambled for words to say.

"By the way, I'm Choi Seung hyun also known as TOP.", he extended his hand to her as he introduced himself, which of course Dara accepted. TOP stared at their linked hands then lifted his gaze to her golden orbs. "Can I invite you for a snack, Dara-chan?"

And that was the start. They became fast friends, although many are doubting that TOP's intention is only friendship. And Dara couldn't help but be flattered. TOP is a great guy. He's sweet, charming, and thoughtful. And he makes her laugh. He's not courting her, but what if…

"Earth to Dara! Earth to Dara!", Sulli yelled.

"Huh?", Dara stared at Sulli with a bewildered look.

"Dara was daydreaming!", Victoria teased.

"Idiot, it's already night.", another girl countered and laughter was heard all over the room.

"So Dara, how do you want your first kiss to be?", Luna asked.

Dara blushed again. "Well… of course, I want it to be special and romantic. And it has to be the boy that I truly love."Dara closed her eyes and tried to imagine a scene with TOP. "Night time would be more romantic I think. We could sit under a tree and gaze into the stars holding each other hands."

"Ohhhhhhhhhh! That's so nice!", Krystal sighed.

"Hmph!", Sulli snapped. "For me, it doesn't matter where or when, as long as…." Her eyes suddenly sparkled. "As long as it's Jiyong-kun! Oh my Jiyong!" Sulli closed her eyes and held her blushing cheeks.

The other girls began to talk animatedly about how cool and cute Jiyong is.

"Idiots.", Bom whispered but stopped when she saw Dara's stunned expression. "Dara?"

Jiyong? Jiyong? The name began to register into Dara's mind and a scene from a long time ago flashed into her memory.

She and Jiyong were sitting on one of the branches of the Sakura Tree. She got angry with Jiyong and began calling him names. All of a sudden, Jiyong grabbed the front of her dress and pulled her towards him and kissed her long and hard.

She pushed him after she almost couldn't breathe. "So that was a kiss, eh?", he commented after. He then jumped from the tree and left her shocked and blushing from what had happened.

M-my f-first k-kiss! Dara's mind was screaming in frustration. M-y first kiss was with that bastard KWON JIYONG!

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