Chapter 7

"Okay class, turn your book to page 56 and we're going to discuss…"

BLAM!

Everyone turned at the sound of the door that was slammed rather forcefully. Jiyong made quite an entrance that made his classmates wonder what happened to him.

"What happened to Jiyong-kun?"

"I saw Yu Hee-sempai a while ago with him…"

"Shouldn't he be happy that she visited him?"

"Did they break up?"

"He must be heartbroken…"

"Gah! Have you ever heard Jiyong being heartbroken after a break-up?"

The whispers continued that Kimoto-sensei became quite irritated. No matter how smart or popular Jiyong is, he's still a student and he should learn how to respect his teachers.

"Kwon Jiyong! How dare you enter into my class late then cause such a disturbance!", the teacher said in a strict voice. "I will not allow such disrespect…", she stopped she her eyes met the cold and deadly gaze of a pair of crimson eyes.

Jiyong broke the gaze and proceeded to his seat, then raised his feet over his desk and placed a manga over his head, totally indifferent over his teacher's bawling.

"Are you listening Kwon Jiyong?", Kimoto-sensei barked.

"Sensei… you're too loud.", Jiyong remarked which caused his classmates to snicker.

Kimoto-sensei felt her face redden with anger. "Jiyong, you're on detention!", she said furiously.

Jiyong took the manga from his face and looked straight to his teacher's eyes. "Whatever.", he said nonchalantly. "But please inform Teddy-Persona that. There's something he wants me to do this afternoon.", he continued sarcastically.

The teacher considerably paled. Teddy-Persona is one of the most powerful and dangerous people in the academy. And she can't go against his wishes since he is highly connected to the important people in the academy. Frustrated that she was beaten and humiliated by Jiyong in front of the class, she barked at them to get a piece of paper for a quiz.

Unlucky for her, Jiyong isn't a genius for nothing… that quiz was a piece of cake.

"Damn that Kimoto!", one of the students cursed after the teacher left.

"Yeah, giving us a quiz that wasn't even discussed yet.", muttered another.

"Hey Jiyong, what seems to be the problem?", Jaejoong asked, curious at his friend's earlier attitude and the rumor that was spreading regarding the visit of his so-called ex-girlfriend.

"Hn…", Jiyong seemed to be occupied as he stared at the empty seat at his right. 'Where's that baka?'

Seated under the shade of a tree at the back of the high school building, Dara hugged her knees as tried to ease the pain that seemed to squeeze her heart. She doesn't know why but that scene she had witnessed truly distresses her.

'Because Jiyong kissed me yesterday?', she thought. 'Baka Dara! You think Jiyong did that because you're something special to him? He's a ert and you know that!', she scolded herself. 'I hate him! I hate him! But… why does it hurt so much?'

She buried her head into her arms as she felt her eyes starting to get teary. "Jiyong...", she whispered. Then she heard a sound near her and when she lifted her head, she met a pair of green eyes.

"Here."

She stared at the handkerchief that was held in front of her.

"T-TOP-kun…"

TOP knelt one foot in front of her and wiped with the handkerchief the tear that had fallen from her eyes.

"It's okay to cry, Dara.", he said softly.

At that Dara flung herself to his arms and sobbed against his chest. TOP closed his arms around Dara's trembling body trying to soothe whatever pain she's feeling right now. After a little while, Dara finally calmed down and shrieked when she noticed that TOP's shirt had gotten wet from her tears.

"Mi-Mianhe TOP-kun.", Dara apologized as she clumsily tried to wipe the handkerchief into the wet part of the shirt, only to notice that the handkerchief was also wet from her tears.

TOP chuckled and settled himself beside her, leaning against the tree trunk.

"So, to whom are those tears for?", he teased.

Dara blushed but tried to deny it. "What do you mean 'to whom'?"

TOP sighed then said. "He's one lucky bastard."

Dara gaped at him. "What are you talking about?"

He just shook his head then smiled at her. "Have you ever been in love Dara?", he asked.

Dara was silent for a moment. "I… I honestly don't know.", she replied softly as she stared ahead.

"I see.", TOP said as he gazed at her profile. She was lost in her thoughts staring into space. Her long tresses resting against her shoulders, her feet tucked against her legs, she looked so damn beautiful that he wished he knew he could paint so he could capture the moment. He grinned. He's being so stupid; he could just wish he had a camera with him.

Unable to stop himself, he leaned closer to her and tucked the lock of hair that seemed to block his view of her face. Dara was surprised at the touch that she turned her head to him and found herself facing him, their faces a few inches apart.

"Dara…"

TOP leaned closer…

And closer…

But her body seemed to have a mind of its own that she turned her head at the last moment and TOP's lips landed on her cheeks instead of her lips.

"T-TOP-kun… w-what are you doing?", she stammered then stood up.

TOP also stood up then caught her hand.

"I love you Dara."

Dara froze, then she turned to look at him, her eyes wide.

"Will you give me a chance, Dara?", he asked softly.

"I….I….I….", Dara opened to say something but no words came out. 'Say yes! Baka! This is what you've been waiting for!' Just then Jiyong's face came into her mind, reminding her of that sweet kiss that he had given her. 'Oh God! Why did I remember that again?', Dara groaned inwardly leaving no answer to TOP's question.

TOP smiled bitterly as he let go of her hand. 'You love him, don't you?', he wanted to ask, more of a statement than a question, but pride stopped him from making a fool of himself.

He turned his back to her, then said. "I think you should go back to your room and rest. I seemed to have given you more problems than you already have."

"T-TOP-kun…"

"Stop fretting, Dara.", he chuckled. "You should worry about yourself and take a good rest. Ciao!", he said then left.

Dara was left there stunned. She lifted her hand as if trying to hold him back but all was left was thin air. 'TOP-kun loves me?', she thought. She leaned her head against the tree trunk. Isn't that what she wanted to happen? To have him confess his love to her? Just a simple 'yes' and everything she wished for will come true. TOP-kun is the perfect boyfriend. Tall, handsome, intelligent, kind, considerate, fun, loving, dependable, responsible… she could just go on and on to enumerate all his virtues. But why can't she say 'yes'?

Dara flopped herself on her bed as she reached her room, too depressed at what was happening to her. She thought that TOP is everything she wants for a boyfriend but why can't she accept his love now that he confessed to her? Isn't it that she wants him to be her first boyfriend? Her first kiss? She saw her mini-radio and decided to listen to some music to calm herself and to stop thinking about her dilemma. She turned the radio on just in time for the chorus of a song.

…He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why…

"Damn!", Dara muttered as she tried to turn off the radio but her hand slapped into it.

PAK! BAM!

The radio landed on the floor but the song still continued as if mocking her.

…I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why, why I don't know…

"!", Dara screamed as she jumped from the bed and turned the radio off.

'Jiyong you bastard!', Dara thought furiously. No matter what she does, the scene yesterday kept on replaying on her mind. 'Stop it! He's just toying with you!'

She hugged her pillow and buried her face into it as if trying hide from her memory of their kiss. 'He's just fond of going around and kissing girls whenever he likes. To think that I thought there was something with the kiss we shared.', Dara mused sadly.

'I hate you, Jiyong!', she shouted against her pillow. 'But I wish it was true…'

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sorry .. been busy for this past FEW days

don't worry I won't abandon this story.

what I mean is I'll finish this as Daragon version..

sooo Byieee.. I'll try to update as soon as possible. kyaa!