“CL! Your column is not getting good feedback lately.  Readers are tired of your monthly love predictions. I want a new idea for your romance column for next month’s issue. If it’s still dissatisfactory, I’m afraid you’ll lose the magazine column to someone else.” The stern warning made CL accede to her boss's request.

“Arayo. I’ll do better next time” CL conceded and went back to her work desk. She released herself onto her rolling chair and gave a long sigh. Her head still felt heavy from the hangover and her limbs ached. She closed her eyes for a brief moment when she felt a vibration in her pocket.

DooJoonie – 010 - 4893 - 483

ChaeRin-ah, how have you been?

Let’s talk. Please call me back.

CL read the text message three times before the thought of her breakup sank in once again, wearing her down than she already was. She read the text message once more and deleted it, having no urge to reply him.

She trudged back uphill dispiritedly to her apartment. As soon as she reached the entrance, CL stood there quietly.

“Chaerin-ah! Where have you been!!! You didn’t come home yesterday night…” Hara asked, almost tearing.

CL looked at her glumly.

 “AHHHHHH…HARA-YAH!!! OTTOKE!!! I’VE JUST GOT DUMPED BY HIM, I’M ABOUT TO LOSE MY JOB… AND NOW SOME JERK ASKS ME TO BE HIS GIRLFRIEND…”

“MY LIFE IS MESSED UP NOW.”

Hara caught the slightest thing she was not familiar of.

“Jerk? Girlfriend?”

CL stared at her friend, who was patiently waiting for an explanation for her no-return last night.

“I attempted suicide yesterday…” CL muttered softly, clearly not over with her breakup.

Hara’s face softened upon hearing her friend and she immediately gave her a hug.

“Chaerin-ah…why are you so foolish?” Hara remarked, concerned for her friend.

“It was a mistake! I was drunk…I went to the Han River and almost jump off…This jerk saved me” CL tried to justify her actions.

“Jerk? He saved you and he gets called a jerk?” Hara was amused at CL’s remarks.

“Jerk he is. He asks me to be his girlfriend until the real one comes back in return for saving my life…”

“Wow...Jerk he is. He’s going to use you?”

“Not sure what he wants of me…But I will have to pretend to be his girlfriend for one month or so…”

Hara pressed her lips and looked down, as though thinking of a solution.

“Getting back into relationship...Maybe he can help you in writing your article!! Clearly your work has been going downhill because of your relationship issues.”

“No time for jokes Hara.”

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Seungri handed CL a card.

Event: Mad Chingu Reunion

D-day: 1^stJuly 2011

Attire: Casual [& A Partner]

RSVP to Chansung.

A promise must be fulfilled!!!

“Mad Chingu Reunion??? Cheesy…Who hands this kind of invitation?” CL said condescendingly, indirectly mocking Seungri’s friends who had organized the event.

“You guys are definitely professional at only one thing….” CL sniggered as she put away the invitation card.

Seungri shot her an angry look.

“Is this the reason why you ask me to be your girlfriend? To fulfill the ‘attire’ criterion.”

“Well…one of the reasons I guess…”

“Don’t worry. My friends are all friendly people. AND we respect women a lot.” Seungri said reassuringly.

“That’s news to me.” CL snubbed at him.

“News flash is, we’re going shopping.”

CL looked at him as she wore a puzzled expression.

“Obviously I wouldn’t want a girlfriend that has sloppy fashion sense that almost makes you look like a male. We’re not going to a party for homouals” Seungri insulted her fashion taste, once again causing unnecessary hate between them both.

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Seungri drove CL to a boutique down the road of Mapo-gu. As soon as he drove to a halt, they both were escorted into the boutique. Two female staffs escorted CL into the changing room. CL did not have the opportunity to choose the dress she wanted and had to try on those that were already displayed in the changing room.

“Sorry Madam. These are dresses chosen by Mr. Seungri. He asks you to try them on.”

CL managed a grin to the staffs, hiding her unhappiness towards Seungri’s decision.

Seungri looked at CL coming out of the changing room donned in a pastel blue dress with a brooch.

l FLASHBACK l

“Honey, how do I look?” Seohyun smiled brightly, gyrating while holding the ends of her dress.

Seungri turned to Seohyun and pouted his lips.

“What’s wrong honey? “ Seohyun asked as her face wore a wrinkled expression.

“I think I’m dying…”

“There’s a beautiful angel standing in front of me.” Seungri continued cheekily.

Seohyun slapped him lightly as she became flustered hearing Seungri’s flatter.

“This dress is really pretty… I like it” Seohyun agreed.

l END OF FLASHBACK l

“Horrible”

“Look I don’t like these pretty, angelic dresses. I have my own style!”

CL strongly refused to wear the dresses that Seungri chose for her.  Seungri could not help but feel upset about CL’s adamant refusal. He had really wanted her to wear something pretty, so that he could proudly boast about his girlfriend. After a few words of exchange and a heated argument, Seungri finally relented as CL remained persistent about wearing her own clothes.

The Reunion

Seungri knocked on the door of CL’s house, and Hara answered like a nagging parent, bombarding Seungri with many questions.

“Where are the two of you going? Are you going to play with my friend? Don’t you dare do anything stupid to her!”

Her questions however fell on deaf ears when CL appeared into the living room. She walked out dressed in tight leather pants, topped with a shiny jacket and red clothing underneath it. The fitting clothes accentuated her figure and her blonde hair complimented the whole y yet sophisticated look. Seungri looked at her differently for a moment as he unknowingly held his breath, awed over how pleasant-looking CL could be. He tried to suppress his smile but felt a twitch in the corner of his lips.

Refusing to acknowledge her beauty, Seungri made his compliment short and insincere.

“Well, you look presentable I guess.”

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“Hold my arm”

“NEH?”

“We’re a COUPLE now. So hold my arm…” Seungri raised his eyebrow as he whispered softly.

CL refused and stood defiantly folding her arms across her chest. Seungri grabbed CL and pulled her into the pub. As they walked in, a few scantily-clad ladies surrounded them flirting with Seungri whenever they could.

“Sorry ladies, I have someone special with me today!”

 Seungri held CL’s hand high, and the ladies quickly turned to CL. Within seconds, CL was greeted with unhappy stares. That certainly did not make her feel any special. She forced her hand down and frowned at Seungri.

The crowd of ladies quickly dispersed and they were approached by a muscular, slender guy.

“SEUNGRI-YAH! YOU CAME!”

The guy had his hair covering his forehead  as he grinned widely upon seeing Seungri.  CL spotted him stealing a quick glance at her and she returned him a smile.

“Oh, Chansung-ah! A promise is a promise!”

Seungri cheerfully replied and hugged him.

There was short silence when ChanSung quickly popped another question, this time in a sneaky tone.

“Well… Aren’t you going to introduce to me this pretty lady?”

Seungri smirked and rolled his eyes, disagreeing to Chansung’s short praise to CL.

CL turned to Seungri and scowled. She quickly made the call to introduce herself.

“Annyoung, CL-imnida. Nice to meet you” CL smiled at ChanSung brightly, managing to shoot Seungri a grimace.

They made a friendly handshake and all of them quickly made their way to meet Seungri’s other friends.

“Hey! Come! Let’s all toast together!!!”

Everyone agreed and raised their glasses of wine. CL couldn’t help but noticed that Seungri was drinking juice instead of beer. She was however not the only one as Chansung made a quick remark about it.

“You are still not touching alcohol huh?” Chansung asked, with a slightly concerned look.

“Ahaha, I don’t feel like getting drunk today.” Seungri said swiftly and laughed it off, as though hoping that the conversation would end there.

CL felt increasingly uncomfortable as she sat idly with the rest of his friends, all of whom had girls clinging on them. CL kept her posture cool the whole time and pretended to be interested in their conversation, smiling at them occasionally. Seungri who was sitting next to her sensed the discomfort in her and made a quick suggestion.

“Why don’t you sit over there? I’ll join you right afterwards.”

Seungri gestured at the bar. CL excused herself quietly and made her way out of the crowd, feeling less tensed than being around Seungri’s friends. Seungri came to her shortly after, ordering another glass of fruit juice from the bartender.

“Is this another of your pretense or do you really don’t drink?” CL asked, curious.

Seungri smiled to her and leaned closer, making CL inched away slightly.

“My whole life has been in pretense lately…” Seungri whispered, giving her a sly smile and pretending to be drunk.

CL chided him for turning her serious question into a joke.

“Your whole life is a circus, Seungri…” CL shook her head and sipped on her glass of white wine.

“…And you haven’t change at all Seungri-yah!”

The unfamiliar voice made CL choked slightly on her drink, as she turned to a lady who smiled coquettishly at Seungri.

“TIFFANY -NOONA!” Seungri hugged her tightly, embracing her closely, which almost made CL retreat in disgust.

“Yah Dongseng-ah! You never call me anymore huh?!?” Tiffany asked, with a tinge of anger in her voice. Nonetheless, she smiled at Seungri, both of them seemingly blissful of meeting each other.

CL and Tiffany exchanged a quick smile before CL excused herself to the washroom.

“Yah-Dongseng, is she part of your circle of ladies? She seems like a nice girl. Don’t play with her heart…” Tiffany gave him a disapproving expression.

“AHNEYO NOONA. She’s not like those girls…”

“I think she’s different.” Seungri continued, being totally honest to Tiffany.

“Good that you think that way.”

Tiffany smiled widely, causing her eyes to curl prettily.

CL rely to pop the same question Tiffany had asked Seungri.

“Is she also one of your ladies?” CL whispered to him, making her question inaudible to Tiffany.

“Do you seriously think that my whole life only revolves around women?”

Seungri looked at her, raising his eyebrows. He certainly felt as though he had been wronged. CL looked at him amusedly, thinking he had just asked a rhetorical question.

“Yes?”

Seungri let out a defeated sigh, disapproving the unfair and lowly perception people have of him.

“Look. I’m not that type of guy. And Tiffany-noona is not that kind of girl. She’s my sister.”

“No, we’re not blood-related. But she’s been there for me ever since high school.”

Seungri clarified as if knowing what CL would ask next.

“Right Noona???”

Seungri was expecting a reply from Tiffany but she remained silent. He turned to her only to find her, gaping and appearing shock. Seungri followed her unwavering gaze and saw a lanky figure standing rooted at the entrance of the pub.

The dim lights and dark atmosphere hindered Seungri’s full view of the person and he could only see his silhouette. As soon as he moved slightly, the light shone brightly on his face. It left Seungri equally startled.

“Hyung…”

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A/N: I'm sorry for posting this late. It is partly due to my overseas vacation and... this: ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNI5wuzVuXI

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