"Hyungs want us to finalise the deal with the Busan hotel" Young deuk handed the men the report, "I want you three to go to Busan today arasso?"

 

"Neh hyung" they nodded.

 

 

*knock knock*

 

Minzy peeked her head through the door.

 

 

"Ah hyung" one of the guys nudged Young deuk.

 

Young deuk turned around and smiled when he saw Minzy standing by the doorway.

 

 

"You haven't had lunch yet have you?" Minzy asked sweetly.

 

Young deuk shook his head and then turned to the men staring at him with a cheeky smile.

 

"Yah...didn't I tell you guys to go already!" Young deuk frowned at them, "And...don't tell the hyungs about..." he looked back at Minzy.

 

The men cleared their throughts and tried to not to smile as they bowed at Minzy too and left.

 

Minzy sighed and placed the lunch on the table, "Are you still that scared of oppas? You guys aren't in a gang anymore."

 

"I'm not scared" Young deuk pouted, "Just...a bit um..."

 

"Scared?" Minzy asked bluntly.

 

Young deuk sighed, "Arasso arraso I'm scared, we might not in a gang anymore but your oppas could kill me in a heartbeat if they found out about us."

 

 

After what happened that night, like the boys had promised the girls, they left the gang, or to be more precise they stopped all their criminal activities and started their own business. With their large networking and property around the country already, they were able to easily leave being a gang and start leading normal lives...well almost. Habits are hard to get rid of sometimes.

 

 

Minzy giggled and hugged Young deuk lovingly, "Aigoo...don't worry I'll protect you no matter what..." she suddenly stopped and her face fell slightly.

 

Young deuk noticed, she knew she was thinking about that night. The night that will forever remain with them.

 

Young deuk cupped her face and looked at her intently, "How is you know...how is-""

 

*ring ring*

 

TOP's call interrupted them.

 

 

"Neh oppa?" Minzy answerd, "What? Right now?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Neh unnie?" Bom answered her phone as she went into her office, "Neh?!"

 

"Bom mianhe...but...i don't know how to say this...I just saw TOP with another girl..." Gummy said nervously, "And he kept touching her hand."

 

Bom sat back on her chair in shock, "...unnie?"

 

"Mianhe...I thought it was nothing but I just saw them go into a jewellery store-"

 

"Oh my god that b*stard!!" Bom shouted through the phone, "Where is he now?!"

 

 

 

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Bom stormed out of her office just as one of the police officers stopped her, "Chief!"

 

"What?!" Bom shouted back angrily.

 

"Chief we were meant to go check out the-"

 

"Am I the only chief in this place?! Ask CL!" Bom shouted in fustration.

 

"Chief Lee left as well-"

 

Bom ruffled her hair angrily, "Where did she go?!"

 

"I don't know she got a phone call and left."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"I'm asking you one more time" Seungri leaned forward on his chair while Taeyang stood by his side, "Are you sure you don't want to sell that land?"

 

The man in front of them sat there nervously, he pulled out his hankerchief and wiped the sweat of his brow.

 

"We heard you got that land under special circumstances" Taeyang added.

 

The man gulped and looked around nervously.

 

"Special as in not legal" Seungri said as he laced his fingers together in front of him, "It'd be a shame if that piece of information was leaked don't you think Mr Baek?"

 

"What...do you want then?" Mr Baek asked nervously.

 

"We'll buy the land at a price-"

 

 

Suddenly the door was kicked open.

 

"What the hell-oh sh!t" Seungri stood up and looked up to see CL standing by the door with her arms crossed.

 

"Exactly!" CL walked in, "What the hell is going on?!"

 

 

Seungri cringed and sat back down on the chair eyeing Taeyang, "Nothing...we're in the middle of business."

 

"It doesn't look like normal business to me" CL said as she eyed Mr Baek. 

 

"I don't know what you're talking about" Seungri shook his head.

 

"Oh really?" CL laughed sarcastically before going up to him and grabbing his ear.

 

"aahh ahhh" Seungri stood up trying to break free, "ahh babe ahh"

 

"Lee Seungri, why is a decent and honest business man like you dealing like a gangster right now?" CL asked still holding his ear.

 

"Ahh ahh, let me...ahh explain" Seungri winced.

 

"I thought we were over all this! You promised to start fresh, never get involved in anything illegal?!" CL asked angrily.

 

"Well CL-" Taeyang tried to interupt.

 

"You stay out of this!" CL glared at him, "I'll deal with you later" she then turned to Mr Baek, "And don't you think you're going anywhere. I know exactly what you've been up to."

 

Mr Baek cursed under his breath and rubbed his forehead.

 

 

"See...see I was trying to help you catch the guy" Seungri lied holding onto her hand.

 

"Help me?" CL asked sarastically before she twisted his ear again.

 

"Ahh ahh!" Seungri cried out, "I'm sorry. I won't do it again. I promise!"

 

 

CL furrowed her brows before releasing his ear. She looked at him and huffed angrily, "You promised me before remember? Wait till I tell omma"

 

"Ani please don't tell omma" Seungri begged suddenly.

 

"You should have thought of that before you did this!" CL retorted.

 

Seungri rubbed his ear and looked up suddenly noticing he seriousness in her voice and the sadness in her face.

 

"You promised me you'd never get involved with these types of people again, that you'd leave that life" CL said sadly.

 

 

Seungri reached out to her, "...I'm sorry CL."

 

CL bit her lip "We've come so far since then...I don't ever want to go back to how it was. Don't you rememeber anything from that night?!"

 

Seungri sighed with regret and nodded. He held onto her hand and rubbed it gently with his thumb before stepping towards and embracing her gently.

 

"...it's the only way we can keep each other safe..." CLwhispered thinking back to that night.

 

"I'm sorry" Seungri  kissed the top of her head apologetically, "I wasn't thinking straight...I do remember. I remember every single day what happened that night and I won't ever let something like that happen again."

 

CL placed her hand on his chest and looked sadly in the distance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"What about this TOP shi?" the woman asked as she placed her hand on his arm.

 

"That's nice" TOP nodded as he looked at her hand.

 

 

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Bom's jaw hit the floor as she stood outside the store. She gripped onto her gun wanting to use it so badly.

 

"You b*stard you have no idea who you just messed with" Bom muttered as her eyes glazed over with anger.

 

 

 

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"What about this?" the girl smiled seductively and placed her hand on his shoulder.

 

TOP held her hand and looked down, "I like this one too-"

 

"YOU BLOODY B*STARD!!"

 

 

TOP and all the other customers turned to the entrance where Bom was standing practicaly breathing fire.

 

 

"Bom?" TOP asked in shock, "...what...what are you doing here?!"

 

 

"What am I doing here?!" Bom asked disbelief. He didn't even have the guts to deny the fact that he was with another girl, "I can't believe this!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" she looked at the girl in disgust, "You're cheating on me with this?!" she pointed at the girl.

 

The girl scoffed and looked away angrily.

 

 

"Huh? Cheat? Wait what?!" TOP asked in confusion.

 

"Yah!" Bom shouted at him, "If you're going to cheat on me then cheat with someone better than me. Are you trying to insult me by getting with her?!"

 

 

"Excuse me-" the girl retorted.

 

"Shut up" Bom said bluntly, "I have a gun and a license to kill. Do no mess with me."

 

The girl stuttered slightly and stepped back nervously.

 

 

"Bom...you need to calm down" TOP tried to step towards her.

 

Bom stepped back and shook her head, "I should have known you were a jerk! Infact I knew you were a jerk the first time I met you!! You know when you locked in a dungeon for 24 hours you b*stard!"

 

 

"omo" the customers whispered to themselves and looked at TOP in disgust.

 

"No..no" he shook his head at them, "It's not how it sounds at all" he turned back to Bom, "Bom what are you doing?!"

 

 

"And to think that I wanted to have a future with you?!" Bom covered as actual tears fell from her eyes.

 

"Wait...are you crying?!" TOp asked in disbelief.

 

 

"Poor girl" the customers looked pityfully at her.

 

 

 

"All I wanted was a family with you but you turned out to be a bloody b*stard!!" she started taking her shoe off.

 

"Bom...wait..." TOP stepped back.

 

"I hope you go to hell!!" Bom shouted as she threw the shoe straight at his face.

 

 

"AGHH SH!T!" TOP clasped his hand over his eye and fell to the floor.

 

 

 

"Unnie!" 

 

 

Bom turned around to see Minzy entering the shop.

 

 

"What...what's going on? You shouldn't be here!"  Minzy asked in shock.

 

"Minzy?! Wait you knew he was cheating on me?! Oh my god-" Bom suddenly stopped and looked puzzled, "What do you mean I shouldn't be here?"

 

 

Minzy ran to TOP and helped him up, "Oppa are you ok?"

 

TOP winced in pain and nodded, "Your idiotic unni thought I was cheating on her."

 

 

"What?" Minzy asked before turning to Bom, "Unnie? How could you think that?!"

 

"I got a call from Gummy unnie saying he was with a girl and when I got here he was being all touchy feely with that stick insect over there!" Bom retorted, "Of course he was cheating!"

 

Minzy sighed, "He wasn't cheating on you unnie. And that thing over there is a staff here. She's been helping oppa choose an engagement ring for you!"

 

"Minzy please don't make excuses for him..."she suddenly stopped cold. Did she just say an engagement ring?

 

She looked back at TOP and she suddenly covered with her hands and cringed.

 

 

TOP sighed and rubbed the back of his neck, "Guess it's not a surprise anymore."

 

 

"Oh my god..." Bom stood there in shock, "...you were going...to..."

 

TOP stood up and touched his sore cheek slightly before walking to the counter. He picked up the ring he had chosen and walked up to Bom gruffily, "There!"

 

Bom blinked and looked down at the ring.

 

"I had the whole thing planned but you and that good for nothing brain of yours just ruined the whole thing" TOP grumbled.

 

Bom hung her head low and cursed herself"...mainhe...ottoke"

 

TOP shook his head and grabbed hold of her hand, "You just accused me of cheating on you, you just threatened to kill someone, you made me sound like I abuse you in front of strangers and gave me a black eye."

 

Bom bit her lip and looked up at him apologetically.

 

 

"But still I can't ever lose you" TOP sighed, "You've got this crazy hold on me Park Bom. And...well this might not be a big event I had planned but I guess it'll definetly be memorable...so Park Bom will you marry me...please?"

 

Bom's eyes watered and broke into the biggest smile as she nodded.

 

TOP sighed with relief and he slipped the ring on while everyone clapped around them.

 

"I can't believe this" Bom exhaled as she looked at the diamond ring on her hand, "I...can't believe after everything...we're engaged. This is actually happening?"

 

TOP wiped her tears with his thumb, "To be honest after that...night...I wanted to ask you right away but I just didn't know how. After what happened to..." TOP stoppped and stared into space.

 

Bom held onto his shirt tightly as she remembered the night too.

 

"...no matter how long it's been...that night still haunts me..." Bom said quietly.

 

TOP snapped back to reality and looked down at Bom, "But we'll be ok...don't worry."

 

Bom nodded and smiled sadly, "...but what about...?"

 

 

 

TOP took a deep breath, "Dara?"

 

 

Bom's eyes flickered slightly before looking up at TOP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Chief Lee" 

 

Someone called CL as soon as she entered the police station.

 

"Yea?" Cl furrowed her brows as one of the offiers came to her with a phone.

 

"It's Chief Kim" he handed her the phone.

 

 

"Chief!!" Cl smiled as she answered, "How are you?"

 

"I'm fine, finally enjoying a retired life" he laughed through the phone.

 

"I'm glad to hear that. But when are you coming back to Seoul?"  CL pouted slightly.

 

Chief's chuckle could be heard through the phone again, "We'll see about that."

 

"Well you better come soon, Bom just called and guess what? She's engaged!" CL smiled brightly.

 

"Chincha?! Park Bom a married woman well I never thought I'd see the day!" Chief gasped, "In that case I'll have to come back!"

 

"Exactly, she'll want you to be here...after all you've helped us so much Chief" Cl said sincerely.

 

"I did because you three girls mean the world to me" Chief replied.

 

"Thank you chief...for everything" CL said softly.

 

"You're not going to be a good chief if you're going to be all soppy like this you know" Chief .

 

"You know what I mean chief" CL sighed.

 

"I know...I know" he exhaled, "You girls went through a lot mianhe for that."

 

CL smiled sadly but didn't say anything.

 

 

"CL?...I heard about CG..." Chief said seriously.

 

CL gulped slightly, "...yes."

 

"Do you know who did it?" Chief asked again.

 

 

CG had been sentenced to prison for life 2 months ago after a long and tiring court battle. But because CG knew people in high places CG was planning to appeal against the life sentence meaning he could get out of prison in a few years time. So one night, a month ago when the prison gaurds went to check on CG in his cell they found him dead with a stab wound through his heart. Till this day no one knows who it was. Most suspect it was suicide but the girls couldn't help but wonder if it was the gang. They knew how much they wanted to protect the girls, and even though they weren't in a gang anymore it wouldn't stop the boys from doing anything to protect the girls.

 

 

CL took a deep breath, "...no chief."

 

"Then let's leave it" Chief said, "Don't investigate into it."

 

"Neh chief?" CL asked.

 

"Whoever killed CG did a favour for all of us" Chief replied, "There's no need to waste time investigating something like this."

 

"Chief-"

 

"So when is the wedding date set for?" Chief quickly changed the subject.

 

 

CL sighed but couldn't help but feel relieved, "They haven't decided yet chief."

 

"And what about you? How are you and Seungri? And our omma?"

 

"We're fine. And omma is recovering very well in America. The operation was a success and she'll be coming back to Korea in a few weeks time." CL smiled brightly.

 

"That's good to hear...and...Dara?" Chief asked.

 

CL's face fell slightly, "...dara?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"This is why you should have told me too" Gummy retorted as they entered the apartment, "I thought you were cheating on Bom!"

 

Bom smiled as TOP apologised to Gummy repeatedly.

 

"I still don't get how this is my fault but I'm sorry noona" TOP said holding Gummy'y hands.

 

 

"But still how could you accuse oppa of cheating chincha?!" Minzy asked

 

"Well can you blame me?!" Gummy asked back.

 

Bom shook her head and looked at the empty apartment. Her eyes went straight to Dara's room and she sighed heavily.

 

 

"Has she been out of her room today?" Bom asked.

 

 

Gummy stopped arguing with Minzy and looked at Bom, "...no...like always she just sits there staring out of the window."

 

"Unnie why don't you tell Dara unnie about your engagement...that might cheer her up" Minzy suggested.

 

Bom looked at TOP and shook her head, "No...it might just remind her of...of...GD."

 

"She's your bestfriend, she'd be happy for you Bom-ah" Gummy explained.

 

 

TOP nodded at Bom, "give it a try Bom."

 

"Neh unnie...at least try" Minzy said again.

 

Bom took a deep breath and slowly walked up to Dara's door.

 

 

 

"...dara?" she knocked gently.

 

TOP nodded at her reassuringly and waited for Dara.

 

Bom furrowed her brows and knocked again, "Dara?", but there was no reply. Bom looked at the door curiously before opening the door, "Dara?"

 

 

"She's not here?" Gummy asked looking around at the empty room.

 

Bom sighed and looked at the room sadly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Music: Winter Love acousitic version]

 

 

 

 

 

 

The lift door pinged open revealing Dara alone. Her eyes slowly looked up and she stepped out as the door closed behind her.

 

She stood there for a long moment before walking up to the opposite wall. Her hand then traced the cold hard wall as she walked towards the familiar door.

 

The closer she got to the door the faster her heart beat and the sharper her breathing got. She felt the all too familiar feeling of pain back in her heart but her legs kept bringing her closer to his door.

 

Finally she reached the door and she stared at it. Was she hoping for it to miraculously open and reveal him standing there smiling at her? That was too much to ask. 

 

Her shaking hand reached for the door handle and she pushed it down until she heard a small click and pushed the door completely open.

 

A dark and empty apartment welcomed her. She looked inside numbly searching for a sign of him in the darkness, "...jiyong?..." she whispered, her voice shaking.

 

 

Silence answered her back. What was she hoping for anyway?

 

 

 

Her lips trembled at the silence and she entered the apartment and again her hand reached for the wall. Her hands traced the walls softly, traced the walls he'd walked past so many times. 

 

The apartment was just as empty as it had always been. But why was it that without him it felt more than empty? It felt suffcating. It felt like the emptiness was choking her slowly. 

 

Dara gripped onto a nearby table and clutched her chest tightly. She felt weak just being back in this apartment. His apartment. It reminded her too much of that night. Reminded her too much that he wasn't here.

 

 

She took a deep breath and made her way to his room. The door was still left open, everything was exactly how he had left it. She edged into the room and looked around. 

 

She walked towards the chair where one of his shirts still hung. She shakingly reached for the white shirt and stepped back slowly until she reached the bed and sat down.

 

Dara's hands nervously felt the soft fabric in her hands and she laid back down on the bed, curling up into a ball with the shirt still in her hands.

 

As she laid there her tears fell one by one down her cheek and onto the sheets. She finally closed her eyes and the scent on the shirt was enough for her to bring Jiyong back to her. She imagined his warm arms wrap around behind her, his hands tracing away her hair and his lips gently kissing her head. Dara smiled and opened her eyes gently and his presence melted away too. Her face fell slightly in disappointment. Her lips started trembling and she clutched the shirt even tighter as she sat up on the bed. What right did she have to cry? The reason he wasn't here was her fault wasn't it?

 

She took a deep breath and turned away when something caught her eye. Her brows furrowed as she leaned forward to look at something placed neatly on the bedside table. It was a single photo. But Jiyong never had any pictures. She stood up and walked to the otherside of the bed towards the photo that was lying flat on the table.

 

When Dara got close enough she suddenly clasped her hand over on seeing the picture.

 

It was a picture of her.

 

She stumbled back slightly and fell onto her knees holding her breath.

 

But she didn't deserve to cry. She shouldn't cry. It was because of her he wasn't here. But when she looked back at the photoshe couldn't hold it in any longer.

 

Dara took a deep breath and when she exhaled the most heart wrenching cry left her lips. She held onto the bed as her body shook with each painful sob.

 

"...I'm so sorry...jiyon-ah...please come back now..." she wept as she hit her heart repeatedly, "...come back now please....Jiyong-ah please...where are you?!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Bom placed her head back on the wall outside Jiyong's room and looked back at the gang as Dara's cries filled the space between them all.

 

 

"This can't go on" CL said quietly, "We have to do something."

 

"What can we do?" Minzy looked at them sadly, "...only...only oppa could..."

 

They all looked up at her knowing what she was trying to say.

 

 

Minzy took a deep breath and looked through the door way at Dara still crying, "...just the thing is...he's not here..."

 

 

 

Bom sighed before making her way to Dara.

 

 

"dara?" Bom placed her hand on Dara's shoulder.

 

Dara sniffled as she looked back at Bom, "...bom-ah" she fell into Bom's arms and weeped, "...why isn't he here?...Bom-ah!"

 

Bom held her tightly and looked back at the gang helplessly.

 

 

 

 

*ring ring* *ring ring*

 

 

Minzy quickly answered her phone, "Halmoni?"

 

 

Dara looked up in surprise as Minzy's eyes widened.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Have this song on repeat for the last scene please Music: Evening Sky by Ailee http://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=hy-nRjMCp-k]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“…halmoni…” Dara exhaled quickly as she ran up to the old lady.

 

Halmoni sighed and shook her head.

 

 

Dara hugged her tightly, “I...I...missed you so much”

 

Halmoni clucked her tongue and hugged her back, “I just don’t understand the two of you sometimes” she held Dara at an arms’ length and pouted again, “You started it, you end it. I’ve had enough.”

 

Dara looked at her expectantly, "You know where he-"

 

 

“He’s over there” halmoni nodded towards the car.

 

 

Dara’s eyes widened and she looked up at the car just in time to see the boot of the car shutting and there he was. 

 

 

Jiyong shut the boot of the car and swung a bag over his back casually before stepping away from the car. He looked at the side and saw the gang, he nodded at them before turning towards halmoni and that’s when he stopped on his tracks. No matter how mad he was at Dara, the mere image of her standing in front of her was enough to knock the breath out of his lungs for a moment.

 

Dara's face twisted with hurt as JIyong stopped in front of her.

 

He clenched his jaw and looked away not wanting to say anything to her.

 

 

 

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"Halmoni" Bom hugged her, "GD was with you all along?"

 

Halmoni shook her head, "I don't know where he was but he came to see me a week ago and finally explained to me what happened."

 

"Did GD overhear our conversation?" CL asked warily, "Is that why he left?"

 

Halmoni sighed and looked back at the two, "He said something about Dara not wanting to be with him. But I told him that was just not possible and made him come back."

 

"He must have heard our conversation then" Minzy sighed.

 

"What did Dara say that made him leave like that?" TOP asked, "None of us could even get a hold of him."

 

"My grandson is as stubborn as they get" halmoni sighed, "It was nearly impossible bringing him back like this."

 

 

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JIyong looked back at Dara before walking past her angrily.

 

Dara suddenly furrowed her brows and stormed towards him and slapped his arm angrily.

 

“Ow! YA-“

 

“Did that hurt?! Good!” Dara shouted before she slapped his arm again, “You idiot!! You think it’s funny leaving without telling me and then going off all this time without contacting me?!! !!” she hit him hard on the arm again.

 

“YA! What is it with you always hitting me?! AISH!” Jiyong growled but that just made Dara hit him harder.

 

“Do you even know how worried I was?!” Dara shouted as tears started to stain her cheeks, "I've been running around in panic thinking something happened to you!! How could you do this to me?!"

 

“You were worried?!” Jiyong retorted, “I thought you didn’t want anything to do with me?!”

 

Dara blinked slightly, "...how....how can you even say that?!"

 

"I heard everything!” Jiyong retorted, "That's why you've refused to move in with me right?!"

 

 

“I told you I want to take things slowly!” Dara shouted, “It’s only been 6 months since and-“

 

“And what?!” Jiyong raised his voice, “Seungri and CL live together, I heard TOP and BOM are engaged and wait-” he turned to Young deuk and pointed at him, “And don’t think I don’t know about you and Minzy!!”

 

Young deuk and Minzy glanced at each other nervously.

 

“I’ll deal with you two later!” JIyong growled before turning back to Dara.

 

 

Dara shook her head and reached for his arm “So that’s them-“

 

“Forget it!” JIyong said angrily before walking past her towards the hotel.

 

 

Dara grabbed onto his arm but JIyong angrily pulled his arm away. Before she knew it her eyes started to blur from the tears and she wiped her fallen tears as she looked at him walk away.

Did he really have to be a jerk? Ok ok so maybe the whole thing was Dara’s fault to begin with.

 

 

[Flashback 1 month ago]

 

 

 

“Have the Jeju hotel deal finalised by tomorrow morning Seungri” JIyong said to Seungri through the phone, “And bring it over to the office.”

 

He ended the call as he reached the girls’ apartment. Without knocking and still checking his phone he entered and headed down the corridor.

 

 

 

“What do you mean you’re not thinking about it? Don’t you want to be with GD?”

 

JIyong stopped in his tracks when he heard CL mention his name. The girls must have been in the kitchen. But before he could go in he heard Dara’s voice.

 

 

“You know how I feel about all this marriage stuff” Dara sighed, “I…I get scared…”

 

JIyong furrowed his brows and stepped closer to the kitchen door without being seen.

 

 

“You get scared?” Bom raised a brow at her friend, “Of what exactly? There is no other person that loves you as much as GD-“

 

“I know that” Dara replied, “But living with him and then getting married is a completely different thing”

 

“You pretty much live with oppa anyway” MInzy added, “What’s the difference?”

 

“There is” Dara shook her head, “I mean I know our relationship isn’t the most normal one…and everything happened in such a short period of time…”

 

“So?” Cl asked as she sipped her coffee.

 

“So…it’s only been 5 months since…that happened” Dara said, her voice shaking slightly when she remembered the night.

 

 

The night she had woken up and had her first breath of her second chance of life.  The night she turned to see JIyong lying pale and bloodied next to her on the cold floor. That was the most terrifying moment of her life. If it wasn’t for chief and the boys who had taken Jiyong to the hospital on time maybe…just maybe he wouldn’t be by her side right now.

He’d been in hospital for a month after that, had to have two operations on his spleen and his liver where he’d been stabbed from the back. He had been in coma for 2 weeks and no one knew if he would make it or not. That whole time Dara had stayed by his side, wanting to be there when he woke up but more than that afraid he would leave without a last goodbye. Even after waking up he had to he had to train his weak muscles to walk all over again, he'd had temporary short term memory loss for a while because of his head injuries so if it wasn’t for Dara and the gang who stayed by him no matter what he may not have recovered.

 

I’m scared…” Dara admitted, “…I’m still scared.”

 

“About oppa?” Minzy asked.

 

 

JIyong still listened, having heard everything so far. Was this what Dara had been thinking all this time? While he was thinking about their future together, Dara was thinking about this? She didn’t want a future with him.

 

 

“Yes…I’m worried about everything. What kind of future I’ll have with him…it scares me” Dara sighed, "It's not the future I want. I don't want a future with him..."

 

 

Jiyong clenched his jaw and looked away. She didn't want to be with him? At that moment in time, her words were the most hurtful things he had ever heard anyone say. Numbly he stepped away and walked out of the apartment.

 

 

 

“I don't want a future with him if it means he'll put himself in danger for me like that again. I’m scared if something happens to me…it’ll ruin him. I don’t like how I affect him so much. You saw what happened last time? If someone like CG comes into our lives again GD won’t hesitate to risk his life for me again. I can’t have that. I love him too much to do that to him” Dara shook her head.

 

“…I love him too much…” she sighed heavily.

 

 

 

 

 

[End of flashback]

 

 

 

"What did you exactly hear?!" Dara shouted after him, "Whatever it was it's not what you think-"

 

"You don't want a future with me!" Jiyong turned back around.

 

Dara stopped and stared at him sadly.

 

 

"You don't want to be with me" Jiyong said quietly.

 

 

"Is...is that why you went away? All this time you left me, it was because you overheard a part of my conversation?!...For a guy who says he can't live without me, the guy who said he'll always be my side...you left me all this time because of that?" Dara asked hurt.

 

 

JIyong looked away.

 

 

"That's all it took for you to leave me? Some stupid words?" Dara asked again.

 

"Those stupid words are what you think of me" Jiyong replied, "And you are the only person that can affect me with just words."

 

Dara shook her head. He was just showing how much she affected him, just what she was scared of.

 

"Your words and the way you look at me are the only way I know what I'm doing is right or wrong" Jiyong clenched his jaw, "And right now I am trying so hard not to be that guy I used to be. The one you hated, the one you were always disappointed in. So to you they may just be stupid words, but to me they're everything."

 

 

Dara closed her eyes and held her breath, "...jiyong-"

 

JIyong just shook his head and turned away.

 

"Listen to me!" Dara shouted after him, "If my words meant so much to you, didn't you hear what I said that night?!"

 

JIyong stopped but didn't turn around.

 

"How much I love you! That I'm scared of a future with you because I'm scared I'll end up hurting you again. That you'll run into danger for me without thinking?!" Dara shouted through her tears, "Do you even know how scared I was when I woke up to your beaten up body that night?! I thought you were dead! Do you know how guilty I felt! How I wanted to turn back time, how much I wanted to swap places with you so it would be me saying goodbye and not you?!"

 

Jiyong slowly turned around, his eyes glistening with tears. He looked at how Dara wept as she said all that.

 

"How can you...I can't believe you just left because you thought I didn't want you?!" Dara shook her head in disbelief.

 

 

"What was I supposed to do then?" Jiyong asked a bit calmer now.

 

"Fight for me!" Dara retorted, "Don't accept that I don't want you! You should have fought for me!"

 

JIyong raked his hair in fustration. Now knowing that Dara really never meant to hurt him and that she never wanted to leave him, he couldn't help but feel guilty having left her all this time. At the time he wasn't thinking straight. He thought that Dara didn't want to be withhim anymore and he didn;t want to burden her any longer. He had thought that maybe Dara felt like she had to stay with him because he saved her life. But now he knew it was nothing like that.

 

"Nappeun nom!" Dara muttered angriy as she wiped her tears with her palm.

 

"...dara..." JIyong said apologeticaly.

 

"What?! You want to know more?! Do you really need words to know how I feel about you?! Do you really need me to move in with you to know I want to be with you?!" Dara shouted.

 

JIyong sighed and stood there as Dara kept wiping her tears away and trying to look strong in front of him.

 

"Fine!!" Dara said angrily, “YOU WANT ME TO MOVE IN WITH YOU THAT BADLY THEN I WILL!”

 

 

JIyong sighed with guilt when he saw her face stained with tears. No matter how angry and frustrated he made her, he still loved her just as much if not more than that night he nearly died for her. He made his way to her and reached for her arms.

 

Dara hit his hands away and glared at him, “I’ll move in with you and I’m...I'm going to paint the whole apartment pink with glitter do you hear me you b*stard!"

 

 

Jiyong nodded slowly, “Ok…but you hate pink.”

 

Dara furrowed her eyes angrily and glared at him, “That’s not it! I’m going to force you to marry me and then have 10 kids and you’ll have to change their diapers and wake up everynight when they cry!!”

 

JIyong tried not to smile now. How did she managed to change such a tense situation around like this?

 

“Why are you smiling?!” Dara exclaimed, “I mean it-“

 

 

“Ok” Jiyong smiled, “Should we get married tomorrow?”

 

Dara’s smile faded, her plan of scaring him wasn’t really going to plan and he knew it.

 

 

“…tomorrow?” Dara asked slowly, “…fi-ne…Fine!”

 

“Ok” JIyong replied again trying to stifle his laughter.

 

“ok?” Dara looked confused, “…I..I mean....did you not hear the part about having 10 kids-“

 

“Make that 20” JIyong grinned and then winked at her.

 

“Omo!” Dara startled at the wink. Her lips parted as she looked on in shock.

 

 

Jiyong laughed slightly and then walked up to her, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him so that the tips of their noses were touching.

 

Dara’s eyes widened and she tried to step back but JIyong wrapped his other arm around her waist and held onto her tighter. Dara’s hands immediately went onto his chest for support and she looked up into his eyes, "I'm...I'm still mad at you!"

 

Jiyong took a deep breath and gently touched her nose with his and leaned his forehead on her forehead, “…I wish you weren’t so scared of having a future with me…”

 

 

“I’m… scared for you…” Dara whispered, “I’m scared…you’ll get hurt because of me again.”

 

JIyong leaned his head back and looked at her face seriously.

 

“I don’t want you to do what you did for me last time” Dara said quietly.

 

“But I will” Jiyong replied surely.

 

“Exactly…” Dara sighed, “That’s why I’m scared to be with you…I’m scared you love me too much-“

 

Jiyong smiled and shook his head slightly at her, “You still don’t get it do you?”

 

Dara tilted her head to the side and blinked.

 

“This is the way I want to feel…” JIyong whispered to her with so much sincerity it shocked Dara, “I wasted my whole life hating everyone in it. After you came I didn’t want to be like that anyway. And I don’t now either. I want this. I want to love you too much…”

 

 

Dara stared at him for a moment before breaking into a warm smile, “When did you get so good with words?” she pouted until her eyes fell onto his lips and she gently leaned in to kiss him softly, “…I love you too much too.”

 

 

---

 

 

Minzy clapped her hands and hugged Young deuk.

 

Top hugged Bom from the back and they walked towards GD and Dara.

 

 

 

--

 

 

 

“So… 20 kids eh?” Jiyong teased Dara.

 

Dara glared at him.

 

“15 then” Jiyong smiled.

 

Dara shook her head and rolled her eyes at him.

 

“You can’t take your word back Dara Park” Jiyong warned her.

 

“I know…I know…but I mean…” Dara tried to come up with something, “Is it really…really necessary to get married right away?”

 

“Oh you want 25 kids ok” Jiyong suddenly said.

 

“WHAT?!” Dara exclaimed, “What…what are you on about?!”

 

“The longer you keep rejecting me the more kids we’ll have to have” Jiyong nodded confidently.

 

Dara went pale for a moment, “25…kids?….”

 

“Not enough for you?” JIyong teased, “Ok…30-“

 

“STOP!!” Dara shouted, “Ok…ok” she took a deep breath and looked at him nervously, “…ask…ask me to marry you then...properly?”

 

 

Jiyong looked at her for a moment, “…really?”

 

Dara nodded with a warm smile.

 

 

 

 

The others joined them now and watched them.

 

CL reached for Seungri’s arm and leaned close to him. Seungri kissed her head and brought her closer to him.

 

 

 

 

“Quick before I change my mind” Dara crossed her arms across her chest and pouted.

 

Jiyong stepped back and looked confused. He didn’t know what to do suddenly, “Um…I…but remember I told you...why I want to marry you before-”

 

"That doesn't count" Dara shook her head and broke into a smile before looking towards the girls.

 

 

 

"I..I..." JIyong stuttered not knowing what to say.

 

 

 

“Oppa do we have to teach you everything?” Minzy asked and hid behind Young deuk quickly.

 

 

 

Jiyong rubbed the back of his neck and looked at Dara apologetically, “I…I…I don’t have a ring…”

 

 

“Yah GD do you want me to run and buy a ring?” Taeyang asked sincerely.

 

The girls laughed and Dara shook her head. She turned to Jiyong and titled her head to the side and laughed.

 

 

Jiyong ruffled his hair in frustration and looked back at Dara.

 

 

“Hey…” Dara stepped closer to him, she placed her hand on his chest and smiled, “I don’t need a ring, I don’t need things normal couples have remember?”

 

JIyong looked at her sadly, he probably could never give her things that normal couples had. He couldn’t even propose to her properly.

 

“Because we’re not like them” Dara smiled, “We’re us.”

 

Jiyong’s eyes flickered slightly. We’re us. He broke into a small smile and he nodded.

 

 

“All I need is for you to tell me how you feel right here...like always” she gently tapped his chest, “If you do I’m yours.”

 

“In here?” Jiyong asked quietly.

 

Dara nodded.

 

 

 

JIyong took a deep breath and smiled at her, “In here…it will always be you.”

 

Dara’s lips parted slightly and she looked longingly at JIyong.

 

Jiyong placed his hand over her hand, “No matter where you are…this right here” he tapped his heart, “will always lead me back to you.”

 

Dara let her tears fall and she smiled while crying.

 

 

JIyong took a deep breath, “please…m...marry me” he looked at her hesitantly “…I lov-“

 

“Love you” Dara finished his sentence before flinging her arms around Jiyong’s neck and kissing him.

 

 

“Is that a yes?” Jiyong asked not sure.

 

“YES YES YES YES!” Dara cried happily.

 

Jiyong broke into a smile and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her up before turning her around.

 

 

----

 

 

"I am glad that's done" Daesung sighed with relief, "If Dara had rejected hyung do you know how much crap we would get from him?!"

 

 

 

Seungri laughed and back hugged CL instead, "Hey, should we get married too?"

 

CL tilted her head to the side and scoffed, "Are you mad? I still haven't forgiven you for what you did this afternoon."

 

"Ah babe I said I was sorry" Seungri whined.

 

"Forget it" CL shook her head, "Oh and you're sleeping on the couch tonight."

 

"...um but we have a spare room-"

 

"I said you're sleeping on the couch!" CL retorted.

 

Seungri paused before breaking into laughter, he hugged her tighter and kissed her cheek.

 

"Yah!" CL tried to push him away.

 

"I love you!" he kissed her cheek again.

 

CL sighed, she could never win.

 

"You say it too" Seungri nudged her.

 

CL pouted and mumbled, "love you too..."

 

"What was that?!" Seungri pretended he couldn't here."

 

CL took a deep breath and shouted in his ear, "I LOVE YOU!!"

 

"Ah!" Seungri fell back and held his ear in pain.

 

CL laughed and kneeled in front of him before hugging him tightly, she looked at him for a moment before kissing him, "I really love you."

 

 

"Can you two get a room please" Taeyang sighed, depressed he was still single as the day he was born.

 

 

 

"Chill Tae" TOP , "I'll find you a girl don't worry."

 

"Yea why don't you let him date that girl you were sooooo friendly with today?" Bom said sarcastically.

 

"Wah chincha" TOP scoffed, "That poor girl did nothing wrong. You shoud be grateful she isn't sueing you for threatening to kill her."

 

Bom pouted, "Did she have to be so clingy though?"

 

"She was helping me choose the ring for you" TOP explained, "Yah at least you got a ring. Poor Dara she didn't even get a ring."

 

"Poor dara??" Bom scoffed, "When you have a guy like GD as your boyfriend there is not need to feel sorry for the girl."

 

"And what about me?" TOP retorted.

 

"Meh" Bom shrugged.

 

"Yah this woman!" TOP ruffled his hair in fustration, "This girl will be the end of me!"

 

Bom laughed and clasped her hands together, "And you have a whoooole life time with me to suffer"

 

TOP squinted his eyes and shook his head, "You're one scary yeoja."

 

Bom laughed and flung her arms around his neck, "I love you too."

 

TOP nodded, "I love you too...but you're still evil."

 

 

----

 

 

"AHHH! JIyong you can put me down now!" Dara laughed as he spun her around.

 

JIyong shook his head.

 

"JIyong!" Dara hit his arm playfully.

 

He finally put her back on the ground and traced her cheek with his hand.

 

Dara furrowed her brows, "...what is it?"

 

 

"Thank you" Jiyong whispered before leaning his head on hers.

 

Dara blinked slightly.

 

JIyong smiled warmly at her, "Just thank you...for coming into my life like this."

 

Dara bit her lip and got on her tip toes to kiss him gently. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE END

 

 

 

 

My lovely readers.........HE'S ALIVEEEEEEEEEEE !!!!

 

I'm sorry if I played with your emotions too much keke but I hope in the end it was worth it .

 

I can't believe this is the end of Undervcover love. Words can't express how thankful I am that this story got as much love as it did from you all. Thank you to all who subscribed, voted, commented and just in general took the time to read and love this story. 

 

I am planning to write another story but I honestly think I will never have a story  that got as much love as Undercover love.

 

Thank you once again. I love you all so so much!!

 

And I hope I did justice to a story you all cared about so much.

 

Until my next story,

 

with love

 

Icelolly1 xxxx

 

P.S I'd love to hear which scenes were your favourite from Undercover Love down in in the comments. I guess I'm just not ready to give up on Undercover just yet lol.