Author's notes:

I twisted the names of the brands/tradenames here.... Wala lang, just to be aegyo, hehe.

Scape - for Skype

Tweety - Twitter. Yeah, Tweety Bird still exists....

chirp - tweet

Never - Naver (a popular Korean search engine)

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Mi Nyu returned to Korea after seven months, and the rest of AN Jell went to meet her.  She noticed that Shin Woo was not with them.

"Is he still busy?" she sadly asked.

"Do you need to ask that?" Mi Nam asked her.

"What's with the face?" Tae Kyung asked. "Ya, you are making me jealous."

Tears trickled down her face. "Joesonghamnida, Hyungnim. I am just sad my other friend is not here."

Coordi Noona went and placed an arm around her shoulder. "You should understand, Shin Woo had always been busy."

"You see, Kim Hyun Joong-hyung is the nicest guy I have ever met, but he is rather strict when it comes to his projects. Shin Woo could totally match his mood, just like he did with Tae Kyung-hyung's mood," Mi Nam answered.

Tae Kyung shot a glare at him, and Mi Nam replied with the but-that-is-true look.

"Thus, Hyun Joong-hyung really like him, so he commissioned Shin Woo-hyung to do some cover or compositions with and for him," Mi Nam continued.

"Ya, Pig Rabbit, brighten up and stop crying, arasseo?" Tae Kyung told her.

She smiled at him and nodded cheerfully.

To make her smile and to fatten her a bit, President Ahn treated them and Mi Nyu to a dinner in a ritzy restaurant.

******

That night, Mi Nyu went to the balcony and saw Jolie, wagging her tail and panting happily.

"Jolie!!!! Geuriwoyo (I miss you)," she said as she hugged the dog.

The retriever her face and shut its eyes, like a child shutting his eyes in sheer happiness. Mi Nyu could tell that she saw a smile on the dog's face.

"Jolie had been crying in her sleep, and she said to me that she missed you a lot," Jeremy said.

"Jeongmalyo?" Mi Nyu asked happily.

"Aish, enough with baby talks. Jolie could not even talk!" Mi Nam chided them.

"But Jolie has feelings, Oppa. Can you see that she misses me a lot?" Mi Nyu told her Oppa.

Then, Coordi Noona screamed in delight. She was totally excited at the big bag that was on the couch. So Mi Nyu, Jeremy, and Mi Nam went inside.

"Mi Nyu-ya, are there any cosmetics for me?" Noona excitedly asked.

"Aniyo, Noona. But I have a better souvenir," she said as she handed a black purse.

"Wow! I super love it!" the stylist said.

"Here are your gifts, Oppa, Jeremy," Mi Nyu said as she handed out native African figurines.

"Whoa... Can we perform some voodoo magic on this, Mi Nyu-ya?" Mi Nam asked his twin.

"Oppa, magic is  bad. That is just a souvenir item," she explained.

"Aish, I thought I could perform voodoo on someone here," the male twin replied.

As if knowing who he meant, Jeremy pointed an accusing finger at Mi Nam. "Ya!"

Manager Ma was given some manly items, and he was given another set for President Ahn.

"How about me, Pig Rabbit?" Tae Kyung asked.

Mi Nyu gave him a handwoven sweater.

"One of the families whom we have helped gave that to me as a gift," she sweetly told him.

Tae Kyung looked at the material. Hmm... Not bad. He just hoped he won't get skin allergies with it. When he tried it on, it fit him perfectly, and the smell of the sweater made him calm.

"Ahhh.... smells like fresh grass. Smells like the forest," Tae Kyung said.

Mi Nyu gave Aunt Mi Ja a large brimmed hat.

"Ohohoho!!!! This is just like the hats in the market, but this is sturdier!" Aunt Mi Ja praised.

While they were busy gushing over the gifts, Shin Woo came in, bringing a heavy bag. Jeremy went to him and helped him.

"Shin Woo-hyung, Mi Nyu is here," Jeremy excitedly told his tired hyung.

Mi Nyu looked at Shin Woo with her joyful eyes and went to him.

"How are you, Shin Woo-hyung?" she asked happily.

He only let out a wan smile and nodded. "Tired."

"You look very sleepy," she said. "You should get a good night's sleep tonight."

Shin Woo only nodded. Mi Nyu went back to her big bag to fetch the gift she prepared for him, and when she turned around to talk to him, the door to Shin Woo's room just closed.

"Uh? He went to his room?"

"Ah. Don't mind him, Pig Rabbit," the vocalist said to his girlfriend. "Once Hyun Joong-hyung will be done with his projects, Shin Woo can get back to being carefree. Just let him rest."

Mi Nyu nodded sadly. The rest of the people, including Tae Kyug, were busy enjoying their gifts. She decided to go alone to Shin Woo's room.

*******

A knock was heard.

"Who's that?" Shin Woo asked, too busy to even look at the door.

"It's me," Mi Nyu replied.

Shin Woo sighed and immediately got up to open the door. He had no time to waste.

"What is it?" he asked when he opened the door. He did not let her in.

"I have a gift for you," she mused happily.

Shin Woo was still the gentleman that he is, so he allowed her to enter her room. But the moment he closed the door, he went back to his table, too busy arranging his scores and encoding some of them.

"What are you doing, hyung?" she asked.

But Shin Woo did not reply.

"Shin Woo-hyung?"

But he did not reply. She gingerly went to him and handed him the gift. He could see it from his peripheral view.

"Jeoge mwoya (what's that)?" he asked, still busy on his papers.

"Uh...it's a gift."

"Please open it for me."

Mi Nyu felt down. Shin Woo was supposed to receive it with his two hands, open it himself, and enjoy just like the rest of them. But he was too busy to even appreciate a simple gift.

"I want you to open it, Shin Woo-hyung," she insisted.

He looked at her then received the gift. When he opened it, it was a handwoven scarf.

"One of my African friends made it for me, and he told me to give it to a warm friend to keep him or her warm," she explained. "I thought of you, so I give it to you."

He saw how happy she was to explain, and he saw how happy she was that he accepted the gift.

"Gomawo," was his laconic answer. He did not even smile when he said that.

He folded the scarf flawlessly and placed it behind his laptop, then he continued typing his notes. Mi Nyu thought that Shin Woo was indeed busy to be bothered, so she bid him good night. But Shin Woo did not reply, and she bid him good night again. But still no reply. She gingerly walked out of his room.

*******

She waited for everyone to go and fall asleep. When they did, she went to her room and grabbed her pillow. Tears began flooding the poor sleeping accessory, as she could not stop tears from falling.

"Shin Woo-hyung must really be angry at me..."

She was not sorry for rejecting him, but it made her feel guilty, nonetheless.

"I love Hyungnim. Why can Shin Woo-hyung not understand that?"

And another realization hit her.

"Why am I affected like this?"