2010 December

    “Hyung, I have a girlfriend.”

    “Do I look like I need to know that?”

    “No?”

    “Yes, actually I do. Who is she?”

    Youngbae hyung stuffs his mouth with big bite of roasted sweet potato and spits it out almost immediately. “! Hot!”

    “You haven’t seen her yet, how do you know?”

    “, let me see.”

    “I know her from my old friend~” I passes him my phone to show the picture of her.

    “Looks nice. Doesn’t suit you at all.”

    “Knew you’d say that.” because it’s Dong Youngbae.

    “Are you showing off? Seeing me so lonely.”

    “Thought you’d be angry if I don’t tell you.”

    “Ugh. Please. I’m not Jiyong.”

    “You’re becoming hilarious these days, hyung.”

    “Will take that as compliment. But seriously, have you told?”

    “Tell what?”

    Youngbae hyung looks at me knowingly. “You should. Before he knows it himself. It’s going to be a mess and I’m not going to clean it for you.”

    “I just can’t tell him like that.”

    “Because he’s your ex?”

    “I’ve never dated him, hyung! You’re going to cause misunderstanding by this rate. We’re just friends! And two grown up men!” I hissed. It’s the thousandth time he brings this up like it’s a fact.

    ‘But it’s a fact!’ He once argued with an innocent face.

    “Peel this, Seungri.”

    “Peel it yourself! I’ve mine to eat.”

    “It’s too hot.”

    “Aren’t you the Sun?”

    “I’ll tell Jiyong about your girl.”

    “Give me your sweet potato, hyung. Your hands might get burnt.” I snatch the snack from him while he giggles happily. Oh my god, this hyung’s dangerous. I hold my sweet potato in my mouth and starts to peel Youngbae hyung's. Ouch, hot.

    “Roasted sweet potatoes are the best~ Hehehe”

    “Yeah, yeah.”

    “You remember that time we did the 1N2D thing for Bigshow last year? I sincerely thought I could give up anything for hot sweet potatoes, it was too cold my mind went crazy.”

    “Uh-huh, you even called Jiyong hyung dog when he stole them.” I chuckled, my hands still busy.

    “More like a fox. That brat’s a fox.” Youngbae hyung comments.

    “Here you go, so you’re not going to tell anyone, right?”

    “Tell who? About what?”

    “You know what I’m talking about!”

    “Oh my god annoying you is so fun! I finally understand why Seunghyun hyung and Jiyong do this to you all the time. You should record a video of yourself. It’s pure entertainment.”

    “Hyung!!!”

    “Seungri!!” he mocks, his eyes looking like two crescent moons. “Cute~ You’re so cute~ Yongyongie’s ex~”

    “Not an ex!”

    “Oh, sorry. Yongyongie’s bae~”

    “Stop it hyung!” 

    He really stops playing this time seeing that I’m getting angry and return to serious mode, I slump down the couch too aggressively more than I should. Give him the no-more-ex-jokes-hyung glare.

    “Sorry, had too much fun. I can’t. Huhuhuhu”

    “What do I do? Hyung?”

    “I can’t see your problem, just tell him! What’s the matter with that?”

     “It’s just that… you don’t suddenly go see his face and tell him you have a girlfriend, do you?”

    “I don’t know, I actually want to do that.”

    “Oh I’m sorry, forgot you don’t have the chance to do that yet!”

    I get back at him this time, manage to dodge his fist aiming at my bicep. “That’s for your lame jokes, hyung.” And dodge another kick.

    “You’re imagining it too far, Seunghyun-ah.”

    “You don’t get it. When I’m with Jiyongie hyung, we only play! No serious talk or pr