Jonghyun's POV

We're at Nikka's Aunt's house for Thanksgiving dinner.  Everyone is crowding around each other and getting acquainted with their lives.  I'm nervously standing in the literal corner of the house, scanning the place.

Where's Amber?  With her own family in Los Angeles.

Where's Onew hyung?  Still in Korea, probably eating too much chicken.

Where's Minho?  Eating with Connie at one of the tables in the house.  Tasha's chatting with her as well.

Where's Taeminnie?  Eating with Minho, Connie, and Tasha.

Where's Abby and Alana?  Abby's been with her family for Thanksgiving back in the city, and Alana's family traveled to New York hours ago, wanting to spend time with Alana at a 5-star hotel for Thanksgiving.  They both called earlier to greet us.

Where's Sekyung?  Yep, Sekyung is here.  She learned basic English enough to pick up a conversation with the other ladies.  Psh.  WOMEN. =___=

Where's...... *sigh*  Yeobo~ I miss him, but he.... likes Nikka, right?  I'm not convinced he loves her as much as I do at the moment.

I should reconcile with him.  Where is he?

I walk around the place for a few minutes until I found Key, my precious yeobo.  He was smiling and talking to.... NIKKA?!

Quickly, I moved swiftly nearby where I can hear them, but at the same time not be seen.  I hid behind a Christmas tree.  It's not even December yet - why did they prepare the tree early already? o_O

I couldn't see through the the lights and the thick branches of the tree, but I could clearly hear the conversation going.  I listened carefully, remembering the basic English I've learned these past few months.

Key:  The party's a blast and the dinner was awesome!  You have a nice family, Nikka.

Nikka:  Yeah, yeah... (I heard sarcasm over her voice.)

Key:  ...Nikka?  What's wrong?

Nikka:  (She lowered her voice at this part.)  ....mother asked me if I found the right guy for me.  Of course, I didn't tell her I have Jonghyun oppa because it looks as though she doesn't approve of him. *sigh*  (What?  Tita doesn't like me to be Nikka's boyfriend?)

Key:  (He lowered his voice as well.)  So... you and Jjong hyung, huh?  Do you... approve of your mother's decisions for you?

Nikka:  (Her voice was still lowered.)  Hell no.  She could be nice one day and then switch to a bipolar mood the split second something slightly pisses her off.  That's why I always listen to my Daddy most of the time.  (Hehe~ Daddy's girl.  Wow, by the tone of her voice, I never knew she felt that way about her mother...)

Key:  (His voice was still lowered as well.)  Heh, can you keep a secret and not punch me when I open up to you this fact about myself?  (OKAY NOW WHAT IS HE CONFESSING??  ...I guess she nodded because I heard silence until Key spoke up again:  )  I don't like your mother either.  (I heard Nikka giggling then a high five slap.)

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After the party was over, all of us celebrities (including Nikka, Connie, and Tasha) decided to clean the place up.  Sekyung and I were chatting beforehand like good old friends.  When she left to go help clean in the kitchen, that's when I took notice of Key staring at Sekyung's back.

I know that look.

He's up to something.  And he's somehow involving Sekyung into whatever he's hiding.

I should ask about that later.  For now, I'm just sweeping and humming Hot Times.

Manager hyung called earlier and informed us that I'll be joining another band called S.M. The Ballad as soon as I come back to Korea. :)  Life is looking up!

All of a sudden, Taemin and Tasha continued to pick up the trash together as they walked in front of me.  Hmmm....they look suspicious.

"Hyung, we found classified information about Key umma's plan to get Nikka noona."  He whispered towards me.  Wait, what?

I blinked twice and stared at him incredulously.  "What?"

Tasha rolled her eyes and pulled out something from her pocket and handed it to me.  Secretly. -___- Seriously, what are you kids hiding from?

Tasha kneeled closer to me and whispered lowly, "This is the tape that Key oppa was planning to use as blackmail against Shin Sekyung unnie.  Taemin oppa and I overheard them talking over the phone."

Taemin nudged me, making me look whatever he was nodding at.  I glanced at Key helping Nikka with cleaning the stairs.  He started to look towards us, so we immediately broke into more sweeping and collecting trash on the floor.  When I could see him look away from the corner of my eyes, I quickly whispered at the two teenagers close to me.  "How do you guys even know that this is the right tape to whatever you just said?"

Taemin and Tasha both blushed, looking away.  Oooookayyyyy? o_O

Finally, Tasha whispered, "Because we were curious as to what Key oppa was blackmailing Sekyung unnie with, we decided to check on DVR.  Umm... you should watch it later, when no one's around back at the vacation home.  Okay?"  I nodded and mouthed a thank you before working back to sweeping the floor.

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As soon as we all got back to the vacation home, I wrapped my arms around Nikka quickly and ran with her to the entertainment room.  The DVR is hooked up already, and it indeed looked like Tasha and Taeminnie were watching the tape.

Just what was in that tape...?

Because of what happened last night with Key, the clueless Nikka had to be dragged away by Danson and Edison, who just came back from shooting another special scene for the show.  Before she was dragged away, though, Nikka ran up to me and kissed me softly goodnight.  I responded, and that's when the guys glared at me and pulled her away to her and Amber's bedroom.

Ahhh~ I love my girlfriend so much!

Anyways, back to the tape.......... *watching DVR*  My jaw dropped.

Sekyung.....had s** with another man.  And it had been taped.

Where did Key get this?????  More importantly, when was this tape filmed??

I noticed the corner of the video image.  It was the date of when it was filmed.

OH.  MY.  DAMN.

2 days before she broke up with me.  She.... cheated on me.  That's why she broke up with me.

Sure, I've moved on already, but still... no one would want their boyfriend/girlfriend cheating on you.  So it still kinda hurts, you know?

.......this is what Sekyung was blackmailed with?

That's so low of you, Key.

"So you found it, huh?"

I whipped my head around to find Key standing by the doorway.  I glared at him.  "Where'd you get this?  How'd you get this?"

Key just shrugged.  "I have ways."  He smirked.  I scoffed at him.  "Why do you have this?  Is that why Sekyung is here?"

"Aish, hyung, just admit that you were hurt and that you still love noona!"  Key nagged at me.  My anger grew within me as I stood up from my seat.

"I've been over Sekyung already!  And I already told you how I feel about Nikka now!  You, on the other hand, gotta get clear with your feelings!  Do YOU even still admit that you like Nikka?"  As I saif those words, Key looked at me angrily and in disbelief.

"Are you saying that I don't know about my own feelings?  I loved Nikka since the first time I laid eyes on her at the Chinese store downtown!  If you don't believe me," He bellowed out and pulled something from his pocket and dangled it in the air in front of my face. "this is proof!  We were fighting over this, and my vow from that moment was to meet her again and never let her go.  And guess what, hyung, I'm never giving up on her.  Even though she has YOU has her boyfriend!"

He's been holding that for that long?!  Damn, he really does love her!  But I'm never giving up!

Suddenly we both heard a cough and spun around to see a worried Sekyung by the doorway.

"You.....saw the tape, huh?"  She pointed at me, then the television where the tape still continued to film.  She quickly walked over to it and took out the tape, breaking it in half.  Key and I widened our eyes - damn, she's strong!

Sekyung looked back at us and smiled.  "Well, now that's over with, I'll see you soon, yeah?" she waved bye and left.  Just like that.  As if she wasn't just blackmailed by Key.  "OH, BY THE WAY, I'M GOING BACK TO KOREA TO FILM ANOTHER MOVIE!  I'LL TALK TO YOU GUYS WHENEVER I GET THE CHANCE, OKAY? BYE~!"  Then we heard the front door slam shut.

Pregnant silence overtook me and my yeobo.  Hell, is this the same yeobo I've grow to love?

"Key, I can't help but be mad at the fact you'd be using dirty tricks just to get me and Nikka to grow apart.  I'm ashamed of you."  I scolded him.  His head lowered in sadness, but after a few minutes, he started to grin.  Uh-oh.

"Fine then, I'll play fair from now on.  Are you up for it?  Let's both compete for Nikka's love.  She decides who she wants to spend the rest of her life with.  Loser in the end has to scrub the winner's back in a bubble bath and eat hot exotic foods for a whole week!"  He proposed.

My eyebrow raised as I continued to stare at the younger boy in front of me.  Should I consider Key's proposal?  This is truly ridiculous, but I love Nikka - and I can't stand Key trying to flirt with her!

I smiled and stuck my hand out.  "We have a deal then?"  I asked him kindly.  He smiled in satisfaction and shook my hand.  "Deal."

Nikka's POV

Mother is a pain the a**.

What she said to me during the party about expecting a surprise on my birthday if I don't have a boyfriend or a date until then.... those annoying words stuck to my head like glue.

In other words, I couldn't sleep. 

Grumbling silently, I crept out of my bed and stared in disbelief at Danson and Edison.  Seriously, each time they cuddle like that, I'm thinking that 2SON is real.  I shook my head and smiled, walking slowly out of the room and down the stairs.  I walked into the kitchen and decided on a midnight snack.

I know I'm supposed to lose weight, but I can't help it.  I need sweets.  NOW.

I yawned loudly as I opened the fridge and peered inside.  Oh, there's cheesecake.  Strawberry flavor. :)  Yum!

Closing the fridge door, I nearly shrieked when I saw Key standing there, staring at me sleepily.

"Omo~ Key oppa, you nearly got me a heart attack!"  I whispered hoarsely, not wanting to wake the others.  Key lightly chuckled and glanced down at my cheesecake.

"Eh?  That's my favorite dessert." He casually mentioned.

"Really?  Well, then, let's share!"  I exclaimed and smiled at him.  He mirrored my reaction and nodded in reply.  We both ended up eating strawberry cheesecake.  Like, the whole freaking pan of it.  Hehe~

Although it was odd that we ended up feeding each other (he started it), it still felt nice.  I saw him scarf the rest of the cheesecake down.  My head rested on my arm on the kitchen table, my eyes darting at him as he continued to eat.  Hmmm....he's pretty cute under this light.  Hehe!  His shaven part of his hair may have grown, but now his new hairdo makes him look like that guy from Star Treck!  Haha~

Subconsciously, I started to drift into sleep on the table, my handing reaching out to touch something soft......

Key's POV

As I was eating happily, I felt a hand slowly reaching out to my hair and ruffling it a bit, styling it a little.  I glanced at a sleepy Nikka, trying not to fall asleep.  Is she trying to fix my hair?

All of a sudden, her eyes started to close, and the last thing I could hear was, "Mmm...Key oppa's hair....fix....looks like Star Treck guy...ehh...."  WHAT?!  I rushed to a nearby mirror and gaped.  Nikka somehow managed to fix my Star Treck hair into a cute ruffled bedhead hair.  Oh yeah, I look good. ;)

I walked back into the kitchen to find Nikka resting on the table.  I chuckled silently and carried her to the couch, because that's all my strength will take me to.  :( 

I rested her carefully on the couch and as I turned to leave, I felt a tug on my arm.  I turned to look at Nikka shivering.  "Don't go...still cold...need warmth...." Next thing I knew, I got pulled to the couch, landing on top of Nikka.  My face felt burned up and I tried to pull away, but Nikka continued to murmur random things in her sleep and kept hugging me tightly.

After a few minutes, I gave up and just let her hug me like a teddy bear.  Actually, I felt comfortable in this position.....

I don't mind knowing I'll get beaten up by Jjong hyung the next morning......hehehehe :)