Jin

I sit on the sofa with my head bowed in my hands. It was probably not what I should be doing right now but I needed to calm myself. Saying something and then regretting is not something I want to get into. Words are anyday sharper than knives.

Was this why she din't contact me at all? Did he occupy her entire time? Why the hell was he here? Are they close? It can't be...But what if they are? 

I shake my head. Don't assume till you know, SeokJin.

Soon after I had seen them in the room, I was too shocked and surprised to notice that one reporter that had followed me from the foyer where I had made a scene to be shown her room. My mask was not allowing me to fully declare myself but as soon as I removed it, I was quickly shown my way. They knew who I am to the one woman in the room.

Her manager had told me that he was not in the hospital but somewhere nearby and if I needed his help, I was to freely call him. I was quite relieved to hear that. I had plans to make her take a break from constantly staying at the hospital, worrying and exhausting herself. I wanted to give her a breather from all that has happened to her in the past few days. I wanted to somehow try my best to make her day better.

However, it's all gone down the drain.

The reporter ran away the moment he got the click he wanted and my manager who had followed me here, quickly came up the moment the security was alerted that there is an unauthorized entry in the hospital. Manager Hyung made me sit in a room right next to hers and told me to wait till it was sure that the reporter is no longer anywhere and if the patient and thr attendee in the room were okay.

I was glad I was made to leave that room. I don't know what I would have done if that reporter or the security issue was not happening. Just thinking of that man's hands all over her still makes my blood boil. What would have made me punch him unconscious was the sly smile he flashed me, knowing that I am seeing them.

The message was clear; 'I am holding your girl. What are you going to do?'

I close my eyes and breath deeply to get that image out of my mind. Clearly he was just hugging her to spite me for some reason but had we been alone, it would have definitely ended with a few bruised knuckles and a swollen eye. The picture that the reporter just took and ran away would not only be harmful towards me and JooHyun but it will also be a media coverage for him.

I am no idiot. I know how a man like that works. 

What is still a mystery was why he was here. From what I had seen during ISAC, their entire group was awkward around him. I am positive half of them don't even like him. So why was he here?

Did she call him?

Did he come here by himself? If the reception allowed him up it means someone gave him access to her location. Who? Was it her?

My chain of thoughts breaks as the door opens and manager Hyung walks in. He silently takes a seat next to me and looks at me.

"He got away. We can't find him anywhere." He says and I groan. This is bad.

"And him? Is he still there?" I ask.

He shakes his head. "He left. Irene-ssi is alone in there. The doctors are there to run a check on her brother. Apparently he was in and out of it for a while now. It's not gonna be long before he gets his consciousness back." He says, just as his cell phone rings.

He walks towards the only the window in the room and attends the call while I blindly stare at the floor.

"Okay, I'll get him there quickly." He ends, before cutting the call.

"Jin-ah. If you want to go talk to her, I say do it fast. You have a flight to catch soon. We need to leave for Seoul as soon as possible." He says, almost apologetically.

"What schedule? I din't know we had an abroad schedule before the comeback." I as, confused.

"It's a sudden schedule. You know how it is. It's just for two days anyways. We'll be back soon." He says. I nod and wordlessly go to the door. "I'll be right back"

I knew this is a while before I will see her again. A month at the least before I get a few days before our tour starts. A choice that might be stolen the moment that reporter uploads any article. What I stand to loose then is what me scares me the most.

I stand behind the door and close my eyes in an attempt to get my thoughts together. 

In a normal case you have every right to be angry at the entire situation, Jin. You just saw your girl in another man's arms. You have the right to feel hurt, to throw accusations, be angry but we are not normal. Nothing is normal. You need to give her a chance to explain what is going on. You have to. For your own sanity.

I take a deep breath and knock on the door.

There she stands, her beautiful eyes on me. Peering at me as I close the door and take a few steps in the room. Suddenly whatever has happened becomes irrelevant to me and all I notice is how I missed seeing her, being close to her. Her eyes are slightly damp and her face barely with any make up. Her hair in a bun on her head and dainty hands nervously fidgeting with the coat she is wearing. It was clear she did not get proper sleep in a while and if I was not wrong, she did loose some weight from the last time I saw her. She simply stands there and stares at me apprehensively, biting her lip and that is enough to drive me crazy.

My heart tells me to just forget what happened and just hug her as tightly as I can. While my mind tells me to search for the answers I seek.

My heart gets the best of me and in a second I am in front of her, roughly pulling her in my arms. The questions can be asked later. I just need her to calm myself down, to not let my insecurities and hurt get the best of me. Clearly she did not expect me to hug her and she freezes. She instantly relaxes in my arms and winds her hands behind my back.

I bury my face in her shoulder and the sweet shampoo scent wafts in my nose, instantly relaxing my senses. I sense her fisting my jacket as she takes a deep breathe. Her breath comes out stuttering as I hear her softly sniffing.

"I am so sorry...Please..." She says, now apparent that she was crying.

I pull out of the hug and take a step back. "What are you sorry for?", I ask softly.

She rubs away her tears with the back of her hand my heart melts as I look at her red nose. How adorable. Hush! focus!

"For not being in contact for so long and not picking up your calls or replying to your messages," She rushes out, avoiding eye contact with me, "And...and also for what you saw earlier..."

I had so many questions on the tip of my tongue but the one that I blurt out is, "Did you call him here?"

Her head snaps up at me and she shakes it in negative, "No I did not! I was actually waiting for you so I was gone to wash my face and came back and started waiting for you to come but instead he came and spoke a lot of stuff before...that happened. But I swear I did not hug him, Jin. He pulled me in but I was too shocked to even react and then I saw you there and I knew that it is a situation that can cause misunder-"

I shut her up by placing a hand on her mouth. Her eyes widen and she looks from my hand to my face questioningly.

"From now on, you will only answer in nods or shake of head, okay?" I ask, not removing my hand from her face. She nods.

"Did you know he was going to be here?" Shake.

"Did you really not see my messages and calls before today?" Nod.

"Do you know how reckless you have been lately?" Slow nods.

"Did you know he likes you?" Pause. Nod.

"Do...do you like him?" Fast shaking.

A smile threatens to errupt on my face but I snub it down.

"Do you know who all are allowed in this room?" Shake.

"Have you been here for the past days without even going out once?" Nod.

"Do you admit to being extremely stubborn?" Glare. Shake.

"Do you like giving people so much stress?" Guilty look. Shake.

"Do you like me?" Eyes widen.

"Do you believe I am the most handsome man ali-oof" 

I laugh as she rolls her eyes and punches my stomach lightly, making me remove my hand from her mouth. My laugh soon influences her and we both stand there laughing at each other. I watch her cheeks redden as I continue to look at her and without even thinking anything, I put my hands around her waist and pull her close.

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Hello everyone! How are you doing?

I actually wanted your help in deciding a name for a character of my upcoming project. So I have narrowed down my options to two of them and can you let me know which one sounds good. So here you go;

Song Areum (Meaning: Beautiful)

Kwon Byeol. (Meaning: Star)

Do let me know if you have another suggestion for me!

Thank you and have a good day everyone!