Chapter 19

"We are here.." Leeteuk stopped the car as he looked at Sora running her fingers through her wavy hair. New hair set for her movie filming.

"Thanks for tonight.." She said while taking off the seat belt.

"No, thanks for making the time for our date. I've been missing you a lot lately.." His eyes are still on her. He just can't take his eyes off her beauty. The beauty that he's been missing a lot lately.

"We have met last week... Don't lie.." she said while giving him a seducing stare.

"I wanna meet you every day, every night.." He smiled seeing the stare which never fails to make his heart melted.

If possible he wanted to meet her everyday, but due to their working schedule and people's attention to their celebrity status, they need to stay low with their relationship.

"Not too frequent. We might get bored with each other sooner.." Sora winked at him. She can't wait to see him too lately. The attached feelings started to grow on her.

"Another date tomorrow?" He asked.

"My schedule is full tomorrow. Its our last filming so its impossible.." Immediately Sora turned the request down. She need to play hard to get sometimes.

"Lets make some time.. Perhaps for a quick lunch?" He said. Still insisting to meet her.

"Wait.." Sora stopped him as she feels a vibrate came from her clutch which is on her lap. She opens up the message that came in.

"Who is that?" Asked Leeteuk when he saw Sora's face started to changed reading the message.

"Nobody.." As fast as the lightning, she's keeping the phone back in her clutch.

"Hmm.. You're still keeping secrets from me..." Leeteuk said while looking at her. Sometimes there is something that he didn't understand about Sora even though how hard he's trying to. He knows she's been hiding it from him. He knows she is one mysterious lady. 

"Nothing oppa.." She smiled while grasping his hand. "You can come to my filming site tomorrow. We'll have a quick bite for lunch. I'll try to make some time." She said. Diverting Leeteuk's focus on the earlier conversation.

"Really? I won't bother you?"

"Nope.. As long as you don't have other schedule at that time" she said while cutely shaking her head.

"I'll definitely be there!" Leeteuk said while planting a kiss on her palm.

"What are you doing?"

"Its just a hand.." Leeteuk said with a smirk on his face.

"Its... awkward.."

"But you love it right?" Leeteuk giggled.

Immediately Sora pulled her hand from his. "See you tomorrow.." She said while getting off the car. Leaving Leeteuk with his giggles.


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Sora is opening her condominium door with a smile stuck on her face. It’s a lovely date that she's having tonight. Ever since she's making the decision to move forward with Leeteuk, her days are showered with happiness. It is filled with laughter and love.

"You're having fun?" A man voice heard from dimmed lighted living room.

"What are you doing here?" Asked Sora, surprised. She totally forgot about that man's message which she ignored earlier.

"Why didn't you reply my message?" Dong Gun looked at her who remained still a few inch from the door she just entered.

"I refuse too.." She said while clenching her teeth.

"Where's your smile just now?" Dong Gun move nearer to her.

"What smile?" Automatically Sora move away; Trying to avoid from being face to face with him.

"Where are you going?" Dong Gun grabbed her wrist.

Sora is giving him a sharp stare. "Let me go.." She said.

"Why are you running away?" Dong Gun still looked at her. Ignoring her stare.

"This is my house, why should I run?" She denied.

"Is this the game that you're going to play?" He asked while looking at Sora who's still staring at him. "You purposely playing hard to get with me now don't you?"

Sora is using more of her strength to pull her wrist off Dong Gun's hand.

"I'm not playing any game with you." She's brushing off her wrist. Feeling a little pain from struggling with Dong Gun's strength. "I've asked you to let me go.. I'm not kidding with it" Sora added.

She had enough suffering her heart with Dong Gun these 3 years. It is time for her heart to start finding a new beginning of her life. The new beginning which probably she will find with Leeteuk. 

Dong Gun looked at Sora, she looks... determined. None of his word will work looking at the situation.

"That Leeteuk guy, are you really in love with him?" Asked Dong Gun.

"Love.." Sora whispered while looking at the view of the busy city from her condo.

Her relationship with Leeteuk, it is too soon to be called Love. But he had something that always keep a smile on her face, everyday. He is giving her the definition of real relationship. The relationship which come together with stability and commitment. The relationship which come together with the sense of belonging.

"Are you serious?" Dong Gun look at how Sora's is spacing out towards the city view after his question.

"What?"

"You're really serious with him?" He asked again. Somehow her face is answering 'yes' to his question.

"None of your business.."

"Sora, don't do this.." said Dong Gun in begging tone.

Sora turned her face off Dong Gun's. She knows those begging wasn't real. It is just one of his trick. The old dirty trick that he always use which her old self always fall for it.

"I'm sorry for my mistake dear.." Dong Gun hugged her from the back. Whatever it is, he is not ready to lose her yet. 

"I promised that things will be different from now on" he added while trying to kiss Sora's neck. 

Sora avoided it. She can read every step of his movement. Those are just outdated. The same trick being used all over again.

"What's wrong with you?" He started to raise his voice.

Sora continue to look out the glass window while ignoring him.

Dong Gun grabbed her shoulder harder this time while trying to forcibly kiss her.

"What are you doing?!" Sora shouted while struggling to let herself out from Dong Gun's hands. Surprised with his action.

"You are mine and forever will be" He said.

"Stop it!" A hard slap went directly to Dong Gun's cheek. 

He stopped and deeply stared at Sora's face while touching his cheek-jaw. The slap is a hard one. Never expected that Sora can have that much of energy to make his cheek-jaw feels this numb.

"You're really went overboard this time Kang Sora! You'll see what I will do to that guy!" warn Dong Gun while grabbing his leather jacket from the couch. 

Sora looked at Dong Gun who's walking out from her condo. As he shut the front door, she started to cry hardly. "No.. You won't change. You will never be.." She's sobbed.

She looked at her wrist which started to appeared with bruises. She is shocked with Dong Gun's action. For all these year of their relationship even though its not that 'real', Dong Gun never let anything to hurt her body. But today, he is the one who hurt her. She knows this is really going to be the end. The real end of their relationship. The real end of her career.

Chapter 18

"Let’s have short break." The director instructed all the filming crew to stop filming for a while as they sorting out the problem with their instrument.

"Looks like our filming will drag a bit today, don't you think oppa?" Ask Sora towards Sungmin as they are heading down towards their resting room. The instrument problem will disturb their schedule a bit.

Sungmin nodded. "Seems like it" he added while looking at the team who's trying hard to resolve those issues.

"You look... Worried?" Sora is guessing by looking Sungmin's expression.

"A bit.." He nonchalantly replied.

"Why?"

"My other schedule that I've been ignoring a lot lately.." He sighed. Don’t really feel to talk about it.

"Why don’t you try to negotiate for a change of schedule with the director?"

"For half a decade the schedule for the show is that way, I can't just change it because of my schedule problem.." Sungmin sighed again. Seems like Ryeowook might need to run the radio show alone tonight like what he's been doing for the past few weeks.

"I believe your other member would do great job handling it. Don't worry too much.."

Sungmin nodded agreeing. He trusted that Ryeowook will do well even without him.

"By the way, I've been meaning to ask this. Why suddenly you cancelled our plan yesterday?" Sungmin change the topic, rather than talking about things that will make his heart more unease.

"I forgot that I have another appointment. Mian. I'll treat you to lunch next time okay?"

"No more next time. I've cleared yesterday's schedule just for you, you know.." Sungmin exaggerated. Just to make sure that Sora will feel guilty over the last minute plan change.

"Mianhae..." Sora is showing her cute sulky face; the dirty trick that she always used to wiggle from her problem.

"What appointment do you have until you cancelled our important date?" Sungmin insisted to know further.

Sora is shaking her head, refuse to tell him anything. 

"Ahh.. I planned to go off early today. Why their instrument is having problems today." Sora is changing the topic. Safest way out after her first trick seems not working.

"You have other plan?"

"Anie.." again she's shaking her head with a smirk on her face. 

"You know that your face is annoyingly cute when you do that don't you?" Sungmin is pinching Sora's cheek.

"Oppa!" Sora is caressing her cheek while giving a stare at him. Those hands always love to pinch her 'fluffy' cheek.

"What?" Sungmin asked while sticking out his tongue. "You basically ask for it" he is answering to Sora’s stare.

"What a nice picture..." Leeteuk just arrived at the filming site unintentionally saw the closeness between Sora and Sungmin. The closeness that is somehow bothers him.

"Oppa?" Sora’s jaw almost dropped seeing Leeteuk at their filming site. Place where she least expecting to meet Leeteuk.

"Hyung, what are you doing here?" Sungmin surprised too.

"Just finished my schedule and I thought of dropping by.." he answered.

"Am I disturbing? Looks like you both are having fun just now" He said again, being a bit cynical.

"I'm just teasing Sora for cancelling our appointment yesterday."

"Oh really?" He looked at Sora who is staring straight at his face.

Sora smile at him, happy to see him there at her workplace. Something that she never thought of happening. The attention that she never thought she will ever get.

"You didn't tell Sungmin yet?" Leeteuk asked.

Sora looked at him with a raised eyebrow, trying to figure what Leeteuk is referring to.

"Yesterday?" Leeteuk is giving her a hint.

"Oh!.." Sora woke up from her dream.. "That..... is.. nothing" She stammered.

"What?" Sungmin asked while looking at both of them. Leeteuk are basically looking at Sora with a face full of smile and Sora is trying to stop Leeteuk from saying anything.

"What's happening?" He's weird. Both are acting strangely.

"I said nothing!" As fast as the lightning, Sora get up from her seat and head in front of Leeteuk while blocking his mouth from proceeding with whatever he is planning to say.

"Don't tell anybody yet.." Sora whispered to him.

Leeteuk looked at her with his naughty smile. "He is my member, he deserve to know." He replied.

"Know what?" Sungmin is looking at both of them behaving suspiciously.

"Don't tell me..." After a while he suddenly grabs the situation.

"Didn’t we both look good together?" Leeteuk is grabbing Sora's shoulder and move her body to faced Sungmin.

"Are you serious?" Sungmin can't believe his eyes.

"No.. No.. Don't believe him. There's nothing between us." Sora is still trying to deny everything.

"Why are you still denying dear?" Leeteuk is placing a kiss on her cheek.

"Oppa! What are you doing?" She is surprised with Leeteuk's action.

"Both of you are really dating?"

"No.. We're still knowing each other.." Sora is cutting the conversation. This is not supposed to happen.

"Yeah, we are in the process of knowing each other. But it’s considered dating right?" He smirked. At least he is setting the boundaries between Sora and Sungmin when Sungmin knows that Sora is someone special to him, his brother.

"How did it happen? This is unbelievable.. You both looked extremely awkward before.."

"That was before.." Leeteuk smiled while looking at Sora who's becoming silent. "What matters is now.." He added.

"That's enough.." Sora said while pinching Leeteuk's arm. The joke is somehow making her feels uncomfortable.

"Ouch.." Leeteuk is caressing his arm where being pinched. He giggled.

"Oppa, mianhae. We didn't mean to hide. But I don’t feel it’s the right to reveal it yet." Sora looked at Leeteuk. "And since when I agree to announce this?" another stronger pinch lay on Leeteuk's arm.

"Arasso, arasso.. I'm wrong.." He is caressing his arm again.

"This is surprising, but I'm happy for both of you.." Sungmin said while giving his hyung a big hug. Try to show a happy face for his hyung. 

He looked at the two lovebirds. His uncertainty on Sora's relationship status is slowing down his move. If only he had just ignored all those and make his move, the situation would have been different now. He thought to himself.

"Let’s start now!" The director shouted from the centre hall after the long break. They are ready to resume the filming.

"We need to go now" Sungmin said to Sora.

"Arasso.." Sora nodded. She then looked at Leeteuk "Oppa, you're going back straight after this?"

"Anie, I'll wait until you finish. Just do you best, both of you.." Leeteuk smiled.

"You'll wait? You have no schedule tonight?" Sungmin looked at him. Leeteuk is a workaholic and his daily schedule is full with broadcasting schedule normally.

"I've done for today, that's why I'm here.” He smiled. He figured that Sungmin will be surprised with his free schedule lately. But that is how much he can do to prove that he is serious with Sora.

“I'll be here. Just do your best." Leeteuk said while caressing Sora's hair, cheering her for the remaining scenes to be filmed.

"See you after this!" She smiled. Leeteuk is giving her something that is beyond her expectation in a relationship.

Leeteuk nodded while seeing both of them leaving for their schedule. He is taking a deep breadth. Even though he feels guilty over what he had done just now, but he had achieved what he wanted tonight. For Sungmin to know that Sora is his and she will be fully his..

Chapter 17

"You look... great." Leeteuk is looking towards Sora who's wearing a nice boot-cut jeans and green colored jeans jacket with man-square-printed-shirt. The jeans is following her long shape leg, boasting off her killer S-line figure while the lowly buttoned shirt is showing off her great neckline.

"Sorry that you need to wait for long" Sora is entering Leeteuk's car while taking off her sunglasses.

"Don't worry" he smiled. The long waits is being paid off seeing Sora in a casual dress like that. A pleasure for his eyes. With her supermodel-like body, everything that she wears will suit her body perfectly.

"Where are we going today?" Sora asked. Its their very first date. Leeteuk had called her few days ago to invite her out for a date and she agreed to it even though she's still hesitates on Leeteuk's real intention.

"Where do you prefer?" Leeteuk is asking first without wanting to dictate even though he had been excitingly prepared for it.

"Place with lots of people?" she answered.

"You can't be serious?" Leeteuk looked at her, surprised. Its gonna be a risk for him if he's following Sora's request. His reputation as an idol group's leader. His agreement with the company. It will be at stake just over their first date. 

He hesitates.

"You don't have to if you don't want" Sora winked at him. Its a test. She need to know how serious is this guy's feeling towards her.

"Why you want to go to such places?" Leeteuk asked back.

"I just love being open with myself and the public. I don't like being a mysterious kind of girl" She lied. Being in a secret relationship this past few years is making her to feels tired.

"Myeong-dong then?" Leeteuk suggested.

Sora looked at him for a while, didn't expect that to come from him. Especially after the hesitate's look that came from him. "You're okay with it?" She asked to confirm.

"Not so.."

"Then we can go somewhere else" Sora said before Leeteuk finish with his statement. He laid herself comfortably at the car seat this time.

"But if you love those kind of places, we can just make our way there" said Leeteuk while started off his car's engine.

"Anieya. We can go somewhere else." Sora looked at him, nervous. She is just testing him, but it is rather surprising to see Leeteuk is taking her jokes seriously.

"To be honest, I never get to date at those kind of places. But it would be exciting to try" Leeteuk said. He's trying to make the right impression on their first date.

"Later.." She said while smiling. Leeteuk has passed the first stage of her test.

"Are you sure?"

"Yup.. " She nodded while looking at the side view as the car is hitting the road.

"Lets go here. I've been searching for this place over the internet and people said that its a good place" Leeteuk take out the print out of the flyer. A traditional-high class korean restaurant that is located downtown. A place with less people where they can easily hid themselves with minimal disguise.

"Geumcheon-gu?"

"Yes"

"It's quite far isn't it?" She's biting her lips. Her eyes are still on the printed flyer.

"You said you're free today right?" Leeteuk is taking a glance at her and unintentionally he saw her worried expression.

"I am... originally" She's still looking at the flyer, thinking through something in her mind. "Its okay.." She said while typing something on her smartphones. Sending a message to someone.

"You have other plan?"

"Just a script reading with Sungmin Oppa" She answered while keeping back her smartphones on her handbag after the message has been sent.

"Sungmin? He didn't tell me that he had any schedule today"

"Oh, it is not a schedule. Just out of our own initiative to practice the emotion for tomorrow's filming"

"Just the two of you?"

"Yup" 

"Do you always meet him outside schedule like that?" Continuous questions came from him.

"Me? Sometimes.."Sora replied without thinking much. Didn't even realize that there is a slight jealousy in between Leeteuk's words. "Why are you asking?" She added.

"Nothing.. Just curious how actor and actress work" Leeteuk straighten his eyes on the road.

"You never act?"

"Just as a minor role. Never been the lead.."

"Do you ever feel like you wanted to try it?"

"Of course.. One day.." He's taking a glance at her. "With you.." He added.

Sora looked at him and smiled. "If there's opportunity, why not.." She said.

Leeteuk nodded agreeing to her.

"We're here now.." Leeteuk said while turning the car steering towards the parking of the restaurant. Its a restaurant with an old palace design. Looks somewhat exclusive and nice.

"I never know this kind of place exist. I thought its a drama set!" Sora is walking out the car and amazingly looking at the place.

"They sometimes use this place as drama set. Remember Goong?"

"They filmed it here???"

"Their honeymoon palace is here..." Leeteuk smiled. He's been doing a good research for their first date, of course.

"Honeymoon? So we are on honeymoon now?" Sora said while winking at him.

"Stop doing that or I'll bite your cheek" Leeteuk smirked.

"Wae?" Sora caressing her cheek. Even though Leeteuk didn't do anything to it.

"You looked too cute, I can't stand it" He said while grabbing her waist. "Lets go, I'm starving"

"A private room please" Leeteuk said to the receptionist as they entered the restaurant. Both with sunglasses on.

"For how many person sir?" The receptionist asked.

"Just 2.."

"Please follow the waitress then.." She said while handing over both of them to the waitress that is waiting at the side. Guiding both of them to a private function room. 

"Isn't it quite big for 2 people" Sora looked at Leeteuk.

"We only have this size of private room mam. Unless you're willing to sit outside?" The waitress asked.

Leeteuk looked out again. There's just a few rich-old-folks sitting around having some good time with their friends while enjoying the exclusive meals and liquor. "Should we just seat outside then?" Leeteuk looked at Sora back. Those people doesn't seems like a risk to them. They probably don't even recognize them.

Sora looked around and eventually nodded agreeing. 

"Then.." The waitress is guiding them to a spot showing the nice view of the place. "What do you want to order sir?" Asked the waiter as both of them seated on their seat.

"Just bring us your best meals portioned for two. We'll be happy to have it.."

"Black chicken ginseng soup and braised duck then?"

"That's the best that you have here?" Leeteuk looked at the waitress.

"We're famous for it" She replied.

"What do you think Sora?" Leeteuk then looked at her.

"I'm okay with it.." Sora nodded. Just hearing the name of those dishes started to make her to think of how they tasted. Those are her dad's favorites which her mother will sometimes cook for their special occasions.

"Its a nice place isn't it?" Leeteuk asked towards Sora who's spacing out a bit.

"Yes.. it is. Have you come here before?"

"Nope." Leeteuk is shaking his head. "Normally we're just having our meal at home or packed.. Just sometimes we will go out and treat ourselves to a special meal like this.."

"Being an Idol must be pretty tough right?" Sora looked at him.

"We need to work hard to compete with the other young idols, of course.."

"Idols are always hardworking. I saw it in both you and Sungmin, so I guess they all are.."

Leeteuk looked at her. Now that she mentioned about Sungmin, he's been meaning to ask her something from their last conversation about Sungmin. "Do you like him?"

"Who? Sungmin oppa?" 

Leeteuk nodded while keep glancing at his coffee cup. Not able to lift up his head.

"What do you mean by 'Like'?" Sora looked at him, trying to understand what Leeteuk means from his words.

"Like, as in.. Love.." Leeteuk added.

She laughed. Leeteuk is showing his jealousy in their first official date. "Of course..." She look at the calm Leeteuk. 

"But just like a brother..." She added when the expected reaction didn't come from Leeteuk. "Are you being jealous now?"

"Oh no.. I'm just asking. In case I'm disturbing any progress in between both of you. I know Sungmin is single now. And he likes you too.."

"Oh? He's single? And he likes me??" Sora pretending to show her interested face.

"And you like it?" Leeteuk is being more obvious with his jealousy.

Sora laughed. "If I like him, I won't be here now.."

"Who knows..." Said Leeteuk while playing with his cup of coffee. Didn't get where Sora is coming from with her double meaning words.

"You know.." Leeteuk couldn't look up to Sora's face..

"What?" Asked Sora while raising her eyebrow.

"I've fallen for you from the first time I saw you"

"You mean the resort?" Sora is trying to think through about their encounters all this while.

"No. At the cafe.." Leeteuk reiterated.

"Oh, yes..." Sora almost don't remember about their encounter at the cafe. It is somehow not registered in her mind. She just remembered the rude Donghae's behavior that she hates that time.

"You.. Outshine others even from the first time we met.."

Sora look at Leeteuk. She can somehow hear the seriousness from Leeteuk's tone.

"Oppa.. I'm not joking when I say lets take this easy. I'm still re-configuring myself with previous relationship. So, I hope you can understand where I'm coming from.."

"You just broke-up?" Leeteuk looked at her. It is somehow a surprising fact that he knows about her. What Sungmin is telling him all this while must be true towards certain extent.

"I know you are.." Sora said to Leeteuk, instead of answering the question.

"How did you.."

"Its not the matter of how.. But its the matter of whether our feelings is real.."

"I know.. I understand your concern. I'll prove to you that I'm honest with my feelings towards you."

"I need to prove that I'm honest with my feelings too.." She smiled.

Leeteuk extends his hand toward Sora's face "I always get smitten by this smile.. Always" He said while caressing her cheek. "If only I can bring it home...."