How It Should Have Ended: A Boys Over Flowers Fanfiction Story

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A Fanfiction Story

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, places or photos. I did not like how Boys Over Flowers ended so I decided to continue the story. This story occurs in the 4 years that Jun Pyo and Jan Di were apart, and then what happened after they met on the beach. I know some of my timing was off (re: medical school, Ji Hoo's Grandfather's clinic being closed) and I was going to change it, but now I have no time so please just enjoy this without that lining up! (Also, I was guessing on the whole medical school, clinical, residency thing). Other than that, I tried to merge it with the Kdrama as much as possible. This is my first time ever writing something like this, but I hope you guys like it! If you like it, please write a review. I would appreciate knowing someone else read this and enjoyed it! Thank you!

Chapter 1

Jan Di couldn't sleep at all. She tossed and turned in bed. It had been a month since Jun Pyo left for New York. She missed him terribly. They were not able to spend a lot of time together since they started 'dating'. Before, his mother had done every possible thing to tear them apart. After Jun Pyo's accident, she seemed to have backed off a little, though Jan Di could tell she still wasn't so keen in having her for a future daughter-in-law. Now that they had no major obstacles to be together, Jun Pyo decided to leave to make a name for himself (or to be "an even greater Jun Pyo" as he called it). He tried very hard to persuade her to go with him. He could always visit, of course, but he had enrolled in University in New York to study Business Management, and he promised his mother to repair whatever damage they had caused the last few months...which meant business meetings in his spare time. Jan Di sighed heavily. Four years would be a long time to be apart.

Jun Pyo complained that she could just study in New York and he could cover all her expenses. She adamantly declined his help, though. While she agreed with him that it would be hard, she informed him that she needed to follow her dream, too. She wanted to make something of herself – something that he would be proud of. And she wanted to do it on her own.

Jun Pyo had reluctantly agreed. After all, wasn't that what he was doing also? So they bid each other farewell with the promise that they would call each other every day.

Jan Di sat up in bed. The past week had been ridiculously busy. She was preparing for her first year in Medical school. It had been a miracle that she even got in. She remembered barely sleeping those last few weeks before she took her CSAT. In the end, her hard work paid off and she got accepted. She remembered how proud she was to receive her letter of acceptance. It made her feel like she had made the right decision. Best of all, she did it all by herself.

Well, sort of.

Ji Hoo sunbae had been there, of course. There were several times when she almost gave up, but every time she was on the verge of giving up, he showed up to offer her encouragement, or to lend his assistance, mostly in the form of tutoring sessions.

Jan Di thought of the week of her CSAT. She often forgot to eat because she was so stressed. She spent most of her days in the library. She would often be surprised to find a brown paper bag with her name on it at her desk. Most of the time, she never even noticed him drop it off – but she often found food, a carton of milk and encouraging notes inside (sunbae often wrote "Fighting!" with a smiley face on her lunch bags). And oftentimes when she stayed at the library too late, she found him waiting outside on his bike to give her a ride home.

She smiled as she thought of her sunbae. She would never have survived the last 2 years without him. And knowing that he would be there for her during the coming 4 years gave her strength.

Jan Di sighed. She can do this. The four years would go by fast. Before she knew it, Jun Pyo would be back, and they would probably get married. Then they would never be apart again.

It was just 4 years, right?

She's got this.

...

The first few weeks of medical school went by as a blur. Jan Di's head was spinning. Between school and her part time job at the Porridge restaurant, she barely had time to herself. She considered quitting her part time job, but Master had been so good and so flexible with her schedule that she felt bad about it. Plus, she needed some spending money. Even though she got a scholarship at the University (another unexpected miracle that happened to her), she wanted to have some money for herself. Besides, lately showing up at the Porridge restaurant mainly involved "catching up" with Ga Eul. Ga Eul had also kept her job there at the restaurant, even though she was busy studying to be a teacher. Often those were the only times they even saw each other. Master didn't mind if they just sat at the restaurant and studied, or gossiped. Though he often complained that he needed to hire new workers who actually did some work, he often said this with a smile on his face so they always just laughed it off.

She was coming out of her last class of the day when she saw her sunbae walking towards her.

"Sunbae!" she exclaimed, a smile spreading on her face.

He walked slowly towards her with his hands in his pockets. His copper colored hair reached his shoulders now. He was wearing a white coat, light blue sweater, and khaki colored pants. He looked great as usual.

"How was class?" he asked, as he smiled back.

"Good," she answered. "But I think I'm going to have to pull another all-nighter."

Ji Hoo studied her closely. "You know, you're going to look like a panda if you keep this up."

"Pandas are cute though, right?" she asked with a grin.

Ji Hoo grinned back. "To other pandas, probably." He looked around, noticing other students staring at them. "Did you eat yet? I'm hungry."

Jan Di considered this for a moment. "I should probably go study…" she began, but then her stomach made a loud grumbling noise. She put a hand on her stomach and made a face.

Ji Hoo laughed. "Come on, I know a place you'd love."

He took her to a quaint little noodle place just a 10-minute drive from campus. It was neither posh nor a dive, and had just the right atmosphere for Jan Di to feel comfortable eating in. The noodles were delicious. She slurped them up hungrily.

They made small talk during dinner, mostly complaining about school. Finally, he asked her about Jun Pyo.

Jan Di was silent for a moment. Truth be told, they had been talking less and less lately. In the beginning it was all excited chatter – how their day was, what they ate, things like that. But talking about school and work every single day was hard to keep excited about. The time difference was no help either. Oftentimes when they talked he would either be getting ready to start his day and she would be getting ready for bed, or vice versa. They seemed to always be exhausted by the time their calls came. She just told herself that this was normal. That they'd be back together before she knew it.

"He's doing really well. He's enjoying learning more about the business, and is trying hard to stay his great self." She forced a smile.

Ji Hoo nodded. "I've been trying to keep in touch with him, too. He messages me now and again, although it's mostly to ask about how you're doing."

"Oh?" She arched an eyebrow. "Are you his spy now? And what did you tell him?"

He pretended to think for a minute. Finally, he said, "I told him that Geum Jan Di is still Geum Jan Di – strong, persevering and extremely stubborn."

She hit him playfully on the shoulder. He laughed and they spent the rest of dinner complaining about school.

Ji Hoo took her straight home after dinner so she could study some more.

"Sunbae!" she called, as he was about to leave.

He cocked his head to the side and looked at her.

"Thank you," she said, simply. "For everything. I don't know what I would do without you."

Ji Hoo smiled, nodded, and then said, "I promised Jun Pyo I'd look after you."

With that, he rode off.

...

Ji Hoo laid on the bed staring at the ceiling. His thoughts had been a jumbled mess lately. Between medical school, helping out at Grandfather's clinic, and working at the Art Center, things had been a little stressful for him. He hardly napped during the day anymore. Some days he wondered if going into medical school was the right choice. His grades were not a problem, of course. He had always found school easy. But he loved playing music – it was his therapy, and he seriously considered a career in it.

Grandfather approached him one morning and asked if he could take over the clinic one day. He immediately said no. People made him uncomfortable. But when Jan Di mentioned that she wanted to get into medical school, he gave it another thought. Though he hated to admit it, a part of him did enjoy helping out at the clinic. It was outside his comfort zone, but it also made him feel…useful. It gave him a purpose. He just needed to get used to being around people all the time.

You would think that after all these years with F4 he would be used to socializing, but oftentimes he let the others take the attention and often tried to find a quiet place to be alone. His F4 brothers were the only friends he ever had growing up, but even so, he couldn't really say he felt 100% comfortable around them. Whenever he felt stressed or overwhelmed, he turned to his music. Most people thought he was a snob - where in truth he was just an introvert (and slightly autistic), so he avoided human interaction when he could. Only the F4 knew about his personality. So even though he didn't always agree with what they did or thought of as fun (especially with Jun Pyo picking on people he deemed deserving of it), he always just stood by and watched from the sidelines. Besides, there was no arguing with Jun Pyo.

That was, until he met Geum Jan Di.

He still couldn't believe she had the courage to stand up to Jun Pyo like she did. It surprised him and aroused his curiosity as well. He tried to protect her as subtly as he could, but the more he did so, the more Jun Pyo was determined to ruin her.

Geum Jan Di.

He sighed and put his hands on his head. Sometimes he thought of what would have happened if he had never gone after Min Seo Hyun. Would he be with Jan Di right now? A part of him wished it, but the sensible part of him knew that if he had never gone after Seo Hyun, he would most likely still be pining for her right now. He was glad that part of his life was over. Seo Hyun still checked up on him once in a while, but he knew he was over his love for her. His heart now belonged to Jan Di – another woman who could never be his. He'd be lying if he said he never wished for her to return his feelings, but he wasn't delusional to think she would. And Jun Pyo was not only his closest friend, but he owed him his life. He promised himself he would not come between them. He wanted to start keeping his distance from Jan Di, because he knew one day her and Jun Pyo would get married, and then she would have no need of him anymore. But Jun Pyo made him promise to look after her before he left. He thought Jun Pyo had lost his mind at first, but his best friend insisted he trusted her with no one other than him so he relented.

Not that he minded it at all anyway.

Perfect. He thought, miserably. Jun Pyo would be gone for four years...which meant he had 4 years with Geum Jan Di. He would make those 4 years count. He would be there for her. Being with her made him feel happy. Alive. It helped him come out of his shell a little. He had done so many things he never would have thought of doing if it wasn't for her. So even though deep down he knew he was setting himself up for a lifetime of pain, he would endure it.

For her. For him. He would treasure every moment he spent with her and just try to keep his feelings locked in a box.

Grandfather knocked softly on his door.

"Come in, Grandfather," he called.

His grandfather came in holding a tray with a teapot and two cups in it.

"Couldn't sleep either eh?" His grandfather looked thoughtfully at him.

He nodded softly, and then he got up from the bed and helped his grandfather put the tray on his bedside table. He started pouring the tea into the cups as his grandfather sat on a chair.

"How're things going with you? I haven't seen you much lately."

"I'm sorry, Grandfather. I've been busy with school and the art center lately." He sipped his tea, noting for a second what kind it was. Chamomile, he surmised. The calming tea. The sleep inducer. Grandfather must have noticed he hadn't been sleeping much lately.

"Have you thought about what you wanted to specialize in?"

He had thought about it. "Pediatrics, maybe." People made him uncomfortable, but little kids were not so bad.

His grandfather raised an eyebrow. Then, after a few seconds, he nodded. "I think that is a good choice for you."

Grandfather took a slow sip of his tea. "How's Geum Jan Di doing?"

At the mention of her name, Ji Hoo's face livened up.

"She complains about all the work and studying she has to do, but she really loves it." He started talking about her with a smile on his face, bringing up funny incidents that happened to her in class now and then. "I think she might really become a doctor one day."

Grandfather watched his grandson as he spoke, nodding his head as he listened attentively. He could tell his grandson still harbored feelings for her, and he knew that Ji Hoo would never act on those feelings again. It pained him to know this, but he knew there was nothing he could do. It was between Ji Hoo and Jan Di. He stood up and gave his grandson a hug before stepping out of his room and closing the door.

My Ji Hoo, he thought. I hope you find the happiness you so greatly deserve.