Disclaimer: I do not own BOF in anyway.
Note: I am beginner to this whole writing process. Any grammar mistake, spelling mistake…I would happily correct it if you point it out to me. I don't really know where I am going with story. I just imagined a scenario where Yi Jung meets Ga Eul`s first boyfriend (definitely not Sun Pyo). This is timed somewhere after the convo on Namsan stairs between the pair and here the promise at kiln has not yet happened…well let's see.
Chapter 1:
Ga Eul wondered for the nth time as to what the hell is she doing here? When Eun Jae asked her to come for this 'tiny' engagement part, she should have been more prepared. But how was she to know that Eun Jae was engaged to none other than the brother of the one and only- So Yi Jung. She vaguely wondered if everything in her life will somehow get connected to the Casanova in one way or other.
It hasn't been much time since the Namsan stairs incident. Ga Eul had steadily worked on her promise to not bother Yi Jung again and it working well for most part. She had only seen him again once in that Jun-Pyo party where Jan Di almost drowned herself- in an attempt to regain Jun Pyo`s memory. What a fiasco that was. She was glad that everything turned out well in the end for her friend. Jan Di deserved all the happiness that was coming her way. Ga Eul quietly sighed thinking how brave her was. She was immensely proud of Jan Di. She wished that she had at least a quarter of Jan Di`s bravery.
Her relationship with Yi Jung or lack of it was platonic to say the least. The forced cordial-ness, rendered her-him-everyone around them awkward. That was troubled her in this event. She wanted to be there Eun Jae, she was a fabulous friend. A 'Unni' she never had. She wanted to be there for Yi Jung. It would be difficult for him on so many levels. The love of his life is marrying his brother. Talk about complexities. And he has to be here since he was the only one from the So family who cared enough to be here for Il-Hyung. However, she was not sure how to be of any help to Yi Jung.
Ga Eul decided it was best if she addressed her compliments and left the party a bit early saying some excuse or other. No one would miss her much anyway. She approached Eun Jae. she was immediately engulfed in a surprise hug.
"Ga Eul-ah! You came! You haven't met Il-Hyung properly. Come on!" Eun Jae said excitedly.
Il-Hyung, to Ga Eul's surprise was nothing like Yi Jung. He laughed openly, joked easily and his overall easy-going demeanour eased Ga-Eul to a conversation.
"you know the F4 right?" He asked.
"Yes, through Jan Di. She is my best friend." She answered.
"Yes of course. Eun Jae mentioned that. Come by our café sometime. We would love to have you over. Eun Jae was so excited when you joined pottery class, you know she was yearning for girl companionship."
"Unni is very awesome. I love her company as well." Ga Eul said smiling at Il-Hyung and Eun Jae.
Ga Eul was just getting comfortable in her conversation when someone uttered her name in surprise. "Chu Ga Eul.!"
Ga Eul froze. She knew that voice. She wanted to laugh at the irony of it all. The universe sure had some sadistic streak. Otherwise what were the odds that she run into her first love in this event nonetheless. She wished against wish as she turned to the voice that it be anyone, anyone but Kun Jae- Sun.
However, her luck was on the downhill as always.
"Jae-Sun Sunbae." Her voice sounded so foreign in her own ears. Its him alright. He looked better looking than how she remembered him. When she knew he was just a gangly teen. Gone was any trace of that gangly boy but what remained was a hunk of a man, with piercing dark eyes. Those eyes were the same. His hair was cropped short. The military service has been paying off on his looks.
As if seeing him after all these years was not painful enough. The F4 and Jan Di appeared. Ga Eul almost laughed out in hysterics. Almost. But she just stood there staring at Jae-Sun. He also stared intently as if he could not quite believe his eyes.
One other person froze in surprise. Geum Jan Di. But she recovered quick enough and was suddenly at my side.
"Jae Sun sunbae. Long-time no see." Jan Di initiated a conversation probably realising that Ga Eul's brain was mush now.
Jae Sun still not breaking eye contact with Ga Eul answered Jan Di's question as if one would answer from a trance. "Yes, I was in the military for quite a bit of time."
"You guys know each other?" Eun Jae asked.
Ga Eul's eyes widened. She silently pleaded with her eyes to Jae Sun that she was not the one who was going to explain the situation to their friends. That she can't apparently form any sort of words in her mouth now. She wasn't sure if Jae-Sun Sunbae even understood her silent pleas.
"Umm, me and Ga Eul … umm. we were dating." He answered Eun Jae.
"What?" No need to guess who shouted this question. Ga Eul didn't dare to look in the direction of Yi Jung`s voice. This situation was awkward enough.
"That's some interesting new. Why don't we all settle down and have some dinner. The pork chops look amazing!" Il-Hyung said clapping his hands together. Everyone murmured in agreement. Ga Eul felt grateful for Il-Hyung's intervention. She allowed Jan Di to drag herself to the dinner table and settle down.
But she couldn't eat anything. She was in the process of pushing her food her and there in her plate. Not really eating anything. Which was a shame considering how tantalising the food on display was. But every bite she took tasted like ash in her mouth. Especially since Yi Jung sunbae was looking at her all the time.
'Did he even blink?' But she was not going to cross check that thought now.
"Are you okay?" Jan Di whispered.
Ga Eul took a deep breath and said. "Not really. I think I should just call it a night and go home now."
Jan Di looked like she wanted to protest at that but then thought better of it and said, "So should I tell one of the guys to drop you home?"
"That won't be necessary. I will drop Ga Eul home." Here was that voice again. Jae Sun Sunbae was standing near their chair so coolly as if he was waiting all his life for her.
Ga Eul took another deep breath and answered, "Sunbae it will be better if I just took a cab home."
"Ga Eul" Jae Sun said in a voice which meant 'no-protest', "Don't you think its time that we talked about us?"
That did it. When he said that sentence, her eyes invariably sought Yi Jung`s. There was no doubt as to whether he heard it if the way the tight grip on the fork in his hands was any indication.