How can he do that to her? A month of not contacting? He must be crazy! And what kind of reason is that - to see if she would miss him? Sinchia! That is so childish of him! If I were in his shoes, I would never do that to her. If I wanted to test her feelings for me, I would give a three-days shot only. One month is definitely too long!
"I can't believe Yonghwa-ssi really did that! It is so unfair to Seohyun-ssi!" Jinwoon said as he walked alongside Seulong towards their van.
"Don't be so sensitive Jinwoon-ah. He already explained his reasons right?" Seulong climbed into the van first followed by his over-reacting maknae.
"That's not a reason hyung. That's an excuse. Did you see his face when the PD-nim asked him why he did that? He was looking for an excuse, I knew it!"
"I knew a month is too long. At first I thought it was really bad, but after he explained his reason, I could see some sense in his words." Seulong said causing Jinwoon to sigh hard.
"Ya now you're siding with him?" Jinwoon's face was serious.
"Aniyo. I was just pointing out the positive points in Yonghwa-ssi's words while you are pointing the negative ones. We need a balanced debate you know."
"Aish sinchia! If I were to be put in WGM with Seohyun-ssi, I would treat her right. How can Yonghwa-ssi not see how precious she is?" Jinwoon mumbled causing Seulong to chuckle.
"He hasn't seen it yet." Seulong corrected his dongsaeng.
"Aigoo! That episode really make me think bad about Yonghwa-ssi. I still can't believe he ignored Seohyun-ssi for a month!"
"Jinwoon-ah! Can you please stop repeating this? You are giving me a bad headache you know! Aigoo!" Seulong groaned, getting tired of Jinwoon's endless rants.
"It doesn't matter anyway. They're just a couple in the show right? Since he did not bother to contact her for a month, does it mean he's not interested in her?" Jinwoon continued asking. He needed the assurance.
"It's really up to you to think of it that way. Like you said, it's just a show. They might be acting most of the time, you'd never know." Seulong said as he threw his gaze out of the window, in the midst of thinking himself.
"Ah hyung! We're having our comeback soon right? And so is SNSD. How exciting! We'll be able to meet them backstage!" Jinwoon said, his mood lifting almost immediately.
"Jinwoonie-ah, I'm just reminding you this, that episode we've just viewed earlier was filmed in August. Now it's already October, I'm sure the goguma couple is alright now."
"You'd never know." Jinwoon replied stubbornly.
"Even the episode with Ueno Juri shows us how close they are already. And that is filmed in September. Think about it." Seulong kept sharing his positive thoughts about the Goguma couple to Jinwoon who seemed to be in a sulky mood again. "Who knows, Seohyun and Yonghwa might be having a wonderful time together right now..."
******
MINHO
"Minho hyung, you're still not asleep yet?" Taemin asked as he landed on the couch beside Minho who was busy changing the channels on the television.
"No. Can't sleep." Minho answered, eyes not leaving the television screen.
"Oh. Okay." Taemin did not dare to ask more. He could sense that Minho was in a terrible mood. So he decided to just sit and be quiet.
"Hm... Did you happen to watch WGM yesterday?" Minho asked suddenly. Taemin looked at him surprised.
"WGM? The program Vic noona and Seohyun noona is in?"
"Yes. That program."
"Aniyo. I was busy with my assignments." Taemin told him. "Wae? Anything wrong?"
Minho knew he could trust Taemin with any personal conversation. And so, he turned off the television and turned in his seat to face the maknae.
"You know right Seohyun is married to Yonghwa-ssi in WGM?" Minho asked. Taemin nodded his head, feeling very curious all of a sudden.
"Hm... Even Key hyung was talking about Seohyun noona with Onew hyung. What's the big issue?" Taemin mumbled to himself.
"Huh? What is it?"
"Uh nothing. What were you saying again?"
"It's that last week Seohyun and Yonghwa-ssi had that episode to celebrate their birthdays and Yonghwa-ssi gave Seohyun that two row goguma field as a present. And we're right in guessing that song Sarang Bit was for Seohyun, Yonghwa-ssi confessed it."
"Ne! I watched that episode with Key hyung! They look very sweet, I must say." Taemin nodded.
"That's not so important." Minho quickly cut him. "Did you know, after that episode Yonghwa-ssi did not contact her for a month? Imagine for a month!"
"When was this uncontactable month supposed to be?" Taemin asked.
"July? I think it's July since Seohyun's birthday is in June."
"Oh. We've met a few times at the company. She seemed fine." Taemin shrugged his shoulders not finding this topic complicated at all.
"Ya. Seohyun's the type of person who knows how to hide her emotions well. She must have felt so down." Minho shook his head in regret.
"Um ok. But what does it have to do with us?"
"Taemin-ah! We're under the same company. We're practically like siblings under the same father, SM. Don't you feel sorry for her?"
"But hyung, the WGM is just a reality show right? It's not like they are dating, that Yonghwa hyung have to update on his whereabouts to her right?" Taemin said.
"Hm... I guess you're right. He's not in contact with her because there's no need to! They are not attached to each other, and it doesn't make any sense if he were to call or text Seohyun outside of WGM! That's right Taemin-ah! You're a genius!" Minho said excitedly as he shook Taemin's shoulders. "Aigoo! Finally, I think I am going to be able to sleep tonight."
"Hyung-ah, you asking about Seohyun noona and Yonghwa hyung seemed a bit off you know that?" Taemin raised an eyebrow. "Who knows right now they might be having a wonderful time together?"
"What are you saying Taemin-ah?" Minho threw him a dirty look. Anyway, just think of it as me being concerned towards Seohyun. After all, we're in the same company, so we should take care of one another right?"
"But if Seohyun noona is hurt by Yonghwa hyung's actions, then he's really bad." Taemin nodded his head. "But I guess Seohyun noona need not worry too much about it, because she has many back-ups in SM, us SHINee, Suju hyung, TRAX hyung, SNSD noona, f(x) noona, we're a big team! Even Onew hyung had warned Yonghwa hyung before during Nocturnal Stars to take good care of Seohyun noona."
"Aigoo Taemin-ah! You're a wonderful dongsaeng you know that?" Minho pinched his cheek. "Okay, I need to sleep now. We'll talk more tomorrow okay? But it's best if you don't mention about our conversation now to the rest."
"Ahrasso hyung." Taemin nodded his head.
"Okay, good night!" Minho said as he dragged his tired feet towards the bedroom before turning to warn Taemin. "Ya, you better go to sleep too. It's late!"
"Ne! I'll sleep soon!"
Minho laid down on the mattress and stared into the dark ceiling. He could feel his mind free of worries. Especially that of Seohyun's.
*****
KEVIN
"Wo! That's a bad move Jung Yonghwa!" Kevin shouted at the Jung Yonghwa on the television screen causing Alexander and Eli to laugh out loud. "What?"
"Come on dude, there's no need to get so emotional!" Alexander said.
"Hey! Weren't you guys watching? He did not contact her for a month." Kevin said as a matter of fact.
"So? Are you even sure they're saying the truth?" Eli asked. "It may be scripted you know."
"Hm I don't think so. Look at how sad Seohyun-ssi was when she told the camera that he did not contact her for a month. It must be true. He did not wear the couple ring too! Oh no!"
"Since when did you know how to read people's body language and their emotions?" Alexander said as he stuffed his mouth with a handful of chips.
"If I were to be paired up with her in WGM, I would shower her with lots of love, books, fun and books!" Kevin said as he sprawled himself on the couch. "And of course I'd willingly wear the couple ring without complains."
"You said books twice." Eli pointed out.
"Yeah so what? She loves books." Kevin shrugged. "Oh my! Look at her pout!"
"Jeez! Stop acting like a pervert Kevin-ah!" Alexander cringed his face in disgust.
"Hey man! I just like her and I am just saying she just looks cute with that pout. Aigoo!" Kevin smiled. "I bet there'll be other guys who are practically drooling right now which is even worse than me."
"Ya right. You could say that."
"He's really bad! And he has the guts to ask her if she missed him! What a jerk!" Kevin cried in disbelief.
"It's just a show. Don't think too much about it." Eli said as he changed the channel on the television causing Kevin to jump up immediately.
"Hey! I was watching that!"
"Don't watch it if you are going to get angry and jealous for no reason." Eli warned him causing Kevin to pout.
"Ahrasso. But I still like Seohyun though." Kevin grinned and Alexander made a puking sound. "She's just so cute! Can't wait SNSD to make a comeback with 'Hoot'! We'll get to her soon hopefully!"
"Yeah. And then we'll have to keep hearing you talk about her all the time." Eli said, shaking his head.
"Cute cute cute! I'm so gonna look up for her comeback teaser online. See ya!" Kevin said as he skipped to his bedroom to turn on his notebook.
"I bet she's having a wonderful time with Yonghwa-ssi right now." Alexander whispered to Eli.
"Yeah! Me too. Too bad for Kevin." Eli and Alexander shrugged.
*****
KYUHYUN
It was extremely hard for him to concerntrate on his vocal practice. It was just a while ago when he had his break and met Yoona and Sooyoung at the pantry. The two girls invited him to sit with them while enjoying their break. That was when the conversation started, the conversation which was making him lose focus.
"Today's episode is daebak!" Yoona squealed causing Kyuhyun to look at her, confused.
"What episode?" Kyuhyun asked.
"Seohyun and Yonghwa's episode on WGM!" Sooyoung told him excitedly.
"Oh. What's so special about it?" Kyunhyun asked again, this time trying to hide the annoyance in his voice.
"Well, they sort of have a fight. Yong-seobang did not contact her for a month." Yoona told him.
"Sinchia? When was this?" Kyuhyun frowned, his voice curious.
"Just now." Sooyoung replied without hesitation.
"Just now? No, I mean when when was the period he did not contact Hyunnie and all?"
"Ah July?" Sooyoung said. "Still remember that time, Hyunnie was so down. Aigoo. Pity her."
"Jeongmal? How come I didn't, I mean, we didn't know about it?"
"It was just a misunderstanding oppa." Yoona said as she took a sip of her coffee. "Anyway, it is just a reality show oppa. He has the right to contact or not contact Hyunnie."
Kyuhyun tried to shake Yoona's words out of his mind but it was very difficult to do so. His mind kept wondering and worrying about Seohyun. 'She must have been so sad. What was his idea of not contacting her? It doesn't make sense. He seemed to really like her in the first place, or not?'
Kyuhyun decided to stop his practice for the day and went on looking for Yoona and Sooyoung. He found them in SNSD's practice room and wanted to clarify some things regarding Seohyun.
"Where is Hyunnie now?" Kyuhyun asked.
"She did not have any schedule today oppa. She might be at home." Yoona said.
"Ani! I think she went to meet up with Yong-seobang today!" Sooyoung exclaimed.
"Jeongmal?" Kyunhyun asked, voice full of disappointment.
"Oh how sweet! They must be having such a wonderful time together!" Yoona said giggling to herself.
Kyunhyun gave a forced smile as he quietly left the room.*****
JUNG YONGHWA
His eyes kept on watching her every movement without fail. The way her mouth twitched to laugh or smile, the way her eyes sparkled everytime he did something which amused her, the way her hands cover her face whenever she got embarrased, the way her cheeks flushed when she felt shy; all of the things which will surely remain in his head, mind and heart, recorded and stored in his long-term memory.
Seohyun was the only woman who was able to make his heart flutter aimlessly. There might be other girls who are indeed prettier and stylish than Seohyun, but his heart only wanted her. His soul wanted her. Even the pervert side of him wanted her. Only her.
And now as he spent time with her on the couch, in the CNBlue dorm, watching the previous episode of their reality show, WGM, he felt so blessed, so content. He smiled as he leaned back against the couch and slid his right arm on the back of the couch, just above Seohyun's shoulders. 'Ya! Now I just need to land my arm on her shoulder. Should I do it now?' Yonghwa debated.
"Look at you! So confident then!" Seohyun exclaimed causing Yonghwa to jump out of his seat. He thought he had been caught. "Oppa? Kenchiana?"
"Aish sinchia! What's that for?" Yonghwa asked as he scrambled back up the couch taking a seat beside Seohyun.
"Aigoo. There! You look as if you've done nothing wrong." Seohyun pointed at the television screen. It was the WGM episode whereby they met after a month of not contacting each other. Yonghwa sighed.
"That was two months ago Hyun. Now look where we are now." Yonghwa said.
Seohyun laughed as she continued watching. Then she did the most unexpected thing which caused Yonghwa to gape for a while; she leaned into him, hugging his right arm in the process.
"Um Seohyun-ah. Wh-What are you doing?" Yonghwa stammered, his ears turning red.
"Wae? You don't like it?" Seohyun asked, surprised. Yonghwa could see the hurt in her eyes as she let go of his arm. Yonghwa felt a sudden lost.
"Ani. Ani. I just... It's not like that." Yonghwa mumbled, his right arm immediately went over Seohyun's shoulders and pulled her gently to him, leaning back into the couch. He could feel her warm body so close to his making him shiver slightly.
"This is how it's supposed to be." Yonghwa said, breaking the silence. He felt ridiculously shy to look into Seohyun's face. He braved himself to look down and what he saw then just made him burst with happiness. Seohyun was looking up at him, one hand on his shirt, smiling shyly. Every now and then her eyes would stray away from his piercing look.
"Aish sinchia! Stop looking at me like that." Seohyun whined letting go of his shirt.
"Andwae!" Yonghwa pulled her hand back towards his chest and held it there. "Let's just stay like this for a while."
Seohyun nodded shyly and resumed watching their push-pull episode. And then it happened. Seohyun could still feel Yonghwa's piercing stares causing her to look up again. And at that moment, Yonghwa gave a soft lingering kiss on her forehead, causing her to gasp in surprise. Seohyun could do nothing except to close her eyes, enjoying his warm breath on her head.
"Seo Joohyun? Are you angry?" Yonghwa asked, searching her eyes, his hand not letting go of hers.
Seohyun shook her head, sitting up so they could face each other properly. "Komawoyo oppa. I-I like it." She said, blushing. Yonghwa smiled.
"Aish. After this episode airs, I think a lot of guys are going to put the blame on me." Yonghwa sighed. "Just look at Jinwoon! And even Seulong-sunbaenim thinks I'm bad."
"Neon jeongmal bad boy..." Seohyun started singing softly whilst looking straight at Yonghwa. "You are my bad boy."
"Jeongmal?" Yonghwa winked causing Seohyun to burst out laughing.
"The boys should be back soon right?" Seohyun asked as she checked the time on her handphone.
"Don't worry Hyun-ah, I told them to wait downstairs until I call them up." Yonghwa told her.
"Aigoo! You are a bad hyung. Call them up now." Seohyun tapped his arm lightly. "I'll make something nice for us to eat."
"Sinchia? Ahrasso." Yonghwa smiled as he dialled Jonghyun's number. Seohyun was already busy in the kitchen.
This was what he wanted. This was what he always dreamed off. Him and her, just having a wonderful time together.
