It's You Chapter 16

"EunHyuk hyung...." said RyeoWook, breaking the silence. He stepped forward and grabbed EunHyuk's arm, but EunHyuk shook him off, staring at SiWon, who looked stricken.
"EunHyuk, it's alright, I'm sure there's an explanation for this," said DongHae, coming up behind me and grabbing EunHyuk by the shoulders.
"And I'm sure there's an explanation to why you're so angry at him," added KiBum. DongHae gently pushed EunHyuk away from SiWon, but he too was pushed away.
"I asked you a question SiWon," he said in a low voice. I could see that he was extremely stressed and I think that I was the only one in the room apart from EunHyuk himself who knew why.
"I..." said SiWon, looking scared. It was pretty funny to see tall, buff SiWon looking scared, especially when he seemed like the serious one in the group.
"EunHyuk," I said, stepping forward. SungMin pulled me back by the arm, and I caught DongHae giving him a grateful glance over my head.
"Don't JaeHwa, you never know what might happen," whispered HanKyung in my ear. I could feel him and SungMin tense up, ready to spring forward if a fight erupted. Of course they would be able to stop a fight with their martial arts... or kick some serious butt if they wanted to.
"SiWon, I'm asking you again," said EunHyuk, and I could see fire in his eyes. I had never in my life seen him so angry, not even when he was being annoyed by DongHae, and I felt scared. "Why do you have HyunJae's number?"
Say something SiWon, anything, just say something, I pleaded in my head. I stared at him, trying to channel my message, willing myself to become psychic just for these few seconds. EunHyuk was flanked by DongHae and YeSung, who both looked troubled.
SiWon was silent.
One thing I knew for certain, I was never going to get a job at the psychic hot line.

"EUNHYUK, NO!" yelled LeeTeuk and HeeChul as EunHyuk launched himself at SiWon. Even the combined efforts of DongHae and YeSung weren't enough to hold him back. I screamed. I didn't mean to, I wasn't a screaming sort of person, but it just popped out of my mouth. KyuHyun pulled me backwards out of the circle.
"KangIn hyung!" screamed RyeoWook, as EunHyuk punched SiWon, knocking him backwards. ShinDong and KangIn pulled EunHyuk back, but he wrenched himself free and attacked SiWon again, hitting him in every possible place he could reach, which was mostly his body and face.
"EunHyuk, stop!" I couldn't stop myself from yelling. It was too much.
"Stay away from her...!" panted EunHyuk, as he was dragged back by the combined forces of ShinDong, KangIn, DongHae and SungMin. HanKyung and KiBum helped SiWon up. I could see a little blood on the corner of his mouth. He staggered a bit, looking dazed.
"EunHyuk, stop it!" ordered LeeTeuk, pushing him back against the wall. "What were you thinking, have you gone crazy? If anyone hears of this, you're dead! Your career would be over!"
"I don't care, it's already over!" yelled EunHyuk, his eyes welling with tears. He glared at SiWon angrily. KyuHyun kept his hand on my shoulder.
"What do you mean it's over, don't be stupid!" said DongHae, glancing at me and then pulling LeeTeuk aside to stand in front of EunHyuk. "Nothing's even happened, what are you talking about?"
EunHyuk hung his head, his chest heaving. A tense silence descended over us again. SiWon sat on the floor with his hands over his head, YeSung and HanKyung crouching over him. After an eternity of a few minutes, EunHyuk looked up.
"You really want to know?" he said, looking at DongHae defiantly. "It's easy for you DongHae, you've already got it, you have no idea what I'm going through..."
"What?" asked DongHae, bewildered. "What have I got that you don't?"
"JaeHwa! You've got JaeHwa!"
Stunned silence.
"EunHyuk... are you in love with JaeHwa sshi...?" said KiBum tentatively.
I held my breath. I knew that he wasn't. But EunHyuk wasn't used to spilling out his feelings, not even with DongHae. What would he say...?
"No, dammit!" said EunHyuk angrily. "I'm in love with HyunJae!" He pointed at SiWon, is hand shaking. "And you knew, SiWon, you knew!"
SiWon stood up a bit shakily but walked towards us.
"I'm really sorry EunHyuk... but I like her too."
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"WHAT?!" HyunJae screamed in my ear.
I cringed. I'd expected this. "Sorry, HyunJae..."
"You've got to be kidding me! Japan?! That's like another world! What are your parents thinking of?!"
I sighed and flopped backwards on my bed, staring at the ceiling. I cradled the phone next to my ear. "I have no idea, but apparently it's for my own... safety."
'Come on, there's JunSu and me! And DongHae! And the rest of Super Junior, not that your parents know about them being there for you, but still! JunSu and I are pretty good bodyguards, aren't we?"
No kidding I thought, smiling. Following me around like devoted pets, glaring at other people for me, there were no other bodyguards like them. But all I said was "You know them... once they think of something, they're not going to let it go easily."
I heard HyunJae sigh. "At least tell me when you're leaving. So we can have a small get-together or something."
"What, a get-together with you, me and JunSu?" I teased. It was true that I had a few other friends, but most girls had been avoiding me for various reasons. "Anyway, don't worry, I won't be going til after holidays."
"Hey, you me and JunSu isn't such a bad thing, you know," replied HyunJae. "Now it's just gonna be JunSu and me when you leave. God, people are going to think we're a couple."
You're forgetting EunHyuk and SiWon, I thought. I remembered a few hours ago how EunHyuk had punched SiWon, confessed his love for HyunJae, and then stared in disbelief as SiWon confessed as well. Ah, the drama of being a boy. Then I remembered how KyuHyun and DongHae had sworn me to secrecy, but I admit that I hadn't planned on telling HyunJae anyway.
"Haha, I don't think so, don't we all know how much JunSu loves me and only me," I said jokingly. HyunJae laughed.
"Yea, because he's hopelessly devoted to protecting you from psychos," she said. Someone called her name in the background. "Look babe, I've got to go, but I'll see you in school tomorrow. I want to know what YOUR reaction was. Bye...!" The phone clicked and I was alone with silence.

I wondered if HyunJae really wanted to know my reaction.

I mean, taking a bus to nowhere, running in the rain, kissing DongHae, front row tickets to a Super Junior fight.... I don't think that's her idea of reacting to devastating news. Maybe I'd hold back the Super Junior parts.
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JunSu's reaction in school was possibly worse than HyunJae's and Super Junior's put together. Telling them was hard, but telling JunSu was even harder. I mean, we had this sort of connection, nothing in the romantic way, but we were kind of like brother and sister. Seeing the shocked expression on his face give way to bewilderment was painful.
"Why...?" he asked quietly. "I mean, I'm sure I've been a pretty good bodyguard, I'm always there for you, I mean, I don't-"
"JunSu, it's not you," I said, feeling terrible.
"Yea, it's not me either, so don't blame any of us," said HyunJae from her position on the tree branch. I looked at her. "I'm trying to make him feel better ok?"
I looked back at JunSu. He sat down on the grass, leaning against the tree, staring into space. I sat down next to him. HyunJae slipped off the tree and sat on his other side. The three of us were silent for a while.
JunSu suddenly took my hand and HyunJae's, and held them out in front of us.
"Look, whatever happens, we'll always be best friends right?" he said. He looked at me, and I looked back.
"Even if the world ends," I replied. He turned to look at HyunJae.
"Even if it's the last day on earth," she said, and I saw her squeeze his hand. I wondered how EunHyuk would react if he saw this.
JunSu stood up and pulled us both to our feet. "I feel like doing something rebellious," he said, smiling. "You two are so goody-goody." He brought out a penknife.
"Hey!" protested HyunJae. "I'm so not goody-goody!" She grabbed the penknife from JunSu. "Let's carve our names on the tree!"
"And it'll be there forever," I said. They both looked at me.
"Forever's a long time," said JunSu softly. HyunJae put her hand on the tree, looking up at it.
"But as long as this tree stands, our names will forever be on it," I said. She nodded, then carved her name quickly. She handed the knife to JunSu, who carved his name underneath. He gave it to me, I gently pushed the blade into the trunk.
"Let's try not to make it scream, huh?" I said softly. Suddenly JunSu and HyunJae had their arms around me.
"You're a weirdo Lee JaeHwa, and I love you," said HyunJae, burying her head in my shoulder.
I looked up at JunSu.
"No worries, I love you too," he said, smiling.
I felt like the luckiest girl in the world.