Kiss Me Under the Stars

Chapter 41

~~~~~~~ Kibum ~~~~~~~

I watched Hyomin driving through a forest with Ilhoon. They were both laughing and enjoying the breeze on their faces from the open convertible. There were constant cuts showing them separate and miserable. Sungjae eventually became the main cause of the sadness, seducing her in the music video.

Meanwhile, Aecha was her sister, constantly running back and forth and delivering notes between her and Ilhoon. Sungjae had kept Hyomin as a 'prisoner' and the letters were their only means of communication after she had gone missing and missed their wedding. Ilhoon, thinking she had stranded him at the alter, developed a hatred for her until her sister had began delivering notes back and forth.

They grew to have a silent love again all behind Sungjae's back. In the end, Ilhoon went to rescue her and was shocked to find her 'with' Sungjae after she had lost hope. He was then killed by Sungjae while Hyomin burst into tears. The second to last scene was Hyomin crying and cradling Ilhoon in her lap while he remained still. The ending of the music video was Hyomin reading the last note that Ilhoon had sent her through Aecha. The screen was filled by the paper with three words written in ink.

"I love you," Woohyun read in a quite voice before the song ended. "Kibum... Are you crying?"

"N-No," I sniffled, rubbing my stinging eyes. "The air is just really polluted in Shanghai and burns my eyes."

"Whatever you say..." he murmured unbelievingly. "Anyway, I wonder if the others have come up yet. Lets go see!" Eunsung clapped excitedly, a rare display of emotion from the young boy.

"They're across the hall," Dongjin murmured, sitting up with a sigh. "I'll go see if they're there, come on Eunsung. If I'm not back in 10 minutes... Assume the worst and save yourselves." I whacked his head with an amused smile and then watched the door swing shut behind him.

"Yo, Woohyun, do you ever think about what things would be like if we weren't singers or hadn't met Hyomin and Jiyeon and the others?" I asked him curiously, laying on my back with a sigh, my legs hanging off the bed.

He shrugged and then admitted, "I don't like to think about it. I like my life the way it is now." I nodded in agreement and he sighed heavily.

I slowly inquired, "What if you woke up tomorrow and found out that everything that happened with KREST and that you going to Korea was just a dream? What would you do if you woke up back in Maryland?" He shuddered and didn't reply. Instead, he stared blankly out of the hotel balcony windows and shut his eyes.

"Honestly?" I mumbled in answer and he frowned, his eyes still shut. "I would probably commit suicide."

"WOOHYUN!" I exclaimed in shock, sitting up quickly. "Are you crazy?!"

"No, I just love my group..." His soft words pierced my heart and I felt my throat closing as it became harder to swallow. "Anyway, DonJi and YangSung still aren't back, should we go check up on them?" I shrugged and nodded before sitting up and wandering over to the room door. I poked my head out and saw nobody in the hallway. The noise from the girls' room was noticeable and I waved Woohyun after me as I crept into the hall and knocked on their door.

"Hi Kibum!" Jiyeon greeted, flinging the door open. "Is there something that you needed?"

I straightened myself quickly and then cleared my throat awkwardly. "Umm... No, no. I just came to check in on Dongjin and Eunsung." She nodded slowly with a slightly confused expression. "Well, I'll be going now! Send them over whenever~!"

"Will do~!" Hyomin called from inside as I walked back across the hall and entered my room. Woohyun face-down and was sound asleep on one of the queen beds and I grinned and chuckled lightly to myself.

I lifted my phone and snapped a picture before tweeting it for the fans. The fans loved pictures of our private doings, especially when it involved sleeping and, more than the rest of us, Woohyun. There were instant retweets and comments and favorites and I smiled before yawning and flopping down onto the other queen bed. I snuggled into the blankets and smiled as I drifted to sleep.

~~~~~~~ 6:30pm ~~~~~~~

"Kibum~ Wake up~ We have a concert to put on~" Woohyun cooed in my ear, stroking my hair gently, causing me to shudder with happiness. "There you go! Up and about right now! We've got to leave soon!"

"Right," I slurred, still attempting to regain my mental integrity after being knocked out for several hours. "Where are we again?"

He rolled his eyes and shook his head with a groan. "We're in Shanghai. Good job remembering that little bit." I laughed at him sarcastically as I sat up and ran my hands through my hair.

"Shut up Woohyun. Alright, lets go." He nodded and grabbed the room key before walking into the hall and knocking on Hyomin's door.

"Yo, HyoMIN! Lets go! Bring DJ, JiJi, and the rest!" She yelled something in answer and he rolled his eyes and gestured for me to follow him. I walked alongside him into the elevator and leaned against the mirrored walls.

"Come take a picture with me~~~" I whined, pulling on Woohyun's shirt. He sighed and leaned his head towards mine. We puffed out our cheeks and pursed our lips while making peace signs and squinting happily. I snapped the picture and then edited it with stickers and blemish correctors (even though we had no blemishes). After I had edited it to my liking, I tweeted it and then sent it out to several of my friends.

"Shmexy boys~ Call me maybe? ;)" Taemin-Hyun teased in a reply text. I burst into laughter and quickly sent him a reply.

"I love you too, Taeminnie~ ;D" I joked while Woohyun burst into laughter. My phone vibrated and then vibrated a second time. Taemin had replied and his text had ended our conversation.

I read Changjo's text with a grin. "Beautiful squinty eyes~ I love you guys! ;D Have fun in China! See you soon!"

"See you Changjo~~" I replied while I followed Woohyun out of the elevator. "Alright, Woohyun-ah, do you think we have time for acupuncture while we're here?"

He looked at me curiously. "Why would you need acupuncture?"

"Back pain...? :D" I giggled awkwardly. He just shook his head with a sigh and then his mouth fell open. "What happened?"

"D- Dongjin... What are you wearing?! O_o" I turned around curiously and my mouth fell open from my overwhelming feeling of utter horror. Dongjin had his brown hair curled at the bottoms to look like a female bob.

His bangs were pushed across his forehead to give a feminine appearance. He had on a light pink shade of lipstick along with a small bit of foundation, some blush, and some black eyeliner ringing his eyes. He was wearing a big pink bow in his hair and had on a pair of light blue jeans with a flowing light red top. He was wearing a pair of black wedges with little bows on the toes and I mentally slapped myself.

"What did you do to DJ?!" I demanded in a shocked tone. "He looks..."

"Pretty..." Woohyun murmured in absolute surprise. "Anyway, shall we go?"

"I think that'd be a good idea," Manager-Hyung joked as he walked up to us. "It's getting late. Lets get moving."

"Where are we going anyway?" Aecha asked him with wide eyes. I laughed as I pushed Jiyeon after me.

Hyomin sighed and replied, "We're going to go perform Aecha. Where have you been?" We all burst into laughter as Jung Maknae crossed her arms with a pout. "We're going to be performing in Chinese so make sure that you all are ready!"

"Wǒmen yǐ zhǔnbèi hǎo zhíxíng! (We are ready to perform!)" Eunsung reassured with a smile.

"Yáng Ēn Shèng, nǐ de kùzi tài jǐnle? (Yang Eun Sung, are your pants too tight?)" Jiyeon teased with a giggle.

"Noona!" he protested with a violent blush.

I leaned over to Woohyun and whispered, "Remember when his pants almost fell on stage?" We all burst into laughter again and Manager-Hyung called the car.