DARAGON FAN FICTION: WITH ALL HER FINGERS AND TOES

PART THREE

PART THREE:

"I was heartbroken, even betrayed for it had always been a three-man relationship. It wasn't just DARAGON but DARIGON, with me in the middle ----- always in the middle."

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May 2012

NEWS: Are 2NE1's goddess Dara Park and actor Jung Il-Woo dating?

2NE1 member Dara Park and hallyu star Jung Il-Woo were reportedly seen hanging around Nami Island later this month. Fans who saw them walking around together believe that the two well-admired superstars of Korea are indeed having a romantic affair. Their friendship started when they did the 2008 drama The Return Of The Iljimae and have been expressing their amity eversince through their me2day updates which are believed to have furthered their feelings for one another. Furthermore, Dara Park's dating ban specified in her contract was officially lifted off by YG earlier this month allowing her to publicly accept romantic invitations from her fan boys.

Netizens showed much interest to the two stars and responded to this rumor positively posting comments like "They seriously look good together!" and "They're a gorgeous couple. They should make gorgeous babies!" Also some netizens believe that the two top stars have long been dating secretly but decided to let the public know only after YG officially allowed Dara to date whomever -------

"Hey, rat, are you done working and wasting time already?"

Seung-Ri quickly closed the computer lid upon hearing his hyeong's voice. He carefully shoved the apparatus to the farthest end of the table as he spun around in his chair to face Ji-Young hyeong. The mighty dragon was frowning at him.

"Err. . . ne. Of course I am, hyeong! You know I only goof around after work." he said rather anxiously, consciously wandering around the room. He was careful not to meet his hyeong's eyes.

Ji-Young fell hushed so Seung-Ri had to look at him anyway. Big mistake. He had seen it.

Ji-Young managed to reach the table in three long strides, his eyes squinting at his net book.

"Hyeong..." Seung-Ri grabbed him by the arm before he even laid a finger on the computer.

"Ya, rat, would you rather want your hyeong be stupidly clueless than hurt but knowing?" he asked and though there was a hint of amusement in his voice Seung-Ri wasn't fooled.

"Neither." he said, slightly driven round the bend. How could he choose between two bad choices? Seung-Ri reluctantly released him. His hyeong grinned and dotingly messed his hair, not taking his annoyance seriously.

Seung-Ri worriedly watched his hyeong as he read the article about Dara noona and her rumored new boyfriend ----- new for there had, in fact, been a former one only months ago. But the world didn't know about it, of course. It was a YG family secret. Or it used to be.

Their break-up came as a sincere shock to the entire YG family but not to him. Seung-Ri wasn't shocked. He was heartbroken, betrayed even.

How could noona and hyeong end the relationship they all slyly built together for almost eight long years? Didn't his feelings and choice matter? It was, afterall, always had been a three-man relationship, him being its one third.

It wasn't just DARAGON, as some naive fans dubbed them, but DARIGON, with him in the middle ----- always in the middle.

Wasn't he the first soul hyeong confessed to about his love for noona after waking up in the middle of one night realizing he was in love with her? Wasn't he hyeong's top and most trusted accomplice? Didn't he rally round in hyeong's make-up surprises for noona? He was always the first person hyeong relied on to run his romantic errands for her, always buying flowers and chocolates that noona often craved for, arranging dinner reservations and videoke escapades that were always chaperoned for their sake. Those and more that fans mistaken him as the member who was dating the most, not that he minded because he didn't. He kinda liked the reputation. (*lol*)

Thus, Seung-Ri could never forgive them for breaking up behind his back because if he were there never would he allow such idiocy to happen.

Indeed it was stupid. Above all, it was life-changing.

He darted his gaze back to his hyeong. The man had drastically changed in a three-month span. It wasn't the kind that could be seen at first glance because the change wasn't external. It was way too skin-deep.

The change was him.

Seung-Ri straightened his back when Ji-Young stiffly shoot up. He charged straight to the door without looking at him, wordless.

"Hyeong. . ." he called. Ji-Young stopped halfway but didn't turn to look at him.

There were those times when a person would want so much to say the right words to make the other person feel right but just couldn't get the right words out. Seung-Ri knew he'd just been caught in one of those moments.

His hyeong sensed his struggle and spoke.

"Save it, rat. Let's not damage those brain cells of yours. There aren't much good ones left." Though his tone was serious Seung-Ri knew he was smiling. Hyeong was teasing him.

"Ya!"

Ji-Young chuckled once. It sounded dry.

"Naneun ka." hyeong said afterwards before he could even gripe, briefly waving a hand.

Seung-Ri watched Ji-Young as he walked out of the door and out of his sight. Since the break-up no conversation or confrontation was raised about Dara noona. He was able to put up with hyeong's silence for the first whole month, generously giving him the space and time not to heal but to bleed for he understood that moving on from an eight-year old love wasn't a month-long recovery process.

It could take years double its age or in hyeong's case, forever.

But Seung-Ri couldn't wait forever. He must know why before hyeong and noona fall too far apart to the hilt.

He knew he was missing something and figure it out he would. He'd get them together again as he'd been doing in the old days.

It was, after all, what he did best.

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