I LOVE YOU MY FRIEND (JAEJOONG FANFIC) #WATTYS2015

CHAPTER 8

Lena and the DBSK boys all silently ate after Daichi left. Somehow Xiah, U-Know, Micky and Max felt the tension between Lena and Jaejoong. They could easily tell that something was wrong.

            Lena looked at Jaejoong. She knew that he was angry with her. And somehow this made her very uneasy. She couldn't stand the fact that he was being upset with her.

            “Jaejoong . . . . what's wrong? I know you're mad . . . . Are you angry with me?” she asked as she looked straight at him.

            “I'm not mad . . . .” Jaejoong answered coldly.

            Lena smiled bitterly. “We've been friends for a very long time. I already know how you act when you're mad or you're upset . . . . And frankly, right at this minute . . . . I know you're angry . . . . Are you angry with me?” she asked again.

            Jaejoong finally lifted his eyes to meet Lena's stare.

            “I still can't believe that you would actually agree to something so ridiculous like an arranged marriage . . . . Whatever happened to the girl who I knew? What happened to the girl who said that she would only marry someone who she loves? . . . What happened to my friend who always stood up for her decisions and principles? . . . .What happened to the feisty Lena that I know?” Jaejoong continuously asked as he stared straight  back at Lena.

            Suddenly Lena felt she have never felt so small in her entire life. Jaejoong was right. The old Lena would never have agreed to marry someone who she didn't love. Somehow Lena wanted to defend herself against Jaejoong's pre-judgement. But she knew he was right and she couldn't do anything about it. She felt totally helpless.

            “I know . . . . I maybe a big disappoint to you . . . . But frankly I have tried going against my parents' wishes for as long as I could. They even gave me the choice to break off the engagement . . . . provided I presented a guy to them that I was going to marry instead. And how could I possibly do that? Aside from you . . . . I don't know any other man. . . . . “ Lena tried to explain. But somehow as she was trying to explain her side to him . . . . she didn't notice that tears were already falling from her eyes.

            “Lena . . . .” Jaejoong uttered.

            “Do you think I actually like to marry someone I don't love? I can't do anything about it, Jaejoong. . . . . I have tried to rebel and I have even tried to run away . . . . but all of it was just useless. You know how rich my parents are. They just used their influence and everybody was already afraid to help me. Do you know the reason why I had been away for the passed year was because that was the time I was rebelling against my parents. I ran away . . . . and I even tried to live alone for more than a month . . . Do you have any idea how hard it was for me?. .  But during those time . . . . the only thing on my mind was . . . . I wanted to prove to my parents that I can live alone and that I wanted to make them realize that I had no intention of being married to a man I barely even knew. . . . . “ she continued to say as tears also continued to stream down her face.

            Jaejoong immediately saw Lena's tears. This somehow made his heart suddenly turn soft. He couldn't stand seeing a girl cry . . . . especially if it was Lena. He had never seen her cry ever since they were small. She had been a very strong and brave girl. And seeing her cry now . . . . was making him crazy with concern.

            Jaejoong suddenly stood up and went to where Lena was sitting. He knelt down in front of her and looked straight into her eyes. “I'm sorry . . . . Please don't cry,” he said as he immediately wiped Lena's tears with his hand.