signed | choi seungcheol

➢twenty-eight

-Jiyeon-

Rumors had spread like wildfire, no one could stop it. When it seemed like the rumor had died down, someone brought it up again, trying to find out who the woman was. The boys had to do something so they came up with a plan and discussed it with their manager.

The idea was absurd. Since they had some sort of event coming up they decided to hold a fanmeet and let me go too so Seungcheol could tell everyone about our relationship, maybe change the story a little.

Oh god. I had to memorize a script. It wasn't long but I knew I was going to mess up. I was never able to speak well to a crowd or a group of people I didn't know. All I had to say was that we are in an arrange marriage and we actually like each other. The end.

It wasn't so simple.

The day of the fanmeet came so quickly that I couldn't even grasp the situation. I was already standing backstage before I knew it! I was too nervous to even think straight but the boys tried to cheer me up and it helped quite a bit. I tried to memorize the script again and everytime I thought I got it, I messed up.

They started the fanmeet and did their thing but when it was my time to go up, something felt off. I went on the stage to see many many fans but I had to keep my composure so I bowed and introduced myself, "Annyeonghaseyo, I'm Yoon Jiyeon and S. Coups' girlfriend." there were some boos but mostly cheers for there was no way the fans would ruin their faces in front of their idols. I knew they didn't like me.

"We are actually in an arrange marriage," I explained, "Our parents had set us up, thinking this way S. Coups would be able to find a girl while working since it's really hard to find someone while being an idol." But then I couldn't go on, I had forgotten what I was supposed to say next and I just stood there.

"And so our parents," Seungcheol continued, "Put us together to get comfortable first and we are actually quite comfortable with each other. So please support our relationship! Thank you!" But even as he finished I couldn't get myself to move off the stage so I lifted the microphone to my mouth as the staff behind stage tried to stop me by whisper-shouting.

"You know," I sighed as I breathed in again and gave all my confidence, "S. Coups actually got hurt because of me. The injuries he got was from an accident that I almost got into but he managed to save me from it, sacrificing himself. Luckily it wasn't that bad but either way, I want to apologize." I watched as the crowd started whispering and some people were starting to give me some bad attitude but I had to apologize, it was only human that way.

I was about to kneel down and do a full bow when I heard Seungcheol shout through the microphone, "Wait!" I stopped and looked at him as he walked over and helped me up, whispering to me, "You're really crazy you know. Let me handle this." Confused, I just stood there as he took the course to another direction.

"I'm actually going to get into big trouble for this!" he shouted as he looked back at his manager, "Sorry managernim and ceonim but this was not an accident and it is also not Jiyeon's fault! Everyone listen carefully and record this!" I looked at him like he was crazy, "What are you talking about?" But he ignored me and continued to talk.

"This incident was on purpose!" he shouted as if he was saying an inspirational speech, "Someone was trying to corner Jiyeon so she wouldn't be able to talk." What? I thought as I looked at Seungcheol.

"A man named Lee Jungsoo killed her father many years ago," just by the name it made me get a headache but he continued, "He claimed that her father had killed his sister and made it look like it. So they threw him in jail and sued her family. But he's out of jail now."

"So?" I heard someone say from the crowd, "Is he back to kill her? I don't think so." I watched as Seungcheol paced around the stage, leaving everyone around him question what he was doing.

"Jiyeonah!" Jeonghan whispered to me, "What is he doing?" I shrugged at him and shook my head, "I don't know."

"Right," Seungcheol sighed as he stopped walking around, "He wouldn't want to kill her. He would be stupid to do that. I know this could sound like a hunch but hear me out." For some reason, the way he worded it, it didn't make me feel safe.

"Lee Jungsoo's sister is actually alive!" Seungcheol shouted as the whispers among the crowd grew and my mind started to get even more confused, "Mind blown right? His sister's name was Lee Jungah. She is also known as Elizabeth Martin, the one who hit me with her car. She probably teamed up with her brother and tried to harm Jiyeon."

Nobody needed to ask why though but everyone wanted to ask him how he knew but before anyone could ask he said, "DNA test, that's how I knew. They must be hiding something from us. Some sort of evidence. And this fabricated identity is one of them."

Everyone started to speak their own opinions loudly, causing the room to be filled up of mumbles and shouts from everywhere. But I heard it. I heard something.

I looked up to see a light right above the members come crashing down. I shouted, "You guys! Watch out!" but before all of them could get out of the way it crashes down.

I gasped as I hurried over to see if anyone got hurt. Unfortunately, someone did get hurt and everyone was in chaos. I started removing the remains around him as the pool of blood grew larger, "Someone call 119!"

The staff started crowding around the member, trying to slow down the blood flow and removing the glass remains aside. I felt a strong tug on my arm and I was pulled away from the crowd by Seungcheol.

[play TRACK 7]

"Look," he whispered as he showed me his phone. He didn't have to say anything else because I had clearly seen what was written on his phone. It was a message from a restricted number and it said something that almost made me freak out on the spot.

Be careful of what you say. I'm watching you. I'll pluck your members off the stage one by one, starting from your favorite little composer. Woozi.