Troy sat on his couch alone. an empty bowl of generic bran-flake cereal sat on the table in front of him. his feet,crossed resting beside them. His mouth opened wide and he let out a large bellowing yawn. the clock on the wall read: 11:17. He flipped through the TV channels over and over. each time he completed a cycle he thought maybe something would catch his eye this time. nothing ever did. having nothing else to do, he continued to sit on the couch and continue his endless search of something to watch. Until that is, his phone rang.He rolled his head around his neck, sighing. he picked it up and slowly brought it to his ear.
"YOU BIG JERK!!" boram yelled before he could even finish raising the phone all the way to the side of his head. Troy flinched and rubbed his ear. he held the phone away as boram continued to shout from the other end. "what are you thinking troy? do you want soyeon to like you or not? if so it sure doesnt sound like it based on what she said you said to her yesterday! answer me troy i know you are there! troy!"
"yea im here. just a little deaf thanks to someone." Troy responded sarcastically.
"dont get smart with me i will march myself over to your apartment and beat your scrawny butt once for myself and twice for soyeon." she continued to yell at the same level.
"o please. i didnt do anything to soyeon." troy said fed up.
"troy are you kidding me!? you kissed Eunjung behind her back and now youre being a jerk to her, telling her to basically go away and run to Jun." boram was only getting angrier.
"i didnt kiss Eunjung! and shes already running to Jun they are all over each other im not blind or stupid!" troy shouted back.
"ok whatever. eunjung kissed you. the point is, you put yourself in that position. soyeon talked to you about that before didnt she?"
"well she should have talked to Eunjung!" troy responded defiantly.
"troy. just shut up. soyeon warned you did she not?"
"...she did..." troy couldnt deny it.
"ok then. and as far as Jun goes. they were still friends before she started dating you. just because they are still friends despite him acting like a jerk doesnt mean they are back together. i mean soyeon didnt stop talking to you after you kissed her friend. she even offered you food. and you totally threw it back in her face. STUPID."
Troy started to realize that maybe he was in fact being a stubborn jerk. that still didnt want to make him admit it to anyone. "Troy, are you listening to me?" boram yelled.
"yes. i hear you. ok? fine, youre right im a jerk. im an idiot. im hurt and frustrated and i lashed out." troy grumbled, angry at himself.
"oh Troy.." boram replied.
"im serious. i made a mistake, i messed up. im not going to make any excuses, but i think people forget that i have gone through alot here too, and still am." troy ranted, his arms swinging as he spoke into the phone.
"i know that Troy, we all do.." boram told him.
"but i dont have anyone but myself to blame do I, Boram?" he asked her. "in the end, it really is my fault. im just trying to convince myself. not anyone else."
"now youre making me feel kinda bad. im just looking out for you guys. im not an expert on feelings and relationships. but, theres no mistake you and soyeon have something between each other. ive said this before you gotta, shape up. for instance, try not throwing her past with Jun in her face all the time." explained a concerned boram.
"alright. i'll talk to her and apologize when the time is right." Troy groaned. "i mean i have something ive been meaning to give her anyway. just been, you know..."
"being youre knuckle-headed self?" boram laughed.
"i guess so."
"well. if you need me just call. im not busy today." Boram said.
"thank you." Troy replied.
"remember what i said about priorities troy!" she reminded him before hanging up.
~"a sudden small snowstorm has developed to the south. meteorologists suspect it will make its way to us in the north over the course of the next few days though it strangely appears to be spiraling in place..." the weather forecast said in the background. when troys Phone rang again.~
"what now?" he answered hastily.
"what do you mean what now?" Mou replied on his end.
"sorry. i thought you were someone else." troy told him.
"so, is it true the police may think youre involved in this girls kidnapping? ive been told they have a surveillance unit parked outside your apartment." mou said sounding a bit on edge.
"well they were giving me trouble yesterday when they stopped by the school. but i wouldnt worry. if they had any proof i wouldnt be here talking to you now. as far as me being watched i havent been outside much today to notice. but, how you know whats going on is whats really on my mind." Troy wondered.
"well. ive had my own backup detail on you." Mou admitted.
"o so you dont trust me or something?"
"thats not it." Mou replied simply.
"whatever. i dont even care, just tell me how Hyomin is doing." troy fumed.
"still nothing. well, nothing conclusive anyway." mou answered him.
"well, what about that scanner thing. it has to be picking up some kind of energy readings." Troy asked.
"well thats the thing. we are getting readings. just not from this exact location. we get flashes from all areas. and that could mean many different things. something is interfering with the scanner. its broken. theres a sudden influx of elementians in the area, or this girl is the cause, being so close may be making it go haywire." Mou ran off some theories.
"so it could be her...." Troy rubbed his chin.
"why does it sound like you are still unsure troy?" mou demanded.
"im not. im sure. its her." troy replied and quickly changed the subject before mou could ask him anymore questions.
"and whats going on with that other little favor i asked you to look into. Areum."
"no word on that yet, but we're looking into it." Mou asnwered.
"say, hows the weather by you right now?" troy asked him out of the blue.
"too cold for my taste. i dont have time for small talk right now. and we should keep contact to a minimum until the police situation dies down a bit." Mou said before hanging up abruptly.
"says the guy who called me." Troy said to himself as he walked over to his window. he pushed his curtain aside and looked up and down the road, trying to see any unusual cars parked outside. He didnt notice anything though he really didnt look very long. he wasnt really worried about the police. However he still had an uneasy feeling inside. He thought about calling Soyeon to apologize, so he went back to the phone and dialed nervously. Soyeons sister answered.
"hello?" her tiny voice rang through the phone.
"hi, it's Troy. Is your sister there?" Troy asked, swallowing the lump in his throat.
"HEY SOYEON! TROY IS ON THE PHONE" She shouted. there was a pause followed by
"OKAY!" - "She says she cant talk cause shes waitin' for a call from Jun. and she says she is sticking her tongue out really hard at you right now nyahhhh"
"Just please... put her..." ~click~ Troy was hung up on. he wasnt going to give up though. he decided to give boram a call back.
"Hey boram its me." Troy said when she answered.
"hey whats on your mind? you ok?" She greeted him."i tried talking to soyeon but she wouldnt get on the phone. i need your help." Troy said urgently.
"normally, id say let her blow off some steam. butttt~ i did just give you that whole speech earlier." Boram pondered.
"so lets go to her house." Troy begged.
"actually. im a little tied up at the moment." Boram said hesitantly.
"but you said if i needed you!! Boram!" Troy pleaded, he bounced slightly like a schoolgirl in desperation.
"fine. sit tight. gimme a few minutes." Boram replied.
"thanks!" Troy said happily hanging up. Troy waited for 'a few minutes.' like boram requested. however a few turned into a dozen and a dozen turned into 30 and before he knew it an hour almost passed.
"shes taking forever!" Troy exaggerated as he got antsy on the couch. just after that, a knock on the door.
"FINALLY! come in!" he called out and turned to face the door, and Qri came stepping in. she was wearing a soft white sweater, a red beret and oddly to Troy, a matching frilly flannel skirt.
"Qri?" he asked expecting boram.
"Boram sent me. she couldnt come. she ordered a pizza." She walked right by him entering his kitchen, her red heels clacked on the floor.
"a pizza? a pizza is more important then me?" Troy vented aloud.
"is this all you have to drink?" Qri asked disappointedly as she helped herself to his fridge.
"yea just make yourself at home." Troy said sarcastically, realizing Qri didnt even say hi or anything first. Qri just popped up from behind the open fridge door with a cute smile and walked with a small, dainty wiggle and sat gently beside him on the couch.
"nice outfit." She smirked at Troys wrinkled pajama bottoms and raggedy t-shirt.
"look whos talking, miss skirt in the middle of winter. we're expecting snow and here you all, in your heels." Troy criticized her as well.
"thigh highs troy. duh." Qri rolled her eyes sticking her finger beneath the lip of her black stocking and letting it slap back down against her thigh. "winters most stylish accessory. next to matching scarfs and gloves."
"ok. i dont have anything in response to that." troy was not ready to discus fashion. "so, youre gona help me talk to soyeon?"
"yea. but whats in it for me?" Qri said leaning back and resting her arms on troys couch.
"gee, i dont know why dont you just waltz into whatever room you want and feel free to just poke around like in my fridge." troy blurted throwing his arms out.
"take me on a date." Qri replied, ignoring his rant and staring into his eyes intently.
"uhm. what?" Troy asked making sure he heard her correctly.
"take me on a date, Troy." She repeated herself, saying it slower so troy could hear her clearly.
"ok ill just wait for boram..." Troy said dodging her request.
"troy. that is not gonna happen. she is not an option at this time. i am your only option. and i dont need to give you reasons why." Qri explained seriously yet it was oddly pleasant sounding too. and troy believed her when she said she didnt need to give any reasons. her word was enough at that moment given her demeanor.
"ok i guess you got me there but uhm, heres the thing. wont it look bad if i take you out on a date right before i go apologize to soyeon so she will forgive me and we can get back together?" troy said getting jittery.
"i mean it would look bad with any girl, but another friend of hers would be the final nail in the coffin and the dirt to bury me."
"i didnt mean right now. whenever youre free." Qri said while fiddling with her fingernails.
"ok so, if we go some other time... if i get soyeon back and take you on a date, ill be right back here again. lets not forget the whole eunjung thing that landed me here." troy explained slowly, he wasnt quite sure if Qri was joking or serious.
"depending on how our date goes, if soyeon bails on you, you can always take me back out on another date." Qri continued. Troy cleared his throat in a nervous twitchy panic.
"AND" Troy quickly replied ignoring her remark. "My friend hank has a big crush on you. i couldnt betray him."
"thats loyal. but i know he likes jiyeon too. he isnt loyal. hes a typical boy who likes whatever is in front of him." Qri said, with a short impatient yawn.
"so then wouldnt that make me unloyal? i did kiss eunjung after all. so you see, im just like him." troy tried to talk his way around Qris confusing request.
"Troy, youre telling me youre unloyal right before im supposed to get you back together with my dear, kind sweet innocent friend soyeon. thats not how to pitch a sale." Qri shook her head at him.
"SAYS THE HER CLOSE FRIEND TRYING TO BRIBE ME WITH A DATE! YOURE A HYPOCRITE!" troy couldnt hide his frustration. "IF I GO OUT WITH YOU ID BE UNLOYAL TO SOYEON!" he wanted to rip his AND her hair out.
"Troy. im envious of you and soyeon. i know this may seem hard to believe, a pretty girl like me gets lonely sometimes." Qri pouted her lips.
"well thanks i think, but cant you find a guy who isnt neck deep in relationship drama?" Troy suggested. "i mean a pretty girl like you shouldnt have trouble finding someone?"
"you think im a pretty girl?" she asked she batted her eyes a little. Troy turned away and shrugged and nodded his head so slightly and quickly it just looked like neck spasms.
"yes or no troy, just be a man." She said pushing him.
"i do." he said quietly and quickly.
"WHAT?" she said putting her hand to her ear.
"yes i find you very attractive okay?" troy caved in. his face was red. he looked like a cherry on a stick.
"and you are cute. sure youre a bit skinny..... and a freshman. but, cute enough." Qri's words made troy feel a bit fuzzy inside. he shook his head to snap out of it.
"i appreciate that but i dont think you mean it. and seriously, you can be with anyone you wanted."
"apparently not." she replied in an annoyed tone. "unless hyomin was right. you must be gay." Qri rolled her eyes.
"very funny." troy smirked at her shaking his finger.
"im just. not available." he tried to sound as nice as possible and as unrattled as possible as well. "and i dont get this .. whole situation we're in right now. you, me, this thing youre doing to me now.."Qri folded her arms and squinted her face.
"Its hard being a goddess. you wouldnt understand."
"so if youre the goddess, why does jiyeon have all the rabid fanboys?" Troy turned his head to the side.
"troy, how do i make you feel?" qri asked him narrowing her eyes.
"well like i said, right now, im confused." troy admitted.
"no troy. no.... i mean, when we talk. when im nearby, next to you. close to you. when you can feel my breath on your ears." she spoke softer and quieter as she leaned closer and whispered into troys ear.
"uh well... uhm. nervous. anxious... and.... other feelings i am not comfortable having or talking about." Troy said in a high pitched voice, squirming in place.
"exactly." Qri said pulling away with a snap.
"you see, Jiyeon has fanboys because shes approachable. shes .. youre everyday girl next-door. shes 'attainable' if you will." Troy just nodded slowly still under qri's spell.
"and well. my fanboys have to worship me from afar, because when im close, they shrivel up into.. that." Qri pointed at troy, bringing attention to his rather timid and embarrassed state Qri left him in. "i mean getting you to admit i was attractive was like pulling teeth."
"its just, you put me in a strange scenario, if i wasnt involved and invested into soyeon then of course id be more. welcoming perhaps." troy said trying to compose himself.
"troy you turn to mush when you talk to soyeon." Qri said not beliving him.
"dont compare yourself to soyeon." Troy quipped smuggly. he noticed Qri had a -o no you didnt- look on her face. "i mean its different. you put me in these awkward positions and it makes me uncomfortable because im invested in soyeon. and soyeon just makes me feel... well.." troy thought of how to word it.Q ri wouldnt let him finish however
"so then take me on a date and show me its not the same then tough guy. or else you can go talk to soyeon yourself." Qri said sternly. the sternest he has ever heard the usually calm and soft Qri ever be. the ultimatum was down.
"fine ill talk to her myself." troy said grumpily, almost childlike as he threw himself into the couch, sinking into the cushions.
"okay then. i guess ill see you at school monday." She said patting him on the arm gently and gracefully rising to her feet. troy watched out of the corner of his eye as she gingerly walked toward his door.
"wait.." troy moaned as she opened the door to step out. Qri stood still.."i cant do it alone." Troy said in a labored voice. "ill ... take you out. but if this backfires on me, so help me god." troy finally gave in. causing qri to giggle. "yea yea laugh it up. its all a big game isnt it." troy said flustered.
"troy, you dont have to take me on a date." Qri admitted to him.
"QRI! why do you mess with me like that?" troy cried as he fell down to his side on the couch with a slump.
"o so you want to go out with me after all?" she chuckled.
"just forget it. leave me here. im too drained from your mind games to move, to even think about anything ever again." Troy said waving her to the door. "im just a vegetable now."
"ok so yea i was just messing with you, having fun. testing you. no big deal." Qri said grabbing his hand and trying to pull him up from the couch to sit up.
"no big deal she says.." troy groaned to himself. "you are twisted and your games and tests are bogus and do nothing but make my brain hurt." he said in protest.
"troy. you showed me, that you really care about soyeon." She said kneeling beside him.
"i did? i mean.. of course i did." troy said saving face sitting up slightly.
"you wouldnt give in, you wouldnt take the easy way out. another equal, one could even argue better, option was available. but you wouldnt be swayed. only agreeing because you really felt like you had no choice." Qri explained her methods of mayhem."
thats right. of course." Troy said actling like he knew all along.
"im glad you agree im the better option." she winked at him. "so go get dressed. lets go see soyeon."
troy got up to get ready without delay and after changing he came back out to join Qri in the living room.
"you ready?" he asked her.
"im the one waiting here. lets go!" she exclaimed. troy opened the door for her.
"so do you really think im cute?" troy asked innocently. "or was that just part of your act too."
"do you really think im twisted?" she almost growled and pinched the skin behind his arm and twisted it sharply before pushing him out of his own door.
"aiee!" troy squealed pulling himself free of her crab-like grip. "alright ok im sorry."
"thats what i thought. freshman." she barked behind him, as troy scurried ahead rubbing his tender arm...
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You're My Target
Fiksi Penggemar[t-ara fanfic] original description from when i began writing it on the diadem forum many moons ago: the story revolves around character named Troy who transfers from a city to a small town school. he transfers to be a part of their highly decorate...
