a bottle of ale for hope

friends for now

"Kai, can I come in?" Dara asked as she knocked at the door.

"Yes Noona," he responded.

When she entered the room Kai is at the balcony. The room reeks with the smell of brandy.

"Hey, why are you drinking?" Dara asked.

"Would you like some? Oh, I have ale like the ones you and Kris hyung drink." Kai motioned to the refrigerator in his room.

Once he handed the opened bottle to Dara he sat again at the balcony and swigged a mouthful of brandy.

Dara winced but drank the ale. Everybody thought it was Kris and her's staple drink so that is what they offer to them.

"Tell me your problem maybe I can help," Dara said.

Kai just looked at her with his almost to tears eyes.

"If you won't I'll guess, Company? Cousin? Employee? Love?" Dara asked.

"Love," Kai mumbled.

"Hmmm, round white rich eyes, pale white skin like flour, heart shaped lips, average height about a head shorter than you, smells like fresh bread everyday?" Dara smiled.

Kai looked at her with wide eyes. She hit the jackpot description of his angel.

"He is my half brother," Dara smiled finishing the bottle of ale.

"H-, ho-, How did you know?" Kai asked.

"He told me about this certain wealthy tanned skin man who follows him around and asks him for dates," Dara smiled.

" I," Kai started to talk.

"Fix yourself, dinner time is almost here and Xiu Min Hyung is mad so we need to be good," Dara said helping Kai up.

"Can you help me with Chef?" Kai asked walking to the bathroom.

"I can but I won't fix you on a date," Dara said walking out of the room.

"Noona!!!" Kai shouted and Dara just laughed at him.

During dinner Xiu Min was more relaxed.

"GD called me and apologized about the accusiation of kidnapping Sandara," he said.

"And is he still asking for Dara to be returned?" Kris asked.

"No, he just wants the debt of Dara's father be paid off," Xiu Min said.

"25,000,000 won will be transferred to his account, " Kris said.

"50,000,000 won," Xiu Min said.

"Huh? Why?" Dara asked.

"As he said for his inconvenience and for the shame he has to suffer," Xiu Min said.

"Ya! that's flat out extortion!" Se Hun said.

"He doesn't have the rights to demand money, in the first place he cheated," Kris said.

"Cheated? How?" Xiu Min asked.

Dara told her them about her story. Xiu Min just nodded and Se Hun looked at her wide eyed.

"Taking your life? That mutt doesn't even deserve one of your finger tips Noona," Se Hun siad.

Lu Han came running at the hall.

"What's with this house? I was just away for 24 hours and its full of media?" Lu Han said.

"Uncle Lu Lu!!!!" Baekhyun shouted.

"Oh our tiny prince is here!!!" Lu Han picked Baekhyun up and hugged him. "Missed me?"