| Chapter 13 Sharon let out a little smile when she saw Kang Ta's face. She then looked at Brian. Brian was looking at Kang Ta's face in disbelief. "Oh my God! You liar!" Yae Ji exclaimed. "You don't scare people! Unless you mean that you scare people in that you're way to good-looking." Kang Ta smiled. "Thanks for the compliment," Kang Ta said. "I just feel that I don't look that good since�my fianc� doesn't want me anymore." "She just doesn't know what she's talking about," Holly said as she shook her head. "She's not worth it then. If she's going to be like that to you," Miya said. "To me she was though," Kang Ta said. "Anything is worth it if it's for the person that I love." "Did you ever meet another girl that you liked after her?" Woo Hyuk asked. Kang Ta thought for a while and then he nodded. "That's good," Woo Hyuk said. "Congratulations." Kang Ta smiled. "Congratulations," Sharon said with a smile on her face. She then looked away from Kang Ta. "Hm�I wonder how she looks like." Kang Ta looked at her. Sharon then got up. "I'm sorry, I need to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back, ok?" She then went up the stairs. *********************************************** "I'm so stupid," Sharon whispered to her reflection in the mirror as the tears fell down. She quickly wiped it away and turned on the water. She splashed the cold water on to her face. If her eyes turned red, people would know what happened� "He never even said that he liked me�I was just thinking about him through one side�" Sharon whispered to herself as she splashed the water on her face. *********************************************** "Care to describe how she looks like?" Woo Hyuk asked. Kang Ta smiled. "I don't think that I could because everyone gets a different impression from her," Kang Ta answered. "Oh," Woo Hyuk said. "Wow! She's so lucky then!" Lami said. "And you're not right?" Hye Sung said with an unhappy face on him. Lami looked at him and kissed him on the cheeks. "I'm lucky also, ok?" Lami said with a smile. Hye Sung then smiled and kissed her back on the cheek. "Maybe she doesn't feel lucky?" Kang Ta said. "I don't suppose that you are the kind of person that would beat your girlfriend up, right?" Yae Ji said. "I don't think that I'm like that," Kang Ta said. "Think?" Woo Hyuk asked with a raised eyebrow. "I'm not," Kang Ta corrected. The rest of the people laughed. "What's so funny? You got to tell me people! Not fair that I'm missing out on all the fun!" Sharon said with a smile as she walked down the stairs. "We're just talking about how Kang Ta would beat up his girlfriends," Woo Hyuk said. Sharon looked at him with widened eyes. "You're kidding! He'll never do that," Sharon said. "How would you know? You're his girlfriend?" Yae Ji joked. Sharon's smile disappeared. "That's not funny, Yae Ji," Sharon said. "I'm sure that Kang Ta's girlfriend is a really pretty girl. Why would it be me?" "Chill Sharon. Yae Ji was just kidding," Hee Jun said. Sharon then smiled. "I know that," Sharon said. Yae Ji then smiled. "Of course, Kang Ta oppa's girlfriend must be pretty though," Yae Ji said. Sharon nodded. "She is, in my opinion," Kang Ta said with a smile. "Brian oppa? Why in the world are you standing there like a statue? You were like that since I went to the bathroom and you're still like that!" Sharon said. She then went over and shook Brian lightly. Brian looked at her. Sharon smiled and looked at him with a little tilt of her head. "Didn't you say that you were going to bring us to somewhere fun today?" Brian nodded slowly. He then smiled at her. "Let me go change first, ok?" Brian said. He then went up the stairs. Before he entered his room at the second floor, he took one more look at Kang Ta. How in the world�did he fix that burn on his face?� *********************************************** "Brian oppa! Why in the world were you so slow? We were down here waiting for thirty minutes already," Sharon said with a smile on her face. "You said that you were only going to change your clothes." Brian smiled. "I forgot that I had to look for something in my room," Brian said. Sharon then nodded. "Babo oppa," Sharon joked. "I'm just kidding, ok?" She then got up from where she was sitting. "Are you people coming?" she asked. "Yeah sure. Why not?" Hee Jun said. He then looked at Kang Ta. "You want to come with us, Kang Ta?" Kang Ta looked at them for a second. He then finally nodded with a smile. "It's been a pretty long time since I had left this and go out with a whole group of people," Kang Ta said. "Really? I don't think that I would like to leave a crowd," Hee Jun joked. The other people laughed. "We all know that, Hee Jun. You need people or else you would be too bored," Yae Ji said. Hee Jun smiled. "Only my Yae Ji understands me," Hee Jun said as he hugged Yae Ji and kissed her. *********************************************** "Hey! This is unfair! Just because Kang Ta's here, there's so much less girls looking at me?" Hee Jun complained as they walked into the restaurant. The rest of the people laughed at his joke. "I think that there are the same amount of people looking at you and Kang Ta," Yae Ji said. Hee Jun smiled. Woo Hyuk looked at Kang Ta for a while. "What's the matter Hyukkie oppa?" Kai asked. Woo Hyuk shook his head. He continued looking at Kang Ta. "You gave Sharon the ring didn't you?" Woo Hyuk asked. Kang Ta looked up from his food. He smiled. "Why are you asking about it?" Kang Ta asked. Woo Hyuk looked down at Kang Ta's left hand. Kang Ta looked at where Woo Hyuk was looking at. The ring. At the same time, Sharon looked down at the ring that was on her hand. She then took the ring off under the table and placed it in her pocket. "She came home with an exact same one," Woo Hyuk said. He looked at Kang Ta again. "You're not going to tell me that she just so happens to get the same one, right?" By now, the rest of the people had stopped eating and were listening to the conversation. "She was wearing it?" Kang Ta asked as he looked over to Sharon who avoided his look. Woo Hyuk nodded. "Yes, she was," Woo Hyuk answered. "Did it fit, Sharon?" Kang Ta asked Sharon. Sharon glanced up at him and then mumbled what sounded like a yes to the rest of the people. "It looked like a wedding ring," Woo Hyuk said. "If it is, why in the world are you giving my sister a wedding ring?" Kang Ta looked at Woo Hyuk. "Should there be a reason for things that we do?" Kang Ta asked. "Anything else you do, I don't really care but this concerns my younger sister," Woo Hyuk said. Sharon suddenly got up. "Excuse me," Sharon said. She then walked straight out of the restaurant. Kang Ta got up and walked out with her. Woo Hyuk was about to get up but Kai stopped him. "I know that she's your sister and I shouldn't really say anything about it but let them have a few minutes together," Kai said. Woo Hyuk looked at her for a few minutes. He then sat back down. *********************************************** "Sharon!" Kang Ta called out after her. When she heard his voice, she stopped walking. Kang Ta caught up with her. "What's the matter?" Kang Ta asked as he looked at her with concern. Sharon looked at him for a few seconds. She then took the ring out. "Here," Sharon said as she handed him the ring. Kang Ta looked at the ring without taking it from her. "Why?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon shook her head. "I told you at the beginning that this is too expensive. Another thing is that�this is a wedding ring," Sharon said. "What's the big deal?" Kang Ta asked. "It's a wedding ring," Sharon repeated. "I don't understand," Kang Ta said as he shook his head. "You shouldn't give me a wedding ring," Sharon finally said. Kang Ta smiled. "Why not?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon's eyes widened. "What do you mean why not?" Sharon asked. She then looked away from Kang Ta. She really didn't know what to say now. "What about your girlfriend? What would she say if she find out that you gave me a wedding ring?" "I don't know," Kang Ta said. "Why don't you tell me?" Sharon turned around and looked at him. "How would I know what she would say?" Sharon asked. Kang Ta then sighed. "I don't even know if she wants to be my girlfriend yet," Kang Ta said. Sharon then stopped talking. "I don't know what you are talking about anymore," Sharon said. She then picked up Kang Ta's hand and placed the wedding ring in his hand. "Just ask her. Maybe she'll say yes. As for the wedding ring, you could give it to her." Kang Ta looked at Sharon. "Ask her?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon nodded. "Call her, meet her, whatever. And then asked her," Sharon said. "Ok," Kang Ta said with a smile. Sharon nodded. She then turned around and walked away. Kang Ta caught up with her again. "Don't tell me that you need help with what to say to her," Sharon said. She really wanted to find a place to be alone right now. Kang Ta shook his head. "Then what is it?" Sharon asked. "Um�will you be my girlfriend?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon stood there for a little while, waiting to digest the things that he had just said to her. Kang Ta peered at her face. "So would you?" Sharon then looked at Kang Ta. "You're joking, right?" Sharon asked. Kang Ta shook his head. Sharon then nodded. "Ok. It's for practice?" Kang Ta shook his head again. "Ok�so you're for real?" Kang Ta nodded. Sharon shook her head. "What are you? Blind?" "What do you mean?" Kang Ta asked with a smile. "I'm so freaking ugly!" Sharon almost yelled. "You could have found another girl prettier than me." "But are you sure you want me to?" Kang Ta asked as he looked at her seriously. Sharon then stopped. "Kang Ta�" Sharon said. She then started to cry. "What's the matter?" Kang Ta asked as he touched her hair. "Why are you crying? Did I scare you?" Sharon shook her head. "I don't know. I just wanted to cry. Maybe�I'm too happy or maybe I'm just being an idiot�" Sharon said. "I admit that I liked you�but�I didn't expect that you liked me�or maybe�I don't know�" Kang Ta then smiled. "So you're willing?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon nodded. Kang Ta gently took her in his arms and patted her on her back. "Don't cry ok?" Sharon then nodded slowly as the tears stopped a little. *********************************************** "What made them go so long?" Woo Hyuk asked. He was starting to get worried. "Hyukkie oppa, they were just gone for less than half an hour," Kai said. "But still�" Woo Hyuk said as he frowned. Suddenly, the front door of restaurant opened and the two walked in. Sharon lowered her head and walked to her seat. "Are you ok, Sharon dongseng?" Sharon nodded. She then lowered her head and played with the ring on her left hand. Woo Hyuk looked at it and then looked at Kang Ta who was looking at Sharon with a smile on his face. "Ok," Woo Hyuk said as he attempted to calm down. "This is getting a little too far, Kang Ta." Kang Ta turned and looked at him. "Is something wrong?" Kang Ta asked. "Most definitely if you are cheating of my sister," Woo Hyuk said. "I'm not even sure if you're cheating on the girl that you like or my sister now." Kang Ta smiled. "I think that I should explain now," Kang Ta said. He looked at Sharon. "The girl that I liked�the one that I was talking about before�is Sharon." Sharon turned a light shade of red. Woo Hyuk looked at him with widened eyes. "So you liked my sister from the beginning?" Woo Hyuk asked. "Kind of, yeah," Kang Ta answered without looking away from Sharon. Sharon glanced up. When she saw that Kang Ta was looking at her, she immediately lowered her head again. Kang Ta smiled again. Brian looked at Kang Ta. 'What is Kang Ta thinking about now?' *********************************************** Chapter 14 Brian sat on his bed in the hotel thinking. "What is he getting at?" Brian thought out loud. It seems as if Kang Ta really likes Sharon. But the point is that� He didn't know what to think anymore. Suddenly, someone knocked at the door. "Come in," Brian said. Holly walked in. "Um�you sure trust people, don't you?" Holly said with a nervous smile. Brian smiled back at her. "I don't think that I should be afraid of any of you," Brian said. Holly smiled. "Sit if you want." Holly nodded and sat in one of the sofas in the room. "You seem to be upset these days," Holly said. Brian looked up at her. "Why?" Brian asked. "I don't know," Holly said. "It just seems that people are saying that you're acting weirder than usual these days. For instance, when you took off the cloak from Kang Ta at the castle." Brian sighed. "I didn't want to lose my friendship with Kang Ta," Brian said. "Then why did you do what you did?" Holly asked. "Sometimes, you just have to do what you think is right. Not what your feelings are telling you but your heart is telling you is right," Brian answered. "Oh," Holly said. She looked at him. "Is Kang Ta doing something that's wrong though? It doesn't seem like it though." Brian sighed. "It's a long story. I'm not even sure if Kang Ta would allow me to tell you," Brian said. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I'm just trying to help," Holly said. She then bit her lower lip. "To tell you the truth, if you need any help, you could always look for me if I could help in any ways." "Why are you so nice to me, Holly?" Brian asked with a smile. Holly turned a little red. "I�I like you," Holly said. She then got up from the sofa and walked out of the room, leaving Brian to look after her. *********************************************** "Oh! Here come the two little lovebirds. I wonder who was the one who was laughing at Yae Ji and me back in Korea?" Hee Jun teased Sharon as she walked out of the elevator with Kang Ta hand in hand. Sharon blushed. "What are you talking about?" Sharon muttered. "Are you sure that you don't know?" Hee Jun asked. Kang Ta smiled. "I'm sure that I like her a lot," Kang Ta said, "but I'm not too sure about how much she likes me." Sharon lowered her head and looked at her ring on her hand. They then walked over to the table and sat down. "What happened to oppa?" Sharon asked as she looked around the table. Everyone was there except for Woo Hyuk. "I think that Kai took him away because she's afraid that he might continue his little trial with Kang Ta," Linna said. Sharon laughed. "I don't think that Hyukkie oppa would be like that," Sharon said. "You could never be too sure about that," Ji Hye said. "He might suddenly be like that because it's his little sister." Dong Wan nodded. "For one thing, if my little sister was like that, I would be as worried as he is," Dong Wan said. Eugene looked at him. "I'm an adult already, oppa," she said. Dong Wan sighed. "You're still my little sister though," Dong Wan said. *********************************************** "Kang Ta�" "Why?�" "Was everything�" "Just a complete lie to me?" "Why then?" "Why?" *********************************************** Kang Ta looked at Brian. He's suspicious of what he was doing. Kang Ta smiled lightly. "Brian, you don't seem to be concentrating on your breakfast," Kang Ta said. Brian looked at him. "You too. Why are you noticing what's happening to me if you're concentrating on your breakfast? Brian asked. Kang Ta smiled again. "I'm just worried about my friend," Kang Ta said with a shrug. He then continued with his breakfast. Every now and then he would look over to Sharon. *********************************************** "Do you feel that Kang Ta changed?" Brian asked the other two. "No," Min Woo concluded after a moment of thought. "Not exactly," Jae Won said. "Unless you mean that he has a lot more confidence in himself than before. He's more willing to talk to people and he's not always depressed." Brian sighed. "That's not all," Brian said. Min Woo looked at him. "Are you talking about how Kang Ta is talking to you?" Min Woo asked. Brian didn't reply. "Brian, if I was Kang Ta, I don't think that I would talk to you the same way that I use to talk to you also. You�kind of betrayed your friend." Brian sighed again. "I was just hoping that I was doing best for everyone," Brian said. "And your doing best is to reveal my scar to everyone?" Kang Ta asked as he walked up to the other three. Brian looked at him. "That's not my purpose. I didn't want Sharon to get hurt," Brian said. A cold laugh escaped from Kang Ta. "Do you think that if I want to hurt her, I would necessarily have to use my face?" Kang Ta asked. Brian stared at him for a second. He finally shook his head. "But I told her almost everything. At least I would have proved�" "You finally admitted that you told her about Celine," Kang Ta cut in. He looked at Brian coldly. "I thought that you were my friend." "I was," Brian answered. "I would still be if you could give me the promise that you won't hurt her." Kang Ta looked at him for a few minutes before changing his standing position and looked at him with a mocking look. "Well, I would love to hear what my FRIEND Brian has to say about what he thinks my plan is to get close to Sharon," Kang Ta said. Brian shook his head. "I don't know your complete plan," Brian said. "But I'm pretty sure that you want to hurt her. You want to get revenge on her because she's too similar to Celine." Kang Ta let out a cold laugh again. "Why do you keep thinking that whatever I do has something to do with Celine?" Kang Ta asked. "Because you loved her," Brian answered. "Because I loved Celine. That's your reason to break our friendship?" Kang Ta asked. Brian shook his head again. "Because you want to hurt her," Brian said. "I guess we're getting no where with this talk today," Kang Ta said as he turned around. Before he made his way back to the hotel he stopped for a small period of time. "And I also guess that this is the end of our friendship." *********************************************** "Kang Ta!" Sharon called out gleefully as she saw Kang Ta walk into the hotel. She ran over to him. "Did you ever see such a beautiful necklace before?" Kang Ta looked at it for a while. He then smiled at her. "You like it?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon nodded. "It's so pretty right?" Sharon asked. Kang Ta then took the necklace over and helped Sharon put it on. He then turned Sharon around and looked at her. He nodded. "It looks pretty on you," Kang Ta said. Sharon blushed a little. "I'm talking about if the necklace looks pretty or not," Sharon said. "If you like it, I'll get it for you," Kang Ta said. "It's too expensive," Sharon said with a smile. "I was just looking through the necklace that Ji Hye is looking through because she's getting married to Eric oppa soon." Kang Ta then nodded in understanding. He then smiled again. "It doesn't necessarily mean that you can't buy one of the necklaces, right?" Kang Ta asked. "Um�Kang Ta�you're spoiling me�" Sharon said with a smile. "It's worth it," Kang Ta said. He then took her hand. "Take me to the dealer. I'll get the necklace for you." "She's right there," Sharon said as she pointed to the girl who was sitting with her back toward them. She then smiled again. "I have a surprise for you." Kang Ta looked at her questioningly. "What is it?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon pointed at the girl. "It has something to do with her. I don't think that I even have to tell you when you see her," Sharon said. She then pulled Kang Ta to the girl. "She's the girl selling the jewelries. Can you believe that's she's still so young?" Sharon asked. Kang Ta looked at the girl. "Hi," the girl said. Kang Ta's smile disappeared. *********************************************** Chapter 15 "My name is Celine," the girl introduced. She stood up and held out her hand to Kang Ta. Kang Ta stood there looking at her in a somewhat shocked state. "Isn't it amazing that she looks exactly like me?" Sharon asked. "I couldn't believe that there was another girl who looks exactly like me." At this time, Brian, Min Woo, and Jae Won walked in the hotel. Sharon ran over to them. "Brian oppa! Min Woo oppa! Jae Won oppa! Can you believe that there's another person who looks exactly like Brian oppa's sister and me?" Brian looked at her. "What are you talking about, Sharon?" Brian asked. Sharon pointed at the girl who was standing. Brian's mouth dropped open. "Hi! My name is Celine," the girl introduced herself again. She glanced at the four boys. "I'm a dealer for jewelry. Ji Hye and Eric is getting married soon so I just brought some samples for them to choose from." She turned to Kang Ta. "I heard that you want to buy a piece of jewelry for Sharon. Care to speak to me privately?" "Sure," Kang Ta said. *********************************************** "You haven't change at all," Kang Ta said with his back toward Celine. "I don't know if I should say that you have changed or you haven't changed at all, Kang Ta," Celine said with a slight smile on her face. She was also standing with her back toward Kang Ta. "I remember that you had a burn on the right side of your face." "Jun Jin helped me heal it," Kang Ta said. "He found a special herb that could heal scars," Kang Ta explained. Celine nodded. She then smiled. "It seems that you found yourself another girl," Celine said. "You betrayed me," Kang Ta said. "Shouldn't you say that you betrayed me?" Celine asked softly. "Not to mention that you betrayed me twice?" "I never betrayed you," Kang Ta said. "You could be sure that you did," Celine said as she turned around to look at Kang Ta. "Vanessa. She had a baby in her stomach when she came to look for me." "It was a fake," Kang Ta said. "I had a doctor check her right there and then," Celine said. "She had it with someone else," Kang Ta said. He turned around and looked at Celine. "After so many years, you still don't believe me." Celine shook her head slowly. She walked up to him and touched him gently on his face. "You knew how much I loved you didn't you?" Celine asked softly. "You know that I wouldn't bear to hurt you." The tears started to fall from her eyes. "But you betrayed me." "I told you that I never did those things," Kang Ta said calmly. Calmness. That was something that he had gained throughout the years. "There were rumors all over the place," Celine said. "If you loved me, you would have believed me," Kang Ta said. Celine looked at him, stunned to the point that she didn't know what to say. "I didn't tell Brian to tell you because I was sure that you would have understood me and believed me. Apparently, I guessed wrong." "What about that Sharon? Do you suppose that she would be a better girl for you than I would?" Celine asked. Kang Ta smiled. "You should know that she's similar to you yet different," Kang Ta said. "She's like you in many ways such as personality and everything. But she trusts me. When Brian told her of the plan to check if I was getting revenge on her because of her similarity to you, she believed me. She didn't have to tell me that but I felt it." "Just because of the word trust, you chose her over me," Celine asked as she shook her head. "I never chose her over you," Kang Ta said. "You chose distrust over me." *********************************************** "What's the matter, Kang Ta?" Sharon asked as she sat beside him under the tree. Kang Ta placed his arms over Sharon and pulled her a little closer to him. "Sharon�would you always believe what I tell you?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon nodded. "Even if other people tell you otherwise." "Well�" Sharon said mischievously, "I'll think about it." She then looked at Kang Ta with a playful smile. She then looked at him seriously. "I would always believe you. Unless it comes out of your own mouth, I won't believe other people." Kang Ta smiled. "I knew that I could trust you," Kang Ta said. He then hugged her. "Sharon�There's a lot of things about me that I would have to tell you later on�Just�not now ok? I promise that I would tell you one day, ok?" Sharon nodded. "Don't worry about it," Sharon said. "Take your time. I'll understand when the time comes for me to understand, ok?" Kang Ta nodded. *********************************************** "Oppa�Did Kang Ta go out with Sharon again?" Celine asked Brian as she walked up to him with a smile. Brian and the other two boys turned around and looked at her. "Are you really Celine?" Brian asked as he shook his head with disbelief. Celine nodded. "Who else would I be except for your dongseng, oppa?" Celine asked softly. "I haven't seen you for so many years, oppa." Brian looked at her for a while. "I thought that you died already," Brian said. Celine shook her head. "I was going to commit suicide," Celine explained. "I was going to hang myself on one of the trees in the forest. One of the people who lived in the forest saved me. That time, they didn't know what to do because I hadn't eaten for many days. They saw the Tears of Angels and fed one to me. Oppa," Celine said as she looked at Brian, "I'm like one you now." Min Woo looked at Jae Won to see if he felt the same thing that he was feeling�Jae Won nodded� "Celine," Brian said as he hugged Celine. "I can't believe that I would see you again. I thought that�we're separated forever." Celine shook her head. "We're together again, right? We're never going to separate again," Celine said. She then pulled away from Brian and looked at him with glistening eyes. "Nobody would ever separate the people who want to be together." Jae Won and Min Woo looked at one another again�there was the feeling again� *********************************************** "So Celine is going to be staying here for a few days?" Jun Jin asked. Min Woo and Jae Won nodded. "I don't feel that comfortable about the idea about Celine staying here," Min Woo admitted. "Why?" Jun Jin asked. "Jae Won and I both felt something strange about this whole thing. I'm not that sure about Kang Ta and Brian because they are too overwhelmed, either the good way or the bad way, about seeing Celine again," Min Woo said as he grimaced. "We have been here for so long already," Jae Won said as he looked at the moon that was in the sky. "We could feel when someone is coming for something good or for something bad. I have a feeling that Celine is not going to be doing anything good during her stay." "She's Brian's sister? The one that you people were always talking about?" Jun Jin asked. The two boys nodded. "Wow! She really looks like Sharon." Min Woo nodded. "The scary thing is that we're not even sure what she's back for. Is she back to get together with Kang Ta again or is she coming back to get revenge on Kang Ta for something that never happened?" Min Woo said. "But Kang Ta's with Sharon right now!" Jun Jin protested. "That's the problem," Jae Won said. "I have a feeling that someone would definitely get hurt in this whole thing." "I wish that it doesn't though," Min Woo said. "If it's Celine or Kang Ta, they would have to live with it forever. If it's Sharon�she's still so young�she should enjoy her life while she could." Jae Won and Jun Jin nodded. "Do you think that we should talk to the other two about this?" Jun Jin asked. "Ever since what happened with Brian and Kang Ta�I don't know what to do anymore," Jae Won admitted. *********************************************** Sharon was sitting in her room studying the ring that Kang Ta gave her again when someone knocked on the door. "Come in! The door's not locked," Sharon said. Celine opened the door and walked in with a smile. "Hi Celine!" Sharon greeted with a smile. "How are you today?" Celine asked. She looked around. "Kang Ta's not here today?" Sharon shook her head. "He said that he had to talk to Jun Jin about something," Sharon answered. Celine then nodded. She thought about something before talking to Sharon. "Have you heard of the Tears of Angels?" Celine asked. Sharon looked at her questioningly. "Why are you asking?" Sharon asked. "Because," Celine answered, "I have one if you want to try it. If you don't what it is I'm more than willing to tell you." "I know what they are," Sharon answered. "But from what I hear, they seem to be horrible because after living for so many years, it's going to be nothing but torture." Celine smiled. "That's because those people don't have someone beside them," Celine said. "What if it happens that Kang Ta could be with you forever?" Sharon looked at her. "I thought you said that there's only one?" Sharon said. Celine nodded. "Yeah," Celine answered. "There's only one with me right now." She then went into her pocket and took out a small fruit about the size of a plum in the shape of a teardrop. The weird thing about the fruit was that it was actually transparent. "That's the Tears of Angels?" Sharon asked as she looked at the fruit in curiosity. Celine nodded. She then placed the fruit back into her pocket. "So do you want to try it?" Celine asked. Sharon looked at her. "Why don't you try it though?" Sharon asked. "Because I'm not like you. I don't have someone who loves me like Kang Ta loves you," Celine said. Sharon smiled. "I love him also," Sharon said. Celine smiled. "So wouldn't it be wonderful if the two of you are together forever and would never grow old?" Celine asked. Sharon thought for a while. "I don't know," Sharon said. "But there's only one anyways." Celine smiled again. "What if I tell you that Kang Ta has already eaten the fruit?" Celine asked. Sharon looked at her in surprise. *********************************************** Chapter 16 "What if I told you that I knew him from a thousand years ago?" Celine asked. Sharon shook her head. "I wouldn't believe you," Sharon said. "You just told me that you wouldn't eat one because there wasn't someone who you liked." "No," Celine said. "I don't have someone who loves me just as much as I love him." She then looked at Sharon. "Trust me. Kang Ta is over a thousand years old now." Sharon shook her head. "I promised him that I would believe whatever he says," Sharon said. "But you have to remember that guys are like that. They tell you one thing and they do another," Celine said. Sharon looked out the window. Suddenly, the door to Sharon's room opened and Kang Ta walked in. "Sharon," Kang Ta said with a smile as he walked in. When he saw Celine, his smile disappeared. "What are you doing here?" Celine stood up with a victorious smile. "I�m just telling Sharon that we met a LONG time before you two became a pair," Celine said. "I won't bother the two of you anymore." She then walked out of the door. After the door slammed shut, Kang Ta looked at Sharon. He couldn't see her face because she was looking away from him. "Do you want to ask me anything?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon shook her head without turning to look at him. She then turned around to him with a smile. "You told me that you would tell me everything when the time comes and I should trust you. I would keep my promise," Sharon said. "And another thing is that you said that you want to tell me everything slowly because there's too many things." Kang Ta smiled and kissed her gently on her forehead. *********************************************** "Why does he love her more than he loves me?" Celine asked as he turned to look at Brian. "He met me first. He told me that he loved me. He wanted to marry me. He would do anything for me. What's this now?" "Your betrayal, Celine," Brian said. Celine looked at Brian. "My betrayal? My betrayal? What about his?" Celine yelled. Brian motioned for her to lower down but apparently, she's not willing. "He gave me promises and then he broke them one by one!" "Celine�this is a hotel, other people could hear you," Brian said calmly. "Why are the two of you so calm? Why are all of you so calm? You all want me to leave and never appear in front of you again. You want Sharon as your younger sister, don't you?!" Celine yelled. "Celine," Brian said as he shook his head. "You don't know what you're talking about anymore. "I know exactly what I'm talking about," Celine, finally, said. She started to calm down. "I won't let anything of mine be left in someone else's hands." "What do you mean?" Brian asked. "Kang Ta�Ahn Chil Hyun�He's mine�I'll never�I'll never ever let him go," Celine said. *********************************************** "What happened?" Sharon asked. She was in her room lying on Kang Ta's chest comfortably looking at the stars outside the window (chilhyun1979: don't get the wrong idea�it's just an innocent picture�--;;;;�). Kang Ta shook his head. "Don't mind it," Kang Ta said. He knew what it was. Sharon then nodded as Kang Ta took her hand in his hand. Sharon smiled. "As long as you're beside me, I'm not afraid of anything," Sharon said. Kang Ta smiled. Celine�When would she understand that he never broke any promises to her? She was the one to break to the promises. Sharon looked at Kang Ta. She smiled again. "Shouldn't you go to your room now? It's pretty late and you need some sleep." Kang Ta nodded. "I'll go sleep when I see you fall asleep," Kang Ta answered. Sharon smiled and then closed her eyes. When Sharon finally fell asleep, Kang Ta carried Sharon to her bed and helped her to the most comfortable position. Before he left, he planted a kiss on her forehead. "I love you, Sharon," Kang Ta whispered to her. *********************************************** "She was arguing with you," Kang Ta asked Brian. They were in the old castle again. It was a perfect place for conference. Brian nodded. "She wanted revenge," Brian said. "She said that she's going to keep you no matter what." Kang Ta sighed. "I admit that I loved her for many years. But where was she all the years? She left me with hate and pain. Nothing else. And now she expects me to love her again?" Kang Ta asked. "She shouldn't have done what she did," Brian said. "I'm not blaming everything on her," Kang Ta said. "In some ways, I would have to take some of the blame as well." Brian sighed. "What is love?" Brian said. Suddenly, the image of Holly flashed through his head. He blushed a little and decided to think of something else. He looked at Kang Ta. "Are we friends again, Kang Ta?" Kang Ta smiled. "I never said that I don't want to be friends with you, Brian. It was you who said it," Kang Ta said. Brian's eyes widened. "I never said such a thing," Brian said. "You implied it," Kang Ta said. Brian laughed. "I guess we are," Brian said. "Sorry for what I have done." Kang Ta looked at him. "For what?" Kang Ta asked. "For revealing your face to the rest of the people," Brian said. Kang Ta smiled. "I would have done it soon if you haven't. I wasn't even sure of when I would. But I just want to show Sharon the better side of me. I don't want to scare her," Kang Ta said as a sweet smile appeared on his face. "I guess this is really love that I'm seeing from you right now, right?" Brian asked with a raised eyebrow. Kang Ta laughed. "You'll know how it is when you get to that point," Kang Ta said. *********************************************** "Celine?" Sharon asked as she opened her door. Celine was in front of her door again. "Mind if I come in again?" Celine asked. Sharon opened the door wider. "Of course not," Sharon said. Celine then walked in. The two of them sat at the sofas. "Anyways," Celine said, "I want to talk to you a little more about the Tears of Angels." Sharon looked at her in surprise. "I thought that we were over with that subject last time?" Sharon asked. Celine shook her head. "I just stopped because Kang Ta came in," Celine said. She leaned a little closer to Sharon. "I don't think that he had told you that he's over a thousand years old yet, right?" Sharon nodded. "If he really loved you, he would have told you." "Well maybe he's not," Sharon said. "He is," Celine said. "I could guarantee you that." "How?" Sharon asked. Celine smiled. "I was waiting for you to say that," Celine said. She walked over to the little table in the room where there was a bowl with fruits and a knife in there. She picked up the knife. "What are you doing?" Sharon asked. Celine motioned for her to keep quiet. "I'll prove to you that I'll never die," Celine said. She took the knife and stabbed it right in the middle of her heart. Some blood came out as Sharon screamed. Celine took the knife out and wiped it. "Stop screaming Sharon." Finally, Sharon stopped and she rushed over to Celine. "We have to get you to the hospital," Sharon said as Celine looked at her with smile. Celine then pulled her hand for her to stop. Sharon stopped and looked at her. Celine pointed to the place where she had stabbed herself. The bleeding had stopped. "That's not all," Celine said. She opened her shirt and let Sharon look at the place where she had stabbed herself. In the place of that, it was left on only a scar. No blood. Sharon looked at her. Celine smiled. "Do you believe me now?" Sharon nodded slowly. "But I still don't understand," Sharon said. "The thing is that he never told you," Celine said. "He should have told you every thing about him, right?" Sharon shook her head. "He said that he'll tell me later on," Sharon said. "Aren't you curious about it though?" Celine said. "If you could prove that he's a thousand years old, you could eat the fruit and be with him forever. To tell you the truth, the fruit would die within three days." Sharon looked at her again. *********************************************** "Sharon?" Kang Ta called into the room as he opened the door. He looked inside and saw Sharon sitting at the sofa looking outwards, deep in thought. He walked over to her and looked at what she was looking at. "What are you looking at?" Sharon turned around and looked up at him. She then slowly smiled. "You're back�" Sharon said. Kang Ta smiled and gently touched her face. "Yeah," Kang Ta answered. He then bent down and kissed her on her lips. Throughout the whole time, Sharon looked at him. Kang Ta then let go of her and looked at her. "What happened to Celine? She didn't come and annoy you today?" Kang Ta asked as he sat down next to her. Sharon laughed. "You are so mean to her," Sharon said. Kang Ta smiled. "That's because she's trying to break up me and you," Kang Ta explained. "She is?" Sharon asked. Kang Ta nodded. "But why would she do that?" "I knew her a long time ago, as she told you," Kang Ta said. "She�use to be my girlfriend." "Oh," Sharon answered. Kang Ta chuckled. "I guess she told you, didn't she?" Kang Ta asked. Sharon hesitated for a second before nodding. "I would like to wonder what else she told you." Sharon thought for a while as she glanced at the knife that was not too far from her reach� *********************************************** Chapter 17 "Love�I really wonder what is it sometimes�" Brian mumbled to himself as he walked into the hotel. Holly looked at him and smiled. 'He's so cute,' Holly thought as she watched his every move. She then sighed. Brian heard her sigh and looked up. Holly blushed as Brian smiled at her. He seemed to forgotten everything that had happened the day that Holly confessed her love to him. "What's the matter? Having a hard day today?" Brian asked as he leaned on the counter where Holly was working at. Holly smiled. "Not exactly," Holly answered. "What about you? You seem to be having some problems." "Kind of," Brian said. Holly thought for a while. "Do you think that you could tell me? Then we could talk about it and maybe it wouldn't be a problem anymore," Holly said. Brian sighed. "I'm just wondering what love is," Brian said. Holly looked at him. "What do you mean?" Holly asked. Was he trying to signal something? Brian then blushed as he remembered what happened before. "Nothing," Brian said. Holly then looked away. Sometimes she hated herself for blurting out about herself liking him. At least he wouldn't be avoiding some topics when they were talking. Brian glanced at her. "Um�Holly?�Do you really like me?" Holly stopped for a while. She finally nodded. "I admit it," Holly said bravely. Oh well. What's the difference anyways? Brian smiled gently. "I think that I like you also," Brian said. "But I'm not sure if you would be willing to be with me." Holly's head jerked up. "Of course I would!" Holly exclaimed. She then blushed again. "Now you must think that I'm those easy-to-get girls." Brian shook his head. "You're not!" Brian protested. "You know that you are a very frank girl. You tell people what you think and you don't want to hide your feelings. Those are good traits. Don't feel inferior because of them." Holly smiled. She then remembered something. "Does that mean�that you want me as a girlfriend?" Holly asked shyly. Brian scratched the back of his head. "Well�It all depends if you want it or not�" Brian said. Holly nodded with a shy smile. *********************************************** Celine smiled as she looked into the sky. At this time, the door to her room opened. Brian walked in. "Celine?" Brian asked. Celine turned around and ran up to Brian. "Do you know what oppa? Do you think that Kang Ta would return to me when he finds out that Sharon betrayed him?" Celine asked as her eyes sparkled. The weird thing that hit Brian was that the sparkles caused a shiver to go down his spine. "Why are you asking?" Brian asked, a little afraid of her answer. Celine pouted. "I asked you a question first. Answer mine first and I'll answer yours," Celine said. Brian looked at her. "It depends on how she betrayed him," Brian said. "If she didn't believe him?" Celine asked. Brian looked at her a little closer. "What did you do, Celine?" Brian asked carefully. Celine smiled faintly. "You'll see," Celine said. Brian ran out of the door and ran to Sharon's room. *********************************************** "Sharon?" Brian called out as he knocked on Sharon's door. "Open the door if you're in there. Kang Ta! Are you in there?" No answers. His heart was starting to beat faster and faster to the point when he think that he would faint. "No�I can't faint yet�" He then ran to the elevator. At this time, the elevator opened. Min Woo and Jae Won walked out of the elevator. "What's the matter, Brian?" Jae Won asked as he looked up. Brian shook his head. "I don't know what Celine did but I'm afraid something happened to Kang Ta and Sharon," Brian said. The other two looked at him in shock. "What did she do?" Min Woo asked. "I don't know," Brian said. "I'm trying to look for them now." Brian, Min Woo, and Jae Won immediately ran into the elevator. *********************************************** "Kang Ta? Sharon? Are you two in there?" Min Woo called out as he knocked on the door. He turned his head and looked at the other two. "They don't seem to be in there." "Where did they go?" Brian said to himself as he frowned. He looked up at the other two. "Don't tell me that Sharon tried to do something�as trying if he could be killed and then Kang Ta accidentally hurt her?" Min Woo and Jae Won's eyes widened. "Are you sure about it?" Jae Won said. Brian shook his head. "I don't know anymore," Brian said. Min Woo suddenly thought of something. "Do you think that they could've went back to the castle?" Min Woo asked. Jae Won and Brian looked at one another. "Maybe," Jae Won said. The three of them then ran to the elevator again. At the elevator, they met up with Gigi and Holly who were walking out of it. "Whoa! What's the rush?" Holly asked with a happy smile when she saw Brian. Brian smiled at her. "Don't worry about it. I'll tell you when I come back later, ok?" Brian asked. Holly nodded. Brian then kissed her on the forehead and ran into the elevator with the other two boys. Holly turned slightly red as Gigi looked after Jae Won, who ran into the elevator as well. *********************************************** Brian, Min Woo, and Jae Won burst into the castle. They immediately ran to the study that Kang Ta always stayed at. "Kang Ta! You in there?" Brian knocked on the door. The other two boys ran to Kang Ta's room. "Kang Ta!" Jae Won called out. On the other hand, Brian already opened the door to the study. "Kang Ta!" Brian called out as he looked around the room. Some of the stuff was messed up on the floor and tables. "Kang Ta!" Jae Won called out again. Min Woo then extended his hand and opened the door to Kang Ta's room. When they entered the room� *********************************************** Chapter 18 When they entered the room, they saw Kang Ta sitting on the sofa. Sharon was lying in his arms, asleep. Kang Ta looked up. He smiled. "You people look as if you were running?" Kang Ta asked. His smile grew a little deeper. Brian and the rest of the boys looked at him as they panted. "Is everything ok?" Brian asked. Kang Ta nodded. He then touched Sharon's hair softly and smiled gently as he looked at her. "Why would anything go wrong?" Kang Ta asked in a voice near a whisper. He kissed her lightly on the forehead. He looked up at the rest of the people again. "What were you people afraid of?" Brian and the rest looked at one another. "We thought that Celine did something," Brian said truthfully. "It didn't affect Sharon," Kang Ta said. "Then that's good," Brian said. Kang Ta smiled. "I knew that I could trust her," Kang Ta said as he continued to look at Sharon affectionately. "She was and is different from Celine." Brian nodded. *********************************************** Celine turned around when she saw that Brian entered the room. "What happened, oppa?" Celine asked. Brian shook his head. She started to smile. "Did she try the idea that I told her?" Brian looked up at her. "What did you tell her?" Brian asked. Celine's smile changed into a mischievous one. "You wouldn't want to know," Celine said. "I think that it would be better if you don't know anything at all." Brian sighed. "What are you thinking, Celine? I don't think that Kang Ta would ever return to you," Brian said. Celine looked at him fiercely. "What do you mean by that?" Celine asked. Brian sighed again. "Kang Ta just told me that�" Brian said. He looked at Celine and stopped talking. "What? What did he tell you? Tell me," Celine said. "Celine�calm down," Brian said. "Not if you don�t tell me what's going on. Tell me, oppa," Celine said as she glared at Brian. Brian shook his head. "Kang Ta said that he's going to marry Sharon the day that Ji Hye's getting married to Eric," Brian said. Celine fell into the seat that she was sitting in. *********************************************** "You want to marry my sister? Already?" Woo Hyuk asked as his eyes widened. Kang Ta smiled and nodded gently. He then touched Sharon's hand gently. "I�don't think that I want to let her run away from me like my ex-fianc� did to me," Kang Ta said. Woo Hyuk smiled. "I never thought that you really liked my sister," Woo Hyuk said. "I was a little scared at the idea that you liked my sister at the first place. I guess I was wrong." Kang Ta smiled again. He looked at Sharon. "I would never break her heart," Kang Ta said. Sharon smiled gently back at him. Kang Ta then kissed her gently on her cheek before he turned his head back and looked at Woo Hyuk. "So�um�we have to get your permission before we can do anything like that." Woo Hyuk smiled and nodded. "Hey! But it's unfair though! Woo Hyuk didn't get married himself right now," Hee Jun joked. Woo Hyuk blushed slightly. Hee Jun's eyes widened. "Oh my God! Our tough guy Woo Hyuk is actually blushing?" He started to laugh. "Hey! That doesn't mean that I'm not going to get a girlfriend or get married soon," Woo Hyuk said. Hee Jun raised his eyebrow. "Yeah right. Who's your girlfriend?" Hee Jun asked. Woo Hyuk face turned into a slightly deeper shade of red and he looked over at Kai. Kai then turned red also. Hee Jun looked at the two of them and a huge grin appeared on his face. "Hahaha! So it's the two of you, isn't it? I should have guessed that from the beginning!" "Stop it, Hee Jun oppa," Kai said as she covered her face and ran away to the bathroom. Woo Hyuk then ran after her, leaving Hee Jun laughing to himself. "So, I guess it's ok, right?" Kang Ta asked Sharon as he turned to look at her. She nodded and smiled. Kang Ta smiled and held on to her hand. From not too far away, a pair of eyes looked at them with hatred� *********************************************** �Celine�� Brian called out gently as he walked into her room. �Why does he like Sharon? She�s not that special,� Celine said as she continued to look out the window. �He belongs to me. He was, he is, and will always be.� Celine turned around and looked at Brian. �I hate people who fight with me for stuff. Kang Ta�Ahn Chil Hyun�He�s mine. I�m not letting him go. Sharon would never have him. Not even if I die.� She then smiled. �Not to mention that I would never die.� �Celine�� Brian said as he walked up to her. �Why are you doing this? You�re destroying yourself and not anyone else.� Celine let out a cold smile. �Destroying myself�I was destroyed the moment I found out that Kang Ta had someone else,� Celine said. �It was caused by you,� Brian said. �No, it wasn�t!� Celine yelled. �You�re crazy, Celine,� Brian commented as he shook his head. He looked at her straight in the eyes. �You just don�t know it.� Celine shook her head. �I�m not�It�s you people who are crazy! You want to separate me from my Kang Ta,� Celine said as she continued to shake her head. She then stopped. �I won�t let any of you separate us again.� She looked at Brian. �Even if it means that you�re my oppa, I won�t let you stop me.� *********************************************** |