"Oppa... Oppa… wake up" Ji-hyo jumped on Jong-kook's bed trying to wake him up. Unfortunately, Jong-kook didn't even move an inch. He was sleeping soundly.
"Oppa… Oppa!!! Wake up!!! When are you going to feed me?? Oppppppaaaaa!!"
Ji-hyo kept shaking JK's body while screaming in his ear.With no choice left, JK tried hard to open his eyes.
“Yaah! Ji-hyo-ya you are not a kid anymore. Go find your breakfast by yourself” he said as he laid back on the bed trying to get some more sleep. However, Ji-hyo moved faster than him. She pulled his hand and screamed loudly
“I WANT TO EAT NOW!!!!”
Shocked with her voice, Jong-kook opened his eyes widely and looked around him.
“Yaah Song Ji-hyo! I could have died from a heart attack just now you know?”
Ji-hyo’s only reply was her cute smile and she pulled his hand, dragging him towards the kitchen. Jong-kook started searching in their refrigerator to prepare their breakfast.
“Ji-hyo ya… What are you going to do if I'm not around you? Starve for the rest of your life?”
Jong-kook started nagging her while looking at his lovely dongsaeng who kept smiling sitting on the chair, waiting for her breakfast.
“Aani Oppa… I will never starve as I will keep following you wherever you go!”
Jong-kook just chuckled at her answer… he knew he could never win against either or her actions or her words.
Ji-hyo was his adopted sister. Their parents had been best friends. When Ji-hyo's father died when she was 3 years old, Jong-kook's family helped Ji-hyo and her mom to survive. An unfortunate accident on a vacation 6 years ago left both Jong-kook and Ji-hyo orphaned with only the both of them for each other. Ji-hyo was 19 now, while Jong-kook was 26. The moment he performed the funeral rites of his parents and Ji-hyo’s mother, Jong-kook vowed to them and to himself that he would take the responsibility of taking care of Ji-hyo. But somewhere along the way, Jong-kook had realized that his love and care towards Ji-hyo was not that of a brother-sister relationship. It was much more than that. In fact, he thought he had already…
“Oppa! Are you still in a dreamland? Palli…. I'm actually starving now!”
Snap! His mind fell back on the harsh ground of reality.
“Yaah… scream again and I will stuff your mouth with this raw chicken. Here is your breakfast. Eat and get ready for your class.”
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"Jong-kook ssi, could you take a double shift today? Dr.Shin had an emergency, so we need someone to cover her shift," asked Dr. Yoo Jae-Suk, one of Jong-kook's seniors, when he saw him leaving the emergency room.
"Ahh... mianhe Hyung... Can you ask Dr. Lee instead? I have an important appointment today," Jong-kook said, looking at Dr.Yoo with guilt in his eyes.
Dr.Yoo asked with a smirk on his face, "Is it about Ji-hyo? Your important appointment?"
Jongkook only smiled and walked away to the changing room.
Oh... It's already 1:45pm... I'm going to be late. She will kill me for God's sake!
Jong-kook hurriedly changed from his scrubs to his regular clothes and left the locker room, but accidentally bumped into Kwang-soo.
"Ahh mianhe," he said, excusing himself.
"Yahh! Hyung! Why did you ask Dr.Yoo that I replace Dr.Shin? I have an important appointment too! HYUUUNGGG!" A frustrated Kwang-soo exclaimed. However, Jong-kook didn't even look at him and kept on running while waving goodbye at him.
It took him twenty minutes to get to Ji-hyo's college. After he arrived and parked his car, he saw a girl standing by the wall with her ears covered with earphones, her eyes closed while she's enjoyed listening to the music. Jong-kook turned off his car, got out shutting the door quietly behind him, and walked across the street toward her. He stood in front of her and stared at her face.
Look at this girl... She doesn't even realize that I'm here standing in front of her. What if someone else comes and kidnaps her? Hissshh
Jong-kook took Ji-hyo's earphones off, his sudden move surprised the young girl, causing her to kick him in return before she realized it was her brother.
"Yahh!! Song Jihyo! How dare you!" he exclaimed stepping back from getting kicked again.
"Mianhae oppa. I didn't mean to. But yaaahhh! Oppa... It's your fault, too... You came at me without making a sound," Ji-hyo said, trying to shift her mistake to Jong-kook instead of herself.
"How can you hear anything when your ears are covered with these things? And look how high the volume is." He threw her earphones back into her hands.
"Ji-hyo yah, how can you be so careless? What if someone comes and -"
But Ji-hyo quickly dragged Jong-kook to his car without letting him finish his comment, while saying, "Palli oppa, we’re going to be late! Palli!"
Jong-kook sighed at her action, thinking, I sure can't win against her.
He drove them to MK building for Ji-hyo's audition. Her dream is to enter the entertainment industry as an actress. Ji-hyo couldn't hide her nervousness during their way to her audition; she kept sighing every now and then while her eyes remained closed. Jong-kook knew how nervous she was.
He held her hand and said, "Don't worry Ji-hyo yah. I'm sure you can do it."
Ji-hyo opened her eyes and stared at Jong-kook's eyes, "Oppa... What if I fail...?" She trailed off.
"You will succeed. Believe me," said Jong-kook, trying to give her courage.
"No oppa... I said 'what if'? What if I've failed?" Ji-hyo started to worry again. It is her dream. She can't fail in the final stage.
"Hurmmm... If you fail, then what....?" questioned Jong-kook glancing at Ji-hyo to see her reaction. He could see how nervous she was waiting for his answer.
He put on an evil smile and said, trying to cheer her up, "I will find a cooking class for you and someone who will marry you."
"Hahahahaha! opppaaaaaaa!" Ji-hyo laughed.
Jongkook was laughing hard when he felt a sting on his forearm, he looked down for a minute and noticed her dark hair spilling like a blanket over his arm. Her teeth digging into his skin. His eyes widen in surprise. "Yaaahh! Ji-hyo! Stop biting me! I'm driving here!"
Finally, they arrived at MK agency, and Ji-hyo got a number for her audition. There were so many people there when they arrived. All of them had the same dream as Ji-hyo - to be part of entertainment industry. Jong-kook knew that Ji-hyo can succeed, so he waited for her at the cafe.
Thirty minutes later, Jong-kook saw someone walking towards him without any expression. He stood up and looked at her, asking, "Ji-hyo yah... Are you okay?"Ji-hyo doesn't answer him and looked at him blankly. Jong-kook pulled her into his embrace, hugging her tightly.
"It’s okay Ji-hyo yah.. We can try again next time… Plus you are beautiful... Talented... I'm sure..." he pulled back when he heard her laughing on his chest. He stared down at her and found a smiling Ji-hyo instead of the mong one he'd seen seconds ago.
"Oppa, saranghae"
Wait... Jihyo said what? She said... She...
"Oppaaaa!!!! Saranghae!!!!! I did it oppa!!! I did it!!! They accepted me!! Yeaaaaaayyy!!" She jumped to hug him and danced happily around him, ignoring all people at the cafe who were laughing at her her cute display.
Hissshhh this girl... I will die because of her, he thought and smiling happily looking at her.
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As Ji-hyo started her life as a MK trainee, and Jong-kook with his surgical training to get qualified, they rarely met afterwards. They were both too busy with their current situation. But they never failed to contact each other everyday via messaging or phone calls. With Jong-kook being overprotective of Ji-hyo for sure he wanted to know her condition no matter how busy he was. Ji-hyo finally got her first project as a small character in a melodrama drama. She's was so happy because that meant she will appear for the first time on TV as an actress. The whole country would be able to see her. And if she's lucky enough, if the drama is a success, then maybe the whole world could watch that drama and see her face. With that thought in mind, she couldn't stop smiling, feeling happy.
I need to call Jong-Kook oppa. He will be happy to hear this news, she thought to herself as she immediately grabbed her cellphone and called him.
One sec..
2 secs..
3secs..
Jong-kook, however, didn't answer his phone. She tried again, and finally just left him a message.
Oppa! Guess what?! I will be in a drama soon!!! We will start reading the script in a few days, and will start shooting the next day... Oppa.. Let's meet before the script reading session begins to celebrate.. I miss you oppa.. Miss you so much!! xoxo.
Jong-kook finished his training and took a break before attending another seminar. It was never ending. He looked at his phone and turned it on. 7 missed calls.
Ahh.. Jihyo-ya.. He read the message she sent him and smiled.
Dr.Yoo entered the room to sit in front of the younger man, noticing the smile on his face while looking at his phone.
The only things that make the cold Kim Jong-kook smile is his patients getting cured and Song Ji Hyo, Dr. Yoo firmly thought.
"So, what's making you smile? Let me guess, Ji-hyo?" he asked, knowing the answer already.
Jong-kook put his phone in his pocket and said, "She's going to be in drama soon. She must be happy now."
"Jong-kook-ah the one thing that makes her happy is not her success... But you," Jae-Suk voiced.
Jong-kook thought deeply about what Dr.Yoo said and agreed with him. Yup, same with me... The one who make me happy is Song Ji hyo
Jong-kook tried to make some time for them to meet, unfortunately he got too busy with his schedule and wasn't able to meet with her like she had asked. Ji-hyo really felt sad with this situation. But she knew Jong-kook oppa didn't do it on purpose. She made an effort to meet him in the hospital instead of him coming to her.
"Oppa!" She shouted when saw him at the corridor in the hospital hall, with a clipboard on his tan hand.
"Ji-hyo.. What are you doing here?" Jong-kook was surprised to see her in a hospital. He started thinking bad things. Is she okay? Is she's hurt? She's not well? He ran to her and started to check on her. Check her head, her hand.. Turned her back, and around, making her feel dizzy. Finally he checked her legs for any unseen inguries. Causing Ji-hyo to blush at his cute actions.
"Oppa.. What are you doing? I'm okay.. Oppa!" Ji-hyo pushed Jong-kook's hand away and showed him the cake she had she brought with her.
"Oppa, help me finish this." She waited for his answer while smiling at him.
"Yaahhh...You came here just to ask me to finish this cake? You know I hate sweet things." Jong-kook stared with distaste at the sweet-looking cake in her small hands.
"Aahhh, oppa.. Palli!"Ji-hyo dragged Jong-kook to the cafe, but then stopped when Jong-kook pushed her hand away from him and stopped walking.
"J-ihyo ya, I'm really busy. This training is important to me. If I do well, it will be great for our future. Mianhae ji-hyo ya.. I will call you once I am done." He kissed her forehead and ran to the nearest available elevator. Ji-hyo stared blankly at him and turned to the main door to leave with unreadable expression on her face.
"Ji-hyo ya! Good luck with your drama! Fighting!' Jong-kook shouted at her before disappearing behind the elevator door.
Oppa.. I just need you, oppa.. Only you she sadly thought as she looked at the cake in her hands before disposing it in the nearest trashcan.
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Today was Ji-hyo's first day for shooting her drama. After the last time she met Jong-kook, they just contacted each other by texting and emailing. Jih-yo tried to hide her sadness for what Jong-Kook had done to her the last time she had seen him. She's honestly felt really hurt. The fame, and the success were not important to her. What she needed the most was her brother, Kim Jong-Kook.
"Ji-hyo, after this scene ends, then it will be your turn."
Jihyo did her job as good as she could. In this drama she only has 10 scene so she couldn't let this opportunity go. This is first step toward her acting career. After finishing her part, Ji-hyo continued watching the rest of the cast act. In the drama, the main actress has an accident and lost her memory. Her husband, the lead actor, felt guilty for the way he had treated her.
Suddenly jihyo had an idea.
I wonder how much Jong-Kook oppa loves and needs me. Is that as much as I love and need him?
And without thinking, she jumped from the edge.
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Jong-Kook got a call from Dr.Lee and said that Ji-hyo was at the emergency room.
"Hyung, Ji-hyo.. Ji-hyo in ER now.. Palli hyung"
He ran to the emergency room and prayed that Ji-hyo would be alright. When he arrived at the ER, he saw a lot of nurses and doctors gathered at Ji-hyo's bed.
She will be alright, Jongkook-ah.. She must be fine
But somehow he couldn't walk any further.. She's gone. You lost her! That was the most horrifying thought for him.
Dr.Lee saw him. "Hyung! what are you doing here?"
Jong-kook felt like he was going to faint. "Please Kwang-soo.. Don't tell me..."
"Hehehehehe.. Write here, too."
That's.. That's Ji-hyo voice he thought.
Jong-kook walked closely and looked at the nurse that was busy writing something on Ji-hyo's cast.
"Yahhhhh!! Song Ji-hyo!" His small eyes got bigger.. What the hell is she's doing?
"Oppa.. They wrote a note for the artists that I work with... I will send this to them.. hehehe," she said, laughing softly.
Joong-kook closed his eyes, trying to calm himself. Oh my.. This girl.. I feel like I'm going to die because of her and she's just..
The nurses and doctors left them together. They knew Jong-Kook was about to explode at anytime. Ji-hyo grabbed Jong-Kook's hand and asked him to sit close to her. She looked at him and caressed his face while smiling. "Are you mad oppa?"
Jong-kook hugged her as tightly as he could. "I thought I was going to lose you. I felt like I was going to die, Ji-hyo ah."
Ji-hyo cried listening to his words but smiled. Now, in his arms, she knew that Jong-Kook also had feelings for her, too.
She has feelings for me?Jongkook released her from his firm hug and kissed her tears. He cleaned her tears and kissed her eyes again.
You won't cry anymore Ji-hyo-ah. He swore.
"Oppa, you will feed me forever, right?'' Jong-kook smiled and hugged her again. Releasing a sigh of relief, he whispered to her ears ''Forever''
