[FF] THE BEAST'S SKY: The Shocking Request

Haneul didn’t know what time it was. She stood on the funeral hall beside her Dad photo who smiled widely which she knew she would never have had the chance to see it again. There was no tear anymore since she stood there ages ago and bowed to the guests every time her Dad’s friends and some of her college friends came to give the last gratitude with a slight smile. There was one thing had disturbed her all day, the fact that Yoon Dujun wasn’t here yet. Although, his group mates were all already here, first, Son Dongwoon who had been a great dongsaeng for Haneul, then Yang Yoseob who was in particular close enough to her, and Yong Junhyung who liked to chatter a lot but today he was quite less noisy and looked gloomy made Haneul feel bad too. Kikwang too, who liked to smile a lot today he looked sad. The last was Jang Hyunseung who was rather quite but funny boy, and the least close to her, but today was the exception because Haneul saw for the first time the boy smiled precisely only for her while saying: “Bad things will always come to an end. Be strong.” Haneul looked up at him and smiled with her teary eyes and muttered “Thank you” with a touched heart. Before Hyunseung left her alone, he even patted her shoulder. Haneul shook her head and smiled toward him before facing the other guests who came to meet Dad non-stop.  

Dongwoon came to her when there was no any guest. Haneul didn’t even realize that the BEAST boys were all here the whole time. She was close to them because she kept seeing them in their free time. To make it easy, BEAST was the only friends Haneul kept close as friends. “Nuna…,” whispered Dongwoon to Haneul who looked to the floor blankly. There was no reaction from Haneul that made Dongwoon held both side of Haneul’s body, shook it. Haneul who reckoned someone shook her body gazed him. “Nuna… come… time to take a rest…,” Dongwoon helped Haneul to stand up, “your mother and your sister…,” he turned his head to search for those only relatives Haneul had, “not here?” he hissed, “they are too much.”

“Dongwoon-ie…,” said Haneul in very soft voice, “where is your hyung?”

“Hyung?” Dongwoon copied her question, “they are there,” The maknae among the group pointed to corner of the room where four boys talked to each other while eating together. Haneul smiled; of course all of them were his hyungs since he was the youngest. But, no, she meant this another hyung would she did really want to meet him, like really and a must.

“No, I mean your leader.” She replied. “Why isn’t he here yet?” Haneul gazed Dongwoon who ignored it and looked at the ceiling. “Did something happen?” She asked.

“There is no something important though, nuna.” He answered, took some distances from Haneul, eyed her, “but there is absolutely something hyung gets into.” He added, “Don’t worry, hyung said he will be here this noon, and passed me message that nuna should have her meals in order.”

Haneul chuckled. That was indeed so Dujun, she meant who else would worry about meals besides him. No one else would. In this kind of state, he wanted her to have meals instead of running hurriedly and hugged her, completely Dujun’s style.

“Nuna, you laughed.” Dongwoon looked at her amaze.

“That’s because that side of your hyung is funny, Dongwoon-ie.” Once again Haneul let a chuckle. “And you, stop hugging me like this, me, look so short stand beside you, Dongwoon-ie.” Haneul walked alone after patted Dongwoon’s arm, towards the table where the BEAST members sat together. Dongwoon stopped –like a frozen statue– in the place where he stood for awhile before awkwardly followed Haneul from behind.

“Haneul, come, let’s have meal first.” Yoseob moved to the side so he could give Haneul a space for herself. The other boys looked at her worriedly. “You have worked hard.” Yoseob whispered before giving her a glass of water. Haneul smiled to him and drank the water when her eyes met with a couple of eyes whose owner stood in the front of the hall’s door.

Yoon Dujun stood there, looked at her. Both of them planted the gaze into each other eyes. Junhyung and Hyunseung who sat in front of Haneul and Yoseob turned their heads to see who the one actually Haneul watched over of. Dongwoon who still stood behind Haneul got better vision and Yoseob eyed Dujun in worry. Meanwhile Kikwang looked at their leader with a mouth almost opened, kind of shock.

Haneul knew something not good was actually happening, right now. Aside of his Dad’s funeral, other things came along as well.

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            “What the hell are you talking about? Do not kid me!” Haneul frowned. “I’m not going to marry anyone!” She hissed, stood, pointed Dujun’s nose with her small finger. “Not even you.” She glared towards Dujun, who sat in a bench outside the funeral hall, looking through Haneul’s eyes. The girl gave up, sat on the bench, beside Dujun. She sighed, “Why should I get married to get the inheritance from Dad…?” mumbled while clenched her fist, “I am the only daughter of him though… it’s stupid… if only he didn’t get married to that woman….”

Dujun shut his mouth. He looked weary as well. “Your Dad…,” he uttered, “said this to me the night before I met you, before I got back from Japan yesterday, that he would like me to marry you.” He stopped, managed some breathe, “That is why I asked perhaps last night your Dad was already home because I got the feeling that something bad will happen to your Dad.” He worriedly looked at Haneul who still clenched her fist and didn’t even once look back at him. “I thought your Dad had the feeling of he was no longer be around here, and gave me the mandate.” He started to get the sore throat because of his eyes got teary as well. “After the concert, manager hyung said that CEO from Park Agency had called me, and asked me what the relation I have with the enemy agency is. I just said, he is ahjussi who is already close to me since long time ago. That was true though. And…,” he hesitated for awhile before continuing, “he said the only way to save you is by marrying you.” He shook his head, “No, Ahjussi actually begged me to marry you, Haneul.”  

“What… what actually Dad meant by saying the only way to save me…,” Haneul held her tears, faced Dujun, “Save from the witch… he meant…, oh yeah…,” She erased the tears which flowed to her cheeks with her both palms, “the witch and her daughter who don’t even care to come up in her husband’s funeral.” She covered her face with the palms, shaking crazily while crying.

Dujun hugged her, held his own tears. “So, the attorney of your Dad had come to meet me this morning after hearing the news of the accident.” Dujun thought he should say the real situation faster. “He said that unless you get married, you would be penniless. Your step mother will take it all because that is the condition your Dad had made before marrying her. To manage the money your Dad had, you should have a husband who can manage the company, or your step mother will take over everything even being the CEO of the company.” Dujun stopped for awhile, “Even Kang attorney hoped me to help this out. But, the matter is…,”

“The matter is…,” Haneul pulled out Dujun’s embrace, “you are one of the people of the company Dad against hardly.” Haneul eyed him. “Don’t be stupid to sacrifice your life,” she stood, “your career and your members are on the top right now. Don’t ever think to mess it!” massaged her own temple, she whispered, stressed every words, “I won’t marry anyone, not even you.” And she walked away, left Dujun who looked at her speechless. 

To be cont

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