Stay Here 37

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Hyun Seo: What just happened? I'm still so.....confuse!

Author: Use your brain Hyun Seo. And,.....that wasn't your lines.

Hyun Seo: You can't insult me and then order me around.

Author: Tell that to bosses.

Hyun Seo: Chapter 37 begins now.

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Time (Around 1am)

Getting home, Jay found Tae Jin at the entrance of his house.

Seated on the ground, lost in thought land.

"Tae Jin" he called out his name, worried about him.

"Can I stay here?" Tae Jin said, he didn'even look at him.

"Sure" Jay replied.

Was he okay?

Of course not, that was a stupid question to ask.

Tae Jin didn't look okay.

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Inside the house, Tae Jin and Jay were in the living room.

Tae Jin on the double couch opposite the triple couch which Jay occupied.

"Thanks for letting me stay" Tae Jin said, forcing out a smile.

"No problem" Jay replied, a friendly smile on his face.

Suddenly, Si-Yeong appeared beside Jay and none of them noticed her,....... untill she spoke.

"We have visitor?" Surprising both of them.

Tae Jin stared at her, surprised.

This girl.......

"You...... you're a ghost" he said in shock.

The girl had an aura, that of the colour white.

Meaning, she was a good ghost.

This......this was enough to prove that,.....he really was seeing a ghost.

"Don't just drop here out of nowhere Si-Yeong" Jay said to her, a frown on his face.

Si-Yeong rolled her eyes, dismissing his words.

"You can see her?" Tae Jin asked in shock.

Oh, right.

Tae Jin........Tae Jin didn't know yet.

"Yes, I can see ghosts. I'm a medium, just like you"

"What?!"

This was the second time!

Why so much surprises?

First it was his hyung being in love with him and now this!

Come on! Give him a break!

"I told Shin Hye about it and all that I know about ghosts"

"She accepted you?" Tae Jin asked and he smiled, answering.

"Yes, just like she accepted you"

*Sigh, that was great. He was kind of scared to find out she didn't.

They were now friends, maybe that's why she accepted him but dating......... he thought she might have a problem.

"Now I know why she knows so much about ghosts" Tae Jin said, nodding, Jay replied,

"Yes"

Come to think of it......... maybe this was the right time to tell him.

"Tae Jin,........."

"Yes" Tae Jin said, looking at him.

"We're dating" Jay blurt out, feeling nervous.

"Okay" Tae Jin said, smiling.

Surprised, Jay asked, "That's it? You're not against it? You're not concern about it?"

"I'm not against it because I have a good feeling about you. Please take care of Shin Hye" Tae Jin said, smiling.

Maybe, Jay was the one for Shin Hye,.....the one Nancy talked about.

"Okay" Jay replied, smiling.

"Are you guys done?" Si-Yeong asked, looking annoyed.

For a moment there, it felt like she was invisible.

"Then, I'll prepare the guest room for you" Jay said,

"No, I'll just sleep here"

"I can't have that. You're my girlfriend's friend, I have to treat you right" 

Oh, girlfriend's friend huh? Tae Jin thought, smiling.

"Okay" he replied with a smile and Jay smiled back.

Come to think of it,...... what happened to Tae Jin?

Why did he want to sleep over?

Hold on,......did it have something to do with Hae Jin and what happened earlier?

"So,.......you can see ghosts. Then you know about Chae Joon and.........."

"Hae Jin" Jay completed it.

Wow,......he (Tae Jin)......just now, he couldn't bring himself to say his name.

For some reason,...... felt......... nervous? Fluttered?

What the heck was up with that?!

"Yes, I know about them" Jay said and before Tae Jin could say another word, he got a call.

"Excuse me" he said to Jay before taking out his phone.

He didn't even check the caller ID and answered the call right away.

"Hello?"

"Tae Jin?"

Huh?

"Clara" Tae Jin said, surprised. It really was Clara on the other line.

The voice.......the voice was the same.

And this might sound weird but,......... they'll be speaking english.

Crazy right?!

But we all know, Tae Jin is a korean and so far, he has been speaking in korean.

And I translated it to english.

Now, let's continue.

"Yes, is me. Wow, finally I got you" Clara said, sounding relief and surprising Tae Jin.

"Huh?"

She was looking for him?

"Shin Hye gave me your number"

She (Shin Hye) did?

Yes, this was the exact plan Shin Hye had.

She planned on contacting Clara just so she and Tae Jin would talk.

But before that, she had to know what exactly what happened between them.

If Clara really hated Tae Jin after what happened.

Learning about them, Shin Hye realize even Tae Jin didn't know what Clara thought of him.

And so, she contacted Clara and gave her his contact when she asked for it.

Well, Shin Hye was planning on giving it to her even if she didn't ask for it.

"After that time at the hospital, I never saw you again. I was so worried. I wanted to contact you but I lost my phone and I lost your contact. I came to school and they said you and Shin Hye drop out. You went back to Korea with her. I've been looking for ways to reach you but never found one. Your classmates won't give me your contact or Shin Hye's contact"

Well, he didn't know what to think about that.

"And then, Shin Hye called me some time ago and gave me your number"

*Sigh, Clara sighed, "You have no idea! How happy I am that I got you" she said, sounding happy.

"Clara, you....... you're not angry with me?" Tae Jin asked, surprised and feeling guilty.

"Why will I be? Listen Tae Jin, I think you misunderstood. After you told me all about my mother I wasn't angry with you because I understood you and it wasn't your fault that I tried to kill myself. I didn't called you or come to school because I was going through something. Processing everything. My mom was gone forever and I'll never get to see her again. I was never angry with you"

Really?

"You never were?" Tae Jin asked, looking surprised.

Jay and Si-Yeong stared at him, watching as he breathed out in relief.

They didn't know what the person on the other line was saying but......Tae Jin looked better, happy.

Si-Yeong was curious about what was going on but she didn't think it was the right time to ask.

Jay will tell her later.

And Jay, seeing that happy look on Tae Jin's face, he guess, everything was going well between him and Clara.

Shin Hye made the right decision.

Shin Hye told him she'll contact Clara before he left him.

She made the right call.

"No" Clara said.

"Thank you" Tae Jin said, smiling.

"Why would you thank me? So stupid" Clara said and he laughed.

He really miss his friend.

"Let's talk more"

"Okay" Tae Jin replied, smiling.

"So, how are you and Shin Hye?"

Yea, Clara knew they were dating but what she didn't know, was that now,......

"We broke up" Tae Jin announced.

"Oh, that's bad. She dumped you?" Clara asked, feeling sorry for Tae Jin.

"We dumped each other" Tae Jin said and she broke out laughter.

"You so funny" she said and he smiled.

"So, have you met your hyung yet?"

Hae Jin....... right, Clara knew about him because he told her all about him.

Couldn't keep his mouth shut everything time they met.

Telling her all about his hyung again and again. Telling her how much he missed him.

Wanted to be with him.

Spend time with him.

And now..........he....he found out something different.

Different how?

Different as in good or bad?

Tae Jin couldn't tell but then, he could feel.........

*Sigh, he really was going crazy.

"Yes,.......I did" he answered.

"Everything went well right? Are you guys together now?" Clara asked, sounding excited while Tae Jin was in shock.

"To.... together?" He asked, surprised.

What was she talking about?

"Why are you acting like you don't know? You like him right?"

What?! Tae Jin exclaimed in mind in shock.

"Huh?"

"What? You don't? That's weird. You always gave off that message every time you talked about him. You were smiling and you look so happy. Doesn't that count?"

"What? What do you mean?" Tae Jin asked, still surprised.

What?

He did what?

"Well, maybe I was wrong. In any case, let's talk about something else"

"O—Okay" Tae Jin replied, thinking about what Clara just said.

Seriously?

He thought.

"So, how's your school now? Is it better than here? Have you made more friends? I really want to see your other friends, Se Jong and Hyun Seo right?"

"Yes" Tae Jin said.

Well, he just got another friend.

Tae Jin thought, turning to look at Jay, a smile on his friend.

Jay.

He thought and Jay smiled back.

"Are they both hot? I've never seen them before. Introduce them to me" Clara said, sounding excited, impatient.

"Calm down Clara" Tae Jin said, smiling.

"Sorry" Clara apologized.

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Coming outside, Shin Hye made a stop in front of the front door, looking around.

"Hae Jin, is you right? You're here right? I saw you walk out of Tae Jin's room and I followed you here" thought she didn' see him.

*Sigh, Shin Hye sighed.

"Please give me a sign or something. Let me know you're here"

She said.

After waiting for a few seconds, Hae Jin finally showed him. He sat on the stairs, looking at her with a sad expression.

He used his second reward. 'Say the word and you'll be aren't Chae Joon said and he did exactly that.

Seeing him for the first time, Shin Hye couldn't stop staring.

So this was Hae Jin, the one she heard so much about.

Light blue hair, crystal eyes..........

This guy......this guy was just so cute!!

If only she met him earlier, first, she would have definitely fallen for him and then pursued him.

Where has he been all her life?!

Well,.....she can't anymore because she had Jay now and he (Jay) has her heart.

Come to think of it,........Jay was right.

Ghosts do look like humans and the two things that sold out was their aura and the colour of their eyes, that's if they were evil ghosts.

Hae Jin's aura was the colour of white,...... meaning, he was a good ghost right?

Well, who cared! He was just so cute! didn't matter to her if he was an evil ghost or not!

And knowing about this,..... maybe she needed help.

"Hi" Shin Hye said with a friendly smile, coming close.

She took a seat beside Hae Jin, some distance between them.

Ghosts can't touch humans who are not their special ones.

They'll hurt the human.

Jay told her and she experienced it herself.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you" Hae Jin said, looking sorry.

Hold on, if she can see and hear Hae Jin now, that meant,.......Hae Jin was just like Si-Yeong.

They were both hunters of evil ghosts and they both had their second rewards.

Yep! Jay told her this too.

And she still can't believe, that little girl, that ten year old girl was a hunter of evil ghosts.

Strong! Powerful!

Who would believe that?!

She was so...... little! Small!

Oh, wait!

Shin Hye thought, coming out of her thoughts, looking at Hae Jin, she saw that sad, sorry look still on his face.

She had to do something.

"Is okay, I don't blame you" she assured him, earning a sad smile from him.

"Thanks" he said and silence blew again.

Oh, she did not like this.

But then,......they had nothing to talk about right?

"Tae Jin left the house" Hae Jin suddenly said, kicking Mr or Mrs or Ms or Miss Silence out.

Shin Hye: Did you really have to say that?

Author: Don't blame me.

In any case, Shin Hye knew.

Some time ago, Jay called her, saying Tae Jin was with him and he'll stay with him until he was ready to come back home.

Jay didn't mind.

Author: And I wonder if you guys will go to school tomorrow —no, I should say today. Is already 2am

Shin Hye: Just continue.

"Don't worry, he'll come back when he cools down" Shin Hye said.

Cool down huh? Hae Jin thought, a sad smile on his face.

"By the way, I have to tell you this. I and Tae Jin, we're no longer together. We broke up this evening. So you have chance" Shin Hye said, smiling.

"I don't" Hae Jin replied.

"Why do you say that?" She asked.

She already knew the answer but still asked?!

And why did she say Hae Jin had a chance now?! Why did she say all that when she knew it was not that easy!

She......she deserve to be slapped!

"Tae Jin pushed me away. He doesn't feel the same. And am pretty now, he hates me. He hate gay people the most,......and I am one"

Was he really? Shin Hye thought.

"I'm sorry" she said, feeling bad for Hae Jin.

She can already tell that he was a good person.........or ghost?

Ahhh!!

Let's just say she can tell that Hae Jin had a good heart.

He didn't deserve this.

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Coming back to the living room in search of Se Jong, Chae Joon found him there.

Seated on the double couch, right where he left him, lost in thought.

He left for the backyard to clear mind after the commotion.

Getting what he wanted, needed, he came in again through the back door and went straight to their room to find him but Hyun Seo was the only one in there.

Already asleep.

He passed by here earlier when he was on his way to their room but did not notice Se Jong.

Finding out he wasn't in their room, he came back here to search for him.

And sure enough, he was here.

"Se Jong, we need to talk" Chae Joon said, standing beside the seated Se Jong.

He (Se Jong) looked at him, a frown on his face.

"I don't think so" he said to Chae Joon, looking away from him.

"You should go to your Hae Jin, I believe he needs you right now"

"Se Jong" Chae Joon called out to him.

Why was he (Se Jong) talking like this?

And they really had to talk.

He had to explain his side of the story.

"Please, just leave me alone, will you?" Se Jong said, getting up.

About to leave, Chae Joon held his hand, stopping him.

"Se Jong........." He called out his name but before he could say another word, Se Jong turned to look at him, glaring at him as he said,

"Tell me Chae Joon, do you love Hae Jin that much? You were willing to sacrifice yourself for him."

"I'll do the same for you, Tae Jin, Sung Yoon everyone around me because you're all important to me" Chae Joon said but he (Se Jong) wasn't buying that.

"But I see the way you look at him Chae Joon. You said you didn't love him that way but I see the way you look at him"

"Is not that same"

"Stop lying to yourself and to me!" Se Jong yelled out, looking sad.

"You know,........is crazy, I'm not angry with you because I found my parents death involved you. I'm so angry because it looks like you're willing to do anything for Hae Jin!......"

"Se Jong" Chae Joon called out his name, devastated.

"Have you ever thought about me? I can't do this anymore! If you really love him you should just go be with him!"

And after those words came out of his mouth, Chae Joon pulled him closer, smashing his lips on his.

Surprised, Se Jong's eyes widened in shock.

He couldn't think of another word and before he could react, kiss him back, Chae Joon pulled away from him, still in shock, he stared at Chae Joon who smiled at him.

What the heck happened? Se Jong thought, staring at him.

"Is not the same Se Jong. And I'll explain everything to you" Chae Joon said, smiling.

"Okay" he replied.

Still in shock.

Just now,........Chae Joon......Chae Joon kissed him right?

Why?

Why would he do that?

And........what did it last for a few seconds?!!