Meanwhile back in the hotel lobby…
After Sung Hoon and the others gave the new recruits
instructions and about the meeting, they all went
back to their rooms.
“You think there’s something wrong with
Matthew hyung?” asked Jae Jin.
“Yeah,” said Jae Duc. “Did you
see the way he held the new guy?”
They began to shudder.
“No, it’s nothing,” answered Sung
Hoon.
“You think maybe Matthew is gay?” asked
Ji Yong.
“You’re the one who looks gay,”
said Jae Duc, jokingly.
“Shut up!” yelled Ji Yong as he punched
Jae Duc lightly.
The others began to laugh. Then Su Won said, “Could
be though. I never saw him ‘be’ with
a girl before.”
Sung Hoon lets out a sigh. “Okay, I’ll
tell you guys the real deal. But don’t let
this get back to Matthew okay?” They all nodded
and leaned forward to hear the story.
“It was like 5 years ago when Matthew hyung
met this girl named Nam Mina….”
“She a babe?” asked Jae Duc, interrupting.
Sung Hoon gave him a look. “Yes, Duckie, she’s
a babe.”
“Oh, okay,” said Jae Duc. “Continue.”
“Anyways, Matthew knew her before he met
me. It turns out that she was the first person who
ever really cared about him and Matthew fell in
love with her. But you know how hyung is. He could
never tell anyone exactly what’ s on his mind
or how he feels. Instead of saying he wants Mina
to be his girlfriend, he said he wants her to be
his dongsang—“
“That’s stupid!” yelled Jae Duc,
interrupting Sung Hoon. “Why did he say that
for? She’s a babe!”
“Sh..!” yelled Jae Jin, Ji Yong, and
Su Won at Jae Duc.
Sung Hoon continued. “Well, Matthew ended
up having this blood ceremony with her. They scarred
each other’s back with their initial. It looks
like a blood tie but later on I found out it was
his symbol of promised love-“
“Ow..that must have hurt,” said Jae
Duc, as he hugged himself. Jae Jin smacked him on
the head for interrupting again.
“I think they knew each other for a year before
they met me. At first I thought Mina was cute, but
then by the way Matthew acts, I can tell she was
off limits. See, Mina had this heart condition where
air would suddenly be closed off and she couldn’t
breathe. The only way to get air in was by this
respirator—“
“The one hyung always carry?” asked
Jae Duc.
“Yes Duckie,” said Sung Hoon, rolling
his eyes. “Anyways, it was either that or
mouth to mouth. Once when Matthew went collecting
shells for Mina, I was walking along the shores
with her. One of her attacks came on. I freaked
out of course, but I knew what to do. I laid her
down and I was about to give her CPR but then Matthew
ran the speed of light and knocked me into the ocean
and he gave her CPR.”
The others started laughing.
“Dang, ain’t he a Romeo?” said
Jae Duc, laughing.
Sung Hoon smiled. “It’s cause he loves
Mina and didn’t want any other guy touching
he. I mean, during school, if any guy talks about
wanting to date her, Matthew made sure he didn’t.
Oh yeah, Matthew hyung hasn’t always been
Matthew. His real name is Ji Won. The ‘M’
scar on his back stands for Mina, not Matthew.”
The others opened their mouths in shock. They never
knew Ji Won had been this much in love before.
“How romantic,” whispered Jae Duc.
“Shut up hyung,” said Ji Yong. “Quit
interrupting!”
“Okay, okay,” said Jae Duc, blocking
himself from Jae Jin’s hand.
Sung Hoon began talking.
“If there are no more interruptions, then
I’ll continue.” He paused for a second
and then continued. “The day before Matthew
and I made it to Korea, he and Mina were supposed
to get married. Matthew didn’t like his dad
and there was this feud in their family on who gets
the grandpa’s inheritance. Matthew got it,
of course, and he took it all and left Hawaii. He
took me and he was planning on taking Mina too.
When he went to her house though, his uncle’s
men were guarding the place and he couldn’t
take her. He ended up leaving Hawaii without saying
goodbye to Mina.”
All of them remained silent.
Then Su Won spoke. “Last year hyung sent me
out to get some news on Nam Mina. She had died drowning.”
Sung Hoon nodded. “Yeah but Matthew and I
think she committed suicide. He think it’s
because Mina can’t handle living with her
stepmom, who always abuse her. If you ask me, I
think Mina committed suicide because Matthew left
her without any reason. I think hyung thinks that
too but he won’t say it. I think he blames
himself for her death and since then he hasn’t
been the same. He used to be nicer and not this
touchy. Also that’s why he’s never been
with another girl. I mean, we see him flirt with
other girls but none of us actually see him ‘be’
with another girl right?”
The others nodded in agreement. Sung Hoon continued.
“About this new boy today. I think Matthew
is losing it. He probably thinks when he sees the
boy he is see—“
Sung Hoon stopped talking as he looked up. He finished
his sentence with a “—See you later!”
and he ran off.
Part 24
The others looked up surprised. Jae Jin smacked
Jae Duc on his head.
“What?” asked Jae Duc. “I didn’t
interrupt!”
“It’s not Duckie’s fault,”
said Ji Yong. “Look.” Ji Yong pointed
to where Sung Hoon ran off too.
“Aigo,” said Jae Jin. “It’s
that same waitress babe.”
“See?” said Jae Duc. “It’s
cause of a girl, not me. You hit me by mistake.”
“No, it’s not a mistake. I still wanna
smack your head cause it makes this cool hollow
sound,” replied Jae Jin as he smacked Jae
Duc on his head again.
“So, wanna go out sometime?” Sung Hoon
asked Kyung Hee, leaning near her. She rolled her
eyes at him.
She answered flatly, “No” and began
to leave.
Sung Hoon held onto her arm. “Come on babe.
X-mas is next month and don’t be a scrooge.”
Then suddenly, Kyung Hee gave him a seductive smile.
“I guess. How about we go out on November
31st then?”
Sung Hoon gave her a sexy smile back. “It’s
a date then,” he answered, letting her go.
The other 4 walked up to him.
“How’d it go Mickey?” asked Su
Won.
“Hey, hey, what can I say?” answered
Sung Hoon cockily. “I’m the man!”
Jae Jin gave him a high-five.
“Alright!” yelled Jae Duc. “When
you 2 going out?”
“November 31st,” answered Sung Hoon.
“Uh, Mickey,” said Ji Yong. “Sup
Ji Yong?” said Sung Hoon.
“November doesn’t have a 31st.”
“What?” asked Sung Hoon, surprised.
He looked at the calendar. November ended on the
30th. He looked around but Kyung Hee had already
left. He started cursing while the others tried
to hold back their laughter.
November 23, 1998
“This meeting of SechsKies is now in session,”
announced Ji Won to the main members of the group,
along with the new recruits. His voice got their
attention and they quickly focused their attention
on Ji Won.
Ji Won looked to see if Min Sung was there. He was.
Ji Won gave a little smile to him. He didn’t
know why but when he looks at Min Sung his mind
would replace Min Sung’s face with Mina’s.
“So any new business?” he asked the
members.
“Yes,” answered Jae Jin. “The
Black Dragons have killed some of our members and
took away some of our businesses.”
“Damn it!” yelled Ji Won as he pounded
his fist on the table. “We’ll just have
to see that this Black Dragon matter will be solved.
Mickey you, Ji Yong, Su Won, and the 2 new recruits
deal with the businesses. Jae Jin, Jae Duc, and
Min Sung will come with me.” Everyone looked
at Ji Won strangely.
Sung Hoon began to speak. “Uh, hyung. You
want to take Min Sung along?”
Ji Won glared at him. “Yeah. Anyone here have
any objections?” No one answered. “Meeting
adjourned,” announced Ji Won and everyone
went to work.
