TOP - Chapter 5 (1/1)

Stand before me is a guy. No, not just some guy. He is the same guy I met earlier on the China to Seoul flight! The same hair, the same lips, the same eyes and most importantly, the same cocky attitude.He looks at me intently but I couldn't tell what's he's thinking. No, not because his eyes are mysterious, or deep or whatever crap writers write in novels. I can't read his expression simply because I'm not good at reading people. But I know from experience that the look he's giving me now suppose to mean something. Something that I don't know.He was about to speak when a man, shorter, skinnier and supporting a huge sunglasses, goes up to him and tug his sleeve to get his attention."Hyung" the shorter guy look left and right warily, "Cover for me, okay? I'm heading to Hana's... I told maknae I'm going to another party an---" slowly, the shorter man notices who has the tall man's attention.The short man turns his body slightly so he can have a proper look of me. "You look familiar" he says, pointing his index finger at me.The tall man quickly slaps the shorter man's finger. "Go, I won't rat you out. Just go" the tall man says with his low rusty voice.A sly smirk slowly formed on the shorter's man face. He looks at the tall man from the corner of his eyes, teasing him. "Araso hyung araso. I won't bother you""Tell maknae and you too would end up on my hit list" the tall man says to the shorter man, all the while his dark eyes are still on me.The short man chuckles, "Alright then, I'm out!" He says, fixing his jacket. However, before he turn and leave, he salutes me, "nice to meet you Seohee-ssi!"What? Who? Huh?The tall man grimaces.I turn back on my seat, facing the bar again trying to disregard the man next to me. I think serving him on the plane was annoying enough that I don’t see the need to entertain him on the ground. I kept on chanting my salary figure in my head when I was serving the man with the big ego on the plane before."I'm sorry about Jiyong. He's been too cheerful lately... its annoying" I think the man is talking to me.I ignore him instead."Are you alone?" He tries for the second time for a conversation.For the second time too, I stay silent. Wait a minute, isn't he an idol? I didn't know idols could go clubbing. Oh who cares? Idols, celebrities, singer, dancer… who cares? They’re simply a product of Korea’s training regime. I doubt this man knows any music notes."You didn't strike me as a clubbing type. I guess you can't judge books by its cover" He says and it successfully lit my fire.There are a lot of things that I hate in life and being judged is one of them. This man barely know me, we barely met, we barely talk and yet he is already rude enough to make assumption about me. Who does he think he is?I turn my stool so I'm facing the arrogant man. "Yeah? There are a lot of things I didn't strike you as. A tae kwon do master is one of them"He gulps and his eyes widens.I roll my eyes and Kara is standing behind the bar, holding the light blue cocktail while eyeing him and me worriedly. "Err... Miss, your Kara's special?" She holds out the drink to my direction but her eyes plead for my help.I nod uncaringly and she places the devil drink on the bar top in front of me. She smiles full of respect to the man beside me before she leaves to attend another drunk customer. Hmm, so he's the one who she needs to impress? Goddamnit!I am neither kind nor friendly, but one thing I'm certain of, I am loyal. My best friend had made me promised to help her with this deal and, no matter how much I despise it, I know I have to follow through.I gulp my cheap red wine in one go to numb my pride and swing my seat so I'm facing the arrogant man again.I clear my throat, preparing for a show. "How was your day?" I start, holding the cocktail glass and play with the little umbrella with my finger."Huh? Me?" He points his face.I nod, batting my lashes. This always works on men. A seductive smile, wide innocent eyes and batted lashes always play tricks to men’s head. It hypnotized them for some reason. Men, always shallow."Uh... Eh... Um... Err..." Just as I thought. Anything that has dick always stutters whenever girls flirt at them."I hope the flight wasn't too tiring" I smile while mentally gag."Yeah... Yeah... The flight was delightful" He finally finds his brain."Did you find your specific wine?" I ask in friendly tone.Being a stewardess teaches me one thing: how to put a warm smile despite how annoyed we are and remembering how he asked a Pauillac on a freaking airplane really pissed me off. What was he trying to do anyway? Showing off?! Stupid. But I had to keep it cool. Kara’s job is on the line."Uh... I haven't had the chance to look" he says, uncomfortable."Ah, too bad. You must’ve been too busy playing with your fans, aren't you?" My tone is innocent but I can't help but being harsh with my words.He tenses but I insist on my innocence which I'm sure is confusing him. His eyebrows furrows and his lips slowly turn into a frown. I, on the other hand, smiling brightly with no care in the world while shelter all of my disgust away from this man’s attention. For all he knows, I am simply dense."Have u deleted my number?" He suddenly snarls.What?Now the sour expression that was once on his face shifts onto mine while his face supports impassiveness. He looks at me, uninterestedly and impatiently."What number?" I retort.He scoffs and rolls his eyes, "I knew you're not going to. I guess I have to change my number again" he sighs out of annoyance."Excuse me?!" My voice raised."What?" He rests his elbows on the bar top, hunching his back.I lost my grip on my acting as irritation takes me. “I don’t have your number and you’d better be damn well know that even if I do, I’d dele---”He raises one eyebrow and it hits me like a tsunami. Seunghyun… was him??!!The voice… the voice… no wonder it sounded familiar!! I gasp upon the realisation, instinctively cover my mouth with my palm in shock. “No… No… Your name is…”He tilts his head, waiting for my answer.“Tab! Your name is Tab!”Now he raises both eyebrows.“No, wait… not Tab…Tip? Teebs? Toupes?” I try to recall the name but his face doesn’t change. The more name I come up with, the more contorted his forehead becomes.“Stop acting like you don’t know me” He says, putting on a sunglass that was on his shirt pocket.“Wha--” I am stupefied by the level of his arrogance. How can a man be this bigheaded?“You can keep my number. I wont change it. Just don’t broadcast it” He says with a cool look on his face. It took all my strength to keep my foot on the ground, not on his face.I snort, “I used the paper with your number to wiped my ass. Stop being delirious”I gulp the cocktail empty and snatch my clutch from the table. Kara is standing, looking petrified. She must’ve overheard what I just said but I’m sorry buddy, I can’t play nice with a bastard.I nod my head at her direction, “I’m out” and before she could smacked me across the room, I bolted out of the club through the intoxicated crowd. ***

It’s Saturday and I am not assigned to any flights. This only means one thing: snuggling in bed with ice cream on my lap. I had prepared the ice cream, Ben&Jerry’s Cookies and Cream, and the movie, Iron Man 1 & 2 and The Avangers. However, I forgot to prepare one thing: my door.A second of the beginning part of the movie was all I got before my beloved best friend barges in the room. I had forgotten to lock the door securely. She has a wide grin that splits her face into two and she’s still wearing the same dress she wore last night.“Who got the crabs from you this time?” I pauses the movie but she ignores me and sit on the bed, facing me.“Thank you for helping me last night, bestie” She cocks her head cutely. Ew.“That’s it? I had prepared a wrestling match. I thought you’d punch me after what I did” I place my tub of ice cream on the night stand in case this is all just an act before she launches herself at me. I don’t want to spoil my ice cream.Again, she ignores my words, “I didn’t know you know TOP! You should’ve told me!!” She shrieks excitedly.“TOP? Who’s he?” I pull my blanket tighter.She rolls her eyes. “Please watch more Korean TV”I chuckle, “Seriously who’s….”She cocks her head, knowing that I finally realise who she’s referring to. His name is TOP?? Geez how conceited can a man be? Being called great by others is understandable but naming one self ‘TOP’ is beyond comprehendible. No wonder he always looks so smug.“He was on my flight” I answer uncaringly. Why is the topic about this man always come up?"Who randomly gave out his number?" She wiggles her eyebrow teasingly.I groan, I should've rip that piece of paper and throw it down the bin the moment that sleazeball man handed it to me. I knew it's going to create trouble."He's in BigBang, Seohee-ya!! BigBang!! Come on! Even a loser like you must've heard about BigBang!" She shakes my body to put some senses into me."Oh God! Yes! I know them! The other girls were giggling like crazy and they kept on lecturing me about who BigBoy is" I pry her hands away."Holy mother of God. It's BigBANG! Not BigBOY!" She slaps my head."Does it matter??!!" I yell back. Geez, it's just a group of idols for God's sake."Of course it matters!! They're the kings, Seohee-ya! Kings, I tell you!!" She shakes my body again. "To top it all off, you got the number of the most sought after idol in Korean history! OMG I would rip your head off from jealousy if you're not my best friend!""I told you to take the number and you threw it away" I smack her hands off me.She pouts, regretting her action, "If I had known it was Choi Seunghyun's number, I'd put a shrine around it..."I snort.“Well anyway, I bet you made a lasted impression on him!” She chirps and reveal what she’s been holding in front of me. Two tags with an All Access printed below a K-Pop Star logo.“What’s this?” I take the tag off of her, studying it.“All Access” She answers abtusely. I knock her forehead.“It's an all access pass to watch GD&TOP perform at K-Pop star tonight!!!” She cheers, taking the tag with her and jumps on my bed.“Huh?” I look up to her.“Dude! We get to watch TOP and G-Dragon perform tonight! And we can go backstage!! WOOHOO!!!” She pulls me up and makes me stand on my bed to follow the celebration.She raises my hands and move them around and I let her be because right now my mind was blank from the shock, unable to respond to anything around me.  You've got to be kidding me, God.

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