HERMES - CHAPTER 21 (1/2)
I'm back, dear readers! And I am happy to report that I survived my exams! Yay! Sorry for the false alarm the other day. I know many of you were disappointed that I didn't keep my promise that I'll update this story weekly. If it's any consolation, I think I failed three exams. And here's the real Chapter 21 as my peace offering. ^_^Ellie stepped off the elevator, her arm linked with Seungri’s, and she breathed in relief. That was the longest and most suffocating elevator ride she had in her life.
She was on her way to the lobby to meet up with Seungri when the door to the elevators opened to reveal Big Bang’s maknae and Jiyong with Kiko attached to his arm. Thankfully Suengri broke the tension. However, she felt Jiyong’s glare boring through her when the younger man had helped her with her coat and linked arms with her.
Oh, come on. You have a pretty arm candy with you, why can’t I have a bit of fun? She thought in annoyance.
“Are you heading out to dinner now?” Kiko’s voice sliced through the tension in the small room as the elevator moved down the lobby.
“Yeah, we’re headed to the Ceasar’s Palace. Are you guys headed out, too?” Ellie asked politely, turning her attention to the younger girl.
“Oh, just dinner. Then we have to come back to get ready for the New Year’s party later. God knows Boo and I both need a bath after all our activities today,” the girl said sweetly as she stroked Jiyong’s arms seductively. She heard Seungri scoff/cough/clear his throat and turn his attention back to the led screen that indicated their progress towards the lobby.
Ellie merely looked at the girl with a mix of amusement and disdain. OK, I have barely spoken with her and I already dislike her, she thought. She didn’t bother to look at Jiyong.
The lift came to a smooth stop at the lobby floor and as soon as the doors opened, Ellie and Seungri were out.
“Well, you guys do that. Anyway, have fun at your party! And happy New Year!” Ellie said mustering every ounce of politeness she could as she practically dragged Seungri off the lift.
“Ah, hyung, don’t wait up for me. Noona’s taking me to her brother’s private new years party later. I’ll be seeing you tomorrow I guess, eh? I’ll be in my best behavior, I promise!” Seungri said before he and Ellie made their way to the valet.
The two of them did not bother looking back at the couple.
“Are they always that vocal about their ‘activities’?” Ellie asked Seungri as soon as the couple was out of ear shot. Seungri just laughed.
“How long have those two been together?”
“Three years, more or less. But they’re on and off. Mostly off. Maybe a little less than two years if you only count the number of months when she’s not being a total pain,” Seungri said.
“You don’t like Kiko much, do you?”
“Am I that obvious?” he asked sarcastically causing Ellie to laugh a bit.
“Why, you like her?” he asked incredulously.
“Well, I’m not the type to easily judge, but so far, with the interaction in the elevator, she hasn’t given me any reason to like her,” Ellie said, trying to be as politically proper as she could.
“Well, if it will make you feel any less guilty, no one at YG likes her, not after the marijuana incident back in 2011,” Seungri said in disgust.
“What marijuana incident?” she asked as they waited for the valet to get her 458 from the parking. Seungri sighed heavily and immediately Ellie felt bad about asking. Obviously, the youngest Big Bang member is not overly fond of the memory.
“A few years ago, Ji hyung went to a party in Japan hosted by Kiko and some of her friends and basically they smoked weed, got drunk and went chandelier-swinging crazy. Unfortunately, Ji hyung was called in for a random drug testing when he got back from Tokyo and he tested positive. That was the biggest scandal of his career and Big Bang as well. Hyun Suk hyung spent a lot of money, time and effort cleaning the mess up,” Seungri said with a sigh.
“We all thought after that they’d break up, you know. Teddy hyung, Bae hyung, and Seunghyun hyung all talked to him and told him to stay away from her but he didn’t. He even defended her. He never fought with the hyungs over anything and he’s not the type to get physical and violent but then he was the one who landed the first punch at Bae hyung,” he added.