Mix up, Patch Up

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Title: Mix up, patch up 
Character(s): Kim Jae Joong & Kwon BoA
Summary: Things seemed different when the couple entered university. One was rumored to be very close with another party, the other appeared colder than usual. Could an attempt to seduce be the solution to their misunderstanding?

Under a big tree laid a young man with a book over his face. His arms were stretched and crossed to support the head as pillow. The humid afternoon was indeed ideal for a short nap before the next lesson begun.

Suddenly a tiny bird landed on his leg and pecked his knee through the denim jeans, causing him to yelp in pain and jolt up from his sleep. A small chuckle diverted his attention and he turned to see who was laughing at him.

“Good afternoon Jae!” His girlfriend greeted with her usual cheerful smile as she played with her silky brown hair. He wanted to tick off BoA for laughing at him but his sweetheart was too adorable for him to even get angry with.

It had been a year since the two of them dated. He still could remember vividly how his confession was ruined partly when he tripped and fell on her; and how their first date ended with a surprising twist. It was almost unbelievable that he finally had BoA as his girlfriend, and that they were still close to each other even after one year. Both of them were smart in nature and it was a piece of cake for them to pass their exams with flying colors and enter the same prestigious university after graduation.

University life was definitely different from that of a high school. He used to be the kingkas of his school, one of the most prominent figures and respected by all, just like BoA who was the queenka. However, when he stepped into university, he realized that he was no longer the cream of the crop. He was merely one of the average freshmen outshone by many other charismatic seniors who had built their reputation throughout their years in the university. Jaejoong might need to work a little harder to achieve the same status. However, it did not occur as a big deal to him, so long BoA could stay by his side.

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“Jaejoong ah…” Someone called for him from behind as he proceeded towards his locker. Before he could turn around, his friend had reached him and slung the arms over his broad shoulders. It was Taegoon, one of his close buddies in university.

“What’s up, Taegoon?” Jaejoong asked as the two walked down the hallway.

“You know… I think someone else’s interested in your girlfriend…” Taegoon said while Jaejoong opened the locker to put his stuff in.

“WHAT?” The latter exclaimed and slammed the door hard on Taegoon’s face, earning a loud yell from Taegoon.

However, Jaejoong was too astonished to care for his friend’s injuries. His mind was focused on solely on BoA as he continued probing for more information.

It turned out that Lee Junki, a 3^rd year senior in the same school as BoA, was spotted to be rather close to BoA recently. From Taegoon’s accounts, that Junki guy had tried to date BoA a couple of times but were politely declined by her. There were even rumors that the two had already dated. It was obvious that the rumors were false, yet Jaejoong could not help but feel threatened. His girlfriend was truly hot and it would be a risk to let go of the matter. Subconsciously, his hand reached for his pocket and pulled out the mobile phone. He dialed the numbers he had memorized since last year and waited impatiently for BoA to answer, only to listen to the machine telling him that the recipient was unavailable at that time. He hung up the phone and frowned.

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BoA peered at Jaejoong who was grasping her hand tightly. She was quite puzzled. Her boyfriend seemed to have changed over the past few days. She could not exactly point out the change but his recent behaviors were rather strange, unlike what he would usually do.

For instance, the number of times he called her increased tremendously and when she did not pick up the phone in time, he would become very upset. He would wait outside her classroom at times to pass her handmade lunch and make sure he was present at every session of her extra-curricular activity. Some of her girl friends explained that he was only expressing his care for her. If it was just concern, why did he move away each time she tried to get intimate with him? She was too embarrassed to announce to her friends that the number of times they had sex had reduced drastically. She wondered if what her senior told her was true, that men get bored with having sex with the same person again and again.

She shuddered at the thought of her Jaejoong getting sick of her and looking for new girls who were probably virgins. She must do something to mend the relationship!

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“Thank you so much oppa!” BoA grinned as she ended her conversation with her love counselor, Junki oppa. The gay senior had taught her many techniques of seduction, which she intended to use on her lover to get him interested in her again. Just as she hung up the phone, she saw Jaejoong standing in front of her.

“Who were you talking to, BoA?”

“Ahh…it’s just a casual friend! Hurh hurh… “ BoA giggled nervously. She couldn’t let him know of the plan as yet. It was meant to be a surprise.

Jaejoong sulked at BoA’s poor acting skills. If it was nothing, why couldn’t she tell him who that person was?

“Jae!” The girl shook her head in disapproval of his gloomy face and pinched his cheek to make him smile. “I’ve something to tell you. Let’s meet at my house tomorrow at 3.”

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He paced around his bedroom in anxiety, only to be held onto the shoulders tightly by Yunho, his long-time friend. The high school kingkas, his best friends, were sitting in his room again. It was a scene familiar to that of the previous year, when he was pondering over what he should wear for his date with BoA. Only that this time round the problem was tougher to solve.

“Hyung, please stay still. You’re making me dizzy with all the walking and shaking of head…” Junsu had to plead with Jaejoong to stop marching. He was literally getting a headache.

“Why is she asking me over to her house tomorrow? Is she going to break up with me?” The owner panicked at the thought of losing BoA.

“One year ago, hyung, you were a stalker. Now you’ve got her, you’re worried about losing her…” Changmin spoke without lifting his head from the book. Examinations were near and he wondered why he was still in his hyung’s room, watching his hyung entering depression.

“You’re not helping at all, Changmin…” Junsu replied on behalf of Jaejoong.

“You should be more confident of yourself, Jaejoong.” Yoochun tried the method of encouragement, hoping the oldest guy would stop brooding over something that probably wasn’t true. “Maybe BoA was just being friendly.”

“Yoochun, you’re lacking respect for your seniors. It should be BoA unnie, not BoA.”

“I thought you’d be too distressed to notice that, Jaejoong.”

“It should be Jaejoong hyung, not Jaejoong!”

The meaningless argument went on with Changmin still mugging for his mid-terms and Junsu almost asleep on the cozy bed, until Yunho shouted amid the chaos, “I found my phone!” and caused everyone to look at him incredulously.

“It’s in your pocket right?” Changmin smirked.

“Shut up nerd.”

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BoA’s heart leapt as she answered the door. She was not sure if she was well-prepared for the show and she was further unconvinced about that when she saw Jaejoong right before her. It had been one year since they became one item and BoA would still blush whenever he kissed her.

Jaejoong, on the other hand, was stunned by the revealing outfit on his girlfriend, which brought out her curves so well that he had to make a big gulp before forcing his eyes away from the body.

When they sat down BoA decided to make her moves. She recalled Junki’s instructions to entice boys.

“First, stare into his eyes. Use your gaze to tell him that you want him.”

BoA gave a longing gaze and her lips curled up lightly with the intention of expressing her desires. Yet the lips drooped soon after Jaejoong gave a disappointing response, “Do I have something on my face?”

Step one failed. Perhaps Step two could help. “Fling your hair around, or play the strands with your fingers. Guys like that.”

BoA did both, only to receive yet another letdown.

“BoA, are you feeling warm? You can switch on the air-conditioner if you want. I don’t mind.”

BoA clenched her fist. If first two actions were unsuccessful, the third one had to make it. She walked over to him and neared him, her lips close to his. “Yeah I’m feeling warm. Maybe I should take off my clothes.”

Jaejoong’s eyes widened at the words of temptation. He was already having a hard time resisting her bewitching actions. Why was she doing that to him? Did she want to test if he was only after her body? The buddies had told him to keep calm no matter what happened, the previous day when he held an emergency meeting with them. He was determined to carry on with his cool act so that BoA would find the manliness in him and may change her mind about breaking up with him.

He backed away and cleared his throat, “What are you doing, BoA? Why are you like this?”

“That’s it!” BoA eventually got mad. All her efforts were not paid off. She picked up a cushion next to her and smacked it right onto Jaejoong’s face. She was surer that Jaejoong was no longer attracted to her. Tears welled up in her eyes as she faced her boyfriend, “you don’t like me anymore?”

“No, BoA!” The surprised boy immediately went forward and embraced her tightly, “I was afraid that you would break up with me, in fact… I even consulted the boys yesterday… and they told me to appear cold so that I would look manlier… and that you’ll not dump me…”

“Why would you think that I’ll break up with you?”

“Taegoon told me about Junki… and I thought I might lose out to him… oh I don’t know…”

“Oh Junki oppa! Oh wait, you thought you’d lose out to him? You mean, you thought you’d lose me to him?”

“Yeah, I was foolish.”

“Yes, you’re an idiot! Firstly, I love you and secondly, there’s no way I’ll be with Junki oppa, he’s gay!”

“…Gay…?” He stuttered, apparently shocked at the news.

“Pabo.” BoA scolded as she stepped back and observed Jaejoong’s cute expressions.

“Oh my god!” Jaejoong slapped his forehead in embarrassment, receiving a giggle from BoA. “Then… why do I often see him hanging around you?”

“Erm… I thought he could teach me how to make you more interested in me… he’s really good at seducing men you know…all that fluttering of eyes and licking of lips… I thought they would seduce you… but I guess they failed…” BoA scratched her head, her cheeks growing crimson red. It was a rare sight since Jaejoong was the one who was more bashful generally.

“Well, you’re seducing me now.”

BoA tilted her head with a confused look, unaware that her blush was the most alluring tool for Jaejoong. The latter smiled and placed a loving kiss on her forehead before shifting his lips to hers for a passionate smooch.