Jacob Lee's Story

Isabelle Choi
Isabelle looked at herself in the mirror and smiled,she wasn't used to getting dressed up. She kind of liked it,it made her feel...pretty and different. She fixed her wavy and made sure her necklace was clicked the right way,the last thing in the world she wanted to tell her father was that she lodt the dimond necklace h andher mother just got her a few months ago. Oh,God and telling her mother would be no better because they always did things 'as a team' which meant the second she toldher mother,her father would know the second later. So she rather that necklace squeeze her neck before she lost it. She did a quick twirl before exhaling and walking to her bag. She walke dout of the door and could feel people looking at her friend,Isabelle couln't be able to do it. That's why she didn't chose to mode,her parents told her to "Stick to what you know.",so she did. She couldn't be able to handle the staring and looks Jessica was given,she got enough looks in high school once her song covers started to hit the millions and she absolutly hated it. The only thing that kept her sane was Jacob,it was funny sometimes he had a big head but he never let her get one. That was one of the thousands of things she loved and hated about him along with how he called her 'Tinker Belle' and how much her family liked him. As they walked down the hall,Isabelle started to change her mind about bringing her bag. "Jess,I'll be right down. I'm just going to drop my bag off to my room. I'll meet you down there in a few minutes." She smiled and started to walk the seperate way to her room.

She walked down the hall to her room and opened her door. As she walked in,she dropped her bag on the couch and went to the closet to grab one of her cluches. Isabelle quickly grabbed her favorite red purse and walked back out and grabbed the basics in her new bag like her credit card,money,room key,etc. As she looked deeper in her bag and found a few pictures of her and her family & closet friends. She layed them on the coffee table and smiled as she saw how much she changed over the years,there were pictures back to her sophomore year in high school. "Right stay focused." She shook her head and got up to grab a small piece of paper from the notepad set up. She grabed a silver pen from her bag and started to write in cursive.

Jacob,
You can take the bed seeing that you barely fit on the couch. I couldn't care less.
Isabelle "Belle" Choi

She put it on the bed and quickly fixed her shoes before walking out of the room and to the elevator. She pushed the button and just waited for it to go down. She exhaled and balenced on her heels trying to past time

Edric Choi
Edric wasn't even paying attention,maybe if he did he would have notice Jessica before they ran into each other. He tried to catch himself in thin air but it only ended up with them on the floor and his hand on her waist. He was at a lost of words,for the frist time in his life he didn't have a thing to say as he looked in her crystal blue eyes. She looked just as shocked as he did. "Oh my god, I didn't see you," She sounded just as nervous as she looked. If this was anyone else he would have looked down at them and told them to watch where the hell they're going. But this wasn't just anyone,it was Jessica. The one girl he actually did love with all his heart and the girl he would protect with his life if it came down to it. He quickly removed his hand from her wasit and put it to his side. "I was just headed down to the bar, club, thing and Isabelle is coming." He just looked at her as she spoke and tried not to look into her spellbinding eyes. He saw her put a piece of hair behind her ear and he couldn't help but smile,everytimg she was nervous it was cute. And it killed him to know that sooner or later they would have to leave each other again. "Um,no it's fine Jess." He pushed himself up and help Jessica up,feeling a spark go through his tall body.

"Well,wow you look really good-- Not that you don't always look good but this is new." Who was this guy?! He was never like this and he felt heat go to his cheeks. Wha-am I blushing?! Great,i'm blushing and i'm 21 years old. He could feel a faint color of pink go to his olive skin. He cleared her throat and put his hands in his pockets. "You look ready for a night out,just don't get too crazy." He smiled and messed with the room key in his pocket. God,you idiot calm down! It's just Jessica....Oh,who am I kidding?! It felt so strange because they went out for so long and skipped the friend stage rather quickly and as much as it killed Edric,that's all he could ever be with her anymore. It would take a miracle for her to take him back,but he was willing to make a fool of himself for this girl. Please,let it be worth it.

Jacob Lee

As crazy as it was, Jacob forced himself up the stairs step by step, flight by flight. He had the urge to punish himself and over working his body to the brink was enough to cause pain he assumed would be of adequate punishment for him. If that made anymore sense, he stumbled a few times and his knees hit the hard pavement twice. He had never been this tired. Whenever he felt like he did something stupid, he went off to punish himself. He tried to fall from a tree when he was younger because he broke his older sister's phone and she was going off on this giant sob story that this guy was going to call her but now she had no phone. He was barely ten and he was really confused at the matter, but he could tell his sister was a wreck and it was is fault. To 'punish' himself, he climbed the oak tree in his grandmother's old yard and tried to push himself off. It was a wimpy factor of him that he hated, but he always felt that when you do something bad, you shouldn't just let karma take care of it. At least when you punish yourself, you know what's coming. When karma does it, you don't know what it is.

He walked to his room. He locked the door behind him and threw his phone, wallet, watch, and room key on the couch just noticing Isabelle's bag. He gave a half smile and picked it up. He laid it on the coffee table and moved his stuff so they were next to each other. He ran to the bathroom and took a cold shower. Drying himself off, he changed into his gray boxers and a white wife beater. Remember, he still isn't thinking straight so he never even regarded that Isabelle would have to come back into the room after her night out with Jessica. His eyes were twitching by the time he passed out on the bed. Jacob didn't see the note Isabelle left him. It sat on the other half of the large bed. He didn't even bother to make sure his hair was all dry and it was still damp as he breathed heavily on the pillows. He slept on his back so his face was visible from the entrance door.

The sleeping bear. Jaehyun Lee. Jacob Lee. He lightly snored his wet hair drying in wavy lines and his usually angry face subsided in quiet peace, for the time being.

Edric Choi
Edric couldn't have felt anymore different,when he was with her,he lost most if not all of his natural charm. And the longer they dated it only got worse,thank God he was good at hiding his true emotions most of the time. He didn't know what else to say,so when the elevator opened he just gave a small smile and started to walk away. Say something to her,you-- "Wait," He was surprised when she grabbed his arm. He turned towards her and raised an eyebrow. , "Come with us-- you know because they're are some creepy guys, two guys were stalking me on the way to the beach and guys kept staring at us while we were there. Besides it'll be fun I swear.And you can bring Jacob if you want" He exhaled hearing that some guys wouldn't leave his Jessica alone,even if he couldn't call her his anymore,he would be damned before saying no to her. He gave her a small smile as she babbled and looked at his watch seeing that it was only nine thirty. He nodded and chuckled. "Sure,but i'm pretty sure Jacob's busy at the gym. I'll go through,I could use a night out anyway." He looked at his arm as Jessica let go. He started to walk back to the elevator and pushed the button. Edric reached his hands above his head,streching. When the elevator opened,he put his hand out. "Ladies frist." He chuckled and waited for her to walk in before seeing the door close behind them.

He took out his phone and quickly texted Jacob,just incase.

To:Jacob L.

Message
If you need me,i'll be at the club with Isabelle and Jessica. Come if you want.

From:Edric

He put his phone back in his pocket and exhaled,he was never into tight spaces but he wouldn't say he feared them (yes,yes he did) and it didn't help that Jssica was right next to him,looking as beautiful and classy as always. Some people may have not like her style but he did,it was sexy yet she didn't go past the line of slutish,not once did that word ever come to mind when he thought about Jessica or would it ever. He knew she had too much self-respect to let anyone take advantage of her,even if sometimes he had to help her.

Isabelle Choi
As the elevator opened,Isabelle walked out and heard someone whisle. She exhaled and rolled her eyes,she hated being called out. She looked around the lobby for Jessica,who wasn't down yet. She walked out of the crowded lobby and out into the rather warm late June air. Isabelle wathed as various coupes passed her,holding hands and kissing. She couldn't help but be jealous of their relationships,something she hasn't had in months since her second break up,if you could really call it that. Isabelle messed with her fingernails,something she did whenever she was bored or nervous. After second she heard some woman yelling the word,yes and when she looked she saw what she guessed was her boyfriend on one knee. Isabelle just sighed and rolled her eyes,she was never big on the idea on marrage and everyone who knew her knew that. She loved going to weddings but she never saw herself in the white dress with a ring on her finger. Mainly becausse none of her relationship got past a year and a half. She shook the thought out of her head,before messing with the tattoos on her wrists. "I don't need to get married anyway."But,she knew her family thought that was a load of pure bullshit,even her grandparents said it was because she was too afraid to get hurt to even try,not that she couldn't find a suitable person.

Then again,while her parents liked Jacob,calling him her oppisite side. Her grandparents rejected him,the second he walked in the door of her house when they came to visit from California. They didn't even give her a good reason,saying that 'she was an intelligent,beautiful,and talented young woman and with that she could get any guy she wanted,ones that could give her the life that she grew up in. More of the upper middle class lifestyle.',when they said that,she was absolutly shocked,they didn't even know him like she did and they rejected him just because he did have a family like her's? Yet,they adored Jessica.But,they never liked whatever Isabelle had to say yet when Edric and Minho said something it was all ears.

Jacob Lee

Jacob woke up soon after he fell on the bed. As he sat up, he already felt the feeling of hunger grasp his stomach and dizziness take over his body. He growled and got up changing quickly into silver jeans and a slight v-neck top. He grabbed his wallet with his credit card and a couple bills inside from one of the drawers he had choose to take up. He really wasn't in the mood to look his best so he just put on some back sandals and combed his hair so it didn't look so much of a bird's nest. One look at him though and everyone could tell he was tired. He took his phone out and read the message Edric sent. His head was clearing up and he wasn't so eager to punish himself anymore. Managing to think straight again, he didn't reply to Edric. He had a habit of not replying whenever he thought the answer didn't need to be said. Not answering meant a no in his mind and Edric should know that.

He made his way down the elevator, fighting the angry growls of his stomach. He asked the lady at the desk where a decent cheap restaurant was that didn't just serve fast food. His luck was on his side as the lady told him a Vietnamese restaurant was close by. Though he had to walk for ten minutes. For once he didn't mind the wait. He got Gatorade from a vending machine and was on his way to the small shop. Once he got there he had thrown out his drink and noticed a bar the opposite block from the shop. It was diagonal from where he stood. He crossed his arms wondering if that was the club Edric had gone to with the girls. Shaking it off, he got into the store and sat down at a table. He ordered soup and a couple more Asian dishes to fill his empty stomach. He sat waiting for his meal to reach his table. A few older couples were eating there, but there were more empty tables then there were occupied ones. The same woman with the screaming child who had taken his bench earlier that day were enjoying a meal with someone who looked like the child's father. It was a pleasant place and Jacob couldn't deny that it was a little soothing.

As if the never ending elevator could have gotten anymore awkward,of course Cupid had to think of somthing to almost make Edric Choi lose his cool,and that was a very diffcult rask unless you talked about his family,him,or any person he really cared about. When the group of people came in and pushed Jessica closer to him that he could smell the vanilla,he tried his hardest not to become weak in the knees. But,something else got a reaction almost out of him and that was the little girl talking rather loudly to her mother. He just looked down and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Shot me now." He said under his breath,he was fine with one little girl in the world but if one had a high pitched voice,that's when he started getting a headache. When her mother tried to calm the girl down and she got even louder,Edric didn't even think that was humanly possible. He sighed and rubbed his temples but chuckled once he saw Jessica started to blush. He watched as all eyes went to her,which was fine people could stare if they wanted. They wished they could look like Jessica,but what did send him a bad vibe were the guys looking at her.

He could see her getting nervous,her looked at the guys and raised an eyebrow. "Do you guys have a problem?" He did have to admit,maybe it was a bit harsh but it was an instict of his to say something to people who got on his nerves and right now,those guys staring at someone he cared for was getting on his last nerve. After that the elevator ride went quicker,thank God. As the people exited the elevator,he made sure those guys were far away from them. He waited as Jessica got out of the elevator and walked beside her but not as close as he used to. All of a sudden he felt someone push him from behind. "The fuck is your problem,man?"When he turned he saw the same asses from the elevator. He made a fist,but stopped himself from puching the shit out of them. He exhaled andshook his head,he wasn't about to give them the satifaction of him reacting. "You're absolutly no worth it,bil-eomeog-eul babo." He spoke fluent Korean and when he wanted to confuse people. He continued to walk toward the doormaking sure Jessica was right there. He'd be damn before he let somone lay a hand on her. As they walked out the door he saw his sister sitting down on a white wooden bench. He smirked and messed with her hair. "Hey,Bellie. I heard the your day was interesting like a taping of Jerry Springer." He raised an eyebrow and put his arm arund his sister's shoulders.



Isabelle felt her phone ringing and qucikly looked at it before just putting it away and taking a seat on the white bench right outside the hotel. Not too long after, Isabelle heard the ever familar voice of her brother and looked in the lobby to seethat a few guys must be trying to start something with him. Yea,by the look of the guys they wouldn't last long. Five minutes tops. She had to bite her lip to help from laughing,it was funny Edric got mad to her. He was like a giant panda bear to her and when she saw him lose his cool it made her want to run to safety but also laugh on her way there. She looked away and staring at the setting sun. Then she felt someone mess with her hair,she just smirked and rolled her eyes. Only one person called her Bellie and that was her brother,her parents just had to name her out of their four daughter Isabelle. Why could she be named Alexandera? "Hey,Bellie. I heard the your day was interesting like a taping of Jerry Springer." She stood up and hit his hard arm. She held her hand and just saw a smirk on her brother's face. "Not funny and no it wasn't like Jerry Springer,that has real fights. If he put a hand on me,I know you would beat his ass. It was more like.....Steve Wilkos. I guess,more yelling than harm." She shurgged as they started to walk towards the bar.

Isabelle looked at Jessica and smiled. "What made you think I wasn't going to come? And leave you with this giant? I need to relax anyway." Her brother just chuckled. "Right Belle,because you are of legal age to drink-- wait,no you're not. We are through and giants do have feelings too,but i'm not so sure about you little peope mainly this little asian grl right here." Isabelle nudged him and fake laughed. "Very funny but i'm not that short and secondly,we do have a tiny speck of white in us,mom's can't have the last name Von De and be 100% asian. That is not possible." She raised an eyebrow and looked up at her brother. They had a love/hate relationship,mainly because both were hard-haded which meant they both bumped head a lot on everything from tiny things to big things. A breeze came and sent goosebumps down her arm. "Hey one more thing Ed,you own me thirty bucks remember? Yea,I would like that now,please" She saw her brother just take out his wallet and hand her her the money,it's not worth arguing about it. Either way she was going to get her money or she could always get ther dad involved and let him handle it. Yea,100% not worth it. As they walked,Isabelle could already hear the music,joy just hat she needed more loud music just after doing a concert just three days before in Boston. And on top of that out of the 72 hours in those three days she only got 7 hours of sleep all together. She looked and saw a small resterant. "Guys,i'll be right in. I'm just going to grab a drink since I can't drink". She smiled before heading in,not even seeing Jacob. Going to the counter,she smiled and got out one o the ten dollar bills her brother gave her. "May I have a small Rose Milk Tea Bubble Tea please." She paid and took a seat at the counter.She laid her head down on her arm and just started to close her eyes,but she wasn't about to let Jessica fend for herself but she never knew working could make her feel like she was a zombie. With her frist fully Korean album coming out the week she gets back,she's been working pretty hard to get it all done before she came. Yea,that didn't work,she still has to write and record five more songs. Where in the hell am I going to get five more songs when i'm trapped on an island?!

As Isabelle moved her hair out of her face she exhaled deeply and rubbed her eyes. She didn't know if she was going crazy or what,to her it felt like someone sat down next to her. She brushed off the feeling until she heard someone whisper something. No one called her Tinker Belle but one person,and there was only one person in the world who said that. "Tinker Belle looks tired," A small smile appeared on her face as she swallowed the lump in her throat,just hours ago they were yelling at each other and now he was calling her Tinker Belle. She was waiting for his strong arms to wrap around her and for a light kiss on her neck as a sign that she could lay her head on his shoulder.But she had to remember her and Jacob weren't together anymore and the chance of them ever going back to that was close to impossible. Jacob hasn't called her that in years,hell they haven't spoken in years. She kept her eyes closed think maybe he was just teasing her,a lot of guys in her mind did. And Jacob was no better in her book.

"Have dinner with me," This took her back alittle. It didn't sound like he did usually,was he really asking her? She was nervous,was he asking her as friends or on a date? She nodded before thinking and lifted her head up,facing him. "Really?," Wow,this was a blast from the past. That was exactly how she started her answer the frist time he asked her out.She was shocked and happy but all that went through her head at the time was. "Is this a freaking joke,is-is he serious right now or this sick prank?" She snapped back to reality and put a piece of hair behind her periced ear. "Ok,but just as friends,right? .......Nothing more?" She grabbed her purse just as a waiter handed her the bubble tea. She smiled at the waiter. "Thank you,sir." She looked back at Jacob. "Look,um before anything happens....again. I just want to apoligize for reacting the way I did,i'm just really stressed out right now and was a little surprised. I guess." Anyone who knew her knew she hated saying she was wrong but in this case,she had to admit that she was knowing Jacob probably wouldn't. She bit her lip softly and messed with her fingers,maybe saying yes was a mistake but she be an idiot to say no to have dinner with still one of the hottest guys she knows. "Oh,hold on." She quickly took out her phone and sent a quick text to Edric.

To:Captain Idiot,Edric Choi

Message
Yea,hey bro. You're on your own with Jessica tonight. Something came up.♥♥ Am I still your favorite sister? :{D

From:Isabelle
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To:The Tinman,Isabelle

Mesage
......Wow,let me guess what this something. Belle,come on 'Something' came up not Someone,are you sure? I've known you for nineteen years,....alright have fun with your little boyfriend.You known he others wouldn't leave me for some guy that broke up with them without an apperant reason.

From:Edric

Edric was fine with being friends with Jacob but he still was alittle pissed that he dumped his sister,wouldn't you? But,Isabelle being so.....understanding she told him to do whatever he wanted just as long as he kept him away from her. But,that was a low blow even for him,he knew the break up was a touchy subject for her even after so long and of course he had to go there just because things weren't going his way. Isabelle shook it off and rubbed her eyes before moving a piece of her wavy hair out of her face,she hated having it straight but tomarrow morning she wasn't sure if she would curl it or not. The best thing she was going to do tonight was sleep and hopefully not wake up in the middle of the nigh thinking about this goddamn album,as much as she loved being a singer and the whole famous life,it was difficult,her life was no longer private,she only slept when she had stuff done,it took days if not weeks just to come up with one song,and she could never find a decent guy who wasn't trying to use her for the fame and fortune. But,it was too late to turn back and even if she could,she wouldn't,she loved it too much. It was the only love of her life that never hurt her.

He watched his sister's short self walk into the resturant before someone caught his eye,Jacob Lee. He exhaled and rolled his eyes,Jacob was a friend but before anything Isabelle was family and he hurt her,he was lucky that Edric didn't hurt him. Then again,when Edric had strenth and speed on his side,Jacob had a freaking black belt,he wasn't a dumbass. But,of course Isabelle calmed him down before he did anything he would regert by saying that she didn't want their friendship going down the drain just because of her. He was a friend and if Isabelle said it was fine,she wasn't fond of lying so he believed her. He saw her go to the counter and not long after he saw Jacob sit next to her. He cleared his throat and crossed his arms around his chest.

As they started to talk,Edric let out a quick scoff and shook his head. He could see the look in his sister's eyes,he knew it because it was kind of the way she used to look at him. Being a Choi man,he did jump to an assumption and was prtty ticked that his sister was actually falling for it. "Unbelieveable. Just unbelieveable" He just started walking next to Jessica again and felt his phone viberate. As he read the text,he was getting almost insulted. How stupid did she think he was? Unlike her,he kept his GPA up to at least a 3.6 all of his years in high school. Now,he knew it was none of his--wait,yes it was. He didn't want Isabelle getting hurt again,especially from the same guy that broke her heart before. He bit his lip before looking dow at the cement and chuckling. "Um,Jessica there has been a change of plans. I guess it's just you and me seeing the Isabelle going gaga for the same guy she did years ago."

He responded to the text before walking to the enterance of the club and just decided maybe this wasn't so bad. Being alone with Jessica,may not be so bad. He grinned and showed the bouncer his ID,his real one anyway,before he was eighteen his did have a fake one. Not that he told mainly anyone,except for maybe Jessica,he couldn't remember that because he told her so much about him that he lost track of everything he let slip from his mouth.

Jacob Lee

Jacob grinned playfully and stood up from his seat. "Whatever you want," he said calmly. "And I'm sorry too for getting pissed at you too," his voice was smooth as if he said it all the time. He motioned her to follow him to his table where his dinner was already set. He waved down a waitress and beckoned for another plate for Isabelle. She smiled and gladly brought the plate over. Jacob sat down and waited for Isabelle to follow him. "You look tired. I guess it's the producers huh?" He said almost as if he understood, which he didn't. He looked at her again and his heart dropped in his chest. He couldn't ask for her heart again. He couldn't dare do anything. She had a dream to follow and fans to please. A life of wonder and fame which he couldn't follow her to. He sort of bowed his head and gave a sigh of defeat. Looking out the window, he thought to himself: You're really giving up.

"Just friends," he confirmed to her softly. "Eat. You're probably hungry." He bent down to gather food on his plate quietly. He was being unnaturally calm at that moment. Jacob suddenly felt very drained.

When he grinned at her she could have sweared her heart was melting and she could feel her face turn the cute shade of pink it did whenever she was with him. "And I'm sorry too for getting pissed at you too," Her shrugged and chuckled. "Maybe we should work on our tempers....just a tiny bit." She got up from chair and walked over to the table. She slided into the seat across from Jacob. She looked at her heels and tried to wrap her mind around this whole thing,she was with the one guy that made her feel like she could be herself,even now she felt like she could count on him not to judge her no matter what she told him. Hopefully,he was still the same way. "You look tired. I guess it's the producers huh?" She hid her face in her hands and groaned before nodding her head.He looked at he window and something was off about him,for her he was easy to read. They told each other their deepest secerts,ones they would never tell anyone else. So,when he looked back at her she could tell something was off and what he said,she could feel her heart break alittle. "Just friends,......Eat. You're probably hungry."

She exhaled and smiled before looking down at her plate. "Right." She started to eat the food on her plate but something started to mess with her. "Jacob,can I ask you something?" Se bit her lip and exhaled. "You think i've changed right? You know,matured alittle because no one else is getting that through their thick heads. They want me to just be that cute adorable girl I was when I was six,seventeen,but i'm not that girl anymore. And seeing that you never,ever,ever have a problem sharing your opnion on anything I want to know your point of view. So,do you think I should just swallow my pride and do what they want me to do or should I say 'screw it' and just do me. Which may get me dropped,but at least I won't be a sellout." She raised an eyebrow whe she looked at him. It was funny,she never had to ask someone to be herself,but it was different now. If she did anything to piss the producers or the media off,that could ruin her career or end it at the drop of a dime,no fuck a dime,at the drop of a penny. She had to thread lightly on the subject of her changing her image from the cute bubblegum pop girl to that more mature,romantic young lady she was trying to become,especially to anyone who could stop the album that she has been working a year on from coming out and she'd be damnned before letting all that hardwork go to waste just she cause she wanted change but if she had to then maybe she'd be forced to.

Jacob Lee

Jacob dropped his gaze towards his food when she started to ask him. He furrowed his eyebrows and leaned back in his chair, making an effort to smooth out his face. He thought about the idea for a little while and let the answer roll in his tongue. He sat up and leaned in, angling his mouth to say something. "I..." he said, and then he gave a sound 'hmph' sound and leaned back again concentration in his eyes. Money was on his mind. He had grown to learn that money was the source of all actions and reactions in the businesses. Artists had to change to compete with the world. If they didn't do as the producers would tell them, they sure as hell could find another twenty at any given moment that would do exactly as the producers ask with no objection. Depending on your manager, rejecting the given image idea could be suicide. But Isabelle had already debuted and was a big hit. Everyone loved her as far as he could tell. He had listened to her album, but put away the CD after their break up.

He sat up again and leaned in, his mouth parted slightly. He stared at Isabelle's plump lips and forced himself to look back at her eyes. "How well do you think it would work out of you dropped the cute image? No the public, but your producers. I don't know them so I don't know how they will react." He was being mature about the situation, thinking about it on both sides of the glass wall. "Don't you have an album coming out really soon? I think you should be yourself, but not your whole self. Like you said, you might get dropped." A chuckle was on the verge of escaping his lips, but his focused his face and quickly explained his answer. "Finish your album. Even if its the cute image that you're trying to break from." He took his hands out and straightened them as if he were holding a box out to her. He shook his hands a little. "You can't always have it your way." He was speaking with the mouth of his father. "Listen, I've grown up a bit too," he let himself laugh a little. "Don't get me wrong. Your brother reminds me I still have a long way to go, but..." he raised a curious eyebrow. "I understand this. You have to solve things without breaking the chain from which it was made." He was taken aback by his sudden burst of metaphorical sense, but his hesitation didn't last long enough to make it obvious. "You started a cute girl. You can't just cut that rope and start a new one without expecting people to object. Especially with you being an idol. There has to be a transition." He moved his hands together as if he were sliding the invisible box. "Show them a girl growing up. Instead of acting like a child, act like a woman." He brought his hands back to his sides. "Am I making sense?"

"How well do you think it would work out of you dropped the cute image? No the public, but your producers. I don't know them so I don't know how they will react....Don't you have an album coming out really soon? I think you should be yourself, but not your whole self. Like you said, you might get dropped." She had a small smile on her face and she nodded,he really had matured maybe more than she had and she was happy for him.Then again he was always a strong person who didn't really let his emotions show unlike herself who couldn't hide how she was feeling to save her life. As he continued,she just looked at him,weather she liked it or not,he was speaking the truth and to admit it,it was a turn on for her,seeing him like this made her see him in a new light. Maybe they were more a like than she thought. "Listen, I've grown up a bit too,Don't get me wrong. Your brother reminds me I still have a long way to go, but..." She chuckled and shook her head.

He raised a curious eyebrow. "I understand this. You have to solve things without breaking the chain from which it was made." He was taken aback by his sudden burst of metaphorical sense, but his hesitation didn't last long enough to make it obvious. "You started a cute girl. You can't just cut that rope and start a new one without expecting people to object. Especially with you being an idol. There has to be a transition." She looked down at her lap and exhaled deeply. "Show them a girl growing up. Instead of acting like a child, act like a woman.Am I making sense?"

She chuckled and nodded. "Believe it or not,you're making plenty of sense and you're right you really have matured." She looked at him and smiled,this may be harder than she thought. But,she was afraid,afraid to have someone fall in love with her,afriad that whn they leave her that her life will turn to shit yet again,but mainly she just afraid of love period. "So,enough about my identy crisis,what have you been you to lately? How's your family and all?" She knew family meant a lot to him and she had the honor of him taking her to meet them. But,it did take them awhile to actually start talking about indepth about their personal lives. "Y--You don't have tell me if you don't want to. I know how you are when it to the subject."

Jacob Lee

Jacob grinned at the compliment. Back home his older sister had praised him on it and his younger sister, knowing the effects of messing with her brother, decided to test the new found maturity. She had whined and did everything he hated. It was for almost a week. Then he broke and started yelling again. Back to the bitter child he was in high school. His dad used to make maturity a big deal even when he was just thirteen. Jacob didn't really pay attention to it until his grandmother died and he broke up with Isabelle. Then he really realized how immature he was compared to how mature he thought he was. He had unknowingly made an effort to change that.

He took a deep breath at Isabelle's question. "No, its alright." He leaned back again and gazed out the window. "Uh, last year," he started reluctantly. She had to know. "My grandmother died," he whispered softly, but still loud enough for Isabelle to hear him. "My sisters do volunteering work now," he said, adding a small smile after it. If he remembered correctly, the last time his father had suggested the pair work they rejected it bluntly. They matured too, he guessed. "My dad's doing good," he lied. The words betraying their meaning. He knew his dad was going to be in a state of depression for the next week or so. He was very unpredictable around the time of his stepmother's death. He never got over it. "And I was thinking about joining the Marines," the words slipped from his mouth before he could catch them. Jacob paused and sat up straighter, realizing the weight of his words and then turned to face Isabelle seriously. "Yeah, the Marines or the Navy." He nodded to himself. The possibility had always been there. He knew how to shoot, swim, and he was pretty hard and fit for someone his age. The idea never really sunk in. Now it was like a revelation. "What do you think?" He looked up at her. Her opinion had always been important to him when they were dating. He wasn't sure how heavy it would weigh now, but he hadn't confessed this fact about him to anyone. So this would be the first outside opinion.

"Uh, last year,My grandmother died." She had her mouth to apoligize for bringing it up. "Oh,I'm so sorry Jacob, I know how much you loved her." She had a half smile,now she felt bad. It looked like it was hard for him to say it and she of course had to be nosey and ask him about it. "My sisters do volunteering work now,My dad's doing good." She smiled and nodded. "Well,that's good." "And I was thinking about joining the Marines," This hit her let a bullet train,she couldn't believe it. At frist she thought he was joking,messing around. At least that's what she hoped. But,when he looked at her,she could tell he wasn't joking around. "Yeah, the Marines or the Navy." She looked down at her lap and chipped the nail polish off her last nail,this was not a good sign from her. This was all too much for her to handle at once. "What do you think?"

Her eyes widen a bit,she didn't want to make it look like she wasn't all for his dreams,I mean he was all for her almost impossible dream and was there for her ever step of the way. So,as much as it killed her,she had to be supportive no matter what. "Wow,the marines. That-that's amazing,I mean it's crazy but are you sure that's what you want to do I mean. It's not my bussness to judge you or choices but that's really dangerous besides what if something happened to you just think how that would affect your family. But,like I said it's not my place to judge and if correct you're twenty now so you can chose for yourself. I think you should do it." She put her hand through her hair,something she did when she was lying and didn't even know it,she always told the truth but this time she just said it in a more supportive kind of way. She started to remember when her brother wanted to go into the Air Force...yea,that bubble got popped the second he told their parents that he was thinking of not going to college. To them it was like he said he was throwing his whole life away,then they gave him a lecture about 'when you're our age,how the hell will that help you get a good paying job?' She never saw the so mad but for Jacob,his father was a little less strict than her parents but probably let him make his own choices and if they turned out to be mistakes then do be it. But,her parents made sure they didn't make the mistake in the frist place,but with Jacob she did. She made the mistake of not giving him the chance to explain himself.

Jacob Lee

Jacob looked down at his lap. He didn't want to hear her honest response. Really, he didn't want anyone's opinion. It just occurred to him how serious he actually was about the idea. About a three months ago, he had came across a pamphlet recruiting new marines. Another one advertised for the Navy Seals. He had found himself staring at them, unable to shake off the feeling of desire that consumed him. It was interesting, he remembered saying. He took home the pamphlets and even did a little research on it. He mentioned it to his father. He had laughed an said, "Son, if you die," his face turned very serious, "I will kick your ass." He said something else and then no. His sisters had freaked out to when he told them. After that he didn't tell anyone about it, he never mentioned it again. Until now. He wasn't a 100% on the idea yet, still undecided, but it was creeping closer to him. That silent calling. He could have pride. He could have purpose. He would have a direction in life.

Most people wouldn't like someone they care about, or in Isabelle's case: someone they used to care about, run off into the army. But to him, it almost felt like escaping from reality. Running from his life and into a much more dangerous and difficult life. It might sound crazy, but the challenge sounded close to fun in his ears. "Wow,the marines. That-that's amazing,I mean it's crazy but are you sure that's what you want to do I mean. It's not my bussness to judge you or choices but that's really dangerous besides what if something happened to you just think how that would affect your family. But,like I said it's not my place to judge and if correct you're twenty now so you can chose for yourself. I think you should do it." Jacob looked up, noticing the supportive tone. One look at her body language spoke the truth behind her words. His voice dropped into a flat line. "Isabelle. You're lying," he said bluntly. "You can't lie to me." He said, his gaze dropping back to the table. " My dad is against it. And my sisters won't let me. But I've never been this serious about something since..." his voice fading. Since I asked you out. But he stopped himself, knowing he couldn't say that. "For a while," he said, his voice caught a short breath. He sighed and forced a smile. "Look, we're on vacation, right?" He nodded, smiling again. "We shouldn't be worrying about this stuff. We should be having fun!" He made a motion at her food. "Let's finish eating. Maybe we can take a walk at the beach or something," he whispered quickly and started to eat. He bit into a spring roll and kept his eyes on his plate.

Isabelle put her arms to her sides and looked at Jacob,it looked like he wasn't buying it. She was always a terrible liar,hence why she always told it how it was even if it hurt you,it would hurt more to know that it was a lie. But,she didn't think he call her out on it. Isabelle. You're lying," She could feel herself turning red as she bit her lip. "You can't lie to me." When he looked at his plate,she exhaled maybe he did know her more than she gave him credit for. " My dad is against it. And my sisters won't let me. But I've never been this serious about something since..." She waited for him to finish his sentence but it seemed like something was stopping him. "For a while," She smiled,he was really serious about this,she liked it. He looked back at her and smiled,God,this boy would be the death of her one day. "Look, we're on vacation, right?" He nodded, smiling again. "We shouldn't be worrying about this stuff. We should be having fun!" He made a motion at her food. "Let's finish eating. Maybe we can take a walk at the beach or something," She smiling showing her straight teeth and nodded.

"Alright,sounds like a plan but a word to the wise,Jacob. If you're really that serious about it or serious about anything,I say go for it and who cares what other people think? Screw their opinons,It's your life and if they turh to mistakes then that's your problem not theirs." She smirked and chuckled before taking bite of her food. "But, I don't know exactly how much fun I can be,I haven't been on vacation since I was....seventeen. And can we stop by the room so I can change and not feel so out of place?" She grabbed a napkin and wiped the red lipstick off her lips revealing a bright pink color. She smiled,even now she felt like she could be herself with him and she didn't feel like that often.

Jacob Lee

Jacob stifled a laugh and then let it out. It wasn't a huge hearty laugh, but it wasn't a quiet one either. It was a casual release of breath and it calmed him considerably. "Alright," he said nodding his head. He hadn't been on vacation for a while either. He was too busy being Jacob Lee. As he ate his food, he realized how grown he felt. Him and Isabelle were sitting at a restaurant casually having conversation without raising their voices. It would be a surprising scene to show Edric. Maybe they were more mature then the man gave them credit for.

He finished up the soup and took out his wallet. He fingered the black leather a bit until he found two twenty dollar bills. He checked the bill again and counted quickly in his head if it would be enough counting the tip. He shook his head and tossed in another five dollars. That would be enough. Standing up he awkwardly side shuffled so he stood at the side of the table. If they were still dating, he would have slipped his fingers into hers and stood her up. Then he would put his arm around her and whisper something into her ear. Sometimes a question, other times a sly remark around one of the waiters or waitresses, another customer, or the food. This time he would have to hold back from all of it. Jacob stood there and tried to figure out the best way to move without making a fool out of himself.

Smiling, he looked down at Isabelle, still seated. "So you wanted to go back to the room? Change?" He looked down at her outfit and tore his eyes from it. Jacob wouldn't have those thoughts in his head at this moment. Isabelle had said she wanted to be friends or at least she hinted at it. Jacob didn't plan to screw over double time. "You good? You know its still a little while of a walk to the hotel," he raised his eyebrow still making sure to look into her eyes not at the dress that hugged her curves. He turned his body towards the exit and tried to keep from getting red. Jesus, this girl is going to make a fool of me again, he thought waiting for her to get up. He turned his head a little to the back so his body still faced the exit, but he was looking at Isabelle. "You just going to sit there?" his voice playful with a twinkle in his eyes.

When Jacob started to laugh Isabelle couldn't help but laugh too,but she didn't have a nice laugh like him,oh no. she got stuck with he mother's laugh that at the end ended in a squeck,like mouse. And when that finally happened,Isabelle covered her mouth and started blushing more than ever. Shot.Me.Now. She looked down at her half-finished food and started to eat the rest of her soup.She looked up a few times at Jacob not being able to wrap her mind around just being friends with him,he knew so much about her yet he didn't sell her out,not a single secert was leaked to the press since they broke up. Just by that she knew if they couldn't be together than the least she could do was try and be friends with him. As they finished their food,Isabelle looked in her purse for a twenty dollar bill to help pay for half of the check. But before she could,Jacob payed for all of it,she smiled and felt kind of bad,whenever she went out with friends they made her pay half of the bill with them. I mean she had more money than she knew what to do with and giving up a twenty wasn't going to kill her but,she didn't want to start anything or even take the chance of starting an arguement over something so stupid.

She watched him stand up and smile at her as she grabbed her purse from the table. "So you wanted to go back to the room? Change?" She looked at him and saw him look away from her outfit. Did she look bad or something? She knew it was different but did he have to make it so obvious? She frowned as she looked down at her outfit for anything that looked out of place but couldn't find anything. "You good? You know its still a little while of a walk to the hotel," She could feel herself start to become a little weak in the knees as he looked in her eyes. She nodded and raised an eyebrow back. "Yea,I think I can manage if i got here once I can get back." She said in a sarcastic tone to make sure it didn't come out as snobby,sometimes that happened even when she didn't mean to. When he turned around she didn't know if she should feel embaressed or like she had a victory. "You just going to sit there?" She had heard that voice a lot before and seen the twinkle in his eyes more than she could count,but still after three years apart she smiled and could feel like se was melting. She rolled her eyes and got up,making sure she had her bag. She walked out the door and made sure Jacob was close by. "I can get up when I feel like it J. And by the way,you must be hot because you're turning red." She smirked and nudged him. It was different than when they were dating,if they were dating she probably be in his arms or have her fingers entertwined with his,hoping that her palm didn't get sweaty. But,that was in the past,he let that go so why couldn't she?

She's the one who asked to just be friends and yet she was the one who was living in the damn past. She shook the thoughts out of her head and started to think about when she took Jacob home to meet her family,big mistake,she should have just done it with her parents not the whole Asian Brady Bunch. She chuckled as she thought about how many question her father asked him,even after she begged her dad to go easy on him. All her father said was "I'll go as easy on him as your mother's parents did on me." Her mother was doing the same thing but alittle sweeter and nicer. Edric,was well being Edric,he lasted a good twenty minutes of the entertainment before running down to his basment bedroom. Her other brother was telling Jacob about the nerdy things she did like collect all the old movie tickets she had or her extensive sneaker collection. But,none were as bad as her twin sisters gawking over him,like they did during their whole relationship. The last thing she remembered was running down the stairs tripping down a few,going to recuse him before her family messed up her chances with the guy. She snaped back to reality and looked up at Jacob.

"Do you remember when you came to meet my family? And my sisters wouldn't leave you the hell alone,probably wishing they were sixteen like me?" She looked down and chuckled. "Well,if they knew you were here,they'd be on the next boat out,they still can't get over how,and their words not mine 'you are the hottest guy they have ever met'. And they have boyfriends." She looked up at the starry sky and tilted her head to the side. "You're the......second but right now you're the third for me." She loved messing with him even when they just met,it made her day. She looked at him and had a smartass grin on her small baby doll face but no matter how cool she was playing it,inside she was still how she was on their frist date,a ball of nerves hoping she didn't say anything stupid or make an idiot of herself. She could feel people looking at her,taking pictures and pointing,she had been on stage in front of thousand but in front of a few tourist she had a problem.She looked down and just wished she could disappear if not hide behind Jacob.

Jacob Lee

Hearing Isabelle's sarcastic remarks made him feel right at home. It was comforting and he just tilted his head back. "I can get up when I feel like it J. And by the way,you must be hot because you're turning red." Jacob cleared his throat at this and was about to make a comeback when he realized it wasn't worth it. Something he would have said would have probably ticked her off and he would be left in the dust again. This was something new for him. Holding back his tongue. He never really cared who heard him or the things he had to say, but he guessed maturing meant knowing the difference of standing up for yourself and just being an asshole. He'd been an asshole for forever so maybe shutting up would do him good. Man, if his father could see him now. Taking a walk with the one girl he had admitted he loved after their break up. He didn't plan to make anything happen, but sometimes even Jacob couldn't control his actions.

"Do you remember when you came to meet my family? And my sisters wouldn't leave you the hell alone,probably wishing they were sixteen like me?" She looked down and chuckled. "Well,if they knew you were here,they'd be on the next boat out,they still can't get over how,and their words not mine 'you are the hottest guy they have ever met'. And they have boyfriends." She looked up at the starry sky and tilted her head to the side. "You're the......second but right now you're the third for me." Jacob laughed, putting his hands in his pocket. He knew she was messing with him, but with the years that they'd been apart, he couldn't really know now could he. The fact actually got to him a little. Maybe even some jealousy in it. He was smiling when he opened his mouth to say something back when he noticed a couple of camera flashes. He looked down at Isabelle, seeing the discomfort etched in her face. It suddenly made him angry. He put his arm protectively around her shoulder and with his other arm he pointed across to the tourists.

"You've never seen a pretty girl on a date before," he shouted sternly. "The hell do you think this is? Get your cameras out of my face." He whispered another round of curses under his breath and glared at the people until they left. His gaze followed them as they looked back trying to sneak another shot. Jacob's yells had scared most of them away. "Can't you get some privacy around here," he muttered as he took his arm back from Isabelle's shoulder. He scowled to the ground and then tried to compose himself again. He took a deep breath and let out a short chuckle. "That happen a lot to you?" He asked, his eyes questioning in worry. He wondered what other types of bullshit she'd have to endure because of the career she had chosen to take up. "Must be hard," he said more to himself then to Isabelle.

He looked up at the night sky and grinned. "Oh and that reminds me," he laughed. "I forgot which sister did this, but I think it was Mi Cha," he laughed to himself again. "She told me if we ever broke up," he looked down at Isabelle, "that she wanted me to wait for her," he laughed again. "Your younger brother saved me from answering though. How is Minho? Did he ever make it into the football team? I remember he kept telling me he was going to be the quarterback," the memories flooded back to him and he couldn't stop the questions from flowing out of his mouth. "How's Sunye? What is she five now?" He loved the little girl, his exception for children. "And Pete?" He remembered playing fetch with the old dog. "And your parents? Did he ever fix that guitar that your sister broke?" He stopped himself and took a breath. They were close to the dock where the boats had pulled in from which they had landed on the island. It was in sight.

Looking down,she couldn't help but feel bad for Jacob,having to get his picture taken just because he was near her. She thought maybe he would have just walked away from her,but he didn't. He did something she didn't think he would do after they broke up,he actually defended her. She could feel a tingle go through her short body as he put his arm around her shoulder and she couldn't help but have a small smile on her face. You've never seen a pretty girl on a date before,The hell do you think this is? Get your cameras out of my face." "He thinks i'm pretty? She watched as most of the people walked away,she knew Jacob and he truely seemed pissed off that they were bothering her and making her so uncomfortable. When he removed his arm from around her shoulders she looked up at him a smile as a thank you. "Can't you get some privacy around here,That happen a lot to you?" She shrugged and exhaled. "You get used to it. But,she didn't want to talk about it right now,good thing Jacob changed the subject to something she actually loved talking about,her family.

"I forgot which sister did this, but I think it was Mi Cha," he laughed to himself again. "She told me if we ever broke up," he looked down at Isabelle, "that she wanted me to wait for her," Isabelle stiffled a laugh from coming out by covering her mouth with her hand. She nodded and smiled. "Probably because Alex was into the whole blonde korean boy thing and if I can remember you were never blonde." She remember the second she started going out with her other ex,Alex went crazy seeing he was blonde. Both of her sisters had one ex,they wish they could go out with. "Your younger brother saved me from answering though. How is Minho? Did he ever make it into the football team? I remember he kept telling me he was going to be the quarterback," She couldn't believe that he remembered that,maybe he did care what her siblings said. She raised an eyebrow and shook her head. "Nope,not because he didn't but the day before try-outs,he told Edric to tackle him and if he didn't he was a wuss. So Edric not being one to look away from a challenge after Min called him a wuss,he tackled him and well,they both ended up with a sprained ankles. But,after it healed he tried out for baseball and is now the captain." She actually didn't mind talking about her family,she loved to if she really thought about it because they were the only ones who were there from the beginning.

"How's Sunye? What is she five now?" He loved the little girl, his exception for children. "And Pete?" She remembered playing fetch with Jacob and Pete,even her own dog like him better then her. And Sunye was no better,all her sisters were in love with him. She nodded and chuckled. "And your parents? Did he ever fix that guitar that your sister broke?" Now,this was wierd,if he hated her like she said he did,why would he remember all of this? "Yea,they fixed it. I-I can't believe you actually remember all of this. Why do you?"She looked past him and saw the dock,meaning the hotel was close by. When she looked forward she saw a few bright lights from the hotel. As they walked up to the hotel,Isabele felt her phone start to vibrate,seeing it was just her sisters,she let it go to viberate. Something she didn't do often but she didn't want anything or anyone messing up the coversation she was having with Jacob. She put it back in her bag started to walk into the hotel and towards the elevator.