As Eun-woo sat down at the table with his old classmates everyone started to ask questions.
- Have you done your military service yet? Yoona asked both Eun-woo and Hakyun that sat down at the same time by the table.
- Yeah, both of us are done. Hakyun answered while ordering a drink
- What about Hyun? The boy next to Yoona asked
- He´s got about five months left. Eun-woo said taking a sip from his beer.
As the conversation kept on flowing together with the drinks and the food. The entire restaurant was filled with people from the both classes which made Eun-woo realize that Ae-cha must have booked the entire place since they would be so many. After some time he petted Hakyun on the shoulder as he stood up, waving his cigaret pack since he didn´t want to interrupt their conversation. Hakyun stood up as well following him out to the smoke area.
- Did he say he would come?
- Yeah, well if he had time.
- But they are talking about going to a bar soon?
- Well, we´ll just text him to tell him to meet us there instead.
The two boys stopped talking as Eun-woo and Hakyun walked around the corner.
- Oh, Eun-woo, long time huh? Hwan said as they stopped in front of them
- Yeah. It´s been a while. Eun-woo answered as he lit his cigaret
- I see you are missing a member. Minje said letting out a small laugh
- Military. See you are missing one to. Hakyun said as he looked them over
- Yeah, work. We are not here to fight. Hwan said, lifting up his hands.
- Neither are we. Eun-woo said trowing a look at Hakyun who had already sized them up.
- You are joining us at the bar right? Minje asked
- Yeah, thats the plan. Hakyun said, relaxing a bit after that one look.
- Good. Hwan nodded as their conversation ended there.
As they entered the pub, the people that stayed and wanted to continue spread all over the place. Eun-woo sat down with the same people as before but with some additions of four girls.
- What university did you get in to, Eun-woo? One of the girls named Yu-jun asked
- Seoul business and management. Eun-woo stated looking a bit smug
- Wow, that´s impressive. Ha-rin said
- Yeah, that´s really tough. I tried to get in there but failed with a few points. Binna said
- What, but you were the smartest girl in the class? Yu-jun said shocked
- Yeah, well since he came in. I was not the smartest in the school at least. Binna said
- Well it help that he´s dad owns half of the businesses in seoul. Hakyun joked and laughed out, making everyone around the table laugh as well.
Eun-woo clenched his fist and hit Hakyun´s arm, right on the nerve really hard, making the table laugh once again while Hakyun groaned in pain. About a half hour later Goo, the fourth girl excused herself to the bathroom, making both Binna and Ha-rin to join her and the conversation around the table kept going on.
- How long are they going to be? Yu-jun asked after some time had gone by.
- Who? Hakyun asked confused
- The girls went to the bathroom like fifteen minutes ago. Yu-jun said taking out her phone.
- Ah right. Hakyun nodded looking around.
Eun-woo, that was focused on his drink in front of him, received a small push with the elbow of his seat neighbor. Getting annoyed, he glared at the boy next to him, but that boy was focusing on something else. Looking over he could see a group of boys standing right in front of the toilets. He stood up, tapping Hakyun on the arm making him follow him. They walked over and pushed them self in between the group standing there. All they could hear is snickering and swear words, making it to the other side of the group they found the girls standing there.
- Are you okay? Eun-woo asked Goo who was standing first.
- They wont let us pass. Ha-rin stated
Eun-woo turned around to face the boys, as Hakyun took the place next to him, placing the girls behind them.
- Move. Eun-woo said looking over the boys.
The group that were consisting of 7 men around 27-30 years old, all of them about the same hight as Eun-woo himself, except a few that were shorter.
- Hah, that´s not the way you speak to the elders. The man standing right in front of Eun-woo blew up his chest and tried to pet him on the head.
- You are blocking the way. Eun-woo clenched and unclenched his fist trying not to lose his temper.
- And you are blocking the girls we were talking to. The man licked his lips.
- Considering they are my friends, i can´t see why they ever would want to talk to you. Eun-woo chuckled.
- Are you calling me ugly? The mans neck started to turn red as his veins on his neck started to show.
- No, he only said he looks better than you. Hakyun laughed out.
At this time there were a lot more that was focusing on what ever was happening, including Hwan and Minje. They stood up and walked over as well.
- What´s going on here? Minje asked making several of the group to turn and look at him
- They are trying to steal our girls. A man, with a green shirt said looking over Minje and Hwan that was standing next to him
- Your girls? Hwan said, realizing that the girls that were standing there were their old classmates.
- Yes, we were talking with them first. The man in front of Eun-woo stated.
- Well if we are talking like that Binna is my girl since i have known her since 1 grade. Hwan shrugged his shoulders looking at them
- Oh, aren´t i your boy then? Hakyun asked while looking at Hwan, moving his eyebrows up and down.
- Yeah sure. If that´s your biggest dream, i guess i could do that. Hwan winked at him making Hakyun laugh
- What the fuck. Just move your as so we can do what we want. The man in front of Eun-woo said grabbing his shirt.
Eun-woo, pushed the mans hand of his shirt making him take a step backwards, and as soon as he stood firm on his feet, the man slung his fist towards Eun-woo´s face. Since he had the girls right behind him he couldn´t move back, and for that the man hit him right over the eyebrow. Hakyun quickly jumped in and hit the man next to him straight in the jaw, Eun-woo pushed the girls back trying to make sure they wont get hurt. Even Hwan and Minje jumped in and started to fight with the men. Fists and kicks were delivered and received by all 11 men. Everyone was breathing heavily and the guards had arrived, trying to separate them.
One guard was holding a choke hold on Eun-woo as he struggled to go forward to hit the man that was kicking him in the stomach, the guards were trying to hold the man back but were struggling as the rest of the men were fighting as well. Several of the other classmates tried to step in to separate them only to find them self also getting hit or pushed. The front door opened up and a man in a black suit walked in, looking at the situation, and seeing the guards struggling with getting the man away from Eun-woo and Eun-woo was doing everything in his power to get free. The man in suit pushed one of the guards and grabbed ahold of the mans hair, pulling him back, making the other guard to let him go and for the man to fall back.
- Stay put. The man in the suit glared at Eun-woo making him stop all his movements.
The man turned back to the man laying on the floor, standing in front of him.
- Who the fuck are you?! The man stood up screaming making everyone else stop their actions, not a single muscle moved as everyone just stared at the man.
- Hey, boss. One of the boys said to the man that had just raised to his feet.
- What the fuck do you want now?! He screamed looking at the man talking to him
- That´s Lee Yong sir. The man stated carefully making the man he called boss look at him in fear
- Let him go, he wont make any more trouble. Yong said turning to the guard behind him holding Eun-woo.
The guard let him go, bowing to the man in front of him and stepped back. Eun-woo ignored the man in front of him, the man that he hadn´t seen in 3,5 years, and turned to the girls behind him.
- Are you guys okay? He asked making sure none of them were hurt.
Once he was sure they were fine and had made sure they safely had moved to the table they were seated at first, then he turned to the boy that had slid down the wall from pain.
- You good? He asked Hakyun that looked at him, giving him thumbs up.
He then, still ignoring the man standing there talking with the guards, walked over to the seats the other two boys had sat down in.
- You guys good? He asked them
Both Hwan and Minje looked up at him, smiling while wiping the blood from their face. He then sat down on a chair himself. The girls walked over, thanking them for helping them and telling them to take care of them selfs. All the men nodded, not having the energy to talk.
- Get up. Yong stated standing in front of his friends.
They stood up, grabbing their stomachs and heads.
- Take Hakyun with you to the car. I´ll be right there. Yong stated giving car keys to Hwan.
- Okay. Hwan accepted the keys, walked over to Hakyun and helped him stand up.
- Come here, baby. Hwan joked as he helped Hakyun up, lifting his one arm over his shoulder, and walked up to Minje that was waiting by the door.
- Don´t make me laugh. Hakyun laughed painfully.
Yong stood in front of Eun-woo looking down at the man that was looking at his shoes.
-Did you not hear me to tell you to get up? Yong asked coldly
Eun-woo looked up at the man, carefully standing up. Yong walked over to the register, giving them his card. Eun-woo could barley hear what he was saying except that he said he was sorry for the fight and that he would pay all fours bills. Eun-woo walked over and grabbed his jacket, grabbing Hakyun´s as well since he had forgotten it. Yong walked over to some other classmates, said hello and asked were Hwan and Minje´s stuff were. Mi-cha gave it to him, as he nodded, thanked her and walked away with the things in hand. Yong silently pushed Eun-woo out of the bar and towards his jeep. Eun-woo could see right away that the three boys had sat down in the back seat forcing him to sit in the passenger side, beside Yong. Opening the door both the men that came late, had the same idea and threw their jackets in the back, forcing them to find out who´s is who´s.
Both men sat down in their seats as Yong started the car and drove towards the hospital.
- Seriously. I can´t leave you for one fucking outing without you getting in to trouble. Yong coldly glaring at the two boys in the back seat thru the mirror.
- They started it. Minje said looking out the window.
- Does it matter?! Yong raised his voice, making the veins in his neck stand out.
Eun-woo looked over at the man in the driver seat, who were pulling his fingers thru his still almost shoulder long hair. There had been several years since they saw each other, but he looked really good, even as he looked incredibly angry.
- And you aren´t any better. Yong glared over at the man sitting in the seat next to him.
- You made MY boys get in to a fight with you and you got them hurt. Their pain is on you. Yong looked forward, driving with his right hand on the steering wheel with the other on the windowsill rubbing his temple.
- I didn´t tell them to jump in. Eun-woo crossed his arms looking straight a head
- Oh, so you were planning on taking all 7 of them only you and him? Are you planning on killing your bestfriend? Yong coldly chuckled out.
- I wasn´t planing on fighting. I just wanted the girls to not have to deal with them. They couldn´t even pass them. Eun-woo looked at the man next to him. Who only shook his head.
- I didn´t even have time for one drink before i had to fix your bullshit. Yong stated rubbing the bridge of his nose, making the entire car become quiet.
As five tall men, four of them hurt, obvious in a fight, and the fifth in a suit and tie, walked in to the emergency room all eyes turned to them. Yong told all of them to sit and be quiet as he went up and talked to the nurse at the reception. She looked over at the boys sitting there, all bloody and hurt, looking like children getting scolded by their dad. She gave him four papers that the boys needed to fill in before seeing the doctors. He gave the boys each their own paper and pen.
- Fill this in. Im going out for a smoke, if you are done before i´m back give it to the lady in reception. If you are not done when i get back... Yong stated, leaving them their as he walked out of the hospital to the smoke area. Trying to rub away the headache that was throbbing in his head.
As he walked in the thru the doors again he could see Eun-woo pick up all of the papers and walking over with them to the nurse, talking with her for a minute and he then turned around and sat down.
- What did she say? Yong asked as he stopped in front of the four
- She asked if anyone was more hurt then the rest, if they needed to come in first. And then just to sit and wait. Eun-woo said pulling out his phone, looking at notifications
- What did you say? Yong asked without hesitation
- That i would go last, to take the others first. Eun-woo shrugged making the other four men look at him.
- Okey. Yong just stated at sat down in a seat opposite of them. Knowing that this was his way of showing that he cared for the other men.
One by one they all got called in to the doctors were they got looked over and once they came out of the room, Yong sent them home in taxis. Hwan and Hakyun shared one since they live in the same direction and Minje lives in the other. It was finally Eun-woo´s turn, standing up and walking over to the nurse that had just called his name.
- I´m guessing you were in the same fight as the other three? The nurse helping the doctor asked
- Yes. I guess you could say it´s my fault that the fight started. Eun-woo answered as he took of his shirt and sat down in the bed
- They all said that you were helping some old female classmates. The nurse said as she started to wash the wounds on his back as the doctor looked over his eyes and listening to his lungs.
- Well i wasn´t planing on fighting. Eun-woo shrugged and then flinched as the washed a pretty deep cut.
- Even if you didn´t i hope you know what kind of friends you have, that will always have your back. The doctor smiled as he felt happy with how everything sounded and looked.
- Yeah i know. Eun-woo nodded carefully
- Good. There is nothing wrong that need my attention that i can see now. She will wash of your wounds and patch you up and then you can go home. If you get a bad headache or you have a hard time breathing or anything else feels wrong, don´t hesitate to come back as soon as you notices it. The doctor declared, bowed towards the nurse and Eun-woo and then left the room.
Eun-woo bowed back and then sat in silence, letting the nurse do her job. As he stepped out of the room he looked around, finding Yong nowhere. He stepped out of the hospital after confirming three times with the nurse that all of their hospital bills had already been paid off. He was just about to hail a cab, when he could see him standing by his car, leaning against the passenger side door with a cigaret in his mouth and the phone to his ear. Eun-woo slowly walked over waiting for him to end his phone call. His hands in his jeans pocket, feeling drained.
- And how the fuck did that happen? Yong asked coldly in the phone, waiting for the other person to talk before continuing
- So what? He looked up and his eyes meet with Eun-woo who had stopped a few meters from him
- I´ll be there in thirty to forty-five minutes. He threw the cigaret on the ground stomping on it, and then pushed himself of the car
- Because i got something i have to drop of first. He looked at Eun-woo, nodding his head to tell him to get in the car, before walking over to the driver side and stepping in, waiting for Eun-woo to do the same.
- No it can´t wait. I´ll drop it off and then go right away. I´ll deal with him then. Yong said before hanging up and placing his phone back in the chest pocket of his suit jacket, sighing loudly
- I can just take a cab if you have somewhere to be. Eun-woo said looking over at Yong that just started the car.
- They can wait. Yong stated as he waited for Eun-woo to put on his seatbelt.
- So were to? He asked looking at him
- Oh Gangbyeon sumsang suite apartments. Eun-woo stated noticing the look Yong gave him, but deciding to ignore it.
After about 25 minutes of driving, since it was around 4AM, there were´nt any traffic. Stopping outside the building still in silence, Eun-woo finally broke the silence.
- Thank you for the ride and everything. Give me your account, i´ll send the money for the bills.
- What did the doctor say? Yong asked ignoring Eun-woo´s first statement
- To come back if my head hurts or i have a hard time breathing. Eun-woo shrugged looking at the man next to him, knowing it was not worth pushing something with this man.
- Okey. Yong nodded
- Well, tell Hwan and Minje I´m sorry and i hope they feel better soon. Thanks again. Eun-woo said opening the door to step out.
- Tell them that yourself. Yong said just waiting for the door to close before driving of.
Eun-woo took the elevator up to his apartment, removing his clothes as he walked over to the bed, since the nurse patched him up, he could not take a shower so he ended up just laying down and the bed and it barley took five minutes before falling in to a deep sleep.