KISS NOTE
EIGHT

After Taehyun's return from Raja Ampat with Eunsoo, another adventure is ready for Taehyun and his four best friends. They actually make visits from one house to another when fathers are away from them.

They do it like they are touring a museum. The host introduces each room that passes and closes it by gathering in one place where the host faforit is located, talking about things related to the interior of the house or just being attached to each other.

Fathers never allowed them to meet or contact each other, let alone be friendly. There's no explanation about it. Too many things their father hid and that attitude declined in their children. The five men kept the existence of the Kiss Note from the fathers.

There is only one house they have not visited because the owner does not allow them to tour. Seungyoon's indignation arises out of suspicion of Seunghoon not allowing them to come to visit his house. Something interesting is being hidden, Seungyoon thought, so he casually wrote a challenge on the Kiss Note.

'Kang Seunghoon, show us your house. Give us a day tour of your house.'

Seungyoon writes it in front of his friends and smiles mischievously but Seunghoon can no longer tolerate Seungyoon's pranks.

“Are you deaf? Or are you stupid? CAN'T YES CAN'T!” Seunghoon raised his voice at the last sentence. Mino, Taehyun and Jinwoo were surprised to see Seunghoon, Seungyoon was more than surprised. His emotions were almost provoked when Seunghoon said it was stupid.

Among the five people, Jinwoo and Seunghoon were the ones who used the most harsh words the least. Jinwoo because of his profession, being Seunghoon because he has a sister who will later make him a role model.

“What are you hiding in your house, Seunghoon-ah?” search Jinwoo.

“No.” replied Seunghoon briefly.

“Then show us.” Reply Jinwoo.

“HYUNG~ CAN'T! WHY ARE YOU FORCING?!” Seunghoon got out of control.The atmosphere became tense.

“You can't dodge, Seungyoon's challenge is already written on Kiss Note. You have to show us. You know the rules, right?” Mino reminds Seunghoon that there will be bad things if he insists like this.

Seunghoon. He according. During the trip to the Kang family residence, Seunghoon seemed agitated to the point that his friends noticed his misdeeds.

What am I supposed to do?

How do I cancel all this?

Nothing to be found out.

What if this news reaches Dad?

I can't lose him. Thought Seunghoon.

But fate is not on his side, he does not have the right reason to make his best friend cancel his visit. The five people had already entered the Kang family home.

“Where is your mother?” ask Jinwoo.

“Entailah, it looks like he's out.” Seunghoon replied briefly.

“What room is this?” Taehyun pointed at a room with a door. Seunghoon was surprised to hear Taehyun's question, slowly he looked at Taehyun's hand. His panicked face turned normal upon seeing the room Taehyun was referring to.

“Library of my father.” Answer Seunghoon.

Seungyoon and Jinwoo catch a strange girder from Seunghoon. Suddenly Seungyoon stood up, “Hyung, where is your room? I want to see it.”

Seunghoon let out a long sigh seeing Seungyoon who was so eager to surround his house.

“What was your original goal just to play around in our room, Seungyoon-ah? You always say the same thing, ‘where is your room?’.” Mino Protest.

“Disregard Seungyoon first, when will you start the tour?” connect Mino.

The tour around the Kang family residence begins. Seunghoon actually played a tour guide, he showed and explained every room they visited. The four friends repeatedly amazed and muttered about the high value and limited edition art items that Kang's family had.

“Even if I sell my house, the price can't be above the total art in this gallery. Crazy.” muttered Taehyun.

Taehyun's mutter could not be said to be a mutter because everyone could hear including Seunghoon who made him smile proudly. Seunghoon suddenly becomes very serious when he passes through a door that emits a different aura. Seungyoon walked slower than the others, only a few steps he passed through the door that suddenly Seungyoon heard the voice of someone screaming, sounding small but clear.

Seungyoon pulled on Jinwoo's clothes that were nearby. Jinwoo seemed to have heard the same thing as well, he hinted Seungyoon to ignore the voice. In reality, Seunghoon also heard that slashing scream.

“Aaacchh..”

Seunghoon's steps came to a halt as the voice made him think.

'What's up? Why are you screaming in pain like that? Are you hurt? Damnit damnit! What am I supposed to do now? Inner Seunghoon'.

Seunghoon's daydreams made his four best friends stare at each other as if they were throwing the same question. Who was in that room? Why is he screaming? What is Kang Seunghoon covering up?

* * *

San Francisco, America.

“How else should I tell Jinwoo not to be friends with your children, hyung?” president Lee opened the conversation during the morning tea time with the other four presidents.

“You're the one who acted.” Cetus president Kwon.

“I feel guilty for having strictly forbidden them to be friendly.” Chairman Choi also spoke.

“Although forbidden fate brought them to meet and befriend. I even forgot, so I just let it go and let what happens later be taken care of later.” Timpal president Dong.

“If not for your careless act asking about the future on Kiss Note, we do not need to bother to keep them away until they have to send them to a different school.” President Kang quipped while glancing at President Lee.

“Eeyy hyung, at that time we were very young, curiosity about the ability of Kiss Note is also still very high so it is not wrong I asked our future.” president Lee defended himself.

“Talking about Kiss Note, somehow even though it has been 25 years ago but I feel the book is still around us.” President Choi raised his face, saw the faces of the other four presidents.

“It's because we're tied to it. We met and became what we are today after meeting Kiss Note, even the book tells us not to let our children be friends or something bad will happen to one of them.” clear president Kwon.

“And even though we try hard to prohibit them from making friends, in the end we can not do anything to them.” continued President Lee.

“Now we can only keep an eye on them so that something bad does not happen to any of them like the prophecy given Kiss Note.” Chairman Choi closed the conversation about Kiss Note.

The five presidents were forced to forbid their children to make friends even though they live in the same environment especially their parents are business partners only so that the Kiss Note prophecy does not happen. Protecting their children has always been a top priority behind the cold and assertive attitude of the president. It's just that the fathers are not able to convey directly to their children and children who do not understand their intentions.

At that time, president Lee wrote a question to Kiss Note.

'Will our children be friends like us?'

'Yes, but you better not let them be friends if you don't want something bad to happen to one of them.'

The Kiss Note only gives an answer about the future if the person asking really wants the answer. However, the law of the book is the law of reciprocity. If something bad happens, something good will happen. If something good happens, something bad will follow.

* * *

“I'm sure I'm not the only one who heard it. What space is that? Who's in it?” jinwoo asked after catching Seunghoon staring as the voice from inside the room sounded slashing.

Seunghoon just kept quiet. He wants it to remain a secret. At least for now.

“Eh? Why are you quiet, hyung?” ask Seungyoon confused.

“You won't tell us?” Jinwoo walked towards Seunghoon.

“Who are you hiding there, Seunghoon-ah?” Jinwoo tried to suppress his emotional rate because of Seunghoon's increasingly strange attitude.

“Not anyone. You guys are hearing wrong.” Seunghoon passed Jinwoo.

“Long!” Taehyun. He draws all the attention when showing what he is holding. Taehyun holds an open Kiss Note with the Kiss Note answer listed there.

“I asked Kiss Note, who was inside. You can see the answer here.” continued Taehyun.

'KANG SEUNGHI'S.'

Mino, Jinwoo and Seungyoon were shocked when they read Kiss Note's answer, but Seunghoon was more surprised because the secret that had been kept was so neatly exposed. Then another question came to their minds.

If it's true that inside is Seunghi, why is he there? Isn't Seunghi continuing his designer school in New Zealand? Why is Seunghoon hiding everything? What reason?

“Jaebal hyung!” seunghoon Pinta. Seunghoon blocked the door of the room with his body. His face was panicked mixed with anxiety.

“Soide, Kang Seunghoon.” Jinwoo tightened his eyes looking at Seunghoon.

“I beg you, don't interfere in my business on this one. Go awayl. Go home and assume this is not the case.” Seunghoon groans at the four friends who are looking at him. His eyes began to look glassy. He was seriously begging.

Seunghoon is known for being a man who almost never shows his sadness, a CEO who is full of ambition but who does what he does today is astounding. Seunghoon made a wish to his friend. However, for Jinwoo the circumstances Seunghoon was facing were so unnatural that he approached Seunghoon and grabbed Seunghoon's shirt collar and pulled the man away from the door.

“At least we should know what happened with Seunghi. Give me the key.” Jinwoo snaps at Seunghoon but Seunghoon insists on not letting the others know what happened.

“You're slow once.” Taehyun kicked the door until it opened violently. Mino put on her smile when she saw Taehyun do that.

“Heol! Daebak!” puji Seungyoon's.

“It's dark here, hyung.” Taehyun's first fight with Seungyoon. The boy was brave, though lazy.

“Find the switch,” Jinwoo takes off his grip on Seunghoon's collar and catches up with two people who have already entered first.

When Seungyoon found the switch and started turning on the lights, it was clear that the dark, closed room was. How surprised they were to see the state of this room. Not only messy with paper and clothes torn scattered, chairs and tables in this room was not in the actual position.

As Mino caught up, his eyes immediately fell on the liquid that was near the other door in this room. Mino grimaced as this messy room did not seem like a room worthy of human use.

“What is this?” Jinwoo whispered.

Seunghoon came in and walked towards the side that was behind the bed, “I told you not to try to interfere.”

“What is this, Kang Seunghoon?” asked Jinwoo firmly.

“Oppa!” the voice of the young lady from behind the bed made Jinwoo speechless and the four pairs of eyes instantly stared at the same point.

Slowly Jinwoo and his friends walked over and when their eyes could see the figure behind the bed, the four of them were aghast. They saw a small young woman hugging her knees and drowning her face in between. His black hair is loose but looks tangled, the clothes he wears also look shabby. Sadly, only that word could describe the young lady at this moment.

“Kang... Seung... Hi?” call Jinwoo slowly.

“Come, hyung. Leave him, we're out.” Seunghoon pulled Jinwoo's hand.

“Release!” Jinwoo pulled out his hand that Seunghoon was holding. But either because of Jinwoo's pull is too strong or Seunghoon who is not in a standby position, Seunghoon fell down.

“DO NOT HURT SEUNGHOON OPPA!!” Seunghi comes out of his hiding place and hugs Seunghoon while crying. He cleaned Seunghoon's clothes and Seunghoon's face was not dirty or hurt.

“It's okay, Seunghi-ah. Oppa is fine.” Seunghoon holds both of Seunghi's arms still crying, trying to calm his sister who knows nothing but to protect Seunghoon.

Seunghi was still crying. Seunghoon pulled his sister into his arms. There is nothing more painful than seeing Seunghi in his current state. Suddenly Seunghi pushed Seunghoon, “the door was open! What if someone sees you here? I'll hit you. Oppa, you better get out. I beg! I don't want you to get hurt again. Ah. or just close the door before the guy sees you. Please, oppa.”

Seunghoon could no longer hold back his tears. This is heartbreaking for Seunghoon. Realizing that his friends were still in Seunghi's room, Seunghoon wiped his tears and again grabbed both of Seunghi's arms. Asking her sister and looking into her eyes, again assured her that no one would hurt her for opening that door.

“Ah, Seunghi-ya, do you remember oppa friends? They're here now. You remember Jinwoo oppa? Oppa mino? Seungyoon? Taehyun oppa?” seunghoon asked as he twisted Seunghi's body so that the younger brother could see the faces of his friends.

“They came to help us. So don't yell at them. You understand, don't you, baby?” seunghoon. Seunghi nodded slowly, his eyes looking one by one at the faces of Jinwoo, Seungyoon, Taehyun and Mino. As he begins to recognize them, Seunghi's thin smile appears to adorn his face.

“Smart girl.” Seunghoon rubbed his head slowly.

Jinwoo reached out his hand to shake hands with Seunghi. Seunghi's smile was gone, changing with suspicion and fear. Seunghoon touches Seunghi's shoulder to make Seunghi turn and look at him, Seunghoon nods to convince Seunghi nothing bad will happen.

Jinwoo managed to shake hands with Seunghi. He smiles to give Seunghi comfort and a sense of security, “Mino-ya, check Seunghi's vital signs now.”

Mino moves quickly so as not to lose the moment, he checks Seunghi's vital signs with confidence and certainty, ranging from the shape of Seunghi's pupils, skin color, hair, fingernail tips, to the depth of Seunghi's collarbone.

“What Mino hyung can check without stethoscope, Taehyun-ah?” Seungyoon whispered to Taehyun who Taehyun answered by shrugging his shoulders.

“I can even hear your heartbeat, Seungyoon-ah.” Mino replied.

“He heard me. Heil! Daebak!” respond Seungyoon.

Mino finished checking, “His vitals are quite normal but his lungs are not so good.”

“Air here is not good.” Jinwoo and Mino agreed.

“It looks like Seunghi is sleeping well, his diet is regular. Body odorless, she—“

“He's not crazy. He's just depressed.” Jinwoo continued Mino's diagnosis.