53A/N: I love, love, love the film Juno. I was just thinking about it one day after reading a few BOF fanfics with a pregnant Jan Di/Ga Eul/Jae Kyung. And then the idea sprung to my mind. I hope everyone's in character!
Okay, there are a few differences from the show. Ga Eul goes to Shinhwa High but she was born a commoner. Jae Kyung also goes there but not because she's engaged to Jun Pyo; that never happens in this story. Instead she's a childhood friend of the F4. Ga Eul and Jan Di are second years and 17 years old, running 18 (Ga Eul at the beginning of the first year, Jan Di joined halfway through) whilst the F4 and Jae Kyung are third years, aged 18 turning 19. Seo Hyun goes to Shinhwa University and is still 3 years older than the F4.
AUTUMN
She winced and shielded herself from the glare of the sun as she stared out at the landscape, from the fire exit. Her short, mushroom-like hair blew in the wind and her vision became blurred as her eyes went watery. It was impossible yet inevitable. She didn't understand. It all started with a chair...
The white and blue piece of cloth slipped down her legs. The girl took shy steps towards the figure sitting in the chair. She sat on his lap and straddled him, leaning in towards his ear.
"I've wanted this for a really long time," he confessed in a shaky whisper.
"Neh, I know," she replied, proceeding to kiss him.
The seventeen year old had already taken two tests the day before and the results came up positive. She wasn't convinced though and was going to get another test; they were probably dodgy tests, being so cheap and all.
"Jan Di-ah! What are you doing out here? Come on, we have class..." Her best friend's voice spoke, snapping her out of her stupor.
"I was waiting for sunbae, do you know where he is?" Jan Di asked, turning to face Ga Eul.
"Ani, mianhae. When Jeong-ah and the other sunbaes walked into school today, Ji Hoo sunbae wasn't with them," the pretty girl replied. "Maybe he's ill?"
"Okay... Ga ja!" Jan Di exclaimed, with a smile.
Jan Di paced around the porridge shop, wondering how to approach her boss. She couldn't go up to him and say, 'Hey, give me some money so I can check if I'm preggers with a plutocrat's baby.' She sighed before taking a deep breath and walked straight up to the chubby man.
"Boss, can I get an advance?" she requested, confidently.
"Mwo? Wae?" he questioned. "Another school trip?"
"Neh!" Jan Di lied instantly.
"Ga Eul didn't mention it," her boss said suspiciously.
"And when was the last time you saw her? As the fiancée of a world-famous potter, she has no time to work at or even visit here anymore..." Jan Di reasoned. Her boss just threw her a skeptical look. She groaned inwardly, knowing she'd be here for a while...
Jan Di marched down various streets, keeping her head held high to match the arrogance of all the people surrounding her. She breathlessly navigated through the rich people, clearly on a mission. Since she wasn't rich herself, she had decided on wearing an expensive outfit, a gift from her friend Ha Jae Kyung, a quirky heiress and future CEO of the JK group. It had taken her an hour - a whole bloody hour - to get her advance. She rolled her eyes. Of course it would've been easier to ask Jae Kyung, the F4 or even Ga Eul to lend her some money but then she'd have to give them a genuine reason. After all, they weren't as stupid as certain people (her boss.) Except Gu Jun Pyo of course.
The poor girl entered the expensive drugstore, the one that Jae Kyung and sometimes Ga Eul, bought their supplies from. But probably neither of her friends had ever had to get a pregnancy test before... She searched the shop, trying to fit in with all the other people, mostly women, who were either wives/fiancées of some important men like Ga Eul or future heiresses/CEOs such as Jae Kyung. She finally found what she was looking for. Picking it up, she almost fainted when she saw the price. Thank God she had asked for an advance as well as bringing all of her savings... Without further thoughts, she purchased the test and headed for the toilets.
After a while, the pregnancy test was ready. Here goes nothing... Jan Di's face became a white sheet of paper as she glared at the pink plus sign. She shook the stick desperately in an attempt to skew the results. It was impossible yet inevitable. It all started with a chair...
The sky turned dark as Jan Di walked slowly and dejectedly up the street to her house. She looked at the yard, which was a wild tangle of thick grass and weeds before trudging into her house
Jan Di's bedroom was decorated with swimming posters and various photos of her and her friends. No matter what happened, she was glad she had received a scholarship to attend Shinhwa High 6 months ago. She had met the F4 and Jae Kyung through it, three of whom had become like her older siblings. Her best friend, Chu Ga Eul, had been attending the school for a year now; thanks to her then secret admirer, casanova So Yi Jeong, who had payed for her admission fees and still did up to this day. Now the 17 year old 'country bumpkin' turned 'Princess of Shinhwa' and the 18 year old heir of the Woo Sung museum were happily engaged.
Speaking of Ga Eul, Jan Di picked up her mobile phone (bought by Ji Hoo) to call her best friend. She had spent ages contemplating whether she should tell Ga Eul the news or just bear the burden herself. Then she realised that she would obviously need moral support from a friend to help her through her... condition.
Ga Eul answered the call after just a few rings. "Yoboseyo," her soft voice spoke from the other end of line.
"Ga Eul-ah, I'm at suicide risk," Jan Di groaned.
"Jan Di-ah... What's wrong?!" the ex-casanova's fiancée asked worriedly.
"Don't scream at me..." Jan Di requested, taking a deep breath. "I'm pregnant." There was a pregnant silence... literally.
"Are you sure?" Ga Eul asked, her voice quivering. She tended to get worried about everything a bit too easily, especially when it came down to the people she loved.
"A hundred percent sure. I took three pregnancy tests already. I even asked for advance wages so I could get the third one from unnie's favourite drugstore," Jan Di explained.
"Omo, those pregnancy tests are never wrong!" Ga Eul exclaimed. Jan Di raised her eyebrow, wondering how her friend knew that. Surely Yi Jeong didn't get Ga Eul pregnant? Jan Di would have killed him first! "Are... are you going to go to an a-abortion centre?"
"Yes." Jan Di answered straight away. No doubt about it. She might be Wonder Woman but she wasn't a miracle worker. After a few seconds, she heard Ga Eul sniffing from the other end of the line. "Ga Eul-ah, why are you upset?"
"You know how I feel about abortion. Unnie already did it, not you too!" she blurted out in sobs, not thinking about what she had just revealed. On the other hand, Jan Di was well aware of the information she had just discovered
"Unnie? Which unnie? Jun Hee unnie? Seo Hyun unnie? No, don't tell me! Yi Jeong sunbae cheated on you with Eun Jae unnie and got her pregnant? Is that why you're crying? I'll kill him!" Jan Di yelled, jumping to conclusions, her pregnancy hormones getting the better of her.
"Aniyo. Jeong-ah wouldn't do that!" Ga Eul shouted. "I'm talking about Jae Kyung unnie." The short haired girl was stunned into silence. "It was a long time ago, just a few weeks after I started Shinhwa. I found unnie crying in the toilets and I immediately thought she had a fight with Jun Pyo sunbae or something, you know what they're like... But I couldn't have guessed she was pregnant. It was a shock. She didn't even give it a second thought... She just decided to abort the child..."
"Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung? Ha Jae Kyung!" Jan Di repeated over and over, before shrieking the last one out. "I can't believe it. Was unnie even dating anyone at that time? Wasn't she only 17 back then? The same age I am now..."
"Ani, I don't recall seeing her with any boys other than the F4 back then. And neh, she was the same age we are now... Jan Di-ah, I'd rather you didn't go through with terminating the child. But if you do, then I'll just have to accept it," Ga Eul said. "Do you want me to call in for you? I called for unnie last year."
"No thanks. I'll call myself," Jan Di replied, smiling at the fact that Ga Eul would be willing to help anyone, even if it hurt her. She was so selfless.
"Araso, but one question... who's the father?" Ga Eul suddenly asked.
A/N: So, what do you think? Is everyone in character? Does it make sense?
