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Author's note: na-wadan ko gana sa chapter 1 and special chapter A (which was stored in a laptop that now refuses to turn on. faet!!) mao i posted the prologue and chapter 2 nalang.
chapter 1 is our first day of school. this chapetr is divided into 1.a (girl's POV) & 1.b (boy's POV) while the special chapter is the actual "secret files" (more of like character file) that contains info about each of us and each of our subplot.
im nagged my cousin to fix the laptop but he said it has to be reformatted so wala nalang ko kay ma-erase ang mga files. im figuring another way to fix it.
anyways, im not even sure if i can stick to this story 'till it ends (as you know, im quite lazy mano bitaw oneshot nag-daghan sa ako fics) but as of now, i have finished until chapter 4 but i still have to edit since im not quite satisfied with it.
so after almost 5 months of delay, here it is...
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Prologue:
welcome to the world of the son clan. a family known worldwide for controlling the world's largest conglomerate. the family's vast business empire leads the world in Finance, Real Estate, Airlines, Industries and Trade.
the family is also infamous for being cursed. for 5 generations there has not been any female born in the family. and no family has found happiness in marriage.
18 years ago, the family experienced the greatest tragedy when the third generation head's four sons died within a year. this left his five young grandsons orphaned and heirs to a multi-billion business empire. having foreseen the danger this fact might bring to his grandsons, he decided to give them away.
he chose those people who have proven their loyalty to the family and swore to raise his grandsons as their own. he gave the eldest to his butler and his wife. his third son's sons where given to his secretary's family. another grandson was given to his newly married godson and his wife, who then migrated to the US. he entrusted his youngest grandson to their governess.
it was hard for him to do so but he believed this is the best way for them to grow freely, away from the responsibilities that comes with being a son clan heir. he wanted them to be loved for who they are and not because they are a member of the son clan.
he witnessed every special event in their lives. he cheered when one of them won a spelling bee contest or placed first in a dance competition or impressed the audience in a school play. he was happy to see them happy but could not deny the pain that his name is not included in their thank you speeches or not be able to hug to congratulate them or comfort them in times of trouble. it pained him not be able to be the grandfather he was suppose to be.
he choose to drown himself in work and made the empire even more progressive. he will then entrust this to his grandsons for no other is more deserving to continue the family's legacy than them.
present:
the 5 grandsons are now attending the same college.
they realize that being a son clan heir is both a blessing and a curse.
and they will soon face with the choice between fulfilling the son responsibility or find true love - for no one in the family had ever had both.
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five heirs
four girls
one big catch
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chapter 2: being housemates
how it all started:
micky owns the house where they all live in but yunho stands as the "guardian" of the residents. he is the primary authority figure in the house.
when micky found out about being a son clan heir a few years ago, he decided to stay in korea for good. he invited his older cousins, Yunho and Jaejoong to live with him since he was the only one occupying the house and the university they attend, which was founded and funded by the Son family, is just 15 minutes away.
they all agreed to, much to the relief of their grandfather who wanted the boys to get along well. there is no better way to do that than to let them live together.
a year after, micky entered college. his bestfriend, suzy, and another cousin, junsu who is also jaejoong's younger brother, moved in with them. it was awkward at first having a girl and four guys in one roof but they hit it off right away.
soon, two other females moved in with them. gryanne, who is junsu's arranged japanese fiancee and alyce, daughter of a Son family friend.
this year, the youngest son clan heir, changmin, a college freshman moved in with them. he had wanted to move in since the beginning but his mother objected since he was still in high school then.
another freshman, kristine, also moved in with them. her family are friends with the Park and Rances family. she had wanted an opportunity to live independently, different from the well endowed life she had been accustomed to in hong kong.
and so that's how all of them got together. 9 undeniably incompatible people living in one roof might seem unfathomable but different circumstances and endless stream of [seemingly] bad luck will force these people to embrace each other more and make one good picture - err - story.
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"yah! walk slower!" micky was struggling to carry 3 paper bags full of grocery.
"we should hurry. they're probably starving already." suzy dragged micky towards the parking lot.
"why on earth did you agree to do this anyway?" he said still groaning.
"because the owner of the house, meaning YOU, didnt bother telling us that the house help quit which YOU should have done so we can find a new one. but since YOU didnt, then that's why YOU'RE carrying those bags right now. which roughly translate of it being YOU'RE fault." suzy lectured all the way to the car.
"alright. alright. i get it all already." micky said mentally kicking himself. "i was gonna tell you but then i remembered i had a date that day, so..."
suzy didnt bother to argue with her bestfriend. she knew her lecture wouldnt work anyway. micky is as stubborn as he is a playboy. which is saying ALOT.
they put the groceries in the trunk and was ready to go.
"hey! suzyboo, are you mad?" micky used his nickname for her and poked suzy where he knew she is most ticklish
"stop that!" she tried to suppress a laught but failed. only to be tickled again. "yah! i - said - stop - it!" she said in between laughs.
"so were ok now?" micky flashed that smile again.
"it's not as if i have any choice" she replied and stuck out her tongue at him.
"that's my girl" micky teased
"im NOT your girl"
"of course you are. your my number 1 girl. all the rest can just take a number" he said with that famous playboy smirk.
"so im number 1 now huh?" she asked meaning only to tease but eventually realized he took it the wrong way.
Micky dropped his smirk and was now frowning, his eyes looking sad. "let's not talk about that" and turn his gaze back to the front.
"micky, im sorry. i didnt mean to. i was just..." Suzy broke off. she and her tactless moments.
"hey dont worry about it" he assured seeing how remorseful she looks "that's all in the past now"
part of the past that should be burried. he thought with great sadness
They stayed silent for some moment.
"i could kick myself if you want" she joked half heartedly breaking the silence
He laughed at that. "where's the fun in that when i can just tease you in front of your crush" he saw her eyes widened and mouth gaping.
"you wouldnt!"
"hmmm..." he prtend to think "your right, i couldnt" he ended lamely
"now, that's a good boy!" she said patting his head, slightly messing his hair
"hey, hey! hands of the hair please. touch whatever body part just not the hair." he dodged her hands and fixed his hair. "the girls dig this hair...and of course, this face. who wouldnt?" Micky being his usual conceited self.
"whatever loverboy, now let's go!"
"yes ma'am" then he started the engine.
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"pizza? how come we're having pizza for dinner?" jaejoong asked coming into the kitchen.
"who cares? i LOVE pizza!" changmin followed his older hyung into the kitchen and immediately grabbing 2 slices.
"you love anything as long as you can put it on your mouth minnie" gryanne teased.
"bare with it guys, the house help quit and suzy isnt back with the groceries yet." yunho trying to patch things up. "and where the hell is micky? this is his house, it's supposed to be his job to..."
"we're here!!" suzy appeared from the garage carrying plastic bags, some books and micky's stuff.
"a little help is needed here" micky entered the kitchen, following suzy, still carrying the groceries.
"what took you guys so long?" yunho replied while taking 2 grocery bags from micky.
"did you guys buy the whole store or something?" junsu said seeing how many groceries was bought and checking out what was bought.
"i also bought some cleaning stuff. we'll have to clean up the place" suzy started to take out the purchases and placed them in cabinets. "oh and we also have to divide cooking and cleaning duties."
that statement earned disagreeing groans from most of the housemates. gryanne nodding approvingly while jaejoong said nothing.
"man! we have to cook now?" changmin protested with mouth still stuffed with pizza.
"if we have to cook base on how much we eat, you'd be cooking everytime." alyce shot at changmin.
"mumfmhfm" changmin tried to speak.
"you're such a pig you know" alyce said supressing a laugh.
"ok that's enough" yunho began. "we'll have to divide work until we get a new help. i expect everyone to help alright?"
after dinner the residents were forced to sign their name somewhere on the paper before leaving. they were to sign their name on days when they thought it would be most convenient for them to cook.
kristine was the first to sign.
"pairs right?" alyce asked. "minnie, im putting us on monday" she announced.
next in line was jaejoong who took his time choosing.
"yah! sign already!" gryanne impatiently said.
"ok. ok" jaejoong awakened in his trance.
"haha. no, it's ok take your time" gryanne indicated she was only joking
he immediately signed his name on tuesday anyway.
it was gryanne's turn and she also took tuesday.
junsu wasnt such a picky guy so he signed his name on the first blank he saw.
it was finally micky's turn. he scanned the almost full list, shaking his head. it was unfair, only those first to sign were the ones who found this system convenient. for the later signers like himself, they didn't have much choice. not to mention he didnt want to anyways. this was his house, he should be exempted or something.
"aish. whatever." he mumbled and signed.
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kristine was pacing back and forth in the room she shared with suzy. she occasionaly stoped and stared at the object in her hand.
"just return it to him. simple." she has this habit of talking to herself.
she headed downstairs and looked for jaejoong.
she passed by the veranda and noticed how pretty the sky is tonight. she opened the slidding doors and was greeted by the cold evening air. she breathed in a generous amount of it.
"umma, you know i hate him" a voice coming from the hallway interrupted her thoughts.
she peeked in to see who it was. kim jaejoong was talking on the phone. he leaned on the wall slightly slouching, one hand in his pocket.
she didnt mean to eavesdrop but she wanted to hear his voice.
"that's not the problem. i didnt ask for all this" he sounded pissed now. "look umma, 'ill just talk to you later. bye." jaejoong hung up and to her horror headed to the veranda.
oh shit!! im dead. she thought panicking.
"Yo!" she greeted as he came through the door. god i sound really stupid.
jaejoong was surprised, jumping back a bit. he eyed her warily.
"going for some fresh air huh?" ok I should just shut up now. she thought.
he turned away, heading to the other side of the veranda to lean on the railing.
kristine watched him as his hair fluttered with the breeze. even without looking at him intently, she could tell that he had feminine facial features. He's beautiful.
"what are you doing?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"huh?" kristine blinked.
he angled his head to face her. "staring."
"i wasn't!" kristine said quickly. she scoffed. "psssh. you think just because you're beautiful, people like staring at you?"
"i didn't say i'm beautiful," he said calmly, turning his eyes back to the darkness in front of him.
kristine wanted to give his beautiful face a punch, but she held herself. he really was pretty, and it would be a waste to ruin such beauty.
just do it then go. she thought looking at his ID in her hands.
"uhhh...here, your ID" she said offering it to him.
he turned to her and looked at her with narrowed suspicious eyes "you EXCHANGED our ID's?"
"EH? of course not!!" that sounded too defensive. "it got switched when we bump into each other this morning"
"you mean when YOU bump into me." jaejoong said accusingly.
"whatever. i'll just put it here" she placed his ID on the railings then turned away.
then she remembered something "oh and can you give me my ID? just leave it in the kitchen or somewhere easy to find --- ok bye." she was about to walk again when...
"make me" jaejoong simply said.
WHAT!? she thought and turned to him again.
he had his back to her. she wanted to retort but she came up with nothing.
ok. i officially HATE this guy. she tought as she decided to let it go and try approaching him tomorrow.
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yunho looked at the cooking arrangements posted. only thursday and friday was available.
"have you signed already?" suzy appeared carrying dirty plates.
"uhmm there's only 9 of us. one would have to cook alone?" he asked confused.
suzy approached him and looked at the cooking arrangements. "im not loaded much on thursdays and fridays. i'll take those days." she declared.
"are you sure? micky took wednesday and well, you know how he is. he'd probably ask you to do it for him. that's three days." yunho said concerned.
"he did? i thought he'd just pass" suzy said with a laugh. seeing how the guy was still frowning she added "really yunho, it's ok" then she had started to do the dishes.
"need help?"
"no, it's ok. i can handle it" she answered without looking back at him.
"you know, sometimes being too nice can be bad" he stated looking at her.
"huh!?" she stopped what she's doing and turned to him.
"nevermind" yunho answered while putting on gloves and approaching the sink. he streched his hands and turned to a frowning suzy, "ready?" he said with a smile then picked up a plate.
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weekly cooking assignments:
monday: alyce changmin
tuesday: jaejoong gryanne
wednesday: kristine micky
thursday: junsu suzy
friday: yunho suzy
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