Winning Noona's Heart

author's note: i love uknow yunho of dbsk so much, need i say more? and his ideal woman is my fave korean celebrity, hwangbo hyejung... and he does charity work like my hwangbo unni... sigh! i like him for her...they look cute together, too--->referring to xman and loveletter days....and seeing him pay so much attention to hwangbo (singing 'let me' with dj koo) on stage, makes me love him even more!!!

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~~“So why are you here again?, she asks when she saw him outside the gates of Compassion's headquarters. He smiled mischievously when he saw her flustered look.

“I'm here to see you, Noona”, he winked at her. She sighed as that 'I give up' look spread all over her face.

~~He stood beside her when announcements were made and tasks or assignments were given out.

“So, why are you here?”, she asked in a hushed tone, her cat-like eyes blinking at him.

'Very childlike and cute', he thought, but not enough to persuade him to say his purpose and mission.

He pretends to be busy listening to the instructions, “Shhhh... I told you. I am here to see you. Now, pay attention to In Pyo hyung”, he told her.

She seemed embarrassed and diverted her attention to the person speaking in front.

~~He tailed behind her as everyone lined up to get the individual supplies and got on the bus. She turned around and looked intently at him. She was done with the cute catlike blinking eyes, now, she was fierce looking, like she was about to beat him up if he does not confess. But he knew better, he smiled at her.

“You need anything from me, Noona?”, he asked with a wider grin.

“So, tell me again why you are here?”, she blurted out crossing her arms across her chest.

“Oh, it's your turn, Noona. You're holding up the line.”, she quickly diverted her attention.

She turned around to check. It was indeed her turn, and Shin Ae-ra was waiting there in the harsh, cold weather. Her cheeks turned a slight shade of red again, as
she left to approach the table.

As soon as he got his supplies, he caught up with her. “I told you, I'm here to see you.....”, he said then walked on.

She just stood there letting her eyes follow him.

~~She was the last one to board the bus. As she scanned for an empty seat, he waved his hands at her, “Here Noona!”, he said a little too loudly catching other volunteers’ attention causing some laughter and giggles.

Her cheeks turned red again. He watched her approaching. She had to take that seat since the bus was full anyway. He smiled at her innocently as he notice she was beginning to lose her temper.

The two of them just sat there quietly as the bus rolled to a peaceful part of the province. There was not much to see except for plains and plains of rice fields that seemed to extend until China or some place. She removed her headphones from her ears, and yawned in a very un-celebrity like way. This was one of the many reasons why he was so smitten to her. It amuses him that sometimes she forgets her status in the society, she forgets that she is a celebrity and acts normally like any other person. He tried to hide his giggles since he knew those death glares of hers can slice a hundred million cantaloupes. She raised an eyebrow at him, “So are you gonna tell me why you are here?”, she asked again.

He gave her his most innocent and cute grin again, “I told you, I am here to see you”

She just scoffed.

~~He happily hopped out of the bus, stretching his numb limbs. He was not able to move much since she hogged all the empty space and slept like a log. Nevertheless, he was delighted to have lent his shoulders to Sleeping Beauty herself.
He smiled cheerfully at her as she made her way down. He stretched out his arm to assist her and she reluctantly took it. She held on to him tightly, “So, seriously Yunho, why.are,you.here?” she asked in a serious tone.

“Noona, I.am.here.to.see.you”, he answered pulling away from her iron grip.
In Pyo and Ae-ra gathered all the celebrity volunteers around for another set of announcements.

“Before, we start this charity mission, we would like to thank everyone for coming here. We know you're all very busy, and so we appreciate the sacrifices and efforts that everyone has made to make Compassion successful. “, In Pyo began

“And, we would like to especially thank our very own Hyejung for making all these possible. Thank you Hyejung for your generous donations”, Ae-ra announced as everyone gave her a round of applause.

Hyejung stood there blankly staring at Ae-ra, completely lost.

She followed Ae-ra inside the makeshift tent.

“Unni, what donations?”, she asked the lovely woman.

Ae-ra's only response was a smile, “You’ll find out soon enough”, she muttered under her breath.

“Aish”, Hyejung grumbled. She knew well enough that she was not going to get any answers from her, especially not from In pyo.

She exited the tent still grumbling some gibberish. A few celebrities gathered talking about something.

“So he did it for Hyejung!”, one girl exclaimed, “Awwww….”

Hyejung quietly sneaked behind them, listening in to their conversations.

“Yes he did!”, a man answered.

“He does his own share of Charity work, too”, another one chimed in.

Her jaw dropped when she heard it, ‘So, that’s why he came here…So, this is the big surprise”, Hyejung thought.

The crowd kept on talking.

“I am not sure about this, but I heard before that he was one of Hyejung’s constant admirers”

“Yes, he is…. Hyejung is really lucky to have Yunho. If that were me, I would immediately look past the age difference and his status. He’s really good for her, and our Hyejung deserves to be happy.”

Hyejung sighed when she heard this. She continued walking away from the crowd when she heard children’s laughter and followed the voices.

It was a beautiful sight to behold, something that left her in awe and amazement.

Yunho was sitting by a campfire at the beach surrounded by toddlers. All of them absorbedly listening to him and hiding giggles as he acted out a story that obviously won the local kids’ hearts.

Her heart felt warm despite the cold winter. At that moment, she knew her heart found someone to love. After all, she has said time and again that she wants a man who will be able to work and do voluntary service together, will prevent her from doing things that are not good and do the right things together, and a man who respects God.

“He’s great, isn’t he?”, In Pyo said from behind.

Hyejung looked at the man who stood beside her and shyly nodded.

“He did all these for you, Hyejung. I did not want to tell you this because he did not want you to know, but he donated a lot of money under your name and came here to be with you, too. He knew and understood your passion to help others. He’s very much like you.”, he continued.

“And he very much LIKES YOU…”, In Pyo added.

Hyejung focused on Yunho who waved at them. Her heart suddenly fluttered when she saw his face, his smile.

“I hope you give him a chance, Hyejung….” In Pyo told her and left.

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“Youngjae, that’s too much!!”, Yunhee screamed watching her little brother pour some porridge into an overflowing bowl.

Youngjae glared at his sister. His hands even inside thick gloves were shaking and his chubby cheeks were turning red from the bitter cold. “It’s so cold here Noona. Why do we have to do this at the beach on winter?”, he asked.

“Because Youngjae, this is where Omma realized that she loved Appa”, his elder sister answered and gazed dreamily at the sea, then continued serving porridge to the people who stood in line.

“Omma should have realized that she loved Appa during summer…”, he muttered.
Hyejung and Yunho laughed after hearing their son’s words.

“Omma, let’s find a place with heater next year”, Youngjae added

“Aish, Omma, he says that every year when we come here for our Winter Charity Mission”, Yunhee sighed and rolled her eyes.