Wrong Side of the Bed (Scenario Number Eight)

This is really the last one in the Hwangbo birthday scenario series, totoo na ito!

Anyhow, I tried being funny but my sense of humor verge on the sick and twisted kind, so read at your own risk.



Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of his bed, figuratively speaking that is, because as far as he knows, one needs to be asleep to wake up and he didn't, he just lay on his bed thinking of logical and illogical reasons why his buin chose to spend the eve and early hours of her birthday with her friends rather than with him. Granted that he didn't have any definite plans, and Song Eunee has, but shouldn't he be her priority? God was even good to him last night, the filming of his new drama was packed up earlier than expected, and he was brimming with delight and excitement thinking that they can spend time together on her special day but he was instantly pulled down from his happy bubble when he called and she was already out of town playing with her closest girlfriends, she was having a good time and he didn't have the heart to ask her to come back to Seoul and be with him for the night. His inability to tell her what he really wants magnified his frustration a hundredfold, to the point that he was questioning his buin's loyalty to him, she must have heard his initial gleeful voice when she first picked up his call and his forlorn sound when they were about to hang up. As a girlfriend, she should be concerned, right? She should have asked him what is the matter, then he would have the strength to tell her that he wants to spend the eve and early morning of her birthday with her and she needs to drive back home. 'Aish!'

One look at his ward and he knew that it's gonna be a long and unpleasant day for all of them. He's been Hyun Joong's manager for a couple of months now, he can't say that he knew everything that he needs to, but in the short time that they are together, he already knew how to differentiate his various moods. Yes, he usually have his poker face on and that zoned out look but he can be hilarious when he is in the mood and quite scary when he is mad, at the moment, he looks like he'll bite the head off of anyone who crosses his way.

"Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of the bed," the manager warns coordi-noona as they wait for him to get in the car.

"Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of the bed," coordi-noona tells the make-up artists and stylists when they reach their location.

One look at the deep scowl on the idol's handsome face and they knew that it is true.

"Coffee?" a smiling girl from the utility group offers as they walk past her, but the not-in-the-mood lead of the drama didn't even look her way. His manager bows in acknowledgment and in excuse and follow the actor in haze, his coordinator, together with his designated stylist and make-up artist whispers in unison, "Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of the bed," as they give the girl an indulging look.

The girl decides to tell her story and pass the message to the other utility crews, "Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of the bed," she tells everyone in a hush voice. The lot establish there and then that they will do everything in their power not to ruffle the actor's feathers.

"Get ready everyone, we'll start in ten," bellows the director.

And at that, everyone involves in the production of the drama scatters and saunters away, minding and doing what each of them are suppose to do. Those who already knows of Hyun Joong's state gets as far away from him as possible, but those who have no idea just do what they normally does.

The first scene of the day was shot without a hitch, his manager sigh in relief, his charge may be in a bad mood but when it comes to work, he's a professional all the way. But he is still praying to all the gods that will listen that nothing major nor minor will happen to trigger him, he had heard of his rare emotional outbursts and episodes and he doesn't think he is skilled enough to handle that.

The gods must have heard his prayer because they are already halfway through filming and nothing strenuous or out of the ordinary happened, he, even, unconsciously decided to pay his church a visit and give a long overdue love-gift*. But the gods who have heard his prayers must have read his mind and thought that he is such a tightwad, maybe they didn't like the number that is written on his mind, because in a matter of minutes the tide has turn his way.

Hyun Joong just finished his external shot 13* and is on his way to take a ten-minute break when the gods decided to make his manager's life a bit more dramatic, his ward is working on a drama series after all.

"Have you visited All K-pop yet?" one of the production assistants asks her colleague.

"Not yet, I've been so busy with the internal shots and the assistant director is making us work like there's no tomorrow," she answers.

"I just did, and guess what... there's an article about Hwangbo unnie's 30th birthday. About time they wrote something good about her..."

Hyun Joong heard her name and decides to linger for a bit, pretending to rummage about in the file of props on the table just beside the chitchatting women.

"What about her birthday, was there a big celebration? Did Junjin oppa celebrate with her this year, did he get out of the military to be with her on their birthday?" the other production assistant asks eagerly, unbeknownst to them, a looming cloud is already hovering on their heads.

"Nope!" she answers with a knowing smile.

"Then what? Come on, spill it..."

He is on the verge of choking it out of the woman himself but he hold his place and waited.

"Eeeeh," she kinda screech giddily, "Unnie receive a video message from his ideal man, Kang Dong Won, it was said that unnie cried because of that. I so want to see that video message."

"Are they together? I mean, are they da-," she wasn't able to finish her question, as they heard the crashing sound of the props on the floor as the lead actor of the drama they are filming unceremoniously throw the table upside down and kick any props that come in contact with his shoes as he stalk out of the filming site.

The actors and actresses, production staff and crew, even the PD of Playful Kiss stares wide-eyed and gagging, those who value their lives, gets out of his way, others who value their drama filming more tries to talk him out of leaving, while the rest talk amongst themselves - worried, curious, intrigued.

The poor manager tries to match Kim Hyun Joong's wide, angry strides as he tries his damnedest to pacify him, 'I'll donate my month's worth of salary, just please, please, turn this situation around, oh God, anyone up there, please have mercy on me,' he prays silently but very, very sincerely.

If he only knew, all the gods he is calling are all busy laughing out loud, rolling on floor laughing, and on their knees laughing while clapping their hands*.

Their thoughts? The gods? 'Kim Hyun Joong woke up on the wrong side of the bed!'


I told you, I have a twisted sense of humor (*_*)v


*** lovegift - donation

*** external shot 13 - outside location shoot scene 13

*** on their knees laughing while clapping their hands - Hwangbo's signature laughing style, hurhur.