We're best friends. Not lovers. -COMPLETED-
by EHHLLIIE(:
Chapter 9
So close
-JAE JOONG’S POV-
I stared straight into his eyes, clearly aware of what was going on. I could sense the amount of tension in the air. It was partly my fault. I couldn’t think of anything to say either. I could feel my cheeks burning and my whole body stiffening up due to his touch and the close proximity. My heart banging against my ribcage, causing me to fall short of breath. I felt the faint urge to reach out and hold onto his neck to pull him closer till our lips met.
‘Snap out of it Kim Jae Joong! What are you thinking? You’re best friends for God’s sake!’ I suppressed the urge and turned my face away from him.
“Yun Ho..? What are you doing?”
He snapped back to reality and immediately let me go, causing me to land on the cold, hard ground.
“I… I’m sorry Jae Joong. I… I just err…” He stood up and looked away from my frame on the floor. “Nothing. I…”
I sat on the floor for a few seconds, still dazzled from the moment before but regained my composure and stood up. “Erm… It’s fine Yun Ho.” I brushed away the dirt from my pants and shirt and stared at Yun Ho.
Since when did I start to think that he was this good looking? His slant eyes, long face, masculine, fit body, his kissable lips. Wait what did I just say? KISSABLE?! Why am I thinking like this about my best friend? I felt my heart skip a beat when he ruffled up his hair and looked back at me with the same amount of intensity in his eyes.
Why do I feel like this? We’re both guys!
“Jae Joong…” He said, voice all husky and sexy. I shivered as he took a step towards me and reached out to cup my cheek. I tried to recoil from his touch but my legs were frozen stiff. His every move, every word was causing me to slowly lose my sanity. He now stood right in front of me, staring deep into my brown eyes.
“Jae Joong…” He whispered again. He moved his thumb slowly across my face and stopped at the side of my lips. I wanted to dampen them a little but with his thumb there, there was no way I could do it now.
He brushed it slowly across my lips and I froze at the soothing touch. I could swear my body was practically calling out, “Just kiss me already you idiot!” But I kept my pride and waited to see what he was going to do.
He unexpectedly, pulled away and stared at his thumb.
“Your lips was bleeding” He explained. I touched my lip myself, blushing at the thought that I thought he was going to kiss me. ‘Kim Jae Joong you retard.’
I looked at my blood stained fingers. “Oh… Thanks Yun Ho.”
He shrugged his shoulders and smiled at me. “No problem Jae Joong.” He patted my head and glanced at his watch.
“Jae Joong, it’s almost 10.45. Doesn’t Hee Chul ajumma have curfew issues?”
I jerked back, shocked. ‘What?! There’s not way I’ll arrive home by 11 now!”
Yun Ho chuckled. “Don’t worry. I’ll think of an excuse for you.”
I looked at him, “Thank you Yun Ho.”
He drummed his fingers against the wall and laughed, “Shouldn’t we be going now?” I nodded and ran as fast as my legs could carry me to the bus stop and Yun Ho followed suit.
The bus thankfully arrived just in time when we reached the bus stop. Never before had I felt so grateful. Okay fine maybe I did but hey! I’m exaggerating here. I jumped onto the bus and crossed my fingers that there would be no traffic jams.
When we finally reached home, I seriously started praying that Umma wasn’t having any mood swings whatsoever. I tried to tiptoe into the house with Yun Ho following me closely behind. I looked up at the clock perched on the wall and it read 11.15.
‘Uh oh.’ I thought. ‘He’s going to be mad. True enough,
“KIM JAE JOONG! WHY ARE YOU SO LATE?! HUH?! You tell me! I told you to be home by 11 and… Oh hi Yun Ho!” My mother’s voice immediately changed the moment he saw Yun Ho standing next to me. I rolled my eyes. Talk about favouritism.
“Umma I…” I tried to explain but Yun Ho cut me off.
“I’m sorry Hee Chul ajumma. Jae Joong was working late today and took the 10.30 bus, hoping to arrive home on time. But there was a huge traffic jam and since I was on the bus with him, I decided to come here with him and explain to you.”
I stared at him, ‘Woah… Nice lie there Yun Ho. Nice lie.’
Umma seemed a tad suspicious but let it go.
“Oh I see… Well Jae Joong! You get back straight up to your room and get some sleep!” I sighed., “Yes Umma.” I shot a glance at Yun Ho who was smiling at me.
I felt my heart skip a beat.
“Good night Jae Joong! See you tomorrow!” I gulped hard. At that moment, he really so too irresistible.
Wait. What the hell did I just say?! Oh my god there’s something wrong with my brain.
“N… Night Yun Ho.” I managed to choke out. He grinned and waved at me. “Night Hee Chul ajumma.” He called out before turning to the door and walked out.
I glanced longingly at the door. ‘There’s seriously something wrong with me these days.’
I could feel Umma’s weird glances from the former of my eye and turned around to face him, “Umma… Don’t look at me like that!”
He was shocked or at least pretended to be, “What did I do? Oh did I ever mention that you and Yun Ho would make a wonderful couple?”
I choked on my own saliva.
“Umma! What are you saying! Yun Ho’s my best friend! And to top it off, a g… A guy! How could I be in love with a guy?!” I yelled, flustered. He chucked at me a sly grin, “I was just stating facts there dear son of mine!” And with that, he skipped off.
I sighed and shook my head, wondering how I managed to survive TWENTY THREE FREAKING YEARS with this crazy mother of mine. I trudged wearily up the stairs only to be disturbed further by the FUCKING moanings of that retarded brother of mine.
“Chunnie… AH! Don’t… N… Not the… Not there!”
“S… Su! Hnng I’m… Uh… Ahh! Su!”
“Chunnie I’m… I’m going to… Urgh!”
“Let it out Su! I… I ahh! Su!”
“Chunnie! Ahh!”
Do I need to explain more? Nope I don’t really think so.
“YAH YOU TWO! WILL IT KILL YOU TWO TO KEEP IT DOWN?!” I screamed across the hallway. “Sorry hyung!” I tried calming myself down. “BECAUSE OF YOU TWO I HAVE EYEBAGS UNDER MY EYES! EYEBAGS! Do you know how loud you are?! With the other two upstairs DIRECTLY above my room, NO WONDER I HAVE DARK EYE CIRCLES AS WELL!”
No response.
I bet they’re sleeping already. Oh well.
I opened the door of my room and threw my weary body onto the bed, savouring the fluffiness of the pink sheets.
I HAVE A PINK BED! SO WHAT?!
I looked at the red flashing digits of the alarm clock next to my bed, which flashed 11.15. I felt my eyelids grow heavy and without bothering to take off my clothes and change, I felt myself falling asleep.
… I think.
“Again and again and again and again~” I heard my message ring tone. I sat up immediately, wanting to strangle whoever sent that stupid sms at this ungodly hour. Okay fine maybe… I looked at the clock again. 11.30 was still KINDA godly but I want to sleep! I rubbed my eyes and snatched my phone from the table and pressed the button.
“I am so going to kill this asshole.” I said to myself but dropped the idea immediately the moment I saw the caller ID.
‘Yun<3’.
‘What the hell?! Since when did I ever name him Yun<3?! I’ve always kept his name as ‘Yun Ho’ or ‘Best friend Yun Ho’! I pressed the ‘OPEN’ button.
Sender: Yun<3
Time: 23:29
Subject: ANNYEONG!Jae Joong! Sleeping yet? Or are you still letting that pervert from earlier on infest your lovely brain? Anyway! I changed my name from your contacts to ‘Yun<3’! Rest well Boo! I love you!
I blushed as I read the last three words of the message again and again. Oh I guess there WAS a point in putting my message tone as ‘Again and again’. My face turned slightly pink as I imagined Yun Ho saying those words to my face.
OH MY GOD. What did I just think?!
“Ahhhh! Kim Jae Joong what is wrong with you?! Stop thinking about all these things you stupid asshole! Yun Ho’s a friend! A BLODOY FRIEND AND NOTHING ELSE!” I shouted as I buried my face into my comfy pillow. I peeked my face out of my pillow and looked briefly at the message again before swiftly typing a reply and plunked my head back into the pillow.
Finally I can get some sleep.
Okay fine maybe not.
“Again and again and again and again~”
I heard it ring again. I’m going to sue. Or maybe not. If it’s Yun Ho. ‘Damn I’m thinking stupid again!’ I searched the bed on my right side and successfully found the stupid device so close to falling onto the floor.
Sender: Seul Gi
Time: 23:36
Subject: Lunch tomorrow?
Jae Joong, are you okay? I think Yun Ho made you feel a little uneasy today. Feeling better? Anyway, would you like to have lunch together tomorrow? You choose where(: I love you!
Well this is interesting.
Both their messages ended with the same three words but the feeling was completely different. Seul Gi’s ‘I love you’ seemed like a mutual feeling, something anyone could say. But Yun Ho’s was different. It felt genuine and sincere and caused my heart to beat rapidly at ultra random-ish beats. I clutched my chest as I curled my body up into a ball.
“WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH ME?!”
-END OF POV-
-YUN HO’S POV-
Sender: JJ Boo
Time: 23:33
Subject: You asshole!
Thanks for waking me up from my beauty sleep! You know I have trouble sleeping with those four horny bastards in the house! I hate you!
I smiled.
“I love you too Jae Joong.”
-END OF POV-
-ALLIE
How was it how was it how was it?! Today’s my last day of school for this term so I can update very regularly!
Tori – Hello silent reader! Thanks for the wonderful comment:D Uh duh! Especially if your best friend was the same sex as you :O Thanks for loving the story Tori Unnie<33(I’m younger than you!)
yaoiY♥J – I’m trying to give Seul Gi that ‘Jae Joong is mine and alone mine’ feel and I think it’s working:D Chang Min’s smarter than the overly dense Jae Joong isn’t he?! AISH! And yes. That stupid pervert D< Yun Ho + Jae Joong +Awkward position = GOOD ATMOSPHERE;D And guess what! You’re my unnie:3 Shocked huh?! HEHEHEHEHEHEH~
kichou – Oh yes! I read that manga before! And the uke is Kagerou right?! I love that manga:D Thanks! I’ll gambatte(:
yna – Well thankfully Yunniebun saved him:D Seul Gi is getting irritating isn’t she… Updated:D <3
Junwon – I LOVE THE BACKGROUND! Oh my gosh it is so pretty!~ THANK YOU! You amazingly wonderful person:D Come to think of it, how old are you? :O Well I can’t leak the plot to you! It’s a secret! You just have to sit and wait P-A-T-I-E-N-T-L-Y! Oh gosh you want to print this out?! AHAHAHAHAHA! Maybe! Because Jae Joong is really too overly dense and clueless about Yunniebun’s feelings:D KIMIN HWAITING!♥ I’m adding in the KYUWOOKness soon so GET READY;D Thanks for commenting dear!
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Okay people. You seriously think I’m your unnie right? WRONG. I’m –drumroll- 13 YEARS OLD. Hah! I bet you’re shocked to the core! Well maybe. I live in SINGAPORE♥ And if any oddballs out there think I’m a guy then I say, “You’ve gone cuckoo in the head.” Yeap that’s about it! I’ll try not to double post anymore so as to not lift your spirits then crush them:D