| Fan Fiction |
by Phoebe a.k.a Phebs
Jaejoong smiled as that familiar warmth cupped his eyes.
“You know it makes no difference whether you cover my eyes… Kwon BoA.”
BoA frowned as she removed her hands from Jaejoong’s eyes and took a step backward.
“But it only makes sense playing the ‘Guess Who’ game if you are covering the guessor’s eyes.” She pouted and Jaejoong shook his head and gave a chuckle.
“Not if you are playing with someone who is blind.” He reasoned. When he couldn’t hear BoA’s voice, he knew she was frowning about that fact. And since he knew her all too well, he knew her silence was the emerging of the guilt of what happened to him. She had all these years blamed herself for that accident, but he never once put that thought in his mind, because he knew… even with him being blind, she had never treated him much differently from before and constantly stood by his side all these years. Never a glimpse of sorrow was let to taint his heart, so his life has never been an unfortunate one.
Just as Jaejoong was about to take a bite of the his half-eaten sandwich on his hand, BoA let out a yelp out of the sudden, stopping his motion and gave her a puzzled look.
“You are eating sandwiches again?” She whined and Jaejoong couldn’t resist the laugh out of his mouth.
“Miss BoA, I don’t have the time to make lunch. Sandwich is the most convenient food I can get quick.” Needless to see her, Jaejoong could tell that by now, BoA was puffing up her cheeks in displease, as she always does when she is unhappy of what he does.
“I knew you would say that. So I prepare lunch for you. Don’t you dare reject it.” She warned and was about to open the lid of the lunchbox she prepared but Jaejoong held her hand, stopping her as his other hand quickly stuffed the remaining sandwich into his mouth and swallowed it roughly, causing BoA to stare wide-eyed at him in shock.
Jaejoong clenched his free hand to a fist and hit against his chest a few times to let the food swallow down nicely before speaking up.
“It’s okay, BoA. I have to get back to work now. I will eat it at my next break, okay?” BoA sighed and nodded, taking a few more steps backwards as Jaejoong stood up and unfolded his white cane to the ground, guiding him back to his working place – the piano situated at the middle of the mall. Yes, Jaejoong was working as a part-time pianist in the mall as entertainment to the passing by customers. The job doesn’t pay much but it’s the satisfaction of being able to play for a crowd that led Jaejoong to securing this job.
Jaejoong sat on the leather rectangle seat by the piano and a smile naturally curved up his lips as he trailed his fingers along the keys of the piano. Putting her hands behind her, BoA walked over to the piano and stood beside Jaejoong as he started to play the piano, letting its melody filled the air around the mall.
“Oh. Look at that pianist.”
BoA switched her ears to listen attentively to the comments of two ladies passing by.
“This song is so lovely. Is this an original? The pianist sure is talented.”
BoA smiled upon the comment made although it was meant for Jaejoong. She was just proud of her Jaejoong. Her… it might not be right to think that since they were just very close friends, but the thought just made her feel so right inside. BoA snapped from her own thinking and continued listening to the comments of the ladies.
“And at such a young age as well. I am sure he would have been very popular… if he wasn’t blind.”
BoA’s face instantly turned to a frown. What does being blind come between being talented and getting recognized? Isn’t that just too much of a bias thinking?
“Ah~ He is blind? Well that’s such a shame. Such a good looking boy too.” The other lady shook her head in sadness.
BoA couldn’t bear it any longer. She stood behind Jaejoong and promptly cupped her hands around his ears. Her sudden action made Jaejoong played out of tone but continued back calmly as he tilted his head slightly to BoA and furrowed his eyebrows at her.
“BoA, what’s wrong?” He asked. BoA smiled and leaned down to speak by his ears.
“It’s nothing… I just want you to focus fully on your song without any distraction of the surrounding noises. Keep playing.”
Jaejoong frowned but still obeyed BoA’s words and paid full concentration to his song. Once Jaejoong’s head was back to the front, BoA let down the smile on her face and returned her attention to the ladies’ conversation.
“I heard the owner of the mall got him at a low pay because he was blind. The poor boy… He should be getting a better pay for his talent.”
“The world can be so unfair to the less fortunate. But the entertainment world nowadays is all about the image. No matter how talented he is, a blind boy can’t strive with other more perfect selection out there.”
“BoA, is someone talking about me?” Jaejoong questioned. Being blind, his other senses were more sensitive.
“Of course not. They are just talking about this new movie out in the cinema.”
When BoA tightens her grip on his ears, Jaejoong knew something was wrong and he frowned at her.
“BoA…” He called her in a stern voice but she was too attentive to the conversation going on to notice.
“Indeed! The most his talent could go is till the extent of being one of those background music…”
Enough was enough. BoA’s hand slid down to Jaejoong’s hand on the piano and held it, giving him a shock as he stopped playing.
“Jaejoong, why don’t you play that song of ours and I will sing?”
Jaejoong felt weird by her sudden request but refused to think further and just nodded with a smile.
[Song played: Smile again by BoA - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV0i7fnlFH4]
Jaejoong started playing to the song and BoA shifted to stand beside the piano. She heaved a breath to prepare herself as it approached her part.
As her voice sang out, the people nearby all turn their attention to her and watched her attentively. Some even gently shut their eyes to appreciate the lovely performance. Jaejoong too smiled brightly as he played the piano enthusiastically. Their duet was remarkable. BoA’s singing blended nicely to the melody flowing from Jaejoong’s piano. The whole place was just filled with their music… their passion… for what they do best.
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BoA and Jaejoong swung their hands held together back and forth as they walked back home, just like how they always do since young. BoA occasionally let out a giggle and it made Jaejoong chuckle as well.
“You seem very happy today.” Jaejoong started. BoA turned her head to him and smiled some more. She released her hand from Jaejoong and hopped on the edge of the sidewalk, walking on the narrow line of brick blocks and let out another giggle.
“It was the first time we performed our song in public. How wonderful that was.”
Jaejoong naturally laughed and BoA looked to him with a pout.
“What’s so funny?”
Before Jaejooong could answer, BoA suddenly let out a shriek as she missed a step and stumbled unbalance, about to fall to the ground. Reacting quick, Jaejoong reached a hand out to grab her hand and she was pulled to his embrace. Still leaning against his chest, she lifted her head up to meet his face and saw he was chuckling.
“That’s why I shouldn’t let go of your hand.” Jaejoong said with a smile. A smile that was mesmerizing and his words made BoA’s face unknowingly felt like it was burning up and her heart was beating faster than ever. She quickly pulled herself away from his embrace but still let her hand be in his hold.
BoA lifted her free hand up to her cheek and did a pout as she touched it.
“Stupid Jaejoong. Look what you did to me.” She mumbled inaudibly to herself.
[End Song]
“BoA?”
BoA’s eyes widened in alert upon the voice and she naturally released her hand from Jaejoong, twirling to the back to meet the owner of the voice. Jaejoong’s lips dropped to a small frown when he couldn’t feel BoA’s hand anymore.
“Minho sshi, what are you doing here?” BoA asked with her hands naturally held politely in front of her. Hearing the sudden change in BoA, Jaejoong felt a slight discomfort in his chest. He didn’t turn back to face this person BoA was being so gentle to, leaving his back to just face Lee Minho.
“I came to find you. There’s something I have to tell you. Can we…” Minho hung his sentence as he glanced at Jaejoong before returning to BoA.
“Can we talk somewhere… in private?” Jaejoong’s eyes instantly shot wide but reverted back to normal just as quick. Being a guy himself, he knew where this was going, should he let it?
“Oh… Erm… Jaejoong…”
“It’s okay, BoA. I can go back myself.” Jaejoong said, turning to face her. Was it the right thing to say? But what if she wasn’t thinking of asking him to leave first? Well, maybe it was for the best… it was better to say it himself than having risk hearing the words from her mouth.
“But Jaejoong…” BoA was reluctant, he could tell. Jaejoong flashed her an assuring smile and shook his head, as if reading what she was reluctant about.
“I will give you a call later tonight.”
Hearing that from her was enough, Jaejoong nodded and turned away to leave. The further he was from her, the heavier his heart felt. Each tap of his cane on the ground was like a heavy thud to his troubled heart. What will those two be talking about? What will BoA’s answer be on that guy’s every question? Will she tell it all to him later?
No! Jaejoong shook his head hard. He must not let himself think so much. He knows BoA - his BoA. She would never leave him stranded in the darkness… will she?
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Author's Note:: I decided to separate the chapters into 2 parts each week so my readers will have 2 updates per week. Hope my readers are glad of that. ^^
I am glad to see the amount of readers supporting this fic. Thank you. But I hope the comments will come as it began. Well, its ok I guess. My heart is already numb from the disappointment of my other fics with many readers' comment at the beginning but slowly decreased as the story progress.
Sorry to have you readers listen to my ranting. I want to hear from you, should I include a rated scene? Do let me know what you think. I included Lee Minho as a sub character here. Yes, it's Lee Minho a.k.a Gu Jun Pyo from Boys over Flowers. But the image of him I have in mind is like this:
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