| Fan Fiction |
by Chin Yu
Donghae looked up from the ground and squinted at his mother. "What, uhmma?" He asked in Korean.
"Are you glad to be back home?" His mother asked.
Donghae shrugged and nodded. As much as he loved Korea, California was his home. The place where his heart was. "Yeah I guess so..." Donghae said apathetically.
"Excited to see Hyukjae?" His mother asked, not knowing the affects her question would have on her son.
His name...Hyukjae...Donghae had finally gotten his mind off of him. For most of Donghae's summer was spent thinking about him, his best friend. It was the first time since they met in the first grade they had been separated.
Donghae shrugged and looked out at the sea of cars and watched a few planes take off in the distance. "Yeah, I guess so." He said in the same apathetic tone as before.
"What about you Heekyung? Excited to see your friends?" Donghae's mother asked his little sister, Heekyung.
"Yeah! I am-" Donghae's sister squealed and started speaking about her plans to hang out with her friends. Donghae sighed softly and drowned out everything with a soft, melodic hum.
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"So glad we are home! Donghae do you want anything special for dinner?" Donghae mother asked him.
"Doesn't matter to me. Ask Heekyung..." Donghae mumbled as he slowly walked up the steps to his room. "I'm going to unpack..." He announced and disappeared in his room.
His guitar was the first thing he grabbed when he got in his room. It was an old acoustic guitar his father bought for him on his twelfth birthday.
Donghae wrapped the strap over his shoulder and started to pluck away at the strings. He sat down on his floor and leaned against his bed. He closed his eyes and let his feelings out through his music.
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Lee Hyukjae, or as his best friend calls him, Eunhyuk. He was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California. Spent his entire life here. He lives his his alcoholic police officer father. His mother, a backup dancer for a popular girl bad, was the reason he got into dancing. On his tenth birthday, though, she announced she was leaving the family to peruse her dancing career in Las Vegas. That was the last time Eunhyuk saw her.
During the summer, while his best friend was in Korea, Eunhyuk decided to get a job, to hopefully get enough money saved up for dancing school. He couldn't find a permanent job. Every place he applied to called him immature and too naive. Giving up on looking for a full time job, Eunhyuk turned to the streets.
Every morning he woke up at dawn and stood outside, waiting with other men looking for work, until a truck would roll up. Usually he did construction jobs. Other times would be used as a carpenter or painter. Luckily for him, he possessed the skills needed and was picked up almost everyday.
He was making real money. After he tucked away enough for first year's tuition, he decided to have some fun. He had a friend of his get him a fake ID that allowed him to get into the bars and strip clubs. After a few visits to one particular strip club, Eunhyuk fell for a girl named Valarie. Few weeks later Eunhyuk lost his virginity to her. It changed him forever.
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Eunhyuk ran up the old 70's red-brown swag carpet, skipping every other step. He walked down the familiar hall until he got to the door. He didn't bother knocking, he just let himself in.
"Donghae!" He shouted loudly and ran up to his best friend.
Donghae stopped playing his guitar and looked up. The person running up to him was not the person he remembered. His hair was different. He had light brown and blond highlights instead of the usual dark brown hair he usually sported. In his ears were piercings. His outfit had a very punkish look to it, unlike the prep look he used to have.
"Eunhyuk!" Donghae gasped and stood up, slinging his guitar behind his back. "What happened to you?" Donghae asked, his voice sounded disapproving and crushed.
"A summer away and all you can ask is 'what happened to you'?" Eunhyuk laughed, not answering the question.
"You look completely different. Your hair...clothes...piercings!" Donghae inspected Eunhyuk some more.
"I changed, it's what happens..." Eunhyuk said quietly and quickly changed the subject. "So, workin' on a new song?"
Donghae didn't respond right away. He stared into the eyes of his best friend for a long time. Something, other than his appearance, was different. Or maybe...Eunhyuk looked different because...Donghae fell in love with him over the summer.
"I-uh-yeah...just a basic tune though, nothing big." Donghae mumbled and turned his back to Eunhyuk, unable to look at him without becoming emotional. "My mom let you in?"
"Play it for me sometime...and yeah she did." Eunhyuk said and wandered around the room. "So, meet any hot girls in Korea?"
Donghae turned towards Eunhyuk and saw him messing with a few Star Trek action figures Donghae collected. Donghae stared at his best friend make silly faces as he moved the arms of Spock up and down. A smile spread across Donghae's face, same old Eunhyuk.
"Not really..." Donghae shrugged and tore his eyes off Eunhyuk.
"Shame...there were a bunch of hot chicks at the beach this year. I met this girl Val-er uh so did you bring me back anything from Korea?" Eunhyuk quickly stammered.
"Yeah...in my luggage I got a few things..." Donghae pointed to two large suitcases at the base of his bed. "Hey uh, Hyukjae...I'm not feeling well...jet lag...and I'm still on Korean time...and that ride from LA was long..." Donghae yawned, "I think I'm gonna take a nap."
Eunhyuk nodded. "Its been awhile since I heard you use my real name. You must really be sick, huh?" Eunhyuk asked.
"Yeah..so uh...." Donghae hinted to the door.
"Oh yeah, I'll uh see you tomorrow or something?" Eunhyuk started for the door. "Oh! Registration for school is in a few days, I was gonna get there early before all the good classes were taken, want me to pick you up?"
"Yeah yeah sure." Donghae nodded and faked a stretch and yawn. "See ya later Eunhyuk. Bye."
Eunhyuk nodded and left Donghae's room, feeling a little left out. Something was different about Donghae, or it might have just been Eunhyuk.
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kinda short
=S
decided i couldn't wait to get the first one up
i might get another up tonight
but i don't wanna rush it
idk
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