| Fan Fiction |
by lollipoplove
His eyes had difficulty registering where he was, expecting the bleak off-white walls of his bedroom in the orphanage to zoom into his vision. He looked to his right and saw Siwon, slumbering peacefully, his lips seemingly curved into a smile. Hankyung couldn’t help but smile as well.
He didn’t regret his decision to come back. Yes, it was wrong. Yes, at one point or another, he would have to leave. But he told himself that his decision was right in a way that he has finally agreed to make himself happy, as well as Siwon. And of course, he just couldn’t convince himself that he could live without seeing the cuteness that was Siwon for the last time at least. The night before he had tried cooking dinner for Hankyung, which turned out to be a rather tasteless beef stew (but Hankyung gave him props for doing such a complicated dish). He also remembered fondly how Siwon kept insisting that Hankyung could still sleep alone, not wanting to hurt him and make him feel guilty. Hankyung retorted by accusing that Siwon doesn’t miss him, which resulted in a slightly passionate kiss by the bathroom.
But on a slightly sadder note, he couldn’t help but feel the slightest tinge of guilt. He reminded himself that the reason why he had left in the first place was to protect his friends. And now he has come back. What could happen to them? When he came to think of it, how were they anyway?
‘Don’t worry, they’ll be fine. I’m sure they’d approve of your decision.’ He convinced himself.
Though he was more than happy for being able to be reunited with Siwon and Eunmi, most especially kiss and hug the earlier freely, the fact that his happiness has to be short lived couldn’t be banished from his mind. He didn’t need to remind himself that one day, which he felt was quite soon, he would have to accept that he and Siwon just couldn’t be. Thinking of the fact hurt him, but it was less than the day he left, for he knew that at least, he showed Siwon that he loved him too.
Hankyung tried to pry off Siwon’s light hug, which made the latter shift in bed and say ‘mnggg.’ Hankyung smiled, and after some other attempts of leaving the bed, he walked to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
He also had to admit, he missed Siwon’s apartment. Well, not because of its undoubtedly more organized and streamlined interiors as compared the orphanage, but because the place just screamed home to him. Even though it was modern and minimalist, the random appearance of a stuffed toy or a pillow just made it look very warm and inviting. He had had places which he had called ‘home’ already, first, the orphanage, second, Eunhyuk’s apartment, and three, his own shabby flat. But he told himself that he should add a fourth one, which was the exact place where he was in. Also, out of all the places he called home, including Siwon’s apartment, he had to say that he felt the most ‘at home’ at the last option. Well, he didn’t know, but he just had a feeling that it was a place where he belonged to, and helped build, maybe not physically, but in spirit.
Hankyung scanned the kitchen, thinking of what he would make. He looked at the pantry, and took note that Siwon had failed to do grocery shopping. The refrigerator was also devoid of food, except for a few softdrinks, baby food and some eggs.
“Uhmmm...” Hankyung looked deeper into the pantry, unable to accept the fact that their breakfast would only consist of eggs. He wanted something special. “Aha.” He smiled and started preparing the ingredients for his ‘special’ breakfast.
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Siwon was half asleep and half awake as his hands roamed the side of the bed opposite him.
He was expecting to feel soft skin, a toned figure and a warm aura. But there was no one.
He opened his eyes in alarm, and indeed, Hankyung was nowhere to be found.
“Hankyung-hyung?” He said loudly, standing up and banging the bathroom door open. He found no one. He also tried the guest room, but also, no one was there. His mind began to black out, not wanting to think that Hankyung left once more.
“YUMMMMMMM!!!!!!!” Siwon then heard Eunmi’s excited squeal from outside. He hastily banged the door open, and saw Hankyung, his back to him, cooking.
“You wanna eat already, baby?” Hankyung asked his daughter,who was sitting on the baby seat.
Eunmi nodded cutely.
Hankyung laughed. “You’ll have to wait a little more, princess.” He then turned around and put a plate of scrambled eggs at the table, making him notice Siwon.
“Oh hey..” Hankyung beamed. “You’re awake.”
Siwon sighed in relief. He really thought that Hankyung left him once more.
“Siwon?”
Siwon walked to Hankyung and hugged him tightly, his hands on his waist.
“Don’t you ever walk out of the room without telling me.” Siwon said softly.
“What?” Hankyung asked, puzzled. He glanced at Siwon, who looked very relieved but still somewhat afraid.
“You scared me. I thought you left again.” The younger man said. Hankyung couldn’t help but laugh.
“It’s not funny.” Siwon said seriously.
Hankyung stopped laughing. “I’m sorry. You’re just too cute.”
Siwon smiled. “I know I am.” He started, making Hankyung snort and laugh. “But promise me you won’t leave again, okay?” He continued seriously.
Hankyung looked at his lover’s eyes deeply. He really wasn’t sure what to say. Well, he couldn’t exactly reply ‘I won’t’ when he knew he would right? He couldn’t say that, for he knew the time with Siwon he now has is borrowed time which would soon end.
“EAATTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!” Eunmi squealed. Hankyung was glad that Siwon laughed and picked up his daughter instead of waiting for an answer.
Hankyung walked to the kitchen area and transferred the fried rice he knew Siwon loves into a serving dish. He walked to the table and placed the dish on it.
“There baby..Eat all you want.” Siwon smiled. He fed Eunmi a teaspoonful of fried rice, which the baby ate happily, her cheeks bulging.
“Papa...” She said and pointed to a spoon. “Daddy.”
“What?” Siwon asked, not understanding a thing.
Hankyung laughed softly. “I think she wants you to feed me.”
“Really?” Siwon suddenly smiled widely, his dimples showing.
“Baby. You want Papa to feed Daddy?” He asked Eunmi. Eunmi nodded. Siwon smiled. He then spooned some fried rice and put it near Hankyung’s mouth.
“You heard her.” Siwon said. “Open wide.”
Hankyung laughed and opened his mouth, as Siwon fed him with his own cooking.
“Mmmmm...” Siwon said to Eunmi.
“Baby, really, your cooking’s killer.”
“What?” Hankyung asked as he sipped some coffee. “Eunmi doesn’t cook!” He laughed.
Siwon smiled. “I’m not referring to her.”
Hankyung only got it after a few seconds. He blushed madly.
“Don’t worry. I won’t call you that. I knew you’d feel uncomfortable.” Siwon said understandingly. “Unless you’d want to.” He teased.
Hankyung smiled and laughed. This was just one of the moments that made the idea of leaving Siwon for the second time feel more hurtful. Well, another was because he had already left once, and he was sure it would hurt more the second time around. But of course, it was Siwon and Eunmi themselves that made him want to never leave. They were just too cute together, he thought.
“Siwon...” Hankyung said after a while.
“Yes?” Siwon said, Eunmi pointing to something on the newspaper he was reading.
“You know why I left right?” Hankyung said softly, remembering that Siwon said ‘why didn’t you tell me’ the day before.
Siwon looked a bit taken aback by the question. His somewhat corny look just to entertain Eunmi changed and softened to an understanding one. “Yeah.”
Hankyung shifted in his seat nervously. He just figured out that he really owed Siwon an explananation.
“I’m sorry.” He said.
“For what?” Siwon asked.
“For leaving...I mean....Like you said, I should’ve just told you.”
Siwon sighed. “It’s alright...I understand...I mean...Honestly, I’m not afraid...But I’m aware that you are..That’s why I keep on telling you that if you’re getting afraid for yourself or your friends; or maybe you feel that we should stop this...Tell me and I’ll stop. Like I told you, it’s alright if you won’t love me back..Just let me make you feel loved.”
Hankyung was surprised that tears were welling up on his eyes. Since when did Siwon become so touching and affectionate? He never imagined that a person would love him like this.
“Hyung...” Siwon stood up as he noticed Hankyung’s watery eyes. He put Eunmi on her baby seat, walked to Hankyung and knelt beside him. “What’s wrong? Are you feeling guilty now?”
Hankyung shook his head. “Why should you be like that?”
“Like what?” Siwon said caringly and humbly.
“Why should you be so touching?” Hankyung said as he glared at Siwon playfully.
Siwon laughed.
“Because you deserve to be touched.”
Hankyung snorted.
“How cheesy.”
Siwon laughed. “I know.”
There was a comfortable silence as the two gazed at each other lovingly.
“Uhh...Hyung.” Siwon said after a while.
“Yeah?”
“Umm...Remember when I asked you that question...” Siwon said softly.
“What question?” Hankyung asked.
“You know...That question...After we did it.”
“Did what?” Hankyung scratched his head.
“You know...It....Umm...” Hankyung wanted to laugh at the cute sight of Siwon blushing and acting like a twelve year old boy. “In the sofa...That night...We like...Yeah.”
“Ohh...” Hankyung said in realization. “What about it?” He asked, now also flustered.
“I asked you if we could be like, you know, in a relationship...” Siwon said, looking anywhere but Hankyung’s eyes.
“And?” The older man smiled.
“Are we?” Siwon asked cutely, now looking at Hankyung. The latter giggled.
“What? Is that a yes?”
Hankyung laughed harder. “What do you think?”
“Umm...I don’t know....”
Hankyung smiled. Who knew that Choi Siwon, the player, could be so shy like this?
“Why would I say I love you if we weren’t in a relationship?”
“So that’s a yes?”
Hankyung laughed once more. Suddenly he felt an urge to kiss Siwon. It was not like him to do that, but he thought that he might as well do it when he’s supposed to enjoy the borrowed time he had to be happy. He lowered his body and planted a small, chaste kiss on Siwon’s soft lips. The younger looked surprised.
“Does that look like a ‘no?’”
“No.” Siwon smiled.
Hankyung smiled as well.
Suddenly Hankyung’s phone rang. He looked at the screen and smiled when he saw the name written on the caller ID.
“Hello?” He said as Siwon went to Eunmi and started playing with her.
“HE’S ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!” Hankyung had to put the phone two inches away from his ears, as Ryeowook’s piercing scream threatened to break his eardrums. From the other line, Hankyung heard shouts and protests, making him smile.
“LET ME HAVE IT. I’M THE BESTFRIENDDD!!!!” Eunhyuk shouted.
“Hankyung.” His voice softened.
“Hyuk.” Hankyung smiled.
“WHERE THE DANG HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? DIDN’T YOU KNOW WE NEARLY KILLED OURSELEVES LOOKING FOR YOU? DIDN’T YOU KNOW THAT SHINDONG LOST 5 POUNDS JUST TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU ARE? AND YURI, I SWEAR, SHE’S GOTTEN SO FAT, MAYBE FROM ALL THE PLACES SHE WENT JUST TO FIND YOU, AND DON’T GET ME STARTED ON WOOKIE! OH GOD, WHEN HE MET KIM HEECHUL I SWEAR HE STARTED ACTING LIKE ONE OF THOSE FOBBISH FASHIONISTAS OF SORTS, AND-“
Hankyung expected his bestfriend to ask concernedly how he has been or something, but he told himself that he should have foreseen that a scolding would come.
“Uhh...Hyuk. You’re destroying my ears.” Hankyung said, wincing.
“Oh sorry.” Eunhyuk said from the other line. “But you deserve it. What made you think that leaving would just make everything better? You literally made us zombies, I mean, we were so freaking worried.”
Hankyung sighed guiltily. “I know okay. I just....I wanted to protect you.”
“WHAT?!” Eunhyuk boomed. “What protect?”
“I mean...Err. Can we just meet? Where are all of you?”
“Uhm, we’re at my, err....parent’s place. And uhh...You know how nice it is here...and uhh mom said that Yuri Shindong and Wookie could sleep here while she’s off to Japan with dad and uhhh...WHAT?” He demanded when he heard Hankyung laugh.
“Nothing.” Hankyung shook his head, unable to picture out his bestfriend back at his parents’ place. “Be there at about 10.”
Eunhyuk groaned. “Fine. And bring Eunmi. I miss my goddaughter.”
“Goddaughter?” Hankyung asked. As far as he knew, Eunmi doesn’t have any godfathers or godmothers for that matter.
“Nothing, never mind.” With that Eunhyuk hung up.
As he closed his phone, Hankyung smiled at the prospect of seeing his bestfriends again, and at the same time apologizing and explaining to them. He thought that after Siwon, he owed them the biggest explanation as to why he left.
“Siwon?” Hankyung called out to his lover, who was making milk for Eunmi.
“Yeah?” He called from the kitchen.
“Can I go to see Hyuk and the others later?”
Siwon walked to him as he picked Eunmi up and gave her a milk bottle.
“Sure. On one condition.” Siwon said.
“What?”
“I’ll accompany you.”
“Why?” Hankyung asked. Not that he didn’t want Siwon to come, but he thought that he would only bother the younger man, who looked as if he needed an endless vacation.
“You don’t want me to come?” Siwon said, his voice a bit louder.
“No, no..I.” Hankyung stood up. “I mean, I just think that you need to rest..That’s all, I mean, you’ve gotten so thin and gaunt.”
“But what if I don’t want to rest? What if I want to come and see them? And besides, I’m your boyfriend.”
Hankyung suddenly felt his heart skip a beat when he heard the phrase ‘your boyfriend.’ It felt like music to his ears, like a confirmation that they now really belonged to each other. It was as if Siwon read his mind as he said, “You already said it, we’re in a relationship...That means I have the right to those words you know...”
Hankyung laughed. “I know.”
“I know you like it anyway.” Siwon whispered hotly to Hankyung’s ear, making the elder shiver.
Siwon brought Eunmi to the bathroom, as he would be giving her a bath. As he walked away, Hankyung couldn’t help but be really happy with his decision to return. Maybe he had experienced being like a couple with Siwon, but being like this, official, made it better.
‘It’s just a shame it wouldn’t last long.
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Hankyung wondered why they needed to make a stopover at the building he was looking at from inside the car.
It was right in the middle of central Seoul, glistening buildings and all. Hankyung wondered if it was his dad’s office or something, as Siwon told him not to bother going down and that he would just be the one going inside.
“Papa!” Eunmi squealed from Hankyung’s lap as Siwon returned to the car, carrying a small Manila envelope.
“It’s getting so cold...” Siwon said as he closed the door and put the Manila envelope on the space between the driver seat and the seat beside it.
“What’s that?” Hankyung asked, pointing to the envelope.
“Wha-“ Siwon said. “Ohhh.” He smiled shyly.
“Siwon?”
“They’re plane tickets...” Siwon replied.
“Plane tickets? Where are you going? I thought you just got back from Paris?” Hankyung asked concernedly.
Siwon smiled and laughed softly. “You mean where WE are going.”
“Wha-?” Hankyung asked in confusion.
“I wanted us to have a vacation...I mean...Only if you wanted to.” He said, then diverting his gaze somewhere else but Hankyung.
“Vacation?” Hankyung scrunched his eyebrows, but the idea of going somewhere really made him happy.
“Yeah, I mean, with all the things that’s happening, I wanted to kind of make you forget it....I mean...Of course, if it’s alright...” Siwon said shyly. Hankyung giggled at Siwon’s cuteness.
“Yeah sure...We’re bringing Eunmi right?”
“Umm....Actually...No.”
“Wha-No?” Hankyung asked, alarmed.
“No-I..Uhh...” Siwon bowed his head. “I mean...I just wanted it to be us to, like you know, alone....I mean...I could always cancel the booking if you don’t want to anyway.”
“I...” Hankyung took a deep breath. Honestly, he really REALLY wanted to have a vacation with only him and Siwon, but he remembered Yoona and what she could do. Though he decided to return to Siwon and be happy, his baby’s safety was something he could not just take easily, no matter what.
“Don’t worry, if you don’t want to I’ll just cancel the booking.” Siwon smiled.
“No...” Hankyung sighed. Does everyone want to make him guilty. “I’ll go.”
“You will?” Siwon said, his expression brightening up.
“Yeah.” Hankyung smiled. If he really wanted to make the most of his borrowed time, he might as well have a ‘honeymoon’ doesn’t he? Not that he doesn’t like being around Eunmi, in fact he would greatly miss her when they leave, but he just thinks that he and Siwon deserve alone time. “Where are we going anyway?”
“Umm. Thailand.” Siwon replied. Though he really wanted to bring Hankyung to Paris, he figured out that secluded beaches and a quiet aura would fit their needs more than a bustling capital.
“THAILAND?” Hankyung said. He didn’t expect it to be that far, he thought that it would only be somewhere like Incheon, or Busan, or Jeju at the farthest, but Thailand?
“Yeah...” Siwon read the worried expression on Hankyung’s face. “I told you, if you don’t wanna go, I’ll just cancel the booking.”
“No...err...I was just thinking...What about Eunmi?”
Siwon understood it to be ‘what if Yoona does something bad to Eunmi?’
“Don’t worry. If I’ll have to assign bodyguard to her, I will. And your friends too.”
“You will?”
“Yeah, why not?”
“I...” Hankyung considered. The offer seemed promising to him, and besides, he had always dreamt of going to Thailand. “I’ll go with you.”
“You sure this time? I’m not forcing you, okay?” Siwon asked caringly.
“Yeah, I’m sure...” Hankyung was already worrying for Eunmi, but another thing’s making him all distressed.
“But..We’re gonna ride an airplane right?”
“Yeah, why?” Siwon said as he started the car and drove to Eunhyuk’s parents’ house.
“Nothing.” Hankyung said. He didn’t want to admit that he was afraid of flying.
“You’re afraid of flying?”
“Y-No I’m not!”
Siwon laughed. “You are.”
“I’m not.”
“You are.” Siwon said in a singsong teasing voice.
“Fine. I am.” Hankyung confessed. Siwon laughed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll still be holding on to you if the plane crashes.” Siwon teased.
Hankyung didn’t know if he should be touched or afraid. “Wha-WHAT IF IT CRASHES??”
Siwon only kissed him on the cheek and continued driving.
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“Where is he? He should be here by now, he said ten...” Eunhyuk said as he circled the living room of his parents’ suburban home.
“Oppa, come on, we know he’s fine already, no need to worry...” Yuri said as she texted furiously on her phone.
“STOP IT KWON YURI, I KNOW YOU’RE JUST LIKE THAT BECAUSE YOU MADE UP WITH DONGHAE!” Eunhyuk called from near the door to Yuri, who was at the far end of the living room.
“Yeah, and I was like, OH MY GOD KIM HEECHUL and like he’s so fierce and I was like-“ Ryeowook was talking with
someone on his cell phone, walking down the stairs when his eyes widened at Yuri. “OH MY GOD YURI.”
“Yes?” Yuri said politely.
“WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?” Ryeowook rushed to Yuri, abandoning the person he was talking to.
“What happened to me?”
“You...look...So....FAT.” Ryeowook said as he scanned Yuri, who was reclining on the sofa.
Shindong then appeared, carrying a tub of empty ice cream.
“WHO ATE MY ICE CREAM?” He boomed.
Ryeowook looked at Yuri accusingly.
“What? Is it bad to eat? Seriously, what’s wrong? And I’m not fat, the last time I checked my waist line was the same!” Yuri reasoned out. In fact, she wasn’t really fat.
“Yuri, leave Ryeowook alone, you know that after he met Kim Heechul he has become such a wannabe. I swear fat for him is you and thin for him is a pogo stick.” Eunhyuk piped, his back to the door.
“WHAT?!” Ryeowook shouted. “I BEG YOUR PARDON?!”
Eunhyuk snorted. “Look at that. Talking on the phone like this” He imitated Ryeowook from the phone call he made a while ago. “ ‘I was laykk, ERRMAGAWD, and laykk, he’s serrwww fierce and I was laykkk’ Eurgh. Wookie, only those girls from Senior year have the right to talk like that. And honestly, Kim Heechul doesn’t talk like that.”
Ryeowook’s eyes narrowed. “I AM NOT A WANNABE AND-“ He was interrupted by the doorbell.
“HE’S HEREEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” Eunhyuk shouted and opened the door hastily, revealing Hankyung, who was carrying Eunmi, Siwon behind him.
“HANKYUNG!!!” Eunhyuk shouted and pulled his bestfriend to a tight hug.
“Uhh…Hyuk…I” Hankyung was unable to say that Eunmi was being crushed as well as Ryeowook, Yuri and Shindong came rushing to him.
“Hyung!!!!” Ryeowook pulled him to a hug as well.
“Wookie-Eunmi-I.”Hankyung was getting more and more worried as Eunmi displayed a distressed look on her face.
“Oppa!!!” Yuri pulled Hankyung away from Ryeowook and hugged him.
Siwon tried to tell Yuri that she was crushing Hankyung and Eunmi, but was futile as she started saying incoherent things.
“HANKYUNG-AH!” Shindong boomed and motioned to hug Hankyung. The latter prepared himself for the suffocation that was coming.
“NO!” Siwon said, pulling Hankyung towards him, making Shindong look confused.
“What?” Shindong said.”Can’t I hug my friend?”
Siwon bowed. “Oh, err…You were all crushing him and Eunmi.”
“Oh…sorry” Ryeowook and Yuri apologized.
“Umm….Can we all come in already?” Eunhyuk asked. Siwon and Hankyung entered the cozy house. The latter couldn’t hide his fondness as he walked to one of his previous homes.
“Still hasn’t changed, has it, Hyuk?” Hankyung said as he sat down the couch.
“Well kinda.” Eunhyuk said absently. “Hankyung we have a lot of talking to do.” He suddenly said frankly.
“Oh…okay.” Hankyung said. Yuri, Shindong and Ryeowook were quite surprised at how Eunhyuk dove straight to the point.
“Well I guess I better leave you for a while.” Siwon said as he gazed at Hankyung lovingly.
“Thank you, Siwon shi.” Eunhyuk said. “If you want you could go to the balcony, just turn right and you’ll see it already.”
“Now.” Eunhyuk said once Siwon left. “Where do we start?”
“Hyuk, come on, take it easy, you’re rushing him, I mean, he just got back right?” Shindong uttered.
“I prefer not too.” Eunhyuk said. “I want answers, and besides, I’m sure Hankyung would want more than anything to be alone with Siwon once more.”
Hankyung blushed as Yuri giggled.
“By the way, oppa, are you like official now?” She said.
“Umm…” Hankyung considered. Yes, they were official, but he was still kind of selective in sharing it to the world. And besides, wouldn’t his friends think that he was selfish if he allowed himself to be in a relationship with Siwon when they could be harmed? “Yeah.” He finally said, only looking at Eunmi.
“FINALLY.” Ryeowook said. “We’ve been waiting for ages.”
Hankyung smiled faintly. “But…Is it ok with you?”
“Why wouldn’t be? I mean…Why not?” Yuri asked.
Hankyung took a deep breath. He was going to tell the truth now, he thought. “Have you ever wondered why I left him?”
Yuri, Shindong, Ryeowook and Eunhyuk looked at each other knowingly.
“Well, we think we know why.” Shindong said.
“You do?” Hankyung asked.
“Well yeah.” Eunhyuk said. “Knowing you, you are secretive and likes to keep things to yourself. You told us before that Yoona came to you right? And she told you that she would not think twice of hurting Eunmi? As I said, knowing you, you keep a lot of things to yourself. She told you that she wouldn’t think twice of hurting us too, right?”
Hankyung was surprised that his friends already knew this. Nonetheless, he bowed his head low, not looking at any of them, as if he was ashamed of something he had done.
“Yeah.” Hankyung said.
“If you think that you made things easier for us and you, no.” Eunhyuk continued. “You made things way worse.”
Hankyung knew that. He didn’t need to be reminded of it.
“Well, we all knew that was coming anyway. But I hope you realize how painful it was to not know where you were. That’s why you have friends. Look at me, Hankyung.”
Hankyung looked up to see his bestfriend, his eyes fixed on his own.
“Yeah, we lost jobs and all, I lost my home, but don’t you think that happened if vain if you left? I mean, we have to admit, being jobless and homeless is difficult, but we don’t blame you for that. We just want to say that since we lost our jobs already, you might as well stand up for what made us lose it. So that our joblessness and homelessness wouldn’t be in vain.”
“But..” Hankyung said silently. “You didn’t know how it hurt me that I was the fault of all your hardships…I mean…How could I not leave when all of you are being hurt?”
Shindong sighed. “Well, you have a point. But now, look at us? Are we hurt? Are we still jobless? Is Hyuk still homeless? Look at this house, it’s wonderful.”
“It’s my parents'.” Eunhyuk hissed.
“Don’t you want that? Being able to relieve such wonderful memories as little boy Hyukkie who drank all the strawberry milk in all of Seoul?” Shindong teased. Eunhyuk glared at him. “As I was saying, look at us. We’re perfectly fine. Ryeowook’s got a job as a music tutor. It’s not much but it pays all his needs. Hyuk and I, we got accepted as dance teachers for kids. And Yuri, she wasn’t harmed wasn’t she?”
Hankyung looked at his friends. They indeed looked perfectly well.
“And besides, oppa, you deserve to be happy with
Siwon-oppa. We’re really glad that you chose to come back.” Yuri said sweetly.
Just then Hankyung was reminded of another bitter truth: his happiness with Siwon wouldn’t last long. Yes, maybe he was enjoying all those moments of sweetness with Siwon, his hugs. Yes, maybe his mind acts as if his happiness is gonna last forever. But he has to remind himself that it will not, and can never be.
Yuri noticed how Hankyung’s shoulder sank and his eyes closed suddenly.
“Oppa, anything wrong?” She asked.
Hankyung sighed. “Well…Nothing much…But..”
“But what?”
Hankyung had difficulty in saying it. It was just his first day of being in an official relationship with Siwon and it’s hard to accept that he would have to leave soon. “I won’t be happy for long?”
“What? What do you mean?” Eunhyuk asked.
“I mean….You just said that you were glad I returned right? To be honest, I really had difficulty in coming to that decision. But finally I convinced myself to return…Only because I want to make myself happy for the last time before I would finally let Siwon go….” Hankyung said sadly.
“Why would you let him go? You just got together!” Yuri said.
Hankyung took a deep breath. “Well yeah…But remember, he’s gonna get married. And sooner or later we’ll need to part ways, forever…And before we do that I figured out I should just make the most out of his presence for the last time.”
Nobody spoke. They knew Hankyung was right. They knew he
could not escape the fact that he would have to leave.
“We…we shouldn’t be like this….” Ryeowook suddenly said after a moment devoted of only looking around sadly. “Maybe hyung’s right…Let’s just make the most of the time we have…”
Eunhyuk looked like he wanted to protest but was unable to do so as Siwon walked in.
“Umm…Sorry if I’m interrupting…But Hankyung hyung…Our flight’s at eight in the morning…And I don’t want you staying up all night packing…” Siwon said thoughtfully.
“Flight? What flight? Where are you going?” Eunhyuk asked.
Siwon looked at Hankyung questioningly.
“Oh…I forgot to tell them…” Hankyung smiled.
“Uhh….Guys…Siwon and I are going to Thailand tomorrow.”
“Really? Wow!” Yuri said enthusiastically. Ryeowook looked pleased, while Eunhyuk and Shindong looked unsure.
“But guys…I’m asking you a favour…Could you be the one who’ll watch Eunmi while we’re gone?” Hankyung asked.
“SURE!” Eunhyuk’s expression suddenly brightened.”Anything for my goddaughter.” Hankyung looked at him, puzzled.
“But we’d like to ask you to give special attention to her security…” Siwon said, walking towards the sofa so that he was beside Hankyung. “I’ve already assigned bodyguards to be around you all-Don’t worry, you won’t know who they are, I asked them to keep the profile low” He added once he saw the unsure faces on Hankyung’s friends. “But we don’t know where Yoona or my mom could attack…So please be careful of where you’re going and what you’ll be doing.”
“But….Why us? Why not your friends? Jessica and Changmin?” Shindong asked, looking pressured at the big responsibility they were tasked to.
Siwon sighed. “But they’ve done enough…And they have jobs…And if you’re thinking of your own jobs, don’t worry, I’ll pay you…”
“You don’t have to..I mean…It’s alright..I’ll just take a leave of work for now…And besides, the library intern could try her hand at being the actual librarian.” Yuri said.
“Yeah…You don’t have to pay us…We all love Eunmi so no need.” Shindong added.
Siwon looked at them gratefully and gazed at Hankyung for a second.
“Thank you guys…I mean...Thanks for understanding.” Hankyung said to them.
“Gosh hyung, no need to be all thankful…You just said a while ago that-“ Ryeowook stopped as he felt Eunhyuk’s glare.
Hankyung laughed. “Well I guess we’d have to go…Can you just see us off in the airport tomorrow so that I could give Eunmi to you there?”
“Sure, sure…” Eunhyuk said hastily, as he saw Siwon interlace with fingers onto Hankyung’s. He didn’t want to see any of their lovey doveyness just now. “You said it, you need to pack, you better go now.”
Hankyung was quite taken aback by the sudden change in mood. “O-ok…”
Siwon led him to the door, Hankyung barely having time to say goodbye to his friends.
“Bye guys…Umm….Maybe at six in the morning at Incheon, is that okay?” He called out.
“Yeah sure!” Eunhyuk replied.
“Bye!!” Yuri called finally before he and Siwon got out of the house and closed the door.
“Err. What’s the rush?” Hankyung asked as they walked to the car.
“Nothing much. It’s just that I think your friends wanted to give us some alone time.” Siwon replied, remembering Eunhyuk’s slightly repulsive stare when he held Hankyung’s hand.
“What do you mean?”
Siwon laughed softly. He kissed Hankyung’s cheek.
“Never mind.”
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Updateeee...Yay. Haha.
Yeah, they're back together. (cue 'Reunited' here. Lol)
Anyway, I'm sorry if you hate my long A/Ns, but it's what's keeping me happy. Lol. :)) Dang, I srsly need to be in starvation mode once more. Shinee and SNSD's mini albums are out here on October 2. I CAN'T CHOOOOOOOSEEEE!!!!
On the Donghae and Yuri thing, WAIT. I TELL YOU ALL WAIT. IT WILL COME!!!!!!!!! (And it would contribute greatly to the story. Ok, here comes teaser author mode. lol)
And this story's got like 10 chaps left before it ends. Well, that's my goal, it could be less, I'm not sure.
And speaking of ending this one, I'm thinking of doing another completely new fanfic and not a sequel to this one. Haha. If I choose the first option, I think it'd be the OT3's ot all OT3's, SiHanChul. Hehe. :))
Ok, someone stop me from my random spamming and all. Sorry.
Once again, thanks for the comments! Saranghaee!!! :D