Title: Fine
Author:
age_b Rating: G
Fandom: U-Kiss
Pairing: Soohyun/Kibum
Word Count: 712
Warnings: None. Apparently.
Note: This is for somebody who still refuses to tell me her name. :3 Thanks for encouraging me.
When he got the text message from his older brother Kibum did not really know how to respond. “Bummie~ How r u? U nvr call! D: plz txt me back! love u~”
How was he exactly? What could he write without making Hyungjoon worry too much?
Kibum was exhausted. He didn’t know what was going to happen next, schedule, school, their household. It felt nice to be back in the game, back in Korea, promoting. Everything was going well, but there was too much going on and the two hours of sleep he got every night didn’t help his body to restore any energy at all, in fact it felt like every morning he was a bit more tired than the day before.
When they all found a few hours of free time and decided to spend them monitoring their performances, were the first few seconds of their song enough to make his eyes fall shut and his head feel heavy. He would just take a nap, only a few minutes, only until- “Kibum-ah. We have to leave, we’re pretty much late already.” He must have looked more shocked than tired because Soohyun added “No worries, we’ll make it, okay?”
The rest of the day was a daze for Kibum. Next schedule, put on make up, get dressed, pictures, interview, change again, get in the car again… He forgot to eat and call his brother, the briefings with their managers were more important. When they reached the dorm again he still had to do more talking and planning, it was his responsibility as their leader, he had to take care of everything.
He must have fallen asleep again, because the sudden warmth around his shoulders woke him up and made him realize that his computer's screensaver had been on for quite some time already. “It’s late, Kibum. If you hurry now, you can still get to rest a bit.”
Kibum flinched and turned around causing the blanket to leave its position around his shoulders and drop down to the floor. “When did you come here? Why aren't you asleep?” he asked, his voice low and husky from sleeping, something he had in common with his brother. A bright smile appeared on the others tired face. “I stayed up, waiting for you to finally leave work be and join us.”
Soohyun shook his head, snickering a little and took hold of the younger one’s arm. “Get up, go to bed, I’ll sing you a lullaby if you still can’t sleep after we got there, yes?” He wanted to object, to stay where he was, but only half-heartedly, so Kibum just let himself be dragged into their shared bedroom without any form of resistance. He didn’t say anything when Soohyun pushed him down on the bed and lay down next to him after a short moment.
“You need me to sing?” The older asked, chuckling a bit while pulling Kibum into his arms. Now their leader’s lips formed into a weak smile and he shook his head, closing his eyes. “No. It’s fine…” he whispered and pulled Soohyun closer, embracing him warmly. “This is enough already…” A yawn escaped him before he drifted away. Soohyun couldn’t take away all the stress and sorrows, but he was able to at least make him forget about them for the time being.
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When Kibum opened his eyes they needed some time to adjust to the bright sunlight that was flooding the bedroom and by the time he could make out clear features of the furniture again he sat upright in his bed, looking around puzzled. The warm body next to him started moving and Soohyun’s smiling face appeared under the warm blanket. “You’re awake already? What a shame…”
Their manager realized that his phone was gone when the housekeeper started cleaning his room and woke him up. He found it on the kitchen table, right next to the members’ phones, all muted or turned off.
None of them knew what exactly happened, but on the car ride to their first appointment of the day, an interview in the early afternoon, Soohyun didn’t stop beaming at Kibum. A laugh escaped their leader’s lips when he typed into his phone: “doing fine. Will call tonight. Love u 2.”