3 Days
pg-13 | au, angst, romance | 3/5
aitakutemo beta-ed by the_ladder
"if you're to be given, let's just say three more days with him... what would you do?"
Chapter Three
Jaejoong stood in front of a full-length mirror. He turned around and straightened his black sweater once more before backing away from the mirror, only to check his whole appearance again for the nth time this night.
Why was he so nervous?
He didn’t know, maybe it was only the fact that Yunho had just asked him for a dinner.
Okay, not just a simple friendly dinner, but more like couple dinner, some kind of… a date?
Jaejoong could still remember how Yunho came into the kitchen when he was making some food for Changmin. The guy had a bright smile while putting his arms around him and leaning closer to his ear, asking if he had any plans for that night. Of course, absentmindedly Jaejoong said no and suddenly he found himself accepting Yunho’s invitation for a nice dinner.
They were just about to kiss again when Yoochun and Junsu suddenly entered the room, both wearing a sneaky grin on their faces.
“So Changmin was right after all… it’s okay, hyung… don’t mind us…” Yoochun laughed.
“Yeah, it’s not like we don’t know about it…” Junsu added before folding his arms in front of his chest, still with a grin plastered in his face.
“Well,” Yunho glanced at Jaejoong before replying, “since you guys found out about us and seem happy about it, I guess you won’t mind if we cuddle in front of you all? But it’s not like you have any choice anyway…” he made a move to hug his lover but ended up being pushed away gently with a slight blush from Jaejoong. Yunho then tried again and this time the older guy only sighed before letting him put his arms around his smaller form, making their two dongsaengs groan.
“Hey! Hey! Who said we’ve agreed yet? I don’t mind you guys dating, but please, do your lovey-dovey moments somewhere private!” Junsu raised his hands to form an x shape with a panicked expression.
“Yeah, some of us are trying to enjoy their normal life here!” Yoochun added, but stopped when he saw both Yunho and Jaejoong’s eyes were resting on him.
“What?”
“You know,” Jaejoong put his hand below his chin like he was thinking about something, “come to think of it, you both always finish each other’s words… what do you think, Yunho?”
“I don’t know, Boo… but now that you mentioned it, I think they do finish each other’s sentences.” Yunho curled one of his eyebrows as his two juniors’ faces started turning red.
“And the fact that they spend much time only by themselves…” an evil smirk was really visible on both faces.
“Who knew? Do you think they might…”
But Yunho didn’t need to finish his words because Junsu and Yoochun already left the room half-running, one muttering toilet and the other need to make a call. Jaejoong laughed at the unexpected response from them, but his laugh quickly disappeared when Yunho pulled him closer to him.
“So… where were we…?”
Jaejoong touched his lips, he could still remember how soft and wet Yunho’s lips were, and how dominating they were over his. How they moved slowly yet eagerly to savor his own…
Okay, now Jaejoong could definitely felt blood rushing to his face. He cupped his face and growled lowly. It wasn’t like he was addicted to Yunho’s kisses, and he wouldn’t deny that he wanted more of it either, but every time he looked at his own lips in the mirror, the images of those red and kissable lips kept coming to his mind, along with that handsome smirk, those beautiful eyes…
Wait, what was he thinking about? He wasn’t a teenager in a fan girl mood or something, for god’s sake!
“Joongie? Are you ready?” came Yunho’s muffled voice from outside. Glancing at the nearby clock, Jaejoong answered him before grabbing his jacket from the bed and opening his door. In front of him, a smiling Yunho greeted. He was wearing a white shirt under his dark green leather jacket combined with a small black shawl.
“You took forever to change, did you know that?” he started their conversation as they both walked down the hallway.
“Well, I’m sorry but you have to deal with it because you’re stuck with me now.” The light-haired guy stuck out his tongue at him and ended up being pushed to the nearby wall with Yunho’s lips just a few millimeters from his own.
“And you’ll have to start dealing with my lips if you keep sticking your tongue out like that.”
“I don’t mind…” now both had their eyes glued on each other’s lips. Yunho moved forward, just a little bit more…
“But we do!” the trio burst out of Junsu and Changmin’s work room. “I mean, please,” Yoochun added, “like what we’ve said before, do it in private!”
“Okay…” Yunho pecked Jaejoong’s lips before gesturing him to follow him to the door.
“Hyung!!”
“Geez it’s just a quick one!” and it’s only for two more days… he added, heading for the door. Jaejoong chuckled and Yunho could hear him telling his three dongsaengs that they were going to have dinner outside and he had already cooked some food and left it for them on the table, so all they needed to do was just warm them in the microwave or something. He also could hear Changmin’s happy voice when he knew that tonight’s dinner was his favorite and Junsu muttered, it’s going to be a food-fight night.
Yunho smiled before shouting that he would wait in the car. As he walked, he couldn’t help think about his plans for tonight and how nervous he was now. Yunho rechecked his to-do list once more; he already booked a reservation at one of the largest and most expensive restaurant in town that would offer them privacy, he also already chose the words to say, got the ring in his pocket, and his wallet too. He had even called the restaurant once more to make sure everything was ready, so why should he be nervous?
Shaking his head, Yunho plugged the key and sat behind the driver’s wheel. He was just about to turn on the car when Jaejoong slid into his side.
“Ready to go?”
“Yup,” Jaejoong answered as he pulled the safety belt. “so, where are we going?”
“You’ll figure it out later…” Yunho stepped on the gas and set the car on drive.
When they reached their apartment, everyone had fallen asleep, leaving a mess in the living room. Jaejoong guessed they were probably too tired after playing games. After deciding he would just leave it that way and scold them tomorrow, the couple walked to their shared bedroom and changed their clothes. As soon as the shirt fully covered his body, Jaejoong threw himself onto his bed, feeling so tired after all the excitement from today. He was just about to close his eyes when he felt his cell vibrate. Grunting, Jaejoong flipped it and opened the just-in message.
A smile made its way onto his angelic face before his eyes glanced at the sender.
“Oh you…”
The chocolate-haired guy stood up and walked to a bed near the door, Yunho’s bed, and sat on top of the occupant, still with a smile on his face.
“You could just ask me, you know…”
“That would be unromantic,” the other replied, with a playful smirk on his handsome face.
Jaejoong blew a strand of hair off his face, “And this is what you call romantic?”
“You know how romantic I could be…”
“No, I don’t…”
“Yes, you do,” Yunho was playing with Jaejoong’s hand, clasping it with his own, “And you like it,” his grin widened when he looked up at the older guy’s face, which was flushing, probably remembering the recent event at the restaurant.
“…no, I don’t…”
“Oh really…? Then should I refresh your memory by showing how you acted this evening?”
“N-no-“
“Oh Yunho, this is too much… oh… I don’t know what to say… oh I love you-“
“Stop it!” Jaejoong slapped Yunho’s arms, but only made his smile grow into chuckle. Realizing he had failed, Jaejoong pouted and lifted himself off Yunho’s body.
“Boo… ahaha… where are you going?”
“I’m going back to my bed,” the other guy stated and started walking, but again, just like before, Yunho’s arms already caught him even before he made his first step. Jaejoong turned and saw Yunho puppy-eyeing him.
“Don’t leave me…”
“Then stop teasing me… I’m tired…” Jaejoong whined as he rubbed his eyes sleepily. Yunho smiled and nodded before pulling him closer to him. He let Jaejoong slip under his blanket before pulling it to cover their bodies and placed his arms around Jaejoong’s waist.
“Yah, boo…” Yunho whispered into his love’s ear while the other guy’s eyelids slowly lowering.
“Mmmh?”
“Let’s run tomorrow…”
“Run?” Jaejoong’s eyes quickly widened. He turned back and hoped Yunho would grin, but he didn’t, in fact his face was looked like he was wondering about something.
“Yeah… how if we go to the mountain? Or the beach? Or is there anywhere you want to go?”
“But Yunho, we’ve got work to do!”
“There’s nothing wrong with being a bad boy for once…” Yunho kissed the tip of Jaejoong’s nose, making the lead singer scrunched up his face a bit. “please?”
Jaejoong’s eyes softened, “okay then… we only have to do some radio appearances tomorrow after all…”
“That’s more like it…” Yunho tightened his embrace, bringing Jaejoong closer to him, “so where do you want to go tomorrow?”
“I don’t know… you decide! After all, you’ve been spoiling me a lot today,” he leaned into his chest, feeling his heart beats slowly.
“Well then… how about the mountain? I’ll call my relative tomorrow to ask him if we could borrow his villa for one night,”
“Okay…” Jaejoong yawned and slowly closed his eyes, “goodnight, Yunnie…”
Yunho smiled, “goodnight, my BooJae…”
“And Yunnie…” Jaejoong looked like he was really struggling hard against his sleepy eyelids.
“Hm?”
“Thank you for today… thank you for making this day the best one in my life- for saying that you love me, for taking me to dinner at that expensive place, for kneeling in front of me, singing for me, and vowing to always be by my side and make my days wonderful…
“Thank you… for loving me as much as I do…”
Another smile formed on Yunho’s lips as he moved closer and put his head on top of Jaejoong’s head, “you’re welcome…”
It only took seconds after those words were out of Yunho’s lips for Jaejoong to fall into a deep and peaceful slumber, but not for Yunho. Some parts of him were really happy after hearing Jaejoong’s words about how he felt for today, how happy he was because of him, but some parts of him denied the happiness.
He looked down to Jaejoong’s sleeping form. He looked so peaceful, almost looked like the way he looked that day, except now he had no blood on his body and he’s still breathing, from the way his chest moved up and down slowly.
And to know that he could only see this person living for two more days… To feel his warm body snuggled up to him for another 48 hours…
To know that, in the next few days, he would face the fact that he’ll be alone again, watching that horrible, horrible sight of the mess on the road, people in black suits, his dongsaengs’ looks of pity…
Rotten smell of blood, sound of water dripping forming rain, salty taste of tears, blurry images…
Jaejoong’s face, lying under him, with his cold hands covered faintly with the color of blood, looking like he was just sleeping…
“Just five minutes… I promise…”
Yunho shook his head fiercely and blinked a few times. He could feel his breath slowing to its normal pace. He glanced down and saw Jaejoong still sleeping peacefully under his arms. His mouth mouthing something-
“Yunho-ah… don’t worry… I love you…”
Yunho could feel his body relax. He let out a small smile and snuggled closer to his love.
“I love you too, Jae… I love you too...”
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