The pain that he felt, the longing he felt, the sadness he felt. Did they feel it too? Will they be 13 again? Wil they be the brothers they once were?
Chapter 4 - Wake up Sleeping Beauty(s)
“Guys! Wake up! Now!”
Leeteuk shouted from the living room. Muffled moans could be heard throughout the dorm as the members protested against waking up early in the morning. Leeteuk sighed before deciding to go and wake them up personally. He knew that they wanted to sleep in to get more rest due to the energy drained from yesterday’s events. But he also knew that if they wanted to visit Kyuhyun in the hospital, they have to finish their schedules first. He had managed to clear their afternoon and evening schedules but not their morning ones.
“Aish. These kids.” He muttered as he made his way up the stairs.
He entered the first room where Shindong and Siwon were sleeping.
“Shindong. Shindong.”
He walked over to the said man and started shaking him. “Aish.....”
“Hmm...... Go away.” Shindong muttered, before turning his body around to bury his head into his pillow. “Lemme sleep....” He then proceeded to use his hands to swat Leeteuk, who was hovering over him, away like an annoying fly.
“Shindong, there’s ramen.” Leeteuk shouted as the last resort.
“I don’t care....” The muffled voice could barely be heard. “Gimme later...”
Wow. Shindong won’t wake up for ramen? That’s a first. He must be really tired, but he needs to wake up if he wants to visit Kyuhyun later.
“Shindong. We have to wake up and complete today’s schedule before visiting Kyuhyun at the hospital.” The umma sighed.
“Kyuhyun? What happened? Can we go now?” Shindong perked awake at the very mention of the maknae’s name, getting up so quickly that he somehow managed to tangle himself in his blanket and rolled onto the floor in a jumbled mess. Leeteuk chuckled at the scene as he helped Shindong up, yet touched at the concern the latter held for the maknae, even when asleep.
Leeteuk looked over to the next bed, where Siwon was already sitting up, being woken up by the thud that Shindong had made.
“Sadly, not yet. We have to finish this morning schedule’s first. Wash up and get dressed, then come down for breakfast. Ok?” Leeteuk answered.
“Yes umma.” They replied.
Leeteuk smiled affectionately at the title, before he walked over to the next room, where Hankyung and Heechul were sleeping.
Opening the door, he smiled at the scene in front of him. Heechul was sprawled over Hankyung while the Chinese man had draped one arm protectively over the princess. Cinderella must have missed his best friend a lot.
“Hankyung. Hankyung.” Leeteuk called softly, choosing to wake the said man first since he was an early riser, and partially because he did not want to face Heechul’s wrath at being woken up early in the morning. Hankyung was the only who could deal with that. So could Kyuhyun, he thought bitterly.
Hankyung opens his eyes to stare blearily at the figure in front of him, before proceeding to rub the sleep out of his eyes. “Ge, zao-” He said, before realizing that he was speaking in Chinese. He smiled sheepishly as he switched back to Korean. Leeteuk smiled and shook his head at Hankyung. Hankyung was one of the members which he didn’t need to worry about.
“Chullie. Get up.” Hankyung poked at the diva that was sleeping on him.
“Hmm..... A few more minutes.” Heechul replied before burrowing his head further into Hankyung’s chest.
Hankyung smiled back up at Leeteuk. “Go, go wake up the rest. I’ll get Heechul to wake up and dress him.”
Leeteuk smiled his thanks, before moving on to the next room, where Sungmin and Kibum were.
Kibum had already woken up thanks to the previous shout that Leeteuk had made, and was already kicking Sungmin off the bed in an attempt to wake him, lazy for words. Leeteuk opened the door just in time to see Sungmin roll off the bed, with Kibum’s leg just behind him.
“Oww.... Kibum. What was that for?” Sungmin asked, nursing his injured butt that had kissed the floor with a thump. “Is that any way to wake up your hyung? Oh. Good morning umma.” He greeted the leader, mind too fuzzy to think of any other title other than ‘umma’.
Kibum looked up at the indirect mention and nodded a good morning at the leader. Leeteuk rolled his eye’s at Sungmin’s last sentence, somewhere wondering in his mind why the kids would prefer calling him umma instead of leader.
“Kibum ah. Don’t bully Sungmin.” He gently reprimanded Kibum before repeating the instructions that he had told Siwon and Shindong.
They nodded their heads, before Kibum proceeding to help Sungmin up as an apology to his hyung and heading to the toilet.
Leeteuk opened the next door, revealing Eunhae curled up on the bed, cuddling each other, (refer to Super Junior’s mini drama episode 2) their blankets and pillows all strewn on the floor.
“Hyukkie, Hae, wake up. It’s morning.” He called out, walking over to the bed. The room was rather dark as compared to the rest, since they had drawn the curtains.
“Hmm....” A moan was heard from Eunhyuk, as he snuggled closer to his best friend.
“Guys.... wake up.” Leeteuk said, before walking over to the curtains, pulling it up, allowing the bright sunlight to stream into the room
“Ok, we’re up, we’re up. Just close the curtains.” Donghae mumbled, turning his head away from the light.
Leeteuk chuckled seeing his 2 dongsaengs desperately trying to avoid the light from their not yet awake eyes.
“Wash up, get dressed and be down in 15 minutes for breakfast. We have to finish our schedules this morning before visiting Kyuhyun.” He ordered, giving them a time limit as he knows that the monkey and fishy will take their own sweet time otherwise. Taking pity on the suffering two, he lowered the curtains to half, just in case they plan on sleeping again. But eager to see their maknae, those 2 had no thoughts on that.
As the leader walked out, ready to wake the last 2, he was surprised to see Yesung standing in front of him, dressed and fresh.
“They were too noisy for us to continue sleeping.” Yesung offered an explanation upon seeing the umma’s confused face. ‘They’ referring to the other members who were making a racket upon waking up and were still doing so. “Wookie went to make breakfast.”
“Ah......” Leeteuk nodded in acknowledgement.
“I saw you waking up Eunhyuk and Donghae, I can see Kibum and Sungmin and Shindong in the kitchen, and Siwon praying ALREADY. And heck, you can even hear Heechul shrieking from here,” Yesung said, as he covered his ears, “And Hankyung is with him. But where’s Kangin?”
“Oh. He went to his schedule already.” Leeteuk answered, as they made their way towards the kitchen.
“Without eating breakfast?” Came Ryeowook surprised shout from the kitchen.
“He said that he would grab a sandwich from a supermarket.” Leeteuk replied.
“He better.” Ryeowook muttered under his breath.
Leeteuk smiled slightly as he heard Ryeowook. Despite being the umma of the group, Ryeowook was the one who was in charge of getting the members to eat and cook for them, along with Hankyung. Sometimes Leeteuk would help out by dragging the members to the dining table when it’s time to eat. The hardest had always been Kyuhyun, tearing him away from his beloved game, Starcraft. Leeteuk reminisced with a sad smile.
“Hey I’m back.” The door opened as Kangin magically appeared.
“And you were saying....?” Yesung asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I’m done with this morning’s schedule. They just dragged me off to record a scene that had been accidentally deleted.” Kangin offered an explanation about his early return. “Wookie ah! Cook me food too! I’m hungry.”
“Didn’t you get a sandwich from the supermarket?” Leeteuk asked.
“Yup! But Wookie’s food is the best.” Kangin said casually, causing the eternal maknae to blush.
“And Kyungie’s is not?” Heechul asked, suddenly appearing at the top of the staircase, with Hankyung in tow.
“Yes yes yes. Hankyung’s food is the best too.” Kangin replied hastily. He, like Leeteuk, does not wish to face the diva’s wrath, especially in the morning.
Ryeowook placed the plates in front of the members who were now sitting in front of the dining table.
“Wookie. Kyuhyun’s not here.” Hankyung murmured softly. Ryeowook had cooked for thirteen, instead of twelve, a habit that he had developed since cooking for his members.
“Oh....” Ryeowook looked down, embarrassed. He had forgotten that the maknae wasn’t here with them. He should be with us, Ryeowook thought. Sitting with us, not lying in the hospital. An awkward silence hung over the table.
“Ah.. It’s ok. I’ll eat his share.” Eunhyuk said quickly, taking the plate that had been put in front of Kyuhyun’s usual seat.”I’m rather hungry this morning.”
But it should be Kyuhyun snatching Eunhyuk’s share. Not the other way round. That single thought ran through everyone’s mind, including Eunhyuk.
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“Ya! Why are you so slow! Hurry up!” Kangin shouted from where he was standing at the hospital’s door. “The others are here already!”
“Sorry sorry. But Sukira’s directors refused to let us go until they finished editing the entire thing.” Leeteuk apologized profusely. Super Junior members had finished their morning schedule and agreed to meet at the hospital at 3pm (1500). All of them had arrived except for Eunhyuk and Leeteuk.
“Mm... This way.” Kangin turned and led the way to where the other members were. They were standing a distance away from Kyuhyun’s room, wanting to see their maknae together as a group.
“Ok everyone. Deep breath in, deep breath out. Breath in, breath out.” Heechul ordered. Everyone complied. They were nervous. Very nervous in fact, of the sight that they were going to face.
Leeteuk walked over to the door and placed his hand over the door knob, ready to turn it, but he froze.
“I can’t. I can’t. I just can’t. What if... He’s no longer the maknae we used to know. What if he’s covered with scars? What if....” Leeteuk started rambling, unable to hold in the apprehension he felt.
Suddenly, a warm feeling enveloped him, cutting off his ramblings. He looked in surprise to find Sungmin hugging him from the back, head resting on his right shoulder, eyes closed.
“It’ll be fine, hyung. Everything will be fine.”
His soft whisper tickled Leeteuk’s ear as Sungmin breathed out.
Yes, everything will be fine. It has to be and will be and must be, else no one knows how Super Junior will be able to cope with it.
A hand covered the leader’s own and he turned his head to the left swiftly, drawing a muffled protest from Sungmin as the umma’s hair met the latter’s face, just in time to catch a soft smile appearing on a certain diva’s lips.
“Together.”
Yes, they’ll do this together. As friends, as a family, as brothers forever. Taking a deep breath, Leeteuk turned the knob and pushed open the door slowly, bracing himself mentally for the sight that he was about to face.
A muffled sob was heard somewhere from behind, as Ryeowook latched himself immediately on the nearest person, who happened to be Shindong. Donghae gasped, mouthing opening and closing like a fish out of water, with Eunhyuk placing an arm over his shoulders to support him. Heechul tightened his hand hold on Leeteuk’s, his other free hand finding his way to Hankyung. The Chinese man allowed his hand to be held, before leaning against the door, heaving a sigh, eyes closed. Kibum gulped heavily, while Yesung looked away, staring into nowhere. Sungmin’s knees buckled and he almost met the floor had it not been for Kangin who got him just in time.
Kyuhyun was resting on the bed. No, not resting. Sleeping. No wait, not sleeping either. He was lying on the bed. Yes, lying, in a coma. The maknae’s skin was pale, almost as pale as the bed sheet that was covering him. The only thing that was able to set him apart was his hair, standing out against the white pillow. Machines were attached to him, one that was keeping him breathing, one that was pumping goodness-knows-what into his body and one was a blood drip. Simply said, he was surrounded by machines.
His chest moved up and down slightly, the only indication that he was breathing and alive, other than that, nothing.
No, this isn’t right. Kyuhyun shouldn’t be lying there. He should be with Super Junior, laughing and bullying his hyungs. Or just sitting there and playing starcraft, snapping at any one who bullies him. They shouldn’t even be in the hospital in the first place. They should be at the dorm, together as a family.
“Kyu, wake up please.”
A/N.
The waking up scenes are inspired bySuper Junior Show ep 18. But since Heechul and siwon weren’t there for that episode due to the filming schedules, i had to make up theirs. And Yesung was the one who was following Leeteuk to wake the people up.... so i assume that’s he’s a light sleeper? haha. i just edited some of theirs so it matches the story.
btw, the hanchul and eunhae fluff, is NOT romance. K thanks. :P i can’t write romance, sadly. or maybe not so sadly. Haha. i apologize for dragging Kangin in and out. I decided to bring him in coz it would make Ryeowook’s mistake more sensible, i guess.
oh. and for anyone who is curious, this is the link to suju’s sleeping habit. one sentence for kyuhyun: like mother, like child.
http://supersapphirepearls13.wordpress.com/2010/09/01/sleeping-habits-of-super-junior/ Zhou mi and henry next chapter! promise! coz i just wanted to focus on them visiting kyu here. sorry!
and to all those who requested for scenes, don’t worry, i’ll write them in. apologizes for the weird ending. coz i don’t know how to actually describe somebody in a coma.
and to my best friend/deskmate/school mate: stop grinning/smirking like an idiot. i know my writing sucks, thanks. well, at least i think it does.