[FANFIC] Just Like Before
Pairing:Yunho/Jaejoong
Rating:PG
Genre: Romance
Summary: It’s the way they are.
Just Like Before
Jaejoong looks around the brightly lit neighborhood and sighs; he’s late. As per usual. He paces up and down the road, stopping to check his reflection on the nearby tinted window. It’s quarter to seven and Yunho is still nowhere to be seen.
Jaejoong grumbles; “I’ll be on time my ass.”
-
“I am sorry. I am so sorry.” Yunho pants, screwing up his face and trying to breathe while holding on to his sides.
Jaejoong rolls his eyes and tries not to smile; “Yunho, you very well know you are not twenty four.”
Yunho frowns; “It’s not like I’m forty five, you know?”
Jaejoong gives in and laughs; it’s been ten years and Yunho’s still the same. He’s the same stubborn, childish, competitive, leader. The leader.
They stare at each other for a while and burst out laughing; “Hi…” Yunho smiles and spreads his arms open for Jaejoong.
Jaejoong laughs softly and let’s Yunho squish him, just like he used to and Jaejoong thinks, years have just flown by, they are still the same.
-
They at their usual favorite steak restaurant for dinner and beer and it’s calm around them because no one really recognizes them anymore, not that they are complaining.
“You have got sauce all over your face.” Jaejoong shakes his head, using a tissue paper to wipe Yunho’s mouth.
Yunho looks up and allows Jaejoong to wipe his face; “Where’s Yoochun?” He asks, mouth full of steak and a piece held in each hand. Jaejoong thinks the fans got it all wrong, Changmin wasn’t food obsessed, it was this guy.
“Yoochun - please eat with your mouth shut - Yoochun’s living in Paris…you know how much he loved it there.” Jaejoong shrugs and Yunho smiles sipping his beer; “…and Junsu?”
“He’s with his brother and…” Jaejoong laughs, clutching onto Yunho’s arm; “…he’s going to be his brother’s best man next month…”
Yunho laughs trying to imagine their Junsu trying to stand stiffly behind Junho waiting for the wedding proceeding to finish, the same Junsu who couldn’t stand in one place for more than a minute; it was a funny sight to imagine for the two.
-
It’s ice cream next. Jaejoong has to pick.
“I want strawberry and you want chocolate.” Jaejoong says, poking the glass with his finger. “Okay, pay for it.”
“I kind of want this butterscotch…” Yunho pouts, finger slowly tracing the butterscotch name tag.
“You want chocolate, I know.” Jaejoong glares. “Hi, can we have a cup of the strawberry ice cream and a cup of chocolate ice cream?” Jaejoong smiles at the man behind the counter.
They sit by the bench right outside the ice cream shop; Yunho walks into the shop again and walks out with the butterscotch ice cream; “I want this okay.” He says and Jaejoong rolls his eyes. “I bet it tastes horrible.”
Jaejoong ends up finishing the butterscotch ice cream and Yunho has to finish Jaejoong’s chocolate and strawberry.
-
They are walking by a river, fingers brushing against each other’s, they are quiet, just breathing and living in this moment; the moment that is them, just them being together and no one else. They lean against the railing and watch how the water of the black river shines under the night sky, the light breeze causing ripples on the surface.
Jaejoong hums to a song that was special to just the five of them and Yunho bobs his head up and down to the mellow beat; “Is Changmin okay?” Jaejoong asks.
“He’s doing fine.” Yunho shrugs, propping his arms on the railing. “He’s composing and producing music for the new groups now”
Jaejoong nods silently and shuffles closer to Yunho; it’s a chilly evening and Yunho is really warm, like he usually is. They lapse into a comfortable silence again; Jaejoong rests his head against Yunho’s shoulder.
“This feels good…” Jaejoong mumbles and Yunho hums. “This feels really good.”
Yunho takes Jaejoong’s hand in his and squeezes it and they lace their fingers together. It fits.
It always did.
-
It’s like how Jaejoong remembers it to be; perfect.
The way Yunho’s lips find his and everything fits around them, there’s no one around them, Yunho tastes like chocolate and has a musky scent. Jaejoong shivers slightly when Yunho’s breathe tingles his skin. Yunho cups Jaejoong’s face and pulls him closer. It’s a long, lingering kiss and Jaejoong has goose bumps all over his body when they pull back.
Yunho smiles at him and Jaejoong blushes and hits him lightly on the arm; “You took me by surprise there…” he says, slowly licking his lips.
“You know me….” Yunho opens his arms with an arrogant smirk across his lips; “I am man of surprises.”
Jaejoong clicks his tongue and rolls his eyes; “You are child.”
Yunho pouts; “Am not.”
-
They walk in the familiar neighborhood, tightly holding each other’s hand and swinging it lightly; “You should stay longer…” Yunho says softly.
“You know I can’t…” Jaejoong smiles; “I want to but I can’t.”
Yunho sighs and nods; “I know.”
“Wow, nice house!” Jaejoong exclaims
Yunho shrugs and rings the bell. Footsteps are heard and the door swings open and there is a pretty looking lady standing, she looks flushed and happy; “Hi…” she smiles at Yunho.
“Hello…” Yunho smiles back and pecks her cheek.
“Jaejoong-sshi…” she bows politely at Jaejoong and Jaejoong smiles.
“Hello…”
“Come in….” she says, making way for both the men.
“No, that’s quite alright…I have to go to the airport now anyway.” He says with a wave of his hand and she looks crestfallen.
“Jaejoong…” A little girl shoots out of the house and wraps herself around Jaejoong’s leg and Yunho frowns;
“He’s your uncle…I expect you to respect-“
“Shut up, Yunho.” Jaejoong scolds him and picks up the little girl. “Hey there Jin, how are you?”
“Fine…” She twists her fingers together and smiles at Jaejoong. “Do you have to go today?”
“Yes, baby. I am sorry.” He whispers and she pecks his cheek.
“That’s okay, next time…visit properly okay?” Saying the little girl wiggles out Jaejoong’s hold and runs into the house, sparing her father a funny face.
Jaejoong laughs; “I am happy she didn’t take after you.”
Yunho’s wife laughs and Jaejoong thinks he knows why Yunho married her; “Jaejoong-sshi, I would have liked it if you could have stayed longer.” She says and Jaejoong feels warm.
“I am so sorry but, this was on short notice.”
She nods with a sad smile and walks back into the house, leaving Jaejoong and Yunho alone again.
“She’s a nice lady.” Jaejoong says.
Yunho nods and looks at Jaejoong; “I can drop you till the airport, you know?”
“I don’t want you to.” Jaejoong smiles; “It’s going to hurt.”
Yunho pulls Jaejoong into a tight hug and presses his lip to the shorter man’s head; “ I love you.” He whispers.
“I love you too…” Jaejoong mumbles into Yunho’s shoulder, gripping onto Yunho tightly.
So, maybe they weren’t together. But they were happy and they were in love.
Just like how they had always wanted it to.
-
Author’s Notes:
- For mathildac3 I am sorry. Other than being very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very late, this didn’t come out like how I wanted it too.
- Also, this isn’t angst. Yunho and Jaejoong are happy where they are but they aren’t together for various reasons. In my head it’s because Yunho wanted a family and kids and Jaejoong didn’t
- They love each other
- I’m sorry.
Rating:PG
Genre: Romance
Summary: It’s the way they are.
Just Like Before
Jaejoong looks around the brightly lit neighborhood and sighs; he’s late. As per usual. He paces up and down the road, stopping to check his reflection on the nearby tinted window. It’s quarter to seven and Yunho is still nowhere to be seen.
Jaejoong grumbles; “I’ll be on time my ass.”
-
“I am sorry. I am so sorry.” Yunho pants, screwing up his face and trying to breathe while holding on to his sides.
Jaejoong rolls his eyes and tries not to smile; “Yunho, you very well know you are not twenty four.”
Yunho frowns; “It’s not like I’m forty five, you know?”
Jaejoong gives in and laughs; it’s been ten years and Yunho’s still the same. He’s the same stubborn, childish, competitive, leader. The leader.
They stare at each other for a while and burst out laughing; “Hi…” Yunho smiles and spreads his arms open for Jaejoong.
Jaejoong laughs softly and let’s Yunho squish him, just like he used to and Jaejoong thinks, years have just flown by, they are still the same.
-
They at their usual favorite steak restaurant for dinner and beer and it’s calm around them because no one really recognizes them anymore, not that they are complaining.
“You have got sauce all over your face.” Jaejoong shakes his head, using a tissue paper to wipe Yunho’s mouth.
Yunho looks up and allows Jaejoong to wipe his face; “Where’s Yoochun?” He asks, mouth full of steak and a piece held in each hand. Jaejoong thinks the fans got it all wrong, Changmin wasn’t food obsessed, it was this guy.
“Yoochun - please eat with your mouth shut - Yoochun’s living in Paris…you know how much he loved it there.” Jaejoong shrugs and Yunho smiles sipping his beer; “…and Junsu?”
“He’s with his brother and…” Jaejoong laughs, clutching onto Yunho’s arm; “…he’s going to be his brother’s best man next month…”
Yunho laughs trying to imagine their Junsu trying to stand stiffly behind Junho waiting for the wedding proceeding to finish, the same Junsu who couldn’t stand in one place for more than a minute; it was a funny sight to imagine for the two.
-
It’s ice cream next. Jaejoong has to pick.
“I want strawberry and you want chocolate.” Jaejoong says, poking the glass with his finger. “Okay, pay for it.”
“I kind of want this butterscotch…” Yunho pouts, finger slowly tracing the butterscotch name tag.
“You want chocolate, I know.” Jaejoong glares. “Hi, can we have a cup of the strawberry ice cream and a cup of chocolate ice cream?” Jaejoong smiles at the man behind the counter.
They sit by the bench right outside the ice cream shop; Yunho walks into the shop again and walks out with the butterscotch ice cream; “I want this okay.” He says and Jaejoong rolls his eyes. “I bet it tastes horrible.”
Jaejoong ends up finishing the butterscotch ice cream and Yunho has to finish Jaejoong’s chocolate and strawberry.
-
They are walking by a river, fingers brushing against each other’s, they are quiet, just breathing and living in this moment; the moment that is them, just them being together and no one else. They lean against the railing and watch how the water of the black river shines under the night sky, the light breeze causing ripples on the surface.
Jaejoong hums to a song that was special to just the five of them and Yunho bobs his head up and down to the mellow beat; “Is Changmin okay?” Jaejoong asks.
“He’s doing fine.” Yunho shrugs, propping his arms on the railing. “He’s composing and producing music for the new groups now”
Jaejoong nods silently and shuffles closer to Yunho; it’s a chilly evening and Yunho is really warm, like he usually is. They lapse into a comfortable silence again; Jaejoong rests his head against Yunho’s shoulder.
“This feels good…” Jaejoong mumbles and Yunho hums. “This feels really good.”
Yunho takes Jaejoong’s hand in his and squeezes it and they lace their fingers together. It fits.
It always did.
-
It’s like how Jaejoong remembers it to be; perfect.
The way Yunho’s lips find his and everything fits around them, there’s no one around them, Yunho tastes like chocolate and has a musky scent. Jaejoong shivers slightly when Yunho’s breathe tingles his skin. Yunho cups Jaejoong’s face and pulls him closer. It’s a long, lingering kiss and Jaejoong has goose bumps all over his body when they pull back.
Yunho smiles at him and Jaejoong blushes and hits him lightly on the arm; “You took me by surprise there…” he says, slowly licking his lips.
“You know me….” Yunho opens his arms with an arrogant smirk across his lips; “I am man of surprises.”
Jaejoong clicks his tongue and rolls his eyes; “You are child.”
Yunho pouts; “Am not.”
-
They walk in the familiar neighborhood, tightly holding each other’s hand and swinging it lightly; “You should stay longer…” Yunho says softly.
“You know I can’t…” Jaejoong smiles; “I want to but I can’t.”
Yunho sighs and nods; “I know.”
“Wow, nice house!” Jaejoong exclaims
Yunho shrugs and rings the bell. Footsteps are heard and the door swings open and there is a pretty looking lady standing, she looks flushed and happy; “Hi…” she smiles at Yunho.
“Hello…” Yunho smiles back and pecks her cheek.
“Jaejoong-sshi…” she bows politely at Jaejoong and Jaejoong smiles.
“Hello…”
“Come in….” she says, making way for both the men.
“No, that’s quite alright…I have to go to the airport now anyway.” He says with a wave of his hand and she looks crestfallen.
“Jaejoong…” A little girl shoots out of the house and wraps herself around Jaejoong’s leg and Yunho frowns;
“He’s your uncle…I expect you to respect-“
“Shut up, Yunho.” Jaejoong scolds him and picks up the little girl. “Hey there Jin, how are you?”
“Fine…” She twists her fingers together and smiles at Jaejoong. “Do you have to go today?”
“Yes, baby. I am sorry.” He whispers and she pecks his cheek.
“That’s okay, next time…visit properly okay?” Saying the little girl wiggles out Jaejoong’s hold and runs into the house, sparing her father a funny face.
Jaejoong laughs; “I am happy she didn’t take after you.”
Yunho’s wife laughs and Jaejoong thinks he knows why Yunho married her; “Jaejoong-sshi, I would have liked it if you could have stayed longer.” She says and Jaejoong feels warm.
“I am so sorry but, this was on short notice.”
She nods with a sad smile and walks back into the house, leaving Jaejoong and Yunho alone again.
“She’s a nice lady.” Jaejoong says.
Yunho nods and looks at Jaejoong; “I can drop you till the airport, you know?”
“I don’t want you to.” Jaejoong smiles; “It’s going to hurt.”
Yunho pulls Jaejoong into a tight hug and presses his lip to the shorter man’s head; “ I love you.” He whispers.
“I love you too…” Jaejoong mumbles into Yunho’s shoulder, gripping onto Yunho tightly.
So, maybe they weren’t together. But they were happy and they were in love.
Just like how they had always wanted it to.
-
Author’s Notes:
- For mathildac3 I am sorry. Other than being very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very late, this didn’t come out like how I wanted it too.
- Also, this isn’t angst. Yunho and Jaejoong are happy where they are but they aren’t together for various reasons. In my head it’s because Yunho wanted a family and kids and Jaejoong didn’t
- They love each other
- I’m sorry.