ajikto
For: ajikto
Title: Bus, Angel, and Bakery
Pairing: Yewook, Kyuwook, Kyumin
Category: Fluff, PG-13
Summary: Yesung loves to ride the last bus to meet Ryeowook, the innocent boy that he thought as tomboy girl. Things grown fast and he need to face the florist also bakery's owner where Ryeowook works, Kyuhyun that has been crushed by Sungmin.
Note: Beta-ed by thewindchime . Thank you so much unnie!! and poem by sashacruz *hugs* fanart by me xP MERRY CHRISTMAS!! ^W^
It was Jongwoon’s habit to ride the last bus from his workplace. It’s fine for him to wait for several hours just so that he could ride that bus, where he could find some time alone with a cute girl. Alone? Yes, because it’s the last bus from Seoul to Cheonan, his beloved hometown.
It started when he came home late because he overslept on his office. He thought of not going home that night, but he remembered his mom who couldn’t sleep until she found his son had come home safely. So no matter how late it was, Jongwoon would always go home to Cheonan that’s located 83.6 km from Seoul.
The last train was on 23.40 and now it’s already 1.05 in the morning. He didn’t have any choice but to take a bus, the last bus to Cheonan that took about an hour and twenty minutes longer that the usual time he spent on train.
He went inside the bus and found himself alone with the fifty-year-old bus driver. When the bus started to leave the terminal, he heard a voice calling for the driver. He then looked outside and saw a tomboyish girl running to catch the bus. Intrigued by the girl’s voice and looks, he then told the bus driver to stop and helped the girl.
Said girl was running out of breath and had herself sitting on her seat soon after she got on the bus. She looked so tired but she still said her thanks to Jongwoon whose face instantly blushed. She’s pretty, he thought. She had small lips, pretty eyes and high cheekbones. And her look was so cute, especially when she ran for the bus…
Jongwoon offered her a bottle of water (which was his, of course). The girl took it happily and drank all the water in one gulp. It shocked Jongwoon to see the tip of the bottle touched her lips, because it meant he had just had his first indirect kiss with this girl, the mysterious girl that he found at midnight inside the last bus.
He tried to calm himself by listening to mp3 and not looking at the girl for he would have his heart explode from the unstoppable heartbeats. He wondered, “Why does this girl affect me so badly?” and…
“Why this girl is sitting on my side??”
He panicked because the girl had now taken a seat on his side. He politely asked her to move away since there were plenty of seats on this empty bus, but the girl just wouldn’t budge. She said that she wanted Jongwoon to share his mp3 with her since she was getting bored of the one-hour ride to Cheonan. So he had no choice but to let her stay on his side and to share the mp3 together.
In his twenty years of living, it was the first time for him to have someone being so close on his side. He could see her long eyelashes as she fell asleep against his shoulder. He never had these feelings before. Just within one hour, he could feel happy, shocked and…
LOVE.
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But an hour sure passed so fast. The bus finally arrived at Cheonan terminal and he had to say goodbye to the girl whom he had fallen for at the first sight. Before she left, he asked for her name and she replied “I’m Kim Ryeowook, nice to meet you” with a smile.
Kim Ryeowook. Such a beautiful name. Jongwoon kept saying that name in his mind.
When he arrived at home, he found his mom sleeping on the couch and he carried her inside his room.
“Umma, I think I’ll come home late everyday from today onwards”
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At the second night, he waited on his office and called his mom so that she wouldn’t wait for him tonight. When the clock rang on 1.00 am, he finally left for the bus terminal.
This time, the girl had sat on her seat with a box of cake on her lap.
“Uhhmm, Mister, please take this as my appreciation for your help last night”
The girl bowed before him and gave him the box of cake. He blushed and replied to her with smile.
“Thank you so much. You know, I like cakes very much”. Then he sat and ate the cake.
“Munncchh.. munncchh.. huumpphh, This is so good!! Where did you buy it??” He asked the girl and she replied him with laughs. His mouth was full of cream, it even covered his nose. He looked like a happy boy that had just got cakes from his mom.
“Huumm.. It’s a cake from our store. I work on “ANGEL” bakery in front of the terminal”, she smiled.
“Then, I should come to your shop everyday!” Jongwoon said happily.
“But, our shop will already close by the time you usually arrive at the terminal. Just ask me if you want to eat some”, she smiled again. She thought that Jongwoon was really busy of his job and that’s why he always came home late. She didn’t know that the reason he stayed late on his office was to see her.
“Munnchh.. munch.. Then, you’ll ride this bus again tomorrow??” Jongwoon asked her again. This time, he wanted to make sure that he’d meet her again tomorrow. She gave her answer by nodding and one hour ended again, even faster than before.
“Ahh, Mister, can I ask your name??” the girl asked him.
“Kim Jongwoon. Don’t call me mister, just call me Jongwoon, okay??” he waved his hand and left.
“Then, it’s Jongwoon hyung, isn’t it??” the girl said it with low voice.
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On the third day…
This time, it wasn’t at night. Jongwoon planned to meet her at daylight. He wanted to make a surprise for her by visiting her bakery shop soon after he finished his works. And luckily, he could finish them all in the afternoon, so he hurriedly ran to the shop to meet her.
The shop board showed “ANGEL BAKERY” and it was a nice shop. The shop wasn’t large, but it looked nice since it also had a flower shop in front of it. It had a small garden with flowers as its fence, four small tables and red carpet that welcomed its entire costumers. Inside the shop, there were lots of antiques and almost all of them were white. The most stunning thing, though, was the white grand piano that always delivered the melodious tunes, giving the costumers the best service ever. Here in this shop was where the girl that Jongwoon had fallen for worked.
Ten minutes of waiting without anyone came to serve him made Jongwoon upset. Moreover, the shop was so full and noisy. All girls and ajummas were chit-chatting with loud voices and disturbed him from finding Kim Ryeowook, the girl that he had wanted to see.
“Maybe she’s not working today…” he sighed and decided to leave the shop. But his steps stopped after hearing the angelic voice from the grand piano direction. He turned around and found her singing while playing the white grand piano. And she was smiling to him, as if telling him to wait and not to leave her.
For every second of every minute...
Every minute of every hour....
Every hour of every day....
Every day of every week...
Every week of every month....
I will be the angel that sits near you bed....
And whispers in your ear that there’s nothing to fear....
And as time moves on and the world’s getting’ too heavy to hold....
I will be the angel that lends you their wings to lighten your load.....
Her voice was so beautiful it made Jongwoon started to wonder.
“Why her voice could be this alluring??”
“Why is she tempting me this badly?? Her eyes, her smiles, and her lips…”
His mind went blank until he felt someone’s pats on his shoulder.
“He’s amazing, isn’t he??”, one guy smirked on Jongwoon.
“He!!!??” Jongwoon raised his voice “Are you kidding me?? She is a girl, isn’t she??” he wanted to make sure about what he just heard from that man.
Looking at Jongwoon’s expression, that man laughed. “Mwahahahah… You’re so funny… Well, almost everyone mistakes him as girl and I won’t blame you since he’s so pretty. Right, Sungmin-ah??” He called the other man standing close to him.
“Yeah, no wonder that he’s our shop’s angel” he pointed on Ryeowook who had just finished singing his song.
“Then you must be Kim Jongwoon, the one that Ryeowook mentioned before. Nice to meet you, I’m Cho Kyuhyun, a florist and also the owner of this bakery” He grinned at Jongwoon as he grew interest on him.
“And I’m Lee Sungmin, this bakery’s employee, the same as Ryeowook” the smaller man introduced himself.
“Hmmm… You must be something, huh?? Our Wookie rarely talks about other people. He’s too shy, you know. And hmm...” Kyuhyun kept mumbling while he checked on Jongwoon..
“Whaa.. what’s wrong??” He raised his brows on Kyuhyun. It felt weird to have someone looking at you and examining you, especially if it’s someone you didn’t know.
“Please stop it, Kyuhyun-sshi. He’s not a stranger or something. He’s my friend” Ryeowook pulled Jongwoon close to him, hid him from Kyuhyun.
“Hmm… My curiosity grows as you try to protect him, Ryeowook-ah” Kyuhyun touched his chin. Then...
“Ouuuchh, it hurts!! Stop it, Sungmin-ah!!” Sungmin pulled Kyuhyun’s ears and dragged him away from Ryeowook and Jongwoon.
“We still have lots of costumers, so don’t slack off, boss!” He smirked to Ryeowook, telling him to leave the shop and serve his personal guest.
“Co..come here, Mister Jongwoon...” His face blushed and he looked down. Jongwoon couldn’t help loving this expression.
“Seems that I’ll be fine with him, no matter he is a man or woman…” He accepted Ryeowook although he wasn’t a girl that he once thought he was.
They had themselves on the backyard, without saying anything. Both of them were silent and feeling shy to start a conversation. Jongwoon couldn’t believe that he was this quiet when he had to face Ryeowook. All his plans for making a surprise for Kim Ryeowook were ruined this easily as he could only stand still and look so stiffed.
“I… I didn’t expect Mister Jongwoon to come here. I thought that you…” Ryeowook stopped his words as Jongwoon put his finger on his lips.
“Uuhhhmm… Let me say this first…” his face blushed “I was planning to make a surprise for you, taking you to a date after you finish your job and having fun till night and escorting you home by riding our bus like usual, but…”
Ryeowook looked at him with a confused face.
“I never thought that you’re a man or… Well, I don’t really care about that” Jongwoon looked at Ryeowook seriously.
“What I care for is… Ww-Wou-Would you going out with me??” Jongwoon turned his back, having his face and ears all red. He never confessed his feelings before. And he’s so afraid that the person he had just confessed to would reject him since they’re both men.
“Uhhhmm… I’ve said what I need to say. Now, it’s time for me to go. I must go back to my office… Well then...” Jongwoon ran towards the shop and left the confused Ryeowook behind.
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“He… he’s so blunt!!” Kyuhyun blinked his eyes.
“Yeah, he is“ Sungmin agreed with his boss as those two had been peeping on Ryeowook and his guest.
“Then, I must not lose to that newcomer!!” Kyuhyun clenched his fists and started his step to Ryeowook’s place.
“No.. Don’t go there!!!” Sungmin held on Kyuhyun’s body and stopped him from walking to Ryeowook.
“Le…Let me go!! Sungmin-ah! Why won’t listen to your boss’ words even once, huh?? I must confess my feeling to Ryeowook too or...” Kyuhyun stopped his struggles over Sungmin as he realized something.
“Su… Sungmin-ah... Do you??” He looked at Sungmin who could barely hold his tears.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t realize it till now. Then, I’ve no choice but to hold my feelings for him for awhile. You like him too, right?? But before that, let’s get rid of that newcomer so we can settle our feelings fairly” Kyuhyun grinned on Sungmin.
“Mwahah… You’re so stupid, Kyuhyun-ah” Sungmin laughed at Kyuhyun’s naïve words. He knew that Kyuhyun misunderstood him, but he’s fine with it. He’s fine if this young boss never knew his feelings. He’s fine as long as he could still stay by his side.
“Kyuhyun-sshi?? Sungmin hyung??” Ryeowook looked at them “What are you two doing here??” he asked them and they became panicked.
“Ahhh… I want to call you to go back for work. Don’t slack off or I’ll cut your salary!” Kyuhyun blushed and he hurriedly went back to his counter.
“Y…Yes, Kyuhyun-sshi” Ryeowook shook his head as he got so confused by everyone’s reactions, including Sungmin’s who suddenly ran away upon seeing him.
“Why everyone is so weird today??” he blinked his eyes.
That night, there’s no Jongwoon inside the bus and Ryeowook needed to spend his one hour trip alone, like before. Jongwoon’s words kept ringing inside his head.
“Why did he say that to me??”
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The next day, Jongwoon came to the shop again. He finished his job as soon as possible and ran to the bakery to watch Ryeowook from afar. He didn’t go inside the shop, he just watched him from outside; looking at him when he served the costumers, when he clumsily spilt the tea, and when he played the white grand piano so gracefully. For him, a day without seeing Ryeowook was like hell.
But it also hurt for him for just seeing Kyuhyun kept leeching his hand on Ryeowook. He always teased him, made Ryeowook embarrassed by calling him “honey” or “darling” in front of costumers. He also hugged Ryeowook , disturbed him from doing his job. And he loved to give Ryeowook “sneak kisses”, made Ryeowook shocked and threw the plates, plus scared him with the “salary-cut” things..
“Geez, don’t let him touch you all the way, Ryeowook-ah!!! Don’t let him think that he can have you as much as he want just because he’s your boss!! Anyone, please stop that flirty old man!! Yaaaa!!!” Jongwoon grabbed his hair like crazy. If Ryeowook were a “girl” and his “girl friend”, he could punch Kyuhyun right now and sent him to hospital. He could make anyone, who touched his beloved felt hurt as hell as he is so possessive and protective towards his beloved.
Yeah, it’s only “if”..
Jongwoon really wish Ryeowook as “his” so badly now..
While he was busy with his own thought of punching Kyuhyun or sending him to hell, someone came to him. He is Sungmin and he smiles to him, offering the help by pinching Kyuhyun’s ear, sending him away from Ryeowook. But Jongwoon still can’t rest at ease, as Kyuhyun will keep his move for attacking his “innocent” Ryeowook and he could only biting his nail for it..
It repeated for more than three days: Ryeowook riding the bus alone; Jongwoon watching Ryeowook from afar; Kyuhyun being so protective to Ryeowook; and Sungmin being fine by himself as long as he could stay on Kyuhyun’s side.
Finally, on the fifth day of waiting, one of them started his move. He knew that if he didn’t do it, he wouldn’t get anywhere. Moreover, these foolish acts wouldn’t end and they kept repeating and repeating, making them the most foolish men in the world.
He came inside to tell his feelings toward this man. He called him inside the room, locked it and had only two of them inside the locker room. He was sure that he’s doing the right things. There’s a chance he might got hurt, but he thought he’d be fine as long as it’s not the other man who got hurt.
“Wha… what do you want to talk to me, huh?? No need for locking the room or something…” Kyuhyun raised his eyebrow as Sungmin came closer to him, cornered him and pushed him to the wall.
“I… I need to make sure that you know my feelings, or we’ll just be the foolish men forever” He said with low tone.
“I know you’ll say that sooner or later” Kyuhyun nodded “Well, I’ve something to tell you as well” He touched Sungmin’s shoulder.
“Re… Really??” Sungmin got relieved a bit. He had been so tense since he entered the room.
“Yeaahh...” Kyuhyun grinned “I’m so stupid for not realizing it till now, sorry...” he sighed.
“Then, you know that I... For you...” Sungmin raised his tone.
“You want to settle this with me soon, right?? Our opponent has been missing for five days, so no need for worrying over him. Now, we can have our confessions to Wookie fairly” He patted Sungmin’s shoulder and walked outside.
“Geezz. How could you be this stupid, Kyuhyun-ah?!!” Sungmin pulled him before he went outside and kissed him “See!! You might be the champion of Mathematics Olympiad, but you’re nothing more than a stupid boy!!”
He got pissed up and ran while weeping his mouth. He met Ryeowook on his way to the entrance and said, “Settle your feeling quickly or you’ll regret it like me!!” then he left Ryeowook alone.
“Settle my feelings?? What feelings??” Ryeowook looked outside. Among the confusion and the crowd, he finally noticed someone’s shadow; his shadow that had been watching him for the past five days; the shadow that he longed for; the shadow that he always waited inside the bus.
As he started to run toward that shadow, one man caught him in his embrace. That man didn’t care about their costumers, about the crowd around them and about the shadow that looked at them with jealousy.
“I... I must say this. I love you Ryeowook-ah. So please, don’t leave me.” He said his words desperately. He didn’t care about anything else. He only wanted Ryeowook to stay by his side. He didn’t want anyone to leave him again for his stupidity. He…
“I’m sorry Kyuhyun-sshi. I’m not the one that will stay by your side. I... I’ve realized that I’m longing for someone else for the past five days. I’ve realized that he is the one for me” He smiled “So, Kyuhyun-sshi...” Ryeowook put his hand on Kyuhyun’s head, rubbed his hair softly “Please let me go” then he ran, leaving Kyuhyun alone in the shop.
“Jongwoon-ah, don’t run away from me… huff… huuffff...” Ryeowook lost his breath while running. Jongwoon tried to keep the distance between them. When Ryeowook could see his shadow, he’d speed up his run. It seemed as if they were having a hide and seek game over their foolish love.
After awhile Ryeowook stopped running and sat on the road and pouted on Jongwoon.
“Yaa!! I won’t chase you anymore nor move from this place. It’s up to you whether you’d avoid me or come close to me. I don’t care about you anymore!!” He turned around and waited for Jongwoon.
He was sure that Jongwoon would come to him. He was sure that Jongwoon wasn’t a coward. And he was sure that nothing was wrong about them. Nothing was wrong about man falling for another man.
Then he smiled when the shadow came close to him, helped him stand and hugged him.
“Ca… Can we go home together tonight??” Jongwoon said with his husky voice. His voice was shaking as he still couldn’t believe on what he saw and he felt. The warmth of Kim Ryeowook…
“Of course, you stupid. I was so lonely for the past five days. Take your responsible, okay!!” He poked Jongwoon’s nose, made his face blushed since everyone was now looking at them. They became the center of public attention after all the yelling and now hugging.
“I suppose we must go now...” Jongwoon started running again. This time, he was holding Ryeowook’s hand.
They had fun by walking together, eating ice-cream and doing what couple usually did on their dates. They really enjoyed their every minutes of being together, so much that they didn’t notice there was someone following them.
“Should I give up on him??” said Kyuhyun sadly while eating his ice-cream.
“I think you should” someone appeared from behind while licking his ice-cream, then he smiled on Kyuhyun “Sorry boss, I skip my job today…” he bowed to him, demanding for forgiveness.
“Hmm… There’s another thing to apologize for, right??” Kyuhyun grinned at him.
“No, boss!! It’s a truth that you’re stupid!!” Sungmin laughed.
“Yeahh, you too. You’re stupid for going against your boss. I’ll cut half of your salary!!” Kyuhyun patted his head.
“Noooo, booosss!!!” Sungmin chased Kyuhyun that ran happily. He had relieved his anxiety and became cleverer than before.
“Hahahahaha. I’ll spare you if you could catch me, Sungmin-ah!!”
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01.10, inside the bus.
“Did you have fun today??” Jongwoon rubbed Ryeowook’s hair. He noticed that he loved to play with his smooth hair, the pretty long hair that made him mistook Ryeowook as tomboyish girl the first time they met.
“Yup. I’ve had enough fun. I’m just praying for tomorrow, for Kyuhyun not to fire me from this job…” he sighed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll find you a new job if he does it” Jongwoon smiled at Ryeowook.
“What job??” He blinked his eyes on Jongwoon.
“Job of being my angel everyday” He pinched Ryeowook’s nose and leaned his head on Ryeowook’s shoulder.
Ryeowook blushed. He knew that he was right about his decision. He could make it if he was with Jongwoon, and so he wished…
For this one hour to last forever.
Title: Bus, Angel, and Bakery
Pairing: Yewook, Kyuwook, Kyumin
Category: Fluff, PG-13
Summary: Yesung loves to ride the last bus to meet Ryeowook, the innocent boy that he thought as tomboy girl. Things grown fast and he need to face the florist also bakery's owner where Ryeowook works, Kyuhyun that has been crushed by Sungmin.
Note: Beta-ed by thewindchime . Thank you so much unnie!! and poem by sashacruz *hugs* fanart by me xP MERRY CHRISTMAS!! ^W^
It was Jongwoon’s habit to ride the last bus from his workplace. It’s fine for him to wait for several hours just so that he could ride that bus, where he could find some time alone with a cute girl. Alone? Yes, because it’s the last bus from Seoul to Cheonan, his beloved hometown.
It started when he came home late because he overslept on his office. He thought of not going home that night, but he remembered his mom who couldn’t sleep until she found his son had come home safely. So no matter how late it was, Jongwoon would always go home to Cheonan that’s located 83.6 km from Seoul.
The last train was on 23.40 and now it’s already 1.05 in the morning. He didn’t have any choice but to take a bus, the last bus to Cheonan that took about an hour and twenty minutes longer that the usual time he spent on train.
He went inside the bus and found himself alone with the fifty-year-old bus driver. When the bus started to leave the terminal, he heard a voice calling for the driver. He then looked outside and saw a tomboyish girl running to catch the bus. Intrigued by the girl’s voice and looks, he then told the bus driver to stop and helped the girl.
Said girl was running out of breath and had herself sitting on her seat soon after she got on the bus. She looked so tired but she still said her thanks to Jongwoon whose face instantly blushed. She’s pretty, he thought. She had small lips, pretty eyes and high cheekbones. And her look was so cute, especially when she ran for the bus…
Jongwoon offered her a bottle of water (which was his, of course). The girl took it happily and drank all the water in one gulp. It shocked Jongwoon to see the tip of the bottle touched her lips, because it meant he had just had his first indirect kiss with this girl, the mysterious girl that he found at midnight inside the last bus.
He tried to calm himself by listening to mp3 and not looking at the girl for he would have his heart explode from the unstoppable heartbeats. He wondered, “Why does this girl affect me so badly?” and…
“Why this girl is sitting on my side??”
He panicked because the girl had now taken a seat on his side. He politely asked her to move away since there were plenty of seats on this empty bus, but the girl just wouldn’t budge. She said that she wanted Jongwoon to share his mp3 with her since she was getting bored of the one-hour ride to Cheonan. So he had no choice but to let her stay on his side and to share the mp3 together.
In his twenty years of living, it was the first time for him to have someone being so close on his side. He could see her long eyelashes as she fell asleep against his shoulder. He never had these feelings before. Just within one hour, he could feel happy, shocked and…
LOVE.
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But an hour sure passed so fast. The bus finally arrived at Cheonan terminal and he had to say goodbye to the girl whom he had fallen for at the first sight. Before she left, he asked for her name and she replied “I’m Kim Ryeowook, nice to meet you” with a smile.
Kim Ryeowook. Such a beautiful name. Jongwoon kept saying that name in his mind.
When he arrived at home, he found his mom sleeping on the couch and he carried her inside his room.
“Umma, I think I’ll come home late everyday from today onwards”
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At the second night, he waited on his office and called his mom so that she wouldn’t wait for him tonight. When the clock rang on 1.00 am, he finally left for the bus terminal.
This time, the girl had sat on her seat with a box of cake on her lap.
“Uhhmm, Mister, please take this as my appreciation for your help last night”
The girl bowed before him and gave him the box of cake. He blushed and replied to her with smile.
“Thank you so much. You know, I like cakes very much”. Then he sat and ate the cake.
“Munncchh.. munncchh.. huumpphh, This is so good!! Where did you buy it??” He asked the girl and she replied him with laughs. His mouth was full of cream, it even covered his nose. He looked like a happy boy that had just got cakes from his mom.
“Huumm.. It’s a cake from our store. I work on “ANGEL” bakery in front of the terminal”, she smiled.
“Then, I should come to your shop everyday!” Jongwoon said happily.
“But, our shop will already close by the time you usually arrive at the terminal. Just ask me if you want to eat some”, she smiled again. She thought that Jongwoon was really busy of his job and that’s why he always came home late. She didn’t know that the reason he stayed late on his office was to see her.
“Munnchh.. munch.. Then, you’ll ride this bus again tomorrow??” Jongwoon asked her again. This time, he wanted to make sure that he’d meet her again tomorrow. She gave her answer by nodding and one hour ended again, even faster than before.
“Ahh, Mister, can I ask your name??” the girl asked him.
“Kim Jongwoon. Don’t call me mister, just call me Jongwoon, okay??” he waved his hand and left.
“Then, it’s Jongwoon hyung, isn’t it??” the girl said it with low voice.
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On the third day…
This time, it wasn’t at night. Jongwoon planned to meet her at daylight. He wanted to make a surprise for her by visiting her bakery shop soon after he finished his works. And luckily, he could finish them all in the afternoon, so he hurriedly ran to the shop to meet her.
The shop board showed “ANGEL BAKERY” and it was a nice shop. The shop wasn’t large, but it looked nice since it also had a flower shop in front of it. It had a small garden with flowers as its fence, four small tables and red carpet that welcomed its entire costumers. Inside the shop, there were lots of antiques and almost all of them were white. The most stunning thing, though, was the white grand piano that always delivered the melodious tunes, giving the costumers the best service ever. Here in this shop was where the girl that Jongwoon had fallen for worked.
Ten minutes of waiting without anyone came to serve him made Jongwoon upset. Moreover, the shop was so full and noisy. All girls and ajummas were chit-chatting with loud voices and disturbed him from finding Kim Ryeowook, the girl that he had wanted to see.
“Maybe she’s not working today…” he sighed and decided to leave the shop. But his steps stopped after hearing the angelic voice from the grand piano direction. He turned around and found her singing while playing the white grand piano. And she was smiling to him, as if telling him to wait and not to leave her.
For every second of every minute...
Every minute of every hour....
Every hour of every day....
Every day of every week...
Every week of every month....
I will be the angel that sits near you bed....
And whispers in your ear that there’s nothing to fear....
And as time moves on and the world’s getting’ too heavy to hold....
I will be the angel that lends you their wings to lighten your load.....
Her voice was so beautiful it made Jongwoon started to wonder.
“Why her voice could be this alluring??”
“Why is she tempting me this badly?? Her eyes, her smiles, and her lips…”
His mind went blank until he felt someone’s pats on his shoulder.
“He’s amazing, isn’t he??”, one guy smirked on Jongwoon.
“He!!!??” Jongwoon raised his voice “Are you kidding me?? She is a girl, isn’t she??” he wanted to make sure about what he just heard from that man.
Looking at Jongwoon’s expression, that man laughed. “Mwahahahah… You’re so funny… Well, almost everyone mistakes him as girl and I won’t blame you since he’s so pretty. Right, Sungmin-ah??” He called the other man standing close to him.
“Yeah, no wonder that he’s our shop’s angel” he pointed on Ryeowook who had just finished singing his song.
“Then you must be Kim Jongwoon, the one that Ryeowook mentioned before. Nice to meet you, I’m Cho Kyuhyun, a florist and also the owner of this bakery” He grinned at Jongwoon as he grew interest on him.
“And I’m Lee Sungmin, this bakery’s employee, the same as Ryeowook” the smaller man introduced himself.
“Hmmm… You must be something, huh?? Our Wookie rarely talks about other people. He’s too shy, you know. And hmm...” Kyuhyun kept mumbling while he checked on Jongwoon..
“Whaa.. what’s wrong??” He raised his brows on Kyuhyun. It felt weird to have someone looking at you and examining you, especially if it’s someone you didn’t know.
“Please stop it, Kyuhyun-sshi. He’s not a stranger or something. He’s my friend” Ryeowook pulled Jongwoon close to him, hid him from Kyuhyun.
“Hmm… My curiosity grows as you try to protect him, Ryeowook-ah” Kyuhyun touched his chin. Then...
“Ouuuchh, it hurts!! Stop it, Sungmin-ah!!” Sungmin pulled Kyuhyun’s ears and dragged him away from Ryeowook and Jongwoon.
“We still have lots of costumers, so don’t slack off, boss!” He smirked to Ryeowook, telling him to leave the shop and serve his personal guest.
“Co..come here, Mister Jongwoon...” His face blushed and he looked down. Jongwoon couldn’t help loving this expression.
“Seems that I’ll be fine with him, no matter he is a man or woman…” He accepted Ryeowook although he wasn’t a girl that he once thought he was.
They had themselves on the backyard, without saying anything. Both of them were silent and feeling shy to start a conversation. Jongwoon couldn’t believe that he was this quiet when he had to face Ryeowook. All his plans for making a surprise for Kim Ryeowook were ruined this easily as he could only stand still and look so stiffed.
“I… I didn’t expect Mister Jongwoon to come here. I thought that you…” Ryeowook stopped his words as Jongwoon put his finger on his lips.
“Uuhhhmm… Let me say this first…” his face blushed “I was planning to make a surprise for you, taking you to a date after you finish your job and having fun till night and escorting you home by riding our bus like usual, but…”
Ryeowook looked at him with a confused face.
“I never thought that you’re a man or… Well, I don’t really care about that” Jongwoon looked at Ryeowook seriously.
“What I care for is… Ww-Wou-Would you going out with me??” Jongwoon turned his back, having his face and ears all red. He never confessed his feelings before. And he’s so afraid that the person he had just confessed to would reject him since they’re both men.
“Uhhhmm… I’ve said what I need to say. Now, it’s time for me to go. I must go back to my office… Well then...” Jongwoon ran towards the shop and left the confused Ryeowook behind.
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“He… he’s so blunt!!” Kyuhyun blinked his eyes.
“Yeah, he is“ Sungmin agreed with his boss as those two had been peeping on Ryeowook and his guest.
“Then, I must not lose to that newcomer!!” Kyuhyun clenched his fists and started his step to Ryeowook’s place.
“No.. Don’t go there!!!” Sungmin held on Kyuhyun’s body and stopped him from walking to Ryeowook.
“Le…Let me go!! Sungmin-ah! Why won’t listen to your boss’ words even once, huh?? I must confess my feeling to Ryeowook too or...” Kyuhyun stopped his struggles over Sungmin as he realized something.
“Su… Sungmin-ah... Do you??” He looked at Sungmin who could barely hold his tears.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t realize it till now. Then, I’ve no choice but to hold my feelings for him for awhile. You like him too, right?? But before that, let’s get rid of that newcomer so we can settle our feelings fairly” Kyuhyun grinned on Sungmin.
“Mwahah… You’re so stupid, Kyuhyun-ah” Sungmin laughed at Kyuhyun’s naïve words. He knew that Kyuhyun misunderstood him, but he’s fine with it. He’s fine if this young boss never knew his feelings. He’s fine as long as he could still stay by his side.
“Kyuhyun-sshi?? Sungmin hyung??” Ryeowook looked at them “What are you two doing here??” he asked them and they became panicked.
“Ahhh… I want to call you to go back for work. Don’t slack off or I’ll cut your salary!” Kyuhyun blushed and he hurriedly went back to his counter.
“Y…Yes, Kyuhyun-sshi” Ryeowook shook his head as he got so confused by everyone’s reactions, including Sungmin’s who suddenly ran away upon seeing him.
“Why everyone is so weird today??” he blinked his eyes.
That night, there’s no Jongwoon inside the bus and Ryeowook needed to spend his one hour trip alone, like before. Jongwoon’s words kept ringing inside his head.
“Why did he say that to me??”
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The next day, Jongwoon came to the shop again. He finished his job as soon as possible and ran to the bakery to watch Ryeowook from afar. He didn’t go inside the shop, he just watched him from outside; looking at him when he served the costumers, when he clumsily spilt the tea, and when he played the white grand piano so gracefully. For him, a day without seeing Ryeowook was like hell.
But it also hurt for him for just seeing Kyuhyun kept leeching his hand on Ryeowook. He always teased him, made Ryeowook embarrassed by calling him “honey” or “darling” in front of costumers. He also hugged Ryeowook , disturbed him from doing his job. And he loved to give Ryeowook “sneak kisses”, made Ryeowook shocked and threw the plates, plus scared him with the “salary-cut” things..
“Geez, don’t let him touch you all the way, Ryeowook-ah!!! Don’t let him think that he can have you as much as he want just because he’s your boss!! Anyone, please stop that flirty old man!! Yaaaa!!!” Jongwoon grabbed his hair like crazy. If Ryeowook were a “girl” and his “girl friend”, he could punch Kyuhyun right now and sent him to hospital. He could make anyone, who touched his beloved felt hurt as hell as he is so possessive and protective towards his beloved.
Yeah, it’s only “if”..
Jongwoon really wish Ryeowook as “his” so badly now..
While he was busy with his own thought of punching Kyuhyun or sending him to hell, someone came to him. He is Sungmin and he smiles to him, offering the help by pinching Kyuhyun’s ear, sending him away from Ryeowook. But Jongwoon still can’t rest at ease, as Kyuhyun will keep his move for attacking his “innocent” Ryeowook and he could only biting his nail for it..
It repeated for more than three days: Ryeowook riding the bus alone; Jongwoon watching Ryeowook from afar; Kyuhyun being so protective to Ryeowook; and Sungmin being fine by himself as long as he could stay on Kyuhyun’s side.
Finally, on the fifth day of waiting, one of them started his move. He knew that if he didn’t do it, he wouldn’t get anywhere. Moreover, these foolish acts wouldn’t end and they kept repeating and repeating, making them the most foolish men in the world.
He came inside to tell his feelings toward this man. He called him inside the room, locked it and had only two of them inside the locker room. He was sure that he’s doing the right things. There’s a chance he might got hurt, but he thought he’d be fine as long as it’s not the other man who got hurt.
“Wha… what do you want to talk to me, huh?? No need for locking the room or something…” Kyuhyun raised his eyebrow as Sungmin came closer to him, cornered him and pushed him to the wall.
“I… I need to make sure that you know my feelings, or we’ll just be the foolish men forever” He said with low tone.
“I know you’ll say that sooner or later” Kyuhyun nodded “Well, I’ve something to tell you as well” He touched Sungmin’s shoulder.
“Re… Really??” Sungmin got relieved a bit. He had been so tense since he entered the room.
“Yeaahh...” Kyuhyun grinned “I’m so stupid for not realizing it till now, sorry...” he sighed.
“Then, you know that I... For you...” Sungmin raised his tone.
“You want to settle this with me soon, right?? Our opponent has been missing for five days, so no need for worrying over him. Now, we can have our confessions to Wookie fairly” He patted Sungmin’s shoulder and walked outside.
“Geezz. How could you be this stupid, Kyuhyun-ah?!!” Sungmin pulled him before he went outside and kissed him “See!! You might be the champion of Mathematics Olympiad, but you’re nothing more than a stupid boy!!”
He got pissed up and ran while weeping his mouth. He met Ryeowook on his way to the entrance and said, “Settle your feeling quickly or you’ll regret it like me!!” then he left Ryeowook alone.
“Settle my feelings?? What feelings??” Ryeowook looked outside. Among the confusion and the crowd, he finally noticed someone’s shadow; his shadow that had been watching him for the past five days; the shadow that he longed for; the shadow that he always waited inside the bus.
As he started to run toward that shadow, one man caught him in his embrace. That man didn’t care about their costumers, about the crowd around them and about the shadow that looked at them with jealousy.
“I... I must say this. I love you Ryeowook-ah. So please, don’t leave me.” He said his words desperately. He didn’t care about anything else. He only wanted Ryeowook to stay by his side. He didn’t want anyone to leave him again for his stupidity. He…
“I’m sorry Kyuhyun-sshi. I’m not the one that will stay by your side. I... I’ve realized that I’m longing for someone else for the past five days. I’ve realized that he is the one for me” He smiled “So, Kyuhyun-sshi...” Ryeowook put his hand on Kyuhyun’s head, rubbed his hair softly “Please let me go” then he ran, leaving Kyuhyun alone in the shop.
“Jongwoon-ah, don’t run away from me… huff… huuffff...” Ryeowook lost his breath while running. Jongwoon tried to keep the distance between them. When Ryeowook could see his shadow, he’d speed up his run. It seemed as if they were having a hide and seek game over their foolish love.
After awhile Ryeowook stopped running and sat on the road and pouted on Jongwoon.
“Yaa!! I won’t chase you anymore nor move from this place. It’s up to you whether you’d avoid me or come close to me. I don’t care about you anymore!!” He turned around and waited for Jongwoon.
He was sure that Jongwoon would come to him. He was sure that Jongwoon wasn’t a coward. And he was sure that nothing was wrong about them. Nothing was wrong about man falling for another man.
Then he smiled when the shadow came close to him, helped him stand and hugged him.
“Ca… Can we go home together tonight??” Jongwoon said with his husky voice. His voice was shaking as he still couldn’t believe on what he saw and he felt. The warmth of Kim Ryeowook…
“Of course, you stupid. I was so lonely for the past five days. Take your responsible, okay!!” He poked Jongwoon’s nose, made his face blushed since everyone was now looking at them. They became the center of public attention after all the yelling and now hugging.
“I suppose we must go now...” Jongwoon started running again. This time, he was holding Ryeowook’s hand.
They had fun by walking together, eating ice-cream and doing what couple usually did on their dates. They really enjoyed their every minutes of being together, so much that they didn’t notice there was someone following them.
“Should I give up on him??” said Kyuhyun sadly while eating his ice-cream.
“I think you should” someone appeared from behind while licking his ice-cream, then he smiled on Kyuhyun “Sorry boss, I skip my job today…” he bowed to him, demanding for forgiveness.
“Hmm… There’s another thing to apologize for, right??” Kyuhyun grinned at him.
“No, boss!! It’s a truth that you’re stupid!!” Sungmin laughed.
“Yeahh, you too. You’re stupid for going against your boss. I’ll cut half of your salary!!” Kyuhyun patted his head.
“Noooo, booosss!!!” Sungmin chased Kyuhyun that ran happily. He had relieved his anxiety and became cleverer than before.
“Hahahahaha. I’ll spare you if you could catch me, Sungmin-ah!!”
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01.10, inside the bus.
“Did you have fun today??” Jongwoon rubbed Ryeowook’s hair. He noticed that he loved to play with his smooth hair, the pretty long hair that made him mistook Ryeowook as tomboyish girl the first time they met.
“Yup. I’ve had enough fun. I’m just praying for tomorrow, for Kyuhyun not to fire me from this job…” he sighed.
“Don’t worry, I’ll find you a new job if he does it” Jongwoon smiled at Ryeowook.
“What job??” He blinked his eyes on Jongwoon.
“Job of being my angel everyday” He pinched Ryeowook’s nose and leaned his head on Ryeowook’s shoulder.
Ryeowook blushed. He knew that he was right about his decision. He could make it if he was with Jongwoon, and so he wished…
For this one hour to last forever.
