Sleepless Nights (1/?)
Title: Sleepless Nights (1/?)
Pairing(s): KyuMin
Genre: Angst, Humor (I think? xD)
Warning(s): swearing, epic failure
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,628
Summary: Something's changed about Sungmin, and Kyuhyun loses sleep trying to find out why. (Lolol, ANOTHER bad summary~ xD)
Kyuhyun was born a heavy sleeper. The very enemy of alarm clocks. Oh yes, they seemed to despise him. Or at least, he thought so anyways, since they “refused” to wake him up.
All he had to do was close his eyes, and he'd drift off into dreamland, oblivious of anything else happening next to him. A bomb could go off, and he’d still be fast asleep, snoring. Kyuhyun never had problems sleeping. Not until tonight.
Kyuhyun flopped around mercilessly. This was bullshit. Why couldn't he fall asleep? He'd be able to do so perfectly for the past 20 years! There was no excuse for not being able to sleep. It was not possible.
Kyuhyun turned around some more. What the fuck is wrong with me?!
He looked over at his alarm clock. 4:05 AM. Fuck.
He was desperate for some sleep. Without it, he would be a walking zombie in the morning, and he did NOT need another scolding at work. The last one had made him the center of attention for at least a month, and it was impossible to walk past a room without someone snickering most likely about him.
Kyuhyun looked at the clock again. 4:14 AM. Why is this happening to me?! ;_____;
He flipped onto his back and stared at the ceiling. He sighed. There was no point in going to sleep now, since he had to get up in about 3 hours for work, and 3 hours of sleep probably wouldn't make any difference.
I wonder if Sungmin's sleeping right now. He seemed kinda out of it today. … Wait a minute! Kyuhyun sat up. I'm not losing sleep because I'm worried about Sungmin, am I?!
He frowned. Stress was a major factor in preventing him from sleeping. But he wasn't really stressed out about anything at the moment. Sungmin was the only possible explanation for his lack of sleep, which meant that he WAS concerned about Sungmin, and probably would be until he found out what was bothering him.
Oh god. I'm not going to be able to sleep until I figure out what's wrong with Minnie? That's gonna take like, forever!
He groaned. Sungmin was not the kind of person to reveal his feelings. He usually kept it all bottled up inside, and was always the one that comforted everyone during emotional times. In fact, it was kind of terrifying scary sometimes, because whenever he watched a sad movie, everybody (ex: Kyuhyun) cried except him. He just stared at the scene as if it was an everyday thing.
He tried thinking back to what he was doing with Sungmin earlier.
~
It was just the two of them, and they were sitting on a park bench, relaxing. Occasionally, they would talk about things that came to mind, which ranged from some guy jumping off a plane over an argument, to whatever they were going to do over the weekend. Eventually, a woman around her thirties walked by, strolling a baby carriage. Sungmin watched her as she passed them. She probably knew that he was watching and was uncomfortable because she increased her pace. Very shortly after, she was out of sight.
“You know,” Sungmin piped up, “I have a baby cousin; her name’s Eun Mi (A/N: idk who that is, just random name on the spot xD). She’s so cute~ She’s already a year old, and she seems to have developed a joy for posing~”
Kyuhyun wasn't the least bit interested. He was never really into children anyway. All they did was cry and whine and make everything difficult. But Sungmin was his best friend, so he just acted like he cared; he didn't want to make him sad.
“Oh, really? She can pose? I bet she's a smart one.”
“Yeah, she is. My aunt took like, a billion pictures of her because every pose was ‘priceless’. Here, let me show you…”
Sungmin reached into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone. He pressed some buttons and showed Kyuhyun.
When Kyuhyun saw the pictures of the little girl, he had to admit, she was cute. But he still thought Sungmin was still the cutest.
He smiled and gave the phone back to Sungmin. “You’re right, she’s a doll. And for a kid, she’s pretty good at posing. Did your aunt or uncle ever try entering her in those baby modeling agencies?”
“Yeah, they did, but she didn’t get picked.”
“Oh, what a shame. Her talents are going to waste.”
“Well, there’s always next year. She still has another chance.”
“Hmm.”
“…”
“…”
Kyuhyun started to panick. Fuck, an awkward silence. Should I say something? Or- No, it’s too late now. Aish!
Kyuhyun hated awkward silences. It made everything just so, awkward. And it was hell when things were awkward. So fucking difficult to bring up other topics. Or maybe he was overanalyzing the situation. He often did that. And he usually ended up embarrassing himself.
Oh, for the love of- SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING! Kyuhyun was freaking out now.
“You don’t really care, do you?”
Finally! Thank you Sungmin, for breaking the awk- Wait, what the fuck did you just say?!
“I’m sorry, what?”
“You don’t give a crap about the whole ‘baby’ thing, am I right?” It was more of an accusation than a question.
Shit. He saw right through me.
“What? Of course I d-”
“Save it. I know you’re faking.”
Kyuhyun was speechless. Sungmin was usually oblivious to his acting. This didn’t make any sense.
“You know,” Sungmin started, “I believed you at first. I really did. It hurts to know that you were lying to me the entire time. I really thought you were better than that.”
“W-what?” Kyuhyun was startled. “No! I wasn’t lying! I’m not faking!”
“Sure…,” Sungmin paused for a moment. “How many times have you lied to me like this?”
“I told you, I’m telling the truth! Why won’t you believe me?”
“Stop avoiding my question and answer me. How. Many. Times?”
“Never, I swear!”
“Really? You’re not lying?”
“Like I said, I’m telling the truth!”
“Then what’s her name?”
“Who?”
“My cousin.”
Oh fuck, I'm so screwed. He had no idea how to answer. What was it…? Eun Hee, Eun Kyung…
“You don’t remember.”
“I-,” Kyuhyun stopped, then sighed. “No, I don’t.”
“So you WERE ly-”
“Yes, Sungmin. I lied. I’m sorry, ok? You just seemed so excited about your baby cousin, and I didn’t want to disappoint you.”
“Then you should've told me! Lying to me only made me more disappointed." He sighed. "Next time, just tell me the truth, ok?”
“I'm sorry. And I promise not to lie anymore.”
“Thank you.”
“…”
“…”
Kyuhyun frowned. Why do these awkward silences keep happening to me?!
“Got a feeling that I don't belong, I got a feeling that I shouldn't be here~ Can't stand another single day, I gotta get away~” Oh, the irony.
It was Sungmin’s phone.
“Ahh~ And I, gotta get aw-”
Sungmin picked up. “Hello? … Sure, I'm not busy at the moment.” Kyuhyun felt something sting inside. He continued, “Yeah, I’ll be right over. … I know~ … Alright, I love you too~ Bye!"
“Who was that?” And why did he say "I love you" to them?!
“Oh, that was my aunt. She needs me to come over so I can babysit Eun Mi while she goes out to buy groceries.”
“I see.” Kyuhyun felt embarrassed; he was jealous of Sungmin’s aunt! Kyuhyun, you have sunk to a new low… “But wait, why can’t she bring Eun Mi with her?”
“She’s tried that before, but it just ended up in one big mess. Whenever you bring Eun Mi into a store, she grabs anything she can get her hands on. And I mean anything.” Kyuhyun shuddered at the thought of what “anything” could’ve meant.
“So… I guess that means you’re leaving?” Kyuhyun asked.
“Yup. Unless… Nah, you wouldn’t. So yeah, I guess this is goodbye.”
Sungmin got off the bench, and turned to leave.
“Wait! Unless what?”
Sungmin stopped and whirled around. “Um, un-unless you go with me.”
“Oh. Um…”
“It’s ok. I knew you wouldn’t want to go anyway.”
“I’m so-”
“I told you, it’s fine.” Sungmin checked his watch. “Look, I’m gonna to be late, so I have to go. Good bye.” He turned again, and continued walking.
“Bye.” But Sungmin was already gone.
~
Why did I say “bye” when he already left? People probably thought I was crazy for talking to myself! I swear, I’m such a fail sometimes. Kyuhyun sighed. I wonder why Sungmin acted like that before. He’s usually all happy and chipper, not sad and depressed.
Kyuhyun turned over to check his clock. 5:47. He had about an hour and fifteen minutes before getting up for work.
He sat up again. Ah, screw it. If I fall asleep now, I’m probably gonna oversleep later.
He got off his bed, and went into the living room, plopping onto the couch and turning on his TV. There was only a commercial about skincare at the moment. It was ridiculous. It showed pictures of overweight people, people having “problems” on the toilet, overly self-conscious girls and their skin, and then some aloe skincare product in a small box, insisting it was the solution to all their problems. Pfft, yeah, right. When will people ever learn?
Another advertisement came on, and this time, it was about mattresses and its “cheap, cheap prices”. Suddenly, he started feeling tired and great fatigue. He looked at the clock on the wall. 6:04. Damn, I have less than an hour before going to work. I ca-I can’t fall asleep now… He tried to stay awake, but obviously failed he drifted off to sleep.
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A/N: YAY~~~ First chaptered fic~~~ :'D It's kinda angsty though. ;____; Oh well.
I got the idea for the fic because it happened in real life... But I'm sure it's not that important. xD
By the way, the next chapter includes Donghae~ And maybe Eunhyuk. >:'D
And silent readers~ don't be afraid to comment~ I welcome all comments (as long as they're nice please ^w^) at any time~ :]
Thanks for reading~ :'D ♥
( Chapter 2 )
Pairing(s): KyuMin
Genre: Angst, Humor (I think? xD)
Warning(s): swearing, epic failure
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,628
Summary: Something's changed about Sungmin, and Kyuhyun loses sleep trying to find out why. (Lolol, ANOTHER bad summary~ xD)
Kyuhyun was born a heavy sleeper. The very enemy of alarm clocks. Oh yes, they seemed to despise him. Or at least, he thought so anyways, since they “refused” to wake him up.
All he had to do was close his eyes, and he'd drift off into dreamland, oblivious of anything else happening next to him. A bomb could go off, and he’d still be fast asleep, snoring. Kyuhyun never had problems sleeping. Not until tonight.
Kyuhyun flopped around mercilessly. This was bullshit. Why couldn't he fall asleep? He'd be able to do so perfectly for the past 20 years! There was no excuse for not being able to sleep. It was not possible.
Kyuhyun turned around some more. What the fuck is wrong with me?!
He looked over at his alarm clock. 4:05 AM. Fuck.
He was desperate for some sleep. Without it, he would be a walking zombie in the morning, and he did NOT need another scolding at work. The last one had made him the center of attention for at least a month, and it was impossible to walk past a room without someone snickering most likely about him.
Kyuhyun looked at the clock again. 4:14 AM. Why is this happening to me?! ;_____;
He flipped onto his back and stared at the ceiling. He sighed. There was no point in going to sleep now, since he had to get up in about 3 hours for work, and 3 hours of sleep probably wouldn't make any difference.
I wonder if Sungmin's sleeping right now. He seemed kinda out of it today. … Wait a minute! Kyuhyun sat up. I'm not losing sleep because I'm worried about Sungmin, am I?!
He frowned. Stress was a major factor in preventing him from sleeping. But he wasn't really stressed out about anything at the moment. Sungmin was the only possible explanation for his lack of sleep, which meant that he WAS concerned about Sungmin, and probably would be until he found out what was bothering him.
Oh god. I'm not going to be able to sleep until I figure out what's wrong with Minnie? That's gonna take like, forever!
He groaned. Sungmin was not the kind of person to reveal his feelings. He usually kept it all bottled up inside, and was always the one that comforted everyone during emotional times. In fact, it was kind of terrifying scary sometimes, because whenever he watched a sad movie, everybody (ex: Kyuhyun) cried except him. He just stared at the scene as if it was an everyday thing.
He tried thinking back to what he was doing with Sungmin earlier.
~
It was just the two of them, and they were sitting on a park bench, relaxing. Occasionally, they would talk about things that came to mind, which ranged from some guy jumping off a plane over an argument, to whatever they were going to do over the weekend. Eventually, a woman around her thirties walked by, strolling a baby carriage. Sungmin watched her as she passed them. She probably knew that he was watching and was uncomfortable because she increased her pace. Very shortly after, she was out of sight.
“You know,” Sungmin piped up, “I have a baby cousin; her name’s Eun Mi (A/N: idk who that is, just random name on the spot xD). She’s so cute~ She’s already a year old, and she seems to have developed a joy for posing~”
Kyuhyun wasn't the least bit interested. He was never really into children anyway. All they did was cry and whine and make everything difficult. But Sungmin was his best friend, so he just acted like he cared; he didn't want to make him sad.
“Oh, really? She can pose? I bet she's a smart one.”
“Yeah, she is. My aunt took like, a billion pictures of her because every pose was ‘priceless’. Here, let me show you…”
Sungmin reached into his pocket and pulled out his cellphone. He pressed some buttons and showed Kyuhyun.
When Kyuhyun saw the pictures of the little girl, he had to admit, she was cute. But he still thought Sungmin was still the cutest.
He smiled and gave the phone back to Sungmin. “You’re right, she’s a doll. And for a kid, she’s pretty good at posing. Did your aunt or uncle ever try entering her in those baby modeling agencies?”
“Yeah, they did, but she didn’t get picked.”
“Oh, what a shame. Her talents are going to waste.”
“Well, there’s always next year. She still has another chance.”
“Hmm.”
“…”
“…”
Kyuhyun started to panick. Fuck, an awkward silence. Should I say something? Or- No, it’s too late now. Aish!
Kyuhyun hated awkward silences. It made everything just so, awkward. And it was hell when things were awkward. So fucking difficult to bring up other topics. Or maybe he was overanalyzing the situation. He often did that. And he usually ended up embarrassing himself.
Oh, for the love of- SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING! Kyuhyun was freaking out now.
“You don’t really care, do you?”
Finally! Thank you Sungmin, for breaking the awk- Wait, what the fuck did you just say?!
“I’m sorry, what?”
“You don’t give a crap about the whole ‘baby’ thing, am I right?” It was more of an accusation than a question.
Shit. He saw right through me.
“What? Of course I d-”
“Save it. I know you’re faking.”
Kyuhyun was speechless. Sungmin was usually oblivious to his acting. This didn’t make any sense.
“You know,” Sungmin started, “I believed you at first. I really did. It hurts to know that you were lying to me the entire time. I really thought you were better than that.”
“W-what?” Kyuhyun was startled. “No! I wasn’t lying! I’m not faking!”
“Sure…,” Sungmin paused for a moment. “How many times have you lied to me like this?”
“I told you, I’m telling the truth! Why won’t you believe me?”
“Stop avoiding my question and answer me. How. Many. Times?”
“Never, I swear!”
“Really? You’re not lying?”
“Like I said, I’m telling the truth!”
“Then what’s her name?”
“Who?”
“My cousin.”
Oh fuck, I'm so screwed. He had no idea how to answer. What was it…? Eun Hee, Eun Kyung…
“You don’t remember.”
“I-,” Kyuhyun stopped, then sighed. “No, I don’t.”
“So you WERE ly-”
“Yes, Sungmin. I lied. I’m sorry, ok? You just seemed so excited about your baby cousin, and I didn’t want to disappoint you.”
“Then you should've told me! Lying to me only made me more disappointed." He sighed. "Next time, just tell me the truth, ok?”
“I'm sorry. And I promise not to lie anymore.”
“Thank you.”
“…”
“…”
Kyuhyun frowned. Why do these awkward silences keep happening to me?!
“Got a feeling that I don't belong, I got a feeling that I shouldn't be here~ Can't stand another single day, I gotta get away~” Oh, the irony.
It was Sungmin’s phone.
“Ahh~ And I, gotta get aw-”
Sungmin picked up. “Hello? … Sure, I'm not busy at the moment.” Kyuhyun felt something sting inside. He continued, “Yeah, I’ll be right over. … I know~ … Alright, I love you too~ Bye!"
“Who was that?” And why did he say "I love you" to them?!
“Oh, that was my aunt. She needs me to come over so I can babysit Eun Mi while she goes out to buy groceries.”
“I see.” Kyuhyun felt embarrassed; he was jealous of Sungmin’s aunt! Kyuhyun, you have sunk to a new low… “But wait, why can’t she bring Eun Mi with her?”
“She’s tried that before, but it just ended up in one big mess. Whenever you bring Eun Mi into a store, she grabs anything she can get her hands on. And I mean anything.” Kyuhyun shuddered at the thought of what “anything” could’ve meant.
“So… I guess that means you’re leaving?” Kyuhyun asked.
“Yup. Unless… Nah, you wouldn’t. So yeah, I guess this is goodbye.”
Sungmin got off the bench, and turned to leave.
“Wait! Unless what?”
Sungmin stopped and whirled around. “Um, un-unless you go with me.”
“Oh. Um…”
“It’s ok. I knew you wouldn’t want to go anyway.”
“I’m so-”
“I told you, it’s fine.” Sungmin checked his watch. “Look, I’m gonna to be late, so I have to go. Good bye.” He turned again, and continued walking.
“Bye.” But Sungmin was already gone.
~
Why did I say “bye” when he already left? People probably thought I was crazy for talking to myself! I swear, I’m such a fail sometimes. Kyuhyun sighed. I wonder why Sungmin acted like that before. He’s usually all happy and chipper, not sad and depressed.
Kyuhyun turned over to check his clock. 5:47. He had about an hour and fifteen minutes before getting up for work.
He sat up again. Ah, screw it. If I fall asleep now, I’m probably gonna oversleep later.
He got off his bed, and went into the living room, plopping onto the couch and turning on his TV. There was only a commercial about skincare at the moment. It was ridiculous. It showed pictures of overweight people, people having “problems” on the toilet, overly self-conscious girls and their skin, and then some aloe skincare product in a small box, insisting it was the solution to all their problems. Pfft, yeah, right. When will people ever learn?
Another advertisement came on, and this time, it was about mattresses and its “cheap, cheap prices”. Suddenly, he started feeling tired and great fatigue. He looked at the clock on the wall. 6:04. Damn, I have less than an hour before going to work. I ca-I can’t fall asleep now… He tried to stay awake, but obviously failed he drifted off to sleep.
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A/N: YAY~~~ First chaptered fic~~~ :'D It's kinda angsty though. ;____; Oh well.
I got the idea for the fic because it happened in real life... But I'm sure it's not that important. xD
By the way, the next chapter includes Donghae~ And maybe Eunhyuk. >:'D
And silent readers~ don't be afraid to comment~ I welcome all comments (as long as they're nice please ^w^) at any time~ :]
Thanks for reading~ :'D ♥
( Chapter 2 )