You Are (Not) Alone: Chapter 6
Title: You are (Not) Alone
Rating: PG
Pairing: KyuMin,
Genre: Adventure, Drama,
Summary: Kyuhyun's not comfortable with the idea that Sungmin has to meet up with Han Dae to investigate. Especially when the other members' tease. Is he feeling something for Sungmin already?
Chapter 1: Call of Destiny
Chapter 2: Notion
Chapter 3: Rite of Springs
Chapter 4: Jump into the Fog
Chapter 5: Sweet Disposition
Chapter 6: Can't Stop Feeling
As Kyuhyun sat with his fox masked on, Sungmin, who was beside him, still can’t help but think about what Kyuhyun meant from his text message.
“Sungmin hyung, are you okay?”
Sungmin blinked and noticed Kyuhyun was looking at him.
“Ah, yes, yes. I’m sorry.”
“You were deep in thought.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry?”
“Uh, I just…uhm”
And then the SUV was halt to a stop which made everyone inside jerk forward. Except Kyuhyun who was protected by Sungmin.
“What was that Hyukjae?!” Yesung said angrily then rubbed his eyes and went back to sleeping.
“I think someone wants to threaten us.”
“Huh?”
They found out the other SUV, where the other half of the team was in, also stopped. In front of them was a military Wrangler Jeep. Seconds later they heard tires screeching to a halt as 7 more Wrangler jeeps surrounded them.
“Looks like we’re being ambushed,” Kyuhyun announced.
“Nah,” Ryeowook chuckled.
Then everyone went into alert mode when the 2 SUV's were rained with bullets. Good thing Hyukjae and Donghae made sure ever vehicle they have were bulletproofs.
“You were saying?” Sungmin looked at Ryeowook.
Almost all at the same time, big men stepped down from the jeeps and waited for them.
"Finally, something to use the training for,” Hyukjae sneered
“What, we won’t use guns?” Ryeowook asked.
“It’s not necessary, these guys don’t look experts to me,” Sungmin said.
“B-but… I want to use my boooooombs!”
They opened the SUV doors and stepped down one by one. Even the guys on the other SUV stepped down as well.
“I wish they didn’t have their guns aimed at us,” Ryeowook sighed.
“Okay guys, put your guns down,” Sungmin ordered to the enemies.
“Shut up kids.”
Then before that goon could react, Sungmin dashed to him, pushed the fun upwards and kicked him on the face, hard.
And that was the signal the team was waiting for to attack.
Everyone charged the enemy closest to them, immediately took their guns and aimed for the weak parts that Hangeng had taught them. As they were fighting, one goon realized someone was inside the SUV. He took a peek and saw it was wearing a suit like the enemy’s team.
It was Yesung. Snoring.
"This kid can sleep well in a situation like this huh. HEY!"
Ryeowook heard the goon and looked back at the SUV. His eyes widened as he saw Yesung's face was being pushed by a shotgun.
“Aw guys, why is Yesung still asleep?!” Jung soo asked as he dodged a punch.
"Hey, why don't you start fighting like a man, big head?"
Suddenly Yesung held the shotgun and pushed it hard to hit the goon's face. Then Yesung looked outside the SUV with eyes half open...he saw the ground full of guns while the other members beat one person after another like they’re just playing.
Then one tried to charge the Kyuhyun from behind.
"Oh you're not going to be that lucky mister," Sungmin said as he kicked the goon in the face.
After they have done beating the guys, they found a note on the enemy’s van.
It was a note done by putting different letters from a magazine.
“Stay away from the stones,” Shindong read.
"Fucking lame groups,” Yesung said as he rubbed his eyes.
“Yeah thanks for the help, sleepy head” Jung soo commented.
Kyuhyun checked the time from his wristwatch and saw they’ll be late for the morning meeting.
“Uhm, guys?”
“We’re on it,” They all said.
When they arrived at the building 30 minutes later…
“Oh you guys better have a good excuse,” Heechul who met at the top floor and walked with them to the meeting room.
“Sorry hyung, we were ambushed.”
“WHAT? You guys were ambushed?!" Heechul shouted.
“Looks like we have just gained our fathers’ enemies,” Ryeowook pointed out.
“And Sungie hyung slept through it all,” Sungmin chuckled.
“HEY!” Yesung exclaimed when everyone chuckled.
“Min hyung is mean,” Ryeowook said.
“Just saying the truth Wookie,”
Kyuhyun cleared his throat.
“Ugh, right, the meeting! Come on now guys, the board’s waiting!” Heechul ordered.
But Kyuhyun didn’t mean that.
“Hold it.” Sungmin placed his hand on Kyuhyun to stop him from walking.
“Hm?” Kyuhyun was surprised.
Sungmin picked up a thread from his dongsaeng’s black suit, and then brushed it after with this hand.
“Okay, you’re all set.”
But Kyuhyun just looked at Sungmin, surprised by the gesture.
---
When they got back that day in the mansion, Kyuhyun went straight to the study room while Sungmin’s behind him…
“What do you want for dinner, Kyuhyun?” Sungmin asked as he helped his dongsaeng take off his suit jacket.
“What did you say, hyung?”
“What did you want to eat for dinner?”
“No, I mean my name?”
“…Kyuhyun?”
Kyuhyun heart sank. He was waiting for Sungmin to give him a nickname too but no.
“Never mind… I don’t feel like eating. Thanks.”
---
That night Kyuhyun dreamed he was standing at the seabed and the water was 20 feet high. He tried moving his feet and felt the sand underneath his toes. He looked up and saw the manta rays swim above him, passing thru the sun rays. He looked around and saw the small colorful fishes swimming around him.
Then he saw someone dive in from above.
It was Sungmin and his hyung was swimming towards him. Kyuhyun raised his hand to grab Sungmin’s hand that was reaching for him. But before their hand was able to touch, he heard a loud knock. He opened his eyes slowly and heard the door open.
Sungmin came into the room, bringing his scent in. He had just freshly showered and is already properly dressed for the day.
“You overslept, Kyuhyun?”
He then walked towards the windows and drew the curtains.
As the light poured into the big room, Kyuhyun watched how it fell onto Sungmin’s face. And that angelic face looked at him and smiled.
“Good morning, Kyuhyun.”
Kyuhyun can only pout, even if he wanted to run towards his hyung and give him a wonderful morning kiss.
---
Kyuhyun was sitting at the balcony. It was the weekend and he decided to take a break from work. Well, as workaholic as he seems to be, he didn’t have the urge to go to his study room without his hyung.
Sungmin’s out there, hanging out with Han Dae and trying to be friends with him so he can get the information they need.
Minutes later, a Porsche came. Kyuhyun smiled when he saw Sungmin stepped down from it. He’s happy that his hyung’s home. He tried to relax and just looked at the twilight sky.
“Stars have started to appear in the sky.”
Kyuhyun looked at his left and saw Sungmin standing near him. Sungmin sat down at the nearest chair and took off his hat. Then he ruffled his hair to take away the hat hair.
Kyuhyun can't help but stare; Sungmin’s hand, Sungmin’s hair moving, Sungmin breathing the afternoon air. Every part of him seems to want every bit of Sungmin. The urge to hold his hyung, to breathe in his scent, to kiss those supple lips…
“Dinner!”
“Oh goodie, I’m hungry. Shall we go inside?” Sungmin smiled.
Kyuhyun just nodded.
---
“So how did the meeting with your guy go?” Shindong asked.
“He was okay; He really knows his art and he’s…actually nice,” Sungmin said as he was taking some dumplings.
“Like how nice?” Hyukjae butted in.
“He treated me to a nice lunch. And then we talked about stuff.”
“Maybe he likes you.”
“What? You guys are crazy.”
“Yeah, you guys are crazy.”
Everyone stopped moving when Kyuhyun talked.
“I-I mean, this roast is so delicious, its crazy.”
Everyone looked at him for a few seconds before they resumed eating.
[Please don’t tell me this is jealousy.]
---
They were at the living room watching a movie from the wide screen.
Everyone was watching seriously then Sungmin sneezed.
“Sorry.”
Then he sneezed again.
“Sorry.”
Then he sneezed again.
“Oh come on, Sungmin” Yesung said.
“Are you okay?” Jung soo asked.
Sungmin felt his forehead with his hand.
“You can’t check your own temperature with your own hand, silly. Kyuhyun can you check Sungmin?”
“W-what?”
“Touch his face, whatever, just to check his temperature if it’s more than normal.”
Kyuhyun felt awkward touching his hyung’s forehead when Sungmin himself is looking right back at him.
“His forehead feels normal to me.”
“Try his cheek.”
[Oh come on]
Kyuhyun held Sungmin’s cheek that was so soft to touch.
“Uhh still normal.”
“Okay, try his neck.”
Kyuhyun looked at Jungsoo to see if his hyung was tricking him and look at that, Jung soo was actually smirking.
“Go on,” Jung soo encouraged.
Kyuhyun rolled his eyes and held Sungmin’s neck gently.
“Nope, looks fine to me.”
“Okay, then I guess Sungmin is just fine. Just drink Vitamin C.”
“Sorry,” Sungmin whispered.
“H-huh?”
“For making you touch me.”
Kyuhyun remembered rolling his eyes a while ago.
“N-no, it’s not that.”
“Oh. Okay.”
When they resumed Kyuhyun looked at Jungsoo who winked at him.
[Fuck, he knows?]
----
Sungmin was finalizing the notes on his desk when he saw the car keys of the Porsche. He remembered he had to return that to Hyukjae or that guy’s obsessive compulsiveness about things might start again. He took the keys and went to Hyukjae’s room. He knocked gently then felt the door slightly move. The door was open. His hands searched for the switch and turned it on when suddenly-
"EAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Sungmin shouted and covered his eyes
"Turn off the lights!" Hae shouted
Sungmin’s hand scrambled on the wall and turned it off.
“Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit” Sungmin said repeatedly as he heard people moving inside the room.
“Okay you just saw Hae's junk and I apologize for that,” Hyukjae said.
“Damn you guys, ON TIMES LIKE THIS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOCK THE DOOR,” Sungmin said as he faced the door. He doesn’t want to face the two even if they’re not doing “stuff” anymore.
“I’m sorry. We’re sorry” Hyukjae apologized.
“Please don’t tell the other guys this,” Donghae said.
“I don’t think he would really tell others what he saw,”
“SHUT UP YOU GUYS! Anyway, I am only here to return the keys. UGH.”
Sungmin placed the keys at the table near the door, went out immediately and closed the door behind him.
“You okay?”
Sungmin almost jumped from the voice. Then he saw Kyuhyun looking at him worriedly.
“Uh n-nothing,” Sungmin walked away immediately.
Kyuhyun was weirded out. Sungmin’s cheeks were so red and looked like something serious had happened.
Then he realized he was standing in front of Hyukjae’s room.
[Did he do something to Sungmin? Nah he’s nice to hyung… or was that just a front? Did he… did he kiss Sungmin?!?!]
Kyuhyun barged into the room and opened the lights.
"EAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Kyuhyun shouted and covered his eyes
“Okay why do people keep on barging in my room like this?” Hyukjae said.
---
Kyuhyun was on his way to the kitchen to get a juice when he overheard Yesung, Ryeowook, Hyukjae and Donghae talking.
"Sometimes I wonder what we would be doing if we weren't on this team."
"I bet boring things..."
“Like working for our fathers?” and everybody laughed.
"I really don’t mind being part of Kyuhyun's team."
"Yeah…you know that kid is just...it's like he's not even a magnae."
"He takes care of us."
"He doesn't even command us to protect him.”
"The way you guys say it, it's like we owe that guy something."
"I think we're just doing the right thing...”
"He's like the little brother I never had and somehow that makes me want to protect him."
"I don't mind doing a good deed if that's the mission."
"You’re right.”
Kyuhyun standing by the wall can't help but feel light hearted. He didn't know this was how he was perceived by the people close to him.
Then when he looked at his left, Sungmin was there which made him jerk in surprise.
Sungmin was smiling and moved his eyebrows up and down.
Kyuhyun waved his hand and walked away, blushing.
----
As Sungmin was having lunch with Dae, he thought he would bring up the reason why he’s been hanging out with him.
"So...do you know who could be the owner of the museum is?" Sungmin asked before he took a sip of his wine.
"As a matter of fact, I do; Why the sudden interest?" Dae looked at Sungmin as he took a bite of his steak.
"Oh, you see, I was planning to have my art collection to be also presented there."
"I may introduce you to him some time...he's a very busy man.
----
Over dinner, at the mansion
“How was your lunch date with Dae?” Hyukjae asked.
“Shut up,” Sungmin snarled.
Kyuhyun looked discreetly at Sungmin through the corner of his eye.
“What did you guys talk about?”
“Oh yeah, about that, I mentioned about wanting to meet with the owner of the museum.”
“Really? What did he say?”
“That he’ll me to that guy at the right time. It’s because that guy is as he said a very ‘busy’ man.“
“So did you guys like kiss after the lunch date?”
"Oh hahaha, we're still talking about that? hahaha okay..." Kyuhyun suddenly uttered.
Everyone looked at him again, but this time, Jung soo, Donghae and Hyukjae were smiling.
“Can someone please pass the salt?”
Kyuhyun stands up, heads to the back of the bar, sees the broken tv and throws it on thr ground hard.
---
Kyuhyun was at the balcony again, thinking about how he has been acting these days. Somehow looking at the starry sky as he leaned on the deck seemed to calm him down.
“Ugh, I’m so stupid.”
“You know, being jealous is one of the signs of being in love.”
Kyuhyun was so surprised to see Hyukjae beside him.
“What?”
“So far you have been portraying the 4 signs.”
“Of?”
“Of being in love.”
"Where the heck did you get that?!"
"In a magazine... somewhere…"
“What the heck, I’m going.”
“Hey come on, I’m just kidding.”
Kyuhyun sighed again.
[Am I really?]
---
Kyuhyun was back to working in the study room when Sungmin served him tea.
“Thank you,” Kyuhyun smiled at Sungmin who stood beside his table and took the cup. As he took a sip, he realized it tasted different.
“That’s Oolong tea,” Sungmin explained.
“Oh. It’s good. Where did you learn this?”
“Dae introduced it to me.”
Kyuhyun raised an eyebrow.
“You have been hanging out with that guy too much.” Kyuhyun said without looking at Sungmin.
“I am?”
“Are you sure you’ll be able to get information from him?”
“What are you trying to say?”
“What if he’s just tricking you?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Oh, now you believe him?”
“Why are you being so protective? Can’t I do my job?”
“You’re hanging out with him too often!”
“Because I am investigating!”
“You are? How come you haven’t asked for my help?”
“Kyuhyun, I can do this on my own.”
“Oh so now you don’t need me?”
“I-I didn’t say that.”
“Then what? What do you mean by that?”
“I just meant it literally; I can really just do this on my own.”
“See? You just said you didn’t need me.”
“For heaven’s sake, Kyuhyun, why are you being such a pain?” Sungmin said, a little annoyed.
“Because you call me Kyuhyun.”
“Huh?”
“You always call me Kyuhyun.”
Sungmin just looked at him with a confused face.
“Never mind.”
“No, what was that? What are you trying to say?” Sungmin said worriedly.
“Let’s drop it.”
And Kyuhyun was about to sign a contract when Sungmin took his pen away from him.
“What is it?” Sungmin said seriously.
Kyuhyun leaned on his high chair and let out a breath. Then he looked at Sungmin.
“You always call me Kyuhyun.”
“But that’s your name….”
“You just don’t get it, do you?”
“No, that’s why you should tell me.”
“Sungmin hyung!”
“Tell me.”
Kyuhyun suddenly stood up then opened his lips to talk but then, he closed it again. Then he ruffled his hair like he was irritated.
“Kyuhyun?”
“Please stop saying that!” Kyuhyun said with his hands held out for emphasis.
“Then tell me why I should stop!”
“It’s all because I love you! Got it?”
“W-what?”
“Shut up, you made me say it.”
“So you mean it?”
“Awkward isn’t it? That’s why I wasn’t planning to tell you.”
----
Sungmin went straight to the kitchen after that talk. Ryeowook was there and Hyukjae.
“Min hyung, are you okay? You look pale.”
“I-I’m fine, can I have some water?”
“Did something happen?” Hyukjae asked with very concerned eyes.
Sungmin looked pained for a second, thinking if he should tell others about this, but his mind was so crazy and it won’t even work properly.
“Kyuhyun just confessed to me,” Sungmin sighed in defeat.
“Oh that,” Hyukjae sneered.
“What do you mean ‘that’?”
“Huh, it’s so obvious.”
“What?”
“Everybody knows it, Min hyung.”
----
After the incident, Sungmin and Kyuhyun still worked together but no one was talking. As Sungmin can’t take the silent treatment anymore, he decided to speak about it.
“Kyuhyun, about what happened the other day I’m so-“
Kyuhyun raised a hand to stop Sungmin from talking.
“Don’t say you’re sorry.”
“But-“
“I know you don’t feel the same way. It’s okay.” Kyuhyun smiled. “I should be the one saying sorry. I shouldn’t have acted like a kid, forgive me.”
Then Kyuhyun stood up.
“Where are you going?”
“Oh I’m just going to get something from my room.”
“I can get it for you.”
“No, its okay, I should do it.”
And as Kyuhyun closed the door behind him, Sungmin lost the chance of hearing his dongsaeng’s heart break in pieces.
Rating: PG
Pairing: KyuMin,
Genre: Adventure, Drama,
Summary: Kyuhyun's not comfortable with the idea that Sungmin has to meet up with Han Dae to investigate. Especially when the other members' tease. Is he feeling something for Sungmin already?
Chapter 1: Call of Destiny
Chapter 2: Notion
Chapter 3: Rite of Springs
Chapter 4: Jump into the Fog
Chapter 5: Sweet Disposition
Chapter 6: Can't Stop Feeling
As Kyuhyun sat with his fox masked on, Sungmin, who was beside him, still can’t help but think about what Kyuhyun meant from his text message.
“Sungmin hyung, are you okay?”
Sungmin blinked and noticed Kyuhyun was looking at him.
“Ah, yes, yes. I’m sorry.”
“You were deep in thought.”
“I’m sorry.”
“Why are you sorry?”
“Uh, I just…uhm”
And then the SUV was halt to a stop which made everyone inside jerk forward. Except Kyuhyun who was protected by Sungmin.
“What was that Hyukjae?!” Yesung said angrily then rubbed his eyes and went back to sleeping.
“I think someone wants to threaten us.”
“Huh?”
They found out the other SUV, where the other half of the team was in, also stopped. In front of them was a military Wrangler Jeep. Seconds later they heard tires screeching to a halt as 7 more Wrangler jeeps surrounded them.
“Looks like we’re being ambushed,” Kyuhyun announced.
“Nah,” Ryeowook chuckled.
Then everyone went into alert mode when the 2 SUV's were rained with bullets. Good thing Hyukjae and Donghae made sure ever vehicle they have were bulletproofs.
“You were saying?” Sungmin looked at Ryeowook.
Almost all at the same time, big men stepped down from the jeeps and waited for them.
"Finally, something to use the training for,” Hyukjae sneered
“What, we won’t use guns?” Ryeowook asked.
“It’s not necessary, these guys don’t look experts to me,” Sungmin said.
“B-but… I want to use my boooooombs!”
They opened the SUV doors and stepped down one by one. Even the guys on the other SUV stepped down as well.
“I wish they didn’t have their guns aimed at us,” Ryeowook sighed.
“Okay guys, put your guns down,” Sungmin ordered to the enemies.
“Shut up kids.”
Then before that goon could react, Sungmin dashed to him, pushed the fun upwards and kicked him on the face, hard.
And that was the signal the team was waiting for to attack.
Everyone charged the enemy closest to them, immediately took their guns and aimed for the weak parts that Hangeng had taught them. As they were fighting, one goon realized someone was inside the SUV. He took a peek and saw it was wearing a suit like the enemy’s team.
It was Yesung. Snoring.
"This kid can sleep well in a situation like this huh. HEY!"
Ryeowook heard the goon and looked back at the SUV. His eyes widened as he saw Yesung's face was being pushed by a shotgun.
“Aw guys, why is Yesung still asleep?!” Jung soo asked as he dodged a punch.
"Hey, why don't you start fighting like a man, big head?"
Suddenly Yesung held the shotgun and pushed it hard to hit the goon's face. Then Yesung looked outside the SUV with eyes half open...he saw the ground full of guns while the other members beat one person after another like they’re just playing.
Then one tried to charge the Kyuhyun from behind.
"Oh you're not going to be that lucky mister," Sungmin said as he kicked the goon in the face.
After they have done beating the guys, they found a note on the enemy’s van.
It was a note done by putting different letters from a magazine.
“Stay away from the stones,” Shindong read.
"Fucking lame groups,” Yesung said as he rubbed his eyes.
“Yeah thanks for the help, sleepy head” Jung soo commented.
Kyuhyun checked the time from his wristwatch and saw they’ll be late for the morning meeting.
“Uhm, guys?”
“We’re on it,” They all said.
When they arrived at the building 30 minutes later…
“Oh you guys better have a good excuse,” Heechul who met at the top floor and walked with them to the meeting room.
“Sorry hyung, we were ambushed.”
“WHAT? You guys were ambushed?!" Heechul shouted.
“Looks like we have just gained our fathers’ enemies,” Ryeowook pointed out.
“And Sungie hyung slept through it all,” Sungmin chuckled.
“HEY!” Yesung exclaimed when everyone chuckled.
“Min hyung is mean,” Ryeowook said.
“Just saying the truth Wookie,”
Kyuhyun cleared his throat.
“Ugh, right, the meeting! Come on now guys, the board’s waiting!” Heechul ordered.
But Kyuhyun didn’t mean that.
“Hold it.” Sungmin placed his hand on Kyuhyun to stop him from walking.
“Hm?” Kyuhyun was surprised.
Sungmin picked up a thread from his dongsaeng’s black suit, and then brushed it after with this hand.
“Okay, you’re all set.”
But Kyuhyun just looked at Sungmin, surprised by the gesture.
---
When they got back that day in the mansion, Kyuhyun went straight to the study room while Sungmin’s behind him…
“What do you want for dinner, Kyuhyun?” Sungmin asked as he helped his dongsaeng take off his suit jacket.
“What did you say, hyung?”
“What did you want to eat for dinner?”
“No, I mean my name?”
“…Kyuhyun?”
Kyuhyun heart sank. He was waiting for Sungmin to give him a nickname too but no.
“Never mind… I don’t feel like eating. Thanks.”
---
That night Kyuhyun dreamed he was standing at the seabed and the water was 20 feet high. He tried moving his feet and felt the sand underneath his toes. He looked up and saw the manta rays swim above him, passing thru the sun rays. He looked around and saw the small colorful fishes swimming around him.
Then he saw someone dive in from above.
It was Sungmin and his hyung was swimming towards him. Kyuhyun raised his hand to grab Sungmin’s hand that was reaching for him. But before their hand was able to touch, he heard a loud knock. He opened his eyes slowly and heard the door open.
Sungmin came into the room, bringing his scent in. He had just freshly showered and is already properly dressed for the day.
“You overslept, Kyuhyun?”
He then walked towards the windows and drew the curtains.
As the light poured into the big room, Kyuhyun watched how it fell onto Sungmin’s face. And that angelic face looked at him and smiled.
“Good morning, Kyuhyun.”
Kyuhyun can only pout, even if he wanted to run towards his hyung and give him a wonderful morning kiss.
---
Kyuhyun was sitting at the balcony. It was the weekend and he decided to take a break from work. Well, as workaholic as he seems to be, he didn’t have the urge to go to his study room without his hyung.
Sungmin’s out there, hanging out with Han Dae and trying to be friends with him so he can get the information they need.
Minutes later, a Porsche came. Kyuhyun smiled when he saw Sungmin stepped down from it. He’s happy that his hyung’s home. He tried to relax and just looked at the twilight sky.
“Stars have started to appear in the sky.”
Kyuhyun looked at his left and saw Sungmin standing near him. Sungmin sat down at the nearest chair and took off his hat. Then he ruffled his hair to take away the hat hair.
Kyuhyun can't help but stare; Sungmin’s hand, Sungmin’s hair moving, Sungmin breathing the afternoon air. Every part of him seems to want every bit of Sungmin. The urge to hold his hyung, to breathe in his scent, to kiss those supple lips…
“Dinner!”
“Oh goodie, I’m hungry. Shall we go inside?” Sungmin smiled.
Kyuhyun just nodded.
---
“So how did the meeting with your guy go?” Shindong asked.
“He was okay; He really knows his art and he’s…actually nice,” Sungmin said as he was taking some dumplings.
“Like how nice?” Hyukjae butted in.
“He treated me to a nice lunch. And then we talked about stuff.”
“Maybe he likes you.”
“What? You guys are crazy.”
“Yeah, you guys are crazy.”
Everyone stopped moving when Kyuhyun talked.
“I-I mean, this roast is so delicious, its crazy.”
Everyone looked at him for a few seconds before they resumed eating.
[Please don’t tell me this is jealousy.]
---
They were at the living room watching a movie from the wide screen.
Everyone was watching seriously then Sungmin sneezed.
“Sorry.”
Then he sneezed again.
“Sorry.”
Then he sneezed again.
“Oh come on, Sungmin” Yesung said.
“Are you okay?” Jung soo asked.
Sungmin felt his forehead with his hand.
“You can’t check your own temperature with your own hand, silly. Kyuhyun can you check Sungmin?”
“W-what?”
“Touch his face, whatever, just to check his temperature if it’s more than normal.”
Kyuhyun felt awkward touching his hyung’s forehead when Sungmin himself is looking right back at him.
“His forehead feels normal to me.”
“Try his cheek.”
[Oh come on]
Kyuhyun held Sungmin’s cheek that was so soft to touch.
“Uhh still normal.”
“Okay, try his neck.”
Kyuhyun looked at Jungsoo to see if his hyung was tricking him and look at that, Jung soo was actually smirking.
“Go on,” Jung soo encouraged.
Kyuhyun rolled his eyes and held Sungmin’s neck gently.
“Nope, looks fine to me.”
“Okay, then I guess Sungmin is just fine. Just drink Vitamin C.”
“Sorry,” Sungmin whispered.
“H-huh?”
“For making you touch me.”
Kyuhyun remembered rolling his eyes a while ago.
“N-no, it’s not that.”
“Oh. Okay.”
When they resumed Kyuhyun looked at Jungsoo who winked at him.
[Fuck, he knows?]
----
Sungmin was finalizing the notes on his desk when he saw the car keys of the Porsche. He remembered he had to return that to Hyukjae or that guy’s obsessive compulsiveness about things might start again. He took the keys and went to Hyukjae’s room. He knocked gently then felt the door slightly move. The door was open. His hands searched for the switch and turned it on when suddenly-
"EAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Sungmin shouted and covered his eyes
"Turn off the lights!" Hae shouted
Sungmin’s hand scrambled on the wall and turned it off.
“Shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit shit” Sungmin said repeatedly as he heard people moving inside the room.
“Okay you just saw Hae's junk and I apologize for that,” Hyukjae said.
“Damn you guys, ON TIMES LIKE THIS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS LOCK THE DOOR,” Sungmin said as he faced the door. He doesn’t want to face the two even if they’re not doing “stuff” anymore.
“I’m sorry. We’re sorry” Hyukjae apologized.
“Please don’t tell the other guys this,” Donghae said.
“I don’t think he would really tell others what he saw,”
“SHUT UP YOU GUYS! Anyway, I am only here to return the keys. UGH.”
Sungmin placed the keys at the table near the door, went out immediately and closed the door behind him.
“You okay?”
Sungmin almost jumped from the voice. Then he saw Kyuhyun looking at him worriedly.
“Uh n-nothing,” Sungmin walked away immediately.
Kyuhyun was weirded out. Sungmin’s cheeks were so red and looked like something serious had happened.
Then he realized he was standing in front of Hyukjae’s room.
[Did he do something to Sungmin? Nah he’s nice to hyung… or was that just a front? Did he… did he kiss Sungmin?!?!]
Kyuhyun barged into the room and opened the lights.
"EAAAAGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Kyuhyun shouted and covered his eyes
“Okay why do people keep on barging in my room like this?” Hyukjae said.
---
Kyuhyun was on his way to the kitchen to get a juice when he overheard Yesung, Ryeowook, Hyukjae and Donghae talking.
"Sometimes I wonder what we would be doing if we weren't on this team."
"I bet boring things..."
“Like working for our fathers?” and everybody laughed.
"I really don’t mind being part of Kyuhyun's team."
"Yeah…you know that kid is just...it's like he's not even a magnae."
"He takes care of us."
"He doesn't even command us to protect him.”
"The way you guys say it, it's like we owe that guy something."
"I think we're just doing the right thing...”
"He's like the little brother I never had and somehow that makes me want to protect him."
"I don't mind doing a good deed if that's the mission."
"You’re right.”
Kyuhyun standing by the wall can't help but feel light hearted. He didn't know this was how he was perceived by the people close to him.
Then when he looked at his left, Sungmin was there which made him jerk in surprise.
Sungmin was smiling and moved his eyebrows up and down.
Kyuhyun waved his hand and walked away, blushing.
----
As Sungmin was having lunch with Dae, he thought he would bring up the reason why he’s been hanging out with him.
"So...do you know who could be the owner of the museum is?" Sungmin asked before he took a sip of his wine.
"As a matter of fact, I do; Why the sudden interest?" Dae looked at Sungmin as he took a bite of his steak.
"Oh, you see, I was planning to have my art collection to be also presented there."
"I may introduce you to him some time...he's a very busy man.
----
Over dinner, at the mansion
“How was your lunch date with Dae?” Hyukjae asked.
“Shut up,” Sungmin snarled.
Kyuhyun looked discreetly at Sungmin through the corner of his eye.
“What did you guys talk about?”
“Oh yeah, about that, I mentioned about wanting to meet with the owner of the museum.”
“Really? What did he say?”
“That he’ll me to that guy at the right time. It’s because that guy is as he said a very ‘busy’ man.“
“So did you guys like kiss after the lunch date?”
"Oh hahaha, we're still talking about that? hahaha okay..." Kyuhyun suddenly uttered.
Everyone looked at him again, but this time, Jung soo, Donghae and Hyukjae were smiling.
“Can someone please pass the salt?”
Kyuhyun stands up, heads to the back of the bar, sees the broken tv and throws it on thr ground hard.
---
Kyuhyun was at the balcony again, thinking about how he has been acting these days. Somehow looking at the starry sky as he leaned on the deck seemed to calm him down.
“Ugh, I’m so stupid.”
“You know, being jealous is one of the signs of being in love.”
Kyuhyun was so surprised to see Hyukjae beside him.
“What?”
“So far you have been portraying the 4 signs.”
“Of?”
“Of being in love.”
"Where the heck did you get that?!"
"In a magazine... somewhere…"
“What the heck, I’m going.”
“Hey come on, I’m just kidding.”
Kyuhyun sighed again.
[Am I really?]
---
Kyuhyun was back to working in the study room when Sungmin served him tea.
“Thank you,” Kyuhyun smiled at Sungmin who stood beside his table and took the cup. As he took a sip, he realized it tasted different.
“That’s Oolong tea,” Sungmin explained.
“Oh. It’s good. Where did you learn this?”
“Dae introduced it to me.”
Kyuhyun raised an eyebrow.
“You have been hanging out with that guy too much.” Kyuhyun said without looking at Sungmin.
“I am?”
“Are you sure you’ll be able to get information from him?”
“What are you trying to say?”
“What if he’s just tricking you?”
“I don’t think so.”
“Oh, now you believe him?”
“Why are you being so protective? Can’t I do my job?”
“You’re hanging out with him too often!”
“Because I am investigating!”
“You are? How come you haven’t asked for my help?”
“Kyuhyun, I can do this on my own.”
“Oh so now you don’t need me?”
“I-I didn’t say that.”
“Then what? What do you mean by that?”
“I just meant it literally; I can really just do this on my own.”
“See? You just said you didn’t need me.”
“For heaven’s sake, Kyuhyun, why are you being such a pain?” Sungmin said, a little annoyed.
“Because you call me Kyuhyun.”
“Huh?”
“You always call me Kyuhyun.”
Sungmin just looked at him with a confused face.
“Never mind.”
“No, what was that? What are you trying to say?” Sungmin said worriedly.
“Let’s drop it.”
And Kyuhyun was about to sign a contract when Sungmin took his pen away from him.
“What is it?” Sungmin said seriously.
Kyuhyun leaned on his high chair and let out a breath. Then he looked at Sungmin.
“You always call me Kyuhyun.”
“But that’s your name….”
“You just don’t get it, do you?”
“No, that’s why you should tell me.”
“Sungmin hyung!”
“Tell me.”
Kyuhyun suddenly stood up then opened his lips to talk but then, he closed it again. Then he ruffled his hair like he was irritated.
“Kyuhyun?”
“Please stop saying that!” Kyuhyun said with his hands held out for emphasis.
“Then tell me why I should stop!”
“It’s all because I love you! Got it?”
“W-what?”
“Shut up, you made me say it.”
“So you mean it?”
“Awkward isn’t it? That’s why I wasn’t planning to tell you.”
----
Sungmin went straight to the kitchen after that talk. Ryeowook was there and Hyukjae.
“Min hyung, are you okay? You look pale.”
“I-I’m fine, can I have some water?”
“Did something happen?” Hyukjae asked with very concerned eyes.
Sungmin looked pained for a second, thinking if he should tell others about this, but his mind was so crazy and it won’t even work properly.
“Kyuhyun just confessed to me,” Sungmin sighed in defeat.
“Oh that,” Hyukjae sneered.
“What do you mean ‘that’?”
“Huh, it’s so obvious.”
“What?”
“Everybody knows it, Min hyung.”
----
After the incident, Sungmin and Kyuhyun still worked together but no one was talking. As Sungmin can’t take the silent treatment anymore, he decided to speak about it.
“Kyuhyun, about what happened the other day I’m so-“
Kyuhyun raised a hand to stop Sungmin from talking.
“Don’t say you’re sorry.”
“But-“
“I know you don’t feel the same way. It’s okay.” Kyuhyun smiled. “I should be the one saying sorry. I shouldn’t have acted like a kid, forgive me.”
Then Kyuhyun stood up.
“Where are you going?”
“Oh I’m just going to get something from my room.”
“I can get it for you.”
“No, its okay, I should do it.”
And as Kyuhyun closed the door behind him, Sungmin lost the chance of hearing his dongsaeng’s heart break in pieces.