Acceleration of the Cardiac Cycle - Chapter 14
Title: Acceleration of the Cardiac Cycle
Fandom(s) : U-KISS
Pairing(s): KeMaru, 2SHIN, EliXander, Kiseop/OC(?)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, Humour, Romance (?)
Warnings: Taking this out, but beware :).
Author's Notes: I only had a vague idea of what I wanted this story to be, so I do not know how this will end up. Beware. No, seriously? Beware. I think I brought in everyone already? :)
Prologue :: Chapter 1 :: Chapter 2 :: Chapter 3 :: Chapter 4 :: Chapter 5 :: Chapter 6 :: Chapter 7
Chapter 8 :: Chapter 9 :: Chapter 10 :: Chapter 11 :: Chapter 12 :: Chapter 13
Kevin and Kibum met up before going to the cafeteria, but not before Kevin’s classmates squealed at Kibum’s geeky looks.
Kevin sulked, arranging his files and packing them neatly before bringing a dictionary along and then motioning for Kibum to follow him.
“What are you eating today?” Kibum asked, always not knowing what to eat (and therefore usually eating the same old things). Looking at Kevin stand in queue, he wondered how it feels like to finally eat with someone. Maybe Kevin can advise him on what to eat to make him smarter.
“My daily supply of protein, carbohydrate and fats, of course.” Kevin replied as if it was the most normal answer. “I had excess intake of sodium yesterday because the chef probably didn’t cook the vegetables well, so I will have to cut down on that today.”
“Does that make you smarter?” Kibum asked, shifting his weight from foot to foot.
“They are good brain food.” Kevin nodded in agreement, slightly twitching as he overheard a group of girls in front talking about the latest fashion.
Kevin then decided they should use the waiting time to do some studying. As he said out English words, Kibum was to define them in Korean.
“Kevin, it’s your turn.” Kiseop smiled welcomingly at Kevin and greeted the younger back when he quickly bowed his greetings. The worker then noticed Kibum behind the nerd. “Hello, Kibum-ssi.”
Kibum nodded a bit, a brief smile flashed across his face.
“Are you guys eating together?” Kiseop questioned as he did Kevin’s meal. “And Kevin, you look really good today!”
The nerd instantly blushed, eyes looking down to the floor. “Really?”
“Yep.” Kiseop smiled, moving to the counter. “Your lunch is ready~!”
“Thank you.” Kevin replied meekly, actually thanking Kiseop for the praise. The older waved his thanks away and collected the money before saying that he might visit them both at the cafeteria table if he was done with his job early. “You guys are eating together, right?”
“Mm.” Kevin hummed, still giddy from the praise. Kiseop wouldn’t lie, would he?
“Tch.” Kibum pouted a bit, ordering his lunch while mumbling something along the lines of Kevin being biased.
“What are you talking about?” Kevin snapped out of his trance, glaring at Kibum.
“I said you look cute this way!” Kibum exclaimed. “And you gave me a cold response.”
“Shut up!” Kevin blushed harder, turning around and expecting Kibum who paid for his lunch already to follow after him.
“You see?” Kibum sulked, following behind closely and then taking a seat opposite Kevin.
“Whatever.” Kevin cleared his throat, flipping the dictionary to start on the extra English lessons. “Affection.”
“I know that!” Kibum raised his hand, before quickly bringing it back down and thinking about it for a moment. “Something like affecting others?”
“No…” Kevin started off unsurely. “Try again.”
“I don’t know.” Kibum shrugged, taking a spoonful of food into his mouth. “Some kind of fashion.”
“No.” Kevin rolled his eyes. “It’s emotion, or fond attachment. Something like love but not really.”
“Which sort of affects others?” Kibum questioned hopefully.
“Yes but no.” Kevin shook his head firmly. “Don’t change the meaning of the words on your own.”
Kibum shrugged once more, taking an few more bites while Kevin continued flipping the page for a suitable word to test Kibum. Kevin ate his lunch systematically, Kibum noticed, starting from the vegetables with rice, egg with rice, and then meat with rice. It sort of was a continuous cycle that kept happening.
Kibum tried doing the same thing, realising he didn’t had vegetables in his meal.
“I should start eating vegetables…” Kibum mumbled to himself, looking at Kevin’s meal and contemplating whether or not he should try some of Kevin’s vegetables.
Kevin frowned slightly as he tried to find a word that was suitable for Kibum’s level. The older student wasn’t really all that bad after the few sessions of studying they had together, and now knowing quite a few basic words with all the studying he had been doing in his free time.
Kibum’s eyes slowly moved from looking at Kevin’s thin wrist up to his arm without any muscle curves. It continued travelling the path defined by the lines around Kevin’s form, moving up to his jaw that was moving due to chewing the food in his mouth. Kibum smiled faintly at the pink lips pressed together probably to keep food in Kevin’s mouth, and the pair of concentrating eyes staring intently at the dictionary. A stray strand of hair was lingering dangerously above Kevin’s eyelashes, as if threatening to irk Kevin’s eyes should he move a little.
Kibum reached out to brush it away, smile widening when Kevin looked up at him confusedly.
“Hm?” Kevin asked, slightly surprised by the smile.
“Nothing, just looking at how adorable you are.”
If Kibum wasn’t teasing him (which he absolutely didn’t look like he was), Kevin thinks he’s about to go insane. Maybe that’s the reason why the school population is crazy about the man before him. Just a few simple words constructed with the simplest Korean (that has a bit of slang in it, might Kevin add) and a smile (that is probably as usual as everyone else’s that involves the tensing of thirteen facial muscles), Kibum can change from an annoying study buddy that does nonsense like switching wardrobe to a man that makes the blood vessels on his face dilate.
“Sh-Shut up.” Kevin stuttered, looking back down at his meal shyly.
Kibum instantly sulked, sighing. “Always acting like that.”
Fandom(s) : U-KISS
Pairing(s): KeMaru, 2SHIN, EliXander, Kiseop/OC(?)
Rating: PG-13
Genre: AU, Humour, Romance (?)
Warnings: Taking this out, but beware :).
Author's Notes: I only had a vague idea of what I wanted this story to be, so I do not know how this will end up. Beware. No, seriously? Beware. I think I brought in everyone already? :)
Prologue :: Chapter 1 :: Chapter 2 :: Chapter 3 :: Chapter 4 :: Chapter 5 :: Chapter 6 :: Chapter 7
Chapter 8 :: Chapter 9 :: Chapter 10 :: Chapter 11 :: Chapter 12 :: Chapter 13
Kevin and Kibum met up before going to the cafeteria, but not before Kevin’s classmates squealed at Kibum’s geeky looks.
Kevin sulked, arranging his files and packing them neatly before bringing a dictionary along and then motioning for Kibum to follow him.
“What are you eating today?” Kibum asked, always not knowing what to eat (and therefore usually eating the same old things). Looking at Kevin stand in queue, he wondered how it feels like to finally eat with someone. Maybe Kevin can advise him on what to eat to make him smarter.
“My daily supply of protein, carbohydrate and fats, of course.” Kevin replied as if it was the most normal answer. “I had excess intake of sodium yesterday because the chef probably didn’t cook the vegetables well, so I will have to cut down on that today.”
“Does that make you smarter?” Kibum asked, shifting his weight from foot to foot.
“They are good brain food.” Kevin nodded in agreement, slightly twitching as he overheard a group of girls in front talking about the latest fashion.
Kevin then decided they should use the waiting time to do some studying. As he said out English words, Kibum was to define them in Korean.
“Kevin, it’s your turn.” Kiseop smiled welcomingly at Kevin and greeted the younger back when he quickly bowed his greetings. The worker then noticed Kibum behind the nerd. “Hello, Kibum-ssi.”
Kibum nodded a bit, a brief smile flashed across his face.
“Are you guys eating together?” Kiseop questioned as he did Kevin’s meal. “And Kevin, you look really good today!”
The nerd instantly blushed, eyes looking down to the floor. “Really?”
“Yep.” Kiseop smiled, moving to the counter. “Your lunch is ready~!”
“Thank you.” Kevin replied meekly, actually thanking Kiseop for the praise. The older waved his thanks away and collected the money before saying that he might visit them both at the cafeteria table if he was done with his job early. “You guys are eating together, right?”
“Mm.” Kevin hummed, still giddy from the praise. Kiseop wouldn’t lie, would he?
“Tch.” Kibum pouted a bit, ordering his lunch while mumbling something along the lines of Kevin being biased.
“What are you talking about?” Kevin snapped out of his trance, glaring at Kibum.
“I said you look cute this way!” Kibum exclaimed. “And you gave me a cold response.”
“Shut up!” Kevin blushed harder, turning around and expecting Kibum who paid for his lunch already to follow after him.
“You see?” Kibum sulked, following behind closely and then taking a seat opposite Kevin.
“Whatever.” Kevin cleared his throat, flipping the dictionary to start on the extra English lessons. “Affection.”
“I know that!” Kibum raised his hand, before quickly bringing it back down and thinking about it for a moment. “Something like affecting others?”
“No…” Kevin started off unsurely. “Try again.”
“I don’t know.” Kibum shrugged, taking a spoonful of food into his mouth. “Some kind of fashion.”
“No.” Kevin rolled his eyes. “It’s emotion, or fond attachment. Something like love but not really.”
“Which sort of affects others?” Kibum questioned hopefully.
“Yes but no.” Kevin shook his head firmly. “Don’t change the meaning of the words on your own.”
Kibum shrugged once more, taking an few more bites while Kevin continued flipping the page for a suitable word to test Kibum. Kevin ate his lunch systematically, Kibum noticed, starting from the vegetables with rice, egg with rice, and then meat with rice. It sort of was a continuous cycle that kept happening.
Kibum tried doing the same thing, realising he didn’t had vegetables in his meal.
“I should start eating vegetables…” Kibum mumbled to himself, looking at Kevin’s meal and contemplating whether or not he should try some of Kevin’s vegetables.
Kevin frowned slightly as he tried to find a word that was suitable for Kibum’s level. The older student wasn’t really all that bad after the few sessions of studying they had together, and now knowing quite a few basic words with all the studying he had been doing in his free time.
Kibum’s eyes slowly moved from looking at Kevin’s thin wrist up to his arm without any muscle curves. It continued travelling the path defined by the lines around Kevin’s form, moving up to his jaw that was moving due to chewing the food in his mouth. Kibum smiled faintly at the pink lips pressed together probably to keep food in Kevin’s mouth, and the pair of concentrating eyes staring intently at the dictionary. A stray strand of hair was lingering dangerously above Kevin’s eyelashes, as if threatening to irk Kevin’s eyes should he move a little.
Kibum reached out to brush it away, smile widening when Kevin looked up at him confusedly.
“Hm?” Kevin asked, slightly surprised by the smile.
“Nothing, just looking at how adorable you are.”
If Kibum wasn’t teasing him (which he absolutely didn’t look like he was), Kevin thinks he’s about to go insane. Maybe that’s the reason why the school population is crazy about the man before him. Just a few simple words constructed with the simplest Korean (that has a bit of slang in it, might Kevin add) and a smile (that is probably as usual as everyone else’s that involves the tensing of thirteen facial muscles), Kibum can change from an annoying study buddy that does nonsense like switching wardrobe to a man that makes the blood vessels on his face dilate.
“Sh-Shut up.” Kevin stuttered, looking back down at his meal shyly.
Kibum instantly sulked, sighing. “Always acting like that.”