[FIC : Fated]
Title: Fated
Author: sexineko
Pairing: Jaeho
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Humor
Chapters/Length: One shot
Summary: “You and Me, we’re destiny. Accept it”
Unbeta'd so mistakes are my own, sorry~ beware, it sucks. >.<
Has officially been peaches approved © neko productions
“You and me, we’re destiny. Accept it Jae.” Yunho said with a cheeky smile and twinkling eyes. I stared at him baffled and a little indignant.
My name is Kim JaeJoong; currently a sophomore at New York University and my soul mate was Jung Yunho, also a sophomore at NYU and the current pain in my ass. I’ll admit that Yunho was attractive, handsome even with his small face and his black hair that framed his face just right. His eyes were expressive, you could see all his emotions in them but his best feature if I had to pick one out would be his smile. He had this radiant smile that seemed to light up a room. It reminded me a little boy on Christmas when his mother got him that Iron man robot he’s been wanting forever.
I’m not even sure how this all started. Well okay that would be a lie; I do know I just don’t want to admit that I was the one who started this. I’ve known Yunho for as long as I can remember. Growing up in a small town upstate, you really couldn’t help but know everyone in town. We went to the same nursery all the way up to high school.
We weren’t always the best of friends, more like rivals than anything. From girls to grades, everything we did we always tried to beat the other but over time, that rivalry became respect and that respect led to friendship.
Our families always got along fairly well, we even had a Friday night tradition where we had dinner together and ended the night with poker. Somewhere along the line, we both realized that we weren’t exactly straight. I still remember the day when Yunho came crying up to me, panicked and not sure what to do. It was the first time I saw him so scared. So we decided to come out to our families together which led to the question, ‘are you two together?’
The question itself was inevitable. We spent so much time together it was hard not to think we weren’t together. It didn’t mean I wanted to be with him. He was arrogant, annoying, loud, and careless. Always acting before he thinks, never thinking of what to say, and just saying whatever came to mind. Never ending source of trouble, that’s what he was. So after the coming out things went fairly smoothly.
I could overlook the fact that our families were trying to get us married to each other. I could even accept and admit; of course a bit reluctantly that he was my best friend and one of my most treasured person. What I couldn’t ignore was Yunho joining in on this ‘Jaeho’-the oh so witty nickname our families came up with-fiasco and saying we were, what was the word he used, ah yes, destiny.
It all started when we decided to go do laundry. After moving out from our parent’s house and getting an apartment together, Sunday was always laundry day. So there we were at the laundry mat when I realized we were wearing the same thing, just in different colors.
I was wearing a pair of faded blue jeans, with a white polo shirt-my last resort shirt--- and my messenger bag. Yunho was wearing a pair of black jeans and a dark blue polo shirt, the same brand and all, and what do you know a messenger bag. I think I stared at us, back and forth for about ten minutes before I started laughing. Yunho didn’t find it so humorous at the time, I did. I smiled at him and said, ‘Look Yunho, it’s like we’re destined for each other.’
Then when our clothes were finally in the dryer and we had about an hour to kill we both went out to have a cigarette. I took out my lighter ready to light when I noticed Yunho taking out the same black lighter. Now it was just a little weird.
That’s when Yunho’s eyes took a different light and he chuckled, turning to me and smiling that infuriating smile of his and saying we’re destiny. I don’t think I could have hated my words anymore than I did at that exact moment. We were polar opposites, it would be insane to try to make us work, and yet Yunho was convinced we were made for each other. This leads us to our current situation, me and Yunho at starbucks talking about destiny, our destiny.
“It’s not destiny, it’s called spending too much time together.” I replied dryly.
“We have the same coffee cups; we have the same clothes, lighter, sneakers. What more evidence do you need?” Yunho said with a grin, elbow on the table, cheek pressed against his fist; the picture of nonchalance.
“First, those cups came in a set. Secondly, we shop at the same stores at the same time so that’s inevitable. Doesn’t mean we should get married and start raising children Yunho.” I said with a roll of my eyes.
“If that’s what you want darling” Yunho said with smile, taking my hand a laying a kiss on it.
“Idiot” I grunted, snatching my hand back ignoring my blush. I was not blushing damnit.
“We compliment each other very well.”
“I somehow doubt that…” I muttered glaring at the table.
‘You’re studying to become lawyer, a divorce lawyer. I’m going to be a marriage counselor. You break them up; I’ll put them back together. Just like us, when that stick up your ass becomes far too unbearable, I’ll shove it out for you.” Yunho said with a grin, moving away from my fist.
“Aren’t you a comedian.” I said dryly. After a few moments of staring at each other, I looked away with a huff.
Best friends to lovers.
Yunho and JaeJoong.
“What’s so hard to accept? We grew up together, there’s nothing I don’t know about you.” Yunho said with a pout.
I sighed and looked away; he knew I hated it when he pouted. It made Yunho look so… adorable.
Maybe… could we?
“Look I know you’re a bastard. You’re mean, possessive, and have enough pride to put everyone to shame but I want you to be my bastard. It’s not like it’d be a change of routine either, we’d just be doing ‘couple’ stuff also.”
“Couple stuff”
“You know kissing, hugging, fucking. That kind of stuff” Yunho said with a lewd grin, sending me a wink.
There goes that stupid blush again. I stared at Yunho; I noticed how the sun seemed to bathe him in this light, this aura that made him shine. I noticed how his eyes were sparkling with mirth making them dance almost and when he smiled it was genuine, not one of his infuriating ones but a real honest to god smile that made him look so beautiful.
“Destiny; Unmei desu; Soul mates; whatever you want to call it, that’s us. People go on searching for that someone their whole entire lives and end up not finding them. We found each other Jae; we were just stupid not to notice till now.” Yunho leaned forward, entwining our hands together, his dark tanned skin contrasting with my pale tone and his eyes bore in to my own. I couldn’t help but stare, get a little lost in his eyes.
“Give us a chance boo, that’s all I’m asking.” Yunho said softly, thumb rubbing small circles on my palm.
This wasn’t supposed to be happening. We were suppose to stay friends, best friends, we shouldn’t be discussing our future together and yet here we were. Could I give this a chance?
We left Starbucks and walked back to our apartment. Yunho’s nervous chatter filled in the silence and I reluctantly let Yunho’s voice comfort me a little. His voice always managed to calm me down, no matter what the situation. It was always these small things in our relationship that always had me a little baffled.
I thought he was attractive, really attractive. His endless chatter was annoying but it was endearing quality of his that left the silence unbearable if he wasn’t there. His stupid morning rituals, taking forever to wake up in the mornings, all these were qualities of his that I’ve come to adore and it was this very thought that always had me stopping and wondering; what exactly were we?
Rivals to friends to best friends to lovers; all this blurred together with us and it made things confusing but enlightening maybe at the same time. Maybe it really wouldn’t be that big of a deal if we started this.
I glanced at him and momentarily our eyes met. I smiled and entwined our hands together, smirking at his wide eyes.
“Come on we have a relationship to consummate.” I said pulling him along. Yunho’s smile was wide and my heart fluttered a bit like it always did but this time, I didn’t have to ignore it.
Some people search endlessly for that someone to spend their lives with. Me and Yunho, we found each other. It might have taken awhile to notice but maybe everything we did up until now led us to this very moment in time. Maybe all we needed was an excuse to move forward because otherwise we would be too afraid to do so. Maybe it really was destiny.
AN: So this was something that actually happened to me. I didn’t get some hot guy to say we were fate or something but my best friend, we were seriously doing laundry and from our clothes to our messenger bags to our lighters. It was freaky. So I made a joke about him being my dark counterpart and he said fuck you, it was awesome. XD! Anyways, in the mist of all that I thought about Jaeho and voila! This came about. It feels… incomplete but I just really needed to get this out of the way. Maybe if I get more inspiration, I’ll write more later, a sequel of sorts? If you want that is.
Done rambling, comment darlings!