[One-shot] Lost Lover
Title: Lost lover
Author: Sylchunnie
Genre: Romance, drama
Length: One-shot
Pairing: Yoochun X Junsu
Summary: After 8 years, they finally meet each other again.
lost lover
“Kids, remember to tell your parents about my visit tomorrow, kay.”
“YES SONGSAENIM!”
Junsu can’t help but smile at the bright reply. “Okay then, let’s end our class here. Put your things back into your bag.”
He stands by the teacher’s table and silently watches as his students fussing around, getting ready to leave the class. He have been teaching mathematics at Anyang Elementary School for 3 years already however, this is his first year as a homeroom teacher and Junsu decided to make a visit to each of his students’ house tomorrow and meet their parents.
A tug on his shirt draws his attention from the group of seven years old kids. He turns to his side and beams a smile at the little girl standing near him.
“Yes, Minyeo. What’s wrong?” He bends so that his face is at the same level as the girl.
Minyeo smile, displaying two cute dimples on her cheeks. “Songsaenim will come to my house first right?”
“Of course I will. Because you’re my favorite student.” Junsu pinch Minyeo chubby cheek playfully causing her to giggle adorably.
“Today, I got full mark again in English.” She exclaims happily.
“Really? Waah, our Minyeong is very smart huh. Your appa must be very proud of you.”
“Appa very proud. Tomorrow songsaenim can meet him.”
“Of course I will. I really want to meet this guy who has raised such a beautiful and smart girl like our Minyeo. Hmm... I have something for you.” Junsu fish out a bar of chocolate from his pant pocket, he chuckle when Minyeo eyes sparkle with joy. “This is a reward for you for getting full mark in English. Next time, if you get full mark for mathematics, I’ll give you more.”
”Waah~” Minyeo take the bar of chocolate from Junsu’s hand and hold it tightly against her chest. “Thank you songsaenim!”
Junsu patted her head softly before sending her out. He watches at the retreating back view of Minyeo, sighing at how much the little girl remind him of an old friend.
As the door creak open, Yoochun darted his gaze from the coffee machine, expecting a customer to enter the café. He snorted when a little girl appear behind the door. She hops her way towards the counter and waves cutely at Yoochun.
She takes a seat at one of the chair by the counter. “Appa, anyeong~”
“Hey, shorty.” Yoochun greets her before turning his attention back in fulfilling the order.
“One milkshake with extra cream please.”
“No milkshake.”
“Extra cream.”
“No cream. No extra.”
“Aish, appa~” Minyeo pouted and start to throw a tantrum at the counter.
Sighing, Yoochun put a glass of plain water on the counter. “Drink this instead. It will make you grow faster and make your skin fairer.”
“Liar~ Songsaenim said milk makes you grows faster. I want milkshake~~”
“Well, your songsaenim lie to you.” Yoochun shrugs it nonchalantly.
“Appa~ Milkshake~”
Yoochun placed a glass of latte on a tray and signaled for one of the waiter to take it. Then, he turns to look at the pouting little girl. Reaching out his hand from behind the counter, he caresses her face. “Minyeo-ah, you don’t have the money to pay for the drink.”
“Do we have to pay? Appa makes the drink, so why must we pay it too?”
“Just because I work here, that doesn’t mean I can eat and drink anything freely. Your Jae uncle will cut it from my pay.”
Sulking, Minyeo take the glass of water and gulp the liquid down her throat. “But I really want milkshake~”
“Here.” Jaejoong appear from the kitchen and put a glass of milkshake in front of Minyeo. “You can have it and don’t worry, it’s on me.” The raven beams a smile and pats her on her head before going back into the kitchen.
Yoochun smiles inwardly while continue doing his work.
“Jae uncle, thank you!” Minyeo shouted and a faint ‘welcome’ can be heard from the kitchen. She happily sips on the cold drink, smiling in delight at the delicious drink.
“Yah, delicious?” Yoochun ask with a smirk.
“Emm, very delicious~ Appa, you could just make me one, why do you want me to act like that?”
“Ssh, someone will hear you.” Yoochun chuckle when Minyeo quickly palm her mouth. “So that you can have that for free. I’m smart aren’t I?”
“Pssh, you’re just a cheapskate.”
“Yeah, I am. Besides, your Jae uncle makes better milkshake than me so you should be thankful to me that you’re able to drink the one that he made when everyone else drink the one that I made. That makes you special, shorty.”
Rolling her eyes, Minyeo sneer. “Thanks, appa.” While drinking on the milkshake, she takes out the chocolate bar that she had received from her teacher out of her bag pack. The sound of the chocolate wrapper being tear attract Yoochun’s interest.
“Yah, where did you get that? Wait- let me guess. Your Kim songsaenim give it to you, huh?”
“Emm.” Minyeo nodded. “Songsaenim gave it to me because I got full mark in English. It’s a reward.”
“Really? Your Kim songsaenim is very nice. Always giving you great stuff, I wish I had a teacher like him.” He took a bite of the chocolate when Minyeo offer it. “Emm~ Dark chocolate.”
“It doesn’t taste nice. It’s not sweet.” Minyeo examine the chocolate in suspicious as she realize it doesn’t taste the same like the one she always ate.
“That’s because it’s dark chocolate. It’s less sweet because it contains more cocoa than sugar. Why don’t you like it? I like dark chocolate better than the ordinary one.”
“Here, you can’t have it all then.” Minyeo shove the whole bar into Yoochun’s waiting mouth, making her appa almost choke by it.
“Yah!” Yoochun glare at the giggling girl with his mouth full of chocolate.
“Appa, Songsaenim is coming to our house tomorrow.”
“Why?” Yoochun wipe off his mouth using a towel before throwing the last bit of the chocolate into his mouth and clean his hand.
“I’m not sure, he said that he want to talk to you.”
“Talk to me? Is he interested in me?” Yoochun ask with a playful wink. He laughs when Minyeo snorted.
“Talk to you about me, appa. Jeez.” Minyeo shakes her head at her appa words.
“Yah, is he handsome?”
Minyeo quickly nodded. “Very handsome- no, very, very pretty~ He’s exactly appa’s style.”
“Really? How pretty?”
“Mmm… pretty like me~”
Yoochun scoff when Minyeo put both her hands underneath her chin and make an angel pose whilst blinking her eyes cutely. “Ugh, if he’s like you than he must be very ugly.” He jokingly said and pretends to barf, earning him a smack on his head by Minyeo’s dictionary.
He parks his car by the sideway. As he steps out from his car, he checks his appearance through the car side mirror. Tidying his necktie, he brushes his front bang into place, falling perfectly on his forehead. Breathing in deeply, he finally steps towards the house.
He presses the bell anxiously and waits for someone to open the door. A faint ‘coming’ could be heard from behind the door. Junsu hold his breath. He repeatedly motivate himself not to screw his first home visit.
The door creak open.
“Annyeohaseyo.” Junsu greet brightly and bow 90° just like how he had been practicing the whole night. He straightens up and come face to face to the guy standing by the doorway. “I’m Kim Minyeo’s homeroom teach-“
Junsu froze.
It was awkward.
Junsu’s feet keep fidgeting as he sat on the bright red couch. He’s eyes wander everywhere except for on the guy sitting opposite of him.
Junsu still find it ridiculous. This guy in front of him is Park Yoochun. Park fucking Yoochun. His old classmates, bestfriend plus boyfriend and the same guy that had left him without any word.
Junsu remember eight years ago, after their graduation ceremony, Yoochun promise him that he want to be with Junsu forever. Junsu remember, it was the happiest moment of his life. Junsu remember when he went to Yoochun’s house the next day, the guy was nowhere to be seen. No notes, no words, no nothing. As if he’s gone with the wind. Junsu remember he had ask everyone that might know where Yoochun might be, friends, his colleagues at the café that he had been doing his part-time work, even his parents doesn’t know where he had been. Junsu remember how he almost lost his mind while searching for Yoochun. Junsu remember everything.
After eight years, he had finally manages to move on, finally manage to live his own life without being shadowed by Yoochun’s lost. After eight years, he never expect to see the guy again yet here he is looking as calm as ever not to mention as handsome as ever.
Actually he had been imagining the situation where he’ll meet Yoochun again. The first thing that he want to do when he see the other guy, he want to throw himself into his arms. He want to feel being wrap by those arms again and hold him tight, not letting him go ever again. He wants to kiss Yoochun senselessly and make the other belong to him again.
But now, the only thing that he wants to do is to leave this place.
The atmosphere was clearly too tense. Yoochun sigh, “Junsu-“
“Park-shii.” Junsu lock his gaze on the latter. No smile decorating his face, not even a slight warmness.
Yoochun flinch at the formal tone.
“Your daughter’s record in school is very good, especially English subject. She’s a nice girl though slightly hyper. However, I think the hyperness is good for her. Please make sure that she does a lot of mathematics exercise specially on multiplying and division, she’s quite weak on the topic.”
Yoochun absent-mindedly nodded.
“That’s all. I’ll be leaving now.” Junsu quickly get off of the couch. He makes his way to the doorway but halted his steps when he felt a warm hand against his wrist.
“Su, please-“
“Park-shii!” Junsu’s voice cracking in mixed emotion. “I don’t have time for a formal introduction. I still have other houses that I need to visit.” He pulls his hand away harshly before walking away, doesn’t even bother to look back.
Junsu ran to his car. After making sure that he is alone in the small compartment of his car, his hands shot up to hold his chest. The pain, it’s back. He had been experiencing the pain since Yoochun left and now, it is too much for him to hold on anymore. He burst into tears.
Meanwhile in the house, Minyeo skips down the stairs gleefully. She is feeling extremely happy that her appa can finally meet her favorite teacher. When she reaches the living room, she can only see Yoochun sitting on the couch with his head down and shoulder slump. She looks around but her teacher was nowhere to be seen. Minyeo approach her appa, she taps him gently on his shoulder.
“Appa, where’s songsaenim?”
“He left, Minyeo-ah.”
Minyeo’s face scrunched when she saw tears on her appa’s cheeks. She pulls the older guy into her small embrace and pats his head while Yoochun sobs in her arms.
Junsu went to school normally the next day. Everything was normal except for one thing. Minyeo had been avoiding him. She doesn’t give apple to him during lunch like always, she doesn’t tell him about what happen during English class, and in fact the little girl doesn’t even talk to him at all that day.
Junsu sigh. Somehow, he felt slightly down with Minyeo ignoring him. He already had a bad day yesterday. The unexpected meeting with his old boyfriend still give a shock to him that he can’t continue to visit other students’ houses. Thinking back about the acquaintance, Junsu regretted acting as if he doesn’t know the guy. He doesn’t know what makes him do such a thing, the only thing he felt at that moment was extreme rage. He’s mad that Yoochun left without any word and doesn’t even bother to find him. But still, the way he acted yesterday was stupid, he concluded.
He was lost in his mind for a while but the last bell ringing woke him up. Just then, he saw a paper folded into two on his desk. He turns his head at the class doorway and saw Minyeo walk out without even bidding him goodbye. He pick up the paper, it looks like a piece of paper teared from a workbook. Junsu read the small handwriting witten.
Songsaenim make my appa cry
Junsu was left speechless.
After finishing the class for that day, Junsu went back to the teachers’ room. Before he even steps into the room, the female teachers already surrounded him.
“Junus-shii, you’re so lucky.”
“I don’t know that you have a boyfriend. He’s very romantic~”
“Kyaa~ Junsu-shii, I’m so jealous. My boyfriend never do such thing for me.”
“Omo, me too~”
Junsu look at his female colleagues as if they are saying that they’re an alien. Seeing the confuse expression on Junsu’s face, one of the teacher pull him away from the crowd and show him around the teachers’ room.
“Your boyfriend sends you flowers!” She exclaims excitedly.
When she says flowers, she meant lot of flowers.
Junsu ‘s mouth gaped when he saw bouquets of flowers decorating every space in the room. There’re a lot of different flowers from red roses to those that Junsu doesn’t even know what the name are but there’re still beautiful. When he walks to his desk, he could hardly see anything on his desk as it is occupied with most of the bouquets. However, one particular flower attracts his attention. On his desk, lie a single stem of white lilac, his favorite flower and only one person knows about it. There’s a card along with the flower, Junsu pick it up.
‘Look outside’ was written on the card.
Doing as what written, Junsu approach the window and look outside. There stands Yoochun at the center of the school lawn. He has a bouquet of red roses in his hand while his other hand holds Minyeo’s hand. The little girl was jumping on her feet and waving enthusiastically at him. Junsu’s gaze falls on the other guy who had a bright smile on his face. The smile that Junsu had been missing for eight years.
“I’m sorry.” Was the first thing that Junsu say after they settle into a seat at Jaejoong’s café. Yoochun purposely choose a seat right at the corner, hidden from others and they can have their privacy because he knows that they need to talk. “I shouldn’t have acted like that the other day… but I was so mad- I don’t know.”
“Su.” Yoochun take Junsu’s hands that had been playing on the table into his hold. “I understand. You have the right to be angry with me. Besides I’m the one that should be sorry for leaving you without saying anything.”
“But, you cry after I left, right? It’s my fault, I’ve make you cry.”
“No, Su. I cry because I felt guilty. I cry because I just let you walk away on me. I cry because of me, not you.”
Junsu sigh as he looks at Yoochun’s face. The other guy has change since the last time high school. His soft face has become more masculine but he still has the same smile and the same warm gaze. Junsu can’t stop himself from caressing the other’s face and Yoochun leans against the touch. “I miss you.” He finally said.
Yoochun stands up from his seat at opposite of Junsu and walk around the table to settle next to Junsu. Yoochun pull Junsu into his embrace, he hold him tightly. His lips curve into a smile when he felt Junsu’s hands creeping on his back as the shorter guy respond to his hug. “I miss you too, Su-ah. Miss you so much.”
Junsu nodded against Yoochun’s chest. After all this year, Yoochun’s hug still feels the same if the muscles doesn’t do anything to it. He can still feel the care and love emitted from the latter’s hold. For now, this is the only place he want to be, this is the only place that he belong to, in Yoochun’s arms.
“Wait.” Yoochun loosen his hold and look right into Junsu’s eyes. “There’s something that I need to clarify first. Minyeo is not my daughter. Trust me, Su-ah.”
“I trust you. Minyeo’s surname is Kim so of course she’s not yours. Did you adopt her?”
“No. She’s Yejin noona’s daughter.”
“Huh?”
“Remember I told you that noona loves Jongkook hyung but mum and dad doesn’t approve their relationship. Noona and Jongkook hyung decided to ran away that night, after our graduation. I followed noona along because I’m the only relative she has. That’s why I can’t tell you, Su. That’s why I just left. We live in America but two years after Minyeo’s birth, Yejin noona and Jongkook hyung got into an accident, I lost both of them.”
Junsu tighten his hold against Yoochun when he felt the latter start trembling. He must had been through such a hard time, living in a place that he doesn’t know anyone and lost his beloved sister at the same time.
“Three years ago I came back to Korea but mum and dad refuse to accept Minyeo, so I decided to take care of her myself. I’ve try to search for you , Su. I went to your house but you had moved. I don’t know what else to do.”
“Ssh~ I’m here now. We have each other now.”
“Su.”
“Yes, Chun.”
“Are we… I mean, am I… no- are you still mine?” Yoochun ask weakly with hint of hope in his voice.
Junsu chuckle at that. “I don’t know~” He playfully said, Yoochun pouted at that. “Let’s see, you left me eight years ago but you didn’t say anything. You didn’t say that you want to break up so I guess that means I still belong to you.”
“Really?” Yoochun’s face instantly lit up. “I swear I never have any other boyfriend after you. Besides I was too busy taking care of Minyeo to even date anyone at that time.”
“Oh, so you mean if it wasn’t because of Minyeo, you will date someone else?”
“No! No, Su-ah. No! I only love you. I swear.”
Junsu laugh again at seeing his current boyfriend frantic attic. He palm Yoochun’s face and peck him softly on his lips. “I love you too you dork.”
“I’m your dork.”
“Yes, you are. Glad you acknowledge that.”
“I promise you, Su. I’ll love you forever and makes up for all of those years you had to suffer because of me.”
Junsu just smile lovingly before nodded at his boyfriend.
“Hey, Su.”
“Yeah?” Junsu look at Yoochun and somehow he doesn’t feel comfortable anymore especially not with Yoochun having that super sleazy look on his face.
“Your lips taste kinda nice. Can I have more?”
Junsu doesn’t say anything and he just let Yoochun lean in closer to him. He closes his eyes, waiting for the kiss.
“Ehem.”
Both of them startled. Beside the table, stands Jaejoong with his sharp stare. “I’m sorry if I disturb your lovey dovey moment but Minyeo had fallen asleep in the kitchen. I think it’s better if you bring her home now.”
“Oh. Thanks Jae-hyung.”
Jaejoong shakes his head at Yoochun’s foolish grin. He turn to look at Junsu, when he saw the latter is blushing, Jaejoong can’t help but smile before walking away.
“I guess w-we better go home now. “ Junsu said stuttering.
“Su,” Yoochun wiggle his eyebrows. “wanna come to my place?”
Junsu laugh at the lame pick up line.
“APPA!” Minyeo came bursting into Yoochun’s room.
Yoochun awoke, he turn on the side lamp and sigh when he saw Minyeo’s standing by his foot bed. “Why aren’t you asleep yet, shorty?”
“What is going on?” Junsu’s head peek from under the cover, he look at Yoochun before realizing Minyeo’s presence in the room.
“Appa, I had a nightmare~” Minyeo whine.
“So?” Yoochun couldn’t care less. He’s sleepy and tired after the long activity he had with Junsu. All he want to do right now is to sleep. “Aow!” He yelp in pain when Junsu smack him on his head.
“Can’t you see that the kid is afraid? Aish, what kind of father are you.”
Yoochun pouted cutely but Junsu just glare at him.
“Minyeo-ah, do you want to sleep here?” Junsu ask softly.
“Mm.” The girl nodded.
“Come, come here.”
Minyeo crawl onto the bed and settle between her appa and her teacher. She stretched her arm and hug Junsu’s torso with her back facing Yoochun.
“Yah, shorty. If you hug songsaenim like that than how I’m going to hold him?” Yoochun snorted in jealousy.
“Molla~”
Junsu laugh at the childish act, he can understand Minyeo doing it but Yoochun? What should he do with the sulking older guy.
“Fine then.” Yoochun stretched his arm over Minyeo and manage to pull Junsu closer, crushing Minyeo in the process.
“Appa!”
end
25th June 2011
Sylchunnie.
Author: Sylchunnie
Genre: Romance, drama
Length: One-shot
Pairing: Yoochun X Junsu
Summary: After 8 years, they finally meet each other again.
lost lover
“Kids, remember to tell your parents about my visit tomorrow, kay.”
“YES SONGSAENIM!”
Junsu can’t help but smile at the bright reply. “Okay then, let’s end our class here. Put your things back into your bag.”
He stands by the teacher’s table and silently watches as his students fussing around, getting ready to leave the class. He have been teaching mathematics at Anyang Elementary School for 3 years already however, this is his first year as a homeroom teacher and Junsu decided to make a visit to each of his students’ house tomorrow and meet their parents.
A tug on his shirt draws his attention from the group of seven years old kids. He turns to his side and beams a smile at the little girl standing near him.
“Yes, Minyeo. What’s wrong?” He bends so that his face is at the same level as the girl.
Minyeo smile, displaying two cute dimples on her cheeks. “Songsaenim will come to my house first right?”
“Of course I will. Because you’re my favorite student.” Junsu pinch Minyeo chubby cheek playfully causing her to giggle adorably.
“Today, I got full mark again in English.” She exclaims happily.
“Really? Waah, our Minyeong is very smart huh. Your appa must be very proud of you.”
“Appa very proud. Tomorrow songsaenim can meet him.”
“Of course I will. I really want to meet this guy who has raised such a beautiful and smart girl like our Minyeo. Hmm... I have something for you.” Junsu fish out a bar of chocolate from his pant pocket, he chuckle when Minyeo eyes sparkle with joy. “This is a reward for you for getting full mark in English. Next time, if you get full mark for mathematics, I’ll give you more.”
”Waah~” Minyeo take the bar of chocolate from Junsu’s hand and hold it tightly against her chest. “Thank you songsaenim!”
Junsu patted her head softly before sending her out. He watches at the retreating back view of Minyeo, sighing at how much the little girl remind him of an old friend.
As the door creak open, Yoochun darted his gaze from the coffee machine, expecting a customer to enter the café. He snorted when a little girl appear behind the door. She hops her way towards the counter and waves cutely at Yoochun.
She takes a seat at one of the chair by the counter. “Appa, anyeong~”
“Hey, shorty.” Yoochun greets her before turning his attention back in fulfilling the order.
“One milkshake with extra cream please.”
“No milkshake.”
“Extra cream.”
“No cream. No extra.”
“Aish, appa~” Minyeo pouted and start to throw a tantrum at the counter.
Sighing, Yoochun put a glass of plain water on the counter. “Drink this instead. It will make you grow faster and make your skin fairer.”
“Liar~ Songsaenim said milk makes you grows faster. I want milkshake~~”
“Well, your songsaenim lie to you.” Yoochun shrugs it nonchalantly.
“Appa~ Milkshake~”
Yoochun placed a glass of latte on a tray and signaled for one of the waiter to take it. Then, he turns to look at the pouting little girl. Reaching out his hand from behind the counter, he caresses her face. “Minyeo-ah, you don’t have the money to pay for the drink.”
“Do we have to pay? Appa makes the drink, so why must we pay it too?”
“Just because I work here, that doesn’t mean I can eat and drink anything freely. Your Jae uncle will cut it from my pay.”
Sulking, Minyeo take the glass of water and gulp the liquid down her throat. “But I really want milkshake~”
“Here.” Jaejoong appear from the kitchen and put a glass of milkshake in front of Minyeo. “You can have it and don’t worry, it’s on me.” The raven beams a smile and pats her on her head before going back into the kitchen.
Yoochun smiles inwardly while continue doing his work.
“Jae uncle, thank you!” Minyeo shouted and a faint ‘welcome’ can be heard from the kitchen. She happily sips on the cold drink, smiling in delight at the delicious drink.
“Yah, delicious?” Yoochun ask with a smirk.
“Emm, very delicious~ Appa, you could just make me one, why do you want me to act like that?”
“Ssh, someone will hear you.” Yoochun chuckle when Minyeo quickly palm her mouth. “So that you can have that for free. I’m smart aren’t I?”
“Pssh, you’re just a cheapskate.”
“Yeah, I am. Besides, your Jae uncle makes better milkshake than me so you should be thankful to me that you’re able to drink the one that he made when everyone else drink the one that I made. That makes you special, shorty.”
Rolling her eyes, Minyeo sneer. “Thanks, appa.” While drinking on the milkshake, she takes out the chocolate bar that she had received from her teacher out of her bag pack. The sound of the chocolate wrapper being tear attract Yoochun’s interest.
“Yah, where did you get that? Wait- let me guess. Your Kim songsaenim give it to you, huh?”
“Emm.” Minyeo nodded. “Songsaenim gave it to me because I got full mark in English. It’s a reward.”
“Really? Your Kim songsaenim is very nice. Always giving you great stuff, I wish I had a teacher like him.” He took a bite of the chocolate when Minyeo offer it. “Emm~ Dark chocolate.”
“It doesn’t taste nice. It’s not sweet.” Minyeo examine the chocolate in suspicious as she realize it doesn’t taste the same like the one she always ate.
“That’s because it’s dark chocolate. It’s less sweet because it contains more cocoa than sugar. Why don’t you like it? I like dark chocolate better than the ordinary one.”
“Here, you can’t have it all then.” Minyeo shove the whole bar into Yoochun’s waiting mouth, making her appa almost choke by it.
“Yah!” Yoochun glare at the giggling girl with his mouth full of chocolate.
“Appa, Songsaenim is coming to our house tomorrow.”
“Why?” Yoochun wipe off his mouth using a towel before throwing the last bit of the chocolate into his mouth and clean his hand.
“I’m not sure, he said that he want to talk to you.”
“Talk to me? Is he interested in me?” Yoochun ask with a playful wink. He laughs when Minyeo snorted.
“Talk to you about me, appa. Jeez.” Minyeo shakes her head at her appa words.
“Yah, is he handsome?”
Minyeo quickly nodded. “Very handsome- no, very, very pretty~ He’s exactly appa’s style.”
“Really? How pretty?”
“Mmm… pretty like me~”
Yoochun scoff when Minyeo put both her hands underneath her chin and make an angel pose whilst blinking her eyes cutely. “Ugh, if he’s like you than he must be very ugly.” He jokingly said and pretends to barf, earning him a smack on his head by Minyeo’s dictionary.
He parks his car by the sideway. As he steps out from his car, he checks his appearance through the car side mirror. Tidying his necktie, he brushes his front bang into place, falling perfectly on his forehead. Breathing in deeply, he finally steps towards the house.
He presses the bell anxiously and waits for someone to open the door. A faint ‘coming’ could be heard from behind the door. Junsu hold his breath. He repeatedly motivate himself not to screw his first home visit.
The door creak open.
“Annyeohaseyo.” Junsu greet brightly and bow 90° just like how he had been practicing the whole night. He straightens up and come face to face to the guy standing by the doorway. “I’m Kim Minyeo’s homeroom teach-“
Junsu froze.
It was awkward.
Junsu’s feet keep fidgeting as he sat on the bright red couch. He’s eyes wander everywhere except for on the guy sitting opposite of him.
Junsu still find it ridiculous. This guy in front of him is Park Yoochun. Park fucking Yoochun. His old classmates, bestfriend plus boyfriend and the same guy that had left him without any word.
Junsu remember eight years ago, after their graduation ceremony, Yoochun promise him that he want to be with Junsu forever. Junsu remember, it was the happiest moment of his life. Junsu remember when he went to Yoochun’s house the next day, the guy was nowhere to be seen. No notes, no words, no nothing. As if he’s gone with the wind. Junsu remember he had ask everyone that might know where Yoochun might be, friends, his colleagues at the café that he had been doing his part-time work, even his parents doesn’t know where he had been. Junsu remember how he almost lost his mind while searching for Yoochun. Junsu remember everything.
After eight years, he had finally manages to move on, finally manage to live his own life without being shadowed by Yoochun’s lost. After eight years, he never expect to see the guy again yet here he is looking as calm as ever not to mention as handsome as ever.
Actually he had been imagining the situation where he’ll meet Yoochun again. The first thing that he want to do when he see the other guy, he want to throw himself into his arms. He want to feel being wrap by those arms again and hold him tight, not letting him go ever again. He wants to kiss Yoochun senselessly and make the other belong to him again.
But now, the only thing that he wants to do is to leave this place.
The atmosphere was clearly too tense. Yoochun sigh, “Junsu-“
“Park-shii.” Junsu lock his gaze on the latter. No smile decorating his face, not even a slight warmness.
Yoochun flinch at the formal tone.
“Your daughter’s record in school is very good, especially English subject. She’s a nice girl though slightly hyper. However, I think the hyperness is good for her. Please make sure that she does a lot of mathematics exercise specially on multiplying and division, she’s quite weak on the topic.”
Yoochun absent-mindedly nodded.
“That’s all. I’ll be leaving now.” Junsu quickly get off of the couch. He makes his way to the doorway but halted his steps when he felt a warm hand against his wrist.
“Su, please-“
“Park-shii!” Junsu’s voice cracking in mixed emotion. “I don’t have time for a formal introduction. I still have other houses that I need to visit.” He pulls his hand away harshly before walking away, doesn’t even bother to look back.
Junsu ran to his car. After making sure that he is alone in the small compartment of his car, his hands shot up to hold his chest. The pain, it’s back. He had been experiencing the pain since Yoochun left and now, it is too much for him to hold on anymore. He burst into tears.
Meanwhile in the house, Minyeo skips down the stairs gleefully. She is feeling extremely happy that her appa can finally meet her favorite teacher. When she reaches the living room, she can only see Yoochun sitting on the couch with his head down and shoulder slump. She looks around but her teacher was nowhere to be seen. Minyeo approach her appa, she taps him gently on his shoulder.
“Appa, where’s songsaenim?”
“He left, Minyeo-ah.”
Minyeo’s face scrunched when she saw tears on her appa’s cheeks. She pulls the older guy into her small embrace and pats his head while Yoochun sobs in her arms.
Junsu went to school normally the next day. Everything was normal except for one thing. Minyeo had been avoiding him. She doesn’t give apple to him during lunch like always, she doesn’t tell him about what happen during English class, and in fact the little girl doesn’t even talk to him at all that day.
Junsu sigh. Somehow, he felt slightly down with Minyeo ignoring him. He already had a bad day yesterday. The unexpected meeting with his old boyfriend still give a shock to him that he can’t continue to visit other students’ houses. Thinking back about the acquaintance, Junsu regretted acting as if he doesn’t know the guy. He doesn’t know what makes him do such a thing, the only thing he felt at that moment was extreme rage. He’s mad that Yoochun left without any word and doesn’t even bother to find him. But still, the way he acted yesterday was stupid, he concluded.
He was lost in his mind for a while but the last bell ringing woke him up. Just then, he saw a paper folded into two on his desk. He turns his head at the class doorway and saw Minyeo walk out without even bidding him goodbye. He pick up the paper, it looks like a piece of paper teared from a workbook. Junsu read the small handwriting witten.
Songsaenim make my appa cry
Junsu was left speechless.
After finishing the class for that day, Junsu went back to the teachers’ room. Before he even steps into the room, the female teachers already surrounded him.
“Junus-shii, you’re so lucky.”
“I don’t know that you have a boyfriend. He’s very romantic~”
“Kyaa~ Junsu-shii, I’m so jealous. My boyfriend never do such thing for me.”
“Omo, me too~”
Junsu look at his female colleagues as if they are saying that they’re an alien. Seeing the confuse expression on Junsu’s face, one of the teacher pull him away from the crowd and show him around the teachers’ room.
“Your boyfriend sends you flowers!” She exclaims excitedly.
When she says flowers, she meant lot of flowers.
Junsu ‘s mouth gaped when he saw bouquets of flowers decorating every space in the room. There’re a lot of different flowers from red roses to those that Junsu doesn’t even know what the name are but there’re still beautiful. When he walks to his desk, he could hardly see anything on his desk as it is occupied with most of the bouquets. However, one particular flower attracts his attention. On his desk, lie a single stem of white lilac, his favorite flower and only one person knows about it. There’s a card along with the flower, Junsu pick it up.
‘Look outside’ was written on the card.
Doing as what written, Junsu approach the window and look outside. There stands Yoochun at the center of the school lawn. He has a bouquet of red roses in his hand while his other hand holds Minyeo’s hand. The little girl was jumping on her feet and waving enthusiastically at him. Junsu’s gaze falls on the other guy who had a bright smile on his face. The smile that Junsu had been missing for eight years.
“I’m sorry.” Was the first thing that Junsu say after they settle into a seat at Jaejoong’s café. Yoochun purposely choose a seat right at the corner, hidden from others and they can have their privacy because he knows that they need to talk. “I shouldn’t have acted like that the other day… but I was so mad- I don’t know.”
“Su.” Yoochun take Junsu’s hands that had been playing on the table into his hold. “I understand. You have the right to be angry with me. Besides I’m the one that should be sorry for leaving you without saying anything.”
“But, you cry after I left, right? It’s my fault, I’ve make you cry.”
“No, Su. I cry because I felt guilty. I cry because I just let you walk away on me. I cry because of me, not you.”
Junsu sigh as he looks at Yoochun’s face. The other guy has change since the last time high school. His soft face has become more masculine but he still has the same smile and the same warm gaze. Junsu can’t stop himself from caressing the other’s face and Yoochun leans against the touch. “I miss you.” He finally said.
Yoochun stands up from his seat at opposite of Junsu and walk around the table to settle next to Junsu. Yoochun pull Junsu into his embrace, he hold him tightly. His lips curve into a smile when he felt Junsu’s hands creeping on his back as the shorter guy respond to his hug. “I miss you too, Su-ah. Miss you so much.”
Junsu nodded against Yoochun’s chest. After all this year, Yoochun’s hug still feels the same if the muscles doesn’t do anything to it. He can still feel the care and love emitted from the latter’s hold. For now, this is the only place he want to be, this is the only place that he belong to, in Yoochun’s arms.
“Wait.” Yoochun loosen his hold and look right into Junsu’s eyes. “There’s something that I need to clarify first. Minyeo is not my daughter. Trust me, Su-ah.”
“I trust you. Minyeo’s surname is Kim so of course she’s not yours. Did you adopt her?”
“No. She’s Yejin noona’s daughter.”
“Huh?”
“Remember I told you that noona loves Jongkook hyung but mum and dad doesn’t approve their relationship. Noona and Jongkook hyung decided to ran away that night, after our graduation. I followed noona along because I’m the only relative she has. That’s why I can’t tell you, Su. That’s why I just left. We live in America but two years after Minyeo’s birth, Yejin noona and Jongkook hyung got into an accident, I lost both of them.”
Junsu tighten his hold against Yoochun when he felt the latter start trembling. He must had been through such a hard time, living in a place that he doesn’t know anyone and lost his beloved sister at the same time.
“Three years ago I came back to Korea but mum and dad refuse to accept Minyeo, so I decided to take care of her myself. I’ve try to search for you , Su. I went to your house but you had moved. I don’t know what else to do.”
“Ssh~ I’m here now. We have each other now.”
“Su.”
“Yes, Chun.”
“Are we… I mean, am I… no- are you still mine?” Yoochun ask weakly with hint of hope in his voice.
Junsu chuckle at that. “I don’t know~” He playfully said, Yoochun pouted at that. “Let’s see, you left me eight years ago but you didn’t say anything. You didn’t say that you want to break up so I guess that means I still belong to you.”
“Really?” Yoochun’s face instantly lit up. “I swear I never have any other boyfriend after you. Besides I was too busy taking care of Minyeo to even date anyone at that time.”
“Oh, so you mean if it wasn’t because of Minyeo, you will date someone else?”
“No! No, Su-ah. No! I only love you. I swear.”
Junsu laugh again at seeing his current boyfriend frantic attic. He palm Yoochun’s face and peck him softly on his lips. “I love you too you dork.”
“I’m your dork.”
“Yes, you are. Glad you acknowledge that.”
“I promise you, Su. I’ll love you forever and makes up for all of those years you had to suffer because of me.”
Junsu just smile lovingly before nodded at his boyfriend.
“Hey, Su.”
“Yeah?” Junsu look at Yoochun and somehow he doesn’t feel comfortable anymore especially not with Yoochun having that super sleazy look on his face.
“Your lips taste kinda nice. Can I have more?”
Junsu doesn’t say anything and he just let Yoochun lean in closer to him. He closes his eyes, waiting for the kiss.
“Ehem.”
Both of them startled. Beside the table, stands Jaejoong with his sharp stare. “I’m sorry if I disturb your lovey dovey moment but Minyeo had fallen asleep in the kitchen. I think it’s better if you bring her home now.”
“Oh. Thanks Jae-hyung.”
Jaejoong shakes his head at Yoochun’s foolish grin. He turn to look at Junsu, when he saw the latter is blushing, Jaejoong can’t help but smile before walking away.
“I guess w-we better go home now. “ Junsu said stuttering.
“Su,” Yoochun wiggle his eyebrows. “wanna come to my place?”
Junsu laugh at the lame pick up line.
“APPA!” Minyeo came bursting into Yoochun’s room.
Yoochun awoke, he turn on the side lamp and sigh when he saw Minyeo’s standing by his foot bed. “Why aren’t you asleep yet, shorty?”
“What is going on?” Junsu’s head peek from under the cover, he look at Yoochun before realizing Minyeo’s presence in the room.
“Appa, I had a nightmare~” Minyeo whine.
“So?” Yoochun couldn’t care less. He’s sleepy and tired after the long activity he had with Junsu. All he want to do right now is to sleep. “Aow!” He yelp in pain when Junsu smack him on his head.
“Can’t you see that the kid is afraid? Aish, what kind of father are you.”
Yoochun pouted cutely but Junsu just glare at him.
“Minyeo-ah, do you want to sleep here?” Junsu ask softly.
“Mm.” The girl nodded.
“Come, come here.”
Minyeo crawl onto the bed and settle between her appa and her teacher. She stretched her arm and hug Junsu’s torso with her back facing Yoochun.
“Yah, shorty. If you hug songsaenim like that than how I’m going to hold him?” Yoochun snorted in jealousy.
“Molla~”
Junsu laugh at the childish act, he can understand Minyeo doing it but Yoochun? What should he do with the sulking older guy.
“Fine then.” Yoochun stretched his arm over Minyeo and manage to pull Junsu closer, crushing Minyeo in the process.
“Appa!”
end
25th June 2011
Sylchunnie.