Battle of the Bulge 13 B
Yesung knows the exact moment Kyuhyun has finished breaking up with Gina. He is not even home yet, instead he and Luna are sitting quietly at the back table in Mamonji’s when his cell phone rings. The caller id notifies him that the number is unknown. When he answers it, he recognizes Kyuhyun’s voice immediately.
He remembers going through his phone angrily and deleting the trainer’s number in a fit of rage. It was the only way he could vent his frustration while in the back of the car on their way home.
“I, I did it. I broke up with her”
There’s a fluttering in his chest but Yesung ignores it, “So what? Do you want a prize or something?”
“Yesung please” Kyuhyun sighs irritatedly into the phone, “I’m trying here, I really do want to give this relationship a chance. I’m…I keep saying I’m sorry, I ended things with Gina…”
“Why? She’s a nice girl, Kyuhyun. Why would you string her along like that? Better yet, why would you string us both along, were you trying to see what flavor you liked better?”
“No! I would never do that to Gina or you. I tried to stop things from going further between us. That…really, should we even talk about this over the phone?”
“It might be the only chance you ever have my attention again”
There’s no response at first, then, “Is that a threat? You can’t exactly avoid me forever”
“I can try. There’s only a few more weeks left before prom, I can visit the gym at a time I know you would not be there, and after exams you definitely won’t be seeing me”
“Yesung!” Yesung smiles a little at the frustrated groan Kyuhyun releases, he can imagine that the other boy is probably pinching the fold of skin between his forehead.
“That first night we kissed, I tried to distance myself from you because I didn’t want to lead you on, and I know I kissed back but, argh, wait…didn’t I tell you all this in the car?”
Yesung frowns, he does recall Kyuhyun talking endlessly in the car ride home but nothing the other boy had said even registered in Yesung’s brain.
“I was too busy plotting where I was going to bury your body; I heard none of what you said”
Luna taps the table and he glances up at her, she whispers, “I would’ve helped”
Yesung grins in return.
“Just tell me where you guys are and I’ll come and meet you, then we can talk okay?”
Finally giving in due to the desperate whine in Kyuhyun’s voice Yesung informs him of their location.
“Okay, I’m actually close by. I’m on my way”
Yesung doesn’t answer and hangs up. Luna sips her milkshake and asks, “What are we going to do when he gets here?”
“We’re going window shopping” he grins sarcastically. “What happened to his eye though?” he voices his thoughts. The bruising had seemed recent and if it hadn’t been Yesung then who else was mad enough at Kyuhyun to punch him. Surely it hadn’t been Gina, she had been too surprised by it also.
When he realizes Luna hasn’t answered yet, he looks at her. She’s taking long, drawn out gulps of her milkshake and avoiding eye contact.
‘Could she…’
‘No way…’
Yesung gapes at her. “Did you punch him?”
Luna drops the act and crumbles, “He had it coming!” she argued.
The short male continues to stare at her as if he didn’t recognize her anymore. Luna frowns, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to leave such a terrible mark”
Yesung takes her hand gently, then with sincere eyes he locks his gaze on her face, “Thank you for defending my honor” he gives her a lopsided grin. As Luna goes to say something funny in return, he grips her hand tighter, “Don’t hit him again. If I wanted to knock him black and blue, I would have, okay? You can’t go punching people in my name. I’m a big boy” he lets go of her hand and relaxes into his seat.
Luna caresses her hand thoughtfully, “Hm. Fine, I promise I won’t hit him again, but if he hurts you, can I…with your permission…to KICK him in the balls”
“If he hurts me again, I will personally kick him in the balls” he emphasizes.
They go outside to await Kyuhyun’s arrival. When the other boy shows up Yesung’s eyes immediately go to the hand print on his cheek. Wow, Gina was definitely feisty.
“I see Gina give you a goodbye present” Luna mocks, reaching out to touch the mark. Kyuhyun moves his face away from her probing finger.
“Yeah, by the time I’m done paying for my sins my face is going to be black and blue all over and swollen”
Yesung grins up at him, “You’ll probably be missing a few teeth too”
Kyuhyun tries to initiate conversation between himself and Yesung at first but he finds himself being ignored by the other boy. Luna and Yesung purposely roam around the malls and shops, window shopping and even though Yesung hates it, he feels pleased having Kyuhyun follow them around. The other boy finds himself carrying Luna’s basket and the bouquet, just a little added punishment for him to suffer through while they walk about idly.
When it’s time to go home, Kyuhyun offers to drop them off with his car. Yesung is skeptical about going back into the car since the last memory he had in that vehicle was not a good one. However he sucks it up and by the time they reach the parked vehicle he’s anxiously to slide right in and get off his feet. The window shopping might have been previously considered punishment for Kyuhyun but it had definitely taken its toll on Yesung’s legs.
“You want to drive?” Kyuhyun is standing to close to him, practically cornering him between his body and the car. Yesung jumps to the side to escape.
“Still don’t have license” Yesung reminds him.
It’s not surprising that Kyuhyun drops Luna home first before doing his usual U-turn back to Yesung’s house.
“I like you a lot, Yesung. I honestly tried to deny my attraction at first, and I have to admit that it was definitely not physical at first. I lo…I liked you for who you were. You are an incdreible person and I may have already screwed up every chance I had to be with you but the fact that you’re still even remotely friendly toward me gives me hope that we might be able to get past this. I didn’t end things with Gina because I had had enough of her and wanted to try something new. Don’t give me that look. I know you were thinking it. I’m not that shallow. She is a nice girl, but, but there’s you… and you are…”
“Kyuhyun. I like you too and despite all this shit and all my intelligence, I still somehow manage to have feelings for you. But this is the last strike. I’ll give you a chance but you’re on a fucking thin rope” and with that he opens the car door and steps outside, “Goodnight and put some ice on your bruise, okay?”
Yesung practically runs towards his house, there is a small smile peaking on his lips but his mind is gushing with ‘what ifs’.
~~
The next day he finds himself in a bit of a situation. He had woken up groggy from his fitful sleep, eaten his breakfast, freshened up and about to take a stroll to Luna’s house when he opens his front door and finds a confused Siwon with his hand outreached, ready to knock.
“Hi. Hey. Good morning. Hi”
Yesung smiles at the flustered look on Siwon’s face as the taller boy lowers his arm.
“You’ve said that already”
“Yeah sorry. I’m, I’m a bit nevous”
Yesung cocks his head to the side, giving him a questioning look, “Why?”
Siwon licks his lips and if Yesung wasn’t such a pervert he would deny that he had followed the movement with his eyes but unfortunately he had. Siwon notices it but rather than being offended he seems to deflate in relief.
The taller boy raises an eyebrow, “Where were you on Friday?”
Shrugging Yesung says, “Wasn’t feeling well. I made Kyuhyun drop me off at home instead”
“Oh my God, did you know your friend…uh, Luna, she’s…she packs quite the punch” he says with a hint of admiration in his voice.
“I’ve heard” He grimaces when a flash on Kyuhyun’s eye comes to mind.
Siwon shrugs, “I’m sure he deserved it. He’s kind of a douche sometimes”
A small part of Yesung rears up to defend Kyuhyun but he pushes it away, choosing instead to nod.
“So why are you here?”
Snapping back to his goal, Siwon smiles, “I, uh, Hankyung and I won”
Of course they did. Yesung frowns a little on the inside. He had suspected that he and Kyuhyun hadn’t won since the trainer had not mentioned anything. Being happy for Siwon should come easier since he and the other boy were friends but losing still sucked all the same.
Still he pasted on a smile and said, “Congratulations”
They hug but when Yesung goes to pull back Siwon holds onto him for a while longer before finally releasing him.
“Yeah, um…would you like to…accompany me to the dinner for two?”
The words take their time to register to Yesung. Then he snort, because seriously it sounds like Siwon is asking him out. That can’t be right.
Then he glances at Siwon face, the man is practically biting his bottom lip anxiously.
He can’t be…
“Like on a date?” Because yeah, why would it even be considered a date? Maybe he just wanted to go out with a friend?
But Siwon had a lot of friends? Why choose Yesung?
“Yes”
Well…that was…unexpected.
“Why?!” Yesung finds himself shouting hysterically.
Siwon looks taken back for a moment, “I, well, I like you. You’re sweet and amazing and when I won the first person I thought to ask out was…well, you”
Yesung was beyond flattered, he practically melting with glee as his heart raced. “I would love to”
Everything else is a blur, he feels soft lips press against his cheek, then Siwon says something about picking him up at seven and Yesung stands on his porch with glazed look in his eyes for a while before he snaps out of it.
When he realizes what he’s done, he flinches visibly. “FUCK!”
~~
Luna gasps loudly when he tells her what he had done.
“You naughty thing!”
Yesung guiltily bows his head, not catching the teasing hint in her tone. He had wanted to call Siwon and inform the other boy that he could not make it but he didn’t want to break his promise. However, he had been nagging Kyuhyun endlessly about being honest and now that they’ve finally beginning to patch things up he’s gone and given Siwon the idea that he might be interested in him.
On the bright side at least he now knew Kyuhyun was right to be suspicious of Siwon in the first place. He had thought the other boy was being ridiculous but now that Siwon had confessed his feelings it was pretty clear that Kyuhyun’s accusations about Siwon being interested in Yesung were correct.
“I should tell him I can’t go. Tell him my cat died”
Luna gives him a ‘you expect him to believe that’ look.
Yesung frowns, “My fish?”
The girl sighs, rolling her eyes heavenward. “Maybe” she grabs Yesung by the shoulders, “Maybe you should go on this…friendly dinner with Siwon and see where it goes. Maybe you’ll like him, find him worth more of your time”
Yesung eyes her suspiciously, “I thought you were all for me and Kyuhyun getting together”
“That was before I found out he was a lying manwhore”
“But if I go out with Siwon then I’ll be a lying manwhore”
Luna thinks this over, ‘No you won’t. Technically you’re still single” she grins at him.
When Yesung looks even more conflicted, Luna pushes down on his shoulders, forcing him to sit on her bed, “Fine, you can tell him you’re coming with me to my mom’s friend’s wedding. That way you get a valid excuse and you and Kyuhyun…”
Yesung stands from the bed, “I think I’ll do it”
Luna pouts in confusion, “…wha”
“I’ll go with him on this dinner” he sends her an excited grin.
Still confused as to Yesung’s change of heart, Luna frowns, “But…”
“You said it yourself, technically me and Kyuhyun aren’t official yet. It doesn’t even have to be a date. I mean Kyuhyun was the first boy I actually really had the courage to puruse, and it was hard. And chasing after Kyuhyun makes me feel like I’m desperate for him, like I only want him because he’s the only guy who’s shown genuine interest in me, but Siwon, Siwon’s actually pursuing me! He’s so bashful and lovable, not to mention attractive. I could just go out to dinner with him and see how things go. I’m not going to do anything stupid, we’ll just talk” he claps his hand after he finishes, as if his idea was a genius one.
“Yesung, you’re just doing this out of spite. You know Kyuhyun can’t stand Siwon and you’re just trying to make him jealous”
Luna sees a light bulb go off in her friend’s eyes, “I…hm, I didn’t think about making Kyuhyun jealous. I honestly just wanted to talk to Siwon, see where he’s coming from and…well, score some free food. But making Kyuhyun jealous…hmm” Yesung scratches his chin. He drops his hand in frustration,
“It’ll never work though. He has too much pride to ever reveal he’s the jealous type. He’ll probably just be annoyed. You’re right though, I shouldn’t string Siwon along like that though just for my personal satisfaction. I’ll go to dinner and like I said, we’ll talk about this and I’ll explain everything to him”
“So you’re still going out with Siwon?”
“Yeah, why not. Free food, good company. I’ll try to let him down easy”
~~
“LUNA! SOMEONE’S AT THE DOOR!”
Luna groans in irritation. She informs her facebook chats that she would be back and makes her way downstairs.
Her jaw almost breaks off its hinges in shock at the sight of Kyuhyun standing on the other side of her door.
“Luna!”
“Kyuhyun? Why are you here?”
The trainer runs his hand through his hair in frustration then promptly pushes past Luna, walking into her house as if he owned it. Luna frowns at him. She watches as he paces back and forth in her foyer for a couple of seconds before saying,
“Yesung’s on a date with Siwon”
Luna sighs, “Yes, I know”
Kyuhyun’s eyes launch themselves open wide in shock, “You know? Why, why didn’t you stop him?”
“First of all, it’s not a date; second, Yesung is old enough to make his own decisions”
The train laughs hysterically, “Not a date? Then what would you call going to a restaurant with a guy who like you and having a meal he’s in theory paying for, one on one, together in a romantic setting”
“I call that two friends having a ‘free’ dinner sponsored by your friends, which they will enjoy happily”
Kyuhyun narrows his eyes at her, “I don’t trust Siwon” he states pointedly.
Luna places her hands on her hips, staring back at him in defiance, “Do you trust Yesung?”
It’s rhetorical and they both know it.
“Who told you anyway?”
Kyuhyun’s phone beeps. He checks it instead of answering Luna. “Good. The guys are ready”
“Guys? Which guys?”
Once again her question is ignored. “I was hoping you would be on my side but you’re obviously a traitor who likes to punch people so mmph” he sticks his tongue at her and strides towards the door.
“Where are you going?”
“We’re going to the restaurant”
Luna pulls a face, “We? Who do you mean we?”
Kyuhyun shrugs, “Just a couple of people”
The girl scoffs, throwing her hands up toward the ceiling, “And what do you plan to do? Hide under the table and chew on Siwon’s leg?”
“Do you think Yesung and I are good for each other?”
His expression is genuinely open and it takes her by surprise how vulnerable he looks. He honestly asking her if he has her blessing to date Yesung. Luna would like nothing better than to admit that he had had her blessing from the start but now she’s a little skeptical about her feelings towards him. The guy could be a huge jerk, but that’s just one small side of him. Here he is about to crash Siwon and Yesung’s ‘not-a-date’ and Luna cannot help but find it charming that he’s already a tad possessive of Yesung.
‘Not the jealous type my ass’
But rather than saying yes or no, she tilts her chin and asks, “What would you do if I said I didn’t think you deserved him?”
Kyuhyun holds her gaze, his face set with seriousness, “Then I’d prove you wrong” he smirks, “Are you coming or what?”
Luna smiles in return. She grabs her jacket.
~~
Yesung had barely touched his meal. The restaurant is not exactly high class and he really should’ve known since their dinner was being funded on a High schooler’s allowance. However, he didn’t have to wear a tux or dress fancy so that was a plus.
Ever since they arrived at this restaurant he’s been trying to get it across to Siwon that this was not a date but the other man didn’t seem to be listening.
Yesung had stopped trying. It was easier to just go along with the conversation once Siwon stopped reaching over to touch his hand every few minutes. That was a little unnerving.
He should’ve known something was suspiciously going on when Heechul bumped into their table.
“Oh, I’ sor…Yesung! Siwon! Fancy meeting you here”
Siwon looks up in surprise and grins awkwardly, “Heechul? Hangeng? What are you two doing here?”
“We always eat here” Heechul spoke again while Hangeng simply shrugged with a nod.
“Really?” both Siwon and Yesung say in chorus with each other.
Heechul grins, “Yup. We’ll just take a table right over here” he plants himself at the table next to them which is unfortunately free.
Siwon chuckles at them but then his attention is back on Yesung solely. “I have been meaning to ask you something…”
“Hankyung! How dare you take my chia pet?! I am appalled” Heechul argued, causing Siwon to halt his words and give them a strange look.
Heechul laughs and waves them off, “Oh ignore us, we’re just being silly”
“Anyways, I was hopi…”
“Siwon! Yesung! Heechul and Hankyung…oh my world, I am shocked to find you all here”
Yesung had to contain a laugh at the horrible acting GD was giving them. He raises an eyebrow at the intruding man, “So, what brings you here?”
“I…like, the chicken. Yes, they have good chicken here”
Yesung smirks, “It’s a vegetarian restaurant”
GD frowns in confusion, “It is? Oh man…”
Yesung rolls his eyes. It’s not GD’s fault. Someone is obviously trying to sabotage his little get together with Siwon. Could it be that GD likes Siwon?
“No, it’s not. GD, why don’t you come and sit down” Heechul practically tugs the other boy down into the available seat at their table.
While the waiter is tending to their table, Yesung sneaks glances at GD, watching to see if the other boy is giving Siwon any odd looks. Maybe he could hook them up.
“It seems our dinner has turned into a friendly pa…”
A hand touches Siwon’s shoulder, interrupting the man. Yesung groans and looks down at the table when he sees Kyuhyun and Luna grinning down at them.
“Let me guess? You’re surprised to see us here and you came for the excellent chicken?” Yesung asks sarcastically.
Kyuhyun pretends to gasp, “You mean they don’t sell hot dogs here? Luna, I am shocked”
Luna just shrugs, she has already seen the glint in Yesung’s eyes which informs her that the boy is onto them. She grabs Yesung’s plate and takes it over to a free table to eat it. Kyuhyun is left standing over Siwon awkwardly.
“It appears I have been abandoned, can I sit with you?”
Siwon goes to protest, “Uh, there are only two seats…”
“Thanks for offering” Kyuhyun grins, shoving his ass sharply against Siwon, pushing and forcing until the two of them are on one seat.
“Oh, what are we having…lets see” Kyuhyun picks up the menu, “Yesung, do you want the pork or the soup? I know you like soup”
Yesung cannot help the laugh that bubbles out of him. Kyuhyun looks so adorable and this whole charade to interrupt the date is just ridiculous. The trainer smiles back, seeming happier that he got Yesung to laugh. Siwon is forced to watch the two eye fuck each other for a couple of seconds before he grabs Yesung by the arm and begins to lead him out of the restaurant.
“You guys have fun” Siwon calls. Kyuhyun grabs Yesung’s wrist and pulls. Sensing an oncoming tug of war, Yesung gently tugs his hand away from Kyuhyun. The trainer’s eyes immediately grow saddened. Siwon looks smug.
Yesung leans toward Kyuhyun, “Don’t worry, he’s harmless. Besides I’ve got my eyes on someone else” he winks at Kyuhyun but leaves Siwon.
Kyuhyun is stumped.
Siwon takes him to see a movie. Yesung falls asleep sometime between Harry being dead and Peeta bringing out bread to throw away. He doesn’t even know what movie he’s watching at some point.
When it’s over they somehow manage to get back into Siwon’s car. Yesung is still a bit tired but he’s glad to be going home. His mother had told him to be home at 11 and from what he can see from the clock on the dashboard, Siwon is definitely a gentleman because it’s only 10:45.
He must’ve fallen asleep at again along the way because someone is softly calling his name and stroking his cheek. Unconsciously he rubs his jaw against the texture of the other’s skin, purring a velvety, “Mmm, Kyuhyun”
The hand moves away pretty quickly and Yesung groggily opens his eyes.
“Nope, it’s just me, Siwon”
Yesung shakes the sleep away, “Oh God”
Siwon laughs quietly, “Nope, still just Siwon”
“Siwon, I was trying to tell you all night. Look, you’re a great guy and any person would be lucky to hav…”
The other boy lifts up his hands to stop Yesung, “You, wow, you actually like Kyuhyun? I thought it was just a passing infatuation, but you, hell, I might even say you love him”
Yesung is thankful for the dark because he’s sure he blushes to his roots. However, the longer he takes to deny it, the more it sinks in that he might really be in love with Kyuhyun.
“Oh shit”
“For the last time my name is Siwon”
Yesung snaps out of his funk for a moment, giving Siwon the bird for being a sassy tease.
“I think he loves you too”
If there was a time Yesung had ever wanted to hyperventilate, it would’ve been then.
“No way. He, he’s still getting used to his feelings. He definitely…”
“I think he does. Hell, I know he does. It’s in the way he looks at you, his actions when he’s around you. I was hoping you’d concentrate on his selfish arrogant side and hate him forever. But, but now I see that I was being selfish myself. I really do like you”
Yesung gives him a small smile, “You’re a good friend, Siwon. And you’ll make someone very happy someday”
“Not you?”
The shorter boy continues to smile but this time shakes his head, “Not me. I’ve got way too much baggage. One of them is an annoying 160 pounds of teenage drama queen who I happen to…love, no matter how much I deny it. The other is a petite faghag, whom you can borrow. She makes great pancakes and can does American karaoke every Sunday night”
They share a warm laugh.
“Thanks for the ride home” Yesung opens the door.
“What? No goodbye kiss?” Siwon requests, dramatically leaning in. Yesung giggles at the act, but then he is startled horrifyingly by someone shouting at them through Siwon’s window.
“Kyuhyun?! What the hell are you doing here?”
“I’ve been here for the last half hour. Where have you two been?”
A muscle twitches in Siwon’s jaw as he glares at Kyuhyun, “We went to see a movie”
Kyuhyun leans in until he’s practically nose to nose with Siwon, Yesung scoffs at the two of them. It felt good to be fought over but these two idiots were an embarrassment to the meaning of the word love-triangle.
He steps out of the car, closes the door, then bends to talk through the open window. “Goodnight Siwon”
He quickly jogs around to the other side, pulling Kyuhyun away by the hem of his jersey.
~~
The next Chapter is definitely the last. See you all then. Thank you so much for the support on this fic. Oh and I apologize for trolling on the last chapter.
The next Chapter is definitely the last. See you all then. Thank you so much for the support on this fic. Oh and I apologize for trolling on the last chapter.
