[FIC] The Way You Look At Me 8/?
Title: The Way You Look At Me
Author: addicted_tvxq
Length: 8/?
Pairing: YUNJAE/JAEHO, bits of SuMinChun
Genre: Drama, Romance and Fluff etc
Rating: PG-13
Summary:
*Hero Jaejoong has always wanted to meet his idol, Jung Yunho. Ever since he saw Yunho dance on stage, his dream was to be able to meet him. So Jaejoong and his best buddy, Yoochun take a trip to Seoul, and try out for the SM auditions, in hopes to pass, and meet Jung Yunho. But it's not easy, considering that there are many, many applicants who are trying to make their way into the SM entertainment business.
*Jung Yunho, a famous solo SM artist/dancer, isn't having a blast at all. Being a fierce solo artist and a lonely outcast, he likes things done his way, but when he was told by his manager that he was no longer going to be a solo artist, his world came crashing down.
That is..till Jaejoong and Yunho meet, comes misunderstandings, complications, new friendships and an unspoken bond..and perhaps love?
A/N: Here's Chapter 8! I finished rewatching Family Outing episode 17 & 18 ft. our Yunnie and Junsu, it was hilarious<3 Well, anyways, happy reading! *hugs and Dong Bang muffins for everyone!* ^w^
*credit : phyunjae for the amazing poster of this fic! thanks! <3
[Chapter 1] [Chapter 2] [Chapter3] [Chapter 4] [Chapter 5] [Chapter 6] [Chapter 7]
Chapter 8:
Hug
“Yunho-ah, are you feeling ok?” Jaejoong asked, as he placed his hand on his forehead and on Yunho’s forehead.
He was wondering why Yunho didn’t respond and placed his hand on Yunho’s knee and gave it a small squeeze in order to gain Yunho’s attention.
“Yunho-ah?” Jaejoong asked, looking at Yunho straight in the eyes, and within a few seconds, Yunho got up instantly looking bit confused and embarrassed.
“I’m f-fine.” Yunho said, as he had that frown on his face again, the same exact expression that he gave Jaejoong when they were in the conference room.
“Good, Yunho, I’d like to have a word with you, outside.” Yunho’s manager said with a firm smile on his face, as he looked at his watch and began to walk outside. Without word to Jaejoong and to the rest of them, he followed his manager outside the room and shut the door behind him.
“Jaejoong-hyung, you ok?” Yoochun asked, offering his hand to help Jaejoong up. Changmin and Junsu offered theirs’ as well, but Jaejoong got up on his own. He didn’t want them to worry about him and decided to distract himself from their stares and Yunho’s angry frown.
“I’m alright, don’t worry about me, check out the size of this place!” Jaejoong said,trying to sound cheerful , as he looked around the place. There was a huge wall of mirrors , and at the wall across from it were posters of SM artists, and a boom box plugged to electric outlet on the other wall across from them.
“Wow, there’s a piano here too!” Yoochun exclaimed excitedly as he pointed out the shiny, black, YAMAHA piano and rushed to it. Jaejoong smiled, as he followed Yoochun. Meanwhile, Junsu kicked his soccerball to the corner and was demonstrating some dance moves to Changmin.
Yoochun began to play the piano version of his “Love by Love” song, as Jaejoong sat by him and watched as Yoochun pressed his fingers gently against the piano keys. Jaejoong closed his eyes for a moment as he listened to Yoochun play while at the same time, trying to ignore Junsu’s sounds of laughter with Changmin.
He brushed his long hair on his shoulders and began to think. Is there a reason why Yunho was frowning at him and avoided looking at him (and when he did, he’d look away quickly). Or when Yunho fell during his audition or that time…..he fell on him! That was it! Yunho was mad at him because he fell on him without apologizing and maybe the reason that Yunho was acting that way towards him because he caused that injury on Yunho’s hand! No wonder, Yunho hated him.
“Hyung?” Yoochun asked, interrupting Jaejoong’s worried thoughts as Yoochun placed a wrinkled paper in his hands. Jaejoong looked at it and gulped, it was the “Love Bye Love” song that he sang for Yoochun when they were awaiting their turns for the auditions.
“Yoochun-ah, not again…” Jaejoong said, shaking his head, but Yoochun remained persistent.
“Hyung, your singing is beautiful, you can do this. Besides I didn’t create this song just for me to sing.” Yoochun said to him as he positioned his hands on the keys, and to his surprise, Junsu and Changmin joined them too.
“I wanna sing with Jaejoong-hyung.” Junsu said, sitting by Jaejoong’s side as Changmin went over to Yoochun’s side, but remained standing.
“Give it another go, will you, Jaejoong-hyung?” Changmin asked as he gave Jaejoong a reassuring smile, and Jaejoong sighed.
Yoochun looked at him, and Jaejoong nodded. Yoochun began to play and for the first time, they began to sing together.
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“Yunho, why do I get the feeling that you haven’t read the papers I specifically told you to read?” His manager said to him the moment they went downstairs and sat by one of small lounges there.
“Of course, I read them, Hyung-His manager frowned at him and Yunho continued-just not all of it.”
“Yunho, I know how important it is for you to become a solo artist, but training these trainees are also very important. I know you’re not used to being in a team and working with other people, but you’re going to have to face it, Yunho, you aren’t cut out to be a solo artist anymore.” His manager said, as Yunho frowned and got up.
“Hyung, I know I can do this, once I’m done training the trainees, I’ll show Lee Soo Man just how hard I can work and that I’ll never give up my dream this way, Hyung.” Yunho said, looking at his manager straight in the eyes, with his hands clenching into fists.
“Okay, then, I’ll be off to my late meeting.” His manager said, getting up as Yunho placed his hand on his manager’s shoulder to hold him back. His manager shrugged it off and looked at Yunho with a firm smile on his face and nodded.
“I know you can do it, Yunho, but right now instead of focusing on this solo artist idea, focus it on your trainees, who have been waiting for you for fifteen minutes, already. I have a meeting to go to, this discussion is done, good luck, Yunho.” His manager said, walking pass him as he went straight down the hallway to take the elevator.
Yunho scratched his head at what just happened and walked upstairs, wondering how things were going to end after the whole trainee thing. He walked with his hands in his pockets and he heard something.
It wasn’t his boombox. It was a piano. He walked and followed the sounds of the piano and it lead him right to the dance studio. Then he heard voices, it sounded like singing. He opened the door slowly and to his surprise, his trainees were singing, and miraculously in sync.
Yunho watched as Yoochun played the piano and the kid with the soccer ball began to sing -Junsu-, it shocked the crap out of Yunho, who knew that the dolphin had a great singing voice? Then he looked at the kid in school uniform who was snapping his fingers in sync with the piano and then he sang a high note -Changmin- (WHOA) then the pianist,
Yoochun, began to sing, with a husky voice, but at the same time, it matched the flow of the music.
Then he heard Jaejoong. He didn’t how else to describe it other than beautiful, but it seemed like Jaejoong had the ability to tie all their voices together, making it sound..completely amazing.
Yoochun stopped playing as Junsu finished singing the last note of the song.
“Something is missing.” Jaejoong said, looking a bit frustrated, as he took a look at the lyrics. Changmin and Junsu exchanged glances and Yoochun scratched his head.
“I think so too, the song isn’t split evenly between the members . Junsu has more of this part and Jaejoong has more of this part, only leaving Changmin and I, with a few lines.” Yoochun said, as he pointed it out the highlighted parts.
Yunho was wondering when he should come in, then he heard a loud growl. Crap, his stomach! He looked at their direction again and found that they were all staring at him.
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Jaejoong and Yoochun were discussing the song and Junsu and Changmin were discussing what to eat afterwards, when they heard a strange growl.
They each looked at each other and then turned around, and to his surprise, Yunho was standing by the door, looking at them. Jaejoong quickly turned around with his cheeks burning. Jaejoong looked at the mirror as he watched Yunho walk into the room, with one hand in his pant’s pocket and cleared his throat.
“Anyone hungry?” Yunho asked, but instead of being met by silence, Junsu went up to Yunho, with Changmin following behind him.
“Yunho-..hyung, where’s the nearest place to get food?” Junsu asked with a smile on his face and Changmin shyly lurking behind him.
“Second Floor, pass the elevators and straight ahead.” Yunho said, as Junsu bowed and walked out the door quickly, with Changmin (bowed at Yunho, who nodded back) chasing after him.
Jaejoong and Yoochun were the only ones left, and Yunho, who was still staring at the door, where Junsu and Changmin just exited.
Yoochun was poking Jaejoong with his elbow, to turn around, but Jaejoong ignored it and looked down at the piano keys instead.
“Do you play piano, Yunho-hyung?” Yoochun asked, attempting to make small talk while frowning at Jaejoong who made no move to speak at all.
“Yeah, actually I do.” Yunho said, as he walked to where Yoochun and Jaejoong were sitting. Jaejoong gulped when he realized that Yunho was right behind him and threw Yoochun a confused look, but was met by Yoochun’s smile.
“Cool, I seem to be taking most of the space, here Yunho-hyung, sit next to Jaejoong-hyung.” Yoochun said, as he got up, leaving an empty space beside Jaejoong.
“Yoochun, it’s alright, I can stand-“ Yunho protested, throwing him an awkward smile.
“Beside you play piano really good, Yoochun-ah-“ Jaejoong said, now glaring at Yoochun, but in return, Yoochun smiled slyly.
“Oh, my phone is ringing! I better answer the call, Junsu and Changmin are probably lost or something! ” Yoochun said, as he grabbed his phone from his pocket and winked at Jaejoong as he exited the room quickly, shutting the door behind him, leaving Yunho and Jaejoong all alone in the dance studio.
Jaejoong didn’t know what to do. His heart was beating like crazy, and he felt like the room was getting a bit too warm. He bit his lip and continued staring at the piano keys, and thankful that his long hair covered the side of his face, so that Yunho wouldn’t see.
He was responsible for hurting him and for making Yunho hate him.
“I’m sorry..Yunho-ah.” Jaejoong said, now looking at Yunho now, “You probably don't want to be alone with me, I'll leave now.."
He gets up to leave and was about to run out the room, but to his surprise, Yunho gets up as well.
“Jaejoong?” he asks worriedly , but Jaejoong doesn’t turn around, sinking his fingernails deep in his palm to stop himself from crying. But Yunho stops him, by wrapping his fingers around Jaejoong’s wrist, and Yunho slowly turns him around.
Jaejoong’s face is now filled with tears as he tries to talk, “It’s my fault, I-I didn’t mean for you to get h-hurt, I-I’m sorry, Yunho-ah, I swear .”
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Crap. Yunho felt like a bad person now, he’s never made anyone cry before, and looking at Jaejoong’s tear-streaked cheeks, his puffy eyes and trembling lips, the sight somehow broke his heart in two.
“Hey..Hey..Jaejoong..” Yunho said gently, and began to wipe Jaejoong’s tears with his fingers, but it wasn’t helping, Jaejoong’s tears kept flowing. "Look at me."
But Jaejoong kept his head down, his long hair covering his face, and he could see the tears streaming down his face, down to his chin. Yunho stood there in amazement, he's never seen a guy cry before and somehow he felt the need to comfort him and make his tears go away.
He hesitated at first, but gave in, as he pulled Jaejoong in his arms, and didn’t feel too weird about it. Jaejoong leaning against him like that didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, somehow…it calmed him. But Jaejoong was crying and that part wasn’t calming to him at all, he was the one to apologize, not Jaejoong.
“Look, Jae, I-I should apologize, I’m sorry for the way I’ve been behaving towards you lately, it’s because I was just having a rough day with myself and I took it all out on you.” Yunho said, as he continued to pat Jaejoong’s back.
Jaejoong pulled back slowly wiping his remaining tears with his hand, and Yunho was still looking around for any sight of a tissue box lying around.
“Is your hand okay, Yunho-ah?” Jaejoong asked, as he slowly grabbed Yunho’s use-to-be injured hand and held it in his.
“Yeah, it’s better now, I injured it during dance practice.” Yunho said, as he watched Jaejoong touch the scars that the glass left, but some reason, he found the gesture comforting.
“Oh, I-I thought I was the reason for it, remember the morning incident, Yunho-ah?” Jaejoong asked, weakly chuckling. Of course, Yunho remembered, that incident wouldn’t leave his mind for days.
Wait…Was Jaejoong blaming himself for what happened? Is that why he was crying? He didn’t know that Jaejoong cared so much, he gulped as he looked at Jaejoong again. Jaejoong was still wiping his tears with one hand and the other still holding Yunho’s hand.
Yunho sighed and tugged Jaejoong in his arms again and held him close.
“Y-Yunho-ah, it’s ok-“ As Jaejoong tried pulling away, but Yunho wrapped his arm around Jaejoong’s waist as he continued to hug him.
“Just finish crying first, Jae, and then, I-I’ll let you go.” Yunho said gently, as he patted Jaejoong’s back with his other hand ( Jaejoong was still holding on the other one).
Jaejoong looked up and smiled at him, making something in his chest move. Yunho smiled back, sighing as he continued hugging him and Jaejoong, who also hugged him back.
Strange how he's never hugged a guy this long in his life, but somehow..he felt..comfortable.
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“Should we let them know we’re here?” Junsu whispered as Changmin, Yoochun and him watched Yunho and Jaejoong hugging. Changmin glances over at his two older hyungs and he couldn’t help,but wonder just how close Yunho and Jaejoong were to each other, but figured it wasn't his business.
“Hyung, I’ll race you downstairs.” Changmin challenged Junsu as he went back to the stairs and waited for Junsu.
“You’re on, if I win, I get to eat half of your lunch.” Junsu pointed at the four bags of fast food that Yoochun was carrying. Changmin nodded as he ran downstairs with Junsu, speedily running behind him.
Yoochun peeked back at Jaejoong and Yunho-hyung. Yunho was gently smiling at Jaejoong, while patting his head and Jaejoong was holding onto Yunho’s hand, while wiping his face on Yunho’s tanktop.
He took out his phone and took a quick picture of them, saving it and putting the phone back in his pocket. He figured when the time was right, he'd show them the picture, but as for now, it'll be his own little secret.
Yoochun slowly shut the door and placed Jaejoong 's and Yunho’s bag of fast food by the door, as he walked away with a smile on his face.
Chapter 9