[PG-13] Unexpected Song (6/?)
Title: Unexpected Song
Characters: Heechul, OC, Super Junior
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Comedy, Drama
It never really occurred to me that I was already dating Heechul until a couple of weeks later when a couple of girls came up to me when I was hanging out with Min Young in the SM Entertainment office. We were waiting for Heechul outside the Super Junior practice room when suddenly there was a lot of squealing and giggling that came with the calling of my name. The four girls, all very pretty, despite merely wearing sweatpants and plain shirts, introduced themselves as Jessica, Sunny, Yoona and Taeyeon. Being polite, I introduced Min Young and myself as well. The whole giggling session discussion was focused on how happy they were that Heechul found himself a really nice girlfriend, which got me into a coughing fit, making them all worried. When they had finally left, I turned to my best friend with a questioning look.
“Of course you don’t know who they are,” Min Young stated, rolling her eyes, misinterpreting my facial expression. “You just met half of So Nyuh Shi Dae.” When I just continued to stare at her, she added, “Girls’ Generation. They’re the most popular girl group in Korea. Gee? Genie? Ring any bells?”
This was one of the things I missed before Min Young had finally arrived in Korea. She’d always been stressed and irritated at the fact that I knew nothing about idol groups and their members, not even their songs. She was even more irritated now because I’d been working with Super Junior for a month and a half and I still didn’t know a lot of things and still didn’t recognize a lot of groups.
Min Young had stood in front of me and had begun doing some very funny dance moves when I stopped her with a question.
“Am I Heechul oppa’s girlfriend?”
My best friend stopped halfway through a dance step. She stared and just blinked at me for a couple of seconds before opening her mouth to say something sarcastic. I was positive that was the route she was going to go for if not for the practice room door opening at that same moment with Heechul walking out, followed by Donghae.
Heechul stood in front of me, an amused look on his face. He quirked an eyebrow at me as if to let me know that he had heard my question and was finding it interesting that I had asked. Or maybe he was just being Heechul. Sometimes he looked at me with one eyebrow or two eyebrows raised and I would never really know what it meant. I never really knew what he was truly thinking at any given moment. He was unpredictable that way.
“Are you seriously asking that question?” he finally spoke, breaking the silence.
“Not to you,” was my retort turning my gaze away from him. I had then realized that Donghae had taken my best friend away from me.
“Min Young and Donghae are going out on a date,” he informed me, watching my reaction. My eyes shot back to him in surprise. Crouching down in front of me, he laughed as he placed his hands on my knees. “I think you’re the most clueless girl I’ve met.”
“I am not,” I countered, frowning at him. “Min Young is an amazing person. It would have been crazy for Donghae oppa not to see that and not ask her out.”
He merely continued looking at me amusedly. “Hye Rin-ah,” he responded, looking like he wanted to laugh out loud. “They’ve been going out for two weeks.”
“I knew that,” I responded immediately, trying to hide my surprise. How could I not know that my best friend was going out with her biggest crush? I racked my brain, trying to remember whether she had told me about it and when.
He sat down beside me as he began to laugh. Taking my hand in his, he reiterated, “You really are the most clueless girl I’ve met.” As he kissed my hand, he went on, “In case you were still wondering, yes, you are my girlfriend. You’ve been my girlfriend for like a month now.”
Such declaration and confirmation stunned me. Coupled with Heechul’s intense gaze and his thumb drawing distracting circles on my palm, I couldn’t think straight after that; even more so when he tilted my face towards his and pressed a gentle kiss on my lips. That threw every coherent thought from my brain and made me blush really hard, like what always happens when he kisses me.
I really didn’t know what it was. But whenever Heechul was around me, my heart beat very fast, my face always felt flushed, my hands shook and I just couldn’t think straight, much less speak properly. It was embarrassing because I wasn’t a high school student anymore. Things like this shouldn’t have to happen to girls my age. I’m 21. I should be mature enough to handle a relationship. But the thing was: one, I’ve never been in a relationship before and, two, I’ve never been in a relationship with an idol. I’ve always wondered to myself whether I should have had a boyfriend while I was in Singapore just so I could experience what it was actually like to have a normal boyfriend and a normal relationship. Although, how could I have known that I would be dating an idol?
Being with Heechul was wonderful-once I’d actually accepted the fact that we really were together-but it was far from easy. There was a lot of sneaking around and late night/early morning dates. I had to deal with the fact that Heechul would never kiss me in public, unless he was sure that no one was around; that he would never treat me like a girlfriend when we were in public gatherings and company parties because, even though it was pretty much common knowledge in the company that we were dating, no confirmation means we really weren’t. I also had to deal with the fact that my life was in danger. There have been rumors here and there coming out that maybe Kim Heechul, the pretty boy of the popular 13-member band Super Junior, was seeing someone. This sent the fans on high alert, their sense of sight and smell sharpened for any such hint of truth to the rumor. I was sure that if the fans got wind of me, I would be dead in a minute.
“You’re thinking too hard again.”
A finger poked my right cheek, sending me out of my self-imposed frightening. I turned to my right, rubbing my cheek. Kyuhyun stood there, smirking at me.
While my relationship with Heechul progressed, my friendship with the other members developed as well. They continued on treating me like a little sister, which really continued to touch me every single time. I was once again proven wrong about idols being too busy for anything else other than their careers. They took great care of me. In my first weeks back in Seoul, they had all taken turns to show me around the city, even when I’d insisted that I’m not a foreigner and that I could go around the city by myself. They just went on to say that a lot had changed and that they would love to show me around. I suspected then and still do suspect that they just used me as an excuse to be able to go out of the dorm. Whenever Hae Won had to help style other celebrities and they had their day off and Heechul had to work, they always made sure that at least one of them was with me, making sure that I wasn’t starving myself. Sungmin continued to teach me guitar lessons that now I can learn simple songs by myself. Eunhyuk and Donghae took the time to help me out with composing as well. Every moment with them was never dull and I greatly appreciated all the time and effort they put into me.
Kyuhyun became my closest oppa. It was probably the fact that his age was closet to mine. Or it could also be that we went to the same school together. Either way, his friendship was something I greatly treasured. I think, out of all of them and aside from Heechul, it was only Kyuhyun who actually surprised me. He was the only one who deviated from my first impression of him. Kyuhyun was charming and definitely prince-like, but he was also cheeky, impudent, and even evil. He loved making fun of his hyungs and just enjoyed watching their faces as they realized that their magnae had pulled a fast one on them yet again. But the older members always let his antics slide because he was one of the sweetest members that they had, like Donghae. If he had a schedule and had to leave before them, he would make sure to let each and every one of his hyungs know that he was doing so. He would go through all the rooms to tell them he was leaving and would then proceed in asking them what their day would be like. If any member had left before him, he would just call them and still let them know. He was the type of person who always wanted to know where each of his hyungs was at any given time. I knew this because he did the same thing to me and we weren’t even that close when he told me that I should always tell him what I was going to do for the day and that I should answer my phone when he calls.
Kyuhyun was also the one who gave Heechul the hardest time when he’d finally told the members that he wanted to date me, or so I’ve heard from Hae Won. I don’t know what she was doing there at that time, but she told me that Kyuhyun seriously asked Heechul again and again whether he was serious about me and whether he wasn’t going to hurt me. This was a complete surprise for me. I’d expected this from the older members, Leeteuk and Yesung, even Donghae. But Kyuhyun? I suppose it stemmed from the fact that we were close. Nevertheless, I cherished his concern for me and my heart.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him, chuckling as he put an arm around me.
“What do you think I’m doing here?” he replied, smirking at me even more. When I rolled my eyes at him, he chuckled. “I just came from a schedule and I’m dropping by to pick him up. What are you doing here?”
“I’m doing my role as the supportive girlfriend,” I responded, smiling at the thought. I’d been going to the SBS building with Heechul every time he had his radio broadcast whenever I wasn’t too tired. He’d always persuaded me to go with him in the past and then it just became a habit for me to go with him.
“You’re doing a really good job,” he told me, smiling fondly as Heechul waved at us from his DJ seat.
“You think so?” I asked, wrinkling my nose, looking uncertain.
“Yeah,” he confirmed, nodding. “If you were a bad girlfriend, Heechul hyung would leave you in a heartbeat.” He chuckled when I looked even more worried. “Hyung likes you a lot. I don’t think he’s liked anyone as much as he likes you.”
“You’re not just saying that, right?” I demanded.
He looked so offended that I just had to laugh. “Would I ever lie to you?”
I smiled. I knew he would never lie to me. I trusted him and all of the other members. After all that they had done for me, how could I not trust them?
“What’s this talk about lying?” Heechul’s voice interrupted us. He had just come out of the booth, carrying his lady purse and iPhone. “Hmm?” he pressed, raising an eyebrow at Kyuhyun, who merely shook his head.
“Nothing,” was my response, standing on tiptoe to give him a kiss on the cheek.
“Are you sure?” he insisted, which confused me for a bit.
“Yes, it’s nothing, oppa,” I repeated, smiling a little.
Heechul shrugged and we all trooped out and into the hallway, all happy that we were all finally going home. On our way to the car, Kyuhyun decided to walk ahead of us, probably knowing that Heechul wanted to have me all to himself. True enough, when the Super Junior magnae was far enough, out of earshot, Heechul pulled me aside and pressed a kiss on my lips. Sighing in contentment, not caring if any of the staff saw us, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. When Kim Heechul kissed you, you really don’t say no. You just nod your head and comply. It’s what I do.
Characters: Heechul, OC, Super Junior
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Comedy, Drama
It never really occurred to me that I was already dating Heechul until a couple of weeks later when a couple of girls came up to me when I was hanging out with Min Young in the SM Entertainment office. We were waiting for Heechul outside the Super Junior practice room when suddenly there was a lot of squealing and giggling that came with the calling of my name. The four girls, all very pretty, despite merely wearing sweatpants and plain shirts, introduced themselves as Jessica, Sunny, Yoona and Taeyeon. Being polite, I introduced Min Young and myself as well. The whole giggling session discussion was focused on how happy they were that Heechul found himself a really nice girlfriend, which got me into a coughing fit, making them all worried. When they had finally left, I turned to my best friend with a questioning look.
“Of course you don’t know who they are,” Min Young stated, rolling her eyes, misinterpreting my facial expression. “You just met half of So Nyuh Shi Dae.” When I just continued to stare at her, she added, “Girls’ Generation. They’re the most popular girl group in Korea. Gee? Genie? Ring any bells?”
This was one of the things I missed before Min Young had finally arrived in Korea. She’d always been stressed and irritated at the fact that I knew nothing about idol groups and their members, not even their songs. She was even more irritated now because I’d been working with Super Junior for a month and a half and I still didn’t know a lot of things and still didn’t recognize a lot of groups.
Min Young had stood in front of me and had begun doing some very funny dance moves when I stopped her with a question.
“Am I Heechul oppa’s girlfriend?”
My best friend stopped halfway through a dance step. She stared and just blinked at me for a couple of seconds before opening her mouth to say something sarcastic. I was positive that was the route she was going to go for if not for the practice room door opening at that same moment with Heechul walking out, followed by Donghae.
Heechul stood in front of me, an amused look on his face. He quirked an eyebrow at me as if to let me know that he had heard my question and was finding it interesting that I had asked. Or maybe he was just being Heechul. Sometimes he looked at me with one eyebrow or two eyebrows raised and I would never really know what it meant. I never really knew what he was truly thinking at any given moment. He was unpredictable that way.
“Are you seriously asking that question?” he finally spoke, breaking the silence.
“Not to you,” was my retort turning my gaze away from him. I had then realized that Donghae had taken my best friend away from me.
“Min Young and Donghae are going out on a date,” he informed me, watching my reaction. My eyes shot back to him in surprise. Crouching down in front of me, he laughed as he placed his hands on my knees. “I think you’re the most clueless girl I’ve met.”
“I am not,” I countered, frowning at him. “Min Young is an amazing person. It would have been crazy for Donghae oppa not to see that and not ask her out.”
He merely continued looking at me amusedly. “Hye Rin-ah,” he responded, looking like he wanted to laugh out loud. “They’ve been going out for two weeks.”
“I knew that,” I responded immediately, trying to hide my surprise. How could I not know that my best friend was going out with her biggest crush? I racked my brain, trying to remember whether she had told me about it and when.
He sat down beside me as he began to laugh. Taking my hand in his, he reiterated, “You really are the most clueless girl I’ve met.” As he kissed my hand, he went on, “In case you were still wondering, yes, you are my girlfriend. You’ve been my girlfriend for like a month now.”
Such declaration and confirmation stunned me. Coupled with Heechul’s intense gaze and his thumb drawing distracting circles on my palm, I couldn’t think straight after that; even more so when he tilted my face towards his and pressed a gentle kiss on my lips. That threw every coherent thought from my brain and made me blush really hard, like what always happens when he kisses me.
I really didn’t know what it was. But whenever Heechul was around me, my heart beat very fast, my face always felt flushed, my hands shook and I just couldn’t think straight, much less speak properly. It was embarrassing because I wasn’t a high school student anymore. Things like this shouldn’t have to happen to girls my age. I’m 21. I should be mature enough to handle a relationship. But the thing was: one, I’ve never been in a relationship before and, two, I’ve never been in a relationship with an idol. I’ve always wondered to myself whether I should have had a boyfriend while I was in Singapore just so I could experience what it was actually like to have a normal boyfriend and a normal relationship. Although, how could I have known that I would be dating an idol?
Being with Heechul was wonderful-once I’d actually accepted the fact that we really were together-but it was far from easy. There was a lot of sneaking around and late night/early morning dates. I had to deal with the fact that Heechul would never kiss me in public, unless he was sure that no one was around; that he would never treat me like a girlfriend when we were in public gatherings and company parties because, even though it was pretty much common knowledge in the company that we were dating, no confirmation means we really weren’t. I also had to deal with the fact that my life was in danger. There have been rumors here and there coming out that maybe Kim Heechul, the pretty boy of the popular 13-member band Super Junior, was seeing someone. This sent the fans on high alert, their sense of sight and smell sharpened for any such hint of truth to the rumor. I was sure that if the fans got wind of me, I would be dead in a minute.
“You’re thinking too hard again.”
A finger poked my right cheek, sending me out of my self-imposed frightening. I turned to my right, rubbing my cheek. Kyuhyun stood there, smirking at me.
While my relationship with Heechul progressed, my friendship with the other members developed as well. They continued on treating me like a little sister, which really continued to touch me every single time. I was once again proven wrong about idols being too busy for anything else other than their careers. They took great care of me. In my first weeks back in Seoul, they had all taken turns to show me around the city, even when I’d insisted that I’m not a foreigner and that I could go around the city by myself. They just went on to say that a lot had changed and that they would love to show me around. I suspected then and still do suspect that they just used me as an excuse to be able to go out of the dorm. Whenever Hae Won had to help style other celebrities and they had their day off and Heechul had to work, they always made sure that at least one of them was with me, making sure that I wasn’t starving myself. Sungmin continued to teach me guitar lessons that now I can learn simple songs by myself. Eunhyuk and Donghae took the time to help me out with composing as well. Every moment with them was never dull and I greatly appreciated all the time and effort they put into me.
Kyuhyun became my closest oppa. It was probably the fact that his age was closet to mine. Or it could also be that we went to the same school together. Either way, his friendship was something I greatly treasured. I think, out of all of them and aside from Heechul, it was only Kyuhyun who actually surprised me. He was the only one who deviated from my first impression of him. Kyuhyun was charming and definitely prince-like, but he was also cheeky, impudent, and even evil. He loved making fun of his hyungs and just enjoyed watching their faces as they realized that their magnae had pulled a fast one on them yet again. But the older members always let his antics slide because he was one of the sweetest members that they had, like Donghae. If he had a schedule and had to leave before them, he would make sure to let each and every one of his hyungs know that he was doing so. He would go through all the rooms to tell them he was leaving and would then proceed in asking them what their day would be like. If any member had left before him, he would just call them and still let them know. He was the type of person who always wanted to know where each of his hyungs was at any given time. I knew this because he did the same thing to me and we weren’t even that close when he told me that I should always tell him what I was going to do for the day and that I should answer my phone when he calls.
Kyuhyun was also the one who gave Heechul the hardest time when he’d finally told the members that he wanted to date me, or so I’ve heard from Hae Won. I don’t know what she was doing there at that time, but she told me that Kyuhyun seriously asked Heechul again and again whether he was serious about me and whether he wasn’t going to hurt me. This was a complete surprise for me. I’d expected this from the older members, Leeteuk and Yesung, even Donghae. But Kyuhyun? I suppose it stemmed from the fact that we were close. Nevertheless, I cherished his concern for me and my heart.
“What are you doing here?” I asked him, chuckling as he put an arm around me.
“What do you think I’m doing here?” he replied, smirking at me even more. When I rolled my eyes at him, he chuckled. “I just came from a schedule and I’m dropping by to pick him up. What are you doing here?”
“I’m doing my role as the supportive girlfriend,” I responded, smiling at the thought. I’d been going to the SBS building with Heechul every time he had his radio broadcast whenever I wasn’t too tired. He’d always persuaded me to go with him in the past and then it just became a habit for me to go with him.
“You’re doing a really good job,” he told me, smiling fondly as Heechul waved at us from his DJ seat.
“You think so?” I asked, wrinkling my nose, looking uncertain.
“Yeah,” he confirmed, nodding. “If you were a bad girlfriend, Heechul hyung would leave you in a heartbeat.” He chuckled when I looked even more worried. “Hyung likes you a lot. I don’t think he’s liked anyone as much as he likes you.”
“You’re not just saying that, right?” I demanded.
He looked so offended that I just had to laugh. “Would I ever lie to you?”
I smiled. I knew he would never lie to me. I trusted him and all of the other members. After all that they had done for me, how could I not trust them?
“What’s this talk about lying?” Heechul’s voice interrupted us. He had just come out of the booth, carrying his lady purse and iPhone. “Hmm?” he pressed, raising an eyebrow at Kyuhyun, who merely shook his head.
“Nothing,” was my response, standing on tiptoe to give him a kiss on the cheek.
“Are you sure?” he insisted, which confused me for a bit.
“Yes, it’s nothing, oppa,” I repeated, smiling a little.
Heechul shrugged and we all trooped out and into the hallway, all happy that we were all finally going home. On our way to the car, Kyuhyun decided to walk ahead of us, probably knowing that Heechul wanted to have me all to himself. True enough, when the Super Junior magnae was far enough, out of earshot, Heechul pulled me aside and pressed a kiss on my lips. Sighing in contentment, not caring if any of the staff saw us, I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. When Kim Heechul kissed you, you really don’t say no. You just nod your head and comply. It’s what I do.