[Fic] Beautiful Truth
Changmin 2010
Under the iridescent spotlight and the crowd’s delighted laughs, the hostess eased her smile and posed the last question-the most critical one that the world had been anticipating for the night.
“Now, it’s the question that I’m sure all fans are dying to ask,” the hostess smiled mischievously, eyeing Yunho and I, “are you guys ready?”
I could feel myself smiling effortlessly, and Yunho chuckled slightly from the spot beside me.
I vaguely had an idea of what the question might be-it has been asked million times before-and the answer will undoubtedly be the same again... Especially after the split.
The crowd buzzed with excitement, and the camera lens zoomed in, focusing on the infinitesimal shifts in our expressions.
“Throughout the night I have asked you two various questions about idealistic girlfriends...” The hostess paused dramatically. “But what if the both of you fell in love with the same girl?”
Yunho flashed his signature smile. “I’d give up.”
“Then I’d get the girl.” I responded jokingly.
The hostess widened her eyes disbelievingly, and the audience gasped in disapproval.
Yunho crossed his eyes and narrowed his eyes playfully. “Of course you won’t, because the girl will fall in love with me, seeing that I’m generous enough to withdraw myself.” The audience stirred again, and Yunho finally cracked up. “Just kidding, guys.” He cleared his throat, smoothing away his smile, “For real, I would give up. Nothing’s more important than our companionship.”
He was looking at me and I straightened myself as well. “I would do the same for Yunho.”
The crowd sighed in envy-relieved and approving. After all, the ties between Yunho and I should now be impregnable, after all that had happened. We were now two, no longer five. We should stand by each other forever; we are brothers.
And it was true-the answer we gave that night. It was expected of us, it was sincere from the bottom of our hearts, it was what we had believed to happen... Because it had never occurred to us that the “someone” to disrupt both of us could appear; because it had never occurred to us that after the chaos, the separation, and years of loneliness that love could happen...
Yet, that was the last night we were able to give that same answer we’ve had given countless times before.
(Next: 02 Rile January 2011)