Gimmie the Night: [41/Again & Again]
Title: Gimmie the Night
Pairing: Taecyeon/OC
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Disclaimer: I do not own Taecyeon or 2pm (although I wish) just the storyline and fictional character.
Chapter List
Chapter 41. Again & Again
Taecyeon’s footsteps still echoed in her head as Asuka tried to grasp what had just happened. Running her fingers through her hair, she let out a deep sigh. Why was it that everything that went well always had a way of backfiring on her?
“Ugh!” She kicked the air in frustration. Those three words kept playing over and over again and she couldn’t get over her own reaction to the statement. Shaking her head, she sat down on one of the dining chairs, propping her arms up on the dining table and burying her head in them.
It wasn’t as though Asuka didn’t feel that way towards Taecyeon; she was just caught off guard. That’s what she hoped anyway. Various thoughts rolled in her head, each one worse than the next. She had to clear this misunderstanding up with Taecyeon.
Love.
For such a small word, it sure did carry a lot with it. Her heart began to race and her palms begin to sweat at the thought of it. Not having experienced such a strong feeling, Asuka wasn’t sure what was going on with her emotions but she was beginning to see their relationship more clearly.
Walking over to the kitchen, she splashed cold water onto her face, preparing herself for what she was about to do. Before she could change her mind, she made her way towards the balcony.
Asuka slid the door opened and found Taecyeon hunched over the balcony railing. Taking two deep breaths, she made her way over and took a place beside him. All the while, Taecyeon didn’t acknowledge her presence. Not even once.
Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Taecyeon cut her off, “I get it,” he said, still not looking at her, “you don’t…feel that way about me. I guess I’m just kidding myself if I thought that our relationship could’ve gone any further-”
“What are you talking about, Taec?” she cut him mid-sentence.
Taecyeon continued, not hearing what Asuka was saying. “It was only ever a crush, fleeting feelings, nothing more,” he mumbled.
Asuka held a puzzled look. “What are you on, Taec?” she said as she tried to read what he was saying in his expression, but all she saw was hurt. Did he really love her that much? Did she love him in the same way, is that way her heart began hurting at the sight of the older male’s expression and words.
“Maybe we shouldn’t have gotten this close, I shouldn’t ha--”
“Taecyeon.”
“Who was I kidding, thinking that a normal girl like you would go for someone like me, especially one in-”
“YAH OK TAECYEON!” Her sudden switch to Korean stopped him and he finally turned to look at her. Asuka’s eyes were beginning to water and her right fist on the railing was turning white with the way she clenched her fist.
She blinked away her tears, realising the look Taecyeon was giving her. “I like you, okay? My feelings for you, they’re all real.” She paused before continuing, “It’s just, when you said…that…you caught me off guard…”
He looked at her, trying to process what the girl was saying. “That? You can’t even say it, can you?” Taecyeon raised an eyebrow at her.
“That’s not what I meant--”
“Is anything you say what you mean?” Taecyeon’s comment felt like cold water. Asuka stared at him, a shocked expression taking over.
“Ex-Ex-Excuse me?”
Taecyeon let out a bitter laugh. “It’s so typical of you. One minute, you’re all over me, the next, it’s like, you don’t even want me around…”
Asuka couldn’t believe what she was hearing. This wasn’t the Taecyeon she knew, he was never one to make such comments unless absolutely necessary, or he was about to explode with rage. She had only ever seen this side of Taecyeon once, and that was when everyone was blaming him for Jay’s leave of absence. Taecyeon was this understanding guy, he may have been cheesy, but he cared. All the hate he received from fans, he took all to heart and Asuka had told him time and time again not to, even though she knew that Taecyeon couldn’t help it. It was in his nature. He read every single one of those hate comments. It was as though now, he was taking all that pent up emotion on her, over one sentence. Did those three words mean that much to him?
“Why are you being like this?”
“Being like what?”
“Like…this.”
A sense of déjà vu washed over them as she uttered that exact same sentence, in the exact same tone, Taecyeon had done a few weeks back. It then hit them. They had always ended up having the same argument, just when things had started to get a little too real. One of them would overreact, the other would try to put them straight but they would be too stubborn to hear their explanation. They had been having this argument ever since they had gotten close, just when Asuka was going back the first time they properly met in 2009.
It seemed as though Taecyeon had come to the same conclusion as the anger in his eyes had suddenly died down, and they were left staring at each other, shocked and silent.
“I’m gonna-”
“I should-”
They both said simultaneously, followed with nervous laughter.
“Maybe we should get some fresh air,” Asuka said.
“I think that’s a good idea.” Taecyeon replied. He walked past Asuka, back into the lounge and towards the door. Asuka sighed, knowing that it was going to be a silent night.
As appealing as messing with his best friends sounded, Nichkhun was getting slightly scared of the way Lexi was going about it. He understood the girl’s need to torture Asuka, but he knew Asuka, and something was bound to go wrong.
“So, we all good about this?” Lexi asked and everyone nodded. Except Nichkhun.
“I don’t know about this,” Nichkhun stated, “the whole jealousy thing, Asuka may not seem like it, but she does get jealous, sometimes her jealousy radar is even worse than the average girl’s.”
“HEY!” All four girls shouted at Nichkhun, causing the male to fall back on the small stool he was seated on. The members just laughed at the Thai. He cursed under his breath in Thai as he got back up.
“Just saying, I’m all for torturing Suke and Taec, I just hope you all have a back-up plan when it gets blown out of proportion,” he caught the looks he was getting from the occupants in the room, “and don’t give me that look. You know exactly how those two are, remember the ‘movie’ incident?”
A mumble of agreements sounded.
“Exactly.”
“But Khun,” Ana spoke up, “you can’t tell me you’re not just a little bit excited at messing with them?” Nichkhun opened his mouth to respond, but closed it, knowing that she was right.
“Fine,” Nichkhun gave in. “But if something goes wrong, it’s all on you guys.”
“Oh come on Khun-hyung,” Junho nudged him, “we’re just gonna make them jealous of each other and watch everything play out from there. It’ll be fun to see the possessive side of Taecyeon-hyung for once, instead of the tolerant one.” The younger male shot Nichkhun a smile, and all he could do was laugh and shake his head.
It might not be so bad after all.
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Pairing: Taecyeon/OC
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance/Friendship
Disclaimer: I do not own Taecyeon or 2pm (although I wish) just the storyline and fictional character.
Chapter List
Chapter 41. Again & Again
Taecyeon’s footsteps still echoed in her head as Asuka tried to grasp what had just happened. Running her fingers through her hair, she let out a deep sigh. Why was it that everything that went well always had a way of backfiring on her?
“Ugh!” She kicked the air in frustration. Those three words kept playing over and over again and she couldn’t get over her own reaction to the statement. Shaking her head, she sat down on one of the dining chairs, propping her arms up on the dining table and burying her head in them.
It wasn’t as though Asuka didn’t feel that way towards Taecyeon; she was just caught off guard. That’s what she hoped anyway. Various thoughts rolled in her head, each one worse than the next. She had to clear this misunderstanding up with Taecyeon.
Love.
For such a small word, it sure did carry a lot with it. Her heart began to race and her palms begin to sweat at the thought of it. Not having experienced such a strong feeling, Asuka wasn’t sure what was going on with her emotions but she was beginning to see their relationship more clearly.
Walking over to the kitchen, she splashed cold water onto her face, preparing herself for what she was about to do. Before she could change her mind, she made her way towards the balcony.
Asuka slid the door opened and found Taecyeon hunched over the balcony railing. Taking two deep breaths, she made her way over and took a place beside him. All the while, Taecyeon didn’t acknowledge her presence. Not even once.
Just as she opened her mouth to speak, Taecyeon cut her off, “I get it,” he said, still not looking at her, “you don’t…feel that way about me. I guess I’m just kidding myself if I thought that our relationship could’ve gone any further-”
“What are you talking about, Taec?” she cut him mid-sentence.
Taecyeon continued, not hearing what Asuka was saying. “It was only ever a crush, fleeting feelings, nothing more,” he mumbled.
Asuka held a puzzled look. “What are you on, Taec?” she said as she tried to read what he was saying in his expression, but all she saw was hurt. Did he really love her that much? Did she love him in the same way, is that way her heart began hurting at the sight of the older male’s expression and words.
“Maybe we shouldn’t have gotten this close, I shouldn’t ha--”
“Taecyeon.”
“Who was I kidding, thinking that a normal girl like you would go for someone like me, especially one in-”
“YAH OK TAECYEON!” Her sudden switch to Korean stopped him and he finally turned to look at her. Asuka’s eyes were beginning to water and her right fist on the railing was turning white with the way she clenched her fist.
She blinked away her tears, realising the look Taecyeon was giving her. “I like you, okay? My feelings for you, they’re all real.” She paused before continuing, “It’s just, when you said…that…you caught me off guard…”
He looked at her, trying to process what the girl was saying. “That? You can’t even say it, can you?” Taecyeon raised an eyebrow at her.
“That’s not what I meant--”
“Is anything you say what you mean?” Taecyeon’s comment felt like cold water. Asuka stared at him, a shocked expression taking over.
“Ex-Ex-Excuse me?”
Taecyeon let out a bitter laugh. “It’s so typical of you. One minute, you’re all over me, the next, it’s like, you don’t even want me around…”
Asuka couldn’t believe what she was hearing. This wasn’t the Taecyeon she knew, he was never one to make such comments unless absolutely necessary, or he was about to explode with rage. She had only ever seen this side of Taecyeon once, and that was when everyone was blaming him for Jay’s leave of absence. Taecyeon was this understanding guy, he may have been cheesy, but he cared. All the hate he received from fans, he took all to heart and Asuka had told him time and time again not to, even though she knew that Taecyeon couldn’t help it. It was in his nature. He read every single one of those hate comments. It was as though now, he was taking all that pent up emotion on her, over one sentence. Did those three words mean that much to him?
“Why are you being like this?”
“Being like what?”
“Like…this.”
A sense of déjà vu washed over them as she uttered that exact same sentence, in the exact same tone, Taecyeon had done a few weeks back. It then hit them. They had always ended up having the same argument, just when things had started to get a little too real. One of them would overreact, the other would try to put them straight but they would be too stubborn to hear their explanation. They had been having this argument ever since they had gotten close, just when Asuka was going back the first time they properly met in 2009.
It seemed as though Taecyeon had come to the same conclusion as the anger in his eyes had suddenly died down, and they were left staring at each other, shocked and silent.
“I’m gonna-”
“I should-”
They both said simultaneously, followed with nervous laughter.
“Maybe we should get some fresh air,” Asuka said.
“I think that’s a good idea.” Taecyeon replied. He walked past Asuka, back into the lounge and towards the door. Asuka sighed, knowing that it was going to be a silent night.
As appealing as messing with his best friends sounded, Nichkhun was getting slightly scared of the way Lexi was going about it. He understood the girl’s need to torture Asuka, but he knew Asuka, and something was bound to go wrong.
“So, we all good about this?” Lexi asked and everyone nodded. Except Nichkhun.
“I don’t know about this,” Nichkhun stated, “the whole jealousy thing, Asuka may not seem like it, but she does get jealous, sometimes her jealousy radar is even worse than the average girl’s.”
“HEY!” All four girls shouted at Nichkhun, causing the male to fall back on the small stool he was seated on. The members just laughed at the Thai. He cursed under his breath in Thai as he got back up.
“Just saying, I’m all for torturing Suke and Taec, I just hope you all have a back-up plan when it gets blown out of proportion,” he caught the looks he was getting from the occupants in the room, “and don’t give me that look. You know exactly how those two are, remember the ‘movie’ incident?”
A mumble of agreements sounded.
“Exactly.”
“But Khun,” Ana spoke up, “you can’t tell me you’re not just a little bit excited at messing with them?” Nichkhun opened his mouth to respond, but closed it, knowing that she was right.
“Fine,” Nichkhun gave in. “But if something goes wrong, it’s all on you guys.”
“Oh come on Khun-hyung,” Junho nudged him, “we’re just gonna make them jealous of each other and watch everything play out from there. It’ll be fun to see the possessive side of Taecyeon-hyung for once, instead of the tolerant one.” The younger male shot Nichkhun a smile, and all he could do was laugh and shake his head.
It might not be so bad after all.
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