chemical imbalance
title: Chemical Imbalance
pairing: Eunhyuk/Donghae
genre: romance
rating: PG-13
length: drabble
summary: Donghae goes on a blind date with a friend's friend.
a/n: another repost from my other journal. have to transfer them here before it gets deleted
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I met him at the restaurant at eight, he was wearing black skinnies and a black tank top topped with a black leather jacket. Overall, he looked really nice. He introduced himself as Lee Eunhyuk and despite the funny name, I didn't dare make fun of it. I was never into blind dates. I find it a little too pathetic. I mean, who actually likes going out with a complete stranger? Well, maybe that's not my case at the moment since he's Leeteuk hyung's friend so I might have seen him somewhere before but just didn't pay attention.
We started off really fine not until our conversation is slightly turning into an argument. "Believe me," I say, aiming a glare at him. "Aliens really exist."
He laughs, showing off his gums, which in my opinion, doesn't look bad at all. No, I'm not complimenting him, just saying. "Donghae ssi, I don't know who fed you that information but believe me, there are no aliens in this planet."
"Of course I know that! I never said anything about them being here, I'm just trying to tell you of their existence but apparently, you think I'm bluffing."
"No, I don't think you're bluffing, I know. And I believe this is supposed to be a date so it would be nice if we stop arguing." I agreed half-heartedly, but I really won't forget about this moment. How dare he say I'm lying? That son of a-oh forget it. I look at him intently as he talks about something along the lines of dancing and how it's good for people. "Do you know how to dance?" he asks me.
"Well, I don't really…I'm not...I...I can't dance." no matter how embarrassing it is, I can't bring myself to lie to this…this guy.
"I can teach you if you want." I politely decline his offer. I don't want to be embarrassed, especially in front of him. My dancing skills are as rusty as his dating skills, maybe more. "Oh come on! I don't think you're that bad."
I chuckle softly, almost bitterly. "Trust me, I'm that bad. I practically suck. You won't have the patience to teach me anything. I'm stupid and a slow learner." That's right, I shall make myself look dumb so he won't find me a bit interesting and we won't be meeting again, like ever.
He seems to give up as he stops bothering me with his dancing stuff. I glance at my wrist watch and holy crap. Only an hour has passed and it already feels like years. This is boring, really, really boring. I stifle a yawn, rubbing my eyes. "Is this too boring?"
Way too boring.
I quickly shake my head in response, smiling. "Oh no, I just didn't get enough sleep. I'm sorry."
"It's okay. I should be apologizing because honestly, I've never been this bored in my life." Wait, what? Is this a joke? If only I had known. "Shall we take stroll somewhere?"
That's how we ended up walking in the park, in a cold summer night. "Have you ever been in love?" he asks out of the blue.
I glance at him, his eyes gazing intently at the stars. He may not be the most gorgeous man alive but he has his own charms. His dark brown locks frame his face perfectly and his prominent jawline is to-die-for. I respond before he catches me staring at him. "Hmm...once. It didn't work out though."
"Differences?"
"Not really. That person's just too afraid to stand up for himself. Weak, but I loved him."
"I'm not proud but I'll be honest.. I was once a player. I hook-up with anyone, anytime and anywhere. I break people's hearts and hurt their feelings. I enjoyed seeing them hurt. For some reason, I feel satisfied everytime someone cries over me. I feel really good. I wasn't aware that I was going overboard until I fell in love for real." for the first time tonight, we were talking about something which makes sense. I spot a bench, dragging him there for a more comfortable conversation.
"Continue…"
He nods. He looks so serious and for some reason, it’s quite intimidating. "I thought I found the one. I thought I'll be forever happy with him. But I was wrong. Turns out I was framed. He was a friend of someone I dumped." he chuckles bitterly. "What goes around comes around, huh?"
"Eunhyuk ssi…"
"At least I'm serious with relationships now."
I grab his hand, placing it on my lap. "You'll find someone better." I squeeze his hand gently. "You might be a jerk back then but hey, everyone deserves to love and be loved." I give him an encouraging smile.
He stares deeply at me and I couldn't make a move to look away. His eyes are like a black hole, ready to suck me into some empty vacuum. "Donghae ssi..." he says my name as if it's something so precious. I stare at him more, gulping hard. "Donghae ssi…" he cups my face with his hands, caressing my cheek with his thumb. My eyes automatically respond as it shuts close, feeling his touch. Just then, I felt something soft press against my lips.
I've never been kissed in a long time, I feel like I'm receiving my first kiss all over again.
It was chaste and innocent.
And oddly, I liked it.
"I hope I didn't scare you." he says after pulling away, much to my dismay.
Chuckling, I shake my head. "You have no idea how much that didn't scare me."
He takes my hand in his and grins. "And you have no idea how much I liked that. Donghae ssi, say, do you wanna go on a real date this Friday?"
"Eunhyuk ssi..."
"Hmm...?"
"You must be stupid to ask that." and I chuckle.
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a/n: aaand...that was obviously a yes :) thanks for reading