[One-Shot] Just Us Two
Title: Just Us Two
Author: Knowmonsta
Pairing: Kim Heechul/Kim Kibum (Friendship); Kim Kibum/Kim Ryeowook
Words: 1,814
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Friendship/Romance/Humor
Summary: There's always that one person who you trust with you secrets, who steers you in the right direction, and who's not afraid to tell you when you're wrong. That's what Kim Heechul and Kim Kibum are to each other. (Seven drabbles from the Super Junior random pairing generator).
Note: After getting seven HeeBum prompts I decided to just mesh them altogether. XD I hope you guys enjoy it!
1. Let's Start at the Very Beginning
Kim Kibum's not much of a social person. So he can't say that he's thrilled when he meets the eleven other members of SM Entertainment's new boy band.
Eleven other members. His chances for privacy are minimum, most likely impossible.
He greets everyone and then sits in the corner, observing the others. There are two who chatter endlessly, one who's extremely witty and sticks to another member like glue, three who are full of energy, one who is quite the looker, one who seems to like skinship very much, and the last who is shy. The shy man looks in his direction and smiles. Kibum smiles back and gives a small wave as he feels his heart beat speed up slightly.
"So he's your type huh?"
Kibum looks up to see the witty young man looking at him. He's thin and has bright red hair.
"What about it?" he asks.
"Nothing," the man says sitting down next to him. "He's cute."
Kibum nods.
"I'm Heechul," the man says, extending a hand. "Kim Heechul."
"Kim Kibum," Kibum replies shaking it.
"This is crazy huh?" Heechul says as they look at the other members. "A twelve member boy band?"
"Living in the dorm is going to be hell," Kibum replies. "Not to mention going out to eat and showering."
Heechul laughs.
"But this could be fun," he points out. "We could make lifelong friends out of this, maybe even more. So why don't you stop sitting on this carpet and go talk to Ryeowook?"
"Ryeowook?"
"The shy adorable one who keeps looking at you out of the corner of his eye," Heechul says inclining his head in the direction of the man who smiled at Kibum a few minutes ago. Kibum grins.
"You know, that may not be such a bad idea," he says getting to his feet. Heechul grins and follows suit.
2. Who Stole All of My Shirts?
After realizing that not everyone would be able to live in the dorm, Heechul and Kibum decide to live an apartment together nearby. It's fine at first. And then, Kibum notices that articles of his clothing are missing from his dresser.
"Heechul, have you seen my Nirvana t-shirt?" he asks one afternoon as he fishes through his drawers. "Come to think of it, have you seen my The Knack, Queen, Beatles, and Rolling Stones t-shirts?"
"Oh those? Heebum has them."
Kibum turns to Heechul glaring.
"And why does Heebum have my shirts?" he asks through gritted teeth.
"I haven't had time to replace his old mattress yet, so he needed something soft to sleep on. And trust me, I did you a favor. Those shirts were hideous."
"Those were my favorite shirts!" Kibum exclaims angrily as he storms out of his bedroom. "Where's that cat?"
"I don't think you want to take those shirts back," Heechul says grinning.
"And why not?" Kibum asks.
He gets his answer as he reaches Heebum's new bed. There's a huge fur ball covering up half of the word 'Nirvana'. Kibum cringes.
"He can keep them," he mutters.
3. Awkward
Heechul throws open the door to the apartment with a bag of groceries and a huge smile on his face.
"Kibummie!" he exclaims. "Kibummie tonight is a once in a lifetime event! I'm making dinner!"
When no one answers with a snide comment about not burning down the house, he frowns.
"Kibum?" he calls as he walks towards the younger man's room and opens the door. "Kib-"
Kibum looks up, wiping his eyes furiously. However, the red color in his eyeballs and the swollen appearance was impossible to conceal.
"What?" he asks.
In the few years that Heechul has known Kibum, he's never seen him cry once. It's an awkward moment for him, as clearly Kibum was doing his best to hide his tears that were mixed with both sadness and anger.
"It's nothing important," he says quickly. "I'm making dinner."
"Try not to blow up the house," Kibum says. Heechul frowns. That was half-hearted.
"Okay, what's wrong?" he asks.
"Nothing," Kibum replies.
"Lie."
"Okay, fine I'm upset. Are you happy now?"
"Tell me what happened."
"I don't want to talk about it."
"Yes you do," Heechul replies. "I'll be in the kitchen when you're ready."
It takes ten minutes before Kibum is ready to talk. He enters to kitchen and leans against the wall.
"Ryeowook and I got into a fight."
4. Split Lip
Kibum didn't expect the force of the blow to be that strong. He hits the kitchen floor with a loud thud and wipes the blood from his lip. Heechul stands over him, fists still balled.
"Get over yourself," he growls out. "You still love him right? And for some odd reason, he still loves you too. So get the fuck over yourself. Swallow you damn pride and go make things right."
Kibum stares at Heechul, who's still scowling at him.
"I'll try," he says quietly.
"Don't tell me that," Heechul says angrily. "Tell me you'll do it."
Under all of that anger Kibum sees the concern in Heechul's eyes. He sighs.
"I'll do it," he says.
Heechul extends a hand and helps Kibum off of the floor.
"Good," he says quietly. "Because I would hate to see you lose a good thing."
5. Ryeowook
Kibum isn't sure if he can do it and to be honest Heechul is the only thing keeping him from running.
"Go," Heechul says giving him a push. He watches as Kibum walks over to the couch and sits down next to Ryeowook.
Heechul knows that Ryeowook is an important part of Kibum's life. He sticks by him through all of the stress, opens up the little world that Kibum has made for himself, and above all makes him happy. Kibum needs that kind of influence, and as a friend Heechul makes sure that he keeps it. He stays to eavesdrop on the conversation, just in case he finds it going in the wrong direction.
"I'm sorry," Kibum says quietly. "I shouldn't have taken my anger out on you. That was uncalled for."
Ryeowook shakes his head.
"Don't worry about it," he says. "I know you didn't mean it."
"How can you be so nice to me?" Kibum asks.
Ryeowook smiles and gently pulls Kibum's head on his lap. He softly pats his cheeks.
"Because I love you," he says simply.
Kibum smiles softly.
"I love you too," he says quietly.
"Good to hear," he replies, kissing Kibum's forehead. "Otherwise you would have been making your own dinner tonight."
6. A Missed Fall into Your Arms
It's three thirty in the morning when Kibum comes home, staggering into the apartment and into the kitchen.
"Where were you?!" Heechul demands as he exits his room. "You were supposed to be back two hours ago! Do you know how worried I was?!"
"Oh please," Kibum asks. "Like you care."
"What you hell is that supposed to mean?" Heechul says angrily.
"Don't act dumb," Kibum says as he glares at him. "You don't give a damn about me, none of you do."
"Clearly the alcohol you had tonight is screwing with your brain cells," Heechul says. "You should cool off before you say something else that you'll regret."
"Whatever," Kibum replies as he leaves the kitchen. Heechul follows him to continue yelling but finds himself clinging to the younger man as he recovers from slipping on the hardwood floor.
"Kibum, how many drinks did you have?" he asks.
"None of your business," Kibum hisses glaring at him. "Just leave me alone okay?"
He storms off and slams the door to his room. Heechul sighs and sits on the couch. Kibum meant for his glare to be cold, but Heechul saw the hurt in his eyes. He was going to have to get to the bottom of whatever was bothering him.
7. Living Your Dream
Kibum wakes up with his head throbbing. As he slowly sits up, he notices a bottle of aspirin and a glass of water on the table. He smiles softly and quickly swallows two tablets.
"Hello sunshine," Heechul says when he wakes into the kitchen. "I made lunch."
"Lunch?" Kibum says.
"It's three thirty in the afternoon," Heechul says as he passes Kibum a plate with a sandwich on it.
"Thanks," Kibum says quietly. "For the aspirin too."
"No problem," Heechul replies.
He lets Kibum eat in silence for a few minutes. When he finishes he slides him a glass of water.
"We gotta talk about this morning," Heechul says, "about what you said."
"I'm sorry," Kibum says quietly. "I know it's not true."
"I know," Heechul tells him. "But something made you think that."
Kibum sighs.
"I've been away for a while," he says. "And since I haven't been with any of you I feel like I don't know you all anymore. I barely talk to you guys, I don't even receive emails. It's like -"
"- we've forgotten you," Heechul finishes and Kibum nods.
"I know that sounds stupid," Kibum says. "But that's how I feel."
Heechul sighs.
"Hyung tell the truth," Kibum says. "Do you guys resent me for choosing to act over singing?"
Heechul plucks Kibum's forehead.
"Of course we don't!" he exclaims. "And we haven't forgotten about you either. You're still one of us Kibum, no matter what you choose to do."
Kibum nods and Heechul pats his shoulder.
"I'll try to prove it to you tonight," he says. "Watch our live performance."
At seven o' clock that evening Kibum turns on the television and watches the night's music program. As he watches Super Junior perform he feels his chest tighten in guilt. He wishes he were there. And though Heechul told him he was still a member of the family, he doesn't feel like one at all.
When the last performance is over the MCs of the night come on stage to announce the number one song of the week. As the scores between the three artists are tallied Kibum prays for his group to win. He realizes this is the 'I'll try' that Heechul was talking about.
The numbers stop and Kibum cheers. They won. He watches as the members cheer and hug each other. Eeteuk begins to thank those involved with the song. When he stops, Heechul whispers in his ear and Eeteuk smiles.
"And to Kibum who is watching the television now, your hyungs did it!"
Kibum blinks as his eyes tear in surprise.
About fifteen minutes later Heechul gives him a call.
"Did you see?" he asks.
"I saw," Kibum says smiling.
"I told you." Heechul says. "We love you. You're still a Super Junior member, though you could've quit by now if you wanted."
"You guys are my brothers," Kibum replies. "I'm not going anywhere."
Heechul smiles.
"We love you too, Kibummie," he says.
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