Progression of the Heart [1b/3]

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A few weeks later, Yoochun was working at his desk when Jaejoong walked by, food in hand. Yoochun looked up when Jaejoong paused in his steps and walked back to Yoochun to pester him about the deadline for the photographs. Yoochun grinned up at Jaejoong, but it was quickly wiped off when the smell of the food wafted towards Yoochun, sending him running to the bathroom. Jaejoong just stared after him.

"What's wrong?" Jaejoong stood on the opposite side of the door to the public toilet stall that Yoochun was currently hurling the contents of his stomach into the porcelain seat. Yoochun groaned and unlocked the door to walk out. He went to the sink and rinsed his mouth out with water, then straightened up to stare at Jaejoong's reflection in the mirror.

"I don't know..." Yoochun sighed, reaching into his pocket and popping a breath mint into his mouth.

"How long has this been going on?" Jaejoong asked, walking up next to Yoochun.

"Just since Saturday..." Yoochun answered. Today was a Monday.

"Yoochun, have you gone to the doctor?" His best friend questioned, concern written on his face.

"Um... no." Yoochun replied honestly, even though he was tempted to lie so Jaejoong wouldn't worry so much.

"Yoochun-- "

"It only happens when I smell food and it usually passes after a few hours." Yoochun replied quickly. "If it was happening the whole day, then I would be worried, but I'm not."

"Well, you're still going." Jaejoong stated, shrugging. "Let me go tell the boss."

And with that Jaejoong left the bathroom, walking to their boss' office which was located at the end of the hall.

(~*~)

"I can't believe you." Yoochun growled as Jaejoong snapped his seatbelt shut in the passenger's seat of Yunho's car. "First you steal the boss' car and now you're kidnapping me... How low can you get?"

Yoochun was teasing of course - Yunho had granted them both permission to leave (Jaejoong obviously seduced him into it because they were too close to the deadline to stop half way for something that could easily be a simple stomach virus). He'd even given them the keys to his car, as long as Yoochun promised not to 'barf on his new leather seats' as he so lovingly put it.

Yoochun was tempted to disobey his boss, but decided not to - he hated throwing up even for spite.

Jaejoong buckled his own belt and started the car, a grin working its way onto his lips as he revved the engine. Yoochun looked at him, an eyebrow raised, "Jae?"

"Huh?" He questioned innocently. Yoochun glared at him. "Well, let's get going to the doctor's!"

And they took off out of the parking lot, onto the road and turning to the left in the direction of the hospital.

(~*~)

When they arrived at the hospital, Jaejoong helped Yoochun fill out the paperwork and then they were led into a room. A doctor soon came in and Jaejoong explained the situation, with Yoochun filling in the pieces that Jaejoong didn't know. Yoochun was annoyed with Jaejoong, but maybe it was best to know what was going on...

The doctor ran all kinds of tests for the next hour and half, but nothing came up. A thought struck the middle aged woman and she handed Yoochun a specimen cup, asking him to pee in it and give it back to her. It was an odd idea, but perhaps she was right and this would be the answer. Yoochun did as the doctor asked and then waited in the temporary hospital room for the test results.

"You don't think it’s anything serious, do you?" Yoochun questioned, worry coming to his mind. The only thing he had done differently in the past few weeks was sleep with Junsu, but that couldn't be it... 'Oh shit. We didn't use protection...' Yoochun thought to himself, his heart racing at the fact that he could now have a very nasty disease.

"I'm sure it’s nothing serious." Jaejoong tried assuring his best friend, but it came out in a concerned tone. Yoochun fidgeted with the buttons on his shirt as minutes ticked by until finally the doctor came back in 30 minutes later, a clipboard in her hand.

"I'm not sure how to say this, Mr. Park..." She began, knitting her eyebrows together. Yoochun's breathing hitched and he bit his bottom lip in fear.

"Is it bad?" Yoochun whispered, afraid to speak too loud. The doctor made a face, cocking her head from side to side in an unsure manner.

"Well... that depends on your definition of 'bad'."

"Just say it already! Don't scare us to death, lady!" Jaejoong half shouted. His lower lip jutted out and he looked down in shame, "Sorry..."

"Um, congratulations, Mr. Park, you're pregnant." She spoke after clearing her throat. Yoochun grinned and nodded, but what she said finally sank in and his eyes snapped open. He began staring at the doctor as though she had two heads, instead of one, and she was speaking in another language. "I promise that this is no joke... Here are your test results."

Jaejoong looked at the clipboard and happily cheered for Yoochun, but the latter found nothing to celebrate about. He looked down at his stomach before reaching up and covering his eyes as tears fell. He would now have to face Junsu and tell him... what if the other didn't want the baby? What would Yoochun do then - he couldn't raise a baby by himself...

(~*~)

After leaving the hospital and making an appointment to go back in two weeks, Yoochun was dropped off at his apartment building. Jaejoong had offered to stay, but Yoochun assured him that he would be okay and that he would email the team the pictures they were waiting for. Jaejoong eventually left reluctantly after Yunho called him to check on both of them since he hadn't heard anything from them yet.

Yoochun sat in the living room of his small apartment staring down the phone like he had been for the past two hours. Millions of thoughts were running through his mind, but one stuck out the most and that was should he call Junsu and tell him about the news? What would he say - what would he do? Would he accept Yoochun into his life, if only for the baby's sake, or would he completely deny that it's his? Yoochun shuddered, hugging his sweater close to himself as he continued pondering whether or not to call Junsu.

'Hi, remember the guy you had sex with a few weeks ago? No? Well, I'm pregnant - now what?' Yeah, because that sounded sooooo great.

Yoochun cradled his head in his hands, trying not to cry, when the phone rang. The shrill noise caught him off guard and he jumped, visibly shaken. He reached a clammy hand towards the phone and took it off the hook, holding it to his ear, "Hello?"

"Hey! It’s Changmin!" Came a happy voice. Yoochun's bottom lip quivered and he started crying. "Whoa, hey... Yoochun-sshi? Are you okay!?"

"N-No..." Yoochun hiccupped.

"I'm coming over." Changmin sounded finalized in his decision as he hung up. Yoochun let the phone fall to the ground, not bothering to place it back on the hook, and listened to the low humming coming from the receiver. He hung his head low and covered his eyes with his hands as the sobs wracked his body.

Only twenty minutes had passed and Changmin was at his door, banging to be let in. Yoochun moved slowly and opened the door to the young man who had somehow become a good friend over the past few weeks. Changmin gathered Yoochun in his arms and hugged him tightly while he cried. Changmin led them over to the sofa and sat down next to Yoochun, waiting for his sobs to subside so he could hear just why the crying man was so upset.

He didn't wait long as Yoochun soon got over the tears enough to make sense. "I'm... pregnant." Yoochun tested, looking at Changmin for a reaction. His eyes were red and swollen from all the crying, but he could have sworn he saw Changmin smiling softly.

"Okay. That's good, isn't it?" Changmin questioned gently, a hand still on his shoulder. Yoochun shrugged.

"I don't know how Junsu will take it." Yoochun replied honestly. "I mean, I was only a one night stand, so... I'm sure he'll only reject me and claim I'm lying right? Isn't that how they are in movies?" Yoochun looked at Changmin, begging him with his eyes to tell him a lie and say that Junsu wouldn't do that to him. Changmin looked down, unsure.

The younger man sighed. Junsu had actually been acting very weird lately. He had gone out a lot more than usual after Yoochun, but soon it ceased and now he spent his free time at home lying on the bed. Junsu had never acted this way and Changmin was worried about him. Junsu may be a son of a bitch and deserved whatever bad came to him sometimes, but Changmin still cared for him. The young man looked at Yoochun and smiled, "You should talk to him."

Yoochun stared at him. "What?"

"You should talk to him... I mean, he could reject you, yes, but... He could also accept you."

Yoochun smiled at Changmin and nodded after a few minutes of staring at him in confusion.

"Will you drive me over there?" Yoochun questioned. Changmin stood and helped Yoochun up.

They both left after locking up Yoochun's apartment.

(~*~)

"He has something to tell you." Changmin explained to Junsu, not mentioning Yoochun's name, as he stood at the doorway to Junsu's bedroom.

Yoochun and Changmin had arrived at the apartment a few moments ago and the latter was now telling Junsu that 'one of his one-night stand lovers was here with something to say'. Junsu almost didn't listen to him, but decided to humor his roommate.

"Fine~" He sighed in annoyance, "Send him in... but he'd better make it quick."

Changmin rolled his eyes and motioned for Yoochun to come on. The nervous man walked across the living room and to the open doorway where memories of that glorious night came back to haunt his mind. He blushed heavily and approached Junsu, who was lying on the bed, staring up at something on the ceiling.

"Junsu-sshi?" Yoochun murmured slowly. Junsu didn't look at him, but grunted to let Yoochun know that he was listening to him. "... I'm pregnant."

Both Yoochun and Changmin watched in amazement as Junsu sat up and looked over at them. His eyes landed on Yoochun, who stood there fidgeting, and a small smile graced his plump lips. All he could think of was that night that he'd first seen Yoochun dancing drunkenly in the club that he frequented. He remembered taking such a liking to Yoochun that he'd invited him home and had sex with him, but then Yoochun had disappeared the next morning. Most of his partners stayed until Junsu had to kick them out, but Yoochun was different. Junsu couldn't get Yoochun off of his mind and here he was, standing in from of him and telling him that he was pregnant.

"I-its... yours." Yoochun continued after not receiving any kind of reaction from Junsu. "....Junsu-sshi? You, um, don't have to answer... I guess..." Yoochun turned and shrugged at Changmin. Changmin sighed heavily and rolled his eyes at Junsu for the second time that day.

Junsu snapped out of his daze and then stood, placing a hand on either on Yoochun's shoulders, stopping him in his tracks. "I want you to move in with me."

"Uh... what?" Yoochun questioned, not sure he heard correctly. Junsu smirked.

"I want to take responsibility for the baby since its mine. So, you'll move in here with me and I'll kick Changmin out." At that, Changmin made a face at Junsu, but nodded nonetheless. Yoochun was about to protest, but Changmin, who now stood behind Junsu, shook his head and motioned for him to just agree. So Yoochun did, he nodded and smiled happily up at Junsu who returned with a dazzling smile of his own.

"Good, it’s settled then. You'll move in with me tomorrow."

Yoochun's mouth hung open in surprise while Changmin just looked at Junsu with feigned horror (or was it real?).

(~*~)

"Why did you want me to agree so badly, Min? Weren't you the one who said I was better off not knowing him, even if he does act kindly towards me...?” Yoochun added the last part as an afterthought. Yoochun and Changmin were currently packing stuff up that Yoochun wouldn't need immediately, and then they would be packing up some clothes and all for the main part of the move.

Yoochun had arrived home last night and gone to sleep. He'd woken up with an enthusiasm he hadn't had in a while and called Changmin and Jaejoong over to help him pack. Changmin had arrived immediately since he had nothing better to do while Jaejoong was held back at work; he'd said he would be there soon to meet Yoochun's new friend and to help pack.

"Because, Yoochun, he's never been that nice before. I think you of all people deserve something like that... He'll take good care of you." Changmin replied, a smile on his young face. Yoochun shrugged and sealed up another box that he marked 'kitchen utensils' which mainly consisted of pots and pans that he rarely used. "Why don't you sell some of this stuff?"

Yoochun glanced at Changmin and shook his head, "I can't part with it. All this stuff belonged to my mother." He smiled fondly as he picked up a fairy figurine that he kept by his bed all the time. Changmin said nothing and continued filling the box between his spread legs, filling it with random pictures. Yoochun looked over at him and shouted quickly, grabbing a picture out of the box.

"This... stays out." Yoochun spoke softly, keeping the picture close to him from then on.

"Oh, Chunnie~~" A voice called to him from the living room. Yoochun grinned and stood quickly from his spot on the floor, rushing to where the voice was. Changmin shook his head, a smile still on his face, and he sealed the box full of pictures.

"Here he is!" Yoochun replied happily, appearing in the doorway to his bedroom with a feminine man hugging onto his arm. Changmin smiled up at the newest addition to the 'packing party' and extended a hand. Jaejoong smiled as well, taking Changmin's offered and shook it. "Jaejoong, this is Changmin. Changmin this is Jaejoong."

"Nice to meet you." Changmin bowed his head. He slowly stood, stretching the cramp out of his back from being bent over boxes for too long. Jaejoong watched Changmin with mild interest, he still wasn't so sure about him, but if Yoochun trusted him then Jaejoong should too. "Yoochun, we should head over to Junsu's apartment and drop off some of what we've already done, that way we don't have so much at one time."

"Sure, that way Jaejoong can work some while we're gone since he got here late." Yoochun shot a smirk at Jaejoong, who was deep in thought over something.

"Did you say... Junsu?" Jaejoong questioned, cutting a suspicious glance at Changmin.

"Um, yeah... He's the father of the baby..." Yoochun replied.

"And what is his last name?" Jaejoong asked, giving Yoochun a frown. Yoochun made a face and looked down.

"Um, I don't know..."

"You mean you're moving in with this guy and you don’t even know his last name?!" Jaejoong shouted, appalled.

"Hey! I also slept with him and I didn't know his first name then!" Yoochun argued, a frown marring his face as the two friends stared each other down.

"It’s Kim." Changmin cut in, intent on stopping the argument.

"What!?"

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Omo.... LJ hates me. T_T

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