Chapter 5~His Voice
That morning Jaejoong woke up earlier than usual, hops down from his bed walk towards the veranda. The grandfather clock in his room pointed at six o’clock, Jaejoong still in his night attire. He opened the sliding door inviting the morning breeze enter his bedroom.
Jaejoong POV:
‘Hmm~ the wind is refreshing…and chilling’ his body shivered due to the cold wind. He looked around for his sweater to cover himself and walked outside to the veranda enjoying the morning view of the sea which facing right front of his room. He felt like to sing a song but he unable to do so since he lost his voice. It saddened him the fact that he had lost his voice…he can’t do what he most love that is to sing. He shooked his head not to be reminded about the tragedy.
Then a knock came from his bedroom door, clicked sound from the door knob showed the person opening his bedroom door. As soon as the person entered the bedroom,
‘Good morning young master Jaejoong, it’s very rare for you to awake at this time’
‘Good morning Mr. Lee, I hope that you don’t mind that I had lessen one of your task this morning’ said Jaejoong with tease to Mr. Lee
‘Oh dear, I don’t mind at all…I prefer you do it every day sometimes you need to spare this old bones from waking you up daily you know’
‘Mr. Lee, you’re a nine tailed fox that can live up to thousand years old…don’t say that yourself too old’
‘Hmm~ thousand years old not bad’
‘Yeah, thousand years old…seventy years normal and another nine hundred thirty years with senile’ said Jaejoong with teasing smile
‘Oh you naughty boy, tease old man like that huh?’ said Mr. Lee after realizing Jaejoong’s trap in their conversation
‘Okay…okay...I’m lose’ said Mr. Lee surrendered to Jaejoong
Upon hearing Mr. Lee declaration, Jaejoong skipped all the way to bathroom to clean himself…but not before telling Mr. Lee that he will prepared breakfast today cause he feel like to do so this morning. Mr. Lee just shooked his head looking at Jaejoong’s childish act.
In the kitchen…
Jaejoong walked around the kitchen preparing breakfast for the morning without any difficulties, from the way he do his chores it seems like he used to working in the kitchen. Elisa and Erika her twin sister helped Jaejoong with table arrangement while Mr. Lee prepared tea and Joseph the house cook gone to wet markets to fill the food stocks. Yunho after came back from his morning jogs eyeing on Jaejoong who been busy not realizing that he been stalked by Yunho from his back. Elisa and Erika giggled looking at Yunho , Yunho knowing the twins awaring his presence bring his index finger to his lips and mouthed inaudible words ‘shhh~ don’t say anything’. The twins nod as understanding and continue with their giggle watching Yunho with his dreamy eye staring Jaejoong doing his chores. Jaejoong heard the giggles and turned around, he saw Yunho who currently watching him …his cheek blushed, the twin knowing that their young master realize Yunho presence give their bow and rush out of the kitchen while giggle out loud. Jaejoong face turns to pink looking the twin act. He stomped all his way to Yunho and hit Yunho on his head.
‘Ouch...what’s that for??’ said Yunho
Then Jaejoong look around for his white board and scribbled on it
‘What for you looking at me like that??’
‘Well, I just watching you doing your job and thinking that you can be a good wife’
This time Jaejoong’s face turned red, his heart racing like after jogs for ten kilometers. Yunho noticed the changes on Jaejoongs face…
‘Omo! Why your face turns red?’ said Yunho teased Jaejoong
Jaejoong hid his face in his palm, but Yunho being naughty continued his tease. Seeing Jaejoong didn’t budge from his position hiding his face, Yunho tickles Jaejoong around his waist, being unable to handle the tickles suddenly Jaejoong let out a real laugh. After all these years the first time he let out his voice. Yunho and Jaejoong frozen from what had just happen, Mr. Lee rolling down all his way after he heard the melodious laugh. The laugh from his young master that once filled the air when their Lady still alive, Mr. Lee stop his step near Jaejoong.
‘Young master…the laugh that I heard’ he paused and gulped his saliva before continuing his word. ‘Is it you?’
Jaejoong nodded his head, Mr. Lee smile in joy and hug Jaejoong
‘Thank god, I thought that you will never recover and I will never live long enough to hear your voice again’ Mr. Lee rocked their body back and forth and keep thanking the Lord for healing his young master.
Yunho smile looking at the butler reaction to his master sudden out burst. Wven though just once it seem enough gives him hope for his master to heal…Yunho never try to ask why Jaejoong lost his voice, cause it seems to be a painful memory for them.
‘Did you all smell something burned’ asked Yunho breaking the silence. He sniffed into the air looking for the source. Then suddenly Jaejoong widen his eyes and run his way back to the kitchen with Yunho and Mr. Lee follow his trail. Three of them just stared at the burned loafs of bread that Jaejoong prepare for the morning breakfast…
‘Anyone…ramyeon??’ said Mr. Lee then they burst out laugh and prepare ingredients for their ramyeon
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