Title: Heart
Pairing: past!Donghae/Jessica
Rating: PG
Word Count: 376
Summary: Donghae's first love holds a special place in his heart.
Genre: Angst, Romance
A/N: Belated birthday fic for
meiface. It's kind of a sequel thingy to
Instant and Text Messaging, but not really. Maybe I'll write a real sequel one day.
“Oppa," a voice says from behind him.
The giggle in Donghae’s throat from Heechul’s silly joke dies. He knows that voice. It’s a voice he hasn’t heard in over a year.
“Jessica,” he whispers and wills himself to turn around in his chair.
She stood a foot behind him with her hands crossed in front of her, smiling at him. The first thing he notices is her hair. The long tresses he remembers running his fingers through are now gone. Instead her hair is short and playful. Her eyes peek out from behind side swept bangs. He thinks the dark honey blonde color suits her - a sweet color on a sweet girl. No, not a girl he muses, but a mature young woman. He senses an aura of confidence around her that wasn’t there before.
It’s only natural she’s grown after their break-up. In a way, he has too.
He awkwardly gets up and realizes she’s almost as tall as he is in her cute pink heels. She covers her mouth as she laughs and he’s suddenly thrown back to the day he first met her. There had been sunshine in her hair and laughter on her lips.
They chat about Jessica's graduation from their high school, the fall semester, and what classes they’re taking. More than once he has to lean down in her ear to repeat something because it’s so loud and noisy in the café. He’s hit by a bit of nostalgia, remembering how he used to lean down and whisper into her ear about how much he loved her.
He’s surprised when she gives him a hug, but he returns it. There’s a familiarity in her warmth and embrace.
“I hope to see you around Oppa.”
He hesitantly places a kiss on her smooth cheek. “Same here.”
He watches her leave the café and drops into his chair, ignoring the stares from Siwon, Hankyung, and Heechul. Kibum reaches down between their chairs for his hand, giving it a squeeze. He squeezes back, thankful Kibum understands.
Jessica was first love, his baby. In the deepest corners of his heart he had tucked away a special place for her.
But now it was Kibum who held his whole heart, even the part Jessica was in.
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Mei, I hope you like this :3 I was going to write you Kihae, but I know you received fics with them already so I went with Haesica ♥