In Order To Protect, I Must Lie [3/?]
Title: In Order To Protect, I Must Lie
Author: saranghyuk
Pairing: Eunhyuk/Donghae, Sungmin/?, Yesung/Ryeowook (newly revealed!), more pairings to come in future
Chapter: 3/?
Genre: Romance, a tiny bit of angst, tiny bits of crack scattered
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Eunhyuk belongs to Donghae, who unfortunately does not belong to me. There! I said it!
Summary: Eunhyuk and Sungmin are in a steady relationship. But one day Sungmin goes missing, and Eunhyuk loses his memories. Donghae decides to take care of Eunhyuk, but only without the truth.
A/N: First chaptered fic in a long long time. Please be nice TT;;
Previous Chapters: Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2
(a/n: again^^ phone call typed out in dialogue format)
Donghae: Hello?
Sungmin: How's Eunhyuk?
Donghae: …….
Sungmin: I know you beat up 2 guys...
Donghae: Are you a stalker now?
Sungmin: ……..
Donghae: Seriously, Sungmin… you disappear out of Eunhyuk's life. Where are you now??
Sungmin: I can't tell…
Donghae: You're hurting Eunhyuk…
Sungmin: He doesn't remember me
Donghae: What if he does… what am i suppose to do?? Act on the outside like I'm happy for him?!?!
Sungmin: Don't fall in love with him
Donghae: Are you kidding me?! You know i've been in love with him ever since you introduced him to me!
Sungmin: Don't fall in love with him
Donghae: It's too late...
Sungmin: I hope you remember that… he doesn't love you… he just thinks he loves you
Donghae: …I'll take my chances…
After that, Donghae hung up. He threw his phone on the bed. He sat down on his bed and ran his hand throw his hair. He was frustrated. Eunhyuk finished washing and brushing his teeth so he came out of the bathroom. He saw a frustrated Donghae seated on the bed. He went up to Donghae worried. 'Are you okay?' he asked Donghae using sign language. Donghae looked up at Eunhyuk. His eyes were nearly brimming with tears and Eunhyuk got even more worried. Donghae immediately plunged himself onto Eunhyuk and wrapped his arms over Eunhyuk's neck and shoulders. Eunhyuk didn't know what to do, so he just hugged back. "You won't leave me, right?" Donghae asked Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk immediately shook his head. Donghae let go of the hug and smiled at Eunhyuk. "I love you…" Donghae told him sincerely. Eunhyuk didn't respond. He was just shocked as to why Donghae was acting like that. However, Donghae took it as a sign that Eunhyuk didn't have enough love to reply the same.
Donghae just smiled, not wanting Eunhyuk to worry. Donghae got up and ruffled Eunhyuk's hair. "I have to prepare and go to work. Don't get yourself into trouble" Donghae said and walked to the bathroom. Eunhyuk turned around to see the man walking away. He was worried for Donghae, but he thought he'd just leave Donghae for now. He felt his stomach grumble so he went downstairs to see if Shindong could fix him something to eat.
Eunhyuk arrived at the dining room to see a pouting Ryeowook seated on the table. "Good morning, Eunhyuk. Do you want breakfast?" Shindong asked, noticing Eunhyuk walk into the dining room. Eunhyuk nodded. 'What's wrong?' Eunhyuk asked Ryeowook. Ryeowook looked up and pouted. He could understand what Eunhyuk meant to say, but he just pouted because of someone. "Yesung didn't believe me when i saw the two of you in such an intimate position this morning… and last night!" Ryeowook whined. Eunhyuk immediately blushed upon remembering what happened.
Yesung walked into the dining room. Ryeowook's face immediately lit up. "Yesungie!! Here! Eunhyuk's here! Eunhyukkie~ tell Yesungie that what i said was true" Ryeowook immediately screamed. Eunhyuk just shrugged his shoulder, pretending that he didn't know such a thing. "Are you trying to make Eunhyuk lie just to get me to believe you?" Yesung said, disbelieving. Ryeowook's mouth dropped. "Okay, i believe you. Happy, now?" Yesung said, before walking off since he heard his name called by Donghae. "I thought you were my friend" Ryeowook frowned and crossed his arms. Eunhyuk just smiled at him.
"Eunhyuk. I'm leaving" Donghae peeked into the dining room and said. Eunhyuk got up and walked Donghae out. Donghae put his hand on the door knob, twisted it and opened the door. He still stood at the door as if waiting for something. 'Did you forget something?' Eunhyuk questioned. Donghae blushed. "No, it's nothing" Donghae said, walking out. He felt a tug on his arm and the next thing he knew, he felt a pair of lips on his cheek. He blushed yet again. "Bye~" Eunhyuk waved cutely. Donghae blushed and walked off. "Ah~ He didn't forget~" Donghae said while walking on the curb to his car.
"Awwww that's so cuuteee~~~~" Ryeowook swooned, and Eunhyuk turned around to see Ryeowook, Yesung and Shindong looking at him. He knew that the three of them were spying on what was happening earlier and he blushed even more. "It's so nice how you treat Donghae~ unlike someone…" Ryeowook said, grumbling and eyeing someone next to him. Yesung, who didn't catch Ryeowook staring at him just walked away. "Whoever it is, i hope he does it to you" Yesung said, walking away. Ryeowook's mouth dropped. Shindong chuckled. "Oh, and Eunhyuk. Your breakfast is ready" Shindong told him. Eunhyuk nodded and walked to the kitchen. Ryeowook was still in his position, not moving, still in shock. "C'mon Wookie" Shindong said, dragging a flabbergasted Ryeowook with him to the dining room.
"Eunhyuk hyung… let's go out today!" Ryeowook told Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk looked up from his food and nodded, smiling. After finishing their breakfast, the two of them headed out, not before telling Yesung where they were going. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk happily walked through the streets, looking at stores. The two of them stopped by a cafe, exhausted. "Oh! Eunhyukkie! Do you have a handphone?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk eagerly. Eunhyuk shook his head and Ryeowook pouted. "Why not?" he asked. 'I can't speak. There's no need for a handphone' Eunhyuk made out. Ryeowook didn't understand and frowned. Eunhyuk then took a pen and a piece of paper out that he prepared just in case and wrote it down. Ryeowook's mouth turned into an 'o'. "But there's always text messaging!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk thought for a while.
"Come on! Let's get you a new phone!" Ryeowook said, getting up, dragging Eunhyuk with him. On the way out, he paid for the bill and rushed out to the handphone store. Ryeowook looked through the phones on display. "Which one do you like, Eunhyukkie?" Ryeowook asked, turning to look at Eunhyuk. 'I can't pay for these…' Eunhyuk guiltily made out, looking at the expensive prices. Ryeowook chuckled. "Don't worry. None of us are paying~" Ryeowook said, half happy that he could understand what Eunhyuk said. Eunhyuk had a questionable expression on his face, and again Ryeowook chuckled. "We're using Donghae hyung'c credit card~" Ryeowook said, pulling out a card from his pocket. Eunhyuk's mouth hung open. "So choose what you want!"
That night, Donghae came home and seemed like he was in a bad mood. He barged into Ryeowook's room, Eunhyuk was in there too, and glared at Ryeowook. Ryeowook smiled cheekily. "Ryeowook! Have you been using my credit card again?! I told you to stop buying clothes, and stop stealing my credit card!" Donghae lectured on Ryeowook. Ryeowook pouted. "It wasn't for me! It was for Eunhyukkie!" Ryeowook said, knowing that he was not guilty. Eunhyuk had an apologetic look on his face. Donghae calmed down as soon as he saw that. "Oh… hang on…" Donghae said, walking out of the room. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk just looked at each other.
"Hello Ryeowook. Eunhyukkie. Oh, Ryeowook. Did you use my credit card again?" Donghae said, much sweeter this time. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk were confused, but Ryeowook let out a chuckle. "Yeap! It was for Eunhyukkie!" Ryeowook said happily. "What was it for?" Donghae questioned. "A new handphone!" Ryeowook said, showing Donghae Eunhyuk's brand new phone. "A new phone? Don't you have one, Eunhyuk?" Donghae asked, but Eunhyuk shook his head in return. "Give me your number" Donghae said, taking out his handphone from his pocket. "010 xxxx xxxx" Ryeowook said excitedly. Donghae keyed it in. "Come down for dinner" Donghae told the two and walked downstairs, the two following in suite.
After dinner, Eunhyuk and Donghae were sitting in bed. Donghae was searching something on the internet and Eunhyuk was playing a game. Donghae turned to Eunhyuk for a while and saw how cute Eunhyuk was. He always was anyways. "Eunhyuk, do you love me?" Donghae accidentally blurted out. Eunhyuk immediately turned his attention to Donghae, surprised. Donghae waited for a reply but received none. His happiness at that moment dropped down when he found out that he wouldn't get a reply. He noticed that Eunhyuk looked uncomfortable too. "Sorry for asking. Let's go to bed" Donghae said, not sure if he could keep up his happy act in front of Eunhyuk any longer. Eunhyuk nodded and went to bed regretfully. That night, Eunhyuk woke up from hearing sobs. He walked to the bathroom and leaned against the door, hearing a few sobs. Donghae was missing from their shared bed, and he immediately knew who it was. He bit his lip and slipped back under the covers, pretending to sleep. 15 minutes later, Donghae returned, his nose still a bit stuffy, and Eunhyuk knew.
Eunhyuk woke up the next day, finding a missing Donghae next to him. He frowned but got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth. He came down and asked Yesung where Donghae was. "He left for work already" Yesung replied. Eunhyuk nodded and went to the kitchen to have his breakfast. After finishing his breakfast, he walked to Ryeowook's room. "Come in~" Ryeowook's voice was heard, cheerfully. Eunhyuk entered and Ryeowook's eyes immediately lit up. "Eunhyukkie! Good morning!" Ryeowook said, and Eunhyuk smiled and walked towards him. Ryeowook pouted. "That's not a real smile. What's wrong?" Ryeowook asked worriedly. Eunhyuk passed a sheet to Ryeowook. -Train me on how to say 'I love you'- Ryeowook read it and smiled. "Is it for Donghae?" he asked, not able to hide his excitement inside. Eunhyuk smiled shyly. Ryeowook immediately let out a shrill of delight and glomped Eunhyuk.
"I" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk tried to say it out, but no sound came out. Ryeowook thought hard. "Say ahh~~~" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk opened his mouth and tried to force the sound out, but frowned when he couldn't utter a single thing. "Don't give up! Try again! Say ahh~~~" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk opened his mouth again and tried to force out the same sound, and got shocked when a short 'a' was heard, barely even a second, but it was worth something. Ryeowook immediately got excited. "Eunhyukkie! You did it! Now try longer… ahh~" Ryeowook said again, half excited. Eunhyuk tried again, but only the same short sound was let out. He frowned again. "Maybe we'll let your throat* get some rest. It's not easy" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk nodded. 'What are you doing?' Eunhyuk questioned. Ryeowook smiled. "A card!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk cocked his head to the side.
"It's for Yesungie!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk nodded. 'I want to make too!' Eunhyuk made out excitedly. "You want to make too?" Ryeowook asked, not sure whether he interpreted Eunhyuk's hand signs correctly. Eunhyuk nodded again. Ryeowook got excited again and gave a card to Eunhyuk. He then told Eunhyuk that he could use any of his decorating supplies. Eunhyuk nodded for the third time and got busy. He then looked up again and saw Ryeowook in his pajamas still. 'Did you wash your face and brush your teeth?' Eunhyuk asked. Ryeowook didn't understand, so Eunhyuk had to write it down. Ryeowook then pouted. 'Go do it now' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook shook his head stubbornly. "I wanna finish this first!" Ryeowook said, not giving in. 'Go' Eunhyuk pointed with a glare. Ryeowook sulked and headed to the bathroom. Eunhyuk then happily smiled to himself.
Knock knock. Eunhyuk turned to the door. The door was opening and Eunhyuk could see part of Yesung's head. He immediately rushed to the door and tried to close it. "Eunhyuk, wait! Let me in!" Yesung said, forcing the door back open. Eunhyuk shook his head furiously. He couldn't let Yesung see Ryeowook's collection of Yesung pictures hung on his wall. "Eunhyuk! If this is about my pictures on his wall, i already know about it!" Yesung said, still forcing the door open. Eunhyuk immediately stopped pushing the door and bowed apologetically. "It's alright. It's just that Ryeowook doesn't know" Yesung said, straightening up his tie. Eunhyuk looked at Yesung all dressed up. 'Are you going somewhere?' Eunhyuk asked. "Yup! A date" Yesung said, winking. Yesung then looked behind Eunhyuk and saw a mess created. Eunhyuk turned around and immediately tried to cover it up. 'Yesung would see Ryeowook's card for him!' Eunhyuk thought to himself.
"Is Ryeowook making a card for me?" Yesung asked. Eunhyuk was surprised again. "It's okay. I knew about it too" Yesung said. 'How?' Eunhyuk asked curiously. Was Yesung some kind of know-it-all, or has Yesung been spying on Ryeowook 24/7. The image of Yesung in his room, facing his computer screen and having a secret webcam installed in Ryeowook's room made Eunhyuk shiver. "Don't think of any sort of thoughts. I didn't spy on him" Yesung said. Eunhyuk gasped. 'He can read minds too!' Eunhyuk thought to himself. "No, i don't read minds" Yesung said, as if reading Eunhyuk's mind and Eunhyuk gasped again. "Anyways, this is what happened" Yesung explained.
FLASHBACK
Yesung and Ryeowook were seated together in the living room. Ryeowook was bored and decided to pop a question. "Yesungie~ do you like gifts from other people?" Ryeowook said, laying upside down so he was facing Yesung upside down. "Hmm… i don't like them getting me something expensive. A simple card will do" Yesung answered. He knew Ryeowook wanted to gift him something and he didn't want Ryeowook to waste a fortune on him. Well, it was Donghae's money anyways. "Okay!" Ryeowook screamed, and Yesung could've sworn he heard a squeal coming from him.
END OF FLASHBACK
Eunhyuk understood. "Anyways, I just came to tell you that i was leaving. I'll be back later in the evening" Yesung informed Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk nodded and closed Ryeowook's room door after Yesung left. He then sat back down on the bed and continued making the card. Ryeowook came out of the bathroom. "Did someone come in?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk shook his head, not wanting Ryeowook to know that Yesung knew everything all along. "Okay~" Ryeowook said excitedly and sat back down on his bed, continuing his card makeover. Eunhyuk turned to Ryeowook again. 'Let's try again' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook nodded his head and turned to face Eunhyuk. "Ahh~" Ryeowook said. Again, Eunhyuk let out a short 'ah'. "Nevermind. Again!" Ryeowook said. "Ahh~" Ryeowook repeated. "A-ahh…" Eunhyuk tried his best, and got really happy when he could utter a simple 'ahh'. It wasn't a smooth sound, but he was content with it.
"Okay! Let's try again. I~" Ryeowook said, determined to get Eunhyuk to say 'I' before the end of the day. "A-e…" Eunhyuk croaked out. He frowned when he couldn't say it perfectly. "It's a good start!" Ryeowook encouraged. "I~" Ryeowook repeated. "Ah-ee…" Eunhyuk said again, not smooth, but smoother than before. "It's improving" Ryeowook shouted out encouraging words. "I~" Ryeowook repeated for the third time. "I-i…" Eunhyuk repeated. He gasped when he could say the word properly. Ryeowook's face immediately lit up and his eyes started brimming with tears. Eunhyuk looked at him worriedly. "Don't worry. I'm always like this" Ryeowook said, wiping the little tears off with his sleeve. 'Thank you' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook plunged himself forward and hugged Eunhyuk. He then pulled himself away from the hug and said happily. "Do you want to hear a song?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk happily, half proud of what Eunhyuk could accomplish. Eunhyuk nodded. Ryeowook then pulled his keyboard out from his closet, and Eunhyuk wondered why Ryeowook kept it in a closet.
Ryeowook then closed his eyes and played the melody, singing along.
aju meolri aju meolri geudaega itnayo
sashil nan geudaega maeil geuriunde
aju jakeun aju jakeun sasohan geotdeuledo
maeil geudaega saenggaki na
Ryeowook then opened his eyes again and smiled gleefully. "What do you think?" Ryeowook asked, excited. 'Beautiful' Eunhyuk gestured, almost tearing at the soft melody from Ryeowook. "Thank you" Ryeowook said bashfully. "Oh! Are you done with your card?" Ryeowook asked happily. Eunhyuk nodded, but was too shy to show Ryeowook. "It's okay! Just show me!" Ryeowook said, curious. Eunhyuk was shy, but handed the card to Ryeowook. Ryeowook opened it and saw a cute little drawing of a monkey and a fish. Ryeowook then started laughing and Eunhyuk pouted. "I'm sorry" Ryeowook said in between laughs. "But i'm sure i know how Donghae would react when he sees this" Ryeowook chuckled. He then started imitating Donghae. He opened the card and put on a shocked face, then frowned and pouted at the same time. "Hyukkie~" Ryeowook imitated. At this, Eunhyuk laughed, amused at Ryeowook. Ryeowook laughed as well.
Night soon came and Ryeowook, Eunhyuk and Yesung were having dinner. "Y-yesungie… h-here… i m-made it…" Ryeowook said shyly, handing the card over to Yesung. Yesung smiled and took it. He opened it and smiled. "Thank you, Wookie" Yesung said, ruffling Ryeowook's hair. Ryeowook started blushing hardly. The door clicked open signaling that Donghae had just returned home. Yesung got up to greet Donghae at the door. Eunhyuk didn't budge. "Aren't you going to greet him, Eunhyuk?" Ryeowook asked him. Eunhyuk shook his head. He remembered about what had happened last night. He heard the footsteps nearing and his heart was pounding. "Welcome home, Donghae" Ryeowook welcomed Donghae. Donghae smiled and took his seat at the dinner table, Yesung joining in a minute later. Donghae turned to Eunhyuk and he could see there was awkwardness. "I'm back, Eunhyuk" Donghae said with a sad smile. Eunhyuk looked up and nodded. He couldn't say anything.
Yesung could feel the tense atmosphere and he himself wondered what happened. He turned to Ryeowook but Ryeowook didn't have a clue of what had happened. "Eunhyukkie~ i start work tomorrow. Why don't you work too?" Ryeowook asked him. Eunhyuk looked up then at Donghae. Donghae was concentrating on eating and it didn't seem like he was paying attention to anything other than his food. Eunhyuk just smiled at Ryeowook and nodded. The atmosphere was still tense and dinner finished shortly after. Donghae walked to his shared room with Eunhyuk and took a shower. Eunhyuk tried to busy himself with something else.
"Oh Eunhyukkie, what are you doing here?" Shindong asked, noticing Eunhyuk walk in. Eunhyuk smiled at him. 'How do you bake a cake?' Eunhyuk asked using his hands. Shindong couldn't understand, and Eunhyuk knew that. He then proceeded to the cupboard filled with recipe books and picked one up. The book read -How to bake Cakes- and Eunhyuk pointed to it. Shindong soon understood what Eunhyuk wanted and laughed. "I'll teach you tomorrow, okay?" Shindong told Eunhyuk, and Eunhyuk smiled and thanked Shindong, then walked out of the kitchen.
The house phone rang, seeing that no one was there to answer it and it has been ringing for a long time, Eunhyuk decided to pick it up. "Hello?" Eunhyuk tried to say something but nothing would come out. "Hello?" the other end repeated. Eunhyuk then remembered what he learnt from Ryeowook today. "I-i…" Eunhyuk let out, satisfied that he could say it. "Eunhyuk? Is that you?" the other end asked. Eunhyuk was shocked. How did this person know it was him? "It's me, Eeteuk hyung" the other end replied. Eunhyuk understood. "Can you please pass to Donghae?" Eeteuk asked. Eunhyuk wasn't sure if he would want to meet Donghae right now. "Oh, Eunhyuk?" Yesung said, walking pass. He took the phone from Eunhyuk. "Donghae? Okay, 1 second" Yesung said and called for Donghae.
Eunhyuk immediately went away once he heard Donghae walking down the stairs. "Eunhyuk picked up the phone and- where is he?" Yesung said along side of Donghae, noticing that Eunhyuk was missing, he wondered where that boy went. "It's okay. I can take it from here" Donghae said to Yesung and Yesung left. "Hello?" Donghae said through the phone. "How's Eunhyuk?" Eeteuk asked Donghae on the other line. Donghae paused for a while then answered. "He's quiet. He's ignoring me" Donghae said in a hushed tone. "Don't let it get to you Donghae. I have to go now. See you tomorrow" Eeteuk said. Donghae wished Eeteuk good night and put down the phone. His handphone then rang and he picked it up. "Hello?"
(a/n: as always, phone conversation in dialogue form^^)
Donghae: Hello?
Sungmin: Donghae...
Donghae: What do you want now?
Sungmin: Have you thought about it?
Donghae: Thought about what?
Sungmin: … Don't fall in love with Eunhyuk
Donghae: …
Sungmin: He doesn't love you!
Donghae: Goodbye, Sungmin
Sungmin: Wait! I'm also doing this for your sake
Donghae: How?
Sungmin: When i return, you're only going to be hurt…
Donghae: Sungmin, everything wrong started happening when you left
Sungmin: …
Donghae: Am i just a bait in this? You think you can play with me? Ask me to not love someone, ask me to love another person instead… it's not you…
Sungmin: …
Donghae: Where exactly are you?
Sungmin: I can't tell you now…
Donghae: Sungmin, please. You're my best friend. You've just changed after you've left!
Sungmin: I have to go now
Donghae: Sungmin…
Sungmin: Goodbye, Donghae
Click. The next thing Donghae could hear was the sound of beeps. Donghae sighed and kept his phone back in his pocket. He then made his way up to his shared room with Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk was already asleep, and Donghae brushed his teeth, then slipped under the covers. He supported himself laying down by his arms, and he turned to look at Eunhyuk. He ran his fingers through Eunhyuk's hair and smiled. "I'm sorry…" Donghae said, and laid back down, falling asleep. Eunhyuk was still awake. He heard everything Donghae said. That night, he cried himself to sleep, wondering how he can keep this up any further.
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*I actually had to think of science stuff when writing this line! I was thinking that it had to do with the Thyroid, then i asked my brother who studied Science Stream in high school (yes, i studied Arts Stream) and he says it's the Esophagus, then i explained the sentence to him and he said i can just write 'throat'. So what do you guys think? :D
A bit late on this chapter, i apologize. I still have Art O levels and the preparation is really taking a lot of my time. Good news? I'll be finishing all my exams on thursday, so that means i can update fast later on! :D I hope you guys will still support me^^
Sorry if the chapters are a bit boring. I just have to make the story flow and the climax comes a little later. It's just not normal if there's suddenly a climax come out of nowhere (trust me, i've written them before and they're hella weird xDD)
Comments are my inspiration (and food)!
Author: saranghyuk
Pairing: Eunhyuk/Donghae, Sungmin/?, Yesung/Ryeowook (newly revealed!), more pairings to come in future
Chapter: 3/?
Genre: Romance, a tiny bit of angst, tiny bits of crack scattered
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Eunhyuk belongs to Donghae, who unfortunately does not belong to me. There! I said it!
Summary: Eunhyuk and Sungmin are in a steady relationship. But one day Sungmin goes missing, and Eunhyuk loses his memories. Donghae decides to take care of Eunhyuk, but only without the truth.
A/N: First chaptered fic in a long long time. Please be nice TT;;
Previous Chapters: Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2
(a/n: again^^ phone call typed out in dialogue format)
Donghae: Hello?
Sungmin: How's Eunhyuk?
Donghae: …….
Sungmin: I know you beat up 2 guys...
Donghae: Are you a stalker now?
Sungmin: ……..
Donghae: Seriously, Sungmin… you disappear out of Eunhyuk's life. Where are you now??
Sungmin: I can't tell…
Donghae: You're hurting Eunhyuk…
Sungmin: He doesn't remember me
Donghae: What if he does… what am i suppose to do?? Act on the outside like I'm happy for him?!?!
Sungmin: Don't fall in love with him
Donghae: Are you kidding me?! You know i've been in love with him ever since you introduced him to me!
Sungmin: Don't fall in love with him
Donghae: It's too late...
Sungmin: I hope you remember that… he doesn't love you… he just thinks he loves you
Donghae: …I'll take my chances…
After that, Donghae hung up. He threw his phone on the bed. He sat down on his bed and ran his hand throw his hair. He was frustrated. Eunhyuk finished washing and brushing his teeth so he came out of the bathroom. He saw a frustrated Donghae seated on the bed. He went up to Donghae worried. 'Are you okay?' he asked Donghae using sign language. Donghae looked up at Eunhyuk. His eyes were nearly brimming with tears and Eunhyuk got even more worried. Donghae immediately plunged himself onto Eunhyuk and wrapped his arms over Eunhyuk's neck and shoulders. Eunhyuk didn't know what to do, so he just hugged back. "You won't leave me, right?" Donghae asked Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk immediately shook his head. Donghae let go of the hug and smiled at Eunhyuk. "I love you…" Donghae told him sincerely. Eunhyuk didn't respond. He was just shocked as to why Donghae was acting like that. However, Donghae took it as a sign that Eunhyuk didn't have enough love to reply the same.
Donghae just smiled, not wanting Eunhyuk to worry. Donghae got up and ruffled Eunhyuk's hair. "I have to prepare and go to work. Don't get yourself into trouble" Donghae said and walked to the bathroom. Eunhyuk turned around to see the man walking away. He was worried for Donghae, but he thought he'd just leave Donghae for now. He felt his stomach grumble so he went downstairs to see if Shindong could fix him something to eat.
Eunhyuk arrived at the dining room to see a pouting Ryeowook seated on the table. "Good morning, Eunhyuk. Do you want breakfast?" Shindong asked, noticing Eunhyuk walk into the dining room. Eunhyuk nodded. 'What's wrong?' Eunhyuk asked Ryeowook. Ryeowook looked up and pouted. He could understand what Eunhyuk meant to say, but he just pouted because of someone. "Yesung didn't believe me when i saw the two of you in such an intimate position this morning… and last night!" Ryeowook whined. Eunhyuk immediately blushed upon remembering what happened.
Yesung walked into the dining room. Ryeowook's face immediately lit up. "Yesungie!! Here! Eunhyuk's here! Eunhyukkie~ tell Yesungie that what i said was true" Ryeowook immediately screamed. Eunhyuk just shrugged his shoulder, pretending that he didn't know such a thing. "Are you trying to make Eunhyuk lie just to get me to believe you?" Yesung said, disbelieving. Ryeowook's mouth dropped. "Okay, i believe you. Happy, now?" Yesung said, before walking off since he heard his name called by Donghae. "I thought you were my friend" Ryeowook frowned and crossed his arms. Eunhyuk just smiled at him.
"Eunhyuk. I'm leaving" Donghae peeked into the dining room and said. Eunhyuk got up and walked Donghae out. Donghae put his hand on the door knob, twisted it and opened the door. He still stood at the door as if waiting for something. 'Did you forget something?' Eunhyuk questioned. Donghae blushed. "No, it's nothing" Donghae said, walking out. He felt a tug on his arm and the next thing he knew, he felt a pair of lips on his cheek. He blushed yet again. "Bye~" Eunhyuk waved cutely. Donghae blushed and walked off. "Ah~ He didn't forget~" Donghae said while walking on the curb to his car.
"Awwww that's so cuuteee~~~~" Ryeowook swooned, and Eunhyuk turned around to see Ryeowook, Yesung and Shindong looking at him. He knew that the three of them were spying on what was happening earlier and he blushed even more. "It's so nice how you treat Donghae~ unlike someone…" Ryeowook said, grumbling and eyeing someone next to him. Yesung, who didn't catch Ryeowook staring at him just walked away. "Whoever it is, i hope he does it to you" Yesung said, walking away. Ryeowook's mouth dropped. Shindong chuckled. "Oh, and Eunhyuk. Your breakfast is ready" Shindong told him. Eunhyuk nodded and walked to the kitchen. Ryeowook was still in his position, not moving, still in shock. "C'mon Wookie" Shindong said, dragging a flabbergasted Ryeowook with him to the dining room.
"Eunhyuk hyung… let's go out today!" Ryeowook told Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk looked up from his food and nodded, smiling. After finishing their breakfast, the two of them headed out, not before telling Yesung where they were going. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk happily walked through the streets, looking at stores. The two of them stopped by a cafe, exhausted. "Oh! Eunhyukkie! Do you have a handphone?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk eagerly. Eunhyuk shook his head and Ryeowook pouted. "Why not?" he asked. 'I can't speak. There's no need for a handphone' Eunhyuk made out. Ryeowook didn't understand and frowned. Eunhyuk then took a pen and a piece of paper out that he prepared just in case and wrote it down. Ryeowook's mouth turned into an 'o'. "But there's always text messaging!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk thought for a while.
"Come on! Let's get you a new phone!" Ryeowook said, getting up, dragging Eunhyuk with him. On the way out, he paid for the bill and rushed out to the handphone store. Ryeowook looked through the phones on display. "Which one do you like, Eunhyukkie?" Ryeowook asked, turning to look at Eunhyuk. 'I can't pay for these…' Eunhyuk guiltily made out, looking at the expensive prices. Ryeowook chuckled. "Don't worry. None of us are paying~" Ryeowook said, half happy that he could understand what Eunhyuk said. Eunhyuk had a questionable expression on his face, and again Ryeowook chuckled. "We're using Donghae hyung'c credit card~" Ryeowook said, pulling out a card from his pocket. Eunhyuk's mouth hung open. "So choose what you want!"
That night, Donghae came home and seemed like he was in a bad mood. He barged into Ryeowook's room, Eunhyuk was in there too, and glared at Ryeowook. Ryeowook smiled cheekily. "Ryeowook! Have you been using my credit card again?! I told you to stop buying clothes, and stop stealing my credit card!" Donghae lectured on Ryeowook. Ryeowook pouted. "It wasn't for me! It was for Eunhyukkie!" Ryeowook said, knowing that he was not guilty. Eunhyuk had an apologetic look on his face. Donghae calmed down as soon as he saw that. "Oh… hang on…" Donghae said, walking out of the room. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk just looked at each other.
"Hello Ryeowook. Eunhyukkie. Oh, Ryeowook. Did you use my credit card again?" Donghae said, much sweeter this time. Ryeowook and Eunhyuk were confused, but Ryeowook let out a chuckle. "Yeap! It was for Eunhyukkie!" Ryeowook said happily. "What was it for?" Donghae questioned. "A new handphone!" Ryeowook said, showing Donghae Eunhyuk's brand new phone. "A new phone? Don't you have one, Eunhyuk?" Donghae asked, but Eunhyuk shook his head in return. "Give me your number" Donghae said, taking out his handphone from his pocket. "010 xxxx xxxx" Ryeowook said excitedly. Donghae keyed it in. "Come down for dinner" Donghae told the two and walked downstairs, the two following in suite.
After dinner, Eunhyuk and Donghae were sitting in bed. Donghae was searching something on the internet and Eunhyuk was playing a game. Donghae turned to Eunhyuk for a while and saw how cute Eunhyuk was. He always was anyways. "Eunhyuk, do you love me?" Donghae accidentally blurted out. Eunhyuk immediately turned his attention to Donghae, surprised. Donghae waited for a reply but received none. His happiness at that moment dropped down when he found out that he wouldn't get a reply. He noticed that Eunhyuk looked uncomfortable too. "Sorry for asking. Let's go to bed" Donghae said, not sure if he could keep up his happy act in front of Eunhyuk any longer. Eunhyuk nodded and went to bed regretfully. That night, Eunhyuk woke up from hearing sobs. He walked to the bathroom and leaned against the door, hearing a few sobs. Donghae was missing from their shared bed, and he immediately knew who it was. He bit his lip and slipped back under the covers, pretending to sleep. 15 minutes later, Donghae returned, his nose still a bit stuffy, and Eunhyuk knew.
Eunhyuk woke up the next day, finding a missing Donghae next to him. He frowned but got up, washed his face and brushed his teeth. He came down and asked Yesung where Donghae was. "He left for work already" Yesung replied. Eunhyuk nodded and went to the kitchen to have his breakfast. After finishing his breakfast, he walked to Ryeowook's room. "Come in~" Ryeowook's voice was heard, cheerfully. Eunhyuk entered and Ryeowook's eyes immediately lit up. "Eunhyukkie! Good morning!" Ryeowook said, and Eunhyuk smiled and walked towards him. Ryeowook pouted. "That's not a real smile. What's wrong?" Ryeowook asked worriedly. Eunhyuk passed a sheet to Ryeowook. -Train me on how to say 'I love you'- Ryeowook read it and smiled. "Is it for Donghae?" he asked, not able to hide his excitement inside. Eunhyuk smiled shyly. Ryeowook immediately let out a shrill of delight and glomped Eunhyuk.
"I" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk tried to say it out, but no sound came out. Ryeowook thought hard. "Say ahh~~~" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk opened his mouth and tried to force the sound out, but frowned when he couldn't utter a single thing. "Don't give up! Try again! Say ahh~~~" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk opened his mouth again and tried to force out the same sound, and got shocked when a short 'a' was heard, barely even a second, but it was worth something. Ryeowook immediately got excited. "Eunhyukkie! You did it! Now try longer… ahh~" Ryeowook said again, half excited. Eunhyuk tried again, but only the same short sound was let out. He frowned again. "Maybe we'll let your throat* get some rest. It's not easy" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk nodded. 'What are you doing?' Eunhyuk questioned. Ryeowook smiled. "A card!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk cocked his head to the side.
"It's for Yesungie!" Ryeowook said. Eunhyuk nodded. 'I want to make too!' Eunhyuk made out excitedly. "You want to make too?" Ryeowook asked, not sure whether he interpreted Eunhyuk's hand signs correctly. Eunhyuk nodded again. Ryeowook got excited again and gave a card to Eunhyuk. He then told Eunhyuk that he could use any of his decorating supplies. Eunhyuk nodded for the third time and got busy. He then looked up again and saw Ryeowook in his pajamas still. 'Did you wash your face and brush your teeth?' Eunhyuk asked. Ryeowook didn't understand, so Eunhyuk had to write it down. Ryeowook then pouted. 'Go do it now' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook shook his head stubbornly. "I wanna finish this first!" Ryeowook said, not giving in. 'Go' Eunhyuk pointed with a glare. Ryeowook sulked and headed to the bathroom. Eunhyuk then happily smiled to himself.
Knock knock. Eunhyuk turned to the door. The door was opening and Eunhyuk could see part of Yesung's head. He immediately rushed to the door and tried to close it. "Eunhyuk, wait! Let me in!" Yesung said, forcing the door back open. Eunhyuk shook his head furiously. He couldn't let Yesung see Ryeowook's collection of Yesung pictures hung on his wall. "Eunhyuk! If this is about my pictures on his wall, i already know about it!" Yesung said, still forcing the door open. Eunhyuk immediately stopped pushing the door and bowed apologetically. "It's alright. It's just that Ryeowook doesn't know" Yesung said, straightening up his tie. Eunhyuk looked at Yesung all dressed up. 'Are you going somewhere?' Eunhyuk asked. "Yup! A date" Yesung said, winking. Yesung then looked behind Eunhyuk and saw a mess created. Eunhyuk turned around and immediately tried to cover it up. 'Yesung would see Ryeowook's card for him!' Eunhyuk thought to himself.
"Is Ryeowook making a card for me?" Yesung asked. Eunhyuk was surprised again. "It's okay. I knew about it too" Yesung said. 'How?' Eunhyuk asked curiously. Was Yesung some kind of know-it-all, or has Yesung been spying on Ryeowook 24/7. The image of Yesung in his room, facing his computer screen and having a secret webcam installed in Ryeowook's room made Eunhyuk shiver. "Don't think of any sort of thoughts. I didn't spy on him" Yesung said. Eunhyuk gasped. 'He can read minds too!' Eunhyuk thought to himself. "No, i don't read minds" Yesung said, as if reading Eunhyuk's mind and Eunhyuk gasped again. "Anyways, this is what happened" Yesung explained.
FLASHBACK
Yesung and Ryeowook were seated together in the living room. Ryeowook was bored and decided to pop a question. "Yesungie~ do you like gifts from other people?" Ryeowook said, laying upside down so he was facing Yesung upside down. "Hmm… i don't like them getting me something expensive. A simple card will do" Yesung answered. He knew Ryeowook wanted to gift him something and he didn't want Ryeowook to waste a fortune on him. Well, it was Donghae's money anyways. "Okay!" Ryeowook screamed, and Yesung could've sworn he heard a squeal coming from him.
END OF FLASHBACK
Eunhyuk understood. "Anyways, I just came to tell you that i was leaving. I'll be back later in the evening" Yesung informed Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk nodded and closed Ryeowook's room door after Yesung left. He then sat back down on the bed and continued making the card. Ryeowook came out of the bathroom. "Did someone come in?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk shook his head, not wanting Ryeowook to know that Yesung knew everything all along. "Okay~" Ryeowook said excitedly and sat back down on his bed, continuing his card makeover. Eunhyuk turned to Ryeowook again. 'Let's try again' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook nodded his head and turned to face Eunhyuk. "Ahh~" Ryeowook said. Again, Eunhyuk let out a short 'ah'. "Nevermind. Again!" Ryeowook said. "Ahh~" Ryeowook repeated. "A-ahh…" Eunhyuk tried his best, and got really happy when he could utter a simple 'ahh'. It wasn't a smooth sound, but he was content with it.
"Okay! Let's try again. I~" Ryeowook said, determined to get Eunhyuk to say 'I' before the end of the day. "A-e…" Eunhyuk croaked out. He frowned when he couldn't say it perfectly. "It's a good start!" Ryeowook encouraged. "I~" Ryeowook repeated. "Ah-ee…" Eunhyuk said again, not smooth, but smoother than before. "It's improving" Ryeowook shouted out encouraging words. "I~" Ryeowook repeated for the third time. "I-i…" Eunhyuk repeated. He gasped when he could say the word properly. Ryeowook's face immediately lit up and his eyes started brimming with tears. Eunhyuk looked at him worriedly. "Don't worry. I'm always like this" Ryeowook said, wiping the little tears off with his sleeve. 'Thank you' Eunhyuk gestured. Ryeowook plunged himself forward and hugged Eunhyuk. He then pulled himself away from the hug and said happily. "Do you want to hear a song?" Ryeowook asked Eunhyuk happily, half proud of what Eunhyuk could accomplish. Eunhyuk nodded. Ryeowook then pulled his keyboard out from his closet, and Eunhyuk wondered why Ryeowook kept it in a closet.
Ryeowook then closed his eyes and played the melody, singing along.
aju meolri aju meolri geudaega itnayo
sashil nan geudaega maeil geuriunde
aju jakeun aju jakeun sasohan geotdeuledo
maeil geudaega saenggaki na
Ryeowook then opened his eyes again and smiled gleefully. "What do you think?" Ryeowook asked, excited. 'Beautiful' Eunhyuk gestured, almost tearing at the soft melody from Ryeowook. "Thank you" Ryeowook said bashfully. "Oh! Are you done with your card?" Ryeowook asked happily. Eunhyuk nodded, but was too shy to show Ryeowook. "It's okay! Just show me!" Ryeowook said, curious. Eunhyuk was shy, but handed the card to Ryeowook. Ryeowook opened it and saw a cute little drawing of a monkey and a fish. Ryeowook then started laughing and Eunhyuk pouted. "I'm sorry" Ryeowook said in between laughs. "But i'm sure i know how Donghae would react when he sees this" Ryeowook chuckled. He then started imitating Donghae. He opened the card and put on a shocked face, then frowned and pouted at the same time. "Hyukkie~" Ryeowook imitated. At this, Eunhyuk laughed, amused at Ryeowook. Ryeowook laughed as well.
Night soon came and Ryeowook, Eunhyuk and Yesung were having dinner. "Y-yesungie… h-here… i m-made it…" Ryeowook said shyly, handing the card over to Yesung. Yesung smiled and took it. He opened it and smiled. "Thank you, Wookie" Yesung said, ruffling Ryeowook's hair. Ryeowook started blushing hardly. The door clicked open signaling that Donghae had just returned home. Yesung got up to greet Donghae at the door. Eunhyuk didn't budge. "Aren't you going to greet him, Eunhyuk?" Ryeowook asked him. Eunhyuk shook his head. He remembered about what had happened last night. He heard the footsteps nearing and his heart was pounding. "Welcome home, Donghae" Ryeowook welcomed Donghae. Donghae smiled and took his seat at the dinner table, Yesung joining in a minute later. Donghae turned to Eunhyuk and he could see there was awkwardness. "I'm back, Eunhyuk" Donghae said with a sad smile. Eunhyuk looked up and nodded. He couldn't say anything.
Yesung could feel the tense atmosphere and he himself wondered what happened. He turned to Ryeowook but Ryeowook didn't have a clue of what had happened. "Eunhyukkie~ i start work tomorrow. Why don't you work too?" Ryeowook asked him. Eunhyuk looked up then at Donghae. Donghae was concentrating on eating and it didn't seem like he was paying attention to anything other than his food. Eunhyuk just smiled at Ryeowook and nodded. The atmosphere was still tense and dinner finished shortly after. Donghae walked to his shared room with Eunhyuk and took a shower. Eunhyuk tried to busy himself with something else.
"Oh Eunhyukkie, what are you doing here?" Shindong asked, noticing Eunhyuk walk in. Eunhyuk smiled at him. 'How do you bake a cake?' Eunhyuk asked using his hands. Shindong couldn't understand, and Eunhyuk knew that. He then proceeded to the cupboard filled with recipe books and picked one up. The book read -How to bake Cakes- and Eunhyuk pointed to it. Shindong soon understood what Eunhyuk wanted and laughed. "I'll teach you tomorrow, okay?" Shindong told Eunhyuk, and Eunhyuk smiled and thanked Shindong, then walked out of the kitchen.
The house phone rang, seeing that no one was there to answer it and it has been ringing for a long time, Eunhyuk decided to pick it up. "Hello?" Eunhyuk tried to say something but nothing would come out. "Hello?" the other end repeated. Eunhyuk then remembered what he learnt from Ryeowook today. "I-i…" Eunhyuk let out, satisfied that he could say it. "Eunhyuk? Is that you?" the other end asked. Eunhyuk was shocked. How did this person know it was him? "It's me, Eeteuk hyung" the other end replied. Eunhyuk understood. "Can you please pass to Donghae?" Eeteuk asked. Eunhyuk wasn't sure if he would want to meet Donghae right now. "Oh, Eunhyuk?" Yesung said, walking pass. He took the phone from Eunhyuk. "Donghae? Okay, 1 second" Yesung said and called for Donghae.
Eunhyuk immediately went away once he heard Donghae walking down the stairs. "Eunhyuk picked up the phone and- where is he?" Yesung said along side of Donghae, noticing that Eunhyuk was missing, he wondered where that boy went. "It's okay. I can take it from here" Donghae said to Yesung and Yesung left. "Hello?" Donghae said through the phone. "How's Eunhyuk?" Eeteuk asked Donghae on the other line. Donghae paused for a while then answered. "He's quiet. He's ignoring me" Donghae said in a hushed tone. "Don't let it get to you Donghae. I have to go now. See you tomorrow" Eeteuk said. Donghae wished Eeteuk good night and put down the phone. His handphone then rang and he picked it up. "Hello?"
(a/n: as always, phone conversation in dialogue form^^)
Donghae: Hello?
Sungmin: Donghae...
Donghae: What do you want now?
Sungmin: Have you thought about it?
Donghae: Thought about what?
Sungmin: … Don't fall in love with Eunhyuk
Donghae: …
Sungmin: He doesn't love you!
Donghae: Goodbye, Sungmin
Sungmin: Wait! I'm also doing this for your sake
Donghae: How?
Sungmin: When i return, you're only going to be hurt…
Donghae: Sungmin, everything wrong started happening when you left
Sungmin: …
Donghae: Am i just a bait in this? You think you can play with me? Ask me to not love someone, ask me to love another person instead… it's not you…
Sungmin: …
Donghae: Where exactly are you?
Sungmin: I can't tell you now…
Donghae: Sungmin, please. You're my best friend. You've just changed after you've left!
Sungmin: I have to go now
Donghae: Sungmin…
Sungmin: Goodbye, Donghae
Click. The next thing Donghae could hear was the sound of beeps. Donghae sighed and kept his phone back in his pocket. He then made his way up to his shared room with Eunhyuk. Eunhyuk was already asleep, and Donghae brushed his teeth, then slipped under the covers. He supported himself laying down by his arms, and he turned to look at Eunhyuk. He ran his fingers through Eunhyuk's hair and smiled. "I'm sorry…" Donghae said, and laid back down, falling asleep. Eunhyuk was still awake. He heard everything Donghae said. That night, he cried himself to sleep, wondering how he can keep this up any further.
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*I actually had to think of science stuff when writing this line! I was thinking that it had to do with the Thyroid, then i asked my brother who studied Science Stream in high school (yes, i studied Arts Stream) and he says it's the Esophagus, then i explained the sentence to him and he said i can just write 'throat'. So what do you guys think? :D
A bit late on this chapter, i apologize. I still have Art O levels and the preparation is really taking a lot of my time. Good news? I'll be finishing all my exams on thursday, so that means i can update fast later on! :D I hope you guys will still support me^^
Sorry if the chapters are a bit boring. I just have to make the story flow and the climax comes a little later. It's just not normal if there's suddenly a climax come out of nowhere (trust me, i've written them before and they're hella weird xDD)
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