Title:Love Again (Breaking What You Believe In) - 9/?
Title:Love Again (Breaking What You Believe In)
Part: 9
Author: sarangshinee08
Pairing: Minkey , Onkey, Jongtae(not mentioned i this part though)
Rating: PG 13 (for now, I hope)
Genre: romance, angst..
Summary: Relationship brings hurt at the end…Key believes in this words so he never initiated any kind of relationship..friends and lover..but then he came and changed everything..but he never expected that it will only proved that what he believes is right..what if another chance comes? Will he be ready to accept it again? Or he learned from the past to never break what he believes in…
Disclaimer: borrowing them for this story and for my future works..but someday one of them will be mine..^_^
Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3 I Part 4 I Part 5 I Part 6 I Part 7 I Part 8 I Part 9
Jinki found himself staring at his newly bake cake. A chocolate cake to be specific. It’s late noon. The sky showed its orangey color as the sun started to crawl out giving the night its chance for the day. He then sighed as he eyed the people passing by. Its 6:00 in his watch probably time for everyone to go home. There are students chattering as they walked side by side. He smiled as he remembered the days when he was just a student. He with his friends will stay at school until 6:00 pm for their club meeting. Then they will walk the busy streets at night. They will eat on the street and chat all night long until their parents text messaged them to go home. Those times are surely to be treasured.
“I’ll be going oppa..if I were you close the store early and have fun..” Victoria said as she fix her hair in ponytail then grabbed her big shoulder bag.
“be safe..” Jinki chuckled as the girl waved her hand for goodbye. It always make him smile every time Victoria called her oppa though she’s older. They are good friends for more than six years. Victoria was an exchange student in his university when he was in his third year. She came from China. They were classmate in foreign language. They became closer when they both found themselves both interested in sweets. From that day on, they agreed on making their own business. A cake shop will be perfect for them. They both love baking.
He sighed again his nth time since he sat down in this corner table of the csoffee shop. he then looked out again. This time his attention was caught by boy, a student obviously because of his uniform. He was walking back and forth in front of his shop like he’s having second thought about something. He ‘s also talking to himself. Jinki chuckled as he saw him almost trip on air. He was about to avert his gaze from the boy when he noticed another boy running towards the said boy. He was wearing the same uniform. But what really made Jinki smiled was the reaction of the other. He looked worried and panicked mix expression. As the coming boy stopped in front of the other, the first boy is taller while the other is white as paper, the taller boy stood straight and greeted the other with a bow.
The whiter, more of feminine looking boy, returned the greeting. Jinki could see the blushed face of the taller boy. And there he knew what was going on. The two boys stared at each other. Jinki was like watching a silent movie but he enjoyed it. Then the taller boy looked at his shop making Jinki startled as he was caught watching them. He saw as the taller boy spoke and then looked back at the feminine. The boy smiled. Then the feminine boy knelt down to his knees as he put down his backpack. He put out a medium sized box and handed it to the taller boy. The said boy received the box and his face got redder than possible. Jinki smiled as the scene before him looks so lovely.
The feminine boy fished out his phone and put into his ears. His smile faded as he put back his phone in his pocket. He stepped closer to the taller boy and reached out a hand. The taller boy looked at the hand and after some time reached for it for a shake. The feminine boy smiled making the other to return it too. Then after letting go, the smaller boy put his bag on his back and waved his hand for goodbye. the other waved his hand too but a frown could be seen in his face. Jinki felt sad as the ending was not what he expected. He thought it would end with them hand in hand walking home. Then before he noticed it the boy was gone too but the sound of bell chimes was heard giving a signal of a coming customer.
“welcome to coffee haven” Jinki was surprised to see the boy entered his café. “how may I help you?”
The boy looked at him, a box on his hand and frown in his lips. “do you have chocolate drinks here?”
“yes we have wait over their while I make it for you..” Jinki smiled. They never sell chocolate drinks but he thought the boy needed some special treatment this time.
“here you go..” the boy smiled as he eyed the steaming hot chocolate drinks in front of him. “and because you’re my last customer this cake is free..it is not just regular cake..it’s made out of love..i called it chocolate love” he said as he landed a slice of chocolate cake.
“thanks..” the boy said as he grabbed the fork and tasted the cake. “it’s delicious..and sweet..he..he will surely love this..”
Jinki was sure that the boy was pertaining to the feminine boy a while ago. He sat down across the boy as he watched the other stared at the cake in front of him.
“hyung..why do people need to leave though they seem to be happy at where they are now?” the boy look Jinki at the eyes. He was like a little kid asking some common questions a kid ask out of curiousity.
“well…maybe..they needed to..they really needed to..” Jinki wanted to slap himself for giving a lame answer.
“hyung..have you been left before..? did someone special for you ever left you?..” the boy asked again as he averted his on the outside.
Jinki also looked outside as he tried to find answer to the boy’s query. Did he?
“i..i want him to stay..but..but I think the reason is not enough..for him to stay..” Jinki was surprised at boy’s words. Jinki watched as the boy opened the box and took out a small white bear stuff toy. The boy smiled then he pressed the heart shaped drawing on the bear’s chest.
You’re my best friend forever. Don’t forget about me. Araso?I’ll do the same. Promise.
The words came out from the bear. A recorded message in a bear. The younger boy smiled, a sad smile though. He hugged the bear in his chest and Jinki saw tears welling up on the boy’s eyes.
“you love him..?” the boy looked at him as he tried to wipe the tears on his eyes. “did he know that?”
“no” the boy said as he lowered his eyes on the bear on his hands. “it won’t make him stay..I, his friend, will never enough to make him stay..”
“did you ever told him you don’t want him to go..?”
“no”
“so how can you be so sure that he won’t stay for you?” Jinki said as he watched the boy played with the bears hand.
“for him..i’m just one of his friends..”
“you will never know unless you tell him..also you’re not just a friend..he called you his best friend” Jinki was taken by surprise by his own words. It felt like those words are meant for him too. 8 years ago. If only he was smarter back then. If only someone told him those words before. Maybe..maybe this time..he’s with him.
“hyung?” Jinki looked up at the boy who was watching him with concern. “are you fine?”
“uhmm..yes..look if you want him to stay tell him..if you love him tell him before it’s too late..you’ll never know if he will ever be back again..you can’t tell..it’s better to take a risk than to have regrets that you’ll bear forever..”
The boy looked at him like he was processing the words he said. Then a smile form in his lips. “thanks hyung..you’re right..i’ll never know unless I try..i don’t want regrets..uhmm..hyung can you do me a favor..?”
“hmm? Anything..What is it?”
After a while Jinki found himself in the kitchen with the boy.
“so hyung..what to do next?” when the boy asked him a favor he never thought of this one. The boy asked him to help him bake his own chocolate love.
“why are we doing this again?” Jinki asked as he handed the boy a bag of flour.
“because I ask you a favor..and it is to teach me how to bake a cake out of love..the one you called chocolate love..and you said anything, any favor..and most of all I promised you my whole allowance for the week and the promotion of you café in my school as payment..so what will do next?”
Jinki scratched the back of his neck as he watched then boy looked at him expectantly.
“ok..this will take us hardwork..and some love..ready..?”
“neh..”
Jinki sighed as he washed his hands. He then dried it with a clean towel as he watched the younger boy knelt beside the oven waiting for the cake to finish cooking. He smiled at the boy as he remembered his first time baking a cake. He loves sweets but never tried making one. And his first time baking was because of this special someone.
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9 years ago back when he has in high school, everything was normal. He was a normal kid. Going to school for completion, his backpack filled with books that he will never remember when he grew up, a nice ironed uniform wore so perfectly, hair short and black since his school forbids a styled colored hair and some group of friends like him.
Jinki was an average student in his high school. He was not the smartest but never belonged in the lowest. Always in the middle. He’s good looking but others are far more handsome making him looked ordinary. He was part of school band playing the trumpet but he only joined it for extra points for his academics. His family is in the middle in terms of the society. His father is working as an account in a bank. His mother owned a small shop where they sell antiques. He got two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother. Again in his family he’s in middle. Everything in his life is middle. He never dared to go out of line. He never tried to be the best nor accept being in the lowest. Not until he set eyes on this one person. He was sure that time he stepped out of line. For the first time in his life, he wanted something so bad that he’s ready to give it all.
“oppa..what are we doing here again?” a young hara asked him as they sneaked on the school across theirs one afternoon. Jinki dragged her after their band practice.
“just wait..little more ok..” Jinki said as he scanned the place looking for this one person. His wait was worth it when he saw that very person. He was walking alone again. His bag on his shoulder. A reading glass hanging on the tip of his nose, a book on his right hand as his left hand brushed the hair away from his eyes. He was wearing his uniform different from the others. Not that it holds accessories but the way the other carry it was stunning. He looks like a model in a ramp way.
“yah..oppa..the guard is coming on us..let’s go..” Hara said as he tugged on the boy’s sleeves. But the said boy was not listening as he spoke to himself.
“cmon just one look..look here..look her..” Jinki whispered wishing the boy to look at his direction.
“oppa..” Hara nudged him as she pulled him away from the bushes they were hiding. Jinki frowned as he failed to see the boy’s eyes. The eyes that captured him at their first meeting. But what he didn’t know the boy’s attention was caught when the two ran away from the school gates with the guard calling them to stop.
After that day, Jinki went their exactly at that hour just to have a glimpse of the boy. Days became weeks. Weeks became months. And even before Jinki noticed, it was his sixth month watching the boy from the bushes. It was his sixth month dreaming about the boy. It was his sixth month praying that heavens will gave him more confidence to walk towards him and introduce himself or if he’s lucky, be friends with the boy. It was his sixth month of hoping that one day he’ll be able to know even just the name of the boy. His name and he can die happy…that was a joke but really he wished that on his seventh month he will no longer on that bushes hiding. His new friend..the loyal bushes..
And his wish came true..in his seventh month he was no longer hiding on bushes. He just started his college taking up business administration that time. Not that heavens answered his prayers according to his wish but because the guard found him the last time he hid their and warned him about college students are not allowed in the high school grounds. So he ended up on this bench on the park. He was sure the boy will pass this park. He made sure of it as he secretly followed him after the guard warning incident. And he was right.
The said boy was walking with a drink in his hand. Jinki covered himself with a paper, those spy movie theme are helpful at times like this. He watched the boy carefully as he sipped his cup.
“hmmm..chocolate?..coffee…?” he whispered to himself as he stared at every action of the boy. He smiled as he noticed the small smile on the boy. “he likes whatever he is drinking..i must know what it is..”
He put down the newspaper as the boy passed him. Jinki closed his eyes as he smelled the sweet scent from the boy. he opened it but panicked as he saw a motor running straight to the boy’s direction. He looked at the boy who was busy in his phone. He shouted for him to stop but saw the earphones in the boy’s both ears. He never knew he could run that fast. Before he knew it he had the boy on his arms as he landed on his back on the dirty ground of the park.
He opened his eyes and surprised as he was staring to a pair of beautiful eyes. It took him some time before he noticed the awkward position they were in. the boy was resting above him. his arms around the other’s body.
“uhmmm..” he broke the silence and the staring as the boy stood up brushing dust on his pants.
“uhmmm..i’m sorry..” Jinki looked at him as they started picking up some things on the road and put it back on the other’s bag. Then Jinki noticed the spilled coffee just a meter away from them.
“uhmm..can I have my wallet..” the boy spoke making Jinki looked at the thing he was holding. Jinki blushed as he handed him back the wallet. This was the first he heard the other’s voice. And it was sweet as he expected. Then his smile was replaced with a frown when he saw a little bruise in his elbow.
“uhmm..you have a bruise..would like me to accompany you to a clinic..” please say yes..please say yes he thought.
“it’s ok..i can treat this at home..uhmm.. are you ok..you have..bruise too in your arm..” the boy pointed at him and he startled when he saw a long cut on his arm.
“hehe..ouch..yeah..i’m ok..” Jinki tried to smile but inside he was crying in pain.
“uhmm..well thanks for saving me..i must go..” the boy turned his back on him and walked away. Jinki couldn’t believe his luck. He was hurt but it all worth it. he was in deep of his happy thought when he remembered something. He forgot to ask his name. And that day Jinki walked home calling himself stupid.
It’s been a week since the little encounter with the boy and Jinki was still in cloud nine as he repeated the scene in his mind. It’s been a week since he found himself welcoming guests particularly coffee drinkers every afternoon. Yes, he got a part time job. In a coffee shop. And it was not just a coffee shop. After he left the park that day he picked up the cup the boy was drinking before the incident. he was curious to what kind of drinks that can make a that boy smile. And there he got the idea. And he ended up doing a part time job on this shop called Your Place. It is not like he was so obsessed with the boy. Him working here was also for some extra cash. Most of college students have part time job and so is he.
He decided to work here hoping that the boy is a regular customer. That way he could always see the boy. or if he is lucky enough could talk to him even it is just a customer-server conversation. And he didn’t failed.
It was his second day when one cold afternoon, the boy of his dreams came in the shop. he walked towards the counter and he put away his glasses.
“the regular please..” he said as he searched out his bag for something. Jinki was confused of what the regular he was referring to.
“uhmm excuse me..what do you like to order?” he said earning a blank stare from the boy. “sorry I’m new here..”
“oh..sorry..one mocha cappuccino..no sugar..” he said as he took some bills on his wallet. After realizing he’s working here, he took a cup and filled it with the boy’s order.
“here is your coffee..” he said giving his trademark smile. his friends always tell him he has the most beautiful smile in their school.
“thanks..” Jinki was disappointed when the other just walked away not even returning the smile.
It became his usual routine. He’ll be having his duty after school, 4pm up to 7pm, the boy will come around 4:30-5:00 then will order the regular. Sometimes the boy will be sitting on the table near the window at the most corner and there are times that it will be a takeout order.
It was his second month in the work when he noticed something about the boy. he was always alone. He never brought any friends with him. He never saw him with friends or companions ever since he first saw him and most of all, for almost a year of admiration, he still didn’t know the boy’s name.
“what the?..you’re hopeless…” Hara said as she sat beside her best friend. “don’t tell me we’re still talking about this boy in the across school when we, I mean, you’re still in high school..” Jinki just nodded as he bit on his chicken.
“hopeless..you still didn’t know his name..i bet..” and another nod from the older boy.
“OMG..oppa..you surely need help..you’re following the boy a year now..you’re in college and still..aish..and as your story say you employed yourself in a coffee shop where he is a regular customer and yet you never ask for his name..”
“I can’t he might think I’m a creepy admirer..”
“you are oppa..a hopeless stalker to be exact..”
“yah..i’m still you’re oppa..don’t talk to me like that..” Jinki said as he pointed at the girl with his chicken as his fingers.
“seriously oppa..you need help..”
“I don’t..by the way how about you?..that tall model like you’re talking about..what is his name..mi..mi..”
“Minho..Choi Minho..”
“yes that man..how about him..?” Jinki was always protective over Hara. Back when he was in high school, same school with her, he always examined the suitors the girl had. He treated him as a little sister. Hara is beautiful that’s why he got many suitors but girl’s eye was caught by this tall boy with big eyes. After Jinki’s graduation, Hara told him that the boy confessed to her and Hara having the secret crush on the boy only took a month of courtship before officially accepting Minho as his boyfriend.
“oh..he’s so sweet..we always hang out..he is so caring..like you..” hara said as he cuddled closer to the older boy.
“good..if he ever hurt you, I will make sure he will not able to have children in the future..”
“yah..Jinki oppa..that’s mean..”
“I mean it..” He said as he put his arms around the other’s shoulder.
“seriously oppa..you must do the first move..or if not just give up already and find someone new..hmm..how about I set you up with Jung ah-unnie..”
Jinki just smiled with the other’s cuteness. He used to have this admiration with Jung ah who played the flute in their band. But it disappeared when he found the one he’ll be admiring forever.
This day was a day to remember for Jinki. Why? He went to his work as usual. He was tired since he slept last night because of his project. He entered and was greeted by his co worker, Tiffany.
“hey..you’re late..he already take his order..you missed it..” Tiffany pointed at the corner.
“oh..” Jinki said as he noticed the boy busy writing something.
“I think he’s filling up an application for college..”
“really did you saw what school it was..?”
“what can I get for the information?”
“yah Tiff..ok..i’ll do your shift tomorrow..”
“no do it on Friday..i have a date on Friday so please..”
“ok..so what?”
“this must be your lucky day..he was applying for your school..and guess what..?”
“what?”
“I saw his name..”
Jinki felt butterflies on his stomach. After a year and a half this time he’ll be knowing the name of the boy.
“what is his name?’ he asked calmly but inside he was mix emotion.
“well..his name is pretty common..”
“what is it..?”
“aish..you’re too excited..you might get a heart attack if you don’t cal..”
“TIFFANY..” he raised his voice almost shouting making the other blurted out the name loud enough for the few customers to hear including the boy.
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Jinki looked around as eyes was staring at them then he saw the boy staring at them.
“I’m out of here..my shift is over..” Tiffany whispered as he handed Jinki her apron then walked out for the kitchen.
“uhmm..hehehe..we’re just having fun..are you having fun?...yeah..good day..nice weather..” Jinki keeps on talking non sense as the customers was still staring at him and just stop as he disappeared hiding at the counter.
“Tiff..you’ll pay for this..” he whispered to himself.
“excuse me..” he heard the voice so familiar making him rose up from his hiding and was welcomed by those beautiful eyes.
“Hi..Hi....uhmm.hello..” Jinki babbled as he for the first time called him with his name.
“yah..what's with the loud broadcast of my name just now...what is it about you having fun has something to do with me..my name actually..?”
“uhmm.you see..i’m..my friend..the girl..who blurted out your..name..uhmm..” think think Jinki..he thought as he kept on babbling words. “uhmm..Tiff..hasacrushonyou..”
“what?” Jinki wanted to slap himself for giving the lamest excuse in the entire history.
“she..my friend had a crush..on you..you.. and she..was happy to tell..me that..at last she know your name..” Jinki sighed as he saw the other seemed to believe him.
“oh..ok then..” the boy was about to leave when Jinki called out.
“well i could feel that we made you uncomfortable..so for payment..i could give you a treat..”
“treat?”
“yes..uhmm..how about a cake..for free..”
“no I don’t eat sweets..” the boy turned his back when Jinki called out again.
“then one regular would be fine..” he turned to look at him and nod.
“great..wait I’ll make it for you.”
Jinki put the coffee in a paper bag. He was thinking of putting a note but stopped himself when he felt it was not yet the time. So in place he secretly put a slice of newly bake chocolate cake in the paper bag.
“here you go..”
The boy received the bag and said his thanks then he walked out of the shop. That day was surely to be remembered. The day he knew his name. That day was exactly two years since he first saw him.
Kim Kibum...
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note: yay..now you know who's the secret first love by Jinki..hehehe..i know the random used of characters and names..Victoria is planned but Tiffany is not..hehehe...the chocolate love..i couldn't myself naming the cake like that..hahaha..but i love song by snsd..the two boys..hmmm..i don't know who are they just let your imagination..a taller boy and feminine looking boy..hmmm..as i wote this i think i'm starting to have more ideas than expected so just continue reading..more of JINKI's story will be in the next chapter and and Key and Minho will be back...be updating soon^^^
Part: 9
Author: sarangshinee08
Pairing: Minkey , Onkey, Jongtae(not mentioned i this part though)
Rating: PG 13 (for now, I hope)
Genre: romance, angst..
Summary: Relationship brings hurt at the end…Key believes in this words so he never initiated any kind of relationship..friends and lover..but then he came and changed everything..but he never expected that it will only proved that what he believes is right..what if another chance comes? Will he be ready to accept it again? Or he learned from the past to never break what he believes in…
Disclaimer: borrowing them for this story and for my future works..but someday one of them will be mine..^_^
Part 1 I Part 2 I Part 3 I Part 4 I Part 5 I Part 6 I Part 7 I Part 8 I Part 9
Jinki found himself staring at his newly bake cake. A chocolate cake to be specific. It’s late noon. The sky showed its orangey color as the sun started to crawl out giving the night its chance for the day. He then sighed as he eyed the people passing by. Its 6:00 in his watch probably time for everyone to go home. There are students chattering as they walked side by side. He smiled as he remembered the days when he was just a student. He with his friends will stay at school until 6:00 pm for their club meeting. Then they will walk the busy streets at night. They will eat on the street and chat all night long until their parents text messaged them to go home. Those times are surely to be treasured.
“I’ll be going oppa..if I were you close the store early and have fun..” Victoria said as she fix her hair in ponytail then grabbed her big shoulder bag.
“be safe..” Jinki chuckled as the girl waved her hand for goodbye. It always make him smile every time Victoria called her oppa though she’s older. They are good friends for more than six years. Victoria was an exchange student in his university when he was in his third year. She came from China. They were classmate in foreign language. They became closer when they both found themselves both interested in sweets. From that day on, they agreed on making their own business. A cake shop will be perfect for them. They both love baking.
He sighed again his nth time since he sat down in this corner table of the csoffee shop. he then looked out again. This time his attention was caught by boy, a student obviously because of his uniform. He was walking back and forth in front of his shop like he’s having second thought about something. He ‘s also talking to himself. Jinki chuckled as he saw him almost trip on air. He was about to avert his gaze from the boy when he noticed another boy running towards the said boy. He was wearing the same uniform. But what really made Jinki smiled was the reaction of the other. He looked worried and panicked mix expression. As the coming boy stopped in front of the other, the first boy is taller while the other is white as paper, the taller boy stood straight and greeted the other with a bow.
The whiter, more of feminine looking boy, returned the greeting. Jinki could see the blushed face of the taller boy. And there he knew what was going on. The two boys stared at each other. Jinki was like watching a silent movie but he enjoyed it. Then the taller boy looked at his shop making Jinki startled as he was caught watching them. He saw as the taller boy spoke and then looked back at the feminine. The boy smiled. Then the feminine boy knelt down to his knees as he put down his backpack. He put out a medium sized box and handed it to the taller boy. The said boy received the box and his face got redder than possible. Jinki smiled as the scene before him looks so lovely.
The feminine boy fished out his phone and put into his ears. His smile faded as he put back his phone in his pocket. He stepped closer to the taller boy and reached out a hand. The taller boy looked at the hand and after some time reached for it for a shake. The feminine boy smiled making the other to return it too. Then after letting go, the smaller boy put his bag on his back and waved his hand for goodbye. the other waved his hand too but a frown could be seen in his face. Jinki felt sad as the ending was not what he expected. He thought it would end with them hand in hand walking home. Then before he noticed it the boy was gone too but the sound of bell chimes was heard giving a signal of a coming customer.
“welcome to coffee haven” Jinki was surprised to see the boy entered his café. “how may I help you?”
The boy looked at him, a box on his hand and frown in his lips. “do you have chocolate drinks here?”
“yes we have wait over their while I make it for you..” Jinki smiled. They never sell chocolate drinks but he thought the boy needed some special treatment this time.
“here you go..” the boy smiled as he eyed the steaming hot chocolate drinks in front of him. “and because you’re my last customer this cake is free..it is not just regular cake..it’s made out of love..i called it chocolate love” he said as he landed a slice of chocolate cake.
“thanks..” the boy said as he grabbed the fork and tasted the cake. “it’s delicious..and sweet..he..he will surely love this..”
Jinki was sure that the boy was pertaining to the feminine boy a while ago. He sat down across the boy as he watched the other stared at the cake in front of him.
“hyung..why do people need to leave though they seem to be happy at where they are now?” the boy look Jinki at the eyes. He was like a little kid asking some common questions a kid ask out of curiousity.
“well…maybe..they needed to..they really needed to..” Jinki wanted to slap himself for giving a lame answer.
“hyung..have you been left before..? did someone special for you ever left you?..” the boy asked again as he averted his on the outside.
Jinki also looked outside as he tried to find answer to the boy’s query. Did he?
“i..i want him to stay..but..but I think the reason is not enough..for him to stay..” Jinki was surprised at boy’s words. Jinki watched as the boy opened the box and took out a small white bear stuff toy. The boy smiled then he pressed the heart shaped drawing on the bear’s chest.
You’re my best friend forever. Don’t forget about me. Araso?I’ll do the same. Promise.
The words came out from the bear. A recorded message in a bear. The younger boy smiled, a sad smile though. He hugged the bear in his chest and Jinki saw tears welling up on the boy’s eyes.
“you love him..?” the boy looked at him as he tried to wipe the tears on his eyes. “did he know that?”
“no” the boy said as he lowered his eyes on the bear on his hands. “it won’t make him stay..I, his friend, will never enough to make him stay..”
“did you ever told him you don’t want him to go..?”
“no”
“so how can you be so sure that he won’t stay for you?” Jinki said as he watched the boy played with the bears hand.
“for him..i’m just one of his friends..”
“you will never know unless you tell him..also you’re not just a friend..he called you his best friend” Jinki was taken by surprise by his own words. It felt like those words are meant for him too. 8 years ago. If only he was smarter back then. If only someone told him those words before. Maybe..maybe this time..he’s with him.
“hyung?” Jinki looked up at the boy who was watching him with concern. “are you fine?”
“uhmm..yes..look if you want him to stay tell him..if you love him tell him before it’s too late..you’ll never know if he will ever be back again..you can’t tell..it’s better to take a risk than to have regrets that you’ll bear forever..”
The boy looked at him like he was processing the words he said. Then a smile form in his lips. “thanks hyung..you’re right..i’ll never know unless I try..i don’t want regrets..uhmm..hyung can you do me a favor..?”
“hmm? Anything..What is it?”
After a while Jinki found himself in the kitchen with the boy.
“so hyung..what to do next?” when the boy asked him a favor he never thought of this one. The boy asked him to help him bake his own chocolate love.
“why are we doing this again?” Jinki asked as he handed the boy a bag of flour.
“because I ask you a favor..and it is to teach me how to bake a cake out of love..the one you called chocolate love..and you said anything, any favor..and most of all I promised you my whole allowance for the week and the promotion of you café in my school as payment..so what will do next?”
Jinki scratched the back of his neck as he watched then boy looked at him expectantly.
“ok..this will take us hardwork..and some love..ready..?”
“neh..”
Jinki sighed as he washed his hands. He then dried it with a clean towel as he watched the younger boy knelt beside the oven waiting for the cake to finish cooking. He smiled at the boy as he remembered his first time baking a cake. He loves sweets but never tried making one. And his first time baking was because of this special someone.
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9 years ago back when he has in high school, everything was normal. He was a normal kid. Going to school for completion, his backpack filled with books that he will never remember when he grew up, a nice ironed uniform wore so perfectly, hair short and black since his school forbids a styled colored hair and some group of friends like him.
Jinki was an average student in his high school. He was not the smartest but never belonged in the lowest. Always in the middle. He’s good looking but others are far more handsome making him looked ordinary. He was part of school band playing the trumpet but he only joined it for extra points for his academics. His family is in the middle in terms of the society. His father is working as an account in a bank. His mother owned a small shop where they sell antiques. He got two siblings, an older sister and a younger brother. Again in his family he’s in middle. Everything in his life is middle. He never dared to go out of line. He never tried to be the best nor accept being in the lowest. Not until he set eyes on this one person. He was sure that time he stepped out of line. For the first time in his life, he wanted something so bad that he’s ready to give it all.
“oppa..what are we doing here again?” a young hara asked him as they sneaked on the school across theirs one afternoon. Jinki dragged her after their band practice.
“just wait..little more ok..” Jinki said as he scanned the place looking for this one person. His wait was worth it when he saw that very person. He was walking alone again. His bag on his shoulder. A reading glass hanging on the tip of his nose, a book on his right hand as his left hand brushed the hair away from his eyes. He was wearing his uniform different from the others. Not that it holds accessories but the way the other carry it was stunning. He looks like a model in a ramp way.
“yah..oppa..the guard is coming on us..let’s go..” Hara said as he tugged on the boy’s sleeves. But the said boy was not listening as he spoke to himself.
“cmon just one look..look here..look her..” Jinki whispered wishing the boy to look at his direction.
“oppa..” Hara nudged him as she pulled him away from the bushes they were hiding. Jinki frowned as he failed to see the boy’s eyes. The eyes that captured him at their first meeting. But what he didn’t know the boy’s attention was caught when the two ran away from the school gates with the guard calling them to stop.
After that day, Jinki went their exactly at that hour just to have a glimpse of the boy. Days became weeks. Weeks became months. And even before Jinki noticed, it was his sixth month watching the boy from the bushes. It was his sixth month dreaming about the boy. It was his sixth month praying that heavens will gave him more confidence to walk towards him and introduce himself or if he’s lucky, be friends with the boy. It was his sixth month of hoping that one day he’ll be able to know even just the name of the boy. His name and he can die happy…that was a joke but really he wished that on his seventh month he will no longer on that bushes hiding. His new friend..the loyal bushes..
And his wish came true..in his seventh month he was no longer hiding on bushes. He just started his college taking up business administration that time. Not that heavens answered his prayers according to his wish but because the guard found him the last time he hid their and warned him about college students are not allowed in the high school grounds. So he ended up on this bench on the park. He was sure the boy will pass this park. He made sure of it as he secretly followed him after the guard warning incident. And he was right.
The said boy was walking with a drink in his hand. Jinki covered himself with a paper, those spy movie theme are helpful at times like this. He watched the boy carefully as he sipped his cup.
“hmmm..chocolate?..coffee…?” he whispered to himself as he stared at every action of the boy. He smiled as he noticed the small smile on the boy. “he likes whatever he is drinking..i must know what it is..”
He put down the newspaper as the boy passed him. Jinki closed his eyes as he smelled the sweet scent from the boy. he opened it but panicked as he saw a motor running straight to the boy’s direction. He looked at the boy who was busy in his phone. He shouted for him to stop but saw the earphones in the boy’s both ears. He never knew he could run that fast. Before he knew it he had the boy on his arms as he landed on his back on the dirty ground of the park.
He opened his eyes and surprised as he was staring to a pair of beautiful eyes. It took him some time before he noticed the awkward position they were in. the boy was resting above him. his arms around the other’s body.
“uhmmm..” he broke the silence and the staring as the boy stood up brushing dust on his pants.
“uhmmm..i’m sorry..” Jinki looked at him as they started picking up some things on the road and put it back on the other’s bag. Then Jinki noticed the spilled coffee just a meter away from them.
“uhmm..can I have my wallet..” the boy spoke making Jinki looked at the thing he was holding. Jinki blushed as he handed him back the wallet. This was the first he heard the other’s voice. And it was sweet as he expected. Then his smile was replaced with a frown when he saw a little bruise in his elbow.
“uhmm..you have a bruise..would like me to accompany you to a clinic..” please say yes..please say yes he thought.
“it’s ok..i can treat this at home..uhmm.. are you ok..you have..bruise too in your arm..” the boy pointed at him and he startled when he saw a long cut on his arm.
“hehe..ouch..yeah..i’m ok..” Jinki tried to smile but inside he was crying in pain.
“uhmm..well thanks for saving me..i must go..” the boy turned his back on him and walked away. Jinki couldn’t believe his luck. He was hurt but it all worth it. he was in deep of his happy thought when he remembered something. He forgot to ask his name. And that day Jinki walked home calling himself stupid.
It’s been a week since the little encounter with the boy and Jinki was still in cloud nine as he repeated the scene in his mind. It’s been a week since he found himself welcoming guests particularly coffee drinkers every afternoon. Yes, he got a part time job. In a coffee shop. And it was not just a coffee shop. After he left the park that day he picked up the cup the boy was drinking before the incident. he was curious to what kind of drinks that can make a that boy smile. And there he got the idea. And he ended up doing a part time job on this shop called Your Place. It is not like he was so obsessed with the boy. Him working here was also for some extra cash. Most of college students have part time job and so is he.
He decided to work here hoping that the boy is a regular customer. That way he could always see the boy. or if he is lucky enough could talk to him even it is just a customer-server conversation. And he didn’t failed.
It was his second day when one cold afternoon, the boy of his dreams came in the shop. he walked towards the counter and he put away his glasses.
“the regular please..” he said as he searched out his bag for something. Jinki was confused of what the regular he was referring to.
“uhmm excuse me..what do you like to order?” he said earning a blank stare from the boy. “sorry I’m new here..”
“oh..sorry..one mocha cappuccino..no sugar..” he said as he took some bills on his wallet. After realizing he’s working here, he took a cup and filled it with the boy’s order.
“here is your coffee..” he said giving his trademark smile. his friends always tell him he has the most beautiful smile in their school.
“thanks..” Jinki was disappointed when the other just walked away not even returning the smile.
It became his usual routine. He’ll be having his duty after school, 4pm up to 7pm, the boy will come around 4:30-5:00 then will order the regular. Sometimes the boy will be sitting on the table near the window at the most corner and there are times that it will be a takeout order.
It was his second month in the work when he noticed something about the boy. he was always alone. He never brought any friends with him. He never saw him with friends or companions ever since he first saw him and most of all, for almost a year of admiration, he still didn’t know the boy’s name.
“what the?..you’re hopeless…” Hara said as she sat beside her best friend. “don’t tell me we’re still talking about this boy in the across school when we, I mean, you’re still in high school..” Jinki just nodded as he bit on his chicken.
“hopeless..you still didn’t know his name..i bet..” and another nod from the older boy.
“OMG..oppa..you surely need help..you’re following the boy a year now..you’re in college and still..aish..and as your story say you employed yourself in a coffee shop where he is a regular customer and yet you never ask for his name..”
“I can’t he might think I’m a creepy admirer..”
“you are oppa..a hopeless stalker to be exact..”
“yah..i’m still you’re oppa..don’t talk to me like that..” Jinki said as he pointed at the girl with his chicken as his fingers.
“seriously oppa..you need help..”
“I don’t..by the way how about you?..that tall model like you’re talking about..what is his name..mi..mi..”
“Minho..Choi Minho..”
“yes that man..how about him..?” Jinki was always protective over Hara. Back when he was in high school, same school with her, he always examined the suitors the girl had. He treated him as a little sister. Hara is beautiful that’s why he got many suitors but girl’s eye was caught by this tall boy with big eyes. After Jinki’s graduation, Hara told him that the boy confessed to her and Hara having the secret crush on the boy only took a month of courtship before officially accepting Minho as his boyfriend.
“oh..he’s so sweet..we always hang out..he is so caring..like you..” hara said as he cuddled closer to the older boy.
“good..if he ever hurt you, I will make sure he will not able to have children in the future..”
“yah..Jinki oppa..that’s mean..”
“I mean it..” He said as he put his arms around the other’s shoulder.
“seriously oppa..you must do the first move..or if not just give up already and find someone new..hmm..how about I set you up with Jung ah-unnie..”
Jinki just smiled with the other’s cuteness. He used to have this admiration with Jung ah who played the flute in their band. But it disappeared when he found the one he’ll be admiring forever.
This day was a day to remember for Jinki. Why? He went to his work as usual. He was tired since he slept last night because of his project. He entered and was greeted by his co worker, Tiffany.
“hey..you’re late..he already take his order..you missed it..” Tiffany pointed at the corner.
“oh..” Jinki said as he noticed the boy busy writing something.
“I think he’s filling up an application for college..”
“really did you saw what school it was..?”
“what can I get for the information?”
“yah Tiff..ok..i’ll do your shift tomorrow..”
“no do it on Friday..i have a date on Friday so please..”
“ok..so what?”
“this must be your lucky day..he was applying for your school..and guess what..?”
“what?”
“I saw his name..”
Jinki felt butterflies on his stomach. After a year and a half this time he’ll be knowing the name of the boy.
“what is his name?’ he asked calmly but inside he was mix emotion.
“well..his name is pretty common..”
“what is it..?”
“aish..you’re too excited..you might get a heart attack if you don’t cal..”
“TIFFANY..” he raised his voice almost shouting making the other blurted out the name loud enough for the few customers to hear including the boy.
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Jinki looked around as eyes was staring at them then he saw the boy staring at them.
“I’m out of here..my shift is over..” Tiffany whispered as he handed Jinki her apron then walked out for the kitchen.
“uhmm..hehehe..we’re just having fun..are you having fun?...yeah..good day..nice weather..” Jinki keeps on talking non sense as the customers was still staring at him and just stop as he disappeared hiding at the counter.
“Tiff..you’ll pay for this..” he whispered to himself.
“excuse me..” he heard the voice so familiar making him rose up from his hiding and was welcomed by those beautiful eyes.
“Hi..Hi....uhmm.hello..” Jinki babbled as he for the first time called him with his name.
“yah..what's with the loud broadcast of my name just now...what is it about you having fun has something to do with me..my name actually..?”
“uhmm.you see..i’m..my friend..the girl..who blurted out your..name..uhmm..” think think Jinki..he thought as he kept on babbling words. “uhmm..Tiff..hasacrushonyou..”
“what?” Jinki wanted to slap himself for giving the lamest excuse in the entire history.
“she..my friend had a crush..on you..you.. and she..was happy to tell..me that..at last she know your name..” Jinki sighed as he saw the other seemed to believe him.
“oh..ok then..” the boy was about to leave when Jinki called out.
“well i could feel that we made you uncomfortable..so for payment..i could give you a treat..”
“treat?”
“yes..uhmm..how about a cake..for free..”
“no I don’t eat sweets..” the boy turned his back when Jinki called out again.
“then one regular would be fine..” he turned to look at him and nod.
“great..wait I’ll make it for you.”
Jinki put the coffee in a paper bag. He was thinking of putting a note but stopped himself when he felt it was not yet the time. So in place he secretly put a slice of newly bake chocolate cake in the paper bag.
“here you go..”
The boy received the bag and said his thanks then he walked out of the shop. That day was surely to be remembered. The day he knew his name. That day was exactly two years since he first saw him.
Kim Kibum...
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note: yay..now you know who's the secret first love by Jinki..hehehe..i know the random used of characters and names..Victoria is planned but Tiffany is not..hehehe...the chocolate love..i couldn't myself naming the cake like that..hahaha..but i love song by snsd..the two boys..hmmm..i don't know who are they just let your imagination..a taller boy and feminine looking boy..hmmm..as i wote this i think i'm starting to have more ideas than expected so just continue reading..more of JINKI's story will be in the next chapter and and Key and Minho will be back...be updating soon^^^