Title: Behind those Boxes
Author: sashii09
Genre: Fluff?
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I do not own them. Just the netbook I used while writing and editing and thinking.. And these words I borrowed from uncle Sam.
Summary: They were beautiful but Jaejoong could not even appreciate them.
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It was three minutes before one o' clock in the afternoon when his phone rang.
"Good Morning," Jaejoong answered, half-asleep.
"Morning?! Hyung! Do not forget our rehearsal for today! Six o' clock in the evening huh? At the company's rooftop. Okay? Are you there? Well whatever. Do not be late!!" The line went dead as he realized that it was Yoochun. Six o' clock in the evening? Rehearsal? Why was it so late? But he did not mind. Besides, Jaejoong could finally talk to Yunho about their misunderstandings last night. It really bothered him because of Yunho's sudden behavior. Such thoughts were depressing right? As a result, he quickly went to the bathroom to take a shower for refreshment.
That afternoon, Jaejoong decided to cook steak. Pretty much just for himself because he was not expecting Yunho to come over. After eating, he sat on the couch and started to relax. Glancing at the clock, he purposely put an alarm on his phone so that if he dozed off again, it would save him from flying sorts of things if ever he came late. As expected, he fell asleep.
Around four o' clock, Jaejoong's alarm rang. After three rings he woke up. He was about to drift back to dreamland but instead, went to his room to get his towel and quickly entered the bathroom for a bath.
Before six, Jaejoong was already at the rooftop. Upon entering the door, he realized that no one was there. No dancers, no Junsu, no Changmin, Yoochun, and Yunho. Jaejoong wandered across the place as he neared the very end of the rooftop. He looked down and saw the vehicles passing along the street. As minutes go by, 30 minutes to be exact, still no one came. He argued with himself, wondering if he should go down or call Yoochun and yell at him for fooling around like it was something funny. When he approached the door to the exit, he heard a sound. No, it was voices that were singing a certain melody. Jaejoong almost jumped because he was actually surprised of the sudden ruckus. A surprise party! Tomorrow was his birthday. He was aware of that, but he did not expect the party to come this early. He noticed his Yunnie was not there with the three singing “happy birthday” to him.
"Happy birthday Jaejoongie-hyung!!!" the three shouted in unison.
"Well make a wish and blow these candles so that we could eat this delicious cake!" Yoochun commanded as he extended the cake to Jaejoong.
"A wish? Nothing really. I wish that five of us will last forever. DongBang fighting!" He meant. But he really wished to have a simple, and decent birthday today.
The cake Yoochun was tempting to eat had Jae's face doodled on it. Plates full of Tempura, tonkatsu, yakitori, and some he could not name were the dishes on the table. Beverages were Soju, soda, and water. As soon as Jaejoong blew out the candles, they all started eating. The other three were having fun, but Jaejoong was not. Yunho did not come to his party. He stared at the stars while thinking if the reason why he did not show up was because he was still mad at him..
"What a brat." he thought and painted a faint smile on his lips.
"It's about time!" Junsu announced, suddenly. Three pairs of eyes glanced before him. Within seconds, everyone was stunned at the scattering fires dancing on the sky. How pretty those fireworks were! Those splattered celestial stars that form a shape like blooming daisies during spring, then completely vanishing into thin air.
"Fireworks festival!" Junsu exclaimed while drinking his soda.
"I know right? Pretty splendid scenery to end hyung's birthday." Changmin added while looking at the glorious fireworks.
On the other hand, Jae was reminiscing on memories of him and Yunho when they were watching fireworks, hands holding on to each other.
"Ah, if Yunho isn't here, I cannot find these fireworks pretty." He muttered under his breath while looking at the dancing stars in the sky, blooming at their fullest. They were beautiful but Jaejoong could not even appreciate them. It was then that his phone beeped. "Come over here, behind the boxes" was displayed on the screen. Jaejoong quickly and silently turned his back and he saw a silhouette trying to hide behind the stacked boxes beside the door. It was Yunho. He darted towards the corner.
"Hey." Yunho looked up.
"I'm sorry" he added.
Jaejoong took his seat next to him after Yunho muttered those words. Still not knowing what to say, he just looked down. His eyes widened when his consciousness returned from the flashbacks a while ago, as Yunho snatched his hands and planted a sweet kiss on his lips. It was so damn romantic that when Yunho pulled away from the kiss, Jaejoong was grinning like an idiot.
"Happy birthday, Jae-ah" he whispered, staring at his eyes.
"W-what was that for?" Jaejoong asked.
"Well, I cannot think of anything to give to you today so I just thought this would be nice. And yeah, sorry for how I behaved last night." Yunho explained while scratching his head, laughing at his childish acts. A faint laugh escaped Jaejoong's lips enough to make the two of them cackle like children playing in the rain.
"You know what? I really like you. Such a brat." He laughed like there was no tomorrow, looking at the fireworks that seemed to be in slow motion.
"No seriously, thank you." he added, looking at Yunho. He meant what he just said. He really did like him. A sweet, manly brat. It was like having a boyfriend and a girlfriend trapped inside Yunho at once. He can clearly see Yunho's red cheeks because of the fireworks. How cute.
"I find these fireworks pretty if you are watching with someone you love. I'm lucky that I'm with you right now." He said and glanced at the diffusing fire flowers in the sky.
"This will probably be the best birthday of my life" Jaejoong uttered as he looked up.
"This will probably be the beginning of the best birthday of your life." Yunho said as he placed another quick peck on Jaejoong's lips. He quickly grabbed his hand and pulled him as they ran towards the other three who were watching gleefully.
"OY!!!" Yunho shouted.
"Hyung! Where have you been!? The foods were almost gone, hurry up!" Junsu exclaimed.
"Well, I just had a little discussion with this pretty." He said, looking at Jaejoong consequently. The man just smiled.
"Makes me want to sing." He blurted out.
"If I could only make just one promise..." Jaejoong started.
"..it would be for you to always, like that flower, go on shining brilliantly." they sang as the fireworks came to end and the five of them strolled down through their memories until the break of dawn.
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A/N
Adopted from one of Lovely Complex's scene. Originally a ShouPon fic prompt, then decided to change/modify it to YunJae. Coz I'm hopeless like that. ^^ Thanks for reading!