[FIC] Doll Me, CH4
Title: Doll Me
Author: setsuna_k
Pairing: QMi
Genre: AU, Romance, Comedy, Fluff
Rating: PG - 13
Type: Multi - Chaptered
Status: On-Going
Disclaimer: C'mon, it's unlikely that I own them. But hey, maybe if I earn enough, I can? *idiot*
Summary: It all began with stealing and Kyuhyun soon found out that not only did Zhou Mi took his doll, he managed to take Kyuhyun's heart as well!
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“YOU LOST THE DOLL?! THE DOLL WAS THIS BIG AND EASY TO SPOT AND YOU LOST IT?!”
“Unnie, I meant to say that I think someone sto--
He just closed his eyes for a moment, to take deep breaths to calm his panicking nerves and then saw a new person in front of him
“Oh, my baby. I spent such large amount of money for that just for you and this is what I'm hearing the second I step inside?”
“Grandmom, I told you! I think someone stol--
He shook his head, praying that the incoming migraine would stop halfway but it didn't. Instead, it got worse when another person appeared.
“Kyuhyun-ah! Did you know? Dolls like Mimi are so rare in China and said to be cursed! I read that when you mistreat them - like you know, losing them - they say that they'll come back to get you! Maybe that dude IS Mimi and he's out to g--
Kyuhyun jolted up, only to have his head hit another. He fell back and good thing that a soft pillow caught him, making him calm and breathe and to assess the situation, finally, with blurry eyes. There was no angry Ahra-unnie yelling at him, no disappointed grandmom making him awful and no noisy Sungmin pressuring him. A dream, he thought quietly. A not-so-good glimpse of the future. Damn.
Then there was... a smile?
It was a very gentle but blinding smile and Kyuhyun felt like he was staring at the sun, or something unbelievably bright and happy.
“Good! You're finally awake! I thought you wouldn't come around until much later! I was so worried and was about to ask for anyone but then you started making pained faces and then y--
This... being, too loud. The bed-ridden Kyuhyun's head ached even more and not only because he hit it.
“--ou suddenly sat up and then bumped heads with me! I think a bruise is forming on my forehead. Ah, yours too.” A hand pointed and Kyuhyun's fingertips gingerly touched the said spot, and boy did it hurt so bad. Jesus, what in the world did he do to get this?
Recollection of just about everything that happened earlier flooded in, starting from waiting for Sungmin at the rooftop, eavesdropping to discovering that--
There was no need to continue that, not when Kyuhyun caught himself gaping at the male sitting next to his bed, babbling nonstop. Kyuhyun couldn't believe that this was happening. Right now, face to face, Mimi was in front of him!
Well, not exactly. It was the dude, he remembered all too clearly, who he saw - much to his shock - way before. It was the same man who wore the exact replica of his doll's clothes with same hairstyle, same smile, similar everything. It was the same man who Sungmin warned about so skeptically. It was the same man he saw at the rooftop, before ungracefully stumbling the down the stairs.
It was him again. For the second time around. This... handsome guy.
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He was rambling like there was no tomorrow and Zhou Mi knew that when he was nervous, he spoke like hell a lot. Sure it was okay if he was around Heechul or Han Geng and talk talk talk but around THE Cho Kyuhyun, in bed - not that he was complaining or anything - now was not the greatest time to ramble like an idiot. Obviously.
Zhou Mi was losing points, fast.
“I-If you feel any pain, I'll call someone, anyone. I'm not actually good with the First Aid kit and I swear I couldn't treat any wound even if my life depended on it and--
“Just who are you?”
Zhou Mi finally stopped and looked directly at the younger one, feeling an awful lump on his throat all of sudden. Cho Kyuhyun was staring at him suspiciously and he needed to say something. Quickly. “Uh, right, I'm Zho--
The door burst open and marched right inside a fuming Heechul being tailed by a worried Han Geng. “SEASONING, ARE YOU HERE?! I got your message and you better not damage that doll after falling down or else you're in a heap of trouble, you damn brat! That ain't yours to begin wit--
Han Geng had clumsily clamped Heechul's mouth after seeing Zhou Mi shaking his head in utter disbelief and next to him was another person who seemed like he had eyes bulging out, bordering to popping out, on the bed.
“Doll...? What doll? My doll?” The bed-ridden student asked and Zhou Mi quickly turned and flailed his arms around in panic.
“K-Kui Xian! I can explain!” Then he covered his mouth and cursed inwardly. Crap, did I just say that?
Could things get any more worse than this?
“KYUHYUN! I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE! YESUNG-HYUNG SAW YOU BEING CARRIED AWAY TO THE INFIRMARY! WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?!”
By the the door came thundering in another guest and Zhou Mi knew he had seen this person with Cho Kyuhyun many times before. It was the effeminate friend of his love interest.
He wondered - quietly to himself - for the second time if things could get any more worse than this.
It did, when Kyuhyun's unidentified buddy stopped at his track, stared with wide eyes - darting at him to Kyuhyun and back to him again - and aimed a pointy finger at Zhou Mi. He growled poisonously, “YOU!”
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“K-Kui Xian! I can explain!” The male beside the bed waved his arms around in odd circles.
He heard it again, Kui Xian, from the that girly-man and to this... questionable handsome guy and Kyuhyun knew that they were referring to him. Who else could possibly be it? It had to be him, especially now that a doll - his doll - seemed to have thrown into this insane fiasco.
He was ready to demand some kind of proper explanation from these odd older guys but halted when Sungmin came bolting in, screeching too loudly. He watched with curious-turned-surprised eyes when his best friend saw the man again and barked at him. It was as clear as the sun that sweet and happy Sungmin hated Mr. Suspicious.
“YOU!”
Seasoning, Kyuhyun overheard, held up his hand, as if being arrested by a police for big, big crime committed. He looked pleadingly at his companions but the two just stared at him; one even had his hands crossed over his chest and face pure expressionless. This girly-man looked not amused at all.
“See? I told you one way or another they'll get you.”
“Heechul-hyung...” The way his eyes teared up and mouth pouting adorably, Kyuhyun had never seen such an interesting expression. He was used to seeing Mimi's smiles all the time and now that someone who looked similarly as his doll, Kyuhyun witnessed a whole lot of facial expressions.
It was amusingly... cute.
But Sungmin intervened, displeased being tossed aside so simply. He ran to the bed's side and glowered at the trio, “I don't know what's exactly happening but if you guys are pulling some kind of prank here, you've got another thing coming! You stole Mimi, didn't you?!”
“That's the doll's name? Mimi?” Heechul held back a cackle and turned to Han Geng, greatly amused. “And then there's Mi at Zhou Mi! Coincidence, I think not!”
What the hell was he saying, Kyuhyun was endlessly baffled. And this Zhou Mi person couldn't get any redder than he already was. Could someone please explain the situation? Things just got puzzling and puzzling and--
“Well, give it back then if guys have it! What are you, 6-years-old stealing toys from another? Oh, right, sure. How mature.”
Heechul stopped grinning and looked dangerously serious. “Look here, kid. Seasoning here...” - he pointed Zhou Mi. - “...has a damn good reason to take that doll. The brat made sure he didn't damage your precious little Mimi so don't go accusing us of pulling your legs. Shisus, haven't you heard of unconventional way of confessing? We don't just waltz in and introduce ourselves. We do it differently. Zhou Mi wants it do it differently. He's too fucking romantic, really.”
Kyuhyun forgot how to breathe when he heard the last line - completely stunned and surprised.
“If Seasoning returned your doll immediately then there's no more reason for him to chase after your boy. He'd go back sulking, whining to us about how to go about approaching prince charming here and seriously, he's just too shy and an idiot to fall in lo--
“HEECHUL!” Zhou Mi desperately groaned and hid between shaky palms; embarrassment evident. He was already burning red than possible and Kyuhyun watched him with big eyes and racing heart while Han Geng smacked Heechul at the head with a book.
Confessing? Chase? Shy? Did it mean what he thought it meant? That this guy, this Zhou Mi guy liked him? He liked him that way?
Since when?
Sungmin seemed stunned as well, gawking and probably just as shocked as him upon hearing the revelation. Unlike Kyuhyun who stayed speechless, Sungmin let out at a, “OOOOH!” which sounded a bit... happy? Could Kyuhyun believe what he was hearing? Better yet, could he even believe that this was happening to him, of all people?
Then the mood turned light all of a sudden but ended all too quickly when Zhou Mi ran past the older two - staring downward as he did so - and hastily got out of the room. It didn't go amiss when Kyuhyun saw the tomato face and trembling hands of Zhou Mi as he dash out, leaving everyone - including Kyuhyun - surprised.
“You just had to open your mouth eh, Heechul?” Han Geng told skeptically, readying himself again to hit the little man with his book but Heechul ducked out of reach. The younger of the two just stuck out his tongue.
“If I didn't do that, nothing will happen with Seasoning!” He then turned his attention to the other two. “So don't hate him okay? He's a nice brat, really. Funny, sweet and sometimes a little vain with his collection of powder and scent and clothes but he's really great. He's sexy, tall - like a pole, has beautiful voice and smile and, like I said, very romantic. This is the first time I've seen him so in love. He's never been in love, just you know.”
Kyuhyun didn't need to confirm anything, not when Heechul was the one answering everything he asked. Even the things he DIDN'T ask.
“And he just wants you to notice him, that's why he took your doll and pretended to be like it. I'm sure he'd do just fine if he just stayed the way he is bu--
Sentences were cut off when Han Geng began dragging the rambling Heechul from the two, bowing apologetically before sighing and retreating. “You're both nosy and noisy. C'mon, I'm doing damage control here by taking you out.” Han Geng looked back for the last time and grinned. “Well, it was great meeting you, Kui Xian and... friend!”
“Hey, I'm not done talking!”
“Hmmm... sure...” Han Geng, obviously not listening, tightened his arms around Heechul and closed the door behind them. The growing silence after everything that had happened had never felt so suffocating and awkward before for Kyuhyun.
“So... what are you going to do...?” Sungmin asked, genuinely curious.
Kyuhyun remained mum because, really, what was he going to do? Not only he had to deal with an admirer who was also the doll-thief, he also had to deal with his erratic heart and boggled head that had never been there before. His heart, his mind... now consisted nothing but Zhou Mi now.
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A/N: Ah~ It's nearing conclusion and I hope I made this chapter great for you guyz. *hides* I didn't imagine this scene until I was writing it! Hah!
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