My first time posting here. It's amazing how I managed to get through the intricacies of lj but with the help of my lovely cousin, Jo, i am able to \8D/
I apologize in advance for the misspelling and grammatical errors. It would be nice if anyone could pinpoint them for me :D this was not beta-ed :D
Ahwell, enough of me rambling. Have fun reading!!!
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“YAH! Geng, you better take good care of my dongsaeng or you will have me to answer to!”
A woman shouted in her twisted Korean over the phone. Hankyung, on the other hand, controlled himself from sighing and rolling his eyes after the ear-splitting screech and the tenth reprimand of the day. Seriously, where was the respect he deserves? He’s older than this woman! Pinching the bridge of his nose, he replied to her,
“Zhou Mi, for the last time. Kuixian, your DONGSAENG will be in good hands. I’ve settled everything, take note: EVERYTHING, a month before his arrival. I will only leave his choice of school in his hands.”
He could feel the animosity on the other line. Seriously, this woman was in China and he, being in South Korea, could feel the scary vibes coming from her. Creepy much? When there was no reply from the other line, the Chinese man gathered his courage and continued, “Don’t worry, Kuixian will settle his responsibilities back at home when he is sure of what to do with his life. You can’t force anything on the kid yet, and stop being a worry wart; he’s old enough to handle himself.”
“…”
“I’m seriously putting the phone down on you.”
“…”
“On the count of three. One..”
“…”
“Two…….”
“…”
“..Twooo..and a half…”
“…Oppa..” A small voice said.
Hankyung literally let out a sigh of relief. Finally, the woman had come to her senses. “Yes Mimi?”
“Take good care of him.”
“Will do.”
Click.
He gave out a small smile as he flipped his phone shut and stared at the screen. It read, 7:13 am. He turned his head and stared at the huge screen just above the customer service. The next flight was landing in just 17 minutes as he calculated. Making his way to where some seats are, his eyes caught a familiar scene in which an old woman was saying goodbye to a middle age man. The man hugged the old woman one last time and walked a few steps away from her, he stopped and turned to bow at the old woman for about several seconds, stood up again and smiled, thus, resuming his walk towards the exit.
Hankyung blinked and felt a something weird overwhelming him. Finally, this day has come. Cho Kyuhyun, his half-brother, is actually coming home. It had been 4 years since he last saw the lad. They were related through having the same mother. When Hankyung was two years old, his mother, had an affair with another man. From then on, he had Zhou Mi and Kyuhyun as his half-siblings.
Things did not go well between the two families; Hankyung was six when their mother died of giving birth to Kyuhyun. Mr. Cho, being the prideful man that he is, hated the fact that Kyuhyun was the reason why his “wife” died. He, along with Zhou Mi, went to China and left the baby Kyuhyun in the hands of Hankyung and his father.
Accepting responsibility in the name of their mother, Hankyung’s father raised and nurtured Kyuhyun. Hankyung accepted Kyuhyun as a full, not only half, brother and cared for him as well. Everything was fine until Kyuhyun turned sixteen and was sent a letter informing him about leaving South Korea and going to China because his real family was there. Hankyung did not want this but his father forbade him to go against it because Kyuhyun also had a responsibility to his family. The young Cho on the other hand dropped his eyes and simply followed.
For four years they lost contact and Hankyung was nervous for the possibilities of Kyuhyun not remembering him and if Kyuhyun would not be the same that he was four years ago.
He rubbed his hands together from both the cold and anxiety, he was practicing how to breathe properly when he heard over the speaker,
“Flight 137 is arriving shortly. They will enter..”
The following words became blank to the Chinese man as he gathered his self-confidence and walked towards the hallway. His anxiety was quickly replaced with excitement as he anticipated for his little brother.
Hands on his pocket, he stopped and saw the passengers from the aforementioned plane showing up, one by one. His eyes scanned the people, looking for a familiar face. He even wanted to tip-toe to see more clearly but he was a man and he was not short, so he settled to raising his head and squinting his eyes despite the temptation of shoving people out of the way and going shouting out his brother’s name.
“Uhhh.. I hope he still has the same number..” Hankyung flipped his phone open and scanned for Kyuhyun’s number, the scroll key was about to reach it already until he heard a familiar voice.
“Hyung.”
And there, dressed in dark jeans, white high-cut sneakers, a white shirt inside a gray hoodie and a black scarf stood Cho Kyuhyun, with the signature and oh-so-familiar snarky look written all over his face.
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“MINNIEEEEEEEEE..!!!!!!”
“…mmhhrrmmpph…”
“Waaaaakeeee uuuuuup~!”
“…No.”
A pout. “..but Minnie.. the sun is rising and -”
A scoff. “The sun is supposed to rise, Donghae.”
“You’r really, really, reeeaaallyyyyy not a morning person Min.”
The said Donghae lifted herself from her friend’s bed and proceeded to the dresser located at the corner of the room. She grabbed her phone and pressed a few keys here and there then placed the phone back on top of the dresser. She then skipped merrily over the sleeping figure of her friend and placed a light tap on Sungmin’s forehead then exited the room full of glee not forgetting to close the door.
As she walked towards the small kitchen, she could hear the deep and menacing voice of Jigsaw Killer from the movie Saw and screams taken from the movie. From all the screams, she could only decipher one that stands out the most.
“LEE DONGHAE! WHEN I GET THERE, YOU BETTER BE READY FOR MY WRATH!”
Donghae breathed in a warm cup of coffee, ‘Just like any other normal morning’.
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“What exactly are they doing?” Kim Ryeowook, a 19-year old girl, muttered as she looked back at the door leading to the dorm room of her friends.
She headed out the room for her usual jogging routine every morning and as she took a step from the door, she heard a scream. Donghae, as usual was obviously pestering Sungmin to wake up.
The ebony-haired lady let out a small sigh, ‘I’m not even gone for a whole minute and they’ve woken up the whole dorm. How am I supposed to go on like this?’ She contemplated as she bent down to tighten the laces of her sneakers, ‘They should have at least waited for me to step out of the dorms so I would not face the humiliation of being roommates with them. Goodness.’ She added.
However, being roommates for 3 years hadn’t actually fazed Ryeowook. She’s quite used to the mischievousness her roommates have. Apparently, in their dorm room, she’s the only one not as naughty as the other two. It’s quite an image she is known for and one which she upholds.
Apparently, that’s not one of the many secrets she holds.
As she walked out of the building, her nose breathed the air which was very cold as the month of January just started. She warmed herself up by rubbing her arms.
Even being located at the center of Seoul, Seoul Modern Arts University, Korea’s state academy seems to be within a forest. With many trees around and ponds surrounding the whole school, the fact that it’s located in a bustling town with lots of buildings seems to be impossible. The architectural look of the school is inspired by Modern Greek structures because the pillars, walls, staircases and the floor are made of marble with an added touch of granite stone in them. The modernity comes from the actual rooms where advanced technology is used.
Aside from the dorm, the other facilities in this school are the gymnasium which houses the court stadium used by many during sport competitions, there is also a museum where exhibitions are shown, and there are also a lot of cafeterias situated around the school. Two are located inside the main building while a big one is directly beside the gymnasium. There is also a music hall which Ryeowook is proud to be in during most of his classes. Lastly, the farthest one from the main buildings, is the Chapel which is built to be isolated and for Catholics in the school. Around the school, benches and small fountains are strategically located for all the students to be accommodated.
Knowing about these things, obviously, students who are able to enroll here are privileged. After all, this university only accepts the best of the best.
The school system is quite strict but is lenient at the same time. Students are allowed to stay in dorms or go back to their homes. For those staying in dorms, they have curfews which are supposed to be followed. Rules in this School also revolve around decorum and etiquette. Those who will fail to comply are given a direct order to leave the school.
For ones like Ryeowook, following the rules was the least of her worries. However, with the fact that she had those two as friends, then she’s going to do everything not to have them under the school’s head principal.
Her jog brought her to the park benches near the Music Hall. She decided to slow down to catch her breath and proceed to sit down on one of the benches just outside of the building.
Pulling out her own pack of water, she drank half of the content and pouted at how small her water bottle it. Placing it beside her, she stared at the view in front of her.
Surely, viewing this school so early in the morning is so refreshing. The fresh air, the welcoming rays of the sun, the less crowded and quiet place, and..
“Wookie-ah..”
The longhaired lady turned her head sideways and took in the view which made her heart jump, her breathing hitched and her smile broaden.
“Annyeong!”
And the very good sight of her boyfriend.
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Heebum’s Café is one of the most bustling cafés located outside the SMA University which is why those who work here are busy procrastinating in the morning.
“I, for one, cannot believe that you failed to make the inventory yesterday.” A haughty comment came up from the group of busy people.
An apologetic look, “But Noona, I did not know that it was due this morning since you just told me about it yester-’’
“Oh, be quiet you Anchovy. Responsibility is a major thing. We’re going to be really busy in an hour and you’re here coming up with excuses. I should deduct this from your salary.”
A crestfallen look was written all over the younger one. “HEECHUL NOONA! Please, nooooo.. I need it for my dance lessons in school. I’ll work overtime for it, I SWEAR, just don’t deduct my pay..”
Heechul, the chocolate brown haired beauty tsk-ed and formed her mouth in a straight line. She was known to be a very domineering boss who takes time to criticize her employees. Apparently, as she was known for her negative characteristics, she takes her business seriously and she does everything to make it stand out.
“Anchovy, you know how important inventories are. This business won’t…”
“Heechul, lay off your dongsaeng. He just started here and as a boss, it’s not nice to leave a bad impression on him.”
Heechul eyed her colleague and what her partner did was to give a smile to the one she was just intimidating earlier and told him that it ‘was just fine’.
When the Anchovy scampered off, Leeteuk, her partner in this business stared at her with the we-cannot-risk-to-have-lesser-workers look. “Heechul, cut some slack. Relax and don’t over think things. We’re badly in need of workers to lessen the load. Kangin and Hankyung are not the only ones we should rely on in this business and we have other affairs to go through too. Eunhyuk will benefit us if you could lessen your aura of negativity around him. The poor boy couldn’t work well with you fast on his heels, don’t you think?”
Unlike Heechul, Leeteuk gave more of a mother’s guidance feel on people. She’s the extreme opposite of Heechul who loves barking out orders. She is better off described as Heechul’s yang in her yin.
Leeteuk gave out a satisfied smile when her colleague agreed to what she said. It had been two years when they started this business. It came out as small but as the days and months passed, it grew out to be the usual hangout place for most students coming from the university and other guests. It surprised the two owners that what they invested on this business actually benefitted them in the long run and for that, they are very thankful.
The sound of an opening door made Leeteuk turn her head towards the door. The older one of the two mentioned, “Annyeonghaseyo! I’m sorry but this café wouldn’t be open in… Oh, it’s you Hankyung!”
At the mention of ‘Hankyung’, Heechul also turned her attention to the one who just came in.
“Well, hello there, what happened to the airport? Did you see him? Did you…” All of the questions stopped when they noticed a guy who was an inch shorter then Hankyung and had unruly semi-curly hair.
Hankyung noticed this and gave out a small but sincere smile and stepped sideways to show his half brother to the two owners. One of his hands found its way to his dongsaeng’s shoulder so he could push him forward to greet them.
Kyuhyun came out surprised and stumbled as he was pushed by his hyung. Staring at the two women, he couldn’t but feel unsettled and new to his surroundings.
Doing a 90 degree bow, he greeted and said, “I’m Cho Kyuhyun, it’s nice to meet -’’ Unsuspecting as he was, it surprised him to be tackled down by Heechul.
“Kyuhyun-ah!!!!!”
Brown eyes widened, “Eh?”
“Yah! It’s me, HEECHUL!”
The realization finally dawned into him. “Heenim noona!!!” He exclaimed as he used the nickname he dug up from his memories and accepted the tight hug given to him by his noona.
“Four years seriously has done a lot to you! You’re even taller than me!”
A laugh. “Oh noona, You don’t even look old!” The grip finally loosened and Heechul gave him a scrutinizing look, “Do not flatter me the very morning you came back dongsaeng.” She mentioned and Kyuhyun gave out a small laugh.
The youngest one in the room shifted his view from Heechul to the other lady. “Leeteuk noona?” He asked wondering if it was really her.
Leeteuk ‘s smile widened and approached her dongsaeng, she ruffled the Kyuhyun’s already messy hair and said, “Welcome back Kyu. We seriously need to do something about that hair.”
Everyone inside the café laughed and as hugs and welcome greetings were done, they all decided to finally open the café.
Kyuhyun, on the other hand, proceeded to the house a few minutes away from the café to drop all of his things and settle other affairs.
It was really good to be home.
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TBC
That's it (for now)! It's quite hard to make a story where all members fit in (13+2 is tough work) which is why for the next chapter, other characters will be shown 8D This was quite boring since it was full of introduction and yeah. I'm sorry for that :D
As for the ages. In here, Henry and Ryeowook (since he is the eternal maknae) are 19, Kyuhyun and Kibum are 20, Donghae, Siwon, Sungmin and Eunhyuk are 21 while the rest of the members are 25 :D Also, i'm not entirely familiar with college in Korea, so im not sure what age they should be if they've graduated and the like.
Also, do you think I should make a version where all of them are guys?
as for the tags, i do not want to disclose any pairings right now which is why I only placed 'KyuMin' since it's my ultimate bias. I'll probably update once i get on with the story.
Comments would be appreciated 8DDDD