Missing Chances (Ch. 13)
Title: Missing ChancesChapter: 13/?
Pairing: Yesung/Hangeng(eventually)Many side pairings
Rating: PG
Genre: VERY AU High School, Romance, Humor, mild angst, and um many more
Disclaimer: own no one -sobs-
Summary: Yesung likes Ryeowook, Kyuhyun likes Ryeowook. So to make sure Kyuhyun gets time and attention from Ryeowook, Kyuhyun makes it so Yesung has to help the new transfer student who just happens to be the nice looking Chinese Hangeng.
Chapter 13
I put my shoes on so fast I didn’t even realize I had put on two different pairs. I made it down the stairs before I noticed, and I was amazed they were on the right feet.
As I raced out the dorm, I had so many thoughts racing through my head.
I was wondering why Kibum was even at the dance department. My mind was also racing as to what he could have seen and who.
I was thinking, ‘Damn it. He wasn’t suppose to find out until after the recitals. After everything calmed down and no one was under stress. I didn’t want this mess with Donghae to effect him and I wanted to be the one to tell him. Not for him to stumble in on it.’
Feeling like a horrible friend I tried to get there faster.
As I was running across the grounds to the dance studio, I ran into Eunhyuk heading toward the dorm. I stopped and stared. I started looking around him to see if Kibum had followed him.
When he reached me I stopped him. “Hey, Eunhyuk, just leaving the dance studio?”
He stopped and gave me a confused look. “No practice has been over for like 30 minutes. I still had energy, so I was running around the building a couple times.”
I just stared, “Alone?” I asked.
He just kept giving me a puzzled look, “Yeah, alone. Shindong and Hangeng had worked hard so they were tired. They headed out as soon as practice ended.”
“What about Donghae?” I needed to know which one it was.
He thought for a second. “Umm, Donghae told me to go ahead and head back. That he was going to practice a couple more minutes then use the shower there so he doesn’t disturb Leeteuk’s studying.”
‘Crap that means it's Henry and from the way Eunhyuk was acting, he knows nothing of it either.’ I thought. Then I realized I still need to get to Kibum.
I just nodded to him and started to walk off. Before I got out of earshot from him, I had the sudden thought he should come with me. He deserved to know the truth also.
“Hey Eunhyuk maybe you should,” and I stopped when the thought that Kibum doesn’t need to find out about Eunhyuk at the same time he finds out about Henry.
Eunhyuk was just standing there, “I should what?”
Quickly thinking of something, anything, “Umm, just that maybe you shouldn’t run around so late anymore. Not this close to recitals. Don’t want you to get sick, now do we?” Even to me that sounded lame, but I wasn’t the best at thinking things up like that.
He just gave me an utterly confused look and started backing away. “Okaaaayy. I’ll remember that.”
I just nodded and ran off again before I did or said something else stupid.
Getting to the building, I went around to where I had found out about Donghae and Eunhyuk. Figuring that’s where I would find Kibum. I was right.
Walking up to him, I called his name just loud enough for him to hear me. “Kibum.”
He turned and the emotions flashing across his face stopped me. He had his arms around himself and he was looking down at the ground.
I walked up to him and lightly touched his shoulder. Kibum normally wasn’t a touchy person anyway, but when something was going on, he has been known to get testy when touched.
When he spoke it was thick with emotion. “I came to surprise Donghae after practice. I was going to use this opportunity to spend some much needed time with him. It's been ages since I have been able to.” He stopped for a second to catch his breath and to steady his breathing.
I wanted to hug him so bad, but I knew better. If it was any other person I would have. I decided to ask “What did you see?”
He drew in a shaky breath and said, “I was being quiet. I wanted to truly surprise him. I came up to the door and cracked it open enough to slip through. When I stuck my head in, what I saw made me freeze.” He stopped again to stare at the ground.
I could either ask him again or go look myself but I was afraid if I went we would get caught. So I went with asking. “Kibum, what did you see?”
He looked up at me then turned to look at the building. “I saw Donghae with Henry. At first they were just dancing. I thought it was just practice, but then Henry made a little mistake. Donghae started laughing and pulled him in a hug. I couldn’t stop looking. Donghae was still laughing and started saying how cute and adorable he was and then he started kissing him. Henry just pouted up at him, laughed and started kissing him back. That’s when I left and called you.”
Kibum wasn’t crying but it was the closest I have even seen him come to it.
With a last look to the building, I lightly put my arm around his back and lightly steered him away saying, “Come on. If you go in there now, I think a lot of bad things will happen and now is not a good time for that.”
Kibum pulled away and started walking toward the dorm with slow steps. As I watched him, I knew I had to tell him about Eunhyuk too and that I might as well do it tonight.
Before I could think myself out of it, I caught up with him. “Hey. Can you come up to my room? We have some more to talk about.”
He just nodded. I was worried about that. Normally he would have been demanding what before he agreed to it.
The walk to my room was silent. I could almost feel the dark cloud forming over him and I started to feel bad about adding to it.
We got to my room and took our shoes off. I saw what shoes I had been wearing and briefly wondered how I could pick them.
I turned and watched as Kibum sat on the chair in front of the desk. I sat down on the bed next to him.
I started to fidget and look around. I jumped when I heard Kibum’s voice.
“You said you had more to talk about?”
I looked up at him looking at me and nodded. I took in a deep breath before I started to tell him the other bad news. “Uhh, yes. I need to tell you something.”
He raised his eyebrows for me to continue.
I continued. “Well, you see... the thing is, Henry isn’t the only one Donghae is with.”
Kibum narrowed his eyes, “What? Who? And how do you know this?”
I swallowed and said, “He is also with Eunhyuk and I know this because I saw them. Back when we went to the movies and you said Donghae had late practice. I knew for a fact the other guys were already done and in the dorm. So after the movie, I went to see what was going on. I saw them together and even I could tell it wasn’t a practice.”
When I finished, Kibum was flushed with anger. I could almost see the murder in his eyes.
He spoke in a clipped tone when he asked me. “Why didn’t you tell me this, then? Why did I have to run across it and see it like this?”
I hung my head, feeling ashamed, and said. “I didn’t tell you because I didn’t want to be the one to take your happiness away. You are one of my best friends and I knew you needed to know, but I always stopped myself thinking I would be the one to make you depressed. I made up my mind to tell you after the recitals. Everyone is on high energy and stressed. I thought if I told you before it, it would effect every one's performances and grades and I didn’t want that also on me.” I looked up to see a lot of the anger drained from him. I added “I also didn’t fully know about Henry, but I had an idea about it.”
He looked at me with sorrowful eyes. “Does Eunhyuk know?”
I shook my head. “No. I have a very good reason to think he doesn’t. I’ve hung out with him before. He’s really nice and I couldn’t see him doing that to anyone. I thought it might have been him you saw but I ran into him going to meet you. I almost brought him with me so he could know too, but I didn’t think it was a good idea for you to find out about him like that. At least this way you can think before you do anything.”
Kibum just started staring off into space and nodding to me. When I mentioned about bringing Eunhyuk with me he spoke up. “It’s a good thing you didn’t or I might have made it worse by yelling at him. I never really had interactions with the other dancers so I don’t know him that well. Which would have made it easy for me to get mean.”
I snorted, a memory surfacing on it's own. “Yeah, I still remember last summer at home and a couple guys that had been picking on me.”
That got a tiny smile out of him, “They deserved it. They had no reason to pick on you.”
I nodded and decided to ask, “What are you going to do about Eunhyuk?”
He chewed on his lip, thinking for a minute and said, “I’m going to talk to him. Not tonight, I’m not in the right mind for that, but tomorrow.”
I gave him a shocked look, “Are you sure that’s a good idea?”
He nodded, “Yes. I think it would be better for me to tell him, then for him to find out like I did. I’ll make sure I bring all the proof I have. Pictures, videos and gifts... everything I can think of to show him I’m telling the truth.”
When he said it like that, I believed it was better that way. It wasn’t Eunhyuk I was pissed at, it was Donghae. “You can let him know that I saw them and told you. If you need me to come with you or at least show up to say that, just let me know.”
Kibum smiled at me. “Thank you. You really are a good friend. I’m glad you told me this.”
I had to ask this. “What about Donghae?”
Kibum’s eyes hardened some. “I’m going to deal with him after I talk with Eunhyuk tomorrow.”
I swallowed and nodded. I just hoped he wouldn't go overboard.
Kibum stood up. “I’m going to bed. Tonight has physically and emotionally drained me and I need to get everything prepared to take to Eunhyuk tomorrow.”
I stood up with him and walked to the door with him. “Are you going to be alright?”
He looked me in the eyes and said in a very serious voice “I will be.”
With that he left my room and headed back to his room.
Turning, I went back to my bed and flopped on it, thinking. Tomorrow was going to be stressful. Kibum was probably going to be with Eunhyuk most of the day. I more than likely wasn’t going to find out what was going on until Sunday.
With thoughts whirling about everything, I fell into a restless sleep.
Chapter 14
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