Title: The Epidemic
Characters/Pairings: Junsu+OC, Yoochun+OC, Jaejoong+OC, Changmin+OC, Yunho+OC; hopefully OT5-ish
Summary: Five ways to get over a cold, DBSK style. :DDD
Author's Notes: WRITTEN ON THE WEE HOURS OF DECEMBER 26TH, FOR THE DBSK 4TH ANNIVERSARY. ♥
for
skyelee, for the prompt 'OT5+OCs, colds'. Because unni and I got colds for Christmas. LOL. The OCs are from my (terribly neglected) series DongBangShinKi Diaries, the first of which is
Half-Wing. (Which reminds me, I need to continue writing this series. >,<)
Sorry for posting so late, I had problems accessing the file for this piece.
*
"Junsu-yah!" Song Jaehee said, opening the door to her house. "Get out of the cold, quick!"
Junsu grinned, stomped the snow off his boots, took his shoes off and quickly stepped into the warm.
"Hi, Jaehee-yah!" Junsu snuck a kiss on her cheek. He giggled when she tugged at his scarf off.
Jaehee led him to the living room, and Junsu sat in front of the fireplace, warming his hands.
She gave him a mug of hot chocolate. "Wow," Junsu said. "Where are the marshmallows?"
Jaehee could only shake her head. "Here," she handed him a small bowl of the requested treat.
"Oh," Jaehee exclaimed when she saw Junsu's face. "Your nose is red, Junsu-yah."
"It is?" Junsu asked. "Do I look cute like the reindeer?"
JaeHee rolled her eyes, then laughed.
*
Choi Jinhae watched as Yoochun stumbled through the dance steps. She sighed. Sometimes it was difficult to be DBSK's choreographer and be Micky Yoochun's girlfriend at the same time. "Yah, Yoochun-ah," she said. "Are you all right?"
"Head hurts," was all Yoochun said. Jinhae told the boys to take five, and she made Yoochun sit down. She placed a hand on his forehead.
Yoochun closed his eyes, and Jinhae saw Junsu blow his nose. Oh. "Junsu has a cold?"
Yoochun nodded.
Oh dear.
*
"You sound strange," Jang Saeri commented when Jaejoong called her that afternoon.
"I'm fine," Jaejoong said. "Must be the reception."
"Oh," Saeri said. "Radio show today, right?"
"Yeah," Jaejoong said. "We're on our way to the station. You'll tune in?"
"Of course," Saeri replied.
Later, during the broadcast, Saeri could swear that she heard Jaejoong's (muffled) sneeze.
*
Lee Youngmi watched as Changmin stared at the textbook page that lay open before him. "Changmin-ah?"
"What?" Changmin looked up suddenly. "Oh, sorry. Spaced out a bit."
"Are you okay?" Youngmi asked.
Changmin nodded, and went back to read.
"What's the equation for Einstein's theory of relativity?" Youngmi said.
"Watermelon," Changmin replied, sniffing slightly, his eyes still on the page.
It was then that Youngmi knew that the study session was over.
*
"You look pale, Yunho-yah," Shin Eunjin said.
Yunho shook his head and gave her a tired smile. "Nah, I'm good."
She didn't say anything as he and the boys got ready to go onstage. Eunjin squeezed Yunho's hand, and went to her seat.
Eunjin watched as Yunho performed in Rising Sun, the last song of the concert. The moves were solid, but sometime during the performance, she saw Yunho's eyes turn glassy, and he wasn't quite there by the time the song ended.
One touch of Yunho's clammy hands later in the dressing room had Eunjin sending him home. To bed.
Immediately.
*
It was Yoochun who crashed first. He was sneezing like crazy, so the recording session was cancelled. Soon, their manager discovered that all of them were sniffling, so he sent the group home.
Jaejoong made a beeline to the kitchen to make soup, and Yunho shepherded Yoochun and Junsu to the bedroom. Changmin flopped facedown on the couch, muttering under his breath.
Soon, the five were bundled together under several layers of blankets, with Yunho touching the others' foreheads to check for fever (not that he could tell, being slightly feverish himself, but Yunho pretended that he could, anyway). Changmin mumbled that the soup didn't taste right. (Jaejoong claimed that the youngest's tastebuds might not be working properly - though part of the oldest knew that his tastebuds might not have worked right when he made the soup.) Junsu, feeling a slight chill, snuggled closer to the others (two pairs of arms automatically reached out to hold him). Yoochun lifted his arm just a bit to make Yunho more comfortable, and then he planted his chin on Changmin's shoulder, inhaling the vapor from the soup bowl that the magnae was holding.
They were a tangled mess of limbs and blankets when the girls found them thirty minutes later.
*
Five beds, five patients, five nurses, one virus. It took them a week to totally get rid of the sniffles, mostly because Yunho wouldn't sit still, Changmin wouldn't put his books down, Jaejoong wouldn't stop worrying about everyone else, Yoochun wouldn't sleep, and Junsu wouldn't stop being on the phone.
Jaehee told Junsu that she would never answer his calls again if he didn't stop talking to Hyukjae. (This very instant, Kim Junsu. If you know what's good for you.)
I'll pour coffee all over your keyboard if you stay up composing again, Jinhae said.
Saeri declared that she'd run Jaejoong over with her motorcycle if he didn't stop talking. (I swear, Kim Jaejoong, you've got the common sense of a turnip.)
I'll burn all your books when you're asleep, Changmin-ah, Youngmi threatened.
And Eunjin promised to break Yunho's neck if he didn't stop moving around so much when he should be resting. (You stubborn little idiot.)
The threats never really worked, but Junsu hung up when Jaehee started singing him a song. Yoochun slept when Jinhae told him a story while she stroked his hair. Changmin stopped reading when Youngmi fed him all his favorite food. Jaejoong fell quiet when Saeri massaged his temples. And Yunho finally settled in bed when Eunjin held him close.
Soon, the boys were back on their feet. One evening, the five pairs were together for dinner. There was much talk and laughter--that is, until Jaehee sneezed.
Oh dear.