TVXQ Fic: Last Flight Chapter 11
Title: Last Flight
Genre: drama, romance, shounen-ai, fantasy
Pairings: YunJae (main), YooSu, MinJi, Hanchul, OnKey, KyuMin, HaeHyuk, SiBum, 2MIN
Summary:
A year ago... his life changed when he fell in love with an angel. Jung YunHo had started picking up the pieces of his life after the angel's sudden appearance and disappearance with the help of Yoochun and Changmin...
All of a sudden, his life turns around again... this time, YunHo has to decide... to forget or to keep holding on.
A/N: I'm sorry for the wait ^^ Anyway, those who couldn't follow what happened, read "White Feather" first
Chapter 11: Forgotten Memories
A/N: Rated M for sexual innuendos...
Hero suddenly shot up, alerting the photographer who was arranging his lenses, “Hero? What’s wrong?”
“Xi-… Xiah… my brother needs me! Yunnie, I need to go to him!”
‘Brother? Jaejoong has a brother?’ YunHo rushed to the model’s side and wound an arm around him as the shorter male cradled his head, “Okay… I’ll take you to him just calm down. Do you know where he is?”
“N-no I… it’s a... park but I don’t know exactly where. I need to go there… he’s in danger. My only brother is in danger...aaargh!!!!”
YunHo quickly scrambled towards Hero’s bags and started searching, “where are the medicines for your headache? Crap! Why do you have so many bags?”
Fortunately for the photographer, he immediately found the medicines inside the second bag he searched and with speed that he didn’t know he has, he was able to get water for the model that was writhing in pain.
“No! I can’t drink that, I’ll fall asleep! Please... take me to my brother. YunHo, he needs me now.”
“It won’t... come on, drink up.”
Hero hit YunHo’s hand and the photographer almost let go of the medicine he is holding, “I don’t need that damned medicine! Take me to my brother!”
YunHo bit the inside of his lip and made sure to look stern, “Even if I take you outside, you won’t be of any use looking like that. Drink this medicine and I’ll search for him I give you my word.”
“I can feel them... they found him like they did before. I can’t just wait here until they get their hands on my baby brother!”
The model threw anything he can get his hands on at YunHo who barely managed to dodge. When Hero grabbed the picture frame by the bedside table only did he see the difference in the taller man’s reaction, “Stop! Take your hands off!”
*smirk* “ooh... so Yunnie doesn’t want this photograph to be damaged hm? I wonder what you would do if I accidentally dropped this?”
Hero shuddered at the serious look in YunHo’s eyes but defiantly raised his chin as he wiggled the picture frame he is holding, “Will you please stop this Hero Kim?”
“Only if you agree to take me out and look for my brother now... agh.... ”
YunHo sighed as he picked the frame Hero released on the bed so he could hold his head, “You aren’t giving me any other choice...”
After making sure the picture was safe inside the drawer, he popped the pills Hero needed in his mouth, chugged a certain amount of water and suddenly grabbed both of the model’s arms pining him on the bed, “what do you think y-“
Not wasting any more time, YunHo placed his lips on Hero’s soft ones effectively shutting any possible protests that might be on Hero’s mind. The model’s eyes widened and it took him a while to register that his lips have been captured by a man he has just met but has been eerily attracted to. Slowly his eyes closed as he surrendered himself to the feeling YunHo’s lips were giving him...
Kissing his Jaejoong was heaven to YunHo but he knows he cannot linger anymore than he already had else the model would know the truth. With a new resolution in mind, YunHo reluctantly released the soft pink lips making some of the water messily trickle down Hero’s chin as he swallowed his medicines.
YunHo smiled to himself when he felt Hero tremble. His grin got a bit wider, heart full of hope that maybe... just maybe... Hero was feeling the same during that not so brief touch of their lips. Deciding to tease him a bit more, the photographer placed his lips near the still dazed model’s ear and he whispered, “That wasn’t so bad now, was it?”
YunHo’s handsome face in close proximity coupled by the sexy voice he used made Hero’s heart beat double the time and he licked his suddenly dry lips. He then slowly opened his eyes just as the photographer stood to create some decent distance between the two of them and even though he can’t understand why... he felt disappointed.
Hero watched as YunHo sat properly on the bed, “I’m sorry.”
“F-for kissing me? No, it’s okay! I mean...I forgive you. You’re right... I can’t look for my brother if I act like a wild animal on the loose. I should be thankful you didn’t think I’m some lunatic spouting nonsense.”
YunHo leaned on the headboard and gave a small smile, “I don’t know how to say this without making you feel uncomfortable but... no, I am not apologizing for kissing you and yes I do believe you. Why in heck should I not?”
“Oh...” Hero suddenly remembered the kiss earlier and blushed a beautiful shade of pink, “er... um... t-then what are you apologizing for?”
“For being this useless... for not being able to help out more... for...” *sigh*“Nevermind...how are you feeling?”
“Better...I don’t really know how you did it but my headache is gone. It’s the first time my headache just disappeared like that. Maybe you have healing powers that you aren’t aware of... so cool...”
YunHo chuckled drily, “nah... I don’t think that’s it. If I had secret powers then I wouldn’t have...” *deep breath* “Let’s talk about your brother instead... do you still remember everything from that dream?”
“You do like incomplete sentences... Jung YunHo.” *sigh* “I’m not sure... but I remember he was crying and trying to reach for me but I can’t grab his hand no matter how hard I try.”
“Can you describe the place where you saw him? Or any other person you saw in that dream? Maybe we can find him then.”
Hero laid his head on YunHo’s flat stomach (abs)... made himself comfortable... exhaled deeply as the man he was leaning on froze, “um... there were a lot of people wearing jackets. They were um... sliding here and there. There were trees, plenty of them but not enough for it to be a forest. I don’t think I’ve been in that place before but it seemed familiar to me...like I’ve seen it before.”
“I-in that case, it could either be a ski resort or a skating rink... w-what else did you s-see?”
Hero scrunched his nose and tried hard to remember the surroundings when he felt his head ache a bit again... trying to calm himself, Hero tried to listen to YunHo’s breathing only to finally notice that the photographer has become stiff and his breathing is uneven. His gaze turned a little bit lower,
“Yunnie?”
“hm?”
“What’s that?”
The photographer coughed and Hero sat up to fuss over the poor guy, “Are you okay, Yunnie? Was I too heavy? Is that why your pants tightened? I’m sorry! It was the ice cream I swear! I don’t weigh that much!”
YunHo shook his head and tried to get out of Hero’s grip, “I...” *cough* “I’m okay...” *cough* “You just surprised me... ahem.”
“But... you suddenly froze then you coughed and now your face is redder than a tomato... are you sure you’re okay? And why are you covering your lower parts?”
“Oh... I-uh need to wash this pillow. It’s dirty... um, I-I’ll just go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back. Uh... we’re going out as soon as I’m done, okay? ”
YunHo half walked, half ran towards the bathroom leaving a confused Hero on the bed, “I wonder if Yunnie’s really okay... he looked like he’s in pain.” *sigh* “ah whatever! I need to focus on finding my brother! He’s the only link I have to my lost memories! Aish! Why am I thinking about Yunnie too much?! Yunnie get out!!”
From inside the bathroom... Hero heard a shout, “Uh... I’ll be right out! Sorry! ”
Hero reddened and scrambled out of the bed to get some new clothes from his bags, “oh um! T-take your time! It’s okay!”
The model took out a black graphic tee and washed out jeans from one of his bags and dumped them on the bed just as YunHo’s phone rung. Hero picked up the phone and saw Yoochun’s picture with the name “Little Chunnie ♥”. He looked at the bathroom door then back at the non stop ringing phone and picked it up but before he can say anything… Yoochun’s voice boomed over the speaker…
“YunHo hyung! We’re at Jinki’s place! Junsu’s wings came out and there were things following us but don’t worry… we are safe here. I’ll call again… I just want you to know where Changmin and I are…”
“Wings?”
“huh? Who’s this? Why are you holding YunHo hyung’s phone?” *shuffles in the background* “I’m already calling YunHo hyung!”
Hero clears his suddenly dry throat, “t-this is… Hero… what did you say about wings? Who’s Junsu?”
Yoochun’s tone suddenly got cold, “it has nothing to do with you. Where’s YunHo hyung?”
“H-he’s in the bathroom but he’ll be out soon… w-would you like to leave a message?”
Hero heard a sigh and some more shuffling on the other end (more like someone was scolding Yoochun) and then Yoochun’s deep voice was back, “I’m sorry for snapping earlier…I’m a little stressed. Can you just tell my cousin I’m spending the night over at Jinki’s? Something happened so I need to stay here.”
“U-um sure…”
“All right I’ll call again later. Bye”
“W-wait! Yoochun-ssi!”
“….yeah?”
“W-what do you mean wings?”
*10 second pause* “I meant angel’s wings… Hero-ssi. I have to go, my boyfriend is waiting for me. Take care of YunHo hyung for Changmin and me. ” *pause* “Hero-ssi, my cousins are important to me. If you make him cry, I’ll make you wish you were never born.”
Hero shivered and he can feel the evil smirk the composer was wearing on the other line, “I-I…”
The line was dead even before the model was able to formulate any sensible reply. Hero was staring at the mobile phone in his hands when YunHo came out of the bathroom looking refreshed, “Hero? Is that my phone?”
“Oh… I… um sorry I answered. It was ringing nonstop so I.”
YunHo smiled and dried his hair with a towel, “its okay…don’t worry about it. Who called?”
“Your cousin Yoochun… he said he and Changmin will stay with Jinki…can we go there Yunnie?”
Hero blushed when YunHo nonchalantly removed his shirt and walked towards the dresser to get a new one, “go where?”
“T-to Jinki’s… Yoochun-ssi meant Key’s boyfriend, I think…”
“Yeah… but why do you want to go there?”
“There was something that he said that I want to check out. Can we, please?”
“I suppose there is no harm with that... let’s bring them change of clothes since we are visiting.”
Hero hugged the surprised photographer in delight. It was YunHo’s turn to redden but it was unnoticed by the model who immediately rushed to change clothes.
As Hero was about to remove his shirt, YunHo cleared his throat, “I’ll wait for you outside.”
Hero nodded and continued with changing as YunHo grumbled to no one in particular, “damn that sexy body… a kiss, I got hard… what more if see his body. I might lose control and attack him. My life sucks...” *sigh*
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Changmin’s eyebrow rose as he glanced at his evilly smirking cousin, “Yoochun hyung… whatever that is… don’t do it.”
Yoochun pouted and placed his mobile phone inside his pocket, “I wasn’t going to do anything. “
The youngest rolled his eyes at the older cousin who continued to feign innocence, “what?”
Junsu chuckled as Changmin walked away from his lover and tried to talk unsuccessfully with YunJi who was cooking in the Lee kitchens, “Changmin acts more mature than his age.”
“He’s a grandpa in the body of a young man. Does it still hurt?”
Junsu shook his head and smiled, “the medicine is working perfectly. Thank you.”
The angel leaned on Yoochun who moved closer, “Chunnie... I really am an angel.”
Yoochun nodded and smiled, “isn’t it good that you are sure of that now?”
“I... don’t know...”
Yoochun’s brows furrowed and he touched Junsu’s cheek, “what’s wrong?”
“We... are angels. What if they force us to go back to heaven?” *sniff* “I don’t want to leave you.”
The composer’s smile dimmed a bit but he continued smiling for Junsu’s sake, “let’s cross the bridge when we get there, babe. For now, let’s be thankful that we are okay and we managed to escape those thugs.”
“I don’t mean to eavesdrop but Yoochun hyung is right...” YunJi placed two bowls of steaming macaroni mushroom soup on the table in front of the couple who smiled.
“Thank you...” “Thanks Ji.”
YunJi nodded and sat a bit far from Junsu who laughed lightly, “You can move closer... my wings are folded right now.”
“Oh... sorry. I didn’t want to sit on them or something...”
“It’s okay; thank you for being a sweetheart... you really can’t see my wings?”
YunJi shook his head and pouted, “I wish I could though. It’s unfair that Changmin can see and I can’t.”
“Is that the reason why you are ignoring my cousin?”
The chef looked away from the couple, still pouting, “No that’s not the reason... well... part of it but not the only reason.”
Junsu lightly patted his boyfriend’s leg upon seeing the mischievous smile the latter was sporting, “Chun...”
“Why don’t you just tell him you love him and get this over with?”
YunJi fell off the chair and Taemin who was walking by ran to help him up, “omo... YunJi hyung, are you okay?”
The chef scratched his head in embarrassment, “er... yeah. Thank you Taemin-ah.”
Taemin smiled and YunJi ruffled the younger one’s head as thank you before he rushed back to MinHo’s side. Kyuhyun raised an eyebrow in the direction of his older brother and YunJi nodded to tell him he’s okay, “Chun hyung... don’t just blurt out stuff like that. It isn’t safe for my heart.”
The composer shrugged, “What? You and Kyuhyun practically grew up with us, you think we can’t tell?”
YunJi smiled sadly and let his eyes roam towards Changmin who was currently helping the Eunhae couple with the bandages, “I wasn’t denying anything Yoochun hyung. But this one sided love of mine is impossible. He is destined to be with an angel... and I’m no angel plus he’s straight. Telling him what I feel will only complicate things and ruin the friendship we’ve had for a long time. I’d rather suffer than lose him all together. ”
Junsu shifted and took both hands of the younger man in his, “don’t give up...not yet”
The chef sighed and removed the angel’s hands from his after squeezing it lightly, “I’m really grateful for the support but it’s a lost case. Don’t worry about me though; I’m stronger than I look. Okay! I’m going to check on the oven first, we can’t have the chicken burning or our host would cry.”
Yoochun grabbed the chef’s hand, “Ji... I know it’s not my place to tell you what you should or should not do. But ignoring Changmin is not going to make things better.”
“I know. I’m just letting off steam. It’s not like I can really ignore him for a long period of time.”
The composer dropped his hold on YunJi who gave a small smile and walked towards the kitchens shortly followed by Changmin who was desperately trying to get his best friend’s attention.
“Xiah hyung...”
Junsu looked up to see the rest of the angels and their partners walking towards them, “Hae, Sungmin, MinHo...”
Yoochun stood and clapped a hand on Kyuhyun’s shoulder, “we’ll leave you to talk... I’m sure there’s a lot you need to catch up on. Taeminnie, let’s go see what YunJi and Key are cooking in the kitchen.”
HyukJae turned to Kyuhyun who nodded, “come on hyung... you owe me a game of Starcraft! You promised we’ll play when you get back.”
Donghae and Sungmin gave their lovers a kiss as thank you while Junsu and Taemin both got a wink from their partners making them smile.
“See you later MinHo hyung.”
With a wave goodbye, the four humans walked towards different destinations... two towards the kitchens and the other two towards the eldest Lee’s office.
The rest of the angels sat on the round chairs which gives their wings enough space. Once seated they started to stare at each other until Junsu cleared his throat,
“so... um... how much do you remember?”
Sungmin sighed, “Your names.... me being an angel... us having a talk about looking for umma... other than that... none.”
MinHo looked at his hyungs before answering, “I only remember that we went down because we were searching for someone then we had to split up cause of those hooded figures and of course my identity as an angel.”
Donghae looked down and in a small voice answered, “I... I remember that I am the reason why you all went down. I was missing umma so I...” *sniff* “I put you all in trouble... I’m sorry”
The angels looked at each other and said nothing as Sungmin rubbed Donghae’s back to soothe him. A few seconds of silence ensued before Junsu spoke, “you were not to blame Hae. We all knew what we were going to do that time. Plus you gave your life to protect us against the wingless when we were cornered. I remember that much.”
MinHo patted his Hae hyung’s back and smiled, “no one is blaming you Hae hyung... if there’s anything at least we are all alive and we are together now.”
“MinHo’s right... and I don’t regret meeting Yoochun and the family I am living with now. Do you?”
Donghae shook his head, “no... my parents loves me just like a real son... and I will never ever regret falling in love with Hyukkie.”
Sungmin smiled, “see? But I think we need to look for ‘umma’ and Wookie. I’m sure nothing happened to them but still I want to know where they are.”
“But Sungmin hyung... how can we look for them when we don’t even know how they look like?”
Junsu scratched his head and sighed, “We’ll find them MinHo... Chunnie will help too...he promised. For now, let’s try to collate the memories that we remember. I still have some holes in my memories that I would like to fill.”
The three angels nodded and with Sungmin starting, the angels recounted their memories of the day they descended from Heaven...
Genre: drama, romance, shounen-ai, fantasy
Pairings: YunJae (main), YooSu, MinJi, Hanchul, OnKey, KyuMin, HaeHyuk, SiBum, 2MIN
Summary:
A year ago... his life changed when he fell in love with an angel. Jung YunHo had started picking up the pieces of his life after the angel's sudden appearance and disappearance with the help of Yoochun and Changmin...
All of a sudden, his life turns around again... this time, YunHo has to decide... to forget or to keep holding on.
A/N: I'm sorry for the wait ^^ Anyway, those who couldn't follow what happened, read "White Feather" first
Chapter 11: Forgotten Memories
A/N: Rated M for sexual innuendos...
Hero suddenly shot up, alerting the photographer who was arranging his lenses, “Hero? What’s wrong?”
“Xi-… Xiah… my brother needs me! Yunnie, I need to go to him!”
‘Brother? Jaejoong has a brother?’ YunHo rushed to the model’s side and wound an arm around him as the shorter male cradled his head, “Okay… I’ll take you to him just calm down. Do you know where he is?”
“N-no I… it’s a... park but I don’t know exactly where. I need to go there… he’s in danger. My only brother is in danger...aaargh!!!!”
YunHo quickly scrambled towards Hero’s bags and started searching, “where are the medicines for your headache? Crap! Why do you have so many bags?”
Fortunately for the photographer, he immediately found the medicines inside the second bag he searched and with speed that he didn’t know he has, he was able to get water for the model that was writhing in pain.
“No! I can’t drink that, I’ll fall asleep! Please... take me to my brother. YunHo, he needs me now.”
“It won’t... come on, drink up.”
Hero hit YunHo’s hand and the photographer almost let go of the medicine he is holding, “I don’t need that damned medicine! Take me to my brother!”
YunHo bit the inside of his lip and made sure to look stern, “Even if I take you outside, you won’t be of any use looking like that. Drink this medicine and I’ll search for him I give you my word.”
“I can feel them... they found him like they did before. I can’t just wait here until they get their hands on my baby brother!”
The model threw anything he can get his hands on at YunHo who barely managed to dodge. When Hero grabbed the picture frame by the bedside table only did he see the difference in the taller man’s reaction, “Stop! Take your hands off!”
*smirk* “ooh... so Yunnie doesn’t want this photograph to be damaged hm? I wonder what you would do if I accidentally dropped this?”
Hero shuddered at the serious look in YunHo’s eyes but defiantly raised his chin as he wiggled the picture frame he is holding, “Will you please stop this Hero Kim?”
“Only if you agree to take me out and look for my brother now... agh.... ”
YunHo sighed as he picked the frame Hero released on the bed so he could hold his head, “You aren’t giving me any other choice...”
After making sure the picture was safe inside the drawer, he popped the pills Hero needed in his mouth, chugged a certain amount of water and suddenly grabbed both of the model’s arms pining him on the bed, “what do you think y-“
Not wasting any more time, YunHo placed his lips on Hero’s soft ones effectively shutting any possible protests that might be on Hero’s mind. The model’s eyes widened and it took him a while to register that his lips have been captured by a man he has just met but has been eerily attracted to. Slowly his eyes closed as he surrendered himself to the feeling YunHo’s lips were giving him...
Kissing his Jaejoong was heaven to YunHo but he knows he cannot linger anymore than he already had else the model would know the truth. With a new resolution in mind, YunHo reluctantly released the soft pink lips making some of the water messily trickle down Hero’s chin as he swallowed his medicines.
YunHo smiled to himself when he felt Hero tremble. His grin got a bit wider, heart full of hope that maybe... just maybe... Hero was feeling the same during that not so brief touch of their lips. Deciding to tease him a bit more, the photographer placed his lips near the still dazed model’s ear and he whispered, “That wasn’t so bad now, was it?”
YunHo’s handsome face in close proximity coupled by the sexy voice he used made Hero’s heart beat double the time and he licked his suddenly dry lips. He then slowly opened his eyes just as the photographer stood to create some decent distance between the two of them and even though he can’t understand why... he felt disappointed.
Hero watched as YunHo sat properly on the bed, “I’m sorry.”
“F-for kissing me? No, it’s okay! I mean...I forgive you. You’re right... I can’t look for my brother if I act like a wild animal on the loose. I should be thankful you didn’t think I’m some lunatic spouting nonsense.”
YunHo leaned on the headboard and gave a small smile, “I don’t know how to say this without making you feel uncomfortable but... no, I am not apologizing for kissing you and yes I do believe you. Why in heck should I not?”
“Oh...” Hero suddenly remembered the kiss earlier and blushed a beautiful shade of pink, “er... um... t-then what are you apologizing for?”
“For being this useless... for not being able to help out more... for...” *sigh*“Nevermind...how are you feeling?”
“Better...I don’t really know how you did it but my headache is gone. It’s the first time my headache just disappeared like that. Maybe you have healing powers that you aren’t aware of... so cool...”
YunHo chuckled drily, “nah... I don’t think that’s it. If I had secret powers then I wouldn’t have...” *deep breath* “Let’s talk about your brother instead... do you still remember everything from that dream?”
“You do like incomplete sentences... Jung YunHo.” *sigh* “I’m not sure... but I remember he was crying and trying to reach for me but I can’t grab his hand no matter how hard I try.”
“Can you describe the place where you saw him? Or any other person you saw in that dream? Maybe we can find him then.”
Hero laid his head on YunHo’s flat stomach (abs)... made himself comfortable... exhaled deeply as the man he was leaning on froze, “um... there were a lot of people wearing jackets. They were um... sliding here and there. There were trees, plenty of them but not enough for it to be a forest. I don’t think I’ve been in that place before but it seemed familiar to me...like I’ve seen it before.”
“I-in that case, it could either be a ski resort or a skating rink... w-what else did you s-see?”
Hero scrunched his nose and tried hard to remember the surroundings when he felt his head ache a bit again... trying to calm himself, Hero tried to listen to YunHo’s breathing only to finally notice that the photographer has become stiff and his breathing is uneven. His gaze turned a little bit lower,
“Yunnie?”
“hm?”
“What’s that?”
The photographer coughed and Hero sat up to fuss over the poor guy, “Are you okay, Yunnie? Was I too heavy? Is that why your pants tightened? I’m sorry! It was the ice cream I swear! I don’t weigh that much!”
YunHo shook his head and tried to get out of Hero’s grip, “I...” *cough* “I’m okay...” *cough* “You just surprised me... ahem.”
“But... you suddenly froze then you coughed and now your face is redder than a tomato... are you sure you’re okay? And why are you covering your lower parts?”
“Oh... I-uh need to wash this pillow. It’s dirty... um, I-I’ll just go to the bathroom. I’ll be right back. Uh... we’re going out as soon as I’m done, okay? ”
YunHo half walked, half ran towards the bathroom leaving a confused Hero on the bed, “I wonder if Yunnie’s really okay... he looked like he’s in pain.” *sigh* “ah whatever! I need to focus on finding my brother! He’s the only link I have to my lost memories! Aish! Why am I thinking about Yunnie too much?! Yunnie get out!!”
From inside the bathroom... Hero heard a shout, “Uh... I’ll be right out! Sorry! ”
Hero reddened and scrambled out of the bed to get some new clothes from his bags, “oh um! T-take your time! It’s okay!”
The model took out a black graphic tee and washed out jeans from one of his bags and dumped them on the bed just as YunHo’s phone rung. Hero picked up the phone and saw Yoochun’s picture with the name “Little Chunnie ♥”. He looked at the bathroom door then back at the non stop ringing phone and picked it up but before he can say anything… Yoochun’s voice boomed over the speaker…
“YunHo hyung! We’re at Jinki’s place! Junsu’s wings came out and there were things following us but don’t worry… we are safe here. I’ll call again… I just want you to know where Changmin and I are…”
“Wings?”
“huh? Who’s this? Why are you holding YunHo hyung’s phone?” *shuffles in the background* “I’m already calling YunHo hyung!”
Hero clears his suddenly dry throat, “t-this is… Hero… what did you say about wings? Who’s Junsu?”
Yoochun’s tone suddenly got cold, “it has nothing to do with you. Where’s YunHo hyung?”
“H-he’s in the bathroom but he’ll be out soon… w-would you like to leave a message?”
Hero heard a sigh and some more shuffling on the other end (more like someone was scolding Yoochun) and then Yoochun’s deep voice was back, “I’m sorry for snapping earlier…I’m a little stressed. Can you just tell my cousin I’m spending the night over at Jinki’s? Something happened so I need to stay here.”
“U-um sure…”
“All right I’ll call again later. Bye”
“W-wait! Yoochun-ssi!”
“….yeah?”
“W-what do you mean wings?”
*10 second pause* “I meant angel’s wings… Hero-ssi. I have to go, my boyfriend is waiting for me. Take care of YunHo hyung for Changmin and me. ” *pause* “Hero-ssi, my cousins are important to me. If you make him cry, I’ll make you wish you were never born.”
Hero shivered and he can feel the evil smirk the composer was wearing on the other line, “I-I…”
The line was dead even before the model was able to formulate any sensible reply. Hero was staring at the mobile phone in his hands when YunHo came out of the bathroom looking refreshed, “Hero? Is that my phone?”
“Oh… I… um sorry I answered. It was ringing nonstop so I.”
YunHo smiled and dried his hair with a towel, “its okay…don’t worry about it. Who called?”
“Your cousin Yoochun… he said he and Changmin will stay with Jinki…can we go there Yunnie?”
Hero blushed when YunHo nonchalantly removed his shirt and walked towards the dresser to get a new one, “go where?”
“T-to Jinki’s… Yoochun-ssi meant Key’s boyfriend, I think…”
“Yeah… but why do you want to go there?”
“There was something that he said that I want to check out. Can we, please?”
“I suppose there is no harm with that... let’s bring them change of clothes since we are visiting.”
Hero hugged the surprised photographer in delight. It was YunHo’s turn to redden but it was unnoticed by the model who immediately rushed to change clothes.
As Hero was about to remove his shirt, YunHo cleared his throat, “I’ll wait for you outside.”
Hero nodded and continued with changing as YunHo grumbled to no one in particular, “damn that sexy body… a kiss, I got hard… what more if see his body. I might lose control and attack him. My life sucks...” *sigh*
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Changmin’s eyebrow rose as he glanced at his evilly smirking cousin, “Yoochun hyung… whatever that is… don’t do it.”
Yoochun pouted and placed his mobile phone inside his pocket, “I wasn’t going to do anything. “
The youngest rolled his eyes at the older cousin who continued to feign innocence, “what?”
Junsu chuckled as Changmin walked away from his lover and tried to talk unsuccessfully with YunJi who was cooking in the Lee kitchens, “Changmin acts more mature than his age.”
“He’s a grandpa in the body of a young man. Does it still hurt?”
Junsu shook his head and smiled, “the medicine is working perfectly. Thank you.”
The angel leaned on Yoochun who moved closer, “Chunnie... I really am an angel.”
Yoochun nodded and smiled, “isn’t it good that you are sure of that now?”
“I... don’t know...”
Yoochun’s brows furrowed and he touched Junsu’s cheek, “what’s wrong?”
“We... are angels. What if they force us to go back to heaven?” *sniff* “I don’t want to leave you.”
The composer’s smile dimmed a bit but he continued smiling for Junsu’s sake, “let’s cross the bridge when we get there, babe. For now, let’s be thankful that we are okay and we managed to escape those thugs.”
“I don’t mean to eavesdrop but Yoochun hyung is right...” YunJi placed two bowls of steaming macaroni mushroom soup on the table in front of the couple who smiled.
“Thank you...” “Thanks Ji.”
YunJi nodded and sat a bit far from Junsu who laughed lightly, “You can move closer... my wings are folded right now.”
“Oh... sorry. I didn’t want to sit on them or something...”
“It’s okay; thank you for being a sweetheart... you really can’t see my wings?”
YunJi shook his head and pouted, “I wish I could though. It’s unfair that Changmin can see and I can’t.”
“Is that the reason why you are ignoring my cousin?”
The chef looked away from the couple, still pouting, “No that’s not the reason... well... part of it but not the only reason.”
Junsu lightly patted his boyfriend’s leg upon seeing the mischievous smile the latter was sporting, “Chun...”
“Why don’t you just tell him you love him and get this over with?”
YunJi fell off the chair and Taemin who was walking by ran to help him up, “omo... YunJi hyung, are you okay?”
The chef scratched his head in embarrassment, “er... yeah. Thank you Taemin-ah.”
Taemin smiled and YunJi ruffled the younger one’s head as thank you before he rushed back to MinHo’s side. Kyuhyun raised an eyebrow in the direction of his older brother and YunJi nodded to tell him he’s okay, “Chun hyung... don’t just blurt out stuff like that. It isn’t safe for my heart.”
The composer shrugged, “What? You and Kyuhyun practically grew up with us, you think we can’t tell?”
YunJi smiled sadly and let his eyes roam towards Changmin who was currently helping the Eunhae couple with the bandages, “I wasn’t denying anything Yoochun hyung. But this one sided love of mine is impossible. He is destined to be with an angel... and I’m no angel plus he’s straight. Telling him what I feel will only complicate things and ruin the friendship we’ve had for a long time. I’d rather suffer than lose him all together. ”
Junsu shifted and took both hands of the younger man in his, “don’t give up...not yet”
The chef sighed and removed the angel’s hands from his after squeezing it lightly, “I’m really grateful for the support but it’s a lost case. Don’t worry about me though; I’m stronger than I look. Okay! I’m going to check on the oven first, we can’t have the chicken burning or our host would cry.”
Yoochun grabbed the chef’s hand, “Ji... I know it’s not my place to tell you what you should or should not do. But ignoring Changmin is not going to make things better.”
“I know. I’m just letting off steam. It’s not like I can really ignore him for a long period of time.”
The composer dropped his hold on YunJi who gave a small smile and walked towards the kitchens shortly followed by Changmin who was desperately trying to get his best friend’s attention.
“Xiah hyung...”
Junsu looked up to see the rest of the angels and their partners walking towards them, “Hae, Sungmin, MinHo...”
Yoochun stood and clapped a hand on Kyuhyun’s shoulder, “we’ll leave you to talk... I’m sure there’s a lot you need to catch up on. Taeminnie, let’s go see what YunJi and Key are cooking in the kitchen.”
HyukJae turned to Kyuhyun who nodded, “come on hyung... you owe me a game of Starcraft! You promised we’ll play when you get back.”
Donghae and Sungmin gave their lovers a kiss as thank you while Junsu and Taemin both got a wink from their partners making them smile.
“See you later MinHo hyung.”
With a wave goodbye, the four humans walked towards different destinations... two towards the kitchens and the other two towards the eldest Lee’s office.
The rest of the angels sat on the round chairs which gives their wings enough space. Once seated they started to stare at each other until Junsu cleared his throat,
“so... um... how much do you remember?”
Sungmin sighed, “Your names.... me being an angel... us having a talk about looking for umma... other than that... none.”
MinHo looked at his hyungs before answering, “I only remember that we went down because we were searching for someone then we had to split up cause of those hooded figures and of course my identity as an angel.”
Donghae looked down and in a small voice answered, “I... I remember that I am the reason why you all went down. I was missing umma so I...” *sniff* “I put you all in trouble... I’m sorry”
The angels looked at each other and said nothing as Sungmin rubbed Donghae’s back to soothe him. A few seconds of silence ensued before Junsu spoke, “you were not to blame Hae. We all knew what we were going to do that time. Plus you gave your life to protect us against the wingless when we were cornered. I remember that much.”
MinHo patted his Hae hyung’s back and smiled, “no one is blaming you Hae hyung... if there’s anything at least we are all alive and we are together now.”
“MinHo’s right... and I don’t regret meeting Yoochun and the family I am living with now. Do you?”
Donghae shook his head, “no... my parents loves me just like a real son... and I will never ever regret falling in love with Hyukkie.”
Sungmin smiled, “see? But I think we need to look for ‘umma’ and Wookie. I’m sure nothing happened to them but still I want to know where they are.”
“But Sungmin hyung... how can we look for them when we don’t even know how they look like?”
Junsu scratched his head and sighed, “We’ll find them MinHo... Chunnie will help too...he promised. For now, let’s try to collate the memories that we remember. I still have some holes in my memories that I would like to fill.”
The three angels nodded and with Sungmin starting, the angels recounted their memories of the day they descended from Heaven...