Endless Melody (2b/2)
Title: Endless Melody
Author kuro_kakeru
Rating: PG-15
Genre: Angst, Romance, Drama
Pairing/Focus: onkey
Summary: Kibum was supposed to be a regular teenager, but he was bed ridden, having that slight faith that he would be able to live normally again. One day a soul reaper, Jinki, claims that he'll take away his soul.
Will the both of them be able to fullfill their destiny if they continue to play an endless melody?
~Flashback~
“What did you say?” I shockingly asked him again. Pain started growing on my chest and tears started forming on my eyes, but I still wanted to make sure. I wanted to make sure that what I heard was right.
“You heard me. I said that I want to break up.” He told me again, and this time, a lot more harshly.
“You’re just going to give up our 2 years of relationship just like that?!” I screamed at him. I can’t believe it. After all we’ve been through, he’ll just throw everything away so easily.
“I can’t bear to live with a dying person.” I couldn’t help it and tears came flowing like a waterfall. It was too much to bear. I should have slapped him hard right now because of what he said, but I couldn’t do it. I needed him. I wanted him to fight this sickness with me.
“Minho, please. Don’t leave me. I love you. You’re the most valuable person in my life. I need you here by my side. I don’t want to be alone. Please.” I pleaded as I held on to his wrist, not wanting to let go. I can’t let him leave me like this.
“Sorry Kibum. But the truth is, I really don’t love you.”
“So all this time… You’ve been playing with my feelings?” He wearily asked him. He hissed at me and let go of my hand on his wrist before walking away from me. I couldn’t take it anymore and I slapped his back with my fists, wanting to express my anger and despair.
“HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!” He screamed at him.
“What the heck are you doing?!” He screamed back at me before holding my hands for me to stop. I kept crying and screaming as he held me. I still didn’t stop, and he got pissed. The next thing I knew.
PAK!
He punched me on my face, causing me to fall on the ground with a very loud thud. I held my throbbing cheek as I looked at him in disbelief.
“Stop being so dramatic! Aish!” He screamed at me before leaving me completely. He’s never going to return to me, he’s not going to look back anymore. I won’t be able to feel his arms wrapping around me anymore. Why must I have this sickness? Why did I tell him too soon? I shouldn’t have told him so we would still be together. Help me. I’m dying physically and emotionally.
~Present time~
“Kibum… You’re crying again.” Jinki gently told him as he wiped his tear away. Kibum knew so well that he’d didn’t love Minho anymore, but the memory was just awfully painful. It was painful than the sickness that he had.
Jinki kept on coaxing him. He felt so sorry for Kibum. For some reason, he wanted to be there for Kibum so he can always be happy. So he’d be the one to comfort Kibum when he’s sad. So, he’d be the one to…
Love him…
Jinki’s eyes widened. Was he really in love? He wasn’t sure because he didn’t know what the word meant, but something inside him made it sure that he was indeed in love. He couldn’t explain it, but he knew it. But what happens now, when his seniors told him not to experience this complicated thing called love?
“I’m sorry that you had to see me like this Jinki.” Kibum told him sadly. Jinki just shook his head and smiled.
“It’s okay. Let’s get you back to the hospital now.” He gently replied as he held Kibum’s hand and flew away. The ride back to the hospital was so quiet. None of them spoke because of their heavy feelings.
As soon as they got back to the hospital, Kibum let go of the soul reaper’s hand and went towards a secluded room.
“Where are you going?” Jinki asked him. Kibum looked back at him wearily and let out a forced small smile.
“I have to at least look like a sick patient before returning back to my weak body.”
“I could make you return to your hospital gown with a flick of my fingers.” He tried to joke, but Kibum didn’t give in. Instead he still showed a forced smile and shook his head. Jinki looked at him sadly and followed him to the room. He saw that Kibum picked a clean hospital gown while he turned around so that the latter could change.
“Jinki.” Kibum called after a few moments and Jinki turned around to see that Kibum’s gown was still undone. The straps behind it needed to be tied up. Kibum turned his head and instructed the latter to tie it for him. He walked towards him and slowly brought his hands to the straps. That was the first time that Jinki realized that Kibum looked pale and tired, that Kibum really looked that he’d gone through a lot.
He traced his hands from the straps to his bareback, tracing his spine, as Kibum shivered because of the cold touch. From his back, it traveled to his shoulders, and Jinki couldn’t control his hidden feelings anymore. He slowly leaned in to rub his lips on the latter’s neck. Kibum closed his eyes as the other started kissing his skin.
“I’m sorry, Kibum.” Jinki apologized even though he didn’t know why. Kibum shook his head and answered.
“Just do it.” He pleaded and he felt Jinki nod. He turned his body around to meet with the reaper’s eyes. He caressed his soft cheeks before leaning in to feel the other’s lips. Jinki wanted this, and he wanted this as well. Their feelings clashed and danced with one another. Clothes were removed one by one. Moaning and skin contact could only be heard as Kibum let his hands travel at the reaper’s back, feeling the bumps that his hidden wings made. He leaned back onto the wall and closed his eyes in pleasure as Jinki nipped his neck gently but painfully at the same time. Kibum wanted to tell Jinki that he there’s a strange feeling whenever he’s near him. He wanted to let Jinki know that he’d probably fallen for him, but maybe that could wait. It happened until the both of them expressed everything that they had.
Kibum collapsed on Jinki’s arms and fell asleep. Jinki kissed his forehead and put his hospital gown. The reaper carried him bridal style as Kibum’s arm fell helplessly on the side and his head resting on his chest. Jinki walked through the corridor, observing the busy nurses and worried people, then he looked at the boy on his arms. Kibum, he looked so beautiful that words couldn’t explain.
As soon as Jinki entered Kibum’s room, he placed the soul back to its body. And then suddenly his chest started stinging again. He held his chest, and kneeled down groaning in pain.
Love is the most painful thing in the world. Refuse the feeling or else you will no longer exist.
Jinki snickered. So the pain he was feeling all this time was because of his strong love for Kibum. He loved him so much that he’d rather die for him. He knew that at some time this night, he would ascend back to where he came from, and never see Kibum again. He just had one wish, that when he was gone, Kibum would still smile until he dies and that the latter didn’t love him as well, because he didn’t want to see Kibum crying because of him. And hopefully, they would see each other again in the afterlife. He knows that Kibum didn’t want to die anymore, but he wanted to be selfish for once.
I want to be with you. Jinki thought as he continued to clench his chest. The pain slowly faded and he stood up from the ground before getting a paper and started folding. An hour has passed and he did nothing but to stare at how peaceful Kibum was sleeping. He just stared and marveled at the boy’s beauty and painting it inside his mind.
He caressed Kibum’s cheek and held his hand. Tears started falling from his eyes, it was time already. It was time to go. He gently kissed the other’s soft hand then his forehead and bid his farewell.
“Goodbye Kibum.” He whispered and he saw Kibum’s face move. He was supposed to go near the window to fly away when his chest ached so sudden that it made him fall on the floor. He groaned in pain as his tightened more and more. The pain was in entire new level. His vision was starting to blur and he wasn’t even sure if it was because of his tears or because he’s already starting to be non-existent. His other hand reached for Kibum as his hot tears kept on flowing, his body starting to feel numb.
“Kibum… Kibum…” He hoarsely called out and the next thing he knew, there was nothing.
Kibum flinched as he opened his eyes and seeing the bright sunlight. He flickered his eyes before sitting up slowly from his bed and realizing that he was all alone. The room felt so empty.
“Jinki?” He hoarsely called out but no one answered. He called for the second time, this time a little louder, but no one still answered. He then jumped lightly when suddenly a doctor entered his room with a chart on his hands.
“Good morning Kibum, I have super great news for you!” The doctor happily said but why was Kibum so afraid to hear what he had to say?
“Your condition became a lot better! Believe it or not, your tumor had gone smaller and you’re no longer in danger of dying early! We have observed your body while you were unconscious for the past week, and it seems the tumor became smaller each day! But we still need to perform a few more treatments and I assure you that you’ll be able to live normally again! Congratulations. I’ll be leaving for a while and I’ll come back some time this day for your diagnosis.” Kibum shockingly looked at the doctor, true that he was so happy but it meant nothing if Jinki’s not here with him to know the good news.
Where is he anyway? He annoyingly thought. They had to celebrate for this joyous event, he still had to tell him that he loved him. His eyes roamed around the room before landing on a paper crane sitting on the window ledge. He went towards it and held it with his hands. A small note sat beside it and it read.
“Make your wish come true Kibum. Be healthy. And I love you. Goodbye.” Kibum couldn’t believe it. Jinki left him too? He wanted to believe that Jinki only went for an errand and was going to come back after a while. Before he knew it, tears started free falling from his eyes. It wouldn’t stop and he felt so hurt.
He suddenly gasped and tried searching for the Soul Reaper Book. He found it under his bed and started flipping the pages.
The scythe is an instrument for a reaper to acquire a human’s soul. But when it is played with the feeling of love, it can become something that can heal a person. The use of love drains the life of the reaper. After a while, when the human is healed, the reaper dies and ceased to exist.
Kibum let the book fall from his hands. He looked in disbelief. Tears once again fell from his eyes like a typhoon.
“Why didn’t you read the damn manual Jinki? I need you here with me. I don’t care if you don’t love me. I just need you. Stop loving me and return to my arms.” He pleaded. It was ironic. How could be love be so complicated like this? Love meant two people falling for each other. Jinki loved him, but to be able to be with him, he didn’t have to love him. It was so confusing. It was like his past was once again happening but in a different scenario.
He looked at the paper crane on his hands. It was the last one that he needed to be able to make a wish. And at that time, there wasn’t one thing that he badly wanted.
“Bring him back. I’m begging you. Don’t be a myth just for once. I love him.” He sadly said to the paper crane, expecting it to answer back to him with a sounding ‘yes’, but there was nothing but utter silence.
Everyone now knew the news that Kibum was better, but in reality, he wasn’t because there was something missing in his life. Jonghyun had talked to him about this. He didn’t believe it at first, and told Kibum that maybe he was just dreaming when he met the reaper. But Kibum knew that everything was real. Jinki’s touch, his words, his kiss, his warm embrace, it was all real. Jonghyun then believed in him and comforted him along the way.
It has been 5 months since Kibum got out of the hospital but he still went there for his monthly check-ups but he was now free to live normally.
He wrapped his scarf around his neck and put his hands inside his pockets for warmth. It was such a cold day. He sighed deeply before walking to the store because Jonghyun had asked him to buy cup ramen. While he was waiting for his change, he picked something from his pocket and stared at it. It was the 12th paper crane that Jinki had made for him. Up to now, he still kept all of the cranes, hoping that his wish would be fulfilled one day. He smiled to it before his thoughts were cut when the cashier had given him his change. He abruptly placed the crane back to his pocket and thanked the kind lady. He hopped outside the store and walked back to their house.
As he was walking, he checked on his pocket for the most valuable thing in his life, but to his dismay, it wasn’t there.
“Hm?” Kibum gasped as he searched for it deeper inside his pocket. He still couldn’t find it and he searched for every pocket on his coat. He panicked and retraced his steps. He looked for it with a worry face and hoped that he could find it soon.
“Where is it?” He hissed. He was now at a bridge and he didn’t even know how he got there. He just went where his feet had taken him with his lower body bended as he searched.
He suddenly stopped when he saw another person’s back legs in front of him. He traced his eyes down to the person’s foot.
“AH!” He gasped when he saw the paper crane. He stared at it for a while, trying to think of a way to get it from the person’s foot. He shrugged his shoulders and grasped the small paper with his hands. He whimpered as he pulled with his strength. After a moment the stranger moved from his place making Kibum lose his balance and fall down. But he didn’t feel the cold floors on his back, but arms wrapped around it.
His eyes couldn’t believe what they were seeing. His mouth was kept open as he looked at the person in front of him without blinking.
Jinki?
Everything just looked like him, except for the fact that his hair had gone shorter, he wasn’t wearing white, and he had no wings.
“Your facial reaction would freeze soon if you won’t move your nerves.” Kibum’s thoughts were cut the stranger spoke to him. They stood up and Kibum fixed himself before continuing to stare.
“Are you okay now?” The stranger asked him and Kibum frowned in displeasure. If that person was Jinki, then he would have recognized soon that it was Kibum that he was looking at, but the stranger’s face showed an expression like he didn’t know him. He didn’t answer the stranger and turned around to leave.
“Wouldn’t I be getting a long-time-no-see hug?” The stranger said to him and Kibum stopped his steps. He slowly turned around as his tears started falling one by one.
He was smiling at him. It’s been a long time.
“Jinki. It is you.” He called out before walking briskly towards the other man and kissing him. The latter put his arms around him while Kibum placed his hands on his neck. They kissed deeply before letting go.
“I don’t understand. You’re not supposed to be here. How is it…” Kibum couldn’t finish his sentences and Jinki just smiled at him.
“Love is just complicated like that.” The other answered.
“I love you.” Kibum eagerly said to him. He wouldn’t want to miss this chance anymore.
Love may be complicated. Love may be more hurtful than falling of a bridge. It may be the most painful thing in the world. It may be ironic at times. But it is still the best feeling and the most powerful thing in the whole universe. Anything could happen with real love. It could make a person live for eternity.
“I love you more and always will, Kibum.”
Express it when you have the chance, because it could change everything. It made two people from different worlds meet at one point.
And made them play endless melody for the rest of their lives.
~Fin~
A/N: Tadaaaaa~ Did I fail?? I hope not >_< And I hope this made sense. And to those readers who wanted to know how the heck Jinki became human... Well, let's just say that some things are better left unsaid. Lol.. Please do support this community. I'll be sharing alot of works here like non-onkey pairing fics and I need to know whether they're good enough. Lol Choon and I will be very happy if you guys join!!! :) Thank you very much for reading our collab fic!!! m(_ _)m
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