[One Shot] Thank you for your time 2/2- Qmi with ninja! Calvin/Chun from Fahrenheit
Part 1
Zhou mi woke up the door bell ringing.
“Coming…” Zhou mi grunted as he made his way to the door, knowing there was no way Kyuhyun would climb up to open the door at an early time like this.
Zhou mi gaped at the smiling face in front of him as he opened the door.
“Not even a hug?” The person asked, feigning a hurt expression.
Zhou mi squealed a very unmanly squeal and threw himself into the person’s arms.
“Yi ru!!!!!” He jumped excitedly, still hugging the slightly taller man. “I missed you so much!!!”
Yi ru laughed as he hugged Zhou mi back “I missed you too! Punk!”
“What the fu-…” Kyuhyun mumbled as he staggered into the room sleepily. He stopped dead in his tracks as he witnessed the sight before him.
“Oh…Kyuhyun…” Zhou mi pulled away from Yi ru’s embrace as he noticed Kyuhyun’s presence. "Sorry, did we wake you?"
Yi ru didn’t fail to notice the way Zhou mi tensed.
“Annyonghaseyo, Calvin imnida.” Yi ru said in accented Korean and bowed politely “You must be Mi’s roommate, thank you for taking care of him.”
“Oh…umm…it’s okay…I mean I didn’t do much….I’m Kyuhyun by the way.” Kyuhyun bowed and shifted uncomfortably.
“I’m Mi’s childhood friend, I came to Korea for a business trip and thought I’d visit.” Calvin explained, his smile not dropping even by the slightest.
“You should have told me first!” Zhou mi whined and Calvin laughed and patted his head “I wanted to surprise you.”
They were talking in Chinese now, but Kyuhyun’s highschool Chinese class and one year minor in university Chinese proved to be useful as he understood most of it.
Zhou mi pouted “But now I don’t have anything special prepared! Are you free today?”
“Of course! Today is reserved for you only.” Calvin winked at him and Zhou mi tooked his hand gleefully
“Really? I’ll take you around! We can go shopping! Or do you want to go eat first…..maybe we can go to Myeongdong?” Zhou mi said thoughtfully.
Kyuhyun suddenly felt annoyance bubble inside him as the other two completely ignored his presence.
“Ahem.” He coughed deliberately, Zhou mi and Calvin both turned to look at him.
“Sorry, but are you planning to live here Calvin-ssi? Because we only have two rooms…”
“You can sleep with me Yi ru! My bed is big enough!” Zhou mi swung Calvin’s hand around, his eyes shining excitedly.
Kyuhyun felt like the feeling of annoyance doubled.
Calvin chuckled “Don’t worry Kyuhyun-ssi. I’ve already checked into a hotel.” He switched to accented Korean again.
Kyuhyun felt a strange sense of relief. Zhou mi’s smile dropped “But I wanted to chat with you till dawn like we used to….”
Calvin patted Zhou mi’s head again.
Kyuhyun couldn’t help but scoff quietly. What is he, a dog?
“You can come sleep in my hotel Mi.” Calvin offered “Then we can chat like we used to okay?”
Zhou mi brightened again “Really?” He hugged Calvin tightly.
“Ouch, you’re suffocating me!” Calvin laughed and Zhou mi pulled away sheepishly.
“Let’s go to your room first, I don’t want to disturb Kyuhyun-ssi.” Calvin spoke in Korean again and Kyuhyun felt a sense of triumph as he secretly corrected Calvin’s pronunciation in his head.
Zhou mi nodded and dragged Calvin to the direction of his room, not even sparing Kyuhyun a glance.
“I need to shower first though…you have to wait for me..”
A laugh again “Okay okay….so where are you taking me Mr. tour guide?”
“Hmmm…”
The voices faded and Zhou mi’s door closed with a click.
Kyuhyun took out his phone and dialled Sooyoung’s number.
“Hmm….Hello?” Sooyoung answered sleepily “Why so early…it’s Saturday…”
“Hey babe, you want to go to Myeongdong today?”
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“Are you okay Kyuhyun? You seem really distracted today.” Sooyoung asked with ocncern as she caught Kyuhyun looking around for the Nth time already.
“Oh, yea I’m fine…just…looking around.” Kyuhyun chuckled awkwardly while Sooyoung just smiled.
“Do you want to find a place to sit down and eat?” Sooyoung held Kyuhyun’s hand as they made way through the busy street.
“Food? Yea sure….uhm are there any really famous restaurants around here? Like, ones where tourists would like to go?”
Sooyoung frowned “Huh? Kyuhyun, you’re being weird today…..hey! Isn’t that Zhou mi-ssi?” Sooyoung pointed ahead of them, and indeed there was Zhou mi and Calvin, standing out from the crowd with their height.
“Zhou mi-ssi!” Sooyoung called out loudly, Zhou mi did not notice at first, but Calvin caught sight of them and pointed Zhou mi to their direction.
Zhou mi smiled and waved before walking towards them. Him and Calvin were not holding hands like Kyuhyun and Sooyoung were, but Calvin’s arm was draped protectively around Zhou mi’s shoulder. Kyuhyun dropped Sooyoungs hand to curl his arm around her waist.
“What a coincidence to see you here Kyuhyun-ssi!” Calvin exclaimed, Kyuhyun nodded stiffly.
“This is my girlfriend, Sooyoung.” He tightened his arm around her waist as she bowed politely.
“I’m Calvin, Mi’s friend from Taiwan.” Calvin introduced.
“Oh? I thought you were from China, Zhou mi-ssi?” Sooyoung voiced the exact thoughts of Kyuhyun.
“I am, but my family moved to Taiwan for my dad’s work, so I studied high school in Taiwan.” Zhou mi explained “But Calvin and I were family friends to begin with, our parents are business partners and good friends.”
Calvin chuckled “Yea, if Zhou mi was a girl, he would be married to me right now.”
Sooyoung laughed but Kyuhyun’s expression stayed stiff.
“Didn’t you say you were hungry Calvin? We should find a place to eat now.” Zhou mi said with concern.
“Let’s eat together!” Kyuhyun blurted out, Zhou mi raised his eyebrows and Calvin looked surprised.
“I mean…umm we were just about to find a place to eat too so…”
Sooyoung nodded in agreement “Yea, let’s eat together! We know a really great place around here!”
Zhou mi looked at Calvin who smiled at him in encouragement.
Zhou mi shrugged “Okay, sure. Lead the way.”
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The lunch was awkward with only Calvin talking about Taiwan and Sooyoung’s impressed sighs.
Kyuhyun kept his gaze on Zhou mi who fixed his gaze down on his plate.
“Taiwan sounds beautiful, we should go sometime Kyuhyun!” Sooyoung said excitedly.
“Yes, it sounds wonderful.” Kyuhyun said half heartedly, tearing his gaze away from Zhou mi.
“If you visit, I’d be able to take you around Taipei, it’s more like Seoul-very city like, but night markets are definitely a must-go.”
Calvin launched into the explanation of night market food and stalls with a fanscinated Sooyoung listening intently.
Zhou mi excused himself to the bathroom quietly.
Kyuhyun excused himself moments after Zhou mi and made way to the bathroom.
Zhou mi was staring at the mirror with the tap running when he entered the bathroom.
“You and your friend seem close.”
Zhou mi turned, startled by the sudden entrance of Kyuhyun.
“Oh yea, we grew up together.” Zhou mi forced a smile and Kyuhyun found annoyance build up in him again.
“Stop smiling like that.”
Zhou mi lowered his head in silence.
“Have you been avoiding me Zhou mi?” Kyuhyun stepped towards the taller man who took a step backwards.
“W-what no, I-”
“Why did you stop making breakfast?”
“It’s bad to waste food, you were right…” Zhou mi bit his lip.
“Will you make me an omelette tomorrow then? I’ll eat it.” Kyuhyun stared at him, his dark eyes piercing.
Zhou mi widened his eyes “Really?”
“Yea, I’ve been craving omelette lately and Sooyoung doesn’t really know how to cook…” Kyuhyun scratched his head.
“Oh…” Zhou mi lowered his eyelids “Sorry, I can’t, I’m staying at Calvin’s hotel tonight.”
Kyuhyun’s mouth hung open in shock “You’re really going to stay with him?” He felt a weird sense of rage flare up inside him.
“You’ll cook breakfast for him then?”
Zhou mi cocked his head in confusion “Maybe? Why-“
Kyuhyun scoffed, not bothering to let Zhou mi finish his sentence “That’s good then, I can have the place to myself and Sooyoung tonight, actually, it’d be better if you just moved out altogether.”
He stomped out of the bathroom in a huff.
Why am I even angry? I should be happy that I can spend time with Sooyoung alone in our apartment….
He took a look at Calvin’s smiling face as he sat down again and the strange sense of rage started to gnaw at him again.
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Zhou mi had to support himself on the sink to keep himself from slipping on his knees.
“It’d be better if you just moved out altogether.”
If I move out, will you be happier Kyuhyun?
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Calvin watched with concern as Zhou mi gulped down glass after glass of soju.
“Why aren’t you drinking Yi ru? I thought you were the one who wanted to try soju!” Zhou mi happily waved a glass in front of him.
Calvin sighed, they had barely gotten back to his hotel room for ten minutes before Zhou mi demanded that they drink to celebrate their reunion.
“Mi, you should stop, it’s bad for you.” Calvin held Zhou mi’s wrist to prevent him from pouring himself another glass.
Zhou mi pouted and flung his wrist free “Why?” He whined “I’m happy, people drink when they’re happy right?”
Calvin pulled Zhou mi into his embrace “If you want to cry, just cry.”
Zhou mi froze for a moment before grabbing onto Calvin and sobbing into his shoulder
“Yi ru…it hurts…it hurts so much…”
Calvin patted him on the back “It’s because of Kyuhyun-ssi isn’t it?”
Zhou mi smiled through his tears “You know me too well…..I want to forget, I tried….but it still hurts…”
Calvin tightened his grip “Why then?” He pulled Zhou mi away for a moment to look at him seriously
“Leave then, Mi. Come back to Taiwan with me, uncle’s been wanting you to take over the company right?”
Zhou mi nodded, sniffling “He always told me to…but I rejected because of Kui- ….because I didn't want to part with Kyuhyun….”
At the mention of Kyuhyun’s name, Zhou mi tears started to spill again.
Calvin immediately pulled Zhou mi back into his embrace, patting him on his back to comfort him.
Zhou mi ended up crying himself to sleep.
Calvin placed him lightly on the bed and covered him with a blanket.
“Wo de di di*…..you shouldn’t cry anymore…” He sighed and patted Zhou mi’s head.
His phone rang suddenly and he quietly slipped into the bathroom to answer it, not wanting to wake Zhou mi up.
“Hello? Chun?.....Yea I arrived this morning….what time is it now in Brunei?” He murmured quietly into the phone while leaning on the bathroom door.
The mirror reflected his soft smile.
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Kyuhyun woke up to the sound of keys turning.
He had sent Sooyoung home after they parted ways with Zhou mi and Calvin and ended up spending the whole afternoon and evening lying on the couch staring at his laptop, mindlessly gaming and trying not to think about Zhou mi and the way he leaned into Calvin's touches.
A cheerful Zhou mi walked through the door, phone held to his ear and speaking chinese.
“I arrived home already, don’t worry, ge. I’ll see you this evening.”
Kyuhyun caught on the “ge” part and “see you this evening.”
He scrambled up and blocked Zhou mi’s way as he hung up.
“Kyuhyun? What’s wrong?”
“Did you eat breakfast with him?” Kyuhyun demanded, staring straight into Zhou mi.
“Him? You mean Calvin ge? No he had an early business meeting....is Sooyoung here?”
Kyuhyun ignored his question “What did you do with him last night?”
“We talked…why are you asking this Kyuhyun?”
“Just talked? You didn’t do anything more? Did you sleep on the same bed as him?”
“Of course! Kyuhyun, I’m really tired can we talk later- agh!”
Before Zhou mi can retaliate, Kyuhyun had already pressed him up to the wall, his eyes burning holes into him.
“What are you doing Kyuhyun? Let go of me!”
“You can talk to him for a whole night but not even talk to me for five minutes? Isn’t that a bit unfair?”
Kyuhyun pushed his shoulders harder into the wall while Zhou mi struggled with his skinny arms.
“I thought you liked me, Zhou mi.”
Zhou mi froze, and fell weak.
“Kyuhyun, please-“
“Since when did you start calling me Kyuhyun? Not Kui xian anymore?” Kyuhyun inched closer to Zhou mi, who avoided his eyes.
“One day you’re all over me, then suddenly you’re sleeping in someone else’s bed already, you’re such a whore, Zhou mi.”
Slap!
Kyuhyun widened his eyes as he touched the area on his cheek which was now burning with pain.
“What the-“ curses halfway out his mouth, he froze when he looked up to see a tear-stained face.
“Who do you think you are Cho Kyuhyun...you have no right…no right.” Zhou mi whispered weakly.
“Zhou mi-I” Kyuhyun stepped closer, with concern this time, but Zhou mi stepped back.
“Why are you doing this? Why can’t you just continue treating me like trash? Like your slave? Is that not what you’ve been doing all this time?” Zhou mi didn’t raise his voice, didn’t sob or shout or scream. His tears ran down his face silently while his voice was barely a whisper. “What am I to you Cho Kyuhyun? A toy? A-mmph!”
Kyuhyun silenced him by swooping forward and taking his lips roughly into his own.
“Mphm!!..” Zhou mi struggled against the kiss, but Kyuhyun pressed harder, his hand strong on the nape of Zhou mi’s neck.
Kyuhyun pried Zhou mi’s mouth open forcefully, his tongue diving in to taste Zhou mi’s mouth.
Zhou mi fell weak as he felt Kyuhyun’s tongue thrusting into his mouth, travelling skilfully around his hot cavern, numbing all his senses.
Just as Zhou mi’s struggles started to weaken Kyuhyun suddenly pushed him away.
“You-I-“ He covered his mouth in shock while staring at Zhou mi, who was panting for breath.
He ran out of the apartment and left Zhou mi there, alone and still crying.
Zhou mi’s cellphone vibrated on the floor where he dropped it when Kyuhyun attacked him. He picked it up stiffly.
“Mi!” The caller sounded scared, desperate.
“Yi ru ge….” He wanted to burst into tears all over again, but Calvin was speaking frantically.
“Mi! Did you hear? Uncle! Your father! He….”
Zhou mi slipped on to the ground lifelessly as Calvin’s words echoed in his mind.
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I like Zhou mi.
Kyuhyun realised when he stopped running.
He touched his lip and instantly memories of the kiss fluttered into his brain. Zhou mi’s lips, soft and warm against his own, his mouth hot and sweet.
Addicting. Zhou mi tasted addicting.
He remembered how Zhou mi looked when he pulled away from his kiss. His lips wet and red, his face streaked with pink and panting for breath. Kyuhyun felt heat and desire surge through him at the image.
It was jealousy then, the rage that he felt when he saw Zhou mi with Calvin. Not even when Sooyoung and Calvin were chatting animatedly did he feel the same rage.
Since when?
Since he realised that Zhou mi made breakfast for him even though he never ate it?
Since the first time he woke up with the absence of Zhou mi waking him up and felt something was missing?
Since he first heard Zhou mi call him “Kui xian~”?
Since he first heard Zhou mi speak the accented “Hello, I’m Zhou mi, your roommate!”
Since he first opened the door to his apartment to find a pair of attractive long legs waiting for him?
He had always been in denial, always trying to push Zhou mi away, and along with Zhou mi the fact that he had fallen utterly and completely for the cheerful, attractive Chinaman since he first laid his eyes upon him.
“I like Zhou mi.”
The words left a tingling sensation to his tongue.
Kyuhyun opened the door to his apartment with a thumping heart. He had imagined it in his head.
“I’m going to break up with Sooyoung.” He would say. “I like you.” He would admit.
Zhou mi would smile his breathtaking smile again and he would give in to the urge to kiss it.
The door opened, the apartment was dark.
Kyuhyun turned on the light to reveal an empty apartment.
There was a white envelope on the dining table with his name written on it. Kyuhyun frowned, a bad feeling pressing on his chest while he opens it.
Dear Kui xian….Kyuhyun.
When you’re reading this, I’m probably already on the plane heading to Taiwan.
I’m sorry I had to leave so abruptly, I just got a call that my father is in hospital….I have to go back, for my family.
I’ve attatched the rent for this month along with this letter, I hope you find a new roommate soon…maybe Sooyoung? You can throw away all my stuff, I have taken with me what I need.
You were right Kyuhyun, I like you. A lot, a lot. Maybe I would even say that I love you.
I don’t know why you kissed me, but I’m happy it was the last thing you gave me for me to remember you by.
Maybe you’re confused now but…you know when we’re children…there’s always that one toy in the toy box that you never play with….but when suddenly one day someone else shows interest in it, you’ll hold onto it protectively and say that it’s your favourite, but in the end it just goes back into the toy box where you’ll never play with it again. I’m that toy for you Kyuhyun, any feelings you have for me now will quickly be gone, I’m sure you’ll forget me soon Kyuhyun.
You’ll be happy then. No one to annoy you in the mornings or make food that you’d never like to eat.
I’m sorry I’ve been so annoying, thank you for putting up with me all this time, the time I spent living with you was the happiest time of my life.
It’s actually good for me too, leaving. I’ve been trying to give you up, so that’s why I’ve been avoiding you.
It hurts a lot, to see you with Sooyoung…I’m selfish right? But it hurts so much….
But still, from the bottom of my heart, I wish you two happiness…your happiness is the best thing that could happen to me.
Thank you, Kui xian, please allow me to call you that one last time.
Thank you for your time.
Good bye.
Zhou mi.
Kyuhyun clutches the letter to his heart and wonders if Zhou mi hurt like this seeing him with Sooyoung, or more?
If he did, Kyuhyun deserves the pain he is feeling now.
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Wo de di di= my little brother
So this was kind of just a side project to work of some inspiration I've had...I'll be updating "Those Years" soon, but hope you guys like this one too~ Yea, I torture Zhou mi a lot, ;_; but I love him best~
Zhou mi woke up the door bell ringing.
“Coming…” Zhou mi grunted as he made his way to the door, knowing there was no way Kyuhyun would climb up to open the door at an early time like this.
Zhou mi gaped at the smiling face in front of him as he opened the door.
“Not even a hug?” The person asked, feigning a hurt expression.
Zhou mi squealed a very unmanly squeal and threw himself into the person’s arms.
“Yi ru!!!!!” He jumped excitedly, still hugging the slightly taller man. “I missed you so much!!!”
Yi ru laughed as he hugged Zhou mi back “I missed you too! Punk!”
“What the fu-…” Kyuhyun mumbled as he staggered into the room sleepily. He stopped dead in his tracks as he witnessed the sight before him.
“Oh…Kyuhyun…” Zhou mi pulled away from Yi ru’s embrace as he noticed Kyuhyun’s presence. "Sorry, did we wake you?"
Yi ru didn’t fail to notice the way Zhou mi tensed.
“Annyonghaseyo, Calvin imnida.” Yi ru said in accented Korean and bowed politely “You must be Mi’s roommate, thank you for taking care of him.”
“Oh…umm…it’s okay…I mean I didn’t do much….I’m Kyuhyun by the way.” Kyuhyun bowed and shifted uncomfortably.
“I’m Mi’s childhood friend, I came to Korea for a business trip and thought I’d visit.” Calvin explained, his smile not dropping even by the slightest.
“You should have told me first!” Zhou mi whined and Calvin laughed and patted his head “I wanted to surprise you.”
They were talking in Chinese now, but Kyuhyun’s highschool Chinese class and one year minor in university Chinese proved to be useful as he understood most of it.
Zhou mi pouted “But now I don’t have anything special prepared! Are you free today?”
“Of course! Today is reserved for you only.” Calvin winked at him and Zhou mi tooked his hand gleefully
“Really? I’ll take you around! We can go shopping! Or do you want to go eat first…..maybe we can go to Myeongdong?” Zhou mi said thoughtfully.
Kyuhyun suddenly felt annoyance bubble inside him as the other two completely ignored his presence.
“Ahem.” He coughed deliberately, Zhou mi and Calvin both turned to look at him.
“Sorry, but are you planning to live here Calvin-ssi? Because we only have two rooms…”
“You can sleep with me Yi ru! My bed is big enough!” Zhou mi swung Calvin’s hand around, his eyes shining excitedly.
Kyuhyun felt like the feeling of annoyance doubled.
Calvin chuckled “Don’t worry Kyuhyun-ssi. I’ve already checked into a hotel.” He switched to accented Korean again.
Kyuhyun felt a strange sense of relief. Zhou mi’s smile dropped “But I wanted to chat with you till dawn like we used to….”
Calvin patted Zhou mi’s head again.
Kyuhyun couldn’t help but scoff quietly. What is he, a dog?
“You can come sleep in my hotel Mi.” Calvin offered “Then we can chat like we used to okay?”
Zhou mi brightened again “Really?” He hugged Calvin tightly.
“Ouch, you’re suffocating me!” Calvin laughed and Zhou mi pulled away sheepishly.
“Let’s go to your room first, I don’t want to disturb Kyuhyun-ssi.” Calvin spoke in Korean again and Kyuhyun felt a sense of triumph as he secretly corrected Calvin’s pronunciation in his head.
Zhou mi nodded and dragged Calvin to the direction of his room, not even sparing Kyuhyun a glance.
“I need to shower first though…you have to wait for me..”
A laugh again “Okay okay….so where are you taking me Mr. tour guide?”
“Hmmm…”
The voices faded and Zhou mi’s door closed with a click.
Kyuhyun took out his phone and dialled Sooyoung’s number.
“Hmm….Hello?” Sooyoung answered sleepily “Why so early…it’s Saturday…”
“Hey babe, you want to go to Myeongdong today?”
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“Are you okay Kyuhyun? You seem really distracted today.” Sooyoung asked with ocncern as she caught Kyuhyun looking around for the Nth time already.
“Oh, yea I’m fine…just…looking around.” Kyuhyun chuckled awkwardly while Sooyoung just smiled.
“Do you want to find a place to sit down and eat?” Sooyoung held Kyuhyun’s hand as they made way through the busy street.
“Food? Yea sure….uhm are there any really famous restaurants around here? Like, ones where tourists would like to go?”
Sooyoung frowned “Huh? Kyuhyun, you’re being weird today…..hey! Isn’t that Zhou mi-ssi?” Sooyoung pointed ahead of them, and indeed there was Zhou mi and Calvin, standing out from the crowd with their height.
“Zhou mi-ssi!” Sooyoung called out loudly, Zhou mi did not notice at first, but Calvin caught sight of them and pointed Zhou mi to their direction.
Zhou mi smiled and waved before walking towards them. Him and Calvin were not holding hands like Kyuhyun and Sooyoung were, but Calvin’s arm was draped protectively around Zhou mi’s shoulder. Kyuhyun dropped Sooyoungs hand to curl his arm around her waist.
“What a coincidence to see you here Kyuhyun-ssi!” Calvin exclaimed, Kyuhyun nodded stiffly.
“This is my girlfriend, Sooyoung.” He tightened his arm around her waist as she bowed politely.
“I’m Calvin, Mi’s friend from Taiwan.” Calvin introduced.
“Oh? I thought you were from China, Zhou mi-ssi?” Sooyoung voiced the exact thoughts of Kyuhyun.
“I am, but my family moved to Taiwan for my dad’s work, so I studied high school in Taiwan.” Zhou mi explained “But Calvin and I were family friends to begin with, our parents are business partners and good friends.”
Calvin chuckled “Yea, if Zhou mi was a girl, he would be married to me right now.”
Sooyoung laughed but Kyuhyun’s expression stayed stiff.
“Didn’t you say you were hungry Calvin? We should find a place to eat now.” Zhou mi said with concern.
“Let’s eat together!” Kyuhyun blurted out, Zhou mi raised his eyebrows and Calvin looked surprised.
“I mean…umm we were just about to find a place to eat too so…”
Sooyoung nodded in agreement “Yea, let’s eat together! We know a really great place around here!”
Zhou mi looked at Calvin who smiled at him in encouragement.
Zhou mi shrugged “Okay, sure. Lead the way.”
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The lunch was awkward with only Calvin talking about Taiwan and Sooyoung’s impressed sighs.
Kyuhyun kept his gaze on Zhou mi who fixed his gaze down on his plate.
“Taiwan sounds beautiful, we should go sometime Kyuhyun!” Sooyoung said excitedly.
“Yes, it sounds wonderful.” Kyuhyun said half heartedly, tearing his gaze away from Zhou mi.
“If you visit, I’d be able to take you around Taipei, it’s more like Seoul-very city like, but night markets are definitely a must-go.”
Calvin launched into the explanation of night market food and stalls with a fanscinated Sooyoung listening intently.
Zhou mi excused himself to the bathroom quietly.
Kyuhyun excused himself moments after Zhou mi and made way to the bathroom.
Zhou mi was staring at the mirror with the tap running when he entered the bathroom.
“You and your friend seem close.”
Zhou mi turned, startled by the sudden entrance of Kyuhyun.
“Oh yea, we grew up together.” Zhou mi forced a smile and Kyuhyun found annoyance build up in him again.
“Stop smiling like that.”
Zhou mi lowered his head in silence.
“Have you been avoiding me Zhou mi?” Kyuhyun stepped towards the taller man who took a step backwards.
“W-what no, I-”
“Why did you stop making breakfast?”
“It’s bad to waste food, you were right…” Zhou mi bit his lip.
“Will you make me an omelette tomorrow then? I’ll eat it.” Kyuhyun stared at him, his dark eyes piercing.
Zhou mi widened his eyes “Really?”
“Yea, I’ve been craving omelette lately and Sooyoung doesn’t really know how to cook…” Kyuhyun scratched his head.
“Oh…” Zhou mi lowered his eyelids “Sorry, I can’t, I’m staying at Calvin’s hotel tonight.”
Kyuhyun’s mouth hung open in shock “You’re really going to stay with him?” He felt a weird sense of rage flare up inside him.
“You’ll cook breakfast for him then?”
Zhou mi cocked his head in confusion “Maybe? Why-“
Kyuhyun scoffed, not bothering to let Zhou mi finish his sentence “That’s good then, I can have the place to myself and Sooyoung tonight, actually, it’d be better if you just moved out altogether.”
He stomped out of the bathroom in a huff.
Why am I even angry? I should be happy that I can spend time with Sooyoung alone in our apartment….
He took a look at Calvin’s smiling face as he sat down again and the strange sense of rage started to gnaw at him again.
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Zhou mi had to support himself on the sink to keep himself from slipping on his knees.
“It’d be better if you just moved out altogether.”
If I move out, will you be happier Kyuhyun?
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Calvin watched with concern as Zhou mi gulped down glass after glass of soju.
“Why aren’t you drinking Yi ru? I thought you were the one who wanted to try soju!” Zhou mi happily waved a glass in front of him.
Calvin sighed, they had barely gotten back to his hotel room for ten minutes before Zhou mi demanded that they drink to celebrate their reunion.
“Mi, you should stop, it’s bad for you.” Calvin held Zhou mi’s wrist to prevent him from pouring himself another glass.
Zhou mi pouted and flung his wrist free “Why?” He whined “I’m happy, people drink when they’re happy right?”
Calvin pulled Zhou mi into his embrace “If you want to cry, just cry.”
Zhou mi froze for a moment before grabbing onto Calvin and sobbing into his shoulder
“Yi ru…it hurts…it hurts so much…”
Calvin patted him on the back “It’s because of Kyuhyun-ssi isn’t it?”
Zhou mi smiled through his tears “You know me too well…..I want to forget, I tried….but it still hurts…”
Calvin tightened his grip “Why then?” He pulled Zhou mi away for a moment to look at him seriously
“Leave then, Mi. Come back to Taiwan with me, uncle’s been wanting you to take over the company right?”
Zhou mi nodded, sniffling “He always told me to…but I rejected because of Kui- ….because I didn't want to part with Kyuhyun….”
At the mention of Kyuhyun’s name, Zhou mi tears started to spill again.
Calvin immediately pulled Zhou mi back into his embrace, patting him on his back to comfort him.
Zhou mi ended up crying himself to sleep.
Calvin placed him lightly on the bed and covered him with a blanket.
“Wo de di di*…..you shouldn’t cry anymore…” He sighed and patted Zhou mi’s head.
His phone rang suddenly and he quietly slipped into the bathroom to answer it, not wanting to wake Zhou mi up.
“Hello? Chun?.....Yea I arrived this morning….what time is it now in Brunei?” He murmured quietly into the phone while leaning on the bathroom door.
The mirror reflected his soft smile.
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Kyuhyun woke up to the sound of keys turning.
He had sent Sooyoung home after they parted ways with Zhou mi and Calvin and ended up spending the whole afternoon and evening lying on the couch staring at his laptop, mindlessly gaming and trying not to think about Zhou mi and the way he leaned into Calvin's touches.
A cheerful Zhou mi walked through the door, phone held to his ear and speaking chinese.
“I arrived home already, don’t worry, ge. I’ll see you this evening.”
Kyuhyun caught on the “ge” part and “see you this evening.”
He scrambled up and blocked Zhou mi’s way as he hung up.
“Kyuhyun? What’s wrong?”
“Did you eat breakfast with him?” Kyuhyun demanded, staring straight into Zhou mi.
“Him? You mean Calvin ge? No he had an early business meeting....is Sooyoung here?”
Kyuhyun ignored his question “What did you do with him last night?”
“We talked…why are you asking this Kyuhyun?”
“Just talked? You didn’t do anything more? Did you sleep on the same bed as him?”
“Of course! Kyuhyun, I’m really tired can we talk later- agh!”
Before Zhou mi can retaliate, Kyuhyun had already pressed him up to the wall, his eyes burning holes into him.
“What are you doing Kyuhyun? Let go of me!”
“You can talk to him for a whole night but not even talk to me for five minutes? Isn’t that a bit unfair?”
Kyuhyun pushed his shoulders harder into the wall while Zhou mi struggled with his skinny arms.
“I thought you liked me, Zhou mi.”
Zhou mi froze, and fell weak.
“Kyuhyun, please-“
“Since when did you start calling me Kyuhyun? Not Kui xian anymore?” Kyuhyun inched closer to Zhou mi, who avoided his eyes.
“One day you’re all over me, then suddenly you’re sleeping in someone else’s bed already, you’re such a whore, Zhou mi.”
Slap!
Kyuhyun widened his eyes as he touched the area on his cheek which was now burning with pain.
“What the-“ curses halfway out his mouth, he froze when he looked up to see a tear-stained face.
“Who do you think you are Cho Kyuhyun...you have no right…no right.” Zhou mi whispered weakly.
“Zhou mi-I” Kyuhyun stepped closer, with concern this time, but Zhou mi stepped back.
“Why are you doing this? Why can’t you just continue treating me like trash? Like your slave? Is that not what you’ve been doing all this time?” Zhou mi didn’t raise his voice, didn’t sob or shout or scream. His tears ran down his face silently while his voice was barely a whisper. “What am I to you Cho Kyuhyun? A toy? A-mmph!”
Kyuhyun silenced him by swooping forward and taking his lips roughly into his own.
“Mphm!!..” Zhou mi struggled against the kiss, but Kyuhyun pressed harder, his hand strong on the nape of Zhou mi’s neck.
Kyuhyun pried Zhou mi’s mouth open forcefully, his tongue diving in to taste Zhou mi’s mouth.
Zhou mi fell weak as he felt Kyuhyun’s tongue thrusting into his mouth, travelling skilfully around his hot cavern, numbing all his senses.
Just as Zhou mi’s struggles started to weaken Kyuhyun suddenly pushed him away.
“You-I-“ He covered his mouth in shock while staring at Zhou mi, who was panting for breath.
He ran out of the apartment and left Zhou mi there, alone and still crying.
Zhou mi’s cellphone vibrated on the floor where he dropped it when Kyuhyun attacked him. He picked it up stiffly.
“Mi!” The caller sounded scared, desperate.
“Yi ru ge….” He wanted to burst into tears all over again, but Calvin was speaking frantically.
“Mi! Did you hear? Uncle! Your father! He….”
Zhou mi slipped on to the ground lifelessly as Calvin’s words echoed in his mind.
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I like Zhou mi.
Kyuhyun realised when he stopped running.
He touched his lip and instantly memories of the kiss fluttered into his brain. Zhou mi’s lips, soft and warm against his own, his mouth hot and sweet.
Addicting. Zhou mi tasted addicting.
He remembered how Zhou mi looked when he pulled away from his kiss. His lips wet and red, his face streaked with pink and panting for breath. Kyuhyun felt heat and desire surge through him at the image.
It was jealousy then, the rage that he felt when he saw Zhou mi with Calvin. Not even when Sooyoung and Calvin were chatting animatedly did he feel the same rage.
Since when?
Since he realised that Zhou mi made breakfast for him even though he never ate it?
Since the first time he woke up with the absence of Zhou mi waking him up and felt something was missing?
Since he first heard Zhou mi call him “Kui xian~”?
Since he first heard Zhou mi speak the accented “Hello, I’m Zhou mi, your roommate!”
Since he first opened the door to his apartment to find a pair of attractive long legs waiting for him?
He had always been in denial, always trying to push Zhou mi away, and along with Zhou mi the fact that he had fallen utterly and completely for the cheerful, attractive Chinaman since he first laid his eyes upon him.
“I like Zhou mi.”
The words left a tingling sensation to his tongue.
Kyuhyun opened the door to his apartment with a thumping heart. He had imagined it in his head.
“I’m going to break up with Sooyoung.” He would say. “I like you.” He would admit.
Zhou mi would smile his breathtaking smile again and he would give in to the urge to kiss it.
The door opened, the apartment was dark.
Kyuhyun turned on the light to reveal an empty apartment.
There was a white envelope on the dining table with his name written on it. Kyuhyun frowned, a bad feeling pressing on his chest while he opens it.
Dear Kui xian….Kyuhyun.
When you’re reading this, I’m probably already on the plane heading to Taiwan.
I’m sorry I had to leave so abruptly, I just got a call that my father is in hospital….I have to go back, for my family.
I’ve attatched the rent for this month along with this letter, I hope you find a new roommate soon…maybe Sooyoung? You can throw away all my stuff, I have taken with me what I need.
You were right Kyuhyun, I like you. A lot, a lot. Maybe I would even say that I love you.
I don’t know why you kissed me, but I’m happy it was the last thing you gave me for me to remember you by.
Maybe you’re confused now but…you know when we’re children…there’s always that one toy in the toy box that you never play with….but when suddenly one day someone else shows interest in it, you’ll hold onto it protectively and say that it’s your favourite, but in the end it just goes back into the toy box where you’ll never play with it again. I’m that toy for you Kyuhyun, any feelings you have for me now will quickly be gone, I’m sure you’ll forget me soon Kyuhyun.
You’ll be happy then. No one to annoy you in the mornings or make food that you’d never like to eat.
I’m sorry I’ve been so annoying, thank you for putting up with me all this time, the time I spent living with you was the happiest time of my life.
It’s actually good for me too, leaving. I’ve been trying to give you up, so that’s why I’ve been avoiding you.
It hurts a lot, to see you with Sooyoung…I’m selfish right? But it hurts so much….
But still, from the bottom of my heart, I wish you two happiness…your happiness is the best thing that could happen to me.
Thank you, Kui xian, please allow me to call you that one last time.
Thank you for your time.
Good bye.
Zhou mi.
Kyuhyun clutches the letter to his heart and wonders if Zhou mi hurt like this seeing him with Sooyoung, or more?
If he did, Kyuhyun deserves the pain he is feeling now.
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Wo de di di= my little brother
So this was kind of just a side project to work of some inspiration I've had...I'll be updating "Those Years" soon, but hope you guys like this one too~ Yea, I torture Zhou mi a lot, ;_; but I love him best~