Summer Memory~ Chapter 6/9
Title: Summer Memory
Pairings: Hints of Yunjae, Yoosu
Rating: G
Genre: Adventure, General
Length: 9 chapters
A/N: This was my first ever fanfic, written way back in Summer '08 when I first found out about TVXQ.
Summary: The guys take a hard-earned break in the Mediterranean one summer, as they recount all their close-calls that happened in their past. Each member has his own story to tell. . .with the help of an angel :3
~~~~~CHAPTER 6~~~~~
"Be careful please Yunho ssi! Although you make this look like a breeze it's really dangerous! Please don't hurt yourself" Aileen calls up to Yunho.
"It's alright, I'm almost half-way up the mountain side. Look, just a bit above me there's a ledge big enough for me to sit and lie down on. I'll climb up there and rest a bit so you can stop worrying" he teased her.
Aileen frowns. "Honestly! Although I'm getting great footage and photos I'm worried! From up there I can't...I'm...scared...for your safety..." she mutters.
"And you're what?" Yunho shouts, unable to hear the last part.
"I said 'and I'm scared for your safety!'" Aileen says , turning bright red.
Yunho's shocked face was priceless and he freezes for a second at what he hears. Then a slight smile spreads across his lips as he climbs up even faster, with renewed energy.
Once I reach the ledge I'll persuade her to climb up here too- the view's amazing!
No sooner does Yunho think that, the rocks underneath his right foot crumble, causing him to slip and lose balance. His arms wave backwards as he involuntarily leans back into the air.
A single "AAAHHHH!" echoes through the ravine as Yunho and Aileen both cry out in unison. No one hears them or is able to help since they're far away, engaged in their own business.
Yunho's arms flail helplessly as he thinks Crap, where's my sense of balance?!? I should lean forward! But it's too late; mere seconds from falling, his body's slowly bending back onto the open air. Aileen is watching with widened eyes. "Please God please tell me this isn't happening!!!"
A large gust of wind suddenly picks up, practically shoving Yunho back against the mountainside. I know...I made it look like the wind did it.
Anyway, back to Yunho. He quickly climbs the last few steps onto the ledge. Once he reaches it and collapses onto it, he exhales a sigh of relief, grateful he was still alive. He looks down at Aileen, who collapsed on the ground and was sitting back on her knees. Her camera was loosely dangling from her neck and her hand covered her eyes.
"Oh God, oh God...that could’ve been the end of your career...of you" she murmurs as she wipes the tears. Yunho looks down, wondering what to do. Then, carefully but quickly, he climbs down the slope and walks over to her. He kneels down and says "It’s fine, look I'm fine, I'm fine, no scratches! Now please don't cry..."
"Arghhh you could've been killed without that wind! Let’s call it a day and just go and give the pictures we have already" Aileen looks at Yunho.
"No, I want to continue doing my job! Please don't worry and let's continue shooting, or else I'll cry!"
And Yunho puts on Jaejoong's trademark ‘a-man-cries-in-his-heart’ face, making Aileen blink, then smile, then laugh. Somewhere off in the distance, Jaejoong sneezes loudly, looks around suspiciously, shrugs.
Yunho gently takes her by the hand and leads her towards the foot of the mountain.
"W-wait, Yunho ssi, what're you doing? You're not seriously thinking-"
"Yes, you're coming up to the cliff with me, trust me, the view from up there is worth it."
"B-but-"
"Don't worry, trust me."
And saying this, Yunho hauls himself up and reaches for Aileen's hand and pulls her up. I fly above the two, touching each rock to make sure this time nothing will cave or crumble. Yunho patiently helps Aileen along, and finally crawl out onto the outcrop of the mountain side. They collapse and look up at the blue sky and lazy white clouds.
Reaching for her camera, Aileen tales a few more pictures- Yunho laying down with his eyes closed, Yunho sitting cross-legged looking out across the canyon, and Yunho standing up, arms spread wide, trying to hug the entire sky.
After resting a while, the two climb up onto the top of the canyon and see the DBSK trailer and tent in the distance. They slowly walk towards it. Luckily, the others aren't there and only the manager was sitting out front, eating watermelon.
He notices the two approaching and nods to them. He tells them "Good job! You must've worked really hard in order to finish so fast! You can both get some rest- if you want, help yourselves to some fruit in the trailer's refrigerator. I'm going in to check on the news." Yunho and Aileen thank him and gently decline his offer.
They sit outside the trailer facing each other, but since they were back in their work environment, things were awkward. Silence filled the space between them. Occasionally they glanced up and smiled at each other.
Soon though they heard voices and saw the other guys approaching. Aileen, without a word, smiles to Yunho and gets up and walks to the van.
As Aileen walks to the van, Yunho notices the eyes of the other four guys following her. He grins and once again thinks to himself how lucky he was to have met Aileen.
"Sooo how was your interview?" Jaejoong asks Yunho wryly.
"Ahh hyung, you'd never believe mine! That guy constantly kept giving me orders as if I didn't know how to drive a trail bike. And then when I was driving he made weird poses to take the photos and there were a few times I nearly ran him over ‘cause he was lying down in my path and wouldn't move!" Min ventilates.
"Noona was pretty friendly...a little too friendly now that I think about it...but my interview went well- we laughed a lot" Yoochun shrugs.
"Same here, although the camera man kept on saying 'Watch it, watch iiiit!' every time I got too close to the edge" Jaejoong sighs.
"The guy who interviewed me was really nice and outgoing. We got along great, except...one thing bugged me a bit..." Su fumbles.
The others laugh. "Oh? And what would that be? Poor Xiah is paranoid!"
He pouts. "Seriously! He named every brand of every article of clothing I was wearing- down to the season and year it came out! Omoooo!" he shudders.
The others laugh even harder. "But then that's why he's an interviewer for a fashion magazine. Don't you remember Junsu? 'Fashion' usually has to do with clothes?" Yoochun teases.
"But still, we're grateful to all of them since it's from the help of hardworking reporters and photographers that we get through to our fans right?" Yunho smiles.
"Veeery smoothly said, Yunho" Hero eyes him suspiciously. "But you still didn't tell us how your day went!"
"My day? My day..." Yunho gets a look in his eyes. "...was fine...nothing unusual...it was great..."
The others exchange looks, shrug, and go about their business. Changmin goes into the trailer to get food yet again and look at Yoosu soccer match and Jaejoong goes to get his English book and sit with Changmin. Yunho sighs and looks in the direction of the van where, unknown to him, Aileen was going through the photos and smiling to herself.
The days pass quickly. Soon it's time for DBSK to leave the U.S. and return to Asia. At the airport, DBSK and the staff exchange goodbyes with the reporters and camera crew who were kind enough to be with them during their stay.
Thankfully, no paparazzi or swarming fans were there so for the first time DBSK is relaxed and unrushed as they said their goodbyes. As the others were caught up in their conversations, Yunho envelopes Aileen in a bear hug. Aileen at first is surprised, then gingerly hugs him back, closing her eyes and smelling his subtle cologne.
Yunho mutters, "Thanks for all the great times, I'm very glad I got to know you. I hope we can meet again soon."
"M-hmm" Aileen murmurs, eyes still closed not wanting to forget this. "I wish I didn't have to fly to New York to do that photoshoot for 'Bazaar' magazine. I want to return to Asia too..."
They hear the guys coming and break apart, smiling at each other.
"Aileen, it was great meeting you" Jaejoong says.
"Hope we can see each other again!" Junsu exclaims.
"Yeah!" Changmin smiles with mismatched-eyes.
Yoochun lifts Aileen's hand and kisses it, then laughs.
"I'll miss you guys too...get back safely!"
With that, the guys and Aileen part ways and board their separate planes. Yunho, Jaejoong, Junsu, Yoochun, and Changmin take their first-class seats and get comfortable for the long ride home. Yunjae sit in one row, Yoosu in the aisle-row next to them, and Changmin with a seat full of snacks and baggage in the row behind Yunjae. Jae listens to his Ipod, Min watches an airline movie, Chun reads a manga, Su stares out the window at the scenery and at random points talks to Mickey.
As the plane flies over the Pacific, Yunho dreams and smiles. Unknown to him, miles away, Aileen has a similar dream.
sigh Yuho looks around at the misty ocean scene before him, clothed in breezy white clothes. Barefoot, he stands in the sand, inches away from the seawater.
There's a thick mist all around so there is no definite line where the water ends and the sky begins. Yunho's enveloped in a light, misty blanket. The sun shines overhead and everything is peaceful and silent, almost like an oasis. Yunho softly starts to sing-
"Everyday and night, with you..." He lifts his head towards the sky and opens his arms to the ocean breeze.
- - - -
Aileen opens her eyes and finds herself in her sanctuary- the special place she goes to in her mind. She stands along the water's edge, feeling the water slip over her feet. She smiles and starts to think of her memories with Yunho.
Suddenly she hears a faint voice singing a familiar song. "It’s 'Begin!' It sounds as if it’s being carried across the waves to me..." Automatically she starts singing as well.
- - - -
Still singing, he hears a far off voice softly responding to his and singing along. He slowly approaches the direction which the singing was coming from. He sees a figure with her back to him, clothed in a breezy white dress, singing along with her curtain of black hair softly moving in the breeze. Yunho smiles and, sensing who it is, approaches and puts his hands on her eyes.
Aileen stops singing and, lifting up her hands to remove Yunho's, turns around and gasps. With a happy yell she flings her arms around him. They both link hands and walk on the sand, continuing to sing as the sun shines overhead and the mist envelopes them in their own little world.
The two wake up simultaneously, in their different airplane seats. Discovering it's a dream, they both sigh. Looking out the window, they place their hands on the glass, hoping to meet again.
Pairings: Hints of Yunjae, Yoosu
Rating: G
Genre: Adventure, General
Length: 9 chapters
A/N: This was my first ever fanfic, written way back in Summer '08 when I first found out about TVXQ.
Summary: The guys take a hard-earned break in the Mediterranean one summer, as they recount all their close-calls that happened in their past. Each member has his own story to tell. . .with the help of an angel :3
~~~~~CHAPTER 6~~~~~
"Be careful please Yunho ssi! Although you make this look like a breeze it's really dangerous! Please don't hurt yourself" Aileen calls up to Yunho.
"It's alright, I'm almost half-way up the mountain side. Look, just a bit above me there's a ledge big enough for me to sit and lie down on. I'll climb up there and rest a bit so you can stop worrying" he teased her.
Aileen frowns. "Honestly! Although I'm getting great footage and photos I'm worried! From up there I can't...I'm...scared...for your safety..." she mutters.
"And you're what?" Yunho shouts, unable to hear the last part.
"I said 'and I'm scared for your safety!'" Aileen says , turning bright red.
Yunho's shocked face was priceless and he freezes for a second at what he hears. Then a slight smile spreads across his lips as he climbs up even faster, with renewed energy.
Once I reach the ledge I'll persuade her to climb up here too- the view's amazing!
No sooner does Yunho think that, the rocks underneath his right foot crumble, causing him to slip and lose balance. His arms wave backwards as he involuntarily leans back into the air.
A single "AAAHHHH!" echoes through the ravine as Yunho and Aileen both cry out in unison. No one hears them or is able to help since they're far away, engaged in their own business.
Yunho's arms flail helplessly as he thinks Crap, where's my sense of balance?!? I should lean forward! But it's too late; mere seconds from falling, his body's slowly bending back onto the open air. Aileen is watching with widened eyes. "Please God please tell me this isn't happening!!!"
A large gust of wind suddenly picks up, practically shoving Yunho back against the mountainside. I know...I made it look like the wind did it.
Anyway, back to Yunho. He quickly climbs the last few steps onto the ledge. Once he reaches it and collapses onto it, he exhales a sigh of relief, grateful he was still alive. He looks down at Aileen, who collapsed on the ground and was sitting back on her knees. Her camera was loosely dangling from her neck and her hand covered her eyes.
"Oh God, oh God...that could’ve been the end of your career...of you" she murmurs as she wipes the tears. Yunho looks down, wondering what to do. Then, carefully but quickly, he climbs down the slope and walks over to her. He kneels down and says "It’s fine, look I'm fine, I'm fine, no scratches! Now please don't cry..."
"Arghhh you could've been killed without that wind! Let’s call it a day and just go and give the pictures we have already" Aileen looks at Yunho.
"No, I want to continue doing my job! Please don't worry and let's continue shooting, or else I'll cry!"
And Yunho puts on Jaejoong's trademark ‘a-man-cries-in-his-heart’ face, making Aileen blink, then smile, then laugh. Somewhere off in the distance, Jaejoong sneezes loudly, looks around suspiciously, shrugs.
Yunho gently takes her by the hand and leads her towards the foot of the mountain.
"W-wait, Yunho ssi, what're you doing? You're not seriously thinking-"
"Yes, you're coming up to the cliff with me, trust me, the view from up there is worth it."
"B-but-"
"Don't worry, trust me."
And saying this, Yunho hauls himself up and reaches for Aileen's hand and pulls her up. I fly above the two, touching each rock to make sure this time nothing will cave or crumble. Yunho patiently helps Aileen along, and finally crawl out onto the outcrop of the mountain side. They collapse and look up at the blue sky and lazy white clouds.
Reaching for her camera, Aileen tales a few more pictures- Yunho laying down with his eyes closed, Yunho sitting cross-legged looking out across the canyon, and Yunho standing up, arms spread wide, trying to hug the entire sky.
After resting a while, the two climb up onto the top of the canyon and see the DBSK trailer and tent in the distance. They slowly walk towards it. Luckily, the others aren't there and only the manager was sitting out front, eating watermelon.
He notices the two approaching and nods to them. He tells them "Good job! You must've worked really hard in order to finish so fast! You can both get some rest- if you want, help yourselves to some fruit in the trailer's refrigerator. I'm going in to check on the news." Yunho and Aileen thank him and gently decline his offer.
They sit outside the trailer facing each other, but since they were back in their work environment, things were awkward. Silence filled the space between them. Occasionally they glanced up and smiled at each other.
Soon though they heard voices and saw the other guys approaching. Aileen, without a word, smiles to Yunho and gets up and walks to the van.
As Aileen walks to the van, Yunho notices the eyes of the other four guys following her. He grins and once again thinks to himself how lucky he was to have met Aileen.
"Sooo how was your interview?" Jaejoong asks Yunho wryly.
"Ahh hyung, you'd never believe mine! That guy constantly kept giving me orders as if I didn't know how to drive a trail bike. And then when I was driving he made weird poses to take the photos and there were a few times I nearly ran him over ‘cause he was lying down in my path and wouldn't move!" Min ventilates.
"Noona was pretty friendly...a little too friendly now that I think about it...but my interview went well- we laughed a lot" Yoochun shrugs.
"Same here, although the camera man kept on saying 'Watch it, watch iiiit!' every time I got too close to the edge" Jaejoong sighs.
"The guy who interviewed me was really nice and outgoing. We got along great, except...one thing bugged me a bit..." Su fumbles.
The others laugh. "Oh? And what would that be? Poor Xiah is paranoid!"
He pouts. "Seriously! He named every brand of every article of clothing I was wearing- down to the season and year it came out! Omoooo!" he shudders.
The others laugh even harder. "But then that's why he's an interviewer for a fashion magazine. Don't you remember Junsu? 'Fashion' usually has to do with clothes?" Yoochun teases.
"But still, we're grateful to all of them since it's from the help of hardworking reporters and photographers that we get through to our fans right?" Yunho smiles.
"Veeery smoothly said, Yunho" Hero eyes him suspiciously. "But you still didn't tell us how your day went!"
"My day? My day..." Yunho gets a look in his eyes. "...was fine...nothing unusual...it was great..."
The others exchange looks, shrug, and go about their business. Changmin goes into the trailer to get food yet again and look at Yoosu soccer match and Jaejoong goes to get his English book and sit with Changmin. Yunho sighs and looks in the direction of the van where, unknown to him, Aileen was going through the photos and smiling to herself.
The days pass quickly. Soon it's time for DBSK to leave the U.S. and return to Asia. At the airport, DBSK and the staff exchange goodbyes with the reporters and camera crew who were kind enough to be with them during their stay.
Thankfully, no paparazzi or swarming fans were there so for the first time DBSK is relaxed and unrushed as they said their goodbyes. As the others were caught up in their conversations, Yunho envelopes Aileen in a bear hug. Aileen at first is surprised, then gingerly hugs him back, closing her eyes and smelling his subtle cologne.
Yunho mutters, "Thanks for all the great times, I'm very glad I got to know you. I hope we can meet again soon."
"M-hmm" Aileen murmurs, eyes still closed not wanting to forget this. "I wish I didn't have to fly to New York to do that photoshoot for 'Bazaar' magazine. I want to return to Asia too..."
They hear the guys coming and break apart, smiling at each other.
"Aileen, it was great meeting you" Jaejoong says.
"Hope we can see each other again!" Junsu exclaims.
"Yeah!" Changmin smiles with mismatched-eyes.
Yoochun lifts Aileen's hand and kisses it, then laughs.
"I'll miss you guys too...get back safely!"
With that, the guys and Aileen part ways and board their separate planes. Yunho, Jaejoong, Junsu, Yoochun, and Changmin take their first-class seats and get comfortable for the long ride home. Yunjae sit in one row, Yoosu in the aisle-row next to them, and Changmin with a seat full of snacks and baggage in the row behind Yunjae. Jae listens to his Ipod, Min watches an airline movie, Chun reads a manga, Su stares out the window at the scenery and at random points talks to Mickey.
As the plane flies over the Pacific, Yunho dreams and smiles. Unknown to him, miles away, Aileen has a similar dream.
sigh Yuho looks around at the misty ocean scene before him, clothed in breezy white clothes. Barefoot, he stands in the sand, inches away from the seawater.
There's a thick mist all around so there is no definite line where the water ends and the sky begins. Yunho's enveloped in a light, misty blanket. The sun shines overhead and everything is peaceful and silent, almost like an oasis. Yunho softly starts to sing-
"Everyday and night, with you..." He lifts his head towards the sky and opens his arms to the ocean breeze.
- - - -
Aileen opens her eyes and finds herself in her sanctuary- the special place she goes to in her mind. She stands along the water's edge, feeling the water slip over her feet. She smiles and starts to think of her memories with Yunho.
Suddenly she hears a faint voice singing a familiar song. "It’s 'Begin!' It sounds as if it’s being carried across the waves to me..." Automatically she starts singing as well.
- - - -
Still singing, he hears a far off voice softly responding to his and singing along. He slowly approaches the direction which the singing was coming from. He sees a figure with her back to him, clothed in a breezy white dress, singing along with her curtain of black hair softly moving in the breeze. Yunho smiles and, sensing who it is, approaches and puts his hands on her eyes.
Aileen stops singing and, lifting up her hands to remove Yunho's, turns around and gasps. With a happy yell she flings her arms around him. They both link hands and walk on the sand, continuing to sing as the sun shines overhead and the mist envelopes them in their own little world.
The two wake up simultaneously, in their different airplane seats. Discovering it's a dream, they both sigh. Looking out the window, they place their hands on the glass, hoping to meet again.