Disclaimer: Do not own the boys
Rated: 15+
Genre: Angst, Fluff
Pairing: Kyuwook
7 Years of Love
A Heartbeat
You woke up in the morning like any other day, following your leader like a little puppy, doing the chores for him, and for others. There is another one, younger than you; but he is so uptight, no one really bothers him much. You don't complain, because in return you receive the attention you never had before. To be surrounded by so many, the brothers you never had before. Yet often you don't have anything to say. You just listen and watch everyone with your wide eyes - trying to learn from each and everyone. This morning wasn't any different, except when the door to the apartment opened and the senior manager walked in, a lanky boy behind him. Your eyes met, and you felt you missed a beat.
Learning to Love
This new kid is so awkward, you pity him really. Most of the time he doesn't know where to stand, what to do or what to say. So confused. As if you're not! May be because you both didn't know what to say, you ended up only talking to each other. But it was so hard for you. Everyone disliked him, said he scowled too much and couldn't manage a chore to deliver, but late at night when everyone's sleeping, you know this boy is fidgeting on the floor, unable to sleep, you whisper
"Kyuhyunah... do you want to play a game?"
"I don't know where he hide it..." he says, you hear the sadness in his voice
"I know where it is... come with me?"
Knees up to your chin, you watch him sleepily as he plays with his consoles. Occasionally hush him to stay quiet. You don't remember when you fell asleep but when you wake up, you feel an arm protectively around you and the steady breath tells you he is asleep too, finally.
And you know you're in love.
Saranghae
It's been almost a year and you two are inseparable. You started to meet some of his friends and he met yours. Somehow it didn't work out. One of your friends blurted out,
"You two look weird together."
"Oh? How?"
"Don't know... as if you are real"
"Real?"
"Are you two dating?"
You blushed and your friend blushed. But you said it's not what she thinks.
Two weeks later you were attending a party. Drunken loonies and discos. Somehow along the way, you got separated from your group and found yourself sitting in a corner, just looking at people. You are tempted to drink, get drunk too but this party is just not feeling right. As if on queue an unwanted arm hugged you from behind, a hand traveling downward. You desperately fought to be free.
"Let him go."
"Oh? What would you do, puny?"
"I'll tell my men where your daughter is now."
"Ryeowook-ah..."
You don't respond as you continue to sob in his arms. You two fled the place, now sitting under a worn out apartment's staircase.
"Did you know him? Did you know his daughter?"
"No"
"What if he didn't buy it?"
"Then I would have broken his arms, all of his fingers and his nose and then ripped his face apart"
You chuckle
"You love me this much?"
"This much"
A soft pair of lips on yours. You let your tears fall again. Your first kiss, first love.
For You, I'll Smile
You know your heart is in disarray, your mind blank and all you want is to be with him. No one knows your heart is tied to his- if he is gone, you will wither away. They gave you task after task and you do all of that obediently. You smile and talk and look pretty. At night when you run to see him, the nurses don't allow you cause it's no longer visiting hours, but his mother sitting there hugs you tight and asks you to pray. Back in your room you fall asleep hugging his pillow, wet from your tears. You don't notice how some of your group members watching you, thinking if this is at all right.
Split
You were ecstatic today. He is coming back to the dorm tomorrow. Though you often saw him in the hospital and later at his home, you wanted to welcome him to your shared room. You blush thinking a bit of loving but in next second you scold yourself for letting your mind go there. You're going to be taking care of him well. He's going to be okay again soon, loving could come a bit later. You heard Leeteuk hyung calling
"You need to help Sungmin move Kyuhyun's items to his room"
"Why?" your eyes wide and you wonder what's going on as everyone looks at you
"Because Kyuhyun needs caring when he's back tomorrow. You will share room with Yesung."
"But I can take care of Kyu. I've always done that."
"I think you will take care of him too much. Too much love kills a person"
Loss at words, you don't know what to say. They know. You are now forced to be apart, will be under surveillance. And you wonder if Kyuhyun will be just as hurt too? You didn't realize that you started crying but Leeteuk hugs you and tells you it's for everyone's sake, for Kyuhyun's sake.
Sin
Rooms changed but it didn't stop you from doing everything you can to ensure Kyuhyun had a comfortable life in the dorm. You ignored everyone's requests and cooked the food he loves only, reminded him to take the pills on time, accompanied him to therapies and cuddled with him to everyone's disapproval. Because he told you, the cuddles are his best medicines, that he loves your warmth, makes him forget the pain and inspires him to do his best next day.
"You shouldn't be doing what you're doing. You should be grateful to be alive."
"If you're in love like me, you would have known."
"Are you insulting me?"
"No, my heart waited for him. I felt his tears and I heard my parents and I wanted to live again"
"Your parents will be heart broken, disappointed"
"You don't know them."
You heard Sungmin hyung's conversation with your Kyu, standing at the doorway. Leeteuk hyung asked you to stop too. He said it all could be punishments.
You wonder if it's a sin to love. To love Kyuhyun. Because you are Ryeowook?
-x-
to be continued