The Way I Saw It Chap. 1 : Hurt

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: The Way I Saw It

Pairing: Jongkey

Genre: Romance, Angst

Length: Two shots

Summary: “The way I was told about, life was so perfect. But then the way I saw it, life wasn’t like that. Life wasn’t that pretty, with rainbows and butterflies. But life was cruel. Cruel enough to break Jonghyun hyung and Kibum hyung apart.”

 
Chapter 1

The Way I Saw It: Hurt



My name’s Minho and they met through me. Jonghyun hyung was my senior in high school and I knew him from our swimming club. Kibum hyung was my childhood friend and even though he was only older than me for about two or three months, I decided to be polite and called him with ‘hyung’.

We were all an adult now and I worked in this gym as an instructor. Kibum hyung worked upstairs where he could show his fashion taste and as a makeup artists. Jonghyun hyung always came here to the gym and I helped him to build that kind of body; abs.

I had to tell you that Jonghyun hyung was such a softie; even he wouldn’t hurt a fly. He was so helplessly romantic and sometimes he would daydream about how he would serenade his lover with his baby guitar and his honey-like voice, singing a love song.

Well, different to Jonghyun hyung, Kibum hyung was more like ice; he was so cold to everyone, except me. I had known him like I knew myself, he was a nice person but he could be very feisty and sly when there was something in his mind.

The two met and from a single glance, I knew that they both attracted to each other. I thought Jonghyun hyung was the perfect man for Kibum hyung. He would love to be treated romantically and I knew that he would fall over heels for Jonghyun hyung.

But, boy, I was wrong.

Kibum hyung treated him no different from the others. He was so cold; never letting Jonghyun hyung finished his words. I would cast a glance to Jonghyun hyung, checking if he was okay or what since he was such a soft guy. But, then, I saw Jonghyun hyung smiled. It was rare to see him smiled after being ignored like that. He would usually pouted and then hung his head down, mumbling some incoherent words and then turned away to walk out.

I thought Jonghyun hyung was just had this crush on Kibum hyung but then something clicked in my mind. Jonghyun hyung fell for him. And it was too deep already.

I saw how Jonghyun hyung struggled everyday to catch Kibum hyung’s attention and then it came to fail as usual. Jonghyun hyung was such a good man, he never gave up and I gave him two thumbs up for his self-confidence. Kibum hyung was so cruel towards him; he didn’t even want to see Jonghyun hyung even in a slight glance. Jonghyun hyung loved to talk and he blabbered about himself, completely being ignored by this younger man but he continued anyway.

Sometimes, I had this sudden urge to say to Kibum hyung about how he should have sit together with Jonghyun hyung, listening to him talking and maybe he would change his mind. But I never let it out. Kibum hyung was such a strong-headed person and I was kind of afraid that he would be mad at me. The last thing that I wanted was to see Kibum’s anger.



But then one day, Kibum hyung stopped ignoring with a loud sigh. “What do you want, Jonghyun?” And that simple sentence was enough to bring the happy glint into those puppy eyes. Jonghyun hyung grinned at him and said, “I want you to have a date with me.” Kibum hyung sighed loudly, making sure to show Jonghyun hyung that he was annoyed before answering, “No.” I was watching the whole scene from behind the couch where I was resting and held my breathe. Jonghyun hyung could never handle being rejected like that. Would he cry?

Oh, he didn’t cry. Instead, he grinned, but I could see that grin was forced. “Why?” Asked Jonghyun hyung with a small pout. I held myself back from chuckling in amusement and waited for Kibum hyung’s response. “Because I don’t know you.” Jonghyun hyung whined like a little pup and argued, “You can know me more if you want to go for a date with me!”

Kibum hyung simply ignored him back and I saw this tired glance in Jonghyun hyung’s eyes. Oh no, please don’t be tired, hyung. You were the perfect man for Kibum hyung, it was what I thought at that time. And for my relief, he didn’t give up there.
For the next month, Jonghyun hyung kept on pestering him, calling him ‘cutie’, or ‘pretty’, and even ‘Bummie’ and I was sure that Kibum hyung enjoyed all the attention, he was just too strong-headed to admit it. On one fine day, he snapped.

“Seriously, Jonghyun! Get away from me!”

I saw the hurt in Jonghyun hyung’s eyes but then maybe it was only my imagination because in a second, he was smiling because Kibum hyung talked to him. Such a stupid puppy in love he was.

“Won’t you go on a date with me?” He still hadn’t given up. Kibum hyung sighed and rubbed his temple, “Fine. But only one date.”

At the answer, Jonghyun hyung’s eyes lit up in that happiness and I almost jumped in happiness along with him. “Why only one date?” Whined Jonghyun hyung. Kibum hyung glared at him, “One date or not at all.” At the words, Jonghyun hyung sealed his lips in a tight line and shook his head.

Jonghyun hyung grinned and jumped on his spot after telling Kibum hyung that he would inform him later about the date. He quickly walked out from the room where Kibum hyung was and jumping on his spot in happiness. I also wanted to jump as well but I held myself and when I stared at Kibum hyung, he had this small shy smile on his lips. Did my eyes trick me? Kibum hyung was smiling, right?

I just hope Kibum hyung could see his sincerity and maybe gave him a chance. They would be so good together.



When Monday came way too fast for my liking, I was greeted with Jonghyun hyung’s blank face. I asked him about their date the day before and he only shrugged it while murmuring, “It didn’t go that well but it was still nice.”

Then he told me how Kibum hyung was just sighing for the entire date, not really giving him attention. I could see desperation in Jonghyun hyung’s eyes but then for my fear, I heard Jonghyun hyung’s weak voice, “Should I give up?” With wide eyes, I prevented him from thinking that way. You could think that I was just putting him in that suffer but I seriously wanted them to be together for real. It would be really great to see them together.

He told me that Kibum hyung was clearly avoiding skin ship with him. It was not nice since Jonghyun hyung was such a skin ship person. I patted him on his back and pointed at the direction of the gym’s glass door with my chin. Jonghyun hyung turned around and was met with the sight of Kibum hyung entering the room. His face was suddenly filled with pure happiness and I could feel the affection radiating from him.

Kibum hyung spared a single glance towards him and then turned away. Jonghyun hyung pouted like a little pup and I rolled my eyes at Kibum hyung’s behavior. He acted like a kid.



Weeks turned into months. They still acted like that and I honestly was starting to lose hope. With Kibum hyung sincerely ignoring him like this, shrugging him away with loud sighs and glares, I didn’t think Jonghyun hyung could hold on any longer.

I didn’t really know what made Jonghyun hyung fell crazily like this towards Kibum hyung. Sure, he was kind of pretty; I couldn’t agree more with that. He was feminine, like a girl and he loved to show off. He put make up (sometimes) on his face and he wore such a tight fitted clothes. Sometimes I found Jonghyun hyung stared at his ass...

But that was also something that made Kibum hyung snapped at him.

“For fuck’s sake! Get the fuck away from me!”

He snapped and it took me and Jonghyun hyung’s surprise. We didn’t expect him to snap loudly like that. What was the matter?

“Don’t think I don’t know that you are practically drooling over my ass. You only want to get into my pants. Fine, what do you want to do now? You want to fuck me, right? Where and when? Just get it over and leave me the fuck alone!”

I gulped down my saliva, eyes searching for any kind of expression from Jonghyun hyung’s face. He remained stoic before he murmured, “I-I’m not—”

“Yeah, and Santa is real,” snapped Kibum hyung. Jonghyun hyung stared, he just stared but the hurt was clear in his eyes. He cleared his throat to break the awkward silence before taking a step back. “I-I have to make a c-call,” and he walked out from the room. I glared at the remaining person in the room and sighed.

“What?” He snapped at me. I held myself from snapping back at him. “Sometimes I don’t think I know you. Sometimes I think you are not the Kibum that I used to know. You don’t have to be that harsh towards him, you know.”

At my low sentences, his tensed shoulder slumped down and he sighed, “What do you want to say, Minho?”

“Stop being this unknown person and give me back the old Kibum. This Kibum hurts so many people and I don’t like it.”

He rubbed his temple and sighed, “I don’t get it, Minho! I’m still me!”

“No, you are not. The old Kibum wouldn’t act that rude and would always hear what people say.”

“Minh—”

“Give him a chance. He is serious with you. You won’t meet a good man like him any other time. All you need to do is giving him a chance to prove himself that he is different. You hurt him too many already and if I were him, I wouldn’t want to come back.”

After I finished, the glass door was slowly being pushed and Jonghyun hyung entered. “S-Sorry, I-I just want to grab my jacket. I’ll go quickly.”

He rushed to the coat hanger on the corner of the room and I could see that Kibum hyung caught the unusual sight. Jonghyun hyung forced a smile to me and left us alone; the door closing slowly behind his back.

With wide eyes, Kibum hyung turned to me. “Did you see that?” I asked him and he hesitantly nodded, “His eyes were so puffy...”

“A man who only wants your ass won’t cry over your insult,” I said before leaving him as well.



Jonghyun hyung didn’t come for a week. I thought he gave up but then on the next Monday, he came to the gym with his usual smile. “Hey, Minho!”

“Hi, hyung. Where did you go?”

“I... Nothing, I just lazed around at home,” said him and grinned stupidly. I smiled a bit at him and patted him on his shoulder. Just then, the glass door was opened and the worried-looking Kibum hyung entered the room. Both of us turned to find him standing by the door, panting as if he was just running here. Or did he?

“Hyung?” I called him and he cleared his throat, closing the door and stood stiff on his spot. Jonghyun hyung fidgeted uncomfortably on his spot before he tugged onto my shirt. “I-I will go to the training room. Um, see you around, Minho.”

He was just turning on his heels and was about to walk away when Kibum hyung’s stuttering voice stopped him from doing so. “H-Hey, Jonghyun,”

With wide eyes, Jonghyun hyung turned around in surprise, not too different with my eyes. Kibum hyung sighed and gripped his blouse. “Can we talk?”

Jonghyun hyung stared at him as if asking ‘are you serious’ and Kibum hyung stared hopefully at him. I nudged him and pointed at him, mouthing the word ‘go’. Jonghyun hyung hesitantly nodded and they entered one empty training room to talk in private. I patiently waited for any possibility of screaming or maybe the crying Jonghyun, but then when the door opened with the wide-smiling Jonghyun hyung, I stood up curiously.

“Hyung? What happened?”

Jonghyun hyung grinned and Kibum hyung came out, mumbling the small ‘see you around’ before rushing out from the gym room. Jonghyun hyung shook my hands and jumped on his spot, “He apologized! And he invited me for a lunch! Did you hear that, Minho?!”

I couldn’t believe what I just heard. Did Kibum hyung just give him a chance? Was it because what I told him the other time before?









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A/N: So, my exams over! I get back with this new angsty two-shots! I hope you enjoy this one and I will post the second part soon! ^^
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