The Way I Saw It Chap. 2 : Worth

[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 2

The Way I Saw It: Worth



A few weeks passed and I swore I had never seen Jonghyun hyung being that happy. Sure, Kibum hyung kept his distance away and they were just going out in dates. Kibum hyung didn’t even let Jonghyun hyung touched him, not even in the slightest skin ship. I pitied Jonghyun hyung but he seemed to not mind about any of it. He was simply grateful with the dates that they had. I bet they hadn’t even held hands.

But I honestly disappointed with Kibum hyung. Jonghyun hyung had done a lot for him; he fetched him up when it was raining, he visited him when he was sick, he waited for Kibum hyung outside the building for 3 hours when he worked overtime, he brought him lunch when he forgot his meal. I mean, if I were Jonghyun hyung, I could never do something like that. Kibum hyung would be such a stupid if he let him go.

It was at one fine day in December. Christmas was just a week left and I stared outside of the window. It was more than 6 months or maybe it was almost seven since Kibum hyung started going out on dates with Jonghyun hyung. I didn’t know when they would make it official. They were so good together; even though Kibum hyung kept treating him coldly, not as cold and not as harsh as the first time, but sometimes he did treat him like a trash. I wanted to scold him but I held myself.

I got up from the window and grabbed my coat and bag, getting ready to go home. I walked out from one of the empty training room and locked it, only to stop when the front glass door opened. “Jonghyun hyung?”

He grinned and put his finger over his lips, telling me to shut up. I stared at him curiously and then I saw a bouquet of tulip. Why the hell did he bring tulips? Wait. Tulips meant...declaration of love. Was he going to...?

“Hey, Minho. Is Kibum here?”

“Yeah, he is still inside I think. Hyung, are you going to confess?”

He blushed and rubbed the back of his head. “Yeah. Are you going to go home, Minho?”

“I am. It’s about time, hyung. I thought you would never make this official. I’m tired of seeing you both beat around the bush. I hope the best for you, hyung! Fighting!”

He nodded and I waved my hand, walking out from the building. So he was going to confess before Christmas. They would spend their first Christmas together as a new couple. He should have thought about this before. That sneaky little puppy.

I stopped on my way, a few buildings away when I realized that I forgot my gloves. No wonder my hands were so cold. I decided to go back to grab them, I didn’t want my fingers to freeze.

The building was so silent, like no one talking or cheering or what. Where were them?
I entered the short hallway towards the locker room and stopped at the end when I saw Jonghyun hyung standing right in front of the locker room door. I thought he was going to confess?

But then I heard it.

“Kibum, stop wasting your time with him.”

“Get away from me. What do you want?”

The little window with tinted glass was the only thing that showed the conversing people inside. It was Kibum hyung’s voice.

“I want you to stop hanging around that Jonghyun kid. You are getting too close to him and I don’t like it.”

Even from the tinted window, I could see the silhouette of that someone held onto Kibum hyung. He even let someone else touched him like that but not Jonghyun hyung?

“What is it for you? You stalk me.”

“You know that I want you from the very beginning, Kibum. And now you are hanging with that kid.”

“So?”

“Tell me. What is your relationship with him?”

“There’s nothing between us.”

“He is only your friend, right?”

“Maybe.”

“Then what is that Jonghyun kid to you?”

“No one. Jonghyun is no one to me. He is no different than you, annoying and never knows when to stop. Now get the fuck away from me.”

My eyes widened in shock at his words. I saw how Jonghyun hyung’s fist gripped onto the bouquet of flowers; the stems were crushed from the pressure. And Jonghyun hyung took a step back. I quickly hid behind the wall and I heard his retreating step and then the sound of something being thrown into the garbage.

The flowers. There was also one blue velvet box.

I wanted to run after him, seeing him whether he was okay or what. I remembered the last time one girl rejected him in high school, he cried for two days. But then I stopped. He wouldn’t like to know that I heard everything. His pride would be hurt and I stepped back.

I stared at the thrown flowers and the box, hesitating if I should pick it or ignore it. But then I picked them. At least I had to give this to Kibum hyung. They were specially prepared for him even though he had crushed that someone’s heart.

I slowly walked out and found him sitting alone on the frozen bench. He stared at the night sky blankly, but the tears were scrolling down his cheeks. Seeing him crying lifeless like that clenched my heart. I prefer him crying, wailing loudly rather than being like that.

He had one hand gripped onto his chest, little sobbing escaped his lips and then he sighed.

“‘No one’...” Murmured him hoarsely.

He stayed like that for a long time; I didn’t know whether he was cold or what. He didn’t move even for a slightest bit. I just couldn’t leave my old friend like this. But I also couldn’t come out and calmed him down.

Then after an hour which was like eternity, he rummaged into his pocket and pulled out his phone. He seemed to hesitate whether he should make that call but in the end he did it.

“Hey, hyung. Is the offer...still available?” He murmured into the phone. What offer?

“Yeah. I... I’ll take it. Just plan everything well...and as soon as possible.”

He hung up the call and sighed, before rising up and walked away, went back home I thought.

Now what should I do?



***


I stared at the wilted flowers and the velvet box in my locker. It had been three days since the last time I saw Jonghyun hyung and now I didn’t know how he was doing. Kibum hyung also had his day off for two days so I didn’t see him as well. But then someone tapped me on my shoulder and came his voice.

“What are you doing, Minho? What’s that?”

“H-Hey, Kibum hyung,” I called and then my anger went up when I suddenly remembered that last time. He ran his eyes around, seeking for something or I supposed someone...who was not here. “Hey, Minho, well, I don’t see...your friend?”

I gripped onto my locker door and snapped at him. “Are you done with this shit?” He seemed to be taken aback at my sudden burst and gaped. “What are you talking about...?”

I smirked cockily at him, and glared. “I knew you don’t think him as someone worth your time. Why even bother to see him, huh?!”

His eyes widened, mouth opening and closing as he lost his words. “...y-you heard it?”

“Yeah...so did him.”

Then the sight of Jonghyun hyung cried came back into my mind. I heard gasp and found his pale face, “J-Jonghyun too...?”

“Yeah. It was such a great thing that he didn’t go with his confession since you are way too good for him, don’t you think so?” I said in front of his face, sarcastically low. He gripped onto my arm and I could feel him trembling. “H-How... What do y-you—”

“He was going to confess. But then you ruined everything so perfectly with your beautiful speech, thank you very much.”

I took the flowers and box out from my locker, dumping them into his hands. “And they were supposed to be yours from three days ago.”

I walked away angrily but then I heard him running after me. “M-Minho, I didn’t mean it! I-I was just saying that to make Donghyun stop talking! I-I didn’t—”

“And why are you saying this to me? You should say this to him!”

He bit his lip and stared at the wilted tulips, and then stopped at the blue velvet box. He shakily opened it and there was a card in it.



‘It took me a long time to do this but then I decided to confess. I fell in love with you, too deep already. Would you be mine?’



There was a necklace in the box, a beautiful necklace.

My heart clenched just by imagining that Jonghyun hyung preparing this with a smile on his face. When he loves someone, he gave his 200% for that person. I glared at Kibum hyung who had this blank-pale face and growled.

“T-This is...”

I was about to retort back but then my phone rang. I sighed and was about to bark at the certain caller but frowned when I found that the caller was Jonghyun hyung.

“Hyung?” It was such a weird occasion for him to call me. He said he would just come to me when he wanted to talk.

“Hey, Minho. How are you doing?”

“Jonghyun hyung, I haven’t seen you for a while. Where were you?”

At the mention of his name, Kibum hyung’s head snapped up and he stared at me hopefully.
“I was just around. Look, Minho, I... There’s something that I have to tell you. I got an offer from my company to move to Paris and... I accepted it.”

“What? Hyung, you are not serious, right?”

I heard him chuckled from the other line but for no reason, I just knew that he had this sad smile on his face. “I’m serious, Minho. I’m sorry that I haven’t been able to tell you sooner but I was packing for a few days and—”

“Packing? Hyung, when—”

“It’s today, Minho. I’m sorry about that.”

“Hyung!”

“The sooner is better. I’m needed in the company branch in Paris so I think it would be the best if I could go as soon as possible. Say, Minho, you will take care of yourself, right?”

“Hyung, why are you saying like that?” I didn’t like separation even though I knew I could see him in the future. Jonghyun hyung simply chuckled and I heard him sighed slowly. “I hope you take care of yourself, Minho. You are my favorite dongseng, you know. I... I will tell you everything that you still don’t know later, but not now. I’m not ready.”

“Hyung, when is...?”

“In ten minutes. I’ll get into the plane in ten minutes. I think this will be the last time we talk, Minho. I’m not sure when I will be back to Korea but I’m sure you can wait for your favorite hyung, right?”

“Hyung, I’m going there!”

“No, no need, Minho. You won’t make it. Just, take care of yourself and... can you tell something to... Kibum?”

I then remembered that Kibum hyung was still gripping onto my arm. “W-What is it, hyung?”

I slowly put my phone over Kibum hyung’s ear and covered his mouth from talking. I wanted him to hear everything directly, not from me. For the last time.

He took a deep breath and then he spoke, “Tell Kibum that it was such a great opportunity to know him and... he was such a great friend. Tell him that I’m sorry for all the disturbance and annoyance that I caused for him and... goodbye. Just don’t tell him anything about my feeling, Minho.”

By the time I took my phone back, Kibum hyung had one tear rolled down his cheek and I guessed what Jonghyun hyung just said hit him hard.

“I will, hyung. I will make sure he hears everything clearly as you want.” I said while keeping my stare on his troubled face.

“It’s time, Minho. I’ll see you soon later. I will miss you a lot, dongseng.”

“Me too, hyung. Take care. Call me a lot, okay?”

“Yeah, yeah, sure,” he laughed and we said a few more goodbye lines before he hang up the call. Kibum hyung stared blankly at the ground and I sighed.

“W-Where... Where is he going? What is he talking about? Why is he saying goodbye?”

“He moved away. To Paris.”

He clutched onto my arm, by now the tears were scrolling down his face. “W-Why is he going? Why?”

“His job moved him there... and you.”

“M-Me?”

“You said you wanted him to get away from you, right? You said he was so annoying and man like him only wanted your ass and didn’t know when to stop, right?”

“I... I—”

“This is what I hate from you, Kibum hyung. You hated those people that used you. They left after they hurt you, but now... he left after you hurt him.

He stayed silent and I sighed loudly. How did everything turn out this way?

“W-When does he—”

“Now. His plane is taking off right now.”

And I walked away, leaving him alone in his misery. The last thing that I heard before I closed the door behind me was him saying “I haven’t told him that I like him too...”

Too bad because he left, as what you wished for.



***



A month later, I found the building where I worked was so empty. Like no one was there. I walked to the locker room and found Kibum hyung leaning against my locker.

“Hyung?”

“Hey, Minho. Can I ask you a favor?”

“What is it?”

“Can you... ask Jonghyun where he is living right now?”

I cocked my eyebrows in confusion. “Why do you ask?”

“I... I want to go there and clear everything. I took a month vacation to the boss and I booked a plane ticket for tomorrow’s schedule... Can you help me?”

At his hopeful stare, I felt my heart was going to burst in happiness. Finally Kibum hyung realized everything.

“What do you feel for him, hyung?”

He was taken aback at my question before a smile crept on his lips. He fiddled with his fingers and hummed, “I thought it was just a mere crush... but then I realized that it is too deep already.”

I felt my heart was thumping so fast and there was this huge urge to smile so wide. I took a step closer and stood in front of him, with him staring weirdly at me. I embraced him like a good dongseng I was and closed my eyes.

“Finally. It’s about the time, hyung. You should have done this from the very beginning. When I said he is a good man, he is. He would never hurt anyone.”

“But I hurt him already...” I could hear he murmured against my shoulder. I shook my head. “He won’t say anything about it. He is just like that, golden heart. He will forgive you even though sometimes he just can’t accept something we do.”

He stayed silent and then he sighed. “Do you think he will accept me, Minho? I mean, I did scare him away, right? I told him to get off and leave me the fuck alone.”

“You won’t know if you don’t try, right? If he rejects you this time... I’ll go there and kick some senses into his brain.”

Kibum hyung chuckled and hummed. “Yeah, you sure have to.”



I ended up calling Jonghyun hyung, asking him how he was doing; acting like nothing was going to happen and slyly asked where he lived at the moment. He joked around asking me whether I was going to visit him soon which I only laughed it off. This was supposed to be secret. A surprise.

I drove Kibum hyung off to the airport and wished him good luck. He smiled so prettily; it was the first time to smile that sincere ever since he got hurt about a few years ago.

I sighed dreamily while leaning against my seat. There were ups and downs between them but I was glad that they managed to realize their feeling, especially Kibum hyung. I stared and stared at the blue sky; a content smile was visible on my lips as I drove back to the gym.



It was about another week when suddenly I got a new message. I stopped drinking my coffee and when I looked at it, a smile spread on my lips.

It was a message from Jonghyun hyung, and as simple the message was, it warmed my heart.

‘Thank you, Minho! We owe you a lot! Oh, here’s a picture of us so that you won’t miss the happiness! Love, Jonghyun and Kibum.’

The way I told about it, love was such a pain that hurt everyone, but they couldn’t stop themselves from loving. The way I saw it, it was indeed hurting, but in the end, it was all worth it.









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A/N: The second part is up! Do you all like it? I'm thinking of doing the JongKey's POV for the sequel and for a proper explanation for everything, not from Minho's point of view but from the two main characters. How do you think? Hihi <3

But anyway, hope you enjoy reading this one and see you soon! Comments are love!

Comments

[life-not-knife.livejournal.com]

bfjdksbfkjsdbakljfb!!! I can't even... my brain has malfunctioned. Wow! I loved this, it was full of SO much emotion and in the end, it was happy :) I was expecting either a sad ending or a bittersweet one.

A lot of misunderstandings happen in love and life and relationships and sometimes, even though it is easier to just ignore it and move on... we should tolerate the pain in hopes of a future happiness. This really warmed my heart :)!!

I would ADORE a Jongkey version of events haha but I love this writing style too... it's so different and wonderful.

Hehe.

Thanks as always for writing and sharing this.

Xx L xX

[midoyotvxq.livejournal.com]

im glad that you enjoy this, i was afraid that you dont really enjoy this since it's all angst :D
but hey, the jongkey version is out already! you can check it out!
thanks for reading ^^~~

[shineeshipper08.livejournal.com]

So happy this ended well for Jongkey :D. Poor Jonghyun... At least he's together in the end with Key :). And a Jongkey POV would be awesome! :D

[midoyotvxq.livejournal.com]

oooh thank you for reading! ^^
by the way, the jongkey pov is out already, maybe you can go check it out? :D

[shineeshipper08.livejournal.com]

I SEE IT I SEE IT I SEE IT I CAN'T WAIT TO READ IT WHEN I HAVE TIME AHEGOEDFVBNJDFKLAGJRAKLBVNDFAK

[midoyotvxq.livejournal.com]

YES YES YES YOU HAVE TO READ IT
I WILL WAIT FOR YOU TO READ IT HAHAHAHAH
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[shineeshipper08.livejournal.com]

SGHDKDGSKAGD I HAS READ IT AND I HAS COMMENTED ASHDKJFKSK

[kayla13fearless.livejournal.com]

OMG, fucking perfection *^* sequel pls!!!

[midoyotvxq.livejournal.com]

omg thank you so much, im flattered ;;^;;
thanks a lot for reading, and by the way, the sequel is out, dear! go check it! :D

[jjongluvbummie.livejournal.com]

ay they ended up together and yup i thought that there will be sad ending but good it was not like that and good job for minho too.he helped them alot but in all good that kibum realized and went after jonghyun and they made up and yeah happy ending.


Liked the two shot nice jongkey fic and your idea for the jongkey pov is good and also a fluffy jongkey sequel about thier life after them being together gonna be great.thanks for writing it.enjoyed it

[midoyotvxq.livejournal.com]

no, i wont make any sad ending for this :)
thank you for reading this, but the sequel of jongkey pov is out already! enjoy reading ^^~~