Beating Hearts Chap. 9

[kumo_is_kumo]

Title: Beating Hearts

Pairing: Jongkey

Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut, Drama, Semi-Angst

Length: Series

Summary: Kibum was just like the usual boy around. He talked when he needed to. He laughed when it was funny. He stayed silent where there was nothing. But then, he found out that someone could pull out a lot more emotions from him. Someone that could make him understood what his beating heart was meant.

Chapter 9



The exams were coming in two more days. Kibum and Jonghyun agreed to not meet each other for unnecessary things to avoid them losing the concentration. The exams would happen for a week straight and Jonghyun was thinking about spending the whole two days with Kibum before he couldn’t hold the younger male in his arms for the whole week, but then much to his disappointment, Kibum apologized to him because he locked himself in his apartment to study.

Jonghyun could only sigh about that. He smiled bitterly at the text message from Kibum, sending the word ‘okay’ with disappointed heart. But then Kibum’s reply came.

Sorry ♥

It was enough to brighten Jonghyun’s whole day.



The papers were everywhere in Kibum’s place. His bangs were pinned up to his head with the small pink hairpin he could find in his drawer, his black rimmed glasses were placed comfortably atop his nose. Kibum snuggled under his thick blanket; liking the warm it warmed his body as he read the lessons on top of his bed.

He glanced at his phone, mind thinking about his boyfriend just the next door but he quickly shook his head from the distraction. They couldn’t waste much time, exams were coming and Kibum had to study for real. He had started to study since a week ago; the number of their dates was decreasing slowly since Kibum would often skip the date offer. He would jut out his bottom lip (he knew it was Jonghyun’s weakness now) in guilt and said that he needed to study. Jonghyun would only gap for a few seconds before blinked his eyes and nodded.

Kibum was kind of nervous of the last message that he sent just now. Was it too fast for them to use the ‘love’ sticker? He pouted, closing his book before grabbing the other one on the floor beside his bed. He needed to concentrate for God’s sake! They could get a lot of dates later after the exams were over!

But Kibum missed him.



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Jonghyun was in the middle of marking his students’ assignments when the door was knocked softly. With confused stare, he got up from the fluffy carpeted floor and walked towards the door.

Oh, it was Kibum. And he was only wearing a big blouse with the sleeves covering down to his knuckles and a pair of really, really short jeans. Really short.

“Kibum?”

“Um, hi, hyung,” greeted Kibum shyly, gripping onto the books he was holding which Jonghyun just realized.

“What are you doing here? Don’t you have to study?” asked Jonghyun gently, opening the door wider for him to enter. Kibum grinned sheepishly, getting out from his sandals.

“I... There are some things that I don’t really understand about accounting...”

Jonghyun’s eyes lit up. “Oh? You want to study with me?”

Kibum nodded, bottom lip trapped between his teeth. Jonghyun grinned, grabbing the younger male by his wrist and pulled him in. “Where’s the key I gave you?”

Jonghyun gave him the key to his apartment the next day after Kbum decided to give his. He wanted to treat Kibum fairly and he wanted them to trust each other fully now.

Kibum smiled, “I can use it already?” asked he. Jonghyun chuckled, patting his pinned hair softly. “Of course! Why do you think I gave you that then?”

The younger male grinned, watching as Jonghyun put his papers aside to the floor and emptied the coffee table. Jonghyun sat down on the carpeted floor, waiting for Kibum to ask him the lesson. Kibum bit his lip, oh, how much he missed cuddling with him.

“Hyung?”

“Yeah? Sit down, Kibum-ah,”

“Um, about that,” called Kibum hesitantly. Jonghyun looked up at the younger male, watching him fidgeted on one foot to another one before finally he spoke, “Can I sit... on your lap?”

Oh, he was so adorable, thought Jonghyun. Requesting such a thing hesitantly when he had already known what Jonghyun’s answer would be.

“Of course! I-I mean, not that eager, but—”

Kibum giggled with his flushed face, setting his book down on the table before getting in between Jonghyun’s thighs. The older male took the familiar scent into his sense, the soft scent from Kibum’s body.

“Don’t you think you are naughty, Kibum-ah?” asked Jonghyun teasingly, arms slowly wrapping around his slender waist. Kibum squirmed under his touch, sighing contently while leaning back to his chest.

“I just miss you, hyung,”

One thing that Jonghyun was still amazed was that Kibum had been blunter than he already was. He didn’t seem to hesitate to show his feeling now and Jonghyun loved this new side of him.

“I miss you, too. You study too much, you know,” murmured Jonghyun while pressing his face on the younger male’s shoulder. Kibum chuckled, dragging his books from the other side of the table and opened one of them.

“I couldn’t understand some things and I decided to just come to understand and to cure my need to see you...”

Jonghyun grinned, leaning forward to peck his cheek. “Alright, I got you now. What do you want to ask?”

“Mm, this one, hyung,” said Kibum while pointing onto the counting on the paper. Jonghyun leaned forward to read, his chest pressed more to Kibum’s lean back and he loved their proximity.

“Ah, this. Students always mess up in this part...”

“Yeah, it’s kind of hard, hyung,” murmured Kibum, running his fingers on the page. Jonghyun grinned, slowly putting his hands on top of Kibum’s, slipping his fingers in between Kibum’s long ones. The younger male smiled, his heart fluttered in happiness as he closed his fingers around Jonghyun’s.

“Then how do I do it, hyung? I mean, I always got stuck in this one. How do I get the numbers in that one?”

Jonghyun put his chin down on his shoulder, explaining the things and Kibum listened carefully. He couldn’t disappoint Jonghyun since he was the one who taught him about this lesson. He should get the best result in this.

“You get it? Now try doing the next problem. Here, do that on this paper,”

“Okay, hyung.”

Kibum took the pencil and began doing the problem, not aware of Jonghyun’s gaze landed on him. He was concentrating and Jonghyun loved to see him all serious like that. Their fingers might get untangled already, but Jonghyun still could feel the warmth from Kibum. He smiled, leaning his cheek flat on his shoulder. He could hear Kibum’s soft breathing and it soothed him.

“Hyung?” called Kibum softly, his voice was just above a whisper. Jonghyun hummed, just realizing that he closed his eyes. He felt a soft touch of lips against his head and Jonghyun smiled happily.

“Don’t fall asleep on me again, hyung,” mumbled Kibum against his head. Jonghyun gently shook his head no, before lifting it up to see Kibum. The younger male glanced back at him and gave him a quick smile, before patting his arm gently. “I did it, hyung. Can you check it for me?”

“Give it to me then,” and Kibum handed him the paper. Jonghyun scanned his eyes up and down; a proud smile quickly crept onto his lips.

“Great job. You learn so fast, Kibum-ah.”

“Is there any mistake, hyung?”

“No. It’s good already. You will be fine. You just need to try some more problems and then I think you are ready for the exam.”

The happy smile on Kibum’s face was so priceless that Jonghyun had the sudden urge to capture it so he could see it anytime he wanted to. “Should I try more then?” asked Kibum softly. Jonghyun quickly shook his head, “No. Do it later. Don’t you think you should stop and rest for a while, Kibummie? I can see the bags under your eyes already. Did you sleep last night?”

Kibum sighed tiredly, blinking his tired eyes. “A bit. I was up all night trying to find out how to solve this problem, hyung. If I hadn’t gotten here then I would have stayed up again and still couldn’t find it out,” giggled Kibum softly. Jonghyun hummed, leaning his back to the bottom of the couch while pulling Kibum back with him.

“I think you should rest. I bet you have studied all of the subjects for the whole week. Am I right?”

“Yeah, you are right, hyung. Maybe I should rest for a day...”

“Don’t get sick before the exam starts,” said Jonghyun softly, pressing his lips on Kibum’s cheek. The younger male’s cheek rose up in a smile and leaned his head on Jonghyun’s shoulder. The older male hummed, burying his face on Kibum’s neck then. They stayed like that in quite a long time without speaking. It looked like they were sleeping but no one was since the feeling was so comfortable and they didn’t want to let it pass even a single second.

“Hyung, I want to turn around,” murmured Kibum softly and Jonghyun lifted his head up. Kibum slowly leaned forward, turning around before hugging Jonghyun around his neck. He pressed his face to his broad shoulder, eyes closed as a content sigh left his lips.

“We should cuddle more often, hyung,” whispered Kibum softly, not wanting to disturb the silence. Jonghyun chuckled, arms hugging the slender waist close to him. He hummed, pecking the younger male’s head before snuggling like a puppy.

“God, I miss you so much, hyung. I don’t think I would be able to not see you even if it is in exam...”

Jonghyun smiled, nodding in agreement. “You don’t know how desperate I am to see you. You keep on locking yourself in your apartment, studying like crazy. I want to see you so much that it gets unhealthy.”

A melodic chuckle escaped Kibum’s lips and he snuggled closer. “Mm. I’m sorry about that. I just don’t want to disappoint everyone. My parents would be so happy later if I call them and tell that I get high result in my exam... and I don’t want to disappoint you as well, hyung. I mean, you are so important to me as well, you are specially teaching me...”

“You don’t have to worry about anything, Kibum. You work so hard already, and I can’t be more proud of you.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. Believe me.”

Kibum backed away from the hug with a smile, “Can you kiss me, hyung?”

Jonghyun leaned in to lock their lips, moving them in a gentle dance and Kibum hummed softly. He tilted his head aside; letting Jonghyun took care of the kiss as he lazily responded to it. He was too comfortable to move right now.

“When was the last time I kissed you,” whispered Jonghyun against his heart-shaped lips after he leaned away. Kibum smiled, eyes still closed as he leaned forward to brush their lips together, “I don’t know.”

Jonghyun grinned at the sight of lazy kitten, getting a sudden thought in his mind. “Kibum, do you also act like this with your previous boyfriend?”

Kibum smiled even wider and shook his head. “I didn’t have a boyfriend or girlfriend. You are my first, hyung.”

“Really?” Jonghyun questioned in joy. The nod from Kibum sent a big wave of happiness to him. “You are my first boyfriend, and you are also my first kiss...” whispered Kibum lazily. The smile on Jonghyun’s face was so wide that he was hurting his cheeks.

He cupped the face in front of him and Kibum leaned into his touch. “Hyung, you are so comfortable,”

“I am,” whispered Jonghyun. He didn’t know why they whispered so much today even though it was just the two of them. Kibum hugged his waist and pressed his face on his throat. “Do you feel a bit cold, hyung? Or is it just me?”

“Yeah, a bit. Wait, I have a blanket around here.”

Jonghyun grabbed the blanket from the corner of the other couch and draped it around their hips. Kibum hummed, eyes closing again. “Why do you wear such a short pants anyway?” asked Jonghyun, trying to avoid into staring at his flawless legs too long. He could feel Kibum smiled against his throat, “I found this short in the closet. I just put it on and it fits so much on me. I can’t even remember when I bought this.”

The older male smiled, patting Kibum’s back gently in a steady pace. “Are you going to sleep?”

“...yeah,” slurred Kibum sleepily. Jonghyun just tightened his hold around him and pressed their body even closer.

“Sleep then. I will wake you up when it’s dinner time.”

Kibum hummed, snuggling like the little kitten he was. “...thank you, Jonghyunie hyung,”

“Rest well, Bummie,”

And he pressed a soft kiss on the crown of his head before he heard the soft snores leaving Kibum’s slightly parted lips.











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A/N: Hello, everybody! Merry Christmas! Did you have fun on this year's Christmas?:D

So, I'm in the middle of exams weeks but here I am, still updating! Haha, don't you want to give me hugs? xD

Well, for the hint for the next chapter: there will be someone new — a man.
Be it a good one or bad one, you have to wait xD <3

Please leave me a comment and let me know what you think about this! Until next time and thank you! ^^