Hello Chap. 2
Sep. 5th, 2015 02:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Title: Hello
Pairing: Jongkey
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut, Drama, Semi-Angst
Length: Series
Summary: They were young when it all happened; the young love, the separation, the sadness, the fake hurting words. They are matured now when it all happens; the second meeting, the hesitation, the fear of getting hurt, and… the bit of remaining love inside.
Library was one of Kibum’s favorite places. He could spend his entire day there, without having to disturb anyone and to be disturbed by anyone. It was just that calm and comfortable for him.
Applying for the position as the librarian seemed just to be right for Kibum. He could stay there with a proper reason without his friends trying to get him out of the hell place.
That was also the place he met him.
It was just another rainy day, and the school time had long over. Kibum was still in the library, reading some new books from yesterday’s transfer from the donation and he forgot the time when he was faced with thick, pretty books.
The students had long gone to their home even before the rain had started. He just didn’t think someone would still be in the school beside him.
The door to the library was opened. Kibum looked up, surprised by the sudden interruption.
A senior stepped in, bag in his hand. He blinked when his eyes met Kibum’s and he sent him a small smile.
“Can I still borrow some books?” He spoke; the grin remained on his face. Kibum quickly nodded, slipping the small bookmark to remind him of his last page. He walked behind the counter and waited for the boy to choose the books from the shelves.
It didn’t take time too long before the boy was walking towards him, two books in his hand and his library identity card came along.
Kibum read the name, typing the student numbers into the computer.
Kim Jonghyun.
He wrote down some things in the work book before handing the borrowed books and the card to the boy. The other smiled while taking the books from him, murmuring a small thank you and Kibum replied him with the same.
The boy waved to him before making his way out of the library.
Kibum continued his book from the latest page he left before.
It was two days later when the boy came back. The time was around the first one, when no more students lingered around the school and the light rain was dampening the ground. Kibumput down his pencil and left his homework for a while, walking towards the counter.
The boy gave him back the books he borrowed from before and Kibum crossed out his name in the borrower note. He blinked questioningly when the boy continued to stand there in front of him.
“Can I help you with something else?” He asked. The boy seemed to fidget for a while before sticking out his palm.
“My name’s Kim Jonghyun. What’s yours?”
Kibum blinked a few more times before slowly taking the hand and giving him the awaited handshake. “My name is Kibum. Kim Kibum.”
“Are you always staying this late everyday, Kibum-ssi?” He asked, out of the blue and Kibum wondered what it was that he wanted.
“Yes.”
“Don’t you feel scared? Or lonely?”
Kibum shook his head no. He had always enjoyed being alone.
The boy hummed, eyes glancing away as if he was thinking about something. Then he smiled and nodded. “Alright, I’ll be going first. See you around, Kibum-ssi.”
Kibum bowed politely to the senior and watched him walked out from the door, before sitting down and continuing his homework.
On the next day, Kibum was startled by the sudden arrival of the senior boy, this time bringing a few books with him. He sent Kibum a quick smile, full of teeth, before sitting down on one spot near the librarian counter beside the window.
Kibum guessed he wanted to study in the library. Studying in the library was indeed satisfying. No one would disturb you.
He was putting the borrowed books back into their right shelves when the senior boy walked up to him and cleared his throat.
“Do you need any help?” He offered. Kibum shook his head, rejecting it because this was his job and not the senior boy’s. He couldn’t let him do the job though, it was not polite.
The boy hummed and followed him around the shelves, asking him a few questions and Kibum would answer, even though he was kind of confused as to why this boy was trailing behind him.
This happened for a few weeks straight. The boy would always come and stayed behind with him and Kibum was starting to wonder about it.
What was it that the boy wanted?
“Um, excuse me?” Kibum called. The boy’s head snapped so quick that Kibum was afraid he might heard a crack.
“Yes?”
“Can I ask you something?” Kibum asked from behind the counter, standing while gripping onto the wooden edge. The boy grinned and stepped forward, leaving his books on the table and stood right in front of him, with only the counter between them.
“Sure.”
“What... exactly are you doing here?”
“Me?” The boy asked back. Kibum nodded his head, before waving his hand. “I don’t mean to be rude or what, but I’ve just never seen you often before and now you come almost everyday... I’m just curious, that’s all. You don’t have to answer it if you feel uncomfortable.”
The boy hummed, seemed to be in a deep thought before flashing Kibum a grin.
“I may have a motive for coming here...”
“And that is?” Kibum gripped the counter tighter. Could it be that this boy was a serial killer, wanting to gain his trust and then killed him mercilessly, before throwing his body into the river?
The senior boy grinned shyly before murmuring, “I want to get close to you.”
Kibum blinked.
“Get close... to me?”
“Yeah. I... Ever since I saw you at that first time, I want to see you again and I just can’t stop it. You know, uh, like, um, I think I... like you?”
The boy glanced away, rubbing the back of his neck nervously and Kibum tried to understand every single word one by one, before a small gasp leaving his lips. This boy liked him? Like like?
“M-Me? How?”
“I-I don’t know!” The boy panicked, seeing the expression on Kibum’s face, before continuing, “I’m sorry if it makes you uncomfortable but I just like you. You are pretty. And cute. And nice. And, yeah...”
Kibum locked his gaze on the keyboard of the computer, face felt hot and warm and then cool. He felt like the warmth was evaporating out of his body and he heard a soft chuckle.
“You are truly cute.”
It made his face hotter and Kibum bit down on his bottom lip, trying his best to come up with a good response. “Um,”
“Do I make you uncomfortable? Does my... confession make you feel bad?”
Kibum quickly shook his head. “No, it’s... just unexpected. I don’t dislike it, actually...”
The boy played with the heel of his shoe, glancing away and inwardly winced at the awkward silence. Kibum fiddled with his fingers and cleared his throat.
“Um, I’m sorry to say this, but I don’t feel the same like you...”
The boy looked disappointed, even though he had already expected this. “Oh, um, yeah...”
Kibum quickly shot up to see him right into his eyes. “But I guess we need more time...”
When a smile bloomed on the senior boy’s face, Kibum felt his heart beat out of control, for the first time.
They hung out in the library for everyday, sometimes going out to the park, or wasting their money on the street food. Kibum sure enjoyed it a lot. Hanging out with the senior, Jonghyun, was one of his favorite things to do now.
It was one day when Jonghyun brought him over to his house and Kibum gaped in surprise. That boy had one hell of huge house and Kibum started to think over his choice of befriend this boy. Jonghyun grinned at his face and easily grabbed his hand, pulling him in and up to his room.
Jonghyun told him about his busy parents and they wouldn’t be home for more than a day so it was pretty free for them to do anything. Except for the presence of his grandfather.
He was brought to the old man’s reading room and Kibum was amazed at the design of the private library. Jonghyun hugged the old man and introduced him to Kibum. The old man smiled all so gently and patted Kibum head, just like what he did to Jonghyun.
Kibum could see just how big Jonghyun’s love and adoration towards his grandfather. The old man seemed to like Kibum so quickly and they spent an hour with him before decided to go back to Jonghyun’s room.
They settled in an awkward silent after leaving the old man’s room. Jonghyun fidgeted on his spot, and Kibum sat down on Jonghyun’s fluffy bed, trying to act nonchalant but the blushes on his face said the other way.
“I’m sorry about it if it made you uncomfortable.” Jonghyun spoke, breaking the silence and Kibum looked up at him. When they were leaving the old man’s room, Jonghyun’s grandfather spoke: “Treat your boyfriend well, Jonghyunnie. Grandpa likes Kibum a lot.”
They hurried away after Jonghyun whined in embarrassment at that and there they were.
Kibum shook his head. “N-No, it’s fine...”
He saw Jonghyun walking closer to him and sat down on the bed, on the spot beside him, eyes locked together.
“I don’t know how this will turn out, but I want to ask you something, Kibum.” Jonghyun whispered softly, fingers fiddling with his pillow. Kibum waited patiently as to what Jonghyun was about to say, even though he had some ideas in his mind.
“Um... do you want to be my boyfriend?” Jonghyun asked; voice soft and shaky. Kibum gripped onto his uniform pants and took a deep breath.
Sure, they had been friends for a while and Kibum ever told him that he would give him a chance, indirectly. They hung out together and Kibum liked Jonghyun a lot too. He was just not really sure about his feeling yet.
But then again, people said life was a gamble.
So... why not?
“I guess...” Kibum whispered, head bent low as he felt warmth on his entire face. He heard sharp gasp leaving Jonghyun’s mouth and the older boy scrambled down on his knees, bending down to see his face better. Kibum had never felt so embarrassed before.
“Really? For real?” Jonghyun exclaimed, face beaming up in happiness and Kibum would feel bad if he suddenly told Jonghyun that he was just kidding.
Nodding his head, Kibum let out a small smile and Jonghyun let out a loud ‘woohoo’ while jumping around his room. He seemed so ecstatic and Kibum couldn’t help but laughed at his antic.
Jonghyun jumped on his bed, lying down on his back and staring up at the high ceiling.
“I’m so happy!” He muttered; voice in relief. Kibum watched him from his side before deciding to join him and lied down beside him. He glanced at Jonghyun’s happy face and there was this sudden idea flashing in Kibum’s mind but he was contemplating whether this was the right thing to do or not.
Kibum shook the thought away and decided to just go with it. He dragged his fingers across the sheet, nearing Jonghyun’s opened palm and halted for a few seconds. An innocent touch wouldn’t hurt, right?
So, Kibum put his fingers on top of Jonghyun’s palm and the older boy jolted up in surprise. This was their first skin contact beside the introduction handshake or some joking push. Jonghyun glanced at the red faced boy in surprise and Kibum buried his face deeper into the comforter. The bed smelt like Jonghyun a lot. And it smelt safe.
Jonghyun grinned, before closing his palm and trapping Kibum’s fingers in his hand. Kibum let out a soft shy chuckle and let Jonghyun squeezed his hand.
They ended up telling more about each other before drifting out into a short nap, hands still entangled together.
“...bum? Kibum?”
He blinks out in surprise, the memory vanishes away and Kibum realizes that he is still standing in the middle of the office room. The CEO is now standing in surprise, and his co-worker is still staring at him in concern.
“U-Uh?” Kibum yelps softly.
“You okay? You are spacing out just now.” Kyungsoo mutters, rubbing his arm up and down. Kibum forces a smile and nods his head, nervously glancing at the CEO who is now blatantly staring at him. Shit, his eyes are still that warm. Kibum feels like his knees are getting weak.
Silence washes all over them and Kibum feels so nervous by the time is ticking. He is seriously not expecting to meet his ex-boyfriend, no scratch that, his ex-husband, in this kind of circumstance.
A loud cough is heard and Kibum finds himself jolting in surprise. They all stare at the CEO of the company, walking towards the couch and telling them to sit down to talk. Kibum silently follows his co-worker and sits as far as possible.
“So, what can I help you with?”
The CEO’s brother speaks out, “They are from SM School and they are bringing a proposal about donation for the school event. Just like last year, hyung.”
Kibum seals his lips shut, he won’t talk before someone asks him. Yes, that sounds right.
But... he can feel the burning stare on his face!
“I see. We meet a lot, Mr. Do.” The CEO says with a smile. “And I see you bring a friend with you?”
Kibum gulps. Shit.
“Yes. He is my co-worker at school. He is Mr. Kim.”
“H-Hello, nice to meet you. We are hoping for your h-help.” Kibum mutters softly, eyes still trained on his shoes. He feels a nudge on his arm and ignores the way his co-worker is practically scolding him about his timid act.
He could care less now. Give him anything, just anything to be out of this room soon!
“I will read this first. Can you give me about a week? As you can see, I have a lot of works and I’ll try to contact you soon.” The CEO speaks; voice low and full of authority. Kibum meekly nods and grips onto his messenger bag.
“Mr. Kim here seems like a shy person. Maybe we can get along if you talked more?” The CEO of the company says all of sudden, eliciting a weak yelp from Kibum. He grits his teeth. That jerk...
“Hyung,” the CEO’s brother scolds, noticing the uncomfortable state Kibum is in right now. He internally thanks Jongin for taking his side.
It feels like forever until finally he is out of the building and breathing freely. His co-worker is staring at him questioningly.
“What’s wrong with you just now? You seem so scared with Kim Jonghyun. Are you okay? Do you know him?”
“I... I better go now. It’s late! See you tomorrow, Kyungsoo!” Kibum forces a smile and crosses the road, seeing a bus coming from afar. He quickly settles his butt in the bus and sighs heavily.
So much for moving on.
On the next day, Kibum tells his students about the test they are having next week and warns them to study well. The students groan in protest and Kibum chuckles, before going out of the class right when the ending bell rings. He is having a free period right now, before the last class on the noon later.
He walks through the corridor and blinks his sleepy eyes. He can’t sleep last night; too much memories flying around his head.
Putting his books down on his desk, Kibum sits on his seat with a loud sigh. A few teachers are staring questioningly at him but Kibum ignores them. He doesn’t need to deal with them now.
Kibum is currently marking his students’ home works when suddenly the door to the teachers’ room is opened. Every teacher is surprised to see the Principal standing by the door, eyes looking around. When his eyes land on Kibum, he grins and walks inside.
“Teacher Kim! You are the one who is sending the proposal to Kim Media yesterday, am I right? With Teacher Do?”
Nodding hesitantly, Kibum is grabbed by the arm by the Principal.
“Come with me!” The Principal is full of smiles and Kibum blinks in surprise at that. He manages to grab his glasses and phone before being dragged out of the teachers’ room by the Principal, followed by a soft ‘fighting!’ given from Teacher Zhang.
They stop by the Principal office and Kibum is pushed inside. He stumbles on his step, half-glaring at the Principal for making him this silly. He sees that there’s a guest standing by the window, back facing him.
What’s the relation between the guest and an ordinary teacher like him?
Don’t tell him that—
“CEO Kim from Kim Media Group wants you to give him a tour around the school.”
And he turns around. Still with his charming grin. And Kibum is still as charmed as before.
A/N: Hello in "Hello"! lol XD
So, the second chapter is up and I would like to see you scream because they had the past and now they meet again in the present kyaaa <3
Anyway, who's excited?
Sorry not sorry for the not-so cliff hanger lol XD
Unfortunately, my uni life will start again on Monday and I will be a bit busier now because I also got a part time job now /sigh/ Hope you can understand me if I wouldn't be able to update or even updating not at the usual time~
Thank you for reading, please let me know what you think about this chapter and see you on the next update!
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Date: 2015-09-05 12:35 pm (UTC)I seriously suck at this kind of JongKey, where they had a past 'cute' or whatever relationship, I am getting hooked already >< I guess I'll mourn for 2weeks more or less waiting for a new chapter T^T it's fine though 'cause it's worth it ^^;; thanks for the update~
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Date: 2015-09-24 09:46 am (UTC)the update is up~!
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Date: 2015-09-05 04:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-24 10:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-05 04:49 pm (UTC)hope u will be fine with life and update regularly..one of d reasons i love ur stories,you updates.
kyaaa i already cant wait!
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Date: 2015-09-24 10:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-11 06:38 pm (UTC)Lets see how it will go.Thanks for the update:)
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Date: 2015-09-24 10:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-09-24 08:09 pm (UTC)Thank you hun <3
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