Up close and personal.

The weird fan

Leaning back on the couch waiting for the painkillers to finally kick in it seems like something is up, you hear more people walking past the door, a few minutes ago it seemed like no one was around and now it's starting to get busier outside of the room you're in. Staring at the ceiling you're letting your mind drift away while waiting for the security guard to return.
Because you're not paying any attention to your surroundings you don't hear it when 15 minutes later people enter the room, not until an awfully familiar voice says "Are you alright?". Startled you jump up, being harshly reminded of your injured arm because you forget to hold onto it, you see a worried looking Eric in front of you "Eric-si" you exclaim, at that moment Junjin appears behind him and the only thing you can do is look at them with wide eyes. For the second time this day you're looking straight at your two favorite Shinhwa members.
Junjin pushes past Eric and while saying "Sit, sit" he puts his hand lightly on your shoulder to make you sit back on the couch, he hardly needs to touch you because you fall back on the couch trying, but failing to avoid his touch. Again Eric asks "Are you ok? Did you hurt your arm?", you nod "A bit", then Junjin asks "What? A bit hurt or a bit ok?" a reassuring smile appears on his face, "Both" you answer him while your cheeks start to burn ... again.
He sits down on the edge of the coffee table in front of you while Eric takes a seat on the other end of the couch you're on. A third person enters the room "Ah, you found her already", it's Minwoo, "Hello, the security lady told us you where still here." he says while bowing his head in greeting, as if that explains why they're suddenly all walking in. Before he can say anything else Andy also walks into the room "Here you all are..." while walking up to you he says "Hi..., so you're the foreign girl Junjin was talking about, nice to meet you" and he holds out his hand for a handshake, blinking in surprise you shake his hand. Minwoo takes a seat on the couch that's next to you and Andy sits down next to him. "Are you alright?" Minwoo asks while looking you over, "Seems like you hurt your arm, how bad is it?", "It's alright" you answer, "the painkillers are starting to work" you add while trying to smile slightly, actually feeling a little less uncomfortable now that there are more members beside only Eric and Junjin.
Just when Junjin wants to say something the last two members enter the room, Hyesung takes a seat next to Junjin on the edge of the coffee table while slightly bowing his head in greeting he says "Hi" and you answer back also bowing your head and saying "Hi". Meanwhile Dongwan walked around the couch and shows up on your other side, "That was a stupid thing to do!" he says while giving a 'slight' push to your shoulder, at that Junjin jumps up "YAH, be careful!" he yells "She's injured!". Surprised by his sudden outburst you look up at him, the other members react the same way, "you can't just do that to an injured person" he mumbles while sitting back down, his face slightly red. "It's ok" you quickly say, a little softer than you wanted to, then you add with a smile "he didn't push that hard", Junjin looks up at you and gives a small smile back "alright, then it's ok i guess" and he gives a last glare at Dongwan. Quickly looking away again from Junjin you realize you're surrounded by Shinhwa members...
Luckily Dongwan starts talking again "But seriously, why did you do that? You shouldn't try to catch iron poles with your arm like that". A little confused by what he's meaning you stammer "W-Well...it-it was falling towards the other girls..." there's no response from him, apparently he expects more explanation "They didn't see it comming...and they couldn't hear the other people yelling because of the music." you finish, making it obvious you're done with your explanation. "Then, you did that to protect the other people?" Eric suddenly asks, "Y-Yeah, well....ofcourse...wouldn't everybody...?!" you mumble. "NO" that's Dongwan again "definitely not everybody would do that! At least not for total strangers...or are they your friends?", you look at him funny "No..i don't know them." after a pause you add a bit sarcastically "But at the kind of concerts i normally go to it's really normal to help and protect each other...".
You look around you at the other members, hoping for one of them to step in and help you out, but they all look kind of surprised at you, amazed at their amazement you blurt out "Seriously???" while rolling your eyes, not able to hold your tongue.
"What do you mean by 'the kind of concerts you normally go to'?" Minwoo suddenly asks. You start coughing at the unexpected question and think to yourself "damn, why did i had to say it like that", looking everywhere except for at any of the Shinhwa members you mumble "ohh hmm...nothing". But to make things worse that only aroused Junjin's interest, grinning he asks "Nothing? Doesn't seem like nothing...please tell...we're all adults here." Shocked you look at him "NO! No! .... nothing like that. Oh my gosh!" with a face as red as a tomato you decide that it's better to quickly explain "No! Metal concerts! Normally i go to metal concerts.". This time it's Junjin who's shocked, as well as the rest of the members, seeing them like that you start grinning. Hyesung starts stammering "Y-You mean....?", you silently nod but also look expectantly at him with a grin on your face, making it obvious you want him to finish his sentence, he starts again "You mean...with the...you know..uhm...those big ...long haired... bikers? I mean..how should i say.." at that you can't hold your laughter anymore "hahaha...yeah, metal as in Iron Maiden, Kiss, Motörhead and such, with those big long haired bikers, hihi. ". This time it's them who blurt out "Seriously???", and Dongwan adds "Why?". Still grinning you say "Why? Well, because it's fun of course. It's the perfect way to let out all your frustrations, and just have a great time with wonderful people." while looking at their reactions you go on "They're really not that scary...if you're one of them, or just nice to them. On the contrary it's much saver at a metal concert for a girl then when she's walking outside at night". "Then how come you're here?" Minwoo asks, and adds "I mean how come you like going to metal concerts and like our music?". "I just have a wide taste in music," you tell him, because he still looks doubtful you add "seriously, i do, when i was 15 years old i did line dancing...you know... country music, I also enjoy medieval music allot...". Then Junjin speaks again "wow...Then, from all those types of music you like, what is your favorite band?", you can't help but smile at him "Of course it's Shinhwa, and I'm not just saying that because you're asking. I never have gone so far away to just go to a concert.". At that he nods, while looking and smiling at the other members he says "Can you believe that?? We beat Iron Maiden! haha". You start laughing at his comical but proud expression. But suddenly you wince at the pain in your arm again, because you where laughing it started to hurt more again, you shut your eyes to try to block the pain and then you feel a hand on your shoulder. "Are you ok?" you open your eyes and look strait in Junjin's eyes, he's even closer now because he's leaning towards you "Don't you need to go to the hospital or something?", you suddenly feel tears forming in your eyes and quickly look to the floor "oh, yeah...maybe...i don't know" you silently answer. Softly he says "Let me take a look at your arm", after taking a few deep breaths you carefully hold it out to him while supporting it with your other hand. He removes his hand from your shoulder and gently pulls up your sleeve while holding your arm carefully with his other hand. You bite your lip when he lets his hand softly slide over your arm to check for any obviously broken bones.
When his hand reaches the spot where the pole crashed into you, a jolt of pain shoots up true your arm making you flinch, your eyes fill up with tears. He looks up at you "You definitely need to go to the hospital." he says "Can you reach your friends?", you shake your head "I'm here alone". "Are they back at your hotel or something? You need to let them know you have to go to the hospital so they can come for you" he says, again you shake your head, with a weak smile you say "I'm alone here in Korea...well, I'm with a tour group, but they went somewhere else." seeing worry in his eyes you confidently add with a bigger smile "but i can manage by myself, I'll be alright.".
"You're here alone?" Andy asks, "Yeah, i don't have any friends who are also interested in South-Korea and wanted to come with me, so..." you see slight amazement in their eyes "But I'll just take a cab to the hospital.". Junjin starts shaking his head "No, that won't do. We can't let you go to the hospital by yourself like this." after he carefully releases your arm he gets up and walks to the door and peeks outside. While Eric starts "Jinnie, you can't..." but stops because Junjin ignores him and says something to someone in the hallway, then he turns around and walks back and looks at Eric "Don't worry, i know she can't go outside together with us.", then at you he says "Just wait a bit, I'll get someone to go with you to the hospital".

After a few minutes a guy walks into the room and starts talking to Junjin in Korean, then Junjin turns toward you "This is my manager, he'll take you to the hospital.", before you can response Hyesung starts speaking "Jinnie, how will you get home?". "I'll just take a cab." he says, "You can't do that...." Hyesung answers. "Uhmm" you start "I'll just take a cab...it's alright, really.". "Alright then, you and the manager take a cab. I'll drive the car home.". he gives up with a sigh.
"Ok" Minwoo says "I think it's best if you leave before us. There are plenty of cabs waiting outside now.", "Ok" you say, and look at the manager to see if he's also ready to leave, he gives a nod to indicate he is "I'll have to get my coat first though, it's still in the wardrobe". He nods again "Then let's go" he says with a reassuring smile. You get up and walk past the Shinhwa members "Thank you for everything, i had a wonderful time. Keep up the good work!" you say with a smile and a bow of your head. "Take good care of yourself" Minwoo says, "Don't do anything stupid anymore now" Dongwan adds, you smile back at them and glance at Junjin who is also looking at you, he then smiles "Take care", after a final bow you leave the room and with that the Shinhwa members and follow Junjin's manager towards the wardrobe and then outside to a waiting cab.

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SoulDragon
I'm writting the ending...not that i'm there yet, but it suddenly popped in my head how to end this story...kinda sad feeling though.

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murasaki_xia
#1
Chapter 22: Very nice story, honestly I convert my bias to Junjin because of this story. Great job
finmin #2
Chapter 22: Nice story ^^ Every shinhwa changjo dream come true <3
championmugger #3
Chapter 1: Just started reading this! Found this via your post on tumblr and thought I'd check in ; u ; I'd be reading them in a bit but good luck on this! :D