»Hey, Wookie« the smooth voice sounded through the receiver and the addressed man immediately felt a shiver running down his spine.

»What is it Hyung? «

»Are you busy right now? « the other asked carefully.

»No Hyung, I am free for the rest of the day«

»Great! Could you do me a favor Wookie-ah? I left my blue bag at the dorms yesterday. Could you get it for me and bring it to the company? I can´t leave here for a while«

»Sure, Jongwoon Hyung « anything for you.

»Thanks Wookie. Just bring it up to the practice room «

»Arrasso, Hyung! «

»See you then « before the younger could reply the call was disconnected, a monotone peeping filling the line.

Taking the phone away from his ear Ryeowook closed his eyes tightly. The others voice was still filling his every being and he couldn´t help but marvel about how much he loved hearing that deep, smoothing voice of his hyung. It never failed to make him melt on the inside, not that he would ever admit it to anyone. It was his biggest and probably longest secret he kept and he would rather quit singing than have anyone know. Just how sick was he to carve to hear his hyung´s voice just for himself and yet he couldn´t help it. Ever since he first hear that angel-like voice he was intrigued by it.

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The first time he heard the voice that fascinated him so much until today, was more than ten years ago, just a few days after he had entered the company. One of the managers had brought him to one of the training rooms where 11 other trainees were already waiting for him. If he said he wasn´t nervous he would have been lying. He was so nervous he was sure he would throw up anytime soon and the looks that were thrown his way didn´t help either. When the company had told him he would be joining their new project group he had known it would become hard. The other trainees had known each other for much longer and considering their already overwhelming size he doubted he would be welcomed warmly. Still, now with all the others starring at him, introducing themselves coldly he wasn´t sure if he would ever fit in. Hell, he wasn´t even sure if he would be able to remember all of their names. That was until suddenly a warm voice was directed to him.

»Hey, I am Kim Jongwoon, but you can just call me Hyung«

The introduction wasn´t much different form the others´ and he didn´t know why he noticed but there was something about the other´s voice that made his own thoughts stop spinning. He wished he could see who the owner of the voice was but he didn´t dare to look up. Keeping his gaze on his own feet he waited throughout the other introductions but none of them seemed to have the same effect on him.

It didn´t take long for the manager to leave them with some announcements and the task to “get to know each other better”. Immediately the other trainees devolved into small groups talking animatedly with each other. The small Korean waited for a moment, but when no one approached him he retreated into a corner. Dropping down he pressed his backpack to his chest and slowly lifted his head to get a glance at the other trainees. As for most trainees their hair was long and he was sure they were all taller than him which managed to make him made him even more uncomfortable. Still, he couldn´t help but wonder who the voice had belonged to. Letting his gaze travel through the room his eyes suddenly got caught on one of the trainees. His hair was a dark shade of brown and Ryeowook immediately noticed the prominent cheekbones. He seemed to be in a heated discussion with the others in his group and was using his hands to empathize his point. Suddenly a frown formed on his face and he turned around looking straight into the younger´s direction. The raven-haired´s eyes widened in shock and he immediately adverted his eye into his lap again.

He wished the other would just keep ignoring him, but he could clearly hear footsteps coming his way. Trying to find any reason as to why he was starring he failed to notice a person dropping down beside him. That was until said person winded an arm around his shoulder and he froze, unsure of how to react. It didn´t feel uncomfortable through and he could feel himself relax a little.

»Hey, don´t worry « the person suddenly spoke up and the small Korean immediately recognized it as the voice from before. He couldn´t explain the surge of warmth that spread through his body, but he somehow found the courage to look up at the man beside him questioningly. A big smile was plastered on the other´s face and the younger could feel his cheeks turn a light pink. If the brunette noticed he didn´t show, instead he motioned towards the other trainees.

»Don´t worry about them! They are nice guys. It´s just that we are already so many and competition will be though but I am pretty sure they will warm up to you soon« Another bright smile spread across his face and the younger wasn´t really sure of how to react to the whole situation so he just kept quiet. »You know it has nothing to do with you, right? « concern was evident in the older´s voice and Ryeowook felt the need to nod in understanding.

»That´s good « the other seemed relieved at that as he continued. »By the way, there is still an empty bed in my room, would you like to share a room with me? «

»I…I…Thank you…Jongwoon-shi« stuttering a little smile made its way onto the smaller man´s face. He wasn´t expecting such friendliness and it left him a little flustered.

»Hyung! Jongwoon-hyung is totally fine« Standing up quickly the taller reached out his hand to help Ryeowook up as well.  »Now let´s go over and talk to the others«

The raven-haired nodded even though he wasn´t very fond of the idea, but when he felt the other squeezing his hand supportingly he decided that he would be able to do it, as long as Jongwoon was with him.

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The first time he heard his voice singing was just a few days later. He had moved in with the others and it seemed like they finally seemed to warm up to him a little but he was still feeling uncomfortable around them. Today was even worse as it was the first time he would be training together with some of them. So far he had only had vocal lessons by himself and he was more than a little afraid to embarrass himself in front of the others, especially Jongwoon who would be part of the practice as well.

When he arrived at the practice room said man was already there and the bright smile he gave him had Ryeowook´s heart jump in expectation. Beside the older there was also their vocal teacher and Sungmin inside the room and the raven-haired relaxed a little. Sungmin was one of the members that treated him the best and he felt quite at ease around him. The others greeted him and they immediately started with some warm ups. Ryeowook tried his best to concentrate but he couldn´t help but pay extra attention to Jongwoon. The way his dark voice climbed through the tone scales at ease was amazing and the youngest could feel small shivers running up his spine.

His thoughts were interrupted when their vocal instructor ended their warm-up.

»Ok, let´s start today´s practice with the song we learned last time. Sungmin would you start please« The young man nodded obediently and immediately up a song Ryeowook had practiced in his individual practice as well. He made sure to listen carefully. The other wasn´t bad but the raven-haired was sure he could do at least just as well and it boosted his confidence a little. When Sungmin finished it was the oldest turn and Ryeowook couldn´t deny the excitement he felt. Though the moment the first tones left the brunette´s mouth the raven-haired Korean was in awe. Just as his normal voice the older´s singing voice was rich and deep and each tone was clear and smooth. He was sure if angels were real they would sound exactly like the man beside him. He felt his heart skip a beat and he didn´t know where the strange feeling inside his stomach came from. What he knew though was that all the confidence he had built up suddenly faded into nothing. He was sure he could never keep up with the oldest of them.

Being too caught up in his thoughts he didn´t even notice the other had stopped singing until said man tapped him on the shoulder, causing the younger to jump in surprise.

»Ryeowook-ah, are you ok? «

The raven-haired nodded and turned towards their vocal teacher who looked at him in concern as well.

»Is everything alright Ryeowook-shi« Receiving a small smile he continued »Ok, it´s your turn then«

Ryeowook nodded, but he immediately felt his hands getting sweaty and his throat tighten. What if he sang of pitch? What if he embarrassed himself in front Jongwoon? What if Jongwoon was disappointed in him? Before he could think any further the music started playing and the youngest closed his eyes for a moment, trying to gather himself. He opened his mouth, but not a single sound left his lips. Lowering his head in shame, he felt his face turn bright red and his eyes wet. How could he embarrass himself like this? The others probably thought he was totally useless now.

Suddenly a warm hand grabbed his and a voice spoke up.

»Teacher, could you give us a few minutes«

»Sure, Jongwoon-ah«

Before Ryeowook could react in anyway the older dragged him over to the little sofa in the corner of the room, while Sungmin went to talk to their teacher.

»Ryeowook-ah, are you sure you are ok? « the brunette asked in his smooth voice that never failed to relax the younger.

»I…I am just a little nervous« Ryeowook admitted feeling ashamed of himself. How was he going to be a singer if he couldn´t even sing in front of his future team mates. He was sure he had disappointed the other when the older suddenly let go of his hand and tears started to well up in his eyes again. Out of all people it had to be Jongwoon to witness his incapability. Suddenly the hand appeared on this back, drawing slow, comforting circles.

»Don´t worry about it Ryeowook-ah! « the dazzling smile appeared on his face again and the raven-haired couldn´t deny the warm feeling that spread through his stomach again. »It´s totally normal to be nervous, we all were for the first time«

»But you…« The younger started but broke off as he didn´t know how to continue. What could he say? But you…your voice is amazing? As if he could say something like this without sounding weird.

A chuckle interrupted his thoughts. »Me? When I first had to sing in group practice I was totally of pitch and Sungmin« he motioned towards the other trainee »Sungmin nearly threw up when teacher asked him to sing«

»Really? «

»Really! But do you know what helped me? One of the older trainees offered to sing with me. So Kim Ryeowook-shi would you like sing with me? « Receiving a small chuckle and a nod the brunette immediately stood up and hold out his hand towards the younger who grabbed it after hesitating for a short moment.

When they started singing their voices seemed to melt together perfectly and Ryeowook decided his voice sounded best when it was accompanied by Jongwoon´s voice.