When he could finally hear his voice beside him on stage regularly again, was about a month later. Even before Yesung had come back SM had decided to send K.R.Y. on a Japan Tour shortly after Yesung´s return. Therefore as soon as Yesung had rested a few days, the three of them had started recording their new songs and preparing for the tour. Ryeowook couldn´t explain how blissful he had felt when he had heard his and his best friend´s voice sounding in harmony, after such a long time. It has been as if they had never stopped as their voices had matched perfectly and every time the and every time the oldest deep voice had reached his ears, the Eternal Maknae had felt his heart beat wildly and a large smile spread across his face. Of course their Evil Maknae hadn´t missed it as well and had secretly about it, but one bright smile of their oldest main vocal whenever he had felt like killing the younger had been enough for him to not care at all.

With all the preparations going on the time passed faster than Ryeowook had expected and just a few weeks later, around late noon, Yesung and he were already arriving in their hotel at Yokohama. Kyuhyun would only be arriving the next morning as he was still having an important recording in Korea that same evening.

Placing his suitcase on his bed, he decided to have a quick shower as he felt pretty sweaty, even after the short journey, as it was already burning hot outside. Of course most of the way had been air-conditioned but the few meters outside had been enough to get the sweat running down his back and his outfit for the airport hadn´t helped as well. Just a few minutes later he was standing under the cooling water. Slowly he could feel his body relax. The last days had been more than stressful for him. They had practiced every free minute and apart from that he had still had his own schedules, including Sukira.

Letting out a long sigh he was more than glad that the final practice was only scheduled for tomorrow and they would be free for the rest of the day. Turning the water a little warmer to relax his tense muscles, his mind drifted to the man in the room next to his. Different to the time when they had debuted and a few years after, they didn´t share rooms anymore whenever they were abroad. It was great having a whole hotel room for himself, but sometimes he missed sharing a room with their oldest main vocal. They didn´t share a room ever since Yesung enlisted and Ryeowook would be lying if he said he didn´t miss their late night talk and their occasional cuddles.

His thoughts were interrupted by a loud knocking on the door. Wondering if one of their managers had forgotten something, he quickly grabbed one of the bathrobes and headed for the door. Opening the door without using the peep hole he was lightly surprised to not see a manager but his best friend in front of the door. Giving the older a questioning look, Ryeowook waited for the other to say anything but nothing came. Instead the blond lead vocal just stared at him, to the point where the younger started to feel uncomfortable.

»What is it, Hyung? «

»I…I…« Yesung´s stuttering confused the younger and for a moment the Eternal Maknae was sure there was a slight blush on the other´s cheeks. He had never seen the older blush though and therefore he dismissed it as his imagination. Instead he followed the older main vocal´s gaze that was still fixed on his shoulder. His bathrobe had slide down his shoulder slightly and was giving the other a full view of his prominent collar bones. Feeling his cheeks turning a bright red, he quickly pulled up the robe before stepping aside to let the other in. His action seemed to pull the older from his trance as he quickly stepped in and closed the door behind him. Plopping down on the younger´s bed as if nothing happened, he send the Eternal Maknae a bright smile before speaking up.

»Hey Wookie, I was gonna go meet some friends in a few. You wanna join? « The older´s voice was relaxed but Ryeowook thought, he heard a hint of hopefulness in it.

»I don´t know…« Ryeowook wasn´t sure if he should go with the older or not. On one hand they hadn´t had a chance to spend some time with each other, apart from practice, for a while, but on the other hand he didn´t feel like meeting any new people.

»Please, Wookie? You don´t have anything to do anyways, do you? « The older´s voice was pleading and as always Ryeowook couldn´t help but give in.

»Fine… Just let me change and we can go « grabbing a simple jeans and t-shirt from his suitcase he quickly retreated to the bathroom to get dressed and but on some light make-up.

It was about half an hour later that the two of them left the hotel, sunglasses on their faces, so that they wouldn´t be recognized so quickly. They had only walked a few meters when Yesung suddenly grabbed his hand and Ryeowook could feel his hand getting sweaty immediately. Yet he didn´t pull back, relishing in the feeling of it, even though he was kind of worried about anyone seeing them. They used to walk hand in hand often when they were still rookies but ever since they got more famous they had restricted from it, as to not cause any scandals. He had to admit that he missed it at times and it were those moments he kind of wished they weren´t famous.

His thoughts were interrupted when the older suddenly stopped in front of a short, black haired man, before greeting him. The other man send them a bright smile before returning the greeting. Unsure of what to say, Ryeowook hesitated a moment before deciding to introduce himself. Just as he was about to reach out his hand, Yesung let go of his hand and winded his arm around his shoulder.

»Wookie, this is my friend Nobu. Nobu, this is my best friend Ryeowook. « Yesung introduced the two of them and Ryeowook couldn´t help but smile at the term best friend before bowing towards the other man and introducing himself.

The Japanese´s bright smile didn´t leave his lips as he bowed and introduced himself as well. His Korean was fluent and Ryeowook was surprised by how small his accent was. »So you are Jongwoon´s cute…«

»Dongsaeng! « Yesung suddenly interrupted the black haired roughly and the Eternal Maknae was nearly sure he saw the older throwing a warning glance towards his friend. He starred at the two in confusion, but they just ignored his questioning look. Instead the young Japanese cleared his throat quietly before continuing.

»Right. Anyways, it´s nice to finally meet you. I heard a lot about you. «

The declaration surprised Ryeowook but before he could ask what the other was talking about Yesung interrupted him ones again.

»Anyways, let´s catch something to eat and then Nobu can show us around. How about it? « Yesung’s voice sounded hopeful and Ryeowook wasn´t sure if he was just imagining their oldest main vocal throwing another warning gaze towards the Japanese. Even though, he agreed and both of them followed the black-haired, Yesung´s arm still around his shoulders.

After lunch they passed the rest of the day touring the main attractions of Yokohama though Ryeowook couldn´t really concentrate on it. The strange interaction between his best friend and the Japanese still left him confused. It still wondered him, why Yesung had interrupted the other so harshly, it wasn´t like the older to be that rude, especially not towards his friends. What had the Japanese wanting to say for the oldest main vocal to interrupt the other like that? And what had the black haired meant when he said that he had heard a lot about him? Could it be that Yesung had talked about him? But why would he? It all just didn´t make sense. Suddenly it drew to him that the other had called him cute and he couldn´t help but blush a little. Did the Japanese really think he was cute or did Yesung…

His thoughts got interrupted when Yesung suddenly grabbed for his hand and made him stop in his tracks.

»Are you ok, Wookie? You are a little red. « The older sounded seriously concerned and Ryeowook quickly shook his head.

»I am fine. «

The older just nodded and send him a bright smile before they continued their tour. The Eternal Maknae tried his best to pay attention to what the Japanese was saying but he often caught his thoughts drifting away.

It was already starting to get dark when the Japanese finally said his good byes to head home, after they had had a simple dinner. Ryeowook nearly let out a sigh of relieve as he watched the older walk away. It wasn´t like he disliked the black-haired or anything but he had to admit he was more than a little jealous about how close the other two seemed and how they would whisper and exchange knowing glances ones in a while. As soon as the Japanese had turned around the corner he turned towards his best friend.

»So, now what? «

»Depends. Are you very tired? « Something in the oldest main vocal´s voice told him that the other wished for him to say no and so he just shook his head. He was rewarded by a bright smile before the older ones again wrapped his arm around his shoulder and led him through the cities of Yokohama.

It was about half an hour later that Ryeowook found himself confronted with a breath taking view of the city, from the top of Yokohama Marine Tower. It was about half an hour from closing time so the observation deck was nearly empty, apart from a few elder couples, and one or two employees. Stepping closer to the tall windows, the Eternal Maknae decided it was save enough to take off his sunglasses. The view was amazing and all the tiredness he felt before seemed to disappear within seconds.

He was so captivated by the view that he jumped slightly in surprise when a taller body suddenly pressed against his back. He didn´t have to turn around to know who it was as his senses reacted immediately and his heart started to beat wildly. The body against his back was followed by two arms around his waist and Ryeowook couldn´t help but throw a few nervous looks around at the other´s visitors. They didn´t seem to pay them any attention though and he slowly let out the breath he didn´t knew he was holding. It wasn´t like they didn´t share skin ship often, but this somehow felt much more intimate and the Eternal Maknae swallowed harshly as he felt the older´s breath tickling his ear.

»Do you like it, Wookie? « Yesung´s voice was nothing more than a whisper and Ryeowook could feel a shudder running down his spine. Not trusting his own voice the younger just nodded before leaning just slightly into the other´s chest. There was a short, yet not uncomfortable, silence between them before the blond spoke up again, his voice husky.

»Wookie, I…« the older broke off and Ryeowook waited for him to continue but nothing came.

»What is it, Hyung? « The younger didn´t know why, but something about the older´s voice made him think it was something important the other had to say.

»I…I am glad we can stand on stage together again so soon. I…I missed you. « The last words were muttered into his hair, but Ryeowook heard them anyways, causing his heart to beat even harder and warmth spread all through his body.

»Me too. I missed you too. « The Eternal Maknae´s voice was quiet as well and a light pink dusted his cheeks. He could feel Yesung smile into his hair at this, as the arms around his waist tightened. No words were spoken after this and Ryeowook just enjoyed their closeness as all jealousy he felt towards the Japanese before, left his mind.

They stayed like that for a while until one of the employees notified them that it was closing time and they had to leave. When they left the building it was raining heavily and Ryeowook hesitated to step out into the rain with just his t-shirt, worried he might get sick. Yesung seemed to notice his hesitation though and immediately took off his own jacket and placed it around the younger´s shoulders, as he directed him out into the rain towards one of the taxis.

Arriving at the hotel Yesung brought him back to his room. It was only when he had stepped into the room and had closed the door, that he noticed that he was still wearing the older´s jacket. Smiling he placed it over a chair for it to dry off before getting ready for bed. He was about to lie down when his gaze fell on the jacket again. Hesitating for a moment he got up from the bed again and reached for it. It still smelled like the older and he felt himself relax immediately as he placed it beside him. As he was slowly drifting off to sleep, he decided that he would give a lot for them to spend more days like that.