Jae Uck

G a n g n a m - g u

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"uuuuuuuuuuuuhhhhh. What the ............."

Jae Uck let out a guttural growl as he piled more pillows over his head, willing the noise to go away.

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The incessant ringing of his doorbell finally roused Jae Uck. Grabbing his dressing gown (he slept only in boxers), he dragged himself to the door. It was only 10:56am.

Two very cheeky faces stared back at him. Dong Wook and Deok Hwan. Of course, who else could be this brazen, ringing his doorbell so early in the morning. 

"Hyung!" They both said in unison. Deok Hwan bent down to pick Mooryang up, just before the cat could slink away from the unwelcome presence of more humans in the house. Dong Wook, more a dog person, bent down for from Daum, who was barking excitedly at the two men. It had been awhile since they had come over, and Daum was always up for some new humans in the house to play fetch with him. 

Jae Uck gave both of them a withering stare, but allowed them in. Without even a second look at his guests, he went back to his room and slumped back onto his bed, pillows over his head.

Deok Hwan, the younger of the two, followed Jae Uck in. "Hyung.... hyungg... ironaaa...!" He shook Jae Uck. Jae Uck stuck an arm out of his covers and with one strong push, Deok Hwan landed with a resounding thud on the floor.

"Owww......" Deok Hwan rubbed his shoulder where it hit the wall. 

"Ya! Hyung! Get up! We need to talk. After what you sent Deok Hwan last night, you need an intervention.." Dong Wook savagely pulled the covers away from Jae Uck in one swift action, leaving Jae Uck curled up in the cold.

"GAAAHH. I swear you two. Seriously you KNOW how busy I've been and this is the ONE day I get to sleep in. What the hell are you guys doing here?!" Jae Uck grumbled, now with eyes open at least. Deok Hwan offered him a cigarette and lit it up for him, in hopes that this would appease him somewhat. Jae Uck took a deep breath, eyes closed, head spinning from his hangover.

"I had too much to drink last night.. and now you guys are over here so damn early.. this better be good..." Jae Uck folded his arms, staring expectantly at Deok Hwan, who was still on the floor.

"See for yourself." Deok Hwan tossed him his phone, which was open to his Kakao conversation tab.

JW형: Deok Hwan-ah, I'm sorry for laughing at you all those times... I think karma bit me badlyyyyyyy..

DH: What? Hyung? Oediya? You drunk?

JW형: Saranghae Deok Hwan ah... (hearteu).. :):):):):) I think I'm in lurveeee....

Jae Uck's eyes widened. Damn his drunk texting ways. He thought he got rid of this bad habit which he was notorious for in his younger years. The amount of times he texted Ji Hoon hyung the silliest emotional messages was countless, and hyung never let him forget that. Wait, if he texted Deok Hwan....

Sh*bal. 

Stubbing his cigarette, he picked up his phone and opened his conversation with Min Young. True enough, there it was staring back at him. MINYOUNGIE?!

"Ha - now you know why we're here. We almost called in the big guns but Ji Hoon hyung is out of town right now. If not, he would be here also. What is UP with you? Deok Hwan immediately forwarded the text to me, asking if your phone got hacked.. though judging from your face right now, I'm guessing that text was really from you?" Dong Wook said, quite severely. 

Jae Uck rubbed his face with his hands, willing the haze of the hangover away as he collected his thoughts. Whenever he got that drunk, he always got really emotional, to the point of crying sometimes, much to the benefit of his friends who would video him professing his undying friendship to them. Emotional blackmail. He hoped he did not say or do anything untoward last night at drinks....

Sighing, Jae Uck left his two friends in his room, heading into the kitchen to get a glass of water. "Ya, why aren't you saying anything? It has literally been years since you sent out such texts, and the first time I have seen you say you thought you were in love...what's wrong with you?" Dong Wook nudged at him.

Irritated, Jae Uck avoided his nudge and Dong Wook's stare as he opened his fridge, taking out some eggs. "Do you guys want any? I'm making some scrambled eggs for myself." 

"I want two please...." Deok Hwan called from the living room, now playing with Mooryang and Daum on Jae Uck's black leather sofa. Dong Wook took six eggs from the fridge and helped whisk the eggs as Jae Uck took out his frying pan. The men moved around the small kitchen wordlessly for awhile, the smell of scrambled eggs and oil wafting through the apartment.

"Yep, I think I really did it this time. I think I'm falling for her." Jae Uck said, suddenly, breaking the silence. He kept his eyes on the frying pan. Outside in the living room, Deok Hwan stopped throwing Daum's toy and the dog whimpered. 

"....when you say... "her"..... do you mean....El noona?" Dong Wook said, uncertainly.

"Ya - how many times do I have to say this to you guys, El and I are just really good friends. I would have thought that you guys as my friends, of all people, would believe me." As the mixture began to bubble, Jae Uck started stirring the eggs, slightly more viciously than before, frustrated that his friends were again, doubting his declaration that there was nothing between him and El.

"Hyung, don't get mad, it's normal for us to wonder, you two always hang out, and she's always talking about you to us too... I wouldn't have been surprised if it was her.. in fact, I really think she does have a thing for you..." Deok Hwan walked into the kitchen, Mooryang in his arms. "Keutji Mooryang-ah? You like El noona too don't you?"

Jae Uck in his breath. His hangover wasn't helping his temper. Turning off the stove, he split the eggs into three equal plates, letting out a big slow sigh. "Okay, if you are here to impose your thoughts on me, we might as well just not talk about this. Just eat your eggs and be on your way." Balancing three plates in his hands, Jae U