"Donghae ah!" Sungmin called in his high pitched voice while he skipped his way towards his friend. Donghae looked behind and saw
his hyung smiling widely as if his lips has reached the ears. "Donghae ah!" Sungmin jumped behind the younger and placed his arms
around his neck.

"Hyung, you're too excited, what's wrong with you?" Donghae asked unbelievably. True, Sungmin is the most normal one. But seeing
him like this, it's quite new. He's overhyper and he even does skinship with is friends. He hates skinship! He doesn't even like
it when he is being hugged. Sungmin would always complain about their sticky, sweaty bodies or invading is personal space. What
the heck is Sungmin hyung going through?

Sungmin sighed and smiled widely showing his bunny teeth and some crinkles at the side of his eyes. "Donghae ah, I've never been
this happy before." he looked up and breathe out he turned to Donghae once again and smiled. "You should know this since you're
already dating."

So the reason behind this is Cho Kyuhyun? Donghae looked away. He doesn't like the fact that his hyung is being too happy because
of this person. Why can't it be someone else?

"On second thought..." Sungmin said and looked at Donghae naughtily. "You never admitted you are dating. I bet..." he cleared his
throat for a while. "Hyukkie, is not happy about it."

"Hyung!" Donghae said as he blushed immediately when Sungmin called Hyukjae with Donghae's personal petname. "Stop calling him
Hyukkie, I'm the only one who can-" Donghae bit his lips as his hyung raised his eyebrows and slowly smiled because his dongsaeng can
really be stupid at time and really slips his tongue everytime Hyukjae is mentioned.

"Seriously, Hae, when are you going to say yes I am dating Hyukjae?" Sungmin asked. "It's not like we don't know, why don't you
just acknowledge it? Nothing is going to change."

Donghae looked down, he just don't like being teased by his friends. "Since I haven't said anything yet, stop assuming that we are
really dating." he said.

"Tsch. Just wait, Lee Donghae, I'll catch you and Hyukjae together. That's my new mission."

Donghae looked at Sungmin. Since when did Sungmin become so cunning? He is usually the quiet, regular type of friend. When there's
something he wants to tell, he'll tell it in a nice tone voice. If he wants to know something and the other party refuse to tell
him, he'll just accept it as it is. Now even catching him and Hyukjae dating is being taken as Sungmin's mission. Where did this
mission come from, anyway?

It's all Kyuhyun's fault. He must have been teaching Sungmin to be more sly and cunning. Donghae wishes he is more confident in
telling his hyung about the truth. Sungmin hyung, you're being too happy because of Kyuhyun. He was paid by Leeteuk hyung to date
you, he's just using you.

Donghae wished he has some mental telepathy kind of powers so he can just say it to Sungmin without looking at his eyes, without
seeing how sad he will be once he has discovered the truth. Sungmin seemed to be falling fast for Kyuhyun, when he shouldn't
fall for him at all. Who knows what Kyuhyun is thinking? He needs money and he'll be getting it by dating Sungmin. He wonder what
kind of lies does the sly young man do to make Sungmin believe in him this easily.

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Kyuhyun was on his way to the bank one morning. He checked the amount of money he received from Leeteuk since the day he started
going out with Sungmin. He can't believe he has earned $25000 that quick. This money can almost pay off all his debts. He should
have known earning this amount of money in such way is easy. He told the accounting assistant to give him every single cent that
he has in that account.

He looked at the thick envelope with the money inside. "I don't know what will happen to me. Let's just hope I'm doing the right
thing." he said. This money is such a big amount, he knows better what to do with it. He sighed and prepared himself to go to
school. He took his handphone and sent a message.

Sender: 74301703
Message: Meet me later in front of your practice room.

Leeteuk wondered why Kyuhyun needs to meet him later. Is he going to ask for more money? He's been seeing Sungmin too happy these
days, his friend seemed to be so in love with the young man. Is Kyuhyun going to ask for some bonus or something? What does he
need?

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"I'm scare for Sungmin hyung, Hyukkie." Donghae said over the phone while waiting for his friends. "What if he falls deeper to
that person, he'll surely hurt himself."

He was busy listening to the other line and didn't notice Sungmin tiptoeing from behind him. Sungmin is quite determined to catch
him talking to Hyukjae so he turned himself to a slight ninja and made sure he won't make any sound while listening to Donghae and
Hyukjae's conversation. He was like a thief sneaking behind Donghae.

"Do you think its easy say that Cho Kyuhyun is being paid to date Sungmin hyung? It's not easy Hyukkie ah... I don't even know
how they still ended up dating when I already told Sungmin hyung about him."

Sungmin was about to startle Donghae but he stopped the moment Kyuhyun and his name was mentioned. He froze from what he heard.
What did Donghae say? Did he just say Kyuhyun was paid to date him? He heard the younger man sighing. "I really want to tell him
but I feel sorry for him, Hyukkie. Sungmin hyung is just so happy with that Kyuhyun around. You can't expect me to just smile and
say Hyung, this man is paid by Leeteuk to date you. How could you expect me to say that?" Donghae looked down and pouted. "Can I
see you today? I really don't know what to do." the younger man shook his head. "Ok, I'll see you later after class."

Donghae sighed. He needs to see Hyukjae, only this person can calm him down. He doesn't
know what Hyukjae uses but just a pat on his shoulder and he feels better. Donghae is overly worried with Sungmin's situation that
he really needs to talk it out to someone. He turned to get his bag to keep his phone but stopped and widened his eyes when he
saw Sungmin standing from behind. Did Sungmin hyung hear anything? Donghae hopes he didn't.

"H-hyung..."

Sungmin closed his eyes and tried his best to calm down. "Did I hear you right?" he was trying breathe in calmly but he's breathing
out heavily as if there is something blocking the passage of his airways. "Kyuhyun... Kyuhyun. Did you just say Kyuhyun is being
paid to date me?"

Donghae was shocked that he doesn't know what to say. He was slightly panicking because Sungmin's face suddenly turned pale as if
he'll be fainting any time. What did he just do? Didn't he say he was scared of telling his hyung about it?! Donghae ah, curse that
you're halfly stupid and completely rotten!

"H-hyung..."

Sungmin felt a throbbing pain in his head. He closed his eyes and used his palm and wrist to press his head. He felt both pain in
his head and heart simultaneously. He feels pain physically and emotionally. Kyuhyun was paid to date him. Donghae has always been
aware of it, everyone has always been aware of it and he was stupidly believing Kyuhyun is someone who really likes him. He
looked down and remembered what happened the past days and weeks and months he's been spending with Kyuhyun.

Sungmin crossed his eyebrows together. Wasn't Kyuhyun opening up his past to him as if he was the most trusted person? Didn't he
say he was jealous of Chaerin noona because of the kiss angle? Didn't he say their hands fit perfectly together? Didn't they kiss
so deeply it felt like he was taken by invisible waves? Didn't Kyuhyun said I love you just the other night? Which of those are
real? Were any of those real at all? He closed his eyes and felt the veins on his head about to explore.

He turned his back from Donghae and started walking away. He felt his head being extremely painful. His hands are cold and nearly
numbing.  He immediately turn to one corner, hands are shaking as he pop in some medicines and rested his back on the wall. He
looked up trying to ease the headache away.

Kyuhyun was paid to date him. Sungmin was already warned but how did he still end up dating and falling in love with Kyuhyun? He
closed his eyes, did he push away the wrong person. He was stupid. But how did that happened? Donghae said the set up was to meet
him in the small hill and Kyuhyun met him in the bus. Donghae referred to the tall man he talked to in the bench of the small hill. That wasn't
Kyuhyun, that was Choi Siwon. Was there a mistake from the very beginning? He closed his eyes again, it doesn't matter now. Kyuhyun was
paid to date him. What could be worst than that? He trusted the young man, believed in every word his said. How could he be so mean? Kyuhyun
even make up stories about how he was alone since young and how he struggled in his life and how he lived his life without no one else to
turn to; how many people had actually fallen for that?

Sungmin straightened up when the throbbing slowly disappeared. He needs to find Kyuhyun and straighten things out. He wants to
know the truth. He heard it from Donghae, his most honest friend. Now he wants to know what kind of story Kyuhyun is going to lie
about.

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"What's this?" Leeteuk asked as Kyuhyun handed him a white envelope thick with cash inside. He cannot believe Kyuhyun has earned
$25000 from him. He should have known this man is really good in numbers, particularly in money. Leeteuk thought that if Kyuhyun continue
this for a year, the young man could be a millionaire with him knowing it. But why is he handing back this
large amount of money? Remembering the threat posted in the bulleting board that everyone had seen, Leeteuk knows Kyuhyun should know where to make use of this amount of money.

"I need to return this to you. I'm quitting." Kyuhyun said as he hand the money to Leeteuk. Kyuhyun is calm and is quite determined
of what he is doing now. If he didn't meet Sungmin, he'll probably take this amount of money, abandon the person and spend this
money like hell. But no. He has met Sungmin, and fall in love with him, and even if it all started with lie, the truth says he wants
to straighten things up. He can't think of the future for now, he just want to look at Sungmin with his head held up high, without
any mask, without anything to hide from him.

Of course, these bunch of people around Sungmin needs to hear the reason as to why he is quitting. He knows they'll be doubting him when they hear
this but he hopes he'll get support from these people. He sighed... "To be honest, I want to-"

"Hyung..."

Both men doesn't know how Sungmin came or find them together but Leeteuk immediately hide the envelope behind him so as not to
make a commotion. However, Sungmin is not as stupid as to not see a transaction going on.

*Author's note: Slower updates for now.
Being busy with bunch of work >.<

Have a good night everyone!!^^