"I'm really sorry, Sungmin ah..."

Sungmin looked down as he heard Lee Umma's regretful voice over the phone. He has arrived at their house in Jeju and has unpacked his
things.

"I'll try my best to be there asap. I just need to finish some problems in the company."

"How could you do this to your sick son, Umma?" he said smiling making his mom feel even more guilty. He heard his mom sighed
desperately so he giggled a bit. "I'll be fine, Umma. Don't worry about me. Finish that up and come here immediately. You know I
don't like spending time alone."

"Don't worry, Minnie ah, I'll come to see you asap. For the meantime, I've sent someone to watch over you."

Sungmin wondered why Lee Umma needed to send someone when he knows he can still handle himself. He felt like he hasn't had those mind-
blowing headaches recently so he's probably improving. He shook his head and smiled, his mom can be too paranoid at times.
He sat down on the couch in the living room and thought how his day ended today.

He was emotional during the showcase. How is Kyuhyun? He thought the young man is looking for him, he didn't even call. He must have
realised that there is no use looking for Sungmin since he has already leave the school for good. He closed his eyes shortly. He can
hear Kyuhyun's voice in his head, the song was heartbreaking but his voice sounded like a lullaby.

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Sungmin fell asleep on the couch in the living room. He felt exhausted thinking over Kyuhyun's performance last night and the flight
he had was tiring as well. He was too tired that he didn't know he has fallen asleep in the couch for the rest of the night. He moved
his head to the side as the light slowly showers the living room. The sound of the doorbell made him fall off the couch. Who is that?

Without bothering to fix himself, he walked towards the door, eyes are still closed, his hair a mop of mess and the coach marked
the side of his face. He opened it while opening his mouth widely for a yawn.
Sungmin stopped in the middle of his yawn with his mouth still opened wide.

Cho-Cho Kyuhyun?! Sungmin's mouth is still open when he saw the young man looking at him ever so darkly. How did Kyuhyun get here?
Why is Kyuhyun looking at him like that? He froze right there, with his mouth still agape and his hand on the doorknob. Kyuhyun smirked
at him.

The young man stepped towards him and pushed him against the door and suddenly kissed him hard on the lips he thought Kyuhyun is going
to crush his lips down.

Sungmin continuously carressed the edge of the pillow he is holding and kissing it while  shamelessly. He moved to the
side and immediately fall off the couch. "Ah! Aish~" He touched his head and felt a sting as he sat up. What was that? He touched his
face and knows that he is blushing. That was a dirty dream! Sungmin ah... you little ert! He sighed with annoyance and touched
his lips. "I could have died if that ever happens! Sungmin ah, you fool!" he said and knocked on his head once.

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The familiar sound of the doorbell disrupted his thoughts. He stood up and fixed his hair while walking towards the door. He lazily
dragged himself thinking it must be one of their housekeepers his mom send to look after him. He turned the knob and his mouth
slightly opened because of the person he sees standing before him. Cho Kyuhyun.

Kyuhyun smiled brightly and purposely pushed Sungmin's chin up to closed his mouth. The older swallowed as he didn't expect to see
Kyuhyun standing in front of him with that kind of smile. He wasn't like this when he last saw the young man. In his dreams, Kyuhyun
is looking at him darkly, lustfully. Oh dear, he's still dreaming, right?!

Sungmin shut his eyes hard and slapped himself with a good force. Kyuhyun widened his eyes when the older slapped himself in front of
him. The older's eyes shut shortly and his mouth opened as if freeing a silent gasp of pain. Sungmin carressed his own cheek and
looked at the younger man. He's not dreaming. Kyuhyun is really here.

What?

Kyuhyun is really here?!?!

"How did you-"

"Can you let me in first? It's quite chilling outside."

"Oh."

-------------------------------------POV after Sungmin departed----------------------------------

Kyuhyun thought for a while and decided to go to the Lee Mansion. There is only one person who can help him get to Sungmin.

"Cho Kyuhyun? What might you be doing here?" Lee Umma asked, surprised as to see the young man in front of her. He was welcomed
inside with a glass of juice. Kyuhyun saw Lee Umma's luggage, she seemed ready to fly to Jeju as well.

"I didn't expect to see you here." Lee Umma said as she sat down with her tea. "Sungmin has already departed, he'll arrive in Jeju
shortly, the doctor ask him to quit school and leave the city, he said it'll be good for him. How was the showcase? I heard Sungmin
wrote a song for you to sing."

"Mrs. Lee..." Kyuhyun called. He breathe in and met the old woman's eyes. Is he ready for this? Yes, he is ready for this... on
second thought maybe not. He mentally shook his head. No, once again, one more time, right? He looked at Lee Umma in her eyes and
said "I came here to ask you..." he looked down again. No, there's no backing out now. "Please let me take care of Sungmin."

He saw the astonishment in Lee Umma's eyes, they widened and brightened but only for a short while. She smiled at him gently.
"Kyuhyun ah, do you actually know what you're saying? Let me remind you, Sungmin has cancer. I remember how you looked when you found
out about him." Lee Umma shook her head. "It wasn't really a good reaction."

Kyuhyun thought shortly and nodded. He does remembers how he told Sungmin that they needed to ended what's going on between them. He
has to admit that he was shaken by that fact but this time...

"I just want to spend more time with him. I really want to take care of him, Mrs. Lee."

"His body might weaken more and more."

"I know."

"He may not be able to get better."

"I know."

"He might die anytime-"

"Mrs. Lee," he cut the old woman's word. Kyuhyun closed his fist as he was rattled with what he heard just now, he's scared. He's still
scared of all these possibilities but he knows he can't back out anymore. He won't back out anymore.

"When I decided to come to you today, I'm determined to stay with Sungmin until the last of his days. I know he might not recover
anymore, he might die tomorrow or even today. I already know that. Please, I know you've always been here to support us and I have
been a coward these past days when I learned about his condition." He looked down feeling guilty.

"But I want to be with him, Mrs. Lee. I'm not as strong as you that's why..." he looked down shyly. "I need some encouragement."

Lee Umma smiled at him and touched his hand, the comforting touch a mother would give to her son. She's touched to hear those words
from Kyuhyun. She has witnessed her son's ups and downs and Kyuhyun's existence have brought Sungmin extremes; happiness and sadness
in all aspects. She wants to see her son happy, and she knows Kyuhyun is the answer to it.

"If you really want this, I won't stop you." Kyuhyun straightened with what he heard. He's getting Lee Umma's blessing! He smiled with
a sigh of relief.

"But it won't be easy." He saw Lee Umma's eyes saddening, she looked down as if she sees herself experiencing the same thing.
"You'll be tired and upset and lonely and helpless" she said looking as if she if feeling it as well. She looked at Kyuhyun and held
his hand, squeezing it gently and smile. "Make your heart the strongest muscle you will have."

Kyuhyun nodded and smiled at Lee Umma. "I'll take care of him, Mrs. Lee, please don't worry about him."

Lee Umma just nodded while Kyuhyun stood up and embraced her. Kyuhyun felt happy in her warm arms.

"I've long lost my mother, Mrs. Lee. But when I met you, it feels like I had my mother again."

Lee Umma smiled with the words that she heard. "I'm like you mother but you still address me as Mrs. Lee?"

"Lee Umma."

"Good boy."

Lee Umma let go of his embrace. "Sungmin will be arriving in Jeju tonight. I'll make some arrangements for you. Take care of him for
me, Kyuhyun ah."

"I will."

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Sungmin was blushing when he heard the story. How can his mom easily let Kyuhyun come here and stay with him and watch over him?
He might die squealing with happiness. Although Kyuhyun hasn't really asked him to get back together. Is this considered as them
back together? He's quite confused. Kyuhyun wants to take care of him. So? That's it? And for what reason may that be? He wants to
know once and for all. He cleared his throat.

"So you'll be staying here with me?" Sungmin asked. Kyuhyun nodded, eyes not leaving the older. Sungmin looked away feeling a bit
awkward knowing he isn't really clear about Kyuhyun's intention in taking care of him.

Stupid Min! You know the reason. Don't act too innocent! He sighed and looked down. He probably knows the reason. But he still wants
to hear it. It's always good to hear Kyuhyun's honest feelings towards him.

"I can't do it, Min." Kyuhyun said when he noticed Sungmin being too quiet and not his bubbly self despite him being there. Sungmin
looked at him. The young man's eyes turned gentle and looked down. "I tried... I wanted to pull myself away from you. I can't do it."

"Kyuhyun ah..."

Kyuhyun crossed his eyebrows and breathed deeply trying to calm the emotions that seemed to be coming up. He took one of Sungmin's
hand and squeeze it gently before placing it in his cheek. "I can't be without you."

Sungmin freed a sigh and smiled before biting his lip.

"I've imagined catching you up in the airport and saying those words to you. I failed to catch you there. So I came here to stay with
you. Just like what you said in the song, how could my promises made only make it this far." Kyuhyun looked down and shook his head.
"I don't want us to end just like that, Min."

Sungmin didn't say anything. What is there to say? Kyuhyun came all the way here to be with him. To make it up to him. To
fulfill his promises to him. What else is there to say?

"Sungmin ah," Kyuhyun said meeting the older's eyes and holding both of his hands. "Let's do this again; once again, one more time."

Sungmin freed a wide smile. Kyuhyun has been using the words he wrote in the song. The song he wrote for the young man; his feeling
towards Kyuhyun, his pain and sadness, Kyuhyun wants to make it up to him. Once again, one more time.
Seeing Kyuhyun in front of him right now is just the most happiest thing ever.
He carressed Kyuhyun's cheek and reached out to hug him.

"I wouldn't want to be in any place except here." he said as he closed his eyes and feel Kyuhyun's warm body against him. When they
let go, he looked at the young man as tears pricked his eyes.

"Kyuhyun ah, I don't know how long I will live but... if you ever get tired of-"

Kyuhyun hush him. "Don't even think I would. I'm more tired of being away from you, Sungmin ah. I don't want to go anywhere away
from you." He held Sungmin's face and kissed his forehead. "I just want to be with you. I can't be without you, Lee Sungmin."

Sungmin rewarded Kyuhyun with a chaste kiss on the lips before resting his head on the younger's shoulder. "I'm so glad that you're
here...and I'm not dreaming."

"Thanks to Umma, she made me fly here as soon as I finished convincing her." Kyuhyun said while embracing the older man. Sungmin let
go and eyed on him.

"Umma? Did you just call my mom Umma?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

Kyuhyun nodded. "I asked her for your hands. She has agreed to it. We're like husbands now and she's my mother-in-law."

"What did my mom do to you?"

"What have you done to me? I go crazy while I was holding myself away from you. Don't even think for a second that that will happen
again."

Sungmin looked down but Kyuhyun took his hand and smiled at him gently. "You have to be strong, Sungmin ah. We have a long way ahead
of us." Sungmin nodded and felt encouraged with what Kyuhyun said. What is there to fear about? The young man is now by his side,
giving him strength, holding his hands, watching over him. He felt like there's nothing he can't do and this sickness is just
another obstacle they can face together.

"You'd still say yes to me, right?" Kyuhyun asked. He knows they'd had a long talk about him taking care of Sungmin and that he has
poured his feelings out but taking care of Sungmin is a little different from getting him back, right? or...?

Sungmin smiled at him and kissed him on the lips again. "And if I say no?"

Kyuhyun smiled back sweetly and carressed his cheek before kissing him deeply and long and sweet with the older answering back with the same
sincere emotions.

Yes. It's always a yes.

*Author's note: Hope this is a better chapter for you guys!
I'm honestly in an up and down mood recently as I am feeling
too stressed with my life *yup, finally I get to admit that I am
stressed* Anyways, I want to end this...but probably not too
soon, I'd still want you to spare some tissue boxes for my
fanfic >:)

Wait and before I forget... I OFFICIALLY BREAK FTR's
RECORD!!! *party party party!!!* I was squealing during
my afternoon break  because of this and one of my students
actually woke up from his nap because of his teacher is such a
noisy fangirl. Oh the poor child! :P

Have a goodnight everyone!!!^^