"Sungmin hyung!!" Donghae said almost shouting inside the Lee house in Jeju when he saw Sungmin going down the stairs. The young Lee
was running towards him for a hug. 
"Hyung, I miss you!" he said while embracing the sick man.

Sungmin was in shock to see Donghae and the rest of his friends, including Hyukjae, inside his house. He looked at Kyuhyun while
being hugged by Donghae. The younger, from behind, gave him a wink and by that it was understood that everything was arranged by him.
His man, what else has Kyuhyun prepared for him? His 10 years birthday, his small surprises and now his friends are here all thanks to
him.

"Yah! Yah! Yah!" Shindong said as he pull Donghae away. "I want my share of hug, Fish. Move aside."

Shindong walked towards Sungmin and gave him a bear hug. "How have you been, Sungmin ah?" he said in a soft voice.

"Good, Hyung." Sungmin whispered. "And maybe dying soon."

"You've managed to live this long. I know you'll do well." Shindong said as he sighed and patted Sungmin's back. Kyuhyun told them
everything and he knows that his good friend might not really last long. But that doesn't mean they'll lose hope. He loves Sungmin
like a younger brother and he would really want his talented friend to be successful in the future; a future with him and the rest
of the group.

"Our Sungmin..." Yesung said, walking towards his friend and hugging him. "Do you want Hyung to take care of you? You've lost a lot
of weight" he said while studying Sungmin. "Come here, Hyung, will make you feel better." he continued with a domesticated tone and
touch.

"Hyung, don't take away my duty!" Kyuhyun said agitatedly. Yesung hyung can be very friendly at times...and can be creepy as well! He
needs to protect Sungmin from Yesung. He placed one arm around Sungmin's shoulder and pulled him closer.

"Aish~ this kid, I want to take care of Sungmin too. Move away." Yesung said slightly pulling Kyuhyun away and wrapping his arms
around the sick man.

"I want to take care of Min too." Leeteuk said and pulled Kyuhyun behind him and hugged Sungmin. Kyuhyun looked stupidly out of place.

"Kyuhyun ah, go find something to do first, we don't need you here." Shindong said doing the same action to the poor Kyuhyun.

"Hyung~" he purred. His mouth pouted and slightly opened, looking seriously stupid as the rest of Sungmin's older friends bully him
and wants him out of the picture for now.

Kyuhyun looked at Hyukjae. He's the only one left. Donghae's lover smiled at me. "Sorry Kyuhyun, you'll be left out today." he said
and walked forward towards Sungmin.

"Sungmin Hyung, I can take care of you too, right? You said I did well on your song." he said trying to fit it to the group of guys
in front of him. Sungmin nodded and let him join the commotion around him. He's just so happy to see all his friends now. It hasn't
really been a long time since they last saw each other but it feels like he won't be seeing them again too soon.

Kyuhyun just smiled at them and eyed on Sungmin. He knows Sungmin misses his friends and since they can't fly back to Seoul, he just
called Leeteuk and invited then here. Sungmin gave him a grateful smile before he turned his back and let the rest of the hyungs to
entertain his man for today.

The group were the one who looked after Sungmin for the rest of the afternoon. They cooked and feed their sick friend with an
expectedly awful pumpkin soup thanks to Yesung who thought kimchi should be mixed with the soup.

"What's wrong with that? You put kimchi in everything!" he reasoned.

"Well not in pumpkin soup, you dummy!" Shindong said.

Sungmin had one of the most fun day in Jeju with his friends. Of course everyday with Kyuhyun is fun, thrilling actually, but it's
not everyday when he can spend this much time with his best friends especially with the verdict of his lifeline. He's just so glad to
see them again. He doesn't want to think about it but it feels like he won't be seeing them again. He eyed on Yesung who tried his
best to swallow his awful pumpkin soup and tried proving that it tastes good despite the kimchi on it. He'll miss Yesung hyung's
powerful vocals. He knows Kyuhyun has a great voice, but Yesung hyung's is just so powerful and expressive he can bring out every feel
in the song. He wished he could have wrote a song for this hyung. He, then, eyed on Shindong. Shindong's warm and care towards him
is something he'll miss for sure. Shindong always uses challenging words to him and because of this hyung, he has learned to be
strong and have high hopes in life. He smiled, he wished he can see Shindong walking in the aisle with Nari. He looked at Leeteuk who
almost puke when he smelled the pumpkin soup. His favourite hyung, he'll miss Leeteuk's concern for him; his encouraging words,
and who would forget that this hyung was the one who brought him and Kyuhyun together? His silly idea of paying the young man some
amount of money just to date him. If it wasn't for Leeteuk hyung, Kyuhyun might not even be here today. He looked at Donghae who closed
his eyes when Hyukjae tried saving him from having those ridiculously smelly soup. Donghae, his favourite dongsaeng, his dongsaeng
who has always been there for him. His dongsaeng who has been so emotional because of his situation. Donghae has always been the
young stupid dongsaeng he has, and now, he's happy to see him with Hyukjae. Finally, he they've came out of their closet and face the
people around them and tell them about their relationship.

They've spend more time during late afternoon, telling stories and recent events in school. How Yesung volunteered to sing in
Ryeowook's live broadcast and is now being stalked by the DJ. They've talked about Kangta sunbae coming to school and searching for
talents; Donghae, Shindong and Hyukjae were casted by him. They also talked about Youngwoon, Leeteuk's boyfriend, enlisting in the
army soon. Their last topic is Lee Sooman casting Leeteuk and Yesung for a trainee. Surprisingly, they were all casted under one
company and are being trained as one which is quite good. They've talked a lot until the sun goes down. It's already nighttime and
the group started packing up.

Oh well, time to go.

"You won't stay for the night?" Sungmin asked. Leeteuk smiled at him and patted his head.

"You have to rest, Min."

"But I want to spend more time with you guys." Sungmin said while pouting.

"If you want that, you have to get better and visit us in Seoul instead." Yesung said with a smile.

"Yesung Hyung~"

Yesung walked towards Sungmin and hugged him. The older's eyes reddened immediately. "I'll see you in Seoul, ok? Healthy and bubbly...
and normal, Sungmin. That's what you are. And oh, when you visit me, I'll sing for you in the Live Broadcast."

Sungmin smiled and nodded his head. Suddenly, Shindong shared a hug too. "Minnie ah, you'll be playing on my wedding so you have to
stay healthy. You're taking responsibility on my wedding songs, get it?"

"Shindong hyung..."

Leeteuk finally joined the hug. "We're always here for you, Sungmin ah... Don't forget that. You have to be strong and healthy, we'll
wait for you to graduate before we debut."

Sungmin nodded and tears became inevitable.

"Sungmin hyung..." Donghae said as he jumped in the hug. "We'll perform together on stage, ok?"

Sungmin forced a smile ... how many days from his four months are left? Will he be able to fulfill any of these? He eyed on Kyuhyun
who is just watching them. The young man smiled and turned his back in the older.

Kyuhyun looked up and sighed. He invited Sungmin's friend to give more encouragement. Miracles do happen... if you believe it. He
never believe in it, but he will if he have to. Those encouraging words from Sungmin's friends...their friends, he wished it can help
his man become more confident in facing what life has given him.

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"Tired?" Kyuhyun asked. Sungmin nodded and bit his lower lip. The younger smiled at him and put him in his embrace. Kyuhyun's left
hand at the back of Sungmin's neck, his right hand close to the chest. Sungmin held onto his arms and make circles using his thumb.
Kyuhyun kissed the older's forehead. "Let's take a rest then."

"Thanks Kyu." Sungmin said as he wrapped his arms around Kyuhyun's waist and sway their bodies left and right. "I wanted to go back
to Seoul just to see them, thanks for asking them to come here instead." Kyuhyun chuckled and let his nose play with Sungmin's nose,
he kissed Sungmin in the lips after.

"Anything for my man."

Sungmin looked at him and smiled before giving his reward. A soft chaste kiss that was savoured despite the shortness of it. They
looked at each other and Kyuhyun placed his head at the side of the older's hair and kissed it.

"Well, time for bed."

Sungmin nodded his head and diligently follow Kyuhyun to their room.

Days and weeks pass by; with occassional grip losing and tripping on the floor but Sungmin didn't mind. If he lose his grip, he open
and close his hands and tried again, if he fall on the ground, he pick up himself and stand up again. It has been like that, he
won't die upset with what has happened to him. Lee Umma is there, his friends are there and most of all, Kyuhyun is there...loving
him and cherishing him. Making the most of the time they can be together, creating more than enough memories that he will keep when
he pass away.

Kyuhyun woke up, one day, and decided to cook something for Sungmin. Thanks to his unofficial mother-in-law, he has learn a dish or
two to impress Sungmin. It's not easy knowing he cannot even manipulate the stove without burning a finger or two.

He prepared the dining table and filled it with Sungmin's favourite breakfast treat; pancakes with strawberries and whip cream. He's
going to like this. He smiled when the preparation is done, all complete with refreshing glass of orange juice and an awaiting kiss
for his one and only.

Kyuhyun went up to wake the older up. He wanted to knock on their room but he never really learn that so he went in gently, he
planned on tickling Sungmin to wake up... or maybe kissing him would be better? He cannot decide, he'll probably do both just in case
one doesn't work.

The young man was quite surprise that Sungmin is not in the bed anymore. Where is he? He turned to the bathroom. There is noise over
there, a flush from the bowl. Silence. Just then he heard a vomitting sound in the bathroom. A forceful vomitting that sounded so
weakening and stomach lurking. He wondered. There was silence again. A flush. A turn from the doorknob.

Sungmin went out of the bathroom, pale and weak. His eyelids are dropping down and his body seems unstable.

"Kyuhyun ah..." he called. Even his voice is hoarse.

Kyuhyun immediately run towards Sungmin as he fell unconscious on the floor. The young man check on his forehead. Fever.

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Strips of lights, screeching of wheels and a lot of footsteps. "Sungmin ah, you'll be fine." Kyuhyun's voice. Sungmin fell unconscious
again.

Lee Umma and Kyuhyun are in the waiting area near Sungmin's room. The older fell unconscious this morning and Kyuhyun rushed him to
the hospital with Lee Umma. The older is having a high fever. Where did he get it? Kyuhyun is anxious; he's biting his nails and tapping
his feet every now and then. He'll be fine, he's not going to die yet, he'll be fine.

The doctor came out and both Lee Umma and Kyuhyun stood up and waited for the doctor's speech.

"The fever is gone but it could have taken his life if it wasn't prevented. His body's immune system is already weak, if there is
another case like this next time, I'm afraid we can't save him anymore." Lee Umma nodded and looked down.

"Is he ok now?" Kyuhyun asked while holding Lee Umma on her shoulders. "Can we bring him home?

The doctor looked down for a while, he has been responsible for treating Sungmin but... "He can't walk anymore."

The 2 looked up and both shocked with what the doctor said.

"The cancer has completely spread and it has affected other systems in his brain. His has lost control of his lower limb."

Lee Umma looked down, wanting to stop her tears which unknowingly fall down one by one until there are many at a time. Kyuhyun held
on to her. Sungmin cannot walk anymore, what more could be worst now.

"If I may suggest, Mrs. Lee, it'll be better if Sungmin would stay in the hospital so we can monitor him regularly. He can be more
prone to sickness right now. He can die anytime not because of the cancer but because of other sickness that may invade his body."

The old woman just nodded and her eyes cannot steady in one place. Her son cannot stand up anymore, her talented and most filial son,
her playful and bubbly son, her one and only son cannot stand up anymore. She looked down and saw the floor getting wet because of
her tears but she just can't stop them from falling.

"Umma..." Kyuhyun called. Soon, Lee Umma's cannot hide her upset face anymore; her lips curled down and her eyes are filled more than
enough water they can carry. Her tears created more than 2 streams in her face, her sobbing became loud and she has fallen on her
knees.

She's been trying to be strong for more than 20 years; she's been trying to be strong since the day she found out about her husband's
sickness; she had to witness Lee Appa's first fall, and then the last fall, he wasn't able to stand up since the last fall and then
her beloved husband died. She took care of the young Sungmin; the only sunshine in her life. And then she found out about the same
situation he and his father both have. She has witnessed Sungmin's smile and tears and even before Kyuhyun came to his life, his plan
of being normal for other people not to notice anything, and now her poor child cannot stand up anymore. How can Sungmin still reach
for his dreams? Why does it have to be him? Why not her? She has her shared of happiness and loneliness in the world, why not her?
Sungmin has a long road to walk through, why does something like this have to stop it?

Kyuhyun kept quiet as tears fall from his eyes too. He wrapped his arms around Lee Umma to comfort her. She has broken down in front
of him, those precious tears that was hidden somewhere making Lee Umma almost the most strongest woman on earth, shedding. Sungmin
cannot stand up anymore. From now on, Kyuhyun has taken a new task in life... be his lover's legs.

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It didn't take Sungmin long to realise he wasn't able to walk anymore. He found out right after he woke up from the hospital and fell
from the bed when he wanted to have a walk. Right now, he has a wheel chair to take him anywhere. He will be staying in the hospital
now, this lifeless, boring and white place. What else can he do here?

He's on his bed right now trying to scan the television. He's getting overly bored with this. He needed to stay in the hospital to
prevent any fever or whatsoever that might happen to him. He's not happy at all. He wanted to go out and have a walk but the thing is
he cannot walk anymore. Still, with Kyuhyun and Lee Umma's encouragement, he didn't make a big fuss with this matter, he saw this
when his dad fell down and cannot stand up anymore. His dad still smiled at him and played with him despite being stucked in the
hospital bed. His dad still read stories for him, still look forward to waking up tomorrow. He should do the same.

"Do you want me to get you something?" Kyuhyun asked with a smile. Sungmin is still breathing in front of him. This small thing is
still a very good reason for Kyuhyun to have a tiny bit of hope that he'll live longer....even just a little bit longer.

"I want some icecream." Sungmin said, pouting. He was looking down guilty that it is what he actually wants to have right now. Kyuhyun
smiled at him and kissed the side of his hair.

"Alright, I'll get some for you."

"Really?!" Sungmin asked with a suddenly bright smile. Kyuhyun felt thrilled with that smile. It was so rare now a days. It seems like
Sungmin has been smiling so rarely that Kyuhyun wanted to keep him in his pocket whenever he does. Kyuhyun nodded and Sungmin clapped
with excitement. "Can I get some strawberry cream with marshmallows and cherries?" he asked in a sweet voice.

Kyuhyun pretended to think about it first. "Only if you kiss me here." he said pointing on his lips. Sungmin raised his shoulders
excitedly and wrapped his arms around the younger's neck and kiss him on the lips.

Sungmin made a mmm sound while their lips are together as if he is kissing a child. He smiled when he let go of the young man. "Happy?"

Kyuhyun thought for a while and shook his head. "One more please... a little longer." he said. Sungmin is most willing to comply, for
the sake of his ice cream. He wrapped his arms around Kyuhyun and kissed him deeply this time. A slow and deep kiss, like their first
kiss, his forever favourite kiss. "That's better." the young man said and straightened up and reached for the door.

"Kyuhyun ah..." the young man turned to him. "Can you help me sit on the wheel chair, I want to look outside the window." Kyuhyun smiled
and easily scoop Sungmin and walked towards the wheel chair. One of Sungmin's arm is hooked around his neck while the young man put
him on the wheel chair as carefull as possible. While at it, Sungmin kissed him at the corner of his lips. "I love you."

Kyuhyun looked at him and smiled. "I love you too." Sungmin smiled sweetly showing those crinkles at the side of his eyes. "Stay here,
ok? I'll be quick." Sungmin nodded and watched Kyuhyun's back disappear from his sight. He turned the wheel chair from the window and
looked out. Slowly, his smile disappeared and his eyes turned blank. He thought he's in a deep thought, but his mind is empty.

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Kyuhyun went back with the cup of ice cream. He saw Sungmin looking outside the window. He smiled. Sungmin's head is not tilted, means
he's awake. He thought the older might have fallen asleep. If it happen so, he might just keep the ice cream away instead of giving it to him.

"Tadah! Strawberry cream with marshmallow and cherries for my favourite man."

Sungmin turned to him, he stared at Kyuhyun for a long time. He blinks and blinks again. He thinks he had seen this person in front of him,
but when and where? Exactly where did he see this person? He tried studying Kyuhyun's face again but...

"Do I know you?" he asked the young man.

*Author's note: Sorry I wasn't able to update last night.
I wanted to but I was so tired that I've fallen asleep right
after I saw my bed^^

Quite a long chappy, huh? Yup, you're not reading it
wrongly, Sungmin really asked that to Kyuhyun. I'm
quite ready to end this so please be ready with your
tissue box. Maybe one box will do... or you can also keep
3 if you want to >:D

I like the fact that you dear readers are somehow masochists
or something, you like staying on my page and let those
poor hearts of yours break every chapter. bwahihihihi^_^
Oh well, I'm glad you guys are still here, I'm already starting my
long author's note now since I will end this fic really soon.

I appreciate those silent readers who suddenly came out of
their shadows and comment on the story. I'm also thankful
to those people who regularly...as in regualry comments, as in
every chapter has a word or 2 for me. I seriously like the thought
that I'm more familiar with those people and I'm waiting for their
comments before I actually update because I can't last the day without
hearing from them. If you know who you are, yup, I'm kind of talking
about you.
I'm also thankful to those who messages me privately and started
getting to know me better. I mean I seriously don't have any friends
as in real life friends here in AFF so all my virtual friends are very well
appreciated.

Oh well, I have a second long Author's note when I update the next
chapter...

Have a good night everyone!^^