Chapter 5

My Cute Elevator Guy

"Come on guys you're so slow!" Key whined as he brought down his bags in front of the elevator. He placed his hands on his hips and eyed the three who are still at their unit's door. Hyukjae is still fixing Hery's scarf while bending down on Mochi's level. Once he's done, he stood up and locked the door, grabbed their baby's hand and led him to Key. Donghae on the other hand trailed behind them with their bags in his hands. He puffed his cheeks a little when Hyukjae didn't even help him with their bags but then widened his eyes when he saw and realized that their things are so few compared to Key's.

"Uhm Key are you moving to Mokpo?" He asked as he continued to stare dumbly at the three big luggages in front of him, all in fuchsia pink with the word Diva in each one of them. Key snorted at Donghae's reaction while Hyukjae just shook his head. He's already used to his brother and he can't blame the brunette either for such a reaction.

"No of course not but I always have to be prepared so I brought them. Besides, they're just really few so don't worry." He said as the elevator opened and entered it while pulling his bags with him. "I don't want to think how much bags he'll bring if we'll go out of the country." Donghae murmured and Hyukjae just have to chuckle at his innocent comment. Henry on the other hand just looked at Key's bags with his big round eyes full of fondness. The striking color attracted him so much he can't take his eyes off them.

"Key noona.." The little chubby child called innocently as he reached out to grab Key's hand.

"It's Key hyung Mochi." Key corrected and grabbed Henry's hand back. He has to admit that he's also really fond of Henry considering he doesn't have a dongsaeng. And he's very lucky that he didn't scare him away like what he always do to other kids.

Mochi looked innocently at Key from head to toe. Key hyung? Isn't it supposed to be noona? He's seriously confused since the day he met Key. He doesn't know if he should use hyung or noona so he just uses both. Hyukjae and Donghae just stood there looking at the two fondly. Although they're brothers, Hyukjae is the one with the charm when it comes to kids that's why he's very happy to see his dongsaeng interacting with a child like this.

"But.."

"Hmm?" Key raised his brows in question when he saw the confused look on the baby.

"Key noona is so pretty. How come it's hyung? Mochi doesn't understand." Henry asked as he tilted his head to one side cutely. Key grinned widely and lifted him up only to hug him tight. 

"Aigoo that's what I love the most about you!! Our Henry doesn't know how to lie!!" The feminine guy exclaimed as he twirled Henry around not minding the two adults who were avoiding the kid's feet that are hitting them accidentally. Little Mochi giggled cutely clearly enjoying Key's treatment. He guess he should just always call his Key noona pretty.

"Very well then, you can call me Key noona but only you can call me that okay?" Key gave up although it was clearly seen how happy he is while Donghae and Hyukjae just laughed at them. 

The trip to Mokpo was rather uneventful since everyone except Donghae was fast asleep once they settled inside the car. Donghae just smiled as he shook his head and the engine, getting ready for a long drive. They all decided to roll down their windows to feel that cool fresh breeze of the province. The brunette smiled as he took his time driving, occasionally looking at the wonderful sceneries they're passing by. He looked on his front mirror and chuckled when he saw Key and Henry sleeping with their heads leaning against each other and some drool escaping their lips. He shifted his gaze to Hyukjae who's lightly snoring beside him with his head leaning against the window. What a lovely view, he thought. How he wish he could stop driving and just look at him the whole day.

"Aigoo my neck and back hurts." Key complained as they went out of the car and started stretching his sore limbs. Hyukjae on the other hand rubbed his eyes in attempt to get the sleepiness out of his system. "Where are we by the way?" The diva asked when he took notice of their surroundings.

"At a gasoline station. It's only an hour away from here so we're almost there." Donghae explained as he lifted Henry from the car and led him to the comfort room to pee.

"Ah! This is so refreshing! Can't we just live in the province hyung?" Key asked Hyukjae who just smiled at him. "You can after you've graduated. But you have to find your own house." He explained and an idea suddenly hit Key making the latter smiled brightly.

"Oh I shouldn't worry about that. Once you and Donghae hyung got married, I'll just stay at his house at Mokpo!" He exclaimed as he clapped his hands in excitement. Hyukjae who heard this turned red and frantically looked around to see if Donghae was somewhere near. He sighed in relief when he didn't saw him and immediately shoot Key a death glare.

"Aaaaww come on hyung don't be shy I know you love the idea." He continued to tease his brother who just groaned back, giving up on his dongsaeng's teasings. Key grinned in victory and when he saw Donghae, he skipped his way towards him and hugged his right arm.

"Hyung, I can always stay at your place in Mokpo whenever I want to right?" He asked loudly making sure his brother hears them. Donghae nodded innocently at him and smiled. "Of course, why?"

Key shrugged and just kept his hold on Donghae and walked back to the car with him and Henry. "Nothing. Just making sure because Hyukkie hyung might not allow me to after the two of you got married." He replied nonchalantly making Donghae widened his eyes and Hyukjae snapping his head towards them.

"Key! What the heck?!" The blonde shouted scandalously and looked at Donghae. Their eyes met and both automatically looked away with their faces red from embarrassment. Henry on the other hand beamed on what he heard. They'll get married?! Yey!

"Key noona..."

"Yes baby?" Key asked once he secured Henry's seatbelt around his small body and smiled at him.

"Daddy Hae and Papa Hyukkie will get married like Mama and Papa?" He asked cutely gaining the attention of Donghae and Hyukjae. They both turned to look at their baby and smiled when they saw how innocent he looks although they can also say that he's quite excited with the idea, forgetting that it involves them. Key grinned widely and patted Henry's head gently. "Yep and Mochi will attend okay? We'll both dress in pink." He continued with a giggle, loving the idea of Henry wearing pink. Hyukjae shook his head in disbelief. Shishus save his brother's soul. He's just thankful he's thinking nowhere like Key. 

After another hour of driving, they finally stopped in front of a medium-sized cream-colored house with a large and spacious garden in front where there are tall trees big enough to give you shade and different flowers blooming gracefully and beautifully. Green grass almost covered everything except for the driveway leading to a garage and their house's door. All in all, it will give you that homey and fresh feeling, a perfect ambience for a vacation. Key and Hyukjae gasped at the beauty before them, eyes twinkling with fascination.

"Well, welcome to our humbly home." Donghae beamed once they got out of the car.

"Hae! Mochi!" They all turned around to the source of the voice and found a beautiful lady with long black hair tied in a messy bun, white skin and a very petite figure standing by the door. She's wearing a yellow knee-length dress and a pink apron. Hyukjae was stunned because of her beauty and immediately became worried. Who is she? What is her relationship with Hae?

"Umma!"

Donghae shouted like a child and hurriedly ran towards her only to envelope her in a bear hug with Henry following him. The blonde unconsciously heaved a sigh of relief which didn't go unnoticed by his brother. "Knowing she's Donghae hyung's mother is relieving right?" Key snickered and ducked when his hyung's hand went flying towards him.

She curiously looked at the two brothers and smiled wider it kinda made Hyukjae feel something inside him stir. The beautiful lady skipped towards them and from that very moment they knew where Donghae got his childishness.

"Oh my Hyukkie!! Is that really you?! Aigoo you're so pretty! And who is this young man? You're also very pretty!" Hyukjae blushed at the compliment while his brother smiled politely at her and extended his hand for a shake. "My name's Kibum but you can call me Key. I'm Hyukjae hyung's younger brother. Thank you for letting us in your humble home." He greeted and Donghae's mother accepted it but instead of a handshake, she pulled him into a tight hug.

"What a very polite child. Sulli really did a great job in raising you." She complimented with a smile and their visitors were surprised. She knew their mother? But before they could ask her a question, she looked at Hyukjae and spread her arms wide. "Aren't you going to give your Auntie Krystal a hug?" She asked and the blonde shyly went near her and hugged her. She placed her hand on his hair and patted it gently.

"I can see that you still don't remember anything. Don't worry, don't rush it. My son's patiently waiting." She whispered and the other widened his eyes. She knows his condition?! Krystal then pulled away and subtly wiped a tear from her eye. Still with a pretty smile, she beamed at them. "Well let's get your things inside and rest!" She turned around and went back inside their home. Hyukjae looked at her in confusion since he noticed her wiping her tear away. It troubled him for a moment until Key called him asking for help with their things. Donghae soon came to them and brought the rest inside. Henry? He's already at the kitchen when the rest finished gathering their bags with his mouth full of homemade cookies.

The rest of the day was spent wandering around the town. Key complained that they should start exploring the place and will just go to bed early. They decided to walk around and ended up in a market where they bought lots of seafood for dinner but Donghae made sure to buy some meat for Hyukjae. All of them were amazed on how fresh the foods were. Of course, you won't find newly caught seafood in the city so this reaction's very normal. They even bought souvenirs and some delicacies to bring back home. Afternoon came and they all agreed to go to the beach where the sand is so fine and white, the water's crystal clear you can already see what's underneath them. Henry and Key played under the sun while the two adults kept an eye on them.

"This place is a paradise." Hyukjae said as he sat on a rock by the shore and stretched his arms, inhaling deeply the refreshing sea air. Donghae who's seating beside Hyukjae, looked at the blonde and was immediately taken back when he saw his blonde hair softly swaying because of the wind, his sunglasses making him even more handsome although he still prefers to see his brown eyes, gummy smile seen and his skin shining brighter with the sun rays.

"Yeah, very pretty." The brunette commented, still in a daze with the beauty beside him. Hyukjae furrowed his brows with Donghae's tone of voice and decided to turn his head towards him. A light shade of pink appeared on his cheeks when he saw Donghae looking at him like a love struck guy and hurriedly turned away. He cleared his throat making Donghae snap back into reality.

"W-What I mean was.. Uh.. Oh! Hey Mochi I wanna make sandcastles too!" Donghae shouted as he suddenly ran towards Henry and Key with his face red from embarrassment. Hyukjae removed his sunglasses and blinked a couple of times in confusion. One second he saw Donghae looking at him then in an instant he saw him arguing with Henry and Key on how to make sandcastles. But then, a gentle smile appeared on his pretty face and shook his head. Lee Donghae is one heck of a guy, he can't help but fall in love with him even more.

"We're back!"

Krystal peeked by the kitchen door and saw the four back with a big smile on their faces. She smiled when she noticed Donghae holding Hyukjae's hand like it's a normal thing for them. The blonde stopped on his tracks and noticed her eyes looking at their hands. He blushed and slowly pulled away making Donghae unconsciously frown.

"Uh.. Auntie we brought food." Hyukjae said trying to divert her attention. The beautiful lady saw the bags on their hands and smiled. "I'll go prepare dinner then. Who wants to help me?"

"Me!" Key and Henry shouted in unison and together, they took everything and left Donghae and Hyukjae alone, standing by the living room.

It was quiet, but not awkwardly quiet. Both enjoy the comfortable silence between them with Hyukjae walking around looking at the photos of Donghae's family and Donghae following him with his stare. He smiled when he saw admiration on Hyukjae's face as he scanned every picture he saw. Hyukjae knows he has this bright smile on his face the whole time he's looking at the pictures his cheeks are now starting to get numb. But he just can't help it. Little Donghae is just too adorable he finds it weird to think that he's more adorable than Henry. Or is he just being biased?

He slightly chuckled at the thought until a certain picture caught his attention. There he saw three boys with their arms resting on each other's shoulders and had a huge smile on their faces. It looks really old but was well taken care of since the faces are still clear. The tallest of them has a dimple on one of his cheek. The one at the other end looks like a fish with a wide grin and his arm securely wrapped on the little guy at the middle. He smiled when he saw the boy in the middle to be a bit struggling despite the smile because of the other's tight grip. But then, his smile suddenly faded when he took notice of the boy's face. The struggling boy looks like.. him. Come to think of it, the fish-looking kid looks like Donghae. Hyukjae suddenly felt a slight headache and a pinch in his heart. His hand automatically rubbed his chest because of the weird feeling. What is this? Is he the one on the picture?

"Cute isn't it?" His eyes widened in shock when he heard a voice behind him and abruptly turned around. His lips suddenly hit something soft. He blinked a few times and gasped when realization hit him. He's kissing Donghae! Again! He darted his gaze forward and met Donghae's eyes that were equally widened in shock. They let go and smacked their heads mentally for being disappointed on the lack of contact.

"I'm sorry I..." Donghae started as they stood with just inches apart from each other. Both of them have flushed face and Hyukjae found it adorable since he rarely sees Donghae this shy.

"Ahm.. W-Who are they?" The blonde asked instead since he doesn't want to stay on the topic of him accidentally kissing Donghae. The latter smiled sadly at him, and here he thought that that picture might stir something in Hyukjae's memories.

"The guy with the dimple is Siwon hyung. He still looks the same, just got a bit older of course and more muscular. That health freak. I'm the one at the other end," He paused as he took a deep breath to prevent his voice from cracking. "And the kid at the middle is you."

"Oh."

It took a couple of minutes before Hyukjae decided to ask another question.

"W-When was the picture t-taken?"

Donghae smiled as he picked the picture and held Hyukjae's hand, forgetting about their awkward moment a while ago. He traced the picture with his eyes, studying it briefly and his mind suddenly wandered back as if it only happened yesterday. Hyukjae watched him in curiosity, slightly blushing because of the warmth of Donghae's hand on his. 

"When our parents attended their high school reunion. It was the first and last time we saw each other." Donghae narrated and looked at the blonde with sad eyes. "I bet you still don't remember it huh?"

Hyukjae shook his head. He looked up when he felt the brunette slightly squeezing his hand in assurance. He smiled back but can't help but still feel guilty. He wants to remember it badly although no matter how much he cracks his brain, he just can't find any answers. But, the question is,

Why?

Why doesn't he remember anything?

Hyukjae sighed in frustration. Based on this picture, their short memories together must be really precious and it's really frustrating not the remember any of those.

"Dinner!"

The two snapped out of their thoughts when they heard Krystal screaming throughout the whole house. Donghae facepalmed on his mother's attitude whereas the blonde just chuckled. This family sure is a happy one.

"Please understand Umma. It's very rare for us to have visitors here so she's this excited." The blonde shook his head and smiled widely. "I think she's cute." He replied with a smile and the brunette unconsciously pouted. Even though she's his mother, she must not get that kind of comment from his Hyukkie.

"Whatever. Let's just go." Donghae commented still sulking as he dragged a confused Hyukjae towards the dining room. 

 

A/N: Merry Christmas everyone!! :D

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SingMelodyyy
#1
Chapter 9: I really love this story!!! Henry is such a cute little bub and Key is a really nice addition to the dynamics of the characters. And of course, I love how eunhae’s relationship evolved and their backstories as well 😭
SingMelodyyy
#2
Chapter 1: Ohhhh! After reading the first chapter, I realized that this is one of the first fics I have read here in aff when I was just getting into eunhae stories!! I’m excited to re-read this again 😍
SingMelodyyy
#3
This has been in mu subscriptions for the longest time, I’m excited to read this!!
i-eunarahae
#4
Chapter 9: I love everything about this story..I have butterflies in my stomach all the time:)))))
whitelf
#5
Chapter 9: I thought hae'll bring hyuk to china instead~ kkk~
They're so cute!! Esp henry!! I can imagine them as family already... ahhh.. how great..
awesome story with awesome plot!!! Thank u author-nim ^^
destrirra #6
Chapter 9: awww they are so cuteee! love the fluffiness and I'm happy for both of them. hyukjae's memories are back and kinda feel bad for him to pass that tough days when he can't contact donghae. now, they are happy being together. thank you for this beautiful writing :)
lolitta
#7
Chapter 3: so by this chapter, how long have they been together as friends?
cholily94 #8
Chapter 9: this story is really cute~~~~
I really like it!
I wanted to ask ur permission to translating it in to persian!
I need ur permission first!
so what's ur idea dear?