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I Love You, Just Like This
Index:
(WH) - Woohyun speaking
(YJ) - Young Jae speaking
(SY) - Sooyoung speaking
(HC) - Himchan speaking
(DH) - Daehyun speaking
(SY) - Sungyeol speaking
(BY) - Yongguk speaking
(JU) - Jongup speaking
(YA) - Yoona speaking
(J) - Jessica speaking
(Y) - Yuri speaking
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Peeking his head inside of the room, Young Jae carefully looked around before opening the door wide enough to let a single person through. Letting out a relieved sigh, Young Jae took a small step inside as he began to feel safe. Although he was trying to be sneaky, Jongup pushed the door wide open as he casually walked in as he made his way towards the cabinet with the DVD in hand. Slightly panicking, Young Jae quickly ran after Jongup, just barely stopping in time to keep himself from colliding with the other male. “L-Let’s go quickly..” (YJ)
“We have to put the DVD back first.” (JU) Opening up the cabinet, Jongup’s eyes scanned the large array of DVD’s before his eyes landed on a certain empty spot that he had left behind just minutes ago. Jongup placed the DVD back into its original spot before closing up the cabinet and turning to Young Jae. “Alright. Let’s go do something more fun now.” (JU)
The pair made their way out of the room, making sure that they left everything the way it had been before they began walking down the hallway. Young Jae felt relieved that the DVD was back in its place and he did hope that hopefully, they wouldn’t end up doing that once again. “So.. what fun thing did you have in mind?” (JU)
“Um...” (YJ) Young Jae played with the hem of his shirt once more as he quickly tried to think of what to do. There were plenty of things that he, himself, would find interesting, but... he wasn’t sure if Jongup would be all that interested in it. “Um.. Myungsoo said that there’s a performance happening tonight. W-We... could um.. go there until the party that Daehyun is setting up is ready..” (YJ)
Young Jae’s voice had gotten quieter and quieter with each word he uttered. He just wasn’t sure if he had given a good idea, but luckily for Young Jae, Jongup had become at least a little interested in his suggestion. “What kind of performance is it?” (JU)
“Um.. I-I heard that.. it’s a magic show.” (YJ) Young Jae stopped walking once he realized that Jongup had come to an abrupt halt. Young Jae looked up from the ground at Jongup, seeing the awe on Jongup’s face before it was soon replaced with excitement.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”! Come on! Let’s go before it’s over!” (JU) Taking a hold of Young Jae’s wrist, Jongup began running as he pulled the timid male along. Young Jae nearly fell over a few times, but he somehow managed to keep up with the overly hyped up male. It was strange to see Jongup like this, but in a way.. it was also refreshing to see that even Jongup could get excited over something.
“D-Do you really like magic that much?” (YJ) Jongup slowed down just enough so that they could talk comfortably. Letting go of Young Jae’s wrist, Jongup turned and gave Young Jae a quick glance before he went back to paying attention to where he was going.
“Yea! I wanna be a magician one day, but... I can never figure out how they get their magic powers..” (JU) Young Jae blinked a few times as he stared at the back of Jongup’s head. Did Jongup not know that those magician’s were only performing tricks and not actual magic? If that was the case, then... he wouldn’t spoil it for Jongup. Young Jae liked that Jongup still believed in things like magic.
Of course, Young Jae was almost the same way.
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“Are you sure it’s pronounced that way..?” (DH)
“Yes, I’m sure! I know English, Daehyun. Don’t question your noona~!” (J) Okay, so she was lying just a tad bit. It’s not like she was hurting anyone by giving this simple white lie. Plus, it would make the song sound cute considering the fact that it sounded like a couple name had been incorporated into the song. “Are you ready to sweep your boyfriend off his feet?” (J)
“I ALWAYS sweep him off his feet.” (DH) Daehyun gave a cocky grin as he placed his hands on his hips. Jessica smiled a bit as she rolled her eyes, giving Daehyun a gentle push. Daehyun chuckled a bit as he placed the note pad back down onto the bed, taking a seat next to it as he looked up at his older sister. “But yea.. I’m ready.” (DH)
“I’ll go tell the others to gather everyone else. I’m sure by now, everyone is ready. As for you, just make sure that you are fully prepared to sing in front of everyone. This is your first time singing in front of others, right?” (J) Daehyn took a moment to think before shaking his head.
“No.. I think I’ve sang in front of people before. I just haven’t sung for someone before.” (DH) Daehyun smiled warmly as he leaned back a bit, using his arms to keep himself propped up. He felt all warm and happy just thinking about what Young Jae’s reaction would be when Daehyun came out on that stage and sang for him. He really did hope that Young Jae would like his singing.
“Either way..” (J) Jessica crossed her arms as she walked over to the window once more. The sun had set, but the night was still young. She let out a small sigh before turning back to look at Daehyun. “I think you’ll be fine.” (J)
“.. Are you alright, Noona?” (DH) Jessica looked at Daehyun with a bit of surprised before a small smile came onto her face.
“What makes you say that? Of course I’m fine.” (J)
“Well... your mind seems to be on something. You’re usually a lot more happy!” (DH) Daehyun got to his feet and walked over to Jessica. Taking a firm hold of Jessica’s head, he used his thumbs in an attempt to force Jessica to smile. A few struggled groans escape from the two before finally, Jessica got Daehyun to let go of her.
“YAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MY FACE?!” (J)
“Trying to make you SMILE!” (DH) Daehyun leaned forward and forced a rather large grin onto his face as he pointed at it. Jessica stared at Daehyun, the pair staying like this before they both burst out laughing. A minute or so passed before they finally calmed down, wiping the tears that had escaped from their eyes. “See? Now.. what’s wrong, Noona?” (DH)
Jessica let out a small sigh as the smile on her face slowly died down. She looked back out the window and leaned against the wall. “It’s nice to be able to sing for someone, isn’t it?” (J)
“Are you.. lonely Noona?” (DH) Jessica chuckled a bit before turning to look at her little brother.
“Ani.. Well, maybe a little. But.. I just want to sing again.” (J)
“Then you should!” (DH) Daehyun grinned happily as he put his hands on Jessica’s shoulders, giving her a reassuring squeeze. “You can do it! You have a nice voice and you would do really well.” (DH)
“You think so?” (J)
“I know so!” (DH) Jessica smiled a bit before pulling Daehyun into a headlock and rubbing her knuckles against Daehyun’s scalp. “Ow, ow! Noona, STOP!” (DH)
A few more seconds passed before Jessica finally let go, laughter escape her lips. Daehyun escaped off to the side, crouching low as he held the top of his head with both of his hands. He turned and looked up at his older sister, furrowing his eyebrows as he lout a small pout. “YAH! What was THAT for?! That hurt!” (DH)
“That was for being such a good brother.” (J) Jessica smiled as she walked over to Daehyun. Kneeling down next to Daehyun, she wrapped her arms around him and leaned her head against Daehyun’s shoulder. “Thank you for your help.” (J)
“Aish.. noona. If that’s how you repay me for being a good brother, then I should become a troublemaker instead.” (DH) Jessica gave Daehyun a playful slap before hugging him again, tightening her grip on him.
“Yah.. Don’t ruin this moment. We rarely have moments like these.” (J)
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Myungsoo looked around as he entered the room, his eyes instantly landing on a blond male that technically stood out due to his hair color. Though, his eyes soon landed on the other male that was currently sitting next to him. Myungsoo did wonder a bit as to how the pair ended up becoming close friends, but he was glad that Young Jae was at least becoming more social. Making his way around, Myungsoo soon made his way through the aisle and down the row before taking a seat next to Young Jae. “Hey. You two enjoying the show?” (L)
“Y-Yea.. Jongup is really interested in magic.” (YJ) Myungsoo leaned forward a bit as he looked over at Jongup. He had expected Jongup to give some sort of response, but the male was too focused on the magic show to even give either him or Young Jae the time of day. With a small chuckle, he leaned back in his seat before leaning a bit closer to Young Jae.
“What about you?” (L)
“Um.. I think that it is interesting. I mean... I do find magic quite fascinating, but.. I-I wouldn’t be able to do it myself.” (YJ) Young Jae would have liked to learn how to do magic as well, just like Jongup, but he did not think that he would have the ability to do so. He lowered his gaze as he rubbed the back of his head, a sheepish smile coming onto his face.
“You’re smart, so I think that you can do it. You just have to learn, so.. it shouldn’t be too hard for you.” (L) Myungsoo ruffled Young Jae’s hair before letting his arm lazily lay over Young Jae’s shoulders. Young Jae turned a bit red as he attempted to move a bit away from Myungsoo. Sure, Myungsoo was one of his closest friends, but he still felt a bit uncomfortable when someone other than Daehyun held him. Though.. he decided to try his best to ignore it as best as possible. After all, it’s not like Myungsoo meant anything by it.
Though, he couldn’t help but turn a deeper shade of red as Myungsoo leaned in closer to him. Of course, Myungsoo had only done this so that he didn’t disturb any of the other people in the audience that was listening to the performer speaking. “Hey... uh.. I’m taking your advice and giving Woohyun and Sungyeol a chance. Who do.. you think I should go with?” (L)
“Um.. I-I.. don’t know. It’s.. your choice..” (YJ)
“Hm.. I see. But you think you could.. possibly give me a clue as to who I seem better with? I don’t really know.. who to pick yet.” (L) Young Jae puffed out his cheeks a bit as he thought for a moment. What should he tell Myungsoo?
“I-I think that.. you should give it lots of time. It’s better to.. give enough time before picking who to be with.” (YJ) Okay sure, Young Jae hadn’t really given it much time when he decided that he wanted to date Daehyun, but with how long that they’ve been dating, he has at least given it time and he doesn’t regret his choice of dating Daehyun.
“Hm... okay. I’ll give it time then. Thanks Young Jae.” (L) Myungsoo pulled away, though he kept his arm on Young Jae’s shoulders. Young Jae looked back up at the stage, seeing the magician now doing the usual act where the magician gets cut in half. Although it is a redundant trick, it’s still quite interesting to see how they would perform such a thing.
The performer and his assistant finished his trick without any problems, the box sawn in half, the halves shown to the audience, then placed back together. Jongup had various reactions to the trick, but in the end, he soon stood up while clapping his hands loudly. “That was AWESOME! Do it again! Again! Again!” (JU)
“J-Jongup! S-Sit back down! That’s the fourth time you’ve done that already!” (YJ) Jongup slowed his clapping as he looked down at Young Jae. He quickly took his seat, putting his hands in between his lap as he lowered his gaze towards the ground.
“Sorry..” (JU)
“I-It’s alright Jongup, but.. you have to remember that lots of other people are watching too and you have to be.. um.. mindful of them.” (YJ) Young Jae reached up and patted Jongup’s head. Jongup smiled a bit and nodded before looking back up at the stage. Observing the two, Myungsoo couldn’t help but get a parent and child feel from them.
“Hey.. Young Jae.” (L)
“Hm?” (YJ) Young Jae turned to look at his best friend, whom had removed his arm from him by now. Myungsoo smiled a bit as he rubbed the back of his head.
“Sorry. I gotta get going now. I’ll see you at the party, alright?” (L)
“O-Okay.” (YJ) Myungsoo got up and waved his hand a bit before turning and leaving down the row. Once he was out of the row, he took one last look at Young Jae before he began walking up the aisle. With a smile, he pushed one of the doors open and stepped out.
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“Okay.. everything is set up. Good.. good..” (DH) Daehyun grinned happily as he looked around to give the room one last glance. Everything looked perfect and although he wasn’t necessarily sure if Young Jae would like it, he had made sure to put pictures of rabbits with face masks on. Of course, they were paired up with the same masks each and every time; one with yellow and the other with a gray, almost white mask. Technically, it was Jessica’s idea simply because she thought it was cute, and since he didn’t really know how else to set it up, he decided to go with her idea.
With an approving nod, he turned and looked down as he picked up the charm that he was currently wearing. He closed his eyes and gave the charm a light squeeze with his index finger and his thumb before lifting it up and pressing it against his lips. This charm was for true love and if this thing really worked, even if he doesn’t need it, then he really would be able to sweep Young Jae off of his feet. Not literally of course. If that happened, then Young Jae might end up falling over and hitting his head and that was definitely not something he wanted happening to the younger male.
With a small sigh and a smile, he let the charm hang on its chain before he felt a hand give his shoulder a tight squeeze. Daehyun turned around and instantly smiled the second he saw Young Jae standing next to Himchan. From what he could tell, Young Jae had gotten changed for the party. Though, instead of the y look he had yesterday, he seemed to have aimed for a more cute and adorable look. That very look was what caused him to fall for Young Jae in the first place.
“Wow.. look at you. You’re so cute..” (DH) Young Jae puffed out his cheeks and gave a slightly saddened look as he turned his gaze down towards the ground. Daehyun chuckled a bit as he stepped closer to Young Jae, wrapping his arms around the younger male and pulling him in close. “Hey, what have I told you time and time again? I love when you’re cute.” (DH)
Young Jae nodded his head before resting it against Daehyun’s shoulder. He closed his eyes and took in Daehyun’s clean scent, smiling as the pair stood there like that. They probably would have stood there for as long as possible if it wasn’t for Himchan clearing his throat. They quickly pulled away, Young Jae turning a deep shade of red as he fiddled with the hem of his shirt. “Sorry to break your.. moment, but I AM here too you know!” (HC)
“Ahh.. sorry. It just feels as if I haven’t seen Young Jae in such a long time.” (DH)
“Yea, yea, yea.. You can be lovey dovey at another time. Anyway, are you nervous, Daehyun?” (HC) Daehyun grinned as he rubbed the back of his head.
“Nervous? Hah! I’m ready to blow everyone away.” (DH) Himchan scoffed as he crossed his arms. This boy was cocky. Himchan wasn’t even necessarily certain if Daehyun would be any good at whatever it was that he was going to do, but he would let the boy embarrass himself. At the same time, as long as Young Jae liked it, then Himchan didn’t really care what Daehyun did... as long as it didn’t hurt anyone of course.
“Um... w-wha-” (YJ)
“Daehyun, there you are. Everything’s set up.” (BY) The trio turned to face Yongguk, whom was smiling a bit. “We’re ready to go on when you are.” (BY)
“Alright, thanks!” (DH) Yongguk turned and went up onto the stage, quickly disappearing behind the curtains. Daehyun took a few steps towards the stage before stopping and turning back around. He made his way closer to Young Jae, putting his hands on Young Jae’s shoulders and grinning happily. “I’ll be back soon. Look forward to it!” (DH)
Daehyun leaned forward, pressing his lips against Young Jae’s before pulling away. He was about to move towards the stage when Young Jae quickly grabbed onto Daehyun’s shirt. He pulled Daehyun back in, pressing his lips greedily onto Daehyun’s as he deepened their kiss. They stayed like this for a good ten seconds before Young Jae finally pulled away, a deep shade of red on his face as he lowered his gaze. “I-I’ll wait patiently.” (YJ)
With a smile, Daehyun ruffled Young Jae’s hair before he quickly followed after Yongguk. Young Jae smiled sheepishly as he turned his gaze towards the ground. Himchan scoffed before taking a hold of Young Jae’s wrist and pulling him towards a table, where a lone Myungsoo was currently sitting. “Come on, Young Jae! It’s time we finally got to hang out together!” (HC)
Finally reaching the table, the pair sat down on either side of Myungsoo, whom was rather happy to see his two best friends. Young Jae kept a shy smile as he fiddled with the hem of his shirt. “H-How.. are you two?” (YJ)
“I’ve been sick nearly everyday! It’s such a disaster.. And I thought a cruise would be fun... but, Gukkie keeps watch over me~” (HC)
“Hmph. Gukkie?” (L) Myungsoo snickered as Himchan slapped his arm. Himchan shot Myungsoo a glare before leaning forward and resting both his arms onto the table.
“Aish.. this kid. You won’t understand love until you learn about it yourself.” (HC)
“Tch.. I know more about love than you do. You’re just after Yongguk for the temptations.” (L) Himchan once again slapped Myungsoo’s arm. Himchan was quite certain that he knew more about love than Myungsoo could ever know!
“How could you know more?! Just because you have tow people chasing after you doesn’t mean that it’s love!” (HC)
“Who said that I loved either one of them? I’m just seeing if I will end up falling for one of them.” (L) Himchan scoffed again as he leaned back in his seat, crossing his arms.
“Aigoo.. this kid. Playing with people’s hearts. Next, I’ll hear that you are having a with the both of them.” (HC)
“Aish.. I’m not like you.” (L) Himchan slapped Myungsoo’s arm a third time before resuming his previous position.
“Um.. L-Let’s talk about something else.. O-Okay..?” (YJ)
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“Yah.. do you really think you’re good for Myungsoo? Hm? HM?!” (S)
“What about you? I heard that all he does with you is flip you over on your back like a rag doll.” (WH) Woohyun snickered as he saw the slightly reddening, and easily angering, look on Sungyeol’s face. Sungyeol, however, was not going to stand for such disrespect from someone older than him.
“You little.. You should be respectful to your elders!” (S)
“Tch.. do you even know how old I am?!” (WH)
“You’re fifteen!” (S)
“WRONG! I’m eighteen this year!” (WH) Sungyeol fumed as he crossed his arms and leaned back in his seat. That meant that he was the same age as Woohyun, making it even worse to try and argue back with the male.
As the two continued bickering, Sunggyu sat annoyed in his seat, trying hard to block out the two while listening to the music playing. He turned to look at Dongwoo, whom seemed to be happily eating while humming along with the song. Sunggyu then turned to look at Jongup, whom was currently just staring blankly towards the stage. Sunggyu let out a small sigh as he looked back towards the stage. He wished he was as ignorant as Dongwoo.
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“Yah.. Choi Sooyoung. Why do we keep fighting?” (TF) Tiffany leaned forward in her seat, curiously eyeing Sooyoung every now and then. Sooyoung, however, only scoffed before she let out a quiet laugh.
“Because you keep starting the fights.” (SY) Tiffany scoffed as she stabbed at a piece of meat on her plate.
“Me? I do not!” (TF)
“Yes you do! You always do this and that that causes problems!” (SY)
“YAH! Is that a challenge?!” (TF)
“See?! You’re doing it right now!” (SY)
“FINE! To prove that I’m not doing anything, I’ll accept your eating challenge!” (TF) Instantly, the two began digging into their food, eating as fast as they can while also making sure that they don’t end up choking. They kept their eyes on one another as sparks flew, neither one letting up their eating pace.
Jessica sighed as she looked over at the two, shaking her head. She remembered a time when the two were friends. In a way, she could still see the friendship between the two; it has just turned into some sort of rivalry. “Yoona, Yuri.. do you think they’ll become friends again?” (J)
“I think they will. They have similar personalities.” (YA)
“Yep! I agree with Yoona one-hundred percent! I think that they’re friends already!” (Y) Jessica nodded in agreement, though as she looked at the pair, she couldn’t help but to think that it may take a while for them to get there. They were a mess at the moment and it was.. kind of a depressing sight. But at least they were wiping their mess up every now and then.
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“Okay.. you sure you’re ready for this, Daehyun? You’ll be up on stage by yourself.” (BY) Daehyun let out a sigh as he examined himself in the mirror. Since he only had Yongguk to help him, he didn’t have any sort of make up on him at the moment besides the usual eye liner and BB cream. Other than that, his clothes would definitely make him look sparkly with the stage lights on. “How many songs are you going to sing anyway?” (BY)
“Two. One fast song at the beginning, then a slow song.” (DH) Daehyun leaned in close as he narrowed his eyelids a bit, raising his hands as he began adjusting his hair. After it turned out the way that he wanted it, he grinned before turning to look at Yongguk. “You think I’ll do well?” (DH)
“Probably. You’re an okay singer.” (BY)
“Okay?! I’m GREAT!” (DH) Daehyun pushed Yongguk before the two began laughing. After a few seconds passed, their laughter died down as Daehyun walked over to the table that had the microphone. Picking up the ear piece, he put it into his ear as he looked over at Yongguk. “What about you? Are you ready?” (DH)
“Yea. Ready whenever you are. Let me just head over to the DJ’s booth.” (BY) With a slight salute, Yongguk quickly turned and made his way over to the booth. Daehyun sighed as he looked down at his microphone. He could feel the butterflies in his stomach flying all over the place, which wasn’t helping at all.
Daehyun’s knees felt weak, he felt like throwing up, he was starting to shake a bit and he could start to feel himself warming up. However, after taking in deep breaths, Daehyun towards the first set of curtains and stepped through them. He positioned himself in the middle of the stage where the microphone stand was as he looked over at the other set of curtains that separated him from the audience. Through his ear piece, he could hear Yongguk saying something. “Alright. Ready whenever you are.” (BY)
Yongguk leaned back as he looked inside the curtains. Daehyun looked over at him and gave him a thumbs up. With a grin, Yongguk turned back to the booth and stopped the music that was currently playing, switching to the other track that was needed. He quickly gave it a pause as he adjusted the microphone in front of him. “Hey now, listen up! It’s time for that special performance by the one and only... Jung Daehyun! Give him a round of applause!” (BY)
Daehyun could hear the clapping, but since there weren’t many people there to begin with, the clapping wasn’t as loud as he had hoped for it to be. Of course, a certain high-pitched screaming intermingled with a familiar screechy banshee penetrated the almost clear cut silence. “JUNG DAEHYUN! I LOOOVE YOUU!!!” (SY)
“YAH! DAEHYUN! DO WELL!” (J) Daehyun chuckled as he listened to Sooyoung’s fan girl mode reactivating itself as well as his older sister’s supportive words. In a way, it helped him calm down and get over his nervous state. Soon enough, he could hear Yongguk give him the cue and he quickly raised the microphone up to his mouth. Taking in a deep breath, Daehyun ran the lyrics through his head before he began singing.
“Cause baby TONI~GHT! The DAEJAE got us falling in love again!” (DH)
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[[ My Own Thoughts:
Yay >3<...
Okay.. so it wasn't that great of a chapter...
But it was nice in a way ;;..?
Comments are loved >3<...
I like to see what everyone is thinking. x3
Or possibly even how everyone is doing.
I hope midterms/finals aren't killing everyone >.<.. ]]
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