It's been long~

Even After Time (Infinite Hiatus)

*10 years later* (Jessica's point of vew)

"Hello and welcome to  Ty Warner Penthouse Suite, may I have your name?" the woman at the front desk stated.

"Jessica Jung," you respond.

The woman types in the name on a computer in front of her. For over a minute, she looks and searches for your name, which worries you a little bit. You double checked that you had reserved a room, so what's the problem?

At last, the woman looks up with a smile on her face. "Ah yes, your reserved room is at the 5th floor." 

Then, she leans to her left and opens up a loudly drawer, before she places a card on the countertop in front of you.

"Here is the card to your room," the lady says.

You nod, "Thank you."

"Enjoy your stay, miss," the woman greets you, shining brightly.

Once again, you nod, before you bend down to grab your carry-on of the floor. Then, you start to walk through the lobby and towards the elevators a couple of feet away. After you strolls a tall, muscular man, dressed in a black suit and tie. He sure looks intimidating and manages to catch several bypassers' stares. You sigh. For being a bodyguard, he sure stands out more than he's supposed to. 

"Jaejoong-ssi, the rest of is my luguage already at the room, right?"

"I believe so," he nodded 

"Alright. . ."

As you stopped in front of the elevators, you press a button and begin to wait for one to become available. The air is silent between you and Jaejoong. Your mind is occuppied with other important matters, and you two often don't have much to say except for small talk or business matters as employer and employee.

Finally, a pair of doors open for you and you enter. The ride up is just as quiet as while you waited. Instead, you begin to check your hair and makeup in the mirrors that cover the walls of the elevator. And before you know it, you've reached your floor and the doors open again. You start looking for the number of the room that matches the one on your card.

"Miss," Jaejoong begins, "You have around 30 minutes before your appointmnt with your brother starts."

You sigh, "Don't worry, I'll be there in time."

That's when you find your room. With the card, unlock the door and enter the hallway. Jaejoong is about to follow, but you stop him by holding the door in front of him. Just your face is visible through the gap between the door and frame.

"You're excused."

He nods, "Alright, then I'll take my leave, miss."

Then, he begins to walk back towards the elevators and you close the door behind yourself. A sigh leaves your mouth and when you turn around, you find the rest of your luggage next to a table beneath a hanging mirror. You place your carry-on next to the other bags and continues into the living room, with jacket and shoes still on. Then, you settle down on the couch, letting another sigh come out. You lean back and relax for the first time in several hours. The airplane hadn't been that comfortable as promised.

"Ah~ I'm finally alone" you say as you kick of your heels and let them fall on the ground beside the coffee table.  

"Why would dad bring me to meeting with a brother who never bothered to meet me before?" you mutter and start looking for your phone in your pockets. 

You begin to play a game, check your online status, read some gossip websites and send a few texts to your friends. After a while, you see the time on top of the screen and sigh. It's time to go downstairs again. 

You put on your heels again and walk into the hallway. You stop in front of the mirror and check hair and makeup once again. Everything looks fine, so you grab the card and head out the door. 

When you're in the lobby again, you see the lounge and begin heading over there. As you continue, you feel your phone vibrate in your pocket and take it out, not noticing a man coming towards you. Accidentally, you bump into each other. But, on the other, the man holds a drink, which spills all over your sweater.

"Oh, I'm sorry," he says, standing there looking dumbfound.

"Yah! Sorry? Is that all you can say? Do you have any idea at all how much this sweater cost?!" you scram.

He shrugs pathetically, "I'll pay for the dry cleaning. Or maybe, you want a new one?"

You become even angrier, "Quite impossible, buddy! This is limited addition! Also, the cost is about 100, no, 1000 times times your annual salary, and that's only if you even had a good paying job!"

"Look, miss," he sighs, "I don't have time to argue with you, I have to go somewhere really important. Also, you should have looked where you were going instead of on your cellphone."

"Oh, so now it's my fault. Well then, mister, do you even know who you're speaking to? Do you have any idea who I am?"

He looks at you with an unimpressed expression, "If you're so high and mighty, why are you so bothered by a mere sweater? You can probably afford hundreds of these. . . beauties."

You roll your eyes, "Ah, my head. Forget it, there's no point arguing with an idiot like you. You're lucky I'm busy. However, if I ever see you again, I swear I will-"

"Then pray we'll never see each other again!" he interrupts.

You smile sarcastically, "Same to you. I'm going now, bye!"

"Fine, then go."

"Aish, oh my God!"

 

 

When you arrive at the meeting place, there is nobody there. You're a bit surprised that the man who claims to be your brother hasn't shown up and sits in chair, sweating out of anxiety. You sit down by an empty table, waiting for him. The clock shows you're 15 minutes early, but it annoys you that you had to wait, because usually, people arrive long before you do when they're meeting you.

Then, all of a sudden, you notice somebody walking into the restaurant too. It's the man you bumped into earlier. He heads your way and finally sees you too. A laugh begins leaving your mouth and when he was close enough, you raise your voice.

"I wasn't expecting a person like you to be able to enter this restaurant."

He sighed, "I'm not here to argue with you again, miss. So please, remain at distant and do whatever you were doing."

The man stares at you with a face that explains that his thoughts are running wild. 

Impossible, can she be. . . ? But, I was told the place was only reserved for us two. . . she grew so much. . .

A tear almost leaves the corner of his eye, but he managed to hide it.

You sigh, "Seems you have forgotten that if I ever see you-"

But, before you can finish the sentence, the man cuts you off and shocks you by coming closer and pulling you into his arms. Your eyes widens as you stare straight ahead. Stiff, you can barely think, until a single thought comes to mind.

"You can't be. . ."

"Let's sit down," he mumbles and let's go slowly.

You do as he says, almost in slow motion. Shock still has you in a tight grip and you just stares at the man, following his every move when he pulls out the chair on the other side of the table and sits. 

How can this rude man possibly be the brother you haven't seen for over 11 years. . . you think.

He smiles weakly, "It's been a while, hasn't it?"

You clear your throat, "I apologize about earlier, I didn't really mean what I said. . . I just got a little irritated."

"No need to apologize, it was my fault," he says while shaking his head.

"Well, if you insist. . ." you mutter, still in a daze.

Then, an idea pops up in your head. 

"Let's order!" you blurt out.

A smile brightens up his face, "Your life has been great, hasn't it?"

You are to busy looking through the menu that you don't see the loving stare he gives you. At the same time, you feel to confused to look him in the eyes. Just a minute ago, this man was stranger who bumped into you and ruined one of your favorite sweaters.

"Well, in a way," you replied.

He nodded, "I'm glad to see you doing so well and-"

"I have a question for you," you interrupt.

Your brother looks up from the menu in his hands, close it and place it on the table next to him. Then, he interlinks his fingers and lean forward with an obvious interest as to what you have to say.

"What is it?"

"How come that only after 11 years have passed, you decide to contact and meet me again. . . oppa?"

Once again, he sighs, "Well, mother and I stayed in England for a while. It was about 6 years until I really had any proper mindset. I wanted to see you earlier, I swear."

He gives you an apologetic gaze, which causes a tug on your heart and you're unable to continue looking into his eyes. It hurts you to hear the brother you've missed so much talk about a time you never knew about. 

He continutes, "However, when I tried to visit, mother told me that I needed permission from father. She told me it had been written in their final compromise paper from their divorce lawsuit. Then, mother got sick and I took care of her for the last 6 years, until recently. . ."

The story ends and you see his eyes are full of unreleased tears. You want to get up and walk around the table to hug and comfort him, but something holds you back: the memories of your mother.

No way. . . that's not possible. . . I haven't even met her ever since she left. . . she can't be. . . you thought.

"She told me to take care of you, and to give you this."

Out of nowhere, your brother leans to the side and grabs a box of the floor and places it in front of you. You stare at it in a daze, confused from all the information and curious as to what's inside.

Then, a waitor arrives and places a few plates on your table. A nice scent spreads in the air and your stomach grumble when you see all the food in front of you. 

"Ah~ let's eat," your brother says. 

He grabs a pair of chopsticks and splits them apart. He hasn't met your gaze a single time since he told you about your mother and then, a teardrop drip from his eyes and lands on the table. But, your brother tries the best he can not to show his emotions.

"We should continue this conversation another time, I'm too hungry at the moment.

After a silent half an hour, both of you had finished eating and leaves the restaurant. Since the food had already been paid for when the restaurant was reserved, you just thanked the staff and left together with your brother. You started walking towards your suite. 5 minutes later, you are in front of the door and you take out your card from the pocket. But, before you go inside, you face your brother and place your arms around him. 

"I've truly missed you," you whisper, "and I hope we see each other again soon."

He squeezes you back, "Me too."

You begin to let each other go, but neither of you move away from each other.

"You should rest now, it's probably been a long time since you were able to have vacation. I don't want to ruin this time for you."

A gentle smile from you lights up the mood a little, "Okay. Bye bye."

Then, you unlock the door and entered your suite. 

But, before you close the door, you watch your brother head towards the elevator and even waits until he has disappeared. You wave towards him before the elevator closes and begin moving down. You have really missed him and waving him off is the least you could do.

 

A/N : Hello again readers~

I finally got more characters thanks to Coccchanel :D Sorry again for the messy chapter, it's because of the same reason. But I'll try to fix it as soon as I can. I will update again soon. Oh, and for the brother, I am open for suggestions so comment below who you want it to be. I was thinking Baekhyun from EXO, but now I feel like it's Leetuek, because he looks more like Jessica and is also older than Jessica. . .

Thank you again reader and of course Coccchanel eonnie~ <3 

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