November 1st, Sunday - 10.15 AM

If I Ain't Got You
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Niel's POV

"Today is Sunday, right? let's go somewhere", suddenly he stood up and put on his sweatshirt and jacket right away. "Where?", I asked. "Anywhere...", he hold my hand and took me outside. I grabbed my coat and follow him. We took the elevator down and watching the floor sign descending by numbers. "It's been awhile since we go out like this", said L.Joe-hyung excitedly. "Yeah...", I said. In Sundays we usually just sleeping all day long, listen to some new songs, or, I'll play with Sungyeol-hyung. Ah... Sungyeol-hyung, I just chatted with him yesterday. He always be the kind hyung that pointed out logical reasons for me, and how I could improve myself. He never slapped my head or hit me every time I told him silly stuffs. He's so different from L.Joe-hyung.   Just look at him... he's still that same person who wear oversized clothes and let the sleeves drown his hands. Watching him moving his limbs randomly, a smile raises from my lips. I lean my head on the elevator's cold metal wall. L.Joe-hyung swayed his arms back and forth, occasionally hit my thighs and stomach. I just look at him with poker face. He looked at me confusedly. He must thought I'm angry. I patted his butts.   "Mwo?!", he pulled an annoyed face but I can clearly see that he's happy that I responded him. He smacked my with maximum power. "Ouch! Hyung!", I screamed. "That's not even hurt", he giggled. It hurts, really. This hyung has no sense of other's suffering. Is he gonna keep doing this as long as we're together?. When will he grow up.   The elevator finally opened at the ground floor. We walked out to the lobby and nod at the receptionist noona. She's plucking her eyebrows every morning. It began to disappeared completely.   L.Joe-hyung looked up to the sky, his eyes are narrowing as the sunlight overwhelmed him. "Oh it's so warm... I love it", he said. "Nielie, do you remember when we drove through the night in that beautiful red Mustang?", he asked. "Yeah... of course, I will always cherish that moment. It's the first time that I feel I can be someone", I said. "Hum... I still remember seeing your hair blown by the winds. At that time I thought, it's totally fine if I died on the road, with you by my side... hahaha, what a drama", he laughed. "Do you regret that you weren't die that time, to actually still alive right now, experiencing tough life with me?", I said. "Ah, I don't know. Working our new life day by day, though it's hard and bothersome, to feel all this agony, isn't that what's life about. Isn't that what's interesting about being alive? Being with you here, to actually able to hold your hand like this, to walk with you and feel the warm sunlight, I'm grateful for this", he said as he hold my hand. To be able to hold his hand like this... I don't know why sometimes I'm afraid that I will crushed this fragile trust apart and leave him broken. That dark past he had, all those rejections he had received, he put all his hopes and fears on me. Isn't he too innocent for this harsh life.   Hyung, if someday we don't walk hand by hand anymore like this, will you be alright?, I wonder. He's still enjoying the sunlight.... I don't know if I could ever leave him behind though, I never, ever, have a heart to see him crying alone in his sleep. I want to be someone he could lean his head on when he's tired. But am I good enough?.   "Nielie! here it is!", L.Joe-hyung pointing at the music store in front of us. "Huh? Music store?", I looked at it carefully. "It's Sunggyu-hyung's!", L.Joe-hyung entered the music store, and there he is, Sunggyu-hyung welcomed us with his smile. He's a friend of ours, he performed at Woohyun's cafe quite often too. "Whoa... you're two coming today?", he welcomed us from behind the store keeper table. "Yes!. Hyung... I really wanna go to your place since a long time", L.Joe-hyung said as his eyes wonder to all the music instruments placed in this refreshingly antique music store. "I guess you will like it here, since you play piano really well, Byunghun-ah", said Sunggyu-hyung. Sunggyu-hyung hates the name "L.Joe", so he keep calling L.Joe-hyung with his real name. It's a touchy matter, though. Since the government is looking for him by that name.   "You will let me play one of the piano? is that alright?", L.Joe-hyung looked very happy. I never see that big sincere smile for awhile. "Yah, Nielie... we should sing so
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philip-kun
#1
Chapter 16: This is the first story that has made me cry in months! It's so cute, and sad, and happy at the same time.
hyangsu #2
Chapter 16: Awesome story, perfect ending! I'm crying happy tears! Looking forward to any other fics you might grace us with :)
melidin
#3
Chapter 16: Wowwww...daebak!!!!!
alPhaFReak155
#4
Chapter 16: Oh my god..
Can't believe it's over..
I hope you write more NielJoe fic..
Please do.. Please~~~~
hinatac #5
Chapter 16: I loved this fic soooo much. I love angst. I'm not gonna ramble here 'cause I just can't find the words.
mamdalida #6
Chapter 16: thanks for the happy ending...:)
innocently_hot #7
Chapter 16: Best story everrrr!!! Ahh I just feel really glad that you choose ljoe and niel for this story and they happen to be my otp. Though I feel sad that it already end but I am also happy with the ending. I'll be sure to read your new fanfic because it must be as amAzing as this one. Thank you for not giving up and patiently writing this awesome fic to the end.
strafield #8
Chapter 16: HYAAAAA!!! LOVE U ♡ MOREEEEEEE!!! ^0^
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR SHARING THISSSSS!!!! :")
kireigasora #9
Chapter 15: actually i tried to skip this fic so many times because reading it makes me feel a different kind of longing. i don't know. the feeling reminds of the one i got from watching cowboy bebop. because we know that some things are not meant to be but we still wish that they were. i'm still reading it anyway..hehehe.. thanks for the story!