Chapter Nine

Like We Used To

A man in grey hoodie was having his jogging. It had been a long time since he left Korea and he just got back to Korea a day ago. He wanted to make a new life again. He wanted to erase what happened before.

It was 7.15 in the morning. Wow. It had been 2 hours since he started jogging. He turned his head to left and saw a cafe named as Time Machine. He heard his stomach growling. A good breakfast in good-looking cafe would be a great start.

He got into the cafe and walked straight to the cashier. He was the first costumers. He looked at the special breakfast menu and chose croissant, egg muffin, and milk coffee as his order. The cashier was tall with blonde soft locks. His face was kinda cold but he didn't care. He smiled a little as this cashier reminded him of the big mistake he made. He was wrong back then but... He was in love that time. He didn't understand how he could do that. But yeah, just forgot that. It was almost 2 years since it happened.

He must be forgiven by them, right?

"Good morning, sir," The cashier said. "Are you ready to order?" He asked, giving the small warm smile.

"I'll go for croissant, egg muffin, and coffee milk, please," He answered. The cashier nodded a few times while typing his order. "By the way, you remind me of someone I know," He said all of sudden. The cashier looked at him in surprised. "Yeah, but I hope we don't meet anymore," He said. "I made a big mistake back then," He said.

The cashier just nodded and asked for the name. "My name is Junmyeon," The man, Junmyeon, said. The cashier, Sehun, typed it on his keyboard and rang his bill. Junmyeon gave him the money and asked him to keep the change. Sehun smiled happily while nodded. He gave Junmyeon the receipt and asked him to sit anywhere he liked.

Junmyeon sat on the chair near the window. Some people were running really fast. What did they do in Sunday to have them ran so fast like that? Junmyeon thought that was weird. He pulled out his phone and played it for a few minutes, waiting for his order. When he was in the hardest level in the game he was playing, he felt someone was in front of his table. But he couldn't see the face since he was bending his neck, focusing on his phone.

"Good morning sir," The waiter called. "These are you orders," He said while putting his orders on the table. This voice. He looked up just to see that he was wrong. He wasn't. He lost at his game. The waiter was shocked, so did he. They stared at each other in shocked, surprised, and... Scared.

The waiter was no one but Minseok.

*---*

"How are you, Junmyeon-ssi?" Minseok asked.

They both went away from Time Machine after Junmyeon finished his breakfast. Actually Junmyeon didn't finish them, he couldn't even eat properly. He thought he wouldn't meet any of them. He thought he wouldn't meet Yifan or Minseok. But there he was, with Minseok, in a park near Time Machine. They both sat next to each other - there was a big gap between them. It was awkward actually, but he couldn't say no. He was responsible for everything that happened after all.

"I'm good, Minseok-ssi," Junmyeon answered.

No, actually he wasn't good. He was living a life in regret and that feeling haunted him in every possible way. He made a man cheated on the man he loved just because his selfishness. Yes, he used to love Yifan. At the first sight to be honest. He saw Yifan near his office a few days before he sent application to the office. And at that time, he didn't know that Yifan had a boyfriend. He didn't know Minseok existed.

And so after a few days he got into Yifan's life as a secretary, Minseok popped out all of sudden. He didn't know what to do. He tried so hard to suppress his feeling and forget Yifan. But he couldn't. Every time he looked at Yifan, his heart raced in a very good way. His stomach was filled by butterflies. He was stressing himself. He was really jealous of Minseok in every possible way.

Suddenly the company had so many appointments where Yifan and he needed to go together. Just the two of them. And he used it. He took advantages from it. He pulled Yifan into his selfish game. He 'brainwashed' Yifan by saying Minseok wouldn't even know, that he just needed to get into the game, that they both needed it. He was the one who truly loved it.

"How about you, Minseok-ssi?" Junmyeon asked after a long silence.

But his heart knew those things were wrong. They were wrong, but he loved it that he could feel Yifan's touches. He couldn't even know what he would do if he couldn't feel it back then. So he was living in a game he loved and hated at the same time back then. He was really happy every time he was with Yifan, but he was haunted by the feeling in his mind every time he was alone. It drove him crazy. And the craziest thing was that Yifan told him that Minseok left him and that he knew.

The next day after Yifan informed it to him, he resigned from the company and went away from Korea. He left Yifan. He was the one to blame, but he ran away like a coward. He cried himself to sleep. He took pills to sleep. He was almost crazy. He even went to some psychiatrists. But he was better now. He was like what he used to be before he knew Yifan.

"Do you really want to know?" Minseok asked. Junmyeon turned his head and stared at Minseok's eyes. The sparks he saw back then when he was still working for Yifan was gone. He could only saw a pair of beautiful brown orbs, but without sparks like what he used to have back then. And it was all because of him. He regretted what he did back then. He was just a selfish person. Suddenly Minseok chuckled lightly.

"Why did you do that, Junmyeon-ssi?"

*---*

"Where are we, Kris?" Minseok asked. He slept all the way from the hill and it was dark by the time he woke up. Yifan looked so confused. "Kris, are we lost?" Minseok asked softly. Yifan needed a few seconds to nod. Oh my, they were lost and it was dark already. Yifan might be panicked all the time Minseok slept. "It's okay Kris, don't be panicked."

"Xiumin ah, since we can't go home, how about we stay in a motel?" Yifan asked, his voice was low. "I saw it a few meters behind and I don't want you to sleep in the car because it's uncomfortable and-"

"Okay Kris, let's go there, okay?" Minseok said while smiling, Yifan's arm softly. Yifan was really panicked, Minseok thought. Yifan nodded and turned his car around to go to the motel. Luckily the receptionist said they still had a few rooms. Yifan chose the highest room since he didn't want Minseok to be disturbed by *cough*moansandgroans*cough*. The receptionist and Minseok laughed but they still got the highest room.

"I don't know how you can think that way, Kris," Minseok commented while laughing when they were inside the room. Yifan's face was red of embarrassment. He was just too concerned, okay? Okay, he knew he was stupid to say it out loud. "But I like it that you're concerned about me," Minseok said then chuckling. His face was red. Yifan hugged him and kissed his cheeks a few times.

"I love you too much to not be concerned about you," Yifan whispered softly on Minseok's ear. Minseok could feel the hot breathe that belonged to Yifan. Minseok pulled Yifan to the bed and let them both fell to the bed. He was above Yifan and bit his lower lip.

"Actually they won't disturb me," Minseok said, Yifan caught the teasing tone, and he definitely loved it. "Because I'll be the one who disturb them."

With that, Minseok kissed Yifan.

*---*

Sehun was sitting near the cashier, secretly waiting Minseok to come back. When he knew who Junmyeon was from Minseok, he couldn't help but to feel angry. But as Minseok said that Junmyeon just didn't know what he did back then, Sehun couldn't help but smiled at the older yet smaller guy. How could a man be so forgiving to people who hurt him? If Sehun was in Minseok's position, he would kill Junmyeon for sure. Not really, at least he would hate Junmyeon with all of his might.

"Sehun-ssi?"

When he realized, Luhan was standing in front of him with concerned look. "Are you okay?" Luhan asked. Sehun just nodded. He didn't know how he missed this angelic look out of Luhan. Maybe he was too focused on Minseok. They both were gorgeous in very different way. They both were angels in disguise. And now he wondered how their parents looked like. People said he was handsome, but to see people who looked like angels, he felt like he was nothing compared to them.

"Are you not doing well? Are you sick or something?" Luhan asked. He looked and sounded so concerned. Luhan and Minseok must be angels, Sehun thought. He shook his head and Luhan nodded. "I think you're growing closed to my cousin," Luhan commented. Sehun's eyes followed every moved Luhan made. "You have just worked here for 2 weeks and he is like "where is Sehun?" every time you come late," Luhan said and laughed. Sehun laughed too.

"This might be a burden for you," Luhan suddenly said. "But can you watch over him for me?" He asked softly. "He's the only cousin I'm closed to, and I don't want to see him lost again. And to see how he acts towards you, I think you can watch over him," Luhan continued. "Chanyeol does the same too, but he's doing it too... strong. I need someone who can do it mildly, and I think you can do it," He commented. "So, can you?"

Sehun didn't say anything. He was registering what happened when suddenly Luhan smiled and shook his head.

"No, I know you won't do it," Luhan said. "It's okay, you don't have to. I won't fire you because you don't want to, seriously. I just thi-"

"No, I'll do it," Sehun said. Luhan was surprised. "I'll do it with or without your request."

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Hey guys~~! ^ㅠ^

Junmyeon met Minseok! And actually he regretted everything he did back then ><

I was thinking about Sehun becomes Minseok's guardians (like Chanyeol), so tada~! Sehun is willing to. Yifan would have a new person to deal with if he really wants Minseok ㅋㅋㅋ

Should I make Minseok meet Jongdae? I wanna make some friend!XiuChen moment ㅋㅋㅋ

Give me comments, questions, advices, or anything you are willing to give to me~ ^ㅠ^

Love me juseyooooooo~! ♥ ♥

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FlowerBaozi
#1
Chapter 20: The angst!!! I feel like it’s my heart being broken. Oh poor Sehunnie! This story is just heartbreaking from the start to finish! How ironic that almost everything revolves around Cafe Time Machine yet none can go back in time to rewrite their stories and avoid heartaches. Gahd this is a masterpiece! My poor heart!
poepoeexol
#2
I really love it . Btw Hun is so poor baby.
baozi007 #3
Chapter 20: Omo I 'm crying. Poor sehun
lucky_s
#4
Beautiful story.
This is my first XiuRis story ,actually I am a hard core XIUHAN shipper But this story deserves a standing ovation!!! .The last chapter I had a feeling like some thing is coming but oh my sehun.. what shuld I say my heart was aching ,I was crying because of the last few paragraphs of the last chapter ...I can't ...just
Thanks authornim for this wonderful story .
luvnanda #5
Chapter 20: OMG...It's...Sehun sacrifice for love....Noble? Stupid? Idk anymore. Im crying mess because of you. But, it's beautiful, beautiful, beautiful story. Thank you.
Lovexiu16 #6
Chapter 20: A crying mess is what I am right after finishing this fic...thankstoyouauthor_nim
This was full of so emotions
That I had to log in and comment.
OMG...You are such a good wtiter......I think I cryed more than two litters
Thank You for this wonderfully writen story :)
Sherrie #7
Chapter 20: Oh gosh! I'm a crying mess. Why you do this to mee?? I can't even typing properly because my eyes is so full of tears and my sight really blurry right now. Goshhh I don't have a word. I'm glad that Minseok finally can have his happiness, but I did wish this fics not end like that. I already have bad feeling when Sehun not there while Kris have his surgery, this is the first time I hate being right.. ;__;

Well, beside my very puffy eyes, I will say this fics is really good. I'm glad I find this even tho it broken my heart a lil bit.. Time to looking for Xiuhun fluffy fics I guess.. :P
momiji2075 #8
Chapter 20: Waaaaaaaaaaaah! I cried! Good job authornim!
suga_baby #9
Chapter 20: oh my god.....the ending so sad T_T I cried a lot. now my eyes are all puffy now~~kekekke~~ sehun your love for minseok is so pure, I'm so emotional ......waaaaaa did story is so damn good and sad
suga_baby #10
Chapter 20: oh my god.....the ending so sad T_T I cried a lot. now my eyes are all puffy now~~kekekke~~ sehun your love for minseok is so pure, I'm so emotional ......waaaaaa did story is so damn good and sad