Chapter 14
Journal Of Ardency"Nielie... let's have a date today", Byunghun leaned his head on Daniel's shoulder hesitantly.
"Hm..", Daniel frowned and round his arm around Byunghun's shoulder to touch his forehead.
"My fever was gone. The doctor said if I have no fever anymore then I could go with you~!", Byunghun pleaded.
"You just recover", Daniel sighed.
"It's been three days... three days that I don't have the fever", Byunghun insisted.
"Hyung...", Daniel begged.
"Tsk", Byunghun frowned and sat straight, lifted up his head from Daniel's shoulder.
He took the milk from the windowsill and watched the building outside. They've been like this since two hours ago, lazying around their bed that facing the big window to the cityscape beyond. Daniel watched his hyung through the flowing thin white curtain, tried to finish all his milk. Daniel dyed Byunghun's hair to black again yesterday, since they don't have anything to do at night, and Byunghun still couldn't go outside. Daniel never dyed anyone's hair before but thankfully the result was quite good. His hyung looked fresher in his natural color.
Daniel reached Byunghun's hair, ran his fingers through it, partly showed his affection and admired his own work at the same time.
"There's this one film I really want to see", Byunghun said, still pouted down with his upset face.
"What's that?", Daniel chuckled.
"The Fault In Our Stars", replied Byunghun short.
"Seriously?! that's a girl film", Daniel refused in disgust.
"Yah! it has great reviews~!", Byunghun exclaimed.
"Nah... it must be boring", Daniel stretched his arms and yawned.
"It won't!", Byunghun kept pushing.
"It will... you always say a boring movie fun and a fun movie boring", said Daniel.
"You just don't get my movie!", Byunghun said in disbelieve.
"Well... isn't The Fault In Our Stars quite different from your usual weird movies?", Daniel chuckled.
"Humm... I just think it would be great for a date", Byunghun curled his lips and looked to the street below.
Daniel held his laugh when he saw slight blushes emerged from Byunghun's little cheeks.
"How do you feel right now?", Daniel sighed heavily.
"I'm healthy! totally healthy!", Byunghun cheerfully answered.
"Isn't that film talking about two sick people who fall in love and stuffs?", asked Daniel.
"Y-yeah...", Byunghun replied unsurely.
"Someone dies?", asked Daniel further.
"I don't know... I don't like spoilers", said Byunghun.
"I don't like it when someone dies...", Daniel moved forward to looked into Byunghun's eyes.
Byunghun just looked back at his dongsaeng, loss for words. The white curtain witnessed their uncomfortable silence as Byunghun folded up his legs and took them into his embrace. Byunghun just back from the hospital three days ago, for almost two weeks he was in the hospital for the treatment. Not that his hatred towards hospital was gone, it was Daniel who forced him to do so. Byunghun was angry at first but Daniel convinced him that it was the best for him. To ease his hate towards hospital, Daniel visited Byunghun twice a day, in the morning and stay for the night without fail. In the afternoon when Daniel went out to do some rehearsals and classes Byunghun couldn't help his thoughts to wonder about death. That's the main reason why he hates the hospital so much, how the IV lines, blood supplies, heart rate monitor and oxygen tank remind him about how frail he was.
"Let's watch Transformers instead", Daniel broke their silence.
"That's an awful choice!", Byunghun whined.
"That's what we watch in the first date, there will be a lot more to talk about when we both hate the film!", Daniel stated.
"Ah... is that so? B-but Transformers will hit the theater next week...", Byunghun's eyes wonder to the ceilings. He knew all the film schedules like the back of his hand.
"Of course, that's exactly why...", Daniel chuckled.
"Yah! you trapped me!", Byunghun hit Daniel's upper arm.
"Tsk... you still need more rest", Daniel laughed.
Byunghun pouted once again, and played with the white curtain.
"We'll be on a date, it would be awesome, just wait a little longer", Daniel ruffled Byunghun's hair.
Byunghun nodded weakly.
"Alright then, hyung... I have another rehearsal today", Daniel sighed and put on his coat.
"Come back before dinner will you?", asked Byunghun.
"Sure. I will", Daniel smiled and headed to National Theater for Weekend rehearsal.
There was Jonghyun welcomed Daniel. He got a minor role after Daniel recommended him to his professor. Jonghyun wasn't really interested in the play's topic, but he thought he need an experience to play in National Theater.
"Sup", Jonghyun handed Daniel a can of beer.
"Hey", Daniel sighed and sat beside him, on a crate full with production's cables.
"I heard you're late a lot these days", said Jonghyun.
"Yeah, gotta take care of Byunghun-hyung in the hospital", Daniel took a sip of his beer.
"Oh... is that so...", Jonghyun took a glance on Daniel.
"Did I tell you already?", Daniel turned his head on Jonghyun.
"What?", Jonghyun asked short.
"Byunghun-hyung is gay", said Daniel casually. Jonghyun just looked at his friend for a moment and finally chuckled; "That's why he gave you flowers, isn't it?", he said.
"Those hydrangeas... he's your secret admirer", Jonghyun continued.
"How did you know? Well... he hasn't tell me himself...", Daniel smiled as the production crews unveiled the curtain beside them, exposed them with dim sunlight outside.
"There's something different when he looked at you", Jonghyun eyes' wondered to the sky,
"Tsch... you just meet him, what, twice?", Daniel giggled.
"Yeah, but I know. I thought you both are childhood bestfriends or something, that's why he always look at you affectionately, but turned out you both are senior and junior in high school...", said Jonghyun.
"Really...?", Daniel amazed at Jonghyun's attention to detail.
"Of course. I could see it clearly, yah, how did you not even realize it? aren't you an actor? you still remember our basic lesson, right? pay attention to people around you, how they look at something, how they drink their drinks, how they put a pause in every word, how they breathe and even the tiniest detail like how they blink~!", Jonghyun blurted out.
"I know I know~!", Daniel rolled his eyes. He felt like Jonghyun belittled him.
"So what, you both are dating now?", asked Jonghyun.
"Kind of?", said Daniel.
"Ha... you found your second Changhyun...", said Jonghyun.
"Yah... I didn't date Changhyun~! how many times should I repeat that, really!", Daniel exploded. Jonghyun just went quiet and elbowed him.
"That's right... he didn't date me", said one voice and Daniel turned
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