Chapter 49

As Time Goes By
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“I-I’ll go to the room,” Sunny said walking to the room.

“I’m just going to go take a shower,” Hyoyeon whispered and walked into the bathroom. The girls were quiet as they all looked at each other.

“Is this all planned?” Tiffany spoke up.

“What do you mean, Unnie?” Yoona asked.

“It just seems like… I don’t know,” Tiffany sighed.

“They must be hurt,” Yuri said.

“We will all get better, I know,” Sooyoung told them.

“I think we should all find jobs,” Jessica suggested.

“So far it’s only maknae supporting us all,” Yoona said.

“It’s fine with me, Unnies! I promise. Jinwoon Oppa said he would help us,” Seohyun told them.

“That’s not right though. It should be fair,” Tiffany told her.

“With all these problems happening, I hope they won’t stay sad,” Yuri said.

“I don’t even know what to do anymore,” Yoona sighed.

“Let’s all settle in first.” Jessica suggested. “You four should be focusing on school.” Jessica told Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun.

“Why haven’t you been talking?” Tiffany asked Taeyeon.

“I can’t stand all this anymore,” Taeyeon said looking down. “Why is this all happening? First it happened to Fany then Sica and now Sunny and Hyo?” Taeyeon shook her head. “I didn’t keep my promise to Eomma about keeping you girls happy.”

“Unnie, it’s not your fault,” Seohyun whispered.

“It is, I’ll be checking on them,” Taeyeon said walking off.

 

~One Week Later

“Hyukjae, what’s wrong?” Yesung asked.

“I…” Eunhyuk looked down.

“Your eyes are swollen,” Kibum said.

“Did something happen?” Ryeowook questioned.

“Don’t worry about it, it’s nothing,” Eunhyuk replied as he bit his lip.

“Are you sure?” Leeteuk asked.

“You can tell us,” Siwon added.

“Hyung,” Kyuhyun called while sipping water.

“It’s that girl isn’t it?” Donghae asked.

“She has a name,” Eunhyuk replied.

“What’s your point?” Donghae glared at him.

“W-Why are you acting like this, Donghae? We were close,” Eunhyuk said with a shaky voice.

“Donghae is right. People are cheaters and could be disgusting,” Sungmin spoke up.

“Sungmin, what are you saying?” Leeteuk said.

“Cheaters that likes money,” Sungmin replied.

“Sungmin, tell us what happened,” Kibum told him.

“You’re making us worried,” Ryeowook added.

“What would you know? Watch everything happen to you,” Sungmin muttered.

“Why are you acting like this?” Siwon asked.

“Cheater,” Donghae said.

“What?” Siwon looked at him.

“I said you’re a cheater, you’re the same as that disgusting thing,” Donghae replied.

“How can you say that?! I’m your cousin! She was your girlfriend!” Siwon shouted.

“What about you and your girlfriend?!” Donghae screamed.

“All girls are the same, who knew a guy like you could be a cheater too!” Sungmin yelled.

“Stop it! What are you three doing?!” Yesung stood up.

“We weren’t like this before, why are you acting this way?” Ryeowook asked.

“We promised Grandpa that we would get along and stick together, what is this?” Kibum asked.

“Be quiet, you annoying kids!” Donghae shouted.

“How can you say that, Donghae?” Eunhyuk stood up.

“Just sit down, what would you know?” Sungmin looked at him.

“We’re the three Lees, why are you acting this way?” Eunhyuk asked with tears falling.

“Eunhyuk is hurt, everyone is, and you don’t have to be like this!” Siwon added.

“Just stop! All of you!” Leeteuk demanded. “What happened?! Why is everything like this?! Shouldn’t we be helping each other and support each other?!”

“I don’t want to help a cheater,” Sungmin said.

“Me too, they disgust me,” Donghae agreed.

“You’re acting like it’s my fault!” Siwon screamed.

“Because all of you are acting stupid,” Eunhyuk told them.

“Why can’t we all get along?” Kibum asked.

“You’re hurting everyone here, this isn’t necessary,” Ryeowook added.

“They’re right, let’s just all get along like we use to,” Leeteuk said as they didn’t listen to him.

“Hyungs! Stop it, please!” Kyuhyun begged as they all looked at him. “Why do we have to be like this?” Kyuhyun asked as his face was pale. He coughed uncontrollably and looked at his hyungs.

“Kyuhyun,” they all walked to him.

“You’re sick, let’s go,” Leeteuk said feeling his forehead.

“A-Aniyo,” Kyuhyun shook his head as the others kept talking louder and louder.

“Hyungs! I’m begging you!!” Kyuhyun said with tears falling and him still coughing.

“Kyuhyun, let’s go,” Yesung told him.

“I’ll take you,” Kibum offered.

“Me too,” Ryeowook said but the others kept yelling at them.

“Hyungs!!” Kyuhyun screamed loudly and started coughing and holding his head. “Ow… Ow…” he said as the hyungs stopped and looked at him.

“Kyuhyun-ah,” they gathered around him.

“S-Stop it, p-please,” Kyuhyun begged coughing more as he reached a napkin and coughed into it. “I-I’m begging you.” He cried as he looked at the towel.

“B-Blood,” the hyungs held him up.

“I…” Kyuhyun coughed more as his head fell onto the table.

“KYUHYUN!!! KYUHYUN-AH!!” his hyungs screamed.

 

“Ottoke? Huh?” Yesung asked.

“It’s fine, I know it,” Ryeowook replied.

“It’s Kyuhyun we’re talking about,” Kibum smiled softly.

“I’m the worse hyung in the world,” Leeteuk muttered shaking his head.

“If you didn’t argue,” Eunhyuk started looking at Donghae and Sungmin. “Why did you do that? Why?”

“Are you blaming it on us now?” Donghae looked at him.

“How is it our fault?” Sungmin asked.

“You guys were arguing,” Siwon started as they started yelling again.

“Just stop!! What are you doing!?” Leeteuk shouted as Kyuhyun’s mom walked in.

“If anything happens to Kyuhyun, I will sue your family!!” Mrs. Cho screamed as the boys glared at her. “How dare you still meet up with him?! I said you couldn’t!” she yelled.

“This family is never peaceful!” Donghae screamed walking out.

“Money… Maybe that’s what’s really important,” Sungmin followed Donghae out.

“So now it’s my fault, isn’t it?” Siwon said starting to walk out slowly.

“I… I’ll come later if I can,” Eunhyuk whispered and left.

“Guys, what are you doing?” Leeteuk followed them.

“Annyeonghaseyo,” Seohyun started when she saw the guys.

“You?” Donghae glared at her and kept walking.

“I can’t stand it,” Sungmin said disgustingly and left.

“I… I’m sorry,” Siwon whispered and walked out of the hospital.

“I…” Eunhyuk looked down and ran out.

“I’ll talk to you later,” Leeteuk said following the boys out.

“Did I do something wrong?” Seohyun whispered.

“Of course not,” Jinwoon shook his head as Seohyun saw Yesung, Ryeowook, and Kibum.

“H-How’s Kyuhyun Oppa?” Seohyun ran to them with tears streaming down her face. “Tell me he is okay.”

“We still don’t know,” Yesung replied.

“He’s still in the emergency room,” Kibum told her.

“We know it will be alright,” Ryeowook smiled.

“What if something happens to him?” Seohyun fell on the chair crying.

“Shhh, it’s okay,” Jinwoon whispered patting her head.

“You must be Seohyun,” Mrs. Cho walked up to her.

“Ne,” Seohyun nodded.

“I’m Kyuhyun’s mother,” Mrs. Cho replied.

“A-Annyeonghaseyo,” Seohyun bowed as Mrs. Cho looked away.

“Family of Cho Kyuhyun,” the doctor said as they all ran to them.

“Us,” YeWookBum and Seohyun replied.

“Aniyo, I’m his mother,” Mrs. Cho interrupted as the doctor nodded.

“He is alright; he was very sick with a cold but never treated himself. The reason for the blood is because of his continuous coughing,” the doctor said. “He needs to stay in the hospital for about two weeks just in care anything else happened.”

“Thank you,” Mrs. Cho replied.

“Ne. You may go see him,” the doctor bowed as he left and they all walked in.

“Kyuhyun!” YeWookBum, Seohyun, and Jinwoon ran to him.

“Are you okay?” Yesung asked.

“We were so worried,” Ryeowook said.

“I knew you would be fine,” Kibum smiled.

“W-Where are the others?” Kyuhyun looked around.

“They left,” Yesung whispered as Kyuhyun looked away and saw Seohyun.

“S-Seohyunnie!” Kyuhyun tried to sit up.

“Be careful,” the hyungs told him.

“Oppa,” Seohyun cried and hugged him. “I told you to go to the hospital! Look what happened!” she wept.

“I’m sorry, Seo, I am so sorry,” Kyuhyun hugged her tightly and patted her head softly.

“You can’t be sick anymore.” Seohyun whispered.

“I will be the only person that will pat your head and hug you, just the way you like it.” Kyuhyun smiled as he saw Jinwoon and mouthed ‘thank you’ as Jinwoon nodded and smiled.

“Kyuhyun,” Mrs. Cho spoke up as Kyuhyun let Seohyun go.

“I-I’ll go to the room,” Sunny said walking to the room.

“I’m just going to go take a shower,” Hyoyeon whispered and walked into the bathroom. The girls were quiet as they all looked at each other.

“Is this all planned?” Tiffany spoke up.

“What do you mean, Unnie?” Yoona asked.

“It just seems like… I don’t know,” Tiffany sighed.

“They must be hurt,” Yuri said.

“We will all get better, I know,” Sooyoung told them.

“I think we should all find jobs,” Jessica suggested.

“So far it’s only maknae supporting us all,” Yoona said.

“It’s fine with me, Unnies! I promise. Jinwoon Oppa said he would help us,” Seohyun told them.

“That’s not right though. It should be fair,” Tiffany told her.

“With all these problems happening, I hope they won’t stay sad,” Yuri said.

“I don’t even know what to do anymore,” Yoona sighed.

“Let’s all settle in first.” Jessica suggested. “You four should be focusing on school.” Jessica told Yuri, Sooyoung, Yoona, and Seohyun.

“Why haven’t you been talking?” Tiffany asked Taeyeon.

“I can’t stand all this anymore,” Taeyeon said looking down. “Why is this all happening? First it happened to Fany then Sica and now Sunny and Hyo?” Taeyeon shook her head. “I didn’t keep my promise to Eomma about keeping you girls happy.”

“Unnie, it’s not your fault,” Seohyun whispered.

“It is, I’ll be checking on them,” Taeyeon said walking off.

 

~One Week Later

“Hyukjae, what’s wrong?” Yesung asked.

“I…” Eunhyuk looked down.

“Your eyes are swollen,” Kibum said.

“Did something happen?” Ryeowook questioned.

“Don’t worry about it, it’s nothing,” Eunhyuk replied as he bit his lip.

“Are you sure?” Leeteuk asked.

“You can tell us,” Siwon added.

“Hyung,” Kyuhyun called while sipping water.

“It’s that girl isn’t it?” Donghae asked.

“She has a name,” Eunhyuk replied.

“What’s your point?” Donghae glared at him.

“W-Why are you acting like this, Donghae? We were close,” Eunhyuk said with a shaky voice.

“Donghae is right. People are cheaters and could be disgusting,” Sungmin spoke up.

“Sungmin, what are you saying?” Leeteuk said.

“Cheaters that likes money,” Sungmin replied.

“Sungmin, tell us what happened,” Kibum told him.

“You’re making us worried,” Ryeowook added.

“What would you know? Watch everything happen to you,” Sungmin muttered.

“Why are you acting like this?” Siwon asked.

“Cheater,” Donghae said.

“What?” Siwon looked at him.

“I said you’re a cheater, you’re the same as that disgusting thing,” Donghae replied.

“How can you say that?! I’m your cousin! She was your girlfriend!” Siwon shouted.

“What about you and your girlfriend?!” Donghae screamed.

“All girls are the same, who knew a guy like you could be a cheater too!” Sungmin yelled.

“Stop it! What are you three doing?!” Yesung stood up.

“We weren’t like this before, why are you acting this way?” Ryeowook asked.

“We promised Grandpa that we would get along and stick together, what is this?” Kibum asked.

“Be quiet, you annoying kids!” Donghae shouted.

“How can you say that, Donghae?” Eunhyuk stood up.

“Just sit down, what would you know?” Sungmin looked at him.

“We’re the three Lees, why are you acting this way?” Eunhyuk asked with tears falling.

“Eunhyuk is hurt, everyone is, and you don’t have to be like this!” Siwon added.

“Just stop! All of you!” Leeteuk demanded. “What happened?! Why is everything like this?! Shouldn’t we be helping each other and support each other?!”

“I don’t want to help a cheater,” Sungmin said.

“Me too, they disgust me,” Donghae agreed.

“You’re acting like it’s my fault!” Siwon screamed.

“Because all of you are acting stupid,” Eunhyuk told them.

“Why can’t we all get along?” Kibum asked.

“You’re hurting everyone here, this isn’t necessary,” Ryeowook added.

“They’re right, let’s just all get along like we use to,” Leeteuk said as they didn’t listen to him.

“Hyungs! Stop it, please!” Kyuhyun begged as they all looked at him. “Why do we have to be like this?” Kyuhyun asked as his face was pale. He coughed uncontrollably and looked at his hyungs.

“Kyuhyun,” they all walked to him.

“You’re sick, let’s go,” Leeteuk said feeling his forehead.

“A-Aniyo,” Kyuhyun shook his head as the others kept talking louder and louder.

“Hyungs! I’m begging you!!” Kyuhyun said with tears falling and him still coughing.

“Kyuhyun, let’s go,” Yesung told him.

“I’ll take you,” Kibum offered.

“Me too,” Ryeowook said but the others kept yelling at them.

“Hyungs!!” Kyuhyun screamed loudly and started coughing and holding his head. “Ow… Ow…” he said as the hyungs stopped and looked at him.

“Kyuhyun-ah,” they gathered around him.

“S-Stop it, p-please,” Kyuhyun begged coughing more as he reached a napkin and coughed into it. “I-I’m begging you.” He cried as he looked at the towel.

“B-Blood,” the hyungs held him up.

“I…” Kyuhyun coughed more as his head fell onto the table.

“KYUHYUN!!! KYUHYUN-AH!!” his hyungs screamed.

 

“Ottoke? Huh?” Yesung asked.

“It’s fine, I know it,” Ryeowook replied.

“It’s Kyuhyun we’re talking about,” Kibum smiled softly.

“I’m the worse hyung in the world,” Leeteuk muttered shaking his head.

“If you didn’t argue,” Eunhyuk started looking at Donghae and Sungmin. “Why did you do that? Why?”

“Are you blaming it on us now?” Donghae looked at him.

“How is it our fault?” Sungmin asked.

“You guys were arguing,” Siwon started as they started yelling again.

“Just stop!! What are you doing!?” Leeteuk shouted as Kyuhyun’s mom walked in.

“If anything happens to Kyuhyun, I will sue your family!!” Mrs. Cho screamed as the boys glared at her. “How dare you still meet up with him?! I said you couldn’t!” she yelled.

“This family is never peaceful!” Donghae screamed walking out.

“Money… Maybe that’s what’s really important,” Sungmin followed Donghae out.

“So now it’s my fault, isn’t it?” Siwon said starting to walk out slowly.

“I… I’ll come later if I can,” Eunhyuk whispered and left.

“Guys, what are you doing?” Leeteuk followed them.

“Annyeonghaseyo,” Seohyun started when she saw the guys.

“You?” Donghae glared at her and kept walking.

“I can’t stand it,” Sungmin said disgustingly and left.

“I… I’m sorry,” Siwon whispered and walked out of the hospital.

“I…” Eunhyuk looked down and ran out.

“I’ll talk to you later,” Leeteuk said following the boys out.

“Did I do something wrong?” Seohyun whispered.

“Of course not,” Jinwoon shook his head as Seohyun saw Yesung, Ryeowook, and Kibum.

“H-How’s Kyuhyun Oppa?” Seohyun ran to them with tears streaming down her face. “Tell me he is okay.”

“We still don’t know,” Yesung replied.

“He’s still in the emergency room,” Kibum told her.

“We know it will be alright,” Ryeowook smiled.

“What if something happens to him?” Seohyun fell on the chair crying.

“Shhh, it’s okay,” Jinwoon whispered patting her head.

“You must be Seohyun,” Mrs. Cho walked up to her.

“Ne,” Seohyun nodded.

“I’m Kyuhyun’s mother,” Mrs. Cho replied.

“A-Annyeonghaseyo,” Seohyun bowed as Mrs. Cho looked away.

“Family of Cho Kyuhyun,” the doctor said as they all ran to them.

“Us,” YeWookBum and Seohyun replied.

“Aniyo, I’m his mother,” Mrs. Cho interrupted as the doctor nodded.

“He is alright; he was very sick with a cold but never treated himself. The reason for the blood is because of his continuous coughing,” the doctor said. “He needs to stay in the hospital for about two weeks just in care anything else happened.”

“Thank you,” Mrs. Cho replied.

“Ne. You may go see him,” the doctor bowed as he left and they all walked in.

“Kyuhyun!” YeWookBum, Seohyun, and Jinwoon ran to him.

“Are you okay?” Yesung asked.

“We were so worried,” Ryeowook said.

“I knew you would be fine,” Kibum smiled.

“W-Where are the others?” Kyuhyun looked around.

“They left,” Yesung whispered as Kyuhyun looked away and saw Seohyun.

“S-Seohyunnie!” Kyuhyun tried to sit up.

“Be careful,” the hyungs told him.

“Oppa,” Seohyun cried and hugged him. “I told you to go to the hospital! Look what happened!” she wept.

“I’m sorry, Seo, I am so sorry,” Kyuhyun hugged her tightly and patted her head softly.

“You can’t be sick anymore.” Seohyun whispered.

“I will be the only person that will pat your head and hug you, just the way you like it.” Kyuhyun smiled as he saw Jinwoon and mouthed ‘thank you’ as Jinwoon nodded and smiled.

“Kyuhyun,” Mrs. Cho spoke up as Kyuhyun let Seohyun go.

“What?” Kyuhyun replied as Mrs. Cho sat down.

“I told you to go to the hospital, didn’t I?” Mrs. Cho said as she felt his forehead.

“Don’t act like you care,” Kyuhyun said.

“What kind of Eomma wouldn’t care?” Mrs. Cho asked.

“You,” Kyuhyun replied.

“Kyuhyun-ah, trust me,” Mrs. Cho smiled.

“If only you let Seohyun stay at the hospital and take care of me,” Kyuhyun said.

“Doesn’t she have work?” Mrs. Cho asked.

“I can let her off early,” Jinwoon smiled.

“See,” Kyuhyun said.

“I don’t have to, Kyuhyun,” Seohyun told him.

“I want you to,” Kyuhyun replied.

“Fine,” Mrs. Cho sighed. “Just do whatever.”

“Hyungs too,” Kyuhyun added.

“Yeah, us too,” YeWookBum said.

“Them too,” Mrs. Cho replied.

 

~Five Days Later

“I’m going to go visit Kyuhyun,” Seohyun told the girls.

.”Okay, tell him we told him to get better,” Jessica said.

“And you be safe,” Tiffany added.

“Ne,” Seohyun nodded as she left.

“At least maknae is happy,” Taeyeon said.

“Do you think Kyuhyun is getting better?” Sooyoung asked.

“Kibum said he’s still the same,” Yoona replied.

“He’s stressing out too much,” Yuri said.

“I’m going to go see Uncle now, I’ll be back soon,” Sunny told the girls as she left.

“Come home later,” Hyoyeon told her as the girls sat in silence.

“What will we do if we continue not finding a job?” Taeyeon sighed.

“It will get better,” Jessica told her.

“Trust us, soon we’ll find jobs,” Yoona said.

 “All nine of us,” Sooyoung nodded.

“Don’t worry,” Yuri added.

“You three and Seohyun should worry about school,” Taeyeon told YoonYulSoo.

“Ne,” they all nodded.

“I’ll go find a job,” Hyoyeon stood up. “It could be at a restaurant or something.”

“You should rest, we can try later,” Tiffany said.

“If we don’t try, when will we ever find a job?” Hyoyeon asked.

“She’s right,” Taeyeon nodded. “I’ll come with you. Tiffany you go make some food and Jessica clean up the place. The others, study.” Taeyeon said as she left with Hyoyeon.

“Ne,” they nodded as they started to work.

 

“Are you okay?” Seohyun smiled while feeding him.

“Yup, I am feeling very good,” Kyuhyun replied coughing slightly.

“Liar,” Seohyun whispered.

“It’s not as bad as before though,” Kyuhyun told her.

“It’s still bad though,” Seohyun said worriedly.

“How are the girls doing?” Kyuhyun asked.

“Unnies don’t have jobs yet, only me,” Seohyun sighed.

“If you want, I can give you some money,” Kyuhyun said looking at her.

“No! You can’t, that’s not right,” Seohyun replied.

“But I want to,” Kyuhyun held her hand. “Let me… We have a lot of money.”

“You can’t,” Seohyun told him.

“What are you scared of?” Kyuhyun asked.

“I just don’t want you to,” Seohyun looked at him.

“Are you scared I don’t have enough?” Kyuhyun replied.

“That’s not the reason,” Seohyun shook her head. “Don’t worry about me, worry about yourself.”

“But…” Kyuhyun sighed. “Fine…” he whispered as Mrs. Cho stood at the door.

“This won’t do,” Mrs. Cho said to herself.

 

“Tell Kyuhyun that we’ve been so busy we can’t visit him,” Sooyoung started.

“I’m sure he knows you guys are,” Ryeowook replied.

“You seem down, is something wrong?” Sooyoung asked putting things in the cart.

“All the guys aren’t meeting each other,” Ryeowook said.

“Waeyo?” Sooyoung replied.

“Things happened I guess,” Ryeowook shrugged.

“They visit Kyuhyun though, right?” Sooyoung asked.

“I don’t even know,” Ryeowook replied. “When we call them they don’t pick up.”

“Maybe they’re busy,” Sooyoung said.

“They should still visit the maknae, don’t you think?” Ryeowook muttered.

“Enough with the sadness,” Sooyoung smiled. “As long as you know what’s right, just keep doing it and try convincing them.”

“I guess,” Ryeowook nodded. “Come on, I need to hurry and buy all the food before Kyuhyun calls and complains.” Ryeowook chuckled.

“Then let’s hurry,” Sooyoung told him.

 

“Is something wrong?” Yoona asked while they were sitting at the park near Kibum’s house.

“Nothing,” Kibum sighed.

“Liar, what’s wrong?” Yoona replied.

“You know how I studied in America,” Kibum started.

“Ne,” Yoona nodded slowly.

“My dad wants me to go back,” Kibum said.

“Oh… I see,” Yoona looked down.

“But I’m not going back,” Kibum told her. “The only reason why he wants me to go is because he doesn’t want me meeting the guys, the girls, and especially you.”

“Maybe you should listen to him,” Yoona replied.

“What are you talking about, Yoona?!” Kibum shouted.

“He’s your dad,” Yoona said.

“You don’t understand, I don’t want this, honestly,” Kibum held her hand.

“What if he does something bad to you?” Yoona asked.

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