In Sickness and In Health

Second Chances

I'm beginning to be a little desperate on finding out my secret admirer. Maybe I sorta fell for the guy, he's just so sweet compared to the others... But who knows? He could turn out into some kind of creep. Hopefully not.

 

I came face to face with Jonghyun in the hallways of SM Entertainment.

"Oh, Jonghyun.. Hi" Things have been a little awkward between us.

"Hey" He said rubbing his eyes.

"Are you okay? You seem tired" I touched his forehead.

"I'm fine, I just stayed up late. No need to worry" He took hold of my hand.

"You sure? What were you doing last night?" I questioned him.

"You know.. stuff" He started to cough.

"Jonghyun, you're sick. You have to go home. I'll drive you before you pass out" I pulled him gently.

"I'm fine, Luna. You and I have better things to do" he said.

"You should go back to work. Your friends need you. You're starting a new music video, right?" he managed to smile.

 

He started to walk away and I watched him go. Suddenly.. he fell.

"Jonghyun!" I ran to him.

"I told you you were sick" I said. What was the point, though? He couldn't hear me.

 

I ran towards the SHINee studio.

"Guys! You gotta help me carry Jonghyun. He passed out" I said in a worried tone.

"He passed out?" Onew asked again.

"He was sick and he passed out" I explained.

"Well don't just sit there! Help him" I yelled. They all came running towards Jonghyun.

 

I went to the f(x) studio.

"Girls.. I'll be gone for the rest of the day" I said.

"Wae?" Victoria asked.

"I need to take care of Jonghyun" I explained.

"What happened?" Sulli questioned.

"He's sick" I continued to explain.

"Go to him then" Krystal exclaimed.

"We'll handle everything here" Amber smiled.

"Thanks, guys!" I ran towards the guys.

 

They laid him on his bed.

"I'll take it from here. Thanks guys" I sat on the bed's edge.

"Take good care of him, Luna" Key said.

 

They left the apartment.

"You're impossible" I turned to Jonghyun.

"And you're still an idiot" I grinned at him.

"Luna?" Words escaped his mouth.

"Yes?" I said in my gentle voice.

"What are you doing here?" He continued to speak.

"I'm taking care of you" I smiled.

"Why? You have better things to do than this" he said.

"Because.." Because what? I don't know the reason myself. Because I care? Because I worry about him?

"Because you're too much of an idiot to take care of yourself" I chuckled.

"Thanks, I guess" he let out a small laugh.

"Just rest. You'll get better" I wiped the sweat from his forehead and he went back to sleep.

"I promise I'll stay here until you get well" I whispered.

 

I grabbed a bunch of ice and wrapped it around a face towel. I placed it on Jonghyun's forehead.

He opened his eyes.

"You're awake again" I continued spread the cold on his forehead.

"You're still here" Jonghyun said.

"Why wouldn't I be? You're still sick" I smiled.

"What's that for?" he held on to the face towel.

"It'll help your fever go down" I explained.

"Can I trust you with this while I cook your food?" I asked.

"Sure" he placed it on his forehead.

 

I came back with soup at hand. Jonghyun seemed cold.

"Okay, I think you've had enough cold compress" I told him.

He placed the towel on the side table. I also placed the soup there as I helped him up.

"Eat up" I grabbed the soup and I tried to feed him.

"Open up" I held the spoon in front of his mouth.

"Luna, I'm not a baby. I can feed myself" he chuckled as he tried to snatch the spoon and bowl.

"Aniyo! You can't even move your own body, how can you feed yourself" I giggled.

"Open up" I demanded.

He did as I instructed and I went for it.

"AGH! That was a bit sudden" he tried to cool off his tongue.

"I'm sorry! I'll cool it down quickly" As I tried to cool it down, I lost my grip on the bowl.

"Oh no!" I tried to catch it to save some at least or keep it from falling, but I ended up falling off the chair.

"Darn it" I said as I sat up.

"I'm sorry, Luna" Jonghyun said suddenly.

"Huh?" I looked at him.

"You went through all that trouble to make that soup and now..." He said weakly.

"It's fine. I'll go make some more" I smiled and he did too.

"Your fever isn't going down" I touched his forehead.

"You need more cold compress. I'll go get some ice" I said.

 

I returned with the the towel filled with ice.

"This is so cold. We'll bring your temperature back down and then you'll get better" I smiled.

I was about to place it on his forehead, but then I slipped and dropped all the ice on him.

God, why am I so clumsy today? He sneezed.

"Jonghyun, are you okay?" I said as I removed the ice from him and wiped the wet parts.

"Can you grab me clothes from the bottom closet so I could change?" He said, shivering.

 

I returned with his clothes at hand.

"Are these it?" I handed him the clothes. He nodded.

"Can you change yourself?" I asked.

"I- I don't know" he said.

"I see.. Let's hurry up" I started removing his top.

"Hyun!" Taemin came running in and saw me undressing Jonghyun.

"T- Taemin" I said, feeling awkward.

"What are you doing?" He said with that weird look on his face.

"It's not what you think" I was still holding on to Jonghyun when I slipped, so I ended up undressing him more.

"NOONA!" Taemin yelled.

"Fail" I said to myself and ran to the balcony.

 

A  few minutes later, Jonghyun appeared.

"Luna.. I'm sorry about that. I've explained it Taemin. He wasn't there when the guys helped me, right? So he didn't know the story" He told me.

"But.. is it okay for you to be up and about?" I turned to him.

"I just wanted some fresh air" he said as he took little steps forward.

"Hang on to me. You're staggering" I ran to him and supported him. I helped walk towards the ledge.

"The sunset's really beautiful, look!" I exclaimed.

He tightened his grip on me and leaned on me for support.

"Hey, are you alright? You're still burning up. Are you passing out?" I asked him but he didn't answer.

"Let's take you back inside" I helped him towards the bed and I tucked him in.

 

I sat on the chair next to the bed and touched his forehead once again.

"You're fever isn't going down at all. Wouldn't you be able to sleep better if I wasn't around?" I told him

"You can't!" He sat up suddenly. I was shocked to see his expression.

"You can't. You made a promise you wouldn't leave until I got better" He was breathing heavily and then he started to cough some more.

"You should really go to sleep" I was worried again. I touched his back to give him support and pushed him down gently.

"No" he said.

"You won't be able to recover" I scolded him.

"If I slept.. and when night comes.. you'd have gone by then"  he held my hand.

"So.. I'll stay awake" he continued.

"Are you stupid? Go to sleep!" I yelled

"Jonghyun, don't force yourself" I said a bit softer.

"Just sleep and don't get up until you're better" I ordered.

"Until you fall asleep.." I started.

"Huh?" He's already asleep.. good. I sat back down the chair and just stared at him.

 

END OF POV

 

xxOxx

JONGHYUN'S POV

 

I woke up during the night, only to find Luna gone. The room was empty.

Why do thing never go right with me and Luna? Everything else goes how I want it..

I got up and went out of the bedroom.

I was surprised to see Luna sleeping on the couch.

"Luna.." I smiled.

Just like this you never fail to surprise me. You surprised me when I saw you sing and dance. You surprised me when I saw that you can handle yourself. Every single day you never fail to.

Inside my faded and dull life.. for better or for worse, you're the only one who can move my heart.

 

"Oh, you're awake" she said as she opened her eyes and saw me.

"Is everything alright? Do you need water or go to the toilet?" She ran towards me.

"Don't you feel embarrassed when you ask such things?" I smiled.

"You're back to normal.. that's good" she said.

'You didn't go home?" I asked.

"Nah.. I made a promise didn't I?" she smiled.

"Also, it's been really fun since you weren't your usual self" she giggled.

"Well, excuse me" I furrowed my eyebrows.

"I'm kidding" she started.

"Huh?" It escaped my mouth.

"To be honest, I was really worried. You were really sick, you were building up too much stress and such.." She continued.

"So.. I was wondering.. It's okay if you don't want to but.. well.." She stammered.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Would you like to go out with me sometime?" She asked. She surprised me again.

"It'll help you relax" she smiled.

"Where are we going?" I smiled with her.

"Where?" She stared into nothing and thought hard. She looks really cute like that.

 

I know.. She'd surely say anywhere is fine, someplace where everyone can have fun.

"Anywhere is fine" she nodded.

"I'm sure anywhere will be fun with you, Jonghyun" she blushed, still she keeps surprising me.

"What's wrong?" She got closer to me.

"Nothing" I smiled.

"Also, we should bring everybody else" she said.

"Bring everybody else?" I frowned a little.

"We've been thinking of going on a vacation. We could all go together" She smiled sheepishly.

"Are you okay with that?" She tilted her head.

 

She's the one and only person who can make my heart tremble at any time. That's why I fell for her..

"What is it?" She asked.

"Nothing" I smiled.

"Hey, Jonghyun.. you really don't have any place you want to go? Anywhere is fine" She questioned.

"I'd go anywhere with you" I faced her.

"Luna.." I got closer and I kissed her. She was speechless for a while.

"Thanks for taking care of me" I started.

"Don't mess with me, damn it! Don't ever come near me again" She yelled.

"Don't you dare come near me" She said as she moved away and stood by the couch.

"You won't be able to take care of me that way" I followed her.

"Shut up.. You're okay already" She moved away again.

"But I'm still staggering" I acted as I followed her again.

"The name of your illness is.. That's right! ert Disease! It's incurable!" She continued to shout.

"Then will you take care of me the rest of your life?" I said.

"No way!" She yelled.

"Okay okay! As you wish, Mirror Princess" I laughed as I bowed to her.

"HEY! How'd you know about that?" She questioned me.

"Secret.. You wouldn't want to know. I promised I won't cause you any trouble" I smirked.

"Unfair!" She said. I continued to chuckle.

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rumourhasit12
#1
Chapter 25: damn Ada! I know you said you killed Luna but you didn't say it's THIS SAD. Cruel you. -glares- -after a few seconds laughs- but seriously, this chapter is really worth crying for. GOOD JOB! :-bd
--anemoia #2
LOL it would be really sad if Luna kept dying and coming back but TECHNICALLY Jonghyun is still dating the same girl over and over again...like an on-again-off-again relationship
SMNoel189
#3
Y U KILL MY LUNA??? LOL but your storyline was great! Poor Jonghyun, he experienced the same thing twice :(
ParkMiyoung
#4
man I was really pissed when you let her die...but you made up for it with the final chapter <3 new life, new chances :)
BunnyMirah
#5
Er, I really don't get the ending... Feeling really empty right now.
SMNoel189
#6
love the sweet shiny efects moments here :') update soon!
BunnyMirah
#7
So, story ends with Jonghyun leaving? Argh, that .
ParkMiyoung
#8
he's LEAVING!? though...now Luna can finally sort out her feelings and realize Jonghyun is the one for her :p
ParkMiyoung
#9
hm what is Jonghyun hiding? thnx for the update <3
ParkMiyoung
#10
very nice update <3 love the parts where she bumps into Jonghyun and I like it that she isn't so harsh to him anymore :) now he only has to break up with Sekyung and she has to regain every memory and they can get back together :)