"M-Mister, could you please stop staring at me like that?"

"Like what?"

"You know, like you want to eat me up or something... I'm a fine lady so please cease that creepy stare!"

"Sorry, you just remind me of someone who is very dear to me. He is a fortune teller like you so I can't help but think of him."

"Really? You said that he is very dear to you, is he... someone special to you?"

"Yes, he is really special to me."

 

Jongwoon was very happy that he put on makeup now, or else Kyuhyun would definitely get suspicious as to why did he blush so hard. After successfully tricking Kyuhyun to come to his tent, he wanted to proceed to the next step of his plan but Kyuhyun just wouldn't stop staring at him. He was worried that the man might have found out his true identity, but he quickly reassured himself that it was impossible. From head to toe, he didn't look like himself at all, surely Kyuhyun didn't know that this lady was him, right?

 

"Alright, I'm done preparing the cards. Shall we start reading your love life fortune?"

"Of course, but, how did you know that I'm worried about my love life?"

"T-That's because the cards tell me!"

"But we haven't started the session yet? How did the cards tell you that?"

"I'm just that good at fortune-telling! Mister, are you here to interrogate me or have your fortune read?"

"Sorry, sorry, go ahead,"

"So, you just go through a heartbreak, right? Do you want to know why that happened?"

"A heartbreak?" Kyuhyun was confused for a second, then he remembered the event regarding Sungmin and Ryeowook, "Ah, yes, something like that did happen."

"Good, let ask the cards, shall we? Here, shuffle the deck however you want, take one card and give it to me."

 

Jongwoon took the chosen card from Kyuhyun and placed it face down on the table. His fingers grabbed the lower part of the card and, at exactly the moment when he was about to flip it, he raised his wrist and let a card he hid in his sleeve slide down, replacing the card that Kyuhyun picked. Then, he quickly flipped the card up while making sure that the two cards stacked perfectly.

 

 

Kyuhyun saw through the trick but didn't say anything, though he had a hard time trying not to laugh.

 

 

"Oh my! The Death! I'm sorry, but it seems that you and that person aren't meant to be together..."

"I see," Kyuhyun had to pinch his thigh to stop himself from bursting out laughing, "What should I do then? Did the card tell you something?"

"Of course it did. You see, while the Death does represent the end of something, it also represents the beginning of something new, in your case, a new relationship. Why don't you... Like... Looking at someone who has always stayed by your side?"

"Now that you said it, I do have someone like that in my mind! He is the special someone I told you about not long ago, cute, handsome, kind-hearted, hard-working, though he's a bit dense, I still enjoy spending time with him."

"H-He sounds like an absolute sweetheart, isn't he? Why don't we ask the cards if he is meant to be with you or not? Here, shuffle the cards and picked up only one card again."

"Okay, done,"

 

giving the card he picked to the 'woman', Kyuhyun paid more attention to her to see if 'she' had any trick left under her sleeves. However, 'she' just sat there and calmly turned the card the over. 'Her' eyes shone brightly as 'she' saw what card was it.

 

 

The Lovers.

 

 

"Congratulation! You and that person are definitely meant to be together!"

 

Kyuhyun picked the Lovers card up to observe it closely but found nothing wrong with it. He tried to recall if the 'woman' had done something suspicious with the cards or not, but still couldn't recall anything. He couldn't care less about what card he picked up, it wouldn't change his feeling for Jongwoon either way, but he wanted to know how did 'she' pull that off. As far as he knew, 'she' didn't change the card like the last time so he shouldn't pick up the Lovers card just by pure coincidence. Then, how did 'she' do it?

 

"Can I try it one more time?"

"Sure, but just so you know, my experience as the best fortune-teller tells me that you'll get the Lovers card no matter how many times you do it."

 

Seeing the 'woman' smug smile, Kyuhyun got even more curious to know what trick did 'she' use to guarantee that he would always get only the Lovers card. Without any hesitation, he shuffled the cards again and picked up another card. This time he didn't give the card to the 'woman' but turned it over to check it himself. It was still the Lovers card. Frowning, Kyuhyun put the card back to the deck and shuffled it again. He still got the Lovers card. He did it again and still got the Lovers Card. It was as 'she' said, no matter how many times he tried it, he still got the Lovers card.

 

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"I told you! You and that person are meant to be together, that's why you always get the Lovers card no matter how many times you- No! Don't look at the cards!"

 

Ignoring the 'woman' panic shouting, Kyuhyun flipped the entire deck over on the table. The corner of his lips immediately rose up and his eyes shone with amusement.

 

 

The entire deck consisted of nothing but the Lovers card.

 

 

"My, my, the famous fortune-teller highly publicized is actually a con artist? What should I do with you?"

"No! Kyuhyun you must listen to me first! I can expla- Ah... Crap..."

 

Jongwoon immediately shut up when he realized that he accidentally said Kyuhyun's name, even though he wasn't supposed to know it. Knowing that his plan was exposed, he quickly got up and tried to run away. However, his unfamiliar clothing slowed him down. Kyuhyun who was faster than him caught him before he got to run out of the tent through the back door. He was gently pushed to lie down on the table, his wrists were firmly imprisoned by Kyuhyun's strong grips. Having nowhere to escape, Jongwoon shut his eyes tight and began to ramble nonsense stuff, his way of asking for forgiveness.

 

"I'm really really sorry for lying to you and say that you and Sungmin-ssi aren't meant to be together even though you have a crush on him and I'm supposed to help you as your personal love life coach but instead I do the opposite and even help Sungmin-ssi to end up with Ryeowook-ah I'm really sorry I know you won't forgive me but I want you to know that I didn't do this to prank you or what I did it all because I have fallen in love with you and I want you all to myself I know I'm being selfish but what can I do I really really love you and I don't want to see you with someone else so I plan all of these stupid plans just to make you fall in love with me instead of Sungmin-ssi even though I know that I have nothing worthy to be by your side but I still try anyway because I love you and I know you must be disgusted with me now not only I lie to you but I'm also a con artist and a freak in drag too I know you must be very angry at me and I understand if you want to call cops on me now I just want you to know that Hae-ah and Hyuk-ah know nothing about this so please leave them alone if someone has to take responsibility for this then let it be me and me alone again I know that my actions is that of the lowest scum on earth and I know my excuse is very lame and selfish but I still want you to know that I did all of this because I lov-"

 

 

Jongwoon non-stop rambling was stopped by a pair of warm and soft lips. His eyes grew bigger and almost jumped out of the sockets from pure shock. He tried to struggle out of Kyuhyun's grip and pushed the man away. However, he changed his mind immediately within the next second. Why did he want to push Kyuhyun away? Wasn't this something that he had been working hard for? With that thought in mind, Jongwoon stopped struggling and began to kiss back. He even opened his mouth to let Kyuhyun's tongue slide in and explored the inside of his mouth to the man's heart content. 

Knowing that Jongwoon had no intention to run away anymore, Kyuhyun freed his hands from Jongwoon's wrists and let them roam all over the slim body beneath him. At the same time, Jongwoon hooked his arms around Kyuhyun's neck and pulled him down further to deepen the kiss, an action that Kyuhyun gladly reciprocated. The heated kiss melted him and rendered him into a mess. Completely losing himself in the kiss, Jongwoon didn't even notice when Kyuhyun sneakily slipped something on his finger. Jongwoon completely forgot everything for the time being, until he felt a warm hand crept up under his skirt...

 

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"Ouch... Did you really have to knee my side? What a way to ruin the mood, Jongwoon."

"Sorry... I was startled... Is it still hurt?"

"Yes, and you have to kiss the pain away."

"What? No! We ju-"

 

Jongwoon's sentence was cut in half when Kyuhyun kissed him again. However, the kiss this time was more of a sweet and chaste one comparing to their last one. Of course, he was melted by the kiss and didn't feel like stopping it. They prolonged their kiss as long as possible. Even when they needed to take a breath, they only parted away temporary to take a short breath and drove back to kissing again, that is, until he felt a hand creeping up under his skirt, again. He had to gather all willpower he had within him to break the kiss and push Kyuhyun away.

 

"Stop it Kyuhyun! I'm not going to let my first time happen in a tent while there're a hundred thousand people out there celebrating the new year!"

"If you said so," Kyuhyun sighed, he looked visibly dissatisfied, "I just want to make up for the time we have lost. I mean, I've been in love with you for about four months but only get to kiss you now? I have all reasons to be too eager abo-"

"Wait, wait a moment! Did you just say that you've been in love with me for four months? But four months... Isn't that around the time we first met each other?"

"Congratulation, Jongwoon," Kyuhyun said sarcastically "You finally realize that I have a crush on you ever since you bumped at me that day at college."

"What?" Jongwoon looked genuinely confused now, "But I thought that your crush is Sungmin-ssi?"

"Jongwoon, do you still remember what did I tell you when you asked me who my crush is?"

"Yes, that he studies in Psychology Faculty, black hair, black eye, beautiful smile, chubby cheeks, shorter than you, pale skin, also an introvert who's surprisingly friendly, right?"

"What is your faculty?"

"Psychology...?"

"Your hair color and eyes color?"

"Black..."

"Has anyone ever told you that you have a very beautiful smile?"

"Yes, I do hear it all the time..."

"Your cheeks?"

"Well," Jongwoon touched his cheeks, "Yes, they're a bit chubby..."

"You're shorter than me and your skin is paler than me, right?"

"Yes..."

"You're an introvert but you enjoy helping people, right?"

"I think so...?"

"Now, tell me Jongwoon, who is my crush?"

"Me...?"

"Yes, Jongwoon, it's you, It's always been you, it'll always be you, only you."

 

Kyuhyun smiled softly and kissed Jongwoon again. This time, he quickly broke the kiss before he couldn't stop himself. He literally had to bite the inside of his cheeks so hard it almost bleeding, all just to stop himself from pouncing on the man lying beneath him. Jongwoon's dress was all messy now thanks to their kissing session just now. Some strand of his real hair came undone from under the wig and fell down to frame around his flushed face. The way Jongwoon staring at him while biting his slightly red lips greatly tugged his heartstrings, so he leaned down and stole one more kiss. Though it got harder to stop kissing Jongwoon, Kyuhyun still managed to pull away before he couldn't stop himself. Sitting up straight, Jongwoon tidied his dress and wig that were all messy while occasionally slapping Kyuhyun's hand that still wandering around his thighs away. Then, he remembered something crucial about their situation that made his eyes widen.

 

"Hey, if you've always loved me, then, I actually don't have any reason to do all of these stupid plans, right?"

"Exactly, but I don't mind them though, seeing you try to 'win my heart' is actually my daily dose of happiness now so I hope you won't ever stop it, my dear Jongwoon."

 

Kyuhyun chuckled as he helped Jongwoon get down from the table. Then, he just stood there and stared at Jongwoon, his eyes shone brightly with amusement and fondness, causing the shorter man to frown.

 

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?"

"I was just thinking that, for someone who makes a living from conning people, you're really bad at it."

"Yeah, after everything that happens, I begin to think that you should be a con artist rather than me."

"Well, I did an amazing job making you fall for me, didn't I?"

 

Jongwoon pouted in annoyance but couldn't come up with any rebuttal. 

 

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By the time Jongwoon had changed his outfit and them went back to the Cho family's villa, it was already two in the morning of the new year. Despite it was really late in the night, no one in the Cho household went to sleep because they were waiting for the pair to come back. Jongwoon was very surprised to find out that the twin and their father he met during the flight to Jeju were Ahra noona's family. He couldn't help but think that maybe he and Kyuhyun were meant to be in the first place. As soon as he stepped into the villa, Donghae and Hyukjae quickly ran to him and hugged him tightly. It took him a while to tell them to let him go. After that, he apologized to all elders for making them worry. Mr. Cho and Mrs. Cho kindly forgave him and even asked him to make sure that he was alright. While he was talking with Ahra noona's husband and the twin, he saw the older woman chatting happily with Kyuhyun while looking at the man's phone. For some reason, his instinct told him that he was better off not knowing what they were talking about.

 

"Jongwoon oppa is Kyuhyun oppa's boyfriend, right?" Seulmi asked innocently.

"No," Kyuhyun replied in place of Jongwoon, and his answer made everyone stare at him in disbelief while Jongwoon's heart dropped to the floor.

 

Kyuhyun smirked and placed his hand on Jongwoon's waist, pulling him closer.

 

"Jongwoon isn't my boyfriend, he is my fiance."

"Wait, what!? Isn't that too fast!? When did I agree to engage with you!?"

"You don't want to engage with me?" Kyuhyun pouted.

"No, that's not it, I mean... That's right! A ring! Shouldn't you present a ring to me first if you want to engage with me?"

 

Kyuhyun's smirk turned even wider. He took Jongwoon's left hand and raised it high up. On the shorter man's left ring finger, a sparkling platinum ring adorned with a beautiful blue diamond could be seen hugging around his small finger. Jongwoon gasped in surprise. He was about to ask Kyuhyun when did the thing get on his finger, but quickly changed his mind when he realized that the only time he wasn't paying attention was during their heated kiss session...

 

"Woonie hyung is engaged to Kyuhyun hyung so he has to stay here with us, right!?" Donghae beamed happily.

"Of course! An engaged couple must live with each other, after all!" Hyukjae quickly agreed with his friend.

"Oh my, you're officially our son-in-law now so of course, you must stay here!" Mrs. Cho giggled.

"Welcome to our family," Mr. Cho said with a small smile.

"Congrats to my little brother-in-law! I can't wait to go out on a shopping trip with you again!" Ahra pulled Jongwoon into a quick hug.

"Congrats, by the way, can I request to hear you sing at your wedding?" Ahra's husband chuckled and patted Jongwoon's shoulder kindly.

"We can listen to Jongwoon oppa's singing any time we want now, right!?" Seulmi asked excitedly as she hugged Jongwoon's leg.

"I want you to read me a bedtime story!" Seulhyun said as he hugged Jongwoon's leg too.

 

 

Looking around at the people surrounding him, happiness spread all over his entire body so overwhelming he almost cried. But a warm hand that gently held his hand and intertwined their fingers chased his tears away. He looked up at Kyuhyun who stood beside him and smiled the brightest smile he had ever had in his life.

 

"Kyuhyun, thank you for coming to my life."

"That should be my words, Jongwoon,"

 

Kyuhyun leaned down to kiss Jongwoon, but he remembered that there were children here, so he kissed Jongwoon's cheek instead. Before pulling away, he whispered to Jongwoon.

 

"Let's continue what we left hanging once everyone leaves us alone."

 

Jongwoon turned a beautiful shade of red as he shyly nodded.

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Although Kyuhyun's whisper was very quiet, Jongwoon's flustering expression completely sold them out. Mr. and Mrs. Cho looked at each other and chuckled, before quietly retreating from the scene. Ahra and her husband picked up their twin children and followed after the two elders. Now, only Donghae and Hyukjae were left. However, the boys refused to go and just stood there staring at the couple, especially at their brother. Jongwoon smiled softly as he kneeled down and spread his arms wide open. The boys quickly threw themselves in the welcoming embrace.

 

"Is something wrong?" Kyuhyun kindly asked them while kneeling down too.

"Can we sleep with you two tonight?" Donghae begged with a pout and puppy eyes.

"We just want to make sure that Jongwoon hyung won't be gone again." Hyukjae said, his face resembling that of a kicked puppy.

"Sure thing," Kyuhyun smiled, even though deep down he really wanted to spend "quality time" with Jongwoon, just the two of them.

"Are you sure Kyuhyun? Just now, you were really eager to..." Jongwoon trailed off because he wasn't bold enough to finish that sentence.

"Absolutely, I do want to be with you alone, but the four of us cuddling together sounds nice too. So, yes, let's us sleep together tonight."

 

Kyuhyun pulled the three of them in his arms and hugged them firmly. He couldn't help but smile happily when he felt them snuggling comfortably in his embrace.

 

 

 

Well, he surely didn't mind spending another type of "quality time" with his precious newfound family.