Chapter 18 - Follow That Rainbow

For once, in the ten years that the group had been together, silence settled in the room. Pairs of eyes were fixated on that small piece of white held in their maknae’s hands, flitting between it and the door where the duo had disappeared out from. The one piece of paper that held the power to render them all voiceless.

The tide changer.

No one knew what to say. After all, it wasn’t everyday that the duo came waltzing in through a door, all smiles and life back in their eyes and dropping JYJ in their sentence without a cringe or a wince. Shock, disbelief, happiness, different types of emotions flowed through them.

“What… the was that?” Heechul eloquently summed up the thoughts that went through everyone’s mind. “Jaejoong didn’t mention any of this to me!”

“Nor did Junsu.” Eunhyuk added. Yet, he understood why. No matter how best of friends they were, there was just some things where they couldn’t discuss with each other before telling their own group members.

“Still, this is a good thing, right?” Ryeowook breathed out slowly, trying to grasp an understanding of what was happening.

Something was changing. And it was going to be big. They could feel it.

“Yeah.” A nod came from Siwon and Kibum. At the very least, this meant that they no longer had to worry about Yunho and Changmin. They must have had a talk with their other three members, and whatever it was about, it certainly did them good.

“So…. Now what?” Sungmin asked. No one knew what to do with the new piece of information that was presented to them. This, again, had shown the members how unpredictable life could be.

A knock on the door saved them from their dilemma. Well, even if they hadn’t came up with answers or a plan, it, at least, provided them with a distraction. Hankyung, being the one who was closest to the door, answered it. A loud gasp from the Chinese male drew the attention of all those who weren’t looking at the door already.

Standing there in plain sight, was none other than the writers of the note.

The two parties stood there staring at each other, as if daring the other to make a move first. The tension in the room grew. Yet, it wasn’t the type of if-you-make-a-move-i-will-kill-you type of tension. More of the anticipating kind.

Minutes ticked by with no movement from either side before a sigh from Heechul broke it.

“Alright.” He said, clapping his hands to gain everyone’s attention. “Let’s get out so JYJ can do whatever they want to do to Kyuhyun in peace.” He ignored the incredulous look from s as he started shepherding them out of the room. A jab at his best friend got Hankyung helping him immediately.

“And you.” He said, poking Jaejoong in the chest in a manner not unlike the way Changmin had treated Kyuhyun before. “You owe me a shopping trip due to all the drama you have caused.” The diva received a smile in return and nodded his head before exiting the room in a flourish, leaving the JYJ members and the Super Junior maknae alone.

Kyuhyun smiled weakly at them, before avoiding their gazes. He didn’t know what to say. Even before they had left the company, he wasn't as close to the trio as his other members had been. With his head down, he missed the found smile that the trio exchanged with one another.

“So, I heard someone managed to get our maknae so pissed that he finished his secret stash of food. Even Junsu hadn’t managed that. What's that about?” Jaejoong asked in a soft tone as he moved forward to sit on the hospital bed, ignoring the indignant yelp of the dolphin. The younger blushed slightly at the reminder and shrugged. To be honest, he wasn’t even sure himself what he was thinking then.

“Well, that’s alright.” Yoochun said as he leaned back in the chair that he claimed. “Sometimes, we tend to do things that we have no explanation for.”

“Does that include filing the lawsuit?” Kyuhyun asked bluntly, trying to watch for unease or discomfort on their faces. He didn’t like being the only one thrown off his game