Insomnia

Slave Heart

Minho P.V.

"Yah yah Minho-ah! Whats wrong? Minho-ah!"
"Andwae! Andwaeyo! Minhyo-ah! Andwae!"
"Yah Minho-ah!"

Being to preoccupied with this sudden pain pushing through my body, I hadn't realized I could suddenly hear Onew's voice. I tried to open my eyes...pain...

"AHAAHHH! AH!"
"Minho-ssi whats wrong with you?!"
"It hurts! AHHA!"

I felt hands clamp over my mouth...

"It's a dream! Wake up! It's a dream!"

How can this be a dream! I can feel everything clearly! I gasped for air the crushing pain in my chest wouldn't let me breathe...

"Minho-ah its just a dream..try to relax..."

I was still crumpled in a mess on the ground of that roof. Unclenching one of my fist, I fumbled for contact with the hand clamping my mouth shut. One piece linking me to reality...

"Yea yea...thats it...relax..."

I shivered at the warm feel of his hand, and my body instinctively unwound...

"Good...are you alright?"

~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~

"Minhyo-ssi....whats wrong?"

~~~

"Minhyo-ssi! Please! Get down from there!"
"MINHYO-AH! NO! NO! MINHYO-AH!"

~~~~~END~~~~~

"Andwae..."
"What?"

I shot up from the bed and stumbled out of the room. In a frenzy I threw the door open and leapt out, falling in front  of Minhyo's door.

~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~

"ANDWAE!!!!"

~~~~~END~~~~~
 

Pain shot threw my body, shaking my head to push it away I barged into her door, My heart thudding in anticipation. I ran over to the side of her bed...

"Minho-ah! What are you doing! Get back over here!"

My heart deflated seeing her sound asleep... adrenaline leaving my body, my legs gave way underneath me.

"Thank God...Thank God..."

The sudden urge to hold her tight in my arms left me weak. I wanted to make sure she was real...To make sure she was really here...and breathing...To make sure it was really only just a dream.

~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~~

"NO! MIN-AH!"

~~~~~END~~~~~

Pain started pulsing in my veins, I shook my head again pushing the nightmare away. Thankfully looking at her again, I wept...

"Minho-ah! Jebal jum! Get out of there! What if she wakes up!"

I nodded taking one last look at her. Just to be sure I stretched my trembling hand out to touch her finger tips...warm...

"Minho-ah!"

I pushed my self off of the ground and the room spun around me...Onew caught me before I collapsed.

"Minho-ah are you okay?"
"I had to check...Just in case...Hyung I..."
"Okay lets get you back to the room."

~~~~~NEXT MORNING~~~~~

 

 

Minhyo P.V.

"Nonna! Are you ready to practice?"

Though I was really reluctant, it's not like I can skip it. I'll just have to deal with Minho's attitude for a little while.

"Yea I gess..."

When I entered the practice room Minho was sitting on the ground, Indian style, with his head cradled in his hands...Is he alright?

"Minho-ssi...are you alright?"

He stood up quickly facing me...*Gasp* My God he was pale white!

"Minho-ssi..."
"It's nothing...I just...." He looked me straight in the eyes for the first time, sending chills up my body...
"Didn't get much sleep..." For a while it seemed I was drowning in his deep chocolate eyes...No..no no...I shook my head.

"Lets get started..."
"Are you sure you are okay? Maybe you caught something from me."
"No...I'm fine."
"Maybe you should rest today. I can practice by myself. You should ju-"
"Minhyo-ssi! Please!"

He stepped back and grabbed his chest, his breathing was shallow.

"Minho-ssi.." I stepped toward him to check for a fever, but before I could touch him he held his hand out to stop me from coming any closer.

"Minho-ssi you..."
"Just please...please..."
"Are you sure you are okay?"
"You know what...you're right...I can't do this today, I'm sorry."

 

Minho P.V.

Ugh..ugh this stupid dream wont leave me alone. I haven't slept a wink. I have to pull it together, Minhyo will be here soon...

"Minho-ssi..."

My heart stopped for half a second

"Are you alright?"

I stood up fast pretending to be energetic, but the sick white in my face gave me away.

"Minho-ssi..."
"It's nothing...Its just..." I looked into her eyes I for some reason unknown to me I wan't her to understand me, if only for a second..
"didn't get much sleep..." There was an awkward silence floating in the air...
"Lets get started..."
"Are you sure you are okay? Maybe you caught something from me."
"No...I'm fine."
"Maybe you should rest today. I can practice by myself. You should ju-"
"Minhyo-ssi! Please!"

~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~

"Minhyo-ssi! Please!"

~~~~~END~~~~~

Pain...stupid dream. My chest was caving in...

"Minho-ssi..." Minhyo stepped closer to me and I put my hand out
"Minho-ssi you..."
"Just please...please."

~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~

"Just please...please."

~~~~~END~~~~~

I heaved...This isn't going to work.

"Are you sure you are okay?"
"You know what...you're right...I can't do this today...I'm sorry."

I left.

 

Onew P.V.

*Knock Knock Knock*

"yeah..."
"Are you awake?"
"yeah..."
"What happened to practice?"
"I just couldn't do it toady. Not today."
"Are you okay Minho-ah?"
"I don't know...That dream keeps playing in my head and it's making me sick..."
"Oh...do you mind me asking...What was it about?"

Minho looked away from me and took a deep breath...

"Minhyo-ssi..."
"What happened?"
"She was running away from me...I was trying to apologize to her...but she wouldn't listen. She just kept crying,and..."
"And...what?"
"She ran into a building. She went all the way to the roof...I tried to get her down...she stepped away from me...and fell over..."

I could see the pain in his eyes...

"Oooh..."
"She was trying to stay away from me...and she fell over...because of me she...she...Hyung!"

He looked up at me with genuine fear in his eyes.

"Oh come on Minho-ah. I'ts just a dream, don't take it so litteraly." He glared at me with burning vulnerability in his eyes.
"You don't know that pain I felt when she fell over...Everytime I remember it I feel that awful pain. Like I'm being crushed!"
"I'm sorry..." He turned his head away from me...
"I just need to sleep it off."
"Okay then I'll let you sleep."
"Thank you..."

I got up and left Minho laying in the dark. I really he hopes he can get control of this, or this could turn into a mess. He's suffering so much...these next four months need to pass by fast...

~~~~~LATER THAT NIGHT~~~~~

"Minhyo-ssi...a...an...andwae...NO! ANDWAE! MINHYO-AH! ANDWAE!"

My eyes shot open...oooh nooo...

"ANDWAE! MINHYO-AAHHH! NO! MIN-"

I crushed my hands over Minho's mouth and looked at the other members...sleeping. I looked back at the writhing Minho under me. He was pale white with a heavy curtain of sweat shadowing is face. Tears were falling from the sides of his eyes mixing with the perspiration. He jerked underneath me and started gasping for air...

"Minho-ah...wake up."

He grabbed the blankets in his fist.

"You've got to wake up" He started hyperventilating. I removed my hand from his mouth and shook him.

"Minho wake up!" His eyes popped open in fear.
"Min...Minhyo-ssi...andwae...andwae..." He started getting up, I sat him back down quickly.
"SHH SHhh...she's sleeping in her room...please...calm down..."

He looked at me, then traced the room and relaxed a bit...

"Hyung..."
"Minho-ah...I think We are going to have to move into the other room...It looks like that dream isn't leaving you anytime soon..." He nodded in agreement...

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~heart~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

Minho P.V.

*Knock Knock Knock*

"Neh!"
"Min...hyo...ssi..."
"Ah...Neh..."
"I'll be in the practice room...."
"O...Okay..."

I turned and walked toward the practice room. Every night for the past two weeks that dream leaves me gasping for air...why wont it just leave me alone?

"Minho-ssi." I looked to my right...
"Neh. Jonghyun?"
"Can I speak with you for a second?"

uuh oh...

"Umm Hyung...I'm Kind of about to start practice..."
"It wont take long."
"Ah..Neh..."

Sighing I followed him to the porch...I dont like the feeling of this...

"Minho-ah..." I looked at him.
"What exactly is going on with you? You've been really distant...and you've been looking really pale lately...Whats going on?"

Trying to hide the panic in my face, I looked away from him...Oh no...what do I tell him?

"Minho-ah. You're not going to answer me?"

I'm sorry Hyung, I took a deep breathe and made eye contact with him...

"It's ...It's my mom...she's really sick-"
"Minho.."

My heart raced in panic

"How could you keep this from us? Your brothers? Huh? Don't you have any faith in us?"

My body relaxed

"...Hyung...I just didn't...want to worry you all..."
"What do you mean worry us! You are worrying us now! No one knows how to communicate with you...Don't keep things like this to yourslef okay? Thats what we are here for. What is the sence in our idol group if...behind closed doors, theres no trust?"
"I'm sorry to hide it from you guys...In the future I'll be more open..."
 "Good..So your mom...Is it really bad?"
"Y-Yeah...they said ..." A drama that I watched during my midnight insomnia saved me...
"Its MS... Multiple Sclerosis ...and she's deteriorating fast..."

Jonghyun looked at me with emphatic and sympathetic eyes.

"Oh Minho-ah...I'm sorry...you have to hang in there. For you moms sake...don't get sick..."

To avoid speaking I nodded. There was a ball of pain swelling in my throat. Now I've lied to my Hyung...What else am I going to do?

"But Minho-ah, Why did you and Onew move to the other room?" I swallowed hard.
"Oh...Onew Hyung already knows...I've been having trouble sleeping lately...because of a dream I keep having. I didn't want to scare you guys with my talking in my sleep. So I moved to the other room, Onew came along to support me...comfort me..."

"Oooh...You Know what...why don't we tell the other members?"
"NO!"
"Why not?"
"Um..Umm..." He looked at me quizzically
"I really don't want...them to worry..."
"You know Key is very worried about you, and I'm afraid Taemin has mistaken you..."

Yea thats right Taemin still hates me...Maybe this will help...

"Okay...Later..."
"Okay, go practice, and don't stress too much."
"Alright.."

I entered the house hoping I didn't just make more of a mess than this already is...

~~~~~LATER THAT NIGHT~~~~~

Jonghyun P.V.

My talk with Minho earlier really cleared a lot of things. No wonder hes been acting so out of it. I wouldn't know what to do if my mother was sick. he just needs some support...But I'll wait until everyone has finished eating. Onew got up and carried his plate along with Taemins to the sink...

"Umm could everyone meet me in the living room after cleaning up?"
"Is something wrong Hyung?" Taemin had a concerned look on his face.
"There's...something I think...everyone should hear..."
"Did something happen?"
"Lets just finish cleaning up, and I'll tell everyone together..."
"Uh...Okay..."

Washing the dishes and cleaning the table were completed in silence, and everyone grimly made there way to the living room.

"Minho-ah come."
"Neh."

I waited until everyone got situated.

"I know everyone has been wondering why Minho-ssi has been spazing out..his mother is sick...really sick...with MS. Onew Hyung already knows so he has been comforting him...So I think the rest of us should help support him..."
"But...Minho-ah...Why didn't you tell us? How can you keep all this to yourself?"
"I...didn't want to worry you all..."
"JEEZ MIHNO! I'VE BEEN WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU!"
"I didn't-"
"WHY WOULD YOU HIDE THIS FROM US! WHAT ARE WE HERE FOR!"
"I'm sorry.."
"Key Hyung...lets not blame him right now, I think he has enough on his plate."

It went quite for a while.

"Will everyone give our brother Minho some support in his hard times?"

Taemin shot up from his seat almost taking Minhyo who was holding his arm with him.

"Taemin-ah!"

He threw a look of utter disbelief at me, then transferred it back to Minhyo. The both of them were having a heated conversation with their eyes. His focus darted to Minho and turned into a glare. Minhyo gave his shirt a little tug, bringing his attention back down to her. Another conversation commenced. His whole body seemed ridged with anger. What are those two doing? He removed her hand from his shirt and stormed out of the room...we all looked at Minhyo...

"Minhyo-ssi..."
"Ah..n-neh..."
"What was that about?"

Panic lined her face..

 

 

 

 

I felt like this was a really long chapter. =p it took me three hours to type. I know this chapter is kind of boring sorry :'( But YAY! Jonghyun finally gets a P.V. =P There will be a lot more of him soon *smiles* :) And thank you to all my supporters it really gives me a reason to continue to continue the story =P
 

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whateveritis #1
Chapter 19: did you did that pic?
killthemall #2
Chapter 19: this is pretty good and i'm touch!
SweetMya
#3
I'm in with this story it's so good. i hope you finish it. update soon PLEASE!
Rini6189
#4
The interaction between Taemin and Minhyo is cute. A man dressed up as a clown and practically screaming his head off as he chased after them is a hilarious scenario to witness. Minhyo's got a point about Taemin not understanding her situation since he had never fallen in love before. The pain that both Minho and Minhyo are experiencing is really depressing. It looks like they are really in need of emotional/moral support from the people around them. If only there's something that the rest of the SHINee members could do to help. Jonghyun's the only one oblivious to the reality of the situation--being happy-go-lucky without a care in the world. First, they'd have to reveal the truth to him. Minho does look like he's torn fron the inside-out here. Since Minho had been cold towards Minhyo since the beginning, it's hard for her to get over that and truly accept him with her heart. So, this is the price he pays for mistreating her. Still, her love for him won't go away. It did prevent her from letting him kill himself by heavily drinking. Hopefully, things would work out between the two of them with time. This is really depressing to read. It does hurt to see them suffering so much.
Rini6189
#5
Please don't take this the wrong way. I don't mean to bash your writing this way. It's just constructive criticism given to improve the quality of your writing. I don't have a problem with your writing style. Some of the mistakes did throw me off track. <br />
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Ch. 18 mistakes:<br />
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1. Instead I put some meat in Minho's plate.<br />
Correction: Instead, I put some meat on Minho's plate.<br />
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2. It's awkward to see the phrase "messagine my cheeks." The correct verb to use is "massaging." <br />
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3. I looked at him distress.<br />
* The perposition "with" is missing" before "distress."<br />
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4. Taemin skipped to the song TRICK by Girls Generation on the CD player and turned to me expectedly.<br />
Correction: expectantly<br />
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5. Loosing my patients I got off her bed and pulled her out of the bathroom<br />
Correction: Losing my patience<br />
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6. The pain and jealousy were thrashing in my veins each trying to take the dominate role<br />
Correction: dominant<br />
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7. Taking a deep breathe I broke into a sprint.<br />
Correction: Taking a deep breath, I broke into a sprint.<br />
* "Breathe" is a verb.
Rini6189
#6
It has been a while since I last read this. Though, I haven't forgotten about the essence of this story.<br />
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It's a matter of time till Jonghyun finds out the real truth behind Minho's recent behavior. He seems to be diagnosed with the condition of being lovesick. Hopefully, Minho and Minhyo would try to work things out together. It is the groups' concern when at least one of their fellow teammates isn't feeling well. They need all the support that they can get. Later, they would have a bigger problem to face: having Minho's secret revealed to the public. I wonder how their management company would handle this. It could be passed off as a rumor. There are people who stir things up through gossip to catch the interest of others.<br />
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Chapter 17 mistakes:<br />
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1. His whole body tensed and you looked back at Onew with nervous eyes. <br />
* It seems like the attention is drawn towards the readers where the "you" is inserted. That should've been "he" instead since Key was referring to Minho.<br />
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2. Then Onew stared at me with an un-readable expression....<br />
* Generally, a hyphen is not needed between the prefix and the actual word.<br />
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3. "The only way I can do that is staying as far away from you as possible."<br />
* The preposition "by" should be added before "staying."<br />
Rini6189
#7
Since Lee's out of the picture, she no longer has to deal with him and his hurtful words. I'm aware that Taemin still feels bitter towards Minho for mistreating her. Taemin truly loves and cares for Minhyo that he'd do anything just for her to be happy. The feelings that he has for Minhyo are making him overwhelmed. It seems like a curse because of the way he's suffering from it. Getting drunk doesn't help the situation at all. The problem will only go away when the person confronts it and does something about it. That's when the weight will be lifted off the shoulders. Onew's the only one who knows the truth about Minho not really being himself...up till now. It looks like Key might be able to get some answers from him. Since he's so deep in sleep, it's unlikely that he'd be waken up from his nightmare. I hope it'd be a happy ending for all of them. <br />
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The words in yellow aren't easy to see, especially on a bright monitor. It does put pressure on the eyes to have to squint in order to read it. It's best not to use colors that are look very too bright.
faithimnida
#8
YAY UPDATES!!!!!!! even though this chapter was sad :( <br />
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Taemin really cares about her!! It's really sweet! Both Minho and Taemin worry about Minhyo! Buuuuuttt<br />
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GIVE US A HAPPY CHAPTER !! LOL much love!
your_coffee_bean #9
Update!Update!Update! I'm sooooo in love with this story. I hope you update soon :).
Rini6189
#10
Jonghyun seems to be the only one having the least involvement from what I remember reading in Chapters 1-12. It's good that we finally get to see things from his perspective. Another plus is that you've gained three new subscribers. ^^ Good for you! <br />
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It's a relief that the vision that left us hanging in the previous chapter isn't real. Poor Minho is worried sick now...almost like he's awaiting for the apocalypse to occur. Onew's fitting into his position well as their leader. He seems like the kind of person that any of his teammates--Minho, in this case--can turn to whenever there's a problem that some well-thought advice is needed to help cope with the situation/circumstances. That shows his care for the well-bing of his fellow teammates. It looks like Taemin hasn't forgiven Minho after the way he treated Minhyo. So, it could take a lot for him to be convinced. The lie that Minho came up with won't last long once they (minus Onew) get to the bottom of it and figure out his actual problem. I wonder what Minhyo would tell them about Taemin.