Final Goodbye

When I began to believe...

Onew's POV

I slipped out of the room as quietly as I could, closing the door behind me.

I could deal with Minho being Taemin's new lover.

I could deal with having to forever be his bestfriend;

his second choice;

I could deal with the fact that my feelings arn't returned.

I could never bear for him to live a life in a spiral of lies.

If it was one thing that you've learnt from Taemin's kiddnappance; it's that it's impossible to know what's happened, by taking someones word for it. Sulli's death... It had to proven. Confirmed.

GD... Didn't seem the trustworthy type, that much was clear...

...Although it had always been his aim to hurt others... If what he said was true, then it'd hurt Taemin even more. Which was his benefit. And... Taemin's parents wouldn't lie about something this.

I walked out onto the streets, people brushing past me in their eager rush to get home.

I need to find out the truth I thought determinately. With confident steps, I began to make my way to the graveyard. The only way to know the truth anymore was to see it for yourself.

I didn't want to leave Taemin with... Him. But deep down, beyond my jealousy, I knew I would be able to forgive him. We may never be the best of friends, but I know that he'll take care of him; perhaps better than I ever would.

I couldn't blame him for stealing Taemin away from me because... He was never mine to keep in the first place.

I paused as I neared a redlight. A woman next to me chomping happily on a burger, looking up at me with twinkles in her eyes. I couldn't help but envy her. She had it... So, so simple. All of these people around me, they had a family, an undisturbed life. Everything was black and white. The grey parts didn't exist.

The red man turned green, and the woman winked at me before scurrying away.

I could just see the "Seoul's Graveyard' sign. A part of me was scared of what I might find; if Sulli's grave would be there or not. Of course, for Taemins sake, I hoped she was alive. But part of me... couldn't help but question that if she was alive, how the hell could she have known about GD's plans. A small part of me wished that what GD had said about her all along was true; since our avenged death to him would then be more easily justified; and perhaps the guilt would go.

Finally, I reached the gates. For such a sad place, the gates wern't exactly helping: Tall, sharp metal spikes all lined up, threating the idea of anyone attempting to climb over.

I walked inside, and instantly felt the atmosphere change from busy street traffic to calm grief. All around me, I could see graves. Some in the shapes of a tall semi-circle, others as crosses. Some must've been at least 70 years old, others new. Possibly like Sulli's a voice whispered.

I shook my head at the thought and began to walk along the narrow stone pavement. Where to look for a grave that may, or may not, exist?

A bird, the predator sort, was flying above the city, circling around a stream surronded by a forrest futher below. I watched as it stopped circling and suddenly dove down into the trees.

They say humans are the most likely cause for the end of the world; whether through pollution or war or whatnot. It was strange... Since animals had always been here before us, and we were the ones to dominate them, to involuntarily decide over their fates.

I walked around a small mausoleum, its shape almost cartoon-like with its soft features. Inside, people were singing. Singing their goodbyes, by the sounds of it.

Its strange how so much effort is put into making human's death more bearable, whilst the slap of a mosquito is often wiped off at a pair of jeans.

A crow flew by, its reference to the area almost surrealistic. I walked towards it, simply for having a destination to walk to. It landed on a grave in the shape of a cross, posing as it looked over, its black eyes piercing into mine.

It cawed and flew off again, landing on a grave much futher behind.

You're looking for one spefic grave amongst thousands. A voice nagged. I couldn't help but let a smile tug at my lips which means it may not exist.

The crow cawed again, a sound of warning echoing through the yard. I looked over, only to see it was sitting on a much more modern grave.

In fact, it was completly new.

 

A breath caught in my throat.

 

Choi Sulli

March 1994 - June 2013 (Age 20)

Commited Suicide.

Beloved daughter and sister.

'God shall greet you into His open arms.'

 

It was true.

It really was true.

Sulli is dead.

I let out a loud breath. At least... At least it was over now. Finding out if GD had been telling the truth or not had been the last step to end this twisted misery  since Taemin's capture.

GD's death was justified. A life for a life. At least all of us could sleep at night now, knowing that he couldn't hurt any others.

My phone vibrated, sending shivers along my jeans. Without looking at the reciever, I flipped it open and pressed it against my ear.

"Hello?" I asked, staring at the grave. Commited Suicide my . That was probably another one of GD's lies he'd spread; it should say Brutally Murdered.

"Onew?" Key's voice rang from the other end. "Where are you?"

"I'm at... The graveyard" I said, finding it hard to say the last two words.

"The Graveyard? Why? Nevermind, We'll meet you there in 10" He said. And with that, he hung up.

"Ok..." I said onto the dead line. I sighed and put the phone back in my pocket.

One question still remained:

If Sulli was dead, then who the hell had been the one who called the police?

Of course... It could be a cruel joke. If they seemed to know this much about Taemin's kidnappance, about Minho, about GD's plans... Then it would make sense for them to know about Sulli's death as well, right? That meant that techincally they could've faked themselves, leaving only their name.

But then, Taemin was never meant to find out. He'd only found out by a slump; by asking the officer out of general curiosity. The caller had kept themselves anoymous for a reason; they didn't want to reveal their identity. The fact that they'd left said their name... It'd could've been a slip on their part.

I gripped at my hair. I suppose it didn't really matter who it'd been, as it didn't really play a role anymore, and I, all of us, should simply be grateful for their call. Curiosity might kill... The cat, in best case scenario.

I heard footsteps; someone's feet stepping against the wet grass. "Onew?!" Taemin's voice called.

"Here..." I whispered, unable to raise my voice any louder as I moved to stand in front of the grave. How... How will he take it?

I saw Key's head emerge from behind a grave. He saw me as a smile broke out on his face, waving at the others whilst pointing at me. He approached me, his steps confident.

Move a voice told me. Move so that Taemin won't get the chance to see the grave But it didn't matter, right? He was bound to find out at some point. His parents would tell him... And knowing how uncaring they were... They wouldn't break it down easy for him.

"Onew... Why did you leave?" Key asked, the others slowly trailing behind him.

"I..." I swallowed past the lump in my throat. I saw as Key's face fell, question in his eyes. The others stood next to him, mimicking his expression.

"I found it..." I managed. And with that, I closed my eyes and stepped to the side to reveal the script on the grave behind me.

Key stiffled a scream as he grasped Jonghyun's hand, who's face visibly paled. Minho's eyes widened and Taemin...

Taemin... Fell to his knees.

 

Taemin's POV

 

I watched as Onew moved to the side. His face was... Conflicted, in the least. He looked as if he'd seen a ghost, to put it simply. I frowned at him, wondering what was the cause for his disortment.

He closed his eyes as he moved to the side, revealings something behind him. I gave him a final look of confusion as I looked away and to the... Grave?

My body froze as I saw the grave.

My mind stopped the moment I read the inscripted text.

My heart shattered when I saw her name.

Sulli.

This was... Sulli's grave.

Sulli was... Dead.

As if I was watching myself in third person... I felt my knees give way as I fell onto them, the grass dew soaking their way through my jeans.

But who...? I felt Minho crouch beside me to meet my eye level.

But I couldn't look at him. For once in my life, I couldn't look into his eyes; they were glued the the name.

Choi Sulli

Tears fell on my jeans, either mine or Minho's; I didn't know.

"That's her grave..." I whispered as Minho pulled me in for a hug.

The hug... Felt wrong. I pulled away. The wrong pair of arms were around me circling me. The wrong pair of hands rubbing at my shoulder blades.

I was meant to be hugging her.

"She can't be dead" I whispered... Daring myself to look him in the eyes. All I saw was sympathy. Worry.

Where are the balloons? I thought frantically. When is one of them going to give way and laugh. Laugh, so all of them will laugh along, and people will pop out from behind the trees and masoluems, telling me this is all a joke. A cruel prank, but a prank, nonetheless.

When will she appear with that goofy smile and tell me it's okay, and she's here, and alive?

"She can't be dead!" I shouted. I scrambled my way over there, pulling and tugging at the grass.

Surely, if I dig through the earth, all I'll find... Is soil. Hard, dirty soil. There won't be a coffin; because she isn't dead.

I felt someone grab my shoulders; the hands familiar. I struggled.

"Get away from me!" I snarled.

The hands only grabbed at me tighter. She's not dead. She's not dead. She can't be dead.

Hot fury rose within me, a monster clawing under my skin.

I turned around to punch who ever was holding me. She's not dead! I'll prove it! Let me dig!

My fist was caught mid-air, Minho holding it and gently lowering it with his strength. I stared at him the entire time as his eyes held nothing but pain. Pain for me.

And then I felt the tears, suddenly overflowing and spilling their way down my cheeks.

And for once, I didn't try to stop them. I fell on my side, landing before the grave, sobbing loud.

Minho scooped me in his arms, letting my head rest in the crook of his elbow. "It's okay..." He muttered. Although we both knew that wasn't true. I closed my eyes.

At least it's over. I thought, feeling Minho's warmth radiate from beneath his jacket as he pulled me closer.

At least I know the truth. Key crouched at my side, his hand my cheek soothingly, wiping the tears away.

At least she's not in pain. Onew bent down and kissed my forehead.

At least she's happy Jonghyun moved so he sat on his knees, staring at the words on the grave, holding my hand loosely for comfort.

At least... At least we know that we killed someone who deserved to be dead.

I opened my eyes and looked into the night sky, the stars staring back down at me.

A star, the brightest I've ever seen, was shining above me, it's innocent light giving me a sense of peace that no words could bring.

 

At least I'll always know that no matter what, she's at peace. She might be gone...

...But she'll always live on in my heart. I thought just as I saw her smiling face flash within the brilliant moon.

 

A/N: And that, my fellow readers, is the END.

Now, BEFORE you raid the comments with "I don't like sad endings" and  "Why did you do that for!?" or "Wait... So who was the caller" and even possibly "Oh this ending is stupid, I don't get it is she alive or not?" Or anything alike that LET ME EXPLAIN.

So basically, this is the type of ending where there really isn't a definate answer. Is she alive? If you want her to be; then perhaps someone else was buried under her name (GD, For example) Is she dead? Well, her parents did confirm it to Onew...

This was probably the only part of the story which I knew how I wanted it to end.

Anyways... *Sheds a tear* there won't be a sequel (Don't hate me) BECAUSE I just can't manage it with all my other stories right now. But it you want more 2min/Jongkey:

Animal Love (Currently writing): http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/404862/animal-love-2min-jongkey-shinee--supernatural--werewolf

Being Capable (Will start writing soon): http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/425496/being-capable-2min-jongkey-romance-shinee-supernatural-

And there will be future oneshots as well (And if you're lucky, a non-supernatural story)

PLEASE leave a comment already if you haven't so far... It would make me happy? ^^

Like this story? Give it an Upvote!
Thank you!

Comments

You must be logged in to comment
DingKey
#1
Chapter 25: Oh dear! Why did this happen? Nice fic author-nim!
Niyama
#2
Chapter 25: ok so i just read it all and...weather or not she is alive...i don't know, i could imagine her telling on GD and then commiting suicide before he had a chance to kill her in a more painful way
what i don't understand...where is the child now?
Mawyna #3
Chapter 5: Though I just started reading this, I'm already in love with this story.. I should have found this earlier and have fun commenting chapter by chapter.. (Sigh) .. I'm outdated.. But I still say No to Ontae pairing.. Hehehe.. JongKey and 2min hard core shipper here..
Fine, lets be fair.. I found someone for Onew..guess who?? ..my amazing, talented, awesome author-nim, LiveeN..
Ok.. I'm just kidding for the pairing parts but sincere on my thought of you..
Mawyna #4
Chapter 3: No..no..it couldn't be.. No Onew, you can't kiss Taemin! Author-nim, you said it was 2min based..
Awww..my baby Tae's 1st kiss was with Onew! not Minho! .. Dush..dush..
(2min fangirling mode down)..
cheejicake
#5
Chapter 24: The injection ruined it for me.. You did that on purpose didn't you? :P
SoraLinHan
#6
Chapter 22: Nooooooo!!!!!! WHY?! TAEMIN ;;;;;;;;;;; Please update soon~ I love your fic so much but I don't want that Tae dies ;;
Kpopismahlife #7
Chapter 22: ... O_O OMG NOOOOOOOO TAEMINNIE ;~; DON'T LEAVE THE STORY! D: Very VERY good! Please update~
Kpopismahlife #8
Chapter 21: JFJSKAKSJDDJJSKAKJDJF OMERGERD SO MUCH DRAMA! *_* PLEASE CONTINUE *BITES NAILS*
Kpopismahlife #9
Chapter 18: This chapter was ASDFGHJKL; AMAZING! I love your writing skills, a lot of describing words :) It helps me to imagine the scene better! Oh lord! I LOVE DRAMA! PLEASE CONTINUE ^^