The strength of a given magnet is sometimes given in terms of its pull force— its ability to move (push/pull) other objects.

07. 13 am.

It’s morning. The sun was shining out there, brightly. But for several people living in Super Generation basement, the flat no. 13 was badly illuminated. In fact, it was rather dark, reflecting the mood of the room owner.

!!!

He spat a curse inaudibly to outcry his feeling. All the muscles in his system were tense in a mere minute. Using both hands, Kyuhyun was rubbing his scruffy hair back-and-forth for few times. His expression was stern, and his heart was beating fast. He was completely lost about ‘things that happened last night’, and now, he was feeling desperate.

The rebel was looking around his messy room once again, trying to assure all the things he had seen, while still hoping it was a dream, a nightmare. Few bottles scattering on the floor was disgusting view for him. He wanted to puke when he found used-joints on his side table, along with wasted-condoms. He felt like yelling and kicking out Zhoumi, Seohyun and Minho who were sleeping on his bed. And the smell of his room was more awful than a month-long trashing bin, stimulating his mind to burn the room and all things inside with fire.

Cho Kyuhyun never felt like this indescribable before, it was too abstract to define. Everything was in the wrong places, and nothing seemed right anymore. The alcohol was at fault, the was at fault, the was at fault, people inside his room was at fault and god damn, his existence in the whole situation was at fault. He was blaming everything and everyone for tumultuous findings in his room, especially when he was incapable to remember anything. His blood was peaking high, pushing his rational away from his mind and replacing it with a wrath.

*****

“Min……”

Faint pink color was obviously seen on a fair facial skin. Sungmin was recalling his memory from last night, a time when he talked with his boyfriend on the phone. Prior to last night, ing while touching-his own body was something unimaginable, and probably impossible, for him to do. It was embarrassing, naughty, dirty, improper, outrageous, exciting, wait, did he mention exciting? Well, the blonde wasn’t sure about his feeling right now. Of course he was embarrassed, but he was feeling accomplished too. There was something funny inside him, making him proud and shame of himself at the same time.

“Sungmin……”

No matter how many times he said that it was new experience, ing while ing was not something unpredictable for him. Whether Kyuhyun initiated it or not last night, Lee Sungmin was going to do it.

Spending time far away from his Hyung after unsatisfying goodbye–only through text message– made the blonde to feel guilty, especially when he had promised to his Hyung to do ‘ual activity’ after their exam period.

“Lee Sungmin…”

During his spare time in the hospital, Sungmin went for a research through the internet, asking google about ‘how to spice up the long distance relationship’, and got introduced to a term called ‘phone ’. After a little browsing from the internet about phone , the blonde decided to try it with his Hyung, unbeknownst to the latter. Aware of Kyuhyun’s raging-hormones, he assured that his plan would make the older feeling content, or, somewhat happy.

“-you listening?”

Warm touch on his forehead was bringing back Sungmin’s mind to the situation he was in. He glanced up and found Leeteuk and Kangin’s eyes on him, looking troubled and worry.

“Are you feeling sick? Your face was flushing in red, shall we cancel this for tomorrow?” Leeteuk asked while measuring the blonde’s temperature with his palm.

Sungmin was startled by the question and shook his head few times nervously before he answered. “No Hyung… It’s alright.” He bowed down, avoiding two pairs of eyes from the olders. “I was only daydreaming.”

Leeteuk moved his palm toward the blonde’s chin and pulled it upwards to have a better look of Sungmin. “Is something bothering you?” He asked again, this time with a calming voice.

The blonde was tugging his lips to smile. “Yes, but it’s fine Hyung… Don’t worry about it.” He said firmly.

Leeteuk shifted his gaze to the bodyguard before he made a gentle smile. “Kangin, can you leave us for a moment?” he requested.

The big guy shrugged and answered. “Sure.” Later on, he took steps towards the door, leaving the other two inside the room.

As soon as Kangin closed the door, Leeteuk started the conversation again. “Do you want to talk about it?” The Psychiatrist held the blonde’s right hand, clasping it tightly. “What’s your daydreaming all about?” His dimple was appearing when he widened his smile.

Sungmin glanced down to their linking hands, not saying anything. He was quite hesitating to answer the question. Some kind of uncomfortable feeling was ordering his lips to shut.

Soft sigh was released from the older’s lips before he asked again. “Do you miss Kyuhyun?”

Looking up in a second, the blonde was throwing his unbelievable look to the older. “Ho-How do you know Hyung?” He finally responded.

Leeteuk let out a soft chuckle. “Are you insulting me? I’m your Psychiatrist for years, Min. I can read you easily.” He said. “Especially when you’re always looking at your phone and holding it all the time since we departed from SM Town.”

The President bowed down again, covering his shy expression. “I want to see him Hyung.” He mumbled.

Leeteuk only smiled in reply while listening carefully. There was no reason to push the younger, so he was waiting for the blonde to continue further.

“I miss him.”

*****

*SLAP!*

One hard slap on the cheek.

It followed by another three slaps on the same cheek, much harder than the first. Following after that, shouting voice called out.

“WAKE UP!!!” Imitating the physical violence, the voice wasn’t showing any kind of friendly manner at all. It was full of grudge, and it made three pairs of eyes opening slowly.

Zhoumi was the first person, out of three, who started to regain his senses back. “Ugghh… Can’t you just…” He suddenly paused. His usually smiling face was crumpling in pain as he was restraining a great headache.

“Just WHAT?!?!” Loud voice came as a reply, making the tall squinted in response.

Zhoumi could feel another skin, smoother than his, brushing with his body. It brought up an idea into his head. He wasn’t alone sleeping on the bed. Someone was with him. In fact, he was embracing someone right now. And that someone was starting to move around in his hold.

*clash!*

Something was thrown onto his face. It was hitting him hard, perfectly landing and covering his face.

“Get dressed!! And out from my room!!!” That deep powerful voice was very recognizable in tall ’s ears.

“Damn it Kyuhyun…” The thrown-clothing-material was falling from his face when Zhoumi managed to speak with a coarse voice. “Relax, can’t you speak lower…?” Coming from a twirling head, his tone was spoken out weakly.

Patience was long gone inside Kyuhyun as he yelled again, ignoring the ’s request to calm. “Seohyun!! Minho!! Wake Up!!!” It was followed with repeating sound of harsh slaps on skin.

After he rubbed his eyes few times with hands, Zhoumi finally managed to see his surrounding clearly. Minho was turned out to be the person whom he held before, and Seohyun was curling topless beside Minho. Only the three of them were on the bed.

The tall glanced up and found Kyuhyun was towering the bed, standing tall under the lamp, looking furious with hot breath coming out from his nostrils. The young gambler was already clothed in open-buttoned shirt and loosened pants.

“Oppa…” The only girl in the room said weakly. “What happened…?” She was trying to get up from the bed when that question was out from her lips.

The owner of the room turned his head in a snap towards the girl. His eyes were sharp and intimidating. He was sending a dangerous glare for her. “You ing !!!” He threw another clothing material to her. “Get dress!!” He turned to Minho and tossed another cloth onto his face. “All of you!!” He yelled.

Zhoumi was slowly getting up from the bed when Kyuhyun continued to bash out his fury. “All of you gonna get dress and out from this room!!” The rebel snapped and glanced back to Seohyun. “That’s what happened!!”

Instead of wearing her clothes, Seohyun sat on the bed. She straightened her back, exposing her proudly to Kyuhyun.

“Relax Oppa…” She murmured. “Let loose… Just like last night, when all of us were having fun…” Her voice was shrill slightly.

If Seohyun was trying to seduce the rebel by biting her lower lip, then she had chosen the wrong words to ruin her own intention. By the look on his face, Kyuhyun was gotten more tempered than before. Seohyun words had lit the fire inside the rebel, making him burn in anger.

“OUT.” The rebel raised his right hand to point at the door, while sending dagger with his eyes to the girl.

“OUT!!” He growled with a firm tone.

Kyuhyun’s expression, voice and gesture were emitting danger. He was stopping the time in the room and like a predator on his prey, he made the other three frozen in fear.

“ARE YOU ING DEAF?!?! I SAID OUT!!” He ambushed and swept the three people on the bed with his look. “ALL OF YOU!! NOW!!”

*****

“Hyung…” The blonde voiced out softly, calling out the older man who was walking on his right.

Responding to the call, Leeteuk turned his head with a smile.

“Forget what I said earlier.” He halted his feet to step further, also making the others stop from their walk. “I feel like a girl, being emotional and weak like this.” Sungmin placed his look on his Psychiatrist. Hesitation was coming from his face.

Hearing those words made Leeteuk chuckling in reply. He shook his head slightly as he spoke. “No one think of you like that.” He smiled. “Man can be melancholic and is allow to cry too.” The auburn haired man rubbed the blonde’s hair playfully. “Just enjoy all your emotions Min, and stay honest with yourself.”

Sungmin furrowed, turning silence for a moment.

It was the time when a door–not too far from them– opened to reveal dr. Choi Soojong. “Nephew! Are you ready?” The handsome Doctor opened his arms a little while walking closer to the blonde.

Sungmin turned his head and smiled to his uncle. “Yes.” He answered. Before he took steps closer to the Doctor, he spoke to Leeteuk and Kangin. “Later Hyungs.”

Kangin and Leeteuk smiled to the blonde, only watching in silence how Sungmin walked to dr. Choi. Together, they were entering a room with a sign of ‘Radiology Therapy’. After the door shut, leaving Kangin and Leeteuk alone in the corridor, the bodyguard turned his head to the other. “Is Min okay?”

Leeteuk pulled his lips to chortle before he answered. “Yeah, just a love struck teenager.” He shrugged and added. “Our Min misses the brat, and he feels out of character about it, getting shy and insecure.”

Kangin eyes were getting round in surprise. “Min being shy and insecure? That’s a first.”

Leeteuk released a small laugh while nodding few times, approving Kangin’s words. “Anyway, what do we have from Heechul?” The auburn haired suddenly changed the topic.

“Okay… Apparently, we’re dead-lock in getting details about Cho Hanna.” Kangin turned his body to Leeteuk, making a better position to talk with the other. “He told me that all escorts and clients’ data in Super Generation club is stored securely in a system. Aside from that, both escorts and clients are sworn to keep each other’s identity. Every client is bound with written agreement for not telling anybody about the club. In return, the club will also keep their membership and identity. Heechul will never know about Hanna’s clients or any other escorts in general, unless they revealed it themselves.” He paused for a while before he continued further. “Their disclosure policy is very strict and quite scary.”

The Psychiatrist was giving a questionable look with his eyes and crumpling forehead. “How strict and scary?” He asked.

“Death.” Kangin’s tone was stern. “Once or client speak up or reveal, they’re going to be killed.” His face stretched out with tension.

Leeteuk was sharpening his eyes, looking serious in processing something. In his silence, the bodyguard spoke again. “There were few examples in the past. The so-called boss, who is also a leader of the biggest gang in Dukryang, had given several orders for the gang members to kill few escorts.”

“Also applies for the clients?” Leeteuk asked.

Few nodded came as a reply before Kangin explained. “But with a different method. If it’s the client who broke the disclosure agreement, the killing will be done by a hitman. The boss will hire professional killer to kill the client and make it look like an accident.”

That information was making Leeteuk to elaborate further in his head. Why the boss needed to do so much effort? And why killing and making such disclosure policy?

“There was once, when I was in Dukryang, I received a request to kill someone from the government.” Kangin was contemplating when he said again. “Thinking about it now, the order probably came from the so-called boss.” He assumed.

Government…

“Did you remember about the person you killed?” With high curiosity, Leeteuk asked again.

Kangin paused for few seconds to trace back his memory. “Hmm… I forgot…” He shrugged. “He lived in Gwacheon though…”

Gwacheon? The Government High-Official’s residence area?

Maybe Leeteuk was frozen in silence, but his brain was definitely working out right now. These newly facts were intruding his mind. At first, he only wanted to know about the Cho’s through Heechul’s information. But, somehow, the club where the Cho’s were residing, was also very suspicious and interesting to find out.

Soft chuckles suddenly slipped out from Leeteuk’s lips. It was prolonged until it formed into small laughs. “So, it turned out, the club has a very high-profile clients.” He concluded. “It explains the strict disclosure policy.” He added.

Kangin was narrowing his eyes with the other’s assumptions. “And the question will be…”

Curling up his lips, Leeteuk simpered. “Who is the boss?” He finished the other’s words confidently.

Upon the realization of the big question, Leeteuk and Kangin turned into a silence state. Both of them were busy with their own inner thought, only exchanging look onto each other without a word.

After few moments, Leeteuk finally started to speak again. “Did you have any clue about the boss?”

Kangin shook his head a little and answered. “I only know that he is truly powerful in Dukryang. And, for a few times, I had been offered to join the gang by his men.” He paused for a moment to remember something. “That brat was the gang member before right?”

Not saying anything, Leeteuk only nodded in reply.

These discoveries were killing them inside with vague assumptions. Too many questions needed to be answered and too many puzzles needed to be solved. Even so, no matter how interesting the fact was, they must focus with their main question and intention; finding out the Chos’ background. Kangin and Leeteuk just wanted to know about the Cho’s, since they were connected with the blonde right now. In order to protect Sungmin, they wanted to make sure that his surroundings were safe enough for him.

“Getting information about Cho Hanna and Cho Kyuhyun, at the same time finding out about the boss and his club…” Leeteuk spoke again, breaking their silence. “I think… We should commence to the next step right away.” Glancing up, he threw a look to the bigger guy. “Let’s hack their data system.”

Psychiatrist’s words made him smirking in response. “Killing two birds with a stone, huh?” Kangin was pulling his side lips higher. “Love it!”

*****

*BAM!!!*

A sharp noise echoed throughout each corner of the room. As soon as Zhoumi closed the door behind him, leaving the room with its owner, Kyuhyun tossed an ashtray harshly towards the said door. The rebel was letting out his wrath. For him, in his out of control mind, destroying something was definitely the wisest action to do. He wasn’t capable to think and to calm his heart either. Blood in his system was boiling and he didn’t know how to act except shouting and doing violence.

*beep beep beep*

The sound coming from his cellphone was breaking the room’s tension in a sudden.

*beep beep beep*

It’s echoing once again.

The rebel knew that his cellphone was reminding him about something. It was after all, a reminder’s notification tone.

With heavy steps, Kyuhyun was walking towards the side table, getting closer to his cellphone’s location. He grabbed the device and touched its screen to reveal his reminder, something important that needed to be reminded.

SCORE! I made you wake up!!

1 for Min and 0 for Kyu-Hyung!

The rebel startled in surprise after he read the message. It was an old reminder setting up by the blonde to wake him up during exam’s preparation. The President had set few reminders for him in the weekend, so he could get up earlier than usual to study.

His phone was beeping again, notifying another reminder.

Think that I don’t know about your plan going back to sleep?

Off the bed now Hyung!

And sorry, it’s 2 for Min, still 0 for you

He definitely hadn’t turned the reminder off, therefore, it was popping out again. Somehow, rather than getting pissed with it, the reminder successfully released few stresses in his head. Those little messages didn't make him smile, but still, it made him loosened a bit. The third reminder was coming in a short time after the second.

If I haven’t received your call in a minute, then I will haunt you down at your door!

Of course it’s 3 for me, and you still 0

Heavy breath was out shakingly from his lips, and a sudden chill was ghosting all over his arms, making him shivers. Kyuhyun was gripping the cellphone tighter in his hand, still having difficulties in breathing. Kyuhyun was nervous for unknown reasons.

It’s just a reminder, a ing old reminder that he forgot to delete from his phone. But it nailed his conscience right away, distracting him from his anger, and calling back his sanity.

Still shaking, Kyuhyun was holding his body around with his arms, curling inside and bending slightly.

It’s scary to find that he couldn’t control himself, but indirect contacts from the President ruled him right away. One way or another, Sungmin would always know how to screw him, killing life into death and reviving death into life.

Lee Sungmin… What have you done to me?

The blonde was driving him crazy.

Back then, at that time, the rebel finally called his boyfriend in a couple of seconds after he received the third reminder. He got answered with Sungmin’s giggling voice that saying “Four for Lee Sungmin and zero for Cho Kyuhyun… Good morning Kyu-Hyung!”

Kyuhyun was going to do it again this time. Left hand still holding his waist, Kyuhyun dialed Sungmin’s number with his right hand. He was calling the blonde.

*beeeepp*

A call waiting tone was heard.

*beeeepp*

It was repeated.

*beeeepp*

Sungmin was not answering.

*beeeepp*

Another call waiting tone.

*beeeepp*

Kyuhyun was waiting for the blonde to pick up his call.

When a voice mail was greeting his ear, Kyuhyun touched the screen phone to cut the line call. And then, he was trying again, redialing his boyfriend’s number.

Still no answer.

Kyuhyun repeated the process once more, getting more desperate to reach the President.

And his answer was still the same, nothing.

He redialed the number again, hoping Sungmin to pick up this time. Some part of him believed in hope, while the other part was in despair.

However, his answer was still the same, beeping sound.

!!!

The rebel threw his phone on the bed, finally giving up the call.

*****

It was two days after his therapy, and Sungmin was relaxing on his bed. According to dr. Choi, the therapy went well without any major problems. The blonde was also fit and healthy, making him happily satisfy with his body. If there was something causing him to frown, it was definitely his worry and emotion inside.

The blonde President couldn’t gather his mind in the right places since he found out about several missed-calls from Kyuhyun. And what’s worse to know than he wasn’t able to reach the rebel? Kyuhyun’s phone was off since two days ago, leaving Sungmin lost in predictions.

Without warning, the blonde gasped when his right cheek turned cold in a sudden. Kangin was gluing a bottle of ice green tea onto his face, bringing his concentration back.

“Daydreaming again? I was calling you three times.” Kangin pulled his hand back, taking the bottle away from the blonde’s face. “Are you okay Min?” He asked.

Sungmin was making a smile as he nodded in reply.

“Having a problem with him?” Leeteuk suddenly jumped into the conversation.

Sungmin glanced at his Psychiatrist and opened his lips to answer. “Not really a problem.” He said with a soft voice. “Kyu-Hyung is in Dukryang, and it’s making me a little bit worried.” Sungmin confessed.

“Worried?” Leeteuk knitted his eyebrows in question.

Speaking of his decision in doing -phone, feeling guilty and missing the rebel were not the only reason for Sungmin to execute the dirty plan. There was something else bothering his mind. The blonde was feeling insecure knowing that the older was in Dukryang. Kyuhyun was a free person, and the nature of Super Generation club was basically free-. The thought of Kyuhyun ‘having fun’ in the said place was unavoidable, making him quite anxious. He knew he shouldn’t think that way. It’s Kyuhyun’s hometown, it’s his place of living, and his mother was there. So, his worry was illogical, just some kind of emotional conclusion. But he couldn’t help to worry.

“I don’t know…” The younger shrugged. “He called me few times, during my treatment, and now, I can’t reach him. His phone is switched-off.” Soft breath was coming out from the blonde’s lips before he said again. “Is it weird to think that he is trying to forget about me when he’s there?”

The Psychiatrist was smiling as he gave a question, instead of answering. “Why are you feeling that way?”

Few shaking head from the blonde was coming as a reply before he added. “Have you ever been in a situation like this Hyung? Questioning about your lover, doubting his decision and having a wicked thought that he will leave you? And it’s all because you couldn’t keep your promise to your lover?”

There was few seconds of silence before the blonde added with another sigh. “Just forget it Hyung. Maybe I’m too overwhelmed with this parting thing.”

Leeteuk was letting out his small laugh by the blonde’s indecisiveness and confusion. “Stop worrying about things Min.” He spoke. “Screw other people’s feeling and don’t blaming yourself.”

Sungmin bowed down in silence. Nothing was out from his lips, making Leeteuk to speak further.

“Respect your desire for a while.” The Psychiatrist lifted his hand to brush the blonde’s fringes softly. “What do you want right now? What’s your ego telling you to do?”

What do I want?

He mentally questioned himself.

My ego?

The blonde was closing his eyes for a while, making a conversation with his inner-self, before he glanced up to look at his Psychiatrist. “I want to go to Dukryang.” His tone was definitive. “I want to meet him, Hyung.”

*****

a/n: Just a gently reminder, if I'm not updating once in a week, then you know that I'm being kidnapped by paperworks. Hope this one is enjoyable and readable ;)