Chapter 3
Reuniting with My BullyA/N: Hi! Update again! Still can’t believe this fic is getting too much love from all of you although there’re just two chapters… :D Thank you and hope you can enjoy this chap which is from Eric’s POV… and tell me what you think, please! <3
Eric touched the red button on “his” phone’s touch screen with a huge grin plastering on his handsome face before putting it gently
on the table. Well, he should treat it well before its owner came to claim it back, right?
He glanced at the table clock and noticed that it was almost 10 in the morning. Although he had not drunken that much last night,
the hangover seemed like becoming double together with the empty stomach. Actually, he was being starving to death and the
convenience store was just around the corner to grab something to eat.
But, he would surely not lose this chance … this golden chance …
Ignoring the growling sound coming from his stomach, Eric just went into the kitchen to fetch a full glass of water while whistling,
the action that he had not done for years. It was weird even to him that he was being that much satisfied and amused like a young
boy. However, he could not help it but smiled ear to ear and chuckling now and then.
Shin Hye Sung … That guy …
That “Sesame” was still as interesting as he had been 17 years ago. Reddening cheeks and ears when he was angry, twisting face and
clenching jaws and fists whenever he got teased. They were still the same even though now he was already in his 30s. He still
reacted to each and every small ‘teasing’ actions from Eric and yelled and cursed, very unlikely as a History Lecturer at a university.
Yes. Yes. He had already known Hyesung’s occupation and …
His address …
Eric smirked again although there was no one to feel offended by it near him, recalling the last night’s adventure.
“You are going back? It’s still too early …”
Minwoo’s voice came together with the pulling of one of Eric’s arms, insisting the departure of the latter. Eric just smiled and
patted the shoulder of the shorter one who was in a tipsy mode.
“Sorry … Minwoo-ah … My alcohol tolerance is not that good … and I also have to drive back home alone … Let’s meet again soon
and then get wasted like hell … OK?”
Although Minwoo did not seem happy, he still nodded and let Eric’s arm go before giving a strong pat to his back.
“Ok … Ok … Call me, huh? Don’t … Don’t lose contact with me … It’s really nice to meet with you again …”
“Of course … I’ll call you … Don’t dare to ignore it then …”
Both men laughed heartily while they were heading towards the exit and then, the shorter one noticed a figure whose head was
lying on the table and without the second glance, all could realized that particular one had already been passed out.
“Aish … Shin Hye Sung! You did this again?”
Shaking his head, Minwoo approached the mentioned one and hearing that particular name, Eric also tugged along subconsciously.
He had even forgotten “Sesame” since he had met many old friends and had been chatting, making up for the last 17 years. Now,
Sesame had been already out of this world while he was away.
“Thank God you don’t have school tomorrow, Hyesung-ah … How could you go to work tomorrow in this condition?”
While Minwoo was mumbling and trying to wake up Hyesung, Eric raised his eyebrow.
Oh. Sesame was a teacher? Anyway, it suited his personality.
“Hyesung is a teacher?”
Without even realizing himself, Eric had already let out the question and Minwoo nodded, glancing back to the one behind him.
“Yeah … He’s a Lecturer in Hankyung University … in History Department … Aish … It seems I have to drive him back tonight again …
till Apgujeong … Aish … How many times have I told you not to drink till passing out, huh? Hyesung-ah …”
Minwoo was still scolding the one who was not able to hear his words while Eric caught the unexpected word in the shorter one’s
monologue.
“Apgujeong? He’s living in Apgujeong?”
Minwoo turned his head back immediately due to the surprised tone of Eric.
“Yeah … So?”
“I also live in Apgujeong …”
Hearing Eric’s words, Minwoo’s face literally brightened up and a wide smile appeared instead of the frown a few seconds ago.
“Ah! It’s good … Jung Hyuk-ah … If you don’t mind, can you send him back to his home on your way? Since you’re living in the same
neighborhood … Please?”
Minwoo’s aegyo tone made Eric chuckle and in his head, he was already celebrating for his luck getting another great chance to “get
close” to Hyesung. To be honest, he had said that he lived in Apgujeong intentionally because he had a guess that Minwoo would
make that move as soon as he knew the fact.
“No problem … Just tell me his address …”
Like that, Eric knew that Hyesung was living in an apartment that was located just a few blocks away from his and also, the most
important thing, the password of his door. From his knowledge of the password, Eric guessed that Minwoo had already had too
many experiences to send Hyesung back home. After picking up Hyesung’s belongings and leaning the slim yet heavy man himself
onto his body for support, Eric got out of the club and headed to his car. Then, he drove in the direction of the newly learnt
address with the still passed out guy beside him.
“That must be so much fun,” Eric thought while driving.
Knowing how much the one on the passenger seat hated to deal with him, it was so amusing to know his address and even his door
pass code. That meant he could get more and more chances to tease and bully “Sesame” in the future.
And, say goodbye to Eric Mun’s lonely and boring days in Korea!
With many struggles, Eric found the apartment of Hyesung and entered the door code while holding the other’s waist not to let
him drop to the floor. At last, he got into the apartment and dragged the owner of the apartment to the room that seemed to be
the bedroom after hitting the light switches.
He guessed right and laid Hyesung’s dead-like body down to the bed, letting out a relieved sigh. Seeing the guy sprawling across
the bed, he thought that at least he should free that guy’s feet from his shoes and socks. After carrying out the ‘kind’ action, he
slipped his hand into the pocket of his jacket to fish out Hyesung’s hand phone, wallet and car key that he had collected from the
bar.
The phone that was of the same model with his own one put an idea into Eric’s head and flashing his trademark smirk, Eric fished
out his own phone from the other pocket and put it on the bedcover beside the sleeping one’s pillow.
“Sesame-ah … Let’s make things more interesting, shall we?”
Then, he got out of the bedroom and the tidy and neat scene of the living room, which he had not noticed on the way in,
welcomed him. It was too nice and neat for a single man who was living alone. But, knowing Shin Hye Sung’s personality, that was
not a very big amazement to Eric. Just a slight curiosity sparked in his mind.
Ok. A short tour around the apartment could not do any harm, huh?
During the next 30 minutes, Eric found out that Hyesung had lots of side dishes in his fridge and he also noticed Hyesung once
being an honorable student of Modern History from his certificate on the display stand. Moreover, he snorted at the guy’s lack of
fashionable outfits in his wardrobe but awed at the amazing collection of books and references on History.
It was actually not a good manner to snoop around the apartment of the friend that he had met again a few hours ago in the last 17
years. Eric understood that too well. But, like in his teenage years, he still felt close to Hyesung although they had been
everything except “close friends”.
Since the first time he had noticed Hyesung in the library of their high school 17 years ago, he had been interested and amused at
that guy’s facial expressions and had a “thing” for them. When he had moved into the new school, at first, Eric had not taken the
special interest of that feminine-looking guy who was his classmate. However, at the moment he had seen him twisting his face and
pouting while trying to grab a book from the shelf that was out of his reach, something unknown had hit Eric’s mind and since
then, he had found himself being amused at Hyesung’s annoyed expressions and gradually, he had become a “bully” to the latter,
annoying him whenever he had had a chance. Stealing his lunch, ruffling his hair, pulling his backpack from behind once in a while
and so many.
Then, he had had to move to the States because of his grandpa’s health emergency and the memory of “Sesame” had been buried
among other daily things for many years until now. Although it had been forgotten for nearly two decades, the pleasure of seeing
Shin Hye Sung’s annoyed expressions still could find its way into Eric’s mind and now he ended up being a jerk who was snooping
around other’s house.
Eric sighed and told himself that now it was time to stop and get back to his home. Anyway, the thing that made sure that Hyesung
could not run away from his teasing at least for the next few days had already been in his possession. Eric smiled at the phone in
his grasp and glanced at the bedroom before exiting the apartment.
Spending the whole hour since he had got up, finally, Eric came up with that brilliant idea to exchange food and Hyesung’s phone,
recalling many boxes of side dishes in the latter’s fridge which he had seen his “tour”. It was also a great way to annoy the guy who
was surely suffering from the hangover. Who would not be pissed off if he had to pack the food and go out to deliver to the one who
he hated to his bones, especially when he was dying with the headache? Plus, there was a ‘soft’ threaten concerned with his
phone.
Eric gave himself a thumb-up for his brilliant plan to lure “Sesame” with his precious contacts in his phone. Actually, he had not
looked at other data in Hyesung’s phone except those contacts. After all, he was not a low-class loach who peeked at other’s
personal information. Even for contacts, he had just scrolled a little to get something to scare Hyesung.
And as he had expected, Hyesung got into his trap so easily and naively. Just with the previous call with Hyesung, he already had so
much fun, listening to the frustrated and flustered voice of his “target”. Even the very obvious super annoyed tone of Hyesung
while asking his address for “delivery” made Eric laugh out loud, imagining his usual annoyed face. Moreover, knowing Hyesung had
left his own car at the club because he had come back in Eric’s car and he had to come Eric’s place on foot, Eric expected to see a
100x red face and clenched jaws of Hyesung as soon as he opened the door.
Ah! Right! Sesame still did not seem to know he was the one who had sent him home last night. If he had already known, his voice
would have been far way shaking with anger and frustration.
Then, a door bell ringing echoed in the apartment and a smile crept onto Eric’s face as soon as he felt anger of the other one behind
the door even in the ringing of the bell.
He approached the door and before opening the door, he found the scene of a familiar angry heart-shaped face with a hoodie on
through the screen.
Fun time had just started!
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