Family

Diluted Snow

Grey coat with black casual t-shirt wrapping his body. Elegant black shawl circled around his neck. Messy dark chocolate hair made him look handsome. Jenkins shoe with black jeans make his ladder leg expose clearly. Ah… very handsome man stand still to look at his wrist watch. Like counting every second he wasted and also counting every hurried step in the stair. After felt those step stop exactly behind him, he turn over. 

“Please sit down,” he said again, after made the distance closer. He cursed himself under breath about his appearance, he wished he could disappear and changed his cloth. But that impossible, now.

“Master, here…”

“You already know, right?” asked Hyuk Jae flat. He put his hand on the pocket, sat comfortable as possible while stare Xiumin in front of him. But why he looks so threatening?

“Ne, arayo. Mianhaeyo, geurohjima…”[1]

“How many time I already said to you?” cut Hyuk Jae fast. “Stop makes a novel!” he shouted continuously. “When you going to make a report, hah? Don’t you know, I always be the unlucky because you never make your report appropriately? Do you want you and your family I send to the hell?” all of the wise demeanors already disappeared. He changed to fussy Xiumin alike.

Of course Xiumin could said nothing. What more he could done beside heard all of Hyuk Jae sentence?

“is it hard make an easy report? Why you always make unimportant script? Do you think your script is good enough, hah? Eoh, eoh, eoh?”

“Keunyong… jeongmal mianhamnida.[2] I’ll make it, quickly.”

Hyuk Jae sighed unbelievably. “Why you always said the same one every time I came here? Do you know I very do not like coming to your place, hah?” he grumbled. “When? When? WHEN?!”

 “As soon as possible, master.” Xiumin replied.

Hyuk Jae couldn’t do anything. This boy would never change even everyday he grumbled. However, now Xiumin will work on his report.

 “Arasseo. Kalkeoya!” He ended. When he got up from his sit, Baekhyun opened the door. He’s just back from his school. After his eyes meet on Hyuk Jae, he bowed his head.

 

 “Hei, dried Lily!” Hyuk Jae called Baekhyun when he mean to left them. In the end, Baekhyun turned his head to Hyuk Jae.

 “Your lily still dried?” he asked later. Baekhyun stared at Hyuk Jae, felling offended by the question. But he didn’t answer it.

 “I heard, you already found back your happiness. Who is she?” Hyuk Jae asked. But Xiumin interrupted. “Oh that’s…he is man. But…Baekhyun is not a gay. He just..”

 “Oh Sehun…right?” Hyuk Jae guessed, cut Xiumin word.  How Hyuk Jae could guess exactly right, is he watching him?

 “No.” Baekhyun tried to elusory. He turned his heels and continued his step.

 “Keep moving forward!” Ah… Hyuk Jae success made him stop again. “Be happy!” He continued. “Don’t be trap in your past! Keep smile even it’s a lie. You can’t always show your cold face like that.”

Pool of tears formed on Baekhyun eyes. But he tried hard to hold it, although Xiumin and Hyuk Jae can’t see it.

“Let your past go away. Your lily have to blossom all over again.”

“Thank you!” he turned over then bend down, didn’t want to heard more of it, he chose to get to his room and Hyuk Jae, this time he didn’t stop it. He couldn’t restrain him with his maturity.

 “Yak!” Hyuk Jae turned his head to Xiumin. “What are you doing? Get your report done! NOW!” he shouted. At that very moment, Xiumin bow his head and took his leave.

 “Aigoo. My head feels dizzy!” Hyuk Jae cursed aloud.

***

Its still two thirty and twenty three second in the afternoon and Sehun sat motionless in his seat. This isn’t his time to left and sits at bench in back of school.

Sat there for long time, he just realised there’s something beside his table. Baekhyun’s  table. For the first time, that kid didn’t try to follow him again. He’s back home earlier. Who knows? But now Sehun did interest with that thing.

He lifted his head, try to make sure what is that. “Ige… mwoya?” he asked to nobody. From it form, Sehun sure that was a lily. Dried lily? But, how could it end up here? He never saw lily around his school. Moreover, what for Baekhyun brought dried lily here? Even if the lily still fresh! But it’s impossible, lily can’t dried in a day. A very dried lily. Like been placed in slip of book for days. Is it from Baekhyun’s book? Hah! A lot unimportant question filled Sehun’s head.

Two thirty and ten second. Like a reflex, Sehun stand up. He put the lily back, he even didn’t care about it. May be it was really Baekhyun mine, and maybe he would looking for it.

Two thirty one and fifty five second. Sehun start to left his clas. Hey! Usually Baekhyun would like counting this. But, indeed Sehun left his class at those time. Brought his bag a long to back of the school, he sat on the bench under peach tree, watching the leaves fall. Put his earphone on, let the same song sang. Closed his eyes and felt every touch of wind in his skin.  So peaceful…this was made him very happy. Only this thing, no more else beside the arrival of Ji Min later. Despite, in the end of the song, tears will always drench his cheeks. His tremble lips always made his tears increase. But he still can enjoy it.

 “So that is Oh Sehun, hyung?” ah… although there’s no Baekhyun, there’s more a lot stalker. Who this time? Kim Jong Dae a.k.a Chen and Zhang Yixing a.k.a Lay. Isn’t Luhan and Xiumin is the one that want to watch Sehun? So why both of them come?

 “He is handsome, right?” Chen continued again. Where as Lay just watch him. He can felt a gulp of happiness when he saw Sehun face, a peaceful like the first snow in winter as well as deep sadness when tears unstoppably falls from those eyes.

 “Do you felt it Chen?” he asked after watch him from behind the tree.

 “Mwo?”

 “Happiness and sadness became one.”

“Eh?” Chen turned his head to the left and witnessed his hyung change his expression. Suddenly a drop of tears fall his eyes. Hey, his brother cried?

He back to watch Sehun. Ah.. now he realized that beautiful face patter in tears. Suddenly he felt pain after saw Sehun face. Now, he felt how Baekhyun feeling this time. Its very reasonable, actually.

“How…?”Chen asked. Lay just shook his head

“Let go home!” lay said. Chen stared him, his brother in sobbed state. Something wrong with Lay? His heart in pain, but he didn’t like Lay. He could keep his image as man.

 “Let’s go!” Lay has walked ahead.

“Kau membuatku malu, hyung!” rutuk Chen dan akhirnya mengikuti langkah Lay juga.

“You had ashamed me, hyung!” Chen cursed and follow Lay’s step.

 “Eomma…” Sehun said, softly. He still sat in his place on solitude. Who knows what made him like this?

***

 “Sehun~a!” suddenly Ji Min face was in front of Sehun. Although he startled and happy. Sehun chose to act like he didn’t care. He swung his head to left and put his head on the table in his class.

He still pretended to be angry to Ji Min because yesterday she didn’t come to back of the school, like always. He could become childish sometime but it worked.

Ji Min pout and moved to front of Sehun. “Hey, are you angry?” Ji Min asked carefully. Of course Sehun didn’t answer it. “I’m sorry. I overslept at class.” Ji Min put the cutest face and Sehun gave up. After sighed, he stared at Ji Min.

 “At least, you could call me. A whole day, I don’t have any information from you!” Sehun complained. Although,  he already forgave Ji Min.

 “Listen to me!” now Ji Min looked very upset. “after that. I’m doomed and had the punishment. I had to clean up the whole storage room, alone!”

The explaination made Sehun change hundred percent. “Really? Are you tired? Where? Let me rubdown!”  Sehun rattled, Ji Min just smile.

But the vandal of atsmosfer came. Hey! Where he had come, suddenly Baekhyun already sat beside Sehun. Of course, a couple of human stared at him on confusion. But Sehun? He felt upset.

 “Hello?” Baekhyun greet and smile to Ji Min. “I’m Byun Baekhyun. Sehun’s friend.” Baekhyun stretch his hand to Ji Min.

Ji Min dazed. But Baekhyun didn’t even felt weary for wait Ji Min welcome his hand.

“Jimin. Shin Jimin.”

 “My Girlfriend!” Sehun cut, and release those hand. Was his fault if he felt jealous now? Of course he was. Now Baekhyun kept smiling like an idiot to Ji Min.

 “I knew,” Baekhyun said calmly. Didn’t he know that Sehun almost poke his eyes out?

 “Yak! Where have you been yesterday? You didn’t come to the class?”

 “I’m didn’t felt well, so I come home earlier,” Baekhyun answer, flatly.

 “Oh… how lucky you are? Come home without permission. Do you own this school?” Sehun cursed. Ji Min, who was stared both of them just keep quite. But in her brain, she though about Baekhyun word. He did seem like sick. In fact his hand felt cold and his face was pale. Does Sehun can’t see it? It seems that Baekhyun need a doctor now.

 “Why?” Baekhyun asked again. “do you miss me?”

Sehun stared Baekhyun unbelievable. “Miss?” Just yesterday, he said ‘he love Sehun’ now he thought that Sehun missed him. Reflex, Sehun moved his seat a little bit farther. Baekhyun is abnormal, he thought.  But,  need a minutes for him to realize something. He turned his head 90 degree and Ji Min in dazed state.

“No! He was joking. He is indeed a little…”

“I miss you too, my beloved friend,” Baekhyun cut Sehun fast. And… Sehun stared him, stared at Baekhyun’s smile. Now he absolutely sure that he is abnormal.

 “Yak!”

***

Sehun stop his step. White shoe was the first thing he sees. Then his eyes shift to see who was standing beside luxurious car, Byun Baekhyun.

“Ige mwoya?” Sehun asked lazily.

 “Let’s go!”

“Where is it?”

 “My home.”

“Eh?”

 “I want to introduce you to my brothers.”

“Why?!”

 “YAK! I’m really your friend, not a gay! Don’t think like that! Ah, seriously!” Baekhyun said firm. “Let’s go!” he asked again and pulled Sehun hand. It’s weird, although Baekhyun already wore glove, but Sehun still could feel Baekhyun’s cold hand. Hey, is Baekhyun really sick? Oh god, now Sehun just realized that his face was very pale.

 “Wait a minutes!” Sehun get a rid of Baekhyun’s hand. “Why do think I want to go with you?” he asked, now he getting worried about Baekhyun’s condition and he will drive, with those paled face.

 “Because…  you are my friend!” Sehun heart beat fast. That reason almost made him on tears. This was his first time he ever heard someone told him that they were friend. It’s felt so touching. But did Baekhyun honestly saw him as friend?

 “I had gone on your house. Now its your turn to come to my house. Let’s go!” Baekhyun pulled Sehun again and made Sehun enter his car.

 “Your seatbelt, please!” But Baekhyun already pulled the belt for Sehun. Sehun felt obviously nervous. It’s not about how crazy Sehun is? But how crazy Baekhyun is? What if their faces suddenly meet and then Baekhyun kiss his lips. Ah! NO!

 “Done!” Baekhyun ended it without a kiss. Hey didn’t you felt ert, Sehun?! Baekhyun already made a statement that he not a gay, ok?

After wore his own seat belt, Baekhyun turn the machine on. “Let’s go!” He yelled and drove his car on high speed. Of course Sehun complain unstoppably. Is it possible for sick person drive his car on crazy high speed like now. Didn’t want to hear Sehun complain much longer, he decreased the speed.

 “Alright! Do you want to listen the music?” Baekhyun push the power button. And a second later, a gentle song could be heard. But Sehun recognize this song, this song was the one he always heard in back of the school. Is it Baekhyun’s favorite song too?

Sehun turn to Baekhyun. He could see that Baekhyun’s lips sang the lyric one by one. So, this is his favorite song too.

 “Hey, something wrong?” He asked disturbing Sehun daydream. “This is your favorite song right?”

So this isn’t his favorite song. But, how Baekhyun knew about this song?

 “From where did you know?”

 “We are friend, right? It’s so funny if this little thing left unknown by your friend,” he declared. Another shocking word and made Sehun keep quite and started to think that Baekhyun is really see Sehun as a friend.

“Hey, what’s wrong?” he protested.

“I like it. But, the song isn’t suitable with my mood now,” Sehun replied. Of course it’s a lie.

 “Oh, jinjja? How about this?” Baekhyun changed the song one by one until he found the right song. “Eotthe?”

Sehun smile again. Although a faked smile, but at least that was the only expression he can shown up. “Hmm, joha,” he answer. Baekhyun smile and enjoyed the song. But Sehun, his brain was remembering Baekhyun’s word. Now, is it true that he has friend?

***

“Sehun~a! Ireohnabwa!”[3]

A faint voice could be heard. Despite the sleepiness, he opened his eyes. His forehead wrinkled when he tried to pull all the life he has. “Hmm?” he mumbled, half conscious. “We arrived,” Baekhyun said while tried to knock some conscious to Sehun with a small smile on his lips.

Sehun squirmed while look around. Yeah, it seems that they already arrive. In front of them, there’s a huge house – a manor a like –

Sehun came out from the car and evaporate cutely. His eyes still look around unfamiliar place. Meanwhile Baekhyun took Sehun bag out.  “This!” he said and give the bag back.

Baekhyun smile again when he saw a wrinkle in Sehun’s forehead hadn’t disappear yet. It seems that Sehun slept real well.

 “Sehun~a!” Baekhyun called. Sehun didn’t answer and look toward Baekhyun. “Do yo believe there’s another creature aside from human?” Baekhyun asked later.

Sehun’s forehead wrinkled even more. He tried to absorb the question. “Animal and plant maybe,” Sehun replied, that was the only answer his brain could tell.

“Another?” Baekhyun added more. Sehun look like he in deep though. “Angel… and…demon?” he replied again. Baekhyun smile when he saw an innocent face that Sehun shown now.

 “What is your opinion between them?”

 “Hah?” this question made Sehun confused even more. Just he repeats the question, Baekhyun giggle soft and walks a head instead. “Kajja!” he invited Sehun after few step and followed after him.

But, there no five step yet, Sehun stopped. His consciousness already back and told him something weird with his existence here. He jolt and turn his body.

A pines tree spread widely in front of his eyes and made his pupil dilated. Then he stared at his wrist watch. 17. 25. Sehun knew that some place like this must be very far from Seoul!. And they just drove for an hour? Oh my god, how fast Baekhyun drove his car?

 “Sehun~a!” this called make Sehun turn. Baekhyun wave his hand, tried signal him to come over. Although he in confusion with this kind of environment and only Baekhyun’s house that stand here. Sehun obeyed Baekhyun command.

 “Please sit. I’ll call my brothers,” Baekhyun said when they already inside of the house. Sehun just nodded and sit on very luxurious sofa. Who knows how much this sofa cost? He lied if Sehun house much bigger than his house. How rich Baekhyun’s family actually? Only amazement that Sehun shown while he dazed on this house interior.

Meanwhile Baekhyun disappear. Like he said, he called his brother who was busy with their own world in living room. Today, only Luhan, Suho, Lay, Chen, and Kai that available. The other? Don’t know, they always disappear on their own will.

 “Hyung, there’s guest!” Baekhyun exclaimed. Everyone almost turn their head simultaneously. That not because they heard someone called them. But, because Baekhyun’s intonation sounds so happy. It’s was a rare scenery and when their eyes catch on Baekhyun’s. A sweet smile already chiseled on that face.

 “is Master Lee Hyuk Jae come again?” Luhan asked. Baekhyun shook his head, still with smile that made a thousand questions rotate on everyone brain.

 “Sehun?” Kai guess. Baekhyun just nodded.

 “Meet him! I want to take him some water in the kitchen,” Baekhyun said later. In blink of eye he already disappears.

 “What drink? What beverage we have?” Suho mumbled, the eldest after Luhan told their kitchen condition. The others just shrug his shoulder and went to Sehun place as Baekhyun’s request. The first person who ran was Lay and Chen. Hey, today they will meet a person that made them happy and sad in the same time.

Arrive at guest room. Sehun still amaze by the house. He doesn’t realize that already 5 head stared him, quietly. The stared at beauty carving of god. They already saw what Baekhyun observe everyday. Now they realized, how this boy changed their Baekhyun and the same goes to them. They were so happy see this boy. Moreover Lay and Chen, who full of happiness watching him in close distance.

Even until Baekhyun back with a glass of water – who knows how he could had it – they stared at Sehun dumbfound. Instead it looks like a man in love, but Baekhyun just kept the smile for his self.

“Sehun~a!” he called. Of course Sehun turn his head and shock when he found five pairs of eyes stared intently to him. Feeling uneasy, Sehun bow his head. “Anyeong hasseo!” he said politely. And Baekhyun put the glass down.

 “Ehem!’ Baekhyun snapped, tried to knock some sense to his brothers. And with one snapped, they blink their eyes as if woke up from their sleep. All of them just formed a smile that creep out Sehun life.

“Sehun~a! Those are my brother,” Baekhyun said softly.

 

[1] Yes, I know. I’m sorry, but

[2] That’s…I’m really sorry

[3] Sehun! Wake up!

 

Finally i finished translating this chapter. And i had difficult time to try to translate indonesian idioms to english.  i know my grammar is bad, but i don't know which one are the mistake. would you mind tell me my mistake? (^_^)

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