Yunho roamed his eyes around the cafeteria, searching for the two men that he was expecting to come. He walked around and searched for them but they were still nowhere in sight. The waitress then approached him and asked, “Excuse me sir, can I help you?” Yunho turned his head and let out his brightest smile. The girl couldn’t help but giggle and then she realized that she has to compose herself. She took one deep breath and asked again, “Sir, you need help?”

“Actually I’m looking for someone…I guess they’re not here yet…can I have a table for three please?” Yunho said, with a smile still plastered on his face. The waitress nodded and ushered him to his table.

“Anything else sir?” She asked, pulling out a notepad and pen from her pocket, ready to take his orders.

“A cup of black coffee please...thanks…” He responded then gladly took his seat.

Yunho kept on looking at his wrist watch. “They’re late…and I’m going to beat them both to a pulp if they choose to stood me up…” He slumped back to his chair, feeling bored as time passes by.

He had already finished half of his cup of coffee when Jaejoong came rushing in. His forehead was sweating profusely and his breathing was uneven.

“Hyung, mianhae…” He paused to catch his breath. He then pulled out a chair and sat across Yunho.

“You’re 45 minutes late…” Yunho crossed his arms and said with a firm tone.

“Sorry…” Jaejoong bowed his head low almost hitting the table. “The teacher dismissed us late and I had to attend the tuition after…” Yunho just stared as Jaejoong apologized sincerely. “My new tutor’s harsh…she won’t allow me to go unless I finished all that’s needed to be read…” He mumbled to himself. “Oh God knows how much I miss your sister…” He said almost inaudible. He swallowed hard not knowing what to say next when he realized those words slipped through his tongue.

“So, Hyun-Ae’s your ex-tutor?” Yunho asked with unchanged expressions on his face.

Yunho knows Jaejoong like a real brother should. He met him during his tough times in America. He barely knew someone and he can’t speak English well when he decided to study overseas so he found it hard to mingle with other people.

 ‘What a small world…’ He thought at the back of his mind. Who would have thought that Jaejoong would be this interested to his only sister? When they were chatting, Jaejoong would oftentimes unconsciously change topic when Yunho starts to talk about Hyun-Ae. It’s not because he doesn’t want to hear it but hearing it for a hundred times becomes unbearable for him. Yunho kept on talking about her favorite food, movies, even her favorite pillow. The way she makes faces when she’s sleeping and the way she clings tightly to the first thing she can grab early morning.  Jaejoong got used to it somehow. Hyun-Ae was always a part of their conversations. He understood and told himself that maybe that’s how much Yunho misses her little sister.

When he came back, the first person he wants to give a bear hug was her. He thought he would surprise her but it turned the other way around. It all came to him as a shock when he found out his baby sister’s pregnant. He was disappointed at first and felt hatred to the guy that got her pregnant but later on his love for his sister prevails. Jaejoong wasn’t a stranger to him…atleast that fact can make him feel at ease.

“Where’s Yoochun?” Yunho eyed behind Jaejoong. “He’s not yet here? Where is he?” Jaejoong returned the question.

“I asked first…” Yunho crooked his eyebrow and said with slight tone of annoyance.

“He cut classes this afternoon so I thought he’d be here early…” Jaejoong fists are trembling on his lap. He doesn’t know why he’s nervous. It was the first time he actually felt anxious in front of his beloved Hyung. Guilt feelings starts rushing through his veins…he can’t look straight at him cause he feels that he betrayed his Hyung’s trust.  He has no idea that Hyun-Ae’s his sister. The idea once crossed his mind when he finally found out her name. But out of about hundreds of girls in Korea with that same name, why does it have to be her? Now he knows why she seems so familiar to him.

A girl with a name but without a face. Then it hit him…

He fell in love with her…

Even before they crossed paths…

“Should we wait for him?” Jaejoong asked, breaking the silence.

“I guess not…” Yunho sighed. “I wanted to talk to you both and clear things up but I guess Yoochun’s not going to show up tonight…but since you’re here…then you might as well start explaining things before I lose my temper…” Yunho said or more of threatened the younger man.

Jaejoong couldn’t sit still as his insides are shaking in fright. Usually, Yunho would joke about beating him up until he loses his consciousness but this time he can sense a bit of seriousness on his voice.

He swallowed hard, trying to soak his now dry throat. Luckily, Yunho’s phone rang…shifting his gaze from Jaejoong to his phone.

***

“Yoboseyo?”

“OPPA! Where are you?” Hyun-Ae whined on the other line hoping his brother would notice it.

“I’m with a friend…” He answered briefly then looked at the frightened guy in front of him. Yunho couldn’t help but laugh on the inside while looking at the vulnerable state of his friend. Jaejoong’s always the tough one but this time any word from Yunho could make him jump off his seat. One rare moment that Yunho wouldn’t want to slip away from his hands.

“Who? Sujin unni?” She .

“No…”

“Then who?” She puffed her cheeks and tried to think who else could be with his brother.

“You don’t want to know…”

“I do…” She insisted.

“Why’d you call? Is there any problem?” He said, changing the topic.

“Nope…I’m just bored…Mom and Dad’s not yet here and Moonbin’s sleeping beside me…”

“I bumped into SooYoung and she told me she’s going to visit you tonight…she’ll be there in no time…”

“Erm…Oppa!”

“Waeyo?”

“Can you buy me a rainbow rice cake?”

“Sure…is that all? Anything else you want to eat?”

“That would be enough…but I want the three layers with Red, Yellow and Green colors from top to bottom layer…”

“EH??? Where can I find that kind of rainbow cake? Can you wait ‘til tomorrow? I’ll have it customize for your liking…”

“I want it tonight…” She sighed. He could feel that she was about to cry. “Alright, just forget I asked…Be home safe Oppa!” Then she hanged up.

***

“Pregnant woman sure is sensitive and sometimes demanding…”He muttered then placed his phone back to his pocket.

“Was that Hyun-Ae?” Jaejoong finally gained the courage to speak.

“Eavesdropping?” Yunho said coldly, still keeping his act to show a tough and frightful image in front of Jaejoong.

“I just overheard it…Is she okay?”

“She’s fine…thanks to you and Yoochun she’s grounded for a week…” He doesn’t want to sound like blaming others for her sister’s suffering but that’s how he sounded like.

“Is there a nearby cake shop here where I can buy customize cakes?” Yunho asked out of nowhere.

Jaejoong nodded. “Yes, a few blocks away from here…but it’s already 15 minutes past 10pm…I think it’s already closed…”

Yunho sighed in frustration. “What kind of cake does she want?” Jaejoong asked, not sure if the latter would give answers.

“She wants a three layers rainbow rice cake with Red, Yellow and Green colors from top to bottom…” He chuckled a bit. “Anyways, let’s get back to where we left of…”

Yunho listened patiently to everything that Jaejoong has to say. He would let him finished his thoughts before he says anything.

“So it was just ONE NIGHT?” Yunho asked calmly, putting emphasize on the last two words he said.

Jaejoong nodded in shame but he then spoke up to defend himself. “Hyung! God knows how I try to resist her that night…”

“But you still did…she wasn’t sober…”

“I’m a healthy man with needs and with raging hormones…and there’s a girl beside me...” He paused for awhile and tried to think of words.

“So you’re saying that you only did it to satisfy your NEEDS??” Yunho raised his voice three notches.

“HYUNG! I didn’t mean it that way…” Jaejoong tried to calm him down. “This is awkward to say…but your sister is really pretty and y in her own ways…” He breathed in deeply. “There’s just something about her that makes my heart do a summersault…I couldn’t resist her no matter how hard I try…”

“But you have a girlfriend, right? Why didn’t you just release that burning heat to her?”

“Ex-girlfriend Hyung…we broke up the other night…” Jaejoong sat comfortably. “And believe it or not our relationship didn’t go that far…” He bluntly confessed. “We kissed…we hugged…but we never had …”

“…..”  Yunho seemed out of words to backfire. He knew when Jaejoong’s telling the truth. And he can sense it.

“What are your plans now? You know very well that she loves Yoochun…and though you’re my friend, I can’t force her to choose you…”

“I don’t know how to make her happy or how to wipe her tears when she’s sad…I don’t know how it feels like holding her hand or placing her in between my arms…I don’t even know what her sleepy face looks like in the morning…I don’t know what her most embarrassing moment is…” He stopped and chuckled at his own words. “Just when I thought I know everything about her…I was wrong…” He sighed. “But if there’s one thing that I do know…is that ‘I love her’ and I would take any chances just to be with her…”

***

Three soft knocks landed on the front door. Hyun-Ae stood up and opened it. Sooyoung gave her a massive hug as soon as she saw her.

“Erm…Sooyoung, I can’t breathe…” Hyun-Ae joked and smiled at Junsu who was also standing frozen at the doorstep.

“Sorry…” SooYoung let her go and wiped the tears that unknowingly escaped her eyes.

“Come in…make yourself at home…” Hyun-Ae led them to the couch and they saw Moonbin sleeping on the carpeted floor.

“Where’s everyone?” SooYoung mouthed her words so as not to wake the sleeping Moonbin. Junsu stood up and picked Moonbin up. “Where’s his room?”

“Junsu~ah, you don’t have to do that…”

“It’s alright…you guys should have a serious talk and you couldn’t do that with just whispering to each other…” He smiled.

“Thanks…it’s the third room upstairs…” Hyun-Ae smiled back.

Hyun-Ae sat beside SooYoung as he watched Junsu carry his little brother. “You sure have a one sweet boyfriend…”

“Yoochun’s way more romantic than Junsu! And I’m telling you this because I have witnessed everything…but I love that duck- so much though sometimes he can’t express his feelings well…” SooYoung chuckled.

“You look thin…” SooYoung commented while checking Hyun-Ae’s features.

“EH? Why do I feel like I’m gaining weight?” She pouted.

“PABO! Of course you’re gaining weight…cause you’re carrying a baby now…” She hit her arm lightly.

“Correction…it’s ‘BABIES’ and not just a ‘BABY’…” Hyun proudly uttered.

“WAIT! What was that again?” SooYoung blinked her eyes twice.

“I’m having TWINS…” She said happily. SooYoung placed a hand onto . “OMOMO! Twins??” Then tears start to fall down her cheeks again.

“YAH! Why are you crying?” She wiped her tears with her thumb.

“I’m just happy for you…cause you seemed to accept your current situation just by seeing you all smiles…”

“I just realized that there’s no reason to weep…I’m having twins, my unborn angels…and I’m getting married!” Hyun-Ae raised her hand and showed her the ring.

SooYoung felt like there was something stuck at the back of . She was happy that Hyun-Ae’s trying to move on and seek the brighter side of things but she couldn’t help but think of Eun Mi and the invitation she gave her.

‘Should I tell her about EunMi and the engagement party?’ Thoughts have been boggling inside her head. Instead she asked, “What did your parents and his say about the marriage?”

“We’ve talked to his mom and she was a very kind and compassionate woman…no wonder she has the most caring guy as his son…she didn’t think twice and we got her blessings right away…”

“What about your parents?”

Hyun-Ae face saddened. “Mom’s fine with it but Dad and I are not in good speaking terms right now…but I know he’ll talk to me soon…” She forced a smile. The latter patted her shoulder just like what she always does to comfort her.

Junsu then came back from Moonbin’s room and sat beside SooYoung. “Your little brother’s pout is so cute…and he kept on mumbling ‘you have to pay the rent, Nuna…’ “ He laughed.

“We were playing ‘Monopoly’…his favorite board game…then he fell asleep at the middle of the game…” She laughed with him.

“Chagiya…” Junsu nudged Sooyoung. “I have to go…my mom called and she needs help at the restaurant…is it alright if I leave now?”

“I’ll go with you…” SooYoung smiled back. “Are you going to be okay here?” She asked Hyun-Ae. And the latter just nod in response.  “Thanks for paying me a visit…”

“Anything for my best friend!” She pulled her to a hug once more. “I’ll visit you again after school tomorrow…”

Hyun-Ae walked her and Junsu at the front door and waved goodbye to them.

She was about to grab something to eat to the kitchen when her eyes caught something. A crumpled piece of paper was on the couch. She looked closer and picked it up.  What she saw next, ripped her heart to pieces.

I give you this ring

This band of gold

To love you always

To have and to hold.

Please join us for the

Engagement Party

Honoring

Park Yoochun and Kwon Eun Mi

June **

8:00pm

@ ***** Hotel

She felt her knees wobbled. She lost balance…luckily she fell to the couch.

“I thought the wedding’s off…” She tried to calm herself and think straight. Then warm, transparent liquid escaped the corner of her eyes. She was crying again as she clenched onto her painful heart.

***

“Butler Lee…” Jaejoong called as soon as he stepped inside the mansion.

“Yes, young master?” He bowed in respect.

“Do we have ingredients for making a cake?”

“Yes, young master…you want to have a cake? I’ll tell the chef to make one for you…”

“No please don’t….I want to do it myself…” He smiled. “It’s not for me…it’s for someone special…”

“Oh…do you want me to prepare all the ingredients now?”

“Yes please…and I also need a red, yellow and green food coloring…”

“Anything else young master?”

He shook his head. “That would be enough…Thanks!” He ran upstairs, ready to take a shower.

“Mr. Lee one more thing…drop the ‘young master’…just call me Jaejoong…” He smiled then went inside his room.

“I’m glad your back ‘Jaejoong’…” Mr. Lee mumbled then went to the kitchen to prepare everything Jaejoong needed.

***

Hyun-Ae just got off from shower. She let her damp hair touch the sheets of her bed as she laid herself on it. She was drowning on her pool of thoughts when she was disrupted by a sound coming from her window. She reluctantly pulled herself up and checked on it. She held the knob to the door separating her room and the terrace. When she opened it, she saw no one except for the box on the floor with a red ribbon on top of it. She then looked around still hoping to see who gave it. Then she placed the box on top of the table and she gasped when she saw a beautifully decorated rainbow cake.

A smile lit up her face as she took icing on top of the cake using her index finger. Then she mumbled, “Gomawo, Yunho oppa…”

A firefly showed up and her eyes feast on the beautiful creature…taking her worries and fears for a brief moment…

It is indeed wrong to force your love to someone…

But somehow it feels right...

I’ve been trying to hide the feelings I have for you…

I took one step backwards and watch you smile for him…

But a single tear from your eyes makes me take five steps forward…

And if I finally have you in my arms…

I swear I’ll never let you go again….

Jaejoong was watching her from a distance and seeing that genuine smile on her face makes his heart jump in joy…

“Goodnight Hyun-Ae…”

*******

A/N: I don't know where to start...I'm sorry if it took me more than a month to update this fic...I've been quite busy...sorry...I know words aren't enough but I just want you guys to know that I'm going to continue this fic...to all my readers thanks for waiting...and please bear with me 'til I finish this...

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