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THAT SMILE

Short. Like really short.

Oh you can listen to this when you read. (Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All)

 

 

2016-EXO Lost Planet In Ghuanzhou

 

EXO is busy with the preparing of the concert. The make ups scatter on the toilet table. The wardrobes hang messily. The 10 members are doing their own thing. One dances randomly, other runs here and there just to relieve the nerves, even another is asleep. Although this is their 3rd year concert, they still get the anxiety, nervous and all.
In the middle of the mess, EXO's leader Kim Junmyeon, is sitting in front of the mirror. He's done with the makeup, but he just likes to look at the mirror like this. To check on his face, to look at his own eyes. Those empty eyes.
'You look pathetic, Jun'
His inner thought says. 'It has been 2 years and you still have those eyes? Are you dumb, Kim Junmyeon?'
Junmyeon shakes his head, tries to stop his thought. But then, when he looks up to his reflection on the mirror, the reality hits him hard.
'You still need him’
Junmyeon sees him and Yifan in the mirror. 
When Yifan touched and massaged his nape while holding a cam, asked him to do his greeting. He talked to him softly, he helped him to release his stress by massaging him. Yifan knew him that well. He said nothing but Yifan seemed he could read him just by looking at his eyes. 
Junmyeon's memories goes back to that time, that time after Yifan turned off the camera and massaged his shoulder completely, then he circled his arms around Junmyeon-placed his chin on Junmyeon’s shoulder.
"Smile Jun, it will help you less tired"
And all Junmyeon can remember is the reflection of Yifan's smile at the mirror.
Without him realize, his fingers touch the layer of the glass, tracing Yifan's smile that etches on it. Feeling Yifan's perfect lips and smile on his fingertip.
'I miss your smile, Fan'
"Hyung! What are you doing there? Come here we need to get on the stage now!"
Jongin calls him loud, awaking Junmyeon from his slight dream.
He stands and spares a glance to the mirror.
Yifan's smile is fading slowly, leaving its warmth inside Junmyeon's cold heart.
"I'm coming, Jongin!"
--
The stages is a blast. They sing and dance along their fans. Send them their best smile and laugh. Give their best.
Junmyeon as always, giving his brightest smile and big laugh for the entire concert. When he is jumping with Sehun on a one happy song, his eyes catches a glimpse of the figures that he missed the most. He stops, focusing his eyes on that figure.
'It can't be true. He's not here. It's just your imagination Junmyeon. Like always'
Sehun pulls his hand and drags him to the main stage.

But despite his blurry sight, he still can see the end of that person's lips turns up.
'That smile'
--
Junmyeon is laying on his bed inside his hotel room. Phone in his fingers, checking on today's performance from fancams and fanaccounts happily when suddenly his fingers stop scrolling.

"OMG! Kris is coming to the concert today!"
"Kris is sitting at the very corner"
"Can't believe he's coming!"
"He's really EXO No.1 fan now! Wow!"


Junmyeon's heart races reading those fanaccounts. His fingers trembling. He can't believe his eye wasn't lying to him that night. Yifan was really there. He was there, watching him, smiling at him.
'You were there Fan, you were really there right?'
Tears start to pool at the corner of his eyes. After years he was haunted by Yifan's figure who suddenly popped wherever he went, he finally saw him. The real him, not just his imagination. Not just the memories.

"I will be EXO's fans if I'm not in EXO. I'll be your fanatic fans, Jun. Watching your moves. Supporting you. Like this"

Junmyeon clearly remembers that words Yifan said to him while they were watching Super Show in London before.
Junmyeon clutches his phone closer to his chest. He cries, sobbing hard. Yifan knows. He always knows when he is in the verge of falling like this. Without words, he still there.

Drrrt drrt..
Junmyeon's phone buzz.

He wipes his tears and opened the new text message.

From: unknown number
Don't cry. You're doing great, Jun. Smile. Because I love your smile

"Junmyeon-ah, smile please?"
"Don't want to, Yifan. Stop filming me!"
"Oh why~ I love your smile"
"Just stop, Yifan!"


To: unknown number
How do you know I'm crying right now?

1 minutes
2 minutes
5 minutes
Junmyeon waits for the reply. He already knows who it is. But he just wants to make sure. To make sure that his heart is not lying to him. That the reality is not fooling him again.

From: unknown number
Because I know when you were not really smiling

And Junmyeon smiles. For the first time his smile reaches his eyes.
Yifan always knows him even without him say a thing.

 

 

 

-fin-

 

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Kakshu
#1
Chapter 1: >< miss those days
nightingalesatnight #2
Chapter 1: I thought this was going to be fluffy and then I got hurt.
MissQwin
#3
Chapter 1: Uhhhhhh ~~ this really make me miss Krisho moment ㅠ.ㅠ
Thank you for this beautiful story authornim :)
AmirahNorhairy #4
Chapter 1: i cried :((( i really miss krisho :((
julievy91 #5
Chapter 1: It's so great... I miss KrisHo so much...thank you so much for this story
besides, I want to start to translate fanfic about Suho from English to Vietnamese, if you don't mind, can I choose your story to be my first translated story? I promise to keep all the credit and send you the link after I finish translated and post it on my own Wordpress.
I'm looking forward for your permission. Thanks so much again and again.
mihoxkira #6
Chapter 1: heolllll TT>TT
noname022 #7
Chapter 1: makes me wanna cry.. gaaash i miss krisho... thanks for writing... c:
LovingKyu #8
Chapter 1: Read this then asking 'why' all over again... T.T