Thursday, June 2, 2011

Like a Brother - Chapter 9


Dear Min Lee,

I’ll be going to the company villa with SHINee today. I hope it’ll be a fun week before the next school semester starts. Attached are the pictures taken when Jonghyun and I went to the theme park with some souvenirs. Wished you were there with us too. Take care and I love you guys.

Regards,

Jin Woo Hyung

Jin Woo
Luggage, check.  SHINee Kitties, check. Food and provisions, check. Everything is ready.
“Jin Woo hyung!!”  Jonghyun called as they came over to my house. I smiled at them.
“Hi Roo.” I greeted as Jonghyun placed his luggage and Roo’s carrier.
“Mingeul hyung and Yu Hee noona will be arriving soon.” Minho informed.
“Are they joining us as well?” I asked.
“No, they have other things to work on.” Onew replied.
“But they have agreed to help transport our things.” Taemin added.
Just then, a Toyota Estima and Ssangyong Rexton pulled up outside our house.
“Alright guys, you can place some of your things in my car.” Yu Hee called from her Rexton.
“That’s quite a lot for one week’s cooking.” She looked at the provisions both Key and I have bought the day before.
“With those four, this much would be enough.” Key answered as he gestured towards the four grinning faces behind us.
After placing our luggage, we went to sit in Mingeul’s Estima. We chatted and watched DVD along the way to our destination.
“You guys are great.” I told them as we watched some of the tv shows and stage performances SHINee attended.
“Oh, you haven’t been to a tv show before.” Key mentioned.
“That’s right. You haven’t been to a broadcasting station before.” Minho said as they realised.
“Can we bring him along one of these days?” Jonghyun asked.
“Why not? He’s part of the family already.” Mingeul smiled as he replied.

Few hours later…

Jin Woo
We’ve finally arrived at the villa. It was a beautiful place. A garden with swimming pool at the back and the front of the house is facing towards the clear blue sea.
“This place is beautiful.” I said as we all placed our belongings with Yu Hee and Mingeul’s help.
“All thanks to the caretaker. He and his family stays in a nearby town.” Yu Hee explained.
We thanked Mingeul and Yu Hee for their help.
“Be nice boys, we’ll be back to pick you up as well.” Yu Hee giggled.
“Yes, Yu Hee noona.” We promised her.
Once they left, Jonghyun and I immediately let Roo and the SHINee Kitties out. They seem very excited as they ran around the villa. Luckily it has already been pet proofed.
We went upstairs to place our luggage. The room was big, with three twin beds and two bathrooms outside. The windows extended slightly out of the villa, so there are some space to sit and look at the scenery.

Jonghyun
Time to choose our beds to sleep during the holidays.
“Hold it!!” Key shouted before we make our claims on the beds.
“What!?” We turned to look at him. I’m starting to lose my patience.
“There’re six of us, at least we split into two persons for each bed.” He said.
“And how do you supposed we do that?” Taemin asked.
“Rock, Paper, Scissors.” He smiled.
He’s got to be kidding. I looked at the others.
“Why not?” Jin Woo added. “We can go for another round to decide the beds once the pairings are done.” He said.
We went with Key’s idea and started the first round on pairings. It took us a few tries, and I end up with Jin Woo. Onew is with Key and Minho’s with Taemin.
“Second round, each pair can only send one representative for this. Winner gets to choose first.” Key explained as Onew stepped up front. Minho was next with full confidence.
I playfully held Jin Woo by the chin and gave my most seductive look. “Baby, which bed would you like us to sleep in?” I teased him.
Jin Woo played along as he looked at me. “Honey, I want the bed by the extending window…” He acted all cuddly as he pointed to the bed that he’s talking about.
“Alright baby, I’ll win it with my awesomeness…” I told him as I went for the second round. Seems like the other two teams wanted to sleep there as well. It took us a few turns and in the end…We won.
"Jin Woo baby, we won!" I went to hug Jin Woo.
"That's great, Jonghyun darling." he said with a smile and we pretended to make out.
“Alright, that’s enough.” Jin Woo said while laughing.

Jin Woo
I can’t stop laughing at what we did just now. After unpacking our things, Key and I went to prepare lunch…simple fried rice. After lunch, we took some time to rest and play with Roo and the SHINee Kitties.
“Let’s show Jin Woo hyung our favourite place.” Jonghyun said to the others. That kind of got my interest.
“Oh, that room.” Minho said as they all got up.
“Come on Jin Woo hyung.” Taemin urged as I followed them.
They brought me to a spacious room with mirrors. “This is where we practice our dance sometimes.” Onew explained.
“It doesn’t have to be practice…Sometimes we dance for fun.” Key added as they prepared themselves.
Jonghyun played one of their songs as they danced .It’s evident from their face that they enjoy it a lot. They even taught me the moves as we danced together. I really enjoyed the moment.
To relax ourselves after the dance, we changed into our swimwear and splashed in the pool until dinner time. Where Onew and Jonghyun prepared salads with chicken chops and vegetables.

Jonghyun
After dinner and showering, everyone sat in the living room. Time to bring out the things I’ve bought as I went to my luggage. The others were curious as I returned to them with a pack of UNO cards in hand.
“This is a game to see who is the King of the Poker Face.” I told the others.

Jin Woo
This will be a fun way to pass the time. And quite challenging as well based on my “opponents”.
“Winner gets to ask the loser to do anything he wants…” Jonghyun laid down the rules. “But keep it in moderation.” He added.
“Alright…you’re on.” Minho said.
“I’m in…” Taemin said.
“Don’t worry…” Key said. “I’ll definitely win for sure.” He finished his sentence.
“The leader always wins.” Onew said.
“I’ll win all of you with my awesomeness.” Jonghyun said smugly.
“I won’t be so sure about that, Jonghyun.” I took up the challenge as well.

Six rounds later…

Jonghyun
No…!! I’ve lost all six rounds to Jin Woo.
“I forgot to mention that I used to play this game a lot back home with my family.” Jin Woo smiled.
I regretted making the rules.
“Don’t worry, Jonghyun.” Jin Woo looked at me. “I can’t think of anything for you to do yet. So I’ll be keeping tabs on them first.” He gave an almost evil smile at me. That kind of scares me.

Jin Woo
I felt so bad to bully Jonghyun. But a rule is still a rule. Maybe I’ll find something simple for him to do to make up for it. ^_^ Everyone started to go to bed after the game. I’ll bet the coming days will be even more fun.

Late at night…

Jonghyun
I woke up by myself and saw that the space beside me was empty. I was wondering where Jin Woo went and saw him sitting by the window. Looking out into the sky. His head was on his knees as he wrapped his arms around them. I got up and approached him with the blanket wrapped around myself.

Jin Woo
I felt someone sitting beside me but I didn’t pay any attention.
“Jin Woo hyung, why are you awake?” Jonghyun asked me.
“Nothing…Just wanted to hear the sound of waves and see the night sky.” I told him.
There was silence for a short while. He then joined to sit with my back facing his left side.
“There are a lot of stars in the sky tonight.” I broke the silence.
“Yeah…It’s beautiful.” He said.
Just then, a meteor shower occurred…

Jonghyun
“Jin Woo hyung, hurry up and make a wish.” I told him.
“Hmmm….” He was silent for a while as he was deep in thought.
“What did you wished for?” I asked him.
“If I told you, then it wouldn’t come true.” He told me.
“That’s true…I wished that all the girls in the world will fall for my awesome looks.” I told him jokingly.
“Right…” He replied.
In truth, I wished that Jin Woo can be happy always.

Jin Woo
What I wished for? I wished that no harm will come to all the people that I love. Of course, I will always keep it in my heart. Jonghyun wrapped the blanket around ourselves as we watched the meteor shower.
“Jonghyun…” I called him.
“Yes, Jin Woo hyung?” He asked.
“My first task for you…” I hesitated. Not sure if I should do this.
“What is it?” Jonghyun asked.
“If one day…If…I were to disappear…Promise me that you won’t try to look for me.” I told him.
“Jin Woo hyung, there’s no way you will disappear from us.” He said.
“This is your first task, Jonghyun.” I told him. “And I want you to promise me that.” I added with a final tone.
There was a sigh. “Alright Jin Woo hyung. I promise…” He told me.
We continued to look at the sky and listening to the sound of the waves as we fell asleep again next to each other…

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