For You, I Will Wait (1/1)

Yoona's POV I had lost track of the time and did not realise how late it was already. As soon as I hopped off the bus, I quickly ran home. Luckily the bus stop was near the mansion, so it only took me a few minutes to reach the front gate. I hurriedly ran and as I ran, I spotted 12 figures by the fountain lit only by the dim fountain lights. I could tell they are my brothers as there were 12 of them, but I could not see their expressions.I stopped running and slowly walked towards them."Yoongie?" I heard Chanyeol oppa. Everyone looked at my direction."Were you all waiting for me?" I asked, embarrassed that I made them wait for me. Suddenly, Chanyeol oppa came towards me and hugged me. I was taken aback."Oppa?"Chanyeol: "Yah, do you have any idea how worried we were? We tried calling you but the line was busy. We thought something bad has happened to you." He said, his voice trembled. He then pulled away from the hug to face me. "What were you thinking?" He told me face to face."Mianhe. I lost track of the time and I could not call or text because my phone died." I explained. I could tell that they were all worried about me.Kris: "Well, it's good that you came home safe." Kris oppa said but he did not look at me. After he had said that, he went inside the house. The others looked at me with a strange expression on their faces and then followed Kris oppa inside the house.Chanyeol: "I was not the only one worried about you Yoongie. Everyone was. You should apologise to them too." His face was really sullen."Oppa, I am really really sorry. I came home safe anyways." I apologised again.Chanyeol: "I know that. But what if you didn't?" His tone suddenly changed. He was angry. "We didn't even know where you went or who you were with. Something could have happened Yoong. Something could have happened to you and we won't know about it."I was really surprised at him. I was left speechless. It's true that I did not even consider how they would feel. I acted on my own and went somewhere where I was alone. They were really worried about me and I was touched."Oppa.." I began but could not follow it up. I could feel the tears building up. Chanyeol oppa then hugged me.Chanyeol: "It's okay. I was just worried." His tone returned from anger to calm. Suddenly, a tear fell on my right cheek. He was so warm and I could feel how loved I was.*Dugun Dugun*"I love you not just as my little sister, but more than that and because that I love you, I will wait. I know I confessed to you at the night of the engagement, but you don't have to answer me right now. For you, I will wait." He continued. Suddenly, my body acted on its own and hugged him back. We stayed like that for a few more good minutes.Chanyeol oppa then broke the hug. We now faced each other. He smiled at me and I smiled back. The moment was interrupted by a really loud rumble. Both me and oppa looked at each other with wide eyes. We then cracked up laughing. Both our stomachs rumbled from hunger.Chanyeol: "Let's eat. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse...and the jockey too." He joked and turned around. I laughed at him and followed him inside. We went to the kitchen and everyone was there. They had set up the table and the dinner.Xiumin: "Let's eat." He called us. Chanyeol oppa had sat down while I remained standing up. I started tearing up.Baekhyun: "Omo, Yoongie what's wrong?" He asked me. Everyone stood up and came to my side."Mi....mi...mian..he..mianhe." I started to sob right in front of them. I covered my face from embarrassment. I was really touched that everyone worried about me and then waited for me even if they were really hungry. I was so overwhelmed that I started to sob really hard.Sehun: "Kwaenchana." I heard Sehun oppa. I felt everyone's love surround me.Suho: "It's good that you are home safe." He pulled my hands away from my face and wiped the tears off my cheeks. Everyone was smiling warmly and lovingly at me.Chanyeol: "Group hug!" He shouted and he pushed everyone into a hug closer to me. I started to laugh and they all laughed with me. "Okay enough. I'm really hungry so let's eat."Baekhyun: "Moment ruined." He slapped Chanyeol oppa on the back of his head.Chanyeol: "Hyung!!!"It was like nothing had happened and everything was back to normal.Appa: "What's going on?" We heard appa's voice and suddenly, appa appeared with omma behind him.Xiumin: "How was work?" He asked them both and both appa and omma just grunted out of tiredness. We laughed at them. They sat down at the table and joined us. Dinner was fun and complete. We ate to our heart's content.***While everyone had gone up, me and Lay oppa was left behind as we volunteered to do the dishes. I was on washing duty while Lay oppa was on drying duty."Yosh, it's the last pile of dishes. Fighting oppa!" I told Lay oppa with burning spirit. I had started to wash the first of the last pile of dirty dishes when Lay oppa suddenly hugged me from the back. His head rested on my right shoulder. *Dugun Dugun*I froze. But my heart wavered."O..o..o..ppa?" I began to stutter.Lay: "I am glad that you are home safe. So glad." He gently whispered everyword. I felt a tingling sensation down my spine. "The moment I tended those wounds you got from those girls, I had realised that you are fragile. So I told myself that I will protect you from any more harm in the future. But tonight, a thought came to mind that really bothered me. I didn't know where you were so how could I protect you? The feeling of not knowing really sunk my heart." This time, Lay oppa hugged me tightly."I don't want to be a knight in shining armour but the shield that protects him. A knight may waver but a shield will forever protect even if it has been disfigured. So I want to be your shield. A shield that will forever stay by your side. I will take every hit just to protect you."Everyword of his touched my heart. It was beating in a rhythm faster than the speed of light."I know you don't have to answer me right now, I can wait. For you, I will wait." He ended his words with a light kiss on my shoulder. He had broken the hug but I was still frozen on the spot.Lay: "Yah, we better hurry up and finish this if we want to sleep." He nudged me and I unfrozen. He smiled sweetly at me with his dimple forever showing and I smiled back. We continued to do our job happily.***After finishing the dishes, Lay oppa went up first while I stayed and checked everything. After checking and everything was alright, I headed straight to the living room. I saw Baekhyun oppa leaning on the back of the staircase."Oppa?"He came towards me and he pouted.Baekhyun: "My dear little sister, Yoongie. Yah, why didn't you tell us that you wanted to go somewhere? That's not fair." He was like a cute little boy who pouted at his mother for not buying him what he wanted. I smiled at him."Mianhe oppa." I apologised. The pout disappeared from his face and was replaced with a smile.Baekhyun: "Kwaenchana. I just don't know how I could forgive myself if something bad happened to you." His face and tone suddenly became serious. He looked at me and our eyes locked on each other. "I love you that if you get hurt, I would die. Say I'm over-reacting but to me, you are my life."*Dugun Dugun*Oppa then came towards me and hugged me too.