Final (1/1)

If there's one thing people need to know about Do Kyungsoo, it would be that he hates being proven wrong. So despite the fact that his friends, Kim Junmyeon and Park Chanyeol, tell him that no, confessing your feelings to someone is hard, Kyungsoo remains firm in his resolve that when you find yourself in love someone, you should avoid the unnecessary drama and just tell them you are in love with them.Kyungsoo's had a fair share of lovers - all of them brief and superficial to the point that he's never really felt the need to say those words to any of them....until that one Saturday morning when he wakes up, his face centimeters away from his best friend and roommate, Kim Jongin. One of Jongin's arms is tightly around his waist, one leg wrapped around Kyungsoo's waist.Kyungsoo suspects that Jongin must have come in really late last night because the younger man often ends up on Kyungsoo's bed when he drags himself to bed in the wee hours of the morning, half asleep.Often times, Kyungsoo would wake up far earlier than Jongin, nag the younger boy to going back to his own bed, before getting up and preparing breakfast for the both of them.But today, he decides to stay in bed for a few more seconds, taking a rare moment to study Jongin's face. He looks so serene and childlike that it makes Kyungsoo smile. He takes a chance and cups Jongin's face, gently stroking the younger man's cheek with his thumb. Jongin leans in to the touch instantly, a smile spreading to his face, despite still sleeping.Kyungsoo feels his own heart beating wildly and the words leave his lips even before it even registers in his brain."Kim Jongin, I'm in love with you."And because luck has never really been on Kyungsoo's side, he finds himself staring at Jongin - who is very much awake."Hyung...."Kyungsoo wordlessly jumps out of Jongin's hold and flees the room quickly, not bothering to look back at the mess he left behind.*~*~*~Kyungsoo and Jongin meets through their university. Jongin's name ends up not being registered in the dorm room roster and he gets in the only room on campus with a spare bed which happens to be Kyungsoo's dorm room. Jongin is a 1st year law student and Kyungsoo is a 2nd year music theory student, Their schedules and classes are so different that despite them being roommates, their relationship consists of random hello's and goodbye's when they occiasionally bump into each other on on campus.It isn't until the year after that they really hit it off. After his sophomore year, Kyungsoo decides to take up Chanyeol's offer of to live with him and his boyfriend, Byun Baekhyun. They have another spacious bedroom in their apartment, enough for two people. Kyungsoo wastes no time trying to find a roommate and after a week of not finding one, he stumbles upon a sad looking Jongin at the front door, sitting on his luggage with a miniature poodle lying beside him."Hyung...." Jongin whines pathetically, showing Kyungsoo a copy of the 'Wanted: Roommate' poster he's placed everywhere on campus.Kyungsoo spends the rest of the afternoon getting to know Jongin further - who after a year of being subjected to law school, decides that he'd rather pursue what he really loves, which is dance. So his parents decides that the best thing to do is cut him off and kick him out.One look at Jongin's dejected face and Kyungsoo knows that he's found a roommate.It turns out to be quite a good thing because Jongin likes watching Pororo, dancing to Michael Jackson in his underwear when he thinks nobody is looking, and spends his Saturday nights watching cheesy romantic comedy movies with Kyungsoo.And just like that, they end up the best of friends.*~*~*~*~"You're an idiot, Kyungsoo. A huge idiot," Kyungsoo mutters to himself, his hands trembling. He's not sure if it's because of the weight of the cake he's now attempting to carry as he waits for the elevator door to open or because of what had happened that morning.After his messy confession to Jongin, Kyungsoo flees to the comfort of Chanyeol and Baekhyun's bedroom and locks himself in there, ignoring Jongin's pleas to come out. He thanks his lucky stars that both Chanyeol and Baekhyun are out for the day.He spends 10 minutes ignoring the knocks on the other side of the door until he hears Jongin get an urgent call from work and ends up rushing out before getting a chance to interrogate Kyungsoo.Kyungsoo takes that chance to make a beeline for the kitchen and grab some flour and baking powder. Everyone in their circle of friends know that Kyungsoo is a stress baker - he bakes whenever he is stressed out. This crazy morning has stressed Kyungsoo out so much, he ends up baking a mini two tier vanilla cake, enough to feed their whole floor. Knowing that he and his roommates could never finish the cake, he decides to give half to their neighbors upstairs, where Yifan (Junmyeon's boyfriend) and his three best friends, Luhan, Zitao, and Yixing live.The elevator arrives at the floor above his and Kyungsoo walks out of the elevator, heart still pounding. He fumbles a bit trying to balance the cake and enter the lock code to the apartment. "Ge, you're back I thought you were going to be...oh it's just you," a sullen voice appears from one of the bedroom doors and Kyungsoo rolls his eyes.Hwang Zitao and Kyungsoo, though not enemies, have never really been on good terms on the count that their personalities clash too much. "It's great to see you too, Zitao," Kyungsoo greets the younger one dryly, plopping the cake down on their dining room table."You brought cake," Zitao says, approaching the dining room slowly, eyes not leaving the cake in front of him."Clearly.""Is it just for a specific person or...""Go crazy."Kyungsoo laughs as he watches Tao quickly get a fork from the kitchen and taking a bite out of the cake even before he could even get his butt on the chair."Oh god, this is amazinggggg," he practically moans out.Kyungsoo just quietly sits down across Tao, fiddling with the table cloth, listening to Tao fanboy about the cake.He doesn't understand what propels him to do it, but Kyungsoo just suddenly finds himself confiding in Tao."Tao, have you ever done something that you regret? Say something that you wish you could take back? It's difficult. Because I know that things would change. I don't want things to change. I want it to stay the same. I always thought that saying those words to someone would be easy. But I'm scared because I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know if I've ruined everything. Knowing my track record, though, I probably have..."Kyungsoo looks up from the table to find Tao giving him a blank look."That's nice and everything, hyung, but I came here for the cake."Kyungsoo nods and gives him a shaky smile. "I'm sorry, Tao. I'll stay quiet."They stay silent for a few minutes and Kyungsoo traces the patterns on the table cloth. He thinks doing a great job of hiding his feelings until he hears the scrape of a chair against the hardwood floor and finds himself engulfed in a hug."Kyungsoo, please don't be like this., It's scaring me," Tao whines, rubbing circles against Kyungsoo's back. "Tell me everything now. I'll listen."It's only then that Kyungsoo realizes that he's been silently crying all this time.*~*~*~*~Two weeks later...Jongin tries his best to concentrate, eyebrows furrowing as he misses another step, messing the group number up again.Sehun groans and stops the music, glaring at his best friend."Everyone, take 15," Sehun says as everyone but Jongin quickly disperses from the room."Get your head out of the clouds, Jongin," Sehun says sternly. His eyes meet Jongin's glistening ones and Sehun tries to keep his composure because Jongin looks like a sad little puppy and it's killing him."I just miss my Kyunggie hyung," Jongin whines, lying on the floor, rolling back and forth.Sehun tries his hardest not to give Jongin a hard time. After all, Jongin's been in love with Kyungsoo for years now and from what Jongin tells him, Kyungsoo has recently confessed to liking Jongin. However, it seems like Kyungsoo's been doing a great job of playing hide and seek with Jongin - minus the seek part - because it's been two weeks since Jongin has last seen or talked to Kyungsoo since the said confession.Jongin's been miserable, not being able to concentrate for their upcoming recital as all he can think about is his hyung - what's he doing right now? What's he eating? Is he making kimchi fried rice for someone else? - that question precedes a 10 minute crying session that Sehun tries to forget because it will scar him for life."Listen, give him time. He'll eventually come back. In the meantime, come back to earth for a least another 20 minutes so that we can get this routine down perfect before the senior recital, okay?"Jongin sighs heavily. "Okay, Sehun. You're right. I'll give him time. I'll try better for the dance practice. I know you all want to get out of here as soon as you can for the day."The two share a smile as Sehun reaches out a hand to help Jongin up off the floor. The rest of the dancers come back in and take their places.Sehun is just about to reach for the play button on the stereo before he hears one of their classmates yell out, "Hey look, Isn't that Kyungsoo and Tao across the street? Who knew they are so chummy with each other?"Sehun winces as he hears a stumble, a crack, and a groan right behind him.This is going to be a long afternoon.*~*~*~*~Kyungsoo paces back and forth in the living room, wringing a towel in his hand with worry. He has spent the day with Tao, trying to help the man find a perfect gift for Sehun (it turns out Tao had a crush on the dance major for about a year now and is trying to pluck up the courage to ask the younger one out for a date) and they are about to go their separate ways so Kyungsoo can make dinner when he gets a phone call from the very said Oh Sehun. Sehun is frantic, stating that Jongin needs to be brought to the ER again because his waist injury flared up after slipping and stumbling during their dance practice.Although Sehun assures him that everything is well with Jongin, Kyungsoo could not help but worry and decides to wait until Sehun drops off Jongin. It takes hours and as it gets later and later, Kyungsoo's companions - Tao, Baekhyun, and Chanyeol - end up leaving one by one until he's the only one left sitting on the couch.It's 1am and he's just about to reach out for his phone to call Sehun again when he hears the familiar sound of the door unlocking. He rushes to the door, wanting to cry at the sight of Jongin wincing as Sehun struggles to hold him upright.Sehun roughly pushes Jongin towards Kyungsoo and they almost fall if it wasn't for Kyungsoo's fast reflexes. Sehun waves goodbye, laughing and leaves the two awkward roommates by themselves."Hyung, I think it's best if we go to our room," Jongin says.Kyungsoo's heartbeat races at the sound of Jongin's smooth, deep voice.It's been two weeks since he's last seen or heard his roommate and for him to be in this close proximity, his senses are in overdrive."Right, let's go," Kyungsoo says, leading the way.As soon as they get to their room, Kyungsoo lays Jongin on his own bed. They stare awkwardly at each other until Jongin gives Kyungsoo his signature smile."I'm okay, hyung."This is when Kyungsoo chooses to explode."I'm okay? IM OKAY? That's the only thing you're going to tell me? Do you know how worried I was when I got that phone call from Sehun? I was going insane, Jongin. I haven't eaten, I haven't slept. All I could think about was how you were doing and if you were going to be alright..."Kyungsoo stops talking, trying to catch a breath.He looks at Jongin expectantly. Jongin just laughs bitterly."If I knew that getting injured would have gotten you to talk to me, I would've injured my waist two weeks ago.""Don't say things like that," Kyungsoo snaps at him before crouching to the ground, hiding his face in shame. This is ridiculous. Everything about this situation is ridiculous and the last thing he needs is for Jongin to bring up that stupid confession."Hyung, please come to my bed right now," Jongin requests."No.""Hyung, do you want me to attempt to get up from here because you know I would."Kyungsoo sighs, knowing that Jongin is stubborn so he gets up and plops himself on the side of Jongin's bed as Jongin props himself up against the headboard."We need to talk about two weeks ago.""What happened two weeks ago?""Hyung, you cant be like this."Kyungsoo groans."You told me you love me.""I don't remember that.""You told me you were in love with me and you ran. Why did you run?""I don't recall running. I just simply remembered that I had a lot of things to do."Jongin stares at him pointedly. "Why did you run?"Kyungsoo laughs bitterly. "So you wanted me to stay? For what? So I can watch you reject me? I know you think I'm strong Jongin, but I don't think I can handl--"He freezes as he feels Jongin grab his chin and place a gentle kiss on his cheek.Jongin stares at him bashfully."I wish you would have stayed long enough for me to let you know that I'm in love with you too, hyung."Kyungsoo stares at Jongin, frozen in his spot."Can I kiss you now, hyung? Properly?"Kyungsoo nods, straddling Jongin. He tries to be careful enough to make sure he doesn't further injure Jongin's waist as he wraps his arms around the younger man before gently placing his lips onto Jongin's and closing his eyes.Their kisses are frantic and wild, as if they're trying to make up for lost time. Jongin's gentle touches and the way that he smiles into their kisses drive Kyungsoo crazy and before he knows it, Jongin is trying to lift him up to switch positions and they suddenly find themselves rolling to the floor.They both groan in pain, Jongin lying on top of Kyungsoo.Jongin smirks, "So should we continue this right here, hyung?"Kyungsoo rolls his eyes. "Not until your waist gets better."Jongin pouts."How about a massage and a Pororo movie marthon instead?" Kyungsoo suggests, smiling and winking at Jongin.Jongin smiles brightly, placing a quick peck on Kyungsoo's lips. "You're the best, you know that?"He gets up slower than usual and Kyungsoo helps him get into his previous position on the bed."I love you, Kyungsoo.""I love you too, Jongin."And now Kyungsoo knows - saying you're in love with someone is easy as long as they're worth it. *~*~*~*~*~A/N: OH MY GOD IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FINISH THIS STORY. ;________; What have I done? What did I write? /hugs you guys/ Thank you for being patient with this author *points to self* as she tends to ramble as she writes. Kaisoo is probably my main OTP and it took me forever to write this bc I want to do them justice but ughh. LOL I hope you guys still enjoy. =)