Dried Out (1/1)

"He couldn't have chosen a more appropriate time to let the bomb off! That jerk!" Jun Su was fuming with rage. He never really liked Jung Yun Ho. For him, he was such an airhead. But since his best friend loved him so much, he was left with no other choice but to learn to accept him. And during the last eight years or so that he has known him, he's became somewhat friends with Jae Joong's boyfriend. Or ex-boyfriend rather. "It was fucking Thanksgiving Hyung!""Jun Su-ah, please calm down and PLEASE," Jae Joong shot him a pleading gaze. "Minimize the cursing.""I'll say whatever I wanna say! He deserves it! I hope God won't let me see that sonofabitch or else I'll kill him!" Jae Joong eyed his best friend with a horrified expression on his face. There was nothing in Jun Su's face but seriousness. At the same time, Jun Su was regarding him with his wary eyes. Jae Joong shook his head. "And Hyung, cry if you must. Let it all out! I'll die in anxiety seeing you like this." When he heard what happened from Jae Joong, he rushed to his place, ditching a romantic getaway in Bora Bora with his boyfriend Yoo Chun, expecting a messed up apartment and the reeking smell of alcohol to say the least. But what welcomed him was the usual smell of vanilla-scented candles Jae Joong loved so much and well-arranged stuff. And Jae Joong didn't look like he cried or something. He thought something was really wrong."I. . .I can't." He said in a voice just above whisper."What do you mean you can't?! Since when can't you cry in front of me?" He snapped, his tone an octave higher. He was mad and he was worried!"It's not that I can't cry in front of you! I can't cry! I can't even shed a tear! I was trying to do just that before I called you!" Suddenly, Jae Joong was yelling, his face flushed in controlled anger. He dropped himself on the couch in a loud thump. He pinched the bridge of his nose tightly to prevent an impending migraine attack. It disturbed him that he can't feel anything even after Yun Ho left. He just sat there for the longest time, mind blank. When he finally snapped out of it, he thought he should cry his heart out. His one great love just broke his heart. But his eyes remained dry.He felt Jun Su occupy the seat beside him. Even if Jun Su was bad-mouthed most of the time, he knew when to stop. He just realized Jun Su was crying when he felt a sudden chill from his wet shirt. He smiled despite of himself. He can trust his best friend do the things that he can't. For always.***************************************************************************"When was the last time we went out like this?" Jun Su squealed in his trademark dolphin voice. He twirled around Barney's atrium, garnering glances from the crowd. One of Jae Joong's hands involuntarily went up to cover his mouth while laughing. Jun Su and his silliness. After quite sometime of moping (and attempting to make his tearducts work), he asked Jun Su to join him instead in a shopping spree. They also went to the salon and had a total makeover, had a relaxing massage at their favorite spa and watched a play in Broadway. He apologized when one of Jun Su's shopping bags hit one of the passersby and caught his best friend by the arm. The old woman glared at him and Jun Su."Su-ah, I don't want you to end up in the front page of New York Times tomorrow!" He dragged him towards the escalator. "Let's get out of here. Let's have dinner at 21 Club, what do you say?""Your treat?" Jun Su raised an eyebrow. It was one of the hippest restaurants in Manhattan. And one of the most expensive too."Shoot." His best friend even clapped his hands and he can't help but laugh at his childishness. "Call Yoo Chun-ah too. I fear he's starting to think I'm stealing you from him." He really felt guilty Jun Su had to cancel his trip to Bora Bora just to be with him but he really can't help it. He had no family or other friends to call aside from him."Hey, MY Chunnie's not like that at all!" He protested. "And besides, he understands. He would have joined me in cheering you up today if only he doesn't find shopping too girly." Jun Su chuckled."I know, you silly. I was just joking!" He swatted his arm playfully.***************************************************************************"I can't believe you dragged me into Christmas shopping!" Kang In rolled his eyes. Yun Ho called him and asked him if he can accompany him today. He knew he just broke up with Jae Joong and he thought they're going club hopping or something. But Christmas shopping?! It didn't help that Barney's was too full of people. His eyesight was already becoming bleary because of the ant-like crowd elbowing their way in the Christmas rush."I am doing this for Mom." Yun Ho admitted slowly."Ohhh. Trying to get in her good book, eh? That's what you get for dumping Jae Joong at Thanksgiving." He smirked. It was common knowledge that Yun Ho's family loved Jae Joong to a fault. Jae Joong's an orphan and when he and Yun Ho became friends and eventually became lovers, the Jung family practically took him in. "But why do I have to suffer too?" He whined."Because that's the least you can do to help your cousin out, you pabo!" Yun Ho was feeling distraught that his family was ignoring him like air since he and Jae Joong broke up. It was such a miracle that his mother agreed when he offered to buy extra Christmas decorations that she needs."But I wasn't the one who broke up with Jae Jo--wait, isn't that him?" He nudged him and Yun Ho's eyes darted to the direction Kang In was pointing and there he was, on the escalator going down. It was Jae Joong, yes, but different altogether. His shoulder length blonde hair was cut short and was dyed into deep brown, framing his face beautifully. He wasn't wearing his spectacles and he felt a prickling sensation in his chest as Jae Joong smiled to what Jun Su, his best friend, was saying. The familiar smile that he knew too well.*It wasn't even a week and he's moved on already?* He thought bitterly. He ward the unwanted thoughts away. Wasn't it the reason why it took him so long to finally break it up with him? He was worried that he might not be able to take it. And now that he was doing fine, he was getting worked up? Maybe he's becoming mental and should seek a shrink's help. "Yeah. It's him." He feigned disinterest."Damn, he looks good." Kang In tsked while Yun Ho cast daggers to his cousin's direction.***************************************************************************A/N: First chapter up! I hope you guys like it. For those who doesn't celebrate and is not familiar with it, Thanksgiving Holiday is widely observed in US and Canada and is even more important than Christmas for some people. In the US, it's celebrated every last Thursday of the month of November while in Canada, every second Monday of October.I included links to Jae Joong's 'before and after the break up' look.before: [bestuff.com/images/images_of_stuff/210x600/kim-jae-joong-94459.jpg]after: [img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire3/203e8db89375a9b63d526b197fbecb491234667026_full.jpg]Thank you for reading and leave comments please! I really appreciate it:)