Sejak kejadian itu aku tak pernah menjenguk kyuhyun oppa lagi. Aku tak mau merasa sakit yang lebih lagi melihat mereka berdua. Lebih baik aku tak usah melihat kyuhyun oppa lagi. Dari pada aku harus menangis terisak didalam hati.

Tak terasa sebentar lagi ujian tengah semester. Aku harus mempersiapkan diriku dengan sebaiknya. Seperti biasa aku berangkat kekampus dengan kakakku. Aku melihat suasana di kampus terasa berbeda. Mungkin hanya perasaanku saja. Aku memasuki ruangan kelas. Seprtinya teman-temanku sedang belajar dari raut wajah mereka tampak serius. Ternyata sebentar lagi musim dingin,biasanya saat-saat menjelang akhir musim gugur aku dan kyuhyun oppa berjalan-jalan ke taman atau bermain ice skeating sebelum awal musim dingin. Ah~ Kyuhyun oppa aku sungguh merindukanmu. Apakah kau merasakan hal yang sama denganku?  Atau kau malah sedang  tersenyum bersama Mikha unnie. Mengapa aku terus saja mengingatnya? Padahal kini aku coba melupakannya.

Aku pergi keluar kelas, aku bosan dengan suasana seperti itu. Perutku sangat lapar, dan aku  memutuskan pergi ke kantin. Sepertinya kantin sedang sepi hari ini, kalau begitu aku beruntung sekali.

“Ji hoon”

Seseorang memanggilku  dari belakang. Aku menengok ke belakang. Ternyata Mikha unnie yang memanggilku. Dia menghampiriku.

“Ji hoon anyeong”

“Unnie,ada apa?”

“Mmm…Ji hoon sepertinya sudah lama kau tidak menjenguk kyuhyun  Menurut suster sudah dua bulan kau tak pernah ke rumah sakit”

Dua bulan? Ya ampun sudah selama itu aku tidak bertemu kyuhyun oppa. Sejak kejadian yang waktu itu. “Unnie, aku sangat sibuk akhir-akhir ini. Dan lagi pula sudah ada kau yang akan menemaninya. Jadi aku tenang selama ada dirimu” jawabku

“Tapi aku tak sesering kau menjenguknya seperti dulu. Kupikir dia akan merindukanmu”

“Ah unnie kau ini. Oh iya bagaimana keadaan kyuhyun oppa sekarang? Apakah kondisinya semakin membaik?”

“Ya tentu saja Ji hoon. Sekarang dia bisa berjalan. Walaupun belum sekuat dulu. Tapi  sayangnya dia belum bisa berbicara”

“Syukurlah unnie. Hmm..aku kekelas dulu yah unnie. Terima kasih infonya., Annyeonghi kashipshiyo”

“Annyeonghi kyesayo”

Aku bejalan menjauhinya. Benarkan perkiraanku. Kyuhyun oppa kondisinya semakin membaik dengan adanya Mikha unnie. Sekarang dia bisa berjalan. Sungguh menajubkan. Mikha unnie sungguh berarti bagi kyuhyun oppa. Sedangkan aku….aku hanya parasit bagi mereka.

Nafsu makanku jadi hilang setelah mendengar semua ucapannya tadi. Ji hoon, jangan pikirkaan kyuhyun oppa. Pikirkan ujian tengah semester nanti.

Pukul 17.35

Aku segera keluar dari kampus. Sepertinya udara semakin dingin. Ingin sekali aku mampir ke kedai kopi. Mungkin memang aku butuh sedikit kopi untuk melepas kepenatan. Aku pun menuju ke kedai kopi diseberang kampus.

Bau kopi sangat terasa saat aku memasuki kedai kopi Kopen. Sudah sekitar 8 bulan aku tidak pernah mampir kesini sejak kyuhyun oppa kecelakaan. Karena yang biasanya menemaniku disini hanyalah dia. Ya ampun terlintas lagi dia dalam benakku. Mengapa selalu dia yang muncul dalam pikiranku? Apakah aku merindukannya?

Kuputuskan untuk keluar dari kedai kopi tersebut. Semakin aku berada di dalam semakin  pula ku mengingatnya. Aku mencoba untuk pulang dan mencari taksi. Akhirnya tak lama kemudian aku mandapatkan taksi.

“Ju Kyoung hospital”

Omo apa yang aku katakan pada supir taksi. Ju Kyoung hospital?

Sepertinya aku benar- benar merindukannya.

Sesampainya di rumah sakit aku ragu,aku takut dia tak memberi  respon padaku atau bahkan tak mau bertemu denganku. Baiklah aku memutuskan untuk melihatnya hanya dari luar kamarnya saja untuk memastikan keadaanya. Aku berjalan mendekati kamar 310.

Aku melihatnya di pintu kaca. Sepertinya biasa dia memandang keluar jendela. Apa yang dia lihat diluar sana yah? Aku masih menatapnya dari luar kamarnya.

Kreekk…. Tiba-tiba pintunya terbuka. Ya  ampun aku harus segera menutupnya.  Namun Kyuhyun oppa menatap kearahku.

“ Ji hooon,,,,,”

“Opp…opppa”

Dia turun dari ranjangnya dan berjalan tertatih-tatuh kearahku. Apa yang harus kulakukan? Aku langsung berlari menjauhinya sesegera mungkin. Namun dia tampak berjalan kearah ku.

“Ji hoon”

Aku  bersembunyi dibalik dinding. Ternyata dia terjatuh dan meringis kesakitan. Aku tak tahu apa yang harus kulakukan. Aku segera memanggil suster dari kamar lain.

“ Suster cepat di kamar 310 ada pasien yang jatuh” ucapku

“Baiklah” kata suster tersebut

Aku pun langsung keluar rumah sakit.  Bodoh sekali diriku. Seandainya saja aku tak kerumah sakit pasti dia tak akan jatuh dan kesakitan seperti itu. Aku mencari taksi untuk pulang.

Sesampainya di rumah badanku lemas . Aku merasa bersalah. Seandainya pintu kamar tadi tidak terbuka pasti dia tidak akan melihatku. Atau mungkin setidaknya aku tidak pergi ke rumah sakit.  Bagaimana keadaan oppa sekarang? Apakah dia baik-baik saja? Atau kondisinya semakin buruk?

Aku ingin sekali pergi ke rumah sakit sekali lagi. Tapi itu tidak mungkin. Baiklah besok aku putuskan untuk ke rumah sakit dan menanyakannya pada suster Taeyon.

“Ji hoon bangun….bangun…bangun jelek”

Aku membuka mataku. Ternyata Heechul oppa yang membangunkanku.

“Ada apa oppa?”

“Ada mikha datang menjemputmu.”

“Untuk apa dia datang kesini?”

“Tanya saja padanya. Cepat mandi”

Heechul oppa keluar dari kamarku. Untuk apa dia datang kesini. Aku beranjak dari tempat tidurku. Aku pun segera pergi keluar kamar dan menemui Mikha unnie yang sedang duduk di ruang tamu.

“Unnie, ada apa?”

“Ji hoon, maaf yah di hari minggu ini aku mengganggumu. Aku Cuma ingin mengajakmu ke rumah sakit untuk menjenguk kyuhyun”

“Tapi unnie, sepertinya aku tidak bisa karena masih banyak tugas yang belum diselesaikan.”

“Ji hoon, kau ini bagaimana Mikha sudah jauh-jauh datang kesini tapi kau malah menolak ajakannya. Cepat mandi dan berangkat ke rumah sakit” ucap umma

“ Tapi umma… aku banyak tugas”

“Sudahlah cepat. Tugas bisa ditunda lain kali. Kasian Mikha sudah menunggu dari tadi”

“Baiklah. Unnie tunggu aku sebentar lagi yah”

Bagaimana ini, aku harus ke rumah sakit.Aku pun segera mandi dan bersiap-siap untuk pergi ke rumah sakit. Beberapa lama kemudian aku menemui Mikha unnie.

“ Unnie ayo kita berangkat. Umma aku pergi dulu yah”

Aku dan mikha Unnie segera keluar.

“Naik mobilku saja yah” katanya . Aku mengangguk.

Di sepanjang perjalanan kami hanya terdiam . Aku cemas tentang kejadian kemarin.

Tak lama kemudian kami sampai di rumah sakit. Kami menaiki lift dan berjalan menuju kamar 310. Dadaku berdegup kencang. Kami pun memasuki kamar. Tampak suster Taeyon sedang memberi Kyuhyun oppa obat.l

“Ji Hoon, sudah lama kau tidak kesini.”

“Suster, aku sibuk akhir-akhir ini”

“ Aku pergi dulu yah. Dia sudah kuberi obat.”

Mikha unnie menghampiri Kyuhyun oppa.. Dia membelai rambutnya. Aku ingin menutup mataku untuk tidak melihat hal itu. Dia berbicara dengan Kyuhyun oppa. Mereka berdua tampak tersenyum. Untuk apa aku kesini kalau Cuma ingin melihat itu. Lebih baik aku pulang.

“Ji hoon, mengapa kau masih disitu. Ayo kesini aku yakin kau merindukannya kan. Kyuhyun juga sepertinya merindukanmu. Mmm aku ingin keluar sebentar. Tolong kau jaga dia yah. Cuma sebentar saja.”

“Baiklah unnie”

“ Kyuhyun aku keluar sebentar yah”

Kyuhyun oppa tersenyum.Mikha unnie keluar kamar. Dan sekarang hanya aku dan kyuhyun oppa. Dia melihat keluar jendela seperti biasa. Aku berjalan perlahan menghampirinya.

“Oppa, maafkan aku atas peristiwa kemarin. Aku tidak bermaksud menyakitimu oppa. Harusnya aku tidak lari tapi aku takut untuk mengahadapimu.Aku tak mau perasaanku semakin bertambah kepadamu. Aku takut menghadapi mu. Aku takun semakin berharap padamu. Aku…aku takut semakin mencintaimu . Aku takut tak bisa merelakanmu dengannya. Aku takut kau akan mengatakan hal yang sama saat di taman. Aku takut terhadap diriku sendiri oppa. Itu sebabnya aku tak pernah lagi mau menemuimu selama dua bulan ini. Aku senang melihatmu sudah bisa berjalan walaupun belum pulih benar. Dan itu semua berkat Mikha unnie kan. Dia sungguh berharga bagimu sedangkan aku mungkin hanyalah bayangan selewat bagimu oppa. Sekali lagi aku minta maaf atas peristiwa kemarin.”

Dia masih menatap keluar jendela. Aku tau pasti dia tidak akan meresponku. Aku lega mengatakan semua padanya. Aku berjalan meninggalkanya.

“Mengapa kau baru mengatakannya sekarang Ji hoon”

Aku berbalik,. Ternyata Kyuhyun oppa yang berbicara dan dia menatapku.

“ Oppa,  kau…kau bisa bicara”

“Bukankah dari dulu aku bisa bicara. Semua lelucon itu, dan semua perkataanku saat di taman. Siapa yang mengatakannya? Aku kan. Mengapa kau bilang seakan-akan aku belum bisa bicara sebelumnya. Apakah kau tidak sadar kemarin aku memanggilmu?”

“ Jadi selama di rumah sakit kau bisa bicara oppa?  Mengapa selama ini kau hanya terdiam.? Aku tidak mengerti”

“ Apa yang kau tidak mengeti tentangku? Bukankah selama ini kau yang mengajakku bicara. Berbicara tentang musim panas yang kau lewati tanpaku, tentang awal musim gugur dan tentang semuanya yang kau alami”

Aku semakin tidak mengerti apa yang  dia katakan. Semuanya membuatku bingung.

“Aku bingung oppa”

“ Sejak kecelakaan yang terjadi, aku sulit untuk berbicara. Setiap malam aku terjaga  mencoba untuk bisa berbicara. Untuk bisa memberikan tanggapan tentang semua yang kau ceritakan padaku. Untuk bisa berbicara lagi denganmu. Tapi setiap aku mencoba berbicara denganmu mulutku rasanya tertutup. Pikiranku dipenuhi rasa bersalah dengamu.”

“Mengapa kau merasa bersalah padaku?”

“Masih ingat kejadian di taman. Beberapa jam sebelum kecelakaan. Aku memikirkanmu. Pikiranku kacau. Aku merasa bersalah atas semua yang kukatakan padamu. Aku merasa begitu kejam. Pada saat aku mencoba untuk menemui Mikha. Pikiranku kosong, sehingga aku harus mengalami kejadian seperti ini. Tapi di detik-detik terakhir yang terlintas di benakku hanyalah kematian dan kau”

“Oppa….aku…aku “

“Kau semakin membuatku menyesal dengan semua yang sudah kau lakukan. Kau menemaniku setiap hari. Menceritakan tentang kejadian di luar sana yang tidak bisa aku lihat. Kau membuatku semakin bingung Ji hoon”

Aku terdiam dan tak terasa air mataku mengalir. Rasanya aku ayng harus bingung.

“Haii Ji hooon….” Terdengar suara perempuan dari belakangku . Ternyata Mikha unnie.

“Maaf yah menunggku lama sekali. Loh Ji hoon mengapa kau menangis” tanyanya

“Unnie kepalaku pusing. Aku pulang dulu yah”

“Baiklah Ji hoon terima kasih atas semuanya. Hati-hati yah”

Aku segera keluar dari kamar itu. Dadaku sesak atas semua yang telah dia katakan . Perasaanku campur aduk. Kini aku benar-benar bingung. Semua yang dia katakan membuatku begitu bingung. Apa mau mu oppa? Ku ingin membuatku menangis lagi.

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Wow, it’s getting close to that one year mark. One year from the time I first picked up that book that would completely change my life, and I am thankful for that! But there is so much more that I am thankful for, and I think many of you can agree on the same things…

I am thankful for white undershirts.

And possibly more importantly, thankful for the person that decided that is was a good idea to wear them with no shirt over. Yowza!  Then add this very crucial ingredient to Rob and ::died::.

I am thankful for Letters to Rob.

As I have said numerous times, it is all there fault. This right here ::waves hands around:: is all their fault. My renewed sense of snark and spunk… all their fault. My inability to live without Twitter… all their fault. My unhealthy attachment to the Brit Pack boys… all their fault. The numerous new friends I have made because of all the previous things mentioned… all their fault. Love those girls!!

Oh yes, they set everything in motion leading up to this picture!

I am thankful for fan fiction.

Damn it all to hell if this shit isn’t addicting as hell! But, I do love it. I love the fact that I can read stories inspired by the same series that inspired me in a different way. I love the fact that I can read these on my phone and avoid communicating with any real people.  I love the fact that I can read more stories where I can picture Rob as the main leading man!!

I am thankful for YouTube.

YouTube, a site I used to think was full of lame ass videos of guys doing stupid human tricks is now practically porn for me! Who knew that there were so many Rob videos that could help me to continue to build my strong and everlasting lust for this Brit boy? Need an example? Of course you do…

I am thankful for Red Lobster.

Lobster and corn on the cob never has been so hawt! Now this restaurant no longer remind me of the hubs and mine’s engagement dinner, but instead of the unimaginable things I’d like to do with Rob. Anyone up for a field trip?

Those are only a few of the many, MANY things I am thankful for! What are you thankful for this year?

WARNING: This snippet does contain a spoiler…read at your own risk….

When Melina was a little girl growing up in her small town of Newheim, she dreamed she would be of big things. She loved to dance and often went to auditions. She performed with some of the biggest names in music and dreamt of being on Broadway. Staring out at the Decatur sunlight, Melina softly shook her head. So close, yet so far.

She wasn’t sure exactly where her fall from grace plummeted. Maybe it was the recreational cocaine habit she formed when she toured with several pop acts. Maybe it was the non-stop orgies she had when she was a cheerleader for a certain football team. Or maybe it was just her. Melina always seemed to get herself in predicaments that would astonish even some of her closest friends. People still wondered how she went from making six figures a year to stripping in a high-end strip club and having creditors pound on her door.

But that awful and dreaded past was about to be over. In just a few moments, Melina was going to have the lifestyle she always wanted. The fur coats, the bling, the Louboutins, the celebrity friends. She was going to inherit a step-daughter but Melina was not concerned about Isabella. There were always nannies available to take care of her.

She glanced down at the diamond watch Dave purchased for her. When in the hell is he going to get home?

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What was the price of someone’s life? A life is priceless according to many people but Dave begged to differ. A homeless person was not worth the same dollar amount as Bill Gates. A street whore did not have the same value as Mother Theresa. Everyone had a different value on their lives.

But what was the price for intentionally fucking up someone’s life for your own personal enjoyment?

As Dave withdrew money from the bank, he decided Melina’s price was $500,000 and an audition with another sports team in a city that was very far away from the state of Georgia.

Dave was sending Melina to Toronto.

Anyeong!
Lama banget nie FF akhirnya bisa aQ post jga…
Jangan lupa komen ya???
Selamat membaca~
*mianhae kalau gaje*

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“ayo ayo!cepat!come on!”ucap HeeChul padaku “ne!sabarlah!”ucapku sembari keluar dari mobil HeeChul.

Namun saat aku berdiri badanku serasa tak seimbang dan nyaris saja terjatuh namun dengan sigap HeeChul memegang badanku

“kamu enggak apa-apa?”tanya nya “e..enggak…”jawabku “bener?kalau kamu sakit pulang aja sekarang!”ucapnya lagi sembari membawaku duduk di dekat mobil “jangan oppa!udah yuk masuk!takut di tungguin!”ucapku padanya “oke”jawabnya lalu menuntunku berjalan.

Baru pernah aku ngerasain kaya gini…

“anyeong!”ucap KyuHyun saat aku dan HeeChul sudah tiba di dalam gedung dimana pengambilan gambar akan dilakukan “anyeong!”ucapku dan HeeChul bersama “hyung!!noona!anyeong!”ucap Wook dan YeSung bersama “anyeong!”ucapku dan HeeChul lagi.

“gimana?udah siap?”tanya HeeChul “udah!daritadi Cuma nunggu Chul hyung!”ucap YeSung “ya udah yuk!”ucapku lalu segera menyuruh HeeChul untuk bersiap-siap.

Gila~~~aku kira ni MV Cuma di dalam ruangan!ternyata!keluar segala!padahal udara lagi panas panasnya!!!duh~jadi pusing lagikan!

“aaah~~~SeoYoon~~~”panggil HeeChul saat istirahat “wae?”jawabku “kamu kok lesu banget?”tanyanya dengan tampang prihatin “aah~~~enggak!”jawabku ampun~~~baru pernah HeeChul perhatian ke aku! “yakin?ya udah kesana yuk!”ucapnya lalu mengajakku menyusul orang yang lain keluar ruangan “udah sono oppa!”ucapku sembari mendorong Hee oppa “ne~~~”ucapnya lalu menuju ke tempat pengambilan gambar terakhir

Setelah 5 jam akhirnya pembuatan MV ini selesai…huaaaah~~~~akhirnya~~~~

“oppa!udah ku urus semua!ayo pulang!”ucapku setelah beres menyelesaikan urusan “okeh!come on!”ucapnya lalu menggeret ku masuk ke mobil

“SeoYoon~aah!gimana kalau kita jalan-jalan sebentar?”ucap HeeChul di tengah jalan “mwo??kemana?”tanyaku “ke…pantai?”ucapnya “besok-besok ah!”ucapku “wae?”tanyanya “males”jawabku singkat “please,..yaaa???”ucapnya merayuku “no!”ucapku lagi “aaah,,..please”pintanya terus menerus “pilih sekarang aja apa nanti malam?”tanyaku “yaa…dua-duanya!”ucapnya “no!just one!”ucapku “okeh!lebih penting yang nanti malam!”jawabnya “dandan yang cantik ya???”ucapnya lagi “lihat saja nanti!”ucapku.

~malam harinya~

“unnie?mau kemana sih?”tanya Nara yang lagi main di rumah kami “iya nih nuna!tumben rapi bener”sambung Onew “hmm…SooYoung!mau komen apa?”ucapku
“no”jawabnya yang lagi serius telepon-teleponan “okeh!kayaknya kalian berdua bisa bicarain sendiri penyebab aku kayak gini”ucapku lalu kembali ke kamar sesaat aku melihat sejoli itu saling berpandangan dan mengangkat bahunya seakan mengatakan ‘aku juga tak tahu’.

Hum…biarlah…sesaat aku memandang penampilanku…apa ini berlebihan?sampai mereka ter heran-heran???yah…hanya gaun se lutut berwarna ungu yang berhiaskan kupu-kupu,lalu kalung berliontin kupu-kupu,sepatu high heels 5cm berwarna ungu,gelang yang masih serasi dengan kalung…aku rasa biasa saja…ah!sekarang rambut???di apain ya?Nara!tanya Nara ah…

“Kwan Nara~~~”panggilku sembari keluar kamar “ne unnie?”ucapnya “sini bentar!”ucapku,ia langsung meninggalkan Onew dan mendatangiku “kenapa unnie?”tanyanya “dandani aku…please…”pintaku “unnie udah cantik!”jawabnya “rambutku…”ucapku “baiklah!”ucapnya dengan sigap ia menata rambutku.

“Waah…”ucapku setelah Nara selesai menata rambutku bisa dibilang sederhana tapi sangat cocok dengan gaun yang ku gunakan…

“selera mu tinggi”ucapku “biasa aja unnie”ucapnya “emang mau kemana sih unnie?”tanyanya “acara ma HeeChul oppa”jawabku “ooh~~~pantas”ucapnya“pantas apa?”tanyaku “pantas dandan cantik banget…hihihi”ucapnya lalu tertawa kecil “aish!maksudmu apa?”ucapku lagi “sudahlah pasti unnie ada apa-apa ma HeeChul oppakan?”goda Nara “enggak!”jawabku sambil melotot,nyali Nara langsung ciut,hahaha~~~sepertinya ia takut aku melotot.

“Noona!!!ada HeeChul hyung!!!!”teriak Onew dari luar “ne!”jawabku lalu keluar di ikuti Nara “Aku pergi dulu ya Onew,Nara,SooYoung!”ucapku lalu pergi menyusul HeeChul yang menunggu di mobil “mianhae,lama”ucapku lalu segera masuk ke mobil “hmm…kenapa penampilanmu serba ungu?”tanyanya “wae?enggak papa kan?”ucapku “gwenchana…”ucapnya lalu memacu mobilnya cepat.

“ayo turun!”ucap HeeChul sembari memarkir mobilnya di tempat parkir sebuah restoran “eh?disini?”tanyaku “ya~~~”ucapnya “katanya pesta?kok biasa aja”ucapku sembari memandang sekitar restoran yang cukup ramai itu “aku boong!”ucapnya lalu tertawa kecil “aah!oppa!kamu boongin aku?uuh!!!”ucapku kesel “tapi soal ketemu ma temenku beneran kok!”ucapnya lagi.

Setibanya didalam restoran tiba-tiba ada seseorang yang memanggil HeeChul
“HeeChul Hyung!”teriak laki-laki yang bersama seorang wanita itu “eh!anyeong!ayo kesana SeoYoon”ucap HeeChul “anyeong!”ucap laki-laki itu.

“Oh ya Han ini SeoYoon!Lee SeoYoon,manager ku yang paling bawel!”ucapnya yang bikin aku serasa pengen nyincang dia!sialan!aku di katain bawel??? “anyeong!Lee SeoYoon imnida”ucapku sembari menyalaminya “anyeong!HanGeng atau bisa juga kau panggil HanKyung”ucapnya sembari tersenyum.Omo…senyumnya…ampun deh…

“oppa~~~”ucap wanita yang daritadi hanya duduk terdiam “Hye…HyeYoung…”ucap HeeChul terbata “oppa….”ucap wanita itu lagi,tanpa banyak bicara HeeChul langsung memeluk wanita yang ia panggil HyeYoung itu.

“jadi,aku dan Han sudah berteman sejak kuliah,namun dia balik lagi ke China”jelas HeeChul “ohya!dan HyeYoung itu adalah wanita yang sering ku ceritakan padamu itu Yoon”ucap HeeChul lagi “ooh…gitu…”ucapku jadi ini ya wanita yang ninggalin HeeChul 3 tahun lalu?wanita yang mengecewakan hati HeeChul?lalu kenapa HeeChul terlihat senang bertemu wanita itu lagi?bukankah ia bilang bahwa ia sangat membenci Park HyeYoung?

“HyeYoung!ini SeoYoon!ia managerku!”ucap HeeChul “ne!aku sering melihat kalian bersama di televisi”ucap HyeYoung “anyeong!Lee SeoYoon”ucapku sembari menyalaminya “anyeong!Park HyeYoung”ucapnya “ohya Han!ini lah dia wanita yang ku ceritakan”ucap HeeChul lagi “ya aku udah tahu kali hyung!”ucap Han lalu tertawa kecil.

Ommo…HanKyung manis banget…

“SeoYoon-aah”ucap HeeChul “waeyo oppa?”tanyaku “mau pesan apa?”tanya HeeChul “oppa apa?”ucapku balik nanya “biasa,..kamu?”tanyanya “same with oppa!”ucapku “ohye!”ucapnya lalu memesan ddokboki pada pelayan.

“Yoon,memang kamu enggak pusing jadi manager chul hyung?”tanya Han tiba-tiba “eh?ya gitu deh!kadang bisa sampe aku gila!”ucapku lalu di mlototin ma Chul oppa “waeyo oppa?”ucapku “jangan memperjelek image ku di depan kawan lamaku aah!”ucapnya “aah~~~enggak kok oppa!peace!”ucapku langsung tersenyum padanya.

“ohya!besok ada acara apa kau hyung?”tanya Han “apa ya?apa yoon?”tanyanya padaku “bentar”ucapku lalu mengambil note book kegiatan HeeChul “StarKing and MuBank”ucapku lagi “yah~~~sibuk ya?”ucap Han menunjukan sedikit rasa kecewa “ya lumayan,kenapa han?”ucap HeeChul “pengin reuni ke sungai kayak dulu lagi~~~”ucap HanKyung “kangen sungai Han?”ucap HyeYoung angkat bicara “ne…temani aku besok ya??”pinta Han pada HyeYoung “mianhae…besok aku ada acara”ucap HyeYoung “yah~~terpaksalah besok aku sendiri”ucap Han kecewa

“aha!ma seoyoon aja!”ucap HeeChul tiba-tiba “oppa!”teriakku sambil mencubitnya “wae?kamu enggak mau nemenin dia?”ucap HeeChul “akukan harus nemenin oppa”ucapku padanya “iya hyung!diakan managermu!masa kamu ada acara dia acara sendiri!”ucap Han “never mind!biar kalian bisa lebih saling kenal!”ucap HeeChul “umh…oke deh”ucapku “baiklah,besok aku tunggu di taman dekat sungai ya?”ucap Han “ne oppa!”jawabku.

Tak terasa waktu udah nunjukin pukul 9 malam,kami pun segera pulang ke rumah masing-masing,tentunya aku yang udah ngantuk-ngantuk mpe gg nyambung kalau di ajakin ngmg.

“oppa kok nyuruh aku nemenin Han oppa si?biasanya aku harus di samping oppa terus???”tanyaku saat kami berdua dalam perjalanan pulang “kenapa?kamu enggak mau?ya kan biar kamu sekali-kali menghirup udara gitu lo~~~”jawabnya sembari masih serius menyetir “aku mau!hihihi sok banget!”jawabku lalu tertawa kecil.

Setibanya aku di rumah seperti biasa,rumah mirip kapal pecah!Onew tidur di depan TV,SeoHyun ma Nara di kamar SeoHyun yang ampun berantakannya!DASAR!anak-anak ini!aku memilih untuk tidur supaya besok tidak terlambat bertemu dengan Han!

~pagi hari~

“Nuna~~~”teriak sebuah suara sembari menggoyang-goyangkan badanku “eh???”ucapku “Unnie~~~”teriak sebuah suara lagi sepertinya ini teriakan Onew dan SeoHyun “ah wae???”ucapku yang masih setengah ngantuk “BANGUN!!!lihatlah sudah jam 6!nuna belum membuat sarapan untuk kami!!!”teriak Onew di telingaku

Ah?apa?ya ampun!!!

“aah!mianhae!!!kalian mandi dulu!aku akan buat ramen!”ucap ku lalu menuju ke dapur “cepat nuna~~”teriak Onew cemas terlambat

“ini ini!”ucapku setelah selesai membuat nasi goreng super sederhana “wa??masa cuman nasi goreng?katanya ramen??”protes Onew “udah!makan aja!ketimbang enggak makan!”ucapku sembari menjejalkan sesendok nasi goreng padanya di sambut suara ketawa dari SeoHyun.

“baik nuna!kami berangkat!”ucap Onew “anyeong unnie!”ucap SeoHyun.

Oke!dua anak itu udah berangkat!sekarang aku harus bersiap-siap!

‘neorago neorago neorago neorago’
Hapeku berbunyi tanda sebuah pesan masuk

‘anyeong seoyoon!ini HanKyung!
Save ya?aku tunggu jam 8 di taman ya?’

Wah~tau dari mana ya nopeku???

‘ne oppa~~~’

HAH!mandi!!!udah jam 7.30!!!!

Akupun segera pergi mandi enggak peduli bersih apa enggak!daripada telat!
Batinku

“Yap!”ucapku saat semua sudah beres!mulai dari ujung rambut sampai ujung kaki!
Aku mematut diriku sekali lagi…hmm…apa yang kurang ya???kayaknya udah lengkap semua!okeh!saatnya ketemu Han!!!teriakku dalam hati.

=+=

~sesampainya di taman~

“oppa~”ucapku saat tiba di taman “eh SeoYoon!”jawab Han sembari menghampiriku
“udah lama ya oppa?mianhae..tadi bus’y pke ngetem lama!*emank angkot ngetem?*”jawabku “blom lama kok!hahaha!gwenchana!”jawabnya lalu mengajakku untuk segera ke sungai Han.

“oppa~mengapa kau sangat menyukai sungai ini?”tanyaku di tengah suasana yang sepi “entahlah,setiap aku kembali ke korea,aku tidak akan lupa mengunjungi sungai ini…”jawabnya “gitu ya~~~duduk disana yuk oppa!”ucapku lalu mengajaknya duduk di bangku yang ada di dekat kami “ne…”ucapnya lalu mengikuti langkahku.

“oppa sudah berapa lama kenal ama HeeChul oppa?”tanyaku “ya sejak kuliah…6 tahun ini”jawabnya “ooh~~~trus sekarang oppa kerja apa??”tanyaku lagi “wah kamu mau wawancara aku ya?”ucapnya sembari tertawa kecil “aniyo oppa!Cuma pengen kenal lebih dalem aja!”ucapku “oh…naneun?belom kerja…”jawabnya lalu ketawa “boong!!!”ucapku “hahaha~~iya iya!aku masih jadi anak training di sebuah perusahaan di china,..aku kan enggak bisa se sukses HeeChul hyung”ucapnya “kata siapa oppa?semua orang bisa!asal ada kemauan!kalau udh ada kemauan harus ada usaha abis….”belum selesai aku ngomong handphone ku udah berdering

“bentar oppa~~~”ucapku lalu meraih handphoneku

Aish!siapa si?aku lagi ceramahin Han oppa kok ganggu aja!batinku dalam hati sebelum meraih handphoneku dan melihat layar tertulis dengan jelassss nya

1 miss called

Ampun ni oppa!dasar!kebiasaan!

“mianhae oppa!telpon enggak penting!”ucapku “siapa?HeeChul hyung?”tanyanya “iya!”jawabku “ada apa?”tanyanya “enggak tahu!cumi!”ucapku “hahaha~~~”tanyanya
Dan kamipun terus bercerita sampai enggak nyangka udah jam 12 siang

“udah siang ni SeoYoon!makan dulu yuk!”ajaknya “ayo!”jawabku lalu berdiri “eh!mau kemana?”ucapnya saat aku berjalan bermaksud menuju ke halte bus “halte!”jawabku “naik mobilku SeoYoon!”ucapnya “ohiya!aku lupa kamu bawa mobil ya!”ucapku setengah malu…jangan sampai HeeChul tahu!bisa-bisa dia ngatain aku abis”an!saking malunya aku sampe nabrak seorang cewek yang lagi jalan sambil telepon.

Bruk!

“mianhae…”ucapku pada wanita itu
“aish!lihat enggak sih kalau jalan!”bentak wanita itu
“mianhae..”ucapku sekali lagi
HanKyung oppa yang lagi jalan asik n denger bentakan wanita itu langsung menoleh kebelakang dan melihatku terjatuh

“mianhae noona!”ucap Han oppa sembari membantuku berdiri “dasar!eh!kau SeoYoon!dasar wanita tak bermoral!”ucap wanita itu lalu pergi. Ah!itu HyonJung!

“siapa itu seoyoon?”ucap HanKyung dengan nada penuh tanya “Kim HyonJung…dulu dia adalah sahabat karibku,ia juga melamar kerja menjadi manager HeeChul oppa,namun aku lah yang di terima dan semenjak kejadian itu ia menjadi sosok yang seperti kau lihat barusan…”jelasku “sudahlah!jangan pikirkan hal seperti itu!”ucap Han oppa lalu membawa ku ke mobilnya dan pergi menuju ke sebuah restoran.

Wa~~~aku kira kami akan makan di restoran china!ternyata tidak…untunglah…

“oppa,apakah kau sudah punya kekasih?”tanyaku “eh?belum!kenapa?kamu pasti sudah?”jawabnya “andwee!aku enggak punya pacar!”jawabku lalu memukulnya,hihihi~~~pelan pelan kok!
*author:oy SeoYoon!oppa aye jangan di pukulin pabo!
SeoYoon:ohya mianhae author
Author:awas lo pukul sekali lagi dapet payung!*

“sebenarnya sungai han itu kenangan ku dengan kekasih terakhirku…”ucap Han tiba-tiba “kekasihmu?siapa dia??”tanyaku “namanya Han SeungWon,2 tahun yang lalu ia meninggal karena kecelakaan …tujuannya sangat mulia yaitu menjemput ku di bandara..namun entah apa yang terjadi dengan taksi yang ia tunggangi…hingga ia meninggal dalam kecelakaan itu…”ucap HanKyung oppa suara seperti akan menangis…tapi SeungWon???apakah Han SeungWon yang ia maksud adalah SeungWon sahabatku?kejadiannya juga sama…

Sudahlah!jika aku tanyakan pasti hanya membuat HanKyung oppa semakin sedih,…

“seoyoon!lihat televisi itu!”ucap Han oppa tiba-tiba “waeyo?”jawabku lalu melihat acara di TV itu,sebuah berita deadline!

‘dalam kecelakaan yang terjadi 1 jam yang lalu,sebuah truk bermuatan beras yang berjalan dari mokpo menuju seoul menabrak sebuah mobil yang berlawanan arah,pengemudi mobil itu adalah aktor sekaligus penyanyi yang sedang naik daun yaitu Kim HeeChul!kini korban dibawa ke rumah sakit pusat Seoul karena kondisinya yang parah’ucap sang pembawa acara

“HAH?!apa?!HeeChul oppa!”ucapku “oppa!!!ayo kesana!!!”ucapku pada Han oppa “baik!ayo!”ucapnya lalu segera membayar dan membawaku ke rumah sakit

“permisi sus!bagaimana keadaan HeeChul?”ucap HanKyung setibanya kami di rumah sakit “maaf,dokter belum keluar tunggulah di ruang tunggu”jawab suster itu ramah

Tanpa terasa air mataku menetes…perih sekali…aku merasa sangat bersalah…

“unnie!”panggil seseorang,ah Nara! “nara?”ucapku “siapa dia?”tanya Han oppa “dongsaengku dan kekasih dongsaengku”jawabku “noona~kau tidak apa-apakan?”tanya Onew

Aku hanya menggeleng pelan

“apakah kau tidak bersama dengan HeeChul oppa saat kecelakaan terjadi unnie?”gantian Nara bertanya “andwee…”jawabku,air mataku kembali menetes…aku menyesal… “sudahlah SeoYoon”ucap HanKyung oppa lalu memelukku

Mengapa menangis dalam pelukan HanKyung oppa sangat hangat dan nyaman…aku merasa kembali dalam pelukan HeeChul oppa…

~3 bulan kemudian~

HeeChul oppa telah pergi…tak ada lagi candanya yang selalu menghiasi relung hatiku,tak ada lagi seorang Kim HeeChul yang selalu membuatku kesal,tak ada lagi yang memelukku saat aku menangis dan sedih.

Setelah ia pergi…aku baru menyadari bahwa HeeChul oppa lah cintaku yang sebenarnya…bukan siapa-siapa lagi cintaku memanglah HeeChul oppa…yang selalu setia menemaniku…aku sangat merindukan senyumannya…senyumanmu sangat berarti bagiku oppa…

Namun..sesuai permintaan terakhir darimu oppa…kini aku akan memulai kembali hidupku dengan HanKyung oppa…aku berjanji akan membahagiakan HanKyung oppa seperti kau membahagiakan aku HeeChul oppa…

“SeoYoon-aah…ayo pulang…”ucap HanKyung oppa “ne…”jawabku lalu bangun dan segera meninggalkan makam HeeChul oppa “jangan sedih lagi…”ucap HanKyung oppa lalu mengelap air mataku “ne oppa…saranghamnida…”ucapku lirih “mwo?”ucapnya bingung “aniyo…aku bilang kamsahamnida…”ucapku lalu tertawa kecil.

Kini aku seperti merasakan disisimu HeeChul oppa…walau sebenarnya yang disampingku bukanlah kau tetapi HanKyung oppa…aku akan tetap mengingatmu oppa…terimakasih atas kebahagian yang kau berikan selama 2 tahun aku menjadi managermu,terima kasih atas segala kesenangan yang juga kau berikan pada Onew,Nara,dan SooYoung,terima kasih atas rasa kepercayaanmu padaku HeeChul oppa…aku akan selalu mengingat segalanya oppa…saranghae…

“SeoYoon?”ucap HanKyung oppa membuyarkan lamunanku tentang HeeChul oppa “ah…wae?”jawabku “kamsahamnida…”ucapnya lagi “mwo?untuk apa?”tanyaku “untuk segala yang telah kau beri padaku selama kurang lebih 3 bulan ini…”ucapnya “oppa…”ucapku lalu mulai kembali menteskan air mata “saranghamnida…”ucapku lagi dalam pelukannya.

“hai!noona!hyung!kalian sangat tidak elit berpacaran di makam!”teriak seorang tiba-tiba “aish!onew!”ucapku lalu mengelap mataku,ia langsung berlari bersama Nara yang memang ikut berziarah ke makam HeeChul oppa “ayo!”ucap HanKyung oppa “mwo?kemana?”tanyaku “apakah mau dikatai oleh dongsaengmu lagi???”ucap HanKyung oppa Aku hanya tertawa dan seakan tahu bahwa aku mengatakan ‘tentu tidak’ ia langsung membawaku pergi…

HeeChul oppa…kamsahamnida…kau benar-benar memberikan sesuatu yang indah dalam hidupku…Han oppa…adalah hadian terindah dari tuhan dan kau untukku…dan kau Hee oppa adalah hadiah yang paling terindah yang tuhan kirimkan untukku…walau hanya sekejap…tapi aku sangat menyayangimu oppa…

~The End~

Gmn???
Ni FF sebenarnya emang Cuma 1 part…tapi bisa jadi panjang banget…
Jadi aku buat 2 part…
Cacian,makian dlsb sya terima dengan baik hati…
Komen always…like???up to you…^^

I don’t know about you guys, but I read a lot during the holidays. All these days off work, gotta have something to do. Doesn’t hurt that my brother has taken to giving me a bag ’o books for Christmasevery year, either. So heading into the holidays, I thought I would put down some actual books I have read lately which I loved. My favorite book this year was World War Z, and if you take it seriously, you will be all set for the zombie apocalypse. I’d also recommend A Fraction of the Whole by Steve Toltz, a fantastic book from an Australian author. David Sedaris’s When You Are Engulfed in Flames is pure WIN, and I super-enjoyed Michael Ian Black’s My Custom Van. Around this time of year I usually revisit Melville’s Bartleby the Scrivener and Joyce’s The Dead. I only just finished Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, which is a doorstop of a book and nearly unbearable. Don’t read that one. I un-recommend it. But if you want to know what I’m reading right now, and what I will be reading throughout the end of the year, you have to look under my bed. No, it’s not porn. I keep these books under the bed to read before I go to sleep or easily grab first thing in the morning if I want to carry one with me that day. I’m talking about Georgette Heyer. She wrote during the early-to-mid part of the twentieth century and is most famous for her Regency romances. Oh stop laughing at me—Heyer is more Austen than Quinn. Her historical detail is flawless, her dialogue sparkling, and her heroines sharp, witty, and funny. I like these books around the holidays because they’re generally easy, quick reads with happy endings and guaranteed laugh-out-loud moments. I have a “bummer-free holiday” rule, and Heyer has always been my go-to reading source this time of year. I’d recommend you start with Arabella (think Pride & Prejudice), and then move on to either Venetia or Frederica. My personal favorites also include The Nonesuch and These Old Shades. If you’re looking for light and fun reading that isn’t completely brain-dead, give Heyer a shot. You won’t regret it. On to the fanfic.

“Tropic of Virgo” by In.a.blue.bathrobe

Seriously, why did it take me so long to review this fic? I love this story! I’ve read it probably half a dozen times. This is my favorite fic featuring the Cullens in a band, and it’s my all-time second favorite high school fic, second only to “Wide Awake” (which is like saying I like ponies, but only because I can’t actually own a unicorn). I once described this story to Bestie as, “They’re in high school, but also, they’re in a band.” And that pretty much sums it up. Except not really. Carlisle and Esme are newlyweds who kids date (canon pairings) and also make up the jazz/rock band Breaking Dawn. In my head, this band is like The Decemberists—madly talented, lots of different members, very hipster. Bella moves into Forks and it turns out she can sing (like Sarah McLachlan in my mind), and she gets drawn into Breaking Dawn. Except she has terrible stage fright. Last relevant plot point is that Bella has an online pen pal with whom she shares her writing, and Edward has an online pen pal, too, so…I think you can figure that out before Bella and Edward do. I love this story. Alternately funny, angsty, lemony, and with serious music knowledge infused throughout. Music lovers will love this fic just for all the references thrown down (Rosalie plays a red Gibson SG—perfect, right?). Bella and Edward do the usual “I like you but I shouldn’t” dance, with miscommunications and misunderstandings galore. There’s a dollop of mystery mixed in, and the story follows most Twilight conventions. This story wins points for an excellent use of Jasper. He plays bass while wearing red long johns and cowboy boots. How cool is that? Bonus points for this fic being complete. If you’ve followed me on twitter for a while, you’ve probably seen me rec this story before. It’s one of my all-time faves, one of the first fics I ever read. If you haven’t read this one yet, do so. It’s one of the best-written fics out there, with one of the most enjoyable casts of characters. Oh, and Tanya is, well….just read it. It’s pretty funny how the Cullens get “revenge”. Also, there’s a sequel of sorts going, or maybe a re-telling, called “Tropic of Gemini”—it’s the same group of Cullens but it’s Jasper and Alice’s story.

“The Letter” by changed_by_edward

In keeping with the theme today, I thought I would recommend another music-centric fic. And this one takes the cake because Edward is “EC Velvet”, rapmaster extraordinaire. That’s right. You heard me. Edward Cullen, rap star. Think Eminem—in fact, if you’re at all familiar with Eminem, Velvet’s back-story is going to sound very familiar. That said, this is an interesting fic. Superstar Edward courts shy, recovering-from-a-bad-relaysh Bella, and in his hothouse world of tours and record labels, Bella finds herself growing stronger and more independent. This is actually a pretty serious, angsty fic, but I find the idea of Edward Cullen, rap star, so funny I laugh at some point in every chapter. It’s just not the most obvious choice of career for Edward, you know? But the author really makes it work. The details in this story are solid—Bella joins Edward on tour and suffers from exhaustion, the details about the buses, the assistants, the groupies, all of it rings true. And the Bellward relationship is great, in turns they are both strong, vulnerable, angry, peaceful, supportive, scared. I have to imagine that it paints a fairly realistic portrait of what it would be like for a normal woman to fall for a super-famous guy—stressful. I recommend this story knowing it’s a little out there what with the whole rap thing, and Bella’s semi-stalkerish beginnings, but the central relationship is so well drawn, it’s worth it. Besides, who doesn’t want to see Edward throw down some mad rhymes?

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“Dong Youngbae, excuse me~ is Mr. Dong Youngbae here?” the host at the entry door called, a short girl with curly hair and black outfit. She looked around as if trying to put a face to the name, then stopped at his table, “Mr. Youngbae, your guest is here. Would you like me to bring her back?” He looked up from his table and smiled some, his shyness getting the better of him, “I’m not sure… I don’t feel good right now.” She blinked some and sat down across from him, “You seemed fine when you came in… was your lunch spoiled?” He laughed and looked at her, “I don’t know about that, I just think I can’t face girls if I want to have a relationship with them. My whole body freezes up to where I get so nervous that I become nauseous. Has that ever happened to you?” She grinned, “Usually, when that happens to me is before I have to speak in front of a group of people. It could be people I know or people I don’t and I still get that feeling; but usually after I speak, I feel relieved because I finally did it and don’t have to worry about it.”

He nodded, it did make sense that everything would be better if he just took that leap from wanting a girlfriend to actually trying to have one. The hostess was right, he needed to atleast try and if that didn’t work he could keep trying. He looked at her again, “Can you bring her back now? The hostess stood and nodded, “Right away Mr. Youngbae,” she walked away and a few minutes later a girl came towards him. She had black hair in an elaborate design and a purple dress with silver ballerina shoes and she walked like someone who was confident in her looks. He sighed and sat up when she sat down across from him, “Hello,” he greeted her. She smiled, “Hello, my name is Sook Joo, but my friends call me Sookie.” He nodded, “That’s a interesting name,” he was literally praying she was waiting on a phone call from another man. The hostess approached them, “Hello, good evening, would you like anything?” He smiled at the hostess, “I’ll take a beer,” then he looked at Sookie, “Order what you want.”

Sookie smiled at him, but frowned at the hostess, “Grey Goose Martini,” then looked back at Taeyang, “I’m happy you agreed to meet me.” He frowned then, why was she treating the hostess so bad? She was just doing her job. When he looked at the hostess she was turning to walk away, but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back then looked at Sookie, “Apologize.” Sookie scoffed, “Apologize to the help? You’re kidding, right?” Taeyang clenched his jaw shut and spoke through gritted teeth, “Apologize, or leave right now.” Sookie’s eyes widened and she realized just how wrong her actions were; but she refused to apologize to the hostess. She stood and left, what good was a man that didn’t realize the differences in social standing? Youngbae sighed and and rubbed his head with his hand, “I’m sorry about that. She was really rude.” He let go of the hostess’ hand, realizing he’d been holding it all that time, but he smiled at her.

The hostess smiled, “I’ll go get your beer then,” she was going to walk away, but once again he grabbed her hand and pulled her back. He stood and sat her down across from himself, “Better yet, can you keep me company? There’s no one here tonight but me anyways.” She laughed as she sat and watched him sit down, “That’s because your mother bought out the entire restraunt for the night. She hoped you would fall in love or atleast date the girl you just got rid of.” He nodded, it did seem like his mother to put so much hopes on him and a girl she picked out. He smiled though, nothing would keep him from trying to make the hostess feel better; no matter what, she was a person above anything. The hostess looked him over, she could tell he was thinking about something, but what that something was? She had no clue. That was, until he stood and jumped up on the restraunts stage. He grabbed the mic and took out his phone, putting it next to the piano mic, then pushed the where u at instrumental.

On stage, Youngbae could over come his insecurities around women since he performed for thousands of them all at once; but then again, stage fright was never something that worried him. It was the one-on-one sessions with the fans. He sang the song, not really realizing that the manager had stepped into the room and was eye-balling the hostess who was just sitting at the table listening to him sing. Before the song was over, the manager went over to the hostess and started talking to her in a low voice and she looked sad which automatically made Youngbae jump off stage and walk over to them (singing had stopped, of course). The manager bowed to him formally, “I’m sorry Mr. Youngbae, she is supposed to be preparing to close and we cannot close if things have not been accounted for.” Taeyang was gonna lose his temper again, but he sighed and sat back down at the table, “That’s fine. I’ll wait until she’s done taking inventory then.” The manager’s eyes widened, “Sir, we are not permitted to let guests stay on the premises when we are closing for the night,” but Taeyang looked at the hostess, “I’m not a guest, I’m this girl’s ride home tonight and I would prefer that you just pretend I’m not here until then. Ok?” The manager thought it over a while then bowed out and left the room; the hostess on the other hand stared at him.

He was her ride for the evening? HA! She hardly knew the man, what was he getting at? She wasn’t easy and there was no way he could have gone from shy around women to full on horn dog in the space of a few hours. He noticed she was staring at him intently, “Don’t worry, I just didn’t want to leave yet. It gives me the excuse to stay. I’ll leave after a while, please do what you are supposed to so you don’t get in trouble again.” Ohh~ She smiled and nodded then walked behind the bar to take inventory of the liquor while nonchalantly sneaking a peak at him while he down the last of his beer. He walked over to the bar and laid $10 down on the bar top, “Thanks for letting me finish off my beer. I’ll be off now,” he began his walk towards the exit; a little wobbly but he’d be able to manage. She watched him leave, what could she do? Hadn’t she just said how she didn’t know him that well and that nothing good would come from bothering him? Yet, she still wanted to follow him and ask him if he wanted to spend some more time with her. She shook her head and finished the inventory, then when she looked down at the $10 tip he had left she noticed a small paper under it. She pushed the money off it and picked up the paper, it read “If you’re ever in need of someone to talk to call: 090 XXX XXXX.” She screamed then got in trouble when the manager came running from his office; but nothing could put her down now.

This week I thought I’d share my Miami Vice fics. They’re based on the tv series, not the movie. You might wonder why I write fanfics based on an old tv series. The answer is DVD:s. A couple of years ago I found some cheap DVD:s at the supermarket and decided to buy four of them (at a very good price). Two of them contained a couple of episodes of Miami Vice. Right away, I was hooked. I really need to see the rest of those episodes.

It was very dark, and Vincent Chase didn’t know whether he was awake or asleep. He was in a car, and it was moving fast, but that was all he could say for sure. In his dream (or what he thought must have been in his dream), he had been in the passenger seat of another car, somehow on I-95, his mother taking them to Florida, brother Johnny out cold in the back seat. They’d never had the money to take vacations, really, but that one time, somehow, his mom had pulled off. They drove through the night and once Vince had woken up and they were in another state one- he had never heard of before- and it felt like another world.

Time had always seemed like a flexible concept to Vincent Chase. His first year of stardom had seemed like a decade, with the parties and clubs every night, after the party a girl, maybe two, and the guys there in the morning when he woke up to start it all over again, The days just… flowed. And then, later, after the bad movies, and the bad women, and the bad business deals, when he had retreated into himself, and into his penthouse- he could have sworn ten years had passed the second the big heavy door clicked shut behind him. But now, with Mary, time seemed to have suddenly speeded up again, with her he was a frightened old man, and he was a child again, speeding southbound for the promised land. It was all very confusing.

“You awake, baby?” asked his mother, and Vince sped upward through the well of time, into the light, into consciousness, and he knew again that his mother was twenty years dead, and Johnny now too, and the person talking to him was the girl, Mary, in the driver’s seat. Whatever road they were on, there were no lights. Just the faint orange glow of the city, over the horizon in the rearview. Above the convertible, the dome of the stars offered their ancient benediction down to Vince, and the girl, and whatever else was still alive out here.

For a second Vincent Chase loses everything- he has no idea at all where he is, or even who he is: He is blessedly, blissfully, blank. And then it’s all back. The engine purrs as Mary downshifts and eases the big muscle car off the main road.

“Where are we?” asks Vince, and Mary, her voice as soothing and smooth as the one in Vince’s dream, replies, “Almost home.”

Wow, just one more chapter after this one. Where did the weeks go? Thank you for all your reviews – each week more and more readers tell me how much they like the story.

Chapter 22 begins with Edward taking care of his Bella:

Edward watched as the sun set on their fifth day as man and wife, the fourth day he had waited for Bella to open her eyes. He had carried Bella to her balcony, and he cradled her limp, sheet-wrapped body in his lap. She was still breathing, and her heart was still beating. Neither had returned to the strength Mick expected, and Edward knew they were preparing for the pyre he made Mick promise to create if anything went wrong. Mick was only waiting now for one last confirmation that Bella was gone forever.

“Love, I know you’re in there,” he whispered, stroking her cool cheek. “You wouldn’t leave me alone. I don’t know what to do, and I wish you could tell me.”

He heard the clamoring thoughts before the opening and closing doors and the footsteps up the stairs. He wasn’t sure why they were bothering to whisper; even if he didn’t have vampire hearing, he’d still know every thought they had in their heads. He continued to look out into the woods, rocking Bella back and forth, until he felt a hand rest on his shoulder.

I’m not including the playlist song in this week’s teaser. I don’t want you to listen to it until after you’ve read the chapter. There will be a link to the song in an author’s note at the end.

Don’t forget, the Moonlight DVD giveaway ends November 29th!

Since you’re not getting a song, the least I can do is give you a video.   How ’bout the Remember Me trailer? Yep, my spoiler-free ways do not extend to this movie at all.

5 men are sitting around a table, a man at the top of the table stands up and seems to be the leader of the group…

Leader: Our attack on the Senju should succeed as long as our ally clan, the Hyuga Clan, carry out their part in the ambush.

2nd man: Sorry leader Madara, but how can we trust the Hyuga with such a huge task!

3rd Man: I too doubt the worthiness of the Hyuga!

Madara: ough! The Uchiha and the Hyuga have been allys since the formation of the Land of fire.

Izuna: Sorry brother, but we’ve received news from the head of Hyuga Clan, the plan has worked, The Senju are tired, this is our chance!

Madara: Fine gather the other Uchiha Clan members this is our chance to become the strongest clan!

Meanwhile at the Senju Camp!…….

Man: There attacking in less than 1 hour.

Leader: Thank you, we will finally be able to rid the world of the Uchiha!

Exactly 1 hour later….

Senju Man: the Uchiha are here!

A huge battle insures, with the Hyuga soon joining the Senju side, the Senju start to destroy the Uchiha! Madara realizing this to be his last chance, uses Amaterasu, taking out many of the senju and Hyuga’s. Madara Collapses to the ground as his eyes begin to bleed! Izuna picks Madara up and the Uchiha retreat.

Madara wakes up with bandages around his eyes.

Madara: Ahhhhhhhhh!

Izuna: It’s ok Madara, i know what i must do.

The screen fades to black as Madara screams in pain.

Madara Uchiha is walking about the streets of Konoha, just after the First Hokage was named. Madara feeling bitter at both his Clan’s betrayal but the recent death of his brother at the hands of a Ninja named Zeswan Hatake, a Jonin level ninja from the Hatake clan, Known for their clever tactics, although only two remain alive thanks to Madara Madara decideds to leave the village and create a organizing saught to capture the 9 Tailed Beasts. 9 months pass….

In a cave somewhere in the newly created Village hidden in the sand, 3 Men are talking…

Madara: I have assembled you two, as secret operatives in my Moon’s Eye Plan, your first mission is to unleash the 9 tailed fox from the Uchiha Clan’s control. Go Now

The two men leave wearing the trademark Black jackets, with red clouds.
Soon in the Village hidden in the leaves, a huge explosion hits the Hokage Mounting leaving  a massive line across the first hokages face! The First Hokage realizing Madara is leaving him a sign, follows a green light.

Kohona Jonin: Lord Hokage we should dispatch two anbu teams, after Madara Uchiha is a missing nin.

Hokage: NO! This is the fight he and i have wanted for 10 years!

The Hokage leaves and follows the green light to a valley where Madara is sitting on the water.

Madara: Hashirama! you finally came, i guess this will be the last Senju Vs Uchiha battle that will ever take place, well i’m gonna make sure it’s a Uchiha victory!

Hashirama: You left the village not only killing Ninja but innocent people as well, for killing the Hatake clan, i will kill YOU!

They Charge at each other!

The End

Heres another one: The Legend of the Sage of Six Paths!: Two Brothers!

500 years before Naruto Uzumaki is born, a young man visits two boys.

Man: I sense a very strong chakra in you two, that is why you have been chosen to carry on my legacy!

Boy Number 1: Thhank yyou, Siirrr. I Wont let you down!

Boy Number 2: (Thinking) Stupid little brother, be quite this is the strongest man to ever live!

Man: What about you Tai? Dont you have anything to say?

Boy Number 2: (Looking up with a smile on his face) Thank you Sage of six Paths!

The Boys say goodbye to their mother and father and leave with the Sage of Six Paths… 3 years pass….

A huge explosion rocks the entire area, creating a smoke cloud, Two Young men jump from the smoke, the older shouts “Fire Release: Fire Ball Jutsu!” while the younger shouts ” Lighting Release: Lightning Wave Palm” unleasing a huge eletric bolt come flying from his palm into the ground! The older boys Fire Ball destroys whats left of the ground. Both boys stand extreamly tried from the battle, Clapping can be heard coming from the where the fireball hit.

Sage of Six Paths: Well done boys, you almost tricked me.(Thinking) They are ready for the transfer but only one can take over.(Talking) Com’on boys lets get back inside before it starts raining.

As the boys walk in, they find a note from the dynamo of the land of wind, reading: The Beast is attacking us, none of the weak ninja we have can stop it, we need you Sage of six Paths, otherwise the 10 tailed beast could destory the entire world! The sage of the Six Paths walks in with a scroll in his hand.

Boy 1: Is this true senpai?!

Sage of six Paths: Yes Zesusn, I’ll be leaving in 2 days to fight and hopefully seal the the 10 tailed beast in to a new world i call the MOON.

Boy 2: BUT SENPAI! This means you wont be transfering your power to us anytime soon!

Sage: Tai, I never go back on my word, this scroll is the key to my power being transfered to you, are you ready?! Tai and Zesusn goodbye!

A bright light comes from the scroll and shines on both the brothers, Tai’s eyes begin to glow and spin, while Zesusn’s body begins to turn White and soon both brothers fall to the ground. Tai awakens to a sharp pain in his eyes, he looks around and sees everything emmiting a different colour. 10 years pass…….

The Sage of six Paths is laying on his bed, close to death, with the brothers standing in front of him.

The End Thanks!

Dawn of a New Era

Chapter 9

Effortless

Temari’s face was red with anger and embarrassment as she headed to the West side of the Village.

In front of her as she stopped, stood the Sungimo Estate. The sunken statue head with the red mark was slowly sinking still.

“This is the entrance…” She strolled over to the head and placed her hand on the red mark and rubbed around. The sand around her feet started to move outward. “Sinking sand, felling beliefs, carnage of death, sand revealing…!”

Temari took a back step and the sand formed a small tunnel. She slid down carefully, landing in a large pit underground. The sand above her sealed away, leaving darkness and a small unsourced amount of sunlight.

“Is he down here still?” Other tunnel intersected with the one she had landed in.

“Temari? Why are you in here?” A voice echoed across a sand tunnel.

Her face brightened as she saw his face. “Ga-Gaara?!”

She dropped her coolness and dashed towards her broth in the hall parallel to her. She embraced him tight, as did he.

“Nice to see you again. Again, what are you doing in the Sunagimo Tombs?”

Temari stood straight and looked him straight in the eye. “I understand your new occupation. But our teams that ventured out to the Terrace Valley came back with horrible results. Two people were killed and Tenrai came back brutally injured. And we require your assitance. I need you as a guard and reconnaisance mission. If any Akatsuki members attack, I also know I can count on you to aid us in every way.”

Gaara closed his eyes and nodded. “All right.” He said with a hand onto her shoulder.

Temari beamed. Gaara led her out of the tombs and back into the mansion.

As he entered the office, he whispered to himself, “I haven’t been in here in five years…”

Matsuri stood in her office and turned as the duo approached. Her eyes began to sparkle as Gaara entered.

“Gaara!” Matsuri sang.

Matsuri dashed over and embraced him as tight as Temari had before, a bit more thrust than before, however. Matsuri pushed off and smiled.

A dark environment shrouds figures standing around each other…

A woman’s crisp voice pierced the air in the darkness.

“Hakujou and Hidan have arrived, Uto.”

Another, manly, but clean voice replied, “All right. So no casualties on our behalf. Is everyone here?”

Silence.

“Good. Now, Kakaze?”

A fire flickered, casting a red glow upon the ground and faces inside the darkness.

“Light.”

The flame sparked and spit into many different directions. In mere seconds, torches illuminated a room. The room was very large with three other passageways. Koukishi stepped in from one of the passageways and placed his hand onto the wall.

The floor under the Akatsuki broke into pieces. The holograms of three people faded away.

A large cave was revealed to be hidden outside the room.

“A special, physical genjutsu. My favorite.”

Three pillars rose up from the ground. The scrolls were each placed on them, and Kakaze set the one that had just been stolen.

The scrolls now cast an eerie light upon the face of the cave wall.

“We’re almost there…” A hologram stated as it appeared suddenly.

Koukishi smirked. “Don’t you think we should just bloodrush the other villages with numbers on our side? We’d get the scrolls easily, hohoho.”

“No,” the hologram returned bluntly. “Suna and Konoha are very powerful villages. Their defenses are high and their ninja are strong. Konoha withstood the First, Second, Fourth and Fifth Great Ninja World War, as well as Orochimaru’s Invasion 18 years ago, and many other things. We need to go in high numbers. Suna won’t have to wait quite as long…Let’s get to work.”

A flower petal float gently above the cave opening at the top and soars down easily.

“Flowers are a beautiful part of nature…” A hologram states as it appears by Koukishi.

He grunts and holds up a hand. “I suppose.”

In the Forest of O…

A bright and eerie light is glowing from atop a tree limb.

The weakened body of Jinrai steadily rises to his feet. “I…shall…not…let myself…die again!”

The limb crackled apart as he jumped away from it. His expression was blunt and tough. “I’ll kill you…girl!”

In the Hokage Mansion…

A Mist bird landed on the Window sill. It grabbed Shikamaru’s attention and he slipped the message from its case on its back.

He dropped the scroll after reading it and his face became pale. “The Kirigakure scroll was stolen?!”

Minutes later, TenTen, Yamato and Kiba were in his office, due to being called.

“Kirigakure’s scroll was stolen, so I want you three to go and collect information. Reconnasaince Mission.”

The small team set off towards the Hidden Mist.

Training Field…

Azuma continously punches a a tree with his knives, one punch after another. The marks were deep and he didn’t move on to another until the one he was hammering was hacked apart.

“Can’t…fail…another…mission!” He threw a punch hard enough to knock the top of the treestraight off the stump and send it into the water.

He sighed and calmed himself.

“Azuma.” A voice called out gently from behidn him. He whirred aruond to face Sasuke, smiling.

“Sasuke-sama…” He smiles.

“You’re strong Azuma, you know that. But you need to keep control of your temper and focus on what you’re doing, how you do it, and when you do it.” Azuma nodded, showing Sasuke had his full, undivided attention.

He points to the stump. “The air chakra you forced through the knives is powerful, you just need to learn how to control it better. Let’s see…Throw a punch with air chakra around me.”

Azuma backs up, slips on a knife and thrusts on hand forward. The air slices around Sasuke, barely clipping a lock of his hair.

“Good…Hrm. Now, deflect…”

Sasuke, in a blink of an eye, drew the Kusanagi and threw it at Azuma. Azuma lunged up with his knife before the sword got close and it was deflected with a sharp edge of air.

The sword landed in Sasuke’s grasp. “Great.” He stopped as Suigetsu emerged from the water.

“Sasuke, you sure can be surprising. Tell me exactly why you’re tutoring him?” Suigetsu put forth.

sasuke shrugs. “Because I want to. Why’s there a need for questions?” He opens one eye and watches Suigetsu fom behind him.

Suigetsu crosses his arms and rolls his eyes. “Nevermind. Have you seen Karin?”

Sasuke nods. “She was shopping in the Village earlier. She’s probably still there.” Suigetsu nodded and disappeared.

Azuma sighs and puts his knives away. “Thanks, Sasuke-sama, I needed that bit of practice!” He smiles and puts his arm around the back of his head.

Sasuke smiles and starts to make his way out of the field. On his way out, he meets Sakura.

“Oh, hi Sasuke.” She waves.

Sasuke smiles back and passes her. “Come on Moegi!” She calls out behind her.

A woman appears running after her.

She keels over, hands on her knees, and gasps, “Sorry…Sakura…I’m here…ack.”

Sakura helps her up. She glances behind her. “Where did Hinata go!?” Sakura flusters.

In the Dumpling Shop…

Hinata Hyuuga sits eating a stick of dumplings and sipping a cup of tea. Sakura explodes inside, an angry expression.

“Hinata! I thought you were coming to the training field with us?” Sakura asks, keeping her anger inside.

Hinata frowns. In a small voice, she answers, “Sorry, I was hungry earlier when you saw me, but you left before I had a chance to tell you I was going here. I’ll come, I promise.”

Sakura nods and sits next to her. Moegi follows shortly.

The woman catering there noticed two new people and brought them complimentary tea.

As she set it down, she saw the face of Sakura. “SAKURA?!” The woman exclaimed.

“Ino? Hey, long time no see!” Ino smiles and dashes away. In a minute, she comes back and sits down.

“Break time. Anyway, I haven’t seen you in forever. Where have you been?”

Sakura scoffs. “Question is, where haven’t I been? I’ve been around everywhere, learning moer about medical ninjutsu and things. Now, I’m a Top Medical-Nin.”

Ino shifts uneasily in her seat. “Really…? Interesting…Oh, where’s Tsun-”

Sakura frowns. “I don’t know. We started out together, with her teaching me about Medical Ninjutsu and my power…But I don’t know where she went. About half-way through our journey, she just…left. Shizune went with her. She could be anywhere.”

“Oh, sorry to hear that.”

Hinata dropped the last stick on her plate and paid the bill.

“So, Moegi, Sakura, were we going to the Training Field?” Hinata asked, a bright and eager step in her voice.

“Yeha, sure!” Moegi clapped her hands and pulled Sakura up. Ino smiled.

“I have to get back to work. See you later!”

Sakura, Hinata and Moegi left the shop and Ino got back to her business.

In the cave…

Koukishi sits upon the pedestal, watching over the scrolls.

“Three here…hohoho. I can’t wait until we have them all. Even though it may be a hassle getting them, the end result is always good. Hm?” From up above, a figure drops down in front of him and collapses.

“Jinrai?” Koukishi can’t help uttering, clearly bewildered.

Hakujou and Kakaze appear and notice the body laying on the ground.

“So he isn’t dead…Shame, or a good thing?” Hakujou jokes.

Kakaze picks him up and takes him down a hall. Koukishi continues to sit there, whistling a tune. Hakujou frowns at this.

“Are you…whistling? How un-proffesional of you!”

Koukishi turns his head. “Pardon me? Couldn’t hear you!” And continues to whistle.

Hakujou thros his arms up in despair and leaves the room. “Fine then, you polite bastard,” he mutters to himself as he departs.

In Kirigakure…

Ao finishes answering questions to the recon mission Shikamaru dispatched.

On their way out, Yamato speaks to the crew. “He looked uneasy, like his life was on the line if he stepped one step form his spot.”

“Maybe it is.” TenTen suggested. “Maybe he said something to someone wrong, or maybe…” TenTen’s eyes grew big. “Maybe he was the cause of the theft. He must have failed, or he wouldn’t have been so on edge as he was.”

Kiba nodded in agreeal. “And everytime he’d answer a question, I could hear him speaking under his breath. ‘How could I…Why…Why was I weak…?’, and things like that.”

Yamato signaled to head off and they started through the swamps once again.

As they exited the final marsh, Yamato stopped them again. “That makes three, right?”

Kiba counts the scrolls from the villages. “Yup. There are only two left…So what exactly happens, anyway?”

In the Hidden Leaf Forest…

The wind blows stronger than usual. Leaves start dangling and dropping from the trees.

“An omen.” Neji says simply.

Shino remeains quiet.

Hokage Office…

Yamato relays the information they gathered after their team arrived. When Shikamaru passed it off as passed, they departed.

Leaf Hospital…

Sasuke finds Sauno’s room and enters. He notices Sauno up, speaking with Hizuka and Uzuna.

She waves to her father. “Sauno, I see you’re all right. I also see you used the Chidori.” His sharp eyes pickes up the burn marks on her palm.

“And the Flame Armor acticated during your battle. You’re lucky you didn’t die. That kekkei genkai only activates when your life is in trouble. In this case, you had a bit left in you before it activated. Must have been a tough match.”

Sauno nods. “But I’m sure the Chidori killed him. Uzuna said he looked deader then dead before we left. Oh, and I’m also set to get out of here by tomorrow.”

Sasuke grins. “Great. Have you seen your brother?”

Sauno looks astonished. “Well, no actually. I haven’t paid much attention, but now that you think of it…I haven’t seen him in forever.” Uzuna and Hizuka agree with her statement, as they had not seen him around.

Sasuke stood to the side as Karin appeared at the door and smiled at her daughter.

She handed Sauno two black gloves. “I wanted you to have these.”

Sauno sets them on her nightstand. “I’ll where them when I get out, thanks.” Sauno gives a grin.

Uzuna and Hizuka leave together, along with Sasuke. Karin stays for awhile and chats with Sauno. But Karin soon leaves as Sauon lulls to sleep.

See ya, next time for Chapter 10

Chapter 3 — Hokuto’s View of the Situation

He watched Minami think about what he’d just said. He knew questions were popping up in his head, but he just stood there watching Minami quietly. The Minami’s brow creased when he frowned at him, “I don’t care uncle. Please, just don’t hurt me again. I don’t think I could bear another tear in my heart.” Hokuto looked down then, all his emotions he was sure, were playing across his face then he looked up at his nephew, sorrow was the emotion he stuck with.

His eyes locked on his nephew, “Minami, I… I can’t I’m sorry.” He watches Minami shake his head and start to back up slowly. Before Minami turned, Hokuto caught a glance at his eyes, so close to tears. He tried to grab Minami, but Minami had sprinted out the front door and was down the street before he could catch up. He started to slow some as he came up on the bar the men had told him that Minami visited frequently, hoping Minami would be there.

The two men who had brought Minami home had greeted him when he entered, both sitting back behind the bar. He walked up to them, glancing around to see if he could spot Minami through the crowd of drunkards. Then he focused on the bar men, “Hey guys, you remember my nephew right? About so high…” He did a motion that showed Minami’s height to them. “You know, looks like me, but with black hair and no glasses?” The men nodded.

“Of course we remember him; he had run past the bar just as we were opening it. He headed down the street towards the school. Though we feel bad about not following him, there’s some bad stuff springing up on that side of town. Gay clubs, bars, and this one new theater.” Hokuto’s eyes widened at the mention of the theater, he knew Minami would go to check it out. He like the movies, the were his place to unwind.

The bar men gave him a instructional map and Hokuto bowed his thanks before heading out in look of the theater. He ran till he got to the alleyway indicated on the map then slowly, he walked down the cobblestone road. His hands tracing the sides as he walked, then the alleyway opened and there stood the theater. An old man greeted Hokuto, “Good evening young man,” Hokuto nodded as he walked past him into the theatre.

The boy behind the ticket desk smiled eccentrically at him, “Evening sir, what can I do for you?” Hokuto sighed then approached him, “I’m looking for a younger guy… about my height, black hair, and not glasses. Have you seen him?” He watched to younger male think then he finally nodded, “Yea, he came in about an hour ago. Bought a ticket for Luscious and a beer at the concession stand. I remember him ‘cuz he looked so outta place here.”

Hokuto nodded then smiled warmly; trying to make the young male think he was interested. “Can I maybe just go grab him, you see, he’s my nephew and he’s supposed to be home. It’s a school night after all.” The boy nodded slowly, “Sure, sir, go right on in.” Hokuto nodded his thank and started to walked then turned back and stared at the boy. He smiled at Hokuto, “Theatre 3,” the boy chuckled as Hokuto turned back around and continued to walk.

Hokuto walked into the dark theatre and could barely make out the top of his nephew’s head; he’d started across the theatre towards him. Once he was close enough, he’d noticed who was sitting next to him, sliming all over Minami and trying to get Minami to submit; Reiko. He grabbed the back of his ex’s shirt and pulled him off Minami. Then he saw his nephew stand and run out of the theatre. He looked at Reiko and frowned then hurried after Minami.

Before Minami could get out the door Hokuto pulled him by his arm and kissed him passionately. He felt Minami’s hands go on his chest before he realized what was happening; Minami had pushed him away and was stepping back. “Why? Why do you seem to only want to hurt me??” Hokuto frowned, sorrow taking over his eyes again. When he didn’t answer Minami turned and started to walk away again, but Hokuto wasn’t going to let it end like that.

He pulled Minami in tight against his chest, then slowly began to whisper in his ear. “Please Minami, forgive me, I know that all I do is hurt you. I want to stop; I realized that I can put up with being shunned from the family, if you can. I want to go out with you Minami, more than you know.”

Chapter 4 — Reiko’s Plan

After arriving home last night, Minami went straight to his room and was still in shock trying to organize the events of the night. He stripped down and laid on his bed and tried to process his uncle’s confession. I want to go out with you Minami, more than you know. The sentence ran through his mind over-and-over again. No matter how many times he heard it, Minami was all grins. His uncle had told him that he wanted to go out, but there’s always a down side. Minami just wasn’t sure what the consequences to their actions would be just yet, but until he figured it out he’d be happy.

Hokuto sat on the edge of his bed and looked at his cell phone, scrolling through the numbers till it read Reiko. He was sure he had the courage in him to call Reiko and cuss him out, but he wasn’t sure what Reiko had the courage to do. Ever since he’d know Reiko, he’d always been the strong one in the relationship, but knew Hokuto had the upper hand being as he was the person being chased by the college student. Hokuto threw himself back against his pillows staring at Reiko’s number and sighed, there wasn’t much he could do to Reiko even if he wanted to. So he decided on a text: ‘Hey Reiko, please leave my nephew alone… he’s going through some hard times and doesn’t need any distractions in the last week of school, kay?’ As the message was being sent Hokuto could feel himself tense up with the responses he could possibly receive back. Many of the ones that ran through his mind were that he was going to tell everyone that he was dating his nephew; the others were that of Reiko using this information as leverage to get them back together. Either response would make Hokuto’s heart wary. He wasn’t ready for the relationship to be out so soon. He wasn’t ready – he looked down at his phone when he felt it vibrating in his hand. New Text Message it read. He felt all his energy drain from his body before he opened the text. ‘Hokuto, my dear boy, I know what you’re thinking and I won’t use any of this to harm you or your nephew in any way. BUT I am going to pursue your nephew. I can’t believe why I never liked him, he’s positively delicious. ttyl’ Dread. Dread is what washed over his face after reading the text message. Reiko was going to pursue his nephew?! What the hell was the guy smoking? Hokuto wasn’t going to let anyone, including some playboy college student, go about pursuing his nephew. They could dream on!

He pressed ‘reply’ and started typing away: ‘Reiko, I don’t know what you think you’re up to… just leave my nephew out of your revenge on me. Or whatever you’re trying to prove.’ He sent the message, a little of the dread leaving his body. He was smiling by the time the next text came in, though he didn’t know why. It’s not like he had fought the battle and won. ‘Babe I’m telling you it has nothing to do with you. I just think your nephew looks delectable. I mean, all I had to do was nibble on his neck and he was opening up to me. He’s kind of like you in that sense, I guess. Other than that, there’s no correlation between you two and the relationship I want to have with him, but if you want we’ll have a bet. I bet I can make you nephew love me and sleep with me before you can.’ Hokuto growled and replied, ‘this means war!’

The next day, Minami awoke to the sun in his eyes. Apparently he had forgotten to close the curtains again last night. He opened his eyes while moving his hand to cover them from the sunlight for awhile so his eyes could adjust. The sat up and noticed his uncle standing in the threshold of his bedroom, smiling down at him. “What?! I promise I didn’t look at your collection of Kat-tun porn again!” his uncle laughed and walked towards him slowly. “I’m not in your room because of that. I’m here to say ‘Good Morning’ dummy,” he sat on the edge of Minami’s bed and kissed him some before standing again. “Come down soon so your breakfast doesn’t get cold, okay?” Minami could only nod while his uncle left his room and headed back downstairs. WHAT IN THE HELL was going on here?! It’s like Minami had walked into an alternate universe, he knew his uncle wanted to date him also, but to change so soon was almost crazy. Didn’t people work their way into a relationship?? Why was his uncle being so lovey dovey? There was something very fishy about the morning he was encountering so far. He looked over towards his alarm clock and jumped out of his bed to get dressed; he was going to be late to school. He rushed down the stairs and out the door; standing in front of his house next to a 350z was his uncle’s old flame, Reiko. He walked towards the man with and arrogance that Reiko didn’t seem to be expecting because his smile faltered for about a minute. “What’s wrong Minami? Didn’t like the love marks I left on your neck?” Minami’s eyes grew wide, as his hand flew up to his neck to feel around for the seamlessly invisible marks. He heard Reiko laugh at the response his audacity had earned him. “You won’t be able to feel ‘em but you can see them. Would you like to borrow the mirror in my car to check them out?” He watched Reiko open the door to the passenger’s side of the car. He was sitting in the seat and examining his neck before he realized the car was moving and Reiko was driving him somewhere. “Where are we going? I need to go to school!” the man next to him smiled and looked back at the road, “Oh I know that, or I wouldn’t have come to pick you up and drive you to school myself. I just wanted us to be able to spend some more time with each other.” Reiko looked sideways at Minami, “I really like you Minami-chan.” Minami could feel the heat rush to his cheeks and he knew he would be a rosy color until he could get away from the man whom was sitting next to him. He watched as Reiko laid a hand in Minami’s lap, “I’ll pick you up from school today so we can go on a date later. I really want to get to know you more since I was so cold in the past and ignored you.” Reiko’s hand was gently kneading his thigh and he could feel himself nodding like an idiot to his uncle’s ex. Reiko smiled, “Then it’s settled! I’ll pick you up in front of the school.” When they arrived at Osaka High, Minami was about to get out of the car when Reiko pulled him back in and kissed him. Minami’s eyes grew wide as he slowly pulled himself together and climbed out of the car; closing the door behind himself. Reiko smiled and winked before driving away.

Minami shook himself mentally and looked at his watch, he had missed first period! He silently cursed himself as he ran up the stairs towards his homeroom. The kids inside seemed to be in celebration for some reason. “Hey guys, what did I miss?” they all looked at him like some bum off the streets. Coincidently, Mizuki had just came in the door behind him and smiled, “Nanba senpai, don’t tell me that you haven’t heard about there being a ball coming up! The whole school just heard about it!” Minami stared at his friend, but he wasn’t hearing what Mizuki had just said. He was hearing Reiko’s voice tell him “I really like you Minami-chan” and “I’ll pick you up after school!” repeating over-and-over in his head like a broken record. Then, to break his concentration, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He spun himself around and came face-to-face with his uncle, Dr. Umeda. He backed up involuntarily and almost tripped over a desk. Hokuto stared at his nephew strangely, what is wrong with this kid today? Was I coming on too strong this morning? He waved at his nephew to follow him then headed back towards the nurse’s office. Minami gulped like he was about to get a sound lashing and followed after his uncle. Hokuto held his hand towards the cot while he closed the door to his office and locked it. “What’s up Minami? You seem out of it today. Is there something wrong? You don’t have a cold do you?” He watched his nephew stare up at him and sighed. “Is it about this morning? I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to shock you that much.” Minami shook his head and made a X with his hands, “It’s not that, Dr. Umeda. I just was shocked that the school was letting us have a ball with St. Blossom Academy. I wasn’t ready for that when I got to school this morning. Sorry if I worried you.” Minami was about to head towards the door to leave when Hokuto pulled him into a hug and kissed his forehead, “It’s okay.” He felt his uncle’s head nodding, as if he was trying to reassure himself that there was nothing wrong with Minami. He could feel his heart hurting, watching his uncle’s concern for him. He didn’t have the heart to tell Hokuto that his ex was picking him up after school and that they were going on a date. He just couldn’t bring himself to tell him.

TEASER FOR NEXT CHAPTER

After school that day, Minami headed towards the front of the school and noticed the 350z waiting for him. He walked towards it, but noticed there wasn’t a driver in the car. He scanned the area around him and walked back towards the school. He worked his way through all the rooms until he came to the nurse’s office. He peaked in the window on the door and couldn’t believe what he saw. HOKUTO AND REIKO WERE KISSING! He barged into the room and pulled Reiko away from his uncle and punched him in the jaw. Reiko fell and looked up at the young man, “What was that for?” Minami was seething, “DON’T TOUCH MY UNCLE!!” He pulled Hokuto from the office and out of the school before he could realize what he was doing.

I never did get to finish this fan-fiction. Maybe I’ll work on it in the near future.

After the night of Hokuto pushing his nephew away, he realized he was stupid for doing it. What he didn’t realize was that he would have to face a lot of trial and error when trying to repair his nephew’s broken heart. A few weeks before the close of Minami’s high school years, Hokuto tried to be selfless and help Minami get through the rest of his school days. Inside, he warred with the emotions that were present every time he saw Minami enter the same room as him. Too soon, he had noticed Minami not coming home anymore. He worried that Minami had found someone new so quick, but inside the pain was tearing at his heart. Then one night some people brought Minami home from a bar just down the street.

Chapter 1 — Dr. Umeda to the Rescue

Umeda was laying on the sofa in the family room of their house, watching the soccer finals on the television. After a couple minutes he heard the buzzer go off for the front door. He stood hoping that maybe it would be Minami returning after abandoning him for so long. When he opened the door, it was Minami; but not the vision he had hoped to see. Two men were holding Minami over their shoulders, with one of Minami’s hands in theirs. Hokuto looked at the men, “What happened?” The men looked at the boy then Hokuto, “He passed out from drinking too much. We went through his things to find out where he lives.” Hokuto nodded then wrapped his arms around Minami’s waist and the men let all his weight fall on Hokuto. “He shouldn’t be drinking at such a young age; he must have faced some troubles here, huh?” Hokuto looked at the men and a guilty look took over his face. The men clapped him on the back and laughed, “It’s okay, everyone does something they regret son. The road to redemption is paved with humility.” Then the men turned and walked back in the direction which the came and were soon covered by the darkness.

Hokuto hoisted Minami to lie on his shoulder then turned and closed the door behind him. He walked up the stairs slowly, thinking about what the old men had told him about forgiveness. He sighed, I can’t hope to be forgiven, he thought as he laid his nephew down on his bed. He laid down next to Minami and stroked his cheek slowly, admiring his courage to handle his emotions. Then he laid his head on the pillow and closed his eyes, falling into a deep comfortable sleep. As Hokuto slept, his dreams pondered what would’ve happened if he hadn’t hurt Minami. Throughout the whole night he tossed and turned, only when he remembered Minami was on the bed with him did he wake. He woke and looked at the empty space beside him. He sat up abruptly then scanned his room for Minami, not seeing him he stood and walked out into the hall. On his way down the stairs he noticed Minami in the kitchen. He smiled watching him eat, “Hello Minami, sleep well?” Minami didn’t look up from his food, but nodded his head some. When he finished he started to wash his bowl in the sink, looking out at the yard. “Uncle? Maybe you’re right. Maybe I am too stupid to realize the full extent of our families prejudice to a relationship like we had.” He began to sob, “..But I do understand that you are the only one who seems to truly understand me. Who truly knows the reason why I kept up the representation of the play boy.” He turned and faced his uncle, tears rolling down his cheeks.

Hokuto couldn’t stop himself, he was licking Minami’s tears away before he could stop himself. When he stepped back the only difference was the shock that showed on his nephew’s face. “Hok-Hokuto?” Minami started a fresh set of tears, as if that one tiny action confirmed what he had been wondering all along. He wrapped his arms around Hokuto and smiled softly, until his uncle pulled away. “Minami, we can’t.. It’s just not possible right now.” He looked into his nephews pleading eyes and something broke in him. He began to walk away, but Minami hugged him from behind, “Please,” he begged his uncle. Hokuto turned around in Minami’s arms then kissed his forehead. “If I submit to you now, you may regret it in the end Minami. If you’ll wait a little while longer and promise there is absolutely no one better for you… I might consider our feelings for each other.” His nephew shook his head violently, “No uncle, I want you NOW! Why can’t you see that every time we’re next to each other that there’s some kind of invisible string that draws us closer together??” Hokuto thought on that for a moment then smiled down at his nephew, “The fated lover sting story?” Hokuto chuckled softly, “The one about two souls that when fated to be together are held together by an invisible string that resides on the ring finger. That joins those two souls for all eternity?” Minami nodded slowly, “Y…yes,” he looked up at his uncle with slightly off-focused eyes. “Minami, that’s just a legend… A tale only a child would believe.”

Chapter 2 — Minami’s View of the Situation

Minami just stared at his uncle in disbelief, so what if it was a kid’s tale? Why was it so foolish to have hope in such a tale? He frowned some but kept his contact with Hokuto. “I don’t care uncle. Please, just don’t hurt me again. I don’t think I could bear another tear in my heart.” He watched his uncle, the thoughts going across his face on at a time. Till finally, he settled on sorrow, “Minami, I… I can’t I’m sorry.”

Minami shook his head, he could feel the tears welling up in his eyes, but he wouldn’t waste anymore tears on his uncle. He ran out the front door and disappeared down the street. He knew Hokuto would try to follow him, but he was a faster runner and he wouldn’t be able to keep up for long. Minami ran past the bar that the old men had brought him home from and was closing in on the school when a neon sign caught his eye.

To his amazement there was a new theater open down the alleyway. He walked slowly down the cobblestone road, his fingers tracing the surface of the walls around him. When he came into view of the theater, there was a man standing at the door who smiled gingerly at him. “Hello young man,” he greeted when Minami had gotten close enough. He watched the man pull the door open and Minami stepped into it, blinking to focus his eyes.

His eyes focused and his eyes widened when he saw the pictures on the wall. Nude men stood next to other nude men posing erotically. Minami could feel his face turning red as he headed up to the ticket counter. He looked at the young man behind the desk and ordered a ticket for the recommended movie that the male seemed to be more interested in than his job. Then he slowly headed to the concession stand.

He ordered a beer and then walked towards theatre 3 to watch the x-rated flick he’d bought a ticket for. As he entered the theatre, he saw a male turn toward him, obviously waiting for their partner to return. When the male’s face was completely in the light Minami recognized who it was, Reiko. He stopped where he stood and watched Reiko’s face register shock. Slowly Reiko walked towards him.

Reiko stopped about a foot away from Minami, eyeing him suspiciously. “What are you doing here Minami? Shouldn’t you be at home? It is a school night.” Minami nodded slightly, it was indeed a school night, but he couldn’t have stayed at the house. Minami sighed softly then stepped forward and closed that foot between them, “Indeed Reiko, so why are you here?” Reiko blinked some then laughed at the question.

Reiko wrapped his arm loosely around Minami’s shoulder, “I can’t believe I used to dislike you. I guess it was because I was jealous…” he nodded some to himself agreeing slightly as he went over their past meetings. Minami shrugged Reiko’s arm off then tried to back up, but he got caught be the arm and was dragged into the theatre. Minami had put all his weight against the male, but Reiko was strong for a lazy college guy.

Finally, Minami let loose and followed him to the seats he’d picked out already. All the men greeted Reiko then scowled at Minami, apparently unhappy with their dates and pissed off that Minami wasn’t the least bit happy with sitting with Reiko. He watched ‘his date’ lift up the middle in-between them and lay against Minami’s side. Minami drank some of his beer before he let the guy get any closer.

Reiko didn’t seem to like the progress he had made, and began to softly kiss on Minami’s neck. Minami started to push him away at first then he felt Reiko nibble some on his neck and Minami was a weakling for the nibbling. Minami could hear wolf whistles behind him, but his eyes had focused on Reiko, who seemed to be wanting more than giving the kisses and nibbles on Minami’s neck. He started to lean forward and force Minami back on his back.

Reiko had started to fumble with Minami’s belt, but before he could get it off someone had pulled him away from Minami. When Minami looked away from Reiko, he saw the angry eyes on his Uncle and stood quickly then tried to get away. He was almost out of the theater before he was caught by the arm and pulled into a passionate kiss; he opened his eyes slowly to see his uncle was the one kissing him.

He pushes Hokuto away and stepped back, “Why? Why do you seem to only want to hurt me??” He saw his uncle frown, his eyes full of sorrow once again. He turned away from his uncle when he didn’t answer him, but arms had wrapped around him pulling him close to his uncle’s body. Hokuto whispered in his ear, “Please Minami, forgive me, I know that all I do is hurt you. I want to stop; I realized that I can put up with being shunned from the family, if you can. I want to go out with you Minami, more than you know.”

Chapter 3 — Surprise Encounter

That day when Minami and Hokuto got to school, there was and uproar about Mizuki and Nakao getting into another fight. Minami’s buzz had been destroyed by this horrible news. He quickened his pace with his uncle… they headed towards the nurse’s office and walked inside. There lying on two different beds, were Mizuki and Nakao the two still glaring at each other as if to dare the other to make another move. Their home room teacher was with them, “I can’t believe you two, Mizuki you’re a good student don’t let him get to you. Nakao, quite picking fights over a stupid crush.”

Minami stayed in the doorway while his uncle tended to the serious wounds, but for the most part there were only scrapes and small bruises. The home room teacher left after making sure they were all patched up. Minami went in and sat in between Mizuki and Nakao, his hand resting on Mizuki’s, “Are you okay Mizuki?” Nakao let out a sound of disgust, Minami had chosen his friend over the person who loves him. Nakao winced as he sat up, then he stood holding onto Hokuto for support. He looked at Minami one last time before leaving the nurse’s office and disappearing down the hall.

Hokuto looked to Mizuki, “Maybe you should head back to class too.” Mizuki nodded then got up and headed back to class. Hokuto stared at the back of his nephew’s head, “You I need to talk to,” he turned and closed the office door then sat next to Minami. He leaned in close, “You need to stop letting Mizuki fight your fights, if you’re not going to keep Nakao from hurting Mizuki then you’re obviously not Mizuki’s friend.” Minami looked at his uncle holding back his tears, “Yeah? Then, maybe you shouldn’t be my uncle either…” Hokuto stayed staring at his nephew. “What do you mean, Minami?”

Minami couldn’t hold back his tears anymore, “I I I… I love you,” Hokuto smiled. “I love you too Minami, what kind of an uncle would I be if I didn’t love my nephew?” Minami punched his arm, “That’s not what I meant!” Hokuto looked at his nephew some-what confused. “Then, what do you mean Minami?” after he asked the question he realized his stupidity over the past years… “Oh Minami… I’m sorry” he said in a soft voice. He hugged his nephew close to him and kisses his head. Minami hand squeezed the top of his uncle’s arm while he stayed there still sobbing.

“Minami, how long have you loved me like this?” his uncle asked turning Minami so that he could stare into his eyes. Minami stared back, “A while…” Hokuto took the answer knowing what a while meant to Minami; almost a life time, in the fact that no matter how long you love someone… that time seems to pass you by as if it were years in just one day. Hokuto ran his fingers through Minami’s hair, “I’m sorry Minami, and you know I can’t return your feelings… Yet you still love me… Why?” Minami still looked into his uncle’s eyes.

“I thought that you might, I don’t know, maybe that you would try… even if it is a sin against our family” he stated look his uncle up and down… looking for a sign of hope. Hokuto released his nephew and looked at him, “I would love to, but I am the one who would be hurt in this situation…” Minami didn’t want to hear this… he laid his lips on his lips on his uncle’s and kissed him passionately. To his surprise his uncle returned the kiss… and started rubbing him all over. Playing Minami like a piano to find where he liked to be touched the most.

Minami flushed pink; his uncle was doing what he could only dream about. Hokuto found a couple spots that he touched and continued kissing Minami. He started to lean forward, putting his weight on his nephew, laying him down on the mat. He cupped his nephew and massaged lightly while deepening the kiss, letting Minami know the full pleasure he was going to fulfill for Minami while also teasing him a bit. Minami was in shock that his uncle was returning his feelings… maybe he just need to show his uncle how much he loved him all along… maybe he would have had his uncle sooner.

Hokuto bit Minami’s lip trying to tell him he wanted to enter his mouth… Minami opened his mouth allowing his uncle to enter. Hokuto explored his mouth then pulled away suddenly, “Omigod… I am stupid,” he hit himself in his head with the palm of his hand. “Stupid, stupid, stupid…” Minami closed the space between them and held his uncle, “No, it’s my fault… I wanted this and I let you advance on me…” Hokuto looked at his nephew, “That may be true but I will be the one in trouble… I am the older one…”

Minami squeezed his uncle some then kissed his neck, “I will not tell anyone, I promise.” Hokuto enjoyed the pleasant kisses on his neck, “Okay, if you promise… then I see no harm in us seeing each other… but you can not tell anyone!” Minami nodded still kissing his neck. Hokuto relaxed in his nephew’s arms, “lay back down.” Minami laid back down on the mat waiting for his uncle to do whatever he pleased.

Chapter 4 — D-Day

It goes without saying, that Minami had completely and totally relied on his uncle’s love for men that he asked if he would date him. But, one thing he didn’t count on was the fact that Hokuto had changed since he broke up with Reiko. His uncle had become the sort of law-abiding hack that he had tried to avoid, he was a little depressed and then his nephew told him about his feelings and he was totally taken aback. He loved Minami, but he wasn’t sure his feelings were the same as his for him. There was only one thing Hokuto could come up with… he had to tell Minami he couldn’t go through with this and he was going to tell him today.

He saw his nephew surrounded by his normal array of friends, including Mizuki, the look on his face was one of joy… Hokuto knew this would change once he told Minami what he though, but it was all for the best. He approached Minami, “Hey, can you come see me in my office?” Minami nodded and followed his uncle to his office. They walked in and Minami sat on one of the cots and waited for his uncle to say what he was sure, was something about their date that night. Unfortunately fate was not going to be as kind to him as he had hoped.

“Minami, I asked you to come to my office because… we can’t see each other, I know I agreed, but the truth is that it’s wrong to do this…” Minami could feel the tears flooding to his eyes; he knew there was no way to make him change his mind. Though, he still had to ask, “I can’t make you change you mind, can I?” Hokuto shook his head, “No, there isn’t, I’m sorry Minami.” Minami didn’t know what to do, so he stood looked at his uncle then walked out of his office. He didn’t want to show his uncle too much emotion, because he knew it would only make him regret the time they spent together. This wasn’t something he wanted to share, not even with Mizuki; would he share this heartache… all he could do was live everyday as if nothing had ever happened. In doing so, he might be able to forget his love for his uncle and be able to move on.

He walked home, not wanting to run into his uncle or Mizuki and have to explain why he was so down. He knew what his uncle would think, but Mizuki? Hell, he was hoping that Mizuki would never find out. Mizuki was always a loose cannon, he would hang out with Nakao, whom loves Minami, and discuss girly things like crushes. This kind of made him wonder what was wrong with Mizuki. Mizuki and him are really good friends, but he never understood what went through his head. He joined this school to be closer to Sano, but he always is nice to the people around him. Even when Nakao and him weren’t necessarily best of friends he still wanted to be nice to him. He sighed, “Guess I should go lay down, all the drama today has my mind over working…” he went to his room and laid down. Ten minutes later his uncle was standing at the foot of his bed, “Minami, what are you doing home? Why aren’t you at school? You know how your mother gets when you skip school.”

Minami looked at his uncle then sighed, “That’s none of your business Hokuto… just leave me alone.” Hokuto stayed standing there, he wasn’t about to let his nephew tell him what to do. “Minami, I know you’re mad, but hear me out. If your mother, or anyone for that matter, found out that we were dating… I would have been kicked out of the family, disowned, forgotten and the only one who would be there to take care of me is you. You, of all people, who can’t even take care of yourself… I’m always having to help you out of emotion or physical damage. I can’t live like that Minami and you can’t make me.” Minami just stared at his uncle, he wasn’t about to agree to not being able to take care of himself; even though he knew it was true.

“Whatever Hokuto, just get out of my room,” his uncle didn’t leave… instead he went and sat on the side of Minami’s bed. Then, he wrapped his arms gently around Minami and whispered that he was sorry. Minami could feel himself blushing and pushed his uncle away, “Stop! Just leave already… you’re only hurting me by staying.” Hokuto nodded, but before he went to get up he noticed that when he held Minami that he had gotten thinner. So he worried about me and the family too, I knew I should have never thought that Minami didn’t have the brains to think about the consequences that faced him, but like a stupid uncle I believed it. He left and sighed when he closed the door, then leaned against it and slid down to a sitting position. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it, then looked around… he had no one in the house but himself and his nephew. His mother rarely came home and his father never did. He’s been taking care of Minami since he was little and he’d never saw this coming. His nephew was angry with him, and why wouldn’t he be? He had just taken away the one thing Minami ever asked of him.

He sighed once more and threw his head back against the door, “I’m stupid,” he whispered before standing and walking to his room. This is how his life would continue on, no Minami asking if he could sleep with him because it was raining, no Minami asking help with homework, no nothing; he was going to be the lonely fool for the rest of his life, but that is something he will live with. It will be his sacrifice, to make Minami happier than he could ever imagine him to be. Because, he lived for Minami…

Chapter 1

Dr. Hokuto Umeda works at the school his nephew attends. What he doesn’t know is that his nephew has grown a soft spot for the lecherous doctor and as their lives continue to intertwine he will find out about his nephew’s unrequited love. Our story start at the beginning of Minami Nanba’s first year at Osaka High. He was always very likeable among the female students and respected among the males, but the one person he felt had no clue who he was; was his love, his uncle; Dr. Umeda.

Minami sighed going through the long and boring welcoming ceremony. “Why do we have to sit through this? We don’t even listen to what they say anyways.” A male student next to him nodded in agreement. Minami sighed and leaned back in his chair with the two front legs off the ground, he leaned all the way back; he closed his eyes and almost fell asleep. When he felt a thin lengthy hand pop him in the back of the head. Do you know who he saw when he opened his eyes? None other than his uncle himself, Hokuto Umeda.

He sat up straight and immediately turned to look at his uncle, “Hey Hokuto, what are you doing here?” his uncle just sneered at him. “I’m pushed to come to these stupid things… its part of my job.” Minami nodded, “Sound like you’d rather be some where else, Hokuto.” His uncle looked him up and down then leaned in close enough for Minami to smell his smokey breath. “Yes, pee-wee I do want to be some where else. It just so happens I have a hot date planned for this evening and if this ceremony doesn’t hurry up I’m going to have to cancel it.”

Minami sighed having felt treated as a child would and hurt knowing the only person he really looked up to male role model thing didn’t care to talk to him. He held back some of his childish tears throughout the rest of the ceremony. He realized nothing he could do would really keep his uncle from treating him like a child, unless he was to prove himself. Then, he realized something very, very startling … he had a crush on his uncle, not loved like family, but I heart you always and forever kind of love. Though he couldn’t confirm his feelings towards his uncle he could see if he was indeed swinging for the other team if you don’t know, it’s an expression that means he likes guys .

So, to verify his sexuality he would date girls. Only problem is, there were always squabbles about who got to date him first, which depressed him and he started to fall behind in his studies. That night when he went home he found his uncle talking with a young woman. “Wow, Hokuto you brought home a woman… but I thought you were-“ before he could finish his sentence Hokuto had hit him with a pillow. Minami grimaced then looked at her, “Who is she?” his uncle sighed, “Your mother thought it’d be good to get you a tutor since you’re falling behind in school.”

Minami was shocked, his mother had actually cared enough to go find him a tutor. Her name was Kanako, she was from the same college that Hokuto had gone to for his medical degree. Over the weeks she studied with him, he began to realize how much alike her and Hokuto were except the fact about being gay and he enjoyed the familiarity a lot. The more time he spent with Kanako the more he was reminded for his longing of Hokuto.

One night Minami found Kanako looking through his report card. Feeling embarrassed he tried to snatch it away, but he missed and pushed her down onto the floor. They landed with him on top of her. Kanako tried to move, “Minami, I can’t get up.” He smiled, “I know,” he leaned down and whispered in her ear, “I love you Kanako.” Her eyes lit up as she felt and unease settling in her stomach. She loved him too, but she knew it was not appropriate for a college student and a high school student to see each other. Though, who could control love, right? So, they had their union that lasted for awhile.

The only reason it stopped is because Minami would push, push and push. He would run Kanako’s life ragged then think it would be okay to advance to the next level. Kanako didn’t agree, but also, didn’t want to hurt Minami’s feelings too much. So, she did the best she could. She moved out of her apartment and continued on with her life. When, Minami learned of this he realized he might do the same to his uncle, so he kept his distance. Unless he absolutely had to be near his uncle.

The last day of his first year he passed Hokuto in the hall, “Hey..” his uncle looked at him and smirked. Minami flushed pink… did his uncle know? Was his uncle mocking him? He looked back and watched his uncle walk down the hall and around the corner. Disappearing down the next hall and out of his line of view.

Chapter 2 — Lucky Day

Coming back in his second year, Minami had acquired longer hair and a more skillful mask to wear. His mask would be there to hide his feelings from anyone that may possibly be watching him. Having one year experience, Minami was getting use to all the attention; even from a first year boy named Nakao. He had been giving his friend Mizuki some trouble ever since he started spending time with him. He would defile or destroy Mizuki’s stuff by any means necessary. He held no guilt but jealously for someone taking away Nanba from him.

Minami had to stop him once, “What are you guys yelling about? I wonder…” He had hold of Nakatsu by the head. Nakatsu growled, “Who’s that? Get you hand off my head!” Mizuki looked to him, “Upperclassman Nanba,” he got a nod before Nanba turned his attention to Nakao. “I didn’t see the whole thing, but of what I saw I don’t like…Nakao,” he kept his eyes on Nakao’s. Nakao sighed and turned to leave, “feh…” he walked away angrily after Nanba took Mizuki’s side. Even after Nanba caught him, Nakao kept leaving Mizuki threat which was treated as any threat would; but the boys were growing worrisome and wanted to catch him (Nakao) in the act.

He met with his uncle in the hall during these threats, “Who do you think it could be, Hokuto?” his Uncle sighed. “How many times do I have to tell you? It’s Dr. Umeda in school.” Minami nodded respectfully then tried to continue the conversation, “So, how’s you boyfriend?” his uncle stared at him for a couple beats. “I guess he’s ok, Mizuki walked in on us the other day and now he’s refused to come see me at work…” he chuckled some at this. Minami took in this humor with some joy of his own; he wouldn’t have to see his uncle eating the face of some other guy during school. Though it didn’t save him from it at his own house.

He scooted closer to his uncle, wanting to tell him his secret; but Mizuki came over and smiled at him. He backed away and walked towards Mizuki, “Hey, so are you ok? I mean, I’m sorry about Nakao picking on you.” Mizuki nodded then headed down the hall, when Minami turned to face his uncle he was gone. He sighed then walked down the hall with his thumbs in his pockets and his hands hanging loosely.

He wandered aimlessly and came up to his uncle’s office; he knocked. “Yes, hello?” his uncle asked. “It’s Minami, I was wondering if I could talk to you?” he felt unease in his stomach knowing the answer could be no. “Sure, come on in,” his uncle replied opening the door and allowing him to come in. Minami stepped over the threshold then sat in his uncle’s leather rolley-chair.

He looked at his nephew and almost growled, “Can I have that back?” his nephew nodded and retreated to a regular chair. Hokuto sat down and rolled to where he was in front of him, “So, what would you like to talk about?” he asked while pushing his glasses up on his nose. Minami fidgeted with his thumbs, his gaze on the floor, “Uncle, have you ever loved someone, but knew it would never work out?” This took Hokuto by surprise, “Well, yes I have, why do you ask?” Minami gulped hard and looked up at his uncle, close to tears, “There’s someone I like, but they don’t seem to notice…and…” his sobs took him over and tears strolled down his cheeks.

Hokuto’s instincts took over him and he wrapped his arms around Minami, “It’s ok, Minami, these things happen… you’ll find someone better,” Minami looked up at his uncle. “It’s…” he turned looking to see who opened the door; there stood Hokuto’s boyfriend waiting to be greeted. Hokuto stood and sashayed over to him, taking the man’s lips with his. Then, he turned back to Minami, “Maybe we should finish this at home, Minami, I have to talk to Reiko in privacy.”

Minami nodded and stood then walked out the door were he heard the door shut and locked. He sighed “he never takes me serious, always takes his boyfriend over family… can’t even wait till I’m out of the room before he kisses Reiko…” he looked around the halls; they were empty. Meanwhile back in Hokuto’s office, Reiko and he were enjoying their time together.

“Reiko, I thought you had something to talk about…” he asked some-what depressed about the look his nephew gave him before leaving. “Is this not important?” Reiko asked fondling his boyfriend. Hokuto flushed a pink and smiled, “Yeah, this is important, but I thought you had class today.” Reiko looked up at Hokuto, “It was cancelled, because the professor wasn’t here.” He leaned against Hokuto and kissed him passionately, “So, I came to visit you, hope I didn’t get little Minami mad at me…”

Hokuto relaxed in the pleasure of the action, “Who cares? He’s old enough to take care of himself.” Reiko nodded and continued while kissing Hokuto.

Minami walked into the lunchroom and sat down by Mizuki his eyes still swollen from the tears he had just shed. Mizuki looked at him, “Is something wrong Nanba?” Nanba look at him then back at the table, “Nothing you should be worried about, Mizuki.” Mizuki frowned then grabbed Nanba’s hand and led him outside. He pushed him down onto a bench then sat next to him, “Please tell me Nanba, I won’t tell anyone and you know I won’t.”

Nanba looked around to see if anyone was paying attention then he turned and faced Mizuki. “I was about to tell my uncle how I felt about him until his sluty boyfriend stopped in and I was kicked out.” Mizuki wrapped an arm around Nanba, “It’s okay, he’ll regret it… Next time, don’t cry so much and face him as he would expect you to… show him that this won’t stop you from continuing to be yourself.” Nanba nodded, “Okay, Mizuki… I will try.”

After school, Nanba walked home and waited for Hokuto in his room. Around ten o’clock he finally arrived, half drunk. Nanba looked at his uncle, “What’s wrong Hokuto?” his uncle looked at him then sprawled out on his bed. “Reiko just broke up with me; he found someone younger than me and asked if he could see him instead. Do you know what I told him? I told him yes…” Hokuto sighed and covered his eyes with his hand.

Minami stared at his uncle, “Do you want Tylenol or something?” he asked hoping to be able to help in some way. His uncle nodded and rolled onto his side, Minami started to get up when he was pulled back down by his arm. “Wait, don’t leave Reiko… Don’t go to him, stay with me!” his uncle pleaded in his sleep. Minami grimaced hearing Reiko’s name. He wanted to be the object of his uncle’s affection, but Reiko was already it.

Minami laid down next to his uncle and wrapped his arms around him lovingly, “It’s ok Hokuto, I’ll stay here with you…” The next morning when Hokuto woke up he saw Minami laying next to him and his eyes widened. He shook Minami, “Minami, Minami wake up!” Minami blinked his eyes open and looked at his uncle. “Uhnn, yes?” his uncle stared into his eyes, “What happened last night, why are you in my bed!” Minami looked around…

“You came home drunk… I was about to get you Tylenol when you dosed off and asked me not to leave. So, I laid down next to you… Next time, don’t pick a college student like Reiko to date, ok?’ his uncle finally understood what happened. “You… I told you about that? Oh man…” he jumped off his bed then looked at his nephew. “Go get dressed; you’re going to be late for school.” Nanba nodded and went over to his uncle; he hugged him then kissed his cheek, “Yes sir.” He left his room and went to get ready for school.

Hokuto touched his cheek where his nephew kissed it and smiled. The nasty little bugger was getting to him; he got dressed as quick as he could then grabbed a cup of coffee. “I’ll take you to school Minami, come on…” Minami followed his uncle down to his car and they rode to school together in silence.