YuYan One Shots

Chasing Pavements

It's been half a year since THE9 has disbanded, all of us have different lives now and by that I mean I am officially dating someone, but she changed, It's been the third time this week. Her habit of staying out late is getting from bad to worse. Impatiently checking the time on my phone while pacing around the living room, hoping to at least receive a sign from my girlfriend of her whereabouts. Just then, the sound of keys rattling and the irritation of someone could be heard from the other end of the front door. This can only mean one thing. She's back.

"Welcome home Yuyan Are you hungry? I can heat up the dinner for y-"

She's drunk. Again. I know that our relationship has gone stale for the past couple of weeks since the group disbanded, but is it bad that I'm still hoping that it can be salvaged? Whatever little chance there is of saving it, I'm willing to take it. Taking a deep breath, I tried again.

"Yanzi, how's your day today? If you're tired, I can prepare the bath for you so that you can relax?"

No answer. Walking close to her, I started picking up scents of an unknown smell. A cheap perfume scent. As I stood in front of the couch, within an arm's length away from her, I took a closer look and saw something I wished I didn't see. I wished that it was my eyes playing tricks on me and that there wasn't actually a love bite on her neck. On the woman who belongs to me. Or so I thought.

"Yuyan! Explain to me what is that on your neck there," I shouted as I tried to shake her to consciousness to clarify my doubts.

"Mmm,  Dai Yanni stop it. I already told you I have a girlfriend." Once she had uttered out another woman's name, I took a step back away from her. Unbelievable. How had I foolishly believed that what we had could still be there? A wave of emotions washed over me. I was having a hard time believing what I had just heard. Frustrated, and using all the strength left in me, I gave her a hard reality check and slapped her. By the time she realized what had happened, I had already left our home and ran to seek refuge at Shuxin and Xiaotang's house.

"Kiki? What are you doing here at 2 am in the morning?"

If I wasn't dealing with a heartbreak, I would totally laugh at the sight of Shuxin and Xiaotang's matching pajamas and bunny slippers. But seeing that all I needed now was comfort, I embraced Shuxin while letting all my pent up tears loose. A sign that Shuxin knows that I am in a great deal of pain.

"There, there. Everything will be alright. Xiaotang, could you tidy up the guestroom a bit, I'll stay here with Kiki for a while."

I am always grateful for them. The entire time, I had not left the room. I knew that they were bound to confront me about what happened, but I wasn't sure if I was ready to face the reality of what had happened myself, much less spill it out to them.

Xiaotang's Pov

*Knock knock knock*

"Yah, Yuyan Open this stupid door or I will break it down, and you know very well that I'm not joking."

After a couple more minutes of me shouting my lungs out, the blockhead finally showed herself. "E-eh? Tangtang? What are you doing here early in the day?" Invading into her home, I took a good look at the living room and the kitchen. What made my heart ache for Kiki was the cooked food left on the table, the food she try so hard to make, with two bowls of rice ready to be heated up for consumption. Two, not one. Turning to face that blockhead, I gave her a deadly glare and pointed straight at her face.

"You! You must have left her to wait for you to have a meal together, didn't you?!" Frantically, Yuyan tried to defend herself, but I was not done yet. "What happened last night while you were at the bar?"

A moment of silence went by, as the lion tried her darn best to recall what happened. She scrunched up her nose and furrowed her eyebrows while retracing her steps. "Yesterday...yesterday...Oh! I remember now. I was seated at the counter, and this random girl named... What was she called again?.... Yanyan? Yanni? Nevermind not important. Well, she has been harassing me for a few days now, and yesterday she took advantage of me when I was drunk and mistook her for Kiki, and she gave me a hickey and...wait" When the sudden realization hit her, she bolted up from the couch, and ran from room to room while looking for Jiaqi.

"Save it, stupid. She's not here, why else would I be here then?"  Yuyan ran up to me, took hold of both my arms while shaking me violently, asking for the whereabouts of her girlfriend. "Please Tang-jie, where is she. I need to explain things to her, it's not what it seems." I know Yuyan, and one thing about her is that even though she is a chick magnet and a kind of playgirl, her feelings for JIaqi are real. Caving in, I revealed that Xu Jiaqi is at my place, and that she was crying badly when she came to find us.

Xu Jiaqi's Pov

I've been sleeping for god knows how long. I remember vividly that I fell asleep while crying over the memories of the time that I've spent together with her. Am I ready to let it all go? Being with her is amazing, but I can't bring myself to say goodbye. She is like a part of me, something that I never want to lose. Feeling bombarded by the millions of thoughts racing in my head, I jumped in shock when I heard faint knocks on the door.

"Kiki, I made you toast with jam. I know you may not have the appetite to eat, but you can't remain in there locked up forever. I'll leave the food out here, and whenever you're ready to talk about it, I'll be in the living room, okay?"

I unlocked my phone, not surprised by the number of missed calls from her. Many missed calls, even more ignored messages. After clearing up the notifications, I could see clearly the smiles on both our faces on my lock screen. We looked so blissful then, like a newlywed couple ready to take on any challenges that come their way together. Without noticing it, a tear had escaped from my eye and had landed on the screen. Followed by another. And another. Soon, I was crying over her again.

*tack*

*tack*

Shifting my focus to that strange noise, I walked over to the window. To see her. Xiaotang's guestroom was the room closest to the tree that was growing in their backyard, and SOMEHOW she was standing on a branch that was super thin but was the closest to the room's window. I knew that she was not afraid of heights, but while on the tree, she could not put on a brave front, exposing her frightened self for anyone to see. I wanted to tell her to get down that stupid tree immediately, but my pride said otherwise. Having seen enough, I proceeded to close the curtains, but...

"Wait Kiki,  Babe listen-Ah!"

That was the final straw for me to put everything else aside, and put her as my priority again. I rushed to the window, to see a snapped tree branch and Yuyan face-first on the ground. I hurriedly left the room, and out to the backyard to check up on her.

"Yanzi! Nǐ zài zuò shénme yah!? (What are you doing!?)" I cupped her cheeks using both hands while rotating it around to check for any scratches or bruises on her but stopped halfway when she held my hands. The moment her hand came in contact with mine, I couldn't help but flinch due to the unfamiliarity of how it felt like. It has been a while since we last did such simple but meaningful actions.

"Bàoqiàn Lǎopó(I'm sorry my wife). I know that the past couple of weeks haven't been the best of our relationship. I made you wait for me, even when I didn't deserve it." Fearing that the next few words would be about how she had let me down, I stood up, about to leave...only to be pulled back down by her. "Wait, I'm not done. Kiki, listen to me. Nothing happened at the bar. I just had a drink too much and thought it was you who was there. Once I realized that wasn't you, I pushed her away. Trust me, I can never bring myself to say goodbye to you, for I will be your wings, I will be yours forever." When she had finished, neither of us said anything. We were both looking at each other in the eye, and I could see that she was showing to me how sincere and truthful she was being to me. No lies hidden among those sweet words. No hidden motives, just plain honesty.

Would it be like this down the road? Would our relationship come point where it's like moving without getting any closer? Would it be like chasing pavement?

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 Special thanks to MaoMao_09  for helping me find a suitable side character and also requesting this pair and I hope all my dear readers love this one