Upon A Time (JoongNine AU)

Upon Break And Enter (Finale)

Joong

I touched the dresser and table that was still at the same spot, the wallpaper, was new, yet the huge bed was the same. I sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Nine who stood still at the doorframe.

"How old is this bed already, more than ten years, right? But, it's from a good wood, still sturdy...", I said as I bounced and lay down with a smile, "come here, Nine. Let's rest first before we go back...".

"What are you doing? How could you leave a small kid alone, though she's sleeping, she could wake up anytime...", Nine was scolding me, and I could feel my arm was tugged roughly, "move up, you're here long enough. I almost punched you, seeing that you came here, liked this...". I tugged his hand back roughly too, and thus he fell liked a boulder on me, causing me to lose breath for a second, but as soon as he struggled, I held his waist with an iron clad.

"Joong! I would headbutt you if you're liked this! Unhand me!", he said with gritted teeth. I chose the other way, and gave him a solid kiss instead. He had enough and bumped his head to mine. We both grunted in acute pain, but that chance was used by Nine to roll over and lay besides me.

"Your head is small, but as hard as a hammer...", I said as I rubbed my forehead that felt numb, "even when I headbutted a speedy kick of a football, didn't feel this much pain...".

Nine tried to rise up from his side, but I acted faster and turned to cage him, holding him down with my weight. His breathing was rapid, he was really angry at my bold act from the start.

"What exactly do you want, Joong?. Do you know, how much I hold everything in, from the start, to not curse you aloud, since I don't know what has happened in your marriage, to cause you to flirt with me from the time you'd recovered. I threw away your flowers, avoiding you at all cost, wanted you out of my line of work; I did everything and yet you keep bulldozing everything to crack into my life, liked this. Why? This...this...is too hurtful, Joong. Stop making me feel so low....", he said and closed his eyes, as his tears fell down from the corner.

I bent down, and kissed him gently. Nine turned his head to the side, biting his lips hard to not give in. His hands that had tried to push me off him, lost it's momentum, and he just stopped; didn't want to care anymore.

"I told you, Nine. I love you. It's not a casual flirt. I wanted to be with you...but, the time is not yet, right", I said as I held his chin, and turned him to face me again.

His eyes were teary, but his palms slowly raised to hold my face, "We'll never find the right time, Joong. Everything is always a little too late. I accepted them with my whole heart, that you're not mine, but, you can't do this to me and ask me not to feel anything. I feel guilty as it is, that I still hold you inside here, even when I saw your family. But, for the life of me, I won't ever break someone else happiness, just to suit mine".

I smiled, looking lovingly at this gentle heart that was confessing and pushing me away at the same time. I wipe his tears and kissed him again, only to receive a grunt and a solid push on my chest. So, I pushed up from the bed, stood and extended my hand to pull him up too.

"Come, let's go back to your house. There's someone I wanted you to talk to, because if it is coming from me, you would still be in doubt", I said. Nine sighed heavily, but slowly took my hand and stood up too. His eyes were full of questions, "by the way, not that you're not important, but I am still not too crazy to leave my daughter alone, you silly baby, eyyy....", I said as I hooked his neck in exasperation, and rumpled his hair.

"Ahhhh, stop doing that, I am not a kid!", he said, annoyed and struggling to break free, "I don't know why, but, not that you're not important too, but all I could think about as I saw you came here, was about her...".