Blue Moon || Hoonsuk AU

Chapter 8

"Where do you gonna stay?" Hyunsuk asked Jihoon. Jihoon sitting at the rear door putting on his shoes. "I don't know, ugh I will think about it," He said while ruffling his hair roughly showing how frustrated he is. Even Jihoon himself is in deep thoughts about it. He never imagines everything gonna went this wrong. Breaking up in the middle of hectic occasions. Is this the reason why Mashiho was so eager to let him go back to Korea first? With building an art academy with him? Or is this Mashiho's reason to never want to go to his hometown? Because he knows this relationship won't last longer? Jihoon let out a heavy sigh. He go through his phone and realized today is the day he have to check out from the hotel he live.

"Ugh, what a day." He ruffles his head again. Hyunsuk just standing there looking at him. He then clears his throat. "Uhm, you see Jihoon, you could stay here until everything's settled." Jihoon turns his head to Hyunsuk instantly before standing up. His eyes gleaming, with hope. "For real?" He grabs both of Hyunsuk's shoulders. Staring hard at the latter to make sure he doesn't hear it wrong. Hyunsuk averts his eyes from Jihoon. Too bright he thought. He just could nod. Jihoon gasped at Hyunsuk's reaction. He pulls Hyunsuk in his embrace making the latter eyes wide. He was stunned by Jihoon's random action.

"Thank you so much, Hyunsuk. I don't know what should I do if you're not here. I surely can't stay with my parents. It's too far from here." Jihoon said as he let go of Hyunsuk's stiffened body.

"You're welcome. You know what friends for." Hyunsuk said in a tiny voice. "Ok, I'll get my stuff first, thanks, buddy." Hyunsuk nodded. He sees Jihoon off until his back disappears. For a moment, Hyunsuk is just stunned at where he stands. His mind roamed somewhere else. Jihoon is close to him but at the same time, he is out of the range. The possibility to have him in Hyunsuk's hand is almost null. Hyunsuk falls to his knees. He has no strength left to stand. Without realizing it, the tears spilled over and flowed down his face like a river escaping a dam. He has no intention to stop it. The tears keep flowing down his cheeks and fall to the ground. He let a great sobbing out of his mouth. The sound of wailing and suffering echoed throughout the house. The tiny body covered in a white plain shirt shook along with his sobbing rhythm. Hyunsuk cried for a long time.

Hyunsuk opens his eyes slowly. It's dark. He was sleeping due to exhaustion after crying earlier on. He holds his head. It spinning probably because he was napping for such a long time or because he just cried. He rises and blanked out. Silent. He turns around and glances at the clock. It shows 11:17 pm. Then, he looks at the door. No hint of anyone coming. He grabbed his phone, no new message from Jihoon.

"Ah, Jihoon, where are you," Hyunsuk said in a low voice while tapping his phone screen. Searching for Jihoon's name in the contact list, then make a call after he found it.

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'The person you try to reach is unavailable. Please try again.' Hyunsuk frowning. "What the hell?" He then tries again, and again. Still no response from the other side. He sent a message with an unsettling feeling. 'Call me when you see this.' Before rises. He grabs a sweater and wallet from his room before leaving the house. While dashing to someplace, his phone in his ear. Try to reach out to Jihoon.

"Jihoon, please answer your call." Sweat glistened over his forehead. His heart stumbling over its rhythm. His feet move fast as his heart race. "Oh God, I hope Jihoon didn't do anything stupid." He knows Jihoon is a reasonable person. But he can stop ominous thoughts from squirming at the back of his mind. He didn't know how it feel to have a sudden heartbreak after years of a relationship. Not only that, Jihoon has nowhere to go. He already said he have to check out of the hotel today, no way he still spending time there. Hyunsuk doesn't even know where to find Jihoon. He just goes where his feet bring him.

Probably out of the routine, his feet bring him to the bar he usually visited. He searches around the bar in case of Jihoon drinks till he gets drunk like last time. Moving his feet to the counter bar, without taking a sit, he asks, "Kim, have Jihoon come here?" Kim looks at him confused look on his face. He then shakes his head. He surely has a lot of questions running in his head, but he chose to stay silent looking at how messy Hyunsuk is right now. "Thanks, Kim. Gotta go." He said leaving the bar. This is the first time Hyunsuk left without taking a sip of his favorite drink. "Still no to new menu huh, Hyunsuk? I hope once you come here again, I'll serve you the new menu," Kim said in a slow tone while looking at Hyunsuk's back disappearing.

Hyunsuk looks at his watch, 12:05 am. The streets almost emptied. There are just a few of person striding in the streets at this time. He makes sure to not miss checking at every passerby's face. Hours pass by, he could feel his feet about to give up.

"Is there probability Jihoon waiting at home already? While I looked for him? Since the door is locked, he surely tries to contact me but-. Jihoon, please call me back at once." Hyunsuk mumbled with a small stride. He clenched his fist to his heart. Try to stop the throbbing pain in his chest. With some hope Jihoon probably going home, Hyunsuk runs back to his home. On his way home, his eyes caught a person standing by the bridge. He never thinks that Jihoon might do something that stupid for him to check on the bridge but his guts tell him he should go there.  His jaw is tense as he ground his teeth. With full speed, he runs towards where his mind thinking off.

He stopped. It's like a whole world is stopping. His eyes are in a wide circle when he sees the person he's been looking for standing still looking at the thin air unbothered. The wind blows his hair softly. Hyunsuk just stand there stiffened. Not knowing how to react. Everything when so fast. Try to make sure, that was Jihoon standing in front of him, he rubbed his eyes. It's him, it's Jihoon.

Tears of relief escaped from Hyunsuk's eyes. The fear of losing someone you lose is so terrifying. If that what was Jihoon feels right now, he understands, he knows how hurt it is.

"Hyunsuk, why are you here? And crying?" Jihoon turns his head probably hearing after hearing sobbing sounds from Hyunsuk. He runs in a small step towards Hyunsuk. Grabbing his shoulder. His face is full of anxiety.

"Hyunsuk?"