Blue Moon S2: You're My Star

Chapter 11

"Why did Hyunsuk buy so many bottles of shampoo?" Jihoon eyebrows meet. He titled his head in confusion. Maybe for the stocks he thought.

"Hyunsuk~" Hyunsuk's body jumped a bit when he heard Jihoon's voice he quickly covers the notes he wrote.

"Jihoon, you just have a shower?" He raises his head to meet Jihoon's gaze. Jihoon steps closer to him and leaves a kiss on the latter lips. Short yet deep.

"What you doing?" He takes a seat next to Hyunsuk on the couch.

"Just my job." Jihoon nodding. His smiles faded. Lately, Hyunsuk's antics are somewhat strange. It feels like he hides come from Jihoon but he can't tell what it is.

"Jihoon, can you help me tick my bucket list? It probably is the last," Hyunsuk leans on Jihoon's shoulder.

"Hmm? Last? You can start to make a few more bucket lists. Let's together cross it." Jihoon raises his arm and wrapped Hyunsuk's body.

"I will if I can but as for now let's cross the one that I have, hmm?" Hyunsuk looks at Jihoon with anticipating eyes.

"Yes, I will. Just tell me what it is." Jihoon grinned. Hyunsuk is too adorable.

"I want a portrait of me. Can you do that?" Hyunsuk looks at him with glowing eyes and a face full of expectations. Jihoon never draws a human portrait. It's just not working for him no matter how many times he tried. Surely, he can't say no to Hyunsuk's wishes. So, he just nodded it off and give him an assured smile.

"Sure, but can you please wait until I could perfectly draw a  portrait?" There is some hint of sadness in Jihoon's tone.

"Forever. I give you forever. Take your time, Jihoon. I know you can do it." Hyunsuk shows a genuine smile to Jihoon. How the n earth he is so lucky to have Hyunsuk? He asked himself.

Jihoon tugged Hyunsuk to his arm. "I love you so much, Hyunsuk." And gets get a hug back from Hyunsuk.

"I love you too, Jihoonie."

Jihoon moves his head closer to Hyunsuk and meets his lips with him. He brings his hand to Hyunsuk's eyes and rubs it softly making the latter let out a moan. As Hyunsuk's lips gaped a bit, Jihoon slips his tongue into Hyunsuk's mouth. They both share the passionate kiss and bring it to the bed.

"Hyunsuk, you forget about your tie."

"Oh, thanks for reminding me. I will go first. See you later, Jihoon." Hyunsuk tiptoed and leave a peck on Jihoon's lips. "I will see you at lunchtime, okay?" Jihoon nodded. "I will wait."

Jihoon takes another glance at his watch. It was almost an hour past lunch. He still can't even see Hyunsuk's silhouette near the academy. He does answer the phone call. Jihoon started to worry.

"Did Hyunsuk forget? He keeps forgetting things these days." Jihoon peeks his head at the door of the academy in case Hyunsuk comes. None. He let out a sigh.

Times pass by. One by one student started to fill the academy and yet Hyunsuk is nowhere to be seen. His heart started to beat fast. His body grew tense to the point of shaking. He rubbed the back of his neck furiously. Even though the day was already cold, the sweat of anxiety trickled from his forehead.

Jihoon raises from his seat.

"Guys, I am sorry. I have to leave you for a moment. Please help each other." Jihoon said.

"Sir Jihoon are you alright?" Giyu looks at him worriedly.

"Yes, I am. I have somewhere to go. Please stay put until I come back." Before Giyu answers him, Jihoon dashes outside the door.

"Hyunsuk, please I hope you are still at the company." Not far have Jihoon ran, his eyes caught a familiar stance. His eyes wander around as if he was lost, but how can Hyunsuk lost on the route he is familiar with.

"Hyunsuk!" He called him out with a loud voice to get his attention. Hearing that voice, Hyunsuk turns his head in the direction. As he sees Jihoon, he runs towards him.

"Jihoon." The wailing sounds escaped Hyunsuk's lips. Jihoon hugs him tight. His eyes are open wide.

"Tell me, tell me everything, Hyunsuk," there's nothing aside from worries that filled Jihoon's entire body system.

"I am sorry but I lost. I am sorry Jihoon. I can't contact you because I forgot to bring my phone. Jihoon, what's happened to me? How can I forget about the route I usually visited?" In his words, Hyunsuk let out loud sobs. The tears ran non-stop from his eyes.

"Jihooon, help me. What's wrong with my mind." Hyunsuk tugged Jihoon's shirt. He is frustrated. Frustrated because he keeps forgetting things. Little by little, the memories feel like faded from his mind. Jihoon tightens his embrace. Bring his hand to pat Hyunsuk's head to calm him down.

"Shh, you're are fine, okay? There's nothing wrong with your mind. You may be just being too stressed." Jihoon knows too well what happened to Hyunsuk. It's not a normal forgetful person's behavior.

"Sir Hyunsuk, you're showing dementia symptoms." Hyunsuk feels like his whole world crumbles upon hearing what the doctor said. He covers his mouth using both of his hands.

"But doctor, he is just still in his 30s" Jihoon interfere. His lips trembling. What more now? When they are finally happy. Hyunsuk just stayed silent. The tears started to run down his cheeks.

"Dementia could affect young people at the age of 30. This is such an extremely rare situation. Usually, dementia could affect middle ages people from ages 50s to 60s. We called dementia under 65 years old is 'young-onset dementia', 'early-onset dementia', or 'working life dementia'." The doctor calmly answers.

"Dementia is caused by damage to brain cells. This damage interferes with the ability of brain cells to communicate with each other. When brain cells cannot communicate normally, thinking, behavior, and feelings can be affected," Jihoon and Hyunsuk look at each other. Their hearts thumping faster. As the doctor explains.

"The main cause of the brain damage are depression, medication side effects, and excessive usage of alcohol," Hyunsuk's shoulders dropped as if he accepted his unfortunate fate. Tears escaped his eyes followed by his fist clenching Jihoon's shirt. On Jihoon's chest, a great sob escaped him, as he covered his face.

Jihoon feels excessive pain in his chest. The pain after hearing the reason for Hyunsuk's dementia, the pain when he looks at Hyunsuk sobbing in frustration. He started chewing on his lower lip and his eyes welled up with tears. He then embraces Hyunsuk tight to let him know that he is there with him.

Jihoon caresses Hyunsuk's face while his other hands hold Hyunsuk's. His eyes reddened after bawling his eyes out just now. Hyunsuk fainted due to the exhaustion of crying. He is then rushed to the hospital bed. Glad nothing happened.

"Doctor, is there nothing I could do to treat him?" Jihoon ask.

"Currently, there's no cure for dementia but there's a treatment to slow the worsening of dementia symptoms. He will also be provided with some medications." The doctor explains calmly.

"It's really important to always be by a dementia patient's side. As days go by, they will start to forget how to live a normal life." He continues. The doctor patted Jihoon's shoulder softly before leaving.

Jihoon brings Hyunsuk's hand to his lips and kisses it softly. "Hyunsuk, I will make sure you never forget about me and us. I love you,"

Disclaimer: All of the info about dementia are found on Google.