Unexpected Journey || Hoonsuk AU

Chapter 3 : Return the favor

"Please, sir. This one time. Hmm?" Jihoon points out his pointer finger with sparkly eyes. It's been 45 minutes since Jihoon tailing Hyunsuk with the same words.

So persistent. Hyunsuk rolled his eyes. He looks at the watch on his wrist. Wondering how long would Jihoon keeps following him asking him to be his photography subject.

"SIR, PLEASE BE MY MODEL!" Out of a sudden, Jihoon rushes forward to Hyunsuk and kneeled. No, he is more to bowing. Deep bow. Where he put his head on both of his hands. Hyunsuk's blood rises all over his body to his head. Redness of anger and embarrassment creeps all over his face. All eyes are on them.

Hyunsuk forces a smile and looks at the people surrounding them. Some of them even whispered. He bowed at them.  "Sorry, sorry this friend of mine is a bit sick in the head," He then grabs Jihoon on his collar. Locked his eyes with him. "Follow me," he said while gritting his teeth. He then stomped away after releasing his grip.

Jihoon quickly rises and pats the dust on his body after Hyunsuk lets go of his collar. Clueless about what might come, Jihoon happily followed Hyunsuk behind his back.

"You little -" Hyunsuk gritted his teeth to censor himself from cursing. This is the first in a while he is being this mad. The vein popped up from his forehead showing how mad he is.

"Now tell me what's your problem?" Hyunsuk said with a heavy panting trying his best to suppress his madness. He can't be too mad at a stranger who looks bigger than him. He doesn't want to die in a foreign city.

Hyunsuk's eyes stare deep into Jihoon's dark brown eyes. The difference between those gazes is too significant where Hyunsuk's gaze is more threatening, while Jihoon's more like a curious puppy-eyed look.

"I don't have any problem." Jihoon answer with a smile which makes his eyes half-closed. He is completely clueless about the situation. All he wanna do is to return the favor to the person who just helping him.

Hyunsuk is fuming with anger. Irritation pricked at him the more he looks at Jihoon's face. How can he show such an innocent face like a lost puppy? "I. Don't. Want. To. Be. Your. Model." Hyunsuk said pressed each of the words to make it clear to Jihoon.

"But sir, let me return the favor. This one time. Please-"

"I SAID, I DON'T NEED IT! NOW SCRAM!" Hyunsuk lost his patience. He unconsciously rises his voice in front of Jihoon. Jihoon jolted as he heard a loud voice coming out of Hyunsuk's small lips.

He slipped his hair back. "I won't disturb you anymore if you let me take a picture of you." Hyunsuk widened his eyes when he heard what Jihoon said just now.

Doesn't he know I hate his presence?

Hyunsuk thought. He can't relate to Jihoon's persistence and passion. He would disappear as soon as the person tell him to scram. He looks at Jihoon while Jihoon looks at him.

"Do you promise to leave me alone after you return the favor?" It's one of Hyunsuk's characters who gets mad and cold down fast. It is probably a habit he got from handling Hyuna's abnormal mood swings.

"You agree to be my model, sir?" Jihoon couldn't believe what he heard. Just now, Hyunsuk was against it like it was the end of his world. It's not like Jihoon has any ulterior motives. He just wants to return the favor because Hyunsuk has been helping him.

No ulterior motives? Has Jihoon ever begged someone to be his model before? Think of it, Jihoon could just buy Hyunsuk a cup of coffee as a token of appreciation than begging him for just a single picture.

"Hey, what are dozing off about? Please do it quickly before I changed my mind." Jihoon snapped back to real life. His lips then create a big smile. Out of Hyunsuk's consent, he grabbed the latter's wrist.

"H-Hey what are you doing?" Before Hyunsuk could do more reaction, he feels like his legs had been dragged away. Jihoon turned at him.

"Take you to our photoshoot locations." He said. His face beaming. Happiness could be seen all over his face.

Are you that happy?

Hyunsuk can't do more as he is dragged by Jihoon. He could just follow Jihoon behind his wide back. He doesn't even know where would Jihoon brings him. All he could see was just Jihoon's wide back. He could feel the breezy autumn wind touch his face.

The brown-colored oversized jacket gives him a mischievous golden retriever vibe. It feels nice to run like this in a while, he thought. As Hyunsuk's mind still roaming about, Jihoon halted his steps. So does he.

"We're here!" Jihoon said while grinning. Even in his panting, he could keep his smile. His eyes are half-closed. Hyunsuk takes a deep breath and does his best to control his breathing. After he is calmed down, he raises his head. His mouth agape looking at the fantastic views in front of him.

Big Ben. It's right in front of his eyes. The place he couldn't see the last time he visit this country. It standing majestically right in front of him. The needles of the clock on the tower work perfectly. How lucky it is for the London citizens to use this giant wall as their time measurements. The watch on his wrist was nothing compared to this.

Watching Big Ben now, makes him realize the importance of the clock. Without it, we couldn't get the track of our day. As we are being too engrossed in our life, we don't realize the day already passed. The existence of the clock in our life is far more important than we ever realized.

Hyunsuk takes out his phone, opens his camera, and points it in Big Ben's direction. "Jae hyung, this is a gift for you." Not realizing it, he shed some tears. One of Jae's bucket lists is now checked. Before Hyunsuk could click the shutter button on his phone, he heard a clicking sound coming from a camera. He turns his head to the sources of the sound.

There's Jihoon with a camera in his hand looking at him. "Ah, sorry. It was a good view, so I decided to take a picture." Jihoon explains. He fidgets his fingers.

*What if he is mad at me again?*

Hyunsuk steps closer to Jihoon. "If you want to return the favor, please do it right."

"H-huh?! What?"

"You keep babbling about returning the favor just now and you doing it half-assed?"

"N-no. I won't do something like that. My mom said it is a must to return a favor after someone is nice to us."

Nice? I don't even try to be nice. I just happened to be there.

"Your mom? Who are you? A kid?"

"Uhm. I maybe am an adult but I am still my mom's son. Ack!" Hyunsuk kicked Jihoon's leg. This kid surely has his own way to make him mad. "Sir, what's the meaning of this?" Jihoon rubs his leg. He can't believe a small guy's kick can be this damageable.

"Your mom is nice. Listen to her well."

"YES, I SHOULD! That's why I try my best to return the favor but you almost don't let me." This time, Hyunsuk's fist landed on Jihoon's head. How dare he raises his voice and makes Hyunsuk jolted.

"Are you trying to blame me now?"

"Hahaha, no. Now, sir. Can you please pose for me?"

Maybe this kid is not as bad as he thought. Hyunsuk hopes his journey is going well and he will find what has he been searching for in this unexpected journey of his.