Unexpected Journey || Hoonsuk AU

Chapter 8: Name

The sounds of Hyunsuk's voice are fainting along with Jihoon's heartbeat. He can't bring himself to calm. The throbbing pain in his chest unsettled his feeling.

Heart, why did you get hurt.

Jihoon clenched his fist on his chest. The guilty feeling fills him up. The wonders why did he end up like this guy without knowing his circumstances. He lowered his head. Hoping he could dig himself deep into the ground along with his feeling.

"Hyuna, don't dare cut me off!"

Jihoon was brought back to reality when he heard Hyunsuk raise his voice. The phone call don't even take many times, but he could see various facial expressions of Hyunsuk. Not knowing whether it's a lucky incident or not. He raises his head looking at Hyunsuk.

Hyunsuk ruffles his hair. His eyebrows meet. He can't believe Hyuna hangs up on him.

"Uhm, sir, are you okay?"

"Oh, sorry. I am fine." Hyunsuk takes the camera and goes through the photos again. The display screen still shows a candid photo of him. Not realizing it, he rubs the screen off.

"Hey, can I have this photo?" Hyunsuk raises his head looking at Jihoon. Their eyes meet.

Can't help it, Jihoon's heart beating fast. He can't help but get deeper into his feeling. How can he say no to that face?

"What will I get in return?" Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Jihoon wants to know Hyunsuk's answer. If he says yes, what will he do if this is how they gonna part away but if he says no, what is his right to keep someone else's photos in his camera?

Hyunsuk can't believe he could hear that question from Jihoon. It's the second time Jihoon talks back to him just in a day. The sudden mood changes in Jihoon weirdly make him feel uncomfortable. He looks at the photo again.

It's weird, that at times like this, Hyunsuk could be soft. He can't bring himself to be mad at Jihoon.

'Oppa, you must share your good-looking photo of yourself okay?' Hyuna's words rang in his ears. He then sighed.

"It's my sister." He mutter. Hyunsuk rarely talks about himself and what more about his family to strangers.

"Huh?" Jihoon jolted. Wonder why did Hyunsuk suddenly bring his sister into their talk.

"My sister, the one that called me just now. She wants to see my photos of my traveling." The unsettling feeling in Jihoon's chest suddenly melted away.

"SISTER?!" Hyunsuk jolted upon hearing Jihoon's loud voice. He unconsciously eye-siding Jihoon. There he goes with a weird mind. Hyunsuk's thought. Not knowing why he prefers this kind of Jihoon.

Jihoon covered his mouth using his hand. He feels like wants to give himself a good beating for overthinking.

"Wait, Hyuna... Sir, what's your name?!" Hyunsuk scoots away from Jihoon. He's sure he can be deaf or die due to a heart attack at any moment. Jihoon is showing such a weird face. It's like the face of a big puppy wagging his tail when his owner holding a toy. Well, at least, the puppy has a reason for its excitement, but Jihoon? Is he that excited to know his name? He's torn to tell him his name.

This is the chance! Jihoon thought. After so many times, he finally gets to ask the guy in front of his name. He could die in happiness but that is just an exaggeration. Of course, he wants to live longer so that he can spend a long time with him.

Jihoon brings his hand to cover his face this time. He can't believe he already thinking ahead of time even before knowing the name. He then looks at the smaller guy again full of anticipation this time. If he could, he want to record this moment — the day he finally knew his crush's name.

"Hmm?" He can't wait anymore. It feels like he's watching a mystery movie where the detective about to reveal who's the criminal. He played the dramatic drum in his head. Behind his calm appearance, there's such big chaos happening in his head.

He rubs his ears to make sure it's clean enough for him to hear what's the man in front of him gonna say.

Hyunsuk can't stop judging Jihoon's antics. Among all, he can be sure that Jihoon is the weirdest human he has ever met. If he could, he would put him in the zoo behind the glass so that other people could see this unique species of a human. He then shakes his head.

"Choi Hyunsuk," Hyunsuk said with his eyes still glued to the camera.

"Yes?" Jihoon's eyes widened when he heard Hyunsuk.

"My name, it's Choi Hyunsuk." Hyunsuk let out a heavy sigh after he said his name. Twice. It was just past breakfast time, but he already think that his energy for the day already drained. He surely will never be able to get used to Jihoon's eccentric behavior.

Hearing no reaction from Jihoon, Hyunsuk gets to raise his head. He surely has no idea what's in Jihoon's head upon watching him.

Hearing the words coming out of Hyunsuk's lips, Jihoon trembled.

"Hyunsuk... Choi Hyunsuk. Your name is Hyunsuk?!" Jihoon raises his voice in shock.

Damn, even his name sounds sexy.

Jihoon slaps his face hard using both of his hands after realizing what he's been thinking about. His actions surely shocked Hyunsuk to another level.

"... Yes. That's my name." For a moment there, Hyunsuk wonders if he should keep the conversation going. He had already been meeting a lot of people for his business matters but none of them ever reacted the way Jihoon reacted when he said his name.

"Woah! I am Jihoon!" Hyunsuk jolted when Jihoon suddenly grabs his hands. His eyes weirdly sparkling. No matter how many times Hyunsuk thinks about it, he still can't find any difference between Jihoon and a golden retriever. He wonders how can have the same energy as the golden retriever. Just thinking about it, Hyunsuk already feels exhausted.

"I already knew," Hyunsuk said with half interested.

"Huh?! How did you know?!" Feels like a huge stone was thrown at Hyunsuk's head, and he gritted his teeth. His jaws twitched, trying hard to avoid any curses or words escaping his mouth.

"You did introduce me on the very first day we met," Hyunsuk's teeth are tightly clasped together.

"But you never call my name."

"FOR WHAT?! YOU MORON? FUCK IT. THE MORE TIME I SPENT HERE, THE LESS SANITY I HAVE. I LEAVE." Hyunsuk raises from his seat.

"No, Hyunsuk. Wait-"

"YOU LITTLE BIG SHIT, I AM SURE I AM THE OLDER ONE HERE! PUT HONORIFIC WHEN YOU'RE SPEAKING WITH ME!"

"Ehhhh~~"

"DON'T EH ME!"

"Then how old are you, sir? Hyung? Oppa?"

It feels like a steam of anger leaves Hyunsuk's head. His face was in red rage. He strides in Jihoon's direction. As he gets closer, he grabs the latter collar and gives shakes his entire body.

"WHO THE HELL YOU CALL OPPA?! ARE YOU MY SISTER?!" His nostril flared. This is maybe the first time in his life he is this worked up.

"Pfft" Jihoon chuckled. He maybe is an idiot to be able to laugh at times like this. It's not like he takes Hyunsuk easy but, from his point of view right now, Hyunsuk seems so cute.

It's true about a phrase he read in an article last time.

'Love always comes at the most unexpected time, event and person.'

Jihoon feels lucky out of billions of people out there, he's one of the people that could see this side of Hyunsuk who seems cool and collected. He wonders if it is a greedy thing to ask if he wants the time to stop ticking.

Well, maybe it's fine to be a little greedy.