The Angel {A Jongkey fanfic}

The Angel

The day the angel came into Jonghyun's life was by no means a special one. He had just finished another day of high school and was heading home to another night of tortuous homework. His house wasn't very far from school, thank goodness, but he did have to cross a few major intersections to get there. That day a truck driver had had too much to drink and ran a red light. Jonghyun would have been hit had it not been for the angel.

Jonghyun had closed his eyes, bracing for the impact and the on coming pain when he felt a pair of warm arms wrap around him protectively and lift him into the air. When he opened his eyes a second later, he was on the sidewalk on the other side of the street in the arm of a handsome boy with high cheekbones, lips more fit for cupid than an angel, and beautiful white wings.

The angel smiled at him and he swore his heart skipped a beat.

Jonghyun was 14 when he met his guardian angel.

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At 15, he had long since grown use to the idea of the mythical being real. It hadn't been difficult, considering his very own guardian angel spent everyday from dawn to dusk with him.

His angel's name was Key and it was his job to look after Jonghyun, his protected. He helped Jonghyun do his homework, made sure he ate every meal, and protected him from anything dangerous or harmful. Somewhere along the way, he had also became Jonghyun's best friend.

Key was a bit of a diva. He nagged him about his fashion choices and his bad habits, and went on endlessly about how careless he was about leaving his school books at home. But he was also kind and caring. Key was the one who convinced him to take up an instrument and start composing. He listened to all Jonghyun's problems and gave him useful advice. The angel was always there for him and Jonghyun was grateful that he had someone to rely on.

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At 16, he had been picked up by an entertainment company and shoved into a dorm filled with other boys while he trained and waited to debut. Invisible to everyone but his protected, Key found Jonghyun drifting away from him since they could never talk in front of others.

Key watched his protected grow stronger and work harder than he ever had before. Every time Jonghyun did something that was one more step toward his goal of being an idol, Key felt himself glow with pride.

But at night. when it was only him and the stars and sound of Jonghyun's soft breath as he dreamed, Key let himself long for the past. He missed the days when it was just the two of them. He missed being able to talk to his protected, to encourage him, to give him advice. He missed being able to tease Jonghyun about his messy hair in the morning without being ignored so that the other trainees wouldn't think he was crazy.

He missed Jonghyun even though he was still by his side every day.

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At 18, Jonghyun debut with some friends he had made as a trainee. He smiled at Key after his debut stage before getting ushered into a van by his manager and the angel felt his heart swell and his cheeks burn.