So Close Yet So Far - Mingyu x Reader

Chapter 4 - A Bitter Pill, A Bittersweet Reunion

Sunday came and went without anything eventful occurring. You had spent the day watching TV, allowing your hands to finish healing so you could have the bandages off by Monday. The last thing you wanted was for your hands to be practically useless for taking notes. Finals were mere weeks away, which meant the semester was coming to a close. It also meant that if the weekend was coming to a close, then Mingyu would be heading home soon! The idea made you a bit excited, but you had to calm yourself. You had to remind yourself that you were not his girlfriend and had no reason to be this excited. However, the more you thought about knowing he was here and putting the rumors to rest once and for all, the more your heart was pounding in your chest.

As the TV played and you sprawled out on your couch, you heard a knock at the door. Looking over, you waited to see if the person on the other end would speak. They didn't. They just knocked again. Sighing, you stood up and made your way over.

"Who is it?" you asked. When there was no reply again, you blinked. Mingyu? You thought to yourself. Quickly, you opened the door and flung it open, smiling at whoever it was on the other end.

When you saw Joshua and Jeonghan standing there, your smile dropped.

"Oh jeez." Jeonghan blinked. "You look horrifically disappointed."

With no intention of saying it out loud, you had honestly forgotten these two had miraculously entered your life less than 24 hours ago. With them gone, you spent the rest of yesterday and half of today in blissful normalcy. However, as the duo stepped past you and into the house, you sighed. "Disappointed? No." you clarified.

"Well, you looked it." Jeonghan smiled. "Don't worry. I can wipe that frown right off your face. We have good news." Your ears perked up as you closed the door behind you. Resting your hands against them, you felt them still tingle a bit as they continued to fully heal.

"What?" you asked. You watched as the two men shared a glance. Joshua was the one who spoke.

"We saw Mingyu, and it didn't look like he was there to set up an arranged marriage with anyone." Hearing that made your heart soar in your chest. "We followed him the entire day. He did some shopping, met up with some friends, and it looks like was on the phone with someone when he was back in the hotel."

"Which he stayed the rest of the night. No visitors." Jeonghan made sure to add. Both of them were smiling almost as wide as you were. Knowing that Mingyu really was in Japan for a business trip in his father's stead just made you feel so much relief.

"Shopping?" you asked. Joshua nodded. Your mind couldn't help but race as to what exactly he got while he was out if anything at all. However, as your eyes fell over to the Statue of Liberty snow globe on your TV stand and the wind chime hanging up by the window to your balcony, you could only imagine what you would get this time. The phone call that was mentioned replayed in your head as he spoke about the plans he had for the following day. You felt butterflies in your stomach and a part of you was a bit embarrassed at just how giddy you felt.

Just then, when you looked at the men once again, you immediately remembered why they were even telling you that in the first place. You looked down at your hands, a soft cherry red as the palms and fingers still worked on healing the slightly burnt skin. "What does that mean for you guys?"

"Well-." Joshua hummed. "We actually might be able to do all of this sooner than we thought. If he's not in a relationship, and he already has the intention of coming home, it'll be easy to help make you happy~."

"You already looked at it." Jeonghan smirked, pointing to his cheeks. When you looked over into your mirror, you saw how red and flustered you looked. You covered your cheeks, unable to hide a shy giggle.