First Love [Jung Jaehyun Fanfiction]

~Chapter 35~

*1 Month Later*

It has been a whole month since the Miyeon incident happened. Everything was more or less back to normal, except for the fact that Jaehyun and I were no longer together. It pains me every time I see him around the dorms. For the whole of this one month, I had been trying my best to avoid him, making up excuses every time he tries to talk to me.

"Oh, sorry but the manager is looking for me" "I really need the toilet right now" "I have to rush the practice, sorry"

Excuse after excuse, I did everything I could just so I could avoid him. Johnny had also been extra protective whenever Jaehyun was around because he didn't want his little sister to get hurt anymore. It took the both of them quite a while to reconcile as none of them would apologize first but they finally did when I threatened Johnny that I would fly back home. The other members didn't really hold a grudge against Jaehyun for what he did but they were still extra careful when Jaehyun is around me.

It was a Saturday afternoon and everyone was staying in, lazing about, doing their own thing. I was lying on my bed while texting my friends back in Chicago when the door suddenly burst open. I didn't bother to look as I thought that is was probably Johnny who came up because he forgot to take his sweater. However, I thought wrong. The sound of footsteps approaching my bed made me look up, my eyes widening instantly after realising who it was.

I sat up, putting my phone aside, and stared at the floor, not wanting to make any eye contact. I fumbled with my fingers as my eyes darted around the room, finding everything else suddenly very interesting. I heard him clear his throat before slowly placing himself onto the bed next to me. Instinctively, I moved away and during that brief moment, I could see a tint of hurt in his eyes. He leaned forward slowly, hoping to grasp my attention but I kept my gaze on the clock.

"Joohyun," he started. "I miss you."

I turned at those words. When I looked into his eyes, I could see hurt, pain and loneliness. I sat there, staring at him silently, nodding my head ever so slightly, telling him to continue.

"Look, I know what I did was wrong. I was weak. I shouldn't have gave in to her so easily. I kno-" I cut him off.

"So you knew you shouldn't have gave in easily. But why did you still give in though?" I asked him wearily, giving him a cold stare.

He seemed taken aback by my question. Inside, I was screaming for him to just pull me into his embrace. Throughout the span of that one month, I had missed his hugs and his warmth. I felt empty without them. I missed how my hand would fit perfectly in his and how I feel safe and protected in his arms.

"I know, I shouldn't. I was stupid-" I cut him off again.

"Was?" I looked at him skeptically.

He let out a sigh before continuing, "am. I am stupid. Look, I'm sorry. I really didn't mean for that to happen I swear I have a good rea-" he got cut off again, but this time it wasn't by me.

Our attention was now on the figure standing at the door frame. Johnny had come up to call for me but his friendly, laid-back expression had disappeared once he laid his eyes on Jaehyun. His chest started to rise and fall and his nose flared in anger. I looked between the two and stood up, walking towards Johnny and placing my hand on his arm, quietly telling him to calm down before anything bad happens. My touch made him relax a bit but he was still quite tense.

"You know, now that Johnny's here, why don't you explain it to the both of us?" I calmly said to Jaehyun. "He supposedly has a valid reason as to why he did...you know, what he did," I weakly smiled to Johnny.

My brother sighed before weakly nodded his head and followed after me towards my bed. I took a seat in between the two and looked at Jaehyun expectantly. He cleared his throat once again before taking a deep breath and opening his mouth to speak.

"You see, the first day that she came here, she had threatened me. She told me that if I didn't let you go, she would hurt you and the others. I obviously did not want that to happen so I just did whatever she told me to. I did all of that to protect you guys," He said hurriedly.

Johnny and I stared at him shock and disbelief, trying to digest everything. I saw that Johnny was no longer tense and he actually felt sorry for accusing Jaehyun like that, especially since his crush had left him for Jaehyun. I started to tear up and without myself noticing, a tear had rolled down my cheek. Jaehyun leaned forward and reached out to wipe of the fallen tear. I followed his hands as it dropped to his sides and hugged him, crying into his shirt. He was taken aback at first but he slowly wrapped his hands around me, occasionally glancing at my brother in case he did not approve.

"Thank you for forgiving me. I swear I will protect you at all costs. I love you," he whispered into my ear and planted a kiss on the top of my head.

A/N

Hi, hello annyeong! Exams are finally over which means I would be able to update regularly again yayyyy! I've actually written quite a few chapters to practice for my composition writing so you guys can expect speedy updates!

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