Always and Forever (Showki fanfic)

Ch. 56: Persistence and Comfort

Hyunwoo

~Monday morning~

~at the restaurant~

Every time the front door bell rang signalling that someone walked in, the person I wanted to see did not walk in. Maybe, I should not have confessed. Perhaps, it was the wrong timing. But, didn't he send some signals that he liked me? What did I do wrong?

I let out a deep sigh and absentmindedly kicked at the ground.

"You will wear a hole into the carpet if you keep doing that," says a voice from behind me. I turned around to see Junmyeon looking at me.

"No, I won't," I scoffed.

"Hmm~, is something on your mind," he asks while leaning against the host stand as he played with his gold ring.

"Not really," I said before glancing at the door again to see who walked in but it was only Mingyu.

"Waiting for someone?"

"...no"

"You hesitated. You're lying."

"Nope."

"...keep trying."

"Keep trying what," I asked as I looked at the shorter man in surprise.

"I know what's going on. I have seen the ways that you two been looking at each other."

"What?"

"Kihyun ah...is 'torturing' himself. He doesn't think that anyone should be involved with him..., but I think that everyone is deserving of love no matter what their situation is. So, go get him tiger...er..bear," he states while laughing slightly at his own joke before clapping me on the arm and walking away to nag at Minhyuk for folding the napkins into shapes of dolphins again.

Kihyun

~at the same time~

"Do you want me to stay with you, hyung," Hyungwon asked.

"I'm fine."

"I could stay. You know."

"It's okay. Just go to work and cover for me," I groaned into my pillow.

"Don't do anything stupid. I will come back during break," he says before walking out to dodge the plush toy that I threw at him.

~two hours later~

*doorbell*

"Who could it possibly be," I grumbled, but did not get up to open the door.

*doorbell*

"Maybe, they will go away this time."

*doorbell*

"Ugh!"

*door opening*

In the next few seconds, Hoseok walks in through my door smelling like fresh mint, and baby lotion with three plastic bags full of food. "Ki Ki," he whines.

"..."

*bags being set down*

Mochi barks at him sharply to which Hoseok toss him presumably a treat as I heard Mochi chewing on something. Then, Hoseok jumps on top of me.

"Oomph, yah! Shin Hoseok, you pabo! Are you trying to kill me," I yelled as I turned to look at the idiot who was smiling down at me.

"Ki Ki, Bun Bun is here."

"I can see that."

"You okay?"

"Go away, Hoseok. Not now. I don't want to make you food," I said as I hid my face in my pillow. He gets off my back and pushes me onto my side. I tried to not let him, but this idiot didn't go to the gym to just use the showers. He grabs onto my chin and scans my face.

"No. I don't like it when you call me by my real name," he pouts ignoring how haggard my face must look. I didn't say anything but just simply sighed. I knew that Hyungwon probably called him knowing that Hoseok would be able to comfort me like always since he had been there with me through many ups and downs no matter how hard it was. As I looked at him in the eyes, I could see the boy that I fell in love with all those years ago... the boy who kept me going.. the boy who I...

Disrupting my internal monologue, Hoseok started to tickle me. It was not fair. He knows that I am extremely ticklish. I tried to shove his hand away but it was to no avail.

"Hah. Stop. hahaha. I can't... ahhahaha,"  I struggled to say between each surge of laughter. He continues to tickle me, but then stops just as quick as he started. I tried to catch my breath, but then Hoseok decides to blow a raspberry against my stomach. "Hey! I'm not a kid. Stop it, pabo," I shrieked.

He stops after a minute and lays down next to me with a soft smile on his face. "I don't like seeing you this way," he states as he caressed my face, and touched his forehead to mine.

"I..."

 *stomach(s) growling*

I blushed and sat up. "Come on. I will make us something to eat. What did you bring," I asked.

He then had the audacity to say, "Ramyeon, spam, and canned tuna."

"SHIN HOSEOK, WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT EATING JUNK FOOD," I shouted smacked his arm to which he looks at me sheepishly.

"This guy...," I said exasperatedly as I rolled my eyes.