The Lee Brothers: Jihoon's Healing

Love is War and War is Love

Chan gives Jeonghan his water bottle and sits down across the other. Jeonghan Wipes his tears with his hand and looks down. Chan Looks at his best friend sympathetically. Soonyoung would be able to lighten the mood, but he is out with Wonwoo. Best friends hanging out and all.

"Hannie, you have to stop crying so that you can tell me what happened" Chan says. Jeonghan Wipes his tears trying to control his sobbing. "There we go hyung... Now what happened?" Chan asks

"I think Cheollie likes Jihoon" Jeonghan says. Chan's tenses at the statement. Right now it's his Best friend Vs his brother. "It's unfair, Chan, It took three months for Jihoon to get to Cheol and I have been trying for a whole year. What does Jihoon have that I don't?" Jeonghan looks at his best friend angrily. Chan takes a gulp of his water.

"I know you are hurt hyung. I would be too..." Jeonghan gives Chan a you have no idea kind of look. Chan gulps his water again. "Look, I can't tell you that I will talk to my brother and I can't badmouth Jihoon either because he is my hyung. I can tell you what he told Seokmin or what he tells us" Chan says. Jeonghan rolls his eyes.

"I don't want to hear his advice. I hate him" Jeonghan says crossing his arms over his chest. "He took my man"

"You don't hate him. You envy him hyung, there's a difference" Chan sasses. Jeonghan throws him a blank look. "Jihoon may be a crazy psychopath, who might probably hunt me down after this because he has some freaky sixth sense that just irks the whole world..." Chan begins.

"I thought you said you won't badmouth him" Jeonghan points out.

"I never said that" Chan denies what Jeonghan said. "... But Jihoon hyung, when he speaks, he knows what he is talking about. He has a brain somewhere in that small head of his" Jeonghan laughs "So allow me to give you some of his advice and you choose whether to listen or not" Chan pleads. Jeonghan sighs and nods.

"Fine, but if I don't like it you tell your brother to stop talking forever" Jeonghan gives in. Chan grins nodding. He is just happy that His hyung is willing to listen. Maybe, just maybe, he can get over Seungcheol.

"Let me tap into my inner Jihoon" Chan says. He closes his eyes, breathes in and opens them. Jeonghan swears that he saw a little bit off Jihoon in Chan's eyes for a second. Jeonghan shakes his head discarding his bizarre thoughts.

"What would Jihoon says to someone in my situation?" Jeonghan asks. Chan looks at his best friend.

"He would look at you, lean forward and say; This whole thing that you are putting yourself through, it's useless, worthless. And if you keep it up, you won't last much longer. If you allow all those thoughts to consume you, You are only hurting yourself and no one else" Chan recites exactly what Jihoon told him when he went through his break up with Daniel. Jeonghan looks at his best friend. The heck?

"But, I can't get rid of my feelings. I feel something deep for Seungcheol and it hurts to know that I might have never meant anything to him" Jeonghan says

"That's not true. You do mean something to him. Maybe it's just not the way you want, but you do" Chan says. "Hyung, Maybe it's best if you just try at least to let go of Seungcheol hyung. This is not you, you don't cry over men" Chan says.

"That was before I met Cheol" Jeonghan whines.

"Well we can't go back in time and change that, I really wish we could. So let's change your future, make it brighter. I want my hyung back, try at least" Chan begs. Jeonghan sighs. It's going to be hard for the boy, but for his friend he will at least try.

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Seungcheol opens the door to Bangtan for Jihoon. Jihoon sends Seungcheol a small smile and enters the café/restaurant " I see chivalry still exists" Jihoon says.