Keep Faith

before the storm

Changmin took a deep breath as he lifted all the bags up from the trunk.

Jaejoong got out of the car "are you sure you can handle all that?" He asked.

Changmin smiled "you'll probably break if you carried all these with how frail you look" he said lifting the bags up. Jae hoping looked down at himself.

"Close the boot then" he said walking up to the house.

Jaejoong closed the boot of the car "do I look thin then?" he said as he got to the door of the house. Changmin didn't answer so Jae opened the door for Changmin who walked in.

Jaejoong leaned on the door frame, before looking over at the car and locking it from a distance. He felt a pair of eyes watching him, he looked over the road opposite him an old woman was sitting in her rocking chair on the porch, Jae waved before walking in.

He placed his hand at the back of Yunho's neck, "Your walk okay?"

Yunho looked up from the TV from where Yoochun and him was watching a TV drama. He nodded, "It's very silent round here."

Jaejoong patted his shoulder and walked down into the hall leaving them to the show and Changmin sorting the groceries out in the kitchen. He investigated one of the rooms and walked to the door of Junsu's room.

He looked towards the bed to find a pair of clad feet sticking out from under it. He smirked crouching down and running his finger down the sole.

Junsu yelped, his jerking and hitting his feet onto the wood "Fucker" he cursed.

Jaejoong laughed lifting the cover up for him to look under where Junsu was laying on his stomach iPad in his hands. "Su, what are you doing?"

Junsu covered his iPad up "your back" he said.

"What you hiding? Porn" he said reaching for his iPad.

"No" Junsu hit Jaejoong hand "you just have to wait and see" he said. Jaejoong jumped on the bed "stop it" he whined but Jaejoong smiled as Junsu could feel Jae's feet pressing into his back "okay, but it's supposed to be a secret"

Jae stopped moving and got off the bed to lay next to Junsu under the bed "ooh it is rings" he said shuffled more forward to the iPad.

"I thought since we're all together this week I would get something to remind us when we're apart," he said opening his iPad back up "like this" he zoomed in on a picture of a stainless steel cable ring band "I've already ordered it"

"Fuck" Jaejoong exclaimed taking the iPad from him "that's expensive Junsu" he said.

Junsu shrugged "you know I have the money"

Jaejoong bit the inside of his mouth "but still"

Junsu shrugged "Hyung" he said leaning his head on Jaejoong's shoulder "mm" he replied.

"I'm worried I might go back to before" Jaejoong stated.

Junsu sighed, "You going to be okay? What with all drink and cigarettes?"

"I think I will be; I think I might not have the time. With my schedule I think I might be alright, but I still will have you and Yoochun to call up anytime I need it."

Junsu nodded, "100%"

Jaejoong handed him the iPad back "come on, I have food to make" he said crawling back out from under.

There was a small crash that cut his sentence short. "What's happening?"

Junsu followed placing his closed iPad he followed as soon as he heard Yunho's voice

"Don't touch him like that" Yunho voice said in a warning tone.

"You have no right to speak to me like that you're not the boss of me" Yoochun said.

Yunho had his hand on Yoochun chest "well you did take that away from me

when you left" he said "so don't patronize me just because we no longer see each other" he nudged him away.

Changmin stood behind Yunho as he shielded away from the argument. Once again, he felt like the helpless Maknae like before protected by one of the members when the arguments started every second before they split.

Jaejoong sighed, watching him standing in front of Changmin arms crossed.

Yoochun stepped back, he went to say something but Junsu stepped forward from behind Jaejoong "Don't" he pointed his finger at Yoochun.

Yoochun breathed a huge sigh once Junsu placed his hand over Yoochun mouth "I thought we already sorted this, so why bring it up"

"No we sorted around the issue like we always seem to do" Yunho said "that was the reason why we had so many fights because we just ignored the problem once it got bigger"

Junsu took his hand away from and put of his arms down either side "whatever we do we always seem to be in this position and I just need you all to grow up, this isn't like when he were 18 when everything was all so new, So please just stop"

"Us 5 will not be the same as before because we are all so different now, our mind set has changed so we just need to find a new way to get along" Junsu rolled his eyes "forget it I can see what you're going to say Yoochun coz I'm sick of it, just whatever" he said waking back down towards his room, he slammed the door behind him.

Jaejoong licked his bottom lip "come on Changmin" he said taking his hand. Changmin sighed and stood next to Jaejoong "guys come on" he said.

Yoochun sat down on the sofa with his arms crossed, Yunho sat on the armchair of the chair. The TV was still on and they both drifted back to watching the drama but in silence this time.

Jaejoong and Changmin went into the kitchen and started to cook as they sensed the tension.