Goodbye My Lover

Chapter 1

The clock in the dorm read 1:24 am when Kyuhyun turned over and looked at it. He slowly sat up and threw his legs over the side of the bed before sighing and rubbing his tired eyes. Kyuhyun gazed back at a sleeping Sungmin who was lying next to him. He was getting married in a couple of days and Kyuhyun wasn’t taking it well at all. The last thing he wanted was Sungmin to get married to someone other than him, but what could he say; nothing. Kyuhyun smiled at the black haired Korean and laid back down next to Sungmin, wrapping an arm around his best friend and pressing a light kiss on his shoulder before burying his face on the back of Sungmin’s neck, taking in Sungmin’s scent, the scent he’d been in love with for so long. Now it was going to be taken from him.

          Kyuhyun grazed his lips down Sungmin’s back, lightly so as not to wake him, as he remembered the first time he’d met Sungmin. It was back when he first joined the group, eight years ago.

          *Flashback 8 years ago*

          Leeteuk opened up the room to the large dorm area and led Kyuhyun inside. “Don’t be shy, everyone’s going to love you,” Leeteuk promised before turning to the other boys. “Guys, this is our newest member, Kyuhyun.”

          “Hi Kyuhyun,” the group said in unison.

          “Hello everyone,” Kyuhyun replied in a shy tone.

          “Kyuhyun, you’re going to be sharing a room with Sungmin,” Leeteuk informed as he pointed over at the blonde in the corner. Sungmin and Kyuhyun met one another’s gaze before Leeteuk asked “Sungmin, could you show Kyuhyun where he’ll be staying?”

          “Sure Leeteuk,” Sungmin agreed quietly before standing up and leading Kyuhyun to the bedroom he stayed in. “This is where I stay. You can have that bed over there.”

          “Okay thanks,” Kyuhyun responded. “What’s your name again?”

          “Lee Sungmin, can you repeat your name again please?” Sungmin requested.

          “Cho Kyuhyun is my name,” Kyuhyun stated.

          “Well I hope you and I can be good friends,” Sungmin said with a smile.

          “I bet we will,” Kyuhyun promised as he started to make his bed up.

          *End flashback*

          Kyuhyun smiled at his memories before he gently turned Sungmin over onto his back and kissed his cheek. Resting his forehead against Sungmin’s, he closed his eyes and recalled their first kiss together.

          *Flashback several years earlier*

          Kyuhyun returned to the dorm one night after a Super Show performance and heard crying coming from inside his and Sungmin’s room. Quickly, Kyuhyun opened up the door and hurried inside to find Sungmin lying on his bed in the fetal position. “Sungmin, are you alright?” Kyuhyun wondered as he walked over to his best friend and sat down on the bed next to him.

          “No, I’m not having a good night,” Sungmin informed as he rolled over to face Kyuhyun.

          “What’s wrong?” Kyuhyun asked.

          “I don’t want to talk about it right now,” Sungmin cried.

          “Okay, well I’ll just leave you alone now,” Kyuhyun responded.

          As he stood up, Sungmin reached up and grabbed Kyuhyun’s hand and pleaded “No, please stay with me.”

          “Stay with you? Like lay beside you?” Kyuhyun questioned. Sungmin nodded before Kyuhyun added “Alright, I’ll stay here with you.” He lay down next to Sungmin and wrapped his arms around his friend as Sungmin moved his body closer to Kyuhyun’s and he leaned his head against Kyuhyun’s chest. The brunette tried to calm down Sungmin’s crying by stroking his hair and shushing him quietly. “Why won’t you tell me what’s bothering you?”