A Century of Love

Chapter 8: What's Wrong?

Sung Hun was fuming mad. How could he not? When Ji Won only regarded him as a helpless girl, he thought as he walked through the company's cafeteria. After he had left the studio, Sung Hun walked through the long corridors of the building before descending to the first floor where the cafeteria was located at.

As he came to a stop in front of a big window, which was showing the cloudy weather outside, he couldn't help but mutter out loud,

"How can he think of me as such a fool, it's not like I'm his girlfriend or something..."

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It was a sunny day and Sung Hun was hanging out with Ji Won at their favourite cafe near their school. They had just ordered their drinks and since Ji Won had been insistent on paying, Sung Hun had left him to the counter while he went to choose a table for them. As Ji Won walked towards the table, Sung Hun could see something was clearly bothering Ji Won in a way he seemed much moodier than usual.

Actually, Sung Hun had already noticed Ji Won's poor mood in the morning and that was the reason he had suggested on going out. He wanted to cheer Ji Won up. And he also had one matter to discuss with Ji Won. Which might also be the reason for Ji Won's current mood.

"Thanks, Hyung", Sung Hun said as Ji Won got to the table and handed over his drink.

"No prob", Ji Won replied as he sat down on the chair opposite Sung Hun.

For a minute they both just drank their drinks in a comfortable silence before Sung Hun cautiously asked,

"Hyung?"

"What, Hun-ah?" Ji Won replied, nonchalant.

"Why isn't Soo Yeon Noona hanging out with us anymore?" Sung Hun asked.

Ji Won stayed silent. Ji Won's girlfriend, Lee Soo Yeon, usually spent a lot of time with them and their mutual friends but for the past week, Sung Hun hadn't seen her around that often.

"We broke up."

Ji Won replied after a moment of silence. Ji Won didn't want to talk about the break-up directly, Sung Hun noticed, so he chose a bit different manner of approach. Honestly, Sung Hun was quite surprised. He had thought that Ji Won and Soo Yeon had been happy together.

"But didn't you always had fun going out?" Sung Hun asked compassionately.

A small smile tugged at Ji Won's lips.

"Yeah. That's how we first met, actually. It hadn't been long since I had moved here from Korea and I was only getting to know everyone. I was invited to hang out by some of the guys and as I arrived, she was already there. After exchanging greetings and introducing ourselves, I was surprised that I wasn't the only Korean around there. As if we were made for each other, we got along so well pretty quickly. Days goes by, I started to care for her and she was happy. We were both happy."

For some reason, Sung Hun felt a pang of pain in his heart while hearing Ji Won tell him how he had cared for her. But he quickly brushed the pain to the back of his mind.

"But ... that changed", Ji Won continued, more solemnly. "You know how much she liked when I showed her affection like how I wanted to protect her even though she's older than me." Sung Hun nodded. "Apparently, for some reason, she felt that I had changed. She said that I had started to care about someone else more than her ... Which leads to her not wanting to be with me anymore since she felt like a third wheel."

A third wheel? Ji Won wouldn't cheat on her, Sung Hun was sure of that. Noona must have misunderstood, Sung Hun thought. Ji Won was the perfect boyfriend, not that Sung Hun would know since they weren't dating. A slight blush rose to his cheeks as he thought of Ji Won as his boyfriend.

"What? Who did she think you care more about?" Sung Hun asked, not letting himself to think about Ji Won as a boyfriend.

"Don't know. She didn't tell me. She just wanted to break up with me", Ji Won replied, looking upset.

"Well, in that case, she's not good enough for you, Hyung! I'm sure you'll find someone much better and then she will realise what she is missing", Sung Hun declared brightly.

That brought a small smile to Ji Won's face.

"Thanks, Hun-ah. You know just the right thing to say", Ji Won replied, ruffling Sung Hun's hair fondly over the table.

And even though Sung Hun didn't like the hair ruffling, he didn't protest as he felt accomplished in making Ji Won smile.

"I'll always be there to say the right thing to you then", Sung Hun said, grinning.

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Ji Won found Sung Hun in the cafeteria, standing by the window, looking out at the city. After Sung Hun had stormed out of the studio, Ji Won turned to look at the other members and asked them what had made Sung Hun upset. The others had stared at him blankly like he had been stupid. None of them opened their mouths until Ji Won was about to scream at them again to tell him who had made his boyfriend upset.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiyong cowardly replied on how it was obvious that Ji Won was the one at fault, he was the one whom Sung Hun was upset at. Ji Won stayed quiet for a moment before he rushed out of the studio. He hadn't even realised how rudely he had treated Sung Hun while trying to protect him. Even though Ji Won didn't regret what he had done, which is defending his boyfriend, he knew Sung Hun hates being treated like a helpless child.

And that's how Ji Won found himself standing right next to Sung Hun, his reflection mirrored from the window along with Sung Hun's.

As Sung Hun noticed Ji Won standing next to him, he immediately jerked away from Ji Won, creating more distance between them. He refused to look at Ji Won and his fierce gaze to the sky told Ji Won how pissed off he was and Ji Won wanted nothing more than to pull Sung Hun into a loving hug.

But Ji Won knew that he couldn't possibly do it in front of all the people in the cafeteria so he had to find a way to lead Sung Hun to a more secluded place.

"Hun-ah, I need to- I want to explain", Ji Won started but Sung Hun was still pointedly looking out of the window, paying no mind to Ji Won's attempt at starting an apology.

"Come on, would you even look at me?" he asked, desperately, trying to keep his own anger locked away from sight.

To Ji Won's surprise, Sung Hun turned around and practically shouted, "Why?! So you could just order me to sit in a corner and smile prettily, huh?"

"No, just-" Ji Won glanced around and noticed that they had started to attract spectators, probably a result of Sung Hun's outburst.

"Just what?" Sung Hun asked, sneering.

"Just come with me", Ji Won commanded while taking a hold of Sung Hun's forearm.

Sung Hun started protesting but stopped as soon as he noticed Ji Won's glare. Something in his eyes must have told Sung Hun to stop playing around and so he silently followed him out of the cafeteria.

Ji Won lead them to a remote hallway. Then he let go of Sung Hun's arm and started talking again before giving a chance to Sung Hun to open his mouth.

"I know I said the wrong thing to you, I can admit that, at least."

Sung Hun snorted, "Yeah, you definitely did."

Ji Won rolled his eyes, his childish side showing. Then he continued more seriously, "But I don't regret defending you- And don't even think about starting with the bullshit, would you have just stood by if someone had insulted me?"

As Sung Hun stayed silent, Ji Won knew he had found the right way of persuasion. He decided to continue.

"Look, the album is really important and you know we have a tight schedule. From now on I will try to be more professional if there isn't any need to behave differently", Ji Won smiled, "You have my word."

Sung Hun managed a small smile. In Ji Won's opinion, Sung Hun looked impossibly adorable, trying to resist giving in to Ji Won but not quite succeeding, the smile giving him away.

"You're smiling", Ji Won stated, grinning.

Sung Hun blushed slightly. "I'm still angry at you", he said stubbornly but not managing to hide a small grin. Ji Won's grin was contagious.

Ji Won laughed inwardly. He quickly turned his head to look if anyone was in the hallway, and as he noticed no one, Ji Won leant towards his now fake-sulking boyfriend and gave him a peck on his right cheek. Then he proceeded to kiss Sung Hun's nose, jaw, other cheek and forehead. Lastly, he kissed his lips.

Sung Hun couldn't help but to smile happily while Ji Won pecked him on the lips and Ji Won could feel Sung Hun's smile against his own lips. He teasingly pulled away and grinned as Sung Hun's leaned forwards, chasing after his lips, clearly not wanting the kiss to end. Ji Won had no opposition to that so he leaned back towards his boyfriend's lips and engaged him in a proper kiss.

As the kiss lasted longer and longer and Ji Won was becoming more and more intoxicated by the kiss, he was taken aback when he suddenly felt the loss of the touch of Sung Hun's lips against his. Confused, he opened his eyes to see, a flushed and grinning Sung Hun looking at him teasingly.

"Weren't you the one who said that we have a tight schedule?" Sung Hun asked teasingly, noticing Ji Won dishevelled state.

Ji Won just blinked and it took him awhile to get an answer out.

"M-Maybe", he stuttered, smiling sheepishly, "But no one's gonna miss us if we take a moment", he finished while smirking suggestively and taking a step closer to Sung Hun. Honestly, he just wanted to drag Sung Hun to an empty room. But unfortunately, for him, Sung Hun had no such thoughts.

"Hyung, none of that right now. We have work to do", Sung Hun replied sternly, putting his hands up as a barrier between them.

Ji Won couldn't help but let out a loud groan, damning himself for mentioning the group.

Sung Hun chuckled and took Ji Won's hand in his, interlocking their fingers.

"Come on Hyung, thank you", he said and led Ji Won towards the stairs, holding Ji Won's hand gently.

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