Author's note: Why am I being productive during my exams? *groan* Another 30 kisses challenge done. ^^v Partically inspired by the beautiful view outside my window. I like to take photos of the sunset. You can see them here.
Theme #5 "Ano sa (hey, you know...)", JaeChun.

Ano sa...



The setting sun painted the sky into virtual shades of purple. The air was crisp and breathed with the freshness of the approaching night. It sang with the cries of martins, which were hunting for the insects above his head.

He was sitting on the roof of their house, his face turned up to the skies. Watching the tiny birds draw complicated patterns, he wished for the dizzy feeling of freedom he used to have. He used to belong only to himself and nobody else, he used to despise strings, he used to be many things he could never be again.

He felt confused. Shattered, lonely, bothered. He could feel the passing time acutely. Staring at the setting sun, he could count the beatings of his heart, he could count seconds, he knew that with the every blink of his eyes, the sun was coming closer to the horizont line. He felt powerless, consumed by the higher powers - something which he couldn't affect. No matter how hard he wished the sun to stay visible, it wasn't possible. He couldn't prevent the inevitable.

The day was going to end eventually, and he hadn't fulfilled his promise yet.
Today on his 19th birthday he promised to admit his true feelings to the certain someone.

And he didn't.
Because that certain someone had forgotten about his birthday and hadn't come.

Feeling empty with sadness the boy sighed and looked down at his hands. Miracles are fake, he thought.

At this very moment, the door to the roof opened revealling a panting boy. He stumbled into the roof and, making few steps, stopped before a sitting boy. The newcomer's face was flushed, a drop of sweat rolling down his temple. He smiled a bit embarrassed and held out a small red box. The dying rays of sunlight coloured his cheeks with odd shade of orange, when he said: "Happy birthday, Jae..."

With a bit shaking hands the boy accepted the gift staring at the box for some time and thinking what he should do next. He had almost got used to the thought of him having forgotten about his birthday, almost reconciled himself with the fact that he wouldn't speak up his true feelings.

And now he comes and ruins it all.

Swallowing a limp in his throat Jaejoong opened the box and stared at its contents. Inside there was a silver chain with a pendant. A clover. With stiff fingers he took the chain and clasped around his neck. The other boy lowered himself to sit near Jaejoong.

"I hope you like it", he said, "I want you to wear it constantly." Leaning closer to the birthday boy, he gave him a peck on a cheek.

Somehow it was easier to utter the words, when there was no sun, and when the other was sitting so close to him with that soft glint in his eyes, one could easily mistake for affection.

"I love you, Mickey!", he blurted out.

The other laughed.
Looking up at the sky and the clouds which were so motionless that they seemed to be fake, he briefly glance at the remaining traces of the sun and then his gaze returned back to the anxious face of Jaejoong.

"Hey, you know...", he started. And then paused and smiled again.

"I love you too."

finished: 14/06/05