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It was after the second 'Circle - Welcome' concert in Seoul and they - TVXQ and few of the crews, were just lounging around in one of the spacious staff room back at the company.
It had been a good show with only few minor glitch - easily solved by TVXQ professional and seasoned staff, and everybody were happy that the second and final day of TVXQ first solo concert in South Korea after nearly 3 years went so smoothly that when someone decided to have late supper, they all decided to order in fried chicken and jajangmyeon and send some poor interns to the convenient store for buns and drinks.
Different from any other gatherings they had before however, this time there is an additional person added to their usual group and everyone is eager to get to know this girl who managed to snag one of the most sought-after bachelor (or playboy, depending on who you ask) in all of Asia.
Yes, our very own Shim Changmin has got himself a girlfriend.
An actual, going-into-6-months-now girlfriend in fact.
Obviously everyone was quite surprised that the younger (well-known for his perverted and wondering eyes) member of the duo managed to keep his relationship a secret for so long.
Even Yunho himself wasn't fully sure of her existence before that night. sure, he kinda heard the rumor from Donghae (apparently she was a civilian that he helped during one of his assignments as police officer..or something? Trust Changmin to somehow managed to meet girls during his enlistment).
But when Changmin didn't say anything, he decided it was just that: a rumor (plus he keeps forgetting to ask the maknae about it =.=;;;)
Apparently the girl told Changmin that she would love to introduce herself to Changmin's friends/colleagues and asked if she could join them after the concert.
Changmin was quite reluctant at first but finally relented and the way things are going currently, he has nothing to worry about.
She gets on splendidly with everyone... and everyone seems to like her as well - in which it was obvious by the way they keep talking over one another in attempts to tease Changmin as much as possible by telling his girlfriend his most embarrassing moments in the past.
Couple of hours in, one by one of the staffs excused themselves to go back home as their body finally caught up after the very hectic day they had. Until finally the only few that left are Changmin, Yunho, couple of wardrobe people and couple of tech crews. Their own manager is currently dead to the world on the floor as he snores and hugged a beer bottle closer.
Someone called Changmin to join them to doodle on the poor man's face with a marker they found somewhere and the TVXQ maknae gleefully bounded over - too buzzed up to remember what a bad idea it is to play prank on someone who is in charge of your every schedule.
"So... Yunho-sshi~"
The soft voice broke Yunho out of his adoring gaze towards Changmin's back and turned to see the girl who was by now sitting next to him on the couch. Blinking owlishly, Yunho vaguely wondered when did she moved from across the coffee table to his side without him noticing. And why from this close distance, the previously soft pretty feature of Changmin's girlfriend looks harsher and...... (honestly) a bit scary.
Suddenly he feels the immense need to get away (perhaps to the other side of the city?) but her unblinking wide gaze pinned him down to his seat.
"Um.. I'm like really tired and it's nice to finally meet you but it'd been a long day and I guess I better go n.."
"Yunho-sshi.."
Yunho snapped his mouth shut as the girl drew closer - still smiling sweetly (he now knows how that poor little frog felt when in front of the rattlesnake in that Animal Discovery show he watched the other day ;__;)
"Ne?"
"Nothing~ I just want to get to know you more as Changmin has been talking so much about you before.."
Still with that scary gentle voice.
"He did?"
Yunho cheered up as he realized that his beloved dongseang thinks about him too when they were apart.
"Oh yes.. A lot.. One might say, you're all he talks about actually.
How talkative you are. How you annoys him when you treat him like a kid instead of a grown man. How you never satisfied and keep pushing everyone over their limits during practice. How you gave him headache when you guys still live together.
Tell me, did you really flooded the kitchen when you forgot to close the washing machine's door properly that time? Oh, he was really angry about that.."
She laughs brightly - the sounds caused Changmin to turn away from his little prank activity to look over to them and grinned widely at the warming sight of his girlfriend and Yunho talking together.
"Uh.."
Yunho blinks again - not really knowing what to say.
He didn't know that Changmin still so hung up on the long time ago washing machine incident that caused both of them had to live in the hotel for nearly a week, that he complaint to his girlfriend about it.
He felt bad and apologised of course but at the time Changmin just shook his head and pat Yunho on the head saying not to worry about it so much as Changmin should have known better than to leave Yunho unattended while he went for a holiday with Kyuhyun for a week without having someone to drop by the apartment every other day.
"And I of course told him that he should just let that go as after all he is most likely be stuck with you for long while since you guilt-trip him to keep being in the group with you.."
"I didn'.."
But she pressed on as if Yunho hasn't spoken at all,
"Plus if it was the other way round, you'll definitely forgive him and forget about the whole thing, wouldn't you?.. Because you are so nice..
Nicest celebrity Jung Yunho~"
She hums and inspects her nails nonchalantly while Yunho feels increasingly uneasy for reason he knows not why.
"You know~ I remember when you got poisoned by the anti-fan years ago.. I was still young at the time but TVXQ already one of my favourite band.
When it was announced that you actually forgave the girl, wow. It was.. wow.. Like all my classmates were singing you praises on how sweet and nice you were..
Sweet sweet Jung Yunho oppa~"
She looked up and smiled (Yunho swallowed heavily - the pleasant buzz from the alcohol reduced to pounding ache in his head),
"But you want to know what I think?"
She leaned forward as she was standing up and whispers softly in his ear,
"I think~ it's a pity that she didn't succeed.."
With a gentle pat on his hand, she went over to Changmin - steps light and graceful, and gave her boyfriend a peck on the cheek and whispered something that caused the rest of the group to hoot and cheers when Changmin nodded and announced he's going to go home now.
Leaving Yunho still on the couch - still in shock.
'Oh'.
~tbc~
