Chella: Hey everyone! An exciting new fanfic on a brand spankin' new account! I'm just so excited!
Alice: But will you really update this story at a somewhat regular interval, and even more importantly, will you even finish it?
Chella: Hellz Yah! I'm actually really excited about this one!
Alice: Is that cuz you've already figured out the plot and it's so easy?
Chella: It's not easy! You try writing it!
Alice: *Glares at Chella* Do you really want a reply?
Chella: *Shrinks into background* Heh Heh….. Maybe not *scampers off*
Alice: Aww shoot, I've gotta go fetch her before she gets lost (trust me, she's gotten lost in the bathroom before…, anyways, please enjoy the first chapter of Chella's brand new fanfic!
A WALK IN THE PARK
The sun was shining brightly and the weather was warm enough for a t-shirt; this, of course, is all it really takes for Jeremy to be the happy-go-lucky kid he usually is, but the fact that I'd agreed to go to the park with him probably had something to do with his euphoric mood too. Today is Thursday, and since our scheduled "ANJELL Warriors" photo-shoot had been cancelled due to manager Ma's sudden "illness," Mi Nam had skipped off to go stalk Yoo He Yi, and Tae Kyung had left as quickly as possible (something tells me he really didn't want to do this particular photo shoot), murmuring something about "finding Mi Nyu." It was actually quite cute to watch as Jeremy's face crumpled from excited to disappointed (I have a feeling that he wanted to do this particular photo shoot a lot more than the rest of us), and when he turned towards me with a little smile and mischievous eyes I really couldn't deny him anything he wanted, though going to "play in the park and feed birdies" wasn't really my first choice of ways to spend the day. To my surprise, however, I was actually enjoying myself, just walking alongside Jeremy while he babbled on about how he couldn't decide what his favorite type of ice cream was, and how worried he was that someone would ask him which flavor he preferred before he had come to a conclusion. Occasionally he would run ahead of me and point things out in an excited tone; I felt like an adult taking his kid to the park, his very adult, yet adorable kid.
"Hyung, hyung, look at that bird! It's huge! Hyung, do you think Tae Kyung would let me get a bird!" Jeremy asked excitedly, as he pointed to a large white bird circling the small pond we were walking alongside.
I shrugged my shoulders will a small smile on my lips, thoroughly entertained by Jeremy's enthusiasm at something as normal as a big, white bird. "I'm unsure Jeremy," I replied, "But I'm sure that if you really wanted a bird you could just bypass Tae Kyung and go to manager Ahn."
Jeremy pouted, "Hyung-nim, you know that Tae Kyung wouldn't care what manager Ahn said!"
I looked down at Jeremy, for he was now standing directly in front of me, hands on hips, determined to block my path. "Jeremy, you're an adult, I'm sure you could get a bird, though I don't really fancy another animal in the house. Besides," I said, "How did you get Tae Kyung to let you keep Jolie anyways?"
Jeremy smirked, "Probably because Jolie instinctively knows that Tae Kyung is the enemy, and I also taught her how to attack!"
I tried to bite back my laughter, but a small chuckle escaped despite my efforts. "Haha, I didn't know about that, but it certainly explains why Tae Kyung always avoids her."
"Jolie is smart."
Jeremy smiled brilliantly and hooked his arm through mine, swinging them up and down as though we were strolling down a promenade, as we began walking again. "Shinwoo hyung," Jeremy began, his tone turning serious, "I'm glad that you can laugh and smile again, I've been very worried about you," he said, giving my arm a squeeze.
I peered down my fake glasses, studying Jeremy's face; his lips were unsmiling, and his eyebrows were slightly creased in worry. It didn't need any saying that he was reffering to Mi Nyu. It's true that I had been devastated after she rejected me, and for a while I had withdrawn into myself, refusing to be a part of the band, and only showing up where my attendance was required. Tae Kyung pitied me and stayed out of my way, thinking I was probably pissed at him for getting Mi Nyu. That wasn't the case though; I didn't blame Tae Kyung, Mi Nyu was a free person, and she couldn't help who she fell in love with, nor could I. Mi Nam didn't want to get involved once he heard what happened, after all, he wasn't too keen to get involved in his sisters romantic affairs. Jeremy was the only one who would approach me during that time. He wouldn't talk to me at first, after he learned that all he would get were one word replies or a nod or shake of the head. He just stayed by me. He would work on his laptop or read a book, or listen to music, or sometimes just sit and stare out the window, but he would never approach the subject of concern. He would squeeze my hand sometimes, and often would bring me a cup of poorly brewed tea, which I drank anyways because I was so touched by the gesture. There was only one time he saw me cry. I was sitting on my bed and started tearing up, thinking Jeremy wouldn't notice because he was reading fan fiction (trust me, he gets into fan fiction). Jeremy, however, without even glancing at me, set down his laptop, moved himself to my bed, and sat right next to me, with one arm around my shoulders, and the other squeezing my hand gently. I cried my heart out that day, and afterwards Jeremy never said a word of it. It was the single kindest, most loving gesture anyone had ever showed me. After that day I began to talk again, and I began to attend events and parties that my presence wasn't necessarily required at. Jeremy would often play board games with me or drink tea with me. Once he even tried to read a book I was quite engrossed in so that he could discuss it with me. That turned out more comical than intellectually stimulating though; For some reason Jeremy got the pronunciation of the names mixed up and though I was reading a gay romance novel.
I smiled remembering that incident. Jeremy had been there through that period of life, and in many ways I'm thankful solely to him for healing me. I can honestly say that I'm over Mi Nyu now; I can have friendly conversations with her, and even go shopping with her. I still love her, but I've accepted my place and treasure her as a sister figure. Jeremy on the other hand is turning into something of a little brother for me.
I was suddenly interrupted from my reverie as I noticed Jeremy staring up into my face, trying to puzzle out the emotions he found there. I smiled and squeezed his arm back. "Really," I said, "I'm fine, please don't worry about me."
Jeremy smiled and nodded in consent, then stopped abruptly pointing to an old women sitting on a nearby bench with a sign. She was selling bread crumbs to mothers with children who wanted to feed the birds. Jeremy was tugging on my sleeve now, a bright smile lighting his face, "Oh please, please, Hyung! Please, let's go feed the birds!"
I let out a fake little sigh and then smiled as he dragged me over to the woman.
After successfully purchasing a LOT of bread crumbs, I walked beside Jeremy as he skipped around, throwing bread crumbs all over the place, and not noticing that he was sometimes throwing them at other passerby.
I held the bag for Jeremy and watched him contentedly. His hair was getting longer, curling an little at the base of his neck, and his bangs often fell into his eyes, so he had adopted a charming little habit of trying to blow them out of his eyes at regular intervals; I must admit, it was really quite cute. He had just re-dyed his hair, so none of his roots showed, and he really did make a cute blonde. He had also gotten a small eyebrow piercing that Manager Ahn highly disapproved of, but I couldn't really see the problem with it; it made him look a little older. Today he was wearing faded white jeans and a long, pink and gray striped knit sweater with a collared white shirt underneath and a white scarf. The pink on the sweater, I couldn't help but notice, matched the soft, rosy color of his lips perfectly. He had such perfect, full, rounded lips that they could have easily belonged to a girl. I couldn't help but wonder if he'd worn the sweater knowing this, and was somehow trying to draw attention to his lips purposely. No, no, that's just weird, plus, Jeremy didn't really think like that, he was very naïve. Whenever we went to events or parties I made sure to keep a close eye on him so that he didn't get dragged into anything, erm…inappropriate. Being so cute, he was often the target of older men and women, something which he was altogether oblivious of.
Jeremy danced around me, throwing the bread crumbs until they were completely diminished, then we continued out walk throughout the lake, stopping a few time to admire the colorful kites that the children were flying, and to pray at a small shrine set up by the park committee.
Chella: It was a very short first chapter, but I'm already working on the second one, so no worries!
Alice: Yah, she's pretty slow, but please try to stick with it, because you'll crush her hopes if no one reads it!
Chella: Aww, I knew you loved me Alice!
Alice: Don't get ahead of yourself *swats with newspaper*
Chella: Owwww! *runs away*
Alice: Awww, screw my life! ... Oh yah, please review; reviews write the next chapters y'know?