APH and its characters (c) Hidekaz Himaruya

"I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you." – Roy Croft

Pairing: Korea x Hong Kong

"You know," Yong Soo said, pushing his face up close to Hong Kong, "if you pull your hair back, you'd kind of look like Aniki!"

Hong Kong stared at him dully without offering a verbal or emotional response. Yong Soo reached over and played with Hong Kong's bangs. The younger Chinese tilted his head out of the way, but the Korean persisted. He scooped his hand under the side bang and pushed it back to expose Hong Kong's forehead.

"Mansae! I was right!" Yong Soo grinned. He bit his lip and studied Hong Kong's brow. "We can probably pluck those…! Aniki doesn't have thick brows like you do."

Hong Kong leaned away and casually knocked Yong Soo's hand off his head. He turned his eyes back to the book he was reading.

"I'm not my brother," he said, almost resentfully.

"I didn't say you were," Yong Soo rebutted. "I just think you two look alike!"

Yong Soo put his head on the table, resting the side of his face over his arm. He scrutinized Hong Kong's facial feature. Similar to Yao definitely, but not quite exactly the same. For one, Hong Kong looked more masculine than Yao did. His eyes were smaller and almond-shaped, whereas Yao had rounder eyes. Hong Kong's eyes were also darker in intensity. The color was different too. Yong Soo frowned as he gazed into the sepia eyes.

Hong Kong looked up and returned a brief gaze. Yong Soo grinned and stuck his tongue out. Hong Kong resumed his reading while Yong Soo continued to watch him. His eyes drew to Hong Kong's lips. Yao had fuller lips, he noticed. Hong Kong's lips were thin and less pouty, but had a better and brighter color.

Yong Soo pushed himself up and scooted close to Hong Kong's face. The other one ignored the proximity and kept his eyes on the book.

"Hey, let me try something," Yong Soo said.

Before Hong Kong responded, he cupped Hong Kong's jaw and pulled their lips together. He pressed forward, parting his lips slightly to sandwich Hong Kong's lower lip. He left a moist kiss and lingered for a moment before he pulled away.

He grinned and laughed at Hong Kong's stoned expression. He had never seen the other boy blush before! Hong Kong groaned and turned his head away, wiping his mouth with his big sleeve.

"What was that?" Hong Kong muttered quietly, cheeks still flushed.

"I thought kissing you would kind of be like kissing Aniki," Yong Soo snickered. "But I was wrong!"

Hong Kong closed his book and stared him without a change in his expression, only his cheeks told of his embarrassment. Yong Soo propped his elbow on the table and rested his head on his palm. He grinned widely at Hong Kong.

"Don't do it again," Hong Kong warned with a sigh. "And I'm not Yao."

Hong Kong pushed away from the table and left the room with anger in his steps. Yong Soo snickered to himself and watched him leave. After Hong Kong left, he sighed and slumped over the table. Amazed and exhausted, he couldn't believe his plan to kiss Hong Kong actually worked. All his planning actually paid off! He smiled to himself and touched his lips, still feeling the warmth of Hong Kong's lips on them.

Only Hong Kong could make him use brain cells to plot a scheme. Only Hong Kong could make his heart leap all over the place – not even Yao could do that. Only Hong Kong could make him want to be a better person and actually do something toward it.

The kiss would last him for a while. But next time, he thought, he would have the nerves to ask for it without using excuses. Certainly he knew Hong Kong was not Yao.

Hong Kong was better.

THE END.

Boyue's Note: My second favorite Korea pairing. =v=;;

Someone mentioned to me that not all of these stories have happy endings, hence the collection title is misleading. xDD~ To which I can only respond... the endings could've been worse, da? o.o;;

Anyways~ It comes a song titled "Short Stories with Tragic Endings" - that's why. 8Db

07.21.09

12:47 AM