Title: Vanilla Hearts
Author: arcee_bee
Pairing: KiHyuk
Genre: AU, NC-17, Drama
Warning: Smut, crappy plot
Summary: KiBum finally found the man he was looking for, and he’s ready to return the favor.
Notes: I got the idea of this story when I was watching Bom’s solo MV here. The song keeps playing over and over again in my mind and I think it suits Hyukkie. This story was done really quick, I’m not even so sure about the plot. Please bear with me this time ok?
Oh one more thing: HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY HYUKKIE!! Stay sexy ok?
KiBum finally found the man he’d been searching for months. He had imagined how their meeting would be like, he knew that the man he was looking for would not be on his best condition, but he never thought it would be like this.
The search brought him to an address in the low end of the city, despite his manager telling him it was not safe for him to go there on his own, KiBum insisted that he had to do this. It was a promise he made to himself
He knocked the door three times, before he heard someone answering, followed by the sound of heavy wheels against mouldy flooring.
The door creaked loudly as it was pushed open from the inside, and KiBum knew he had found who he was looking for.
“Lee EunHyuk?”
The older man smiled, it was as sincere as KiBum could remember. The wheelchair, however, surprised KiBum.
“No, ... just Lee HyukJae”, he replied, “May I help you?”
“My name is Kim KiBum, do you have time to talk for a moment?”
HyukJae shrugged, he pulled back so KiBum could get in through the door, “Please make yourself comfortable”.
KiBum looked around the small apartment. The window was small, with a torn curtain trying to block the afternoon sun into the room. The walls were bare and battered by time, only a few pieces of furniture filled the room, from the look of it, HyukJae used the same room to sleep. He kept the apartment as spacious as possible so he could move around in his wheelchair.
“HyukJae-sshi”, KiBum started, “Do you remember me?”
HyukJae stared at the actor, same puzzled expression in his face as he answered, “You’re an actor, I know you from your movies and dramas ...”
KiBum’s heart bled a little as he heard HyukJae’s answer.
“... this is not some sort of a prank, right?”
“No”, KiBum shook his head, “Not a prank.”
HyukJae was much paler than the EunHyuk KiBum could remember, he was thinner, his hair was plain black and unstyled, he wore a worn-out t shirt and a pair of track pants. But what broke KiBum’s heart was to see HyukJae’s broken smile. This man was not the man he used to be, KiBum hoped he could mend the broken soul and placed the bright smile he once knew into the man’s face.
“I don’t mean to be rude ... but what brought you here to my place?”
“We’ve met a long time a go and I was in the area when I heard that you live here, so I thought I should come by to return a favor”, KiBum replied.
“We did?” HyukJae tried to fish the memory out of his mind but didn’t seem to be successful, “I’m very sorry that I can not remember, KiBum-sshi”, he gave a weak smile.
“Don’t worry about that, are you free for tonight? I’d like to take you out for dinner”.
HyukJae looked surprised at the offer, “I think I’d have to decline, it’ll be troublesome for me to go out you see ...” he motioned to the wheelchair, “I really appreciate your offer KiBum-sshi, but ...”
“Don’t worry, I will take care of that”, KiBum replied.
“KiBum-sshi ... I don’t think I’ll make a good sight in public ...” HyukJae continued.
“We’ll go to my house then”, KiBum cut in, “You don’t have to worry about being seen in public and I’ll carry you if you’d let me.”
HyukJae blushed at KiBum’s words.
“Now, will you have dinner with me?”
HyukJae finally agreed, “Yes.”
In the next hour, KiBum learned about what happened to HyukJae.
Once well known as a famous dancer by the name of EunHyuk, the older man had a bad accident two years a go. The accident damaged his most valuable asset, his legs. Despite the doctors’ order, HyukJae continued to dance and ignored the warnings. The doctors’ prediction was right, not long afterwards, HyukJae fell into another accident, and this time his legs refused to move.
The world ended for a bird that could not fly, the same with a dancer who could not dance. HyukJae’s life turned upside down after the second accident. He spent fortune trying to find a cure, but resulted in disappointment. After his long time boyfriend left him, HyukJae was practically alone. He tried hard to make ends meet and ended up living in the run down apartment alone. He didn’t want to be a burden to his relatives, not that they would take him in anyways, his parents had deceased years a go.
KiBum could sense that the former dancer was not comfortable with himself. He remembered EunHyuk used to say that he felt the most alive when he was dancing, but now he was left in this broken body, he could no longer dance, he couldn’t even move freely, being bound into the wheelchair. His soul was broken, after two years of imprisonment in this broken body.
How fast had the wheel turned ... KiBum thought to himself.
“... so KiBum-sshi, you haven’t told me how we met”, HyukJae’s question brought KiBum back from his thoughts.
“It was years a go ... long before I started to act ... Why don’t we have dinner first? What do you want to eat?” KiBum smiled. They had reached his mansion and the driver opened the car door for them.
HyukJae was a bit startled when KiBum suddenly picked him up to carry him out of the car, “I don’t think you can use the wheelchair to get through the stairs”, he explained.
HyukJae blushed as KiBum carried him, bridal style, he put his arms around KiBum’s neck for support.
“I’m heavier than I look you know”, he said.
KiBum only smiled at that, HyukJae was lighter than he first thought, he had no difficulties in carrying HyukJae into his house.
KiBum took HyukJae to his private room, he wished to talk with HyukJae in private. He told his maid to order dinner from a restaurant and then closed the door.
HyukJae tried to ask KiBum several times about how they met and what he meant by ‘returning a favor’ but KiBum wouldn’t give a direct answer. He dodged the questions and changed the topic whenever HyukJae asked the question.
Dinner was wonderful. KiBum was happy to see HyukJae was eating well. After dinner, they sat by the fireplace, chatting idly.
“You have to tell me how we met, KiBum-sshi, because I really feel bad for not remembering anything”, HyukJae questioned, “Please?”
KiBum tucked a straying strand of hair out of HyukJae’s face, he smiled before answering, “Five years a go, one night ... I was on my way out of the TV station after a failed audition”, KiBum continued, “... and then I saw you, you were there with your friends after a shooting, ... anyways, you helped me and you introduced me to your friend, a director ... he gave me my first TV drama role.”
“... the next year I got my big break at another drama and I got a big role in a movie the next year”, KiBum added, “I wanted to see you but I couldn’t find you.”
“It wasn’t a big deal KiBum-sshi, I was just merely giving you a business card”, HyukJae said, “You did the rest.”
“I wasn’t completely honest when I said I wanted to meet you to thank you actually ...”
“Huh?”
“I wanted to do this”, KiBum leaned forward and captured HyukJae’s lips in a kiss.
HyukJae moaned softly into the kiss, KiBum took the opportunity to deepen the kiss. He’d been waiting for this since that night five years a go, to taste the sweet plum lips and make the owner of those luscious lips as his own.
HyukJae was taken a back and realized what was happening seconds later. He pulled back from the kiss abruptly.
“K-KiBum-sshi ... this ... we shouldn’t ...” he stammered.
KiBum’s answer was to kiss him again, this time his fingers caressing HyukJae’s pale cheek, HyukJae couldn’t resist the kiss and when KiBum pulled away for breath, HyukJae was looking back at him with glassed eyes.
KiBum didn’t give HyukJae a chance to ask, he kissed a trail down the white neck, to HyukJae’s collar bone and sucked a spot just above HyukJae’s pulsing vein.
“Relax”, the younger man whispered sensually on HyukJae’s ear, “Trust me”, he licked the shell and it was the last warning HyukJae had before KiBum hooked his fingers on HyukJae’s shirt to take it off the lithe body.
HyukJae squirmed uncomfortably as KiBum undressed him. KiBum stopped for a moment.
“Will you let me do this?”
HyukJae looked a lot like a lost puppy at the moment, KiBum couldn’t control himself at the sight. He wanted to take the older man and he knew HyukJae wanted to. It felt like ages when HyukJae finally nod slowly.
“But please ... I don’t want you to see ...”
“See what?”
“My scars ... they’re ugly”, HyukJae answered with broken pride.
KiBum looked into the chocolate eyes, he said nothing but took off HyukJae’s shirt.
A large scar was on HyukJae’s side, it was faded and healed but left a long line from his waist to his back. KiBum hooked his fingers on HyukJae’s track pants and lowered the piece of garment. A couple more scars marred HyukJae’s pale white limbs.
HyukJae’s heart was beating hard under his rib cage, KiBum though he could hear the sound of his thumping heart. Ignoring HyukJae’s nervousness, KiBum kissed HyukJae’s neck, his fingers tracing lines on HyukJae’s body, down to his legs.
“There’s nothing wrong with you”, he licked a path down to HyukJae’s chest, kissing a nipple before taking the rapidly hardening nub into his mouth. HyukJae cried out in surprise as KiBum sucked and toyed with it.
“Uuh ... mmm ...” HyukJae linked his fingers on KiBum’s scalp, his body tensed and sensitive.
KiBum smirked to himself, HyukJae’s moans were so sensual and sweet, his finger traced the scar