forty-three || a bitter reunion

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"You know, for someone who is really proud of finally getting his crush to become his boyfriend I thought you would boast around about it." Yeonjun said as he opened up the drivers side of the door, stepping back so Beomgyu could get out.

"You've been quiet about this for three days at work, but the moment you step into your apartment you're on Taehyun like a rabid dog." He snickered grabbing the males bag as he stepped out of the car, his laughter didn't last long after seeing the worried expression plastered all over Beomgyu's face. The males face was pale, it was clear he was anxious and shaken up about something.

"Hey what's wrong?" Yeonjun asked placing a hand on his shoulder, making the younger flinch. It was unusual for Beomgyu to act this way, the male would always be full of energy and bouncing off everywhere, his mouth never closing and his teasing was endless. Seeing this Beomgyu who looked so anxious and scared made him worry...A lot.

His question was only answered by silence, the males eyebrows furrowed trying to not make a big deal out of it as they stepped inside of the company, being greeted by workers who were passing by. It was so strange, Beomgyu wouldn't be this silent, especially after finally getting his dream boy, taking a minute to think of possible issues that led to the males silence his eyes widened from the only possible answer.

"Beomgyu...Don't tell me-"

"Don't, I don't know. If he's here." Beomgyu interrupted him, finally breaking his silence. The elders lips pursed into a thin tight line, finally listening to the male, even though they were best friends and could make fun of each other all of the time he knew when to not push his buttons when he was angry or nervous.

It didn't take long for the two to get to the elevator, there wasn't much people inside of it this time so it was an easy trip to go from the first floor all the way to where Beomgyu's office was. Yet that heavy silence filled with awkward and nervous tension was filled in the air between the two, if a normal employee passed by them they would probably assume one or the other forgot their daily cup of coffee and had a childish outbreak again.

Step by step, it was like the ground was crumbling beneath Beomgyu's feet, ready to pull him into a sea of disaster. He could feel a thin layer of cold sweat covering his forehead, the bubbling anxiety rising in his stomach as he approached the door to his office closer and closer. Everything felt numb and empty, he wanted to get out of there fast, but he knew there was no avoiding this.

"Beomgyu if you need to leave we can leave right now." Yeonjun said, pulling him out of his thoughts as he felt his hand on his shoulder.

The brunette sighed shaking his head, he gently touched the chain of the necklace that was hidden under his shirt. "This is for Taehyun, how could I call him mine when i'm disgustingly engaged to someone else?" He muttered in a bitter tone that threw Yeonjun off guard. 

Taking a second to prepare himself mentally he twisted the door knob and opened it widely, instantly making eye contact with a figure in the room who were clearly waiting for him.

"Beomgyu."

The brunette's eyes hardened slightly hearing that voice again, taking a deep sigh he tilted his head clearly annoyed from the presence of the man in front of him who clearly didn't seem happy.

"Welcome back, father."

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"You're an idiot, you know that?" Huening Kai grumbled picking up burnt pieces of eggs from the ground. "You want to cook for Beomgyu but you woke up so late you used the spell book for help?"

"It worked last time!" Taehyun said trying to defend himself, flipping through the pages to find a spell that could clean everything up fast so he wouldn't have to be late to drop off lunch for the elder. "I swear I just said something wrong or flicked my wrist out weirdly, it usually doesn't go this bad..."

"Maybe you just suck at the spell book and need to get rid of it, unless you want to accidentally make another man fall in love with you- again." Huening Kai teased making the ravenette slam his head down onto the book, echoing out a loud thud, making the male flinch snapping his head towards Taehyun.

"You don't need to remind me of that, it's embarrassing enough even having a thought about it." He said, his words coming out muffled since his face was smushed up against the book. Slowly lifting his head up he frowned and stared at the neatly wrapped bento box in front of him that was filled with cooked goods, even though his attempt to spell up some good cooking in a panic went horrible he was glad that he had a few successful tries.

"Hey, shouldn't you be on your way to the company right now?" Huening Kai said glancing over at the clock, it was nearing afternoon time. "You don't want to be extra late for lunch, go to your boyfriend, i'll clean this up so don't worry!" He smiled giving the male a thumbs up.

Taehyun frowned feeling guilty, Huening Kai was always there to clean up his messes and it made him feel bad. "Are you sure? I can help you—"

"No! Go to Beomgyu hyung! You've been dating for like what...four days? Almost five? You need to be there on time be a good boyfriend and not arrive late to lunch!" Huening Kai said interrupting him, putting his hand up to make the male stop talking.

A guilty smile formed on Taehyun's lips as he got up from the chair, walking up to his best friend he gave him a tight hug, thanking him for always having his back. "Alright, don't steal anything...I don't want Beomgyu hyung nagging at me all night."

Huening Kai gave him a thumbs up, it was enough for the male to gather his things and quickly walk out of the apartment in a hurry, a sudden adrenaline rushing filling his veins just thinking about Beomgyu's face when he surprises the elder with food!

"Taehyun, wait! Leave the spell...-" Huening Kai said but the sound of the door slamming shut made him stop his words, glancing back at the table where the spell book used to be he sighed and shook his head, continuing to clean up every burnt mess the latter made.

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Taehyun was practically glowing as he entered the company, being greeted by employees he skipped on over to the elevator and waited for the doors to open. He was with Beomgyu day and night yet the excitement to see the elder never faded away. Gripping the soft cloth in his hand harder he looked down at the wrapped bento box with hope that Beomgyu would like it...Maybe he's just overthinking everything, he's cooked for him before and the elder would always eat everything up in a split second so there was nothing to be afraid about!

So...Why does he feel that swirling anxiety bubbling in his stomach...?

The sound of the elevator dinging made the male focus his attention once again, there surely wasn't anything to worry about so why was he so nervous? It's his boyfriend, for heavens sake...He had nothing to be scared about. Maybe the possibility of his dear hyung finding out he had shattered a glass lid and burnt over five eggs would make him shiver his boots but he was hopeful Huening Kai would do a great job hiding any evidence.

Stepping into the elevator he pressed the button Beomgyu's office was on. He really felt like things were slowly...Well kinda returning like it was before, sure things aren't the exact same but he just felt more happier.

And he wasn't doing stupid things with the spell book!

Scratch that, he was still doing stupid things.

But it wasn't like he was using it on people again, he really felt embarrassed every time someone would mention Yumi or the love spell. Seeing Yumi in the hallways of school really felt awkward but she forgot all about him which was a relief, he hasn't even considered using it for bad things at all!

After waiting for around thirty-ish seconds the elevator doors opened making the male instantly walk out the second they did, walking towards the direction of Beomgyu's office he got more and more nervous...What if the elder had already ate? Well, four cups of coffee cannot be considered a healthy breakfast.

"Taehyun?"

The male looked up and made eye contact with Yeonjun who seemed to had just left Beomgyu's office with the amount of folders he was holding, there was no doubt that Beomgyu probably sent him out to deal with millions of papers again. Yet there was a strange feeling lingering around Yeonjun, something that Taehyun hadn't felt around him before.

"Hyung, I came to drop off lunch for Beomgyu." Taehyun said trying to walk past him, yet his attempt was stopped as a heavy grip on his shoulder stopped his movements.

Looking back with a confused expression he saw the fiery dull emotions in Yeonjun's eyes, as if they were warning him to not go into the office. "Are you okay? Can you let me go? I really don't feel like bickering right now, hyung."

"You can't go in there."

"What?" Taehyun scoffed out, not really in the mood to deal with Yeonjun's snappy attitude towards him. "I came here to eat lunch with hyung, if anything came up he would've texted me about it."

"No Taehyun you don't—"

"I don't wanna hear it old man!" Taehyun huffed out and flicked his wrist towards Yeonjun without a second thought, and in an instant golden dust swirled around the elder and slowly began pushing him away from Taehyun towards the elevators.

"Yah! Taehyun! Stop using your magic on me! I'm telling you not to—"

Taehyun sighed loudly and flicked his hand again and instantly Yeonjun went flying into the elevator, a loud thud echoing out in the hallway when the elder made impact with the walls leaving the male to giggle at how angry Yeonjun looked while being flung away.

Rolling his shoulders he breathed out softly, he had heard the things Yeonjun said yet he didn't want to listen. There was no exact reason to why he should just leave and especially after making such a well cooked meal for the elder!

Walking towards the door he knocked a couple of times and waited for a few minutes, after not being answered he frowned slightly knowing that Beomgyu wouldn't just ignore him like that. "Hyung! Don't tell me you fell asleep again."

No response.

Taehyun hummed softly, quite curious to why his boyfriend wasn't answering the door. If he was at a meeting then Beomgyu would've definitely told him about it. "Alright hyung I'm coming in to wake you up." he said and twisted the door knob and pushed the door open revealing the entire room.

The ravenette's entire world froze seeing someone in front of the door who wasn't Beomgyu. The man in front of him had dark brown eyes that had little to no emotions in them, his hair was gray-ish brown and swept back in a proper manner, his face was defined yet visible there were still visible wrinkles on his face which made Taehyun guess he was in his late 40's or early 50's, he also was tall, very tall, perhaps 6'2 if he were to estimate, and he was dressed in an all black attire giving off an intimidating aura.

"Who are you? You're not an assistant of this company nor a trainee, what are you doing at the CEO's office?" The man in front of him said, his deep voice sending shivers straight down Taehyun's spine. Did Beomgyu age in the office? This man definitely had some features his lovely boyfriend has.

Oh god...Don't tell me Beomgyu aged a few years while being in that office...I'm dating an old man?! He doesn't look so bad old though...

"Stop, enough of that. Let him come inside."

Taehyun's eyes perked up with full attention hearing the familiar voice that belonged to his lovers. The old man in front of him seemed to had sighed deeply before stepping out of the way allowing Taehyun to be let inside, in which, the male immediately walked in and spotted Beomgyu standing in the middle of the office making the youngers heart pace up rapidly.

"Hyung, who is that?" Taehyun whisper-yelled once he was in front of Beomgyu, the urge to just drop the things he was holding and jump onto the elder. Yet he held back because of a certain scary person in the room.

"I'll explain to you soon, alright?" Beomgyu whispered back, gently caressing the side of the youngers face. Taehyun could see the urge and desperation to just hug him right there but he knew the elder was holding back as well. It made him wonder just who was the male in the room was.

"Beomgyu, I'm serious, whatever the hell is happening better end now. I'll be in Seoul for two weeks and by the time I have to leave things will go right." The old man behind them said, making both of them turn their head towards him.

Taehyun could see in the corner of his eye how Beomgyu's veins began to show, the elder must've been absolutely pissed if he looked like his head was nearly a second from blowing off. "Just leave."

The old man took one more glance at the two, a heavy glare being sent towards Taehyun's direction before walking out of the office with a loud slam causing the male to flinch from both fear and from being startled by the loud slam.

"Hyung just who was—"

The male paused suddenly feeling a pair of arms wrap around him tightly and the sound of Beomgyu's shaky breath going into his ears. His grip on the wrapped bento box loosened slightly, he felt so confused, just who was that person that made Beomgyu so mad? Not to mention the rude ass behavior that wasn't needed at all! Taehyun swore if he saw that man again he would hex his entire bloodline-

"My father, that was my father." Beomgyu whispered into his ear before letting go of Taehyun and walking over to his desk to probably sit down and relax.

Taehyun froze as his face paled hearing that.

If...That rude ass fucker was his father...Then does that mean I just called his dad...And I said I was going to hex...

"Taehyun?" Beomgyu called out for the male seeing how pale and frozen he looked, he watched the younger place down the wrapped box he had in his hand and the spell book...Why does he even have the spell book? Whatever. The elder brushed that off and watched him walk over to a wall before aggressively slamming his head into it making him practically jump out of his chair and towards the younger who seemed to not care one bit.

"TaehyUN WHAT THE HELL?! ARE YOU OKAY?! WHY DID YOU DO THAT OH MY GOD ARE YOU OKAY DO WE NEED TO TAKE YOu TO A HOSPITAL?!?!" Beomgyu shouted worriedly holding the youngers head in his hands, moving it around to see any other injuries besides the big red mark on his forehead that was clear even in the dim light.

"I'm fine hyung...Just a stupid thought...Haha..." Taehyun muttered feeling embarrassed he even thought of those things especially if it was his boyfriends father. Tilting his head he took Beomgyu's shaky hands off of his face and shook his head to calm him down. "That was your father? You two are total opposites, I would've been convinced if you told me he was Yeonjun's father instead."

"You could say that, I guess he's just more serious about the company than I am...Kinda." Beomgyu sighed and walked over to the wrapped box and picked it up. "You made me lunch?"

"Yes! I was here to drop it off for you but uhm..."

"I'm thankful, and starving! Let's eat my love!" Beomgyu said, the nickname never failed to send butterflies down Taehyun's stomach, it's the way Beomgyu says those words with such care in his tone was enough to make Taehyun fall for him even more.

The younger pulled up a spare chair that was in the room and sat next to the elder watching him unwrap the cloth around the bento box and taking the lid off, he saw the way Beomgyu's eyes lit up like a kid seeing the food inside of it that looked a little too perfect. He was grateful it was still warm though.

"It looks great Taehyun." Beomgyu said and picked up a dumpling and plopped it into his mouth, practically glowing from how great it was.

Taehyun sat there silently, happy with Beomgyu's praises of his not very hard work. He couldn't help but feel disturbed and nervous from his fathers appearance in the company, could it mean a bad thing? Looking up at Beomgyu who was chewing away he scooted closer and leaned his head on his shoulder gaining the elders attention.

"I swear I'm not trying to be rude when I ask this...But exactly why was your father here? Why did you look so angry?"

Beomgyu placed his chopsticks down and leaned back into his chair as if he was expecting that question from Taehyun. "Honestly I was shocked he was here too." he sighed looking over at the younger, being drawn into his doe eyes.

"I should've told you this, but three days ago there were pictures being spread around of us at the garden together," Beomgyu started which made Taehyun's heart drop hearing that. Could that mean that there's a chance Beomgyu's perfect reputation is ruined? Would it be his fault?

The elder seemed to take notice of Taehyun's panicked expression, putting his hand down on the youngers thigh he gave it a soft squeeze to reassure him that everything was alright. "You don't have to worry I swear! My father already took care of it and took all the pictures down and...God...I don't even want to know how much money he paid to those people who posted them to take them down and have it fully deleted."

"Are you sure things will be okay?"

"Well of course! This gives me a great opportunity plus none of the pictures got your face in it buuuutttt now that my father is on the edge of his seat on my reputation he may not listen BUT! Hear me out! I can finally tell him about us and he will be happy i'm with someone who actually makes me happy!"

"Hyung," Taehyun sighed comprehending Beomgyu's random thoughts plan, he just had a feeling it wouldn't work at all. The anger he saw in his fathers eyes made him absolutely uncomfortable, he had no hope. "I don't think that would work at all-"

"KANG TAEHYUN!"

The office door swung open with a harsh thud as Yeonjun stormed inside of the office, his clothes wrinkled and his face absolutely burning with anger from the event that happened a few minutes ago.

"Yeonjun hyung! What's with the angry look? Saw another happy couple again? Jealous of us?" Beomgyu teased waving the tip of his chopsticks around Yeonjun's face pissing the elder off even more.

"No! You guys are disgustingly cute. Anyways you're little boyfriend here fucking flew me into the elevator with his silly magic! I probably have the worst bruise on my back ever because of him!" Yeonjun complained, his burning angry expression literally burning into Taehyun's soul making the younger sink into his seat.

"Oh really? Great job Taehyun! You probably fixed up that old grandpas back!" Beomgyu smiled widely and patted Taehyun's head before giving him a kiss on the cheek, obviously very proud of what the younger did.

So much for not using it on people, I didn't mean to throw him...I think. Taehyun thought, mentally slapping himself for doing that. He needed to apologize to Yeonjun some way or somehow without the elder throwing him out of an airplane.

"Well enough of your anger hyung! Do you have something to tell me?" Beomgyu said redirecting both of their attentions back onto him. The elder sighed as his facial expression changed from an angry furious one to a calm yet nervous one.

"You have to promise me not to get mad."

"Why would I ever get mad at you?" Beomgyu said nonchalantly, picking up a piece of sliced beef bringing it up to his mouth to eat.

Yeonjun frowned and nodded, squeezing his fists tightly he looked back up.

"Eunseo is coming back tomorrow."

clink!

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a/n : BLUE. TAEHYUN.