Three days had passed and Kyuhyun and Sungmin were putting finishing touches on the house to make it acceptable when their ‘protectors’, as Sungmin called them, arrived. Kyuhyun was glad of this; he wanted to make sure that Sungmin was safe and having police around definitely defined safe.
Sungmin was making sure that the rooms looked neat when the doorbell rang. He rushed to the door and opened it. There were two men standing there, holding suitcases and wearing long coats. Yunho was grinning and the other man was looking around.
“Welcome!” Sungmin greeted the two of them.
“Hello, Sungmin. This is Kim Jaejoong. He’s my partner in the police force and he’s also my lover. Kim Jaejoong, Lee Sungmin,” Yunho introduced them while Kyuhyun walked down the stairs.
“I didn’t know you would be working with your lover. We prepared rooms separately. Do you want a room together?” Sungmin asked. Jaejoong turned bright pink while Yunho grinned.
“No, it’s fine. Just show us where we’re staying and we’ll be fine. Two more officers will be coming tomorrow. Their names are Yoochun and Junsu. After them, the last two will be arriving. I’m not sure who they’ll be yet. Right now, we’re going to set up equipment to make your house safer than before.”
“What are you going to do?” Kyuhyun asked curiously. This sort of thing had always fascinated him. Sungmin smiled and put an arm around Kyuhyun’s waist.
“We’ll be installing a security code to get into the house. We’ll be setting up a few security cameras to monitor who’s walking around the house and changing the locks. When the others get here, they’ll have their own security measures. We just need a place that can house a lot of computers,” Yunho explained, wheeling their bags further into the room.
“You can use the basement for them. There’s a few rooms down there for computers and such,” Sungmin gestured towards the large staircase leading down to the basement. Yunho nodded.
“Can we take any room?” Jaejoong asked. Sungmin nodded.
“That’s good. We’ll start setting up our equipment. And by the way, do you mind if I use the kitchen? I enjoy cooking,” Jaejoong smiled.
“We can swap recipes! “ Sungmin clapped his hands delightedly. Kyuhyun smiled. For the rest of that day, Jaejoong and Sungmin babbled on about recipes while Yunho and Kyuhyun congratulated on finding themselves husbands who actually could cook good food.
Sungmin baked pumpkin pie for all of them and Jaejoong took notes, watching every movement and listening to all the instructions carefully. Kyuhyun, drawn by the delicious smell of pumpkin, hovered around until Sungmin finally gave in and let him have a slice of pie. Kyuhyun then decided to push his luck and declared that he would only eat the pie if Sungmin ate it with him.
Jaejoong was grinning like crazy by the end of the entire exchange (Sungmin eventually gave in) and he squealed and hugged both of them tightly. Apparently, umma death hugs weren’t restricted to Eeteuk at all and Kyuhyun and Sungmin were now somewhat worried about their lives.
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The next day, Jaejoong and Sungmin had cooked enough food for an entire army. For the first time in his life, Kyuhyun didn’t think he could eat anymore of Sungmin’s delicious food. He was too stuffed. Yunho was no better off.
So when the doorbell rang, Sungmin ran to get it, past Kyuhyun who felt as though his stomach would never be empty again and past Yunho who was too stuffed to even lift his head.
“Hello, we are your other two “bodyguards”. I am Kim Junsu the Handsome and this is Park Yoochun the Plain,” a man with black hair and a reddish tinge waved while a man with brown hair smiled.
“Hi! I’m Sungmin! Your associates, Yunho and Jaejoong are here. Would you like some food?” Sungmin asked.
“Yes!” Junsu perked up. Yoochun laughed and pressed a kiss to the side of his neck. Sungmin smiled.
“Are you lovers too? Would you like a room together?” Sungmin asked.
“Well…”
“No! We all want to sleep!” Yunho protested from inside. Junsu blushed a bright pink while Yoochun grinned.
“Well, regardless of that, your friends are in the living room. When are the other two coming?” Kyuhyun asked, appearing and taking the bags of the officers with them.
“Oh, our other two friends will be here tomorrow. We’re the protection part of the group. Yoochun and I deal with making sure the area is secure. Yunho and Jaejoong do all the physical stuff, we do all the watching. You probably won’t see us much, we’re nocturnal,” Junsu explained. Sungmin giggled.
“And if you do see Junsu when he wakes up, cover your eyes. You don’t want to be scarred for life. He looks okay now but in the evening…” Yoochun shivered visibly. Junsu smacked his arm.
“Hey! At least I look better than you!” Junsu protested. Yoochun simply shook his head.
It didn’t take long (about two seconds) for the second set of police officers to make themselves at home. Junsu immediately began setting up movement and heat detectors outside of the house, dragging Sungmin and Kyuhyun along with him, telling them about the fascinating technology that was being produced.
Yoochun was setting the wires up and nearly electrocuted himself. Luckily, Junsu tripped over the electrical box that wasn’t yet attached, fell into Yoochun and saved him from death (or so Yoochun says. Whether he wanted or really wanted Junsu on top of him is a different story).
Junsu and Yoochun were the jokers, always teasing each other and playing around. Yunho and Jaejoong were like the watchful parents, always keeping a close eye on Yoochun and his lover. They had been friends since university, all wanting different things and somehow ending up as police officers together. A nice conclusion to a crazy story.
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After Jaejoong and Sungmin cooked enough food for the entirety of Asia, Kyuhyun decided that they would go into survival mode and make a competition of who could survive the longest on their stocked up food. Kyuhyun and Sungmin against Jaejoong and Yunho. This was cut short by the arrival of the other two protectors.
“HELLOOOOO!” A really loud voice screamed. Sungmin’s eyes narrowed to slits as if this would help him block out the sound of the man’s voice. The taller man beside him hit him over the head.
“Please ignore him. I’m Shim Changmin,” Changmin smiled and walked in.
“I’m Jung Minwoong!” The one who had yelled introduced himself quite loudly and skipped after Changmin. He was almost as tall as Changmin, just a few inches shorter. Sungmin wondered where this man got his exuberance.
“Hyung, they made me bring him! I don’t know why we have to be stuck with him,” Changmin said to Jaejoong who had walked out to see what the commotion was about.
“Ah! Minwoong! How are you? Still as vibrant as ever I see,” Jaejoong smiled.
“Still immature,” Changmin muttered.
“Yah! I’m only two days younger than you!” Minwoong protested. He punched his hyung playfully on the shoulder. Changmin poked him on the forehead.
“Two days makes a lot of difference,” Changmin replied. Minwoong pouted.
“You’re mean to me, hyung!”
“You deserve it.”
“Are you lovers too?” Sungmin asked. Changmin and Minwoong stared at him. Then at each other.
“OH HELL NO!” The two of them jumped away. Sungmin laughed.
“I guess not. Would you like some food? We have plenty,” Sungmin smiled. Changmin’s eyes grew brighter. Sungmin backed away slightly. Jaejoong shook his head.
“We’re going to grow broke, Sungminnie. They both eat like horses, elephants and hippos. The food consumption is insane,” Jaejoong said.
Changmin and Minwoong settled in comfortably. The food that Jaejoong and Sungmin had prepared was gone within three hours. Kyuhyun was astonished and Yunho complained that they would all starve. Kyuhyun asked what Changmin and Minwoong did and he was immediately bowled over by all the explanations.
After some time, Kyuhyun discovered that they were the decoder/hacker part of the team. Their talents could get them into anywhere and out of anything. For the first part of their stay, they installed extra protection software onto all computers to keep anyone from hacking into the databases. They then set up their own computers in the basement where they would try and break into the databases of the gangs they were dealing with.
“If you have the letters, give them to Minwoong. He can crack the code of everything. Sometimes it takes him a little longer but he eventually gets it. I help him sometimes but my expertise is computer hacking,” Changmin explained.
“We have about three to give you. We never got around to trying to figure out what the first one meant but now we have you. Good luck Minwoong,” Sungmin handed the letters in the unmarked envelopes to the youngest of them all.
“YEAH BABY! A new code to crack!” Minwoong cheered and immediately sped downstairs to begin decoding it.
“Aish, he’s such a child,” Changmin said affectionately. “He’s like a baby brother.”
“That would explain why you’re so mean to him,” Kyuhyun grinned. Changmin smiled despite the glare he sent Kyuhyun.
“I’m not mean to him! He’s just annoying.”
“Like you,” Jaejoong replied, walking into the conversation.
“Yeah, exact-hey!”
The eight of them became fast friends. It didn’t take long with Changmin’s sense of humour mixing with Kyuhyun’s, Jaejoong and Yunho’s guidance, Junsu and Yoochun’s ridiculous antics and Minwoong’s exuberance. Sungmin enjoyed all of them.
Sungmin found that his worries had vanished and Kyuhyun looked a lot happier too. The previous Friday (when Yunho and Jaejoong arrived) was when Sungmin had been worried. But today (Sunday) he wondered if his worry was simply a figment of his imagination.
They worked out a routine that they would put into action the minute the weekend was over. The routine consisted of Yunho watching Kyuhyun while he was working and Jaejoong tailing Sungmin at the flower shop. Yoochun and Junsu would be sleeping during the day because Yunho and Jaejoong would be taking care of the other two.
This left Changmin and Minwoong to their own devices so they were put in charge of getting groceries, cleaning (because Minwoong loved to clean for some reason), decoding letters, stopping hackers and hacking into other computers.
So when Kyuhyun left for work on Monday, Yunho followed him. And he actually did follow him so that whatever gang members might be watching him, they would see no difference. Kyuhyun himself forgot that Yunho was there and was utterly surprised when he popped up out of nowhere to ask about Jiyong and Seunghyun.
Sungmin, on the other hand, knew where Jaejoong was all the time. He could continuously feel an untroubled and happy presence following him. Not to mention that when Sungmin walked into the flower shop, he heard a gasp of surprise and delight from behind him and turned to see Jaejoong looking at all of the flowers on display. When Ryeowook came to work, he was introduced immediately to Jaejoong who explained the purpose of his being there.
The first day of being followed went well for both Kyuhyun and Sungmin. They felt better, knowing that someone was watching over their loved one. And there was a sort of relief at the end of the day when both couples were reunited with the other.
Sungmin was feeling great at the end of that first day. Until he went to check the mail and saw the black envelope underneath all the others. Changmin and Minwoong were still trying to decode the others and so far had had no success.
With shaking fingers, Sungmin pried the envelope open and took out the silver paper.
One month little rabbit. Only one month. Did you enjoy our little song for you? We prepared it specially. You always liked rabbit’s didn’t you? I remember it well. Tread carefully Sungmin. We are always watching. I will have my revenge.
Sungmin called Kyuhyun into the room and showed him the letter. The younger man’s face grew angry.
“Minnie, I swear, I will not let them have you. We have police protection now,” Kyuhyun hugged Sungmin tightly.
“Awww! That was so sweet!” A voice said. The pair of them jumped and turned to look at Minwoong who was watching them with a large smile on his face.
“We got another letter. A threat this time,” Kyuhyun shoved the silver paper towards the decoder, feeling slightly annoyed that his time with Sungmin was cut off.
“Did you? Well, give it to me and Changmin-hyung and we will see if we can trace it to someone.”
“That’s a good idea,” Sungmin said, feeling slightly better about the letters.
“I thought so too. Anyways, you can go back to having your little moment. I won’t disturb you. Oh, and by the way, I’m really glad I agreed to come. It makes me feel good that I’m protecting two people such as you. The two of you belong to each other. I can see it,” Minwoong smiled before waving and disappearing down the basement steps.
“Is my love for you that obvious?” Sungmin asked, a faint blush coming over him. Kyuhyun smiled and kissed him lightly.
“Why hide what we share? I love you, Sungmin,” Kyuhyun whispered before he claimed Sungmin’s mouth again.
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