For the first time in his life, Jaejoong doesn’t know what to make of this boy.

Certainly he seemed kind enough. A little arrogant sometimes, though, like he had to be composed and in control of everything at all times, but he was nice and was friends with a lot of the other trainees, and even though Jaejoong was a newbie, he hadn’t even made a single attempt to haze him. But there was something about him, and Jaejoong doesn’t know what exactly, that put him on edge. The very first time they met in the dance studio, where the other boy spent so much of his time that he practically lived there, Jaejoong heart started pounding like angry door knocks, as if he were scared of just conversing with this boy. He makes Jaejoong feel so sick that his mind works on auto and he starts rambling about something stupid, like how monkeys actually peel bananas upside-down when neither of them are eating one. And each time it happens, the other boy just smiles awkwardly like he has no idea how else to respond, and it just makes Jaejoong want to vomit even more.

A doctor’s appointment is too much of a strain for his measly budget, so he goes to the nearest free health clinic and waits for hours in a room filled with homeless people to be told that, physically at least, there is nothing wrong with him. A little stressed and a little underweight, but nothing that should cause intermittent queasiness and impaired speech. Jaejoong, realizing that this was a mind issue rather than a body issue, decides that he has two options:

1) Eventually overcome these symptoms with time, steady exposure, and sheer determination no matter how many ridiculous things he blurts or even if he one day passes out on the spot.
2) Avoid him.

At the moment, the latter option looks really, really appealing.

Kim Jaejoong, newest trainee of music industry giant SM Entertainment, met a boy in a strange new city that makes him sweat just at the sight of him, makes him feel as if the whole world is rocking wildly on loose hinges, and he has no idea what to make of it.

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DO THEY EVEN HAVE FREE HEALTH CLINICS IN KOREA???

Life: 08/22/08 | Posted By: bellpickle | 3 comments | DBSK