That Friday night, just as he had promised, Yunho started to teach Jaejoong some Japanese. The two boys sat on the floor of Yunho’s room. Jaejoong had a notebook on his lap and some pens sitting in front of his crossed legs. Yunho, on the other hand, had what looked like a textbook sitting on his lap, leafing through the pages. They sat across from each other in silence until Jaejoong got fed up with it. He reached for the book in the young prince’s lap and pulled it away, hiding it behind his back. Immediately, Yunho looked up at Jaejoong who had a mischievous grin on his face before springing forward to try and take the book from him. Almost instantly, Jaejoong dodged Yunho, thwarting his efforts.

“I thought you were fluent in Japanese. Why do you need this?” Jaejoong taunted as Yunho tried to snatch the book away from the boy. Yunho sighed before returning to his original sitting position, giving up on getting the book back.

“It’s different when you’re teaching someone else.” He said. At this point, Jaejoong had let go of the book, placing it on the floor behind him.

“Why don’t we start with greetings? Those are pretty important.” Jaejoong suggested, hoping it would give Yunho an idea of where to start. Yunho nodded and took a breath.

“Okay. To say hi, you say ‘konnichiwa’.” Yunho instructed. It was now Jaejoong’s turn to take a breath and try.

“Konnichiwa.” Jaejoong managed to say without any problem. Yunho smiled and nodded.

“Not bad. This one is a little trickier.” Yunho warned gently. Jaejoong nodded before Yunho continued. “To say ‘nice to meet you’ is ‘hajimemashite’.” Yunho said, speaking quicker than he had intended to.

“Haji– what?” Jaejoong tried to say, becoming flustered by how quickly and easily Yunho said the phrase.

“Sorry.” He apologized sheepishly. “Just repeat after me.” He told the other boy.

“Okay, that sounds much better.” Jaejoong told him, making Yunho smile.

“Ha.” The prince said.

“Ha.” Jaejoong repeated.

“Jime.” Yunho said, annunciating each syllable.

“Jime.” Jaejoong sputtered. Yunho flashed him a reassuring smile before continuing.

“Mashite.” Yunho said, breaking up the syllables as he did before.

“Mashite.” Jaejoong said, his voice coming out breathy.

“Now try putting it together. Hajimemashite.” The hockey player said, this time saying the phrase slower than he had originally.

“Hajimemashite.” Jaejoong said, his voice quivering ever so slightly. Yunho moved a little bit closer to Jaejoong so he could put a hand on his knee. Once he did, he found big, round doe eyes looking into his almond shaped eyes.

“You’re doing fine, don’t worry Jae.” Yunho told his friend before slowly pulling his hand away. Jaejoong nodded.

“Give me something else!” He asked excitedly with a smile on his face. Yunho chuckled as Jaejoong shuffled closer to him, staring at him as he waited for his next lesson.

“Well, since Kumiko will probably tell you how pretty you look, you should know how to say thank you.” Yunho said, trying his best not to laugh when Jaejoong glared at him.

“I’m not pretty.” He protested. Yunho couldn’t help but to laugh, especially when the fair skinned boy pouted his pink lips.

“Whatever you say, but you’ll need to know how to say thank you.” Jaejoong grunted and Yunho took that as some strange permission for him to continue. “Repeat after me; arigatou.” He said slowly.

“Arigatou.” Jaejoong said back to him. Yunho nodded before continuing.

“Gozaimasu.” Yunho said just as slowly as the last word.

“Gozaimasu.” Jaejoong said, smiling afterwards. He was completely pleased with himself. Yunho smiled too, happy that Jaejoong was doing so well.

“Okay, it’s not a greeting or anything like that, but it’s something you should know. If you decide that you don’t really want to call her by name because you know it will make a certain someone very upset,” Yunho said, pausing for dramatic effect. All that he got was laughter from Jaejoong. “You can call her denka.”

“Kumiko-san.” Jaejoong replied instead, flashing Yunho the most obnoxious grin. Yunho opened his mouth to protest, making Jaejoong laugh and cover his mouth as he rocked back, totally pleased with himself.

“Baka!” Yunho cursed at Jaejoong as he lunged at the other boy. Jaejoong was still laughing as Yunho grabbed his arms. After holding him for a brief second, Jaejoong’s laughter petered out and he looked into Yunho’s eyes. As the prince held his gaze, he noticed something different about the way Jaejoong was looking at him. Unlike before, there was a spark, a longing. Yunho felt his heart beating faster just as Jaejoong bent his arms to grab Yunho’s wrists. The young prince was surprised to find that the other boy’s palms were damp with sweat. He’s just as nervous as I am. He thought to himself. Just when Yunho thought Jaejoong was going to force his arms away, the other boy gently caressed the arms that held him with both of his thumbs. Yunho felt his heart skip a beat as his breath caught in his throat.

Without thinking, Yunho let go of Jaejoong’s arms and moved his hand to the other boy’s face. The young prince tenderly cradled the older boy’s jawbone as he traced his upper lip with his thumb, refusing to look anywhere else. He felt Jaejoong shiver when he touched his bottom lip. When he finally looked at Jaejoong, the other boy’s face was completely flushed, his cheeks glowing pink. Without realizing it, Yunho slowly moved his face closer to Jaejoong’s, their foreheads barely touching.

“Kisu shitai.” Yunho said gently, almost whispering it to the other boy. He glanced down to the other boy’s face and saw that his eyes were starting to close. Taking advantage of that, Yunho closed his eyes and leaned into Jaejoong, pressing their lips together. The silence faded when Jaejoong whimpered. After a second or two, Yunho moved away and opened his eyes slowly and found himself looking into brilliant doe eyes. Yunho could feel his heart beating faster than before as Jaejoong’s gaze refused to waver.

Unexpectedly, Jaejoong moved closer to the young prince, crashing their lips together. This kiss was different. While the first one had been chaste, this one was filled with passion and desire. Yunho felt his entire body react, a wave of lust washing over him. This time, the other boy wrapped his arms around Yunho’s neck and drew their bodies closer. Before doing anything, Yunho pushed Jaejoong’s pens and notebook off to the side and put his arms around the older boy’s waist, pulling him into his body, uncrossing his legs to get Jaejoong as close to him as he could. Once they settled into the kiss, Yunho began pushing his tongue out of his mouth and trailing it against Jaejoong’s lips, hoping the other boy would open his mouth. With a soft moan, Jaejoong complied immediately and intertwined his tongue with Yunho’s. Yunho let himself taste every inch of Jaejoong’s mouth, leaving no corner unattended. As Yunho moaned for the first time, Jaejoong moved his hands up and tangled his fingers in Yunho’s hair. Unable to resist, the young prince deepened the kiss more. He put his hands on Jaejoong’s hips and began to move his hands up and down. He felt the other boy tremble at his touch, sending a shiver thorough his own body. As they separated for a second time, the two kept their hands on each other as they breathed deeply to catch their breath.“Yunho.” Jaejoong said, vulnerability in his voice, as he tilted his head up to look at the prince. Yunho then looked up and moved a hand to push Jaejoong’s fringe to the side. He looked into the fair-skinned boy’s eyes and smiled ever so slightly. As Yunho returned his hand to Jaejoong’s waist, Jaejoong untangled his fingers from Yunho’s hair, letting his arms rest on his shoulders.
As soon as Yunho started to move closer to the other boy for a third kiss, the doorknob turned and the door opened. The boys jumped apart at the sound of the door hitting the wall. The two looked at the source of the noise to see Taeho standing against the doorframe with his arms crossed. The crown prince’s expression was blank, causing the other two to panic. Suddenly, the oldest boy’s lips pulled up into a smile.
“You should see your faces right now.” He said before starting to chuckle. Yunho and Jaejoong glanced at each other before looking back at Taeho.
“Hyung–“ Yunho started to say before his brother decided to cut him off.
“Don’t worry Dongsaengie, I’m not going to say anything. I’m just happy you two finally figured it out.” He said before closing the door, leaving the other two boys alone in an awkward silence.
“I-I should go.” Jaejoong said quietly. Yunho looked at the other boy and reached for his hand. The older boy looked at the prince, his features conveying some worry.
“Jaejoong, you don’t need to worry. Taeho hyung won’t–“ And for the second time, Yunho was cut off from speaking. This time, it was from lips pressing against his lips.
“I know.” Jaejoong said softly as he pulled away from Yunho. Jaejoong smiled shyly and stood up to collect his pens and notebook. He looked back at Yunho before leaving his room, closing the door behind him, leaving the prince sitting on the floor of his room, trying to absorb everything that just happened.

Notes

I apologize for the Japanese in this chapter. I don't speak the language so I relied on internet resources for most of it TT_TT