Seeing it, Newmoon rushed over to him and asked in a conscious tone, "Hyung?"
Having been called, Aiden flipped over.
"Oh newmoon? You returned?"
"Yes, Hyung!"
Aiden plopped his arms over his forehead and spoke in a low tone, "Yesterday, I passed out on the spot. I had to trouble you last night."
Somehow his voice sounded heavy.
Newmoon stretched his hands and shows his consideration, "Hyung, is your head still hurting?"
He touched Aiden's forehead to check out whether or not he was having a fever.
"Oh- Your forehead is burning! Hyung!"
Newmoon gasped out as he snatched his hands unconsciously.
"Don't worry. It happens to me every time. Usually, it'll be gone after drinking a hangover soup but due to the excessive intake, last night made me this way haha! But it'll be alright on its own."
"Talk about hangover soup, Have you drunk yet?"
"Yes!"
"Then medicine?"
"I took it too!-But it still hurts."
"See? It still hurts!"
Newmoon pouts his mouth in disappointment. Without bragging out in an unnecessary debate like how the conversation would flow between him and April, he silently decided to avoid it and work on it.
Immediately afterward he ran away to his room and brought out the medicine and one bottle of water in one hand.
"Here! Hyung!"
Seeing it, Just when Aiden's gaze shifted back as though he was about to deny it, Newmoon suddenly stretched his hands right in front of his nose and mouth.
"No excuses. Hyung! "
"…"
After being compiled to take it, Aiden helplessly regrets it, "Sigh! It seems like I went too far..due to excitement!"
"No! You're the wrong Hyung! It's not due to excitement but instead of grief, abandonment, and loneliness."
Newmoon instantly responded at the speed of light. Well..only in his head. As if it's not enough he clenched his teeth and continued to explain to him secretly.
"I can't presume how the situation had turned out in last night's scenario."
Aiden plopped back on the couch slowly.
No matter what newmoon couldn't help himself but pity him.
"Haa~ I know I know Hyung, You must have been hella alone last night. But to speak the truth, it is entirely your fault to choose such wrong partner or narcissistic friends."
"You must have felt so lonely and empty to a point where you entirely took out all in drinks. And now look what are its consequences?"
God knew for how long he had been practicing overthinking all this time where he upgraded to a new manipulating advanced level which in turn made him come up with his own stories and assumption.
After finishing it, Newmoon asked in a sweet voice, "For Now, Take rest Hyung! I'll cut some fruits for you!"
~~~
"Btw Hyung where is mom and Mrs.song?"
Asking out, newmoon approached Aiden!
In a shuttering tone, Aiden answered, "Oh! Grandma had headed outside! Might come late tonight."
"Oh! I See!"
After knowing they had gone, for some unknown reasons, Newmoon slowly walked towards Aiden. Folding his long sleeves upwards, he sat in front of Aiden.
He wondered as he secretly paid attention to his facial expression, "Hyung? Can I ask you something?"
"..Sure!"
He knitted his fingernails against each other," Um. Have you met my Noona 'Jina'?"
Upon hearing her name out of the blue Aiden tilted his head at him.
Newmoon's eyes were sparkling full of hope and excitement like a shining star. He was looking forward to his answers in an adorable puppy way to which Aiden couldn't back off or put an effort to make him cry!
Puffing out his chest, Aiden deliberately responds in a proud tone, "Common. Of course, I have met! Who in the world doesn't meet up with their aunt."
"Me!!"
Quickly followed by him, he answered in his head,
"I'm here a living, breathing proof. I still haven't met with my brother-in-law yet. I don't how he looks too? I recently got a chance to meet with Mrs. Kwon and look at you what are you saying?"
Aiden continued, "However, only twice!"
"Twice?"
Once again, he questioned himself.
"That's more than enough! I would die if I have a chance to meet you once and then you! Complaining over only meeting twice!"
Newmoon rolled his eyes unknowingly," Oh God! What world are we living in?"
The fact Aiden had been concentrating on him, saw the quick eye rolls. Seeing it, Aiden grinned, "She is way prettier than you!"
"Yeah yeah! I know- Wait what??"
The fact Newmoon was still in the clouds of his overthinking, he didn't give time to think twice or listened attentively when he just randomly agreed on his sentences.
"Did I hear it right?"
It was the first voice that popped out of his head.
"I said, she is way stronger than you!"
Aiden instantly switched the words in a clear innocent face.
"OHH.Really?"
At least from outside newmoon nodded as if he understood although his thoughts were swirling inside his soul.
"Haha, Did you mistake it with something else?"
Aiden reassured politely.
Again, from his behavior and personality, Newmoon had always been troubling standing for himself. So, he let it slide.
But how could he from inside?
"Did I hear it wrong then?"
Now he began to puzzle.
"If it is..then. How does he know about it? How did he know Jina noona was way stronger than me? How? I haven't gone around showing off my masculinity just like that or been hanging up with him?"
He wrinkled his brows slightly as he started to think of the possibilities of loopholes in his head, reflecting on each detail where he lost it.
"No! I don't find any clues no matter how many times I come to think off! It's not like-
As though something hits his head off with a shocking thing, his eyes widened as he felt the cold, chilling goosebumps flowing to the back of his spine.
"Wait- By chance did haemin tell him so?"
All of sudden, an air of seriousness touched him.
"But how? As far as my memory serves me best I had never encountered him in such a vulnerable situation unless it was-
His eyes squinted and his gaze got focused.
"Unless it was that person!"
That person whom he was implying at the moment was none other than the person who was the one behind his broken nose.
The accident happened right back in the first orientation class.
Only that certain someone knew how vulnerable and weak he was to be faint just from the basketball punch!
It became more suspicious the fact that newmoon never knew who the person was behind the scenes until a moment ago. But now, the truth was revealed from all the curtains.
Having to know the truth in the last period, he couldn't help but laugh at his foolishness and dumbness.
"Haha! So, He was.. all this time!"
A corner of his lips twitched as his countenance got dark,
"And instead of apologizing to me, he goes around bluffing to strangers and beating around the bush. Not only that he even goes out cursing me! Was he angry cause my nose destroyed his basketball or what? The price comes nowhere near to my broken nose! Seriously! He must have been annoyed because I had wasted his time..probably because that's the tendency toppers people have!"
"Well, now that he says so, I think so too!"
If it wasn't enough to drive him crazy, haemin words popped into his head.
His expression turned cold as ice.
"Now I know, he might have been worried about the fact if I had acknowledged him or not. Then, knowing I hadn't..he let out such a lame confession..and That's why the entire time afterward, he was hurrying over to take Aiden hung out from the house and from me too! And he didn't even try to pursue my second time for the invitation too!"
Finally, after a long assumption, the newmoon concluded.
"From the looks of you, I think you did!"
Aiden who had been keeping his eyes on him, eventually added!
Sighing out a long deep breath, he replied while massaging his temples,
"Never mind Hyung!"
Aiden smiled, "Why, don't you want to hear more of it?"
Newmoon shook his head as his head throbbed due to overthinking.
"Haha. But I have one strange habit ya know,
-That I never leave work unfinished!
Newmoon, "…"
"What's up with that?"
"Haha, I know right. It's just how I am..how my personality is and how I function too!"
He was lost in words.
Gazing into space, He softly commented, "She is hardworking, ambitious, passionate, a little bit stubborn, and most straightforward."
"Yeah, she is!"
Newmoon agreed too!
Clearing his throat, he sneered, "Ahem, Just a perfect ideal type for me!"
"?"
Something appeared for a split second.
"what was that?" Newmoon thoughts.
If he wasn't wrong then, a slight blush appeared on the right tip of Aiden's ears. However, that didn't last long when a change in Aiden's expression occurred, "If it wasn't for uncle then, I would've married her!"
Hearing it newmoon froze all of sudden. So he wasn't all daydreaming and overthinking. What he saw was real.
"Hyung!"
With a poker face he declared, "She is your aunt and you're her nephew"
It was the first time he ever spoke in such a cold tone exceeding April's too!
An eerie aura emitted from his body sending chills to Aiden's body.
"??"
As if he said something wrong, he felt the tension air in the space.
He awkwardly laughed, "Haha, common bro relax. Calm down. I'm just explaining my point of view of her first impression."
Only then, did newmoon relax his shoulders a bit.
Seeing the progress Aiden continued with a cheerful face, "But you know what? According to the other people's pov, She comes out as a somewhat scary, a total neat freak just same as her in-laws, stubborn and stupid!"
"What?"
"Yeah! You heard me right!"
Now, Newmoon's engine began to get activated in the back of his skull,
"Yeah I know..she sure is scary, A total neat freak, A stubborn? Yes..but stu.PID?"
Veins popped out on the right side of his forehead.
"How can they call her stupid? No! to think deeply who the hell is 'other people' is it the family relatives of Jina noona or the far-away neighbors, businessmen, or strangers? Just who the fuck are they?"
Other small lines of veins intersect the first veins.
"It's true! Her brain functions a little late than normal people..but stupid? Aren't they taking it too far?"
The more he thoughts the more his veins would appear over his forehead making him seemed like a Godzilla.
"But surprisingly, she doesn't seem to be bothered by it! She doesn't give a damn shit about it. Only focused on self! That's why I-
*Ahem*
With a cough, he halted. But somehow for weird reasons, it doesn't seem real though. Instead, it purely looked like a forceful one.
Witnessing the situation of him acting strange from earlier made him keep a sharp lookout at him.
He coughed twice simultaneously. He paused for a minute before speaking out again as if he was about to say something instead but hold back for some reason.
"Um. That's why I admired and respect her!"
His chest was all puffed off.
"By her personality, she will make it to the top one day!"
~Blah~Blah~Blah~
An excited tone, amusement, and astonishment vibrated in his eyes, soft expression, surely he went on blabbering around Jina noona!
When newmoon asked if he had ever met up with Jina noona..then the question itself was simple. Yes or no! He never had an intention to hear out such of context response.
To this point, he was still blabbering on and on to a point where newmoon began to feel pity towards him instead.
He roared inside his head, "Just stop now! You are taking it too far. Isn't it should be me who should compliment her!
His eyes dropped in embarrassment.
"I know my noona too well. She isn't that much decent!"
Newmoon replied like a typical sibling's things or conversation.
"Like every human being, she has a good side and bad too! she is good in good and bad in bad! Simple and sweet!"
He looked up at Aiden and asked himself silently,
"Um..come to think of it, let's say that all rumors aren't all lies! Because she indeed has shitty dumbness and crazy personality too. Due to this no one lasted much longer than certain times. She is like a one-man army, can't get emerged into the crowd. In other words, she is steel strong, made up of steel and she loves herself, and also believes in herself too! So What does a person need more?"
"She walks alone and she is happy too! That's more than enough already. It is the only thing that humans want in real life…Man..!
He sighed deeply, "I envy her! She is everything I lack!"
Suddenly his eyelids drooped halfway and he blankly stared at the space for a while as though he was lost for words to overthink too!
It rarely happened!
"Newmoon?"
"Haa~ I'm the only useless person out here on the earth." He continued while turning a deaf ear to the calling.
"Hey, Newmoon!!!"
Aiden yelled!
"Yes??" Newmoon startled.
"What are you daydreaming so bad about? The bell has been ringing for a minute!"
Only then he woke up. Immediately afterward he dashed over thinking it must be non-other than mom and mars' song. The fact Aiden was sick, he could only shamelessly order a newmoon to look after.
And as expected, it indeed was them except mom!
"Mrs.song?"
Mrs.song replied with a little bit of embarrassment, "Haha- I forget the passcode your mom told me!"
"Oh! Come in Mrs.song!"
Seeing the shopping bag behind her, He quickly snatched it from her, "Let me take it Mr.song!"
"Oh, here it is! Btw, Leave the door open. Your mom is coming over!"
"OH! Mom? Sure!"
From seeing the shopping bag, they had bought a lot of vegetables and meat. He landed a hand to keep them in their respective places.
With a 'Tada' Mrs.song surprised him with a large packet of roast chicken.
Newmoon,"?"
The lingering scent of fried chicken hypnotized him in an instant and his face brighten up too!
"Oh my! Mrs. Song didn't have to-
"- Just take it! My arms are beginning to sore!"
She handed him in his hands.
"We already had our lunch! Share it with your Hyung as well- Oh- hang on-
"Taking about him is he home or not?"
In a delightful tone, he nodded.
"Of course, he is here. Just taking rest on the couch over there-??"
He halted as soon as his eyes struck the empty couch. Not any hint or proof of any living beings around there a miles away too!
Let alone about aid Aiden.
He muttered as he scratched his back hair, "Wait- I am sure he was here a min. ago or not?"
Little did he know about Aiden how he sneakily shifted towards his room while newmoon was busy talking to Mrs.song at the entrance.
Mrs. Song paused for a bit before commenting in a tired tone.
"Sigh! Leave it newmoon!"
He awkwardly pulled out a forceful smile, "Um, He must be in his room!"
She shook his hands, "Let him be! Devoured all of the chicken by yourself!"
Then, She whispered to herself, "How unusual back in the UK, he never stayed at home not even once, and now he-!"
Newmoon, "…"
Out of nowhere, The atmosphere turned stiff. Unfamiliar energy took over.
"What's up with a dead silence?"
Thankfully with that being said, Mom came over and broke the suffocating air.
Turning to her, Mrs.song pouts her old mouth, "My My..Look at you! How long were you gone for?"
"It took me longer than I predicted! Anyway, Newmoon I'm gonna make a delicious dinner tonight."
"Why? Is somebody coming over? Or some celebration? Birthday party?"
Of course, he could only question it in his head!
"Since our arrival w,e hadn't done a proper dinner altogether. For that please excuse us!"
"Oh! So, that's the reason huh?"
Newmoon realized it lowkey!
In his entire life, Newmoon had never experienced and seen things like he was realizing before their arrival. Neither his parents taught him nor taught him himself. All his childhood was spent not welcoming any relatives or strangers at his home. So, he never came to learn about such class and mannerisms. The moment he heard those warm words he instantly mistook them for others instead. And knowing it..it was for him, Somehow he was touched by their behavior, love, and affection too!
His respect towards them grew more!
Newmoon emotionally thanked them, "Many thanks to mom and Mrs. song for such warm affection. I'll always remember it."
Mrs.song protested, "Again? Newmoon! How-
"-Haha sorry sorry I know. But I feel like telling you!"
Folding the loose long sleeves tightly again, he stated firmly, "Then, Let me help you!"
Quickly afterward, Mom said disapprovingly, "No newmoon! Let me do it on my way!"
"?"
"Haha, Let her do it, sweetie, she works best when she is alone and much faster too!"
Once more, he wanted to argue with their points about how could he let old women work alone in the kitchen.., but listening to their disagreement made him think it would be better if he laid back.
Indeed he felt uncomfortable and guilty seeing her doing chores in the kitchen all by herself, not even Mrs. song. Witnessing him standing all stiff Mrs. song told him to do his work rather.
But again, how could he? He already felt like dying seeing her mom and was highly worried over whether or not he made the right decision by backing off. And she was telling him to do his work? At any second, he could feel his Jina noona reputation going haywire because of him and the imagining scenario was flashing right through his eyes.
Roaming here and there for a few minutes, he can't help himself but get engaged in something atlathatst
He entered Aiden Hyung's room.