A long distance relationship can totally bring one unexpected thing to happen.

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Jihoon and his 2-year long boyfriend, Soonyoung were in a long distance relationship for a year now. The younger kept on thinking how they've managed to keep in touch and stay strong despite their busy schedules from their own respective colleges.

"Jihoon, babe, please do listen to me for a while" Soonyoung sadly stated, observing his lover take off his headphones and turning around to face him.

"I have something very important to say and it's breaking my heart just by the thought of it."

"Soonyoung, what are you talking about?" Jihoon asked with his eyebrows furrowed.

Jihoon thought of the worst, and was already seeing where this was going. This was just like a scene in the various dramas he watched.

"I'm sorry." Jihoon said with his head down slightly, but just enough to not have Soonyoung see tears building up in his eyes.

"I know I'm not the best boyfriend you can ask for and I'm sorry for all of the mean things I did to you. I understand if you want to break up with me" Jihoon sadly added and the tears that were threatening to escape. He knew he loved Soonyoung, and breaking it off would be really painful for him.

"Jihoon, baby, what are you talking about?" Soonyoung confusedly said cupping his lover's face.

"Im not going to break up with you, oh my gosh, what made you think I would ever want to break up with you? You're the love of my life, and I would do anything to be with you forever." Soonyoung said reassuring and comforting his lover.

A tear escaped from Jihoon's eyes. "W-what? You're not going to break up with me?

Soonyoung wiped that tear and hugged the smaller real tight,and rubbed his back. "I will never, I love you and you love me right?"

Soonyoung felt Jihoon nod in their hug and smiled. Jihoon pulled away shortly after then faced the older.

"Then what was that important thing you wanted to say." Jihoon questioned him, anticipating for his answer.

"Oh yeah, you see, I was offered a scholarship in Japan for my dancing skills, and of course I was ecstatic and all because of it, but my most concern is leaving you alone here." Soonyoung worriedly and sadly said.

"You just got a scholarship in Japan, I'm so happy for you babe!!" The younger happily exclaimed.

"And you don't need to worry about me or our relationship at that matter, I can take care of myself and we can just call each other everyday to see how we're doing." Jihoon said reassuring the older.

"However, I'm bound to leave in a week, since I need to attend seminars, tours, and time for me to adjust there." Soonyoung said sadly pouting.

"It's okay, let's maximize the time we have, remember that we can get through this together."

It was seemingly unusual for Jihoon to act like this. But since they were going to be in a long distance relationship soon, and it was with Soonyoung, someone he truly loved and cared for, he thought it was alright to be affectionate.

That same night, they both went to their shared apartment, resting and cuddling in each other's arms.

Now, its been a year long ever since they've seen each other physically and they truly miss each other's presence and warmth. They communicated with each other through messaging, calling, and initiating video calls. However these past few days, both of them had hectic schedules thus both barely had the time to speak with each other. Thankfully, there came one night in where both of them had a less busier day and had spare time to contact each other.

"Jihoon-ah!!" Soonyoung chirpily said as he saw the smaller in the frame of the video call they were currently starting.

"Hey" Jihoon softly smiled.

Although both were tired and had continuously sleepless nights because of the requirements needed, they put up a smile for each other.

"You're not overworking youself are you? Your eyebags are so evident from here." Soonyoung worriedly stated squinting his eyes in order to see the screen better.

"You know my usual routine, it's more or less like that but just prolong it to an hour or so." Jihoon shrugged, indicating he's used to it.

"Baby, you can't keep doing that to yourself, you need rest, so make sure you get yourself that and some leisure time." The older said

"Yep I will, don't worry" Jihoon said reassuring his lover.

"What about you though, yo look horrible and sleep-deprived as well. You better be getting enough rest or else I'm gonna fly there by my own to put you in bed." Jihoon said in a reprimanding tone.

Soonyoung chuckled at his boyfriend's antics. "Haha make that the two of us, you better be getting proper rest as well or else."

Jihoon smirked then laughed it off.
"But regarding that plan of yours, I'd really love to see you again, it has been a year ever since we saw each other and I'm on the verge of buying a plane ticket and rushing there to your side." Soonyoung said while sighing, shortly after, he realized something that made him look up directly at the camera.

"Hey Jihoon-ah"

"Yeah?"

"Isn't your birthday coming up?" Soonyoung clarifying it with the smaller.

Jihoon thought for awhile. "Oh yeah, it is going to be my birthday soon. In a week to be exact"

Soonyoung sighed. "Oh how I wish i can spend it with you there."

Jihoon slightly frowned. "It's okay, you don't have to worry about it. I can spend the day with my friends, then we can video call the whole night."

Jihoon tried to reassure Soonyoung for him not to feel guilty for not being able to celebrate it with him.

"Yeah you're right, but it's just that I miss you so much and I want to be by your side again even just for awhile." Soonyoung sadly said while sighing.

"Yeah, I admit, I do miss your loud prescience as well." Jihoon chuckled.

"It's late now over there isn't it? You should sleep now." Soonyoung said being concerned for his boyfriend's well-being.

Jihoon smirked for a bit. "Oh please, you're time there is just the same as here. Get yourself some sleep as well babe."

Soonyoung just hummed in response."Yeah I'm gonna go to bed soon, I am deadass tired."

"Okay, rest well!" Jihoon said. Waving to his lover as well as a sign of farewell.

Soonyoung hummed in response.
"Bye baby, make sure to rest well okay." Soonyoung said as he ended the video call.

Soonyoung mentally thought to himself. "I need to see him again."
He said that to himself while initiating a plan inside his head.

Days passed and the hectic days of the two lovers continued, until finally the day before Jihoon's birthday came.

Jihoon shut the door behind himself before sighing. He noted that he wanted to get to his bed as soon as possible, but right after he bathes and eat.

Jihoon contentedly sighed as he lied in his comfortable and soft bed, but he felt the missing feeling again, which was Soonyoung's presence. Before Soonyoung left for another country, they would always be beside each other, in each other's arms to be specific. But now, there was a small space left for the older and Jihoon was missing him real bad. He didn't even notice that he was falling asleep already from thinking of the older.

Jihoon wakes up with the sun's rays shining upon the room. He yawned then stretched his arms. He washed up then decided to go to the kitchen to get himself some breakfast. However, once he stepped out of his room to do so, he was surprised to see his friends in the living room of his apartment.

"What the-" Jihoon said still not believing his sight

"How did you all get in here in the first place?!" Jihoon loudly said.

"You gave me a duplicate of your key right? Since you sometimes wanted company because you felt lonely?" Jeonghan smirked a bit while saying so.

Jihoon sighed and acknowledged it. "What are you all doing here anyways?"

His group of friends had confused looks on their faces and were looking at each other.

"You don't know why we're here today?" Seungkwan holding his laughter in.

"Yeah hyung, did you actually forget?" Hansol said afterwards

"Its your birthday you idiot!" Seungcheol said laughing

Laughters soon filled the room and some "why did you forget your own birthday" from his other friends. Jihoon just stood there unknowingly and mouth agape. Until he decided to speak up.

"Whoops, i guess I did forget my own birthday, I was probably too busy too notice it was already today." Jihoon shrugged.

The latter heard many sighs from his friend and saw some shaking of heads.

"And that's why we're here to destress you!" Seungkwan chirpily said.

"Yeah okay I'm up for it, thankfully I have no other plans for today." Jihoon said, not being aware that there was a big surprise waiting for him later on.

But before they could even go anywhere, Jihoon called his lover however the latter didn't pickup. He shrugged it off thinking that the older was still sleeping in, especially since it has been such a hectic week.

Jihoon and his friends went to different places. They first went to a karaoke, in where most, more specifically seungkwan and seokmin battled their voices off. There was a point in where those two singers cracked their voices, and smiles and laughters were heard soon after.

Afterwards they all headed to a restaurant in order to satisfy their hunger. Although they may be the loudest ones in the restaurant, that also had them get stares from other people, they couldn't care less.

After eating, they all decided to a nearby arcade and play to their hearts' content. Rivalry and competition sparked up from one another as to see who was better at the different games there. Alas, after a whole afternoon of them playing around, they all decided to go home to their own respective houses.

Jihoon took off his shoes as he enters through the door of his apartment complex. He thought to himself how fun today was and that it was truly worth it. But then a certain person came up to his mind all of a sudden. He recalled how the older didn't pick up his call despite knowing it's Jihoon's birthday earlier on.

"I wonder why he didn't answer." Jihoon asked to himself but then shrugged later on, thinking to himself that the older may be busy today as well.

As he was about proceed to his room to rest and maybe, do some extra work. He heard a soft sound of pain. This small sound made Jihoon flinched nervously because he was certain he was alone at the present.

Right at that moment, a figure can be seen rubbing his head and was emerging from the cabinet below that contained some food Jihoon bought. The latter's eyes squinted in order to see clearer, and for the hundredth time, he was shocked from the person in front of him. It was his lover, Soonyoung!

"W-what the! Soonyoung?! You scared the hell out of me!" Jihoon exclaimed.

"I thought you were in Japan?!" A lot of questions were running around through Jihoon's mind. When, how, what, why, those were just some of the questions he wanted answers to.

"Surprise haha i guess" Soonyoung said unsurely because he does feels guilty for scaring his lover a bit too much.

"How'd you get yourself in here anyways?"

"Did you forget that we share this apartment." Soonyoung chuckled.

"So of course I have a spare key as well." Soonyoung happily exclaimed.

"Oh right, I guess I forgot since you haven't been staying for so long."

"Aww baby come here."

He moved towards the older whom he really missed so much, and hugged him while at it.

Soonyoung didn't waste any time and hugged the smaller. "I missed you so much you know that?" Jihoon said, burying his face to Soonyoung's chest.

Soonyoung wrapped his arms around Jihoon's waist and hid his face in Jihoon's neck. They both sighed contentedly.

"Happiest birthday hun, i love you so much." The older said.

"Thank you, you know, this day got even better with this surprise of yours." Jihoon said smirking as he pulled away to face the dancer.

They spend the whole night, talking to each other, catching up with the things they both missed about each other, and just basically them flirting with each other. Some pecks were shared here and there, although Jihoon seemed embarrassed and kept on pushing away the older, he would just eventually give up and melt into the kiss.

This routine of theirs continued on for about a week, until the day of when Soonyoung had to come back to Japan came.

This feeling was already familiar for Jihoon, him sending off his lover at the airport, since it was going to board soon. They first shared a hug before Soonyoung cupped Jihoon's cheek and shared a sweet kiss with him. Soonyoung wrapped his other arm around the smaller's waist while Jihoon had his fists curled in the older's chest.

They both pulled away and Jihoon smile warmly before raising his hand to say goodbye. But before he could even do so, Soonyoung pulled something out of his bag and handed it over to Jihoon. The latter took it before looking up at him.

"What is this?" Jihoon questioning the choreographer.

Soonyoung smiled a bit. "Open it once you get home babe. And happy birthday again, I love you so much."

They both shared one last hugged and this time, Jihoon was the first one to initiate the kiss, he kissed Soonyoug on the lips and pulled off shortly.

Soonyoung leaned in so that both their foreheads are touching. Soonyoung contentedly sighed. "I'll miss you so much, take care of yourself always alright?"

Jihoon nodded in response. "You too okay?" Alas, they both pulled away, since it was already the last call since for Soonyoung's plane.

They both sadly waved to each and once Soonyoung's figure can't be seen anymore, Jihoon decided to head home.

Once he arrived at the apartment, he decided to open the one that Soonyoung gave. Upon opening it, he was almost brought to tears.

It was an album that contained pictures of them, and occasionally, with their friends as well. The pictures of them were either them celebrating a special occasion or just them simply being together. He scanned through all the pictures and reached the end of it. He smiled contentedly before closing it. He closed his eyes and thought to himself.

"I really love that goof and his unexpected gifts."

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