Your Wish Is My Command

Differences [Suho]

Requested by anon Naiya

You rested your head on Suho’s arm and sighed.

“Something wrong?” he asked.

“Nothing. I’m just really tired.”

“That’s why I keep telling you to quit your job. You don’t need to work. What am I there for?” Suho asked.

“Not again Suho, please,” you said not wanting to start an argument again.

He sighed and pulled you closer.

***Ring Ring*** his phone rang.

“Who could that be at this hour?” you said.

“I dunno, let me check.”

Suho answered the phone.

“Oh Ai, Annyeongyhasaeyo Umma.”

“Aaaa,”

“Ahan.. ahan but what about..”

“Okay..”

“Yeah alright..”

The conversation ended. Of course you’d only heard Suho’s side of it.

“So what did she say?” you asked.

“My parents want to meet you,” he said pulling a bright smile on his face.

Your heart sank.

“What?” you gasped.

“Wait, is there something wrong with that?” Suho asked. His expressions getting hard.

“Anneyo, but this will be my first time meeting them. You should have at least given me some time to get ready for this.”

“Shouldn’t you always be ready?” he asked.

“I know I should be but my Hangul isn’t that good. How will I communicate with them? And what if I do not fit their criteria of an idol future daughter-in-law.”

“Relaaxxx.. you’ll be fine. Just act like yourself… wait actually don’t do that.”

“What?” you shot him a look.

“No I mean, act a little bit more traditional around them okay?”

“Okay,” you said and sighed.

You knew this was going to be trouble. If you and Suho had trouble communicating than there were definitely going to be problems with his parents.

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“Annyeonghasaeyo  Mr. and Ms. Kim.” You bowed and greeted both of Suho’s parents. You looked up and both of them were glaring at you . You looked at Suho and he was shaking his head while eyeing you. His mother looked at him with a stern expression and said something in Hangul.

“What?” you whispered.

“You never address them by their names.”Suho said grinding his teeth.

“What’s wrong with that?” you asked.

“Shhhh,” he glared and told you to be quiet.

Suho’s father said something to him in Korean and he translated for you.

“My parents invited some guests over too. You should meet them.”

“I’d love to,” you said smiling back.

You followed Suho into the living room and greeted everybody.

“Oppa, come over here. There is space next to me” you yelled across the room as you saw Suho looking for a place to sit.

Everybody in the room turned around and looked at you but you didn’t notice. You got up and held Suho’s arm.

“Come sit with me,” you said pulling a smile.

Suho glared at you once again. You turned around and looked at everybody. There was unrest in the room. The ladies were whispering. You saw Suho’s mother leave the room. Suho followed close behind.

Nothing was going right. You were feeling bad now. You walked out of the room. Suho and his mother were in the kitchen. She sounded angry and frustrated. With the little Hangul that you knew, all you could make was that she did not like you at all.

“I told you, she isn’t right for you. There will always be cultural differences. Does she not know how to act at a gathering? I love you my son and I want what’s best for you. This relationship of yours won’t go anywhere if this keeps happening,” she suddenly stopped and looked at you.

“So now, she will eavesdrop on our conversation,” she said. Suho turned around and looked at you.

He was disappointed.

“Minahe,” you apologized while taking a step back.

Suho advanced towards you but one of the guests came into the kitchen.

“When are we eating dinner?” she asked.

“Oh, in a minute. Everything is set on the table. Let’s call everybody,” Suho’s mother said nervously and left.

“___________, please don’t let me down,” Suho whispered.

“I’m sorry,” you replied. You wanted to cry. You were trying so hard but nothing was going in your favor.

At dinner, you were too lost in your thoughts to notice what was going on around you.

“Ahem, ahem.. we do not put our elbows on the table,” Suho’s mother said sternly while looking at you.

You brought yourself back to reality and apologized once again.  

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“Well tonight went well,” you said as you opened the door.

“Seriously! You think tonight went well,” Suho yelled.

You had no idea how mad he was. You were just being sarcastic and he took it seriously.

“That’s not what I meant..”

“I am not in the mood to joke right now okay!,” Suho said slamming the bathroom door behind him.

Up till now you had felt bad for not being able to impress his parents but this was just too much. It was as if Suho couldn’t even see your efforts. You began to cry.

“Now, please don’t cry,” he said softly as he came out of the bathroom.

You didn’t respond. He came and kneeled down pulling your hands away from your face.

“I should just leave,” you said.

“What?” he asked with a surprised expression.

“She’s right Suho. I will never be able to fit in. No matter how hard I try,” you said and got up. “I’ll leave tomorrow morning.”

Both of you lay in the opposite corners of the bed. Neither of you knew what to say. You had been in a relationship with him for a year. You guys understood each other but there were always problems. He didn’t want you to work but you wanted to be independent. His parents hated you, and he never stood up for you. Most of the time when you said something, he’d take it the wrong way. Sometimes you just wished you could express yourself freely but you couldn’t.

 A tear fell from your eyes as you thought about leaving him. You were wondering if he was thinking of the same thing. Tonight was going to be the last night the two of you shared the same bed.

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Suho woke up to the noise of you pulling everything out of the closet. He rubbed his eyes and got out of bed. You stopped for a second and looked at him. Deep down you wanted him to say something. Your heart ached at his silence. How could he be so insensitive? He was just going to let you slip away like this while you cried your heart out the night before.

“So you’re really leaving?” he finally said.

“Yeah,” you replied.

Suho got up and sat beside you. He held your hand.

“Is there anything I can do to stop you?” he asked.

You shook your head as your vision blurred because of the tears.

“I don’t think I can ever let go of you. Please don’t leave.”

“What’s the point Suho? It’s not like you ever defend me. I will always be wrong in your parent’s eyes.”

“I have to respect them.”

“I know and I’m not saying you shouldn’t but at least be a little bit more supportive… I really love you and I didn’t expect things to end like this.”

“Then don’t go.”

You were frustrated now. He couldn’t even understand what you were saying; how would he understand what you felt.

You got up and picked up your luggage. Suho pulled you back.

“I don’t want things to end like this. Please. I’ll talk to my parents okay?”

“That’s not the problem oppa, the problem is that we don’t understand each other well enough to..”

“Then we will start doing that. We’ll start taking out more time for each other.” He said pulling you closer. “You have no idea what last night was like for me. I can’t imagine my life without you. I know our cultures are very different but we need to prove every one wrong. We can do this _________. You and me together,” he said and kissed your hand. “I promise I will be more supportive.”

You were confused. Your heart was telling you to stop but your brain kept telling you to move on. In the battles between heart and brain; brain rarely wins. You hugged him tightly.  He ran his fingers through your hair and patted your head.

“I love you”

“I love you too,” he said and kissed you on your forehead.

Deep in your heart, all you hoped was for this relationship to stay strong and forever.

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http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2008/05/meet-koreans.html

This was really hard to write, I don’t know why o_O

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