It's A Fanfic After All; Minho/Key
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“Wow.”
Key stood in awe at the sight in front of him. Minho stood closely beside him, both of them wearing similar stunned expressions on their tired faces. They had to go through quite an adventure to finally reach where they were currently standing. Getting permission from their manager hyung was no problem at all, the solution was simple -- they just simply didn’t bother to ask for permission.
Minho had informed Key that their manager was already drifting off to sleep the last time he saw him so both of them decided that it was a smarter choice to leave their manager out of the picture. Their fans did not pose a problem as well since Key had called the front desk and checked if there were any fans loitering in the lobby, to which he pleasantly found out that the crowd had long ago dispersed. Don't get him wrong, he loved his fans a whole lot but at a moment when he so badly wanted his privacy with Minho, he couldn't afford gaining any attention from their fans.
Instead, what was a bigger obstacle for them was getting pass their members. The couple was unlucky enough to meet the other three members (they wanted to crash their room) in the hallway on their way out. It was obvious to everyone that Key and Minho wanted time alone with each other. The members always knew there was something going on between Key & Minho but decided to let nature take its course. Yet, when nature was finally taking its course, Jonghyun and Taemin (who were pretty much acting as brats) just had to make things difficult by insisting they all go together. After much of a scuffle (with Key threatening that he would not cook for them anymore to the whines of the two members), Onew finally stepped up, grabbing both Jonghyun and Taemin by the back of their collars muttering, “That’s enough cockblocking for today.” as he threw them both onto the hotel bed. He then turned to Key & Minho and warned them to be careful of the fans and any paparazzi before signalling for the two of them to leave. Minho nodded gratefully and took Key by the hand, leading him out of the room towards the lift lobby.
As they waited for the lift, the rapper noticed the puzzled look on Key’s face and instantly knew that the blonde was wondering why Onew had suddenly helped them to escape after staying silent throughout the whole scuffle. Yet, he chose not to tell Key that he had secretly bribed Onew with a month’s worth of chicken while the argument was going on and simply shot a charming reassuring smile to the Diva. Minho knew that his smile only had a slight effect on Key so once they were alone in the lift, the rapper had trapped the blonde in one corner and kissed him senseless, releasing him just in time as the lift reached the hotel lobby. Obviously, that proved to be very effective since Key looked completely dazed as Minho swiftly pulled him towards the entrance of the hotel. Luckily for them, it didn’t take much time before they were in a cab, leaving for their destination without attracting any unwanted attention.
And so, with the help of Key’s basic English skills, they were now admiring the architecture of the Palace of Westminster and the famous Big Ben under the dark London sky. Alright, in actual fact, Key was the only one truly absorbed in taking in the sight in front of him. Minho, on the other hand, found his eyes travelling constantly to Key’s face and capturing each of the blonde’s expressions in his mind…
“You know, I can tell you’re staring at me…” Key said without even turning to look at Minho.
Minho couldn’t be bothered to turn away despite being caught red-handed and continued looking at Key. After a few minutes, Key finally gave up and turned to glare at Minho.
“We’re in London, standing in front of the Big Ben that we’ve only managed to see in pictures, so why the hell are you looking at me instead?” Key grunted. “I would think you’ll be sick seeing my face since we practically see each other every second of our life.”
“It’s different now.” Minho simply stated.
“And why is that so?” Key raised his eyebrow in challenge.
Before Key could see it coming, Minho bent down to the elder’s height, his lips close enough to Key’s ear and whispered in his low sexy voice, “because you’re mine now.”
Key could only blink in response as he soaked in Minho’s words, almost identical to how Taemin blinks when he is nervous. His next reaction was to push Minho away and scan the surroundings.
“Don’t come so close… we might get caught.”
Minho sighed and went ahead with asking a question that he already knew the answer to. “Can we head back to the hotel now then?”
Key gave Minho a light shove on the shoulder and said, “Let’s at least walk down the street before we head back okay?”
Minho could tell that Key was already giving way and so he nodded. “Alright, do you want to take a picture first?”
Key nodded enthusiastically as Minho whipped out his phone to capture the moment in front of him. Once the picture was taken, Minho walked towards Key and took hold of his hand, beginning their walk down the road.
“Yah, you’re getting more and more natural with this, aren’t you?” Key narrowed his eyes at Minho and then at their intertwined hands.
“It’s not like you’re resisting it.” Minho shrugged with a smirk on his face that almost made Key punch him.
“Only because… well, this seems like one of the few chances, no, perhaps maybe the only chance we would ever get to hold hands on a street so openly…” Key muttered. “It would be impossible to enjoy something like this once we’re back home.”
Minho heard every word loud and clear. He tightened his grip on Key’s hand and pulled him closer to his body so that their shoulders were now brushing with every step they made. Life was hard being under constant scrutiny in the public’s eyes but that was the cold hard truth they as idols had to face. As Taemin once said, if you wanted to be a singer, you had to be prepared to sacrifice some things. Upon hearing Key’s words, a thought struck Minho out of the blue.
“Is that why you suddenly wanted to see the Big Ben?” Minho’s question was sudden but Key completely understood where he was coming from.
With a shrug, Key answered. “Well, I didn’t want all our memories with each other especially the first one to be confined to the four walls of a room. Since we’re in London, we might as well make use of the fact that it’s late at night and we’re in a foreign land to have the chance to experience something that seems like it popped out from a movie scene.”
“This really feels like a movie scene, doesn’t it?” Minho laughed. “Two lovers walking down the street with the Big Ben in the background…”
“Yeah… it feels so perfect to be true.” Key thought out loud.
Minho released Key’s hand and switched to wrap his arm around Key’s shoulder. “Get use to this feeling Kibum, we would definitely have more of these moments to come…”
Key stopped in his tracks and stared at Minho.
“What’s wrong?”
“You.”
“What? Me?” Minho was as innocent as can be.
“FYI Minho, you don’t usually speak like that.” Key frowned.
The rapper couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Key. “That’s because we weren’t anything before!”
“I guess so.” Key shrugged in agreement and began walking ahead of Minho.
The rapper, with his long legs, caught up easily with Key and grabbed hold of his hand again. He forced Key to a stop and then turned the blonde's body to face him, placing his hands firmly on said blonde’s shoulders, looking deep into his eyes.
“I know we’ve practically grown up together but you’ll definitely discover that there’s more to me than just the Minho you already know… I love you… and I’ll make you fall in love with me even more.” Minho said in all seriousness. This was the moment of his truly heartfelt confession.
Silence formed between them for a minute or two before Key burst out laughing to Minho’s horror. Horror was not an overstatement at all. Here he was, pouring his heart out to Key, yet the Diva was laughing so heartily to the extent that his entire body was vibrating…
Minho released Key from his grip and let out an audible sigh. His disappointment was apparent. If he didn’t already know Key had feelings for him, he would have definitely felt as if he had just been brutally rejected by the love of his life.
Upon seeing how dejected Minho looked, Key gradually stopped laughing and tugged on Minho’s arm.
“You’re cute.”
Minho lifted his head back up to stare at Key with disbelief. In reply, Key shot him a captivating smile.
“I love you too.”
Minho’s eyes grew wide (if that was even possible). Key maintained his smile and threw his hands around the taller boy’s neck.
“So! Shall we head back to the hotel so I can discover more about you?” Key winked suggestively at a still shocked Minho.
“Hello? Earth to alien, earth to alien!” Key said as he waved a hand in front of Minho’s face.
Minho finally snapped out of his trance like state with a smile slowly forming on his lips.
“You’re a tease, Kim Kibum.”
“Got a problem with that?” Key challenged.
“Not at all… I love you even more.” Minho admitted with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Come on, let’s hurry back! Like you said, we have a whole lot of discovering to do… and it’s gonna take the whole night.”
And again, it was like history repeating itself. Minho held onto an obviously blushing Key’s hand as he anxiously looked out for an available taxi that would bring them back to their comfort of the hotel room. The hotel room where only certain activities could be carried out within their own personal privacy… and he was certain both Key and himself were eager to “discover” more about each other, in every way possible. Love... is indeed a many splendored thing!
(And so is the power of fanfictions!)
“Wow.”
Key stood in awe at the sight in front of him. Minho stood closely beside him, both of them wearing similar stunned expressions on their tired faces. They had to go through quite an adventure to finally reach where they were currently standing. Getting permission from their manager hyung was no problem at all, the solution was simple -- they just simply didn’t bother to ask for permission.
Minho had informed Key that their manager was already drifting off to sleep the last time he saw him so both of them decided that it was a smarter choice to leave their manager out of the picture. Their fans did not pose a problem as well since Key had called the front desk and checked if there were any fans loitering in the lobby, to which he pleasantly found out that the crowd had long ago dispersed. Don't get him wrong, he loved his fans a whole lot but at a moment when he so badly wanted his privacy with Minho, he couldn't afford gaining any attention from their fans.
Instead, what was a bigger obstacle for them was getting pass their members. The couple was unlucky enough to meet the other three members (they wanted to crash their room) in the hallway on their way out. It was obvious to everyone that Key and Minho wanted time alone with each other. The members always knew there was something going on between Key & Minho but decided to let nature take its course. Yet, when nature was finally taking its course, Jonghyun and Taemin (who were pretty much acting as brats) just had to make things difficult by insisting they all go together. After much of a scuffle (with Key threatening that he would not cook for them anymore to the whines of the two members), Onew finally stepped up, grabbing both Jonghyun and Taemin by the back of their collars muttering, “That’s enough cockblocking for today.” as he threw them both onto the hotel bed. He then turned to Key & Minho and warned them to be careful of the fans and any paparazzi before signalling for the two of them to leave. Minho nodded gratefully and took Key by the hand, leading him out of the room towards the lift lobby.
As they waited for the lift, the rapper noticed the puzzled look on Key’s face and instantly knew that the blonde was wondering why Onew had suddenly helped them to escape after staying silent throughout the whole scuffle. Yet, he chose not to tell Key that he had secretly bribed Onew with a month’s worth of chicken while the argument was going on and simply shot a charming reassuring smile to the Diva. Minho knew that his smile only had a slight effect on Key so once they were alone in the lift, the rapper had trapped the blonde in one corner and kissed him senseless, releasing him just in time as the lift reached the hotel lobby. Obviously, that proved to be very effective since Key looked completely dazed as Minho swiftly pulled him towards the entrance of the hotel. Luckily for them, it didn’t take much time before they were in a cab, leaving for their destination without attracting any unwanted attention.
And so, with the help of Key’s basic English skills, they were now admiring the architecture of the Palace of Westminster and the famous Big Ben under the dark London sky. Alright, in actual fact, Key was the only one truly absorbed in taking in the sight in front of him. Minho, on the other hand, found his eyes travelling constantly to Key’s face and capturing each of the blonde’s expressions in his mind…
“You know, I can tell you’re staring at me…” Key said without even turning to look at Minho.
Minho couldn’t be bothered to turn away despite being caught red-handed and continued looking at Key. After a few minutes, Key finally gave up and turned to glare at Minho.
“We’re in London, standing in front of the Big Ben that we’ve only managed to see in pictures, so why the hell are you looking at me instead?” Key grunted. “I would think you’ll be sick seeing my face since we practically see each other every second of our life.”
“It’s different now.” Minho simply stated.
“And why is that so?” Key raised his eyebrow in challenge.
Before Key could see it coming, Minho bent down to the elder’s height, his lips close enough to Key’s ear and whispered in his low sexy voice, “because you’re mine now.”
Key could only blink in response as he soaked in Minho’s words, almost identical to how Taemin blinks when he is nervous. His next reaction was to push Minho away and scan the surroundings.
“Don’t come so close… we might get caught.”
Minho sighed and went ahead with asking a question that he already knew the answer to. “Can we head back to the hotel now then?”
Key gave Minho a light shove on the shoulder and said, “Let’s at least walk down the street before we head back okay?”
Minho could tell that Key was already giving way and so he nodded. “Alright, do you want to take a picture first?”
Key nodded enthusiastically as Minho whipped out his phone to capture the moment in front of him. Once the picture was taken, Minho walked towards Key and took hold of his hand, beginning their walk down the road.
“Yah, you’re getting more and more natural with this, aren’t you?” Key narrowed his eyes at Minho and then at their intertwined hands.
“It’s not like you’re resisting it.” Minho shrugged with a smirk on his face that almost made Key punch him.
“Only because… well, this seems like one of the few chances, no, perhaps maybe the only chance we would ever get to hold hands on a street so openly…” Key muttered. “It would be impossible to enjoy something like this once we’re back home.”
Minho heard every word loud and clear. He tightened his grip on Key’s hand and pulled him closer to his body so that their shoulders were now brushing with every step they made. Life was hard being under constant scrutiny in the public’s eyes but that was the cold hard truth they as idols had to face. As Taemin once said, if you wanted to be a singer, you had to be prepared to sacrifice some things. Upon hearing Key’s words, a thought struck Minho out of the blue.
“Is that why you suddenly wanted to see the Big Ben?” Minho’s question was sudden but Key completely understood where he was coming from.
With a shrug, Key answered. “Well, I didn’t want all our memories with each other especially the first one to be confined to the four walls of a room. Since we’re in London, we might as well make use of the fact that it’s late at night and we’re in a foreign land to have the chance to experience something that seems like it popped out from a movie scene.”
“This really feels like a movie scene, doesn’t it?” Minho laughed. “Two lovers walking down the street with the Big Ben in the background…”
“Yeah… it feels so perfect to be true.” Key thought out loud.
Minho released Key’s hand and switched to wrap his arm around Key’s shoulder. “Get use to this feeling Kibum, we would definitely have more of these moments to come…”
Key stopped in his tracks and stared at Minho.
“What’s wrong?”
“You.”
“What? Me?” Minho was as innocent as can be.
“FYI Minho, you don’t usually speak like that.” Key frowned.
The rapper couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Key. “That’s because we weren’t anything before!”
“I guess so.” Key shrugged in agreement and began walking ahead of Minho.
The rapper, with his long legs, caught up easily with Key and grabbed hold of his hand again. He forced Key to a stop and then turned the blonde's body to face him, placing his hands firmly on said blonde’s shoulders, looking deep into his eyes.
“I know we’ve practically grown up together but you’ll definitely discover that there’s more to me than just the Minho you already know… I love you… and I’ll make you fall in love with me even more.” Minho said in all seriousness. This was the moment of his truly heartfelt confession.
Silence formed between them for a minute or two before Key burst out laughing to Minho’s horror. Horror was not an overstatement at all. Here he was, pouring his heart out to Key, yet the Diva was laughing so heartily to the extent that his entire body was vibrating…
Minho released Key from his grip and let out an audible sigh. His disappointment was apparent. If he didn’t already know Key had feelings for him, he would have definitely felt as if he had just been brutally rejected by the love of his life.
Upon seeing how dejected Minho looked, Key gradually stopped laughing and tugged on Minho’s arm.
“You’re cute.”
Minho lifted his head back up to stare at Key with disbelief. In reply, Key shot him a captivating smile.
“I love you too.”
Minho’s eyes grew wide (if that was even possible). Key maintained his smile and threw his hands around the taller boy’s neck.
“So! Shall we head back to the hotel so I can discover more about you?” Key winked suggestively at a still shocked Minho.
“Hello? Earth to alien, earth to alien!” Key said as he waved a hand in front of Minho’s face.
Minho finally snapped out of his trance like state with a smile slowly forming on his lips.
“You’re a tease, Kim Kibum.”
“Got a problem with that?” Key challenged.
“Not at all… I love you even more.” Minho admitted with a mischievous glint in his eyes. “Come on, let’s hurry back! Like you said, we have a whole lot of discovering to do… and it’s gonna take the whole night.”
And again, it was like history repeating itself. Minho held onto an obviously blushing Key’s hand as he anxiously looked out for an available taxi that would bring them back to their comfort of the hotel room. The hotel room where only certain activities could be carried out within their own personal privacy… and he was certain both Key and himself were eager to “discover” more about each other, in every way possible. Love... is indeed a many splendored thing!
(And so is the power of fanfictions!)