A Season With You 8/?
Title: A Season with You 8/?
Rating: G
Genre: Romance
Pairing: 2min, Onkey
Summary: Taemin is a loner. He enjoyed all his wonderful time alone until Minho came and took his lonely times away. Taemin doesn’t want to befriend Minho, remembering his last friendship didn’t end well and gave him deep wounds. He doesn’t want his heart to be injured again so he decided to act like a loner. But, could he ignore Minho who seems so cool and caring at the same time?
“Are you already sleepy?” He asked me when I climbed out our shared bed - well, I had no choice, this apartment just provide one bed.
“Yeah.” I answered lazily. Then, he did it again, stopped doing his homework, put his book back to its place and lied beside me.
“Good night,” he smiled warmly before closed his eyes.
He has been like that for…I forgot when he starts to do that but it has been awhile, a week maybe. He never let me sleep without him lying beside me. He would leave whatever he was doing to accompany me to go sleep. Honestly, I hate seeing him like that; he has been being scolded because of his unfinished homework lately. Why didn’t he just let me sleep alone and continue doing his homework?
Oh, yeah, my nightmare.
How could I forget about that? He wouldn’t want me get nightmare again. Aish, but this was not what I want. And the worst was I should keep my mouth shut up and pretend like I don’t care with what happened to him.
I turned to face him and I saw him fallen asleep, his peaceful look and steady breath signalled that. He looked so awesome in this state; I wondered how long I could ignore him, pretended like I don’t care at all. I sighed at that thought, stole a glance on the clock. Okay, an hour from I’ll switch on the TV loudly so he’ll awake and continue doing his homework.
I turned the volume louder and glanced over the like-a-death body on the bed but he didn’t make any movements. I increased the volume till I felt it was too loud to call ‘normal’ and this time, I succeeded.
“What are you doing?” He moved towards me, rubbed his eyes cutely as a sleepy look painted all over his face.
“Watching TV.”
“Why don’t you sleep? You said you’re sleepy?” He sat next to me on the couch.
“I’m not sleepy now.” I replied, as monotone as usual.
“Is it your nightmares again?” His sleepy face has gone, replaced by the worry one.
“No.”
“Okay, I’ll accompany you till you feel sleepy again.”
Good. Now, go get your book and finish your homework, I said on my mind.
Wait, why was he still here? Sitting next to me and enjoying the out of normal TV’s volume.
Ugh, it wasn’t what I want.
“Can you just go? Your presence bothers me more.” I said unwillingly. It hurt me whenever I spoke cold words to him.
“You know I won’t.” He patted my head gently, made me moved away from his hand. “Is there something that bothers you till you can’t sleep?”
Yes, it’s you.
“No, I’m fine.”
“Then, why did you suddenly awake? And what’s with this overloud volume?”
“Stop it. You and your worry really annoy me.” I turned off the TV and headed back to the bed. I felt someone moved on the bed and it must be him. I kept my eyes closed and my back against him.
“Sorry,” he mumbled.
No, I should be the one to say sorry and please forgive me for my inability to say that.
***
“Meet me after school, Minho.”
I groaned silently when I heard that. I took a peek to him and saw him nodding to the teacher, made me guiltier.
“Sorry Taemin, I’ll finish it as soon as possible so we can go home faster.” He whispered to me.
I sighed. God, please, help me. Give me more strength to pass this, just a bit longer,
I swear.
When the bell rung, Minho promised to back as soon as he could and asked me to wait him on the gate. So, I just did what he told me.
“Hey, Taemin. What are you doing there alone?” I heard someone calling me, I looked around and it were Key and Onew hyung. I waved a little.
“Minho asked me to wait him here.”
“Where is he?” Onew hyung asked.
“At teacher’s room.”
“What’s for?” I didn’t know it was just my feeling or their face really turned worry.
“I don’t know, I-“
“Okay, I’ll get him.” Key hyung interrupted me and left.
“What’s wrong? Among us, he is the one who never go to teacher room except there is something… you know, wrong.” Onew hyung asked me as soon as after Key hyung left us.
“So, that’s why you and Key hyung worrying him when I told you, right? Sorry, it was my fault.” I replied desperately and bent my face.
“Why?”
“It’s like he doesn’t want me to get nightmares anymore, so he always accompany me whenever I go to bed even though it means he should leave his unfinished homework and being scolded the next day at school.”
“I got it.” He sighed. “That’s why I asked you not to be tough to him. Don’t be guilty too, he chose to do it for you, he must have known the consequences.” He tapped my shoulder calmingly. “You know he loves you.”
I nodded slightly. I didn’t know why I could be so open to him but I felt like talking to my older brother. No, he was better than my older brother.
***
“Yaaah, did you know you just soiled our reputation? You can’t do that-“
Ugh, as usual, Key has always been and will always been nagging to all of us, especially about our ‘reputation’. After all, it was his reputation, not mine. So, I just listened to him while walking to the school gate to meet Taemin. We were walking in a relaxing pace when I stopped in all of sudden because of an unusual sight I saw.
I saw Onew hyung tapping on Taemin’s shoulder.
“What’s wrong now?” I didn’t answer but he’s already followed my direction.
“Aish, they did it again. I should really hate Taemin if I’m not your friend!” Key yelled at me.
“Again? What did they do?” I gave him questioning look.
“First, I saw Onew pinched his cheek and now he’s patting his shoulder. I hate it so much. So, could you please tell your Taemin to stay away from Onew hyung?”
Did I just mishear? His tone was a little but sad. But, that thought quickly replaced by the fact that they did skin ship, one thing that Taemin would not do with other people. When did they start to be that close?
***
I tossed my books away and buried my face on the table. Thinking about Taemin and Onew hyung has made me down and loss my concentration. I was the one who always be with him but why is he giving me his cold face when he let Onew hyung become so touchy to him?
Okay, I couldn’t stay like this. I better ask him.
“Taemin-ah, can we talk?”
“What?”
“I saw you with Onew hyung when I reached the school gate. A-are you that close with him?”
“Yes, I thought.”
“But, I saw him tapping your shoulder-“
“Yes.” He cut me.
“Key said that Onew hyung pinched your cheek. Is it right?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it seems like; you’ve opened yourself to other people. But, I think you are not the type that like to be touched-“
“Your point is you don’t like it, isn’t it?”
I frowned at his straight statement, but yes, I dislike it, so much.
“Yeah.”
“Then, are you going to ask me to stay away from him? It was you who want me to get close with your friends. Then, if you end up disliking it or maybe you’re jealous, it’s not my fault isn’t it?”
“I’m not going to ask you to avoid him and yes, it’s not your fault. But, can you please..” No, I even have no right to ask him not to so touchy with the other just because it makes me jealous.
“You are the one who love me hyung, but I’m not.”
That’s it, it was only me who love him but he did not love me back.
“Yes, I love you, even if you don’t. Would you please appreciate it?”
“How is it if I can’t?”
***
“How is it if I can’t?”
Damn. I should find a way to make Taemin show me his soft side again as soon as possible. His answer last night successfully took the entire space on my mind, didn’t let me have a space to think about another thing. If I couldn’t make him love me, at least I should make him like me as his best friend. But, how?
“Aaargh,” I groaned out in this peaceful backyard school. Yes, I was there, alone, during lunch break.
“Take this,” I turned and saw Onew hyung holding banana milk on his hand. I took it and then he sat next to me.
“Thanks. Banana milk? Is it really you?” I joked.
“Yaah, just drink it.” I smiled and drunk it.
“I wonder what happened lately, is it a bad mood syndrome or what? But everyone seems having a problem lately, you, Taemin, Key and me. It’s only Jonghyun who doesn’t have any problem. Maybe that’s because he has to concentrate on his vocal competition in two weeks. Oh, talking about it, make sure to come and support him. Ah, and don’t forget about Key’s birthday next month.”
“I’ll come and how could we forgot about his birthday? He will kill us if we do.” Both of us giggled.
“What does make you end up here, Minho-ah?”
“Just need a place to think.”
“You know you can tell me.”
Yeah, tell you that I’m jealous at your actions to Taemin.
“You’ve already knew that I hurt Taemin so much and I begged for a chance to fix it. But I actually have no idea how to fix it and he keeps giving me his cold side which frustrate me a lot whenever I see him. I’ve tried, you know, to care him more, to talk to him, to do small things which I thought will work but I was wrong. It didn’t work at all.”
“Maybe he needs more time to believe in you again. It’s not that it didn’t work, it just hasn’t worked yet.”
“I don’t think so, hyung.” I sighed.
“Come on, don’t give up.” He patted my shoulder as he stood up.
“Oh, do you know that there are some new posters on announcement board?” I startled at the sudden topic change.
“I haven’t been there but my friends asked me to take a look at the newest poster of our soccer competition at the end of this month so I’ll go there later. Why?”
“Taemin was standing there for a long time, staring at I’m not sure what, but he was so concerned on it. Maybe you can do something through that.”
Gosh, he even knew what Taemin was doing; he must be paying attention on Taemin.
“It seems like you two getting closer.” I gave him a fake smile before turned away.
“Yeah. Okay, I have to go, Key must be looking for me.” I didn’t turn to him. “About Taemin, it’s working Minho-ah, just be patient.”
***
Soccer poster?
No, he was not a soccer lover.
A show of our school’s choir?
I don’t think so. He never attends things like this before. Moreover, our school’s choir was BAD.
Theatre performance?
Maybe. But, its genre is horror! But, how’s it if he like horror one?
Yiruma concert?
Well, who know?
So, it was theatre performance or Yiruma’s concert? But, how would I know which one he wants to go?
I looked at those two posters intently till I saw something familiar on Yiruma concert’s poster.
I got it. It was my family’s company logo. Maybe they sponsored this concert. Good, if it was the one Taemin want, I could get it easily.
But, how’s if it was the theatre performance?
Aish, I shoved those posters on my drawer and buried my head on the pillow. If only I could read mind, I would read Taemin’s to see what he want me to do.
I heard the door opened, Taemin must be finished his shower.
“I’m hungry.” He said to me. But I made no movement. Yeah, usually I’ll rush over the nearest restaurant when he says he’s hungry. I’ve been not letting him out, that was mean I’ve been the one who buy our dinner too. But tonight, I was just too tired to do anything.
“Then, go out and get some foods for your dinner.” I replied.
***
“Is he sick?” I mumbled when I walked back to our apartment. I bought him some foods even though he didn’t ask for it. I just worried about him so I did that.
Yeah, I knew I shouldn’t do this but I couldn’t stand the fact that he hasn’t eaten anything since this morning and I was sure that banana milk was the only thing that went into his stomach all day.
I saw him still lying on the bed AT THE SAME POSITION as when I left him.
“Hey,” I poked him lightly but he didn’t move. I put my palm on his head quickly and I was grateful he wasn’t sick. It seemed like he fell asleep.
“But you haven’t eaten yet.” I muttered.
I looked at the foods I bought for him and sighed. I was about to go to the kitchen when I saw his phone on the table and smiled as an idea came into my mind. Yeah, I smiled. I didn’t know why, but I found myself smiled easily lately. First, when Onew hyung told me about Minho. I smiled when I thought that Minho wasn’t that bad and just now, I smiled again. Good, it seemed like I’ve slowly remembered how to smile.
I took his phone and carefully searched on his contact. I looked for Onew hyung’s number and copied it. I dialled his number and luckily he answered it directly.
“Hello.”
“Hello One-“
“Who is this?” he interrupted me.
“It’s me, Taemin. Hyung, may I ask you for a help?”
I walked back to our bed and stared at him, but what I found wasn’t a peaceful sight, his face looked hard and tired. I took a deep breath; you know you’ve been too far Taemin-ah, too far to be able to go back.
“Hey,” I shook his body.
“Hey, wake up.” I shook him harder but still, no movement.
“Yaaaah, wake up I said.” I yelled loudly and it worked. He moved a little before blinked for seconds before fully awake. “Your phone has been ringing since God knows when, pick it up now. I can’t sleep.” I said annoyingly.
“Sorry.” He mumbled and moved to get his phone.
I’ve put his dinner near his phone, he must have seen it. I went to bed and immediately closed my eyes.
A/N: I'm back ^^ If some of you feel disappointed on this chapter because Minho didn't do awesome thing to Taemin, don't worry, I've prepared something for Taemin. Just wait till the next chapter.
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Rating: G
Genre: Romance
Pairing: 2min, Onkey
Summary: Taemin is a loner. He enjoyed all his wonderful time alone until Minho came and took his lonely times away. Taemin doesn’t want to befriend Minho, remembering his last friendship didn’t end well and gave him deep wounds. He doesn’t want his heart to be injured again so he decided to act like a loner. But, could he ignore Minho who seems so cool and caring at the same time?
“Are you already sleepy?” He asked me when I climbed out our shared bed - well, I had no choice, this apartment just provide one bed.
“Yeah.” I answered lazily. Then, he did it again, stopped doing his homework, put his book back to its place and lied beside me.
“Good night,” he smiled warmly before closed his eyes.
He has been like that for…I forgot when he starts to do that but it has been awhile, a week maybe. He never let me sleep without him lying beside me. He would leave whatever he was doing to accompany me to go sleep. Honestly, I hate seeing him like that; he has been being scolded because of his unfinished homework lately. Why didn’t he just let me sleep alone and continue doing his homework?
Oh, yeah, my nightmare.
How could I forget about that? He wouldn’t want me get nightmare again. Aish, but this was not what I want. And the worst was I should keep my mouth shut up and pretend like I don’t care with what happened to him.
I turned to face him and I saw him fallen asleep, his peaceful look and steady breath signalled that. He looked so awesome in this state; I wondered how long I could ignore him, pretended like I don’t care at all. I sighed at that thought, stole a glance on the clock. Okay, an hour from I’ll switch on the TV loudly so he’ll awake and continue doing his homework.
I turned the volume louder and glanced over the like-a-death body on the bed but he didn’t make any movements. I increased the volume till I felt it was too loud to call ‘normal’ and this time, I succeeded.
“What are you doing?” He moved towards me, rubbed his eyes cutely as a sleepy look painted all over his face.
“Watching TV.”
“Why don’t you sleep? You said you’re sleepy?” He sat next to me on the couch.
“I’m not sleepy now.” I replied, as monotone as usual.
“Is it your nightmares again?” His sleepy face has gone, replaced by the worry one.
“No.”
“Okay, I’ll accompany you till you feel sleepy again.”
Good. Now, go get your book and finish your homework, I said on my mind.
Wait, why was he still here? Sitting next to me and enjoying the out of normal TV’s volume.
Ugh, it wasn’t what I want.
“Can you just go? Your presence bothers me more.” I said unwillingly. It hurt me whenever I spoke cold words to him.
“You know I won’t.” He patted my head gently, made me moved away from his hand. “Is there something that bothers you till you can’t sleep?”
Yes, it’s you.
“No, I’m fine.”
“Then, why did you suddenly awake? And what’s with this overloud volume?”
“Stop it. You and your worry really annoy me.” I turned off the TV and headed back to the bed. I felt someone moved on the bed and it must be him. I kept my eyes closed and my back against him.
“Sorry,” he mumbled.
No, I should be the one to say sorry and please forgive me for my inability to say that.
***
“Meet me after school, Minho.”
I groaned silently when I heard that. I took a peek to him and saw him nodding to the teacher, made me guiltier.
“Sorry Taemin, I’ll finish it as soon as possible so we can go home faster.” He whispered to me.
I sighed. God, please, help me. Give me more strength to pass this, just a bit longer,
I swear.
When the bell rung, Minho promised to back as soon as he could and asked me to wait him on the gate. So, I just did what he told me.
“Hey, Taemin. What are you doing there alone?” I heard someone calling me, I looked around and it were Key and Onew hyung. I waved a little.
“Minho asked me to wait him here.”
“Where is he?” Onew hyung asked.
“At teacher’s room.”
“What’s for?” I didn’t know it was just my feeling or their face really turned worry.
“I don’t know, I-“
“Okay, I’ll get him.” Key hyung interrupted me and left.
“What’s wrong? Among us, he is the one who never go to teacher room except there is something… you know, wrong.” Onew hyung asked me as soon as after Key hyung left us.
“So, that’s why you and Key hyung worrying him when I told you, right? Sorry, it was my fault.” I replied desperately and bent my face.
“Why?”
“It’s like he doesn’t want me to get nightmares anymore, so he always accompany me whenever I go to bed even though it means he should leave his unfinished homework and being scolded the next day at school.”
“I got it.” He sighed. “That’s why I asked you not to be tough to him. Don’t be guilty too, he chose to do it for you, he must have known the consequences.” He tapped my shoulder calmingly. “You know he loves you.”
I nodded slightly. I didn’t know why I could be so open to him but I felt like talking to my older brother. No, he was better than my older brother.
***
“Yaaah, did you know you just soiled our reputation? You can’t do that-“
Ugh, as usual, Key has always been and will always been nagging to all of us, especially about our ‘reputation’. After all, it was his reputation, not mine. So, I just listened to him while walking to the school gate to meet Taemin. We were walking in a relaxing pace when I stopped in all of sudden because of an unusual sight I saw.
I saw Onew hyung tapping on Taemin’s shoulder.
“What’s wrong now?” I didn’t answer but he’s already followed my direction.
“Aish, they did it again. I should really hate Taemin if I’m not your friend!” Key yelled at me.
“Again? What did they do?” I gave him questioning look.
“First, I saw Onew pinched his cheek and now he’s patting his shoulder. I hate it so much. So, could you please tell your Taemin to stay away from Onew hyung?”
Did I just mishear? His tone was a little but sad. But, that thought quickly replaced by the fact that they did skin ship, one thing that Taemin would not do with other people. When did they start to be that close?
***
I tossed my books away and buried my face on the table. Thinking about Taemin and Onew hyung has made me down and loss my concentration. I was the one who always be with him but why is he giving me his cold face when he let Onew hyung become so touchy to him?
Okay, I couldn’t stay like this. I better ask him.
“Taemin-ah, can we talk?”
“What?”
“I saw you with Onew hyung when I reached the school gate. A-are you that close with him?”
“Yes, I thought.”
“But, I saw him tapping your shoulder-“
“Yes.” He cut me.
“Key said that Onew hyung pinched your cheek. Is it right?”
“Yes.”
“Well, it seems like; you’ve opened yourself to other people. But, I think you are not the type that like to be touched-“
“Your point is you don’t like it, isn’t it?”
I frowned at his straight statement, but yes, I dislike it, so much.
“Yeah.”
“Then, are you going to ask me to stay away from him? It was you who want me to get close with your friends. Then, if you end up disliking it or maybe you’re jealous, it’s not my fault isn’t it?”
“I’m not going to ask you to avoid him and yes, it’s not your fault. But, can you please..” No, I even have no right to ask him not to so touchy with the other just because it makes me jealous.
“You are the one who love me hyung, but I’m not.”
That’s it, it was only me who love him but he did not love me back.
“Yes, I love you, even if you don’t. Would you please appreciate it?”
“How is it if I can’t?”
***
“How is it if I can’t?”
Damn. I should find a way to make Taemin show me his soft side again as soon as possible. His answer last night successfully took the entire space on my mind, didn’t let me have a space to think about another thing. If I couldn’t make him love me, at least I should make him like me as his best friend. But, how?
“Aaargh,” I groaned out in this peaceful backyard school. Yes, I was there, alone, during lunch break.
“Take this,” I turned and saw Onew hyung holding banana milk on his hand. I took it and then he sat next to me.
“Thanks. Banana milk? Is it really you?” I joked.
“Yaah, just drink it.” I smiled and drunk it.
“I wonder what happened lately, is it a bad mood syndrome or what? But everyone seems having a problem lately, you, Taemin, Key and me. It’s only Jonghyun who doesn’t have any problem. Maybe that’s because he has to concentrate on his vocal competition in two weeks. Oh, talking about it, make sure to come and support him. Ah, and don’t forget about Key’s birthday next month.”
“I’ll come and how could we forgot about his birthday? He will kill us if we do.” Both of us giggled.
“What does make you end up here, Minho-ah?”
“Just need a place to think.”
“You know you can tell me.”
Yeah, tell you that I’m jealous at your actions to Taemin.
“You’ve already knew that I hurt Taemin so much and I begged for a chance to fix it. But I actually have no idea how to fix it and he keeps giving me his cold side which frustrate me a lot whenever I see him. I’ve tried, you know, to care him more, to talk to him, to do small things which I thought will work but I was wrong. It didn’t work at all.”
“Maybe he needs more time to believe in you again. It’s not that it didn’t work, it just hasn’t worked yet.”
“I don’t think so, hyung.” I sighed.
“Come on, don’t give up.” He patted my shoulder as he stood up.
“Oh, do you know that there are some new posters on announcement board?” I startled at the sudden topic change.
“I haven’t been there but my friends asked me to take a look at the newest poster of our soccer competition at the end of this month so I’ll go there later. Why?”
“Taemin was standing there for a long time, staring at I’m not sure what, but he was so concerned on it. Maybe you can do something through that.”
Gosh, he even knew what Taemin was doing; he must be paying attention on Taemin.
“It seems like you two getting closer.” I gave him a fake smile before turned away.
“Yeah. Okay, I have to go, Key must be looking for me.” I didn’t turn to him. “About Taemin, it’s working Minho-ah, just be patient.”
***
Soccer poster?
No, he was not a soccer lover.
A show of our school’s choir?
I don’t think so. He never attends things like this before. Moreover, our school’s choir was BAD.
Theatre performance?
Maybe. But, its genre is horror! But, how’s it if he like horror one?
Yiruma concert?
Well, who know?
So, it was theatre performance or Yiruma’s concert? But, how would I know which one he wants to go?
I looked at those two posters intently till I saw something familiar on Yiruma concert’s poster.
I got it. It was my family’s company logo. Maybe they sponsored this concert. Good, if it was the one Taemin want, I could get it easily.
But, how’s if it was the theatre performance?
Aish, I shoved those posters on my drawer and buried my head on the pillow. If only I could read mind, I would read Taemin’s to see what he want me to do.
I heard the door opened, Taemin must be finished his shower.
“I’m hungry.” He said to me. But I made no movement. Yeah, usually I’ll rush over the nearest restaurant when he says he’s hungry. I’ve been not letting him out, that was mean I’ve been the one who buy our dinner too. But tonight, I was just too tired to do anything.
“Then, go out and get some foods for your dinner.” I replied.
***
“Is he sick?” I mumbled when I walked back to our apartment. I bought him some foods even though he didn’t ask for it. I just worried about him so I did that.
Yeah, I knew I shouldn’t do this but I couldn’t stand the fact that he hasn’t eaten anything since this morning and I was sure that banana milk was the only thing that went into his stomach all day.
I saw him still lying on the bed AT THE SAME POSITION as when I left him.
“Hey,” I poked him lightly but he didn’t move. I put my palm on his head quickly and I was grateful he wasn’t sick. It seemed like he fell asleep.
“But you haven’t eaten yet.” I muttered.
I looked at the foods I bought for him and sighed. I was about to go to the kitchen when I saw his phone on the table and smiled as an idea came into my mind. Yeah, I smiled. I didn’t know why, but I found myself smiled easily lately. First, when Onew hyung told me about Minho. I smiled when I thought that Minho wasn’t that bad and just now, I smiled again. Good, it seemed like I’ve slowly remembered how to smile.
I took his phone and carefully searched on his contact. I looked for Onew hyung’s number and copied it. I dialled his number and luckily he answered it directly.
“Hello.”
“Hello One-“
“Who is this?” he interrupted me.
“It’s me, Taemin. Hyung, may I ask you for a help?”
I walked back to our bed and stared at him, but what I found wasn’t a peaceful sight, his face looked hard and tired. I took a deep breath; you know you’ve been too far Taemin-ah, too far to be able to go back.
“Hey,” I shook his body.
“Hey, wake up.” I shook him harder but still, no movement.
“Yaaaah, wake up I said.” I yelled loudly and it worked. He moved a little before blinked for seconds before fully awake. “Your phone has been ringing since God knows when, pick it up now. I can’t sleep.” I said annoyingly.
“Sorry.” He mumbled and moved to get his phone.
I’ve put his dinner near his phone, he must have seen it. I went to bed and immediately closed my eyes.
A/N: I'm back ^^ If some of you feel disappointed on this chapter because Minho didn't do awesome thing to Taemin, don't worry, I've prepared something for Taemin. Just wait till the next chapter.
Btw, is there anyone who want to play with me on tumblr? I have no one to play with ;___;
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