Run, Cause You Have Nowhere To Go; Chapter 3
Title: Run, Cause You Have Nowhere To Go
Status: Chapter 3/?
Author: xxqod
Pairings: Broken! ?/Taemin, Jonghyun/Taemin
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Heartbroken he flees from his own house. Not knowing where to go, only knowing to get away as far as possible.
A/N: Taemin's boyfriend revealed inside xD, don't want to spoil it beforehand. Still written for inucrazzes ^^ The world needs more Hyunmin! xD
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"Hyung! HYUNG! Wake up!" The bed bounces up and down with Jonghyun still in it. Groaning loudly he rolls over, just as the bedsprings bounce up again and he finds himself on the floor, Taemin laughing hysterically at his dumb-founded expression. "Hurry up Jonghyun! Shopping, remember? Breakfast is already made, by me!" And as fast Taemin had come into his room, so fast he is out of the room, Jonghyun still sitting on the floor, blinking at what just exactly happened.
One hour later they are at the mall, trying to make their way through the crowd, like fish swimming upstream. "I should have known, Christmas is coming closer, so everyone is already buying presents." He grabs Taemin's elbow and drags him into the first clothing store he sees. "Let's look if we can find something for you here." Jonghyun looks around only seeing pink. A lot of pink. And some baby blue? He double checks, "Yup, only pink and blue. Weird clothing store this is." "Uhm, hyung. I don't think I can fit in this kind of clothing…" Jonghyun snaps from his thoughts, now fully conscious of his surroundings. "Baby…Store…yeah, right… Let's go somewhere else!" Mentally slapping himself for being so stupid, he drags Taemin with him opposite of the street into another store. So this is more appropriate for a boy Taemin's age. A mixture of hip-hop clothing and more stylish clothing. They slowly walk further into the shop while checking the racks for any possible purchases. "Taemin-ah, what do you think of this?"
Jonghyun holds up a long sleeved black shirt with a nice colorful print on it. "I think you should try it on with these pants." He passes Taemin skinny jeans, light grey from color but also with some bright striping on it. Two minutes later Taemin yells for Jonghyun to get the jeans a size smaller. "Yah! Don't yell at me! And that was the smallest size… Remind me to feed you more when we get home. I'm going to put some weight on you!" "Hyung, can you please find a belt or something?" "Yes, sir!" Jonghyun mock-salutes and begins the hunt for a matching belt.
After what felt like ten minutes Jonghyun comes back, not only with a matching belt, but even with all accessories and shoes. Taemin looks at the watch, gasping at the brand name. He looks over at the other stuff Jonghyun has given him and his eyes widen. "Hyung, you could buy a country with this money!" Jonghyun looks uninterested and tells Taemin to hurry up and change, because they have lots more to buy.
It takes Taemin a while to put everything on, but looking in the mirror he can't help but feel like a model from a style magazine. "We'll buy this and then go to another store further down the street." Taemin can only follow Jonghyun like a little puppy, having nothing to say.
The street is a little less crowded now, seeing as it is lunchtime. "We'll take this opportunity to make as much progress in the shopping. It is easier to move around." As if Taemin doesn't know that, but he doesn't bother to tell Jonghyun he isn't a kid anymore. Hell, he is even taller than him!
They pass what Taemin thinks is a lingerie shop, and he quickens his pace, not expecting Jonghyun to pull at his arm and march into said shop. "Hyung! What are we doing in here?" Taemin's face is beet-red seeing all the different kinds of women underwear. "I think you would need some boxers, I don't mind you wearing mine for the time being, but I would like them back some time." Jonghyun just smiles gently at him, before shoving him towards the men's section. Make sure you pick enough, cause I'm only washing like one time in two weeks!" Taemin looks at the brand names. "Hyung, why are we going to all the expensive stores? A little less expensive is fine for me too." "I just have the money, so don't bother talking your way out of here." Reluctantly Taemin picks his share of boxers, all different motives and colors, Jonghyun again paying for it.
"Let's go to my favorite!" They halt in front of a department store. Taemin's eyes lit up as he recognizes the place. "Jonghyun, this is where I usually shop!" "Ah, really, well, let's go to the stores you usually go to." "What happened to expensive?" "The top floors are all top brands, but I just want to know what you usually wear. And you can probably buy more…"
Taemin happily pulls Jonghyun along and begins plucking all the shirts he has had and really misses, from everywhere. He knows the sizes are correct so he doesn't even bother to check them. Dropping the pile in Jonghyun's arms, he runs over to the jeans, again taking everything he wants. He spots a new release and eagerly runs over and turns with a full beaming grin on his face to Jonghyun holding the skinny jeans in the air. However his face contorts to a look of horror as he sees a familiar person only a few meters behind Jonghyun. Jonghyun notices the sad eyes and shocked expression and rushes towards the youngster.
"Taemin, what's wrong?" "T-that's him… I don't want him to see me." He follows Taemin's gaze to a tall boy with long, brown and slightly curling hair. Jonghyun doesn’t need to ask further questions, he knows who Taemin is talking about. He drops all the clothes in an empty shopping basket, taking Taemin by the hand before walking to the other side of the floor, his view locked on the changing rooms.
"Hhmm… I'm sure I saw Taemin just now." Said boy follows the person who he thinks is Taemin, being dragged away by a boy or young man with brown blondish hair. Taemin hasn't been home for over a week and he is just slightly worried, but not enough to alert the police. "So that's were he has been. With that guy." The jealousy grows as he watches the two enter the same changing room. He wants his possession back.
"Ssh… Taemin… Calm down. He can’t do anything here. I don't think he noticed us." Jonghyun hugs Taemin who is on the verge of tears. "He cheated on me…He doesn't even know I saw him. He probably thinks I'm cheating on him right now…" Jonghyun rubs Taemin's back in a comforting manner just as the curtain is pulled aside.
The staring is really nerve-wrecking. Both parties don’t want to begin speaking, as Taemin just looks like a deer caught in headlights. After a good minute of silence, Taemin buries his face in the crook of Jonghyun's neck, releasing his tears. Jonghyun wraps his arms tighter around him, not breaking his deathly glare away from the tall boy, who rivals his with an equal glare. "So you're the one who took my Taemin from me." The voice is low and warm, but in this situation there is an icy tinge to it. "I don't remember him being yours anyway. Don’t you care about him? He was freezing to death when I found him!" Jonghyun's voice grows louder as he keeps speaking. "But you don't care about that, as you were with somebody else!"
The tall boy's eyes widen at that statement and turns his gaze to Taemin. "Did you see it?" Taemin shakily nods his head. "It didn't had any meaning to it, you know that Taemin." Jonghyun stays silent, thinking this is something they should solve themselves. "I don't believe you, I'm hurting, Jonghyun is the only one who really cares about me." "Why are you so approving of him? I'm the one who cares for you, and was there for you when your parents passed away! You're coming with me!" He roughly grabs Taemin by his wrist and pulls him up. Jonghyun jumps to his feet, but Taemin gives him a look which said 'stay out of it'. "Let me go. I don't want to be with you. We're over." The anger reaches such levels he is sure he can break Taemin's arm at any given moment, judging by how strong his hold is.
"Minho." He freezes when he hears his name from that mouth. He halts knowing he should not vent his anger on Taemin. He releases his hold and instead of giving up, he dashes towards Jonghyun, fist raised to deliver a punch to his face. Jonghyun's eyes widen comically before blocking the punch and shoving Minho away. "Why are you like this?! Can't you just accept he doesn't want to be with you anymore!?" Minho just ignores him and goes for him again.
The commotion alerts a lot of costumers. Some are closely watching the fight, while others run to the security guards. "There's people fighting!"
Minho has Jonghyun on the ground his arms and legs trapped with his own legs, punching him everywhere he can land a hit while Taemin hangs around his neck trying to stop him. "STOP IT MINHO!" "He deserves it! He took YOU from me!" "HE DIDN'T! IT WAS YOU WHO PUSHED ME AWAY!" Minho elbows Taemin hard in his side, the latter doubling over from the pain. Just as he raises his fist again to give Jonghyun a stomp in the face, four security guards lift him up, three of them taking him away. "I'll get you! I'll find out where you live! No way you're keeping him, Kim Jonghyun!"
"Great, he actually knows who I am…" Jonghyun wipes the blood from his mouth and winces as his whole body hurts. "Sir, are you okay?" He gets pulled to his feet, barely keeping his footing and glances towards Taemin who is crying and he feels more hurt than that punches could ever do him. He hobbles to Taemin, feeling blood flowing over his face, but he doesn't care as he gives Taemin a bear hug. "I make sure he can't do anything Taemin. You're safe." Their moment gets interrupted by the security guard who helped Jonghyun on his feet. "Uhm, sorry, but are these clothes yours?" He holds up the basket. "Yes they are." "Well, they're on the house, since we couldn't protect you from such violence. And would you like to report this to the police?" "Ah, thank you and yes, I would like to report this." Taemin looks uncertain, but Jonghyun assures him it's okay with a gentle squeeze to his shoulder. "Would you like to clean up? You're bleeding." "Oh no, it's alright, I'm going to report like this so they know how serious the situation is. Thank you for your concern."
He winds his arm around Taemin's shoulders limping towards the exit while Taemin helps him keeping his balance and doesn't forget to take their purchases with them.
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A/N: Okay, I really want to know how many people actually read this story xD, please comment if you like it ^^