There, there, kitty... || Minchan/Banginho Short Story

Chapter 7

Minho and Felix arrived back just to be greeted by the chaos itself. It wasn't anything new though... The boys decided to start playing while Minho and Felix went to shopping. But the Twister maybe wasn't the best decision.

"Right hand, blue, Hyunjin" Seungmin said as the little arrow stopped.

And Minho watched as Hyunjin lifted his right hand and reached towards the blue circle and slapping Jisung with his butt in the process. Jisung pulled his hand to his face quickly but lost his balance and collapsed his elbow landing between Jeongin's ribs. Jeongin shouted in Changbin's ear who quickly covered his ears falling on his face in the process and pushing Hyunjin who just reached the blue circle in the meantime. And the outcome: four boy laying on top of each other shouting at each other.

"Ladys and gentlemen" Seungmin stood up. His face slightly red from the suppressed laughter. "This is why I don't play"

Minho and Felix burst out in laughter.

"You all cheating!" Hyunjin shouted as he stood up after he pulled his leg from under Jisung. He stomped his feet and stormed out of the room.

"I'll look for him" Jisung also stood up almost immediately and went after Hyunjin.

"Why don't we choose another game?" Minho asked as he walked to the kitchen to put down the groceries. Felix following behind. They washed their hands and started to prepare the ingredients.

"Can I help?" came from somewhere behind scaring both of them. Changbin stood in the doorframe. "Jisung is busy with Hyunjin in your room, Min, and I don't really like thirdwheeling the lovebirds in the living room neither." The question clearly was dedicated to Felix, but he was still startled and his face started to become red so Minho answered instead.

"Please help Felix cutting the vegetables."
Changbin nodded and stepped closer the freckled boy.

Meanwhile Chan decided to start his little plan. He stood up from the coach where he previously laid and marched towards the kitchen. He arrived just in time to witness as Felix cut his finger because he was busy staring at Changbin and as the latter took his hand and they both rushed to the bathroom.

Chan shifted back silently and sneaked behind Minho.

"You're sexy as you cook" he whispered in the boy's ear.

Minho jumped in surprise making the bowl, he just put on the stove almost falling on the floor. He covered his reddening ears and turned to face Chan.

"What are you doing?!" He whisper-shouted. "We made a deal!"

"They busy with each other..." Chan shrugged. "You have interesting friends by the way. Aren't you tired of thirdwheeling?"

"What do you mean?" Minho asked. "They are not couples."

"Your room, the living room, the bathroom... You can't be serious" Chan lifted his eyebrows.

"I mean Seungmin and Jeongin are. They already were when we met them." Minho seemed thinking. "But the others... Wait... Why do I tell you all this? You broke your promise."

"You have to be a bit more kind to me" Chan said.

"Tell me one reason why shoud I? Also put on something" Minho tried to stay calm but Chan didn't really make it easy.

"Do you want me to turn back into my cat form or to put on something?" He asked with a mischievous smile.

"Just turn back before anyone walk in on us" Minho started to lose his temper.

"Will you be kinder?" Chan asked.

"Hyung! Who do you talk with?" Jeongin shouted from the living room.

"Nobody" Minho shouted back. "Okay, I will, just please..." Minho pleaded panicked.

Chan smiled smugly as he shifted back. Just a second before Changbin and Felix returned. Felix was red as a tomato Changbin not in a better state.

Minho smirked knowingly but his smile vanished az he felt the kitty's paws on his skin as the small animal tried to climb up on his leg.

"Oh, he wants you to lift him up. It's so cute" Felix squealed.

"Cute..." Minho murmured under his breath but bent down and took the kitty in his arms. "You know I can't cook like this" his words dedicated to the kitty. Minho would swear that he saw Chan smirking.

Felix took the cat from Minho's hand and placed him in the boy's hood. The kitty meowed in satisfaction.

"Thanks" Minho smiled at Felix who smiled back.

The small warm creature on his back moved a bit back and forth to get comfortable but other than that he stayed put.

In the next half an hour Minho tried to focus on cooking something edible for the boys who gathered in the living room again. They decided to choose a safer game to play. At least physically safer, UNO.

They only stopped when Minho appeared in the living room with a plate full of freshly cooked dumplings. The smell filled the room making them drooling.

"Minho-hyung's cooking is the best" Jeongin shouted as they all dig in.

Minho smiled as he watched them eating. Being the oldest somehow ment that he's not just a friend but a parent for them. Maybe that's why he was okay with the fact that he was the only single one among them. Okay, they weren't couples like he said earlier but they were just cowards to confess. Not just Felix and Changbin but Hyunjin and Jisung also.

Minho didn't mind being the sounding board of the group. But sometimes he really wished he could confess instead of them.