❥⑆⃡ nct || oneshots

too late - nomin

Requested :: No

Couple :: Nomin

Warnings :: slight angst

A/N :: I watched My Best Friends Wedding and was, inspired as you say. So enjoy this chapter.

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"Jaemin, sweetheart! Jeno's here so come downstairs please!"

The 14 year old brunette scurried down the stairs so fast his mother was sure they'd be taking a trip to the ER sometime soon.

He was never very careful.

A certain jet-black haired boy waited beside the front door of Jaemin's house.

Jaemin's mother pleading for Jeno to keep Jaemin safe, to which Jaemin stammered out a series of words asking her to stop.

"Mom please! Jeno doesn't have to protect me, I can keep myself safe."

"You know I love you baby, but you're so naive, I get worried-"

Before the two could bicker any longer, Jeno grabbed ahold of Jaemin's wrist, flashing his mother a soft smile.

"Don't worry, I'll have him home and unharmed by ten o' clock sharp ma'am."

The two promptly left the house and started on their way towards the down and out of the suburbs.

Hand in hand since the two were so close that skinship was practically their first language.

"Nono, do you actually feel the need to protect me?" The younger of the two questioned, tilting his head as he stared up at the ever so slightly taller male.

"Sorta, we're just so close and I'd hate for something bad to happen to you."

Jaemin smiled fondly to him myself, thumbing over the back of Jeno's hand.

As the two reached the park they took their usual seats on the swing set, silence washing over them.

Their eyes followed the people that would occasionally pass by, a couple gaining their attention quickly.

"I have no clue how people fall in love like that." Jaemin groaned, he was young but desperate to find someone to be with.

He loved Jeno of course, they had been best friends since before he could even remember.

But they never loved each other the way that couple holding hands did.

"I'm sure it's possible, but we probably just never know when or if it'll happen to all of us. One things for sure, I know my ass doesn't want to die alone."

"Oh my god, I hadn't even thought about that." Jaemin reached back over to take Jeno's hand back in his own.

"There's a way we can avoid that. Lets say this, once we're both 21, if we don't have anyone. Fuck it, we'll be together and maybe even get married."

Jaemin saw a glimmer in Jeno's eyes, one he'd never seen before in all his years of knowing him.

Was he being serious?

"Deal." was all Jaemin replied

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"Lee Donghyuck, hand my phone over before I beat that Canadian Romeo of yours!"

Jaemin chased down the significantly tanner male, all the way back to their shared dormitory on campus.

Haechan immediately jumping into bed and pulling a blanket over his head.

"I'll give it back when you call Jeno!"

"I'm not gonna call my best friend randomly after not seeing him for a while and say 'hey, long time no see, by the way I'm in love with you', I'm not that crazy!"

Jaemin eventually got his phone back from Haechan, sulking whilst sitting on his bed now and contemplating it.

Maybe it was best to tell Jeno now.

Jaemin has always been impatient and he can't really hold off until his 21st birthday.

"Fine! I'll call him but wait in the hall, I don't want your loud ass to insert yourself into our conversation."

Despite the conditions he was given, the boy was pleased, gladly getting up and going to wait in the halls.

Jaemin tapped on the phone icon next to Jeno's contact, which lovingly read 'Bestie 🗿'.

As soon as the ringing stopped Jaemin heard a voice that instantly gave him butterflies.

"Nana?"

"Hi Nono."

It wasn't necessarily easy for Jaemin to work up the courage, but he wanted to call Jeno his boyfriend so badly.

"I'm really glad you called, I have something I've been dying to tell you!"

Oh god, is he gonna confess first?

"Oh? Well what is it? Don't tease now."

"I met someone Nana."

"...I-...oh really?"

"Yeah. And she's great, I really want you to come meet her, I think you'll love her."

"Uhm. O-ok.."

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A/N: stay tuned for pt. 2, I might post it in an hour or two so we'll see