Off Key

#38

Minho arrived at Jisung's house with one box in his hand.

He rang the doorbell and soon heard someone run down the stairs and open the door.

"Hi, you're here," Jisung said, out of breath. Jisung looked down and noticed he was only carrying one box. "Where's the rest?" He asked.

"In the trunk, but Chaeryeong's bringing her car and I have more stuff in there." He said entering the house.

"Where's your mom?" He asked. "She's at work, but I told her that I'll help you get settled in," Jisung said closing the door. "I'll take that," Jisung said grabbing the box from Minho and heading upstairs.

Soon after he came back downstairs and looked at Minho, standing by the door. He thought of something.

"Come here, I wanna show you something," Jisung said grabbing Minho's hand and taking him to the basement.

After they both were in the basement, Jisung let go and looked through a box labeled 'dad'. "What are you doing?" Minho asked. Jisung sat on the ground and signaled Minho to sit next to him.

"I wanted to show you this," Jisung said, grabbing an old, dusty notebook. Minho sat next to Jisung, looking at the box and notebook. "Here," Jisung said giving the notebook to Minho, allowing him to look through it.

Minho proceeded to grab the notebook and open it slowly. "Are these... song lyrics?" Minho questioned making Jisung nod his head. "This is all my dad's stuff, including those lyrics." He said.

"Your dad is an incredible songwriter," Minho said making Jisung slightly drop his smile. "Was. He was an incredible songwriter." Jisung corrected making Minho want to slap himself for being inconsiderate. "I'm sorry," Minho said, making Jisung shake his head.

"Oh, he's not dead, he just went missing when I was younger," Jisung said making Minho confused and shocked. "Wait, what?" Minho asked, confused.

"He went missing when I was young, but sometimes I say he died because it's easier to think like that instead of him being somewhere, and not coming to look for us." He said.

"My mom still loves him a lot, to the point where she refuses to be with anyone else. She still says to people that she's married." Jisung said. "That's true love, right there," Minho said, making Jisung nod his head.

"But I wonder if she knows that he's not ever coming back." Minho got curious. "Why do you think he'll never come back?" He asked, making Jisung think to himself, for a moment. "I don't know. I think I just gave up on waiting." Jisung said, looking at Minho.

"Do you hate him?" Minho asked. "No, I miss him, but I know not to believe in him coming back, is all," Jisung said. For some reason that made Minho a bit sad, regarding Jisung's logic.

"Well, he was a good songwriter, now I know where you got it from," Minho said, making Jisung smile. "I'm not that good.." Jisung said.

Minho scoffed. "Not that good?" He said, setting the notebook back in the box. "Jisung, you're incredible, talented, amazing, and much more," Minho said, smiling to himself. "I know thank you," Jisung said smiling with a wink, making Minho roll his eyes.

"Don't get cocky now.." Minho said, getting closer to Jisung.

"Or what?" Jisung said getting bolder, by the second, as he got closer.

Minho was at a loss. He wasn't expecting Jisung to fire back. On the outside, he looked like he had this under control, but internally, he was dying, until he thought of something.

Minho brought Jisung in by his chin, slowly and went to his ear. "You'll see.." Minho whispered.

Jisung felt goosebumps go across his body. He felt a sensation run through his spine. He felt his heart go faster and faster.

Minho looked into Jisung's eyes, seeing the younger turn bright red. Minho still had his hand, holding Jisung's chin, which made Jisung feel some type of way.

"Minho.." Jisung called out lowly, getting Minho's attention. "Yes?" Minho said, lowly. Jisung could feel Minho's breath on his lips. "I-"

The doorbell suddenly rang, distracting the boys, making them come back to reality. "It's Chaeryeong, I'll get it," Minho said, getting up and heading upstairs.

Jisung laid on the cold floor, trying to calm down his breathing.

Holy shit...

~~~

Seungmin and Lia were currently at a cafe, eating breakfast.

"So have you packed?" Lia asked, taking a bite of her croissant. "Yes, we're moving tomorrow," Seungmin said. "How's your practice for the talent show?" Seungmin questioned, smirking.

"Fine, thank you for asking," Lia said, sarcastically. "You still seriously won't tell me?" Seungmin questioned, making Lia shake her head. "I'll figure it out eventually," Seungmin said making Lia roll her eyes.

"Yeah, alright." She said. "How's your crush on Hyunjin going?" She asked, catching Seungmin off guard. "I do not have a crush on him, but he likes guys," Seungmin said, making Lia widen her eyes.

"What? Okay, one, you do, and two, who told you that?" She asked. "One, I don't and two, him," Seungmin said. "That's a shocker." She said. "But you do. It's obvious." She said making Seungmin sigh.

"Just like how your crush for Ryujin is," Seungmin said making Lia glare at him. "It is not." She said making Seungmin burst out laughing. "Yeah, and I'm not in a band," Seungmin said, taking a sip of his coffee.

"Oh, shut up!" Lia said, making some people look at her weirdly. "Sorry.." She mumbled to the other people.

"Seungmin?" The said boy turned around and saw Hyunjin waving to him, and started to walk towards the two.

"Shit, he's here. He's coming, what do I do?" Seungmin asked Lia, panicking. "Don't have a crush on him, my ass.." Lia said, mumbling to herself, trying not to laugh.

"Hey, Seungmin!" Hyunjin said, arriving at their table. "Who's this?" Hyunjin asked, seeing a girl sitting across from Seungmin. "Hey, this is Lia," Seungmin said, introducing Lia who kept her face neutral.

"Oh Lia, Ryujin has mentioned you before and Seungmin." Lia immediately felt her cheeks turn red. "She's talked about me?" She asked making Hyunjin nod his head.

"So, what are you doing here?" Seungmin asked. "Oh, picking up some coffee for me and Yeji." Lia frowned a bit from hearing the name Yeji, oddly.

"Since you're here, I wanted to ask if you're busy tomorrow, after school?" Seungmin asked. "No, I'm not. Do you want help moving in?" Hyunjin asked making Lia scoff, under her breath.

"I thought I was-" Lia shut up once she felt someone kick her leg under the table. "Um, yeah, I would appreciate it if you helped me," Seungmin said making Hyunjin smile, from ear to ear. "I'd love to." He said.

The barista suddenly called Hyunjin's order out. "Well, I got to go, see you guys tomorrow, nice meeting you Lia," Hyunjin said waving goodbye.

"He's not the same person I met at the beginning of the school year, that's for sure," Lia said, taking a sip of her coffee. "I know.." Seungmin said in a bit of a daze. 

"And, I thought I was helping you tomorrow," Lia said. "You said you had practice!" Seungmin said, making Lia giggle. "Oh right, I forgot." She said making Seungmin sigh.