Something special between us~

Chapter 19

Kibum met up with Jonghyun and Taemin, did his usual jokes and conversation, but something was different this time; he was not thinking that much about Jonghyun which he usually did.

The strange thing was that he didn't seem to care as much when he saw Jonghyun and Taemin, if it were normal circumstances he would be filled with aching pain in his heart. Was he getting used to it or was he over him? The latter seemed unlikely since he has been in love with him for a very long time. How is it possible to get over him overnight?

It was early afternoon when he was back in his room, and he was tired both physically and mentally. The lectures were exhausting, and figuring out his feelings was even more exhausting. Kibum was doing some assignments in his room when Minho returned in the late afternoon.

Kibum was just leaving his room to get something to drink when he saw Minho limping towards the couch, his brows knitted together. He walked towards him and reached out to him and held his hands while guiding him towards the couch so he could sit down.

He was worried. "What happened?" Kibum asked, his voice laced with worries. Minho merely smiled sheepishly, "Fall during practice."

Minho noticed that Kibum was filled with worry when he looked at Minho's bandaged knees; he tried to calm him down, "It's nothing serious, it has been treated.".

"Then why are you limping?" Kibum asked. "It shouldn't cause you to limp around if it's nothing serious."

"Even if it's nothing serious, the wound is still there," Minho said.

In response to Kibum's pointed gaze, Minho let out a chuckle, merely trying to ignore his expression. "Scars are the badge of honor."

He rolled his eyes at Minho. "Only if they are a result of great deeds, not if you fall down because you are stupid." Even though it sounded harsh, Minho knew he was just worried. Minho placed a hand on Kibum's head, "Come on now, you staring at it won't heal it."

When Kibum felt Minho staring at him, he looked up, their eyes met and the warmth of his hand felt good, but then...

Suddenly, Kibum turned his head away, saying, "Stop it, you're ruining my hairstyle!".

Minho was taken aback before he burst into laughter. Although his hands itched to ruffle Kibum's hair, he held back knowing that it would actually upset him.

As Kibum stood up, he asked, "How long does it take to heal?"?

"According to the doctor, it would take a week."

A 'hmm' was heard from Kibum as he sat down next to Minho, "You shouldn't practice all this week, I know you have a competition, but stressing yourself is no use."

Having listened to Kibum very carefully, Minho was going to assure him that he would not strain himself, but then something clicked in his mind, "How did you find out about the competition?"

Kibum shrugged and simply answered, "I ran into Leo this morning and we talked about various stuff and he told me you guys have an internal competition 2 weeks later."

"So you were the one he mentioned this morning? Since when did you two become such close friends?" Minho asked, feeling a bitter aftertaste.

'He looked very happy today, we thought he had found a girlfriend but instead you were with him.' Thinking of this made him feel weak, what was this weird feeling he was experiencing now?

Minho's odd expression escaped Kibum's attention, as he said: "We are not that close. We have only met twice, three times if you include this morning. As I said, we just ran into each other and decided to grab a cup of coffee."

Still having an odd feeling in his heart, Minho got up, "Then I'll go take a shower and get some rest, I am very tired today."

Kibum nodded, "Okay, try not to get water into the wound, it might worsen it." He too stood up, to go back to his room and get the assignment done, "And ahh! I'll make dinner today, you are injured you should get rest."

Minho walked towards the bathroom, still limping, he waved a bit to let Kibum know he had heard him. Then Kibum went back to his room. Although he was still worried about Minho, he tried to dismiss it; since Minho was a grown man, he could take care of himself.