Off Key

#44

They were all seated at the diner table, pulling a few extra chairs.

"Mom, Dad, remember when I told you I was in a band?" He asked making both of his parents nod their heads. "Well, this is the band," Chan said pointing to the rest of the guys, making them awkwardly wave.

"Oh my god, it's nice to you all." Ms. Bang said standing up and bowing making the rest follow. "You should all introduce yourselves one by one." Mr. Bang said wanting to know their names.

"Hi, my name is Jeongin," Jeongin said smiling while the parents found him adorable.

After that, everyone got up and introduced themselves, one by one, leaving Seungmin last.

"And, my name is Seungmin." He said with a soft smile and wave. Once the parents heard the boy's name, they looked at each other as if they were speaking to each other, telepathically.

The parents looked shocked but also in disbelief, confusing Seungmin and the rest. Mr. Bang cleared his throat before speaking. "Uh, Seungmin, if you don't mind us asking but, what's your last name?" Seungmin found this a bit odd but proceeded to answer. Maybe they're friends with my dad?

"Oh, it's Kim." He said making the parents even more surprised. "Alright." Ms. Bang said giving a warm smile. "We'll be right back, we forgot something in the car." Mr. Bang said announcing, grabbing his wife's hand and exiting through the front door.

They were both outside when they began to spoke. "Okay, that was an early introduction. I didn't know Chris was already friends with him." Mr. Bang said making Ms. Bang nod her head.

"But are we sure it's even him? There are millions of Kim's in this world." She said making Mr. Bang shake his head. "You have a point but the resemblance between him and Mr. Kim? That's for sure his son." Mr. Bang said making Ms. Bang agree after more thought.

"But I don't think he knows." Ms. Bang said. "By the looks of it, no, but we have to talk to Mr. Kim and ask when we're announcing it to them." Mr. Bang said, making them think, yet again.

"Your parents are so nice Chan!" Felix said, reminding him a bit of home and his birth parents, well, what he would've imagined them like. "Oh, thanks," Chan said getting up and turning off the stove. "Does anyone want food?" He asked grabbing a bowl.

Everyone raised their hands and got up to serve themselves.

As everyone got their own plates and began eating, the parents walked in.

"Hey, me and your father are gonna head to bed now, it was nice meeting you all, and feel free to stay over, your always welcome here." Ms. Bang said making everyone tell her goodnight and to Mr. Bang.

The parents were gone and everyone looked at Chan with confused eyes, seeing that he was lost in his own thoughts. "Chan, you okay?" Changbin asked, making Chan sigh.

"Yeah, but I'm just confused." He said making the rest wonder what could be wrong. "About what?" Jisung asked. "Why are they here?"

"Maybe to visit their son?" Hyunjin said, stating the obvious. "Well, yeah, but they're here for something else, but I don't know what. I have this gut feeling." He said making the rest question and even more confused.

~~~

It was already the next day, and everybody had already gone home.

Changbin was currently cleaning his room, trying his best to make it tidy as possible.

He then went to the living room and cleaned it as well. His parents weren't going to be home until late so he was okay. He wasn't ready for Felix to meet them.

Changbin walked over to the kitchen and thought he should bake something for him, even though he has no experience with anything that involves cooking.

An hour later, he heard the doorbell ring and ran to the door, opening and seeing a smile that made his stomach get butterflies, but the smile soon faded when Felix saw Changbin with powder all over his hands and clothes and even an egg yolk.

"Changbin, are you okay?" Felix asked stepping in and closing the door. "Yes but..." Changbin got a bit frustrated. "I wanted to do something nice for you and bake but I don't know anything about it so, I'm sorry," Changbin said as Felix took his hand and intertwined it.

"You wanted to bake for me?" Felix asked trying to hold back the biggest smile, biting his bottom lip. "Yes but obviously failed at it," Changbin said, giggling, looking down at his clothes.

Felix kissed him, still with locked hands. "I'll help you." He said, making Changbin nod his head. They both started walking towards the kitchen when Felix tasted something in his mouth.

"Bin, did you eat the batter?" He asked making Changbin scratch the back of his neck. "I wanted to try it." He said making Felix laugh.

~~~

Jisung and Minho were still rocky with each other, but having that they lived together, and share the same room, and bed. They had no choice but to interact.

"Did Chan say that we have to practice today?" Minho asked, to which Jisung responded 'No.'
Minho sighed. Jisung was stubborn and refused to apologize first but did he miss the older? Fuck yeah, he did.

"Jisung, do you want me to cook something?" He asked making Jisung not look up from his phone. "Not hungry." He said making Minho have enough of it.

He got an idea but didn't know whether or not to do it. "I'm gonna shower." He said, still not getting a response from him. Minho sighed and left to go shower.

After his shower, he changed into grey sweats, still having wet hair, and walked out with no shirt. Jisung's mom wasn't going to be home until later.

Minho walked downstairs and found Jisung on the couch. He walked past him, into the kitchen. Jisung still hadn't looked up from his phone but heard Minho footsteps, so he knew he was in the kitchen.

"Hey Jisung, choose which one you want to eat," Minho said picking up two pictures from his cookbook that he brought from home. He put them up, far from his body, holding them out on each side.

Jisung sighed and looked up, eyes going slightly wide and his face heating up. Minho got closer and saw Jisung's eyes, not even glancing at the papers on the side.

Jisung saw him getting closer and felt his heartbeat go faster and faster. Is he serious?

"Jisung," Minho said, as he set the recipes on the couch. "Yeah?" Jisung asked looking at Minho with a bright red face. "Can you talk to me now?" He asked, sitting on the floor in front of Jisung, not wanting to sit beside him.

"You took off your shirt to get my attention?" Jisung questioned, making Minho nod his head. "That's stupid," Jisung muttered lowly. "It worked, didn't it?" Minho said with a slight smirk, making Jisung look away from him.

"Listen, I want to apologize. Let's just put that whole Kimmy situation behind us. You can do whatever you want, if you want to be her friend, it's okay, I'll understand." Minho said, moving next to Jisung.

"No, I should be the one apologizing. You're right about her and you guys do know more about her than I do, and I know you're just trying to keep me safe." Jisung said sighing, admitting his defeat.

"We're both at fault, okay?" Minho said, holding Jisung's hand. "Okay," Jisung said, finally breaking into a smile that made Minho smile as well. "Now, go put on a shirt!" Jisung said as he shoved Minho away from him.

"Okay, okay," Minho said laughing as he headed to the room.

Fuck, he's gonna be the literal death of me!