PLAYBOY - Kihyuk

16 ~ The Truth Untold

Minhyuk POV

Kihyun pulls away after a while, blushing like crazy. I smile at him.

"What the hell did I just do...", he mumbles to himself, panicking slightly.

And honestly, I wonder the same thing.
Why was he being so forward all of the sudden? Must be the power of the basement or something.

Kihyun quickly heads towards the exit, looking out from a small gap between the doors.
"Hyunwoo is gone", he says, before disappearing as well.

I call for him to wait, but of course he doesn't listen. I roll my eyes. Gay panicking as usual.

But as I head outside as well, I hear somebody calling my name. I immediately recognize his voice. Jooheon.

"How did you get back in?", Jooheon asks as I approach him.

"Me and Kihyun got help from a friend to sneak in", I reply. "We hid together in the basement. Don't you dare to tell on us!"

"You hid together in the basement", Jooheon repeats. "What the hell were you doing in the basement?"

"Nothing!", I answer. "Just hiding, talking... making out."

Jooheon sighs. "Is he still in there?"

I shake my head. "Nope. He got shy and ran away."

"Minhyuk", Jooheon starts. "Do you love him?"

I freeze for a second before shaking my head. "The great gambler Lee Minhyuk doesn't fall in love!"

Jooheon rolls his eyes. "Yeah, yeah. So what you're saying is that you're only playing with his feelings?"

Playing with his feelings?

"It's not like he likes me anyway", I answer, lowkey avoiding his question.
I know that isn't true. He wanted to kiss me. He wants me, even if he denies it. But does he love me?

Love is something I've been avoiding for many years. I was starting to think love has no place in my depressing life.

But when I'm with Kihyun, something feels different. Wouldn't call it love, but whatever it is, it intrigues me.

Kihyun POV

I kissed Minhyuk. I kissed Lee Minhyuk. Again. For the second time. In the fucking basement!!

I sigh, trying to get a grip. I realize the doors down are left open, Minhyuk probably went out after I rushed away. I wonder where he is now? Probably in his room or something...

I slap myself in the face. "Stop thinking about him..."

But focusing on not thinking about someone just makes you think of them more. Fuck.

I'm not quite sure where to go. I can't go outside, risking to get locked out. I could go upstairs, but Yoongi would probably scold me again. Still, I slowly walk towards the stairs.

Suddenly I notice how most people have gathered around something, or someone. I can't tell what or who it is.

I attempt to look above their heads, but they're too tall. Or maybe I'm just too short...

Minhyuk calls me short. Minhyuk calls me little boy. His little boy. I'm not his!
My heart beats faster and I'm once again unable to shut him out from my head.

Damn it...

Turning around, to head back upstairs and maybe make an attempt to reason with Yoongi, I notice how the bar is almost completely empty.
There's only one tall guy, standing there as he usually does. Hyungwon.

But he's crying. Wonho is there too, holding his sobbing boyfriend.

"Hyungwon, are you alright?", I ask, quickly approaching them.

"I-I don't know", he answers with shaky voice.

"I...", Wonho starts, teardrops being formed in his eyes as well. "I told him the truth."

"About everything?", I ask, feeling how my heart gets heavier. "Did you tell him about those times in highschool as well...?"

Hyungwons reaction says it all.

No. No he didn't.

"W-what times?", Hyungwon asks, already guessing the answer.

My sight gets blurry from the tears. Seeing Hyungwon cry hurts. It hurts so much. Especially when knowing I'm the cause of this.

"I'm so sorry...", I say, even if I know it won't make anything any better.

"N-no", Hyungwon stutters. "I'm glad you told me! Even if it h-hurts..."

I hesitate a little before putting my arms around my friend. If I can still call him that...

"Hyungwon...", I slowly start. "If it helps, Wonho always loved you more than anything. Please believe that."

Wonho nods. "But I understand if you'd break up with me after this..."

Hyungwon wipes his teary face with his sleeve. "I love you Wonho. I'll always do..."

"I'm not expecting you to forgive me", Wonho says, wiping his own tears. "I don't know why I did it. I guess there were just these... feelings. But they're over, and I know that you're the one for me! I'm so sorry, Wonnie, I shouldn't have played you like this..."

"Don't blame yourself", I tell him. "It was my fault..."

"I don't blame either of you", Hyungwon states. "B-because I care too much about the both of you!"

Wonho holds him close as his tears starts running again. "I love you Wonnie... I promise, I will never betray you again."
Hyungwon buries his face in Wonhos shirt.

"Remember in highschool?", I start, holding back tears. "We were always together. Remember that time Hyungwon dressed up as a girl and catfished that homophobic guy?"

Hyungwon laughs a little. "He totally fell for it."

"And when you two wrote 'Hyungwonho' on every locker!", I laugh. "You two were the schools power couple!"

Wonho nods with a small smile. "We weren't really accepted, but we had eachother. Always."

"Can't we just go back to being the unbreakable friendsquad we once were?", I ask, looking at them both.

Hyungwon nods, grabbing my hand and Wonhos. "No more lies, okay?"

"No more lies", Wonho agrees.

They both look at me, waiting for me to repeat their words. A little voice inside me screams at me to just run and never look back.
But if I agree, we can go back to what we used to be, right? And it's not like they would find out anyway, right?

It's not like they'd just find out that I'm a gambler, right?

I slowly nod. After me and Yoongi get home I could try to quit. Get a job, I'll just tell them I got fired from my current. Yeah, that works. I can work this out.

I nod again, a bit more confidently.

"No more lies."