11 - Soonie

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Minho woke up to Felix shaking him awake.

"Minho!" He yelled, sounding exasperated. "Wake up, we're going to be late!"

Minho blinked in confusion. He could have sworn he had his alarm set, but he had no time to think about the logistics. He glanced at the time and his eyes shot open.

"Shit" He whispered under his breath, scrambling to get ready. Felix left the room as Minho frantically threw on the closest outfit, brushed his teeth and grabbed his bag in a rush.

"Come on!" Felix yelled, already halfway out the door. Minho was ready in less than 5 minutes, hurrying to get to the studio on time.

Without a single second to spare, they made it on time. Work started immediately, leaving no time for Minho to check his phone.

Jisung, who woke up when he heard Chan getting ready for work, was waiting anxiously for Minho's response.

He scolded himself for getting attached to him so soon. Jisung was supposed to be the type of person who got along with everyone, but got close to rarely anyone. Chan, Changbin, and Hyunjin were supposed to be all he had and all that he would ever need. But, of course, he selfishly allowed himself to give Minho a piece of his heart.

He spent most of the day sulking, unable to stop thinking about him.

That was until he finally got a response.

"Oh my god, sorry I haven't been responding, life got so hectic all of the sudden. I'm gay, wbu?" Minho had texted.

Jisung sighed in relief and actually laughed out loud at himself for being so nervous. All of his concerns seemed completely baseless now. Why had he wasted so much time thinking about a ruined friendship instead of considering that Minho had just gotten busy? He would have been more frustrated with himself if he wasn't so happy.

After the initial reassurance that he hadn't scared off Minho, he finally paid attention to the last part of the message.

He couldn't say that he was shocked, but he was definitely relieved. Jisung didn't know what he would have done if he had to get over a crush on a straight guy. This whole being interested in someone thing was still uncharted territory for him, he didn't need anymore obstacles.

"No problem! I am too" Jisung typed back, feeling like a weight was lifted off his chest.

Now that he wasn't circling around his worries, he was left wondering, what now? They met every wednesday, but he felt the need to see Minho more. If it were up to him, they'd see each other everyday.

Jisung shocked himself by his clinginess. He shook his head, feeling out of his mind. He had just gotten upset with himself for getting too attached, he needed to be careful. Instead of fixating on Minho, he started looking forward to his sleepover with Felix.

He felt so lucky that he found two new people who made him so happy.

Boredom started to set in, and Jisung got the bright idea to bother Hyunjin. He called Hyunjin, drumming his fingers on the kitchen counter.

"What?" Hyunjin said in a tired voice.

"Did I wake you?" Jisung asked, feeling a little bad at first.

"No, I'm talking in a tired voice for fun, Jisung," Hyunjin responded sarcastically. Jisung could almost hear the eye roll from the other end of the phone.

Well, he was going to be nice, but since Hyunjin decided to be a brat, Jisung wasn't going to hold back.

"Guess where I'm going this weekend," Jisung said in a sing-songy voice.

"Where?" Hyunjin asked, not sounding interested in the least. He started his morning routine, putting the phone on speaker as he did so. Now that he was up, there was no use in trying to fall back asleep.

"Felix's place" Jisung responded.

"You're kidding," Hyunjin said with confidence. "Where are you actually going?"

"That's the funny thing, I'm not kidding," Jisung laughed. "He's going to make me brownies"

Hyunjin frowned. He really missed Felix and his brownies.

Jisung continued, ignoring Hyunjin's silence. "I can't wait to steal your boyfriend"

"Whatever Jisung, you can't even get a boyfriend, much less steal one," Hyunjin said.

"Ooo" Jisung said in a teasing tone. "Someone is getting jealous"

"I am not," Hyunjin said, making his voice even.

"Then why are you getting so defensive? Do you think I could actually do it?"

"No," Hyunjin replied, his voice more intense this time. "You're just annoying"

"I don't believe you," Jisung laughed. "I'm going to try my best to steal him, wish me luck"

"You little shit-" Hyunjin started to say, but Jisung hung up before he could finish. Hyunjin shook his head disapprovingly, staring down at his phone. Obviously he wasn't genuinely concerned. He was a little jealous, but mostly because he wished he could be there.

Traveling was always difficult. He loved modeling, but a lot of the time it meant long business trips which inevitably led to Hyunjin getting extremely lonely. He could see his friends and boyfriend, but it wasn't the same. He felt like he was missing out on so much when we went out of town.

He sent his usual spam of good morning texts to Felix and finished up his morning regime.

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The day went by pretty quickly after the chaotic morning. Felix and Minho were leaving together, but Felix started walking ahead when he got a call from Hyunjin. Minho purposely letting himself fall behind, not interested in hearing the sweet nothings that made him gag.

He saw a flash of something golden in the alleyway and stopped. He squinted into the darkness until his eyes were more adjusted and took a step towards it. He crouched down, and a small cat came up to him as he gently called for it.

"Hello friend" He said, taking it's orange paw in his hand. "Where is your collar?"

The cat nuzzled into his hand.

"Cute," He smiled and stood. "You have to go back to your owner"

As he started walking away, the cat followed him. Minho stopped and shooed it away in a soothing tone, which only seemed to make things work. He quickened his pace, but so did the cat. Pretending to have food in his hand and throw it, but the cat was much more interested in following him home.

Surely, he thought, once he reached the dorm the cat would get bored of him. It became evident that wouldn't be the case.

He slipped through the door and shut it behind him, leaving the cat just outside. That would have been the end of the ordeal if Minho was strong enough to leave the now crying cat out outside. All alone. Cold.

He opened the door. "You aren't going to leave me alone, huh?"

The cat welcomed itself inside, to Minho's delight and annoyance. They weren't supposed to have animals in the dorm, but this would be just for tonight.

Felix took no notice of this development as he had passed out on the couch as soon as he got home.

Minho placed down a bowl filled with water on the ground as he got to work cooking something for the cat. And Felix, if there were leftovers. He thoroughly cooked some chicken and brown rice, waiting for it to cool before putting it in another bowl for the cat. Minho sat on the ground petting the cat as it ate.

"I'm going to have to give you a name" He informed the cat. "What about... Soonie?"

The cat purred in acceptance.

Felix started to stir, smelling the food. "Minho?"

Minho stopped instantly. "I made a new friend, Felix"

"Oh?" Felix rubbed his eyes and sat up. "Who?"

"Soonie"

"Soon-" Felix looked over to see Minho cradling a cat. "A cat?"

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