I can read your smile - Choi Minho SHINee Fanfic (COMPLETED)

Chapter 13 - Strawberry buttons

~third person POV~

"So, we're all going to the party on Saturday, right?" Jude spoke excitedly and looked insistently at Lydia and Crystal. It was the second day of Uni, and their small group was eating lunch together in the cafeteria.

Crystal lazily took an apple out of her bag and began eating it, not wanting to respond.

"That damn apple again." Lydia rolled her eyes. "I swear to God, if you don't start eating real meals I'm gonna-"

Just as she started speaking, she got interrupted by a bear hug from behind, which startled her.

"Hey." Jinki kissed her cheek, and she became a blushing mess.

They've been dating ever since Taemin's birthday, and even if it was hard for Lydia to get over her past and overcome her trauma regarding men, she gave him a chance, and she's been very happy since.

"Hi." She smiled. "What's up?"

"We figured we'll eat with you." Jinki sat down next to Lydia, and Taemin followed soon after, and sat down in front of Crystal, next to Jude. Key also sat down next to Jude, on her other side. They've been dating since Taemin's birthday as well, albeit not so openly.

Then, a tray with food appeared out of nowhere in front of Crystal, and Minho stood down next to her with his own tray.

"Eat." He instructed her, and she looked at him dumbfounded.

"Thank you, Minho." Lydia smiled satisfied. "We've been trying to force food down her throat for years, and she wouldn't listen."

"Yea, she only listens to you apparently." Jude chuckled.

"Oh, shut up." Crystal rolled her eyes.

"So, why were you so excited?" Key smiled, asking his girlfriend.

"The party on Saturday. I was just asking the girls if we're all going."

"Oh, I really want to go too!" Taemin smiled.

"Jude, we have plans on Saturday though." Key frowned, and then Jude finally remembered and face-palmed herself.

"Oh, that's right! Nevermind, then!" She smiled and watched Key, who was smiling happily.

"I hate parties, so I'm not going." Lydia shrugged.

"Crystal, Jinki, Minho, are you coming with me?" Taemin asked, hopeful.

"I have football practice for our next game both Saturday evening and Sunday morning..." Minho shook his head.

"I have plans with Lydia." Jinki hugged her side, and she raised a brow and mouthed a 'We do?' to which Jinki simply smirked.

"Crystal, you're my last hope." Taemin pleaded.

"I don't know, I've never been to one of these parties before." She shrugged. Parties weren't exactly her cup of tea. She had low alcohol tolerance, not many friends, and she'd rather watch a movie or something instead of going out to dance with strangers.

"So why not come with me? Maybe you'll find yourself a boyfriend or something-" Taemin started, when Jude elbowed his side.

"I'm not really a hook-up kind of girl anymore." Crystal shrugged.

"Anymore?" Key asked, amused.

"Don't tell me you used to sleep around, because I will never ever believe you." Jude gasped.

"This is not the type of conversation to have at lunch, in Uni." Crystal waved her hand around, trying to dismiss this talk.

After she got kicked out of the orphanage, she used to seek any kind of love or validation from others that she could get, and more often than not, that validation would come in the form of sex, so she would offer her body to almost anyone who wanted it. Sex was the only thing that made her feel a little bit less lonely, it was the only time people gave her any attention, and she was thriving on it, until she realised it was self-destructive. Ever since then, she decided she will no longer sleep with just anyone, or offer her body away just for a few minutes of fake love. She wanted to have a deeper connection with someone before having sex with them, so she hasn't had sex in... years.