Can't Win

Party

Kim Yi Cheold POV:

It was morning as I woke up and it was better since it was a holiday. "Kimchi! Wake up! Minho is here", yelled my sister.

"Right!", I said, as I got ready and put good clothes on in five minutes. I went downstairs and saw Minho. I blushed but tried not to show it.

"Okay, go hangout with Minho. Be back before 10:00 pm", said my sister, as she gave Minho a look.

We both left. I knew what was coming. We are going to do something fun and then Minju will get involved in it in some way.

"Let's go to my house", said Minho.

We entered his house and were greeted by his parents. "Hey, Yi Cheol", said Mr. Lee.

"Hi", I bowed.

"Do you want some breakfast? It's pretty early after all", said Mrs. Lee.

"Thanks", I said, as I accepted a plate of food and so did Minho.

"How's school?", asked Mr. Lee.

"Oh, school is challenging but not difficult", I said.

"Interesting", said Mrs. Lee.

"Let's go upstairs", said Minho, as we put out plates in the sink. We went to his room and sat down on the couch. "Let's play video games", said Minho, as he handed me a controller.

He looked at me deeply. Our hands brushed and I blushed. We were playing the game when in the middle of it Minho's phone rang. I bet you it was definitely Minju. "You can answer it", I said, looking away. He looked at his phone and turned it off. I looked at him in surprise. Ever since he started dating Minju, he never ignored her calls. "You just ignored the call", I said.

He put a finger to my lips. "Today is about you", he said, really closely in my ear.

I blushed deep red. "Thanks", I said.

"I'm sorry, if Minju and my relationship got in the way between us", he said, looking down.

"Are you apologizing?", I asked. Minho never apologized. He hated the word 'sorry'.

"I said it already", he said, while I just laughed at him.

We just continue playing video games. Mrs. Lee got us some cookies too. "I won!", he yelled.

"But you cheated", I said. "You got a head start and when Minju called you were secretly playing".

"Stop whining", he said.

"Stop cheating", I said.

"Let's go eat lunch", he said.

We went downstairs and saw Mr. Lee makes us ramen. Classic. "Here you go guys", he said, as he handed us the bowl.

"Thanks Mr. Lee", I said, as we began eating the ramen.

"What do you want to do after this?", asked Minho.

"Well, we can go to the park", I said.

"Sure", he said. We finished eating and headed to the park. We both sat on the swings.

"What do your parents do?", I asked.

"Well, they both are doctors", he said. "What about yours?".

"My parents were never around. I've always lived with my grandmother and Jisoo", I said.

"Oh", he said.

"Excuse me can you find my parents?", asked a little boy.

"Sure", said Minho, as he grabbed the younger boy's hand. "What's your name?".

"Suho", said the child.

"I'm Minho, and that is Kimchi", said Minho to Suho, to stop him from freaking out.

"Kimchi. That's a silly name", said the child, making me tickle him.

He giggled a lot. "Hyung, are you two dating?", asked Suho.

"Well, He's dating someone else and I'm single", I explained.

"What?", asked Suho.

"Well we're dating", said Minho, holding my hand. I blushed red.

"Ah, ok", said Suho.

"There you are", said a voice. We both looked up to see a woman the same age as us.

"Eomma, Minho and Kimchi hyungs are dating", said Suho.

"Minho?", she said. "It's nice to meet you. Minju talks about you a lot". She stuck out her hand. "I'm Yujin".

"Oh, right. You must be Minju's sister", said Minho, as he shook her hand. "Is he your son?".

She looked down and nodded. "He's so cute!", I said, cooling the tension and lifting Suho in the air. He giggled. "Make sure to drop him off ok?", I said, as they both waved and left.

"Let's go to your house", said Minho. We walked to our house. I unlocked the door and walked in. All the lights were turned off. I turned them on. I couldn't see Minho near me.

"Surprise!", yelled everyone, including Minho, who emerged from behind the couch.

"Guys! What is this?", I asked.

"It's your birthday", said Han, as he clapped.

I laughed. It was time to cut the cake. All my friends, Jisoo's friends, and my grandmother, lined up near the cake and took pictures. I was standing behind the cake, when I looked to my side and saw Minho. "You planned this all didn't you?", I asked.

"Yep", he said, smiling.

Taking photos was done and now it was time to unwrap the presents. Everyone wrote me cards and it was time to unwrap them. I unwrapped all of them and read the letters as everyone listened. It was finally Minho's turn. I opened his card.

"Dear Kimchi,

You're my best friend. No one is like you. Ever since you first talked to me, I've felt natural joy around you. Thank you for always being there for me and helping me. You're really funny and caring to everyone and that's what makes you a great inspiration. You also joined me to go to that French place to practice my French. Again thank you for being there for me", I read.

I looked at him and smiled. "I also have something for you", he said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. Inside there was a lucky charm. "When you first gave me mine, I treasured it. I know this isn't big enough like everything else but here you go. I made one for you", he said, with a blush.

I blushed darker. "Thanks", I said. We smiled.

"I guess I'll get going", he said, as he headed for the door.

"Wait!", I said. Everyone looked at me as Minho turned around. I took a deep breath and knew this was going to be hard. I kissed his cheek. "Today was great. Being your best friend is my honor", I said. He smiled even more before walking off into the dark.

Everyone began cheering. "You kissed him!", yelled Jennie.

"I know this is so fun", said Jisung.

I turned back to face all of them. "He still has a girlfriend", I said.

"Nevermind that! Let's have fun!", said Jisoo, as we continued partying.