Letting love in (GTop)

Revelations

~Seunghyun~

Taemin holds me close to him, squeezing me tight as if he has no plans to ever let me go. I don't mind though, having the boy in my embrace after so long feels so incredible, and so comforting especially with everything going on.

"How's Ji doing?" He asks, his words muffled against my chest.

I sigh, knowing that if I try to lie, the kid will see right through me. Taemin's always been able to tell if I'm telling the truth or not. Even when we were kids, if I ever lied to grandma or any one else for that matter, Taemin knew. But he never said anything, he alway kept my secrets, even when he knew I could get hurt back when I was fighting, he never told a soul. Taemin's always been my brother, my best friend, someone I could rely on, someone who has always been on my side. I can't believe that I let someone separate us, I can't believe I let go of him so easily. 'I promise you Tae, I won't let you slip away from me so easily again'

I rub circles across Taemins back, an act I usually use to comfort Ji, but I think the familiar motions are more to comfort me this time "he's kind of rough right now, but he's strong kid, he's going to be alright"

Tae pulls back and furrows his brows, trying to detect even a hint of lie, but seems to find none and snuggles back into my arms.

"So I'd like to know, why my grandsons felt the need to hide what's been going on here in Seoul" my grandmother steps forward "I sent Taemin here under the condition that you two stay together, that is the main reason I didn't keep Taemin with me, so he could be with you Seunghyung... can you tell me why it is, that I got a call from a fantic Taemin last night telling me that he isn't allowed to come see his best friend and his brother at the hospital? Or why I had to hear from someone else that my baby Jiyong is even in the hospital?"

I sigh "there's been a lot going on, I didn't want to burden you"

My grandmother gives me a stern look "so help me Choi Seunghyun, if you don't tell me everything that's been going on, I'm going to beat the stupid right out of you"

I roll my eyes and pull away from Taemin, tucking him under my arm, so I can talk to our grandmother better "I decided to move in with Ji, he doesn't do well sleeping alone and I basically lived there anyways, but once the subject was brought up, Aunt and Uncle decided that I am no longer welcome in their family and that I was tainting Taemin, so they kept us away from each other, and I didn't tell you about Ji because I didn't want you to worry and I figured it would be to hard on you to come here"

The woman gives me a brief, almost too brief look of sympathy "Jiyong is my grandson now, if he is hurt or in need of support then I will come to him, I love that boy and there is nothing I won't do for him, don't give me the 'I didn't want to bother you' bullshit" My grandmother closes her eyes tightly and pinches the bridge of her nose, her agitation with me clearly rising "now, the 'you basically being kicked out and you two separated' situation... how long has this been going on?"

I shrug "a couple of months"

"Months?" She echoes in a incredulous tone.

I swallow hard and pull Taemin slightly behind me reflexively "yes, I didn't want to make things harder for anyone, so I let it happen, but I realize now that I should have fought for Tae, I just didn't know how"

The old woman's jaw tightens and she cocks her head slightly to the side "I'll show you, Taemin, call your aunt and uncle"

"B-but" Taemin protests "what if they take me back? What if they keep me away from Seung again?"

My grandmother crosses her arms "Lee Taemin, do as I tell you, don't worry I won't let this happen again, call your aunt and uncle and tell them to bring their bigot asses down here"