Oneshots (SKZ)

The Proposal(Minho)

21st Oct, 2023

8:00pm

While hanging with my friends, Felix texted me, "I'm coming to pick you up.", and went offline. I said to my friends in hurried air, "Gotta go now, my brother's coming to pick me up. Let's go shopping some other day.", and bid them goodbye. I rushed down the streets to find him waiting in his car for me. Seeing me there, he opened the car door and said, "Hurry up". How annoying! Still he's my brother. Can't swear at him. It's his new car and he has switched on the AC, makes sense. I got in the car and sat on the cold, cozy seat. "So, what's the matter? Why are you rushin'?", I asked him with an impatient face.

"You'll see..."

The smile on his face got bigger and perhaps it was the most annoying thing to look at, for now.

"You hungry?"

"Of course duh! You stole my food!"

"What? But I wasn't even there with you!"

"We were supposed to have dinner after shopping. So apparently, you stole my food."

"Okay fine. Let's go eat somewhere."

"You'll pay!"

"Yeah sure (whisper: not at all!)"

"I heard that!"

A little quarrel was all that we needed to pass the time. He drives very slow: new car!

Moments later, we stopped near a café and grabbed some snacks. As expected, I had to pay for it. We then sat back in the car and he started driving again.

"I won't forget this! You have to treat me to a café later!"

"Hey, I had no money to pay for it. I didn't bring my wallet. Forget that you're always hungry."

"Can't you pay online?"

There was no reply. He just gave me that annoying smile.

About an hour later we reached our destination. He stopped near a huge gate through which a park could be seen. The park was fenced, and right beside the gate, on the dark wall, a small box-like name plate. I walked closer to the gate. It read "For the prettiest girl I know." I felt flattered and looked back. Felix smiled and waved his hand bidding me goodbye and drove off. Confused, I looked back and slowly opened the gate. It was so dark that only the footpath could be seen. I walked through the darkness with my high heels crushing the grass beneath which moved gently in the wind and shone in the fading moonlight. Suddenly, the place lit up as if it was day. There were so many pictures on both sides of the path bordered with small colourful lights. Pictures of me and only me. Some with hearts on them, some shaped like a heart, and some decorated with heart-shaped lights. I was amazed. I froze for sonic moments and then looked at the lit up entrance in front of me. Out of curiosity, I walked up to the entrance and opened the door. It was dark inside, but just as I opened the door the room lit up with the same small lights shaped as hearts. They lit up one by one revealing a stage in front of me. At last a big heart lit up in the ceiling. The room was lit up with pink lights and on the stage stood a human-like figure, a few inches taller than me.

"I see my whole life in your eyes."

The stage lit up, Minho stood on the stage with the spotlight shining on him. I slowly walked up to him, onto the stage.

"Your hair resembles the dark sea which shines under the moonlight; Your eyes are like the stars which shine and twinkle in the night sky; Your lips are like the sweetest friends parted with your sugar breath; Your hands are like the soft cushion the heavenly fairies sleep on, and seems the perfect place to keep this ring of love."

He crouched with his right leg kneeling on the dusty floor and his arms on a small box which he opened to reveal a dazzle of bright light, slowly getting dimmer to show the diamond which sparkled so brightly resting on its golden crown.

My eyes felt moist. Tears rolled down my cheeks as my hands moved up to my face to hide my lips.

"Will you let me hold onto you for the rest of our lives?"

"Yes!" I exclaimed with happiness.

He stood up and slipped the ring into my finger. Sobbing, I hugged him. He hugged me back and looked into my eyes. Our foreheads met. Tears started rolling down his eyes.

I said, "But will our parents agree-"

Before I could finish the sentence, they walked out of the backstage. "Of course we would" said mom. "And now it's time to celebrate. My son is finally getting married!" said Mrs. Lee.

"And don't forget about us" said Jisung. All the other members walked out of the backstage behind him.

"Hey Minho hyung! We've helped you a lot. So we gotta go too!" exclaimed Jeongin.

"You guys are here too?"

"Yup! It's all Minho's plan."

...

Hours later, me and Minho were hanging out by the Han River. We spent all these hours in a restaurant with mom, dad and everyone else, and they had left early, leaving as alone to spend some time together. We decided to grab some ice cream and go to the Han River valley.

We walked through the pavement beside the river, kicking the dust. The wind gently blew and moved my bangs off my face eyes, so I could look at his handsome face.

I kept staring at him while he talked. I wasn't paying attention; I saw the rest of my life in his dark pretty eyes. At that moment, I felt like I had found true happiness.

Laughing, he looked at me and said, "Hey, what happened?"

"Oh; Nothing"

"You look like a lot of stuff is going on in your head. You good?"

"Yeah, I'm fine..."

He looked at me for a moment, and his smile started to fade away. He came closer, I blushed and pushing him back, I said nervously, "I'm tired...Let's sit here." He smiled. We sat on the grass growing in the slanting surface.

He looked at me again, more serious now. "Sweetheart, what do you see in me?"

"What?"

"I mean, why do you love me?"

I blushed. What should I say? He's perfect! How do I deserve him? Where should I start?

"What's wrong?"

"Uh... Well, you, you're handsome and, uh, sweet?" I fumbled, "And you're cute? I don't know! ...Don't, don't ask me such stupid questions!"

My face was red. To hide my embarrassment, I covered my nose and lips with my hands. The ring touched my lips and the diamond sparkled. He came closer. "Sweetheart." He put his left hand on my cheek and gently rubbed it against my skin till he reached my chin. His face came closer to mine. His eyes slowly closed and lips pouted. So did mine. He gently kissed my lips. My breath stopped as his lips were the only things I wanted to feel at that moment.

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