strawberry shortcake

37. fears

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"Hi, ready to go?" Jisung smiled up at Minho who buckled up his seatbelt and returned the smile together with a nod. He was excited for what Jisung had prepared for them. He wasn't expecting much. Whatever Jisung's plan was, he was going to be happy. He was sure of it.

"I picked up some things on my way here. Hope you'll like them." They talked during the drive, but Minho could barely keep up a conversation with how overwhelmed he had become with seeing the way to his home. He was going home after so many months of being away. He was finally going back.

When Jisung stopped the car, he turned towards Minho with a bright smile. He could see the excitement in his eyes and was happy he could be the one to bring this out of him.

Uncertainly, he leaned towards Minho to give him a kiss and he would change his mind halfway if it wasn't for Minho gently grabbing his chin and pulling him in. Taken aback, Jisung's cheeks flushed while he returned the kiss that lasted only a second.

After they pulled away, he quickly glanced down to not have to meet Minho's gaze. He stretched towards his bag in the backseats and pulled out a small bundle of keys, separating one set from the rest. "Your keys are here. I think you won't have trouble finding your way."

Minho looked at him with surprised expression, hesitantly taking the keys, his keys. "You go ahead, I have to get something from the back." He got out of the car after checking it's safe. When he was about to open the back door he was stopped by Minho who walked from his seat right next to him. "I'll help you."

He was a little taken aback by his courtesy, blushing at the sweet act. "Oh.. you don't have to, you can go first." He shook his head. It was understandable Minho would want to be home as soon as possible, he wouldn't blame him if he ran there and completely forgot about him.

"No I wanna help you." Minho gently pushed him to the side and opened the door, taking all three bags by himself. "It's heavy! Let me carry something!" Jisung whined in protest, following after the man who almost ran into the house in excitement. He laughed in adoration at how ecstatic Minho was about the situation and even once he opened the door and stumbled inside he only stopped for a second to place the bags on the ground and hurried to one of the rooms.

"My babies! Dori, Doongie, Soonie hi! Oh my god you all grew up so much!" Minho fell to his knees in the middle of the living room, being surrounded by his three cats that took only a few seconds to recognize him.

Jisung didn't bother with the bags either and walked towards Minho with the brightest smile on his lips. The situation was incredibly wholesome, he couldn't leave without secretly taking a few photos and a short video of all of them before joining.

"Who is who?" He asked softly. Minho immediately looked in his direction, his eyes glistening with happy tears. "Soonie has a white nose, Doongie has a ginger one and Dori is the black and greish-brown." Minho happily introduced all three of his cats and put Dori in Jisung's lap since he was the most playful one.

"Oh wait! I got something." Jisung jumped up from his place, still holding Dori in his hands while the kitten playfully bit his hand and scratched his coat. He grabbed one of the bags and took it with him back to the living room where Minho was waiting for him with curious look on his face.

"Thought they might like a little gift," he said with a shy smile, emptying the bag one item by one, his smile widening as the cats got quickly entertained with a few of the toys he brought them. "You bought all of this?" Minho breathed out, touched by the sweet gesture.