Stuck in the middle (Minlix x Reader)

Chapter 24 - Welcome Home

I was walking between Leeknow and Felix as we headed towards his 'welcome home' party, still not quite understanding the big deal. I had missed Felix whilst he was gone, but was a whole party necessary for only a week? Although, people loved an excuse to get drunk, and this seemed like a good one.

"Who's throwing this party again?" I questioned, glancing between the two, who both shrugged in response.

"I think it was Jeongin's idea, but maybe Hyunjin, he's a bit of an animal." Leeknow smiled a little, thinking about some of the crazy times they had.

"Hyunjin? Really?"

"He likes to play the nice card but he's a terrible influence." Felix added, wrapping his arm around my shoulders as we walked upto the house. Obviously it wasn't Hyunjin's place, it would be a friend he had coerced into throwing the party.

We headed inside, evidently early. Felix had wanted to catch up with the guys beforehand. "Felix!" Jeongin called out, causing the others to look up.

They started to greet each other, with their fist bumps and what not and I went over to see Chan.

"Hey Chan, how was Australia?" I asked, looking up at him.

"It was great, have you ever been?" He leant down, giving me a hug. I returned his brief embrace before shaking my head.

"No, I've never been out of Korea." I told him, a little embarrassed by the fact.

"I'll talk Felix into taking you." He winked.

"Talk Felix into what?" The blonde looked over after hearing his name, a raised brow and that playful smirk on his face.

"Oh nothing." I waved my hand dismissively, laughing a little. The boys went back to talking, Leeknow making his way over and pulling me away.

"You should check this out, I think you'll like it." He spoke, leading me to the DJ set up.

"It is pretty cool, but it looks way complicated." I pulled a slight face, looking down at all the controls.

Leeknow leant forward, hovering over me. "It's easier than you think." He explained, reaching over and lowering the volume so he could put some music on without disrupting the guys.

I instinctively leant my body back against his, relaxing a little as I watched his hands move over the DJ set. It was becoming a little too obvious that he wanted to be alone, especially after spending so much time together this week.

"Leeknow..." I cut him off as he was talking, not daring to look back and meet his gaze. "We should get back." I added, starting to turn to leave. But he hadn't moved, essentially trapping me between his arms.

He was staring so intensely I thought he was going to burn a hole into me, and if you didn't know him you'd mistake it for a glare. "You look really beautiful tonight." He muttered, the tips of his ears turning red as he pulled back. He offered out his hand, which I took before we headed back to the rest of the group. I couldn't really process what was going on, why he had became so attentive all of a sudden.

Some of the guys had scattered around, finishing the set up for the party. Felix looked over at us, a smile appearing on his face. "Did you see the photobooth set up? It's pretty awesome."

"A photobooth!?" My eyes widened with excitement, I loved collecting pictures and memories like that.

"I didn't think Hyunjin was serious about that." Leeknow chuckled, an amused look on his face knowing the photobooth wasn't making it out of the party in one piece.

"Do you think they need someone to test it out?" I teased, raising a brow.

Felix laughed a little, placing his hand on my lower back and leading me over towards the photobooth. Leeknow trailed behind, a little curious himself.

Felix pulled back the curtain, taking a seat before Leeknow swiftly followed. They both looked up at me expectantly, causing me to raise a brow. "Real smooth you guys." I laughed a little, stepping over and taking a seat on their laps.

Felix pressed the button as Leeknow pulled the curtain shut, the camera starting to flash. I had a great feeling about the days to come.