met you by the pile of straw

if we had more time

days turned into weeks.
and it was suddenly the 30th of August.
Minhos last day on this ranch.

jisung and minho were laying in mae's cage on a fresh pile of straw, a weird silence surrounding them.

"well...this is it."
jisung whispered.

minho closed his eyes, pulling jisung closer, breathing in his familiar scent.

"what's going to happen to us now?"
jisung asked, looking at minho.

"I...I don't know."
minho answered, truthfully.
"it's...gonna be hard. we both are going back to school, and you're gonna be working here..."

"and we won't be able to see each other."
jisung said.

minho shook his head.
"don't think about that. I could come over some weekends, you know? by the train? maybe you could visit me as well."

"minho..."
jisung sighed.
"with school, your graduation, work, time, and money...it's not gonna be that easy."

"I know."
minho said.
"I know it won't."

"do you...want to...break up?"
jisung whispered.

minho immediately sat up, staring at jisung.
"are you crazy?"
he said, cupping jisungs cheeks.
"that's the last thing I would want to do."

jisung closed his eyes, a tear falling down his cheek.
"minho...you need to live you life. look, you're going back to school. maybe you will find someone there who will catch your eye, and you will forget about me."

"what are you talking about?"
minho shook his head in shock.
"that could never, NEVER happen."

"a year is a long time minho. anything could happen."
jisung said, looking down.

"hey, listen to me."
minho said, pulling jisung in for a kiss.
"I don't care how long I will have to wait for you. to see you. to touch you. I'm gonna be patiently waiting, and thinking about you the entire time I will be away. I'm graduating this year, and after that, I can come here and take long distance college-"

"I don't want you sacrificing anything for me."
jisung said.
"that's the last thing I want."

"I won't be sacrificing anything."
minho shook his head.
"long distance collage, or collage...that doesn't matter."

"your feelings about the future can change."
jisung said.
"your feelings for me as well."

"jisung."
minho sighed.
"there is nothing, NOTHING more that I wish then to have a real future with you. and if you're feeling the same way...there is nothing that can stop us. not even long distance."

"I'm...I'm gonna miss you."
jisung said, more tears falling down his cheeks.

minho sighed, pulling jisung closer to himself, holding him as tightly as possible.
"god, me too. I have no idea how I'm gonna last an entire year without you."

"let's just say this, okay?"
jisung whispered.
"let's text each other, or call each other at least three times a week. it doesn't have to be long chats, or long calls, just...talks about our day. keeping each other updated, and having company when we need."

minho nodded.
"and...how about I came over to visit every other weekend if I have time?"

jisung shook his head.
"no. as much as I would love that, you're graduating this year. your attention has to be on school 100%. I want you to reach your dreams. I want you to become the most wonderful and talented choreographer in Seoul, and be happy."

"then...every two months?"
minho asked.

jisung gave him a small sad smile, before hugging minho as tight as possible.
"I love you."

minho's eyes widened, his breath stopping at those words.
"I...I love you too."
he whispered, before pulling away from the hug, and cupping jisungs cheeks, pulling him into a loving kiss.

tears were falling from their eyes as their lips moved in sync.

gosh, if they just had more time...