thoughts ; meanie

2 ; arms

arms

-wonwoo

   I hear a ringing somewhere in the distance, me being too tired and lazy to get up to make it stop. I cuddle back into Mingyu's chest, his warmth almost luring me back to sleep.

   "Are you going to turn it off?" I hear him whisper, making me whine in response.

   "I don't want to get it. I'm too comfy."

   "No, you're too lazy. I can't sleep if it keeps ringing like that."

   I finally sigh, getting out of bed to turn off the annoying ringing sound that is ruining my morning. I search my whole bedroom but can't find it.

   "Gyu, I don't know what it's coming from." I tell him, confused and tired.

   "Maybe it's coming from the living room." Mingyu suggests so I head in there, finally finding the source of the noise. I pick up my phone to see that I have three missed calls from my mom and that she is still trying to call me right now.

   "Hello?" I answer, heading back to my bed and sitting down beside Mingyu.

   "Why have you not been answering your phone? I've tried to call you seventeen times it feels like. Your shift starts in twenty minutes, you do know that right? I'm not picking up your slack. You are lucky I gave you this job in the first place." She rants, her voice tinged with affection.
Even though she seems like a grumpy old lady, she is really sweet.

   "I know mom, I'm very thankful. I will be there on time today, I promise. Thank you for all your hard work. Bye, love you!" I say through the phone, hurrying and ending the call so she couldn't say anymore. Mingyu was watching me the whole time, his face showing an expression I couldn't decipher.

   "Sorry, that was my mom. I have work in a few minutes so I need to get dressed." I say to him, his expression still unchanging. It's making me uneasy seeing him like this. What is he thinking?

   He gets out of my bed, my clothes that he is wearing hangs loose on him. "Well, I guess I'll be heading off then. Thank you so much for all your kindness and generosity that you have shown me. I really appreciate it. I would put my clothes back on from last night but they are kinda bloody so I will just get your clothes back to you as soon as I can. Again, thank you for giving up your bed to me." Mingyu bows to me, his voice sad and distant. Why was he leaving? Did I do something that upset him?

   "What do you mean? Why are you leaving Gyu? Have I done something?" I ask him, my voice rushed and scared. I don't want him to leave. He is the only friend I have and I don't want to be alone anymore. He can't leave me.

   "I thought that since you were heading off to work that it was my time to leave. Usually, that's what happens. I didn't think that you would even want me to stay longer." Mingyu mumbles, fiddling with the hem of the shirt he is wearing. Why would he think that I wouldn't want him to stay?

   "Gyu, what are you thinking? You were homeless last night, why would I want you to leave if I know that you have no where to go? You can stay here as long as you need, actually as long as you want. It's nice to finally have company around since it's usually just me. I don't know what happened to you last night or even anything about you but we have time for that later. I need to go to work and you are more than welcome to come. Just please don't feel like I don't want you here." I look at Mingyu, his eyes never leaving the floor. Every word I said was true and I wish that he would believe me. What happened to him that made him so insecure? I wish I could of protected him from whomever did this to him. He is silent for a long time and I think that he is going to leave but then finally he speaks.

   "Thank you so much Wonu. I've never really had friends or remotely anyone that cared for me. It's just been me and my parents, not even them a lot of the time. So it really means a lot that you are willing to help me when I've done nothing for you. You are the closest thing that I have to a friend and I could never repay you for everything you have done. Really, thank you." He finally looks me in the eye, his words bringing tears to his own eyes. I smile and take it all in, the fact that I have a cute guy in my clothes that I cuddled with in my bed, who I can now call a friend. He may be a little broken, with his secrets slowly creating more cracks, but he's still alive and breathing which has got to count for something, right? I get off of my bed and walk over to him, capturing him in a hug.

   No matter what happened in Mingyu's past, or what will happen in our future, I'm just glad that I will still get to have him in my arms.

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a/n

hello!!! this chapter is way shorter than the first one but this is really the length that I want each chapter to be because it makes it so much easier to write and update frequently. and plus this chapter was all about character development and them establishing that they are friends and will stick with each other, ya know? okay that's all!! and don't worry, the other members will be coming in soon which I'm really excited for :) oh p.s. pls vote & comment that would be greatly appreciated.

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