Will You Marry Me?

01.

"You wanna marry him?"
Mother of the house asked the little cutie aged 3 years old. The little cutie who was going to celebrate his fourth birthday this July nodded shyly as he fiddled with his fingers.

"You tell him then." She suggested.
Doubtfully the little cutie turned his direction toward the other boy in the room then said with his sweet voice,
"I want to marry you."

The other boy glared at his mother. Not a bit liked this deed.

"Mom! Why did you ask him to do so?" he half shouted when telling this to his mother.

"I didn't." His mother told the truth though. She didn't ask him, she just suggested it, whether Taemin finally out spoken it or not, it depended on his own decision.

Yes, the cute boy was Lee Taemin. He was in his neighbor house. He was used to stay there until his parents or his older brother came to pick him from work or school. His neighbor offered to help taking care of him when his parents were out for job and his brother went to school. Taemin didn't go to school yet, same with his neighbor's son.

"I want to marry you." Taemin the little cutie asked again to ensure his neighbor listen to him.

"No" the other boy who was two years older than him denied Taemin's wish.

"Why?" Taemin asked wondering why his hyung didn't grant his wish. He was not even sure and aware of his request, yet meeting this refusal was not amused him. He stood with his arms around his waist, rather annoyed with the older one.

"Just no!" That simple sentence was what Taemin got. And he didn't satisfied.

"Yes." Taemin insisted.

"No!" his hyung rose his voice one octave higher.

"YES!" Taemin didn't budge.

"NO!" his hyung finally cried out loud refusing Taemin.

"Mom, I don't wanna marry."
Taemin sighed in defeat and didn't continue to disturb the older with this marriage thing. While his hyung's mom just laughed at her son, crying and whining.

***

Five years later Taemin brought the same question toward his neighbor. Yes, they still stay in the same neighborhood and went to same school. Every day they went to and got home from school together. It was rainy day, they couldn't go outside played his hyung's favorite sport – soccer. So they just stayed inside.

"Minho hyung, when will you ask me to marry you?" He said while they played monopoly together.

"I won't."

"But I want to marry you." Taemin turned his back opposite Minho, his hyung - his neighbor and folded his arms in front of his chest. He now was very well know what the request means. While learning what that means Taemin had crush on Minho.

"I want to sleep." Taemin's jaw dropped listening his hyung saying. Minho left Temin in the living room, heading to his bedroom.

***

In his eleventh birthday Taemin's wish was only for Minho to marry him. All of his relatives and friends knew this and support him. But still Minho was as rock as stone about his decision.

***

Minho didn't go to the same school with Taemin anymore. Since now he was a high schooler and Taemin was still in junior high. But he still accompanied Taemin to and pick him from school.

"Study hard, will you! Don't talk to strangers, listen to your teacher, stop play around!" Minho reminded his dongsaeng.

"I'm not five hyung!" he said annoyed being treated like kid by his –going to be lover but happy at the same time because,
"You care about me." He said and giggled like a girl.
Minho just rolled his eyes and then left.
When Minho came to pick Taemin, he saw that the younger boy conversed with someone he didn't know. Quickly he came to Taemin's side.