Namjin; Together Forever

Chapter 2 - Growing Up

Being 9 years old, Jin's class had to learn about the wonders of sex. Him and Namjoon are now best friends and though it still dazzles him as to why someone like Namjoon would befriend him, he couldn't imagine not being his best friend. Namjoon still hangs out with some other boys, but most of the time it's just the two of them. The dreaded day had come, Jin trudged behind Namjoon as they walked to school.

"This is going to be so awkward.." He muttered, trying to catch up. "Tell me about it! oh well, might be fun" Namjoon winked, turning his head to look up at that scary school building. Though Namjoon helped Jin with his fear of school and the people in it, Jin still had to take a breath before he entered those double doors everyday. "Come on or we'll be late" He pulled him out of his thoughts, Jin nodding and running up to the doors.

"Boys and girls settle down please! I know you're... Interested to learn about this... but we need quiet now". Obviously all the children were snickering, all having being told different things about babies. "So kids, I always hate this part.. What do you know makes girls different from boys?" One girl put her hand up, "Girls have long hair and boys have shorter hair" she smiled. "Well that can be the case.. But that doesn't necessarily make you a boy or a girl.. Anything else?" Since no one else knew anything, Namjoon shot his hand up, the teacher almost sighed knowing he'd say something, he was like the smartest boy in class.

"Yes Namjoon?" "Boys have penises and girls have vaginas" he stated plainly as if it was no big deal. "That is actually correct, not sure how you know that... But well done" the lesson continued, seemingly like any other science lesson until it was time to have to witness both how people have sex and how babies were born. The teacher sighed, pressing play on the first video. Even she thought it was a little much for 9 and 10 year olds to be seeing, two completely naked people with a voice over as they very slowly made some action. It was stopped before anything too racy came on, and the children were left with astonished faces, most of them confused.

Jin looked over to Namjoon and noticed him gawping at the screen. Why did he find the sight of him blushing, and wide eyed, so appealing? This was wrong, it was his best friend for Christ sake, and a boy at that! He was about to look away when Namjoon caught him staring, instantly going bright red and turning away, covering his face.

Jin had never blushed harder in his life, hiding his face in his arms. Once the school day was finally over, Namjoon was going to Jin's house. "Sorry about before.. I didn't mean to-" "No it's okay, I was just embarrassed is all" Namjoon replied, smiling. Jin nodded and reached out his hand, "I'm scared to cross the road..." He admitted, putting his head down. Namjoon always held Jin's hand whenever he was nervous, it seemed to calm him down. "Still?" Namjoon teased, but gripped his hand as they waited for the lights to turn red.

Once back at Jin's house, Namjoon didn't even have to introduce himself to his parents since he was at his house almost every night. "Want to play some video games?" Jin asked, reaching for the Mario disc causing Namjoon to instantly moan, "You always play the exact same level though hyung" "Yes because It's my favourite!" He laughed. "How about we play with some other stuff.. What else do you have?" He asked looking around the room.

Jin's room was almost fully pink, Namjoon had grown to accept that it was his favourite colour, though he didn't have many toys. "Hyung, where are your toys?" He asked, "Umm.. I don't really have many" He said a little nervous, usually they just played video games or watched TV so Namjoon never really noticed. "Oh.. That's okay, I'll just have to give you some of mine next time I come!" "What? No Namjoon those are your toys" he smiled weakly, "But I want to share them with you, I have too many anyway, it would be rude" he patted Jin on the head before stumbling over to the small VHS shelf and picking a film from it. "Let's watch this!"

After the movie was over, dinner had been eaten and Namjoon went home, Jin was left sifting through his many unfinished thoughts as he lay on his bed. "Today was weird.." He said aloud, turning over to grab his favourite blanket. When his mom came in later on to tuck him in, he couldn't help but ask the main question he had on his mind "Omma?" "Yes honey?" "You know like... Sex?" "Oh yes you learned about that today didn't you".

She shifted her eyes away awkwardly before looking down at her once innocent little boy, now full of information that was later to make him a teenager full of hormones. "Well I was wondering.. They only said boys and girls do it... Can a boy and a boy do it? Or a girl and a girl?" She swallowed slightly before answering, "Yes they can dear, now sleep please you have school tomorrow". He smiled kissing his mom on the cheek and then wrapping his small arms around her neck. "I love you Omma" He grinned, giggling as she blew raspberries into his neck, "I love you too Jinnie" He settled down, a little of his mind cleared before he dozed off into a peaceful sleep.