The Bond Beyond One Life

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It was a warm day and a group of friends was having a picnic in a park, laughing and sharing funny stories. They talked about how one friend embarrassed the other or how one helped another. They were content and having fun, that's for sure.

"I remember when that old lady thought you were flirting with her just because you smiled, Min! Your face when she winked was priceless." A boy among the group laughed when he remembered it, making Minho wince and hide his face behind his hands.

"Don't mention that! I didn't know what to do because it looked like she was about to come to me. I was lucky you came and saved me! Not the best first meeting but it worked just fine, seeing that we're still friends." Minho said after a while, grinning at the boy next to him.

"Yes, I guess that half of us shared funny first meeting." Said a girl sitting in front of Jinki who was eating.

"It's weird, but kind of true, isn't it?" another girl chuckled while handing a napkin to Jinki.

"It's not that weird. Come on, guys! Beautiful friendships form from a meeting where you can laugh." Jonghyun was currently lying on his side on the blanket, playing with grass close to Kibum's leg.

"Pfft, of course you would say it, oppa. You tend to make meetings like that." A red haired girl said playfully, making everyone else chuckle in agreement.

"Not true." Jonghyun huffed, almost pouting as he pulled on the grass which made Kibum chuckle.

"Of course it is. Do you remember when we first met? You told me, a boy, I was pretty and that I should be your friend. You were so damn hyper, Jjong." Kibum laughed, nudging the said boy.

"And you don't even know everything yet! We were there when he saw you." A girl leaning against another boy laughed.

Jonghyun looked up quickly, widening his eyes because he remembered that day very well. "Don't you dare.." he said, sitting up abruptly but the girl just stuck out her tongue and started talking.

Fourteen years old Jonghyun was sitting on the stairs in front of his house, talking to his friends when a van pulled up to the house next to his own. He was curious to see what was happening but he didn't expect a boy to jump out of the car, smiling and nodding to whomever was sitting there.

It was like some kind of pull on Jonghyun's heart. He saw that beautiful smile, those unique eyes and he could almost swear that the boy was glowing.

"So pretty." He said dreamily and he had this weird urge to go up to the boy and hug him because he missed him so much. Which was weird considering that this was the first time he has seen him.

Jonghyun's friends looked at him, confused, but seeing the other boy they chuckled.

"He is, indeed. New neighbor?" a boy asked when he saw that some people opened the back door of the van and started taking out things.

"Probably..?" Jonghyun said and he couldn't take his eyes off the boy.

His friends seemed to notice and nudged him, the girls giggling at his expression.

"Uh, I just.. maybe I should go greet him? Since he's new and all. He must feel lonely if he just moved here." He said sincerely and his friends could only smile.

The boy had really kind heart and always tried to help people around him.

"Then go talk to him?" one of girls said and raised her eyebrows when she noticed how Jonghyun bit his lip and looked down for a moment.