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MYTH #01: Jumping at New Year's Eve

Little Jihoon and Soonyoung was at a nearby park on New Year's Eve to watch the fireworks.

"Spoonyoung hyung! Jump with me!" Seven-year-old Jihoon ran over to five-months-older-than-him Soonyoung and tugged on his sleeve repeatedly. Soonyoung continued to eat his popcorn, glancing at Jihoon when the younger whined.

"Hyuuuuuuung!" Jihoon stomped his feet on the ground, doing a mini tantrum. Soonyoung licked his fingers clean before turning to Jihoon who has his face scrunched up in frustration.

"Why?" He asked before scooping a handful of popcorn and stuffing it in his mouth. He doesn't know why Jihoon wants to jump. Was it for when the fireworks come on? Or so they can see the stage where the countdown clock is? Soonyoung waited for Jihoon to stop his whining before asking why again.

"Because!" Jihoon pouted, Soonyoung continued to eat his popcorn.

"My classmates told me I'll be tall like you when I jump on New Year's Eve," Jihoon puffed his cheeks and glared at his shoes.

"Ten!" The crowd started counting down together with the emcee. Jihoon startled and frantically ran a few feet away from the crowd. Soonyoung following close behind. He can't leave his Jihoonie alone in a crowded place like this. Jihoon's mom would hang him if Jihoon got lost.

"Jihoonie!" Jihoon stopped, panting. He looked up at the sky and started jumping, as high as his legs can get him.

"I wanna be tall like Soonyoung hyung!" Jihoon continued to jump with all his might. Soonyoung watching from the side, a hand in his bucket of popcorn and a small smile on his face. Jihoon doesn't realize it, but he acts cute sometimes. This time is one of those times and Soonyoung's going to treasure it. Who knows when's the next time Jihoon will act like this.

Soonyoung jumped, too, covering the opening of his popcorn bucket with his hands. He likes this popcorn and he would like to eat every single one of it, he's not going to waste any.

Jihoon stopped jumping when he heard a firework go off. He watched it explode into different colours of pink, red, blue, and a bright green and yellow.

"Woah," Jihoon's eyes are wide with awe. He looked at another direction when he heard another firework go off. And another, and another, colouring the dark sky with bright colours.

Soonyoung stopped jumping, he looked at the younger and saw him looking at the sky with awe. He looked up and the sky was beautiful. He turned his eyes back to the figure in front of him.

"The view's more beautiful down here," Soonyoung unconsciously said out loud.

Jihoon glanced at him with questioning eyes before looking back up the sky.

-x-

"Why are you still taller than me?!" Jihoon screamed at Soonyoung, punching the older boy in the arm. It's three months into the new year and Jihoon is still the short boy he was a year ago. While Soonyoung, for some reason, became even taller.

"I jumped at New Year's Eve," Soonyoung said with a laugh. "You sure you did it right, Jihoonie?"

"Shut up!" Jihoon pounced on Soonyoung, attacking the elder with soft punches. Soonyoung laughing while trying to push Little Jihoonie away.

-x-

"Pumpkin, you're not going to jump?" Jihoon scowled at Soonyoung before he covered himself in his blanket. It's New Year's Eve and Jihoon's stuck in his bed with a fever.