Something New (OnHo)

You Don't Need To Work Hard

"Well, now you've got me too! We may not be very close, but I'd love to be your friend" Jinki smiled at him and a small sad smile pulled at Minho's lips.

"Thank you Jinki, that's really kind of you" Minho told him, but an irritated look crossed his face as he pulled his phone out of his pocket.

He scanned the notification, then sighed and slipped it back into his pocket.

"What is it?" Jinki asked, noticing the upset look on his face.

"Just Kibum, bothering me as per usual" Minho answered, then he started to smile, "So, I'm off tomorrow, do you want to have a little tour of the place?"

"That sounds great, and I can see who's hiring" Jinki watched Minho's smile get bigger.

"Good, we can go at noon, there's this great food vendor strip that opens around eleven-thirty, we can get lunch there" Minho suggested and Jinki quickly agreed.

There was a pause between them, and Jinki stood up slowly.

"I'm going to finish unpacking, let me know if you need me" Jinki broke the silence and Minho nodded at him.

He unpacked his personal belongings, setting up his guitar and putting his toiletries where they belong. He was almost done when he heard a light knock on his open door.

"I was thinking of picking up some dinner, is Thai good for you?" Minho asked, looking up from his phone.

Jinki smiled and nodded, "That sounds good, just get me some pad Thai"

Minho smiled back, "Will do, I'll be back soon" He left the doorway and Jinki heard the sounds of him grabbing his coat and leaving the apartment.

The time went by slowly, but Jinki didn't mind the wait, it gave him time to relax on his bed and look through job listings. He was so focused that the door opening almost startled him.

"I'm back!" Minho announced and Jinki got up and made his way to the kitchen.

When he got into the kitchen he saw Minho transferring the food into bowls, throwing away the styrofoam containers.

"The boxes got soaked in sauce, cups are in the cabinet beside the fridge, help yourself to any of the drinks in there as well" Minho told him, pointing at the cabinet and Jinki nodded grabbing a glass for both of them.

Minho threw away the soaked container, and Jinki didn't bat an eye as he decided to take out the trash before they ate. Jinki had noticed it was kinda full anyway, so he continued to poor himself some water and grabbed his bowl, sitting down at the small dining table.

Jinki didn't wait for Minho to get back, as he had realized he was rather hungry, so he just smiled at Minho when he walked back in.

A smokey smell hit Jinki's nose, "What's that smell? Was there a fire?"

"Yeah, there was a guy by the dumpster who was burning trash for warmth" Minho sniffed his jacket, "Guess the smell clung to my jacket"

"Nothing a good wash can't fix" Jinki watched Minho sit down across from him with his food and cup of soda.

"That's true, how is it?" Minho asked, getting ready to take a bite of his own.

"It's really good, thank you" Jinki smiled and Minho hummed as he took a bite.

"Mm, I haven't had this in a while, I've missed it" Minho then filled his mouth with food and Jinki thought it was the cutest thing he'd ever seen.

There was a sort of silence as they ate, the two more interested in filling their stomachs rather then the quiet. For the first time, it was Minho who spoke up.

"So, do you have any friends around here?" Minho looked up at Jinki.

"Yeah, my friend Jonghyun moved here a few years back and we kept in touch, I hung out with him today" Jinki smiled at the memory and Minho nodded.

"That's nice" Jinki heard a notification noise come from Minho's pocket, Minho sighed and read the notice, "Kibum again"

"You two talk a lot, you really must be close" Jinki said and watched Minho text him back, placing his phone face down on the table.

"He had a question about work, I'm the only one he's friendly with at work" Minho shrugged it off and Jinki could tell something was bothering him.

"Are you okay?" Jinki was hesitant, not wanting to push him to tell his brand new roommate.

"Yeah, I think so, I'm just a little stressed about work" Minho admitted, not looking up from his food.

"Well that's what this day off is for, tomorrow you get to relax and forget about work for the day" Jinki tried to cheer him up.

"I wish it were that simple, it's hard for me to just forget about it, but I'm definitely going to try" Minho smiled softly at his roommate and Jinki smiled back.

"Sometimes that's all you can do, and that's okay" Jinki reassured him and Minho nodded.

"Thank you Jinki, you really know how to cheer someone up" Minho looked at Jinki fondly and Jinki could feel himself blush a little.

Day one and he was already falling for him? That sure was fast, Jinki thinks.

AN: So I'm really on a roll with this story so there may be a lot of chapters really fast, I mean this is already chapter three and it hasn't even been 24 hours. Anyway I hope you enjoy!