Something New (OnHo)

Just The Way It Is

When Minho walked into the apartment, Jinki almost had a heart attack.

"What happened? Are you okay? What's going on?!" Jinki held onto Minho's arm as he told Taemin where the first aid kit was.

"Don't worry about it baby, it's okay now, I just had to scare off some loan sharks for Taemin" Minho smiled at Jinki, a hand caressing his face.

"You should've taken someone with you, you shouldn't have gone alone" Jinki grabbed Minho's hand as Taemin came up.

"I did, I took Kibum with me, everything is okay now" Minho gazed into Jinki's eyes as Taemin cut open Minho's pants where he was stabbed.

"Hope you didn't love these pants" Taemin mumbled, starting to tend to the wound.

"Do you want to go to the hospital?" Jinki asked and Minho shook his head.

"I'll be fine, I've had worse" Minho admitted and watched as Jinki started patching up the cut along his jaw.

"I guess law firm work is dangerous" Taemin said and Minho just agreed.

"Is Kibum okay?" Jinki asked, getting a surprised looked from Minho.

"Yeah, he'll be okay, didn't think you'd ask about him" Minho replied as Jinki finished bandaging the cut.

"I may not trust him, but he's your best friend, I want him to be okay" Jinki smiled and Minho leaned in for a kiss.

"You two are so sweet" Taemin smiled, closing the first aid kit.

The kiss broke and they looked at Taemin, "Thank you" Minho smiled.

"So, does this mean I can go home now?" Taemin asked and Minho nodded.

"They won't bother you anymore, you're safe now" Minho told him, the younger smiling.

"Thank you so much, this really means the world to me" Taemin was on the verge of tears.

"You can still stay here tonight if you want" Minho offered, but Taemin shook his head.

"Thanks, but I'll be okay, was anything damaged?" The youngest asked, and Jinki recognized Minho's sympathetic look.

"A picture of you and your brother, it was used for target practice" Minho sighed and Taemin nodded.

"I expected worse.." Taemin trailed off and Jinki put a hand on his arm.

"What matters is that you're safe" Jinki spoke and Taemin smiled at him through tears.

"Let me know if anything else happens, I won't let anything happen to you" Minho told him and Jinki found himself a tiny bit jealous, but he shrugged it off.

"I'm just.. so happy to feel safe again and I'm so grateful for that" Taemin wipes his face and the couple couldn't help but smile at him.

Jinki got up to get some tissues for Taemin, but his phone ringing in his pocket slowed him down. He read the caller ID, it was Jonghyun, he answered it.

"Hello?" Jinki picked up a box of tissues.

"Hey, do you have drinks?" Jonghyun asked and Jinki was taken aback.

"Uh, I think we have beer, why?" Jinki looked at Minho confused.

"I'll be there in ten minutes" Jonghyun replied, and Jinki was at a loss for words as the younger hung up.

"Was that Jonghyun?" Minho asked and Jinki nodded.

"He asked if we had drinks and then said he'd be over in ten" Jinki explained and the three shared confused looks.

"Do you think something happened?" Taemin asked and Jinki shrugged.

"Maybe, But we'll find out she he gets here" Jinki handed the tissues to Taemin and sat back down on the couch.

The two helped Taemin feel better as they waited for Jonghyun. Jinki tried to push his worry down, knowing that he'd get all the details when Jonghyun arrived. He sighed in relief when there was a knock at the door.

Jinki was the one to open it, not wanted Minho to stand if he didn't have to. He met Jonghyun's eyes and the younger moved past him and into the apartment.

"Jonghyun, what's wrong?" Jinki asked as they watched him go to the fridge and pull out a beer.

No one spoke as Jonghyun opened the can and chugged what Jinki thought was about half of the can. He lowered the can and wiped his lips, looking between his three friends.

Jonghyun sighed, tears threatening his eyes, "Kibum broke up with me"