EXO One Shots (OT12)

Xiumin - Darkness

I let out a yell of frustration, stomping my way over to the corner of the small, dimly-lit and empty room. I let myself fall on the ground, leaning my back against the wall. This is ridiculous. Why am I not getting this? I then heard a knock from the other side of the room. I got up and opened the door, revealing my best friend- and only friend- Minseok.

He looked at me with concern as he asked, "Is everything okay?"

"Sure. Let's go with that." I grumbled, walking to my corner again.

I watched as he came towards me, sitting beside me.

"You've been practicing again, haven't you?" I didn't answer. He sighed. "I've said this before, I can-"

"No, you can't." I snapped. "You can't help. We don't have the same powers. Last I checked, there's quite a difference between frost and darkness. Just saying." Silence filled the room as I curled into a ball, knees tight against my chest. "I'm sorry..." I whispered. "I've just had enough. I've had enough of everything. I don't understand why you even bother saying with me..."

"Y/N, don't start this again. Please."

"I mean it." I looked up at him. "I really mean it this time. Everybody else rejects me. They won't even mention my name because of my damned powers. Because I can travel in the shadows. Because I can use darkness to my advantage. Because it's a supposedly cursed power. Even the instructors don't know what the hell they're supposed to do with me. I especially can't forget that the last person that had these powers over 200 years ago was killed for it, at the age of ten. Trust me, no one lets me forget that." Then I looked away, mumbling, "I'm surprised they haven't done the same to me yet..."

"That's enough." Minseok's voice was demanding. When I looked over, he didn't look like how he sounded at all. He seemed to be at the edge of tears, a complete sadness filling his eyes. His next words came out in an angry whisper. "Do you have to do this to yourself? Do you absolutely have to put yourself down like that? Does it make you feel any better? Tell me, does it?"

Though a big part of me wanted to apologize and move on, as I have so many times before, I felt like I had to confront him this time.

"You wouldn't know what it's like, Minseok. You don't know what it's like to be hated for seemingly no reason. Heck, you don't even know what it's like to be hated at all. Don't tell me not to talk like that when you don't even have the slightest glimpse of how I feel about it. You know, you're the only one I can I trust, I can talk to, yet you're telling me to stop because it's something you don't want to hear. Do you have any idea how hard it is to keep all these thoughts to myself? No. You don't. So please-"

I was interrupted when I felt something on my lips. It only took me half a second to realize that Minseok was kissing me. Though I was surprised, I didn't push him away. There was a feeling of relief that flowed through me, my anger quickly fading as I returned the kiss. He placed his hand on my cheek and gently caressed my skin with his thumb. When he pulled away, I immediately hugged him, feeling tears form in my eyes.

"I'm sorry..." I quietly apologized, trying as much as I could not to cry. "I'm so sorry..."

"It's okay." He kissed the top of my head, hugging me tight. "I won't leave you. No matter what. Okay?" I nodded. "I love you."