Accidental Rental

Five Friends

It came as an absolute shock to Minhyun when he finally did meet Baekho again and definitely not in any way he expected. There he was sitting at the table in a bar with his friend and his new boyfriend when his boyfriend's friend and friend (confusing, I know) had joined them at the table. It had been a month since they've met and meeting like this almost felt like a miracle to Minhyun. What were the chances that this would even happen? Baekho stared at Minhyun with wide eyes as well, confused and wondering if he was seeing things as he rubbed his eyes just to be sure.

"JR, Baekho, meet Ren and Minhyun," the American guy and Ren's new boyfriend, Aron introduced them.

"Hey, pleasure to meet you two," JR replied as he sat down.

"Hi," Baekho responded awkwardly as he took a seat as well, the furthest away from Minhyun.

"This is my boyfriend and that's his best friend," Aron continued and grinned. It seemed to Minhyun that JR and Aron were close friends when they started casually talking to one another. Ren slid into their conversations pretty easily too since he had always been that way and that left the two awkward males who knew each other but Baekho refused to acknowledge Minhyun's presence while Minhyun didn't know how to start a conversation since that meant raising his voice across the table. Minhyun didn't drink alcohol so he just silently sipped his water while replying the others' questions or jokes with a small nod and thin smile. His eyes kept falling back onto Baekho who was downing his glass of beer like nobody's problem except Minhyun knew the other was prone to getting drunk. He just wasn't sure how many glasses it took until he noticed JR nudging him with a stern frown.

"If you get drunk, I'm leaving you here," JR said before going back to his conversation with his friends.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Baekho responded and ordered another drink. He was internally freaking out hence the reason why he had forgotten his promise not to get drunk again and was actually ordering his second drink. The week had been an unsuccessful attempt from forgetting Minhyun again and to meet him like this only enforced his presence more. He tried not to look at the tall male at all and focused on his drinks since JR had invited him out for a drink anyways and he wasn't paying so that was good. The other three were too busy chatting away like they've always known each other that they hadn't even noticed that the other 2 were stiff as rocks. Ren had thought getting Minhyun out and maybe introducing him to new people would help in him getting into a proper relationship and quitting his job but what Ren didn't know was that his friend did know Baekho already. JR, on the other hand, just wanted Baekho to relax and hang out, not knowing that Minhyun was one of the many other sources of his headache.

The moment Baekho had started his third drink, he was starting to get a little tipsy but he wasn't the only one at the table who was all pink on the cheeks. Ren was also tipsy but that was because he had mixed liquor and drink it just for fun. Minhyun got up from his seat and excused himself to go to the toilet since he didn't think he would be able just sit there in silence any longer. At least in the toilet, no one would care. He sighed and sat down in the booze scented cubicle, regretting his decision to hang out with Ren if it was just going to result in him being upset that Baekho was blatantly ignoring him. It hurt, of course. Why? He didn't know. He didn't know why being ignored and avoided like this hurt even though he already knew they were nothing more than acquaintances. He slapped himself on the cheeks, trying to regain control of emotions again. Something he thought he was good at but apparently not so much when he was faced with Kang Dongho. It was like the male's presence messed him up like no other. Just the thought of him was enough to mess him up in a different way. This was not good.

He got up and opened the door when a pair of hands grabbed him by his arms. His first instinct was to hit the other, whoever it was but the familiar locks of hair and height made him hesitate. His back hit against the toilet painfully but it didn't stop there when he felt a weird sensation against his lips that made him gasp. Minhyun was shocked. Beyond shocked, if that was possible. The male who he had not seen in a whole month and had left with a somewhat bitter last meeting was now locking lips with him. He shut his eyes and did what his brain told him to do. He shoved. Pushed Baekho right off him and towards the ground. The shorter male fell onto his butt and blinked.

"What the hell, Kang Dongho?" Minhyun snapped. Baekho looked up at Minhyun with surprise clear in his face.

"Minhyun?"

"Don't Minhyun me! What the hell was that?" Minhyun demanded while pulling Baekho up by his collar. Baekho stumbled up and looked just as bewildered as Minhyun felt about the situation.

"I... what did I do?" Baekho asked to Minhyun's disbelief.

"Do you seriously forget every single thing you do when you get drunk?" Minhyun hissed, feeling terribly annoyed.

"Y-yes?" Baekho muttered a confused reply.

"Let me refresh your memory then. You just kissed me!" Minhyun yelled, not bothered by the looks they were receiving from people going to and fro the area. It was a bar after all. A fight wasn't anything unusual.

"I did what?" Baekho responded.

"You did this." Before Minhyun could stop himself, he had crashed his lips onto Baekho's this time. Why? He didn't know.

But he wanted to.