Shine Forever

6-I WILL BE THERE

Kihyun really had to wait for only ten minutes before he heard the soft knocking. It took him a while to move over to the door. He pressed his palms against the wooden material of the door, searching for the doorknob. “W-Who’s there?” He said and smiled when he heard Wonho’s voice. “Santa Claus.” The older said and laughed before he was invited in by the smaller boy. “Funny, really.” Kihyun rolled his eyes but then he let the gentle smile come back when Wonho took his hand, placing it against his cheek. “I know it’s you. I know how you smell like. And your voice of course.” Kihyun said and Wonho shrugged. “I know but I feel like this is our thing, right?” Kihyun nodded slowly, his eyes blinking softly. “So where is your friend?” Wonho said while looking around the apartment. It was small, similar to Hyungwon and Jooheon’s apartment with the difference that this apartment was clean. “He made some new friends and one of them is making a party so they invited him.” Wonho hummed softly. “Why didn’t you go with him? It would be better for you to be more social.” Kihyun sighed and slowly made his way to the smaller sofa. Wonho was watching how the boy touched the furniture around, trying to find the way by himself. It amazed him how independent Kihyun tries to be. “I don’t wanna go to chat like a normal person with people I can’t even see. I will never remember them so there is no point in making new friends.” Wonho snorted softly. “Then why are you spending your time with me when in the end you won’t remember me?” Kihyun sighed. “It’s different. I already know you. Remember you.” Wonho went to sit down next to Kihyun, smiling. He didn’t understand why he felt so happy right now. “So you won’t forget me?”
“I don’t think someone like you can be forgotten.” Kihyun chuckled when Wonho pushed him gently. “You mean midget.” Kihyun grinned. “Oh would you like to have something to drink?”
“Sure I will get it myself.” He stood up but Kihyun stopped him. “I will get it for you.” They slowly made their way to the kitchen where Kihyun grabbed a glass and a bottle of juice. Wonho looked at him, biting his bottom lip when Kihyun was pouring the juice not into the glass but next to it. “Is it okay?” Kihyun asked and Wonho took the empty glass. “Yes, thank you.” He quickly took small rag, wiping the counter clean. Kihyun smiled widely not knowing that Wonho made himself a new glass of juice. “Thank you for coming.” Kihyun said when they went back to the livingroom. “Oh it’s no trouble. I’m glad you called.”
“I heard at school that Hyungwon is in the hospital. Is he going to be okay?” Wonho rubbed Kihyun’s knee gently. “Don’t worry about it. He is going to be okay. He is tough boy.”
“Are you worried about him?”
“Of course I’m. He is like my little brother. Annoying but he is mine.” He chuckled when he heard Kihyun giggle. “It’s nice that you care about each other like that.” Wonho hummed and leaned his back against the sofa. “That’s what family is for, no?” Kihyun shrugged. “I don’t know. My family didn’t want to bother with me after the accident. They let Minhyuk take care of me.” Wonho pressed his lips in a thin line. “You are not a bother. Kihyun your blindness doesn’t mean you can’t live a perfectly normal life. You can enjoy it even more than healthy people.” Kihyun was staring to somewhere in the room while smiling. “That was nice. Thank you Wonho. It seems like you always know what to say.”
“Experience talk.” He laughed when Kihyun rolled his eyes. “Yes because you are so old and vise.”
“Back to being sassy again.” Wonho took a sip of the juice, looking at Kihyun. “Hey are you hungry?” Kihyun blinked, turning his head after Wonho’s voice. “Maybe? Why?”
“Well when Changkyun is staying over at my place, my chef Sue always makes a lot of food. Don’t you wanna come with me?” Kihyun chuckled. “You have a chef?”
“And a loyal servant Thomas. They are more like family members. So do you wanna come with me?” Kihyun chewed on his bottom lip nervously. Minhyuk would kill him. “Come on I promise nothing will happen to you.” Wonho poked Kihyun’s cheek. “Fine.” Kihyun whispered before yelping when he was pulled up by Wonho. “Cool! Let’s go!” He went to get Kihyun’s phone and his hoodie, helping Kihyun in it before they both left the apartment. Wonho helped Kihyun to get into his car, getting inside himself as well.
It took then like fifteen minutes to get to Wonho’s place but when they finally arrived, Wonho took Kihyun’s hand, leading him into the house. “Welcome back home young master. Oh you brought a friend?” Thomas asked and Kihyun bowed. “Hello, I’m Yoo Kihyun.” Thomas bowed back but then he noticed Kihyun’s eyes, understanding he is blind. “You came just in time the dinner will be served soon.”
“Thank you Thomas. Is Changkyun here?”
“Yes, young master Changkyun is in the livingroom.” Wonho smiled and took Kihyun to the livingroom. “Yo Changkyun.” The young boy lifted his eyes from the screen, blinking when he saw Kihyun. “Oh hey hyung.” He said softly, his eyes on Kihyun. “Hello Kihyun hyung.” Wonho blinked when he heard Changkyun being polite with Kihyun. “Hello Changkyun ssi. How are you?” Kihyun smiled softly, his eyes staring right next to Changkyun’s head. Wonho poked his cheek, moving his head to the right direction. “He is over there.” Kihyun blushed a bit. “Thank you.” Changkyun glared at Wonho before sighing. “I’m fine hyung. How about you? Is Wonho hyung treating you right?” Wonho huffed and threw a dead glare at Changkyun. Wonho chuckled softly. “I’m doing okay and don’t worry, Wonho is being nice.”
“Good.” He simply said before moving his eyes to the screen again.
“Okay he is not paying attention to us anymore so let’s go to the dining room.” Wonho said and took Kihyun’s hand again, walking with him to the other room. He pulled a chair out for him, waiting for him to sit down. He sat down next to him and smiled. “Would you like to watch some movie later?” Wonho asked, chuckling when Kihyun was trying to fix his longer hair. It was falling into his eyes already. “Hey did you think about a haircut?” Kihyun whined softly. “I did but I won’t see how I look like so it’s pointless I guess?”
“I can cut your hair if you want. I’m pretty good at it. I do my hair myself.” He said proudly. “Well I can’t say if you can do it well or not so.” Kihyun shrugged and laughed. “Yeah sure. I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay.”
“But I’m serious I really can do it well. We can change the color as well.”
“C-Color? I never did that to my hair.” He blushed when Wonho ran his fingers through his hair. “Well now is the time to put on manly pants and do it!” He grinned and Kihyun laughed. “What is your hair color?”
“Blond right now.” Kihyun nodded slowly. “I was thinking about change but Minhyuk said it’s okay like that.”
“His hair is blond as well. You know that?” Kihyun chuckled and nodded. “Please let me do your hair for you.” Wonho tugged on his hair playfully. “Okay but nothing crazy or ridiculous okay? I trust you so don’t let me look like an idiot.”
“I would never do such a thing!” Wonho said, smiling when Thomas started to bring the food on table. “Changkyun! Dinner!” Wonho yelled, making Kihyun jump a bit. Changkyun walked into the room, sitting on the other side of Kihyun. “Guess what! I will do Kihyun’s hair.” Wonho grinned, wanting to add Changkyun into the talk. “Are you sure Kihyun hyung? Wonho is..you know..Wonho.”
“Yah you brat! I’m feeding you, letting you sleep in my house!” Wonho kicked Changkyun’s shin, making the boy yelp in pain. They both looked at Kihyun when they heard him laugh. “You like when I kick him?” Wonho grinned and Kihyun quickly shook his head. “You shouldn’t be hurting him. He is younger than you.” Changkyun smirked and patted Kihyun’s head. “Thank you hyung. You are so nice.” Wonho glared at him, mouthing a soft “I will kill you” to Changkyun. The three of them started to eat then, Wonho helping Kihyun from time to time. “Wonho he is not a baby.” Changkyun said, shaking his head. “I know that.” Wonho said, smiling when Kihyun tried to catch the fries on the plate. “Need help?”
“No it’s okay.” Kihyun said quickly before catching the fries with his hand, eating it quickly. Changkyun smiled a bit. It was a nice change to have someone like Kihyun around. “Can I wash my hands somewhere please?” Kihyun asked and Wonho smiled. “Sure, let’s go to my room. I will do your hair there.” Kihyun nodded and stood up slowly. They both left the dining room, walking together to Wonho’s room. It was more like an office, bedroom and livingroom at one. Kihyun smiled when he could smell Wonho’s scent all over the room. It was so fresh and comforting. Wonho opened the door to his bathroom and helped Kihyun in front of the sink. “What would you say about pink?”
“Hm? Pink?”
“For your hair.” Wonho chuckled. “It would look nice with your eyes.”
“I…you sure?” Kihyun nibbled on his bottom lip gently. Wonho just complimented his eyes again and he wasn’t so used to it. “One hundred percent sure!” Wonho grinned and went to get the hair color and other things he needed. “But first I will cut your hair a bit.” He pulled Kihyun back into the room, moving him to sit down on a chair. “I promise you will look stunning and cute.” Kihyun chuckled. “Okay, my head is in your mercy.” Wonho grinned and wet Kihyun’s hair a bit before cutting the ends of his hair carefully. “You have such a soft hair.” He hummed while focusing. “Thank you.” Kihyun smiled and closed his eyes. He was enjoying this a lot. He was never treated gentle like this. “Minyhuk will freak out.” Kihyun said and Wonho laughed. “I’m sure he won’t like me even more.” He said and Kihyun nodded. “He is just scared that you and your group of friends will hurt me.” Wonho checked his work and sighed. “You should know by now that I wouldn’t hurt you.” He said while running his fingers through Kihyun’s hair. “I think I’m done cutting it.” He said mostly to himself, putting the scissors away. “Let’s give your life some colors now.” Wonho grinned before getting to it. There was a peaceful silence between them for a while. “I’ve heard you are taking a music class.” Wonho said and Kihyun nodded. “I play piano and sing.”
“Oh really? That’s cool I can play piano as well.”
“Why aren’t you in the music class then?”
“Kendo and sword classes suit me more.” He hummed. “It’s fun and I can let out some steam.”
“I see.” Kihyun smiled softly. “How far are you with my hair?”
“Almost done. Then we have to wait like thirty minutes before washing it.” Wonho said and smiled. “Do you want some drink or food?” Kihyun shook his head. “I’m fine, thank you.” Wonho helped Kihyun to the couch in his room when he was done with his hair, cleaning around a bit. “Wonho?” Kihyun whispered softly and the blond boy looked up. “Yes?”
“D-Do you think I can hang out more with you and your friends when Minhyuk will be gone?” Wonho smiled a bit. He knew it was dangerous for someone so vulnerable like Kihyun to be around them but then again, he liked spending time with the blind boy. And it seemed that Changkyun liked him too. “You sure? I mean, I’m sure you heard about us. We are not good Kihyun.” Kihyun hummed softly. “I know but after spending some time with you, seeing Jooheon being so funny and today I met Changkyun as well. You all seem so nice. I don’t care what others are saying.”
“I’m a drug dealer Kihyun. We are in dangerous business. I sell things what almost killed Hyungwon.” Kihyun blinked softly, nodding his head. He had to proceed everything before deciding. “Why were you in jail?” Wonho sighed and kneeled down in front Kihyun, taking his smaller hands in his own. “Me and friend Chanyeol, leader of a group in Seoul had some business to do. It was Chanyeol’s thing more than mine because it was about guns but Changkyun was held captive by the people so I had to get him out. We would be okay if Hyungwon wouldn’t fall asleep while being on watch. Someone called police and they got us.”
“So you didn’t kill anyone?” Kihyun asked softly, squeezing Wonho’s hands.
“No. I didn’t kill anyone that night.”
“And some other time? Did you ever kill someone?” Wonho rubbed his face. He was frustrated. He didn’t want Kihyun to hate him but he didn’t want to keep secrets from him.
“I…I almost killed someone. I have a problem with my mood. With aggression as Changkyun. I got into a fight and I almost killed the boy with my bare hands. The worst thing was I enjoyed it. I was scared of myself Kihyun, of what I can do.” He breathed in slowly, trying to calm down. “I shot people but never killed anyone. I did what I did to protect myself or the ones I care about. I was raised like that.” Kihyun nodded slowly. “But I promise I would never hurt you. You are safe with me.” Kihyun smiled a bit and raised his hands, placing them on Wonho’s cheeks, caressing them slowly. He then leaned in and kissed Wonho’s forehead. “Thank you for being honest with me.” Wonho blinked before smiling widely. “You know, even though you can’t see, I have a feeling like you can actually see right through me.” Wonho whispered while watching Kihyun’s smile grow wider. “We should wash your hair now.” The blond one pulled Kihyun up gently, taking him in the bathroom. He made him sit on the edge of the bath tub. He helped him to take off his hoodie and shirt not to wet it before washing Kihyun’s hair. He saw the pink water and smiled. “It looks really good I swear. It will look amazing when I will dry your hair.” Wonho said while washing Kihyun’s neck and ears from the color. He turned off the water and took a fluffy towel, drying Kihyun’s hair gently. He was chuckling when Kihyun was mumbling into the towel. He took the hairdryer after that and smiled when Kihyun hummed happily. “It’s so warm.” He whispered and Wonho hummed, brushing Kihyun’s hair while drying it. When he was done, the only thing he could do was staring at Kihyun. “Damn I’m really good.” Kihyun blinked softly. “Hm? Do I look good?” He asked and Wonho grinned. He took Kihyun’s chin between his fingers before he leaned his face closer to Kihyun’s. “You look amazing.” He whispered and Kihyun gasped when he felt Wonho’s warm breath against his face. He blushed when he remembered that he is half naked with Wonho in his bathroom. Wonho looked into Kihyun’s eyes and for the first time since he met the boy, he was sad about him being blind. He wanted him to see how beautiful he looked right now. “Forgive me.” Wonho whispered before pressing his lips against Kihyun’s. Kihyun could feel Wonho’s lip piercing pressing into his bottom lip gently and he had the urge to bite it. It was a gentle kiss that last only a few seconds before Wonho pulled back. Kihyun’s cheeks were red, his lips still slightly parted. He had to force himself to step away from the boy. He helped Kihyun back into his shirt, clearing his throat. “Well I think I did a really great job.” Kihyun rubbed his nape, awkwardly standing in the middle of Wonho’s room. “Uhm..I guess I will have to trust you on it. What time it is by the way?” Wonho looked at his phone and laughed. “Oh God it’s already one in the morning.” Kihyun’s eyes went wide. “That’s why I feel so sleepy! I have to go home!” He moved around, tripping over his own leg. Wonho was fast enough to catch him, chuckling. “Slow down a bit. You can stay here if you want. I will drive you back home after lunch.” He helped Kihyun to sit down on the bed. “I-I don’t think Minhyuk would be happy.”
“Didn’t you tell me that you said to Minhyuk he should live his life for himself? You should do the same.” Kihyun was playing with his fingers nervously. “C-Can you send him a message for me?” Wonho grinned in victory. “Of course I can. Just give me your phone and I will do it.”

After Wonho messaged to Minhyuk that Kihyun is staying over, Kihyun took a shower before Wonho did too. Right now they were in the bed, both of them quiet. “Thank you for today Wonho.” Kihyun whispered after a while and Wonho turned his head to the side to look at him. “I should be the one thanking you. You didn’t judge me or pushed me away when I told you the truth.” Kihyun smiled and rolled on his side slowly, placing his hand over Wonho’s chest. “No problem.” Wonho placed his own hand over Kihyun’s, smiling. “We should sleep. Good night Kihyun.”
“Night.”