Dosed On Love (REMASTERED)

4 - cherry on top

"Which one do you think looks better on me?" Joss placed the shirt on top of his naked torso.

"The blue one looks good on you but you'd look cute in the white shirt too." Nine answered.

Joss' face lit up at what Nine said.

"Cute? Like handsome-cute or hot-cute?" Joss asked amusedly.

"Uhh.. ho-handsome-cute.. I guess." Nine acted innocently.

"I'll buy both." Joss grinned.

Over the past few weeks, it had become a routine for Joss to ask for his help when he would buy clothes or shoes. Nine didn't want to think much of it but their 'shopping' always turns to a subtle romantic date. One time Joss asked for help to pick out a basketball shoes, Nine not knowing anything about basketball agreed to help him, after they bought the shoes Nine found himself in a candlelit dinner in an italian restaurant. He so hardly wanted to feel scammed by Joss' tactics but he was so nice and sweet that any feeling remotely related to annoyance simply vanishes.

They walked out of the store, Joss carrying a shopping paper bag on his left hand while his right hand rests on Nine's shoulder. Joss was so close to Nine that he could smell his cologne not that Nine was complaining or anything.

"I was wondering if you want to go somewhere with me right now?" Joss stopped walking to face him.

Here he goes again.

"Where to?" Nine averted his gaze.

"You're gonna like this." Joss responded as he drags him to the parking lot.

They drove for nearly an hour, Joss refused to answer his incessant question as to where their destination will be.

Nine couldn't believe what he was seeing when the car stopped. Joss had taken him to a hot air balloon festival.

He immediately went outside and looked up to admire what seems to be hundreds of hot air balloons already floating above them.

"No way! Wow! Do we get to ride one? Please Joss!" Nine couldn't contain his excitement.

Joss chuckled at how adorable Nine was.

"Only if I get to have a kiss on the cheek." Joss teased.

Nine's cheeky grin had subsided slowly and turned to a shy blush.

"No kiss? Okay. We better go home then." Joss acts as if he was about to go back inside the car.

In a swift motion, Nine pulled Joss' arms, making him turned around. Nine attempted to kiss him on the cheek but due to their height difference he ended up kissing the side of his lips.

"Oh no. Sorry. I'm sorry Joss." Nine apologizes, shocked at what he did.

Joss smirked before smiling. His thumb grazing the side of his lips where Nine had kissed him.

"It's okay. If you wanna do it again, I won't mind." He says to the blushing Nine.

Nine couldn't say anything. He was silently cursing himself.

"Let's go. I booked us a balloon. It should be ready by now." Joss led him to a booth where they were assisted by a staff to their own hot air balloon ride.

Nine felt giddy, he was both excited and scared at the same time as the hot air balloon rises.

"Joss look! We're floating. Look!" Nine absent mindedly gripped on to Joss' shirt for security when he felt a tingling sensation between his toes. They were high up in the air.

There were a few hot air balloons nearby and it all looked magical from afar. With the afternoon sun hitting them just right accompanied by the cool breeze, Nine was happy as one can be. His eyes roaming above and below.

"Wow! Beautiful!" Nine sighed in awe as he admire the scenery.

Joss couldn't take his eyes off of Nine.

"Yeah. Beautiful." Joss whispered so softly that Nine was unable to comprehend it.

"Joong would have loved to see this." Nine said.

Joss paid no attention to it, too caught up with Nine being so close to him while he clutched on his shirt. Nine's knuckles would graze his abdomen every now and then and it would send bolts of electricity through him.

The ride went on for no more than an hour. Nine was still euphoric even when they already landed.

The nightsky was starting to appear as they drove back home. Joss still has the smile plastered on his lips. Nine was asleep in the passenger seat.

He was reluctant to wake up Nine. Joss spent a few minutes looking at him before deciding on gently tapping his cheek to wake Nine up.

"Nine wake up. We're here."

Nine opened his eyes while stretching his arms.

"I fell asleep." Nine yawns as the elevator from the parking basement goes up.

"Yeah. You did." Joss answered.

Nine leaned on Joss' shoulders.

"I'm still sleepy." Nine yawns again. He closed his eyes.

The elevator bell rang, signalling that they have reached their floor. The sliding metal doors opened revealing Joong, who had his arms crossed and obviously not amused at what he was seeing.