Red String | Minsung

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Minho woke up from Dori walking on him and meowing. He smiled and pet his kitten. He barely got any sleep because of his thoughts. It's all that squirrel boy's fault.

He still felt very tired, but he knew his cats were hungry so he got up. He rubbed his eyes as he walked out of his room and down the stairs. He walked into the kitchen and saw Sooni and Doongi sitting and waiting to be fed. He cooed at his adorable cats before feeding them.

He then grabbed some cereal and poured it into a bowl. He closed the cereal box and put it back in the pantry before going to the fridge to grab milk. "Hey, Minho!" His mom greeted as she entered the kitchen. Minho just hummed in response.

He poured the milk into his cereal before putting the milk back in the fridge. "Have you gotten your soulmate yet?" His mother teased. Minho looked at her weirdly as he grabbed a spoon. "No."

"I guess they haven't turned 18 yet. Do you have any guesses on who it would be?" She asked. "Nope. I already told you, I really don't care about this whole soulmate thing." He explained. "I know, but I don't get it. It's so exciting to find out your soulmate. I absolutely loved the idea of having a soulmate." She grinned. "Well, I don't." He replied. "You're no fun, Minho." She chuckled, punching his shoulder lightly.

Minho sat down and ate his cereal. He felt so tired. He really wanted to sleep in, but he knew his parents wouldn't let him. His mind wandered off to the previous day. He really did remember being friends with Jisung. He remembered how much fun they would have. In the moment, he kind of missed it but he shook that feeling away.

He finished his cereal and put his bowl in the sink before going back upstairs to get ready. He grabbed whatever clothes that were clean and ended up getting a decent outfit. He grabbed a beret and put it on his head.

He finished getting ready and grabbed his things. He walked down the stairs and saw his cats. "I'll be back soon, okay?" Minho smiled at his cats and pet them.

He made sure he had everything before putting his shoes on. "Bye, mom! I'll see you after school!" He yelled. He heard her yell bye back, and he walked out the door. He headed to the bus stop, listening to his music.

Before he knew it, he arrived at the bus stop. He rubbed his eyes. Why did my mind have to think so much last night? Why can't it actually think when I need it to? He groaned. He was so ready to just pass out on the bench.

Eventually, the bus arrived and he got on and headed back to his usual seat. As soon as he sat down, he felt the urge to fall asleep. I'll just sleep for a little while. Was the last thing he thought before closing his eyes and resting his head against the window.

He woke up to someone poking his shoulder. They said something to him but it sounded muffled. "Five more minutes." The person said something again, but he still couldn't hear it because his headphones were still on and he wasn't gonna make any effort to take them off. "Carry me."

A few seconds later, he felt the stranger pick him up. Minho was still half-asleep. He wrapped his arms around the other. He felt warm. He smiled as he felt content. He buried his face in the stranger's chest before falling back asleep.

"Minho? What're you doing sleeping on the floor?"

"Huh? What?" The brunette woke up and looked confused. "We just found you sleeping here." Hyunjin told him. "But I was just on the bus..." He mumbled. "Well, maybe you sleepwalked." Changbin snickered. "Haha, very funny. I never sleepwalk." Minho replied. "Well, I heard someone call my name, and then I found you here. Maybe they brought you." Hyunjin explained. "You didn't find out who it was?" The brunette questioned. Hyunjin shook his head.

"Maybe he's still here somewhere." Seungmin piped. They all looked down the hall. Conveniently, they heard a squeak sound, indicating there was a person nearby. "What the hell was that?" Changbin asked startled. "Maybe it was the person."

Minho stood up and they all headed in the direction of the sound. As they got closer, someone came out. "Hey, you!" Changbin yelled. The person flinched and stopped in their tracks.

The boy slowly turned to face them. "W-what do you want?" He stuttered. "Jisung?" Seungmin said surprised. Minho scrunched his nose at the sight of the younger male. "You know him?" Changbin questioned. "He's that annoying little shit that tripped me the other day." Hyunjin told him. Was he the one who carried me here? No, it couldn't have been him. That little shit would've left me there.

"What do you want, or can I leave?" Jisung said, managing to hold himself together. "It couldn't have been him." Minho chuckled. "He's way too weak to carry me."

"I don't know what you're talking about, but you wanna bet? I can't take you out right now." Jisung growled. "I'll take you out before you can even lay a finger on me." Minho snarled. "Okay, okay. It clearly wasn't him. Let's just go." Seungmin spoke up. Jisung gave Seungmin a thankful look, which confused him. "You're lucky this time, Han."

He watched the blonde male trudge off down the hall. Was it him?