Your Heart is Mine

The Sound of Silence (M)

Taemin was sitting on the edge of Keys bed for almost an hour saying nothing. Kibum was on the floor looking up at him waiting. They've been in that position enough to make Keys legs numb from waiting. Taemin was all flushed looking adorable with his hair falling on his face. His hands clasped together fidgeting looking all nervous. Kibum breathes a hundred times now. He is not a patient person but for Taemin, he's trying.

"Ok Tae, whats wrong. You've been like this for almost a week. I can't help you if you don't tell me, whats wrong? I ask you about your possible problem but you keep saying no. I ask Minho if he has something to do with your behavior but that frog just frowns at me."

"Hyung...."

"Yes?"

"....Can I stay with you?"

Key is now 101% Minho has something to do with it. But he will still try.

"Is it because of Minho?"

"No..."

"You're lying to me Taemin!"

Taemin this time cried silently. Key has a soft spot when it comes to him, so he calms himself down again and move on his knees and gather the sobbing kid in his arms.

"Alright..alright..I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." He tried to soothe him and after a while, he tucked him in his bed. Taemin was asleep as soon as he got himself on the bed. Key decided to call the Choi.

Minho was on the porch on his laptop. He came home early or rather he's been coming home early for days now. It's 11 o clock in the evening and his parents are coming home anytime soon. As soon as he heard the car he smiled in expectation, but his smile vanished when his parents got out of the car and close it. There is no one in there. He's not with them.

He greeted them with a smile pretending to be waiting for them.

"I'm surprised you're here again early. Its been almost a week kiddo."

"Dad, I'm not a kid and besides you want me here early right, so I'm here."

"Yeh, yeh..wheres Taemin?" His mom asks.

"Not here." He wasn't able to conceal his disappointment. He didn't even notice the glances exchanged by his parents.

They got ready for dinner and while eating the phone rings. Minho got a hold of it and he knows whos on the line.

"Key."

"Minho, I want to talk to Mrs. Choi, please. "

"You can talk to me." Minho wasn't happy about key ignoring him.

"No. I need to talk to Mrs. Choi!" Key yelled at him making him move the phone away from his ears and stared at it. He handed the phone to his mom and after few minutes they hang up.

"I don't know what's wrong with Taemin. He wants to have a sleepover again at Kibum. He seems fine during the day but every night he's been staying late and ask if he can sleep at Keys house." Mrs. Choi looks at Minho who's eating nonstop.

"Minho, did you do something wrong?" His father asks.

Minho stops eating and leaned back in his chair.

"Dad, mom, why should his action always be related to me? I don't care what he does. Who knows maybe he's whoring himself at night." He stands and turn around but not before he got yelled at for what he said.

"Minho!" His parent's face was horrified.

"I'm sorry but who knows. I thought you were adopting a 10-year-old kid. I didn't know he's almost my age. I got fooled. Maybe he's fooling us with that innocence." He left with his parents mouth agape.