Fixed | Minsung

Sixteen

THIRD PERSON

"Ji! I bought you your favorite cheesecake again— Ji? Why are you crying?"

The blonde slowly rubbed his eyes and turned his head to the latter, "B-Because... my p-parents decided t-to..."

The raven-haired gave him a warm smile and walked towards him and sat beside him, placing the cheesecake on the side. "Why are you sad then? You should be happy! You're finally going home!"

"I know... b-but... Seungmin, Felix, and most importantly... y-you..."

The raven-haired blinked for a few times and gave him a reassuring smile, "Don't worry, Ji! It's not like we're not going to meet again! We'll definitely play again sometime!"

The blonde stared at him with teary eyes. He took out his pinky and said, "Promise?" 

The latter nodded and interlocked their fingers, "Promise!" 

A smile formed into the blonde's face as he felt calm and assured with the promise they just forged with each other.

Suddenly, the raven-haired's eyes lit up, "Ji! Why don't we go see the stars again later? I heard there would be more stars tonight!"

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And with a blink, the blonde returned to reality. His lashes fluttered as he opened his eyes, only to see a bright, beautiful, moonlight. He turned his head to the clock, it was only 11 pm.

"That dream again..."

With a deep breath, he got out of bed and walked towards the balcony.

He leaned his arms against he fence and stared at the night sky. "Stars... huh."

He raised his hands up in the air, reaching for the stars, "I remember now... the reason why stars always have a big impact on me."

"How could I even forget..."

"Oh... right. It's because..."

He inhaled the fresh air outside and closed his eyes.

"Ji... Ji... Ji...!"

Once again, he opened his eyes. "Come to think of it... other than him, Lino-hyung also calls me in a different nickname."

Jisung leaned his face on his palm as he continued to stare at the night sky, at the moonlight, and most especially, at the stars. 

"Indeed, stars are really beautiful... just like you said."

As he continued to stare at the stars, his eyes went down and saw Minho sitting on an outdoor bench placed by the grass. 

"Why is Lino-hyung awake in this hour?"

Unaware of his own actions, Jisung finds himself walking down the stairs and going outside to go to the place where Minho was sitting.

"Hyung."

The older turned his head and met with the eyes of Jisung, "Han-ah, why are you awake?"

"I have the same question for you."

Minho chuckled, "I couldn't sleep."

Jisung walked closer to him and sat beside him, making sure to keep a distance, "I see..."

"How about you? Why are you awake?"

"I... I just had a dream."

"A dream?"

The blonde nodded, "Yeah..."

"Was it a scary one?"

"Hm... I don't really know how to describe it but... it's something that stings my heart." Jisung explained. He then looked up to the night sky, "But you know, looking at these stars just assures me that everything is gonna be okay."

Minho stared at him for a while. His lips later formed into a smile and looked up to the sky as well, "Yeah, I feel exactly the same." He stated. "Han-ah, let me tell you something."

"Hm?"

"No matter how far away a person is from you, you can always look at the stars..." Minho stated.

"...because the stars will always connect the two of you... no matter what." Jisung continued.

Later on, Jisung felt a hand on his. He looked down and saw Minho's hands on top of his hand. Minho grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers completely as he continue to stare at the night sky.

"You know, Han-ah... for some reason, I can feel calm and assured when I'm with you."

"W-what?"

Minho then finally turned his eyes to Jisung's and leaned closer until their foreheads were already touching, "When I'm with you... I feel like I'm at home... a home I've always been yearning." Minho whispered as he stared into Jisung's eyes

Jisung stared back into the latter's eyes and couldn't help but think a lot of things in his mind.

Ah, right... these eyes. These are what makes me even more confused. Are those eyes real? Or are they just deceiving me?

"Han-ah..." Minho whispered, leaning even closer until their faces were only inches away.

I'm scared... I'm not ready to fall in love again. What if the same thing happens to Lino-hyung? What if he also...

Minho closed the gap between them and pressed his lips against the younger.

Hyung... do you love me? Or are you just deceiving me?

He kissed the younger softly, moving his lips in a slow and gentle manner, making the blonde completely lose all his thoughts in his mind.

That shouldn't matter now. Whether he's in love with me or not, destiny will decide if we're really for each other. And until then... 

I will keep believing that what we have right now is real.

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"Han-ah! Breakfast is ready!"

"Coming!"

Just when he was about to run downstairs, he heard a sound from Minho's room. Curiously, he peeked inside to see what he just heard. As his eyes roamed around the room, he saw the picture again, it was on the floor.

He quietly walked inside and picked the picture. He examined it slowly, Minho was holding hands with smaller girl in the picture. He couldn't help but be curious about the girl in the picture. Why did Minho's attitude change once Jisung got a hold of this photograph?

On the other side of the table, he saw an unfamiliar notebook. He grabbed it and slowly opened it, his eyes widening as he saw the same girl from the photograph in his right hand. As his eyes went lower, he saw a note, a note that made his eyes widened. He flipped another page and saw another note, making him cover his mouth in shock.

At that moment, Jisung realized how much he still doesn't know anything about Minho.

"Han-ah! Hurry up! We're gonna be late!"

Jisung flinched at the voice of Minho. "R-right! I'll be right there!" He said, quickly placing the notebook back on the table with the picture on top of it and went out of his room, quickly going downstairs.

"What took you so long?"

"Oh— uh... I-I just couldn't find my chemistry book."

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Soooo I really want to apologize again for those who were fooled by me with my last update 😂 I just wanted to know what your reactions will be 🤧 But don't worry, I'll be finishing all my books 🥴

Also, I think this book is nearing its end? I'm not really sure but originally, I planned to finish it by the 20th chapter but it seems like I won't be able to finish it by chapter 20 lmao 💀 Wellll I think we're already halfway anyway sooo 🤷🏻‍♀️

Lots of love! <3