Seventeen: Unexpected Family

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Minghao was once again fast alseep on the couch as seokmin explained what happened to the two boys.

"once mark came in i swear it was like Minghao completely forgot he was upset and just moved in front of me"

"He even spit on mark"

a few giggles at the imagine of small Minghao spitting at someone popped up in their mind.

"You two need to be careful at school, he's not going to let you off easily"

Seokmin nodded. The boys quickly grew tired and went to bed that night.

Seungkwan was cuddled up in his boyfriends arms. Minghao cooed at the sight. He had just woken up and everyone was asleep. Minghao looked to his right and noticed mingyu. A pang of guilt and sadness striking him as he gazed at the boy. Minghao knew the he was taken, but he wanted him for himself, not that mean girl.

"thanks gyu" Minghao whispered as he sadly smiled down at the sleeping boy. Minghao couldn't stop staring. The moonlight grazed the side of mingyus cheek, his eyes and face softly reflecting in the light. Minghao instinctively reached down, wanting to just once. Just once in his life, say he got to hold mingyu.

As Minghao was about to touch the soft boy who had lured him in like a siren and a fisherman. A voice woke him up.

"Hao..?" The sleepy boy rubbed his eyes as he sat up and looked at the scene. Minghao felt his face blush red

"t-there was something on his face"

The boy smiled.

"hao, you don't have to lie, I noticed earlier anyways."

Minghao felt the sadness kick in again as he was reminded of earlier. All of his high school life Minghao had done nothing but admire mingyu from a distance, and now that he was closer he found it ten times harder to control himself and his feelings with him. No matter how hard he tries,
how many times mingyu flirts with others, or how many times he unknowingly breaks his heart, he just can't seem to stop.

"hyung.."

Joshua smiled, the same smile that sent the calming warm fuzzy feeling into Minghao. The two boys unable to fall asleep went outside and sat on the steps.

"Earlier, When I saw mingyu and that girl, and Chan told me you ran off and didn't feel well I kinda figured."

Minghao stared at the ground

"kinda sad right, someone like me, liking someone like him" Minghao laughed to himself

"the guy isn't even gay, he had a girlfriend. I told myself i'd get over him, but this stupid crush just got worse and now i want nothing more than to just feel him, I want to know what his warmth feels like. I want to know what it's like to be hugged by him. I wanna know how protective he is. I wanna know what his lips feel like..." Minghao found himself ranting

"sorry Shua"

Joshua smiled again.

"actually, I know how you feel too"

Joshua looked at his hands and gave them a sad smile this time.

"I didn't even know i had a tiny crush on him until after he was in the hospital and it was like something in me kicked in, you know. "what if you never get to hold him." "what if you never get to confess, or hold his hand, or tell him how beautiful he is"".

"When he was in the hospital, he looked so pale, but he looked so at peace. I never realized before, no matter how happy seokmin was. If you looked at him close enough he was never at peace. Yet he looked so when he was asleep. "

"When I saw the scars on his arm..."

Joshua stopped for a second

"it really made me wonder how someone so amazing, and beautiful and nice and loving and gorgeous and perfect, could be so unhappy"

"so when i sat there, by his side. I told myself that. no matter what it takes. It would be me by his side. no one else, I want to be the one to make him happy, I want to be the one he goes to when someone is being mean so i can beat them up, I want to be the one he wakes up to in the mornings, I wanna be the one he tells his friends about, I wanna be the one he gives affection to when i'm upset."

"I just want Seokmin,more than anything. What's worse is, I knew had a crush on me. My stupid soccer reputation blocked that. I never considered my feelings for Seokmin or his for me."

"it might be too late now, but i will do everything i can to make him mine"

Joshua smiled as stared up at the stars that shined brightly down on the street.

Minghao felt tears roll down his cheeks and he wasn't even the one being confessed to.

"if you tell him what you just told me..." Minghao smiled at his friend.

"i'm gonna go back inside"

Minghao got up and dusted himself off, he turned around but immediately froze.

Seokmin.

Seokmin had come outside about ten minutes ago to get air, what he didn't expect to run into was Minghao and Joshua. Or the confessions.

"s-seokmin" Minghao stuttered out. Joshua immediately got to his feet and turned around. His face turned pale and he began to sweat. did he hear that?

As Joshua looked closer he could see that Seokmin was crying.

"M-Minnie! what's wrong why are you crying?" Joshua frantically made his way to Seokmins side as he checked all over his face and body to make sure he wasn't hurt before wiping Seokmins tears away with his thumbs. Minghao had already left the two boys to talk about whatever.

"S-Shua" Seokmin tried to speak the tears wouldn't stop running. Joshua still had his hands gently placed on Seokmins cheeks, rubbing small circles on them as Seokmin leaned into his touch.

"you heard didn't you?"

No matter the situation Joshua was always calm and collected

Seokmin nodded his head.

"don't feel obligated ok? You don't have to feel like you like me in any sort of way just because of how I feel alright?" Joshua smiled at Seokmin. It took every single thing in him to stop himself from kissing Seokmin. Their faces were inches apart. Seokmin's eyes were wet and glistening from the moonlight above them

"n-no I thought you liked a girl" Joshua giggled, and seokmin's ears felt like they had been blessed.

"i just said that to cover up..."

Seokmin suddenly smiled.

"Shua... I uh.. I l-like you too"

"minnie, i'm serious don't just say stuff because you feel bad-"

"no Joshua Hong, I really like you, for so long now"

Joshua smiled as he gently squeezed His cheeks.

"well than, Lee Seokmin, Will you be my boyfriend?"

Seokmin's face was bright as he gently shook his head.

Joshua carefully and gently pulled Seokmin closer, His lips hovered over the younger before softly connecting, causing tingles to light up inside Seokmin. Joshua was gently gripping Seokmins jaw, his other hand held tightly onto Seokmins. Seokmin had felt weak at the knees and clung onto Joshua's chest to prevent himself from falling. When they pulled apart, Joshua felt cold again, Seokmin's lips were slightly swollen. And once again Joshua really had to hold back

Shyly Seokmin hid his head into Joshua chest. The older wrapped in a hug as he brought them both back inside.

they had laid down on the couch, Seokmin cuddled into Joshua like he was freezing cold.

Minghao made eye contact with joshua and flinging up a Thumbs up. Joshua quielty giggled as he laid back down to rest.

Minghao thought his hyungs looked so happy that it made him happy as well, his worries finally leaving as he drifted off into sleep