rainbow boy - minsung

good enough

" now come on before we're late." minho said taking my hand and slowly standing me up, and so we headed downstairs, out the door, and to emma's for the night.

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ms.lee gave us a ride there. although emma and chris lived close, it wasn't walking distance. minho and i sat in the back seat of the car. he had even sacrificed being uncomfortable and sitting in the middle seat just so his tired head could lean on mine. i just played with his hair.

" i'll get you guys tomorrow around 10 and we can head over to your house jisung to get some things to move over. " i smiled and whispered thank you to ms.lee before leaning my head on minho's head and taking a deep breath.

don't take this weird, but minho always smelt so nice. like soft yet masculine perfume . i wonder if that's what his hoodies smelt like too. i caught the masculine part but i wondered where he got the sweet from. maybe it was our scent together from sharing so much contact.

"alright boys, we're here." ms.lee informed us, unlocking the car doors as i lightly shook minho to wake him from being half asleep.

"hm...?" minho groaned as he slowly yawned and opened his eyes. "oh...sorry i drifted off a bit, love."

I giggled in reply. "its alright. let's head in and set up and you can fall asleep right with me. sound good?"

minho nodded and smiled, grabbing his bags as i did mine and walking inside with me. I was nervous about who would be answering the door.... I mean, if it was emma or chris than I would have an awkward situation to deal with.

I couldn't help but think about the last time I saw chris. it was last night when I was at minho's. 

he had shot up out of his seat at the sight of me. I couldn't exactly read his gaze though as tears filled my eyes too fast in that moment, but he looked as if he was about to jump at me and then hit some sort of realization and sat back down. 

I don't know if it was him realizing something or possibly him trying not to cause a scene. but either way I don't think he'd be interested in associating with me until he figures himself out a bit. 

but emma was asleep with hyunjin last night . so I don't have any clue how she is with me . but if hyunjin, the cause of everyone hating me forgave me, why wouldn't his girlfriend? and i'm really happy for emma, too. it must have killed her to keep hidden how badly she loved hyunjin. probably worse than how much it hurt to hide my love for minho.

again, who am I to talk. I said I was embarrassed of him but for what reason? I think I was just scared and acted out of impulse. but minho was here now. and that's all that mattered. 

but being the true boyfriend he is, minho was easily able to pick up on my nervous behavior as my walking pace slowed. he turned and came toward me, moving his one bag over his shoulder so he could take my hand. 

"it's alright. i'm here for you. " he smiled. I picked my head up from its nervous hiding and looked forward at the door as minho gave the bell a ring to signal our arrival. 

to my luck hyunjin opened the door for us, a soft and gentle smile and wave was how he greeted us. "hey guys! come right in. emma is downstairs already , i didn't wanna disturb her comfort so i thought i'd grab the door. and chris is upstairs but he doesn't want to be botherd. said he had a lot on his mind to think about? i think it's just the production he has to wrap up . " hyunjin explained.

it made my stomach churn a bit, although it quickly went away as minho's grip on my hand got tighter as we walked to the basement stairs. minho went down first to be careful as i followed behind the stairs. she was sitting on her phone, i could see its glow on the sides of the back of her head. 

the stair creaked as i went down the last step . alerting her quickly. i hated to ruin her comfort as she looked very settled and focused on what she was doing but her head quickly flung around and looked at me. did she forget minho was here too ..?

"jisung..." she whispered. quickly emma flung off the couch and ran over to me, her emotions flooding out as the small girl jumped into my arms and almost made me lose my balance. "jisung i'm sorry. i'm sorry i'm sorry i-" she sobbed into my shoulder. 

i just held her back tightly, slowly leaning down so her feet could meet the floor to stand up again. but her arms never let go. "sorry for what..? i'm confused ."  

"i wasn't good enough of a fake girlfriend.. and i got you in this mess and -" she paused to sniff away her tears and wipe some upon her sweater sleeve. "and i said i'd take the blame but i only got you in trouble and i just ruined so much for you." emma sobbed in explanation. 

i took a moment to calm her down from her shaking cries and look my amber eyes to her gaze. 

"emma none of this is ruined for me. i promise. minho and i are settled together and hyunjin and i are on good terms and now i know that you still care too." i explained. a small smile plastered itself upon her face and she took a deep breath now that she was reassured. 

"what about chris..?" she asked me. 

"i'm not sure... but i don't think he wants to be bothered right now. now come on. lets settle down and watch the movie. hyunjin is coming back, i can hear him. and listen. i still love you, emma. thanks for being you. " i said to her as i pushed some hair behind her ear that had fallen upon her face, causing it to be hidden. 

emma nodded and gave me one more tight hug before returning to her spot on the couch, hyunjin coming to her side. " ready?" he asked us. emma nodded, throwing the blanket over her and hyunjin. 

the boy was much taller than her so she fit perfectly under his arm and against his side in embrace. her head rested close to his ribs and arms wrapped around his waist. they were cute as hell now weren't they? 

i remembered minho wanted to fall asleep against me again so i sat down first, hyunjin was too busy flipping through netflix to find the movie we were watching. it was one i hadn't seen before but a classic. titanic by emma's suggestion.

hyunjin told me she actually wanted to watch some horror film before this but that made no sense for a night like this so he politely convinced her otherwise. 

minho climbed on the pull-out couch pretty much on top of me, sitting on top of my lap but sort of next to me at the same time. i rested my head against the crook of his neck and wrapped my arms around his comfortable torso. 

"thanks, ji." he whispered tiredly, shifting to sit more on my lap and wrap around me like a little sloth. "of course, dear." i whispered back.

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before we even knew it all of us where fast asleep and the next morning had come quick. i don't even remember anything on the movie. i did remember how lovely it was to hold minho here in my arms as he still was. he was just a big baby. 

i was the first awake. emma and hyunjin were wounded together in each others arms so tight that they would never let go. she was balled up against his chest, hyunjin holding her almost protectively as he seems like he would. 

my phone buzzed though. and why not check it. 

my hair was messy and vision still blurry from being tired but it was enough to read the message asking for my presence in about 5 minutes. luckily it wasn't that far. 

it was just upstairs, after all.