The Scent of Your Blood

Chapter 19

It felt as if the whole café went quiet, or was that because of the ringing in Hongjoong's ears?

"W-what?" Mingi stuttered out as he looked between Yunho and Hongjoong. The older felt sick and he wanted to run away.

"I, um, need to use the toilet," he said before standing up and rushing to the men's toilets, his friends watching him the whole time until he disappeared behind the door.

"...you kissed Hongjoong-hyung?" Wooyoung asked. He heard what Hongjoong said but he just wanted to confirm that he wasn't hearing things. Yunho looked at Mingi who looked on the verge of crying, his eyes looking shinier.

"I—hyung was actually the one who kissed me but—" before Yunho could finish, Mingi abruptly stood up and left the café.

"Wait! Mingi!" Yunho stood up and rushed after the younger.

In the bathroom, Hongjoong was sitting in one of the cubicles on the floor with his knees pulled close to his chest and his arms wrapped around his legs. He was hyperventilating. He gasped and coughed, tears running down his face.

He thought he messed up, big time. He knows he messed up. Mingi had the biggest crush on Yunho. He liked the older for 4 years and Hongjoong pulled this type of shit? What the actual fuck was wrong with him? His chest hurt, it felt like he couldn't breathe and his vision was growing blurry due to the tears that were filling up his eyes.

"I-I'm so s-sorry, Mingi," he hiccuped and rested his head on his arms. This continued until the door to the bathroom opened and Hongjoong thought it might've been one of his friend's, but he was so wrong.

"I know you're in here, Hongjoong, baby," Minjun. For fuck sake. This asshole was the pinnacle of annoying!

"G-go aw-away, Minjun! I'm n-not dealing with your bullshit!" Hongjoong angrily said as he hiccuped and sniffed.

"Aw, baby don't be like that. I saw what happened. You were rejected—"

"Fuck off! That's not what happened and I don't need to tell you what really happened!"

Minjun moved closer to the cubicle Hongjoong was in. "Why don't you open the door and we can talk?"

Hell no!

———

"Mingi, please, wait!" Yunho shouted as he ran up to the younger and grabbed his arm but Mingi just pulled it out of his hold.

"Mingi—!" The aforementioned whipped around and glared at Yunho, tears in his eyes.

"Why should I wait?! You like him! What he said about you liking me was just to cheer me up!"

"That's not true!" Mingi took a step closer.

"Then what?! Why the fuck did you kiss him?!"

People that were walking by noticed the commotion. Some stopped, pulling out their phones to see if a fight would break out while most continued walking, minding their own business.

"Yes, he likes me but we're only friends! Hongjoong-hyung understands that I like you and he isn't angry! He was confused with his feelings," Yunho said. Mingi's angry look settled into a hopeful expression.

"You-you actually like me?"

Yunho nodded and moved closer.

"I don't like you. I love you, Mingi," he cupped the other man's face and connected their lips. Mingi's eyes widened before sliding closed and he wrapped his arms around Yunho's waist. The people around them were NOT expecting this to happen but when they kissed, a girl squealed, shouting, "cute!"