MX Anthology

Ice cream

      

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_ Hoseokkie ! whines Minhyuk, stomping his feet, sitting on the floor in front of the coffee table.

_ I'm not going out, Hyukkie, I insist, comfortably sitting on the sofa.

_ Come on ! Be good baby Seokkie ! I want ice cream ! It's a pregnant woman's need, okay ? Please ! Begs MinMin with his irritated voice at this late hour.

_ Go buy it yourself in this case ! I say, angry, tired and lazy.

_ My knee hurts, He whimpers, knowing full well how to trick me.

_ Okay, I sigh while quickly standing up to put on my coat, looking like I'm carrying the whole world on my back.

_ You're an angel ! exclaims the youngest.

      

I responded by another sigh and finally left the dorm.

The air is fresh on this May night, but it is still bearable, even without a scarf.

The wind is pretty cold though, and the fact that I've left my cozy, overheated nest doesn't really help me to think that it's a good spring night.

Minhyuk is lucky to have someone so kind like me by his side.

Because to go out at two in the morning, for food, you really have to like your friends. And let's face it, I never say no to ice cream.

     

_ Wait for me Hyung ! I can hear behind me. Stop !

     

The voice that I would recognize among a thousand, the sound so deep, strong, and soft at the same time. Even breathless, his voice is sublime.

     

_ What are you doing here Kyunnie ? I asked, surprised to see him outside when he's usually so lazy.

_ MinMin told me that you were going to buy ice cream and I wanted some too. So I thought that I should join you, cause you don't know which taste I like, he shyly smiles, walking by my side, his arms balancing exaggeratedly like a child.

_ You know, you could've just texted me, I raised my eyebrows, amused.

_ Yeah, that's true... Whatever, let's just say I wanted to get some fresh air, he practically whispers.

_ You could have put on something warmer, I sighed, as I put my coat on his shoulders.

_ I thought the weather was better, he mutters as he watches the ground beneath his feet...

_ But, if you get sick, you'll be very upset, I insist.

_ Says the guy who gets sick every week, doesn't he ? he giggles.

_ Yah ! I scream

_ You can't think of anything else to say because you know I'm right, he taunts me as he walks faster.

       

As planned, I simply walk forward, admiring the back of the youngest one, one meter in front of me. He's so cute with my coat too big for him. The sleeves are too long, and the stitching on the shoulders falls way too low which makes him incredibly adorable. I have a crazy desire to hug him. This little soft and fragile being, I would do anything to protect him from the world, even though most of the time, he's the one who protects me. Except for dance, but that doesn't really count.