Hidden King

Chapter 18 Started With a Kiss

Jongho

         The next morning I wake up and find that Yeosang and I have fallen asleep on his bed while playing Mario Party. I shake him lightly and he turns over, hugging me. I chuckle and shake him a bit again, this time he grumbles.

         "If you don't stop shaking me I'll kiss you." he mutters, and I'm shocked. He didn't actually say that, right? I'm just hearing things. I think as I look at him.

         "Yeah okay," I laugh, trying not to think about it.

         "I meant what I said." he grumbles, looking up at me now. I laugh and he keeps looking at me seriously. He closes his eyes and I sigh, shaking him again.

         "Come on, we need to get up," I say and am greeted with a kiss on the lips. Instead of my usual disdain I actually kiss back, which shocks Yeosang. When he pulls back I am smiling and I let out a happy sigh.

         "Wait... you liked that?" he asks me, an eyebrow raised. I blush a bit and nod.

         "Yeah, I never knew how to ask if you liked me." I say and he giggles. The sound is cute and pleasing to hear from him, I can't get enough of it.

         "Can we kiss again then?" he asks me, looking away and blushing. I smile and pull his chin so he is looking at me, planting another kiss on his lips.

         This time when we pull away we are gasping for air and we are both smiling. Both of us are happy to finally be able to say our feelings to the other.

:@:

HongJoong

         After everyone is up and has eaten we head out to the company, going to practice for our special stage of On by BTS. We are all excited, but Hwa unfortunately got hurt so he can't participate.

         "How are you feeling?" I ask him and he sighs.

         "I hate that I sprained my hip during a class... A CLASS..." he groans. I understand and let him lay on my lap while we are taking a break.

         "It's okay, you'll be able to dance at the comeback, and that's what matters, right?" I say and he sighs, giving me a sad smile.

         "I guess you're right, I just feel bad that I can't dance with you guys for On. We were all looking forward to it." he says, and I pet his head. Sitting down is painful for him, let alone moving around, so he has been laying down a lot.

         "Yes, but your health comes first, we don't want you to make it worse." I say and he nods. I kiss his forehead and he blushes a bit. He still isn't used to me showing him such affection. I chuckle and go back to practicing with the others, Hwa watching and helping us as he lays in front of us.

:@:

Yeosang

         After practice we head home and Jongho sits next to me, he holds my hand as we ride home. Since our kiss he has decided he wants to start being bolder. Wooyoung doesn't know yet, and only due to not really being able to get him alone long enough to talk to him.

         After we get back to the dorm I sit with Wooyoungie while Jongho gets a shower. He seems a bit antsy and looks at me.

         "What's with you?" I ask and he smiles.

         "You and Jongho have been pretty close recently." he says in a tone that makes me sigh.

         "Yeah... we uhh, we kissed." I say, blushing and covering my face as I smile. I hear Wooyoungie gasp and I giggle.

         "You two kissed? Are you official yet?"

         "No, but I am going to ask before we all go to bed." I explain. I am hoping to catch him not too long after his shower. Wooyoungie smiles and bounces, making me even happier.

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         After his shower and waiting for some of the others to go to bed I sit with him. He smiles and holds my hand in his.

         "So..."

         "I wa..."

         We started at the same time, making us both laugh. I motion for him to speak first and he just smiles. He looks to our hands then back to me.

         "I've liked you for a long time, and the kisses we shared..." he blushes and smiles. "I wanted to ask if you will be my boyfriend." he finishes. I nod and laugh.

         "I was going to ask you too." I say through my laughs. He laughs and he kisses me. I smile into the kiss, just happy to be able to do this and not worry that he might freak out.

         When I pull back from the kiss we lean our heads together. He touches my cheek, making me blush and smile. We stay like that for a bit, until we hear someone coming and both of us separate. We chuckle about our own shy reactions then say our goodnights before heading to bed, giving a goodnight kiss before we go.