Strictly Business / Minsung

seven -

The night seemed like it was never going to come to an end. Jisung and Minho has been abandoned by both of their parents and Mr Hwang while they negotiated. Instead of being involved, as their fathers had told them they would be, the two boys were just sat in the dining room having their own 'negotiations.'

"I'm not taking you to an ice cream shop if you're gonna eat mint ice cream, I will refuse to be seen with you if you have that," Jisung spoke with fire and resolution in his voice.

"But what if I had one scoop vanilla and one scoop mint?" Minho pleaded, "then it wouldn't mean I was having mint ice cream, I would be having vanilla and mint."

"It's still mint!" Jisung practically yelled.

At that moment, Minho's mother walked into the room looking considerably stressed and tired. The older boy stood up immediately and walked to his mom's side, "are you okay?" he asked her in a concerned tone.

"I'm fine," she lied but Minho didn't have the heart to question her, "your father is not so fine and I think he will most likely be sleeping in the hotel next door, he won't make it home I think he's about to pass out."

"It's that bad?" Minho questioned and she just nodded.

She just nodded, "you know what Mr Hwang is like."

Minho did, of course, know what Mr Hwang was like and after this explanation he didn't even feel the need to question her further.

"Is my mom okay?" Jisung's small voice cut through the short silence that had swarmed the room.

"She's fine sweetie, your parents are fairing much better than I and Minho's father are," she laughed almost bitterly but her words were obviously meant to calm the younger boy.

"So are we gonna be sat out here all night?" Minho asked her then and she shook her head.

"Your father won't be too pleased with this but I don't see the problem, Mr Hwang has called the driver for you, Minho take Jisung back to our house and have a sleepover or something, there's no need for you to be alone and worrying about us," she smiled.

"Oh, thank you for letting me stay at your house Mrs Lee," Jisung spoke first before Minho could even process the situation.

"Thank you mom," he said after a while and she threw him a warm but knowing smile.

The two boys left soon after and giggled like a newly married couple as they climbed into the back of the car. It felt like they were breaking the rules and maybe they were, if Minho's father had known that a Han was in his house, the boy doubted he'd ever go in there again.

Throughout the car journey, they excitedly planned their night. There was no way they would actually get any sleep, that much was a given, they planned building a fort, making pancakes in the kitchen and literally anything they could think of. Honestly, Minho didn't really care what they did as long as he was with Jisung.

They arrived quickly and both thanked the driver before heading into the house. Jisung seemed shy before Minho assured him there was no one else there but them at this time of night and at that, the younger boy seemed to calm down.

"I'll go and get blankets and stuff for the fort," Minho spoke first as they entered the living room, "you can just sit on the sofa or whatever, I won't take long."

The older rushed from the room and up the stairs to collect the blankets, he never wanted Jisung to feel awkward around him so he hoped that building a fort would get rid of any awkwardness immediately. Of course, they were alone together a lot but this time it was different. They were entirely alone, in Minho's house and the older boy's crush on Jisung really wasn't getting any smaller.