Tyunning Oneshot Book

Five More Minutes

Taehyun and HueningKai sat on the back porch of their dorm, bathing in the glow of the stars.
The time was currently 11:45 pm on December 31st. Almost the new year, almost 2021.
Now most people would be excited for it, hang out with friends, watch fireworks at 12, go to New Years parties.
That wasn't the case however for Taehyun and HueningKai.
They were in deep conversation about their future, and how this was the last night of their youth. By 12am they would be adults.

An awkward silence fell over them after they talked about that. Taehyun was fiddling with his thumbs, when he saw HueningKai uncomfortably shift on the bench out of the corner of his eye.
Taehyun looked over towards him, and saw silent tears rolling down HueningKai's face. The tears sparkling in the starlight as they met HueningKai's chin.
This set an alarming pain through Taehyun's heart.

Taehyun hated seeing HueningKai cry. When he's sobbing to the point he can't breathe, that's awful, but for some reason to Taehyun, when HueningKai cries silently where no one can hear him, just fat tears rolling down his cheeks, that's the worst of it.

Taehyun immediately grabbed HueningKai's hand, and looked at him with concern in his eyes.
"C'mon Kai, you know I can't take it when you cry like that" he said, tearing up himself.
Taehyun wrapped his arms around the taller boy.
Tears began to roll down Taehyun's face when he finally heard sobs tearing from HueningKai's throat.

"Why are you crying?" Taehyun asked in a soft, lulling tone, rubbing circles into HueningKai's back.
HueningKai pulled himself away from Taehyun, sniffing and wiping his eyes.
"It's just..I don't want to be an adult. There's so many things I still haven't done as a teenager, and I don't think I'm ready to say goodbye to my childhood just yet...I want five more minutes.."

Taehyun's heart sank, HueningKai was right, no matter how much Taehyun didn't want to admit it, he didn't want to be an adult yet either.
But Taehyun was curious as to what HueningKai meant, so he turned and asked
"What all haven't you done as a teenager?"

HueningKai sighed, and shrugged
"I-I dunno, I can't think of any examples, but I know I wanted to have my first kiss before I became an adult, although that's not gonna happen.."
Taehyun hummed, and checked the time
11:57
Taehyun has always liked Kai, but he never had the courage to speak on it.

He would do anything to make Kai happy in this moment, and if kissing him was the reason, then so be it.
So Taehyun scooted closer to him, and turned Kai's face towards him.
Kai realized what was happening, and shyly grinned, wrapping his arms around Taehyun's waist.
Taehyun wrapped his arms around Kai's neck, and brought his face closer to Kai's, his lips hovering over Kai's.
"May I?" The older said, followed by a nod from the other.
Taehyun then closed the gap between them.

When they pulled apart, their ears rang as fireworks went off all around them.
Taehyun picked up his phone.
12:00
He smiled and turned to Kai.
"Happy New Year"