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⚠️ This is a figment of my imagination. ⚠️

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It was a day like any other day. Hwarang Minho was going about his daily affair of patrolling the nearby border. A duty he felt strongly for as he felt the need to protect his beloved Shilla from the neighbouring Baekjae whose King had been slowly trying his best to take over the kingdom. All the attempts that were made had been successfully thwarted by the trusty Hwarang and Minho was determined to keep it that way.

Out of the corner of his eye, Minho spotted something unusual and decided to investigate. Urging his horse to gallop faster, Minho followed the direction towards the mysterious light. 

"Oh.. Oh.. Flaming Charisma.. What is it, boy?" 

Minho enquired when it seemed like his faithful steed stopped suddenly and refused to bulge. Kicking his heels, Minho tried to make the horse move but with little success. Not wanting to give up, Minho decided to get down to investigate by foot.

After tying Flaming Charisma to a nearby tree branch, Minho crouched down so that he would not alert the strange being that had emitted the mysterious light. Although his heart was beating very fast, Minho decided to be brave and capture it to present to King Jinheung for further assessment. Deciding to surprise the being into submission, Minho jumped onto the being's back.

Only to be into a black hole....

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"Minho..!!! Wake up or you will be late for school.." A voice was heard coming from the opposite side of the door. "If you want to eat breakfast, you better hurry up."

"Eomma.... Why?? Why did you have to wake me up? I was having such a good dream... And the dream was getting quite interesting too."

"Well, this Eomma is leaving soon. Make sure you eat your breakfast before you locked the door.. Arraso..??"

"Ye, Eomma... Love you.."

As soon as he heard the fading footsteps of his mother, Minho gathered his fluffy blanket and snuggled deeper into his comfy bed. It was always a problem for him to wake up early and he had been in detention lots of times due to that reason. Most of his friends knew of this bad habit of his especially after they had been kept waiting for a long time. Nowadays, no one tend to come over to Minho's home to walk to school together. No one except for Taemin.. And a smile broke out unknowingly....

The resident bad boy of Seoul High.. Taemin.. He was a good kid coming from a wonderful family. His grades were excellent too. A perfect role model. However, even the most perfect of perfection can have a crack or two. It started when his father left the family to move on to a new one. All of Taemin's adoration for that man shattered and caused him to veer out of control as a result of being disillusioned. He started to skip school, smoke and hung out with other bad kids. His eyes blinded to the fact that his actions caused tears in his mother's eyes. She knew of his internal conflicts but felt helpless. Taemin had shut her out completely.

Minho met Taemin during the various times they had been in detention together. Initially nervous due to the aloof 'don't disturb me' air that exuded from him, it made Minho avoided Taemin like a plague. Not even to make any sort of eye contact. As fate would have it, their paths crossed one day when Minho was walking along his usual route home. Deciding to take the short cut across the deserted park, Minho knew that it was not a safe idea but convinced himself to go ahead because he did not want to miss Arsenal's match with Manchester United. He would beat himself up if he were to miss any moment of this epic battle. 

A sudden appearance startled Minho and he fell to the ground. Shocked, he looked up only to find Taemin running away from several people who were chasing him. Turning back, Taemin grabbed his shirt collar.

"Move, you idiot.. Do you want to get killed?" Taemin shouted as he dragged Minho into a small space in between two buildings to squeeze their way out to the other side. 

"Let's go.. I know of a place we can hide while these idiots search for us.." Unable to comprehend what had just happened, Minho willingly let himself be taken away. He found himself in an abandoned house a distance away from the park. "We'll just hide here until those idiots go away." Looking at Minho's anxious eyes, Taemin rolled his eyes. "You don't have to look frightened. I won't devour you..." He smirked. "Yet...."

"W.. What is this place? Why can't I.. I go? T.. Those people are looking for u.. N.. Not me... Minho stuttered. "Yeah.. So...??" With one uplifted eyebrow, Taemin shook his head. "Well, if you want to stay alive, you better don't move from this place. Right now, they don't care whether you are a stranger or not. As long as you are with me, you are dead meat."

Taking a cigarette from his left pocket, Taemin leaned back against the wall and lighted it. "Might as well get comfy coz you will be here for quite some time." Taking a closer look at Minho, Taemin squinted. "Do I know you from somewhere? Your face looks familiar... Name's Taemin, by the way.."

"M.. Minho.. We go to the same school. We.. We have detention together..."

"Detention, huh?? Are you a bad boy too, Minho?" Taemin asked as he leaned closer towards Minho. "M.. Me..?? N.. Not really.. J.. Just that I always wake up late." Minho replied as his eyes became wider the closer Taemin gets.

Suddenly, Taemin laughed and moved away. "Hahaha.. Relax... Anyway, since we will be stuck here, let's talk... I get bored easily so go  ahead and tell me all about yourself. If it's interesting enough, I might consider telling you about me too."

The chirping of nearby birds on the tree branches signaled the start of a new day. Apparently, both of them were so engrossed in their conversations that the time passed by without them realizing it. They found out that they had shared several common interests. Even topics that had seemed taboo were revealed. Minho found out about Taemin's rebellion and even managed to put across his thoughts in regards to the matter. Thoughts that helped to calm Taemin's inner turmoils.

As they left the abandoned house, both could feel that there was a shift in themselves. Each discovering new feelings and revelations. Feelings that made them smile at each other with a silent vow to continue this blossoming friendship and see where it will take them. A new romance perhaps???

Few months later.....

"Knock.... Knock..."

Taemin smiled sheepishly as he opened the door to the love of his life. Silently, he thanked God for making him run to that park and saved Minho from those thugs. (The fact that it was him who caused Minho's fall was irrelevant...) In truth, Minho was his savior and his lifeline when he rescued Taemin from his own dark thoughts. Taemin managed to repair his relationship with his mother and things were back on track for his bright future. 

Holding Minho's hand as they walked to school together, the ex-resident bad boy of Seoul High basked in the sunshine, knowing that it will be a beautiful life from now onwards...

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