"Sungmin ah..." a soft call from his mom made Sungmin pull off his blanket and stretch his body as far as he could. The door
opened when he sat up. He smiled and blinked for a while. Some of his hair strands are standing up and a side of his face is with
bed marks.

"Morning, Umma." he said. Lee Umma walked towards him and rubbed his back. His mom looked at him with a smile as she studies his
smooth face. "Umma, I'm going to melt before I could go to school." he said making his mom pout and hit him lightly while he smile
mischievously.

"Let's have some breakfast." Lee Umma said. Sungmin nodded and went to his bathroom to wash his face first while his mom went out
to prepare their breakfast.

Sungmin sat down and ate his breakfast heartily and stood up to get ready for school. He took his bag and started walking out when...
"Aren't you forgetting something, Min?" Sungmin dropped his head down and smiled cutely in front of his mom. He walked back lazily
and went towards his mom, now holding a small plate with a couple of medicines in it.

"You've been doing this for the past month now, why can't you get used to it." his mom said in a complaining voice. He smiled as
he took the medicines one by one. His mom watched him as he swallow each capsules and alternate it with a gulp of water until
there was no more.

"Alright. I'm going." Sungmin said kissing his mom goodbye.

"Wait..." Lee Umma said showing another set of capsule. Sungmin rolled his eyes and took the medicine box from his mom and placed
it back in his bag.

"Bye, mom." he said and started walking out.

He walked towards the bus stop and sat down. He took out his bottle of water and drank a bit as he cannot be dehydrated. He sighed.
It's not easy being him. Since when did they find out that he has a brain tumor? It was 2 months when he passed out after PE class
for the 4th time in that week. He should have known about it when he had that disturbing migraine from years ago. He shouldn't have
ignored it. Now he's being tortures with all those medicines and must watch everything that he must do.

He still lives normally though. He tried his best to maintain those medicine and healthy foods and his activities in school tact
together. He made sure he'll be on treatment once a month and would undergo chemotherapies on schedule. He knows he cannot do
too much activities, he cannot be stressed and cannot be any more sick. Still, he shows no signs of being sick in school. Being in
a Performance and Arts School, he knows better he should maintain the same level of energy so that no people would take notice of
his sickness. So far, no one has really noticed whether he has lose weight or looking slightly more pale than usual and nothing
really changed in his daily routine and habits except from the fact that if he ever collapse again, he won't be waking up anymore.
He told the doctor that he doesn't want to quit school and they humbly agreed and supported him telling him that as long as he
won't miss his treatments, things would be as per normal... for now that is.

The bus has arrived and Sungmin stood up and placed his bag around him. As he walked inside, he bumped into this tall man with the
same uniform as him. He looked up shortly and met the man's eyes for a while. Sungmin immediately bowed slightly and said his
apology. He took a seat from aback and put his earphones on.

He looked down shortly and eyed on the man he bumped into minutes ago. Cho Kyuhyun. He knew the man's name since he's been reading
those 3 words in his name pin every single day, he also knows the man is younger than him because even though he was gifted with
height, his necktie says that he is in second year. A Performance and Arts student, Sungmin wonders what Kyuhyun can do. Can he
sing? Can he dance? His face is really suitable for a stage performer. Maybe an aspiring actor? He looks like one of those
snob prince in drama series that Sungmin has been watching.

Since when will he have the courage to approach the younger man and introduce himself to him? He bet Kyuhyun doesn't even know
him. They've been riding on the same bus for the past semester when the younger transferred to his school. The first time he
bumped into Kyuhyun, he knew his heat beat differently.Those cold, empty stares and the confident way of standing up in the bus
and even the way he closes his eyes while listening to his music player attracted Sungmin easily. He sighed. What can a person
like him do to get Kyuhyun's attention?

Sungmin shook his head and just looked at the window. It's not like Kyuhyun would be attracted to someone like him? Who would even
take notice of a person eating medicines as if its some kind of chips? Who would even take notice of a person who cannot even
stay late at night and who would even take notice of a person with a brain tumor?

He gave up the thought and just focused on listening to his music and watching the view from the window. Sungmin mentally noted
that he should buy a new notebook for his compositions.

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"Hyung..." Donghae called at Sungmin as he catch up from the older. Donghae hooked his arm on Sungmin's shoulder as he carries his
bag on his shoulder. "Hyung, let's have a night out." he said.

"You know I'm not allowed to go for night outs." Sungmin said. Donghae made a tsch sound and looked at him teasingly.

"It's not like your below 20, come on hyung, just once!"

Donghae doesn't know Sungmin's condition. Who knows? Only he and his mother knows. Even his father doesn't know Sungmin's condition,
how will he know? He's already in heaven after he suffered from the same fate.

Sungmin wanted to go as well. Who wouldn't want to go? At the age of 24 he never tried going out and have fun with his friends after
school. But he doesn't want his mom to worry about him and he doesn't want anyone to find out about his real condition.

"Please, Hyung. Just once. Ok?" Donghae rubbed both of his hands showing a cute pout trying to convince his hyung to agree. Sungmin
sighed and smiled.

"I'll try."

"Yes!" Donghae said closing his fist and hooked his arm around Sungmin again. "Don't worry, Hyung. I know you don't drink so I
restricted alcohol. It's gonna be fun!"

Sungmin just smiled as he walked towards the room. He hopes his mom will say yes to him.

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"No." Lee Umma said strongly. "What if something happen to you there? I don't want to risk it."

"Umma, it's not like I'm going to do some sort of bungee there, we'll just eat and play a little. Donghae promised me that there
will be no alcohol. Please, Umma."

Lee Umma sighed and looked at him sharply. She looks at Sungmin sincerely asking her to let him out for just a night and she feels
as if she's risking her own son's life to it.

"Just this night. I promise I'll do whatever you want after." Sungmin said with his hand raised as if giving a pledge.

"Really?" Lee Umma asked trying not to show that she is being convinced to let him go. Sungmin nodded and cuddled to her.

"Umma... please. I want to try going out with my friends."

She closed her eyes for a second and sighed. As much as she wants to keep her precious son in her pocket, she knows Sungmin
deserves to have some fun in his life. "Alright." She said but looked at him sharply. "But make sure you'll bring your
medicines."

Sungmin nodded diligently. "And no alcohol!" He raised his right arm across his shoulder and smiled as he hugged his mom.

"Thank you, Umma."

Lee Umma could just smile away her worry as Sungmin hugged her tightly and kissed her in the cheeks.

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The night out was just a simple night. They all stayed by the beach with bon fire and loud music. There were grilled sweet potatoes
and melting marshmallow on sticks, of course there are also grilled meat and mushrooms and capsicums. Sungmin swore he is having
a good time. It's the first time, who would have thought his hyungs are loud and overly entertaining? He knows they do all the
talkies in school but this kind of fun is different.

Donghae brought some good music with him and their friends are all telling funny jokes and doing the stupidest things they can
think of to bring laughter to everyone.

"Hyung..." Donghae called extending a can of beer. Sungmin looked at the can shortly and then to Donghae.

"No, thanks." Sungmin said. Donghae sat beside him and hooked his arm around him.

"Sorry hyung, I promised that there will be no alcohol. But Leeteuk hyung and Shindong Hyung told me to buy some." Sungmin just smiled
at him and shook his head.

"I'm fine with that. As long as I have my own set of drinks!" Sungmin replied as he bumped his can of juice to Donghae's can of
beer. They both smiled and drank at the same time.

There were five of them; Donghae, Sungmin, Leeteuk, Shindong and Yesung all playing together. Yesung was singing some old trot
song making his friends feel that he is already drunk. All of them studies in the same school and became friends because of some
projects in school and realised that they clicked despite the s. Leeteuk being the oldest in the group and Donghae being
the youngest. They all see potentials in each and they all hope they'll be famous someday.

"Let's play a game, shall we?" Leeteuk suggested.

The five of them gathered in a circle. "Let's play spin the bottle. Whoever the bottle picks after being spun will either answer
a question or do something."

"Alright!" they all agreed to the rule. Leeteuk spun the bottle and the bottle stopped at Donghae.

"Alright, our magnae Donghae, truth or dare?"

"Truth." Donghae answered quickly.

"What's the score between you and Lee Hyukjae?" Leeteuk asked. The rest of the group cheered with the question making Donghae
blushed hard. Donghae looked around while Shindong and Sungmin started hitting him in the arm asking him to answer quickly. He
swallowed hard and wondered how they know about Lee Hyukjae.

"Hyung, why are you asking that kind of question?" Donghae asked trying to escape himself from telling the truth. He's quite
embarassed to say that he is dating someone already. He knows his friends will start playing and teasing him about that and he
wouldn't really like it.

"Aigoo~ Just answer the question."

Donghae looked down as everyone anticipates the answer. He swallowed shortly and "H-hyukie and I are... nothing... nothing."
He shook his head and avoided everyone's eyes.

"Yah. You just called him Hyukkie in front of us and you call that nothing?!" Shindong said earning a commotion from the rest of
the group while Donghae blushed even more. He mentally hit himself for calling Hyukjae his personal petname for his lover in
front of his friends. He shook his head trying to deny it.

"No, really there's nothing going on."

"Oh really?" Yesung asked. "Then what is this?" he asked raising Donghae's phone and revealing Hyukjae's picture as the youngest's
wallpaper. The group even became louder with their shouts and cheers.

"Oh, hyung, how did you get my phone?!" Donghae answered. Yesung immediately ran away making the rest roll on the fine sand. Donghae
felt like his face is on fire as he was bullied by his older friends. Whether he tell them about his relationship with Hyukjae or
not, he's quite sure they all know the answer now. Who the hell would even put a secret lover's face as a wallpaper in their phone?
He mentally cursed himself for being stupid and not being too careful.

"We know the answer." Leeteuk said. "There's nothing between them." he said trying to convince the others sarcastically when it
is already obvious that the 2 are seemingly going out. Shindong and Yesung nodded with agreement. Sungmin just laughed at them as
he watches Donghae being bullied.

"Alright. Donghae said there's nothing going on between him and..." Leeteuk cleared his throat before playfully saying "Hyukkie."
making the rest laugh again and Donghae to looked at them sharply. "Alright, spin!"

This time the bottle stopped at Yesung and they all cheered for him. "Alright. truth or dare?"

"Dare."

"Yah!!!" they all cheered and clapped at Yesung's determination. Yesung looked at Leeteuk and waited for his dare.

"Alright. Do you see those group over there?" Leeteuk said pointing at a certain direction. They all looked at the group being
pointed and saw girls laughing while drinking. "Take off your shirt and show them your octopus dance."

They all laughed at the consequence while Yesung just smiled his embarassment off. He wanted to back out but the beans has been
spilled and he wouldn't want to be a party pooper. He sighed shortly and walked towards the group
while the rest of his gang watched him.

Yesung bowed shortly to catch the girls' attention. "Nice to meet you." he said shortly and immediately took off his shirt and
danced his flappy octopus dance.

The group of girls were all dumbfounded while the rest of the boys almost fainted in laughter and astonishment with Yesung's
movement and facial expression. They clapped their hands after his awesomely embarrasing performance. "Thank you." he bowed
shortly and took his shirt before running back to his friends with an embarrased and scarred life.

"I'm so not going to do dares with you." Yesung said.

"Spin!" the bottle stopped at Sungmin and they all cheered. "Truth or dare

"Dare." Sungmin said quickly. The rest of the group looked at each other and Shindong nodded his head.

"Seriously, Sungmin is the most normal person I've ever seen." Shindong said and they all agreed. "Home. Study. Home. Study. Music.
No alcohol, no hang outs. I want you to shout out whatever you secretly want to do right now."

"Yah Shin Donghee!" Sungmin called. "Why are you asking me to do something serious? Donghae's question was fun. Yesung
hyung's dare was fun. Why are you asking seriously?! You're ruining the atmosphere!"

"Who knows if you have some dirty things inside your head! You're too normal!" Shindong said freeing a mischievous smile.

"But seriously we're quite worried that you're being too normal, Sungmin ah." Leeteuk said and smiled. "Being too normal makes
you NOT normal at all."

"I..." he looked down. What is it that he really wants to do? Deep in his heart, there is this one thing that he would really want
to experience. Even if it's not the right time, he wants to experience it. After all, a person like him doesn't have anymore 'right
time' but at least before he dies, right?

He stood up and faced the light waves from the beach. He doesn't really wish to do this but since he's at it, he won't miss the
chance to wish for it as well. He breathe in shortly and looked far. He placed both hands at the side of his mouth and shouted...

"I want to fall in love!!!!!"

The rest of the guys looked at each other as Sungmin closed his eyes and felt the breeze in his face. He breathe in once again and
shouted for the second time. "I want to fall in love!!!" he smiled like a fool as he felt magically better and suddenly realised
that he wasn't really alone right now. Oh motherfletcher! he shouldn't have shouted that! He could have said he wants to drink
bubble tea or find some dinosaur bones but...oh well, why else would he deny the truth.

Sungmin looked at his dumbfounded friends and smiled embarassedly. "I'm quite..." he sighed as he said "serious about that." he
awkwardly placed his hand at the back of his neck, blushing, halfly cursing himself for being too serious and shortly forgetting
that they are playing games. He sat back on his place as the others remained quiet and just looked at him.

"I know it's quite stupid but..." he said as he tried to explain. "I really want to fall in love."

Leeteuk chuckled to break the ice and said. "Our Sungmin, is still very normal."

*Author's note: Quite a long chapter. sorry about that.
I'm betting this will be my longest fanfic. I hope you'll
stay until the end.

A little bigger font for the author's note kekeekekkeeke~^^ :D

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