Clumsy Saranghae author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 40: Going Public? (Part 1)   taemin: hyung! are you being serious!?! (super shocked expression) SHINee hyungs: mmm! (nod in unison - innocent expressions) taemin: b-but thats-- ... my girlfriend for REAL!? haaaaa?!?! minho: awww, come on! ... its about time, you know ...  taemin: why? (whining) is there something wrong with the kind of relationship we have NOW!?! ... i-i think this pace is just fine ... onew: aigoooo ... are you hesitating? ... dont you like sherina? taemin: n-no ... i-it's not that i DONT like her ... just ... key: psh! that's the same answer we got before! ... just WHAT is holding you back?!? ...  taemin: w-well ... im just not sure about her "love" .... not just yet ... jonghyun: (raises an eyebrow at the maknae) huh? taemin: (sighs) j-just give me some more time, hyungs ... I'LL decide whether to become official or not ... and right now, i dont think so ... key: then we WONT approve of going public! (folds his arms) hmph! umma disapproves! taemin: that's alright! (shrugs) im allowed to rebel once in a while, right? key: YA!!! taemin: (runs to his room and immediately locks the door behind him) key: (from the outside) YOU BETTER GET BACK DOWN HERE, YOUNG MAN!! ... YA, LEE TAE MIN!!   *taemin leaned on his door and thought deeply, locking out any more of his hyung's persuasions ...   TAEMIN'S INNER MONOLOGUE taemin: im still unsure about sherina's feelings ... the hyungs say its love but im still afraid that her love remains as that of a fan's ... (sigh) ... i-i just need some more time to confirm it ...  END OF INNER MONOLOGUE   *suddenly, sherina's smiling and laughing faces flashed in his mind ...   taemin: (smiles to himself) i'd really like it if she really DOES love me for who i am ... not as an idol, not as SHINee's lead dancer maknae ... but as Lee Taemin, just Lee Taemin ...   *taemin didn't know that his hyungs had their ears pressed onto the other side of his door, hearing his statement ...   key: (signals everyone to go back downstairs) SHINee hyungs: (back in the living room) jonghyun: (nodding) so that's how it is ... i understand his worries ... onew: i dont think sherina's love is a fan's love though ... at first, i knew it was but now (shakes his head in disagreement) i wonder why taemin hasn't realized that yet ... key: what's wrong with her loving him as an idol anyway? ... i don't get it ... minho: its just a precaution, kibum ... our maknae is just worried that the girl he likes would love him only if he's an idol who performs on stage, wearing stylish outfits and is living a star's lifestyle ... he's worried that if he's just himself, without all of those, sherina wouldn't love him anymore ...  key: well that's just ridiculous! ... sherina is DEFINITELY not that kind of person ... jonghyun: (gets an idea) ! onew: (smirks) kim jonghyun, i know that look ... jonghyun: what day was their photoshoot again?  minho: four days from now, why? jonghyun: (thinks for a moment then smirks back) why dont WE go and "confirm" sherina's love then? ... and make taemin realize that he has nothing to worry about? minho: call! (giggles) i like that sound of that ...   *and indeed the fateful day arrived, taemin and sherina were on their way to the studio where their photoshoot was going to take place ...   taemin: (looking over at the details of the shoot) ... wow ... this shoot is actually going to take a whole day! sherina: (looks at the folder as well) omo! so many concepts in ONE shoot!? taemin: (giggles) i know ...   *sherina continued reading the papers while taemin read a text message on his phone ...   SHERINA'S INNER MONOLOGUE sherina: (reading the list of concepts) hmmm ... since winter's just around the corner, couple fashions are becoming 'all the rage' again ... let's see here ... (runs her finger through the list) wow ... there's really alot! ... will i be able to do this? (blinks at the list) END OF INNER MONOLOGUE   *taemin saw sherina's reactions and giggled to himself ... he thought that she was really cute ...   sherina: by the way ... how are the oppas? do they have schedules today? taemin: a-ah ... them? uh ... no, they're all free today but they told me that they were gonna stay home for the entire day ... it was weird though (shrugs) sherina: (giggles) i see ... i hope they get some rest t