Niel's P.O.V

Some days had been passed. Slowly but surely I got accustomed to the way this house was built. I even found the way from my room to the kitchen. Much of the time I spend sleeping or fangirling about the beautiful surroundings.

It happened that I ended up standing in front of the mirror eyeing myself again. The eye circles were slowly subsiding and my gaze was less foggy.

I had even gained weight. My former rather bony limbs seemed to slowly look less thin. I also had the feeling that everything was less exhausting.

Today I had been reading magazines on the couch while Minsoo-hyung was gone. A packet of crackers and a bowl filled with cheddar cheese were standing on the coffee table I front of me. My ears were pricked up as hell, because I always worried about getting caught reading. That was basically the reason why I didn't dare touch the TVs. Would it be unusual for a deaf to watch TV? How could I know... I wasn't like that... Though I pretended... and that really good.

Even these stupid maids seem to believe. Last time they were bathing me, (this time much softer, thank God), I heard them talking.

“You know actually this Nemo guy seems to be very cute...”, one of them had told the other in a volume that made me sure of them buying my disguise.

“If he just wasn't deaf... and dumb...”, the other one had nodded in agreement.

“Nevertheless hun, I guess Minsoo-sshi already has his eyes on him. Why else would he let him live here, huh?”, maid number one had added.

When I had been allowed to react in some way, like squealing, wincing... just somehow I would have immediately. I had to have misheard. They couldn't mean that seriously. Like... Minsoo never did something I didn't like. And he never would, right? My thoughts had done loops making me nearly faint again in the bathroom. If it weren't for the maids petting my cheeks I would've been gone completely.

I had staggered towards my bed falling onto it. Niel! Niel! Calm down! These stupid girls don't know anything about my Minsoo. Stop! I had slapped myself harshly. I hadn't just thought that. He was in no way... in no possible way... mine.

I let out a sigh when I was back in real time. I really wasn't able to hold back. These maids would head me insane one day. Really not Minsoo was the dangerous thing in this house. No, that were these entirely maniac maids!

I hid myself in the blanket wrapped around my body. Strands of hair were peeking out of the opening that I had to leave if I didn't want to suffocate. If it wasn't for the boy that I craved to see I had been escaped out of here after the first night. Though I never had so much comfort in my whole life, I felt like living on the streets had more advantaged than you thought. For example you didn't have to let yourself washed by unfamiliar women...

A dust cloud developed in front of my mouth that I inevitably inhaled. My lungs refused to work properly at once and I had to cough. The sound of that was muffled by the blanket covering me.

I heard the door opening the moment I coughed a second time. I didn't know what really happened the following seconds. All I can assume is that though the textile I sounded weird, but anyhow was I uncovered in split seconds, watched by the worried face of C.A.P.

“Nemo... everything okay? Are you insane to suffocate yourself?”, he asked biting his lip. A manner that was totally not his style.

Like in answer I coughed another time causing his face to screw. “Or are you sick? Do you need linctus?”

Of course, I didn't answer. He left the room backwards for the kitchen always leaving an eye on me. What was he planning to do now? The problem was that he sometimes told me things he did, but remembering I was deaf he ceased that leaving me absolutely clueless of what he would do next. Noticing water boiling and taking in the smell of fresh infused peppermint tea I had to smile. Maybe being sick wasn't that unpleasant as I thought.

Coming inside the living room again, C.A.P brought a cup of tea leaving it in front of me on the table. “I thought of ordering pizza today...”, he informed me. “So the plan is I order pizza, yeah and I get medicine for you.” Minsoo repeated himself nodding. He held a hand in front of my face. “I'm right back.”

I observed him leaving the room. Minsoo stood there and typed a number into his phone. His face brightened, so I assumed whoever he called had answered. I listened to him telling the pizza ordering service what pizza he wanted, but at the same time waved a past running maid nearer advising her to get medicine. I had to stifle a chuckle. That had to sound for the guy taking the order somewhat like: “I'd like to have a salami pizza... Err could you get some medicine against coughing, please?” If I was the guy I'd been like: “Oh sure, which brand should I put on the pizza?” As funny as it was... how stupid was he to think I was sick?

The couch next to me dipped and I assumed C.A.P had sat down next to me. For whatever reason my breathing along with my heartbeat reacted at once. Hopefully he wouldn't realize. My eyes grew bigger and I waited for him to move. As he did the consequence was that I felt his fingertips touching a strand of my hair gently it away so that it fell next to my ear. Then he touched my forehead. Pabo, were you really thinking I...

“Hopefully you don't have a fever.”, he had mumbled before, but only now the words made sense in my mind. Okay, okay... this guy was heading insane. (Along with me...)

As C.A.P, obviously didn't feel any unusual temperature he frowned. He tried it with his palm and then with the other hand in case his feelings betrayed him. I believed him to drop his theory of me having fever now. Gosh, Minsoo... enough!

But it should happen completely different. Minsoo bent down. He bent down to have a closer distance between me and himself. Okay, I thought. That's what pre-school teachers sometimes do, that's not abnormal.

I stiffened entirely and my body began to hurt as I cramped up myself. I couldn't say if that really was happening right now or if I was dreaming, but I could tell... These lips... Minsoo, he...

I had gotten a peck on my forehead....

C.A.P's P.O.V

“I thought of ordering pizza today...”, I said watching Nemo. I know he wouldn't understand, but does that matter? It gave me a better feeling. “So the plan is I order pizza, yeah and I get medicine for you.” I nodded as I repeated my former words. In a good-bye-saying manner I left the room. “I'm right back.”

I didn't want to phone next to Nemo, because I felt like it would be awkward for him. And that wasn't my intention. Really, I wanted him to be as happy as possible. I inhaled deeply, keying the number of the pizza ordering service into my cellphone. The first step I had done by taking him here. Second step was in progress. Getting him comfortable in here, preferably also with me in person. He... he didn't hate me. Insofar I had already made that.

One of my biggest problems was literally that we couldn't communicate. I couldn't ask if he was okay with anything. I didn't know what he liked or what not. I swallowed. And he had to die of boredom. What did he do exactly the whole day? Mental note to myself: Take him out and do something with him. Maybe he liked going to the zoo... or eating at KFC. Everyone liked KFC!

That was the moment the pizza guy decided to pick up the call. “Pizza-Maru here. What can I do for you?”, he asked politely. I smiled at the sentence. That could easily be misunderstood.

“Hi. Um... I'll have...”, I said, only then thinking about the answer. “I'd like to have a salami pizza.”, I eventually let him know. “Err...”, I added, but this time originally addressing a maid. “Could you get some medicine against coughing, please?”

The guy made a sound, telling what face he had to have done. “Linctus? Uh.. that would make 2$ surcharge.”, he answered. I smiled. “Okay then thanks so much.”, I replied grinning and with that I ended the call.

I made my way towards the couch and sat down. I heard him breathing and if you asked me that didn't sound healthy. Out of a reflex my hand was near his head touching his hair. I didn't control myself that time. I only watched. I saw my hand moving the hair out of the way. Now it had free access to position its tips on the now bare skin. It was totally smooth, like there were no impurities. Seconds later it weren't the fingertips anymore, but my whole palm. What had been my plan? Ah yeah! Feeling temperature. My breathing went faster without me doing anything about it. I quickly exchanged my hands as the other began to sweat. But the reason I wanted to feel... it was like I was touching fire, but the thing was that I believed that the heat didn't really come from the boy's body.

I pulled my hand away and pressed both palms against my stomach. How could a simple touch have that effect on me? I swallowed hard. Think of something different Minsoo.

Trying to sooth myself I didn't notice me moving closer to Nemo's head. Only when I felt smooth skin onto my lips I realized what happened. I realized it, but I couldn't move. It was like my body couldn't stop something that wanted after such a short time. Minsoo, what are you doing? Let go of him! Minsoo!

That's when I lost it completely. The next thing I knew was Nemo pulled into a sitting position and I had my lips softly laid onto his.

Hmm Annyeong my anticipating readers :)

Um next chapter I guess. This has been a very strange one to write. I had to rewrite it...

The first half I was like... this will never be finished and suddenly the knot broke. I started to write without even thinking. And that's what it is with that. The thing is that I myself am always like, I want them to do that. I want finally N.A.P being together but the characters won't let me write it. Now I guess I found a way... *sighs* Finally *cheers*

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