Final

Runaway

“Noona! Noona guess what!”

 

“What is it Taeminnie?”

 

“Minho hyung asked me out! I’m dating Minho hyung now!”

 

“That’s great Taeminnie!! I’m so happy for you!”

 


 

Taemin sat outside of the church. He knew that he should be inside, getting ready for the big event, but he couldn’t. He wanted to be alone right now, because he wasn’t sure how much longer he would last if this continued. He wasn’t sure if he could handle being so close to Minho without crying his eyes out at the moment. He needed to calm down, and then he could go inside and pretend to be happy as he watched Minho marry his sister.

 

Kibum sat down beside him on the bench, patting his back lightly.


“We can tell them you weren’t feeling well. We can tell them that you got sick and started throwing up. I’m sure your noona would understand,” Kibum tried. Taemin shook his head, his eyes dull. Kibum hated how quiet Taemin had turned ever since his sister and Minho started dating. He hated the fact that for the past 3 years, Taemin still couldn’t forget his love for Minho.

 

Had it not been for Taemin’s insistence, Kibum would’ve killed Minho for being so heartless. Minho knew very well of Taemin’s feelings. He knew how much the younger loved him, and he shamelessly asked him out, only to break his heart and tell him that the person he was really after was the boy’s own sister.

 

Jonghyun hadn’t bothered listening to Taemin and had happily punched Minho in the face for his actions. Their entire friendship was completely different after that. Taemin’s smile was rare, and when it did appear, it was clearly forced. Jonghyun had tried to forget Minho’s actions, but he could never truly forgive him for it. They were still friends, but Jonghyun had drawn a thick line between them.

 

Jinki tried to be happy for them. After all, he was Taemin’s older brother. He had to act like he was happy for his own sister, even when he hated Minho so much for crushing his younger brother. He had been furious with his sister, but she had explained everything to him. She had never planned on dating Minho. She never wanted to. Taemin had begged her to give Minho a chance, and after a while, she actually began to feel something for him.

 

Kibum had chosen to simply stay away from Minho since then. He wouldn’t stay in the same room as him unless he had to. The only reason he was here today was for Taemin. There was no other reason for him being there, because all he wanted to do was punch Minho in the face whenever he saw him.

 

“I’m fine Kibum hyung. Today is supposed to be a happy day,” Taemin replied, showing him is forced smile once more. “I’m happy for them. They love each other, so it’s only right that they be together.”

 

“That’s bull and you know it. Stand up. Say something! Are you really going to let the person you love most go like this? You need to fight for your love,” Kibum argued. Taemin shook his head once more.

 

“What’s there to fight for? He doesn’t love me hyung. I can’t fight for someone who won’t fight along side me.  If he’s happy, then that’s all I care about. That’s all I’ve ever wanted hyung. I can’t take him away from what makes him happy,” Taemin countered.

 

“So that’s it? You’re just going to let him marry your sister? You can’t do that Tae, you need to–“

 

Please don’t make this harder for me hyung. It hurts: is that what you want to hear? It’s killing me inside whenever I even think of them and now I’m the best man in their wedding. I have to watch them get married and kiss and promise to live together forever because I told noona that I’m okay with it but I’m not! So before I finish dying inside, can we please just end this conversation and get in there? It’s going to start soon anyway.”

 

Taemin got up and Kibum watched sadly as his dongsaeng prepared himself to send the love of his life away to his own sister.

 


 

“He broke up with me noona…”

 

“WHAT?! Why?! You two were so perfect together!”

 

“He’s in love with you noona. He said that he liked me as a friend, but no more than that… He only dated me so that he could get closer to you…”

 

“Oh, no, Taemin, I’m so sorry. I don’t like him that way! I can’t be with him, especially after what he did to you!”

 

“No! Noona, give him a chance. I’ll be fine, I promise!”

 


 

“You’re making a mistake,” Jonghyun said. Minho sighed for the nth time as he listened to his friend behind him.

 

“I’m not making a mistake hyung. I love her, and she loves me back. We’re getting married today, so could you please just be happy for me?” Minho asked. He turned back to his hyung, who was watching his disapprovingly.

 

“You don’t love her. You’re just using her so that you can have a normal life, because you can’t take the pressure of being gay. You’re a coward, and you used Taemin. You could’ve gone after any other girl if you ever broke up with him, but you went after his sister,” Jonghyun argued. Minho shook his head, not wanting to listen to his hyung, even though it was true. Jonghyun was right but Minho didn’t want to agree with him.

 

He was a coward. He was a heartless coward because he had left the person he loved most, for his sister. It was the only thing Minho could think of at the time because he hated the name-calling and the isolation. He couldn’t stand being casted out of society, even if his parents were okay with it. What future did a gay man have?

 

He couldn’t take the criticism anymore, so he left Taemin, and when he was asked why, he couldn’t come up with any other reason than being in love with his love’s sister. Maybe because he knew that would crush Taemin more than anything. Maybe it was because he wanted Taemin to hate him and never forgive him, so that he could try to forget the guilty conscience that always plagued him.

 

He figured Taemin had gotten over him by now, considering he hadn’t said anything against him marrying his sister. He hoped that Taemin had gotten over it.

 

“So left the person who loves you most, because you’re scared of a few words. No matter how many times she tells you she loves you, you’ll never find someone who loves you more than Taemin. You haven’t even realized, have you? Taemin has been in love with you this entire time. Did you know that his sister never even wanted to date you? Taemin practically begged her to give you a chance.”

 

“Jonghyun,” Minho started, as a warning. He couldn’t listen to this right now.

 

“It’s a miracle that Taemin hasn’t killed himself because he just tells himself that as long as you’re happy; he’s happy. He’s done everything to make sure that everything works between you and his sister, and he’s been dying on the inside because of it.”

 

“Jonghyun, please don’t do this right now. I can’t do this right now,” Minho begged.


“Did you know what while you two were still dating, Taemin turned down an offer to go to a dance college abroad, because he didn’t want to be so far away from you? And then once he’s in college with you, where they don’t even have a dance major, you break up with him for his sister.”

 

“What do you want from me hyung? What do you want to hear? That I still love him? Because I can’t say that hyung! I can’t,” Minho yelled. Jonghyun looked at him sadly, shaking his head.

 

“I want to see you get married. I want to see you marry someone you don’t love while Taemin is right beside you watching. I want you to know everything you gave up for your own selfish needs, and I want to see if you could can live with yourself after that; after you know that you broke the heart of the person who loves you more than he loves himself.”

 

Minho stayed silent as Jonghyun walked away from him. Just as his hand was on the doorknob, Jonghyun looked at him over his shoulder.

 

“I overheard Taemin and Jinki hyung talking. Taemin is leaving after tonight. I don’t know where he’s going, but I don’t think it’s anywhere close by.”

 

With that, Jonghyun left, leaving Minho to his own raging thoughts. Would he be able to survive without Taemin by his side? Could he handle that? Taemin meant the world to him. He didn’t want Taemin to leave, and at the same time, he couldn’t believe that he would be so selfish as to force Taemin to stay by his side now. He couldn’t make Taemin stay with him now that he knew that the younger still loved him so much, though Minho had no idea why. He couldn’t understand why Taemin would still love someone like him.

 

Another knock on the door and Jinki hyung came in, looking just as upset as Jonghyun, though at least attempting to hide it. He knew Jinki hated him to some extent, considering he had played with his younger brother’s heart just to get his sister. Jinki wasn’t even that close to his own sister anymore, because every time he saw her, he could only think of the pain Taemin was feeling. He wanted to be happy for his little sister, but seeing his little brother suffering so much made it difficult.

 

He felt bad for putting Jinki in this situation, but he supposed that was just another part of his selfishness; pinning these siblings against each other like this. That’s why he knew that Jinki hyung would never give him his blessing for this marriage.

 

“I just wanted to come tell you that it’s almost time for the ceremony,” Jinki said quietly. Minho nodded to him. He felt guilty. It was eating at him inside and he just needed someone to tell him that everything was okay. That he was making the right choice.

 

“Jinki hyung, I–“

 

“Minho-ah, I’m not really in the mood to hear anything right now. Just get out there and marry my sister, and I’m begging you Minho; please don’t hurt her the way you hurt Taemin. I don’t need two broken siblings.”

 

Jinki walked out of the room before Minho could try and explain himself and apologize for all the trouble he’s caused.

 


 

“I think I love him, Taeminnie…”

 

“That’s great! I’m so happy for you noona!”

 

“You’re… okay with it?”

 

“Of course! As long as you’re happy!”

 

And Taemin felt like he was dying inside.

 


 

Taemin’s sister walked down the aisle holding onto her father’s arm, feeling terrified and nervous. She wasn’t ready for this, and seeing her brother’s red, swollen eyes only made it all worse. She had never wanted this to happen. She had always wanted to reject Minho’s advances because she knew it was wrong, but she knew that Taemin would only blame himself if Minho didn’t get his happy ending with her.

 

However, she learned many things in the time she spent with Minho.

 

She learned that Minho was by no means in love with her. She knew that, even if it took her a long time to realize it. It was true that for a while, she did believe that she loved Minho, but she soon realized that it was the same type of love she felt for Taemin. Even if Minho was about the same age as her–only a few months younger–she felt the same protectiveness that she felt with Taemin. It wasn’t possessiveness that she felt, like any other normal girlfriend or fiancé would. She simply wanted to keep him safe, just as she always wanted to make sure Taemin was safe and sound.

 

She never felt jealous when Minho spoke to other girls. She never carried when he went out and didn’t message her for days. All of her friends told her that it was just because she was very trusting, which was great for any relationship, but she knew better. She knew that she never carried if Minho went off with another girl, not that he ever did.

 

But most of all, she realized the longing glances Minho made in Taemin’s direction. She only noticed it a few months ago really, but at least she knew it now. She noticed how Minho’s gaze would linger on Taemin for longer than necessary. She even noticed the love that Minho held in his eyes for only Taemin. She had never seen him gaze at her so lovingly, and she didn’t really mind it either.

 

Truthfully, there was someone else she was in love with.

 

She wasn’t seeing this person, because although she knew that her relationship with Minho held no romantic affection, she also knew that cheating was still bad. She wasn’t going to cheat on him, even if they didn’t love each other, as lovers’ should.

 

 At the same time though, throughout their entire relationship, she kept Minho at arm’s length. They kissed and cuddled but nothing more. She couldn’t bring herself to crush her brother’s heart to that extent, and although Minho asked for it, she knew that the other didn’t truly want it. She had come up with the excuse that she didn’t want to do it until after marriage.

 

After she had realized Minho’s true feelings, she had over heard a conversation between Jonghyun and Kibum. She heard them talk about how Minho truly loved Taemin, and was only dating her because he was afraid of what society would do to him for his homoual relationship. Minho was terrified of what others thought of him, and though she understood his reasons, she couldn’t help but feel used. She resented Minho for it, and she hated him for a while, for hurting her little brother for such a petty thing. However, she had to forgive him at one point, when she caught him crying one night, kneeing on the floor in front of their bed as he begged for Taemin’s forgiveness, as if Taemin would hear him in the empty room.

 

She pitied him, because she understood completely what he was afraid of. It was a justified fear. But despite understanding, she couldn’t fight back the bitterness that he had hurt her brother so much for such selfish reasons. A part of her wanted to make sure that Taemin and Minho never got back together, because she felt as though her little brother deserved someone better; someone who wasn’t afraid to take on the world for him.

 

But at the same time, she knew that no one would make her brother as happy as Minho did.

 

When her father had walked into her dressing room to walk her down the aisle, she explained everything to him. She explained her plan to him, completely and thoroughly. He was angry and upset, but she knew it wasn’t towards her, or the fact that Taemin was gay. The whole family had known that Taemin was gay, and they accepted it with no problem. Her father was mad at Minho, for using his daughter and hurting his son. But nonetheless, he agreed with the plan. He understood her reasons, and promised to explain it to her mother as soon as he sat down at his seat beside her.

 

So at the alter, standing in front of Minho, she smiled up at him, fully prepared to fix everything everyone else was so helpless against. She was going to make everything right again, because her little brother had been through enough, and he deserved his happily ever after, whether Minho was an or not.

 

She barely paid attention to the priest’s words until she heard Minho’s hesitant “I do.” She braced herself for the uproar that would happen, and she waited for the priest to ask her that life-changing question.

 

“Do you take Choi Minho to be your husband? Do you promise to be true to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and honor him all the days of your life?”

 

“No.”

 

She almost wanted to laugh as the collective gasp echoed through the church. She smiled gently at Minho, and looked behind him to see Taemin staring at her with wide eyes, and she winked at him. She turned to face the crowd, finding her parents smiling at her, and her friend’s shocked expressions.

 

She coughed to quiet everyone down, which only took a few moments as most wanted to know what was going through the supposed bride’s mind.

 

“I mean, I love him, but not like this. I think it’d be wrong of me to marry someone I see as a brother,” she said, chuckling slightly to try and unnerve everyone. “I know this may seem shocking to everyone, because we seemed like the perfect couple, but we aren’t, and we never were.”

 

She glanced back at Minho, who was standing at the alter beside her, looking just as confused as everyone else.

 

“I guess since a wedding isn’t going to happen, it’s time for story time,” she said casually. “Once upon a time, their lived a pretty little prince. He was a bright little angel, always happy and shining. One day, he came home, smiling brighter than the sun, talking about how he had found the love of his life, and his older sister, the princess, couldn’t have been happier for him. She had met the other prince, and couldn’t help but thank him for making her little brother so happy.”

 

She glanced back at Taemin, whose tears were already pooling at his eyes, shaking his head. She knew what he was thinking, but she wasn’t going to stop now.

 

“But one day, her little brother came back home, crying. Now, it wouldn’t be so bad, if the princess hadn’t known for herself that her little brother wasn’t one to cry very easily. But there he was, crying as if the world had just fallen on him, and it might as well have. Because his love had left him, claiming that he didn’t really love him, but loved the princess instead.

 

“The princess wanted to beat the prince that had hurt her precious little brother, but the young boy refused, saying that he wanted his sister to at least try dating the other prince, because all he wanted was to see the love of his life be happy with the person he loved. So as much as the princess hated the idea, she did it to help her brother. She hated the other prince, but she came to learn what his reasons were.”

 

She paused and walked to Taemin, standing in front of him to wipe away his tears.

 

“The handsome prince was afraid of what his kingdom would think of him for being with another male. So he wanted to forget his feelings, and force the pretty prince to forget them as well by making the pretty prince hate him. But the handsome prince was too stupid to realize that the pretty prince loved him too much to hate him, and would support the handsome prince no matter what, even if it meant his heart broke in the process.”

 

She turned to Minho once more and grabbed his hand. She pulled him closer while grabbing Taemin’s hand at the same time. She connected them, holding them together because she knew that if she didn’t, Taemin would try to run away. Minho was too shocked to move.

 

“The princess decided that she had enough of this behavior. She hated feeling as if he had torn her family apart, because her little brother’s smile never shined brightly anymore, and her older brother still couldn’t look at her properly without feeling guilty that he was betraying his younger brother,” she said, glancing at Jinki who looked at her apologetically.

 

“So on her wedding day, the princess decided that she was going to fix everything. She was going to mend friendships,” she glanced at Jonghyun and Kibum.

 

“She was going to fix her family,” she said as she looked at Jinki.

 

“And she was going to reunite the most beautiful couple she had ever seen.”

 

She stepped away from Taemin and Minho, smiling gently at the two.

 

“So, it’s a pretty bad story, considering it doesn’t really have an end yet. But I’m hoping it’ll be a good ending,” she said as she stepped away from the alter. “And I’m not upset, trust me. I mean I’m upset that it took this long to fix everything, but I’m not upset about not being married. Truthfully I’d be more upset if I had married him. I don’t love Minho in the way a wife should love her husband. I don’t want to start a family with him. The only way I’d want to spend the rest of my life with him, is only if I see him by my brother’s side every time. That’s the only way I would accept Choi Minho into this family. He can be at family reunions and gatherings, as my brother’s partner. Nothing less.”

 

“Noona,” she heard Taemin call out to her. She turned to look at him, frowning when she saw the tears continue to fall from his eyes. “Don’t do this. Today is supposed to be your big day. You said you loved him.”

 

She walked back to him, once more wiping away his falling tears. “I said I loved him, but never once did I say that I was in love with him. I love him just as I love you Taeminnie, though of course not as much,” she teased, trying to lighten the mood.

 

“B-But he loves you,” Taemin tried to argue. She shook her head, glancing back at Minho who was still caught in his daze.

 

“Didn’t you hear what I said? He’s in love with you Taemin; he always has been. I’m so sorry that it took me so long to do the right thing. I should’ve ended all of this so long ago, but I guess now is better than never.”

 

Taemin looked up at Minho, who hadn’t once looked at him during the entire commotion. He looked shocked, but he didn’t look as if he was happy to hear the news either. He shook his head as he turned back to his sister, eyes downcast. “He doesn’t love me noona. He never has.”

 

Taemin pushed passed his sister and hyungs who were calling out to him and he ran away. He couldn’t deal with this right now. He couldn’t take the pain in his heart anymore because things weren’t supposed to happen like this. He was completely prepared for his sister and his love to be happily married. He wasn’t prepared for his sister to say “no,” and give that whole speech.

 

And Minho had been silent throughout the entire thing. He hadn’t given Taemin a single acknowledgement to let him know that what his sister was saying was the truth. It got his hopes up that maybe she was right about it all and he could have his own happily ever after, but Minho made no move to reassure him, and it hurt. It hurt more than anything that his spirits were raised and crushed all at once with no mercy whatsoever.

 

Back inside the church, Jinki paced as Jonghyun and Kibum looked both happy and afraid. Minho hadn’t moved a single inch from his spot, and it was pissing Taemin’s sister off. She went right up to him and she slapped him, surprising every guest further. Minho seemed to snap out of his daze after that, holding his cheek in one hand as he stared down at the woman that was supposed to be his bride.

 

“I give you a chance to be with him and you screw it up,” she hissed at him. “Why are you still here?! Go after him!”

 

“I can’t,” Minho said. “What happens after that? We get back together and then what? We get tormented and harassed. Is that what you want for him?”

 

“No, what I want is for him to be happy. Taemin wouldn’t care about being killed so long as you were by his side, and although I don’t agree with his choice of man, you make Taemin happy, and that’s all I care about. I just want my happy little brother back,” she replied.

 

“We wouldn’t be able to live! Who would employ a gay man?!”

 

“A lot of people! Maybe it won’t be your dream job but it’ll be something! And if that doesn’t work then I’ll pay for everything you’d ever need for the rest of your lives! So would Jinki oppa! So would Jonghyun oppa and Kibum oppa! The only one in the way is you!”

 

“Taemin would be better off without me,” Minho replied.

 

“As much as I wish that were true, it’s not. When was the last time you saw him smile Minho? In the last three years when was the last time you saw Taemin actually smile?” she asked quietly. Minho couldn’t answer that, because he knew that Taemin never did. “My little brother isn’t even a fragment of the person he used to be because of you. You broke him because you were selfish and only thought about yourself. You didn’t stop to think that while you tried to make yourself straight, Taemin never gave up being gay, and he never once looked at another person, no matter how much we tried to make him. While you were here trying to make yourself normal, Taemin suffered those comments alone, depressed because he felt like not only did the world hate him, his own world had given up on him too. So no, I don’t want you to be with Taemin, because you’re a coward.”

 

Tears stung Minho’s eyes because he knew that she was right, but he wouldn’t let them fall. He didn’t have the right to cry.

 

“I don’t think you deserve Taemin. You’re not even close to being on the same level as him. But Taemin loves you more than anything, and if you let him get away now, then I really will never forgive you. At this point, you’re the only person that can make Taemin happy. So, while I don’t approve of you, I at least want my little brother to be happy, even if you’re the one to do it.”

 

Minho felt himself nod before he could think. He hugged her tightly, whispering a small “thank you,” in her ear before running out of the church where he almost lost everything he held dear.

 

He took his car, knowing that he’d catch Taemin quicker if he did, and sped towards Taemin’s apartment. If what Jonghyun had told him was true, than Taemin would most likely be there, getting ready to leave him, and Minho couldn’t allow that. He’d be selfish once more, for the right reason this time.

 

He parked his car sloppily, not even bothering to lock it as he ran into the building and up the stairs. He didn’t bother knocking on Taemin’s door, and he was glad that the door was already unlocked, because he was ready to break down the door if he had to. He rushed into the apartment and into Taemin’s room, where the boy sat in front of a suitcase.

 

“H-Hyung?” Taemin asked, staring up at him with wide eyes. Minho huffed, his breathing heavy from all of his running.

 

“Where… Where do you think you’re going?”

 

Taemin turned away from him to stare sadly at his luggage. ‘I’m leaving. I can’t stay here anymore.”

 

“You can’t leave,” Minho replied. Taemin refused to look at him and scoffed.

 

“You don’t get a say in this. Staying here is too painful for me; too many bad memories. I need to leave,” Taemin said. Minho moved closer and sat on the floor beside him.

 

“I won’t let you leave,” he said simply. Taemin turned to look at him once more, tears once again threatening to escape his eyes.

 

“Why do you care? Shouldn’t you be back at the church, convincing my sister to marry you? I need to finish packing. My flight leaves in a few hours.”

 

Minho sighed, grabbing some of the clothes in the suitcase and taking them out. He threw them carelessly onto the bed despite Taemin’s protests. He could feel the younger’s arms trying to stop him and hold him back, but he wasn’t going to give up. He was tired of being a coward.

 

“Stop! What are you doing?!”

 

“What I should’ve done a long time ago,” Minho replied as he paused in his work. He stood up; bringing Taemin with him as he cupped the younger’s cheeks and crashed their lips together. He felt Taemin struggle against him, hitting his chest as he refused to let go.

 

“You don’t get it, do you?” he asked as he pulled away. Taemin’s tears had already fallen and Minho gently wiped them away with his thumbs. “I never stopped loving you Taemin. I was just stupid and afraid of what others thought about me that I didn’t take into consideration that the only person’s thoughts about me that I should worry about are yours. I wanted you to hate me, that’s why I chose your sister as my substitute for you. I figured it’d make you hate me more, and that if I couldn’t have you, I could at least keep a piece.”

 

“Don’t lie to me,” Taemin pleaded with him. “Don’t get my hopes of because I’m tired of feeling like I’m dead inside. I just want to try and be happy again Minho, and I can’t do that here. Not with you.”

 

“Why not?” Minho asked. “Why can’t I make you happy?”

 

“Because I can’t trust you! How do I know that this isn’t another lie? That you aren’t going to date me to then just leave me for someone else again? I can’t handle that again Minho!”

 

“I know you can’t trust me, and I don’t expect you to, but I will do everything I possibly can to gain that trust back. I won’t lose you again. Once was already too much for the both of us,” Minho replied.

 

“No. Don’t act like you understand what you’ve put me through. You didn’t have to watch the person you love go out with your own sibling. You didn’t have to see them hug, or laugh together, or kiss. You have no idea how much it killed me to see you like that with my sister, but I put up with it because you were happy. And now you tell me that it was all just a lie? I’m supposed to believe that every kiss you shared with her right in front of me was just a lie so that you could feel better about yourself? Was it fun watching me suffer? Did you enjoy it?” Tears continued to slip past his eyes despite his attempts to hold them back. He continued to beat at Minho's chest, and the elder knew he deserved it. He deserved so much more than this for what he put his love through.

 

“No, Taemin, I didn’t,” Minho said. Tears pooled in his eyes but he held them back. “You’re right. I don’t know what it’s like, and I can’t possibly begin to understand you. But it did hurt me, because I honestly thought that you hated me, and even though that’s what I wanted, it still hurt. I don’t expect you to believe me. I don’t expect you to just accept me again either. I just need you to stay here. Even if it’s not by my side, just stay here.”

 

“Why? Why should I stay here?” Taemin asked, clutching onto Minho’s shirt. He knew it was stupid to cling to him like this, but his heart was hurting and Taemin needed the comfort that Minho gave him.

 

“Because I’m a selfish bastard and I need you here.”

 


 

Taemin left that night, only leaving Minho with a note that he’d come back soon. No one told Minho where he went, and Taemin wasn’t answering his phone. Minho felt like this was some sort of test, so he waited patiently for Taemin to return. He patched up his friendships and moved out of his shared apartment with Taemin’s sister. They still met up sometimes, and he was happily introduced to her new boyfriend. He was happy that she had found her real love. Jinki had forgiven him too, and Jonghyun and Kibum didn't hate him anymore, though they still never failed to remind him of what an he had been.

 

Three months later there was a knock on his door. Minho was perfectly surprised when he found Taemin standing in front of him, suitcase in hand and out of breath.

 

“I wasn’t supposed to come back. I was going to live the rest of my life away from this place but here I am; pathetic and stupid for running back to you of all people,” Taemin said. Minho smiled gently at him as he pulled him into a hug.

 

“You don’t know how happy I am to see you,” Minho said as he breathed in the sweet scent of Taemin’s fruit scented shampoo.

 

“I didn’t want to come back here. I wanted to stay away from you,” Taemin replied, his voice muffled into the crook of Minho’s neck.

 

“So what made you come back?”

 

“I realized that I can’t be happy when my happiness isn’t with me.”


There it is! I hope you enjoyed it! I felt like the ending was a little rushed, but I honestly wasn't sure how exactly to end it. At least it has a happy ending though, right?!

To hellokitty99, I hope that I didn't disappoint you with this. I tried to make it as romantic as possible, though I feel like it came out more ansty than anything.

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Beau1996 1355 streak #1
Chapter 1: Taemin's sister is pretty cool!
mhngndh16 #2
Chapter 1: D*mn this good!!! Wow!!
flamingtaem
#3
Chapter 1: I hate minho so much i hate him
Ugh i really hate him???it’s supposed to be minho the one chasing after him not taemin coming back to him ughhh
babyshinee
#4
Chapter 1: Both Taemin, Minho, and Taemin's sister are stupid in the first place. Taemin should stop being a martyr and should have showed Minho why he's a better choice. If he truly loves Minho then he should have done something first before giving up! He's a coward honestly, and Minho too. Why does he even care of what would people think of him when Taemin's beside him? I mean, I get it that people can be really rude and harsh but Taemin is what makes his life complete, makes his days better and happier, so why give up on a beautiful thing just because some people can't accept it? If Taemin truly means a world to him, he wouldn't even bother what those people will be saying against him. What should matter to him the most is that Taemin's happy and fine.. But no Minho just had to be a huge coward. And as for Taemin's sister... I know that he loves his brother so much but then as a sister, she should know very well how much Minho means to Taemin. She should know when Taemin is lying, or sad, or mad. Ah god. Everyone is just so damn stupid but I'm glad that Taemin's sister took the courage to step up and be honest to themselves. If it weren't for her then I'm afraid that Taemin's going to die in depression. But then Minho just had to doubt ARGGHH. Anyway, I'm still glad that this one got its happy ending! ♡
qiqoqi
#5
Chapter 1: somehow i want taemin to leave minho and be with someone else. minho is really stupid and jerk. how can he domid that to tae?
bluemoonluvkpop0596
#6
Chapter 1: Wow your angst is amazing so heartbreaking i just cant believe how stupid and selfish minho was -.- im glad that taemin did leave though for a little while but im really happy that they can have their happy ending <3
i really admire taemin's sister trying to make it right ^^
thanks for writing this <3 your writing is awesome as always ^^
Azaelia
#7
Chapter 1: Kinda wanted Taemin to never come back and have a cute boyfriend, tbh
hellokitty99 #8
Chapter 1: Thank you soooooooooooooooo much for this spectacular story ☆ ~('▽^人). It was so good I really enjoyed it
devilishangel_15
#9
Chapter 1: I swear I was so scared that this was going to be a dad ending and I wanted to punch Minho in the face for doing this, but now Taemin is happy. I swear they are so stupid. Thank you for writing this :D