~Key POV~

I had somehow managed to pick up my legs and slowly walk downstairs to the field. No one noticed me again and I searched for Amber.

She was with Victoria, and her face lit up when her eyes drifted to where I was standing. She flew over with her friend shortly behind her.

“Key! You’re okay!” she exclaimed, throwing her hands around my neck.

“Amber, it wasn’t that bad” I choked out because honestly, she was kinda strangling me.

She let go and stared at me straight in the face. “You are okay right?”

“You look like you’ve been crying” Victoria said with concern buried in her voice. Amber’s eyes grew a little wide.

“It was Kim ing Jonghyun wasn’t it” she ground through her teeth. Woah, I’ve never seen her so angry.

“That’s it Kibum, I’m sick and tired of that stupid shorty ruining your life by teasing you and making you cry. He’s such a-”

“He confessed” I blurted out. I didn’t even realize I’d said it until they said nothing.

She blinked. They both blinked. Then they both shook me until I felt like I was going to puke. “When?! Where?! What?!”

“Just before I came down here, on the roof” my voce shook. Amber still held her death glare.

“And..?”

“And?”

“What did you do? Say?”

I rubbed the back of my neck. “He actually ran off before I could say anything” I muttered.

Amber threw her arms up. “Why that little…! Why does he keep running?!”

“That’s what I was thinking” I whined. Victoria nodded.

“Maybe he’s afraid of what you’re gonna say?” she shrugged and tried to calm down Amber who was still freaking out over how angry she was.

I sighed. “I want to tell him how I feel. How can I do that?”

Amber grinned. “Remember what I had to do yesterday?”

“Act like a romantic..?”

“Exactly”

She gave me a knowing grin and pushed me away, telling me I’d go talk to Victoria while she had to ‘pee’.

I just shrugged it off as she went off to do what not.

~Amber POV~

I found Jjong with Yoseob and Doojoon.

“Hey shorty”

He kind of glared at me, but it faded when he simply sighed. “Amber.”

“Heard you confessed”

“Key said?”

“Yeah”

He was silent for a bit. “How did he..?”

“He loves you too and wants to tell you but can never find the right time too.”

“There’s always time”

“Not when you keep running away.”

“…”

“Why are you so scared? It’s damn obvious he’s in love with you Jong.”

~Jonghyun POV~

“I just… I’m scared of…”

I couldn’t finish my sentence. She nodded and sat next to me.

“It’s three words, eight letters, and can make his whole day, maybe even his life. He’s loved you for years.”

He blinked. “Years? I only met him a few weeks ago.”

She raised an eyebrow. “He heard you and Onew singing in the music room one day back in middle school after classes. He fell in love with your voice, but never talked to you again after that, until last month.”

Something may have clicked after a few seconds.

Middle school..? After classes, me and Jinki singing…

There was a boy. With black long hair, less styled and colored than it is now. He was still pretty tall back then.

Jinki had spotted a black guitar case in the corner of the room. I volunteered to bring it to the office and stepped out to the hall when I bumped into someone.

He looked up at me with feline eyes that were wide. After I apologized, I noticed he was staring at the case in my hands. I had given it to him, he thanked me, then went off. And I haven’t seen him since.

Or so I thought. I never really paid attention to that one day, but it stayed in my head, like I was supposed to remember it, as if there would be some meaning behind him hearing me sing.

And I guess there was.

“I’m gonna go talk to Jinki” I said before running off.

~Third Person POV~

The day carried on, and everyone didn’t realize how late it was whilst the two were avoiding each other. Key was because he didn’t know how to face him. Jonghyun because he was preparing a surprise for Key.

Amber was going to knock more sense into Jjong, but since she couldn’t find him, she gave up. Taemin was worried for his umma who looked so confused sometimes, then sad the next and sometimes both at the same time. Minho was sticking with Taemin, but eventually went to find Jonghyun, which he did not succeed in. Sneaky little bastard.

~The Next Day~

~Key POV~

Someone knocked on my door and my heart jumped, as well as I did. I’d been awake for a long time, but decided not to get out of bed.

I slowly walked to the door and opened it, dreading that Jjong would be behind it. But thankfully, it was just Seunghyun and his hyung, Jonghun.

He grinned but then looked me up and down. “Why aren’t you dressed?”

I sighed heavily. “Didn’t feel like getting up.”

“You look awful”

“Thanks Hyunnnie I love it when people tell me I look horrible.”

He pouted. “Just kidding. Well, get dressed. Me and Jonghun hyung will walk you to school.”

I nodded and let them while I went back to my room to change. After I threw on random pants and shirt, I quickly brushed my hair, not exactly feeling the need to style it today.

Seunghyun and Jonghun were happily sitting in the kitchen, looking like hungry little puppies. I giggled and made them coffee, then sat down with the two at the table.

“So are you gonna talk to Jonghyun?” Jonghun asked. I met him yesterday, and apperantly, Seunghyun had told him all about my life. I shrugged.

“Depends.”

“On what?” Seunghyun asked, leaning forward a bit.

I shrugged again. “If I feel like it or not.” I said simply.

“Well you better ‘feel like it’ this time” they both said.

I raised my eyebrows, but ignored that last statement anyways.

We finished our coffees and left for school after picking up an excited Taemin and a tired Minho.

I couldn’t help but overhear Jonghun and Seunghyun talk about the music competition today.

That’s today? Did I sign up for that? It’s the last event for this whole sports festival..

I shrugged. Maybe. We’ll see.

When we arrived at school, Taemin reminded me that we had a cheer competition today, and unfortunately, my group was in it.

Seunghyun smiled cheekily. “It’ll be so interesting to see Kibum here jump around, wouldn’t it?”

I punched him. “Shut up”

Before he got the chance to say anything else, i ran with Taemin to go change, laughing along the way.

Ohh... FML.

~Jonghyun POV~

“Thanks again Jinki” I said as I double checked to make sure the sheet music was correct. He nodded.

“Yep. No problem.”

Luna poled her head inside the music room. “Oppa, Jonghyun-ah, are you two all ready for this afternoon?”

I shrugged. “I really have nothing more to lose.”

Jinki nodded. “Well, go on and enjoy the last day. Luna and I’ll set up for the performances before ours.”

I nodded before walking outside, my fingers crossed this would go well later on.

~Key POV~

“You’re ing kidding me!!” I screeched.

I noticed everyone jump and turn to me, who was the source of the loud scream.

Jessica, the cheer squad leader, was in front of me, holding a skirt. A skirt.

Remember, I’m a guy. I may be gay, but I will never ever cross dress. Even if I’d look good in it. Which I know I would. But I’d still never do it.

Especially in front of the whole school (and especially Jonghyun).

She winced. “But Key, we need one more person on our side, and you need to be in uniform.”

“I’ll be on your side, but there will be no way in hell can you get me into that”

“C’mon Key, you’d look great in it.”

I sighed heavily. “Sica, please don’t make me. I can’t stand being in that.”

She frowned. “Fine, I’ll go ask someone else” she huffed and walked away.

I breathed heavily before slumping down on a chair. Taemin was hovering over me. “Umma? Are you alright?”

I sighed again. “I dunno.”

He looked concerned, but it washed away when someone jumped on him, making him turn and giggle at Minho who had already changed and was wearing a red hoodie and black jeans.

“It’s more of a dance than a cheer competition” he shrugged.

“Well, for you, a tall muscly guy who would look better in that than skirts, it may be” I mumbled. He chuckled.

“A skirt..?”

“Shut up Choi”

He just shrugged and walked away, when Seunghyun came wearing the same thing as Minho. 

“Key, go get changed. We learned our routine yesterday, so we’ll just go through it one more time before we perform.”

I threw my head back. “But I’m not gonna wear a ing skirt~” I whined. He roared with laughter, just like Minho.

“Kim Kibum in a skirt?” He laughed. I glared, and he stopped.

“So just go ask for these clothes” He said, pointing to Jessica, who was asking a girl this time to change sides.

I sighed but went anyways, and ten minutes later, I was dressed the same as Seunghyn, Minho, and now Taemin.

We slowly stepped out to the field where the students were cheering and whistling at the girls who were wearing those tiny skirts. The girls screamed our names, and I scanned the crowd for a puppy slash dino face who’s probably not screaming at the moment.

I found him and of all the things he was doing… he was going through his phone.

My face scrunched. He wasn’t worried about me? Pfft, fine then.

Someone tapped my shoulder. It was Jessica again. “Key, you’re pretty light, right?”

I shrugged and nodded, then allowed her to pull me to the middle of everyone who was getting into position.

“What’re you doing, I’m lifting, not being lifted” I hissed when I realized what she was doing. She pouted. “C’mon Key, you’re light enough to be lifted.”

“But-”

She just gave me two thumbs up before she ran to her spot where she was going to be lifted as well. Two tall muscly guys stared me down before holding out both their hands.

“Put your feet here” one said in a deep voice. Scared of what they’d do if I didn’t, I put my foot in their hands and my hands on their shoulders while the music started blasting.

“Ready?” One asked, looking up at me.

“Not really” I said nervously. They laughed but pushed me up anyways.

I nearly screamed, feeling like I was gonna fall off. But the cheers of the crowd calmed me, and I just stood there awkwardly, praying that these guys wouldn’t try anything funny or drop me.

“Strike a pose Key” Sica yelled through the cheers. She was already, so I tried copying her until I realized it suited girls more and went for something more different.

I lifted one foot slowly and held it behind my with one hand, taking the other and waving to everyone. I felt like I was about to fall off, my balance wasn’t exactly the best.

But I was steady and that was enough for me. I grinned, almost forgetting everything bad that was happening when I spotted Jonghyun…

He had tore his eyes away from his phone and was staring… at me.

I couldn’t help but giggle at his confused puppy looking face so I let go of my foot and made a heart to him.

I could just barely see the tips of his mouth curve up as he mirrored my silly move.

Now I really felt like I was going to fall, so thankfully, they put me down and we started our routine.

Taemin was the star, being the best dancer and everything. I smiled proudly as we all danced and cheered. It was actually… fun.

And I was really excited to talk to Jonghyun. Maybe that little heart was more than one of his little teasings this time…

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I found this chapter hard to write, as I have a HORRIBLE writer's block -_____-
Not to mention I have gotten pretty busy lately. I made the basketball team, and my homework's piling up and I have basketball practice every day after school til 5:30 as well as our first game on Tuesday against our enemy school! (and ANOTHER game on wednesday.) Wish me luck? :3

So sorry about making you guys wait 12 days, and that's a pretty long time m(_ _)m
But I should say that this story will be finished in the next chapter, or tha chapter after that or the one after that.
It dependss I guess :/
I'll still have an epilouge and a long final A/N ^^~

0h right, I FINALLY got the SHINee's japanese album "The First" yesterday :D <3
I LOVELOVELOVE the songs, as well as the cute pics in the photobook.
And y'know what it came with? A Minho card xD <333
It's just a little card (about the size of a credit card) with a pic of Minho on it, and he looks so handsome in it >w<

So, I'll start working on the next chapter right away, as well as the one for my other fic.

Thanku for being patient ^^~
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