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When the two leaves, Minho and Taemin’s atmosphere changes into a bit awkward at each other thus, Minho as the eldest makes a way to change the self-conscious atmosphere into a more stress-free manner saying…

Minho:             (grabs Taemin’s hand) Come… Taeminnie…
                        let’s find a place where we can sit…
                        it is already tiring as we have been standing
                        for a bit long enough now…

Taemin:           (agrees) I think so…
                         but let’s get something to drink first or get more food…

Minho:             (laughs) wonderful idea…
                        coz I am still a bit hungry…

With Minho’s intuitiveness, the ambience turns into something more at ease. Now, both of them head towards the buffet counter to get more food and drinks then after searches for a table where we can relax and eat their food. Minho successful in getting one, waves on Taemin to look at the direction where they can rest … so the conversation continues upon reaching the table and settling themselves, still with Minho initiating the exchange …

Minho:             (smiles) Taeminnie…
                        I can’t believe how awesome you have become…
                        I am so amazed… I am proud of you…

Taemin:           (smiles back) Thank you hyung… same here with you…
                        I guess we are slowly getting there…
                        You are a successful architect and also a design engineer now…
                         I think that is more awesome by the way…

Minho:             (scratches his head) Well…
                        I still need to study everything…
                        you know, I can’t say I am good enough now
                        but I would be glad to be of help to KPK Enterprise…

                        It is not going to be easy…
                        But taking myself aside, Onew hyung told me... 
                        that you are continually learning a lot of things…
                        I wish I have that eagerness for exploration like you…

Taemin:           (smiles) Hyung… I guess it all comes to mostly art…
                        I just incidentally been tapping what I believe I may be good at…

Minho:             (grins) surprisingly, back then, I never knew you had that in you…
                        but now, I say, what you're doing are pretty remarkable…

Taemin:           Thanks hyung… coming from you… I am happy…
                         I know for sure Mom and Dad are both happy for us…
                         have you heard from them?

Minho:             (sighs) I think they might have forgotten us and
                        enjoying their lives with Auntie Jessica and 
                        Uncle Heechul to god knows where…

Taemin:           (laughs) yeah… I think so but I am pretty sure
                        they are having a grand time in their lives…

Minho:             (agrees) I know… and I am so happy for them too…

Taemin:           Hyung…?

Minho:             Yeah… Taemin…

Taemin:           I can’t believe how enormous Key hyung is…
                        He never told us from the very beginning…
                        I only learned I believe a quarter of him from Onew hyung
                        just recently due to the fact that….
                        Quite ironic too that in the process we will discover it eventually…

Minho:             (nods) yeah… me too!
                        I was so shocked and I found it out from my previous boss
                        at the company I previously worked for who was also
                        under the umbrella of KPK Enterprise…

Taemin:           (shocked) we both have funny coincidences hyung…
                        I too, I didn’t know that the diner I used to work
                        with is owned by KPK Enterprise…
                        
                        I just found out from Onew hyung…
                        Don’t you think we are really destined to be with
                        Key hyung… us?

Minho:             (worried to go deeper about Taemin’s sensitivity on Kibum,
                        evades in a very subtle way)
                        Probably, but that would be great…
                        So may I ask, how is your life here in Paris
                         regardless I am seeing you as someone so different…

Taemin:           (smiles) Life in Paris is so good, challenging and fulfilling.
                        It is living in a different energy
                        – a different type of essence and for that I am very happy…

Minho:             (grins) I am happy for you Taeminnie…
                        Perhaps, I can start my life here too.
                        I don’t know what exactly awaits for me here
                        but I will make the most of it too…

Taemin:           (smiles) Yeah Hyung…
                        I’d say, you will enjoy life here in Paris…

Minho:             (sighs) I think so… You’d be my inspiration…

                        (scratches his chin) Taeminnie…?

Taemin:           What is it, hyung?

Minho:             I think
                        (repeatedly moving his finger in a pointing position – upward)
                        I am your deongsang here…
                        I will call you on guidance while am still new here…

Taemin:           (smiles) Why not... but I think Jonghyun will be of great help too.
                        I think his character being adventurous and flexible;
                        he will be of so much great help to you.
                        I am actually surprise that he is also here together with Yuri Noona…

Minho:             (nods) I agree…

After several minutes, the two becomes silent and each ends up observing what others are doing. Minho can sense Taemin’s itch of asking him a conversation on what he is mostly afraid or awkward to talk about and that is, Kim Kibum but he knows that it is quite inescapable.

Discreetly, he watches Taemin’s behavior and decides to let the nature takes its course hence he thinks no matter how he may evade the situation – if it is bound to happen, it will happen. As expected, Minho’s thoughts exactly are guaranteed to happen…

Taemin:           (in a serious tone) Hyung…?

Minho:             (acts nonchalantly) yeah…what is it?

Taemin:           (looks at Minho straight in the eye)
                         Have you met up with Key hyung…?

Minho:             (gulps subtly then replies) I did… Taeminnie…

Taemin:           (looks aways and bites his lips) uuhhumm…

Minho could sense Taemin’s frustration and a hint of jealousy so that instead of acting like it is not a big thing; he keeps his silence himself and just waits for Taemin’s further queries because he knows how this conversation will flow…

Taemin:           So, how was it?

Minho:             (serious tone) It was alright…

                        (decides not to talk about Kibum’s current situation)
                        But now, I have not seen him for quite a while.
                        I guess, Bummie is really busy and I don’t want to bother him…

Taemin:           hhhmmm…
                        Did he come to see you or the other way around?

Minho:             I came to see him…
                        I don’t think Bummie would voluntarily see me…
                        Why?

Taemin:           (smiles) Key hyung visited me at my working place…

Minho:             (sensing Taemin’s mood changes to a happy one, goes on)
                        so how was it?

Taemin:           (takes a deep breath, leans to the chair and replies) 
                        It was the happiest moment in my life…
                        I never thought he would drop by just to see me.
                        You know hyung, during my unhappy days
                        cause I don’t have anyone to turn to;
                        I would go to the park hyung and I visited and
                        stayed there just hoping that hyung would come…

                       (sad tone) though I know that it would never happen but…

                       (tone changes to a happy one and looks at Minho)
                       By visiting that place – I mean, it is an amusement park – 
                        it gave me inspiration and strength to go on.

                       Before, I had a feeling just a bit resentment that
                       you have Jonghyun hyung by your side to cheer you up 
                       and even totally amazed during that time you met Yuri 
                       and enjoyed life deciding to let go of Key hyung…
                       I said to myself, Minho hyung must have given up
                       the one person whom he has loved for so long…

                       (looks at Minho seriously) But, I am not like you hyung.
                       I love Key hyung so much and I can not afford
                       to love any other beside him…
                       I mean every word I say hyung…
                       I guess you know that hyung…

Minho:             (nods and in a sad tone replies) Taeminnie…
                        I asked forgiveness from Bummie and he has forgiven me…
                        I know, what I did was wrong no matter what…
                        I was lost because honestly, I was so frustrated
                        on how I would go about my situation
                        compared to you already in Paris
                        while me… in Korea.

                        It was so frustrating, when all of you left especially Bummie,
                        my days were so empty.
                        I would end up staring blankly at a wall at times and
                        I would cry in my sleep – it went on for how many months –
                        I was so down.

                       Until one time, Jonghyun hyung thought that it was time to move on;
                       he helped me and opened me up for other possibilities.
                       Perhaps, I let the nature ran its course…
                       so here I am… ending up still not with anyone…

Taemin:           Yeah… it came as a surprise to me…
                         I was thinking all along that you are now starting a different life –
                         having a family, a wife and kids to follow soon…           

Minho:             (laughs) I guess it is not bound to happen…
                        so I don’t know what is next…

Taemin:           (looks at Minho seriously) I know what I will do next…

Minho:             (surprised) really…?

Taemin:           I will be good at everything that I do …
                        and my wish to make it happen…

Minho:             (heart on a halt) What is your wish?

Taemin:           To be with Key hyung…
                        Against all odds….

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