Pink, red, and gold lights flickered to life in the dimmed ballroom, entire space bathed in warm, dreamy colors. They reflected off of hanging ornaments, glossy surfaces twinkling and spinning round and round. Behind the black sound table was a hired deejay testing the equipment and skimming through music.

Mir descended a ladder stiffly, trying to stop the nervous tremors of being off the ground. Really, heights weren’t his thing. Even leaning over the ledge of the second floor scared him. Being anywhere high and/or spacious was a definite no-no.

“Slow and steady wins the race?” Dongwoon chuckled, hand pressing against Mir’s lower back for support. The latter subconsciously relaxed into the reassuring palm, landing on the ground with a soft thud.

“Ah…,” Mir mumbled, turning around to face his friend. “Is this it?” He questioned, looking around the alluring set for the dance.

Fake, glowing candles were centerpieces for the round tables surrounding the dance floor, giving off the feel of real flames. The best part though was the lack of danger. There were some crazy kids at a reform school after all.

Dongwoon nodded, folding up the ladder and putting it away in the open storage closet. Once it was stacked against an empty wall, he shut the door, locked it, and walked back over to where Mir stood in the middle of the room.

It…He was so beautiful. Dongwoon couldn’t help but think that way. There he was. There was his soulmate, all alone in the center of an empty space just asking for company. Dongwoon strode towards Mir, arms wrapping around that slender waist without pause.

It felt right and he just didn’t want to fight the feeling. He wanted to hold him like this into the future, so why wasn’t he allowed to? Why couldn’t he have met Mir first?

Slow, sweet music wove itself through the atmosphere, courtesy of a very sharp-eyed deejay. Dongwoon only smiled as thanks, hoping it could convey even a quarter of his gratitude.

“W-What are you doing?” the boy in question mumbled, eyes rising to meet Dongwoon. He had also noticed the lulling notes filling their private dance hall, at least for now it was private. How much longer would it last?

Pink and red lights flowed around them, casting strange shadows on their faces. It didn’t matter though, not when Dongwoon could feel Mir’s warmth and his heart beating against his own. Gently, he tucked the smaller boy’s head into his shoulder. “…I…,” Dongwoon wanted the words to come out but the same thought kept coming to mind.

Once I say I love you I think you
Would be gone, oh baby

Mir closed his eyes, so strangely comfortable against the broad shouldered body. Carefully, he slid his fingers up and around Dongwoon’s waist, keeping him close.

Cuz we are too young to love so I can say
Little longer…hold you in my arms
 

“What do you feel when I’m with you?” he whispered near Mir’s ear, aching need clear in his voice. “Please…please tell me.” His arms tightened around the slight figure, feeling the latter return the embrace.

but I will be waiting for you
To say you want me to be with you
I'll live in your love and
Your dream forever and ever

Mir turned his head, taking a deep breath and nearly sighing at the intoxicating scent. “I feel happy. I feel so…happy.” He couldn’t think of a better word to describe it. Every time they brushed fingers or stood a little too close or shared a quiet moment, Mir wanted fall into his arms and stay there.

Slowly, Taemin gazed at Mir, searching his lovely, rounded eyes for honesty.
 

Whenever you look in my eyes
There are so many smiles and tears

“You’re everything I’m not,” Dongwoon sighed, running his fingers through the smaller boy’s soft hair, “and I want to be everything you’re not. That way…we’ll make something perfect.”
 

I was born to love feel so deep inside.
If you need me I'll be your man

Taemin’s expression crumpled in the dim light of the ballroom as he melted under Mir’s eyes.
 

Whenever you look in my eyes,
I do want to show you my love

Taking a slow, calming breath, Taemin reached up, kissing his lover’s lips. When they parted, his mouth formed the words…
 

I make up my mind to make your dreams come true. Nobody can stop me…

“I love you, Mir.”

How can I ask who you're still looking for?

Dongwoon fell into silence as he continued swaying against his soul mate’s body. They fell into step a long time ago, following one another without strain or thought. All he wanted was for the moment to go on forever, for their song to endlessly replay. It wasn’t such a painful wish was it? Why could it not be granted? Had Dongwoon done something so horrible in a past life…to make it impossible for him to be with Mir?
 

I'm the one, since love seems to make me blind
I search all day long
But I cannot hold

“Do you still remember when we first met?” Dongwoon murmured.

Mir shook his head against the fabric of the taller one’s shirt. “Barely…”
 

We talk on the phone every night
And so came closer day by day

“Hey Mir,” Taemin whispered.
 

I touch you

The honey blonde’s fingertips ran across his lover’s stunned face before he pressed another trembling kiss to his favorite lips.

and kiss you

Taemin dropped his head, arms dropping to rest around Mir’s hips.

and hold you

Dongwoon breathed shakily, forehead dropping to the smaller boy’s shoulder.
 

To feel but in dream
in my arms, in my soul
I want to hold you baby
You don't know how much I love you
Do you baby
 

He gently pushed away from Mir, hands coming up to caress the nervous features. “You know how I feel about you,” Dongwoon tilted his head ever so slightly…
 

Like a sun rising up,

“I’m trying Mir,” he promised sincerely, eyes squeezing shut for a long moment, “but I just…”
 

I can't stop loving you.
Can't hold back anymore
 

Mir felt himself being jerked away from Dongwoon. He spun around to see Taemin staring at him in confusion and hurt. “What’re you doing Mir?”
 

Whenever you look in my eyes
There are so many smiles and tears

“Nothing,” he answered quickly, “I was just testing the music.”

“Oh,” Taemin’s worried face cleared and he pulled his lover into a deep, slow kiss.

Dongwoon simply watched, frozen to the spot, wanting so badly to step between them, to stop what he saw as a blasphemous act against souls. But then he let it all go. He let the anger and resentment disperse, offering a very small smile to the couple – sincere or not, it was difficult to tell.
 

I was born to love feel so deep inside
If you need me,
I'll be your man (I'll be your man)
whenever you look in my eyes (in my eyes)
I do want to show you my love

Mir finally managed to shake away the shock. His heart beat rapidly, lips trembling as he gazed at the expectant Taemin.
 

I make up my mind

Across the ballroom Dongwoon was placing the first of many kisses on the lips of a boy named Kikwang. Mir watched without reaction, without ability to react. But then he turned back to Taemin, wanting so badly to…
 

Make your dreams come true

Yes, it was what he had always wanted to say…

Nobody can stop me to say…

“Taemin, I love you too.”