Chapter Eight : What Is Air?

The Time
Somewhere along the length of the movie Kibum had fallen asleep, his cheek resting on his folded arms and his feet hanging over the side of the bed. Jonghyun was watching the movie just as much as Kibum was; which, of course wasn't...at all. He was busy watching Kibum- yes that sounded creepy but he didn't feel it in the slightest. If anything he felt...He felt like his stomach was swarming with butterflies and his heart was buzzing and his entire being just felt so unbelievably...Happy. Being with Kibum this way was some thing he could so easily get used to. He could more than imagine waking up in the morning to that sleeping face, watching Kibum cook breakfast while he hummed and made his way around the kitchen with a dance in his step (because God forbid Kibum wasn't perfect and that was such a perfect image in his mind.) and...Coming back up from working all day in the bakery to Kibum. Just everything Kibum; falling asleep with him and being with him and loving him. It all sounded so appealing to him.  Kibum himself was appealing to him, in so many different ways. His lips were pouty and pink even in his sleep, his usually calculating and strong eyes were closed and his eyelashes were lightly cast over his cheeks...He just looked so beautiful. It felt almost impossible to keep his hands to himself. 
Okay so it was so not possible, and Jonghyun gave into the urge to cuddle up to him. He could deal with it when Kibum woke up. For now he would rather take advantage of the fact that he could do this. He wiggled his way under Kibum's arm and carefully placed one of his own around his waist- which by the way felt absolutely fantastic- and then sighed contently. 
Yeah...Yeah he could get used to this. Especially the way he felt a hand run up and over his side, and a pair of tired eyes looked up at him.
"Jonghyun...How much did I miss?"
How much had he missed? Well.
"The last Thirty minutes. And then the credits. And then the screen going blue for about an hour."
Kibum looked a bit panicked before he settled on laughing. And making Jonghyun's heart squeeze in a very welcomed way.
"So I fell asleep for...Awhile, and you've been awake the entire time."
Jonghyun nodded.
"You weren't watching me were you? Because that is so unbelievably creep-"
Before he could finish Jonghyun shook his head and smiled; Kibum was so predictable. Kibum tilted his head in a curious way as Jonghyun just smiled at him.
"I was watching you sleep...And i wasn't creepy. It was nice, actually."
He was sure Kibum was just about ready to kick him out of the bed and tell him to leave him alone, when a face buried itself into his neck. He felt his cheeks heat up and his spine go stiff as a board. Kibum was all pushed up against him, and breathing on his skin, and ust being so...close.
"It is too creepy. Creep."
His words were muffled and mumbled but Jonghyun caught them and imediately relaxed; that was so typical Kibum. And it was really reassuring in a situation that made him feel like he could ruin everything with one wrong word spoken. So Kibum enjoyed this...Was he ever going to learn some thing about Kibum that he disliked? By the looks (and feel) or it, that was highly doubtable. Heck, he even liked the fact that Kibum was so opposite to himself. Kibum was the kind of person who had so much to learn about them, but you could never get sick of learning. Especially when it was learning things like how he likes his hair being played with but only around his ears or his cheek as long as it wasn't too close to his lips because it tickled...Or his hand being held as long as he could rub his thumb along the back of Jonghyun's hand.
God why is he so perfect.
"Because I was born that way."
Jonghyun blinked and leaned foreward with a questioning look.
"What?"
Kibum furrowed his eyebrows but managed to keep his expression amused as he moved his hand from Jonghyun's waist to flick his forehead playfully.
"You asked why I'm so perfect."
Oh.
Ooooh. Well. Looks like he's picking up on a few of Kibum's habits.
"Well, you are. Perfect I mean."
Kibum scrunched his eyebrows at that and gave him a look. Jonghyun had the urge to pinch his cheek and coo at him.
"I am so not perfect, look."
Jonghyun watched with amusement as Kibum sat up and pointed to just under his eye.
"I have a flaw. Right here, and another on my eyebrow see?"
He pointed out another scar; that Jonghyun already knew was there from his previous study of Kibum's sleeping face.
"I got them when I was little."
Jonghyun hummed in acknowledgement.
"And I talk a lot. And loud too...I wonder how many people I've annoyed with my voice."
Jonghyun closed his eyes, shook his head and let out a breathy chuckle. Obviously Kibum had never heard of the saying "Imperfections are what makes a person perfect." Because he really was so perfect, it almost hurt.
"Perfection isn't even a real thing. Nothing is perfect."
"Well I beg to differ."
Kibum pouted as Jonghyun poked his cheek with a highly amused grin, and then blinked in surprise when Jonghyun sat up beside him and turned his cheek to face him.
"Chickenpox when I was Five...My Mom told me not to itch but it really did itch. So...I itched. It left a scar. So I'm not perfect either according to you."
When he turned to face Kibum again he felt his smile slowly fade. Kibum was looking at him in such an odd way...It made him gulp and look down at the blanket that had pooled around their waists when they sat up. That was a very new expression. It was almost annalyzing.
"But you just said I'm perfect. SO I'm not perfect and I just proved it by getting you to say that having scars makes you imperfect."
Jonghyun looked up and promptly burst into laughter, flinging his arms up and around Kibum so he would be dragged down to the bed too.
"You are so unbelievable. Just take my compliment, and keep it."
He smiled when Kibum pouted in faux anger and dramatically flopped next to him.
"If I said no what you you do? Force the compliment on me? Hm? Would you? Meany, I knew you would!"
Jonghyun couldn't stop laughing even if he tried.  Okay so he tried and he stopped...But only because...
"Well I would just have to tell you every single day that you're perfect until you believed it. I wouldn't force it...But I would definitely make sure you knew it."
He nodded, happy with his answer. And he really would do it, too. Someone as perfect as Kibum really should be-
"Stop being so sappy."
Jonghyun looked up just in time to feel Kibum's fingers on his cheek and watch his eyes close before he swore everything kind of fuzzed out for a while.
He felt his chest tighten and his heart expand and his eyes go wide because oh God Kibum really just kissed him right? He wasn't imagining things or dreaming or...losing his mind...Right?
Please say right.
"You're making me want to kiss you."
Right.
Because Kibum leaned in, again, and kissed him. Right on the lips...All soft and slow and gentle. He really had to make sure his heart wasn't damaged after this because it was freaking out and he was so sure that he felt it shift in his chest and it kind of freaked him out- And why the heck was he thinking like this when Kibum was kissing him?
"You know it'd be nice if you kissed me back, Jonghyun."
All Jonghyun could do was nod slowly, whisper a "yeah" and then let Kibum kiss him again. 
He kissed Kibum....Kibum kissed him...Oh wow they just had their first kiss.
And it was so painfully perfect.
So, so perfect. It should never end. Nope, not ever. Just kiss each other forever and not ever have to stop to breathe because who even needs air anyway? Not him.
....What is air?
"Mmh, Jonghyun I kind of need to breathe...And so do you, in case you haven't noticed, you're kind of blowing my hair out of my face with the way you're trying to breathe out of your nose."
Aaaaaand that is super embarrassing.
"Sorry, I just like kissing you."
Kibum grinned and poked his cheek, eyes smiling.
"Sure, I wasn't the one kissing you at all. You were the one to initiate it and take control of it and-"
"I get it, I get it..."
He could feel his face flaming, his palms squishing into his cheeks to keep them from catching on fire. He could admit Kibum had kissed him. Sure. That was easy.
"Y-You...Kissed me first...And I really, really liked it. There are you happy?"
He shifted shyly as Kibum's entire face softened and his hand came up to comb through his hair in a way that had his eyes threatening to flutter closed.
"Hm, I am happy."
Oh lord have mercy why, why is he so....Another word besides perfect, Jonghyun, another word.
...Perfect.
"Hey Jonghyun...Could you...Lie down so we can sleep?"
Sleep? In the same bed as Kibum...Who had just kissed him?
"Yeah, yeah sure of course just...Hang on."
Kibum opened his mouth to say something but Jonghyun was up and barreling into the bathroom in .5 seconds. He yanked out his cell and texted Minho a quick, simple message before sheepishly crawling back into the bed and practically molding himself against Kibum.
 
To: Choi Boiiiii
 
Minnie lock the apartment door im not coming home tonight
OH! and guess what. yeah. he totally kissed me. jsfdihdfiuhdsjfhdjuissnsios.
K bye.
 
"Please tell me you didn't actually go to the bathroom."
"...Why? What if I did?"
"Well you didn't flush the toilet or wash your hands so..."
"I DIDN'T USE THE TOILET."
Kibum snickered and rolled his eyes good-naturedly.
"Go to sleep."
Jonghyun gave an indignant huff before he nodded, quickly pecked Kibum on the cheek and then proceeded to flip over much to Kibum's confusion.
"What are you doing?"
"Sleeping."
Kibum understood quite quickly when he felt Jonghyun's hands tugging at him to....Spoon him...? He felt Jonghyun wiggle back into his chest (he blushed furiously when he felt...certain parts of him...oh good lord) and then felt a hand clutch onto his arm.
"Night Kibum."
Kibum swallowed thickly, blinked and then nodded.
"Good...Night." 
 
A/N: IT HAS BEEN FOR FREAKING EVER HASNT IT?! T A T well Im back and writing and happy and yeah c:
So this entire chapter I have been listening to music....lol...thats so sappy and feels-inducing and I cant help being cheesy okay ; ~ ;
 

 

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Emmauk26
#1
Chapter 16: aawwwww Taemin's confession was so so cute, totally adorable, I can't wait to see Jinki's reaction, I hope it's good, love OnTae so much; I really hope that OnTaeKey are able to make up soon, at least Key can see why Taemin did and said what he did, even though it still hurts; can't wait for more update really soon. ;-P
ixButterfly
#2
Chapter 16: Asdfghjjkl
I hate the OnTaeKey drama thing LOL
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I kinda guess they ALL stepped too far and said hurtful words.
But omg, Key is like... I guess getting obsessed with Jonghyun, a man he only met for a short period of time...Hmmm
LocketyLover_Bunny
#3
Chapter 15: lmao @buttnugget XD hope everything goes well
ixButterfly
#4
Chapter 15: Awww!
i hope all this family drama issues will end @n@

I also read about your brother's first date -- they seem so cute! :D
Mind you, I would be squealing if I was you as well :P
GoofyElla #5
Chapter 15: Oww, good luck with the family drama. Been there, done that and it really >.< so haha :P
We can wait for your awesome story~ ;)
Don't mind haters and look at us WHO LOVE YOUR STORY :D
Emmauk26
#6
Chapter 15: just ignore them hun, actually for guy's that was pretty tame; I really hope that your family stuff settles down for you soon; ;-)
Emmauk26
#7
Chapter 14: OMO they are so, so cute, I love it;
Emmauk26
#8
Chapter 13: OMO, your brother and his boyfriend sound so adorable, good luck to them. <3 ;-P
Emmauk26
#9
Chapter 12: OMO I can't believe that Key did that, poor Jinki, my poor baby, I hope he's gonna be ok; and I really hope that he sorts his head out soon, his stupid family have him in turmoil over something he can't control; I hope him and Key make up soon too; Minho is just o sweet looking after Jonghyun, and poor Jonghyun, his poor hand, that must have really hurt, Key will look after him though. <3
Emmauk26
#10
Chapter 11: I love it, fantastic job hun; I wonder how their gonna work out who's gonna be who, keke; Minho is just so adorable, I hope he gets with Songdam, I think that they would be so cute together; poor Taemin, Jinki was really deeply asleep, or was he faking, and heard what Taemin said, keke; I knew Taemin would have taken Jinki sweatshirt by mistake, it's always the way when you wanna forget someone or something, something always happens to make you think about, and what better why than to be surrounded by their scent; I really don't like that he found ciggaretts in Jinki's pocket, I really hope that there's another reason and that he doesn't smoke those horrible things, and if he does that Taemin gets him to stop, and fast, I really hate them; can't wait for more, really love this. <3 ;-P