"ACHOO!" Taemin sniffed and rubbed his nose with the back of his hand. "Ugh..." He groaned as he wiped his wet hair with a dry pink towel. He quickly changed into his uniform and brushed his teeth before heading out. He dragged his feet and hung his head as he walked. He clutched his head as the world around him was spinning. Next thing he knew he was on his on the floor with a person frantically apologizing to him.

"I'm so sorry! It was my fault! I'm--Taemin?" The boy said. He automatically grabbed Taemin and pulled him in a tight hug.

"Taemin! You don't know how long I've been looking for you! Taemin? Taemin?!" The last thing Taemin remembered was someone calling out his name before his whole world went black.

"Minho-hyung! Look! I built a sandcastle!" Little Taemin cheered as he showed Minho his sandcastle. Althought it was only a lump of sand, with holes poked through it and a small flag stuck at the top, Minho thought it was the most adorable thing in the world. "Good Job, Taeminnie! When we grow older, I'm going to marry Taeminnie and live in a house as big as this!" Minho exclaimed and hugged Taemin. Taemin grinned from ear to ear as Minho hugged him. Once they pulled away, Taemin saw a boy tripping for no reason at all. "Minho-hyung! Let's go!" Taemin said as he took Minho's hand and pulled him along. They stopped in front of the boy and held out his hand.

"Are you okay?" Taemin asked. The boy grinned and took his hand. He dusted himself off and bowed.

"My name’s Jinki! But you can call me Onew!" The boy said.

"I'm Taemin and this is Minho!" Taemin introduced. 

"It's nice to meet you!" Onew said.

"I've never seen you around before, Onew-hyung. Did you just move here?" Taemin asked, "Yeah, I moved here from America." Taemin tilted his head and looked at Minho.

"Hyung, what's an America?" Taemin asked. Minho laughed and ruffled Taemin's hair.

Taemin woke up to the scent of chicken noodle soup and a warm towel placed over his forehead. He groaned as his head felt worse than before. 'Yum...soup...' he thought as he took a deep breath. 'Wait a minute...' Taemin jolted up from his bed but was quickly brought down when his legs failed to support him.

"Taeminnie!" He heard someone call out. He felt someone lift him up and carry him back to the bed before pulling the blanket over him. Taemin opened his eyes to see someone squeezing out a warm towel and putting it on his forehead.

"Just like when we were kids. Right, Taeminnie?" Taemin's eyes widened. He knew that smile very well.

"O-Onew-hyung?" Onew flashed him another smile and nodded. He leaned over and kissed Taemin on the nose.

"I'm home, Taeminnie." Onew said. Taemin immediately grabbed Onew's face and stared at him. He touched his eyebrows, his lips, his nose, his hair, anywhere his hands could reach.

"Minnie, that tickles" Onew laughed.

"H-Hyung, y-you're back. You're really back!" Taemin whispered with tears falling from his eyes. He wrapped his arms around Onew's neck and pulled him down on the bed.

Onew wrapped Taemin in a tight hug as Taemin cried his eyes out.

"I-I don't w-want O-Onew hyung to g-go" Little Taemin cried.

"I'm sorry, Taemin. I'll be back before you know it. I promise." Taemin refused to listen and continued to cry. Onew bent down and kissed Taemin on the forehead. He wiped Taemin's tears with his hands and flashed a smile.

"When I get back, I want to marry Taeminnie. I promise when I get back, I'll take care of Taeminnie and I'll marry Taeminnie." Onew said.

"R-Really hyung? Pinkie promise?" Onew chuckled and held out his pinkie. "Promise..." He said.

"Taemin, stay in bed and I’ll get you more soup" Taemin grabbed his wrist to stop him.

"O-Onew-h-hyung...I'm full...Can you...lie down beside me?" Onew smiled and nodded. Taemin scooted over and Onew lied down beside him, pulling the covers over them and wrapping his arms around Taemin's waist.

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Not much of a development...YET but I'll add something with Minho next chapter. PROMISE. 8D 

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