"Jongin-ah!" screamed a pretty little boy as he ran towards a slightly tanned boy, waving his hands widly in the process.

A smile appeared when the tanned boy heard his name being called. He knew exactly whose voice it was. Turning around, in search for the owner of the voice, his smile widened as he found him, the owner, Lee Taemin. "Hyung!!" Jongin shouted back, with one hand cupped around his mouth and the other waving back at his hyung, wondering what could've made him so excited.

The older of the duo, too excited to spread the news, didn't notice a rock on the floor and tripped. However, because he was close to Jongin, he tackled the younger one and both collapsed, in a heap, onto the floor. Taemin quickly shot up, followed by Jongin, who was slightly dazed. The two made eye contact and started laughing.

"So hyung, what was it that made you so excited?" asked Jongin with an amused look.

"Right! There's a new family moving into the neighbourhood, and I think they have a child around our age!" spoke Taemin, at rapid pace, his eyes lightening up, with excitement, at the thought of a new friend.

Jongin chuckled at this child-like hyung, passersby who don’t know them, may think that Jongin is the older one instead. "Geurae(Is that so)?" replied the younger. "What do you want to do? Run over to the new family and knock on their door?" Jongin mused.

Then, he looked up at Jongin, and back down at the ground again, thinking about what Jongin had said, repeating the pattern again and again till the latter decided to stop him announcing, "Let's go to your home first, we'll play at your home and wait for the family to come over and introduce themselves!"

Taemin blinked a few times before nodding, with a smile, and ran home. Jongin watched his hyung run and shouted while running after him "hyung! Wait for me!"

Shortly after the duo arrived, a doorbell rung, notifying the occupants of a visitor. The two turned to look at each other and smiled, excitement apparent on their faces. Hearing greetings being exchanged, they raced to the door and hid behind Taemin's mother. "Oh! I was just about to call you guys!" exclaimed Mrs Lee as she pushed the boys to the front.

"Annyeonghaseyo," chorused the pair as the bowed. The noticed a small frame hidden slightly behind Mr Choi.

"Aigoo, kyeopta!" Mrs Choi bent down to the height of the boys and cooed. "I'm Mrs Choi, my family will be in your care from today on." She then straightened to face Mrs Lee. "You have such a cute pair of son!"

"Aniyo, I wish it was true but Jongin is from the family opposite ours, he just happen to be here to play with Taemin."

"Ah, I see. Jinri-ah," Mrs Choi called out as she guided the little girl from behind her father. "This is my daughter, Choi Jinri. Do be nice to her."

This was the first time the trio met and they stayed together as the closest knit of friends, marking the start of a beautiful friendship, and a sad love story.