Continuation...............................................I miss everyone....................

Minho gently embraces Key.

“You left…
It made my days so lonely.
I was thankful of my friends.
They have been helpful.
Their presence would lessen the growing loneliness…”

Key Minho’s back.

“Oohhh…
I am here now…
So we are friends are we not…?”

“Yeah…
(detaches from Key)
But…
(shaking his head) It was so hard ha…?
I was losing hope…
I thought, I would do anything just to get
your attention which successfully I did…
Even to the point of taking advantage of your vulnerability…”

Key shakes his head.
Heart in his throat, he remembered what he did months ago in the school with Minho.
He chokes.

“Minho…
I am the one who needs to say sorry…
I took advantage of your generosity and openness…”

Minho tightens the embrace.

“No…
You don’t have to say sorry…
I yearned for it Key…
I really did.
I was so happy…
Don’t be guilty…”

Key takes Minho’s hand and pulls him to a nearby sofa.
They both seated.

Key gently holds Minho’s face and in a loving manner let his pointer finger runs on the other’s face outlining what seems to be Minho’s striking features.

“You’ve got good eyes Minho…
So huge…so huge that allows you to see
someone deeper and
(giggles)….”

Surprising Minho…

“What…Key…”

“No… your lips so thick…
And round…
(fondles his fingers on it)”

Minho:             (sighs) Aasshh… hhhmm…
                       It tickles by the way…

Key:                (laughs) Sorry…
                       (pecks Minho’s lips)…

Minho:             (pouts) Now…
                       You are really taking advantage of me…

Key:                (eyeballs at Minho) Oohh…
                       You’re a push-over…
                        I can see you want me to take advantage of you…
                        (squeezing Minho’s cheeks to let the latter’s lips
                        to poke out) Oohh…
                        Look…Thick as a chicken’s …

Minho:             (rolls eyes) cchheecckkeenn aaannnuuusshh…
                       eeehhh…?
                       (sticks his tongue out)…

Key:                (delighted) Oh my gosh…
                       You are so funny Minho…
                        (pinches both Minho’s cheeks)
                        So cute…

Minho:             (shrieking in pain) Oouucchh…
                       Kkkeeeyyy… It hurts…
                       ( both his cheeks)
                       Yyyyyaaahhh...
                       Key… Come on…

Key:                So tell me…
                       When we were kids…
                       Did we have fun like this…?

Minho:             (gapes at Key) Oh…
                       You were so serious…
                       You like to paint all the time…
                        But of course, we did have fun but not like how you are now…

Key:                (pouts) Oh my…
                       I must have been such a bore…

Minho:             (shakes his head) Oh… I was not bored…
                       I enjoyed every minute of our time together…
                       I don’t know boredom at that time especially when
                       I was with you…

Key:                (sigh) You are so easy Minho…
                       Can you show little dislike of me…
                       You know just a bit…

Minho:             No…

Key:                Ay… ay…ay…
                      Okay… I got it… I got it…
                      Hhhmmm…
                      You want to go out with me…?
                      Let’s have fun…

Minho is just about to nod but remembers Key describing him as so easy takes a chance to show a bit of hesitation though against his will…

“If time allows…
I mean you see…
Anytime now, perhaps, Park might arrive…
I think you will be busy with him…”

Key smirks at Minho.

“Fast learner too…Fine…
Park is not going to stay here for long…
We can have the time in the world…
So what do you think…?”

“It is a date…right…?”

Key:                (sighs desperately)
                       Do you really want me to say that…?

Minho:             (whispers) Just asking…
                       I might get the wrong impression…
                       And might get used to it…

Key:                Aaaaiii… Minho…
                       (Grabs Minho’s left hand) Come…
                       Let’s go back…
                       Taemin and others might be worried death of us…

On their way back to Key’s room…

“Key… I have a suggestion…?”

“Shoot…”

“We can go to the forest where you paint…
That is a good place…
Quiet and just the two of us… Can we…?”

“Oh yeah… Sure…
Or perhaps, do you know of any good
panoramic view aside from that place…
I don’t mind the travel…”

“Okay… I will search one…
And not much of a public place…”

“And keep it a secret Minho…alright…?”

“Yes Key….”

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