SPELL BORING

B-O-R-

Nah I’m too lazy.

I should invite a friend.

“Hey Kai, are you busy?”

On the other line: “Nah, not really”

“Wanna come over?”

“I won’t be disturbing?”

“Nope.”

“Then okay, right now?”

“Yep.”

*Hanged up*

ATLAST.

*A little while later*

“Hey Taemin, what have you eaten that made you want me to come over?”

“I haven’t ate yet and you’re not boring to be with”

“I’m hungry, cook for me, you’re the one who invited me over in the first place.” Kai blabbered in the middle of our videogame.

“Yeah, me too. Jinki-hyuuung!”

“Yeeees?”

“What are we having for dinner?”

“Key is not cooking because he is sick so, we can have chicken delivery. Oh hey Kai”

“Hey hyung, Taemin invited me over because he said it was boring and I’m hungry.”

“Yeah he is bored without Minho, he’s still in his shooting and don’t worry, chicken will cure your tummy from hunger.”

“Chicken again?” I demanded.

“You can cook Ramyun if you want to.”

“Jonghyun Hyuuuung!” I shouted through our dorm.

“NOW WHAT?!” he responded, still in his room.

“CAN YOU COOK RAMEN FOR ME PLEEAASE?”

“ARGHH”

“PRETTYPLEEAASE.”

“FINE!”

“Keke, thanks.”

Minho's POV

“I’m hooome!” I yelled not caring if I sound childish.

“Minho hyung!”

“Hey Minnie, I-I’m really sure I’m not drun- OH. I thought...”

“Hey Minho hyung” Kai said,

“Hey Kai, sometimes, I really get confused when you two are together.”

“You didn’t bring anything?” Taemin said raising a brow.

“Uhuh, I want to go home as early as I can.”

“Oh, this game is getting boring, I should buy another one.”

I headed to our shared bedroom with Taemin and rested a little bit.

*Earlier*

After the filming I was stuffing my things in my bag when Sekyung approached me.

“Hey Minho, I’ll go straight to the point okay?” She said coolly as usual.

“Spit it.” I said trying to be cool too.

“Kim Jonghyun is your bandmate right?” GOTCHA.

“Uhuh.”

“Okay, I’ll go ahead now. Bye!”

“Hey, wait up, what is it about Jonghyun?”

“Uh, Nothing, bye!” Then she ran.

*End of flashback*

PERFECT. Kekeke.

Key's POV

 “I told you Jinki, I’m not sick anymore.”

“Rest.”

“I said I’m not sick anymore!”

“I said just rest there a little bit more! I ordered dinner for us all, no need to cook.”

“Aish.”

*Dingdong*

“That must be it.”

“I’ll get it!” I heard Taemin yelling playfully.

“Get up now, its dinner time.”

“Chicken again. Am I right Onew?”  I said in an annoying tone with a raised brow.

“Absolutely.” Jinki said eagerly.

………

The past few weeks was the same as always, there are many schedules lining up, especially Minho with his drama. I have to admit it, that drama is only ruining his image, he looks like gay there, not that I have protests about gays, I respect them.

My manager gave us a 2-day break, they don’t give that to idols often, so better enjoy it.

I invited Amber, Sekyung and some of my fellow 91-liners.

I emailed them, some of them told me that they’re busy. Only Jinwoon, Nicole, Woohyun, Sekyung, and Amber came.

“We can have a movie night” Jinwoon said eagerly.

“I want to have a pajama party” Sekyung demanded

“Hey, that’s too girly Sekyung” Woohyun interrupted.

“Shut up” Sekyung replied.

“Those are the same you es.” Amber inserted.

“Yeah, you can watch a movie while wearing your pajamas.” I finally spoke.                                                        

“I brought some DVDs here.”

“You’re so gay Jinwoon.” Sekyung said coolly.

“These are all love stories.” I said in an obviously tone.

“Let’s watch that love thingy. It makes me sleepy.” Nicole said.

 “Hey I brought Horror ones too and action stuffs.” Jinwoon defended.

“Let’s go with the action stuff one!” Amber said excitedly.

“Too noisy, I prefer the scary one.” Woohyun said maturely.

“Bring it.” Jinwoon acted bravely as if he won’t get scared while watching.

“Yeah bring it, coward.” Sekyung coolly said as always.

Jonghyun's POV

“You’re working hard these days huh?” Our manager said, we looked at each other wondering.

“We decided to give you a 2-day break, not all idols are given this chance! Better enjoy it.” Our manager announced, I’m happy about it, atleast I can rest and sleep for a whole 2 days. I have last schedule left together with Onew hyung and Taemin, while that has some fcking taping with MY Shin Sekyung. Key was dismissed first.

After recording another OST, we headed back to our dorm with Onew and Taemin.

We got home and all I wanted is to sleep in the whole 2 days. Now where are my headphones again? I think I just leaved it here somewhere. Maybe Key knows.

“Hey Key we’re home, did you see my headphones?!” I shouted.

“Aaaaaah! OHGOD PLEASE TURN IT OFF NOW I’LL HAVE NIGHTMA-“A guy shouting? Oh. Key is having sleepovers again.

“SHUT UP JINWOON, JUST GO HOME IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE MOVIE.” A guy spoke. But, the voice sounded like a girl. Or maybe a girl using a guy’s language. I think I know who that was…

I peeked in the corner of the door, their back facing me. Wait, that girl with a long hair seems so familiar. Her name is in the very tip of my tongue… It’s really in the very tip of it… Whatever. My sleeping time is expensive, I don’t give that for free.

I turned around when Kibum suddenly spoke.

“Yo Jjong, it’s in my drawer.”

The girl turned, IT’S SHIN SEKYUNG. Her face facing me, her eyes landing on me, one brow raised. NO WAY. TRY TO LOOK COOL AS ALWAYS. DON’T SCREW UP. OHGOD I’LL BE GOOD TO EVERYONE PLEASE, EVEN TO MINHO.

“O-oh yeah.”

“How many times did I tell you to use yours Kibum?” Yeah that’s right. I did well.

“Once? Just now?”

Ignore Kibum. He’s always like that. I better have the guts to start a conversation between Sekyung and me, I won’t need Minho anymore.

“Oh hey, Shin Sekyung, right?”

“Obviously.” She spitted coolly, well that’s too cool for a lady.

“Don’t you have a drama to be filming with Minho?”

“I quitted. The drama is too gay. I hate gays.”

“Oh, “

I walked out in the room trying not to lose my cool. As soon as I don’t feel her watching me anymore, I ran quickly and silently to our shared bedroom.

Did I do well? What if I screwed again and- YEAH! I did it! I did talk to her! OH YEAH~ UHUH~ NOW WHO’S DUMB NOW MINHO? OHYEAH~

*New message*

From: Kibum

Nice try .

What? I did well right? I didn’t screw up right? Wait. OH NOT NOW KIBUM.

*flashback*

“Jonghyun, I heard you like my friend Sekyung.”

“H-how did you know?!!

“Duh, her pictures are everywhere in this room.”

“Y-yeah”

“Do you want me to tell her?”

“N-no please Key I’ll do everything j-just not that, please!”

“EVERYTHING?”

“EVERY SINGLE THING KEY J-JUST PLEASE...”

“Keke, okay”

“So, what do you want me to do?”

“Nothing.”

“W-what?”

“You heard me Jonghyun.”

NO. OMYGOSH. WHAT SHOULD I DO? HER PICTURES ARE EVERYWHERE IN MY ROOM. WHAT IF KEY BRINGS HER HERE? OHNO I’LL JUST PEEL EVERYTHING. NO. IT’LL TAKE A WHILE, PLUS THESE PICTURES ARE PRECIOUS TO ME. THERES NO WAY I WOULD DO THAT.I’LL JUST PAINT THE ROOM. I HAVE NO PAINT. I’LL PUT CURTAINS. RIGHT. CURTAINS. I THINK THERE’S A CURTAIN HERE IN ONEW’S CLOSET.

This is big enough I think.

Pin it here, here and-

*Knock Knock*

“OH COME ON! Who is it?”

“You’re not the only one living there Jonghyun.”

“I said who is it?!”

“It’s Onew. Duh.”

“You’re just in time. Help me out here.”

“What’s the occasion? You’re decorating too early for Christmas.”

“Do you see the girl in these pictures?”

“Obviously, go straight to the point Jonghyun what is it?”

“Well that girl is here in our dorm, now help me here and cover these.”

“You owe me one.”

*Knock Knock*

“Hello? Are you there Onew oppa?”

“Hey Jonghyun, I think that’s Sekyung.”

“Oh.”

“Hellooo?!”

“Pin it quickly hyung.”

“Yeah, hold this.”

“Pin it here, here, there, and here.”

I hear footsteps which I guess is Key.

“Hey Jinki open up.”

“Yeah, just a second.”

I quickly ran up to my bed and put on my mp3 player and headphones and scrolled to my songs.

“What’s with all these curtains?” I heard key because I wasn’t playing any song yet.”

Minho's POV

Sekyung’s manager apologized to the director repeatedly because she decided to quit. Why don’t I quit too? I don’t like this drama after all.

“Hey manager hyung, can I quit too?”

“No need to quit kid. The director decided to stop this drama.”

“OHTHANKGOD.”

“Come on, let’s go home.”

“You go first. I need some time for myself too you know. And I have a 2-day break.”

“Whatever you say Minho. Remember to cover your face so you wouldn’t be recognized.”

“Go ahead.”

“You’re only allowed until 10 o’clock. Remember that.”

“Yeah-yeah, I know.”

I decided to go to the park. I don’t know, it just makes me happy when I’m there, the warm breeze of the fresh air, families that are happy bonding together, children happily playing at the playground, and the lovers happy with each other. Where everyone is happy. There’s one that caught my eyes, two guys with each other, I don’t think they’re just friends; they are too close to be friends. It’s not illegal to be with someone the same gender with you right? That’s not in the 7 deadly sins right?  Yeah, I don’t think there’s wrong with that. I don’t have someone to talk to, I’ll call Taemin.

“Hello?”

“Hello Minho hyung?”

“Hey Taemin, I’m in the park. Can you come over?”

“Don’t you have taping?”

“Can you just come here?”

He chuckled “Okay, okay. Right away captain!”

*Hanged up*

I chuckled “How childish, cute.”

 I was walking around to enjoy my free time, watching the kids playing, it kind of reminds me of Taemin, I watched him grow. Back on our debut days, he was still very young to be an idol, so am I. we played together here in the park when we were still trainees, when no one recognizes us, when we still have freedom, when our minds is still pure and we have no problems to worry. They say me and Taemin are lucky because we debuted on an early age. I know I’m supposed to be thankful of it. But no, I don’t feel thankful. I feel like, you know, like every move you make is limited, you’re loved by many but only a few sees the reason why you have and worth to be loved, including Jinki hyung, Kibum, and ofcourse Jonghyun and Taemin. They’re my closest friends. I don’t know what to think anymore, there are a lot of things running in my head.

I was staring at the thin air when someone covered my eyes from my back. At first I think I’m being kidnapped or something, but the hands smells familiar, it smells like lavender, like Taemin’s.

“Taemin?”

“Aish! You caught me again!”

“That’s because your smell is still the same.”

“I think I should change my perfume.”

“You still smell like a baby. Keke.”

“Hey, I’m a man! I’m not a baby anymore!”

“Whatever you say Taemin. Come here, sit beside me.”

“Minho hyung, what’s with all the fight with Jonghyun hyung?”

“What.”

“Don’t act dumb. Tell me.” Taemin said maturely.

“What?!” I replied childishly.

“You know, the ‘I know you know what I’m doing’ and ‘wait, it can’t be it’ thingy, came on! Stop acting dumb Minho.”

“Oh.”

“So?”

“Okay fine. You know Jonghyun likes Shin Sekyung right?”

“Well, yeah.”

“My pair in that drama I’m currently filming now is Sekyung and no. I don’t like her. She creeps me out because she talks like a guy and I think she’s y.”

“Why are you defending yourself? Don’t change the topic Minho.”

“Fine. I think he’s jealous because I participated to be her pair. I mean, is he that angry to me? All I want is to talk to her and make them up together like I always do. I never failed in doing that. In fact, he had 3 girlfriends because of me. And he’s too pathetic to be a ‘Hopeless romantic’ guy, he’s too obsessed with a girl he never met and even talked with a single ‘hi’.  You know what I mean right? And have you heard him talk in his sleep? It’s gross.”

“I think you should talk to him hyung, and speaking of that drama, why aren’t you filming?”

“Well, Sekyung quitted and I quitted too so the director decided to just stop it. If you’re asking why I quitted, it’s because I hate my role, it’s too gay, not that I hate gays, it’s just that my role is too dramatic and cheesy. And there’s no need to talk to him, in the end he’s going to thank me after all. And uh, yeah, that’s it.”

“Why do you talk so fast, hyung? Are you nervous? And your hands are trembling, I think it’s sweating.” He reached my hands.

“Wait! Don’t touch it!”

“Why?”

“I-uh, uhm, uh, let’s go home. I’m tired.” Why am I like this?

“You’re weird Minho.” He pouted, cute.

“Come on, it’s cold” I hesitantly put my arm around his shoulders like I always do when we walk together so he wouldn’t get cold.

“Your hands are freezing hyung.” Why am I even freezing? I don’t get cold that easily.

“O-oh, I’m sorry.”

Jonghyun's POV

“What’s with all these curtains?” I heard key because I wasn’t playing any song yet.”

 “Jonghyun said he is redecorating our room. Any problem with that Kibum? Onew defended me.

“Nothing.” Kibum said sheepishly.

“Hey, Onew oppa, do you have some extra pillows and blankets?” I heard Sekyung ask.

“Yeah, it’s in the vacant closet.”

“Thanks oppa.”

“Believe me, it’s the first time I heard you say Thanks.”

“Shut up.”

They left our room eventually.

“You owe me twice, Jonghyun.”

“Thanks hyung, you’re the best!” I said childishly then reached my arms to hug him but he blocked my forehead, damn this short arms.

“Don’t hug people, it doesn’t suit you.”

“Whatever.”

----------

As usual, Taemin woke me up, Minho is cooking breakfast, Kibum is taking a shower, and Onew is watching morning news.

“I told you I am going to sleep for the whole two days Taemin.”

“Wake up, you have to eat. After that you can sleep as much as you want.”

“Aish. Why are you so worried about my meal?”

“I’m worried to everyone pabo. Wake up now or else…”

“Or else what Taemin?”

“I know your secret.”

“FINE. Where are Key’s friends?”

“They are idols too, they have early schedules.”

“Oh,”

We ate breakfast and talked about stuffs, and things. I didn’t hear Minho talked this morning maybe I did but he’s very thrifty of words to speak.

“Hey Minho.”

He’s staring at nothing but the air.

“Ya Minho!”

“Wha-? Oh, uh, I, uh, uhm. Yea?”

“What’s wrong?” I said angrily.

“I-uh. Uhm. Uh, nothing hyung.”

“I know you Minho.”

 “I-I said it’s nothing hyung”

“In my room. Now.”

“O-okay.”

We are in my room, door locked so that no one would interrupt our conversation. I don’t know why Minho is like this. The last time he’s like this is when his last girlfriend broke up with him.

“Speak.” I said crossing my arms in my chest.

“Uhm hyung? Is it wrong to love someone with the same gender with you?”

I raised my brows in confusion.

“I-I mean, I saw this lovers when I was in the park last night, at first I thought they were just friends, but they’re too sweet to be just friends,”

He paused for a while thinking what to tell me next.

“Continue,” I ordered.

“Well, is it wrong?”

“I think there’s nothing wrong with that.”

“Well, I was just watching the kids playing in the park but then I remembered Taemin while watching them and our days when we were still trainees, when he was the only one who understands me when we are fighting and convince me to apologize to you. He doesn’t see any negative to me when you said I look like . He was the one who encouraged me to work hard so that I won’t fail. He was even the reason why I started acting, he said I can act. “

“I’m listening,”

“So when he came, I felt nervous. Like how I felt when we first had our own concert. It’s really weird because I was trembling like hell and I was sweating cold sweat, and when I putted my arms around him my feet felt limpy that I don’t even know how to walk anymore, and my lungs felt crumpled like it doesn’t allow me to breathe.”

“I think you like him Minho.”