Six

Time Bomb
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"Oh, you've got to be kidding me." Kibum couldn't help but let that comment slip out when he saw the guy who was holding his phone. He had no doubt it was his; the phone boasted his bright green and white chevron case and his small cat charm.

And the guy who was holding it, Kibum recognized. He rarely payed much attention to those around him, but this guy who turned out to be Jonghyun had a unique look that Kibum couldn't help but notice. That, and he worked at the cafe he was a regular at. How could he not recognize him?

But Kibum went to the cafe after their phones got switched up, which changes things a lot.

"Hello...?" Jonghyun greeted Kibum hesitantly.

Kibum raised an eyebrow at him. "That's it?"

"What do you mean?" 

He's playing stupid. Kibum knew this, but brushed it off, looking away and holding out his hand. After a few awkward moments without a response, Kibum said simply, "Phone."

Jonghyun scrambled to get up and walk over to Kibum, carefully placing his phone in his hand, as if he was scared of him or something. Damn right he should be, Kibum thought, after messing with me like that.

Kibum realized that Jonghyun was still standing in front of him while he was playing around with his phone, to see if the older had messed with anything. He was scratching the back of his neck, looking a bit uncomfortable. He coughed to clear his throat before he spoke. "So look, I'm really sorry about the mix up and everything. I want to make it up to you."

No no no, I don't want anything more to do with you. "How?"

"How about dinner and a movie?" the shorter guy flashed a greasy smile. Kibum's heart skipped a beat.

Why would you bother with me? "That sounds like a date. No way."

"Coffee?" Persistent again.

"Forget about it, you don't need to do anything." Kibum turned to walk away, but the puppy boy followed him. "What now?"

"We're in the same class, remember?" Jonghyun pointed in the direction of the arts building. Kibum sighed and crossed his arms over his chest, Jonghyun trailing behind him the whole way to class with a  huge smile plastered on his face.

As Kibum ducked into the lecture hall, he felt the other guy following him still through the aisles to where he sat. He wasn't surprised when he decided to sit next to him, but he was still a little annoyed. Why couldn't this guy just see that he didn't want to be friends with him? Kibum didn't do friends, and he wasn't about to make an exception.

It might sound like a sad excuse, but Kibum really did prefer not having friends. Having friends meant he had to talk with other people. It meant he had to pretend to be interested in other people when quite frankly he couldn't care less. He was too busy dealing with his world to care about other people.

During the lecture, Kibum could feel Jonghyun's overly-energetic presence next to him the entire time. He rubbed his tense muscles walking out of class, as he had been sitting completely still for the entire hour and a half, trying not to acknowledge the presence next to him. He could tell the other was trying to get his attention the whole time; a small part of him was happy about that, but he shook his head of the thought.

"Hey gorgeous, wait up." Kibum tensed up again, walking quicker. God, Jonghyun, just give up already, he thought with a sigh.

Despite his short stature, he caught up to Kibum, grinning next to him. "Come to my place." It wasn't a request.

"No, Jonghyun."

Jonghyun jut his lip out in a pout. "Please? I promise you'll like it there."

Kibum refused again, walking towards the cafe, as he planned. He started to get more and more aggravated as Jonghyun was still trailing behind him, turning around quickly to face him when they were just in front of the cafe. "What the hell, Jonghyun?"

Jonghyun just stared back at Kibum, his smile faltering before finding its place back on his sunny face. Kibum could tell it was forced though. "Sorry, I didn't mean to bother you."

Kibum sighed. "No, it's okay... Is your place far?" Jonghyun looked like an excited puppy, so Kibum had to put him back in his plac

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I know I haven't updated in like a year T-T but the ending is coming up tonight!

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DingKey
#1
Chapter 18: It's a really nice story. Realistic. Thanks for writing

-Dino/J
CcamKkey
#2
Chapter 18: Aww I loved this!! ㅠ_ㅠ
tea_and_kpop #3
No i Love this story so much i cant Belive it ended
MayBaby1995
#4
Chapter 18: Beautiful ending, nonetheless :)
keydelkitty
#5
Chapter 17: ahhh i love this story! i finally got a chance to sit down and read it and once i did, i didn't want to stop!
Dororih #6
Chapter 17: "Don't ever do that again, Bummie. Promise me?" just killed me... This was so bittersweet :) Great chapter.
MayBaby1995
#7
Chapter 17: Yayy our Bummie stood up for his right to love XD
Shawol365 #8
Chapter 17: I'm crying right now;-;(tears of happinessXD) because JongKey are together again!! Finally!! And I'm soooo proud of Bummie that he stopped his parents to control his life^^ thank you soooo much for the tripple update:D please update soon^^
haradatwin11 #9
Chapter 17: Jonghyun is so precious! The craziest thing he could come up with is dying his hair silver? He's too cute! :)
LotusFleurDeSakura19
#10
Chapter 17: Oh, thank goodness! Jonghyun didn't do anything extremely stupid when he was drunk... The silver hair really is y on him, even though it took awhile to grow on me ;D I'm so glad that Key stopped allowing his parents to control his life and went after the person that makes him happy despite their threats... I wish Key had told Jjong sooner actually and if they still kick him out because of this they're a crappy excuse for parents >:( Thanks for the triple update, author-nim, this chapter really made me happy <3