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"Did you realize we haven't done anything?" Jonghyun asked while lying done on Key's bed. Key looked up from his sketchbook and tilted his head to the side.
 
"What do you mean?"

"This is our last summer of freedom and we haven't done anything."

"I beg your pardon, I did a lot of things."

"Like?"

"Well, we had that vacation to the summer house, and I got a job, and..."

"My point exactly. We're still just babies."

"You may be but I am a fully fledged adult."

"Really? What have you done that makes you more of an adult than the rest of us?"

"I helped my best friend cheat on his girlfriend."

"What?"

"Nothing."

"You mean me and Sekyung?"

"No, of course not! I was just reciting a line from a play."

"What play?"

"The dinosaur and the...dinosauress."

"Again, are you referring to me and Sekyung?"

"No, dammit!" Key and slammed his sketchbook on his desk. "What did you have in mind then?"

"I knew you'd give in."

-

"Ohmygod, I can't believe you brought me here. How did we even get in?" Key asked and tightened his grip on Jonghyun's arm.

"I have my ways."

"I thought you said you were still a baby!"

"I am. I have friends that are regulars."

"What kind of friends are they?"

"The ones who know how to par-tay! Come on!" Jonghyun said before dragging Key further into the club.



"Are you thirsty?" Jonghyun asked Key over the music. Key nodded and followed the older boy to the bar.

"What do you want?" Jonghyun asked after they settled down.

"Water?" Key answered incredulously.

"Of course, you goody two shoes."

"Wait, what are you getting then?"

"Mm, nothing too strong."

"Fine. Me too."

"Don't regret it."

"I won't. Unless you're scared, bok bok!"

"You're on."

"Just order the drinks, buddy." Jonghyun narrowed his eyes at the younger boy before calling the bartender over.

-

Key woke up due to the sunlight shining in his eyes.

"What the..." he muttered while inspecting his surroundings. He was in an unfamiliar room. Upon discovery of his body, he screamed.

"YAH! WHAT THE HELL?!" Key shouted and quickly dressed himself. Once dressed, he searched for his phone. He found it underneath the bed and immediately dialed the last person he could remember being with.

"Jonghyun! Would you like to explain to me why I'm in a hotel room?!"

"Just put two and two together. It's not that hard," came the reply.

"Are you serious right now?! Just tell me how I ended up here and who with."

"We got drunk."

"We?"

"Yes, you and me."

"So you're-"

"Yes."

"Where are you right now?" Key demanded.

"Mm, home."

"What?"

"I'm at home."

"Y-w-I-what about me?"

"You're perfectly fine aren't you?"

"You bastard."

"Whatever." Key's eyes widened when the call was cut off. He threw his phone onto the bed and plopped down beside it, rubbing his eyes roughly.



Key pounded his fist on Jonghyun's door relentlessly. The door opened and out popped Jonghyun's head.

"What?" he asked.

"Let me in," Key merely said. Jonghyun sighed before fully opening the door to let the younger boy in.

"What do you want?" Jonghyun asked once they were seated in his living room.

"Yesterday: what happened?"

"I told you. We got drunk and slept together. Simple as one, two, three."

"No, it's not," Key opposed.

"How is it not?" Jonghyun asked with a roll of his eyes.

"What now?"

"What what now?"

"What does that make us, you jerk!?"

Jonghyun let out a dry laugh, "Nothing. We're still just Jonghyun and Key."

"What do you mean?" Key demanded.

"It meant nothing, Key, damn it! Just get that through your head! All this," Jonghyun stood up and waved his hands around dramatically, "means nothing! I was just playing with you, okay?!"

"You mean-"

"YES! Our whole relationship was a lie. I wanted to get in your pants and now that I have, please get out of my house."

"Everything...?"

"From the very beginning."

"Even through all that problems with S-"

"Yes," Jonghyun said through gritted teeth.

"Well then," Key started, trying to keep the tears from falling, "I'll leave now." He stood up and started toward to the door.

"But before I go," Key walked back to the living room, "I want to give you a little something to remember me by." And with that he raised his foot and kicked the older boy where it hurts.

"HOLY SH-" Jonghyun's cry of pain was cut off by the sound of his front door slamming shut.

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Super short and choppy. SORRYYYY!!!

Hehehe, no one guessed that it was Jonghyun. Surprised???? He was such a sweetheart but it all turned out to be a lie *cries*

Hope you liked the chapter!!! :D

-hanny

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shiningstar2 #1
Chapter 30: I read this story a long time ago, I while re-reading it and reading also some of the comments I decided to leave this note... why are some people so mad towards Jjong? Am I the only one who understood what he did? or maybe I'm the only one who didn't understand~

The first time I read this fic I thought: " Poor Jjong, but how could he do something like that", but then the second time I got it "Ok, he made a mistake, but it was because he was so heartbroken thinking he broke up with a girl he loved to start something with Key and he was cheating on him with Taemin that the only thing he could think about was revenge, yes, he did the wrong thing, but I really understand him".

So, author-nim, what were you really thinking about when you wrote the story? were you thinking just like me? Or is Jonghyun really a bastard? I hope you can answer this post ^-^
Climentine
#2
Believe it or not, I had subscribed to this story for years but only read it all recently. When I subscribed I thought it was jongkey and I don't really like the jongkey here so I stopped reading it.
But when I read it again, OMG it's so funny! Of course now I like the taekey and all the little interactions but the most precious thing about this story is that it's really really funny! What you managed to do with the characers and the dialogue is gorgeous, it's a really bliss to read something like this.
Love it ^^^
K-Sofi
#3
Chapter 30: I loved it omG. At first I wanted Jongkey but, ugh, Jjong, I hate u >:(. TaeKey<333
And OnHo/ MinNew is da best <33
Me encanto<3! Sigue practicando el español!
PetitFreak0525 #4
Chapter 30: Oh my gosh so great story *-* I started reading 4hours ago....( It's 4am right now x-x )and now it's'over x-x I want more!!! During all the story I was so frustrated because I wanted so much more Jongkey xDDD and then...Jonghyun messed up..x-x I was so shocked and I wanted to kill him that bastard. At the end I wanted more TaeKey xD but it's not enough x-x you drove me crazy...uff...I also laughed a lot, I love their personnalities xDD! OnHo was the best <3 good job!
Remedy #5
Chapter 30: Haha my feels *~* author... you stomped on my heart (in a good way) haha! I love how you broke the stereotypical Shinee relationships! Onho, and Keytae (even though it felt more like TaeKey hah) and Jonghyun with nobody! Jonghyun was a complete ___hole for doing what he did! That's terrible! However I think he should get back together with Sekyung~ I dislike seeing lonely characters. I envy you for how you can build relationships so well between your characters... I always have a hard time doing that >.< Anyways, I kind of felt bad for Jonghyun, but my TaeKey feels override the sadness hah! I've always loved Taekey/ Keytae~ Thanks for this awesome story! I like how the last chapter tied it all together <3 That last paragraph made me cry haha T^T
hoshi_starkwon
#6
Chapter 30: woahhh
bravo!
*clap* *clap* *clap*
imadv0123
#7
Chapter 30: PERFECTLY AMAZING!!!
I am a certified JK shipper but TaeKey here is just too adorable..
and OnHo too~ It's fun to read, I can't stop smiling and laughing at the dorky lines... I LIKE IT! :D
jjangah
#8
This was such a good story..
Kirra_Lani
#9
That was amazing.

I've never read a story with so much meaning. ❤
GaemChau #10
Wow. That. Cried. Last paragraph was amazing.
I really loved the Taekey here^^