#Tittle: such a fool

#Artist: SHINee and EXO

#Pairing: 2Ho. Minho and Suho

#Rating and warnings: No specific sensual and violence acts are drawn out through the whole story. However, the writer suggests that this story is for teenage readers and the age point onward.

#Prompt 315.

Minho/Suho
+ Minho loves to ski, and can't seem to stop flaunting off his skills in front of the cute boy at the ski resort
+ If Junmyeon's actually very good at skiing, but let's Minho teach him because he enjoys their time together

#Notes:  I’m sorry if I made a mistake about ski-ing. I never did one and I don’t even have winter in my country. But I’ll give my best <3

Today is an early morning in the middle of winter. The temperature is getting lower, the snow is thicker day by day. People are wrapped in thick layers of clothes, seeking for warmth. A lot of passerbies have a glass of hot chocolate or coffee in their hands, other hug their partner, and another hold the other person’s hand. Winter is maybe the unfriendly season, but it's perfect for a love story. A very romantic yet funny love story. Let me tell you my story. The story about a ski coach and a newbie-in-ski guy. A story about me, Kim Junmyeon and my boyfriend, Choi Minho

December, 9^th. A year ago.

I was not a very professional coach, but I think I was good enough to teach. Once in a while I joined a competition and won the second place, not the first but it was enough for me. Teaching ski was not my permanent job. I was a kindergarten teacher in the morning. Because I love ski, I teach in the evening. Kids and ski were two things I loved the most.

I was in a hurry because I was already late for an appointment with one of my students. She was a new student of mine. She just moved to Seoul from her two-season country this winter and wanted to learn how to ski.
I arrived at the Jisan Forest Ski Resort 10 minutes late from my appointment. Blame the thick snow and my old car. I basically ran to the arena holding my ski with my goggles threatening to fall from my head. I panted heavily when I landed my feet at the lower hill in front of the cafetaria. I looked for my student then I frowned when I couldn't find her. She said she will have a pink beanie and red goggles. She said she will have her white jacket and salopettes. But I found there were not a lot of girls. 
"Where is she?" I muttered. I waited for almost half an hour then I decided to call her.
"Seonsaengnim! I'm sorry I didn't call you. I need to fetch my dad from the hospital. His car is broken. I thought I can manage to go after I picked him up. Can you wait me for an hour? I’ll be there. Please forgive me."
I can sense her guilt in her tone. It wasn't her fault anyway. So I told her it was okay and I could wait her with skiing. I looked at the arena and I was wondering, should I or shouldn't I go for one round. I wanted to go back home and have a glass of hot choco, but I also wanted to ski. It has been a while, school was getting hectic because the kids will have a Christmas performance and I help them preparing.
I was so drown in my thought until I saw a pair of red ski boots in front of mine. When I looked up, I saw a pair of big orbs looking at me in curious. 
"Hello" he greeted me.
That was when I finally saw that stranger's face clearly. He had his black beanie on, black goggles and he wore a dark jacket and salopettes. On top of that, he was grinning at me, his eyes looked so cute and his thin lips too. How can it be so red in this cold?
"Yes?" I answered timidly.
He flashed me a smile. Oh how blinding his smile was, like a sun shining in this very cold and almost dark evening.
"Hi I'm Choi Minho. Are you looking for a ski coach? I saw you look so confused so I thought maybe you need a coach" he scratched his neck, his face flushed red and it was cute. "Oh, umm.." I hesitated. Should I or not? But I want to spend the evening with him.                 
"It's okay if you don't want me to teach you" he let a small smile and I swore if he kept sending me smile I could melt into snow.
"I want to. Can you?" I finally answer in the end.
His eyes got big. "Really? Woah you're my first student! I'm so happy! Thank you! And you just need to pay half" he told me.
'Cute' that was I thought of him. 'I just need to pretend that I can't ski right?’

"Hey, are you okay? Cold?"
He touched my shoulder softly. I felt like I was electrified.
"Ah yes-I'm okay"
He smiled again. "Can you tell me your name? I can't call you yah yah right?"
"Junmyeon. Call me Junmyeon"
He withdrew his hand. 
I took his hand and shook it.
"I'll be a good coach for you, Jun"
And I swear his palm was the warmest palm I ever held.

Minho was helping me to attach my feet to the ski, I held to his shoulder and he bent down to help me. I felt ashame to myself because it was not so me. I can wear my ski by myself, I even won 2^nd place at a competition but now I had someone teach me how to ski and I pretended I can’t ski at all. Way to go Kim Junmyeon.

“Done! Hold my hand and try to move your feet” Minho took my hand and held it tight. My heart beat fast, how could he hold someone’s hand so casually like that?

“Junmyeon?” He called again.

I looked down and moved my feet, tried to be clumsy. It was hard.

“Great! Now look at me and later I want you to copy what I did. Okay? Don’t worry, I will help you”

Then Minho moved a few meters from me. His position was good. He could really pass as a coach if I might say. The way he moved was different, I didn’t know if it was just me or he really was. I must be crazy seeing things.

“Jun? Come to me slowly. Be careful”

And that was the hardest part, did a bad ski. I cried in my mind but when I saw him smile across of me, I had a feeling like, I wanted to spend more time with him when I could, I wanted to feel how it was to be protected. Having him waited me is like having a boyfriend. It was too long since I had my last boyfriend.

I slid slowly, wobble here and there until I finally reached Minho. He held my hand again and patted my head. “Good job! But your feet need to be…” I was so busy looking at his handsome face until I couldn’t even catch what he said to me. Like I care I could just slide like I used to do and he will be proud.

“Understand?”

Understand what I didn’t even know. So I nodded instead of answered his question. He must think I was weird.

“Now I will stand a few feet further than before” he patted my head once again and skied away.

I came to him with a better posture, I made my expression as good as I could. Glad that I joined drama club in high school. When I reached him, he clapped for me, looked so proud. I felt bad to tell him a lie.

“You did great Jun!”

I smiled in return. Of course I did. I’m sorry Minho.

“Can we have a cup of hot choco first? I’ll pay as a thank you”

Minho shook his head. “I will pay for you. I think I’m older than you. What year were you?”

“1991”

His eyes got big again. And sparkling.

“Me too! What month?”

Oh wow!

“May?”

“Ah, so you’re older. I’m December. But it’s okay, I’ll pay. Just pretend that this is a date and beside, today is my birthday” And he winked. Winked at me. My heart please be strong.

I was so lost in my thought when I remembered something.

“Wait, your birthday?”

“Uhum”

“Ah I don’t have a gift for you” I felt bad although I just met him.

He turned his head to me then smiled. “I think I already got my birthday gift”

--

“So tell me more about you Jun” Minho said while sipping his hot coffee, from what the waiter said, Minho always ordered the same thing, hot Americano while I would have my favorite iced Americano. We loved the same kind of coffee but in different serving. Minho eyed me in curiosity because it was cold but I still had my beverage cold. “I just love Iced Americano” I said that to him.

“What do you want to know about me?”

Minho shrugged. “Anything”

Junmyeon sipped his coffee then smiled to Minho.

“I’m a kindergarten teacher. I lived in Apgujeong with my parents. I like ski. Nothing special about me” I shrugged.

“You’re special” replied Minho.

I felt my cheeks warm because of that. But he said that like it was a common thing to say. After he told me that, he just gulped his coffee and told me about his job that he was a doctor and he liked kids very much. I instantly imagined him in his white coat with glasses on, smiling at me. How could he be so perfect, even in my imagination? And tell me, a kindergarten teacher and a doctor are perfect match from heaven right?

“I lived in Incheon. With my parents too because my hyung is already married to someone and he lived overseas. I don’t want my parents to be alone so although it’s quite far from the hospital but I’m okay”

‘He loves his parents too’

“I like soccer as much as ski, to think about it, maybe there won’t be someone who wants to marry me because I was so busy in the hospital and when I had a free time I spent it by playing soccer and ski” He chuckled then sipped his coffee again. “Enough about me, how about you Junmyeon?”

Then I told him about my older brother who was married, too, and I loved my parents too much. How I loved the kids, watched them laugh, sing, play and even cry. That ski is my other liking after teaching and singing. Minho even asked me to sing that I rejected it very soon because I thought Kyungsoo, my fellow teacher, sang better than me. I told him I hadn’t dated for about a year after my last broke up.

“Why did you broke up if I may know” He scratched his neck, I guessed he was so curious.

I hesitated at first, whether I should tell him or not. We just met for an hour but I already told him a lot. But I guessed it was okay, like I would meet him again. And South Korea was big enough.

“He left to China without telling me and last thing I knew, he got a girlfriend so yeah. Not that I was hurt because he got a new girlfriend, it was okay for me. Hmmm I guess that’s it. How about you?”

He smiled to me then took my hand and caressed it. “You did great Jun”

I just sent him a smile and gestured him to tell me his story.

“Maybe the same with you, my boyfriend left me for another man, he told me I was too busy so… we broke up. I didn’t blame him, it was my fault”

“We did great then” I beamed.

“Yes Jun, we did” He smiled then my cheek.

“What will you do if he comes back to you?

Minho stopped for awhile. “I think I won’t be with him. He was my past. And if he comes back to you?”

I shook my head. “He won’t. And I don’t want to”

Minho withdrew his hand and took out his phone.

“Is it okay if I have your phone number? In case you want to learn again”

I gave him my number and he saved it in his high-end phone. He must be doing great in his hospital.

“I need to go Jun, I have an appointment with one of my patient. Will you go back home or?”

I shook my head again, “I’m waiting for someone”

“Your new partner?”

I punched his arm playfully, “I told you I don’t have one”

“I guess I’ll walk you out?”

I nodded. “Sure. I will practice more while waiting for her”

We walked outside and when I was about to bid him goodbye, my student came panting.

“Junmyeon seongsangnim?”

Minho turned to me, his eyes asking me questions.

I’m screwed.

“Minhee-ssi?”

She nodded. “Please forgive me if I am late for more than an hour” She bowed to me.

“It was okay” I stole glances to Minho. I was terrified.

“Shall we start now?” Minhee asked.

“Start what?” Minho was the one who answered her, to be precise, asked her back.

 Minhee looked at Minho, confused. “Ski of course. Junmyeon seongsangnim will teach me. My friend told me he was great, he even got a medal. Don’t you know?”

Damn it.

“Oh. I thought Junmyeon can’t ski. I guess I was wrong. Well, I’ll be going now” Minho walked away from us, he didn’t even look at me, smile and say his bye.

I don’t know why but my heart hurt.

--

It was a week after I met Minho and he didn’t call me even once. He must be mad at me for lying to him. Of course he would, I screwed that bad. It was like I mocked him by asking him to teach me. He was kind to me, and I lied. This week I think about him a lot. I remembered his smile, his slight touch. Call me stupid but I think I like him, it was weird to like someone we just met. But I really like him. He made me comfortable, he made me felt safe, and he made feel all those feelings I never had.

I looked at my phone for nth time this day, hoping he would text me or call me. But I guess he hated me too much. I sighed then took my jacket. I need to go teach Minhee today. I kissed my mom’s cheeks and went off. The road was pretty quiet, I was glad so I won’t late and maybe I could ski for awhile.

I walked into the resort holding my belongings and was too busy with them until I crashed onto someone.

“I’m sorry I’m sorry. My bad” I kept apologizing and bowed. We crashed quite hard, must be hurt for him. I even dirtied his white jacket with the wax  of my ski. I took out my handkerchief to clean his jacket. When I looked up, I saw Minho staring at me. His face was so flat. It shocked me. However, his eyes stared down at me with those sparkling that somehow showed his vulnerable longing soul.

“Min..ho?” I withdraw my hand and took a few steps back. I looked at my feet, shy.

He said nothing for a few seconds that felt like an hour. It was suffocating.

I encouraged myself and stared at him.

“Forgive me” I finally said.

Minho, still looking at me strangely, said, “Forgive you for what? Lied to me? Mocked me? Or made me fall for you?”

9^th December. Present time

“Junmyeon baby..”

I feel someone hugs me from the back and nuzzles his cheek to my neck and rests his arms around my waist.

“Just reminiscing about how we met” I smile and his hands. “I made you mad at me before”

He chuckles and tighter his hold. “I couldn’t help but fall for you although there was a time when I was mad, but I love you more”

“You know that I just wanted to be taught by you. You were so sweet and cute back then”

Minho laughs and kisses my neck softly. “I know. You told me. And I remember you cried while you ask for forgiveness. You’re adorable, baby”

I slightly turn my head and peck his lips.

“Thank you for forgiving me back then”

Minho turns me around to face him and holds my hand.

“No. Thank you for walking into my life”

Then he gets into his knee and takes out a dark purple box from his pocket.

I hold my breath, will he do something that I’m thinking right now?

“Kim Junmyeon, will you marry this stupid Choi Minho?”

I can only stare down at him, blankly. But then my eyes become so hot since tears are filling them right now. My heartbeat doesn’t quite help since it keeps beating faster and faster every second. My face becomes so hot that I am sure my cheeks, um scratch that, my whole face turns to red.

“Jun?” Minho looks at me with hopeful face.

“Yes!” I lungs to him and hugs him tight.

Minho pulls me off and put the golden ring in my finger.

I close my eyes when he kisses my forehead. My heart wants to burst because of happiness.

“Thank you”

I shook my head. “Happy birthday, fiancée”