“You’ll always be my best friend, right? You said age didn’t matter.”

Taemin had tears in his eyes as he held onto his favorite hyung and best friend.

“Of course Taeminnie. I told you. We will always be best friends. I’ll be right here when you come back. Don’t forget, I’ll call you on your birthday and you’ll call me on my birthday. And when you get back, I’ll treat you to a big dinner for your birthday.”

“Deh, Jinki-hyung.”

Five year old Taemin let go of his hyung and let him wipe away his tears. Jinki-hyung was only a year older than him, but he was already so mature and grown-up in Taemin’s eyes.

“Go, your Umma is waiting for you.”

Taemin nodded his head before running to the car where his umma was waiting to take them to the airport so they could fly to Los Angeles where she received an amazing job.

Taemin poked his head out of the window and began waving goodbye as they drove away. Jinki waved back, finally letting his tears fall. He didn’t want the younger to know just how much he would miss him.