▌title: the fable
▌genre: action / supernatural / end of the world / high school
▌length: on-going
▌rating: pg - fifteen [cussing & sexual references]
▌disclaimer: I do not own any members of SHINee or any famous idols mentioned in this work. I own the plot and nothing else.
▌warning: This fic includes the life of two males (or multiple) in love. If you don’t like, then do not read.
▌summary: There is an ancient story, passed down through generation to generation. It is a story of good and evil. They say five beings will appear and save the world. They must band together to defend their home, but obstacles will stand in their way. Powers will try to convince them to stray from the rightful pather. To pit them against each other. Five others tried and failed, now it is their turn. If they stray, they will fail and the would will cease to exist.
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▌author's note:
Sorry my updates are late today. I went to see my grandparents and new baby cousin... she was really chubby and looked like a monkey.... O:
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"You have the day off."
Six pairs of eyes stared at the older man in front of them in shock. None of them expected this, definitely not after the spiel he gave yesterday about what happened when Soo Man attacked.
"Excuse me," Kibum stood up from his seat and held up his hand, "Can you repeat that?"
"You have the day off. Go," Jungmin said, shooing the others with a hand.
The six shared glances before quickly running out of the warehouse.
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"Wait! Onew!" Jinho called out. He grabbed Jinki's wrist and made him stop, "Jesus. You saw what happened, why are you being such a jerk?"
Jinki sighed and pulled away from Jinho, "I know, but I can't get the image out of my head, Jino. That was terrible."
"I was there. I know," Jinho replied, "But I got over it. I'm better now, so since you feel so bad, make it up to me with a coffee."
"I don't have to make anything up to you, but sure. Let's go," Jinki replied, pulling Jinho after him.
They made their way to a coffee shop and slowly got back to the way things were before Jinki found out what happened to Jinho. Now they were laughing and enjoying each other company.
"So," Jinho said, calming down, "To make it even, tell about JongKey and you?"
Jinki tilted his head, "JongKey? ... Oh! Jonghyun and Key, right. What do you want to know?"
"Well, I figured it all out cause I'm smart, but I want you to give me your side of the story," Jinho replied, leaning back.
Jinki shrugged his shoulders, "Key and I were dating, but he was truly in love with Jonghyun. I found them together and the rest is history. We stopped being friends and moved on. Though, even before I saw them. I knew. I just wish they would have waited till I left Key."
"Why didn't you?"
Jinki tilted his head, "huh?"
Jinho leaned forward, "Why didn't you break up with Key if you knew?"
"Because I did like him," Jinki chuckled, "Why wouldn't you break up with someone? Because you are such a fool, you honestly think they still like you."
"I guess I never thought about it. Never dated anyone to know," Jinho replied. The comment made Jinki lean forward, "No one?"
"No one."
"Hmm," Jinki leaned back and narrowed his eyes, "How surprising."
Jinho grinned, "I feel flattered."
"You should be," Jinki smiled.
---
Taemin leaned back against the tiles on the roof. He had a habit of sneaking onto the roof when there was cloud cover and just staring out into space. He always believed he had a habit o seeing things that others didn't see, and know he knew why.
He turned his head when he heard a bird sing. He smiled, but shot up when he heard something else. He saw scruffy hair coming from the window and knew who it was, "Minho? Did my mom let you in?"
Minho made a grunting noise as he hoisted himself out the window, "There is a cat in your room. Did your mom get it for you?"
"Nah," Taemin replied, lying back again, "It's a stray."
Minho took a seat next to Taemin and laid down as well, "That's weird."
"Totally," Taemin replied with a chuckle, "But I can't bear to send it away. Get it. Bear. Yesterday, I got a bear into the warehouse."
"Yeah, I vaguely remember the terrifying bear," Minho chuckled.
The two slowly went into awkward silence, well, at least it was awkward to Minho. Taemin enjoyed it. They stared at the sky in silence till Minho spoke up, "That cloud.... looks like a rabbit."
Taemin tilted his head and smiled, "Yeah... a cute little bunny rabbit named Tim."
Minho looked over at Taemin, "Why Tim?"
Taemin shrugged his shoulders as he looked at Minho, "I don't know."
They stared at each other till Taemin moved closer. He pecked Minho's lips softly. Minho's eyes widened slightly, but his shock disappeared as he reached over, resting his hand on Taemin's face, kissing him.
The two sat up slowly as they kissed, moving closer. After a few minutes, they finally turned around and smiled at each other, "What does this mean?"
Minho shrugged again, "I guess, we finally admitted what we were feeling after all these years."
"You mean you finally admitted it. I confessed to you years ago," Taemin retorted.
"You were seven."
"And you were eight. Shut up and kiss me," Taemin retorted. Minho didn't protest and just kissed Taemin again.
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Jonghyun looked at Kibum who was in his passenger seat, staring out the window. He reached over and held his hand. Kibum looked at him and smiled softly. Jonghyun smiled back and looked out the window.
"Jjong."
"Hmm."
"I love you."
Jonghyun chuckled, "I love you too."
Kibum leaned over and rested his chin on Jonghyun's shoulder, "Nothing will happen to us, right? We won't be like JaeJoong and Yunho?"
"No. Why would I go after Onew like JaeJoong though Yunho did with Changmin. I have standards," Jonghyun joked.
Kibum smacked his chest, "Are you saying I don't have standards? I dated him."
"Oh, right. Poor you," Jonghyun said, shaking his head.
Kibum tried to pull his hand away, but Jonghyun held it tightly, "I'm kidding. Calm down. But seriously, Key. If you can trust anyone, you can trust me. I don't lie. You know. We've been friends since we were little. Have I ever lied to you?"
Kibum shook his head, "Not once. But we lied to Onew."
Jonghyun nodded his head sadly, "Right... I won't hurt you, Key."
"I trust you," Kibum replied, hugging Jonghyun's arm. He laid his head on Jonghyun's shoulder and looked out the window. He really hoped Jonghyun was telling the truth.