a/n: For the Taeminho community's fanfic exchange, this is for
mirru_val ^_^ Hopefully this is what you wanted and I didn't have too much of a complete fail.... ^_^
Title: Chase
Author:
clariguard Recipient:
mirru_val Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2546
Warnings: (total fail....) A few bad words
Summary: Taemin and Minho love each other but when the maknae confesses, Minho rejects him. Taemin chases after Minho with some tactics from Key but ends up failing. Once he has given up, Minho chases back.
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(No one's POV)
“Minho Hyung, I love you.” Taemin confessed to the older. Minho's face twisted to confusion at the younger. Although it's all he ever wanted, to be with Taemin, it's not acceptable to others. “Minho?” Taemin asked, waiting for a reply.
“I'm sorry, Taemin.” Minho replied, standing up from the table and leaving the coffee shop.
“M-Minho...” Taemin whispered in shock. He saw Minho's car drive by out the window, and sat in his chair, unmoving, for a full half hour. His phone rang, showing Key on the caller ID.
“Hello?” Taemin greeted Key lifelessly.
“Yah! Taemin! Where are you?! You didn't come back and Minho is already here!” Key yelled.
“Sorry, can you come pick me up?” Taemin asked, still dazed.
“M-Mmm... You'll tell me in the car, be there soon.” Key said noticing something was wrong with the younger. It took only a short while for Key to find Taemin in the nearly empty coffee shop.
“Taemin babe, let's go.” Key started the car and got on the highway as Taemin leaned his head against the window. “So it didn't go well, huh?” Key said, obviously knowing.
“You knew about it?” Taemin asked.
“Well no shit, Taemin! You and Minho can't be separated!” Taemin stared at the older.
“Hyung, you cursed. You shou-”
“Taemin, don't tell me what to do. Okay? I'm just pissed at Minho cause I mean he's a real dumba-”
“Hyung!!” Taemin scolded the older.
“Sorry.... Okay, so here's what you do, you-”
“So you get to tell me what to do when I can't even tell you watch your language? No fair...” Taemin pouted.
“I don't buy it. Quit pouting, Taemin. So, in order to get him back, you-”
“How in the world could I get him back?! He already said no.” Taemin said.
“Yah! Quit interrupting me, Taemin!” Key was acting like a mother again. “I have some ideas, alright? Just shut up and listen for once!”
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“Minho Hyung, I'm sorry.” Taemin said when they returned to the dorms. He gave him a hug while Minho stood there, his heart breaking, his face straight.
“No, Taemin, I-” Minho pulled away, cutting himself off and left to his room. Key came around the corner to tell Taemin what he observed.
“Well, he does like you, Taemin. I don't know why f-”
“Don't. Say. It.” Taemin scolded.
“I don't know why in the world he isn't saying that he loves you too. He's such a big pabo-head when it comes to love. But he must have some reason to say no to you. I mean, you should have seen his face. It look like his heart just broke into a million pieces, and-”
“Don't tell me all the negatives!”
“Okay, so I know what you need to do next, you-”
“We're back!” Jonghyun said loudly. Key tsked under his breath but had an idea. Jonghyun came over and noticed Key's smirk and backed up. “What's going on....” He said as Jinki went past him, oblivious to the awkward aura of the room.
“Jinki, Jonghyun, come here. We need to discuss something.” Key said, smirk still in place.
“Oh God.” Jonghyun rolled his eyes.
“Jonghyun, don't you dare take the Lord's name in vain in front of me or so help me, I will-” Taemin started scolding his older.
“Oh up yours, Taemin.” Jonghyun said, clearly in no mood.
“Jonghyun. Taemin. You stop it right now. I do NOT want another fight about religion.” Jinki warned the two.
“We're going to help Taemin bring Minho back to his senses, kay?” Key said suddenly.
“Wait, you mean Minho rejected him?!” Jonghyun asked. Key nodded, leaving the other's mouths in a large 'o'.
“So here's the plan...” Key said explaining some things to the others. It consisted of three plans with a 'if all else fails, fourth plan' after. Which was to pretty much rape Minho, but Taemin didn't have the heart and he would NEVER do that.
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“So what happened to you and Taemin?” Jonghyun asked after hanging with Minho for a little bit. Plan A was already in the works.
“What do you mean?” Minho asked, trying not to look hurt by hearing the name.
“You. Taemin. What. Happened. You no speakie Korean?” Jonghyun teased until a glare was directed to him. “You and Taemin are stuck together like glue. What happened?” He asked.
“Well...” Minho thought about telling the older boy what was really going through his head and what had happened. “Taemin kinda confessed to me... But I rejected him...”
“Thought so. You don't seem happy over that. You seem depressed. Why'd you reject him though? It's so obvious you two like each other.” Jonghyun said asking him a zillion questions.
“Well... It's not acceptable by others so...”
“You're such a pabo.”
“Whatever, I'll just ignore him.” Minho said more to convince himself than Jonghyun.
“Good luck.” Jonghyun mumbled softly before leaving the room.
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Minho came out of his room an hour later to see if there was any food he could eat. When he opened the fridge, he found some lunch in plastic wrapping with a note on top of it.
“Thought you'd get hungry. Have some food, I made it for you. ^_^ ~Taeminnie” Is what it said. Minho's heart sunk but he decided to eat it, even if Taemin poisoned it for rejecting him, even if Taemin burnt it, he didn't care; he'd eat it.
When Minho was almost done eating, Taemin came strolling in the kitchen and pulled out an orange from behind some things.
“Hi.” Taemin said when Minho gave him a weird look. “What...” Taemin whined.
“You hid an orange? Again?” Minho asked. Taemin nodded with a smile.
“I don't want you guys taking all my oranges again. They're mine~.” Taemin said with extra cuteness. Minho smiled at him, but it quickly disappeared. “Do you like it?” Taemin asked, pointing to the empty plate in front of Minho. Taemin cut the orange into four pieces and put it onto a plate.
“Mmm. It's really good. Did Key help you make it?” Minho asked.
“No, I made it myself.” Taemin smiled, leaving after that with his oranges in hand.
'Dang it... Why'd I have to bring Key into this?' Minho thought. He wished he could just go to Taemin, and hug him and say that he loves him too, until he realized his own fault. 'Ah, crap. I was supposed to ignore him! Fuck!!'
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“So how'd it go?” Key asked when Taemin entered his room.
“Good, he actually was eating the food I made and he talked to me...” Taemin said.
“Really?!” Key asked happily, almost bouncing into the ceiling.
“Mmm.” Taemin said with a large smile plastered to his face.
“Kay, so that's plan B. Now for plan C.” Key started.
“But you haven't even told me what plan C is. How am I supposed to know what to do if you can't even tell it to me?” Taemin complained.
“Taemin, follow me for a sec, okay?” Key said. He did as he was told and followed the older up to the flat roof of the house that they used for very small parties. (No more than 20 people.) Taemin went to sit in one of the red chairs, waiting for Key to explain the plan.
“Oh, I forgot something, be right back, Tae.” Key said. He closed the door with a smirk, making Taemin wonder what was going on. He decided to follow him back but when Taemin pulled on the door, it was locked.
“Yah!! Key!!” Taemin screamed, still trying to open the door. “Key!! Open the door right now, this is NOT funny!! It's really cold outside!!” Taemin screamed again, now banging on the door.
“Shut up, Tae. This is plan C. Just go with it. Minho will come to your rescue in a little bit.” Taemin heard Key on the other side of the door say. Taemin whined and went back to the chair. There was some wind and he curled up into a ball, head between his knees. It was already freezing outside, the wind just made it worse.
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“Wait, what?” Minho asked to Key.
“Yea, Taemin locked himself up on top of the roof. I can't even get through the stupid door. Ugh. Can you please go get him? We need to go shopping before it gets too late. It's already 4 PM.” Key exaggerated.
“Why?” Minho asked coldly, catching Key off guard.
“C-Cause you're the strongest one in this house, duh.” Key said, stuttering.
“No.” Minho said coldly again.
“YAH! Why not? Do you hate him or something now? Your little maknae that you use to adore and hang out with 24/7?! What the hell happened to you Choi?! AT LEAST YOU COULD FUCKING CARE A LITTLE FOR HIM!!” Key screamed loudly, leaving to his room.
“What's going on, Minho?” Jinki asked, coming out from his room immediately.
“Nothing.” Minho said trying to walk away.
“Yah. What's going on? Everyone is having a horrible day, you should at least vent a little.” Jinki said pressing him back so he wouldn't leave.
“Taemin locked himself on the roof. Key's being a bitch to me. I'm having a suck ass day cause everyone has gone fucking insane and has ganged up on me today. Can you all just leave me the fuck alone and just stop pressing me against Taemin? Gosh!” Minho said pissed and going to his room.
When Minho closed his door, he sat on his bed and began to cry. 'No matter how much I want to see him, hold him, be close to him, I have to keep my distance. What would my parents say? What would the fans think? What about the other members? I just can't do this! I'm sorry, Taemin.' Minho said in his head.
Jinki walked up to the roof with a blanket. He opened the door, revealing a small Taemin. The maknae raised his head, excitement filling his eyes, soon followed by depression. Jinki knew why and went over to Taemin. He had almost froze up here, and he wrapped the blanket around the younger, before carrying him down to the his room.
“You alright, Taemin?” Jinki asked.
“No.” Taemin answered truthfully. “Minho hates me now. And to make it worse, anything I do will push him away.” His eyes became glassy as he looked at Jinki.
“I'm sorry, Taemin.” Jinki kissed his forehead.
“I give up.” Taemin said after a long pause.
“I'm here for you whenever you need me, Tae.” Jinki said before leaving him.
'You're not here for me if you just left. You can never fill my heart like Minho could have.' Taemin thought to himself bitterly.
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“Heechul? It's Minho... I need some help.” Minho called his hyung, Heechul, for support and wisdom over the matter with Taemin. He was so confused and didn't know what to do.
“Mmm. What's wrong, Minho?” Heechul said, curiosity rising. Though they would hang out sometimes, Minho didn't call for advice very often.
“You know Taemin, right?” Minho heard a soft yes on the other side before continuing, “And you know how I feel toward him right....?” A silence then a soft mmm was heard. “Well, this morning he confessed to me and...” Minho stopped mid sentence, unable to finish.
“And you told him no, didn't you?” He heard Heechul say.
“Mmm.” Minho said guilty.
“Dude, no matter what the reason is, you shouldn't have said no. You like him, he likes you. Nothing should get between that, seriously. You should go talk to him.” Heechul said, his tone caring but almost demanding.
“Mmm... But... I don't know what to say, hyung.”
“Then go in there and just give him a hug. Actions speak louder than words. Good luck, Minho. Hwaiting!” Heechul said before hanging up.
Minho set his phone down and went into the kitchen, grabbing one of Taemin's hidden oranges behind the milk. He peeled it and separated all the pieces on a plate and made a heart with them. He went to the younger's room, passing a curious Key. No doubt was he going to try and listen to what was going to happen.
Minho knocked on the door and heard nothing. Not a 'go away' or a 'who is it' or even a mumble. Nothing. The silence shook him and he
tried to open the door, finding it was locked.
“Taemin, open this door right now.” Key said, sneaking up behind Minho. After a few seconds, the door made a click noise, saying it was unlocked. Key looked at Minho and gave a light smile, then turning sour to shake a finger in his face. “Don't you ever do that again, or next time, there will not be an orange in the fridge.”
After Key left, Minho opened the door slowly, revealing Taemin sitting on his bed, blankets wrapped around him in a near cocoon, facing the wall. He closed the door and took some gentle steps toward Taemin. Minho was about to speak when the younger spoke up for him.
“Key, I'm sorry but I'm in no mood. You should know better than the other hyungs right now.” Taemin said, still not turning around. Minho walked closer and put the plate filled with oranges in front of Taemin. He looked down, seeing the heart and decided to turn around to a devastated Minho.
“I'm sorry, Taeminnie.” Minho said, using the younger's nickname. Taemin's eyes filled with a spark of joy, but were still filled with depression. “Just eat the oranges already; they're your favorite and will make you happier than I ever could.”
“You can always try.” Taemin said, taking the plate from Minho's hands and popping a slice into his mouth. His eyes formed into smiles as he savored the glorious taste. Taemin handed back the orange plate and went to the corner of the room, opening a mini fridge filled with lots of oranges but came back with and apple. “For you.”
“I love you Taeminnie.” Minho said, wrapping his arms around the younger. They both seemed to melt together and stayed that way for a while until Taemin pulled away.
“....I want my orange....” He admitted, blushing.
“And I want my apple.” Minho said back, smiling. They ate in a comforting silence; the awkward atmosphere forever gone. Even in silence, you could feel the love they shared, not needing to say it or even show it in any way but through their smiles and eyes.
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a/n: And they all lived happily ever after, maybe, kinda, sorta, i rly have nooooooo ideaaaaaaaaaa..... i had such a hard time writing this. i got to a point where i was just under the 2000 word mark and was like "how the heck do i continue this?!?!" so i got an idea from my umma
undeniablysarah and i made it past the mark, yay!!! please comment and tell me what you think. ^_^ (o, and sorry about the orange obsession btw..... <3 ^_^ <3)
(another side note thing.... so far.... mine is the shortest. like....ughhhhh : / and how do people write stuff that's 15,000+ words?!?!?! OMGGGGGG, when i saw that i was like "must. click. now.!!!" soooo, yeaaaa... ^_^ <3)
a/n: fanfic guide:
http://clariguard.livejournal.com/12292.html