The lost path (2/5) [OnTae] (SHINee)
Pairing: Onew/Taemin, Minho/Key
Rating: G
Summary: Taemin was about to die but someone save him. Suddenly he found himself living with Onew and Key, two fashionistas, who help him to recover. Taemin didn’t want them to found out who he is, but Onew find himself falling for him despite that. But Taemin can’t stay, there’s someone waiting for him in Seoul.
Taemin discover more about Key's and Onew's life. Though it seems Key doesn't like him, he discovers that Key can be a great ally.
Author's notes: This chapter was... a little tricky. I have so many ideas that I have to choose which one I was going to use. And now that I use this I have trouble writting the rest because of the same reason... Now I don't know how to put MinKey on the fic...
I hope you like it despite of that. More of my fanfics here
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After that day Key barely talked to me again and the mood around him became even more awkward. Whenever he tried to tell me something, Onew glanced at him and Key seemed to forget whatever he was going to say. It was annoying but it was better for them to not know.
Onew was firm in his decision not to let me go anywhere. He seemed to be concerned, more than before, but as I regained strength Onew allowed me to get out of the room.
The house was pretty big but not as big as I thought it would be: two floors, three bedrooms (one for Onew, one for Key and the one I had been using), a bathroom (which I only had visited with Onew’s help), a huge kitchen and an even bigger dining room. From what I understood, Onew and Key had a lot of money, and even so they seemed to live modestly. I could not see any object, painting or sculpture extremely expensive ,besides the furniture in the kitchen (which according to Onew only Key was “allowed” to use).
Since I was getting better I started having breakfast on the dining room, along with Key and Onew. We usually talked about Onew’s and Key’s work, the places where they had been and the people whom they had met. They kept their promise of not asking about my personal life and neither of them talked of their own.
“By the way, I met your sister on the supermarket” Key said to Onew one night “She practically begged me to ask you to call her”
Onew looked away from his bowl of soup (chicken soup, with the one Onew seemed to have an obsession) and looked at Key in disbelief.
“Are you serious?” he asked “But she didn’t even wanted to see me”
Key shrugged.
“She said it was important but did not give me details”
Later that night I heard Onew talking to someone through the phone.
I was at my room, getting ready to sleep, when I heard him scream.
“How can you be so cynical?” Onew said, anger filling his voice “After all this time you try to contact me?”
Someone at the other side of the line answered, Onew laughed bitterly.
“And you expect me to believe that? I remember you said that I wasn’t longer part of the family, didn’t you?”
Another silence, probably someone begging.
“Are you trying to blackmail me?” Onew practically screamed. I heard a door opening and knew that Key was looking worried at Onew. I used all my self-control to not do the same and leave the room. “If that’s the way you do the things in your family I don’t want to have nothing to do with you”
Then he hung up.
“What was that?” Key asked, confused.
“Not of your business” Onew replied “Go to sleep”
“Is there anything I can do…?”
“Go to sleep” Onew repeated sharply. Then I heard a door slam.
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Next day when I went down to breakfast, Onew wasn’t at home. Key was sitting, eating breakfast slowly.
“Where’s Onew hyung?” I asked. Key looked up from his bowl of cereal.
“I don’t know”
I looked at him, disappointed.
“He hasn’t wanted to tell me anything” Key said through gritted teeth “He doesn’t want me to help. ‘You must focus on your work’ he said and then he went through that door without saying if he is coming back”
“His family is that bad?” I asked without thinking. Key looked at me, startled.
“They didn’t want Onew to become a model. When he told them that a department store hired to be the image of their summer line, his father drop him from the house” Key said “Onew had not spoken with him until last night”
I just stood there, looking silent as Key seemed to try to get himself together.
“Onew doesn’t like to talk bad about someone, especially if it is someone in his family. He just let the things be, whether it is good or bad” Key said, calmer “That’s why he wasn’t pressuring you to tell us something about you. You two are so alike”
I frowned.
“Had you tried to call him?” I asked. Key nodded “I guess that if he wants to come back he will”
“I hope so” Key answered, sighing. We stood there, looking at each other without saying a word.
Key looked different to other days, his hair was a complete mess and his clothes didn’t match, something that Key usually wouldn’t allow himself to do (after a thorough observation I could say that easily) He also seemed to not have slept too much.
Suddenly, Onew’s words came back to my mind “He’s a good person, a little overprotective sometimes…”
“You’re really concerned, aren’t you?” I whispered feeling amused in some way. Key appeared embarrassed by my statement
“Well, Onew is the closest to a family that I have so…”
“The closest to a family…?” I asked, confused. Key sighed.
“I’m orphan” he said, staring at me “My adoptive parents weren’t at home as much as I would like to. My stepfather ran an international company so he was always travelling, my stepmother with him. They left me this house to clean their sins”
I nodded trying to understand.
“So you and Onew live together because…?”
“Onew was my classmate at school, we had gone out together several times and we got along” Key said “His father dropped him by the time mine gave me the house. So as soon as I heard that I made him stay here and I also moved in”
“Oh, but it wasn’t your duty” I mumbled. Key smiled.
“I know, but I just couldn’t let him like that”
“I guess so” I said frowning. Key looked at me “You two are too good.
Key laughed.
“If you want to think that go ahead” he said smiling.
I smiled a little, looking towards the floor, wondering if Onew was going to be okay. Key stared at me for while, trying to understand my expression.
“Taemin how is your family?” he asked “Can you tell me about it?”
I shivered. Key had never called me by my name. Actually, he had never talked to me directly from the past five days.
“I can” I mumbled softly “But I don’t want to”
“Is your family that bad?” Key asked a little concerned.
“Pretty bad” was all I answered.
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I felt so lost.
Walking through the streets, I started realizing that I couldn’t recognize anything.
I stopped suddenly, shivering a little. “Where am I?” I whispered.
People passed by my side without noticing me. “Help me!” I screamed “Minho hyung”
“Taemin wake up”
“Minho hyung, where are you?”
“Taemin, please, wake up”
I opened my eyes suddenly. Lights were turned on and Onew and Key looked at me worried.
“Are you okay?” Onew asked. I took a deep breath and stared at the clock on the wall. 3:30 AM
“I’m fine” I say softly.
“But you are sweating” Onew pointed out.
“And you were screaming” Key said.
“Sorry, I didn’t wanted to disturb you”
Onew glanced at Key and gestured with his head
“I’ll get you a glass of water” Key said.
“Could it be a glass of milk?” I requested shyly. Key smiled, amused.
“Sure” he said and left the room. Onew looked at me, waiting for me to say something
“I did not realize when you arrived” I mumbled. Onew smiled.
“I arrived a few hours ago” he said, caressing my hair. I nodded “How are you feeling Taemin?”
“I’m better now” I said, feeling calmer as his fingers ran through my hair. Onew nodded “I mean that I’m really fine. I’m not longer sick”
“I know”
“Would you let me go to Seoul now?” I asked “I really need to go”
“Why?” Onew asked, slightly annoyed. I bit my lip, doubtful.
“I need to meet someone” I answered.
“And that someone is going to take care of you?”
“Yes” I tried to sound sure, knowing that if I said to Onew that I wasn’t sure he probably wouldn’t let me go.
Key entered the room and handed me a glass. I drank it slowly, enjoying the taste.
“You know? We can’t let you go by yourself” Onew said, continuing our conversation as if there had been no interruption “Couldn’t that someone come here for you?”
Slowly I shook my head.
“The thing is that… he doesn’t know that I’m coming” I mumbled. Onew and Key exchanged surprised glances.
“Do you mean that you ran away from home?” Key asked without worrying about the gaze of warning of Onew. I looked down
“Kind of”
“That’s it Taemin” Onew said, annoyed “We need to talk to your parents”
“No, please” I begged. Onew shook his head.
“No, I tried to stay out but I can overlook this” he said firmly “You are going to tell us your parent’s phone number right now”
“I can’t”
“Do not give me that”
“Onew please” Key intervened “It’s four in the morning, are you really going to call them now?”
Onew hesitated.
“You’re right” he sighed “We will call them in the morning”
“Actually” Key said staring at me “Why don’t we take him to Seoul? That way you’ll be able to verify that he’s safe and talk to the person in charge of Taemin”
Onew's eyes traveled from Key to me while he considered Key’s proposal.
“I guess that could work” Onew nodded, reluctantly “We will leave early, so you must be ready”
Then he left the room, lost in his thoughts. I sighed, relieved, as Key turned, trying to follow Onew
“Key hyung?” I called him, shyly. He turned around, surprise written on his face “Thank you”
“You’re welcome” he said, smiling sheepishly “Though I want you to explain some things in exchange”
I bit my lower lip and nodded.
“I guess I have no choice. I totally owe it to you this time” I whispered. Key pursed his lips.
“You don’t have to tell me all about it, but I guess that it’ll be better if you explain it tomorrow” he said leaving the room “Go back to sleep Taemin-ah”
I giggled at the spontaneity of Key. Talking like that we seemed close.
When the door’s lock clicked, I settled back between the sheets, trying to get some rest. Hopefully tomorrow I’d be able to meet Minho hyung. Hopefully.
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