Open Window (OnHo) - Part 13
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Minho told his mom he was going out with friends (much to her excitement), and that he'd be back by 11. Onew snuck out of the window, and they were off to the city. Minho considered briefly inviting Taemin, but decided that he was best left at home.
It was difficult to find a clothing shop Onew approved of that was open this late. (He kept complaining about what a 'small town' this was - when really, it was anything but.) Finally, Onew conceded to a shop, and the short shopkeeper with overdone makeup wouldn't take her eyes off of him.
When Minho followed Onew to a clothing rack in a corner, he suggested, "You could eat her."
Onew looked at him, raising a brow. "I thought I told you that you could stay out of who I ate."
Minho nodded, feeling a little embarrassed... then noticed the high price tag on the jacket that Onew was holding on to.
"Wait a minute.. do you have money?"
Onew smirked at him, then looked over to the shopkeeper. Since she was already staring at him, he only had to beckon to get her to come scurrying over.
"Can I help you?" she asked hopefully.
Minho was shocked by how human and friendly Onew looked as he spoke to her, smiling and using that pretty soft-eyed look. Even the tone in his voice was different. "The thing is, I'm buying a whole new wardrobe, so I might be a while. How late do you usually stay open?"
"Closing is in fifteen minutes.."
"Ah, see, before I can pick out as many clothes as I'd like, I have to find a place to stay and all... if I give you $5,000 on top of whatever I buy, do you think you could stay for a couple of extra hours?"
She looked weak in the knees and shocked, fanning herself with a hand. "$5,000.. you said?"
"Ah," Onew reached into his pocket, pulling out a slim black wallet. "You can take it off of here, right?" he pulled out a credit card, bowing as he offered it to her.
"That's.." she said, and then grinned. "Absolutely, I'll stay open all night if you want."
Onew grinned back at her, a small grin that wouldn't expose his fangs. "That's wonderful." He bowed again, "Thank you so much."
She took his credit card with her as she bobbled away, and Onew looked at Minho with a smirk. "I'm loaded."
Minho frowned at him, "Well you didn't have to show off."
"Why? It's good that she's staying open late." Onew pulled a few more things off of the rack, and said loud enough for the shopkeeper to hear, "I'm going to try these on~."
Minho followed Onew towards the dressing room, absolutely unnerved by his casual behavior.
Onew tried on outfit after outfit, Minho staring at his watch the whole time. They'd been here for over an hour, and even the shopkeeper with her obvious crush on Onew was looking exhausted.
Finally, Onew had a collection of clothes he was happy with, and they all sat aside in bags near the counter. "I'll be back for them." he told the shopkeeper, "So just wait another hour or so."
She nodded tiredly, and Minho and him departed.
"Was all that necessary?" Minho asked.
Onew sighed, "I don't personally like fashion or anything, but it's important to be good looking when you're one of us. Otherwise, getting food would be a problem."
"It seems like you'd look good in anything, though."
"That's because of your crush on me, though."
Minho was immediately defensive again, hands in fists. "I'm not like that, and even if I was, I--"
"You're so cute."
Minho blushed, "But I.. I was saying.."
Onew interrupted once again, "I should stay in a hotel for now, right? Please find me one directly in the city, with lots and lots of people around."
"So you have your pick of who to eat, you mean." Minho assumed.
Onew shrugged. "Something like that."
Minho felt a sudden sense of worry. "Onew... aren't you safe at my house?"
"Not entirely. Not for sure. It's better this way.." Onew looked at Minho, "You don't want your family to get hurt, right?"
Minho nodded.
"You want to see if our bond fades, right?"
Minho nodded again.
"Then find me a hotel. An extremely well populated hotel."
"This way." Minho said quietly, and turned to take Onew towards main street.
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