Of French Customs and Old Times. Part 9
Title: Of French Customs and Old Times.
Status: Part 9 of ?
Author: xxqod
Pairings: Jonghyun/Taemin/Minho, Jinki/Kibum
Rating: PG-15
A/N: For bopeep_achu who requested this, it takes place in France of the 18th Century. Incorrect use of the French language XD lol, I only had basic French. It's not historically correct and I used their Korean names, cause I can't bring myself to change them. (Don't bash me for it! >.< )
~There's a wordlist at the end of each part, stating the French words and their translation.~
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"Kibum…" Jinki blushes and covers his eyes against the sun, but mainly to hide his red cheeks. He's embarrassed. Reason, Kibum in between his legs and his pants tugged down. Hands trail his bare hipbones and he gasps. Then wetness follows and he writhes releasing a throaty moan.
"You can't take it anymore?" Kibum comes back up and strokes Jinki's hair from his eyes.
"No…I can take it." Kibum gives him one look before going back to his previous position between Jinki's legs. He slides his hands over Jinki's sides feeling the soft skin there. His fingers search further down and Jinki fists the grass beneath him.
The tug comes unexpected and Jinki shivers, mouthing Kibum's name. The fluids slide down his side, but a tongue laps it all up. Jinki hugs Kibum tight in response but the boy pushes him away.
"I think that was the last one. Seriously. How, tell me, how can you fall over nothing and right into the biggest thorn bush we have in this garden?! You have to be glad I'm not a cry baby or else those thorns surely caused infections." Kibum's voice is harsh but his eyes are soft, full of affection for the older but clumsy boy.
"Maybe you want to pull your pants up." He adds as an after thought, mentally laughing as Jinki flails and hastily pulls the garments up.
"I don't know. I never was this clumsy before I met you…" Jinki admits. It's probably the closest he can get at the moment to confessing he has fallen head over heels for the other guy. But it is like Kibum gets the message Jinki tries to tell him.
"And I never got so affectionate with someone. Well except Taemin, but he's practically my son. So that doesn't count." Jinki smiles conjuring a smile on Kibum's face. It gives Jinki the encouragement he needs.
"I like you Kibum. I like you a lot." Kibum smiles wider, showing his white teeth and they intertwine their fingers together. Standing up they look at the blue sky, seeing white fluffy clouds pass by.
"How are Jonghyun and Taemin doing, you think?" Jinki asks softly squeezing Kibum's hand a little.
"I think they need more time." Kibum is sure of it. He has talked to Taemin last night and the boy said he wants to be truly happy. He also voiced his concerns about the sudden interest Minho had taken in him, thinking Minho was suspicious about his absence at the ball.
"But they need to hurry if they want to realise they can't live without each other. Mostly on Taemin's part I guess. Minho slowly catches on this matter and he isn't dumb, so of course he knew something was wrong with Taemin's absence. He went to check on him and of course Taemin would fake a cold. The problem is, we don't know if Minho buys it." Kibum finishes.
Jinki hugs him and Kibum cries. Cries for Taemin, for his happiness, but also for Minho, for his unhappiness. But he can't change personalities, even though he tries, but Minho can't even change himself. Then what is he supposed to do?
"Let's sit down for a bit." Jinki flops down against a tree. Kibum settles between his legs, his back resting against Jinki's chest and his head on Jinki's shoulder. They drift off in a nice slumber, their warmth comforting each other.
The sun is descending when Jonghyun finally stands up, saying he needs to go home. As if on cue, Jinki and Kibum come running towards them and Taemin silently curses them. He wants to be alone with Jonghyun just a little bit longer, but he knows he has to be back to eat dinner together with Minho.
They part, Jonghyun kissing Taemin on the corner of his lips, just like you normally say goodbye to any person close to you. Taemin pouts but Jonghyun shakes his head.
"I'll be back." Jonghyun says when he turns around to go back, not forgetting to put his cloak back on. Before Jinki can follow him, Kibum pulls him back, giving him a kiss full on the mouth. Taemin giggles and Jonghyun smiles upon hearing the 'smack' sound. He doesn't dare to turn around, because he knows he would do the same to Taemin if he had the chance. Probably not leaving his side and risk them being beheaded by Minho. No, he won't do that.
"You'll better be back." Kibum says when he pushes Jinki away in the direction of Jonghyun.
"I can't have my son in tears you know?" Jonghyun shrugs his shoulders, hoping to piss Kibum off. Jinki quickly holds a hand over Kibum's mouth before he can yell something insulting at Jonghyun.
"Kibum! I still serve him! And you should get to know him! He's a really nice guy." Jinki smiles again, his eyes almost disappearing and Kibum promptly forgets about Jonghyun pissing him off.
"Take care." He whispers, giving Jinki one last peck on the lips. Together with Taemin he watches them go, back to their own castle and he hopes they will drop by again somewhere next week. Even earlier if possible. He only hopes they're not so stupid to come here everyday. Because then Minho will notice Taemin's long stays in the rose gardens and it will surely lead to trouble.
"Let's go inside, I bet the chefs already served dinner…" Kibum gently guides Taemin back into the castle after Jonghyun and Jinki are gone from sight.
"You're late." Minho's voice echoes through the dining room. Taemin flinches slightly at the volume.
"I forgot the time." He offers as an excuse, knowing Minho will buy it when he mentions the rose gardens. Minho smiles.
"You really like it there, don't you? Maybe I should come with you some time." He smiles at Taemin, but the younger boy misses this glint in his eyes which promise nothing good.
"Of course you can come. But I thought you didn't like the scent of roses?" Taemin raises an eyebrow.
"Well, people's preferences can change? Name something you didn't like when you were a kid, but like now?" It's like a game. Taemin gives questions, and Minho answers with a question back. Taemin doesn't notice this and thinks hard about his answer.
"Lemon! It so sour, but now I kind of like it. The sourness." Taemin smiles.
"Can you catch?" It weird to say something that way, Taemin thinks and just in time catches the yellow flying towards him. A lemon.
"What's this?" Taemin asks.
"Isn't it that thing you like so much?" Minho questions back. He smiles behind his hand. Taemin can be so cute sometimes.
"I know, but why?" Taemin seriously doesn't know what to do with this. Probably because he didn't expect Minho to throw it at him or even have it at hand.
"Didn't you want it? You like the sourness right?" Minho mentally yells victory when Taemin nods and cautiously slices the lemon, biting in the fruit and he feels the sourness attack his taste buds. It a bit too sour and he searches for a glass of water, but finds none on the table.
"Is there water?" He really needs some now.
"Isn't there?" Minho looks confused. Taemin shakes his head.
"Hold on." Minho is by his side in three steps and tilts his head down and Taemin's head up so he can kiss him softly, coaxing the younger's mouth open with his tongue and taking away the lemon's taste in Taemin's mouth.
Taemin doesn't push Minho away, but he wants it. Jonghyun's soft kisses are meaning so much more to him than Minho's demanding ones. He opens his eyes wide at the realization and he can't wait to tell Jonghyun. Minho breaks the kiss and plays with Taemin's hair.
"Why do you have some brown threads in your hair?" Minho holds up a short but strong fibre between his thumb and pointer finger. Taemin finally notices Minho's constant questions and he stands up.
"Why do you only ask questions?" He says. His eyes are hard and cold and he feels like he can take on everything. He turns and walks out the dining room leaving a stunned Minho.
Jonghyun sits in his bedroom looking outside the window. It's a full moon and he really wants to watch it together with Taemin. He thinks about the boy, his attitude and his appearance. It’s girly, but there is something that only Jonghyun sees, something that screams 'I'm a man'. Chance it is because of them living together for a long time, so he knows Taemin's little habits when he moves. Some little moves that can’t be taken out of his system, not even with all those etiquette lessons.
A knock on his bedroom door jolts him back and he tells the person to come in. Jinki opens the door and peeks inside, he sees Jonghyun sitting on the windowsill. The warm cup in his hand is filled with milk, something that his mother taught him is good for sleep. Personally Jinki doesn't like his milk warm, but maybe Jonghyun can use some.
"Here." He hands Jonghyun the glass and the latter silently takes it before shifting his gaze back to the big moon.
"I wish I could fly to the moon." Jonghyun whispers. Jinki strains his ears to hear it.
"Why you want to do that?" Jinki's curiosity is awakened. And he sits on the other side of the large windowsill, touching feet and knees with Jonghyun. His gaze automatically lands upon the white ball in the sky, surrounded by stars, tiny twinkling spots in the darkness.
"Wouldn't it be amazing to take your lover up there and look from there upon the earth? Make wishes there, vow our love there… maybe even make love there…" He smiles at Jinki.
"That's cheesy and so not possible!" Jinki says, but shuts his mouth when Jonghyun's smile disappears and sadness makes its way on his face. Jinki reaches forward and awkwardly rubs Jonghyun's calves.
"Let's watch the moon together and dream of being with the one we love?" Jinki suggests and Jonghyun rests his head back against the wall after giving a nod. They both continue staring at the round white orb in the dark blue of the night, hoping their lovers are also watching the beautiful mystery that's nature.
Taemin leans against the stone railing of his balcony looking at the moon. The wind blows gently around him, but the air is cold to his skin and he shivers a little. But nonetheless he keeps watching the moon, it's so big and powerful in his opinion. Just like Jonghyun's love for him. Unbreakable.
Something soft envelops his shoulders and he looks at Kibum who placed a blanket over him. He smiles, showing his thanks and Kibum hugs him from behind, another blanket also hanging from his shoulders.
"You look like you found out something." Key says in Taemin's ear. His voice is low and soft, making sure only Taemin hears it. Taemin leans back into Kibum's hug holding strongly onto the stone material under his hands.
"I did." Taemin smiles again and stretches his hands towards the moon. He holds them around the shape of the moon and it looks like he has the white orb in his small hands. But if he moves a bit, wants to be free from everything, it suddenly doesn’t fit anymore. He wonders if his feelings are like that too. Trying to grasp onto something he can't hold, is not meant to be. He wonders if it applies to his feelings for Minho or for Jonghyun.
"Can I ever be happy?" Taemin turns around in Kibum's embrace and hugs the older boy back, his head resting on the other's shoulder. He doesn't need to see the moon to know it's there, shining its faint light over them.
"You can… You can." Kibum kisses Taemin's forehead.
"Let's go to sleep."
Jonghyun often comes to visit Taemin in the rose gardens and Jinki and Kibum will go to their own secluded spot while Jonghyun and Taemin pick every time another part of the gardens to spend their time. It's always a game, more like a hassle, for Kibum and Jinki to find them. They enjoyed it nonetheless but Kibum's cautious of Minho. He still doesn't know what the boy is up to.
Taemin's time with Jonghyun couldn't be spend happier. He feels he should tell Jonghyun about his feelings. His kisses that somehow leave him wanting more than that. More than physical affection when they are together. But Jonghyun always kisses him the moment their eyes lock and Taemin can’t think straight after that. His mind just blocks the unnecessary, or at least what is unnecessary when kisses are placed all over his face.
When they part for the day Jonghyun gives Taemin some more affection and sweet kisses. Soft pecks on the cheek and on his lips, before saying goodbye. Sadness fills the air when the sun sets but the promise of seeing each other again soon is what keeps them going strong.
Jinki smiles, his hand firmly holding Kibum's waist while the other has his arm around his shoulders. They also are spending their time romantically. The only difference is they also talk about what they should do and how long they going to keep Minho from noticing. If he didn't already notice.
"Je t'aime beaucoup." Jonghyun holds Taemin in his embrace, gazing into his half-lidded eyes and he suddenly gets this urge to kidnap Taemin and spend the night together in his bed. Just sleeping holding onto each other is a very tempting idea. He pushes Taemin away from him a little breaking the eye-contact and ignores Taemin's confused look.
"Don't worry, he's just scared he'll pounce on you when you look so adorable." Kibum says with a smirk on his face. Taemin blushes and Jonghyun almost yells at Kibum form embarrassment. Kibum ignores them and presses an open mouthed kiss to Jinki's and moves to his jaw and then his ear.
"I'll miss you. See you soon." He releases Jinki who is still in a daze from Kibum's ministrations. He walks off when he notices Jonghyun is ahead of him a good sprint but stumbles again. Kibum laughs.
"Don't laugh! You're the one doing this to me!" Jinki is angered for some reason, maybe because it doesn't seem Kibum takes him serious or considers his feelings. It hurts when people laugh when you're clumsy, when you don't want to be.
"Silly boy, je t'aime pour toujours. Tu es adorable." Jinki blushes and drowns in his happiness. He makes a mental note to do something unforgettable for Kibum during their next meeting.
Kibum and Taemin watch them go and after that they head inside where dinner awaits them. Taemin sulks during the meal, earning attention from Minho, who frowns at him. But the younger boy is lost in thoughts as he still has not told Jonghyun his feelings for him and he grows sick of his own suspense.
Two weeks later Minho makes his way over to the rose garden where Taemin stands gazing at a peculiar large red rose a smile playing on his lips. He circles his arms around the small waist and holds onto the shorter boy.
"What are you thinking about?" Minho sways them a bit, to a romantic tune he hears in his head. Something alike to the music they played at their wedding. He hums the melody and Taemin begins to move with him.
"About us." Taemin answers and his lips tug up in a smile, which, Minho sees, doesn't quite reach his eyes. He wonders about it but when he asks Taemin says he's just a bit tired.
"It's for the best I go rest a bit in my room. You can go back to your work. Control the taxes which come in at this time or something." Taemin releases Minho's hands from his waist and he yawns. He picks up his dress a little bit, so the end doesn't drag in the mud and he walks back to the castle.
Minho stays there, watching the boy leave before he turns to the rose Taemin had been staring so lovingly at. He snarls and rips the rose from his stem, crushing the petals in his hand before throwing them aside. His palm bleeds from a few thorns cutting in his skin, but he ignores it. He stays seated in the rose garden, waiting for something to happen. He's going to find out why Taemin behaves this way.
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A/N: Again!!! Sorry for the late update! :( But University really kills me. And I have to do so much T.T So I practically have time to make homework, read fiction and comment on it, before I have to sleep and wake up again a few hours later T.T Life's hard.
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List of French words with translation:
- Je t'aime beaucoup - I love you a lot
- je t'aime pour toujours - I love you forever/ for always
- Tu es adorable - You are adorable/cute