Trust (1/1)

“What’s that?” Zelo asks as you stir the tea.“A tea for King Onew,” you tell him, putting the spoon away.“Will it help him get better?”“Yes,” you say, picking up the tea. A moment of silence passes between the two of you, Zelo’s tall frame looming behind you, watching what you do curiously.“Zelo,” you murmur, turning to him, “you trust me, right?”“Mhm,” he replies slowly. You start to put the ingredients away. “Why?” He asks.“Well, for starters, you’ve been following me around since you woke up.”It was true. From the moment Zelo woke up, he’d been trailing behind you as you tend to the SHINee kings.“I told you I wanted to keep an eye on you,” he says quietly, holding the door open for you as you walk out of the kitchen.“Yeah, I still don’t quite get that,” you mutter as he pads along beside you. He doesn’t respond, and you eye him. Zelo was never this quiet.“Do you like the SHINee kings?” You ask, trying to start the conversation again.“They seem nice.”The conversation falls again, and you open the door to Onew’s room, watching Zelo walk in in front of you.“I made you some tea,” you announce quietly as you close the door.“Thank you,” Onew rasps. You put the tea in his slightly shaking hand, pulling his blanket tighter around him.Zelo sits down in one of the chairs across from the bed, and you join him.“I see you’re still wearing the ring,” Onew says, not looking up from the tea. Your eyes widen and you put your hands between your knees.“Ah, yes,” you reply slowly, glancing over to see Zelo eyeing you. Onew looks between the both of you, and a look of understanding passes over his pale face.“We’ll save that discussion for another day, I suppose,” he murmurs, putting the cup on the table next to him, and curling up in the sheets.“We’ll leave you to rest,” you tell him, bowing and pulling Zelo out of the room behind you. You close the door softly behind the two of you, and turn to see Zelo with his eyebrows furrowed.“That’s Himchan hyung’s ring, isn’t it?” He asks, chewing on the inside of his cheek. You nod slowly, measuring his reactions.“It figures,” he mutters, and the two of you start walking down the hall, “he always talked about you when we were young. He would ask me all the time if he could play with you, Jongup and me. But Jongup always said no and that he was too old and grumpy.”You smile to yourself, picturing little Jongup with his hands on his hips and his little tongue stuck out at his older brother.“He doesn’t treat girls very nicely, noona,” Zelo murmurs suddenly, eyes swimming with worry, “please don’t let him make you leave.”Your heart aches, and you try to smile encouragingly, but all that comes out is a sad frown.“I’m not going anywhere, Zelo,” you reassure him, linking elbows, “Not even Himchan can kick me out of my home.”Zelo smiles softly, but inside you ask the same questions he does. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Have I ever told you guys how much I love your comments?Because ermagersh they make me laugh!!Hope you enjoy reading~ <3