[Final] Midwestern Winter (1/1)

It was a peaceful morning and there was a nice silence over the apartment. Of course, that was until everyone was awaken by Jongin, who entered every single room and jumped on the beds, shaking each person awake.“I’m getting married!” –He squealed happily as he shook Baekhyun’s body and then Chanyeol’s. “Guys, wake up! I’m getting married today!”“Not if I fucking kill you first, Kim Jongin!” –Baekhyun screamed as he launched his sleepy and annoyed self on top of the younger as Jongin squirmed under him, trying to free himself. “You’re dead, you stupid brat”“Yah, Chanyeol, help! He’s scaring me”Chanyeol just looked at them with a smug smile. Then he gave Baekhyun a small peck on the cheek and whispered a “Good morning, babe” and stood up, yawning as he walked away of the scene.“Chanyeol! Don’t leave me here!”Chanyeol decided to ignore his pleads and let Baekhyun take care of him. After all, he hated to be waked up by Jongin’s annoying girly screams.Chanyeol walked out of his room and went straight to the kitchen, hoping to find breakfast. But sadly, he was only greeted by Sehun’s annoyed face.“He woke you up too, huh?” –Chanyeol asked as he approached Sehun, who nodded in response. “I’m so envious of Kyungsoo. He was smart enough to sleep last night at Kris’ ”“Luhan made him.” –Sehun stated, taking out milk and pouring it into a bowl. “He said, and I quote, ‘The groom shouldn’t see the bride before the wedding!’ plus he and Xiumin and Tao were going to help him get ready. Baekhyun and Joonmyun are supposed to do the same for Jongin, I think”“Why not us?” –Chanyeol asked.Sehun shrugged.“The self-proclaimed wedding planner aka Luhan said we weren’t fit for the job”“That’s not fair” –Chanyeol pouted.Sehun was about to answer but then Jongin’s screams for help suddenly stopped and he emerged from Chanyeol’s and Baekhyun’s room, rubbing his head with a pout on his lips.“Geez, the last I wanted was a huge bump on my head and bruises on my wedding day. A body like this won’t help me in my wedding night!”-He whined as he walked slowly, Baekhyun appearing after him, rolling his eyes.“Oh, shut up. You’re gonna get laid anyway. If Kyungsoo is okay with marrying a kid like you then he’s fine with everything.”“That’s mean” –Jongin whined again, earning a glare from the older.“Did I not beat you enough back there?”Jongin quickly shut up and decided to leave the older alone before he ended up without being able to do anything at his wedding night.--“Rise and shine, Kyunggie! Today’s the big day!” –Luhan chirped happily as he opened the curtains of his room, where Kyungsoo spent the night. Kyungsoo just scrunched his nose and rolled over, ignoring him. “Aw, come on, don’t be like that. I bet Jongin is already up!”“Yeah but Jongin is Jongin and I’m too old for getting all hyper in the morning”“Hey, hey, what are you trying to imply? I’m older than both of you. Now get your ass out of bed. We still have a lot to do!” –Luhan said, pretending to be angry. Kyungsoo laughed a little before obeying and standing up from the bed. His eyes caught sight of his phone, signaling he had a message. Kyungsoo quickly opened it and giggled cutely as he read Jongin’s message.“Good morning, babysoo! Today’s really the day, huh? I’m so excited! I can’t wait! I love you so much, baby.PS: Don’t let Luhan and Xiumin see too much skin! Mine.-Jongin”“Ew, stop that. You’re drooling!” –Luhan commented as he saw Kyungsoo turn into a 16-year-old in front of his eyes. He grabbed Kyungsoo, linking arms with him and dragging him into the bathroom, pushing him inside and throwing a towel at him.”Alright, you should shower first. Min and I will check some last minute thingies as you do so.”  Kyungsoo nodded, still smiling. Luhan turned on his heels and left him alone so he could shower, but Kyungsoo wasn’t going to do anything without texting a cheesy (and a little provocative, maybe) reply to Jongin.And that’s when the idea really struck Kyungsoo. He was gonna get married that day. To Jongin, on top of that, the first person who made him feel butterflies in his tummy and blush like a tomato with just a friendly hug. Kyungsoo wanted to see him and he regretted going along with Luhan’s idea of staying in their apartment.At that moment, Kyungsoo felt an urge to call Jongin’s name and run towards him just to be close to him. But he’d had to wait a little longer for that.Sighing, Kyungsoo put his phone away and undressed himself, turning the water faucet on and stepping in the shower once the water had heated enough. Once he was done, he stepped out and wrapped a towel around his waist. He walked back to Luhan’s room and was greeted by the latter and also a very impatient Xiumin.“Well, finally!” –Xiumin said as he threw his arms in the air to add a dramatic effect. “Hurry up! We’re late!”“Late?” –Kyungsoo asked, tilting his head to the side a little to show his confusion.“Yes, late.” –He said as he rolled his eyes.Kyungsoo didn’t understand. How could they be late? If he remembered correctly, the ceremony wasn’t until evening and he didn’t need as much time as a bride to prepare himself.Xiumin heaved a frustrated sigh as he walked to the window and pointed outside.Kyungsoo’s eyes widened. How come he didn’t notice that?Outside, there was a snow storm. Only god knew how because that wasn’t what the weather report said yesterday.They had given it a lot of thought and they came to the conclusion that they didn’t want a big, fancy wedding. Something small and personal was enough, plus they could use the money they saved to buy a new house, and that’s exactly what they did. They bought a beautiful and cozy house far from the city and Lay proposed the idea of holding the small ceremony there since it was really the beginning of their new life. They loved the idea, so they went with it.“According to ChenChen, the traffic has been stuck for hours. If we don’t hurry, we won’t be there in time.”Finally being able to understand, Kyungsoo nodded his head vigorously and obeyed to Xiumin’s orders.--“…stop it.”“Seriously, stop”“Jongin! I told you to stop!” –Sehun said angrily as he watched Jongin walk from side to side restlessly, sporting a worried expression and it was driving him nuts. “If you keep walking back and forth like that I swear I’m going to punch you.”Everyone was currently inside of the house, due to the cold. The snow had miraculously stopped and the chairs for the guests to sit were already placed outside. They were just waiting for a signal from either Luhan or Xiumin to take their places outside.“Sorry, sorry” –Jongin apologized but didn’t stop. “It’s just- I’m worried. Where are they? They should have arrived a while ago, right? Oh, no. You don’t think Kyungsoo decided he didn’t want to do it, do you? What if he did?!”Instead of answering, Sehun stood up and kicked Jongin hard enough to draw a groan from him.“Knock it off, will you? If he wanted to run away he would have done it already. Luhannie says they’re just running a bit late. They should be here any moment.”“B-but–“Jongin was cut off by Joonmyun, who walked up to him quickly and began talking.“Hey, um, everyone’s already here and Kris is getting a little-“Joonmyun was interrupted by the said man’s loud voice.“Are you fucking serious? Kyungsoo is not even here yet?!”“…impatient.” –Joonmyun finished. “I’m sorry, but we really should start soon.” –He said, leaving the two younger ones and deciding to find Kris to stop him from flipping out.“Damn it, this is not how things should be turning out!” –Jongin whined as he reassumed his walking in circles. “Sehun, please try to contact Luhan again”“I’m trying but he doesn’t answer- oh, wait! A text from him!”“What does it say?!” –Jongin quickly positioned himself next to Sehun to try and read the text by himself.“It says we should start.”“Without them?!”“He says they’re close so we should position ourselves. You stay here, he says Kyungsoo will meet you just in time.”“But, Sehun,”“No, we don’t have time. Shut up and do it!” –Sehun said, rushing to find the others so everyone could take their place outside.Jongin was seriously starting to panic by now.Alright, so Kyungsoo didn’t run away, that was good. But now he was more nervous than ever, this was really it. It was finally the moment. He prayed that whenever the time came, he could voice out his votes correctly without embarrassing himself in front of everyone. He really wanted everything to go right, but more than anything, Jongin wanted to see Kyungsoo already.Jongin went over his votes a few times before he felt someone tapping his shoulder. He turned around and was greeted by a smiling, gorgeous and perfect Kyungsoo. Jongin felt his knees weaken and he almost drooled at how beautiful the older looked. “Hey,” –The older said smiling gently and instantly lacing their fingers together. “You look so handsome. It's getting really hard to stay calm when you look like this." “Look who’s talking Mr. Perfection” –Jongin chuckled as he slowly leaned forward to catch Kyungsoo’s lips in a kiss, but the older stopped him, putting his index finger against them and giggling.“Not until I become Mr. Kim~” –Kyungsoo whispered playfully.Jongin smiled back at him.Suddenly, music from outside could be heard. Jongin looked straight into Kyungsoo’s eyes before squeezing their hands one more time.“Ready?”“Ready.” They opened the door and began walking hand in hand towards the small altar at the end of the improvised “aisle”There weren’t many people, but that was expected. Kyungsoo smiled brightly at everything. The arrangements, the decoration, everything was beautiful. He spotted his family and felt the urge to cry when he saw the loving look on his mother’s face.Once they reached their places, Suho, who was in charge of the ceremony, began to speak.He spoke about how he met Jongin and how he met Kyungsoo, and how they met each other. How Kyungsoo would nag Jongin when the younger did something wrong, and how Kyungsoo comforted him when he was down. He spoke about the way Jongin looked at Kyungsoo with the curiosity of a kid who found a treasure, something new, precious, and something he’d cherish forever.And then, it was time for them to say their votes.Jongin spoke first.“Kyungsoo,” –he started, some water already pooling in his eyes. “When I met you, you were just my hyung. Then we became friends and you became the person I could count for everything. Then silently, without me noticing it, you became my little star. You became my everything, Kyungsoo. We’ve had ups and downs and no matter what, you were always there for me. You always forgave me. But I want you to know that I’m going to do my best to make you happier day by day. The first time I saw your smile, your eyes shined like every single star was sparkling in your eyes and I made a secret promise to myself that day, that no matter what, I will always give my all just to make you happy. Whenever you feel sad or uneasy, or feel down for whatever reason, I want you to know that I’ll always be there for you. Because I love you. I love you, probably to an unhealthy level, but as long as you are by my side, that will be alright for me.”Jongin slid a small ring in Kyungsoo’s finger, the older pulling himself together to talk as it was his turn.“Jongin, the first time I met you I thought you were a jerk. I thought so many things that turned out to be completely the opposite. And I don’t know how or when these flooding feelings for you started, but one day I just looked at you and I… I felt like I could live on with just having you around me. I felt like with just your scent near me I could live up to a hundred years. When you were gone, it hurt. When you had a crush on someone I felt like I could die. But then you said you loved me and I felt like crying my eyes out, hold you in my arms and never ever let you leave. I know that from now on things will get hard, because that’s just the way it is, but I also know that they will become a thousand times better. If it’s with you, I don’t mind being against the entire world. I don’t care about people saying that this is wrong, that we are wrong, because baby, everyone would love to have what we have. I love you, Kim Jongin. I love you and your weird antics and the cute way you call out my name when you’re hungry. I love you, and everything you are.”Kyungsoo slid the ring in Jongin’s hand as well and Joonmyun happily announced the birth of a new couple.“Do you take each other to love in sickness and in health, in the good and in the bad, for as long as you both shall leave?”They answered in chorus with a “Yes”“You can kiss now”Jongin was smiling like a mad man, with teary eyes as he captured Kyungsoo’s lips in a sweet and tender kiss.If Kyungsoo had learned something in the time he was dating Jongin is that the way they kiss develops along with their love for each other, making every single kiss better and deeper than the last. And this one was no exception. It was salty due to either his or Jongin’s tears, but it was also intoxicatingly sweet and sensual, as if it was their first kiss.They broke apart and everyone jumped to congratulate them, applauding and crying happily along with them.More than happy, they felt blessed.And in that particularly cold, winter day, they all headed inside where they would have the reception. When everybody headed to their own houses and the newlyweds were left alone, they went upstairs to their room, where they would greet the morning together.   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Hello, do you remember me? I'm the awful author who neglected this story for far too long, but, now it's finished. I really don't know if anyone will read this since it's been so long since it was updated, but if you are, I want you to know that I'm deeply and frankly thankful because you did. You sticked to the end and wow that's something impressive. This was my very first fanfic and finishing it makes me a little sad, but I'm glad I finally did. Thank you everyone for commenting and subscribing and even upvoting, I can't explain how happy I've felt with all of you for this past year. but all things must come to an end, I suppose. I first thought about deleting this fic because the first chapters are so bad it's actually embarrasing, but I won't. It reminds me how much I've grown as an author.Again, Thank you so much everyone. It's been a long journey with lots of ups and downs but it was great while it lasted. I love you with all my heart and hope you don't hate me, or the chapter, because I actually really liked it. Goodbye for now, cuties♥                             -Mónica.