I Dont Need Anyone (1/1)

4"So do you have a girlfriend?"Onew looked at Jonghyun with a frown on his face as he asked the question to Minho. He's pretty sure that Jonghyun's trying to play around with Minho by asking if he has a girlfriend when he knows perfectly that he's gay. "I don't. I, uh, I'm gay," said Minho, smiling hopefully."Oh, Mr. Onew here is bi. I'm also bi, so, no need to be conscious about things like that," said Jonghyun. Minho grinned at Onew, trying to confirm if what Jonghyun said about his sexual orientation is true. Onew took a sip of his beer and nodded. They're currently in the norebang and Minho just finished singing a song. He was actually pretty good and Onew was yet again pulled deeper into the younger. "I don't really like putting labels on people's sexuality. But, I'm open," said Onew.Even before Minho could reply, Jonghyun, who wasn't really sober at the moment, butt in the conversation. "How about a boyfriend?" he said, pushing against Onew's side. "I don't have one," shrugged Minho. "Why not? You're really good looking. How could someone as beautiful as you be love-life-less?" said Jonghyun. "I just don't want one, I guess..." said Minho. "Aw, come on, what are you? Some kind of a celebrity that you're denying that you have a boyfriend?"Onew quietly watched as Jonghyun interrogated Minho about his civil status. He hopes that soon enough Minho would change his mind and be open to relationships because Onew would absolutely like to fill that empty position in. "I really don't have a boyfriend. I'm just enjoying being single at the moment. Besides, I don't believe in relationships and commitments," said Minho."I don't understand..." said Jonghyun. "Ok, let's just say that I don't need relationships. I don't need anyone to be with me, accompany me in my life. I'm good at being alone and I love being alone. I just think that having a boyfriend is too much work. It's messy. I have to adjust to his lifestyle and he have to adjust to mine. Then I would've to be all sweet and domesticated for him. I just think that...it's too much work and when we have misunderstandings, it just hurts. It just hurts. I mean, nothing lasts forever, right? Eventually, you have to break up and get hurt. So why would I think of getting in a relationship when I can just enjoy myself without being tied to a person? Now, do you guys understand me now?" said Minho. "Damn, you're straight! There's no way you're gay. You think like a straight guy!" commented Jonghyun, downing his tenth bottle of beer. "Well, Mr. I don't want relationships, what happens if you find yourself falling in love?" said Onew in a challenging tone while leaning forward.Minho chuckled and shook his head. "I don't think so.""Come on, you're like a skeptic child. It's love, Minho, not tooth fairy." "Well, I've been in relationships in the past and I haven't felt it yet. They all just hurt me," said Minho."Well may-"Onew didn't get to finish his retort when Minho held up his hand to prove another point. "And marriages just get broken by divorce. I'm from a broken family.""That's it, then. You're just letting yourself be affected by your past. You're stereotyping. My parents are also divorce but I don't believe that all relationships end up like that," said Onew. "Oh, come on. There's no such thing as love. It's just some kind of an illusion that Disney movies made people believe," said Minho, really trying to make his point win. "I think you wrong.""Well, then, what is it that I'm missing then? What's so great about this love that you're talking about?""I think you'll know when you feel it, Minho."Minho laughed and shook his head. Onew sensed that this discussion is just going nowhere seeing that Minho is quite firm in his belief. He's quite stubborn and Onew doesn't want to test the younger's limit even before he got the chance to go out with him. Onew just shook his head and changed the subject. He was very grateful that Jonghyun chose to shut up and drown himself in alcohol until he's too drunk to argue already. Long moments passed and Onew's conversation with Minho got deeper and he got to know him better. One conclusion that Onew made along the way? Minho is definitely a man who doesn't want relationships yet. Somewhere along the way, Jonghyun's upper body dropped down on Minho's lap and the latter yelped loudly in surprise. "Oh, shit. Sorry about that, Minho! Jjong, come one, let's get you home," said Onew."I'll go home now too," said Minho. A crazy idea of walking Minho home crossed Onew's mind but then he realized that Minho usually takes the bus when he goes home. So he figured that his house might be far. Everything would've gone smoothly that night but Jonghyun had to be an ass and spitted out something that definitely broke the shell of Onew's little teenage crush on Minho. "Hey, Minho, Onew likes you! He really like you like you!" he slurred. Onew growled and shoved Jonghyun inside the cab, hoping that the slurred words of Jonghyun didn't make sense in Minho's ears. "Just tell him, man!" said Jonghyun even if the cab door was already closed. When the cab was already out of their sight, Minho and Onew stood awkwardly in front of the norebang. "Sorry about Jonghyun. When he drinks, he usually can't stop anymore," said Onew, scratching the back of his neck with one hand and the other, making its way in his pocket. "So was that true?" said Minho when the conversation was left hanging. "What is?" said Onew. Minho looked at Onew with those wide eyes with matching wide smile. "Do...you like me?" said Minho. Onew grinned and took a deep breath through his teeth, feeling quite nervous. He knows that this time, he's cornered. "O-of course," he said bravely. He waited for Minho's smile to falter and he waited for a slap from the other. Onew realized that he simply gave himself away to Minho and now, there won't be any chances for him to win him over. "As friends, right?" said Minho. "Right. Right, as friends," said Onew quickly, without thinking about his answer. For now, he just had to find an escape route. "Well, that's great. I...I think you're an interesting person and I would definitely like us to be friends. Good friends~" said Minho. Onew nodded and couldn't find the words to reply to what Key said. His hope had been completely whacked down. Minho definitely doesn't want any relationship as of the moment. "I should go, now.""Ok.""Goodnight, Onew.""Goodnight, Minnie.""Ooh, Minnie. I like that~"Minho smiled and waved a little to Onew before walking to the bus stop. A few moments passed while Onew watched the latter walk away. "I hope you like me instead."