Significance (1/1)

“Are you okay?” Taemin caught hold of me in his arms while searching for Jongin in the crowd. I shook my head in exasperation and whimpered weakly.“I want to leave, Taemin.” I pulled myself away from him, “Right now.”The kiss was affecting me more than expected. Even as I pushed Kai away, his scent and touch lingered on. It was so difficult for me to forget. Making my way to the queue, Taemin followed behind in silence despite having so many questions in mind. “I want my life back.”His brows were less burrowed upon hearing my reply. I knew Taemin long enough to know what he was thinking of at the point of time. But right then, I might have overestimated my abilities to read him as much as he could read me. He was too calm and nonchalant for his own good—nothing might be going right then. … …. …We barely spoke to one another for the entire trip. Aside from waking me up for the drink he requested onboard, Taemin was paying attention to the movie he was watching while I closed my eyes and attempted to take a nap. Because of the flight delay, we took four hours to reach Tokyo instead and the silence that lasted longer than that was killing me. I was too tired to start a conversation but neither did he took the initiative to start the ball rolling.Taemin’s voice was pretty coarse when he finally spoke to the cab driver about our home address and I must admit that his Japanese sounded pretty impressive. But inevitably, I felt worse than before.“Taemin, talk to me.” I finally requested when he entered the lift of an apartment building. He was testing my patience and I barely had any left. “You are angry with me, aren’t you? Answer me!”“I saw it.” Taemin replied weakly as he struggled out of the lift with our luggage in his hands. If I wasn’t angry, I might have swooned over how prominent his biceps and veins were compared to the past. Instead, I pulled my own bag over pretty forcefully and reached another hand into a pocket for the house keys. “I saw the both of you kissing.”I wasn’t even surprised when I heard his reply though. Fitting the key into the lock, I twisted it slightly between my fingers and heard the click—the door was opened but I started to worry about my future with him. I wasn’t ready to fight.“But I chose you at the end of the day, wasn’t the what’s the most important of all?” I thought that I defended myself successfully, not giving much thought of who I was dealing with. Taemin who was just as headstrong as I was questioned me back.“No. You’re only escaping and I’m just an accomplice.” I felt so unjustified. Slamming the front door in frustration, I shot him a piercing glare and retorted back.“Are you regretting now?” The sudden fear of losing him overcame me. Taemin turned away when I inched myself towards his direction, “I’m sorry Taemin.”“You still love Jongin as much.”“I do.” There wasn’t a need for a dishonest reply. Reaching my hands for the crook of his neck, Taemin shivered at how cold my palms were against his warm skin. “But I’m giving us a chance. What will a kiss signify if it doesn’t make me change my mind? I was wavered but I chose you in the end, didn’t I?”Leaning towards me steadily, Taemin kissed me for a couple of seconds before letting out a sigh.“Then what does this kiss signify?” A statement that was so simple and innocent was twisted into something else. I smirked and Taemin knew what I was thinking about.“It’s great being here with you in Japan. It will never be something I’m going to regret.” He kissed me again, this time with more intentions of proceeding on to something further. We explored the apartment while accommodating to each others’ hasty footsteps while being caught up in the blissful heat.“This is the place my parents bought.” It was amusing that he managed to cook up some form of explanation even when we fell on the bed. He stayed still for a moment and gazed deeply into my eyes as if he was trying to read me. “Yes, I’ve been hiding here for a year with my sister.”“And now you’re hiding with me.” I replied, hooking my arms around his shoulders. We remained in the silence with his body hovering over mine; I closed my eyes and held Taemin tightly, allowing his upper torso to rest against mine. I was fed by the sudden sensation of his lips on my collarbone before hearing a sensual statement in my right ear.“Open your eyes.” I obediently did as I was told and it was that moment when everything changed. Jongin was no longer in my mind or even if he was, I no longer thought of him as I did from before—Taemin’s touch, his kisses and sweet nothings were what mattered to me the most. I began to wonder how long was it going to last.“What if I got you pregnant? I missed your body so much I’m not really sure if I could control myself.” I started laughing and even found his pecks too ticklish. I giggled and rubbed his cheeks with my thumb in a circular motion.“Since when are you a talker?”“Answer me.”“I wouldn’t mind. I know you would be there for me.”