Onew drove the two younger boys back to his apartment silently. The passenger seat beside him remained empty, both boys having chosen to sit in the back. From the odd glances he threw at them from the front seat he could see their fingers intertwined. JongHyun’s hand was placed delicately over the back of Key’s trembling one. Had the situation been any different he would have punched on the pair with a hundred and one questions.
All he could do at the moment, though, was thank the luck he’d had. When his employees had left he’d received a phone call from the police station in regards to the robbery saying they’d identified the perpetrator and it was all a matter of finding him now. And sure enough… This had happened. In Onew’s mind it was a victory to be celebrated, but judging by the gloomy expressions on the two younger’s faces there would be no room for celebrating.
It was a great lousy Christmas.
The two boys in the backseat had completely forgotten about the Christmas holiday until they climbed the final steps to Onew’s apartment.
Garlands hung from every area possible, a big tree stood majestically in front of the window decorated with colourful bulbs and tinsel. A couple presents lay under the tree with name tags dangling off their sides. The plain brown coasters on the coffee table had lively red ones with jovial Santa Claus’ painted on them. The smell of hot apple cider still hung loosely in the air along with gingerbread leading the two to believe that Onew had either baked or invested in a new air freshener.
From the snowflake stickers on the windows to the Christmas tree and candy canes – everything was decorated.
Key turned in a small circle to inspect it all thoroughly. His mouth was agape as he was taken back to a more extreme version of last year’s Christmas.
“Hyung,” he whispered. “When did you do this?”
“When you guys left… I felt bad for forgetting about Christmas… I was just finishing the presents when JongHyun called,” Onew explained sheepishly.
“You did all this?” JongHyun asked.
“I wanted to give you guys Christmas…” Onew confirmed.
“He gave us Christmas!” Key whisper-yelled, amazement laced with his words.
“Yeah…” Onew scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment and moved further into the apartment. He felt somewhat ridiculous now after that whole scenario. Everything seemed much too cheery and bright in comparison to the other’s moods. His hands groped at the garlands, tugging them down and tossing them under the couch pillows.
“No, keep it up,” Key begged, replacing the dismantled garlands. “We need some Christmas…” His voice cracked halfway through his sentence and he made it his purpose to keep his back to the other two so they wouldn’t see how his tears were sliding down his cheeks.
“You want to keep the decorations up?” Onew asked incredulously.
Key nodded. “Yes… Let’s celebrate Christmas…”
“I think it’s a good idea,” JongHyun agreed. “TaeMin loved Christmas… Oh no!” He brought his hand to his forehead as he remembered something.
“What’s wrong?” Key asked, wiping his tears so he could face his boyfriend.
“I-I had a present to give to TaeMin, but I left it at the hospital… I didn’t open it for him because of this…” JongHyun said.
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A Sparkly Encounter (A JongKey Fanfic)
FanfictionJongHyun is a college student struggling to live on his own and keep up with his studies. When he meets Key in a chance encounter he thinks that there's no one more annoying than him. However, after finding Key beatened badly on a return trip to the...
