♫ 70 ♫

"Woah...it's so pretty.", Hongjoong mumbled as they stepped inside Oceania (aquarium museum..I just made it up -_-). Seonghwa's eyes instinctively roamed to Hongjoong, who was mesmerized by how big it was, seeing this made a smile appear on his face.

"I heard it opened just a few days ago so people aren't much informed about this place yet, but I didn't expect this much people either.", Seonghwa shared as they start walking around.

     Hongjoong's eyes were literally shining in the dark. He was fond of the place that he gave every single thing, little or big, his full attention. He looked like a curious kid understanding the world little by little.

"Where should we start first? The dolphins? The penguins? The small fishes?", Hongjoong looks to Seonghwa with eyes filled with eagerness.

Seonghwa broke into laughter and covered his face, "Why are you so cute, Kim Hongjoong?"

Hongjoong's enthusiasm fell down when he heard Seonghwa laughing and mumbling about how cute he is, "Are you done adoring me? Can we go to each section now?"

"You big baby. Don't you like how much I adore you?", Seonghwa crossed his arms and gives one of those gentle smiles of his.

"Tch. I don't know what's with you right now, but you are weirding me out.", Hongjoong walked away, turning his back from his partner.

"Yah! Yah! Wait for me!", Seonghwa yelled as he follows Hongjoong who was agitated.

- after a few hours of roaming around -

     They were at the biggest exhibit area, the aquarium glass hitting the floor and reaching out to the ceiling. The two were on the second floor, sitting down on the chairs while silently watching the satisfying and calming moves made by the marine animals.

"Hey Hongjoong..", Seonghwa softly called out. Hongjoong diverted his attention to Seonghwa after hearing his name being called out.

"Yeah..what's up?", Hongjoong casually asked, not noticing the tense aura Seonghwa was letting off.

"Do you ever imagine us in a relationship, like the other boys?", Seonghwa's eyes locks with Hongjoong's as he asked this question.

Hongjoong's breathe hitched from the straight-forward question, "I-I....yeah, I do I guess."

     Seonghwa's lips formed a small smile but was not noticed by the other since only a little bit of light was kindling in the big room. His hands slowly find their way to Joong's, warmth again was felt between them. In all honesty, the warmth that they felt was nice, calming, assuring.

"Do you maybe want us to be in a relationship too?", Seonghwa undemandingly asked, not a hint of doubt was present in his voice.

Hongjoong smiled at how straightforward Seonghwa was, but his body language showed he was nervous and timid, "Of course I do. But do you?"

"Hmm, I should probably think about it.", Seonghwa teased, making Hongjoong's anticipation get away in an instance.

"I really hate you for breaking the mood.", Hongjoong rolled his eyes and fixed the way he sat.

     Seonghwa looked around them, noticing that the second floor was deserted since it was dinner time. He then pulled Hongjoong towards him and passionately kissed the other. It took time for Hongjoong's brain to register what was happening, and when he noticed everything, his body moves by itself and gives in to Seonghwa's lips.

"Do you know my answer now?", Seonghwa whispers as their lips parted. With what was heard, Hongjoong shot up and covered his mouth again.

"I told you not to do anything stupid! What if someone saw us?", Hongjoong asked in a wary tone, looking around just incase anyone saw.

Seonghwa gave an adoring look to a panicking Hongjoong, "Of course I checked around before kissing you idiot. I know our reputation."

"What were you thinking?", Hongjoong asked, disbelief appearing on his face.

"Well you were sulking, I had to make it up to you.", Seonghwa answered with a cocky smile. Hongjoong huffs and walks to a direction opposite to where they were.

"Yah! Where are you going?", Seonghwa yelled behind.

"To the bathroom! Just wait for me there!", Hongjoong shouted back as he ran to the bathroom in tiny.

     Once he got in the bathroom, he covered his face and squealed loudly. 'What just happened? Are we official? Did he just kiss me to stop me from sulking? Why didn't he say anything about our relationship? Park Seonghwa pabo!', Hongjoong thought to himself as he remembers what happened minutes ago.

"Kim Hongjoong, he hasn't said anything yet. Don't assume for now.", he murmured to himself, and lightly hit his head.

     After a few minutes, he walked out of the bathroom and made his way back to the area with a smile. He still can't forget what happened and was still questioning himself if they were really together.

"Seong-", Hongjoong's world and imagination crashed down as he sees the scene in front of him.

Seonghwa pushed the man away from him and looked at Hongjoong with frightened eyes, "Hongjoong, wait, let me explain everything.", Seonghwa tried to grab onto Hongjoong's arms but was greeted by a punch.

Hongjoong grabbed Seonghwa;s collar and looked at him with eyes that were filled with both pain and rage, "I do not want to hear a fucking word from you Park Seonghwa."

- a few minutes ago, Seonghwa POV -

"Um excuse me sir?", a voice took the attention of Seonghwa while he was staring into space.

Seonghwa stands up and bows, trying to be polite but once he sees who it was, his shocked expression fades, "Cheolmin? What are you doing here?"

"Oh! Park Seonghwa, it's nice to meet you here! I'm actually the owner of this museum.", Cheolmin said as he greeted Seonghwa.

Seonghwa's eyes widened and nervousness was filling him up, "A-ah..is that so? I didn't know.", he quietly mumbled as he keeps his gaze away. Memories of what happened between them started flooding in and Seonghwa's heart clutched from the pain.

*flashback to 7 years ago - Seonghwa(15) and Cheolmin(18)*

"Hyung...I like you...a lot.", Seonghwa shyly said as he kept his gaze down to the floor.

     It was the winter of 2013, Seonghwa and Cheolmin were in the field, full of snow. Seonghwa asked Cheolmin to meet on the field on their last day of classes before their winter break started. And here we have now, a desperate Seonghwa wanting to have Cheolmin stay in his life forever.

"I don't know what to say, you are a great guy Seonghwa, but I'm not gay.", Cheolmin straightforwardly answers. Seonghwa's head shot up from what he heard.

"B-but...you were so kind to me the whole time. I-I thought you liked me too.", tears were filling up Seonghwa's eyes.

"This is just how I really am, Seonghwa. I didn't know you would take it the wrong way.", Cheolmin rubs his nape, a little distressed with what he was facing now.

"Please give me a chance! I promise I'll try my best to make you happy and contented.", Seonghwa grabbed onto Cheolmin's hand and looked at the older with desperate, longing eyes.

     Cheolmin was speechless, he never saw such vulnerable eyes, a vulnerable soul. Even if it was against his liking, he didn't want to see Seonghwa in pain, he saw this younger boy as a little brother, he wanted to give him a chance...even if he knew this was going nowhere.

"Fine, I'll give you a chance.", Cheolmin holds Seonghwa's cold hands. The tears in Seonghwa's eyes fall, but instead it was tears of joy, he thought that he finally found the love he wanted.

     Days, weeks, months have passed and their relationship was going well. Although they were together, no one knew about it. The only request made by Cheolmin was that they had to keep their relationship private. Even their closest friends shouldn't know, but some did notice how the two turned more close than ever.

     But one day, everything changed when Seonghwa visited Cheolmin's apartment, but the landlord said that the unit owner already moved a couple days ago. Seonghwa's heart broke at the news. Why now? When the relationship was going well? When they were both happy? When they wer both contented?

     Seonghwa never knew where Cheolmin has gone to, for months to a year, Seonghwa was never the same, until he got in KQ. He made sure that no personal problems would affect his trainee time, he gave all his attention and passion for school and training, he was happy at last or so he thought.

"Ah! Junyung! Why did you call? I'm in the middle of training?", Seonghwa asked, huffing and puffing heard from his side of the line.

"Did you hear about what happened to Cheolmin-hyung?", Junyung asked with a bright tone from the other side, but hearing this name made Seonghwa sick, his whole body feeling numb.

Seonghwa gulped and sighed, not ready for what's to come, "Huh? W-what about him?"

"He's already married to his fiancée who he was engaged with since last summer.", Junyung reported. As soon as Seonghwa heard everything, he pressed the end call button and everything turned blurry.

*present*

"How are you? How have you been?", Cheolmin asked, looking like he didn't do anything that pained Seonghwa for the last couple of years.

"I'm fine! I actually came here wi-", Seonghwa was cut off when Cheolmin started talking.

"I saw...you were with a guy right?", Cheolmin asked with a tight smile and Seonghwa nodded.

"I'm divorced with my wife now.", with that said Seonghwa's head jolted up and that was the moment he had an eye contact with the person who left him years ago without a single word.

"Why are you telling me this?", Seonghwa asked, confused on why an old acquaintance would share something so personal.

"I left her, because I didn't feel the same happiness as I did with you.", Cheolmin said, his gaze straight towards Seonghwa.

Seonghwa sneered, "Whatever we had years ago is nothing to me now..I was immature.", he was trying not to explode with what he heard and wanted to stay professional, especially with the reputation he holds.

"Let me have you back Seonghwa, it was stupid of me to leave you like that. Every day, every night, I always remember your face, the way you smile, the way you would get shy whenever we kissed. You, yourself, I missed you.", Cheolmin had a pessimistic tone in his voice as he grabbed onto Seonghwa's arm.

Seonghwa tried to yank his arm away, but Cheolmin's grip was only getting tighter, "I do not want anything to do with you! You were the worst person I ever met and will always will be! I'm in lo-", before he could finish his sentence, he was pulled by Cheolmin and for a split second, their lips were connected.

     Instead of love, all Seonghwa felt was disgust. Just then from the corner of his eye, he founds a discomforted Hongjoong. He pushed away Cheolmin and walks towards Hongjoong, wanting to explain everything, but instead a punch landed on his face and his collar was getting pulled.

"I do not want to hear a fucking word from you Park Seonghwa.", Hongjoong said through his gritted teeth, a mix of rage and pain was readable in his face.