It was finally their day off and everyone was busy sleeping and resting while Haru and Minho still had to perfect their part of the choreography.
The practice room was totally silent except for the heavy synchronized bass of their new song.
"Again from the transition?" Haru asked while trying to hold his breath.
"Yeah" Minho mutters,his voice strained sure to the endless practising.
"At the count of four ." Minho mutters as the music kicked back in.
"One,two,three... " Just as the dance started, Haru's sneakers caught on a slightly wet floor where a water bottle had leaked earlier .
"Whoa--!" He exclaims as his balance snapped .
Without thinking, Minho moved forward to catch Haru but the momentum was too much. Minho slipped and both of them went crashing down.
THUD!
Minho's back hit the polished wood floor hare but he barely felt the impact of the ground because a second later , Haru landed on top of him.
The room fell into a deafning silence,the music fading into the background. Haru had instinctively braced his fall by planting his hands on both side if minho's head, totally trapping him in place. His knees were trapping minho's legs on both sides as he hovers over Minho.
Minho's eyes widened with shock as he stares straight up at Haru's face. He could hear his own heart beat loud in his ears.
His face began to burn a deep traitorous crimson spreading all the way to the tip of his ears.
Normally, Haru would have jumped up quickly or apologize but he didn't move. Instead he stayed perched over minho , staring down as if he was seeing minho for the first time....or just seeing something he hadn't allowed himself to see before. Up close without the barrier of cameras or the rest of the group, minho looked ethereal. His lips were parted, trembling slightly and his slightly long hair was fanned out against the floor like dark silk.
Haru's gaze dropped to minho's lips then flickered up back to his eyes.
"Minah " Haru whispers ,his voice had dropped an octave sending a tingling sensation through minho. Minho tried to talk but he couldn't find his voice. His heart was hammering against his ribs so hard he was sure Haru could feel it
Haru leaned down just an inch closer ,his eyes searching minho's with an intensity that was dizzying. Haru's gaze was soft but there was an hunger in it that Minho didn't know how to interprete.
Haru's right hand left the floor as he reaches out ,his thumb grazing the heated skin of minho's cheek.
"You're .... really red" Haru mumbles,his voice sounding dazed ,his eyes still locked on to minho's.
"Is your okay? It's beating so fast"
Haru says as he leans his weight further, caging Minho more securely. His eyes that were usually so bright and bubbly were currently dark and clouded with a confused sort of intensity . He traced the line of minho's jaw with his thumb,his touch lingering on the sensitive skin just below minho's ear.
"You're heart is going crazy" Haru mutters.
Minho felt like he was suffocating in the most intoxicating way possible. His face was burning crimson and his eyes were wide and shimmering.
"It's.....the fall" minho stammers his voice cracking.
"You surprised me Haru" Haru wasn't listening. His gaze dropped to minho's lips which were parted and trembling.
He looked dazed,as if caught in a trance, his pupils blown wide. Slowly, almost subconsciously he lowered his head just another inch as their noses brushed.
" Is it just the fall?" Haru mumbles as he continues "Because...my heart is doing the same thing"
Minho's breath hitched,he felt his hands which had been resting limp on the floor slowly curl into fists.
"Haru..." Minho breathed,a warning and a plea all at once.
Haru seemed to snap out of his trance for a split second,his eyes flickering with a sudden realization. He looked at minho's flushed face . For moment the best friend mask slipped from both of them.
Haru's hand moved from minho's jaw to his hair, his fingers tangling in the dark strands as he let his forehead rest against minho's.
"I don't think I've ever looked at you this close before" Haru whispers ,his eyes closing as he inhales minho's vanilla scent.
"You're .... you're really beautiful minah. I mean it."
Minho's heart felt like it was going to burst out of his ribs. Haru's thumb began to stroke minho's lower lip. Minho tried to remind himself that Haru was just being affectionate but the way Haru was looking at him right now wasn't the way he looked at the others.
"Haru ,we should...we should get up."
Minho managed to choke out ,though he made no move to push him.
Haru's gaze dropped to minho's lips again.
"In a second....just....one more second" Haru breathed . He shifted his weight,his thigh sliding between minho's legs as he adjusted his position. Haru leaned in until lips were millimeters apart..close enough that minho could feel the warmth of Haru's strawberry scented breath. Haru's hand tightened slightly in minho's hair tilting his head.
"Minah?"
"...yeah?"
"I don't think I want to get up"
Haru leaned in his eyes fluttering shut as his lips brushed minho's before kissing him.
Minho finally let his hands move ,his fingers clutching at the fabric of Haru's sweater , pulling him even closer .
CLACK!
"Hey ,are you two almost done yet?.."
Haneul paused as he saw Haru and minho in a suspicious position. They both looked flushed but minho's face was worse. He looked like he just saw a ghost.
"....care to explain?"