Twisting the Love - Part 5

At his room, Key folded his arms to be his pillow. Lay down on his bed, starred at the ceiling. “Why didn’t she recognize me?” Key asked himself. “She saw me clearly the other day, didn’t she?” He kept asked himself. “There no way she didn’t recognize me. I am an Idol. I am the Almighty Key. SHINee members who can make hundreds of Shawols shed their tears just because he smiled to them. So why she didn’t even notice that I am there… that I am EXIST?” Key felt so frustrated.

In his mind, he remembered that day very clearly. That day, he was late to pick-up Taemin. Onew who is too busy practicing for his drama, while Jonghyun and he had their practicing schedule, asked Minho to do it after his Dream Team recording. However, cause of rain, DT recording has to prolong. So Minho called him to pick-up Taemin. Even he tried to do his best; he arrived at Taemin’s school one hour late. He can’t find Taemin everywhere. The boy’s cellphone was unreachable. A sudden fear crept his mind. What happen to this kid? Why didn’t he wait? Since that days that some big guys bullied little Taemin, the other members never let Taemin went or left school by himself. Hurried, Key ran to the back of the school. Rembering, there’s a small dent that Taemin being bullied. Just as he arrived. He saw a very rare scene. A girl, quite tall with long hair held the arms of 2 big guys who knelled down on the land. The guys looked hurt.

“You hear me? If I hear that you two bullied other kids on this school, I will make your arm disable. Do I make myself clear?” the pretty girl shout to the guys. “yes…yes…miss….we don’t it again”. “now go…” the two big guys hurriedly collect their bags and starting to run. “Put some medicine on your hands and rub them this time, unless you want to be hurt all week” she shouted her concern.

Meanwhile Taemin stand still behind her, shaking while saw all the scenes happen. “are you ok? Did they hurt you?” the pretty girl aske Taemin with deep concern on her eyes. “No…no… I’m okay noona. You come so fast, they didn’t have a change to touch me” gain his confidence, Taemin became witty. “Where’s you learn that movement noona. It’s soooooo cool… I can’t even see clearly how did you do… bammm suddenly they’re on their knees…” Taemin starred her admiredly. “Nah… it’s nothing. Sure you’re ok?” she asked again. Taemin nodded.

“What are you doing so late?” she asked again. “I’m supposed to be picked-up by Kibum Hyung. But I think he got something to do first” Taemin easily had forgot his encountered with bad guys. “such a irresponsible person your hyung is…” she mumble in disbelieve. Key who listening from behind a wall, winced. He is Key the Almighty. He is a very responsible people.

“No… Kibum Hyung is a very responsible people. Today is not his turn to pick-up me, but he arrange his schedule so he can do it” Taemin said defensively. “Still… an adult will not late pick-up a poor thing like you. Tell you what, you must hungry right? Let me make some noodles for you. I have a noodle restaurant just behind this school” she smiled beautifully to Taemin. “Wow noona, that restaurant belong to you? It’s our favorite restaurant. You know, my most favorite food in this world is noodle”. “Really?” she laughed than took Taemin hand and pull him. “Come on, since today is you bad day, I will make your favorite noodle for free”. Taemin grab her hand and wee with joy. Then the two of them left.

What??? Key said in his heart… Taemin favorite surely not noodle. HIS favorite is noodle… and… why did her smile keep flashing on his eyes? Why did he like to be the one who’s holding her hand? Was it soft? Was it warm? What kind of smell she carry? Key suffered from his imagination.

“Hyung!” a sharp voice drag Key to reality. “What?” he looked at Taemin. “Jinki Hyung looking for you.” Key up and followed Taemin to the living room.
“What happen with Taemin last week? When I can’t pick-up him?” Onew asked Key. “I don’t know. He told me he got bullied but a girl saved him” Key answered reluctantly. “Not just a girl. A very nice pretty girl. And she knows aikido. And she own a noodle restaurant” Taemin exclaimed. “Knows aikido?” Minho asked interested. “Yes, hyung. She even promised to teach me some aikido movement so I can protect myself” Taemin looked so proud. “What you proud off for? You can even bully a baby.” Onew laugh. “But I am not scare of a baby” Taemin sharply answered. “I am not afraid to baby. I just afraid I will broke them if I touch them” Onew explained. “NO… you just afraid. Simply afraid.” Everybody now tease Onew, recalled their experience on Hello Baby.

“Is her aikido good?” on Minho mind, all activity should be physical. “oh yes! You know, there’re 2 big guys grabbed my hands. Suddenly I’m free and as a replace those guys are on their knees being held by this noona. I don’t even know how she did it. First I felt so afraid and hurt and in a second I’m free”.

“Wow… she is good” Jonghyun said. “Are you sure, those guys weren’t her friends?” Key tried so hard to conceal his feeling. “Don’t be silly“ Taemin can’t accept his hero said as fake.

“You have to admit it. We are idols. People like to be near us. Probably this is her way to be close with you” Key tried very hard to push her away from his mind.

“She didn’t even know us Hyung?” Taemin explained. “I mean, she just recognized me as a student from my school because of my uniform. She didn’t realize who I am. Later on I even asked if she ever heard about a group called SHINee. She told me she didn’t. At first I disbelieved either. But when she go to the kitchen prepared me some noodles, I asked her staff. He said that she never listen to kpop. She only hears classical music. And I believe, cause when the door to the kitchen swing open, I can hear classic music was played.”

“I still believe it too suspicious” Key kept repeating as he wanted to believe this is the true her. He needed to believe that she was fake. If he believed she is pretty and nice, he can’t control his mind.

“She owns a noodle restaurant, you said” Jonghyun asked. “Yes, the one that we usually order” Taemin answered. Hey… didn’t I hear a girl voice before? The one who brought the noodle? That’s must be the noona” Taemin clapped his hands.

Onew turned to Key, “You saw her. Is it her?” “I don’t know. I never met Taemin’s noona” Key lied. Onew can tell that Key was lying. His voice full with jealousy.
“How is she looked like?”Jonghyun asked Taemin. “She is pretty. Smile a lot. And her noodle is soooooo good. Her soup made me happy” Taemin smiled. “Are you fallen for her?” Minho asked directly.

WHAT? What that question for? Key liked to scream to Minho. Leave that girl alone. She is mine… MINE? NOOOOO…. She is definitely not mine. Not that I can’t make her mine, but I don’t want to. Thant’s it. She is nothing to me. Key panicked blocking his mind.

“If she said yes, off course I want to” Taemin answered, made everybody starred at him in disbelief. “You said to her that you like her?” Jonghyun asked. “Off course. She is pretty and nice and I like her. But she said she like me also… as a dongsaeng” Taemin smiled. “I think I’m still happy with it. After all she is old.” He said matter of factly.

“How old?” asked Onew. “Super Junior Hyung’s old” Taemin answered. “Super Junior age range is big. Leeteuk Hyung or Heechul Hyung are old, but Kyuhyun Hyung is only one year old than me” Onew said defensively. Age always an issue if you’re the oldest in your group. “You are old also Hyung” Taemin mocked Onew, knew very well what was in Onew mind. “I think, she’s around Dong Hae or Siwon Hyung age” Taemin added.

“Who is her name?” Minho asked and Key concentrated listening the answer. “Her name is Lee Hana.” Hana… so her name is Hana… Kibum and Hana… Kihana it sound nice. Key can’t help his mind wondering.