tension // lee minho

chapter ten

"what was that for?" he asks, chuckling as he rubs his arm.

"how long has he been there?" i yell.

"you could just ask me yourself-"

"shut up, minho." i wave him off, still glaring at soobin.

"pretty much the whole time." soobin answers.

"why didn't you say anything?"

"you didn't ask." he shrugs, earning another slap from me.

"it's not polite to hit people." minho's voice was now right by my ear, causing me to jump back slightly, practically sitting on soobin.

"okay, i'm leaving before i get hurt anymore." he laughs, gently placing me back onto the couch as he stands up. "you two have fun now, don't hurt my sister." he jokingly points a finger at minho who holds his hands up in surrender. i sigh as i watch soobin disappear down the hall.

"what are you doing here? don't you have somewhere to be?" i sneer.

"not particularly." he shrugs, looking down at me with a smirk.

"must being a boring life." i look away, leaning back onto the couch.

"not really." he says, surprising me as he sits down next to me, spreading his legs as he makes himself comfortable. i couldn't stop my eyes from watching his thigh flex under his pants at the action. "so, care to tell me more about those sexual fantasies?" he smirks.

"i'm good, thanks." i shoot him a fake smile.

"i'll tell you mine if you tell me yours." he bribes. part of me was curious, wanting to know what could set him off, but i was too proud to give in.

"not interested." i shake my head, pulling my phone from my pocket, pretending to look at something far more interesting. and it was working until he leans closer, gently grabbing my phone with his hand causing me to look up.

"are you sure about that?" he cocks his head to the side, his jawline flexing, perfectly shaped eyes gazing deeply into mine, rendering me speechless.

"why do you care?" i ask breathlessly, blinking rapidly as i struggle to hold his intense eye contact.

"why don't you find out?" he fires back, the intensity of his gaze only growing. my gaze fell onto his lips, pulled into a slight, teasing smirk. i felt myself biting my own, just the thought of his lips on mine made me feel dizzy. "you can kiss me." he whispers, his tone encouraging as he leaned in slightly. i take in a shaky breath before shaking my head.

"i can't." i back away slightly, but not nearly enough to be pulled out of the trance-like state i was in.

"why not?" i squeeze my eyes shut as his hand comes up, his finger ghosting over the skin of my cheek. the light touch made it harder to breathe, paired with the close proximity.

"you're too cocky for my taste." i find a little bit of my strength back as i respond to him, my eyes opening back up to meet his once more. he chuckles slightly, ever-so-lightly grazing his thumb over my cheek-bone.

"look me in the eyes, and tell me you don't want me." he says, leaning forward, his gaze darkening.

"i..." i breathe, my eyes flickering between his.

"tell me." he repeats. but i couldn't speak. i wanted him badly, and everything i was doing currently was giving that away. lying would be of no use. he chuckles once again, leaning even closer, his breath fanning my lips, just as it did moments ago in his car. my whole body tenses up, my stomach doing flips with anticipation. "that's what i thought." he speaks, his lip just barely grazing mine as he pronounced the words, pulling a slight gasp from me.

but then, he pulls away, every overwhelming feeling slowly disappearing as he pushes himself off the couch. i look up at him, wide-eyed with confusion.

"where are you going?" i ask, hating the desperation in my tone.

"home." he shrugs. "i have things to do." his tone was teasing as he spoke, shooting me a wink before turning on his heels to leave. as the door closes behind him, a large breath of air escapes my lungs, my body finally relaxing from the tense situation.

i felt confused, but most importantly, i felt disappointed. he left me craving for more, and i had the nagging feeling that that's exactly what he wanted to happen.

two can play at that game, lee minho.