Bloom. [ Minsung ]

ONE

He sighed as he watched the flowers appear on his arm. He would have to hope that it wasn't a permanent marker and that he could scrub it off as he had a very nosey roommate. The boy slowly got up, admiring the art on his arm as he walked to the bathroom.

"I'm sorry." He whispered as he vigorously rubbed the marker off. He was lucky, whoever was his soulmate usually used a sharpie and that hurt his skin to get off.

The boy flopped onto his bed and slid under the covers. He shut off the light and looked up to the ceiling as he whispered to himself.

"I will find you one day, my love."

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Morning came too fast for his liking. Although he had dance, one of his favorite classes today, he just didn't feel great.

"Minho! Get up!" A pounding on the door made him groan and slide further under the blankets. The door swung open and the blanket flew off of Minho.

"You look awful."

"Gee thanks, Felix." Minho croaked. Felix scoffed and left the room. "Geez, who pissed in your cereal." He mumbled to himself and stretched got his back. He made a noise of satisfaction as his bones cracked.

He slipped on his slippers and made his way to the bathroom after grabbing his clothes that he had laid out last night.

He hastily took a shower, the water going cold before he even got to wash his hair. Minho got out and got dressed before doing his morning routine.

Padded into the kitchen, Felix gave him a look and pointed to the kitchen chair. Minho gulped and sat down.

"What did I do?"

Felix put a bowl in front of Minho before pouring cereal and milk in it and handing him a spoon.

"You haven't eaten in three days." Felix crossed his arms. Minho opened his mouth but closed it when he couldn't remember the last time he ate.

"I just don't have time," Minho said and took a spoonful.

"Whatever you say." Felix looked at his arm as text appeared. Unlike Felix, Minho doesn't snoop enough for him to look at what Felix's soulmate was telling him. Felix pulled a pen out of his pocket and wrote on his arm.

Minho finished his cereal a few minutes later and put his bowl in the sink to clean after school. He glanced at the time and felt a chill go down his spine.

"Shit! We're late!" Felix's head shot up from writing and looked at the time. He cursed and ran to their bedrooms. He ran back with both of their backpacks Minho was jumping while putting on his shoes.

"Thanks!"

"Let's go!"

They raced to the car and hastily got in. Minho started the car and they were off.

Minho parked and they jumped out of the car before booking it to the school. Minho waved to Felix before quietly opening the door his classroom. He carefully set his stuff down as he slid into his seat. Hyunjin, his and Felix's best friend, raised an eyebrow but Minho just shook his head.

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It was halfway through history when he felt it. The familiar tingling sensation going through his head. He closed his eyes and clutched his head as a sharp pain went through it. He slowly raised his hand, the teacher sighing before calling on him.

"Can I go to the nurse? I really don't feel good."

"No. If you don't feel good then you shouldn't of came to school." She turned back to the board. He rolled his eyes before slowly standing up and grabbing his bag. "What do you think you're doing?" She scoffed. With that, he walked out of the classroom.

He slowly made his way to the nurse, putting most of his weight against the wall.

When he finally got the nurse's office, she didn't even greet him before guiding him to the bed.

"How bad is it?" Her voice was so quiet he almost didn't hear her.

"Trashcan, please." He clenched his eyes shut. She hurriedly grabbed it and helped him sit up. He threw up the cereal he had this morning and the nurse rubbed his back. She disappeared and reappeared tissues.

She took the bin away from Minho once she was sure he was done and handed him the tissues. Minho didn't realize he was crying until she handed them to him.

"I'll get you your meds." She walked to the cabinet. She came back with a pill, a cup, and a pen.

"What's that for?" He pointed to the pen.

"They seem worried." She pointed to the paragraph of text on his arm. Minho groaned and swallowed the pill before chugging the water.

"Thank you, Mrs. Jihyo." He took the pen from her.

'Everything okay? I just got the worst headache ever and I know its not from me. I really hope you're taking care of yourself. I swear if you're hurting yourself I will hug you so hard. I might just have to kiss your forehead. Please be safe.'

Minho laughed before writing back.

'I might just have to take that kiss. Maybe somewhere else though. I'm fine. Just a migraine.'

He handed the pen back to Jihyo and slowly stood up from the bed. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

"Thank you." He called after him as he left the nurse's office. She waved and went back to her desk.

Minho pushed open the door to the bathroom and turned on the sink. His skin turned pink from the scrubbing and he sighed. He really hated doing this.

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Minho sat down and the lunch table and Felix looked at him.

"You look great. Nurse's?" Minho nodded and put his head on the table. "Are you going to be able to do dance?"

"Yeah, I'll be fine."

Lunch passed quickly, and before Minho knew it, he was on his way to his car. Felix had gotten a ride home with his soulmate, a guy name Changbin.

He kicked off his shoes and jumped on the couch, grabbing a pen that was on the coffee table. His soulmate always drew flowers, so why not try it. It was more difficult than he thought. The pen kept getting caught on his skin and messing up the lines.

By the time he was finished, the flower looked like a children's drawing but writing had appeared almost instantly.

'Beautiful. <3'

He smiled at it and laughed. How could anyone call that beautiful? The door lock turned and the smile dropped instantly. Minho hid his arm behind his back as Felix came busting through the door.

"Hey. What's behind your back?" Felix asked as he set down his school bag.

"Nothing," Minho said as slowly backed towards his room.

"No. That's not an answer." With that, Felix pounced. He pinned Minho to the wall and grabbed his arm.

"Stop!"

"You found your soulmate? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Because I wouldn't have privacy."

"Yes, you would. What are you talking about?" Felix tilted his head and released Minho.

"No, I wouldn't. You went through my room because you saw I had got mail and wanted to know what it was."

"That was different."

"No, it wasn't! You also went through my laptop! Because you thought I was talking to my soulmate online!" The volume of their voices was raising.

"I just want to protect you!"

"I am older than you!"

"I am more mature!"

"Just because you found your soulmate does not make you mature." Minho grabbed his keys and slammed the door.