"No"

"No drinking for Ji' what the hell did you even give him last time?" Minho frowns remembering that Jisung was a whole new person under the influence.

"Nah..Nah..nah- let's hear from the man himself. Jisung? Wanna have a go?" Jeongin pushed a rectangular bottle of whiskey his way.

Jisung is wide eyed. Like a fish out of water really. The soft music in the background is phasing out. He's picturing the last time he drank. He's remembering everything he and Minho have done.

The touching. The way he-

Not the time. Nor the place. Not ever really, Jisung reminds himself.

"Oh my god.... It's just a drink....why the ott tension?" Julie slurred. She definitely had been enjoying that drink.

She's slouching on the sofa. Jeongin is still smirking like a creep. Minho is avoiding eye contact, he's sat across from Jisung, immersed on his phone.

He's fighting the urge to make it blatantly clear why Jisung shouldn't get drunk, without sounding like a possessive creep.
Other's get emotional when drunk. Other's fall into fun and loud abandon. Other's get completely out of control and lose the plot.

Jisung gets horny once the alcohol kicks in. One drink, and he's shaking his hips. Two drinks, and he's dancing up on strangers. Three drinks and he's whining about wanting to be touched.

Minho is sane. And his sanity doesn't want anyone seeing that side of Jisung. Seeing him looking so vulnerable and needy. Needy for for dic-

"I can drink, s'fine" Jisung mumbled. And Minho shot his eyes up to the meet the younger's glossy gaze.

Their are exchanging an entire conservation.

Don't do it-Minho

You're not the boss of me~Jisung

I'm not afraid to punish you later-Minho

I'm still drinking - Jisung

"Ya! Hannie....here, come get it!" It's something in the way Jeongin's voice becomes chauvinistically smooth, or how his eyes look cunning, or how he smirks like a villain in a cartoon.

To which Jisung gets up off of the sofa where Julie had been secretly or not so secretly scooting closer to him. He's infront of Jeongin no sooner, and Jeongin hands him the bottle that everybody had sipped from.

"Chug! Chug! Chug!" Felix is a instigator. He's chanting and cheering hands in air like he's at a football game.

"Yeah.... this low-key looks like peer- pressure" Julie chuckled, not that she cared to stop it.

Yunjin is only watching. Amused enough to smirk, but not enough to say anything.

With his back towards Minho, who's fuming silently, Jisung takes his first chug. Burning liquor hits his throat at full speed.

Karma is quicker. Jisung is coughing like crazy.

And the coughing was enough to set off the fuming man watching him.

After quick strides, Minho was suddenly clutching at Jisung gently and rubbing his back soothingly. Minho sat directly next to him on a beanie bag.

"Enough of that...can y'all stop....we came here to discuss important-"

"You sound like a dad right now Minho. "

"Papa" Julie snorted.

"Dada" Felix pouted teasing the man.

"Father " even Yunjin, who had been quiet for the most part, chimed in with a mocking baby voice.

And Jisung popped out in cackles. Much to everyone else's surprise. They're smiling and laughing too.

"Fuck y'all....What did you think I came here for then ?" Minho frowned, not appreciatimg being the butt of the joke.

"To get wasted?" Felix was, for some unexplained reason, thumb-wrestling Jeongin.

It's only late afternoon. How drunk or dare he say, high were they ?

"To rob Jeongin.... Thieves can't trust thieves. I don't make the rules" Yunjin shrugged. That had to be her fourth cup since Jisung's arrival.

"To get some bitches... Because Innie' always has the prettiest girls over" Julie let out, in a fit of hiccups.

"Why would he need all that when Jisung is-"

"Can I have another drink?" Jisung coughed fakely and dramatically to cut Felix off.

The others noticed and exchanged knowing looks. Minho didn't care about that however, he cared about Jisung's alcohol intake.

"Something lighter please " Jisung clarified, giving Minho a shy look to calm his worry. Weirdly, he could feel Minho's apprehension without even having to look at him.

Minho visibly calmed himself.

His jaw clenching. His eyes sharp. His face stoic like beautiful stone, nothing like last night when he-

Curse Minho for every touching Jisung like that. For ever allowing his own desire to cloud Jisung's train of thought. It's too much. What about Jisung future girlfriend? What happens when all this ends- ugggh

"You're so fucking polite Jisung....it's actually hot in a weird way..." Julie cooed at Jisung's words.

"Thank you?" Jisung tried not knowing what to say.

The joke writes itself really. And Minho's gang laughs at anything really. They laugh at Jisung's innocent cluelessness.

"Now that I think about it... let's celebrate a bit hmm ? Let me call over some baddies and-"

"You get not bitches.... which baddies are you on about "Yunjin tsked.

"I'll take your girl Jinnie'  stop playing with me"  Jeongin didn't waste a single beat.

"Okay okay.... let's get you that drink Ji, come with before the besties start fighting again"

Jisung sprung up along with Felix. The music here is not the same as the one in The Bakery. It's different here.

They are walking into the passageways leading to the kitchen.

"We're not throwing a party!" Minho shouted.

They're throwing a party.

•

Julie lied. Jeongin does in fact, 'get bitches'

Pretty girls. Tall girls. Short girls. Dark aesthetic girls. Tattoo artsy girls.

They were here. In his house. With booze. Tequila and other things.

Guys were came along too. But, honestly, no one is looking at them.

The music was no longer soft and 'chill'. The music became louder. Faster. Dancy. Every second that passed felt like someone was arriving.

And now even the poolside was gaining crowds.

Jisung felt out of place. Minho was still slightly pissed. Jeongin was social-butterflying all over the place. Felix was dancing up on people Jisung didn't know off.

And the girls?

The girls were good looking girls, just like Julie had said.

Everyone in this city was raging with homosexuality. It's crazy to actually think about. The only homosexual Jisung knew all his life that was proudly out beyond a screen in real life was Mr Rover.

Mr Rover lived alone. His homosexuality was rumoured. No actual proof, but was everyone's teatime gossip. Jisung would sometimes feel sorry for him.

"Minnie' Minni!" A voiced waivered over the loud chatter and music.

The call came from a tall brunette girl. Jeongin's girls?

She strutted herself infront of Minho and Jisung whom were coddled up in that one spot. Strutt is the only correct word. She's wearing a short thigh revealing boob tube dress. Hair in a bob, lip striking red, and fishnets and all. She was all of it.

Minho perked up with slight interest. He and Jisung had found some fun in secretly guessing the names and occupations of each person that walked in. Minho's arm around Jisung's shoulder. A cigarette in his finger's. Alcoholic cider in the red cup for Jisung.

It was like Minho would not leave Jisung's side.

"Mina" Minho regarded her with a smile. Not bothering to get up.

"You're not even gonna give me a welcoming hug ? Come on Minni..." Her voice was sultry in a silly way. On purpose.

Minho sighed first. Got up second. And proceeded to hug her reluctantly.

That didn't fase Mina. Mina stood on her tip toes, wrapped her arms around the man's neck and embraced tightly.

Her affection for Minho was so gingerly and  sugary.

Was she an ex ? Or worse....a current girlfriend? Jisung was truly stupid to think the likes of Minho would be single......

Shame begun to cloud Jisung's mind. Minho touched him..... what's the right word.... inappropriately not so long ago. He's trying to forget it. He's trying to convince himself it didn't happen. It happened because Jisung was in shock... from the robbery is all... that's why he let it happen.....

It's been 20 seconds into the hug. Mina is whispering something into Minho's ear while smirking at Jisung.

They're eyes meet. Mina's eyes are taunting him with a devastatingly beautiful glimmer. They shine even in the smokiness of the room.

Jisung wants the ground to open up and just swallow him up.

So Minho just let's anyone touch him like that? Is that why's always touching on-

Jisung needed to be elsewhere. And so he discretely left the spot.

~a few moments later~

"But I can't really swim...."

"I'll teach you."

"Really ?''

"Yeah really..." Seungmin reiterated.

We come to discover that Seungmin does actually remember Jisung from that one day he caught the coy guy and Felix watching porn or sex scene like Felix sugar-coated.

Jisung tried to mind his own as best he could. But after a guy bumped into him, and proceeded to greet him warmly, he faintly remembered that it was Seungmin.

Seungmin didn't remember his name. Choosing to just call him Lixie's new obsession.

Jisung would contest and tell Seungmin that they're just friends but no one around here regards anything either than themselves.

The pool is crispy baby blue.

Seungmin is holding a margarita glass in his hand. Wearing grey nylon shorts, no shirt.

"So yes? "

"Say my name at least. I'm Han Jisung." Jisung quipped in a quick pouted ramble.

He's fighting the urge to bite the tip of his lip. So many questions sound as loud as the music in his head.

Is he standing correctly?

How does anyone jump that high with high heels on ? (A girls is literally jumping stair for stair on the outside staircase in heels. There's a whole crowd surrounding her.)

Why does Seungmin look both intimidating and cutely charming at the same time?

"Let's go for a swim Han Jisung. It's good to know that you talk." Seungmin scoffs.

They walk in among the scattered group of party goers, and that's when it happens.

That one climatic moment in the movie where the main character gets a wake-up call.... literally....

Jisung misses his steps. Jisung trips over air. Jisung is done wrong by oxygen itself.

*Slpash* *dramatic water sounds*

Long story short. Jisung falls into the pool.

A/N
Hi ( *awkward voice*)

Hehe

Fortuna by Lexi Liu