~How to Let Go~ Pt 3
It was rainy day; there was no sunshine, only dark clouds and thunder. After Jinki and Kibum started to date, Kibum was called to the management and only Kibum. He was nervous and was told not to tell Jinki, so he went alone.
They sat him at the head of the table in one of the conference rooms, while everyone around him sat down in their suits and straight, indifferent faces.
"What's this all about?" Kibum asked, afraid of the answers he might receive.
"It's about your relationship with Lee Jinki." A man said.
"Yes, it had come to our attention that it has become very troublesome to us, and we cannot let it continue", a man informed him
"B-but I love Jinki! And I can't break his heart…" Kibum spoke softly.
"You'll have to," a woman spoke, "your relationship is making SM Entertainment, seem unprofessional and carefree, while we must maintain a solid, serious facade to keep our artists in line."
"But I love him."
"You will learn like many other artists, that there is, and can't be love in the music industry. And that's how it's always been."
"You either break up with Lee Jinki or we'll do it for you"
"or we can disband SHINee, it's your choice Kibum."
Kibum left, shaken by their words, and threats, he returned to Jinki who welcomed his back with open arms, oblivious to what Kibum had went through and the choice he had to make.
"What did they want?" he asked as he let go and led Kibum to the kitchen.
"They want us to-" he was about to break the news but saw what Jinki had for him. It was a cake, poorly made, with words that said, 'Happy 6 Months'. Kibum realized it has been 6th months since they started dating, and Kibum loved every moment they were together. He couldn't bring himself to tell Jinki what had happened, so he smiled and kissed Jinki softly, saying thank you.
After the whole ordeal and they broke up, Kibum wondered why he didn't stay with Jinki. They disbanded, because Jinki stopped coming to practices and cut off his connection with everyone and everything. He wished he would've realized they would've disbanded anyway. He could've been happily with Jinki now, but he wasn't, he was alone and depressed.
After the disbandment Taemin moved in with Minho, feeling he could, now that SM couldn't do anything about it. Onew still hasn't spoken to anyone, and Kibum was left broken, until Jonghyun came along.