You Light Up My Life

Mi-Eun's Birthday

Happy birthday Mi-Eun! Happy birthday Mi-Eun! Happy birthday! Happy birthday.. Happy birthday Mi-Eun!

"Now blow the candles baby!"

"Aigoo, my sweety pie is so cute!"

"Mi-Eun!!! Ppo ppo!"

"Kyeopta!"

It has been four months ago after Minho's proposal to Taemin, the family and friends had gathered for Mi-Eun's first birthday celebration. The little girl is slowly growing up with a wide changes that makes her two parents proud. She now can slowly walk (but with a guidance of Jonghyun's hands), she murmurs and calls her parents "Hm-Ma" and "Am-Ma" and her cute smile and addicting laughter is always present. With her parents' friends, the party was filled with laughters, musics and cooes as the birthday celebrant imitates her dancing mother.

"Mi-Eun.. Baby Mi-Eun! Here's Uncle Taemin's gift for you.." Taemin gave the box to the little girl. With the enchanting colors of the wrappers, the baby girl payed attention to it from her dancing mother. The girl started tracing her cute chubby fingers over the lines of the designed wrappers and pin points the huge dots on the printed paper. Taemin ooed as he watched the little girl smile while lifting his gift for her.

"Do you want Uncle Taemin to open this to you?" He asked and the baby nodded. Taemin slowly pulled the box away from her and unwrapped the gift. As he opened the box, Mi-Eun's eyes grew big.

Why wouldn't she? It's her favorite character anyway.

A medium sized Barney doll was swaying in front of her. Taemin slowly teased her by taking the Barney doll away from her hands yet taking it back to her quickly. Mi-Eun loved the doll so much. Taemin couldn't help but smile at the cute scene.

"Yes, I know Mi-Eun. You really do like dinosaurs cause your father is one of them." Taemin whispered to the girl but after saying that, he felt the back of his head being hit. Unfortunately, Jonghyun was watching behind him.

"Call me a dinosaur again, you brat.. I'll keep all the discounts that Minho is using for your own pleasures." Jonghyun warned and Taemin stood up in defense. "I'm sorry hyung but Minho already took all your coupon cards." Jonghyun couldn't help it anymore and faked strangled Taemin in front of Mi-Eun. Mi-Eun laughed at Taemin's reaction but when Kibum entered the scene, the baby felt scared as she saw the scary and deadly face of her umma.

"Yah! Kim Jonghyun! Don't you ever teach our baby how to kill people!" He said in the scariest tone as possible. Jonghyun stopped and left sending deadly glares to Taemin. The latter laughed it off and carried the baby in his arms. "Well, how's your wedding preparation?" Kibum asked the younger. "Minho didn't come here because of that so.. we're kinda busy. He really wants to give me an elegant wedding and I'm very thankful for that."

"Do you help him in preparing?"

"Actually, he told me to stop helping him because he wants to give me a surprise. I don't know but I trust him for that. Plus, I'm excited." He said while playing with Mi-Eun.

"Well, lucky you." Kibum puffed his cheeks and sat on the couch on his left. Taemin placed Mi-Eun on her stroller and left her playing with her new favorite doll. Taemin sat besides Kibum and placed his head on his shoulder. Kibum was surprised at the sudden actions but Taemin shrugged Kibum's reactions off.

"What's happening to you?" Kibum finally asked.

"I just missed you Umma." Taemin slightly lifted his head and gave a cheeky smile to the older one. Kibum couldn't help but pinch the younger's cheeks. "I missed you too but why so cheesy?"

"I don't know Umma. I just felt like I wanted some companion for now. Minho's kinda busy, Onew hyung is not here and I only have you now."

"You mentioned Onew, where's Onew? I haven't seen him for six straight months. I only meet Dr. Lee but whenever I ask him about Onew, he never answers. What happened?" Taemin shrugged his shoulders as he also don't know what's happening to his older brother. In fact, he's been searching for Onew for the past six months without anyone knowing. He doesn't want to worry and disturb other people in searching for his brother so he search for him by himself.

Without Minho's knowing, Taemin always go out late at night and search for Onew in their old apartment. Unfortunately, he never showed up but he never gives up. He wants his brother to be present on his wedding day anyway.

"Hyung is missing." Taemin quietly spat that makes Kibum turn his head on Taemin's side with a surprise. "MISSING!?" He shouted and Taemin rose his head up, calming the older one. "Hyung, please? Be quiet. This is why I don't want anyone to tell about this because all of you are going to panic."

"WHY WOULDN'T WE? LEE TAEMIN, YOUR BROTHER IS MISSING YET YOU'RE CALM?" Kibum stood up, hands on his hips and his voice echoing around the room that makes the other visitors stop and watch the scene.

"Of course I'm worried about my brother. I do search for him everynight and ask people if they had seen my brother anywhere." Taemin said calmly.

"But why didn't you tell us? We can help searching for him!" Jonghyun appeared and joined the conversation.

"Because I don't want to double the worry, okay? Plus I don't want to disturb your happy and busy family."

"LEE T-"

"This is also the reason why I can't join in some of your invitations. I went to California to look for him but sadly, he isn't there." Taemin cut Kibum off and also stood up from the couch.

"Maybe he's in Seoul." Jonghyun said. Both Taemin and Kibum turned their heads to him and quite agreed to his statement.

"Wait, did you asked Taeyeon?" Kibum asked the younger.

"Actually, she's also missing. I asked her family but they told me that Taeyeon hasn't contacted them ever since."

"Did they just move out of the country and get married?" Jonghyun asked but Taemin shooked his head. "Onew hyung loves Joon hyung a lot. It's impossible to happen."

"Well, with a lovely girl like Taeyeon, even gay can fell in love with her." Jonghyun stated and earned a big hit on his head.

All of them stopped talking when they heard Mi-Eun cried. Jonghyun carried his baby girl and cuddled her to stop crying. The visitors continued to party leaving Kibum and Taemin thinking of some ways how to search for Onew.

"Taemin.."

"Hmm?"

"I fogot to tell you.."

"Hmm?"

"We're going back to Seoul next month."