Chapter 135 (1/2)

Dino comes back home from being in his classroom all day.  He took off his jacket and saw that Jeonghan and Renjun were playing with the kids while Vernon was asleep.  Jeonghan looked up at him once the door opened, and he was rather confused. "Dino?  You didn't want to drive home with Minghao?"  He asked. Dino shrugged and looked at the Chinese male who had two girls crawling all over him.  To say that wasn't cute would be a total lie.  The boy put the girls on the floor, kissing both of them before standing up. Dino watched Renjun walk up to him.  "Can we talk for a couple minutes?"  He asked, his hands together behind his back. The older's eyes were still red and puffy, despite hearing that Renjun would stay with them.  Despite hearing that his mother controlled him.  "Lead the way."  Dino said in one tone. Renjun walked the way he knew was to Dino's room.  There, he closed the door and sat Dino down on his bed.  Renjun was silent for a moment.  "Dino, I'm sorry for what happened in the classroom."  He said, looking into the older's eyes.  "My mother told me that if I didn't break up with you, she wouldn't let me leave the house ever.  She would drop me out of school and then get you in trouble for dating a minor." "I didn't want that to happen."  Renjun's eyes were serious.  "I didn't want you hurt just because of me.  But it hurt so much that day, and I'm really sorry for putting you through that.."  He looked down at his knees. Dino just looked at him with sad eyes.  "I'm not telling for you to forgive me, because that's your choice."  He said.  "I just.. I feel guilty for what I did.."  He said in a small voice. Dino held the boy's hand.  "It really broke my heart, you know.. You had the most serious tone I've ever heard, and I thought that the boy I'm bonded with really didn't like me anymore."  Dino admitted.  "My dad said I'd go through heartbreaks, but I never knew it would hurt so much.."  A tear came down. Renjun furrowed his eyebrows and his lips trembled.  "I'm so sorry.."  He didn't know what else to say. "Y-you love me?"  Dino asked, searching the Chinese boy's eyes. "More than anything."  Renjun answered without a doubt in his voice. Dino wiped his tears.  "Then I forgive you.."  He said, hugging the boy.  "Please don't leave me again.   Please, I rather just get punished than you leave me."  He pulled Renjun so close. "I’ll never leave you, I promise."  Renjun said. "Don't get anymore demerits, okay?  Be a good boy."  Dino pulled back and kissed Renjun's cheek.  Renjun nodded with a sad smile.  "There's no reason for me to skip school anymore, I'll always be here and happy.  I'll be treated like a person."  He held Dino's hands. Dino smiled and kissed Renjun lightly on the lips.  "I love you."  He said, wiping his eyes with his palm. "I love you too, Hyung."  He said, pushing his body against Dino, making them fall on the bed. Dino didn't mind feeling the boy snuggle up to him.  It was cute, he would say it.  Renjun's cute without realizing it.  "Thank you, Renjun.. For putting me first."  He said. Renjun just stuck his face even closer to the older.

Chenle walks up to his trio.  Johnny and Rosé were looking at their lyrics and harmonizing together.  He took out his piece of paper and shyly made his way between them as he had his part after Johnny and before Rosé. "What took you?"  Johnny asked, stopping his practice. "Jongho saw a smoothie shop close by and said he wanted to try a couple flavors."  Chenle replied.  "So I went with him since he offered."  He continued before looking at Rosé. She smiled and patted his shoulder.  "That's good for you two then.  I wish my girlfriend could have come with me."  She said. "W-well, I.. Jongho's not my boyfriend."  He said, raising his hands. Johnny raised an eyebrow.  "I don't think she ever said that you two were dating."  He said.  "Oh.."  Chenle looked at the girl who nodded. Johnny chuckled.  "So which chick are you going to ask out next?  I kinda want to be there when she rejects you."  He said, nudging the boy.  "I uh.."  Chenle furrowed his eyebrows. "It's interesting to see you storks being heartbroken over something that simple."  Hyolyn stepped in.  Rosé looked up at her.  "Hey, there's nothing bad with us wanting to settle down with someone."  She said. Chenle gathers that Rosé is a stork child, or at least supporting stork kids.  "Pft, our college is crawling with too many birds."  Johnny said, flipping his hair out of his eyes.  "It's like you guys are bugs, always multiplying." Chenle looked down.  "Settling down and having children is something that we always imagine..  It's a beautiful feeling to love someone and be loved back."  Chenle explained the feeling.  "I just never experienced it.."  He mutter. "What, no one found your little Chinese face attractive?  Not even the smelly nerds?"  Hyolyn looked at him with squinted eyes and a smile. The Chinese male looked down.  "I guess not.."  He muttered.  "I'll just.. sign myself up on the waiting list. Maybe I'll find love with my assigned stork.."  He looked down at the lyrics with a small tear forming in his eyes. Rosé grumbled.  "Don't listen to them,"  She looked up at Chenle, "you'll find someone that will give you all the attention in the world.  It'll be beautiful."  She assured. Chenle smiled a little.  "I suppose you're already taken.."  He commented. "Yeah.. My class sweetheart Jennie.."  She said.  "Sorry.." Chenle laughed pathetically.  "Rejection thirty-two.."  He muttered.

"Just give up."  Johnny said, folding his arms.

Chenle's little hope from Rosé vanished into thin air.  "I can be happy without a significant other I suppose.."  He muttered.

Seonghwa looked at the pianist and leaned on the wall with a smile.  "How was your sleep?"  He asked, looking at the late morning light on Seungkwan's skin.

"Pretty good.. especially since you were there."  He said with his cheeks blushing a little.

Seonghwa smiles sweetly. "My sleep is always better when I have you on my mind."  He said in a dreamy tone.  "All my worry and stress disappears when I think of your smile."  He said.

Seungkwan chuckled.  "Look at you, are you a crow?"  He asked.  "You're starting to share the same cheesiness Yeosang and Sungjae have."'  He commented.

Seonhwa shrugged.  "I just like to talk to my Seungkwan and make him smile." He said.

Seungkwan looked around before standing up.  He kissed Seonghwa's cheek.  "Well be quiet and go into formation.  This is our last practice before the event."  He informed.

Seonghwa hummed. "I think things are looking better with Jongho."  He said, taking his lyrics paper out.  "We haven't been arguing nearly as much."  He continued.

"'You don't know how worried I was."  Seungkwan chuckled.  "I thought you two were going to kill each other By now."  He admitted.