[M] Final (1/1)
If Without YouThe school’s indoor’s gym was filled with students who were all grouped with their friends talking with each other and creating a loud atmosphere. Their school had this tradition every year in November which was supposed to bring all the students closer (It didn’t actually). The teachers gathered them together in the gym, each grade separate, and they would get called one by one to pick one of the folded papers that contained a name of a student.They called it the “Secret Santa Event” and they were supposed to buy a gift for the person whose name they got. They would exchange the gifts at the school’s Christmas fest. Also they mustn’t tell anyone whose secret santa they were but that never happened. Besides they were a huge school and even though they were from the same year some of them had never interacted with each other.Yeosang tapped his foot nervously as he bit his lips and waited for his boyfriend to return from the center of the room where they picked the names.Really what were the chances? The precious years he would always get a random person who he barely knew the name of but now? Of course he got Jeong Yunho.As soon as he saw the name written on the small piece on paper he almost choked. He had quickly returned to the side of his worried boyfriend and friends brushing them of and saying that he got a kid he didn’t know. Thankfully they didn’t ask the name and let him has his internal crisis in peace.As soon as Yunho got called he immediately took the crumpled paper from his pocket and showed it to Wooyoung and Mingi who were sitting next to him.Wooyoung looked confused once he saw Yunho’s name. “That’s great Yeo! Why are you worried?”“I… I don’t know… I mean, of course I was going to get him a Christmas gift but now I feel kinda nervous? Like I need to buy something good, that he won’t expect. I want to surprise him… he’s been so nice to me all this time and he keeps buying me gifts for no special occasion but I feel like the most unromantic person on earth…” he said sadly. Those thoughts had been on his mind for a while but now it was like a switch had been turned on in his head, bombarding him with negativity.“Oh so you want to surprise him? Don’t worry will help you!” Mingi exclaimed happily. Yeosang nodded gratefully at the duo but still he felt nervousness overtake him.When Yunho returned he tried to act normally and at the same time started thinking of gift ideas for the taller.***It turned out that Wooyoung’s and Mingi’s help was recommending crack gifts and laughing their asses off at Yeosang’s embarrassment when they suggested a “sexy santa costume”.So he asked for help from the only normal person he could think of. Jongho. “Hyung this is like the 10th store we visited. Maybe we shouldn’t look for clothes?” Jongho pleaded trailing after a stressed out Yeosang.“C’mon this is the last one I promise!” Yeosang entered yet another shop.Jongho groaned and followed after him. “That’s what you said yesterday. And the day before that.”“I’m sorry but I can’t find anything good enough.”“You can but you’re being picky hyung.”“I’m not picky! I want something original but everything seems so cliché and expected…”Yeosang picked up another shirt and put it back down sighing. It was almost mid-November and he still hadn’t found the perfect gift for Yunho. He spent almost two weeks going in and out of stores looking for clothes, shoes, gadgets, perfumes and any gift idea that the employees suggested but nothing was good enough. He always took Jongho with him for a second opinion and as Yunho’s best friend (also his two other closest friends are definitely not an option anymore).He had also called Seonghwa who suggested making something again like the chocolate that basically got them together. However, they both had already done that. He kept rummaging through the shelves and stacks of clothes when he felt his phone vibrating in his pocket.Yunho.He panicked and looked at Jongho for help who shrugged his shoulders and continued looking around the store.The call ended before Yeosang could pick it up and soon his boyfriend was calling Jongho.“Shit. Hyung what exactly did you tell him we were doing this time?” Jongho started to panic too now.“Uhh…Uhh… Oh! I told him I’d help you with some art project! At your house!” the brunet exclaimed and Jongho answered the call trying to sound like everything was normal.“Hyung! Hi! Wha-what’s up?... Yeosang hyung? Yes he’s with me… he probably has his phone silent… No, we’re at my place. Do you wanna talk to him?...yeah sure.”Jongho passed the phone to Yeosang who was trying the whole time to tell the younger to say that he was at the toilet or something.“Just take it!” Jongho whispered at him and pressed the device on his chest.“Yunho hi… I’m perfectly fine!... Sure I’ll keep it in mind… yeah sure… Love you too, bye!”He returned the mobile to Jongho with a glare and made his way to exit the store while sulking. He hated lying to Yunho. It wasn’t like he was doing anything wrong but he still felt guilty. He would always reject him the past few days if he asked him to go on a date and tried to find all kind of excuses acting busy. The first few times he said that he went shopping with Jongho. Then that he was studying or helping his mother with house chores. Now he was “helping Jongho study”.It was getting tiring for both him and the poor younger boy who had to put with his moody hyung.“What did hyung want?” Jongho asked after they sat on a bench on the big pedestrian road that was full of shops.“He said I can drop by his house and watch a movie or something. His parents will be late tonight. He said he texted me hours ago and as I didn’t read it called before I returned home from yours.” He mumbled and Jongho squinted his eyes trying to focus on what he was saying and not noises of the busy street.“That’s nice! Why are you sulking? C’mon lets catch the next bus so you can go to your boyfriend. I don’t think we will find something today anyway.” He pulled the unwilling boy up by his hands and pushed him to the closest bus stop.“I think I’ll head home. I’m too tired and will sleep right away anyway…”“Okay, whatever you want” Jongho smiled at the drained boy and let him rest his head on his shoulder until the bus would arrive.***Yeosang finally found what he wanted to gift Yunho in the middle of Wooyoung’s bedroom, with a game console in his hands and Wooyoung moping next to him.“…I mean, where are we going to find new members for our club? It’s not the easiest thing to ask! If it was any other club maybe but dancing! The posters on the school wall didn’t have any result whatsoever! And the coach told me if I was so desperate to go and ask people to join! And to tell my friends! Well I’m sorry mister I-don’t-give-a-shit-about-your-club, it’s the middle of November! My friends already joined the clubs they wanted! Except you Yeosangie I know you don’t like them. And what does he expect me to do?...“Woo!”“…Go out and say Hey wanna join a dance club?...”“Wooyoung! I found it!”“…like they- Hey! Stop shaking me! What!”Wooyoung left his controller and Yeosang smiled when he saw that his character had won the round.“Oh nice I won! Anyway, I know what I’ll do for a Christmas gift!” he said excitedly clapping his hands together.“What? You’re creeping me out” Wooyoung gave him a weird look. He had only seen his friend that exited about candy and chicken. “I’ll join your dance club!”“WHAT?!”***Yeosang quickened his step as the clouds got a darker shade of grey, his hand clutching tightly on his skateboard. The gym was still one block down the road but he could already feel droplets on his rosy cheeks. And of course he forgot his umbrella today.Soon, he reached the big building and made his way down the hall-just like Wooyoung had shown him the last time-and reached the double glass door that led to the dance room. The boy hastily opened the door and at the same time tried to discard his wet coat and beanie before the already absorbed rain damped his inner clothes.He threw his garments all around the huge room groaning and acting like a madman. Like he was on fire or something. When he was finally wearing only his pants and a t-shirt (yes he even took off his shoes and socks. But it wasn’t his fault he stepped in a puddle on his way here!), he noticed three pairs of wide eyes staring at him.Oh. He forgot that he wasn’t alone in the room.Wooyoung was looking amused at him, Mingi was trying to hold back his laugh and-Wait who was that guy scoffing at him?!“Yeosangie! You made quite an entrance there! Anyway, you remember about the new member I told you about? This is Hongjoong hyung! Hyung, this is Yeosang. He’s also our new recruit.” Wooyoung stood between them and waited for the two boys to shake hands but both of them glared at the blonde instead.Yes now he remembers. Kim Hongjoong. How could he forget? He was his best friend’s boyfriend. A supposed “sunbae” from his school who should have graduated last year like Seonghwa. However, according to everyone, last year he got too into music and production. After he found a job at a recording studio he stopped paying much attention to his studies and thus he failed his exams. Now he had to retake the final year and as Wooyoung had said, the teachers forced asked him to join some extra-curriculum activities if he wanted to pass the year.The dance club had already a few members last year, Wooyoung, Mingi, Seonghwa and Yeonjun. After the older boy’s graduation they were left with only three members and a few weeks ago Yeonjun transferred to the US. Now the dance club was in dire need of new members if they wanted to keep it alive.That’s why Wooyoung and Mingi who were truly passionate about dancing tried to recruit anyone who would join them whether they liked dancing or not. It didn’t matter as long as they signed that they were part of the team and joined them to their daily meet ups for practice.Yeosang’s entry last week brought some relief to the stressed dancers but it still wasn’t enough.Wooyoung had called him a few days ago excited to tell him that after some persuasion (mostly from Seonghwa’s side) Hongjoong would join their team.Now they had gathered again to “practice” and it was Hongjoong’s first time here. Yeosang fell kind of superior to him as it’s been already his second. He tore his eyes from Wooyoung and made his way to his backpack (that he had thrown all the way across the room) to pick up his practice clothes.“Woo, how could I not have met my best friend’s boyfriend? Isn’t that right hyung?” he turned to see the red haired boy roll his eyes at him. Nice he seemed pissed.“Whatever Kang. I’m not here to waste my time on you.”“Yes you’re way too old for that”“Fuck you! I’m only a year older than you!” Hongjoong screeched. Yeosang knew exactly how to make him angry.“Ugh, what a dirty mouth you’ve got hyung… And your manners…” he shook his head looking down but secretly smiling to himself.“You know what. I’m leaving! I only came here today for the registration not for you to insult me!”“Who’s insulting who?!”“You’re so stupid”“How m I stupid?” Now Yeosang was getting irritated as well.“You… You-Aha! You came here with your skateboard when it’s raining. Tell me that’s not stupidity at its finest.” the older boy said pointing at the abandoned skateboard near the entrance. “You’re so immature. I still wonder how hyung puts up with you…”“You little bitch! Wait till I tell Seonghwa hyung what his “little angel” told me!” Hongjoong yelled his whole face red from anger and stormed out of the room.Yeosang took his clothes and made his way for the changing rooms ignoring the two stunned boys in the room who didn’t dare to speak during the whole argument. When he returned he joined the others doing some stretching exercises as if nothing had happened.“Uh Yeosang? What the hell was that?” Mingi spoke for both of the confused boys as he realized that Yeosang wasn’t going to say anything by himself.“Yeah, why did you scare our new member like that?! Do you know how hard it was for us to convince him to join us?”“Relax guys. It’s nothing, we’re always like that. I told you before that I know hyung very well.”“Well I’m sorry but I guess I’ve missed the part when you told me that you hate each other!” Wooyoung whined probably thinking that he just lost a new member.“Woo, we don’t hate each other. We just don’t like-”“Spill everything! Did you have a big fight about something?” the taller sat in front of him waiting for some good gossip.“No, nothing happened. I guess from the first time Seonghwa introduced him to me I didn’t like him that much and it showed. He didn’t seem to like me either. I think he’s jealous or something of me and Seonghwa…”“Why didn’t you like him? He didn’t seem that bad. At least before you came he acted normal.” Mingi tried and Wooyoung nodded in agreement.Yeosang didn’t really know how to explain his relationship with Hongjoong. He found him annoying and always snarky. Maybe it was because Hongjoong didn’t like him too? Maybe it was the mullet that the shorter had when he first met him that Yeosang found hideous? Maybe because Seonghwa was his best friend and he was protective over him?Truth was that he did believe that his friend could do much better. Every time that the three of them hanged out together it seemed like Seonghwa was the only one who put effort in their relationship. Hongjoong was usually grumpy, avoided any type of contact or skinship with his boyfriend, talked back to him all the time and was being difficult to deal with in general. Moreover, as best friends they shared everything and so, Yeosang knew about the couple’s fights and the reason behind it. That may sounded like he’d be biased towards his friend but Seonghwa always admitted when it was his fault and from all the facts that Yeosang knew, it wasn’t his fault most of the times. However he was the one that always apologized first.Yeosang was clear since the beginning to Seonghwa about his impression of Hongjoong and the older had realized after some unsuccessful tries to bring them together that the two would never get along. Yeosang explained all that to his two friends who insisted to know everything about Hongjoong and him and yet they didn’t seem satisfied.“But Yeo, if Seonghwa’s happy then he can’t be so bad…”Mingi said over a bag of chips that he opened a while ago into Yeosang’s “story”.“Yeosang I think that you shouldn’t get too involved in their relationship. That’s between them to figure out.”“I’m not getting involved! Hyung understands and I can’t like someone just like that. Besides I still care for my friend. I don’t want to see him get hurt. And I just think that that Hongjoong guy will do that. It’s not like I told him to break up with him or anything… And don’t worry about the club. He will come next time to practice. We’re always like that. I like to tease him. I even do it in front of Seonghwa hyung. He gets angry easily and its funny but he won’t hold a grudge or anything.” Yeosang tried to calm down the boys. There really wasn’t anything to worry about.Hongjoong would probably go to Seonghwa and whine that Yeosang was mocking him and his hyung would call him to scold him. That’s it. It was like casual teasing between friends.“If you say so… I trust you Yeoyeo. Besides you know how important this is to us!” Wooyoung threw himself on him hugging him tightly. Yeosang should be used to the other’s sudden displays of affection by now but truth was he wasn’t.“Yeah yeah I know… Now get off me and why don’t we start? We already spent too much time talking and you two promised to help me.” He glared at them as if daring them to disagree but soon they erupted in a fit of giggles and the three boys continued stretching.***Since he and Yunho became boyfriends the older had introduced him to his group of friends. Of course the first few weeks he felt very awkward around them and would only join them if Yunho was there but slowly he warmed up to the other boys. They were all friendly and generally a bunch of idiots who liked to fool around and tease each other. Yeosang who was used to being alone found it very easy to open up to them and be his true self around them.To say that Yunho was surprised with Yeosang’s more playful nature would be understatement. He would have never imagined that the boy who always hanged out only with Seonghwa and was barely speaking to anyone would love to tease his friends and say whatever was on his mind making everyone laugh with his bluntness. He definitely loved that side of the smaller boy too and it made him even more endearing to him.From his perfect angel like face to his baby like behavior that had Seonghwa worrying over him like a mother hen, Yunho loved everything. He had a weird obsession with drones and he probably loved his skateboard more than Yunho himself as one time that the latter had knocked it down he almost murdered him. Yeosang also liked drawing and loved to eat chicken and everything that was sweet. He often got dirty while eating making the others coo at him and clean him up like a baby (Mingi jealous that they didn’t treat him as the “fake maknae” anymore-Jongho was really the youngest but he was probably more mature than all of them combined).However Yunho was getting worried the last couple of weeks. He thought that he and Yeosang were fine. They hadn’t fought or anything and he didn’t think he had done anything that would anger the younger.But he had noticed that Yeosang was acting weird the past days. He would return home by himself or Jongho instead of waiting for him, he was replying his texts delayed and wasn’t picking up his calls and sometime Yunho would see him in the city center while he was supposed to be at home.Now Yunho wasn’t a control freak who wanted to know every second of the day where his boyfriend was and who he was with but that was a strange behavior for Yeosang. He was always stuck on his phone and would answer any text when Yunho had barely pressed the send button; he always was happy to pick up his calls and was the one who usually called Yunho to talk to him. Not to mention Yeosang always liked to tell him about his day and what were his plans for the weekend. He would usually text him himself saying that he’d stay home or that he’d go for shopping and if Yunho wanted to hang out.The worst part was that Jongho was acting like Yunho was crazy. When he’d asked him why they left after school without him he’d say that he thought he was gonna be late. Or when he’d tell him that he saw him with Yeosang at a store he’d deny it.Yunho kicked a rock on his way home from school alone again as his boyfriend and best friend had ditched him. He kept telling himself that it’s been only a few days of Yeosang’s strange behavior and that maybe Jongho was right. It was all in his head. Maybe Yeosang had many things on his mind and would talk to him about his problems when he was ready. He already knew that Jongho was a good friend to Yeosang by now and the younger was easy to open up to. Maybe he knew what was up and was helping the other boy. He truly hoped though that everything was fine with the boy and their relationship.***“… and I think you should follow this routine. Here, look” Wooyoung placed his phone on the table so that Yeosang could see.“Yeosang, are you sure you want to do that? I think my idea is better” Mingi crossed his arms next to the blonde and Wooyoung glared at him.“No, my idea is better. Right Sanie?” Wooyoung leaned further and smiled that the boy sitting next to Mingi who was busy playing games on his phone“Hu-huh? M-me?” San looked startled up to see the other three boys staring at him.“Yes you silly” Wooyoung laughed and Yeosang couldn’t help but notice the blush on San’s cheeks.“I-I’m not sure about what you were talking about…” he smiled embarrassed and scratched the back of his head.“Don’t worry! If you become part of our team we’ll tell you everything but the only thing Yeosang allows me to say now- Ouch! Mingi what-” Wooyoung rubbed his ribs where Mingi elbowed him to stop him from talking.Confused Yeosang turned around to see what the three boys in front of him were looking at and he saw his boyfriend approaching their table. He turned back and shouted-whispered to the others to change the subject quickly while San was still confused at their odd behavior.Yunho took a seat next to his boyfriend after greeting everyone and gave him a quick peck on the cheek.“This is for you,” he took a lollipop out of his jacket and gave it to the smaller next to him who took it eagerly and started sucking on it.“Ew gross.” Mingi mumbled. “Anyway, I believe you know each other,” he looked at San and Yunho who nodded and smiled at each other.“Yes of course we shared some classes together last year.”“Well now he’s my lab partner and maybe he’ll join our dance club.” Mingi was grinning proudly that he managed to find a candidate for their team.“I’m still not sure. I mean I am already in a club-” San started but was interrupted by Wooyoung who almost climbed on Mingi to talk to San.“Oh, what club have you joined Sanie?”“Th-the gamers club… I know it sounds lame! But we play games and stuff and I like it…”“I remember that no one in class could beat him at any game” Yunho awed as he remembered all the times he’d lost from the boy.“Well I might have to play with you one day to see if you can keep your unbeatable score” the blonde winked at him making him even more flustered.“Yes Wooyoung is a great player too!” Mingi added and bumped his leg on Wooyoung’s nodding towards San’s direction.“Ah yes… Uhh… Sanie! I know it’s the middle of November and it’s a lot to ask but please consider joining us! We really need new members and… and you can just come and play your games! You don’t even need to dance! Right?” Wooyoung and Mingi nodded at each other and smiled at San. The poor boy looked like he was in a difficult position that Yeosang wouldn’t want to be in. The two dancers could be quite annoying.“I’ll think about it but I can’t promise anything. Hard to believe but we’re also very few in the gaming club” he chuckled and looked apologetically in Wooyoung’s direction.“It’s so cool though. You basically only play games. I mean that’s already what most of us do. I still can’t believe they accept a club like that for extra curriculum activities.” Yunho said side eyeing Yeosang who was playing with his fingers under the table with one hand while the other was holding the lollipop.“Yes, it’s nice. I gotta go now. See you guys later!”“Yeah hope to see you soon San-ah!” Wooyoung said too excitedly and waved him off.“Uh what was all that?” Yunho finally asked once San was out of sight.“You mean Wooyoung shamelessly flirting with the poor guy to make him join the club or Wooyoung flirting with him to join the club?” Yeosang said and looked sadly at the lollipop that was almost finished.“Yeah, exactly my point” the taller laughed and Wooyoung scoffed at them.“If you must know, we really need new members and if I can use my excellent flirting skills for that I’d be more than happy to do it.”“You’d sell your body to anyone if they’d join your club.” Yeosang pressed on.“I’m not selling my body! And San’s not just anyone. Did you see the guy? He’s hot. Honestly he can use my body however he wants. Mingi! Support me!” Wooyoung whined and pushed the other who almost fell of his the bench.“I agree. That guy is gorgeous and he’s also really nice. I mean, I’d be a pity if he started dating Woo-Ouch!”“Fuck you Mingi! I’m a catch for anyone!.. But… you think I’ve got a chance with him? I mean, if I wasn’t so busy with finding new members maybe I’d have time to date him… if he joins then we won’t need to search for members. Wow, that’s a nice one. I should tell him that if he doesn’t want to join the club!” he grinned at Mingi who nodded happily like it was the best idea in the world.“God, they can be so stupid…” Yeosang whispered to Yunho who was looking at them with wide eyes, shocked at what he’d just heard. Unfortunately the two boys noticed what he said and Mingi smirked at him. Yeosang gave them a questioning look trying to figure out what was on their mind now.“Well Yeo, why don’t we talk about our newest entries in the club then?”“Oh right! But I only remember you talking about Hongjoong hyung. Who’s the other one?” Yunho looked confused at the two smiling boys and at Yeosang who was glaring really hard at the two.“Hahaha… they mean Hongjoong. He’s the only new member.” He rubbed Yunho’s shoulder smiling at him. “Right guys?” he stared angrily at them as if trying to tell them Don’t you even dare!“Yes. We meant Hyung only. But why are you getting worked up Yeoyeo?” Wooyoung smirked again acting all innocent.“Because I don’t like him! Anyway didn’t you guys have somewhere to be like right now?” he faked checked his watch and shooed them away when they tried to stay longer. “Since Yeosang say’s we have somewhere to go then we must have. C’mon Mingi… Bye guys!”“Ugh finally some peace.” He folded his arms on the table and rested his head on them sideways to look at Yunho.“Hey are you okay? You seem a little pale…” Yunho frowned as he noticed that Yeosang didn’t look too well.“I think I’m getting sick. It’s because of the stupid rain yesterday. I forgot to bring an umbre-” Yeosang stopped abruptly as he realized what he had said. Yesterday, he’d sent a message to Yunho saying that he’d stay in to study when in reality he went to the dance club.You see Yunho didn’t know that he had joined the club. And he couldn’t know until Christmas.“I-I wanted a break yesterday from studying and went to the park. And I got wet from the rain…” he smiled at him awkwardly and placed his head again on his hands. Please buy it, please.“Why didn’t you call me to come get you!? It’s only 5 minutes walk from my house you know that!” Oh his sweet caring boyfriend. Of course he’d be worried about that.“From mine too! That’s why I thought that if I’d run quickly back home I’d be okay. I didn’t want to bother you…” Truth was he really did feel sick since he woke up. And he got a terrible headache after lunch break.“Aw you poor baby~” Yunho cooed and took a quick glance around the cafeteria room. It wasn’t like they kept their relationship a secret but they still were at school.There were only few students left as the next period would start soon. He placed his hand on the younger’s nape and rubbed him slowly making Yeosang smile and relax a bit. The tall boy then lowered his head till he was one breath away from the other and placed a chaste kiss on his chapped lips. Yeosang whined cutely when he pulled away and chased after him. He raised his hand that was mostly covered by his dark blue cardigan and pulled Yunho back in from his shirt kissing him eagerly as if asking for more.The dark haired boy responded not being able to hold back himself. He had missed Yeosang so much. The past days he barely had seen him in school as the other was usually busy with studying or helping his mother with something or whatever. Yunho wasn’t sure anymore if any of those were true or just excuses. But seeing his boyfriend now so desperate pulling him in and pressing open mouthed kisses on his lips gave him hope that things were fine between them.The school’s bell ringing broke him out of his daze and he took in his hands Yeosang’s sweaterpaws that were pressed on his chest and pulled away.God, he didn’t know if it was that they hadn’t seen each other for a while or that Yeosang’s sickness had started to show but fuck he looked stunning. He looked up at him with glossed eyes that held the whole universe in them and lips swollen puffing out rugged puffs of air. He cupped his flushed cheeks and pressed one last kiss on his lips not able to hold back himself.“We can’t do that here baby. And classes have started. We should go. Or you should go home if you don’t feel so well! I can go with you-”“Yunho-ah I’m okay, relax.” The smaller chucked. “But you’re right, you should go. I’ve got a free period now cause Mr. Lee is absent today so I’ll go to the library.”“Okay Yeo. I’ll text you! Take care and call me if you don’t feel well. I’ll ditch class, I don’t mind!” Yunho quickly gathered his things.“Yes idiot! Now go! You’ll be late” Yeosang smiled amusedly at the goofy boy who left but before exiting came back and kissed his forehead “love you so so much Yeosangie” and he was gone.Yeosang smiled sadly at himself and started gathering his own things.“Love you too Yunho. I’m sorry…”***Yeosang decided after school to wait for Yunho and not leave immediately like the past few days. Jongho also texted him that he’d be a bit late today so he decided to wait near the entrance for the two boys. He sat down on a bench against the wall and pulled his coat tighter around him. It wasn’t that cold today but he felt weaker as the day passed due to his illness.He was scrolling on his phone when a car stopped in front of him. He didn’t pay it much attention but suddenly someone was standing in front of him. When he raised his head to see who was the rude man (judging by the leather boots and his pants) he gasped as he saw an angry looking Seonghwa.“Hyung! What are you doing here?” he got up excitedly and hugged the older who wrapped his arms around him gently.“Me?! What are you doing out in the cold while you’re sick!”“You just got here! How do you know I’m sick?” Yeosang complained at his Hyung’s accusing.“Because you’re sniffling and shivering!” Seonghwa pointed at him some of his accent slipping. He had grown up in a town in the southern regions of the country and had moved in Seoul during high school. Now his parents returned home and he was renting an apartment in the city.Yeosang still remembered Wooyoung saying that he could cream his pants by only hearing his satoori dialect. He shivered at the thought (and not because of the cold) but then grinned at himself. Wait till Wooyoung says that in front of Hongjoong. Let’s see how “nice” their “hyung” will be then.“Oh right, you came here to pick “hyung” up.” Yeosang made a face at that and the older sighed.“Be nicer please and yes, who else? You seem to have forgotten about me the past few weeks! You don’t even text me to see if I’m alive.” He grumbled.“Wow you’re even worse than my mother she goes away for a day. I’m busy with the gift thing that’s why…” he spoke softly looking around to see if Yunho was anywhere near them. “I’m also waiting for Yunho. I kind of neglected him too these past few days and I feel bad-”“Hyung!”Oh no. why did it have to be him who’d come first. And why did it take so long for Yunho and Jongho to come?He took a seat back on the bench as he saw Hongjoong appearing around the corner and throwing himself in Seonghwa’s awaiting arms.“Hey Joongie. How was school?” the older pressed a kiss on his temple and continued hugging him as the red haired didn’t seem ready to detach himself yet.Weird Yeosang thought as he looked at the back of the annoying boy.“Don’t talk like that; you sound like my father asking me about school. And let’s not talk about school, I’m soooo hungry” He whined in the raven haired boy’s chest and pressed his chin on it to look up at him. If someone saw them he’d think that they’re such a cute couple with Hongjoong’s arms wrapped around the older’s waist, looking up at him and Seonghwa wrapping his long coat around the petite boy to keep him warm. (Except for the fact that Hongjoong was wearing a school uniform and Seonghwa’s elegant style made him already look more mature. But they were the same age!)“What do you wanna eat baby? We can go to that eating place you like.”“I wanna go to your apartment and maybe you can cook for me?”“Of course, anything you want.” Seonghwa leaned down and kissed the other and… What the hell they… were making out or something? Yeosang couldn’t tell cause all he could see was Hongjoong’s head. However he could hear and those were definitely kissing sounds and Hongjoong’s low whines.Unbelievable. His hyung was complaining minutes ago that he had forgotten about him but now he was the one that forgot about Yeosang’s existence. He was literally right behind them!He decided not to be mean and interrupt them. Maybe they hadn’t seen each other for a while like him and Yunho. (In other words they were lucky that he was missing his boyfriend and could sympathize with them). But when Seonghwa turned his head a bit and placed one hand on the shorter’s jaw all the while his other hand lowered and started kneading Hongjoong’s ass he decided that he had enough.He coughed startling them both. Especially Hongjoong.“What the hell are you doing here?! How long have you been sitting there?” he screeched his face flushed red till the neck where his tie hanged low. Whether it was from the embarrassment or because of the whole kissing thing he didn’t want to know.“Way before you got here hyung.” He sneered and glared at Seonghwa who was looking sheepishly at him. “And you! I didn’t want to see that. What the hell?”“Sorry we got carried away” Seonghwa smiled and tried to take Hongjoong’s hand in his but instead the smaller glowered at him and got into the car while slumming the door.“Does he have two personalities or something?” Yeosang mumbled. He still wondered whether Hongjoong didn’t just like PDA or was just weird in showing affection. Or he hated him and acted weirdly only in front of him…“Sangie don’t start please… Anyway, how are you feeling? I knew this would happen. How could I leave you all alone. You can’t take care of yourself! And you’re avoiding Yunho. Who should I trust to take care of you now, huh? Maybe I should ask Hongjoong to keep an eye on you.”“No! Don’t you dare! I’m fine, stop worrying!”“At least let me drive you and the guys back home?”“Your boyfriend over there is already glaring at me. What makes you think that he’d agree to that?” Yeosang looked over Seonghwa and took out his tongue to Hongjoong in a mocking way. The other gave him the finger in return and looked at the other side.“He wouldn’t mind. And if he does I’ll threaten him that I won’t let him stay the night at my place. How do you think I made him join your dance club? It works every time.” he laughed.“Wow that’s mean. Didn’t expect that fro