staring at the door, jisung keeps on glancing down at his wristwatch to check what time it is and then back at the door for some reason. the reason is becau it's the second subject of the morning and his seatmate hasn't arrived yet. he is hungry but he can't buy some snacks as he is budgeting his money until this sunday which his parents would give his weekly allowance.

❝where is that bank account?❞ he checked his phone and mentally cursed at himself for not asking for chenle's number.

clicking his tongue, jisung slouched his back as he tapped his fingers down to his desk, annoying the students near him but neither of them had the courage to tell him to stop. they were all scared of jisung knowing his hot headed temper.

just when jisung was planning on excusing himself as he had plans on seeking his way inside the council's room to get chenle's information and get his phone number, loud screeching voices were heard from outside the room and their heads jerked to the door which slid open and showed a breathless and disheveled familar student.

for a minute there, jisung was drooling but quickly then shook the thought off from his head. he is hungry and he wants his bank account to buy him food.

❝i'm very sorry for being late.❞ chenle took a low bow, scaring the teacher who thought that chenle would break at how low he took a bow.

chenle honestly woke up late. it was not his alarm clock's fault, it's more or like his fault. fining his way home, chenle took the whole night walking around the city, getting lost, and then going back to square one. luckily, no one messed around with him last night and even though it was already late, at least he got home safely and he was tired. he slept at the sofa in the living room after locking the house as he was tired to go up and it was a bad idea as he woke up with his back aching.

❝it's okay chenle.❞ the teacher sent chenle a small smile and decided to let him off the hook knowing that he's a new transfer student. ❝you can now take a seat.❞

whispers inside the room were heard, some at the teacher for being unfair and faking his kindness at the new student, and some at chenle and questioned about him being late.

❝be quiet!❞ the teacher slammed a ruler down the desk and successfully silenced everyone.

not looking at jisung, chenle sat down on his seat without talking to anyone. not even scared of jisung's stare at him, he didn't care. he was mad at the younger as it is also partly his fault for not being with him while he was lost. instead, he went out with his friends after asking a big amount of money from chenle.

❝psst,❞ jisung took a pen and poked chenle's sides using it. ❝hey, bank account.❞

bank account? chenle has a name and it seems like jisung doesn't remember what it is. oh well, not like chenle will talk to him even if he calls him by his name.

jisung got annoyed and placed the pen down in his notebook, pulling his phone one from his pocket once more and tried not to get caught. ❝i wonder what will happen if i press this post button?❞

widening his eyes, chenle was forced to look at the side and gave jisung the attention he wanted. ❝what the heck do you want?❞

❝i'm hungry.❞ jisung simply said and turned to a smile with a smile, enjoying chenle looking so annoyed.

❝what do you want me to do, shove the whole cafeteria inside your mouth?❞ chenle took out his book and a notebook as he was ready to catch up to the lesson being discussed in front.

nodding his head, jisung grabbed hold of chenle's wrist to prevent him from writing the notes down to his notebook. ❝go buy food for me.❞

chenle turned his head to the side and gave the smiling chicken a look, wearing his most scariest glare. ❝i just arrived here, the fuck you want me to do?❞

❝excuse yourself and go buy food for me.❞ jisung was forcing chenle to raise his hand up but the short chinese managed to be that strong and pull his hand back down before the teacher sees it and calls his name.

❝you do that, you're the one who's hungry.❞ chenle said with an attitude as he easily got away from jisung's hold.

having a frown on his face, jisung looked back down to his phone and decided to use the video as a reason for chenle to go out and buy him food. ❝i'm tagging everyone, i'm starting it off with that senior.. what's his name again?❞ jisung smirked at the older who froze from his seat. ❝ah, xiaojun.❞

raising his hand in a blink of an eye, jisung was holding back a laugh that's threatening to come out from his mouth. chenle looked desperate, he looked tired, he looked like he wanted all of this to end soon, he looked like he had no sleep. but did jisung care? not even a bit.

❝can i go out?❞ chenle stood up and started to act hurt the moment he caught the teacher's attention. ❝my stomach is not feeling well and i need to buy food.❞

seeing the teacher nod before going back to write notes at the blackboard, jisung glanced at chenle who sat back down to get the wallet inside his bag.  bringing his hand up, jisung patted the cute chinese like he's a dog.

❝good bank account.❞

🐋

staring at the new transfer student, their eyes then went to jisung and then back to the new transfer student who getting uncomfortable under their gazes.

❝so,❞ jaemin was the first one to speak and break the silence surrounding their table. ❝you guys are dating?❞

❝hyung!❞ jisung groaned at what his cousin had just said and earned snorts from both donghyuck and mark. chenle, who heard that, could feel himself getting all disgusted at the thought of dating the tall chicken. ❝he is chenle.❞

❝and i'm his bank—❞

❝well hello there chenle!❞ donghyuck spoke with pure amusement as he took his hand out for a handshake, which chenle was hesitant to do so. ❝my name is donghyuck and this is my boyfriend, mark.❞

mark then stood up from their seat and took a bow that earned attention coming from their neighborhood tables at the cafeteria. ❝please take care of our jisung.❞

both chenle and jisung stared at each other, trying to imagine being together and being in a relationship, and can't help but scrunch their noses and have that uneasy look on. they just can't imagine having a romantic relationship between them, it's just so impossible to imagine without having that distasteful look on their faces.

sighing, jisung decided to clear things up between them as he didn't want for them to think that he is dating chenle or chenle is his boyfriend because in reality, he isn't dating chenle and never would be even make chenle as his boyfriend. ❝no, we are not dating. chenle is a transfer student from china and i am here to introduce him to you as my bank account and not as my boyfriend.❞

they know and they are against it. but no matter how much they tell jisung that what he is doing is wrong, the stubborn boy would never listen to them. it's no use of telling him. although, they can convince him. and they did it on purpose, looking clueless and misunderstanding chenle as his boyfriend, as they thought that maybe it could change jisung's way of thinking and treat the poor transfer student properly.

jisung glanced to the side and scoffed at the sight of chenle frowning. ❝i would never date someone like him.❞

well, that hurt. chenle didn't even know why he felt such feeling, such as his heart breaking into pieces,  when jisung is just no one to him but a cruel person who doesn't have a heart. but even though, he felt himself getting hurt by what he said even when he had already expected those words to come out from his mouth. was he that bad for someone not to actually date him?

❝that's not a good thing to say jisung.❞ jaemin said and gave his cousin a look after seeing chenle looking down from the table with a frown on his face.

❝what?❞ clicking his tongue, jisung thought that introducing chenle to his friends is a bad idea. he could have known that they are that nice to go to chenle's side rather than going to his no matter how many year they have been friends. ❝i'm telling the truth, chenle is not my type.❞

❝jisung.❞ the three of them gave the younger boy a warning look.

the boy clicked his tongue and nudged chenle who's spacing out. he nudged a little bit too harshly that chenle almost fell to the side, he didn't expect that jisung would snap him out from his thoughts that harshly. ❝hey, bank account.❞

looking with a glare on, chenle nonetheless answered even though he was mad at the younger. ❝what?❞ and his name is zhong chenle, not bank account.

❝go buy me a drink and a new set of lunch. i want those chicken nuggets they are serving.❞

furrowing his brows, chenle pointed at his tray that's not yet even finished. ❝you should finish your food first. and isn't this your third time—❞

jisung waved his phone at the older, ❝the video.❞

groaning really loudly, chenle had no choice but to buy whatever he wants. after all, he is his bank account.

classes ended in a blink of an eye and trust me, chenle tried to hide for jisung not to find him and drag him again at the arcade he usually goes to meet up with his friends from other schools and play there as if they own the arcade. chenle hid inside the restrooms, inside the abandoned room, and even went to the rooftop but jisung would still find him. and now, he's being dragged to the usual, at the arcade. another thing why chenle didn't want to go is that he'll meet jisung's friends, he doesn't like them. they'd come too close to him and flirt with him, more or like playing around with him. they probably had guessed that he is gay and decided to tease him about it, which chenle clicked his tongue at them having no respect.

❝where are you going?❞ jisung looked up to the machine he is playing and raised a brow at chenle who turned around from him.

after seeing the coins jisung had from this arcade, chenle wanted to go and buy him another fifty more instead of waiting for jisung to shout at him across the arcade and embarrass him because he works too slow. ❝how many coins do you want?❞

shaking his head, jisung pulled chenle back to his place next to him as he continued to play the last round of the game. ❝my friends and i decided to go out early, we have somewhere to go.❞

seeing jisung giving him his own wallet, chenle rolled his eyes after knowing what that meant. taking out a good amount of money from his wallet, he transferred the money to jisung's almost empty wallet. ❝here.❞

it surprised chenle that he didn't use a lot of money today unlike yesterday which wad his first day of being jisung's bank account.

after a few more minutes, the group of friends finally went out of the arcade after feeling satisfied in hanging out there and playing the usual. they talked a bit outside and chenle just stood there being quiet as he waited for jisung to dismiss him. going home early is actually a good idea, he still didn't know the way back as he took a lot of turns here and there and not remembering them after. maybe he'd come home earlier than yesterday and maybe he'd actually remember his way to the bus stop.

❝why were you late this morning?❞ jisung spoke to the silent short male.

looking up to the side, chenle went back to staring down the ground. ❝i overslept.❞

❝why?❞

❝i got home late last night that's why. i didn't know my way back and took the whole night finding it.❞ and chenle blames it on jisung who didn't think of him and just went with his friends.

jisung looked back at his friends who were done talking about a new arcade just a few blocks from here and which cafe they should hand out after. seeing that they have already made their choice, he then cuts them off before they would go.

❝you guys go first, i will take chenle first at the nearest bus stop.❞ jisung said, earning teasing looks from his friends. ❝want me to wipe those faces off?❞

giggling at jisung's threat, they nodded their heads. ❝we'll be waiting there for you.❞

jisung then placed his arm around chenle's shoulders. the short male was confused at what he had just done. jisung choosing him over his friends for once? ❝what did you eat?❞

clicking his tongue at the older's question, jisung held his urge to push him from the streets. ❝shut up and be thankful that i'm guiding your way.❞ taking his phone out, he gave it to chenle who's holding it with a confused look on. ❝save your number there so that i won't be wasting my energy looking for you all the time.❞

in the middle of saving his number in jisung's phone, the younger spoke again.

❝and don't even think of deleting the video.❞

chenle gave jisung's phone back with his eyes rolled. ❝you won't even let me.❞

even though he was mad at jisung for blackmailing him, he still had to be thankful for him. at least he's doing something right for once and that is guiding him to where the nearest bus stop is.

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