ding dong!

hongjoong ran to the door, excited to see the boy he knew was behind it.

"wooyoungie!" he cheered, hugging one half of his best friends.

"hi joongie!" he smiled at the smaller boy in front of him, "you ready to go?"

"yeah, let me just tell jongho i'm leaving." hongjoong pointed towards the elder's room and made his way over.

"was that wooyoung at the door, hun?" jongho asked as hongjoong approached his bedroom door, the younger nodding his head.

"yes. we're going to sangie's. what time is yunho picking me up?" hongjoong questioned, knowing jongho doesn't drive when he goes to san's house for parties.

"probably eleven. we won't stay too late because we don't want yeosang's mom to have to wait up for us. is that ok?" jongho asked his brother who gave him a thumbs up.

"that's perfect! i'll see you later hyung!" hongjoong waved goodbye and ran towards the front door of the house, shutting it behind him as he walked with wooyoung to his mother's car.

"hello beautiful boy." wooyoung's mother turned to face hongjoong and smiled at the boy.

hongjoong giggled in response, "hi mrs. jung! how are you?"

"i'm doing great, sweetie. how was your day?" she asked and a small frown appeared on the boy's face, quickly turning it upside down before anyone could notice.

"it was ok. my brother's friend babysat me this morning. we made pizza! it was delicious!" hongjoong smiled widely.

"that sounds like a great time." she nodded her head as she kept her eyes glued to the road.

wooyoung turned around to face his friend and let out a loud screech, frightening both the driver and the passenger in the car, "joong, are you wearing makeup!?"

hongjoong honestly forgot he had the products on his face. he was slightly embarrassed, but nodded his head nonetheless, "yes. i was bored today, so i put it on for fun!"

"you look so pretty!" wooyoung cheered, grabbing hongjoong's cheek and pulling on it a bit.

hongjoong blushed at the cute action from his friend, "thank you!"

"of course! i love you so so much!" wooyoung giggled and turned around as his mother pulled up to yeosang's house.

"ok, wooyoung i will pick you up at nine thirty as i always do. hongjoong, are you sure you have a ride home? wooyoung told me your brother won't be home until a little later." wooyoung's mom asked, making sure the boy had a way of getting home.

"yes. my brother's friend yunho is picking me up, but thank you for the offer!" he thanked the woman and she smiled at the boy.

wooyoung was bouncing impatiently, overly excited to get out of the car and into yeosang's house, "ok mommy, are you done? i need to see sangie!"

"yes honey, i'm sorry for keeping you boys. have fun! i'll see you later wooyoung and i'll see you soon hongjoong." she grabbed her son's head and kissed him goodbye, catching his last bit of attention before he could sprint out of the car. hongjoong waved goodbye to the woman, quickly following his speedy friend.

as he stepped out of the car, wooyoung was already aggressively ringing yeosang's doorbell. thankfully, yeosang opened the door in no time.

"sangie!!!!" wooyoung screamed and tackled his friend with a huge hug.

"hi yeosangie!" hongjoong greeted his friend who gave a small wave back.

"come on in." yeosang motioned for them to walk in, wooyoung turning around and vigorously waving goodbye to his mom before she drove off.

"hi boys!" yeosang's mother called from the couch, earning greetings from both wooyoung and hongjoong, "do you guys want any snacks or anything?"

"i'm ok right now, but thank you!" wooyoung called out and yeosang's mom nodded her head.

"ok. if you want anything, i'll be in here. you boys can go to yeosang's room if you'd like." she waved them off and the boys followed yeosang towards his room.

once they entered, wooyoung jumped onto yeosang's bed. yeosang shook his head as wooyoung rolled around his bed, messing up the sheets and pillows in the process.

"you really treat my house like it's your own!" yeosang giggled into his hand.

"we've been best friends for years, sangie! your house is practically mine too!" wooyoung rolled his eyes and yeosang shrugged, laying next to wooyoung and cuddling into his chest.

"sooo..." wooyoung dragged out, looking at hongjoong who was sitting across from him in a fluffy white chair.

"what?" hongjoong asked, playing dumb.

"you know what! seonghwa watched you today, and i know for a fact you lied about putting makeup on because you were 'bored'. did you tell him?!" wooyoung exclaimed as he sat up, yeosang following his actions.

"well, i might've..." hongjoong began saying, getting cut off from wooyoung and yeosang's excited giggles, "but, it didn't go the way you guys are hoping it did."

both wooyoung and yeosang visibly sunk down in their seats, "what do you mean?" yeosang asked.

"i mean he denied me. he told me he doesn't see me that way." hongjoong frowned and wooyoung stood up, running towards hongjoong to give him a big hug.

"oh my god joongie, i'm so sorry." wooyoung cried out, squeezing the life out of the smaller boy.

yeosang also stood up and shuffled his way towards the two. he leaned down, engulfing the two in a comforting group hug. hongjoong hugged back, happy to get the chance to rant to his friends today.

"it's ok, guys. it was just kind of embarrassing," hongjoong giggled, "but i'm glad i got it out, even if he said no."

"how did you tell him?" yeosang asked.

"well, that's the interesting part..." hongjoong trailed off, "he actually accidentally got me to admit it. i was really nervous, so i wasn't talking much, which he's obviously not used to. i'm usually really talkative when he's around. i'm so talkative that he has to tell me to shut up sometimes. when i wasn't answering him or when i was responding dryly, he asked me why. i began stuttering like crazy, barely able to form a proper sentence. he jokingly said it was because i had a crush on him... to which i began rambling about how i liked him! i don't know why, but i couldn't control it!"

"oh wow, i'm not gonna lie, that is embarrassing!" wooyoung laughed and hongjoong pouted, "but like you said, at least you got it out."

"yeah, i'm happy about that." hongjoong smiled, "he was actually really sorry about it afterwards. he felt so bad that he was actually really nice to me! it was a change, but a good change at that. he kept apologizing to me every other sentence. kinda weird, but i won't question it!"

"good idea, don't question it! it's better to keep it that way." wooyoung agreed with his friend, giving him a thumbs up.

"well, you never know. maybe if he starts being nice to you, he'll get to know the real you... and maybe he'll start to like you back!" yeosang shook the smaller boy's arm, wooyoung screaming in agreement.

"he's right! you never know what could happen, joongie! don't lose faith!" wooyoung cheered.

"you know what, you guys are right. i'll keep trying, don't worry!" hongjoong cheered and the boys let go from their hug, returning to their original seats.

"we all know someone else who also needs to do that... someone who doesn't listen to his own advice." wooyoung smirked, staring into yeosang's eyes as a light shade of pink blushed on his cheeks.

"the boy i like is straight and has a girlfriend, what do you expect me to do?" he questioned, crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow.

"at least speak to him! you never know what could happen in the future." wooyoung poked yeosang who shook his head no.

"you don't understand, i'm selectively mute youngie! i try to speak, but the words just don't come out. my brain thinks them, my heart wants to say them... but they won't allow my mouth to speak them." yeosang frowned and hit wooyoung in the arm.

"ugh, i guess you're right..." wooyoung dragged out.

"you're the one who doesn't even like anyone!" hongjoong pointed at the boy, laughing at him.

"well i can't help that! i get really anxious around boys!" wooyoung defended himself.

"well then you can't make fun of yeosang for not being able to speak to jongie." hongjoong pointed out, yeosang nodding his head rapidly in agreement.

"whatever, you guys are meanies!" wooyoung screamed out, standing up. "i'm gonna talk to sangie's mommy, she's nicer than both of you!" he giggled, sprinting out of the room.

"he definitely just wanted an excuse to get some cookies." yeosang giggled and hongjoong agreed with his friend, walking out of the room to follow wooyoung to the kitchen where he was already stuffing his face with snacks.

i'm up at eight am for kcon... the things i do for txt!!!

-vic