The sunshine called you, is getting shorter
The deep darkness is getting longer
Why all my days are filled with you?
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Since Taeyong really wanted to keep his promise, he tried not to avoid Jaehyun any more, even when the others were around them, although Taeyong panicked every time that one of the others would find out about their secret. But he wanted to be a better boyfriend for Jaehyun, so he accepted the panic because he missed him too. So he even allowed the younger one to spend the night with him last night, and now he lay snuggled in the other one's arms in his bed. Lost in thought Taeyong drew light circles on Jaehyun's chest with his fingers while Jaehyun was still asleep. Taeyongs head rested on the upper body of the other and their legs were intertwined, and he could hear the heartbeat of the younger one. This sound completely relaxed him and he tried to fall asleep again for a few minutes, but he just couldn't do it. Slightly bored because his lover couldn't pay attention to him, Taeyong decided to leave the bed. Unlike Jaehyun he was an early riser and never understood how the other one could sleep so long. Gently he tried to get away from his friend without waking him. When he tried to untangle her legs, the other one growled briefly and Taeyong froze out of fear he might wake him up. But Jaehyun turned only slightly in his sleep, releasing Taeyong's legs and leaving the bed quickly and quietly. Since both of them had only slept in boxers and he had no changing clothes in Jaehyun's room, he simply grabbed one of Jaehyun's sweaters and put it on. The Hoodie was much too big for him and almost went to his knees, which made Taeyong wonder for a moment, since he never thought himself to be so much smaller than Jaehyun. Wrapped up in his friend's scent he left the room on quiet soles and stretched himself in the hallway once extensively until his bones cracked. He decided to make some coffee and see who of the others was already awake.

On his way to the kitchen he passed by Taeil and Lei's room and heard soft murmurs from there, so Taeyong decided to talk to the new one about his feelings. Nevertheless he knocked slightly nervously and shortly after that he stuck his head through the door. In the room there was only Lei sitting at his desk and seemed to learn the lyrics of their songs. Slightly surprised he turned to the door and blinked confusedly when he saw Taeyong. "Do you have a moment for me?" Lei nodded slightly and Taeyong entered the room completely and closed the door behind him. Lei turned around with the chair and looked up directly to the younger one. Taeyong cleared his throat slightly. "This may sound weird now but I can't shake the thought that I know you from somewhere and that we've met before." Taeyong wasn't a person who talked around for a long time, but he always came straight to the issue. Same here. Why should he talk about irrelevant things and make small talk in the first place, when he could just ask the question that has been on his tongue for so long. Lei looked at him slightly surprised before his facial expression changed slightly. Taeyong was actually good at reading other people's faces and recognizing their feelings, but he had never seen this expression before. He couldn't interpret it and this made him feel a bit insecure.
"Yes, we do know each other."
Lei's voice was so soft that Taeyong almost missed it. But when he understood his words, he immediately looked at him in surprise. So his feelings hadn't deceived him and they actually knew each other. "We went to the same school Taeyong." He immediately stiffened slightly and looked at him with big eyes. This can't be good. Taeyong was not a likable classmate. He knew that himself. Lei crossed his arms in front of his chest and returned Taeyong's look with a cold expression.
"I'm disappointed that you don't recognize me after all these years." Taeyong bit his lip slightly. He had the habit of biting his lip when he was nervous, stressed or felt uncomfortable. Actually, he did this all the time and it annoyed him a little bit himself, as his lips suffered quite a bit.
"You ruined mine and my best friend's life back then." Lei almost spat out the words and they hit Taeyong like sharp knives. "You offended us almost every day that we both panicked at some point from even going to school." Taeyong suddenly felt totally uncomfortable in Lei's presence, while the feelings of guilt were eating him up from the inside. He closed his eyes for a short time and tried to concentrate before he looked at Lei again. "I..I'm sorry. I was a monster then but that boy from back then doesn't exist anymore. I've changed, I became a better person. I'm really sorry Lei. I can imagine how bad it was for me and what you had to suffer and believe me I'm really, really sorry." He couldn't get any further as Lei hissed slightly and walked towards Taeyong with quick steps, pressing him against the wall in no time. Far too perplexed, Taeyong looked up at Lei with big eyes and stopped in the middle of his sentence while his back banged against the wall. "You can apologize as often as you want, but it doesn't change the fact that I will always hate you Lee." Taeyong flinched slightly at the word "hate" and bit his lip again. He deserved it. Definitely. He was unfair and mean to so many people in his school days. But he was 12, he didn't really know life and didn't know any better then. If he could, he would turn back time and make up for it. Slightly frightened, because Lei was suddenly incredibly close to him, Taeyong opened his eyes slightly. Lei had leaned forward slightly and was so close to Taeyong that he could feel his breath on his face. Lei leaned slightly forward to the ear of the younger one. "I don't care about your excuses. I swore at that time to take revenge on you, and now I finally got the chance." Taeyong swallowed slightly. "So watch out Taeyong." With a cold grin on his face Lei separated from him and took a few steps back. He sparkled dangerously at Taeyong once more before he left the room, leaving the leader slightly shaking and totally confused and speechless.