when they had their first fight;

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slamming the door, jungwoo grumbled the moment he got inside the house and caught both his parents' attention. his mother was eating by the living room and his father just came out from the kitchen after probably insisting in making dinner. both the adults stared at their fifteen-year-old son that's throwing a tantrum.

❝who buttered your eggroll?❞ his father just had to make a joke at the wrong time.

the wife only gave him a look and it was enough for him to shut up. sighing, she placed down the bowl of chips and walked up to her son. ❝jungwoo, is there something wrong?❞

❝i can't believe he had a date with someone and didn't even bother telling me!❞

both the adults stood there with their eyes widening at how jungwoo was mad. he didn't look threatening at all but he was angry and they should actually be afraid of that. but the reason was something the teenager's father snorted.

the two of them knew it was about yukhei.

groaning at how his father was making fun of him, jungwoo stomped his foot and made his way to his room. he didn't forget to tell them that he won't be joining dinner with them. they didn't force him, knowing that he'd go out in the middle of the night and steal food in the kitchen. they just let their son be and deal with whatever problem he had with his bestfriend for years.

❝what happened to no keeping of secrets?❞ jungwoo scoffed, throwing his bag somewhere inside his room and started to harshly remove the uniform he is wearing.

he doesn't even know why he is so worked up at the fact that yukhei had a date with a girl from another school. probably because he didn't even bother telling him despite of them being bestfriends? seriously though, how popular is yukhei that his name reached to another school? he doesn't even join any sports, also not part of the school's government, neither is he the smartest in school. he's just the nation's joker that everyone would like to hang out with because of how fun he is.

but yukhei would always make some excuse not to be with them because he'd like to just be right beside jungwoo.

❝right,❞ jungwoo mocked a laugh at those words yukhei had told him. ❝yet he managed to go out on a date with someone i have no idea who!❞

if it weren't for one of yukhei's friend in his grade then jungwoo wouldn't have found out that he actually went out with someone. their date was even hold at a day where yukhei lied to jungwoo saying he had to feed his dog so he couldn't watch movies with him.

jungwoo was stupid enough to believe that even though the younger doesn't own a dog in the first place.

and now he had ignored yukhei the whole day. poor boy, he must be wondering what he had done wrong that made jungwoo avoid him.

changing to his pajamas, jungwoo just eyed his phone that had dozens of calls from the younger and countless of messages telling him about his actions and showing how worried he is. jungwoo shut his phone down and didn't bother touching it after, not in the mood to talk to yukhei.

❝why am i so mad at him?❞ laying down his bed, jungwoo questioned at himself.

does he have the right to get mad at yukhei just because he didn't tell him that he went on a date with someone? but the younger lied. he could have just told him that he's going out with someone, that would at least lessen his anger. wait, but why would he still be mad if yukhei tells him that he's out on a date? shaking his head, jungwoo agreed to himself that he's mad at how yukhei lied to him and not at the fact that he went out on a date with someone from another school.

❝i should just sleep—❞

flinching from his place, jungwoo twisted his body to the side as soon as he heard a noise coming from his bedroom window. sitting up and going to it, the teenager just moved back when he saw tiny pebbles being thrown by the window.

clicking his tongue, he immediately knew who it was.

he was about to turn back and ignore the person who's throwing rocks to his bedroom window but he then heard him sing in a way that could wake the whole neighborhood up.

"my lady—"

rushing towards the window, jungwoo quickly opened it and caught the boy motioning his arm as if he was about to throw another pebble but stopped when he saw jungwoo. ❝what the fuck are you doing, yukhei?❞

until now, it still surprises the younger at how jungwoo can curse. his face looks like he's just full of rainbows and butterflies but yukhei knows everything behind that pretty face. ❝run away with me, rose.❞

jungwoo scrunched his nose up at whatever movie yukhei took the dialog from. ❝go home.❞

❝don't go!❞

❝what business do you have here?❞ jungwoo snapped, looking down at yukhei with a glare.

the younger frowned after seeing that his guess was right about jungwoo being mad at him. ❝you, you're my business.❞

him and his words. ❝just go home yukhei, your mother might be looking for you.❞ jungwoo was about to close the window but he then heard the younger shout.

❝why are you so mad, huh!?❞ yukhei yelled out, veins showing on his neck. ❝all i did was be in a date with someone!❞

❝i'm not mad because you went out on a date.❞ sure, jungwoo kept on convincing himself that. ❝you can go out with anyone you like, i won't even bother caring.❞

❝then—❞

❝you lied to me!❞ all those words he had told him, all his flirts towards him, jungwoo couldn't believe that he actually put meaning into it. he should have known better than to trust every word yukhei would say. ❝you told me you were busy feeding your dog. the heck, you don't even have a dog!❞

yukhei bit his lower lip as he was guilty for saying that. looking up at the older who's inside his room, he gave him an apologetic look with his eyes sparkling. but thinking about it, yukhei actually had a reason as to why he had to lie. so instead of apologizing, the boy shouted back, ❝because if i would have told you about going out on a date then you will sulk the whole day and make me feel guilty for choosing the date over you!❞

but he still got guilty even if he didn't tell jungwoo about the date.

❝i won't sulk over it, i'm not that petty!❞ the older shouted back.

❝are you sure?❞ yukhei threw the pebbles he had gathered just to throw to his friend's window and then crossed his arms only to raise a brow at the older, not believing him. ❝last time chose my golden fish over you, you ignored me for two days. it took me the whole ice cream parlor to make you speak a word with me!❞

pouting, jungwoo puffed his cheeks in frustration at how yukhei still remembered that. ❝we were young at that time!❞

❝that was last year!❞

the two kept on shouting and had their voices raised at every word they had said to each other, jungwoo's parents might have already heard yukhei being just outside their house already. but neither of the two even noticed about them shouting and letting the whole neighborhood they were fighting. they were too busy in their own world to even think of that.

"ah, this is getting frustrating." yukhei complained in chinese while ruffling his hair roughly. ❝look, jungwoo, i just want you to know that i didn't mean to lie to you.❞

and it would always be yukhei who puts down his pride first.

jungwoo hated how it's always like that because in that way, it'll be hard to get mad at him.

❝i'm just thinking a lot of possibilities of what could happen if you know i'll be out on a date.❞

leaning by the window frame, jungwoo had already forgot the main reason why he's angry at the younger. ❝why, what do you think i'll do?❞

❝i don't know..❞ looking away from the older that's eyeing down on him, yukhei could feel his cheeks heat up at the next words he'd say. "probably get jealous?"

but he didn't have the guts to say it to jungwoo in a language he'd understand.

sighing, jungwoo actually felt bad for getting mad at the younger in the first place. he was just overthinking about how yukhei had the guts to lie to him and would probably do it again if he just shrugs it off. ❝aren't you going home?❞

❝actually..❞ yukhei mayhaps locked himself out, he didn't know how he had done it but he really did, and his mother is probably asleep right now. he didn't ask permission to go out and visit jungwoo, he just snuck out.

he'd be dead meat if his mother finds out about him out at night.

❝you locked yourself out.❞ by now, it isn't surprising anymore. with yukhei, everything is possible.

nodding his head, the younger looked up with a sheepish smile while rubbing his nape.

❝get inside, join us for dinner.❞ jungwoo might actually shock his parents that he'd join dinner even when he told them that he won't. ❝and stay for the night.❞

that then made yukhei's eyes glitter. ❝you are such an angel, woo.❞ right, it was as if this boy didn't curse at him just a while ago. ❝are we alright now?❞

jungwoo was about to close the window and greet yukhei by the front door but he was stopped by a question. ❝what do you think?❞

❝you are still planning for my death bed and—❞

❝yukhei, we're good. i'm sorry for raising my voice at you.❞ he just got mad at something so simple. passing the boy a smile, jungwoo hoped that yukhei would also forgive him for getting angry at something so small.

❝it's okay man! your voice is still like written in small font even if you shout.❞ the younger joked, earning a look coming from jungwoo for saying that.

❝goodluck sleeping outside.❞ and with that, jungwoo had already closed the window. he wasn't able to hear yukhei's apologies for saying that.

but we all know he quickly went out from his room and walked over to the front door just to invite yukhei over to his house.

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