how do i get inside without him noticing ? i was so deep in my thought that i could not hear anyone calling my name. 

"(y/n) !! hello ? are you there ??" haechan asked, waving his hand in front of me.

"h-huh ? oh. sorry.  was just thinking how i could get inside daeho's house. i'll explain everything tomorrow. you guys should go now. it's getting late and i'm feeling sleepy" i said. they all nodded.

"okay. see you tomorrow after school !"

"bye !!"

"bye!"

-

the next day was stressful. i was preparing for the mid-year examination. i walked to hoshi and minghao lifelessly. it was lunch break and all i thought about was sleeping. last night, i couldn't stop thinking of daeho. daeho is 2 years older than me, basically 20 this year. he's already in college and here i am still stuck in high school, not improving my grades. i had bags under my eyes. i thought i would go to the library and sleep. unfortunately, no. i was dragged by hoshi and minghao to the cafeteria. 

"can you just let me sleep ? i'm tired" 

"and why didn't you sleep well last night ?" minghao asked.

"yah ! remember there's a handsome korean guy right here !" hoshi said, pissed.

"what where ? i don't see anyone" i said teasing him. 

"aish. you're so annoying sometimes. could you tell us why you're so sleepy ? did you stay up all night watching exo stuff ?" hoshi asked annoyed. i giggled at his reaction. i started explaining to them what had happened last night. once i was done explaining, they were shocked. they looked at me like they have seen a ghost again.

"um, guys ? i'm leaving... bye" i said as i walked off. soon, hoshi and minghao started running to me. we walked side by side to the classroom. today was really not my day. i just wanted to sleep at home. i told hoshi and minghao that i couldn't join them for ice cream today because i have to meet jaemin and his friends.

-

after school, i quickly walked home and looked around my surroundings if jaemin or his friends were waiting for me anywhere. i didn't see them anywhere so i was about to enter my house, until someone called my name from behind. 

"(y/n) !"

i turned around to see him. why now ?  i faked a smile and walked towards him. luckily jaemin and the rest weren't here yet. 

"hello daeho. what brings you here ?" i asked. 

"oh, i just wanted to hang out. your mum said we could. anyway, let's go" he said, almost about to drag me with him but i stopped him.

"daeho-ah, can i put my bag down first ? it's really heavy" i said. he nodded and i briskly walked upstairs to my bedroom and changed. after changing, i quickly wrote a note that said 'jaemin-ah, i'm going out with daeho today. i can't meet you. but if you can, try following us to xxxx. don't let daeho see you and the others. stay safe. thanks. bye.'

i put the note on my table and left my house. i saw daeho outside waiting for me. i locked the main door and walked towards him. "how come you don't have school today ?" i asked. 

"they let us off early. the college is being renovated. i didn't have anything to do today, so i thought we could hang out" daeho said while we were walking to his car. as i got in the car, i asked him where we were going to.

"daeho-ah, where are we going ?"

"oh.. i didn't really think of that. sorry" he said sheepishly. 

"well, could we go to xxxx ? we haven't been there for a super long time" i said. i looked at him carefully. when i asked him where we could go to , he was quite nervous. but when i said another place, he seemed to came down. maybe it's really him all along. 

"oh yeah. sure !! we should eat first" he said while smiling to me. he drove off while smiling. i faked a smile and was about to ask him something. 

"hey daeho. how come we always don't go to your house ?" i asked.

"uh...well, my house is....quite messy. yeah and i haven't found time to clean up my house haha...." he said nervously. 

"oh. it's fine. i could help your clean up"

"uhhh....no no it's okay! it's...uh..messier than you think" he said, following a awkward laugh. i laughed with him and we kept quiet, not talking at all. 

-

jaemin~

me and the boys were on our way to (y/n)'s house. a few minutes later, we arrived. i was about to ring the doorbell but i noticed that the lights were off. i looked back to the guys. they were all waiting for me. 

"hey guys, i think(y/n)'s not in the house" i said.

"let's check her bedroom if she left a note for us" mark said.

we all agreed and glitched to (y/n)'s bedroom. it was clear that she wasn't in the house. i was looking at the pictures on her table, when i saw something yellow and shaped as a square. a note !

"guys ! i found a note" i said. they immediately crowded around me. "it says, 'jaemin-ah, i'm going out with daeho today. i can't meet you. but if you can, try following us to xxxx. don't let daeho see you and the others. stay safe. thanks. bye.' we should follow them. we need to find out more about daeho" i said to them. they all nodded seriously and we left the house briskly. 

-

(y/n)~

after a few minutes, we arrived at the mall. it hasn't changed a bit. it reminded me of the fun times with daeho. i missed the old daeho. i know something triggered him to act this way. "(y/n), where do you want to eat ?" he asked, interrupting my thoughts.

"huh ? oh. um, oh oh !! street food ! daeho-ah please ?? it's just outside. pleaseee" i begged him. i even did aegyo in front of him. honestly, it was the most embarrassing thing i've ever done to him. 

daeho chuckled and let me. i was jumping around like a small kid. i could hear my stomach growl. daeho looked at me, trying to hold back his laughter. i then realised my actions, then i stopped. my whole face turned red. even people were looking at me like i was some weirdo. i glared at daeho, laughing his ass off. i hit him on the arm playfully and covered my face. 

"sorry sorry. you were really funny" daeho said while still trying to hold back his laughter. 

i removed my hands from my face. i looked around to see if anyone saw us acting crazily. when i was looking around, i saw jaemin and the rest. i smiled to him so he knows i saw him already. he smiled back. when daeho was about to turn around, i quickly made him turn to the front, and linked my arm to his. "daeho-ssi let's go i'm hungry" i said as i led him outside to where the food was. 

jaemin~

when i saw (y/n) linking her arms to daeho's, i had a weird and hurt feeling inside of me. i was confused for a while, but then realised it. i, na jaemin, felt jealous for the first time even though daeho is her cousin. (y/n)-ah, what are you doing to me ?

~to be continued~

AUTHOR

HELLOOOO

i decided to write another chapter lol

so this is quite long lmao 

i'll be more active (i hope) so i will try to publish other chapters early.

thats all. thanks for reading !

hope you enjoyed !! 

bYEEEEEEEEEEEEE