"what?"

"it's just... we keep running away and hiding ourselves" jisung says.

"but it's so we can be together"

"I know and I love being with you but it's just maybe your dad is being like this because he loves you and is worried about you"

"but you would go to jail" minho looks into his eyes. "I can't let that happen"

"I know" he caresses his cheek.

"my dad treats me like shit"

"it seems like it's because he loves you, people show love in all different ways"

"but I love you and I don't want to be without you" minho says.

"I love you too" jisung smiles softly. "it's because I love you that I need to let you be with your family"

"no..." minho has tears in his eyes.

"yes" jisung also has tears in his eyes.

"I can't lose you" minho says.

"you won't lose me, I'll see you again soon"

"how long is soon?"

"I don't know but as long as I have you in my heart... I'll make sure it's not long at all" jisung looks into his eyes. "go be with your family minho"

"I can't..." minho says. "I can't leave you... I'll never see you again"

"you will" he caresses his cheek again. "you will..."

"promise?"

"I promise"

minho hugs him tight, jisung does the same.

"I love you" minho whispers.

"I love you too" jisung whispers back.

"can you at least walk me back?" he looks at him and he nods.

"good luck honey" the librarian says to minho and nods.

"thank you for everything" minho says as they both leave the library hand in hand.

"I miss you already" minho says as they get close to the house, jisung hugs him tight.

"I love you" jisung says. "I'll see you soon"

"please don't make promises you can't keep"

"I told you I promise"

"okay..." minho looks down and jisung gives him a soft kiss before letting him go.

he waits outside for his dad and the guards to appear, he looks at minho and runs up to him to hug him.

"minho" he says. "you're here"

"yeah"

"are you okay? you've been safe?"

"yes dad..."

"good, we need to get you home your mom is worried sick" he says and they both leave to go into his limo.

jisung watched from afar with tears in his eyes.

jennie and jeonghee come out to hug jisung and comfort him.

"you were right" jennie says. "he does love him"

"I know, but I love him more" jisung cries in jennie's arms and his mom strokes his hair.

"honey... I'm so sorry about all of this... but I get why you did it. you're so sweet"

jisung pulls away from jennie and goes upstairs to his room, not coming out for a few days.

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