After weeks of practicing and fine tuning the remaining songs, The Boyz were granted a day off. "Haknyeon, will you allow me to take you somewhere today?" Haknyeon put his phone down then shrugged. Changmin had been less protective and touchy and he was grateful for that. "I guess so. Is it just going to be us?" "Well, that was my intention." Haknyeon wasn't sure he wanted to be alone with Changmin, but the others probably wouldn't help with this situation either. "Fine. Now go so I can get ready." After getting ready, Haknyeon waited for Changmin by the front door. "Sorry, almost forgot something."

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They walked side by side as Haknyeon took in the world around him. He had always been in a rush, so he couldn't properly appreciate the greenery around him. "I'm surprised you haven't asked me where I'm taking you." "I trust you enough. However, I'd hate to be disappointed." He saw Changmin slow down then stop in front of a shop decorated with flowers. "Is it just the two of you?" "Yep." He watched Changmin pay the guy then hold the door open for him. "Wow, this is beautiful." They walked through and made their way out to the back which had a few people sitting at tables underneath a gazebo.

"How did you find out about such a place like this? How much does it cost?" Changmin patted his back then ushered him to a seat. "That doesn't matter, but what does is you and what you want. Order anything you want off the menu, within a reasonable price." Haknyeon scanned the menu and couldn't decide what he wanted because they all sounded delicious. "I guess I'll go with the vanilla cream filled cookies and naturally a glass of milk to go with them." Changmin nodded then waved for the waiting waitress to come over.

"Are you sure you don't want one?" "I'm sure. Just enjoy yourself." Haknyeon was sure that Changmin would get hungry later, so he put the rest of them into a baggie that came with the order. "Follow me. There's a bit more to this place." Haknyeon followed as they passed through a flowery entrance. He watched as Changmin sat on a swing then patted the spot next to him. Haknyeon took the seat next to Changmin then he noticed the swing had started to move.

"Sorry for being overbearing. I couldn't stand Sunwoo being so close to you after what he did to you. I didn't want to lose you either. Still, I shouldn't use that as an excuse." "Well, I'm glad you realized. Though, I should've said something sooner. Why did you go and hit him that one time?" He waited for Changmin to respond but the elder didn't seem like he was going to give an answer. "Thank you." "For what, Haknyeon?" He felt his face heat up, so he looked towards the ground before giving Changmin an answer. "For being there for me during those bad times. And for this. You're a great guy." Haknyeon felt Changmin lift up his head then froze when he felt his lips on his forehead. "Thank you, Haknyeon, for existing." He noticed Changmin held his hand out to him and he took it. "I promise to never let go of this hand, no matter how tough it gets."

It was then when Haknyeon came to his senses. "You certainly don't mean that." "But I do." Haknyeon pulled his hand away, realizing the trick Changmin was trying to pull. "So this is how you try to get someone to like you? You get all crazy in the beginning then have them tell you off and you listen. Then you do this grand gesture, say a few words then hook, line and sinker?" "No, that's n-" "Save it. I don't want to hear excuses. I can't accept your feelings. I know you're gay, but I'm not. You just reaffirmed my sexuality." Haknyeon walked out of the place and started running.

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He felt déjà vu as he slowed down and looked around. Sure enough, it was the place he had met Park Jimin at. He knew he wouldn't run into him a second time as he sat down on a bench outside a store. "I must've hurt Changmin, but I had to let him know I wasn't interested. Though, I'm hoping he bought it..." He put his head in his hands as he thought of ways to mend their bond. He heard the sound of footsteps as they soon slowed to a stop near him. Haknyeon looked up then felt a tiny wave of relief.

"What brings you around here, Sunwoo?" "No one who stayed inside wanted me around, so I went out." He nodded then let out a small sigh. "I heard you went out with Changmin. Where is he?" "I don't know." "Then, what happened that caused you two to separate?" Haknyeon remained quiet, not entirely sure he wanted Sunwoo to know anything. "It's alright if you don't want to say anything. I'll just try to judge through your facial expressions." Haknyeon looked at Sunwoo and saw nothing but concern on his face. "You don't have to. I guess I can tell you." "I wont force you to do anything. Not like how I used to." Haknyeon shuddered as memories of the past ran through his mind.

"Well, Changmin took me to a beautiful place. I guess you could call it a bakery. Everything was fine until he kissed my forehead. I told him that I figured out how he gets others to like him, that I wasn't going to accept his feelings and that I was straight. Then I ran and ended up here." He couldn't tell how Sunwoo was feeling as he had an unreadable expression on his face. "That was pretty harsh. You simply could've said you weren't going to accept his feelings." "I know, and now I feel terrible." "Haknyeon." Haknyeon noticed a change in Sunwoo's tone as it had went from concern to curiosity. "Yes?" "Are you actually straight?" "No. I'm bisexual. Why do you ask?" Sunwoo shook his head then looked away from Haknyeon. "Are you straight?" It was then he noticed Sunwoo tense up and try to avoid further eye contact with him.

He stood up then stood in Sunwoo's line of sight. He started doing aegyo while asking Sunwoo to tell him. "It's amusing to see him so flustered. It's cute actually." Haknyeon thought as he watched Sunwoo admit defeat. "I'm not straight. That's all you're going to get." "That's not fair. I told you so it's only fair you do the same." Haknyeon huffed then walked back to his seat, only to trip over an air pocket that he thought he'd stepped over. He expected to fall forward and meet the ground, but instead was face to face with Sunwoo. "I-um, thanks." Haknyeon then noticed he was straddling Sunwoo and was about to freak out until Sunwoo placed a finger on his lips. "Let's just stay like this for a moment, okay?" "Okay..."

He was cursing himself mentally for agreeing then plotted to get him back for this. As much as he didn't want to admit it, doing this felt somewhat comfortable to him. Soon enough, he found himself wrapping his arms around Sunwoo's neck and resting his head on his shoulder. "Getting comfy now are we?" It was Sunwoo's words that broke him out of that comfortable trance and he stood up. "N-No, not in the slightest. I apologize for my actions. I'm going to head back to the dorm. Are you coming or...?" Sunwoo shook his head then motioned for Haknyeon to go on ahead. "That was surprising. Why didn't I move earlier? This is crazy."

"Chanhee, I did something strange today." "As if you don't everyday." "I'm just going to ignore that. So, I tripped and was about to have a taste of Seoul ground but I ended up straddling Sunwoo. I felt comfortable with the situation and put my arms around him. I even rested my head on his shoulder!" "You like Sunwoo." Haknyeon looked at Chanhee in disbelief. "What? How else would you explain it then? A really close platonic friendship? As if." "But I don't feel anything for him, so it can't be that." Chanhee rolled his eyes then went back to studying. "Could Chanhee be right...? No, of course not. Not after everything he's done to me."

a/n: don't forget to vote, share and comment! do you think new is right or wrong? do you think haknyeon will catch on to sunwoo?