Mark and Haechan were freaking out, why? Oh it's nothing bad. It's not like Jeno had just told them two weeks after that Na Jaemin had walked him home, twice, and was actually willing to do it.

And still is. Yes, Jaemin has been walking Jeno home when it was just them two, which was funny because Jeno's friends were still busy and Lucas' absence were extending.

He's probably just lazing around and not actually sick.

Yeah, not bad at all.

"HE HAD RED EYES?"

Okay, except that one.

Jeno nodded with a hum, lips softly curled into a smile with his eyes crinkled into crescent moons. "They were endearing." He comments.

Mark gapes his mouth open, shocked and unable to blink for a while. Haechan almost fainting and had to pinch himself to keep back on track of the main concern.

"Jeno, what if he's..."

"A monster– ow!" Haechan winced with a yelp, receiving another harsh pinch from Mark who glared at him.

Jeno rolled his eyes and continued to wash his hands as the three of them were in the boys bathroom just after they all had finished their last classes.

"I don't know, I could be seeing things but I wouldn't mind." He shrugged.

Mark finally blinks normally and shrieks, "how could you be so normal and calm with this? Your soulmate literally had red eyes!"

"They could be contacts, I don't know Jaemin hyung that well yet. I'm still learning about him, Markue hyung." The brunet smiled, grabbing his backpack and walking out of the bathroom with his friends following him.

"Yeah well but–"

"Mark!" A voice calls behind them, resulting them to turn around to see Johnny running up to them.

"Oh, hey wassup man."

"Please don't ever say that again," Haechan grimaced and scrunched his nose after hearing his boyfriend say such words.

Mark huffs at him and raises a brow at Johnny, "okay actually what do you need? Because I'm having a serious conversation with Jeno right now about his soulmate."

"Coach is calling us for an important meeting, probably about the game and shit like that." The tall boy said, not really panting heavily as much as Haechan would've liked to bet on it.

"But we don't have practice." Mark baffled, clearly confused as he thought today was a day off from basketball.

"Exactly, it's an extra practice. I think about who we're competing against, you know how Yuta could be so competitive and starts threatening the other team, saying that they can suck his ass if he was a bottom." Johnny rolled his eyes.

The raven haired boy scoffed and turns to the other two, smiling guiltily. "Sorry guys, I have basketball practice."

"Yes, we've heard Mark. We're right here listening to you and Johnny backstabbing Yuta." Haechan remarks, adding weird hand gestures.

The elder tsked and kissed the tanned male's cheek, "love you." Then turning to Jeno as he ruffled the brunet's fluffy hair. "I'll see you tomorrow, and we'll continue our conversation, okay?"

Jeno just nodded silently, the two of them watching Mark leave with Johnny as they both headed towards the gymnasium. Turning to Haechan, he raised a brow.

"Should we tell him you were on the call with Yuta and let him listen alongside with us?" He tilts his head, watching Haechan end the said call abruptly without further words.

"Nah, he's not that dumb. He'll figure it out once Yuta yells at them." He shrugged, draping an arm around Jeno and leading them out of the entrance doors.

Surprisingly, they crossed paths with Lucas and Jaemin, the two halting their steps as they came face to face with Haechan and Jeno.

"Dude, where the hell have you been?" Haechan immediately interrogates the tall basketball player. Feeling a weird heavy gaze on his arm that was around Jeno's shoulders.

Lucas chuckled awkwardly, "uh, lazing around for a week. But I was actually sick." He said.

"Then why'd you ditch school for another week, hyung?" Jeno asks this time, much more polite and calm with his soft tone of voice, unlike Haechan's carefree tone.

Lucas hums and pursed his lips, pausing for a moment as if he was thinking for a believable excuse. "Just making sure I'm 100% healthy and safe."

Jaemin stifled back a laugh, clearing his throat as he raised a brow at the two boys. "Where are you both heading off?"

"Home, duh."

"Haechannie, don't be rude." Jeno lightly scolds, looking up at the said boy who mimicks him a bit before grumbling.

"We're heading home, Jaemin hyung. What about you?" He asks, his tone bubbly and his face immediately beaming up at the elder boy.

Jaemin had huffed quietly, his arms crossed against his chest. "I was just escorting Lucas here after he got a text from Taeyong about their basketball practice."

"Speaking of, I actually need to go. Heard Yuta is chasing Johnny around and everyone is just watching." Lucas said, laughing a bit when he had received a text from Mark.

He waves goodbye and quickly runs off leaving Haechan sort of third wheeling, it didn't look like it from a stranger's perspective considering of their positions but, yeah.

"Let's go, it's getting late." Haechan said, guiding Jeno alongside with him.

The brunet stops them both and turns to Jaemin, "come with us, Jaemin hyung!" He beckons. His eyes most likely pleading for the elder to give in.

He stared at those eyes, the same eyes he stared at two weeks ago. The same red eyes that were staring back right at him.

"No," the elder curtly said. Refusing Jeno's offer and looking away from those pleading dark brown eyes, accompanied with his let's not forget, so called 'black eye'.

As weird as it sounds, Jaemin couldn't stop hearing the nags in his head from Lucas and Jeno's friends saying it was a soulmate mark or whatever. Maybe he's just hearing things.

"But why?" The younger had pout, Haechan just watching their interaction carefully and knitted his eyebrows together in confusion.

"I have places to be." Jaemin replied, his voice sterna and his eyes glancing back at Jeno's own. "Errands."

"Hmm, okay! Maybe next time!" Jeno exclaimed, his face smiling so much that Haechan was wondering if he had ever seen Jeno smile this much before.

Answer is no. As shocking as it sounds.

The brunet boy then adjusts his backpack strap on his shoulder, waving his hand at Jaemin as a sign of farewell. "Bye bye, hyung! See you tomorrow!"

Turning around as he tugs Haechan to come follow him because he's been wanting to cuddle with Bongsik the whole day.

The tanned male muttering a 'what the hell' as his eyes lingered at Jaemin before he was dragged away. The mysterious boy only watched them, specifically at Jeno.

"My dear soulmate, walk me home again please!"

"Pup, don't stare at me like that."