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we're going✈️!!

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lee donghyuck: NA JAEMIN WHAT THE FUCK

lee jeno: lee donghyuck :>

na jaemin: he's very sweet and funny lee donghyuck !! we're just hanging out for the day :)

lee donghyuck: NO JAEMIN

na jaemin: why☹️

lee minhyung: yo dude wtf let him do what he wants lee donghyuck

park jisung: you'll ruin his day if you keep acting like a dick lee donghyuck

lee jeno: BE NICE park jisung lee minhyung

park jisung: FUCK YOU JENO. I'LL DO WHAT I WANT.

-🌼-

"jenooo! look at how pretty the sunrise is!" jaemin exclaimed, a little too bubbly for someone who had just woke up an hour ago.

jeno snorted "i can't really look right now, nana. gotta keep my eyes on the road." he said putting all his focus on driving, not wanting another mishap like last summer.

there was no way he was going to let jaemin get into another accident. no fucking way.

hell, jeno even made sure jaemin was buckled in correctly and that everything on his car was working correctly he just made sure everything was in shape.

he wasn't gonna risk losing jaemin again.

"it's just so pretty." jaemin stated dreamily looking outside the window "it reminds me of something, but i don't know what that something is. it's on the tip of my tongue, but i can't seem to grab it."

you, me, every morning on saturday at six in the morning, han river, watching the sunrise. if only it was that simple to tell you, jaemin.

"i'm sure you'll get ahold of it." jeno sighed making jaemin turn his head towards him.

the younger looked at jeno curiously "can you give me a hint?" he asked "i think i'd get it easier if you gave me a hint!"

"han river."

"huh?"

"that's the hint."

jaemin made an 'o' with his mouth shuffling in his seat to look straight in front of him, eyebrows furrowing as if he was thinking.

as for jeno, he kept both hands on the wheel focusing on the road. although he really wanted to hold jaemin's hand like he used to, he resisted the urge to do so.

one, because jaemin's safety was important. and two, because jaemin barely knew who he was.

so jeno just sighed and kept driving.

and the drive only got longer from there.

it was suddenly nine in the morning, the clouds were slightly fogging up the sky, but flocks of birds could be seen flying in v shapes as if they were migrating somewhere else. the freeway was unexpectedly almost empty which was weird to jeno because they're usually full. especially on the weekends.

by that time though, jaemin had fallen asleep. after asking jeno a couple more questions to no avail, he simply decided to take a nap and told jeno, his exact words being:

"when i wake up, i'll remember who you are and what you were to me."

which was dumb because jeno knew jaemin was going to wake up crying because he still wouldn't know who he was other than 'lee jeno lee the man meme man man meme'

it wasn't long before jeno had finally pulled up to the ferry line, paying for his and jaemin's fare before pulling the vehicle into the line to board the boat.

by that time, jaemin had finally woken up, rubbing at his eyes with a small yawn.

jeno looked over at him with a small, sad smile.

when jaemin usually woke up from his naps, he would immediately tell jeno what happened in the dream he had while jeno slipped his hand into jaemin's own, feeling the latter squeeze it out of excitement

those were the days when jeno's world still turned perfectly, where nothing was ever wrong. it was perfect. he really was living the life.

it took jeno a couple minuted to realize that his world hadn't stopped completely though. because even if this meant he could only ever have jaemin as a friend and he'd have to move on and find someone else, he'd take it.

after all, a na jaemin was a na jaemin no matter what he was towards you.

"jeno, are you okay?" jaemin asked worriedly when he saw that jeno had spaced out.

the black hair boy nodded, snapping out of his thoughts as he began to move the car forward as the line was moving.

"what was your dream about jaem?" jeno then asked so there was no awkward silence, and man did he miss the way jaemin's eyes lit up.

"well," the younger started straightening himself up in his seat "i had this dream about, i think his name is park jisung?" jaemin questioned and jeno nearly had a heart attack.

but instead of saying anything, jeno let jaemin continue.

"and we were at this party! the music was loud and he dragged me into a corner. i think i was drunk?" he questioned before speaking again "but there were lots of colored lights and people. we were in a secluded corner and i was about to kiss him until another figure came in, and after that, i woke up."

jeno snorted softly at the so called 'dream' jaemin had.

that's not a dream, idiot. it's a memory.

"i hope the dream continues next time i fall asleep though." jaemin mumbled quietly playing around with the sleeves of his jacket. "it felt a little real, like it had happened before."

and that's where their conversation ended. jeno itching to tell jaemin he had remembered a key event in his life cause not only was their senior party a mess, but it was also the first fight he and jaemin ever had.

of course jeno would get upset over the fact that jaemin was about to make out with one of their best friends. and jaemin was upset over the fact that jeno didn't understand that he was drunk off his ass.

there was minimal yelling and jeno was about to go home until jaemin grabbed his shirt and asked him to stay the night because he was afraid of the dark to which jeno raised an eyebrow and told him he's slept alone in the dark countless of times.

truthfully though, jaemin didn't want jeno to leave on a bad note. he didn't want him to leave while they were still fighting.

so jeno stayed and slept on jaemin's floor. he didn't want to have to sleep next to jaemin so the younger knew just how upset he was.

which didn't really work because the next morning, jaemin was on top of jeno, face snuggled into his chest while the older had his arms around him.

jaemin always found it hard to sleep without jeno hugging him. which explains why he crawled next to him in the middle of the night, arms around his waist. and it never failed to make jaemin feel warm inside when jeno would wrap his arms around him.

though that morning, jeno whispered a small "i'm still mad at you." to which jaemin replied with "i'm sorry, please don't be. you know i only love you."

and rest assure, jeno and his whipped ass forgave jeno almost immediately.

those really were the days. and jeno missed them with an aching chest every day. having to wake up with the right side of his bed cold made him cry almost every morning.

"jeno, you're spacing out again." jaemin knocked him out of his thoughts once again with a small frown on his face as jeno pulled up onto the boat, car parked behind another beside the barrier.

jeno sighed as he shifted gears to park "sorry, i've just really been going through it." he apologized quietly and jaemin took his seatbelt off leaning over towards the older.

he rested his elbow on the compartment that separated the two seat from each other with his chin being held in his hand "what's wrong? i know we just met, but you can tell me anything. i won't judge."

haha i know you better than any person alive, jaemin.

hearing the words 'i know we just met' made jeno grip the steering wheel till his knuckles turned white, and jaemin noticed making him worry even more.

"jeno..."

"i'm fine, jaemin. i don't really want to talk about it."

"it's fine i-"

"jaemin." jeno interrupted with a firm voice "it's personal. i don't want to talk about it. especially with someone i just met."

the younger frowned "i might've just met you, but you've known me for a long time."

"okay, and? jaemin, if anything it should be the other way around." jeno sighed running a hand through his hair "you should be comfortable in telling me things cause i would know how to handle your problems. you wouldn't know how to handle mine."

and jaemin hated to admit that he was right. he really wouldn't know how to handle them. that made him upset.

"i really want to be able to help you though." jaemin whined, jeno sighing for the nth time that day "maybe if you regain your memory, you can help me. and if you can't then, maybe you can when you get to know me more. peace?"

jaemin pursed his lips before he nodded, moving back into his seat to sit correctly "then... do you want to go stand outside? i like the smell of fresh ocean water."

that was how they ended up leaning over the railing a little to look down at the water, jaemin occasionally pointing things out with a grin, his feeling of being upset being completely put behind him as he took a deep breath of fresh air.

jeno on the other hand kept his eyes on jaemin. and luckily, the younger didn't notice. it was times like this that jeno would wrap his arms around jaemin's waist whilst burying his face into the crook of his neck and shoulder.

instead, he turned his head away and looked into the distance seeing that the island was close by.

"jaem, we should go back in. we're almost here." jeno hummed as jaemin looked at him and nodded with a smile "k then jen!"

-🌼-

though it took about an hour, jeno had finally reached where he wanted to be. where he wanted to take jaemin.

it was at that point that jaemin had finally realized where they were.

nami island.

a place that held a lot of precious memories to jeno, and a fairly new but familiar place to jaemin.

it was around noon when they had reached a place filled with trees that had pavement in the middle. a walk way filled with leaves falling off the trees and people walking all around.

"wow." jaemin gawked as he pulled his phone out to take pictures of everything. it all was so pretty, he wondered why jeno would take him to such a place.

jeno simply watched as jaemin took endless amounts of pictures with both hands in his jackets pockets "nice isn't it?"

"beautiful, actually!" jaemin exclaimed happily putting his phone up in his pocket "say, jeno, who brought me here in the past? and why would they?"

"someone you're important to, and because they know you love places like these."

"was it you maybe?"

"i don't know, was it?"

jaemin pouted as he looked away from jeno and began to kick leaves on the ground "then who..." he mumbled to himself as jeno bit the inside of his cheek.

me nana. i brought you here.

"hey jaemin? i'm gonna be over by that tree over there if you need me, okay?"

the honey haired boy nodded hesitantly, not really wanting to be left alone, but decided it would be okay cause jeno would be right beside him even if it was a couple feet away anyways.

with that, jeno strode over to the specific tree he was looking at reaching it in a matter of seconds.

taking a glance back at jaemin quickly to see if he had followed him or not, he was relieved when he didn't, not ready to expose his past like that.

and when he looked back at the tree, he was hit with a cluster of different emotions, cause seeing the words carved in the tree with a large heart around them made him clench his fists in his pockets before bringing out one of his hands and taking his fingers to trace over it.

L.JN & N.JM
nono nana 4ever
10-27-15

"three years, jaemin." jeno mumbled painfully, his fingers still delicately tracing the letters "i took you here for the first time three years ago, but you don't remember anything at all."

he laid his hand flat on the words and numbers feeling his eyes well up "it wasn't supposed to be like this. we were supposed to come here every year, i was supposed to kiss you here every year for years to come. but fuck, why did fate have to play us so dirty?"

that was when jeno lost it, tears flowing down his face as he gripped at the tree, his breathing becoming raspy.

when jaemin noticed that jeno was breaking down by the tree, he felt his heart clench a little. it was as if he could feel whatever pain jeno was feeling.

what this soulmate shit was, even he didn't know. all he knew was if jeno was in pain, so was he.

so with that, jaemin quickly dashed over to where jeno was, wrapping his arms around him "jeno oh my god what's wrong i-"

"no-nothing!" jeno choked out as he removed jaemin's arms from his body and hurriedly pushed him away from the tree.

and when they were far enough, jeno began to wipe at his eyes with jaemin glancing back at the tree they were just at wondering what could've made jeno break down like that.

"are you okay now, jen?" jaemin soon asked when jeno looked like he was stable to talk. jeno nodded "i'm fine."

"then smile for me please?" jaemin pleaded "smile so that i can see your eye smile too! i think it's as pretty as this place."

that alone was enough to make jeno smile brightly as half assed as it was.

jaemin smiled back at him, the full power of his pretty smile hitting jeno in the face.

it made jaemin happy to see jeno smile and it made him want to cry when jeno was upset.

why was it, he didn't know.

all jaemin knew was he felt a strong connection to jeno.

and he wanted to figure out why he didn't just run away from jeno in the starbucks, or why he didn't just block him when he messaged him for the first time. he was determined to.

edit 3/31/19
changed the date from 2016 to 2015 cause i realized it made more sense lmao.