Chapter 19

Hi, hi! I am back. If you didn't already know, I took a two week break cause of finals for my summer courses. I am now done and back with an update. I did say last week that I would be posting a Jicheol one-shot, but you will have to wait another week for that because I haven't exactly finished it. Oops...I've been busy. Please be patient with me. I hope that in the meantime you enjoy this chapter. We are back in the human world after a while and are visiting our one and only Lee Jihoon!

"Jihoonie!" Daniel calls out as he enters the Pinwheel Cafe. Jihoon looks up from where he's preparing a drink to flash his friend a quick smile. "Hey, Niel," Jihoon says as he caps the drink and places it on the counter, "Order for Hyungmin!"

"You almost done?" Daniel asks.

"Yup," Jihoon states, "Where's Shua hyung?"

"Car," Daniel says.

Jihoon nods, "Want me to whip us up some drinks before I clock out?"

"That sounds great," Daniel says. Jihoon nods and starts to get to work on drinks for himself and his friends. After a couple of minutes, he walks out with three drinks snug in a holder and a baseball cap snug on his head. "Let's go," Jihoon says, approaching Daniel, who sits at one of the chairs looking at his phone. Daniel smiles at him and slips his phone into his pocket. He gets to his feet and glances at the cups in Jihoon's hand, "Which ones mine?"

"This one," Jihoon says and holds the tray up to Daniel. He takes his drink and sips at it. "Thanks, Hoonie," Daniel says.

"Welcome," Jihoon says back as the two walk out of the cafe. They make their way over to a car where a man with longish black hair sits in the driver's seat. "Shotgun," Jihoon calls out, using his free hand to yank open the car door. Daniel shakes his head and opens the door in the back. The two enter the car and greet the driver. "I made you a drink, Shua hyung," Jihoon says.

"Thanks, Jihoon," Joshua says with a grin. He takes the drink from the cup and sips it. He hums and nods his head, satisfied with the taste of it. He slips it into the car's cup holder and places his hands on the wheel. "Ready?" Joshua asks. Daniel and Jihoon both nod, having put on their seatbelts already. Joshua nods and starts up the car before pulling out of his spot and driving down the street.

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"Sunday Morning?" Daniel asks, "Again?"

Joshua nods his head, "It's a staple, Niel."

"Don't even bother trying," Jihoon says, "I've been going to karaoke places with him for years and he always sings Sunday Morning. He never forgets."

"It's a good song and I enjoy singing it," Joshua says as the music starts to play in the room. He sings the song with a small smile on his face. Daniel and Jihoon sway back and forth as their friend sings, who happens to be doing fairly well considering he only does this sort of thing for fun. "So, Jihoon, tell us about this guy you've been seeing," Daniel says as Joshua finishes singing and plops onto the couch.

Jihoon's eyes widen and his cheeks flush, "Uh...how did you hear about that?"

"Seokmin likes to blabber," Joshua says.

"You know too?!" Jihoon exclaims, "Why are you two talking with my dongseong?!"

"He was just asking for us to look out for you since you may be getting back into the dating scene," Daniel says, "Imagine our surprise when we have to find out from our best friend's little brother that you met someone."

"It's not that big of a deal," Jihoon says, "We haven't even really gone on a date yet."

"But, there is a guy? Right?" Joshua asks.

Jihoon nods, "Yeah...there is." He looks down at his shoes, a tad bit embarrassed to be discussing such a thing with his friends. Jihoon isn't one to open up about love and stuff. It's never been his thing. To brag about meeting someone. To freak out and blush like crazy. To gush over them to his friends. He's never been a romantic. He hasn't ever really believed in fate and true love. But, Seungcheol changes things a bit. He still doesn't think any of that sappy storybook stuff exists, but if it does...it definitely happened to him. "What's his name?" Daniel asks, "How did you meet? How come you haven't gone on a date with him yet? Do you like him?"Jihoon blinks as his friend bombards him with questions. Joshua watches Jihoon with an amused smile, "Hey, Niel, ask things one at a time. You're making Jihoon's head spin." Daniel glances at Jihoon, whose eyes are wide and filled with this sort of innocent confused look. "Sorry," Daniel murmurs.

"Don't worry about it. And to answer the only question that I heard...Seungcheol," Jihoon says, "His name is Seungcheol."

"That's a nice name," Daniel muses, "What does he look like?"

"He's taller than me and he has this wide chest and nice arms," Jihoon says with a faraway look in his eyes, "He has pitch black hair and a beautiful smile. He has this alluring eyes with voluminous eyelashes...he's something else..."

"I can tell," Joshua says, "You seem to be very infatuated with him."

Jihoon shrugs, "I like him. I know that for sure. And he likes me too..."

"You've both already confessed?" Daniel says, "Wow, get it, Jihoon."

Jihoon chuckles, "We're taking things slow. We still want to get to know each other better."

"Still, it's more action then either of us have been getting recently," Joshua says.

"I thought you had your eyes set on Jeonghan-ssi..." Jihoon says.

Joshua sighs, "Yeah, but I don't know. I don't think his family would approve of me. But, that's beside the point. We should be celebrating. Jihoon met a guy and things are going well. Who knows? Maybe by the need of the month you'll have yourself a boyfriend."

"A boyfriend?" Jihoon squeaks, "I don't know about that."

"Are you kidding me? Dude, this Seungcheol character better get his act straight," Daniel says, "Anyone would love to have someone like you as their boyfriend. You're a catch, Jihoon."

"You're just saying that cause you're my friend," Jihoon says.

"No, I'm not," Daniel says, "Right, Shua hyung?"

"Right," Joshua says, "You're smart, sweet, handsome as hell, and you're just absolutely adorable!" Jihoon's nose scrunches up at the last quality his friend said. "Why do I feel like this is where you two pinch my cheeks?" Jihoon deadpans.

"Cause it is!" Daniel exclaims before reaching over and grasping at Jihoon's cheek.

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Jihoon waves to his friends through the window as Joshua drives off. He takes a step back after the car has driven out of view and fixes the curtain. He doesn't get to hang out with his friends as often as he would like. They're all fairly busy people. Still, whenever they can they enjoy getting together like this. Going to do something really random, but having fun nonetheless. Jihoon smiles a little, grateful to have such amazing friends, even if after their hangout he is exhausted. Jihoon walks over to his couch and plops onto it. He buries his head into the pillow and sighs. He turns to get comfortable and before he knows it, he's snoozing quietly. He's awoken by the sound of a loud thud coming from outside. Jihoon groans and rubs at his eyes. He glances at the clock on the wall that reads 11pm. He frowns and slowly sits up. Who the hell made that noise? He gets to his feet and trudges over to his front door. He rubs at his eyes and peeks through the peephole. His eyes widen when he sees a crumpled figure laying at his doorstep. Now completely awake, he unlocks the door and yanks it open. "J-Jihoooon..." The figure moans.

"Seungcheol?" Jihoon asks in shock.

Uh oh...cliffhanger alert. What do you think happened to Seungcheol? Let me know in the comments below. You're going to have to wait to find out for sure if your guess is right so please anticipate what's next for this story. Please follow me, vote, add this story to your library and make sure to check out my Jicheol one-shot in my Romance One-shots book next Friday! Until next time!

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