Hyunjoon laid Chanhee down on his bed then covered him with a blanket. As much as he wanted to share the bed, he wanted to show respect towards him. Hyunjoon stood up then felt something grab his hand. "Where..." Hyunjoon was surprised to see that Chanhee was still somewhat conscious. "I'm going to sleep in the guest room." Chanhee tugged his arm, forcing him to sit down on the bed. "Stay here please..." Hyunjoon peered into Chanhee's face and was sure that he had fallen asleep this time. He crawled into bed with Chanhee and made sure there was enough distance between them.

Hyunjoon slowly opened his eyes and nearly freaked out by how close Chanhee was. "Well, he's still sleep...maybe I could steal a kiss. Wait, what if it's his first...?" As he internally debated, Chanhee had moved closer in his arms. "I think the smart move would be to just get up..." Hyunjoon detangled himself from Chanhee then sat up. "I guess I can settle for this." Hyunjoon leaned over and gave Chanhee's forehead a kiss before getting up from his bed.

Hyunjoon had taken up the responsibility for making breakfast that morning. He heard footsteps, so he turned to see who. "Oh? Hyunjoon is cooking? That's a rare sight to see." Hyunjoon went back to cooking, ignoring his father's remark. "Hyunjoon, don't make any plans two weeks from now." He quietly nodded as he already knew why. He attempted to split the food three ways then placed a plate in front of his father. "I knew you still had kindness in you." They heard shuffling then saw Chanhee in the doorway rubbing his face. "Did you sleep well, Mr. Choi?" Hyunjoon looked at Chanhee waiting for his answer. "Yeah...Oh, don't we have school today?"

"Well, you aren't going. Hyunjoon is." Hyunjoon looked at his father with his mouth agape. "You heard me. Get ready. Don't wanna be late now do you?" Hyunjoon sucked his teeth as he made his way back to his room. "Mr. Heo, I can go to school." Mr. Heo shook his head then motioned for him to take a seat and eat. "You have to go and get your mother from the hospital and care for her. Do you understand me?" Chanhee nodded then started eating. Hyunjoon walked back in fully dressed and finished off the rest of his food. "Later." They waved goodbye to Hyunjoon and let silence fill the room.

Chanhee eventually found himself alone in the Heo household. His mom wouldn't be discharged until the afternoon so he had time to spare. He went back into Hyunjoon's room then put a hand to his forehead. "It made me feel all tingly..." He shook his head then noticed that Hyunjoon had left his laptop open and on. "I shouldn't, but my curiosity is stronger." Chanhee woke up the laptop and saw a familiar picture on the lock screen.

He clicked on the screen and was of course faced with a password. "It could be anything..." He randomly typed in something and was told it was wrong. He noticed a password hint had shown up. "My two pets?" He typed in their names and it worked. Chanhee knew he really shouldn't be doing this, but he was already in too deep.

He noticed that Hyunjoon's desktop image was of Hyunjoon and his mother who was holding a small animal. He also noticed that Chrome was still open, so he clicked on that. "How to raise a dog...Is he getting a dog? That's cute." Chanhee noticed a few tabs related to dogs but one tab especially caught his eye. "How to win your crush over...I wonder..." He felt a small sinking feeling in his stomach as he thought of Hyunjoon with someone that wasn't him. Chanhee shook his head wondering why he even thought of something like that.

Chanhee put everything back to how it was then lied back on Hyunjoon's bed. "Now I really want to know who he has a crush on..." He looked at the time on his phone and decided to head home to get ready and pick up his mother.

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Hyunjoon flicked a bean at Q who in turn made a misfire and hit Kevin instead. "You know what..." Kevin flicked multiple beans at Q and hit Sangyeon in the process. "Oh...sorry Sangyeon..." Sangyeon sighed and sat at another table. "Smart move, Kev." Kevin scooted closer to Hyunjoon as he saw a familiar figure approaching. "Joon." Hyunjoon rubbed his temples before looking up at Juyeon.

"How many times do I have to tell you?" "Sorry, sorry. So, how are things?" "Great until you appeared." "You wound me." Hyunjoon sighed then looked at Changmin who shook his head. "Get on with it. What is it?" "Do you have plans this week?" "No." "Then, would you be willing-" "No." It was Juyeon's turn to rub his temples. "You're really stubborn, Hyunjoon. Why ca-" Juyeon was immediately shushed by Youngjae who dragged him away from them. "Thanks Youngjae!" He smiled as he watched Youngjae give him a thumbs up.

School had ended and Hyunjoon couldn't have been happier. "Yo, I haven't seen Chanhee. Is he sick?" Hyunjoon looked at Changmin then turned back to his locker. "I still don't trust you. You ruined things once, I don't need it to happen a second time." Changmin remained silent as Hyunjoon put his necessities into his bag. "You look like your dog died, Chang. Did you get fussed at by Joon?" "In a way..."

Hyunjoon hummed in agreement then locked his locker. "I'm going to go over to Chanhee's. You coming with San?" "Yeah. The fool has had me worried for lord knows how long." Hyunjoon placed a hand on Changmin's shoulder and gave it a squeeze. "Just keep working. We'll be friends again sometime." With having said that, Hyunjoon and Sangyeon left Changmin by the lockers.

Hyunjoon rang the bell and waited for Chanhee to open it. "Joonie, San." Hyunjoon and Sangyeon were pulled into a brief group hug. "Come in." They saw Mrs. Choi sitting down on the couch watching some korean drama. "Hello again, Mrs. Choi. How are you feeling now?" "So much better. I'm glad they let me take a paid leave." Sangyeon walked over and struck up a conversation with Mrs. Choi. "Joonie..." Hyunjoon looked at Chanhee who looked like he had a lot of questions to ask. "Yeah?" "Is it true that you like someone?" "Yep."

He failed to notice Chanhee's face fall before putting back on his usual smile. "I see. I wish you luck." Hyunjoon nodded then headed towards the kitchen to get a cup of water. "Do you want a pet of your own, Joonie?" "What's with these questions, Chan?" "It was only two..." Hyunjoon sighed as he placed the cup of water down. "I do want a pet. Satisfied?" He noticed Chanhee looked nervous now. "Is there another?" "Two weeks from now...are you doing something special? Your father told you not to make plans..." Hyunjoon slightly frowned as he remembered.

"It's the day of my mother's death." Chanhee let out a small gasp as he covered his mouth. "I'm sorry, I didn't know..." Hyunjoon shrugged then chugged down the rest of his water. "I'd like to go see your mom, if that's okay with the both of you." "I'll ask my dad. Don't get your hopes up. Kevin asked to come one time. My dad straight up told him no and wouldn't budge."

a/n: don't forget to vote, share and comment! it's about time we learned of his mom amirite?