Hyunjoon sleepily looked at Chanhee's face which consisted of pure shock. He watched as Chanhee quickly left the room and closed the door behind him. Hyunjoon knocked out not too long after Chanhee left.

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Morning came and Hyunjoon never felt so refreshed. He had brought clothes to change into the night before so he wouldn't have to disturb Chanhee. He got himself ready then made his way downstairs. Hyunjoon didn't know when his father would get up and he didn't feel like cooking either. He grabbed an apple for himself and Chanhee. Hyunjoon walked to his room then noticed Chanhee was quietly rocking back and forth on his bed. "Chan? You okay?" Chanhee's head snapped up quickly and showed his sleep deprived face. "Did you not get any sleep? Should I have slept with you?" "No. I'm fine. Just a nightmare." Hyunjoon walked over to Chanhee who then threw a pillow at him.

"Okay...well, I was going to see if you were ready to go to school, but looking at you now..." "I am going, I'm just not going with you." Hyunjoon gave Chanhee a confused look before telling him about the apple on the kitchen table. Hyunjoon grabbed his bag and made his way out the front door.

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"Kev, I don't know what happened. He looked so...and he wouldn't let me get close either." Kevin briefly looked up then looked back down at his notebook. "Something clearly happened last night. Try asking about that." Hyunjoon nodded as he looked down at Kevin's drawing. "Woah, it almost looks like a replica of me." "It's easy when you know all the features of the person." Hyunjoon raised an eyebrow but Kevin simply shrugged it off. "Just sayin'."

They walked into the cafeteria which was always noisy and full of tea. Hyunjoon looked and saw Changmin and Sangyeon, but no Chanhee. "Probably went out to get lunch." After getting their lunch, they sat down and greeted their friends. "San, did Chanhee come in here at all?" "Yeah. But then he said he had to go somewhere and do something. He was lying." Hyunjoon did a nose crinkle and Sangyeon nodded. "I hope everything is okay." "Hey Joon. How was the visit yesterday?" Hyunjoon looked at Changmin with a slight frown.

"Same as it's been the past few years. Surprisingly, my dad let Chanhee come." "What? He's known me longer than Chanhee yet I couldn't go?" Sangyeon looked at the three of them with a confused look. Hyunjoon noticed this and decided to fill him in. "My mom passed away years ago. Every year on her death day we go visit her grave." "Oh. I'm sorry to hear that." Hyunjoon shrugged as he took a bite out of his sandwich.

Hyunjoon stepped into the gymnasium and stood with the rest of his class. Their teacher split them up into teams of 3 and Hyunjoon was put with Chanhee and Juyeon. "See Joon, we can't escape from each other." "I wish we could." Hyunjoon stole a glance at Chanhee who wasn't paying either of them any attention. The game started and somehow the three of them managed to work as a team. They were actually the best out of all of them. "Alright. Period ends soon so go and do what you need to do."

As Hyunjoon was walking towards the locker room, he felt someone grab his wrist and pull him away. "Juyeon, let go." Juyeon released his wrist only to pin both of them against the wall. "I don't like the way you're pushing me away. Why can't you just move on?" Hyunjoon tried using his legs but Juyeon was quick to keep them from moving. "How can I just move on from the fact that you were an accomplice? I've been wanting to ask you both and so I will now." Juyeon raised an eyebrow and waited for him to speak.

"Why...why did you both push Kevin to the point where he tried to commit suicide? Do you both know how lucky you are that he decided not to out you both? Do you?" Juyeon looked away from Hyunjoon while biting his bottom lip. "It was all Jacob's idea. I don't really know...Jacob suddenly started acting all weird and you know the rest." "Weird how?" "I'd catch him staring at him. Writing his name then erasing it. He looked frustrated." Hyunjoon remembered his situation and tried to break free again. He sighed as he realized Juyeon wasn't going to budge. "Joon, I don't want you to see me as the old Juyeon. I want you to see me as a man who loves you and would give anything for you." Hyunjoon couldn't help but blush at Juyeon's words, especially with the tone of voice he used.

"Joonie...?" They both looked at the source of the voice. "Chan..." Juyeon took the opportunity to steal a kiss from Hyunjoon. Hyunjoon could only watch as Chanhee dropped his stuff and ran away. Juyeon had finally pulled away and Hyunjoon took the chance to headbutt him. "Ow! What the fuck..." Hyunjoon quickly picked up Chanhee's things and dashed off in the direction he went in.

He wasn't sure where Chanhee had gone at this point, so he tried his luck with a park that was a couple of blocks away. Hyunjoon looked around and sighed as he couldn't find any trace of Chanhee. "Hello?" "Sangyeon, I...it's Chan." "Well, he usually goes to the park nearby our school when he's upset. For some reason he takes refuge behind the bushes. Check there." Hyunjoon sighed then told him Chanhee wasn't there. "Then I can only think of my place or the treehouse in his backyard." Hyunjoon thanked Sangyeon and headed over to Chanhee's home.

He noticed that the gate to their backyard was open, so he walked through and into the backyard. He approached the tree and saw a balled up figure inside. "Chanhee!" He noticed the figure had moved but remained there. "Come down, please. I want to clear things up." Hyunjoon waited but felt disappointed when Chanhee didn't come. "Though, why is he upset over something like this. I don't want to jump to conclusions but..." He heard a sound coming from the tree and saw Chanhee come down.

"First of all, you dropped these. You should be more careful with your stuff." He gave Chanhee a wink which caused him to chuckle. "Second of all, why did you run away?" "I...I'm not sure. I felt pain." Hyunjoon observed Chanhee as he buried his face into his chest and wrapped his arms around his waist. "But this makes the pain go away." Hyunjoon knew exactly what was going on, but he wasn't sure of how to tell Chanhee. "Well, I'm glad that I can make your pain go away. I hope I can always do that for you." He waited to see if Chanhee would react negatively, but it seemed as if Chanhee hadn't heard him at all. "So he's starting to like me...This is the best day ever!"

Hyunjoon felt Chanhee pull away and he suddenly remembered his conversation with Kevin. "Chan, did something happen last night? You seemed...out of it this morning." He quietly waited for Chanhee to answer and the suspense was killing him.

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