Hyunjoon quietly closed the front door then gave a shadowy figure a hug. "Why did you want to meet so late?" The figure shushed him then pulled him down the block. They entered an area that was dimly lit. Hyunjoon noticed a blanket was there as they arrived. "Lie down with me." Hyunjoon did as he was told and made sure to leave a space between them.

He noticed that Chanhee had closed the gap between them and intertwined their hands. "I found this spot recently and I was amazed at how many stars you could see." "Ah." Hyunjoon lifted their hands to his face then placed a kiss on their knuckles. "I like you." Hyunjoon was oblivious to Chanhee's confession as he practically whispered it to himself. "Joonie!" Hyunjoon looked at Chanhee who's face was red like a tomato. "Yeah? Are you sick? You're really red." "No. I'm not. Just listen to me." Hyunjoon focused on Chanhee and listened intently. "I don't know who has your heart, but I wish they didn't...I like you, Hyunjoon. I don't know when these feelings came about. They just did. I recently realized that I couldn't live without having you by my side...that I couldn't keep away no matter how hard I tried..."

Hyunjoon chuckled then broke into laughter. "Are you laughing at me?!" "Chanhee, you're the one who has my heart. Hearing you say you wish you didn't have my heart was pretty funny after you just confessed." Chanhee looked away from him in embarrassment. "You always had my heart. Ever since I first laid eyes on you." "Really...?" Hyunjoon nodded then gave Chanhee's hand a squeeze. Chanhee had caught him by surprise with a sudden kiss. Hyunjoon deepened the kiss but slowly pulled away. "We shouldn't..." "It's okay." Hyunjoon smiled then pulled Chanhee back into a passionate kiss.

Despite him being such a holy child, Hyunjoon couldn't help but smile as Chanhee would occasionally moan into his mouth. Hyunjoon pulled away then observed Chanhee's blushing face. "You shouldn't do that. You're going to create a problem that I don't want to fix..." "Huh? What kind of problem?" Hyunjoon made a few gestures and was relieved that Chanhee understood. "Though...it seems like I'm not the only one." Chanhee pushed Hyunjoon away from him then covered his face. "I could always help y-" "Don't finish that sentence or so heaven help you." "Okay, okay."

Hyunjoon helped Chanhee roll up the blanket then offered to carry it back. "It's fine, Joonie." "But Chan..." Chanhee walked on ahead of him. After a bit of walking, Hyunjoon decided to pop the question. "Chan, will you go on a date with me?" "No." "What?" "I'm just kidding. Can sure we." Hyunjoon stopped in his tracks as Chanhee ran ahead while laughing. "That's not funny!" "It is and always will be!"

They reached Chanhee's home and Hyunjoon wasn't quite ready to say goodbye. "Goodnight, Joonie. I'll be looking forward to that date." "Sunday then?" "I have-never mind. Let me know what time." Hyunjoon nodded then watched as Chanhee went inside. "I have to be dreaming. Chan just confessed to me." he thought as he pinched himself while walking home. He quietly entered his home and was relieved to see no one waiting for him.

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Hyunjoon was awakened by something heavy falling onto his body. "Kevin. Get. The. Fuck. Off. Me." "Nah. You're pretty comfortable." Hyunjoon rolled Kevin off of him then stood up and stretched. "Oooh, what a nice view." "Kevin..." "What? Since I've outed myself, I shouldn't hold back now." Hyunjoon rolled his eyes then searched his dresser for something suitable to wear. "Was it just for last night or the entire weekend?" "I originally planned for last night, but it's the entire weekend." "Do your parents know you're here? Does my dad know seeing as how it's past 10am?" "Nope and nope." Hyunjoon faced Kevin with a surprised expression on his face. "I bet they're worried sick." "Nah...I doubt it."

"Kevin, did something happen?" "No, everything's fine." Hyunjoon tried to find any hint of a lie on Kevin's face, but Kevin always had a good poker face. "You know you can talk to me. Everything stays between us." "They're not home." "That's it?" "I mean, they left home. They left a note." Hyunjoon grabbed Kevin by his shoulders. "What? When did this happen?" "Last Sunday." "How could they just up and leave?" Kevin started snickering then burst out laughing. "I'm messing with you. Yes, they did leave. On vacation. They couldn't take me because of school. I didn't like sleeping alone, so I came here." "I should strangle you." "Oh no, anything but that!" Hyunjoon flicked Kevin's forehead for his sarcasm.

"So, where should we go today?" "We could always stay here too." Kevin rolled his eyes then pointed a finger at Hyunjoon. "We're going out, case closed." Hyunjoon rubbed the bridge of his nose as he remembered how stubborn Kevin is. "Ah, let's go to that huge park uptown." "Oh, there. Sure, why not? We might get to see some dogs."

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Kevin ran around then stopped as he realized how far back Hyunjoon was. Hyunjoon caught up and was surprised by Kevin's brief embrace. "Something's on your mind. What is it?" "Chanhee confessed to me and I honestly feel like this is all a dream." "As a close friend, I'm really happy for you. You'll finally get a chance to date your long time crush. As a guy who likes you, I don't like this development at all." Hyunjoon nudged Kevin's side who returned the gesture. "In all seriousness, I hope you two are happy together. Your happiness is my happiness, even if it's not with me." "Don't get all sappy on me now. We have some dogs to find." Hyunjoon watched as Kevin jogged up to a person with a dog. "Hopefully he finds someone who could return his feelings..."

"Now that I think about it, his mom doesn't know does she?" Hyunjoon gasped as he realized this along with Kevin. "How do you think she's going to take it? Will she kick him out?" "I hope not...She's a really nice lady, I'm sure she's understanding." Kevin lied back on the grass then extended his arm out. "Are you high or something?" "High on you." "Shut up." "Nah. It's just things are so close and within reach, but I can't grasp it. Know what I'm sayin'?" "I do." Hyunjoon spotted a familiar figure walking in their general direction.

"Sangyeon. What are you doing out here?" "Kevin invited me." "You sure took forever to get here." Hyunjoon looked between the two as he couldn't figure out what was going on. "We're planning a surprise birthday party for Chanhee. You do know it's 3 weeks from now, right?" "Of course. I could never forget his birthday." The trio listed out all their ideas and after a long discussion, they finally decided on one.

a/n: don't forget to vote, share and comment! the birthday scene will not make an appearance now. it'll be saved for after the epilogue.