The duo made their way to the cafeteria after their previous class ended. "Are you sick or something? You haven't talked about Chanhee once today." Hyunjoon shook his head as he took a bite out of his apple. "I've just been thinking a lot. Especially about his return. Is he really ready? And this whole J thing is making me upset because I want to know who it is. Not to forget the whole Chanhee situation." He heard someone sit down next to him and was surprised to see Chanhee. "Do you both mind if we eat with you from now on?" Hyunjoon looked at Sangyeon with wide eyes.

For as long as he's known him, he never talks to anyone other than Chanhee and the school faculty. "We don't mind. The more the merrier." Changmin winked at Hyunjoon who felt like his heart could burst at any moment. "Oh, did you check the lost and found, Hyunjoon? Maybe it ended up there." Hyunjoon shook his head then played with his lunch. "I know exactly where it is." "We have Physics and P.E. for the next two periods. We should go together." Hyunjoon nodded as he finished the rest of his apple.

"Hyunjoon. If you don't mind me asking, is everything okay at home?" Hyunjoon couldn't hide the surprise on his face as he processed the fact that Chanhee is showing concern. "Fine. Everything...is fine." "Are you sure?" "Yes." Chanhee nodded as they entered the classroom. "We can talk more on the way to P.E.. Also, do you want to work on the project together? We don't have to, but it'll make it easier." "Can sure we." Chanhee gave him a weird look then walked to his seat. "I was doing so well too." He quietly groaned as he took his seat and waited for the lesson to begin.

"I hope you all have been thinking about the project. It's a decent chunk of your grade this marking period." The teacher allowed the class some time to talk since they were actively listening and participating in class. "Hey." Hyunjoon looked up and was surprised to Sangyeon. "You're in this class? I never noticed." Sangyeon looked visibly upset at his remark so he quickly tried to remedy the situation. "But, now that I know, I can come to you for help." "I know you're gay, Hyunjoon. I suggest you stop hanging around Chanhee. You know how he feels about sexual orientation."

Hyunjoon couldn't be upset at what Sangyeon said because it was all true. "Well, I'll be fine as long as he doesn't find out, right? So, all is well, Sangyeon." Sangyeon sighed then nodded. "I won't tell. You're so whipped for Chanhee that I'm surprised he hasn't noticed. And he calls himself a genius..." Hyunjoon snorted then saw Chanhee approaching the both of them. "This should be interesting..."

"So, was that a yes to my proposal earlier, Hyunjoon?" Hyunjoon gave Chanhee a thumbs up which resulted in him giving Hyunjoon a smile. "Oh my Jisoos. That just gave me a boner." Sangyeon couldn't help but laugh at Hyunjoon. "What's so funny, San?" "Oh, nothing. Just remembering a joke." The bell rang and Chanhee left to go gather his things. "You should consider concealing that." Hyunjoon turned tomato red and looked down, only to realize Sangyeon had played him.

The days they had P.E. were his favorite because he got to sneak glances at Chanhee changing, which usually went unnoticed until now. "Hyunjoon, why are you staring at me? Is there something on my body?" Hyunjoon opened his mouth but no words came out. "Looks like I'll have to pray that you'll start using actual sentences to talk to me. It seemed to work for your stuttering problem." Hyunjoon looked away as he imagined Changmin's reaction when he reported to him what had happened.

Hyunjoon was disappointed when he wasn't partnered up with Chanhee for today's game. He was instead partnered up with Juyeon, the most athletic person in school. "Come on, Joon. Don't be so lethargic." "Don't talk to me as if we're buddies. Our friendship ended over a year ago." Juyeon blocked a ball from hitting Hyunjoon then looked at him. "Are you both still...?" Hyunjoon pushed Juyeon to the side and let the ball hit his body. "Oops. Looks like we're both out." Hyunjoon walked away and sat in between two others so that Juyeon couldn't sit anywhere near him. "He's the reason I don't get to enjoy P.E. much." he thought as he watched Chanhee and one other student battle it out with another group.

The bell had rung and students started pouring out of classrooms. Hyunjoon waited outside the gymnasium for Changmin then felt a tap on his shoulder. Without looking up, Hyunjoon said, "I have nothing to say to you, Juyeon." "I'm not Juyeon, Hyunjoon." He immediately froze as he recognized the voice that belonged to Chanhee. "Did something happen between you two?" "Y-N-Gotta blast!" Hyunjoon ran in the direction of Changmin's class then bumped into someone. "This is why we don't run in crowded places, Joon." "Sorry, Chang. I was running away from embarrassing myself." "You should join the track team at this point since you're used to running away so much." Hyunjoon flicked Changmin's forehead then walked to his locker with Changmin trailing behind. "That hurt." "Wasn't supposed to tickle. But, I finally got caught today." Changmin snorted and started laughing. "I told you to stop. What did he say?"

Hyunjoon opened his locker and saw a note sitting on top of his books again. "Chang, I think it's J again." Hyunjoon held the note so that Changmin could see. "I've always found myself thinking about you, even now that we're apart. -J" Changmin nudged his side then took the note out of his hand. "It looks like this guy erased quite a bit. Wonder what was there." Hyunjoon sighed as he put away what he didn't need then locked his locker's lock. "If you think about what he said and considering the 6 options, it should narrow down to 3. Juyeon, Youngjae and Jacob." "That would make sense. It's funny how we don't have any classes with Youngjae." Changmin shrugged as he handed back the note.

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Hyunjoon had already parted from Changmin as he slowly made his way home. He didn't want to go home just yet, as he figured he might interrupt something when he got home. "Hyunjoon?" He looked in the direction that the voice came from. "Oh...Chanhee." "Are you locked out of your home?" Hyunjoon shook his head while looking down at the ground. "Oh. Well, you're always welcome to come over to my house. My parents wouldn't mind, they love having guests over." "Are you sure...?" Chanhee nodded then motioned for him to walk with him. "I must be dreaming. Never could I have imagined going over to his place."

Chanhee unlocked the door to his house then squatted down. "Hi there, Prince. Did you miss me?" Hyunjoon peered over Chanhee to see what he was talking to. "Oh, you have a pet rabbit." Chanhee stood up while holding Prince in his arms. "Yeah. We adopted Prince around the same time we adopted Eden. Though, Eden is no longer with us." Hyunjoon quietly nodded as he didn't want to alert Chanhee that he already knew this information about Eden.

They walked inside and Hyunjoon took a seat on the couch. "Mom, I brought a friend over." Hyunjoon looked around and saw plenty of religious symbols and a few pictures of who they believed to be their savior. "So you must be Hyunjoon, Chanhee's new friend." He turned around and felt he was looking at an exact copy of Chanhee. Unlike her son, he found her quite intimidating.

a/n: don't forget to vote, share and comment! what does juyeon want? is chanhee's mom a good person?