"Taehyun hyuuuuuung!"

Taehyun groans when he heard the all-too-cheery voice of Kai on a Monday morning. How does that kid manage to stay so happy every day? it was such a mystery how he always could crack a smile on the worst day of the week.

"Hello, Kai," Taehyun smiles back to the youngest, and Kai looks at the shorter with a pout as he grips on the straps of his bag, pouting.

"You look tired, hyung," he said, reaching out one of his fingers and poking his hyung's cheek. Taehyun doesn't react to it as he just yawns.

"My dad came home last night and Hyerin offered a game night," Taehyun explained as they both walk through the entrance of the huge school together, squeezing in the people who were rushing and walking around them.

"Oh! that must be fun!" Kai beams, "My family does that a lot too, Lea is a cheater at all of the games and Bahi and I are basically rivals every time," he rambles on, "Especially uno, we're really competitive on that game. Have y-"

"Sh," Taehyun says when they reached the end of the hallway where it was a bit more calm and silent. Taehyun quickly pulled Kai behind the corner by the handle of his backpack.

"Wha-"

"Its Beomgyu," Taehyun said in hushed tones, and that was enough to make Kai zip his mouth shut, his eyes widened at the name.

"W-why is he coming from this way? this leads to the teacher's lounge!" Kai whisper shouts- which doesn't really make a difference

Taehyun racks his brain on what to do because he only had two options here.

one, run and two, confront him for his phone back.

option one seemed really appealing to him at that time, but just as he was about to make a run for it back into the opposite side where the students were crowded, the raven-haired male had already rounded the corner and Taehyun's shorter frame immediately headbutted the boy's chest.

"Ow- watch where yo-" Beomgyu's voice cut of, Taehyun flinched, prepared for a sudden shove or a punch from the older,

but nothing came.

he looked up to the boy he bumped into, and Beomgyu immediately turned around before they met eye contact. he quickly walked away before Taehyun could apologize.

".. Well that was super awkward," Kai said, thankfully helping diffuse the tension, "why did you run so suddenly like that? you knew he was around the corner, Tyunnie!"

"I.." Taehyun stared after where the raven older had walked away, "he didn't try to hurt me..?"

"he's probably afraid of you now that you helped him get fired," Huening Kai reminds, chirping beside him, "And his lackeys aren't with him! he's just as weak without them," the youngest dares to say, sticking his tongue out to the direction Beomgyu left.

"And you were crying about getting shoved in a locker the other day," Taehyun mumbles, continuing his walk with Kai, and the latter shoves the older lightly.

"Don't remind me, I'm claustrophobic!"

"that's a big word for someone like you," Taehyun snorts, arriving to his class.

"let's meet up after school again? you still haven't gotten me tteokbokki!" Kai said, standing outside his door, and Taehyun makes a shooing motion with his hands.

"Yeah, yeah, see you," he smiles, walking into his classroom.