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Jeno gives his friend a thumbs up and a bright smile as Renjun glares at him from the cafè window. Mouthing a 'you're doing great sweetie', to him, Jeno leaves the sidewalk and hurries back to college. Today was the day Renjun and YangYang would meet, courtesy of Jeno holding up his end of the deal.

He gets on the bus, making his way to the back and turning up the volume of his earbuds as 'Clap' by Seventeen comes on. He sits, his feet dangling slightly above, giving him just enough room to swing them back and forth, only adding to his great acting skills of pretending to be in a music video. Jeno leans his head against the window, totally immersing himself in the song and its upbeat lyrics. He bobs his head along with the beat and claps his hands to Woozi's high voice shouting 'jjak jjak jjak' in his ear. And soon enough, Jeno found himself making miniature movements to match the dance. Sorry Hoshi, Jeno is coming to take your place.

"Next stop. Seoul National University. Next Stop. Seoul National University." The robotic female voice stops Jeno from his self-made MV and he stands, making his way towards the door. The final few minutes were spent with Jeno trying not to make eye contact with the old lady who kept staring at him as he exited the bus doors.

It was a warm Saturday, at least, as warm as a Saturday could get in early November. The air was brisk, but not cold. The wind was cooling, but it didn't make him shiver. And the quaint entrance to the Uni was all that Jeno needed to put a smile on his face. And the fact that Mark had agreed to talk about Jeno's plan to win Jaemin over again. He had an idea in mind but needed details from Mark before he fully went through with it.

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"You want to get him a what?" Mark's eyes widen in bewilderment at Jeno's suggestion.

"A cat."

"Why?"

Jeno rolls his eyes and shifts his position on his bed. "What do you mean 'why'? He said he wanted a cat and so I want to get him one."

Mark chuckles sadly to himself. "Oh my god, you're so fucking whipped."

"We been knew." Jeno snaps his fingers. "Keep up Lee."

"Oh shut up." Mark raises his head again, lacing his fingers together and laying his chin on them. "What kind of cat were you thinking?"

"A calico cat. He gives off a calico kinda vibe."

"So you want to get him a cat...because he gives off a vibe?"

"Have some faith in me hyung." Jeno pouts. "It's not the worst thing in the world."

"Oh, certainly not." Mark shakes his head. "That's not what I'm saying at all."

Jeno raises a brow. "So what are you saying?"

A silence falls on the two boys as Mark thinks and Jeno drinks from his coffee.

"Honestly...I don't know. I'm just being protective. But I think a cat is a good idea." Mark smiles. "It gives him a companion, which is always nice." Jeno nods along, his arms crossed and eyes closed. "Plus, it'll give you more reason to go to his apartment."

Jeno's eyes snap open. "Oh my god, you're right."

"Of course I am. I'm Mark Lee."

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Jeno crouches in front of the cat, his hand teasing the animal with a little fish toy. "You're so cute..." He smiles happily and gives the cat the toy, enjoying it's happy face as it chews on the fish. "And so sweet too. I think Jaemin will like you." He picks the cat up, turning to the worker who just smiles.

"That the cat?"

"Yup."

"Alright, the nametag maker is over there." The worker points to a machine that looked very similar to an ATM. "And the cat section is the far left corner of the store. I'll be waiting for you at the front, but take your time." Jeno nods, thanking the worker before walking around the store with the car secured in a carrier that sat in the shopping cart.

"You seem like a cat who likes wet food," Jeno whispers to both himself and the cat as he holds a pink can of Fancy Feast. "Ok, let's get this." It was times like this when Jeno was glad that Jaemin was finally replying to his texts because he needed a cat name for the tag machine.

JenJen:
Quick! Pick a not-so-normal name

Nana_supreme:
....
Seol?

JenJen:
Okie

Would you like to change Nana_supreme to

"My_nana"?

Yes No

Jeno smiles to himself and walks to the front of the store, Seol meowing quietly.

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∆aight here's chapter 9, I hope you like it :) ty for reading∆