It's been a couple weeks since 'everything' happened. The first month of the winter trimester is over on Friday, which doesn't mean anything for the school, but it does mean something for the 8 boys. It's one month closer to Felix leaving. They all know that it's coming, but for now, they choose to ignore that pain and they plan to just have fun and be high school boys.
Chan and Changbin made up and Felix finally forgave his ex for exposing them.
This also means that it's been a couple weeks since Chan has tried to get Felix to be his friend, with Felix's agreement of course. So here we are, Monday, lunch time. The 8 boys are out walking towards Nayeon's cafe. They're just playing around and goofing off.

"Anyone know what time it is?" Jeongin asks.

"12:45." Hyunjin says checking his phone. "We have time." He turns to smile at Jeongin.

"Ok but noona might be out of chocolate milk by the time we get there!" Seungmin says and begins running towards the coffee shop in the distance.

"Wait for me you idiot!" Jisung begins to chase his younger friend.

""Hey no running across the street! You guys!!" Minho calls after them.

"Jesus they're like 5 year olds-" Felix starts.

"-In teenage bodies." Changbin finishes.

"Let's just hope Nayeon can get to them, because I don't feel like running." Minho says, sighing.

The 6 remaining boys continue to walk towards the cafe, eventually reaching it to find Jisung and Seungmin already at a table with their drinks in hand.

"Hey noona." Minho says, as he and the others walk into the cafe.

"Hi boys." Nayeon smiles from behind the counter. Felix salutes her with two fingers and quickly orders, the rest follow in suite. Nayeon smiles as the boys walk over to where Seungmin and Jisung sat.

Jeongin starts whining immediately, "Minnie hyung~ why didn't you get me, your dearest boyfriend, a drink?" Seungmin winks at him, but says nothing.

"Yeah Sungie~ why didn't you get me, Lee Minho, a drink?" Minho tries to act all cute like Jeongin. It worked.

"I- uh..." Jisung trails off in a gay panic. Felix and Hyunjin share a smirk.

"*cough* date already *cough*"

"FELIX!"

"Hmm? I didn't say anything..." He feigns innocence, by this point both Minho and Jisung have moved away from each other. Both a blushing mess. Felix high fives Hyunjin.

"Jesus christ you two." Chan rolls his eyes. At that moment, Nayeon comes over, carrying all their drinks.

"God you guys must get starved at school, you ordered so much. Do you know how hard it was to balance all this on my arms?"

"Chill out Eomma-" Minho takes a sip of his smoothie, pausing his sentence. "We're helping your business." He shrugs as they all watch Nayeon silently fume.

"Minho hyung, this is why no one likes you."

"Nah, this is why he isn't Nayeon Eomma's favorite."

"Well duh, Nayeon eomma loves Jeongin the most."

"True."

"Of course I love him, he's pure and innocent...unlike you all."

"Actually noona, I'm not."

"Of course you are!" Nayeon says, pinching the maknae's cheeks. Through a squashed face, Jeongin speaks up.

"I have sex at least-"

"OKAAAAAY!" In a panic, Seungmin covers his boyfriend's mouth.

"I don't even want to know." Jisung says softly.

"That's it." Minho stands. "First Felix and Hyunjin teasing me, and now this?" He sighs and takes his drink and walks out. The other boys look on in confusion.

"Felix...he's just playing around? Right?" Hyunjin says hesitantly.

"Uhm...not sure...I mean he's been kinda off and I think I know why...but..." Felix furrows his brows.

"I'll go check on him." Jisung sighs and stands.

"Thanks Jisung." The boy just nods and leaves with his drink to follow Minho.

The rest watch him leave, but knowing that Minho was in good hands, they didn't worry.

•••

"Minho, wait up!" The young boy turns to see Jisung running towards him. He stops and smiles slightly.

"Sorry about storming off like that, it's been a bit hard."

"I get it, you wanna talk about it though?" Jisung asks as he begins walking beside his friend.

"I guess I should tell someone, shouldn't I?" Minho gives Jisungs sideways glance.

"It's your choice. But I'm here for you if you ever need anything.."

"Thanks..."

After a few moments of silence, Minho spoke up.

"Remember when Felix first arrived and he couldn't speak any korean?"

"Ha, yeah, and you and me had to help him everyday. I was like the translator but I was trash at english."

"Aha! Yeah..oh my god, remember when he wanted to be called-" he turns to Jisung and they point at each other.

"Yongbokk!" They say in sync.

"Oh my god I totally forgot about that! Oh and when he had that voice crack in dance!"

"Ahaha! Yeah! Oh my god and how Jeongin hated him when they first met because he thought his place as maknae was stolen-"

"Even though Felix was a freshman and Jeongin was still in 7th grade!"

"Yes! I remember that!" Minho smiles bright and continues laughing. Jisung couldn't help but stare at the older as he laughed. HIs beautiful smile, his contagious laugh. Jisung loved it. He loved everything about the older. His sweet yet sassy personality, his amazing dance skills. Everything.

"-I'm really gonna miss him, Sungie. More than anything. He's like my best friend. Ever since we were young and his family would come to visit us for the holidays, me and him would always hang around each other. We were inseparable. I remember the first time I ever met him. We were 5, his mom and dad had brought him over for summer vacation. They were a picture perfect family. His father had a well paying job, his mom was sweet and was always there for Felix, even when worked piled up. And Felix, so pure and innocent and sweet. The most adorable little kid you can imagine. He was only in 5th grade when his mom got into jail-"

"What for, if I can ask..." Jisung says so quietly that Minho barely hears him. The other boys never truly knew what happened, they just knew Felix's mom was in jail.

"I wish I could tell you, but I don't know. I remember hearing it from my mom. I texted Felix about it but he had blocked me. It wasn't until 7th grade, two years after his mom went into jail, did he finally contact me. But to this day, he never told me what happened those two years. Then he appears here in 9th grade and my god I was so excited to introduce you guys to him." Minho smiles sadly. By now they had stopped walking and had thrown their drinks away. Jisung wraps him into a hug.

"Don't cry hyung.."

"I didn't even realize I was." Minho begins to hug Jisung back. "It's so hard. I don't want what happened back then to happen again. I-I don't want to lose him."

"He's going to come back...he will." But even Jisung isn't so sure.

"There's just so much going on! And-and with these new feelings-"

"What new feelings?" Minho's eyes widen in realisation of what he just said.

"Oh- uhm."

"Hyung...what new feelings?" Jisung asks softly, pulling away so the older is at arms length. Minho looks at his feet.

"You wouldn't understand...you wouldn't like it..."

"Try me hyung."

"Have you ever l-loved someone before?"Minho's voice was soft. Jisung raises his eyebrows.

"Well yes, in fact I'm in love right now..." Minho gulps in sadness. He knew it, Jisung doesn't love him. Not how Minho wants him to.

"O-oh, nevermind then."

"I know what it feels like to not be loved back, I know that all too well. Is that what your trying to say?" Jisung whispers, looking into Minho's eyes.

"Y-yeah..."

"Who is it that you love?"

"You wouldn't like it..." Jisung's heart shatters to hear that. If it was anyone but him, he would hate it.

"Tell me, hyung. I won't judge you."

"It-it's...you." Minho says, the last part barely audible. Even though Jisung hears him, he decides to play around.

"Who? I couldn't hear you." Jisung smirks.

"S-stop smirking at me! You heard me loud and clear!"

"Oh? Then you wouldn't mind repeating it again?"

"N-no! Ugh, why did I even say that. I know you don't feel the same." MInho turns and looks to the sky, wiping his tears away.

"And how do you know that?"

"W-what? Because, you could never like me like that." Minho says.

"But you see, I do like you like that." Jisung moves so he's standing in front of the older, looking straight into his eyes.

"W-WHAT!?" Minho jumps back in surprise.

"Well, yeah! I've liked you since 8th grade hyung."

"WHAT?! *cough* what?" Jisung just chuckles.

"So I mean it when I say that I am always here for you, Lee Min Ho." He whispers the last part in Minho's ear. Minho goes redder than a tomato.

"S-stop saying stupid things." Minho turns his head.

"Aw but won't you give me a kiss? You confessed to me and I accepted didn't I?"

"W-well yeah, b-but-" Jisung interrupts him by putting his thumb under Minho's chin and making the older face him. Before Minho can stop him, his lips are locked with Jisung's. Jisung pulls away for a breath, smirking when he sees the blush on the older's face.

"Oh-oh my god."

"Hm?"

"Did-you just-?"

"Mhm, I did." Minho turns holding his head in his hands, smiling like a maniac.

"Oh my god...OH MY GOD!" He starts to jump with delight as Jisung just laughs at him. Minho suddenly stops.

"What does this make us then?"

"Whatever you want us to be hyung."

"Boyfriends?" Minho asks hesitantly.

"Boyfriends it is." Jisung smiles at his new boyfriend. "Come one now, class starts soon and we still need to finish walking to school."

"Let's GO!" Minho says, swinging their locked hands as they walk.