"Yes, for sir Nishimura." Sunoo smiled at the receptionist, waiting for the papers Niki asked him to get. It was currently the weekend, meaning he can go home early if he asked. He can't wait to make a call and ask Emi if she wants to hang out, they haven't seen each other for a week. He would admit, without a noisy officemate, work seemed a little bit boring.

The receptionist handed him the papers that were clipped, bowing before heading up the office by the elevator.

To be honest, the past week hasn't been that bad. Sure Niki was demanding, but Sunoo expected it, he was the boss after all. The errands he was doing weren't all that difficult so he was thankful for that. And passing by Taki made work more fun for him. Being Niki's secretary isn't as bad as he thought at first, he was slowly getting used to it.

The elevator opened, making Sunoo exit the small space full of people. He walked to Niki's office, quietly opening it. There he saw Niki feeding Taki a piece of his lunch with his chopsticks, making Sunoo gulp.

He didn't know why but anger immediately rushed his body. He was upset, maybe Niki has moved and clearly has feelings for Taki.

Oh stop Sunoo, they're just eating.

Sunoo shrugged it off and walked over to the desk, placing the papers there. 

"Take the trash out."

Sunoo looked at Niki after he made the command, as well as Taki who had puffed cheeks from the crabsticks Niki fed him, looked at the older with serious eyes.

"And after that, text me my meetings for next week." Niki shooed Sunoo away, making Sunoo sigh deeply. He quietly took the trash bag out of the bin, before quietly heading out of the room.

Taki looked back at Niki, hitting his head.

"What was that?! Take the trash out?! He's not a janitor! And why'd you feed me?!"

Earlier.

"You're not gaining anything by making Sunoo upset and pressured." Taki spoke despite his mouth being full.

"He's my secretary, he's supposed to be pressured." Niki responded with eyes rolling.

"Okay but your whole making Sunoo jealous plan is stupid. Don't you still have feelings for him?"

Niki's hand stopped moving. Shut up Taki, just shut up. I don't like Sunoo anymore, I really don't..

The door suddenly opened, making Niki lift his head up quickly, grabbing Taki's jaw as fast as lighting and feeding him.

The plan, the plan, the plan.

"Told you I'd make Sunoo jealous."

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Niki turned on the faucet, washing his hands thoroughly. He looked at himself in the mirror, fixing strands of his hair.

I just said I don't any more!

Niki groaned, flickering his eyes from the sudden flashback he got. He grabbed a tissue, drying his hands with it before throwing it in the trashcan.

Stop thinking about it, he thought to himself.

He made his way out of the restroom, walking to his office again. As he opened the door, there he saw Taki's arm around Sunoo's shoulder, with what looked like he was teaching Sunoo something.

Taki couldn't see it, but Niki's eyes screamed uncomfortable, coughing as he caught their attention.

"Sir Taki, don't you have a meeting?" Niki sarcastically smiled.

"Ah, right! Sorry Sunoo, I'll tell you the rest later." Taki bowed, rolling his eyes at Niki as he exits the room.

"U-Uhm.." Sunoo stuttered as Niki sat in front of him.

"If you want to say something, say it." Niki looked at him, making Sunoo grip his phone harder.

"M-May I have your number?" Sunoo asked, biting his lip. Niki looked at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Don't worry, I won't message you anything not work-related. I-It's for the one you said earlier, texting you about your schedules." Sunoo hoped Niki understood, and he fortunately did. Niki grabbed Sunoo's phone, making one last glance at the older before he looked down at his phone.

His home screen was them...

Sunoo widened his eyes, immediately leaning over to open the phone app. 

Niki gulped, not knowing what to feel. Should he be happy, angry, or upset? He shrugged it off in the meantime, typing his number on Sunoo's contacts.

"Here." Niki looked away, not wanting Sunoo to see his eyes that were shaking and starting to water. Sunoo stood up and nodded, halting for a few seconds.

"Niki?" 

Niki didn't make any eye contact, just hoping Sunoo would get out of his room anytime soon. He didn't speak even.

"I don't know if you're comfortable with this but, you can talk to me informally. It makes me uncomfortable to talk like this to you, especially with our background. I'm sorry and I hope I can earn your trust again." Sunoo politely bowed, heading out of the room as soon as he finished his sentence.

Niki's thumb played with his fingers, a tear dropping from his eyes to cheeks.

Go back to him.

Don't fall for his tricks, he'll break your heart again.

Give him a second chance.

He's an asshole, you deserve so much better.

Niki let out with what sounded like a groan and a scream, his hands landing on his face, his head banging on his desk.

This whole Sunoo thing was giving him a headache, his mind was giving him mixed feelings, it made him want to evaporate. He just wants to be happy. And now that he is, Sunoo appears again. Why does he keep coming back? It's driving him crazy. 

But it wouldn't hurt to talk informally with him, like what the older suggested.

-

Sunoo smiled at the people exiting the elevator, choosing the floor he was going to, specifically the ground floor. He could go home now, considering it was already 5 in the evening. He'd ask Emi later if they could go get dinner together, go home to his mother and message his friends who he hadn't contacted in three weeks.

The door was about to fully close when someone yelled 'stop!'. Sunoo quickly pressed open, seeing Niki rush in. He was taken aback since they were the only ones left inside the elevator. Sunoo stood there by the right corner as Niki stood somewhat kinda close to him, lightly tapping his foot multiple times. He glanced at Niki a few times, but he just had a blank expression.

"I thought about what you said." Niki suddenly spoke, making Sunoo startled. The older turned his head, waiting for what Niki could say.

"I admit it does feel a bit weird to speak too formally, I'm sorry for that." Niki admitted, knowing as well that he felt like he was treating Sunoo as a slave. 

"N-No, don't apologize!" Sunoo awkwardly chuckled, shaking his hands. Suno bit a small part of his gums, glancing at Niki yet again.

"S-So, do I call you Niki or would you prefer sir..?" Sunoo asked, not wanting it to be silent just yet.

"Any will do." Niki responded, not a slight tone of brightness heard. Sunoo nodded, playing with his fingers. The elevator suddenly dinged, opening to the 2nd to the last floor, revealing a bunch of people. The impact caused Niki to be pushed close to Sunoo. And just when both thought they couldn't get even closer, about 5 more people came inside, making Sunoo stuck to the corner with Niki in front of him.

Niki gulped, flushed red hue appearing on his cheeks. The position they were both in made them blush, and unfortunately they can't do anything about it. They'd have to wait till people were out of the elevator. They starred at each other's eyes despite not clearing the air between them. 

Stop blushing, Niki, you look like a fool for liking this, for liking him!

Niki fought with his heart that was clearly pounding from how close they were. Their lips were just centimeters away, it was dangerous. One push and they'd kiss.

The elevator dings as the door opened, making the crowd get out of the room, as it was already the ground floor.

"I-I-"

"Pretend that never happened, Sunoo-ssi." Niki spoke, fixing his tie before they quietly walked out of the elevator. Both still had a red hue but decided to ignore it, to ignore each other.

"I'll get going." Niki politely bowed, walking away as fast as he can. Whilst doing so, he can't help but bring his hand on his cheek, slapping himself to wake up. He certainly did not like what happened, right?

Sunoo threw his head back, shaking his whole body from frustration. He brought out his phone and tapped on the message app.

Stupidemi:

Let's go drinking instead, I have too much on my mind.

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Hello sorry for not uploading for 3 days, I recovered from fever and school has started again huhuuuu. Still gonna try to post as often as I can tho! Hope you're all safe and healthy! Thank you for being patient about my posting schedule!^^