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he trusted him.

but why didn't he tell him?

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¡ 》° * - > promises < - * ° 《 !

• a dotae fanfiction •

"hey, promise me one thing..." a little boy said, holding his friend's hands.

"yeah? what is it?" his friend answered back.

"you'll never, ever, leave me..." he said. emphasizing the word 'ever'.

"sure. i'm your best friend after all. i'll never leave you." the other said, ruffling the older's hair.

"you promise?" he put out his little pinky.

"promise." his friend said, intertwining his pinky with the other.

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a car crash.

a car crash in which involved him.

"quickly! call an ambulance!"

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"you told me you wouldn't leave."

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"but i didn't. i'm still here, aren't i?" he said, ruffling his friend's hair.

"kim dongyoung! i'm not joking! look at your...self." he said, pointing at doyoung's casted legs, arms, and head.

"i'm still breathing, silly." he held the elder's hands, as he caressed it softly. "i'm not gonna leave you."

"i thought you were going to die." he sobbed.

"yah! don't cry! you're looking like a...a pig!" the younger said, hitting his friend's hands lightly.

the elder wiped his tears away and looked at doyoung straight in the eyes.

"hey, promise me you'll be alright."

"of course. i'm kim dongyoung, why wouldn't i be alright?" he giggled. which made the elder's heart soft.

"alright! you promised! make sure that's true!"

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"taeyong-ie hyung! give me some popcorn!" he yelled, even if his friend is just right beside him.

"ow! i'm literally right beside you! you didn't have to yell!" he said, rubbing his left ear, before getting some popcorn.

they were getting ready for their movie marathon.

"quick! the movie's starting!" he exclaimed with his gummy smile.

taeyong rolled his eyes. as much as he wanted to pinch the younger's cheeks for being too cute. he tried to deny it. not knowing why.

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"doyoung-ah, are you alright?" the elder patted the younger's back, who's choking because he accidentally ate a popcorn without munching it.

taeyong gave water for doyoung to drink and doyoung hurriedly drank from it.

"thanks..." he said, wiping his lips.

"yah! i thought you were going to die!"

"you keep saying that. do you want me to die!?"

"no! why would i?"

"because you...hate me?"

"if i hate you, then i wouldn't be worrying for you all the time."

"why do you even worry about me?"

"because you're my friend! and friends care for each other." taeyong simply said. 'friend...'

"right. a friend..." doyoung frowned.

"just promise me to not do something stupid again! if you don't want me to worry about you."

doyoung sighed.

"promise..."

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"so, doyoung. what do you want to buy?" taeyong asked.

'your love...can i buy it?' doyoung thought. but quickly shrugged it away. 'what am i thinking!? that's wrong!' he asked to himself as he hit his head.

taeyong was right infront of him.

"uh...doyoung-ssi?"

"o-oh. uh. yo-- wait, no. uhm. clothes, of course." he said, mentally facepalming and cursing at himself. "yeah, clothes." he added to his sentence.

"o~kay?" taeyong said. he can't deny it. he looked cute. but, what was he thinking about?

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doyoung coughed.

"doyoung-ssi, are you okay?" taeyong asked, walking near to his friend.

"y-yeah. of course, i'm fi--" he coughed again.

"are you sure?" taeyong looked worried. "here." he said, handing out his bottle to doyoung.

"n-no than--" he coughed again.

"just take it!" he opened his water bottle and gave it to doyoung.

he gulped the water down and gave the bottle back to taeyong after drinking some.

"are you alright now?" the elder asked once again.

doyoung just nodded. feeling and looking a little uneasy.

"are you sure?" taeyong asked once again, cupping the younger's face.

"y-yeah! of course! thanks for the drink, by the way!" he said as he looked away from taeyong. trying to hide his blushing self. but he needs to stop himself before it gets worse.

"you look a little uneasy."

"i'm fine. i swear."

"alright. i believe you."

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he was coughing these past few days, and the next thing he knew. he's now in the hospital. lying on a bed. sleeping peacefully.

but the elder couldn't do anything about it.

he didn't know anything.

because he wasn't saying anything.

he was clueless.

but he didn't want to worry him.

"yah!! let me in!!" he yelled, tears falling from his eyes. "my friend is in there!! he needs me!!" the doctors were pushing him away.

"sir. please calm down. you can visit him after the operation." one of the doctors said. but it didn't calm him down. it only angered him more.

"i don't care! he's in pain! he needs me right now!" he said as more tears fell from his eyes. his voice was cracking, but he didn't mind it. his friend was there. his doyoung was there.

"sir, we'll make sure that he'll survive this operation."

he doesn't trust them. he only trusts one person.

"just please take a seat first and wait...it's the best you can do."

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"p-promise?"

the doctors looked at each other. they weren't sure about what will happen. but, the boy infront of them was crying and looked so helpless. so they couldn't do anything but to nod.

taeyong saw them nod, but he can't seem to trust them.

but right now, the doctors are his only hope.

"alright. i-i...i trust you guys."

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they broke their promise.

"you said you wouldn't leave me..."

he clenched the flowers he was holding as more tears fell from his eyes.

"i trusted you."

he said. looking at the grave of his beloved friend.

"you b-broke your promise..."

he placed the flowers down.

"i trusted you...but why did you not do the same for me...?"

"why didn't you tell me, huh? i could've helped you."

"but it's over now."

"you already left."

he tried to hold his tears back, for his own sake. but he couldn't. instead, more tears kept falling down.

"i wish i knew...why didn't i even realized it from the start!?" he hit his head repeatedly.

"i'm such a bad...friend." he said, whispering the word 'friend'.

"i haven't even told you something yet. why did you have to leave so early?"

he closed his eyes.

"i love you kim dongyoung."

"not as a friend. as a lover."

"you're the only one who accepted me for who i am."

"you're not like anybody else."

"we often fight, but it's just small fights."

"how can i find someone like you in this cruel world?" he wiped his tears way. "you are one of a kind."

"i'm sorry...i'm really really such a bad friend."

"i love you...kim dongyoung. please don't forget me up there."

"you promise?" he asked. looking at the sky.

"i trust you kim doyoung." he smiled. "i promise too, that i won't ever forget and replace you! you're the only one inside my heart!" he yelled.

"yah! why are you crying!?"

someone hit taeyong's head.

"jaehyun?"

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💚✌ p e a c e ✌💚
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"keep him safe okay? don't fail me. i trust you, jaehyun. promise me. i don't like seeing him hurt."

"i promise, kim doyoung. i'll keep him safe..."

"forever..."