as donghyuck nervously opened his classroom, he shut his eyes tight before walking towards his seat.

when he was about to sit, he felt a soft-like pillow on his chair, opening his eyes, he saw his desk and chair is filled with a lot of papers—more like letters—chocolates and even a teddy bear sitting on his chair.

he looked at his classmates, confused, and all of them shouted, "we're so sorry!" and the fear in donghyuck's eyes turned into a soft one.

"we're very sorry!" one of them shouted again, "you were the kindest person on earth, and you did not deserve to be treated like that!"

"i'm so sorry, mr. lee donghyuck." he shifted his gaze towards his teacher as he heard her voice, "we're really should explain you first.. i apologize for our accusing you."

the younger male smiled, "it's fine! you don't have to say sorry.. i mean it did hurt me.. but don't worry! i'm fine now, you don't have to give these chocolates and... this huge lion plushie.."

"the plushie wasn't from us!" someone shouted. "that's from.." she paused, trying hard to remember the name. "m-mark..? i believe."

mark.. he already have one though.. donghyuck thought, as a blush slowly formed into his cheeks, his face completely flushed as buried his face into his sweater paws. "mark. it was from mark." renjun spoke.

mark smiled as he sneakily peeked at the clasrroom window, he looked beside him and saw a tall man.

mark extended his hands out, "thank you so much." the older smiled. "what's your name, again?"

"oh, haha.. jihoon." the taller shaked mark's hand and also giving him a wide smile. "and, no problem."

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do you really think yuna's words will stop hyejin from getting mark? yes, she admitted it, those words truly hurts, but what if the end of the day, she'll finally get what she wants? what if mark would actually like him back.

hyejin confidently made his way inside the school—without yuna, but she wouldn't mind—he ignore all the stares she got, which was totally strange.

did they find out it was her? "nah, that's impossible, they don't even know me." the girl thought and continued her way towards the lockers.

she saw donghyuck with his friends laughing their ass out, donghyuck was supposed to get detention by now, why is he just casually laughing with his friends?

someone arrived beside the tanned male, by someone i mean mark. he observed how the older slowly snaked his hands on the younger's waist before planting a peck on his lips.

she heavied a sigh before fixing her hair and clutching at her sling bag before making her way towards the two lovers and his friends.

donghyuck classmates heard footsteps walking towards them and jolted their heads toward the direction. all of their eyes widened as the figure keeps walking closer.

"hey, donghyuck!" she spoke, trying hard to sound excited, even though she was so confused. "something happened...? right?" she asked, which was completely out of topic.

donghyuck smile immediately dropped what he was doing as he saw the person who he just wanted to avoid.

"look who we have here..." jihoon spoke, but was immediately calmed down. they all decided to leave donghyuck, renjun and mark before saying goodbye afterwards with them dragging jihoon away.

the younger's heart was beating so fast, "h-hyejin.." he said, almost like whispering. the female raised her brows. "i know what you did." donghyuck suddenly got confidence.

"y-you what?" hyejin stuttered, mouth gaping. did he actually found out it was her? "i-i don't know what you're talking about."

"hyejin, quit playing games." mark said but thankfully renjun was their to cool him off.

hyejin quickly shook his head before lifting his heel up, ready to run the out of the building. "i trusted you." but donghyuck managed to get a hold of his wrist. "why would you do that.." donghyuck's eyes started bawling with tears and mark immediately placed his arms on the younger's waist.

hyejin took his wrist out of the male's grip and started running off, yet this just made donghyuck to follow here even more, throwing her more and more questions, "hyejin, i thought we we're fine now? why would you do that? you made the whole school hate me!"

"hyejin!" donghyuck stopped hyejin, holding her on both of her shoulder, finding theirselves on the school's parking lot. "why—"

the female had enough, she roughly turned around and immediately met eyes with donghyuck.

"because i like mark!" she smiled bitterly, shrugging donghyuck's hands off. "i like him for years, and those years he never... liked me back. i was desperate for an answer on why won't see me the way i see him." he fixed his eyes towards mark, which was at the very distance.

"he was the only person i can talk to, he was the only person that can make me laugh so hard, he... he was the person that i can cry with." a tear escaped her eyes, as the memory flashed back. "you don't know how much i wanted to be trapped in his arms and be lost in his touch.." she looked at the frowning male as tears started bursting out. "i really do miss what we almost had..."

"but my hope was still there, it fucking terrifies me how it still there!" mark heard hyejin's faint shouts from his place and was ready to throw hands. "but you know? i am tired, i'm tired of getting my hopes up for nothing," she looked down at her shoes.

"s-so please, take care of mark like how i used to, b-because you're in the position that i-i have been wishing for, for a very long time.." hyejin then looked up and grabbed the tanned male's shoulder, "forgive me, i won't bother you anymore... and please be happy with h-him.." she hurriedly run out, not even letting donghyuck speak.

she glanced back at mark for a few seconds before speed-walking completely out of the school.

once the she was out of sight, mark and renjun immediately walk towards the younger, "baby? are you okay?" the older crouched down a little and so as renjun, trying to meet the donghyuck's head.

the younger looked up and immediately embraced the older. "i'll leave you two for now." renjun whispered and pats mark's shoulder.

"maybe if i didn't met you in the club, you and hyejin would be together now," donghyuck muffled. "maybe if i didn't confessed, you'll be able to confess to hyein—"

mark detached do donghyuck from his body. "what do you mean?"

"she's been liking you for five years, yet you didn't give it back.." donghyuck said, tone getting a bit too high.

he looked down on his shoes "but... what about me.." the younger whispered the last part.

mark smiled, "let's go, shall we?"

yuna immediately rushed out of the bus, and immediately walked towards the club.

how much she wants to hate hyejin to not waste time on someone who doesn't even like her back, but she grew up with hyejin, she's been treating hyejin like her own sister.

yuna clearly don't how much hyejin changed after she found out mark has been dating someone, she thought hyejin already forgot about him.

she saw her best friend sitting at the counter, with her pointer finger up, signalling for more drink.

"hyejin.." yuna sat beside her best friend and tried to stop her from drinking

"oh," hyejin hiccuped. "i thought you wouldn't come, here, have a drink."

yuna gave hyejin a sad smile. "don't worry, i already gave mark to donghyuck! i'm so proud of myself." she said drunkely and patted her own shoulder. "you don't have to scold me anymore, but thank you though... thank for making me realize that i am truly am a dumbass." she chugged her cup. "have been chasing mark for a very long time, and my feet hurts."

yuna chuckled as she held tightly hyejin's hands. "i'm proud of you." hyejin giggled.

"do you want to know a secret?" yuna blurted out. hyejin gave her best friend a teasing smile, "is it freaky?"

"i like donghyuck.." she whispered the last part and smiled bitterly. she looked up into space, as she imagine how would she melt if ever the latter speak, or just do stuff in general.

she was expecting a gasp from her best friend but instead he heard snores. "come on, let's go home."

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as mark exited the bathroom, he go straight at the bed. "can you move the that plushie away?" the older chuckled, pointing at the big toy beside donghyuck, which is on his side of the bed.

donghyuck gave mark a small smile and let the toy sit at the end of the bed. mark crawled on the bed and opened his arms and donghyuck immediately laid on top.

"i don't want to sound annoying, but did you not actually like hyejin back?" the younger started, pulling himself away so he could get a better view of mark.

mark shighed. "baby—"

"did i rush things out too much? do i not know how relationships work? do i still have to give ourselves time first—"

"donghyuck, i'm gay." the older breathes out a laugh, "i did not meant to give her false hope.. i just wanted to—you know be.. nice? yes, she was my best friend for the past year, but that's it.. best friend."

the younger shot mark a smile, before laughing. after his laugh died down. "i did kinda.. feel bad for her, maybe you still can talk things out— but as friends."

mark rapidly nodded his head and went to cupping her boyfriend's cheeks.

connecting thier lips together, softly. his hands reached down the tanned male's waist and started drawing circles. "i love you.." the younger whispered, aligned his lips at mark's ear.

"i love you too.." have been a very long time since the two said that.

as renjun unlocked his door, his brows furrowed as he saw the light in the kitchen opened, he never leaves his lights open, he thought. or is his parents home?

maybe he just left it open, he brushed the thought away and take his shoes off, placing them on the shoe rack.

he panicked when he heard small sounds on the kitchen, "the fuck is that?" he mumbled as he walked closer.

once he stopped his track the sound also died down, which made him confused. "hello?"

until he completely reached the kitchen.

he dropped his phone and his mouth fell open and a tear started to fall. "jaemin.."

the said boy turn around and so as the other beside him. he immediately rushed towards their arms, squeezing himself in. "we're back!"

jeno lifted the small boy up, and renjun immediately snuggle his face in. "why are you crying?" jeno chuckled and so as jaemin.

wasting no time, he immediately locked his lips with jeno, and threw her arms behind jeno's neck. "what about me?" jaemin huffed and pouted his lips.

renjun smiled and climbed down to jeno and give jaemin a long kiss. "how are you?" asked jaemin, as the kiss broke.

"i almost shit myself."