☻ f a c a d e ☹ | wyld [discontinued]

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jaewon's pov
i knocked softly at the large door before me, feeling a little tired from today's activities but put on my best smile as i was permitted to enter the room.
"ah, jaewon.. have a seat."
ah. i could tell that this was going to make me even more tired.
i took a seat opposite the CEO, fidgeting with my phone.
"as you know, ahra is joining our agency."
my eyes widened. i was pretty sure i warned her not to come. i guess she didn't listen to me... if i were her, i wouldn't listen either, i mean... who would listen to me?
i reluctantly muttered a reply, not wanting to make eye contact with him.
"what i want you to do is to not say a single thing to her. you understand me?"
i gritted my teeth, how could i see my precious friend in trouble and not try to do a single thing about it?
my grip on my phone tightened, i was incensed, i could feel my blood boil under my skin
"i asked if you understood me, jaewon. I WANT AN ANSWER!"
i flinched, trying not to make the flinch apparent, i nodded.
"good. you may leave now."
i grumbled, not wanting to give the CEO the satisfaction of seeing me angry as i stormed out of his office.

haebul's pov
i waited patiently outside the company doors, wondering if he was fine facing the CEO by himself, he looked pale the entire time we were on the way to the company.
'well, he probably would be.. right?'
i thought to myself, my anxiety rising.
i was just about to enter the building to find jaewon when i saw the familiar red-haired boy storming out of the CEO's office, looking pissed.
"jaewon!"
the boy looked up, his face brightened up slightly, fastening his pace towards me.
"sorry. did you wait long?"
i shook my head.
"it wasn't that long.. i was wondering.. are you okay? you look pale."
he smiled, chuckling softly, waving my concerns off.
i noticed his habit of whenever he was nervous, he would rub the back of his neck slowly.
which was kinda adorable...
no! stop it.
you're his manager, nothing else...
i gulped, before putting my arms in a crossed position, pouting my lips i asked, "wanna go get something to eat before your next training?"
he looked at me, giving me a slight grin, and nodded his head.

we walked silently next to each other, towards the cafe across the street. the air got stiffer as the tension rose, our breaths seemingly getting faster in the cold. neither of us dared to speak about what happened or speculate what might have happened.                                                                                i cringed at the fact i pouted my lips at him, what the hell was that? ugh, i shook my head in disgust at myself alongside embarrassment. 

before i realized it, we had reached the doors of the cafe, jaewon going forward and opened the door for me, grinning slyly, nose pink from the cold, he said, "m'lady."

i rolled my eyes at him, just happy he was feeling a lot better than he did when he came out of the company doors. i gratefully accepted his offer and entered the cafe first, and quickly ordered both of our drinks. 

i handed him his drink after i collected them from the counter, "you like macchiato?"

he looked at the cup, wrapping his long fingers around the steaming cup, trying to keep warm in the harsh cold weather outside. 

"yeah, i guess. it just stuck with me since i tried it for the first time with..."

he trailed off, i panicked, worried i might have hit a sore spot. he just laughed after a few minutes of loud silence, trying to play it cool. 

jaewon's pov                                                                                                                                                                        "yeah, i guess. it just stuck with me since i tried it for the first time with..."

the incident came back like having a flashlight constantly flash my eyes, as a sharp pain hit my head.

"jaewon! jaewon! get out of here! they're not going to kill me. i'm going to be fine. trust me. now go!"

"________how can i leave you?! i'm not leaving without you _______!  i'll come back for you, i promise!"

"i'll be waiting, jaewon."

"it's a promise ha-"

i snapped out of the dream-like flashback, slightly chuckling as to not worry haebul about my little head hurting memory. her face instantly relaxes into a calm and collected gaze.

"i'm fine. i just remembered an old friend."

she didn't seem convinced by my explanation but nodded anyway as to not give me any guilt of worrying her. 

i wandered back into my thoughts as i tried to recall the name i almost had slip out of my mouth before the memory ended. her name. it started with ha___... i just couldn't put my finger on it.

before i could think any longer on this subject, my phone vibrated in my pocket. it was a call from minsoo, i showed haebul the caller id and nodded outside to take the call.

"hey minsoo. what's up?"

"the sky's up jaewon. [chuckle] jokes aside, hurry and come back to the dorm, you're going to miss the show."

suddenly realization struck me, i was going to miss my favorite show to watch with the group if i do not hurry back now.

"okay be back in a bit."

i hung up, rushing back into the cafe, grabbing haebul by the arm along with the drinks. the cold breeze hitting our faces, as i ran as fast as my legs could take us back toward the dorm. 

i hurriedly scanned open the door and waited for the elevator. we tried to catch our breath as the elevator was heading down. 

"what...what...what was that for..."

"sorry...my...my...show...it's starting...soon"

"what the fu-"

"sorry."

i opened the door to the dorm, and surprisingly was greeted by a cozy warm apartment with the hot air circulating and the cold air that we had accidentally let in was being instantly heated up into warm air.

i hurriedly placed down my loose belongings and went to change my clothes into more comfortable clothes, passing haebul some extra clothes to replace her semi-wet ones.

"hey what's up haebul! what are you doing here?"

"hey daehyun! i was grabbing a coffee with jaewon, and he just dragged me here."

"to be fair. my show is on the line!"

she rolled her eyes at me, sitting comfortably between two pillows as we all gathered on the couch after exchanging greetings.

the show was good but I could hardly pay attention halfway into the show, with haebul silently leaning her head on my shoulder, apparently sleeping. 

i matched my breath with hers, trying my best to not wake her up from her slumber, her hair giving off a vanilla scent.

i felt my eyelids getting heavier as I fell into total darkness, my head falling onto hers, unconcerned with the staring of others.

author's note:                                                                                                                                                                      yahoo! it has been a long time, I'm actually really sorry for not updating at all. I cant really imagine what my 13-year-old brain was thinking when I started this fan fiction. I would just like to say thank you if you're still here and reading from the beginning and hope you would forgive me for the lack of updates. I have no excuse but I promise to update more often after my exams! if I were to give a date, it would be 12 November. Hope you guys understand and thank you for reading and being on this journey. I appreciate you. <3

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