𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 🖇 𝙣𝙘𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢

18 | Play date

"oh my goodness jisungie, this ramen is everything" In Na says, giving jisung a quick thumbs up. 

Jisung said he wouldn't do anything fancy but there was egg, parsley and cheese, fancy enough for a bunch of school students. 

"let him finish serving the bowls,hog" Sumi says, taking the bowl from Jisung's hand. 

By now everyone had their meals, except Lei Mei. 

"Oh Lei Mei, my bad, I forgot you were here, sorry I was busy so i didn't bother counting one extra" Jisung says, sending a little smile. 

Jisung hated Lei Mei, it was obvious now, for him and her. 

Lei Mei smiles a little, she didn't feel extra until Jisung said so. 

"Oh no, It's okay, I'll just snack on these!" Lei Mei says, taking a handful of popcorn and looking over to the TV 

No one actually took notice of what was happening, it was just there, apparently, the movie cinderella, was more important. 

Chenle glared at jisung, passing his bowl to Lei Mei, Jisung's insides were boiling, he hated the girl so much, so so much. 

Jisung didn't think he'd hate someone so much for doing as much as breathing, he was not that low, but the girl who sat in front of him, made everything in him, despise her so much. 

He abruptly got up, shoving the bowl in Chenle's arms and walking to the kitchen, the hot broth spilling on Chenle's shirt, this, everyone took notice to exchanging glances at each other. 

Chenle smiles at his girlfriend and follows jisung to the kitchen. 

Jisung had his head down on the kitchen counter, and his fists clenched hard, his legs suddenly felt heavy, and there was this huge lump in his throat he couldn't swallow , it pricked at him painfully. 

Chenle speed walks to him and gives him a push that makes Jisung slightly tumble, "what the fuck is your problem?" 

Jisung's eyes were red, he doesn't even know why he was crying. 

"nothing, leave me alone" Jisung says, hastily wiping his tears. 

Chenle pushes jisung again, "no, why are you treating her like that" 

Jisung stays silent, he didn't even have an answer for that. 

Chenle gives him another push,"answer m-" 

Chenle hisses at the way Jisung managed to twist his arm and slam him against the cupboards, he tried squirming away, twisting and turning his hands, but jisung's grip on him was strong. 

Chenle had never seen Jisung so angry, "this isn't like y-you" he manages to speak, somehow. 

Jisung looked at Chenle, he was scared of him, he didn't want him to be scared of him. 

Jisung leans in, and Chenle's breath hitched, he had never seen best friends in the proximity they were, this was totally new to him. 

Chenle's eyes travelled to the latter's lips, they looked so pink and lush 

Jisung sighed, and leans further to his ear level, and whispers, "then you don't fucking know me, Zhong Chenle" 

- 

jisung was just not having it the next day, he was cooped up on his bed, blanket wrapping him like a burrito, he scrolls through his netflix account hoping something would catch his eye. 

Jaemin knocks at the door and Jisung peeps at him, "you okay bud?" Jaemin asks as he sits next to him. 

Jisung smiles, nodding at him, "just feel a little tired, that's all" 

"do you want to eat something, I'll make it for you" Jaemin insists, none of them knew why he was the way he was, but still decided to just let him be. 

Chenle on the other hand, had Lei Mei, his girlfriend, someone he loves so much. 

someone who he adored everything about, her hair, her eyes, her everything so why. 

why was he constantly thinking of Jisung, jisung's eyes, Jisung's hair and jisung's lips, Chenle hadn't even realized that he remembers his features this way. 

He looks at his girlfriend smiling once again, his feelings felt so foreign. 

Just then Jisung's tall, lean figure walks out, his outfit looked more attractive that day and his hair seemed softer, it looked like he was going somewhere  

Jisung barely spared Chenle a glance, he looked at him and immediately looked away, taking his wallet and keys, he was out the door. 

Chenle looks at his girlfriend, she was on her phone and at the door Jisung had just walked out of. 

'what is wrong with me?' 

-

"one step on dates is to leave an impression, they should remember you" Eun Ae starts, slinging her tote bag on her shoulder. 

Jisung looked at Eun Ae confused, "How exactly am I going to do that?" 

Jisung had actually asked Eun Ae to teach him how to be on dates, 'play date' he put it in that way, so when he felt like he had nothing to do, he decided that the play date should be the productive reset of his day. 

Eun Ae nudged at his shoulder, "that's why I'm here" she says, winking at him. 

"have you even been on a date before?" Jisung teased, he knew Eun Ae had been to enough dates to know how it's done, it was safe to say her taste in men was always peculiar. 

Eun Ae scoffs, "listen here bitch boy, you asked me" she says, pointing at him and then her making jisung laugh, he already felt so much better being with her. 

Eun Ae linked her arms with him and walked into the dessert booth. 

"so, I'm your first date, let's see how you do, your date starts in...now" Eun Ae says, retreating her arm and extending it instead. 

"hello, I'm Eun Ae!" 

Jisung shakes her hand, trying to be very serious, this is a very serious matter. 

"I'm Jisung, nice to meet you' he says, signaling Eun Ae to sit, to which she gives him a thumbs up, indicating he was doing great so far. 

Jisung called the attender, "I'll have a parfait and for the sweet lady?" he smiles at Eun Ae's reaction, she was questioning whether jisung even needed her help. 

"a blueberry donut please!" 

The attender nods at them and walks away as, Jisung turns at the girl in front of her. 

"I'm doing a pretty good job, aren't I?" he asks, propping his head on his hand. 

"okay, good going, now you have to ask about them, be nice and don't forget to leave an impression before you leave" Eun Ae says. 

Jisung nods, trying to comprehend a question 

Jisung clears his throat, and Eun Ae looks at him, smiling. 

"so, like, are you a virgin?" 

Eun Ae's smile falters, "seriously jisung?" 

jisung scoffs, "what? you asked me to be memorable, I dont know about you but that's definitely memorable" he says, rolling his eyes, this dating stuff was getting hard. 

Eun Ae sighs, "you were doing so good"