ATEEZ l The story of a friendship #1

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The three boys made their way back to the classroom. When Wooyoung appeared, various asked him how he was making the boy blush. San went to sit next to Yeosang checking on his wound. Everything was fine for some time until Jongho saw Hongjoong shiver once again.

"Hongjoong, are you still cold?"

"Hmm? I'm okay"

"I saw you shiver" Jongho deadpanned making Mingi look up.

"You're still cold Hongjoong?" 

"It's fine"

 Mingi didn't listen, he got up and sat next to Hongjoong. Wrapping both his arms around the brunette's tiny shoulders, he brought him closer to him. Everyone awed at the sight as Hongjoong blushed madly but stayed put. 

Jongho pained at the sight, looking around he saw Yeosang's bloody hand and shin, Seonghwa was still starving and Wooyoung was still looking a bit blemish. A wave of anxiousness rushed through the younger's body, the situation was getting worse with each hour and they still didn't know how long they were going to be locked in here. 

Thinking harder he remembered seeing a bed with sheets and pillows in the nurse's office, maybe he should go back and try to find something useful for them, maybe a blanket for Hongjoong?

"Hey guys, I was thinking about going back to the nurse's office. When I went in I saw pillows and other stuff, maybe we'll find something we can use?" Everyone nodded at Jongho's idea.

"I'll come with you"

"You are not going anywhere Yeosang, I'll go" Yunho said in a stern voice as he got up and left the room along with Jongho. 

Luckily for them, the nurse's office wasn't far away. The two boys entered the room and started looking through every shelf and cabinet they could find. Yunho took the two pillows from the two beds and three others he'd found in a cupboard. Jongho yelled in victory as he came across three blankets.

"How come there's blankets in here?"

"Maybe for when students feel faint or something"

"Anything else we can take?"

"I don't think so, come let's go" Jongho followed Yunho out of the room. "So, I never knew why you got detention?" The tall brunette said as he walked alongside the younger.

"Oh I didn't turn in my homework. You?"

"Cheated on a quiz" Both boys chuckled.

"I never would have thought of you as the cheating kind"

"I'm not, really I'm not! I had a party at a friend's house the day before, Seonghwa was there too now that I think of it and I got hammered and didn't study for the quiz"

"So, are you two friends?"

"I don't know, it's hard not to befriend someone like him. He's so nice and caring, a cool guy, you know"

"Yeah, he seems that way"

The boys talked for the rest of the way and quickly made it to the classroom. They were both cheered on by everyone and welcomed with open arms. The eight boys quickly divided in a group of two and two groups of three, each group with one blanket.

 Wooyoung and San shared a blanket, the elder was sitting with his back against the wall, the younger sitting between his legs with one pillow for San's back. Yunho sat with Yeosang and Seonghwa, they had one blanket and two pillows, one for Yeosang's back and one for Yunho's back. Seonghwa was lying in front of the tall brunette with his head on top of Yunho's crossed legs. 

Jongho went to sit next to Mingi and Hongjoong who was still in the other's arms only now his head was resting on his shoulders and his eyes were closed. Mingi mouthed that he had fallen asleep and helped Jongho with the pillows and the blanket.