Someone Like You

chapter thirty two.

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"J-Jisung!" Chenle called out.

Jisung turned his attention to the voice that had called his name and blushed furiously when he saw Chenle waiting for him. He recalled the text that he had sent the older, a few hours ago and his heart began to race. He was both extremely embarrassed and flustered.

"Chenle." Jisung smiled awkwardly, "What are you doing here?" Jisung asked.

"I wanted to ask you something." Chenle mumbled.

Jisung absolutely loved whenever Chenle looked flustered or embarrassed, it was the cutest thing. Jisung smiled at the sight in front of him. Chenle was messing with his fingers and was looking down at his hands, avoiding any eye contact.

"Okay, i'm all ears." Jisung smiled. He reached out and grabbed Chenle's hands, he lowered them so that they would no longer be a distraction. Chenle finally looked up at Jisung and blushed when he saw the smile on his face.

"Um, well. I had a question to ask you." Chenle repeated.

"Which is?" Jisung wondered.

"Well, earlier.. You told me that you loved me." Chenle hesitated.

"I did." Jisung stated.

"Hm, yeah so I was wondering..." Chenle stopped himself. He didn't want this. He didn't want to ask Jisung to be his boyfriend like this. He was a stuttering and nervous wreck, Chenle didn't want to ask out Jisung like this. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves and once he calmed down a bit, he opened his eyes to look up at Jisung.

A beaming smile spread across Chenle's face, he could feel his heart race and his knees wobble.

"Park Jisung. I have a crush on you! I have liked you for so long. I spent so much time hoping and praying that you were my soulmate. I wanted nothing else but to be able to hold your hand, to hug and cuddle with you, to wear your hoodies or be able to lean in and... kiss you. You have always been on my mind and when I saw your text, the first thing that went through my mind was... I wish I could hear you say that to me in person.

I've dreamt about this moment about a thousand times but in my dreams, you were always the one to ask me. This isn't a dream though. Park Jisung, will you please be my boyfriend?!" Chenle ranted.

Jisung was taken aback by Chenle's confession and a deep blush spread across his cheeks.

Damn, he beat me to it. Jisung thought to himself.

Chenle was looking into Jisung's eyes with such intense emotion. He was begging Jisung to say yes with his eyes, this made Jisung smile.

"Cute." Jisung muttered.

He swiftly sneaked a hand behind Chenle's neck and pulled him in causing their lips to collide. Chenle was completely shocked by Jisung's actions but soon all his worries melted away. It was warm and comfortable but that didn't last long. Jisung tilted Chenle's head up for better access and bit Chenle's bottom lip causing him to hiss. Jisung took this opportunity to explore Chenle's mouth, their tongues fought for dominance which Chenle gave to Jisung.

Chenle gasped and tried to process the situation he was in. He was making out with Jisung in front of dozens of people who were scattered around the hallway. He tried to pull away from Jisung but he had a firm grip on him. Chenle had to admit that he loved the feeling of kissing Jisung but he could feel all eyes on them and that embarrassed him.

"Jisung." Chenle gasped as he pulled away from Jisung.

"People are watching." Chenle whispered. He buried his face into Jisung's neck from sheer embarrassment and Jisung let out a husky laugh.

"My boyfriend is so cute." Jisung smiled. He hugged Chenle tightly and he could feel Chenle's heart racing against his own chest.

"I'm your boyfriend." Chenle smiled.

"Yes, you are." Jisung responded.

"And you're my boyfriend." Chenle beamed.

"Yes, I am." Jisung smiled.

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On his way back home, Chenle bumped into Jungwoo. They both had the silliest looks on their faces and on their way to Taeil's bookstore, they told each other the cause of their silly grins.

"Wow, your news is way bigger than mine." Jungwoo chuckled.

"Hey, isn't that Renjun?" Chenle asked.

They both began walking in the direction of the bus stop and found Renjun smiling like an idiot.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Chenle asked.

"Oh, is it because Haechan made you talk to Jaemin and Jeno? Did the conversation go well?" Jungwoo questioned.

"YOU TALKED TO JENO AND JAEMIN? How did I not know about this?" Chenle shrieked.

"Wait, how did you know?" Renjun asked.

"Haechan told me." Jungwoo answered.

"When did you see Haechan?" Chenle asked.

"At Taeil's store, he's the one that helped me around campus so that I could find Lucas." Jungwoo responded.

"You talked to Lucas? How did it go?!" Renjun beamed.

"Wait, so Haechan helped Renjun, you and I with our soulmate troubles?" Chenle wondered.

"Yeah." Jungwoo confirmed.

"We should buy him a cake." Renjun shared.

"We should." Jungwoo agreed.

"Yeah but right now, Renjun has to tell us what happened!" Chenle squealed.

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Haechan was finally home and he wanted nothing more but to take a warm shower. Once he stepped into the shower, his heart began to ache uncontrollably and his eyes watered without his permission. The pain was unbearable and Haechan collapsed. The walls he had built around all his sadness and loneliness came crumbling down and he let the tears flow.

He sat on the shower floor and cried. He would find himself in this position every day, whether it was his bathroom floor or closet floor. Haechan hid a lot of pain behind his smile and bubbly personality. A type of pain that not many would understand.

Haechan had spent the entire day helping out his friends with their soulmate troubles. Haechan always went to bed hoping to find his soulmate the next day, he longed for nothing more but the love of his soulmate. He longed for the person that was made especially for him and the person he was made for.

The pain of not having his soulmate was heart wrenching but after seeing his soulmate glare at him with so much hate, Haechan was sure that nothing could be as painful as Mark's glare.

"Mark. What a lovely name. He's perfect." Haechan sobbed silently.

"but he hates me."