▪︎ chapter 20

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Mid-game and Hueningkai's biting his nails off at the tension. Soobins surprisingly really good at basketball and the way he skillfully tackles the ball and dribbles it around the space, jumping only a little to get the ball successfully in the hoop, makes Hueningkai feel happy on behalf of Jeongins pride. Soobins team just scored another point, 6:4 and Soobin shakes hands with his team members, pushes his hair back and pulls on his shirt to let the heat freely escape; both teams get a short break to hydrate themselves and maybe Hueningkai is swooning a bit too much because for heavens sake, even Jeongin isn't that obvious.

However, everytime he lays his eyes on Jonghyun, the tall-but-not-taller-than-Soobin figure, he gets alarmed because Jonghyun is just finding the opportunity to hurt Soobin in a way. He doesn't know for sure at that moment, but sooner he realizes because after Soobins team had scored a point, Jonghyun grits his teeth and stares at Soobin, face scrunching up in disgust. Soobin doesn't notice, he's dying for water and by the time he's almost done drinking, Jonghyuns walking up to him.

Hueningkai's breath hitches and his hands tightly clasp around the fabric of his hoodie.

"Not too shabby", Jonghyun remarks, stepping up close to Soobin, facing his back.

Soobin raises his brow and puts his bottle back in the back, turning around to face Jonghyun.

"Yeah? you think so?", Soobin smirks lightly.

Jonghyun reiterates the incident of him getting beaten up by Soobin and he acknowledges the reason behind him despising the latter. All he wants is the free will to wipe the stupid grin off Choi Soobin's face.

"Come to think of it, you're just lucky you're taller", Jonghyun emmits a yawn and Soobin raises a brow in confusion.

"That's not my fault, now is it?", Soobin replies

"No, you're just lucky...you get all the good guys too...ah wait forget what i said, you're not even with Huening Kai.", Jonghyun snorts and Soobins knuckles almost turn white due to how hard he's been clenching his fists.

"Face it Soobin, you missed on a good one", Jonghyun leans in to whisper in to Soobins ear.

"We were literally just friends. Never thought any more of him than t-that", Soobin speaks, tensing at the lie he's told.

"You sure? Things seem way too different after you decided to beat the fuck out of me. He didn't ask for your help, but like the little dog  you are, begging for his attention, you decided to do it nevertheless. Now look what you've done", Jonghyun says.

Soobin feels himself loosing out. His face scrunches in anger and he's one step away from doing it all over again, pushing Jonghyun to the floor and repeatedly throw fists on him; but this time, it'd be for the right cause.

"Shut the fuck up and get out of my way, this match is it. Talk about it when you actually win.", Soobin grunts back and Hueningkai from a far distance, has his heart racing because both of them look like they're ready to throw hands at one another. Hueningkai had expected and that's why he was tensed the entire game but now that the expected scenario is coming into picture, he wants to run all the way down and seperate both of them, but again, he doesn't know what might happen after that.

"Boys, eat each other after the game ends", the coach comes into picture and Huening Kai feels himself so much more at ease.

"I thought they'd kill each other" Yeonjun says.

"What's up with them?", Beomgyu asks in anticipation, bewildered at the sudden hate.

"Dunno, Jonghyun was Hueningkai's bully. Perhaps that's why", Taehyun says.

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