Keep My Heat | Jakehoon

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

It wasn't that Jay was necessarily bad at keeping secrets, but when it came to Jungwon he was unable to keep his mouth shut. Jungwon is a smart boy, an observant one as well. So it confused him when he noticed Jay looking back and forth between Sunghoon and Jake during breakfast. He brushed it off, it probably wasn't anything important, but when he saw Jay giving Sunghoon weird looks during dinner that same day he concluded that something suspicious was going on. The next day was Saturday, the first quidditch match of the season was going to take place, Ravenclaw v. Gryffindor. Heeseung and Jay got ready to play their first match of the season. The Great Hall was abuzz with anticipation for the match. At the Gryffindor table sat the group of seven boys. All of which, except for Jay and Heeseung who were in their quidditch uniforms, were clad in red and gold to show support for their friends. That included Sunghoon whose house was also playing. They chatted among themselves, giving encouraging words to the two who would be playing.

    "I can't believe that it's going to be your last quidditch season here Heeseung hyung. They grow up so fast," Niki pretended to wipe away tears.

    "Very funny, but seriously though I'm going to miss this. It's weird thinking about how this is my last first game," the elder reminisced. In the midst of the chaos, Jungwon was focused on Jake who seemed to be unusually quiet. Jay took notice of this.

    "I'll see you all later, but if you'll excuse me, there's something Jungwon and I need to do," Jay announced to his friends.

    "Okay lover boy, just make sure to not be late to the match!" Heeseung shouted back.

    "Yes sir!" Jay saluted. Jungwon was confused about where Jay was dragging him to, but he went along anyway. They ended up in Jay's dorm in the Gryffindor tower. Jay pulled Jungwon onto his lap, sitting on his bed.

    "Wonnie, what's wrong?" Jay asked.

    "What are you talking about?" Jungwon questioned in return.

    "You've been acting weird recently," responded Jay.

    "I've been acting weird? What about you? I see you constantly looking back and forth between Sunghoon hyung and Jake hyung. What's up with that?" Jungwon retorted, mildly upset.

    "It's nothing really. Don't worry about it," Jay said, trying to not sound suspicious.

    "Well, what else am I supposed to do? Jake hyung is my closest friend besides Sunoo, and last time I checked anything involving him and Sunghoon hyung is a recipe for disaster," the younger began to raise his voice.

    "I understand that you're concerned Wonnie, but everything is seriously fine," Jay said.

    "I don't want to dampen the mood before your game, but if that's all you have to say to me then pulling me here was pointless," Jungwon sighed.

   "I'm not letting you go that easily, there was another reason why I dragged you here," Jay said. His hands went to remove the scarf around his neck. Carefully, he wrapped the scarf around Jungwon's. The younger of the two blushed at the action.

    "It's okay, I'm not mad. But before I forget, there was another reason why I dragged you here," Jay said. His hands went to remove the scarf around his neck. Carefully, he wrapped the scarf around Jungwon's. The younger of the two blushed at the action.

"Now come on, I have a quidditch match to win," Jay joked, a smirk on his face. He pulled Jungwon up from the bed and the two of them headed towards the quidditch pitch. They split ways, Jay going to the locker rooms, and Jungwon going to the bleachers. The group of four boys were easy to spot. Jungwon joined his friends on the bleachers opting to sit on the outside of Jake. Noticing the scarf around his neck, his friends began to tease him.

"So, I see that you're wearing Jay hyung's scarf," Sunoo pointed out.

"You know it's sort of a tradition for quidditch players to give their scarves to the person they're dating before a game right?" Niki added on.

"Does that mean that you and Jay are finally official?" Jake asked.

"I suppose, now stop asking me questions!" Jungwon exclaimed.

"Wow, I had no idea that Jay was such a romantic," Sunghoon said, unconsciously glancing at Jake. The field was filled with students waiting in anticipation for the game to begin. Hueningkai cleared his throat, grabbing everyone's attention.

"Hello everybody! For those of you that don't know me, my name is Hueningkai, the most handsome commentator for all of your quidditch matches. Give it up for the Ravenclaw and Gryffindor quidditch teams!" the Hufflepuff boy announced. The crowd went wild as the two teams made their way onto the field. The sound of a whistle marked the start of the match. Heeseung, as keeper, took his position in front of the three rings. Jay on the other hand was flying around the field doing his best to hit the bludgers into any of the Ravenclaw team. A member of the Ravenclaw team, Asahi narrowly dodged one of the bludgers that went flying in his direction. The game went on for a while without any signs of the golden snitch being spotted. Jay growled as one of Ravenclaw's beaters hit a bludger towards him.

"What a close call. Oh! It seems that Gryffindor's seeker has spotted the golden snitch. Ravenclaw's sneeker is not far behind. The two of them are now flying neck and neck. It looks like Gryffindor's seeker is reaching out to grab the snitch!" Hueningkai announced. Yedam, the seeker for Gryffindor, opened his hands to reveal the snitch. The crowd went wild as the game came to an end.

"The game has come to an end with Gryffindor winning 200-110! It's been a pleasure, I hope to see you all again at the next match!" Hueningkai concludes the match. The Gryffindor team gathered on the ground, nearly tackling Yedam. Jungwon ran down to where Jay was on the field. In the heat of the moment, Jay picked up Jungwon and kissed him. Everybody cheered for the two, a wide smile grew on both of their faces.

Later that night, celebrations were hosted at the Gryffindor common room. The seven boys were scattered around the room, enjoying the atmosphere. Sunghoon looked across the room to where Jake was standing. They made eye contact, Sunghoon tilting his head to the exit to signal to Jake to meet him outside. Jake excused himself and left the common room first. After a few minutes, Sunghoon got up to leave. Sunghoon spotted Jake leaning against the wall and pulled him close, leading the two of them to the astronomy tower. Without a moment to speak, Jake threw himself on the other, closing the distance between them. The moonlight shone on the two boys and the scene looked like it was pulled straight out of a fairytale. When they finally pulled apart they gasped trying to catch their breaths. Jake was the first to speak.

"Can you believe that Jay actually kissed Jungwon in front of everyone," Jake laughed.

"I didn't think he had it in him. If only I also had a dashing boyfriend that played quidditch who would kiss me out in the open for the entire school to see," Sunghoon sighed dramatically. Jake chuckled at the words the boy next to him spoke.

"I already told you that if Hufflepuff wins the quidditch cup I'll announce our relationship for the entire world to hear," Jake said.

"I know, but you can't tell me you don't feel jealous seeing all of our friends be so open about their relationships all the time," Sunghoon retorted. The silence from Jake was enough of an answer for Sunghoon. They stayed there for another moment, just the two of them. The stars shining brightly above their heads. Sunghoon offered to walk the latter to his room. Jake accepted Sunghoon's offer. The Ravenclaw prefect promptly made his way to his own room after leaving the Hufflepuff quidditch captain. This quidditch season would be an interesting one to say the least.

***This took a while for me to write because I've been busy with summer courses. Thank you for being patient. Also, guess who's learning Not For Sale choreography. Let's hope I give justice to Jake's part.