i know i love you | jakehoon

𝙵𝙸𝙵𝚃𝙴𝙴𝙽 --

chapter
— 15 —

The hallway was pretty empty though it was just before lunch. Usually, students pushed and rushed their way towards the cafeteria to make sure they got in line fast enough. But today, even seemed quite mellow and nobody seemed to be in a rush. Sunghoon let out a sigh and looked down at his phone. Jake's class was far from his so he wasn't sure where the male was. So he continued down the hallway at a slow pace, planning to use the restroom before going to join the others.

The bathroom was very quiet despite the click of his shoes as he walked down. But that silence was filled with his soft screech, putting a hand on his heart. "Jake! What are you doing just standing there?" The male was leaning against the bathroom wall with a book in hand, smiling when he looked up at him. Sunghoon paused. Jake was wearing his uniform when he saw him in the morning but he was now wearing a white shirt and brown jacket. Even his hair was brown.

"Jake?" He asked slowly, setting down his book into the backpack he was holding. Oh my gosh, it's Jaeyun. "Jaeyun? Is that you?" The shorter male's confused expression changed into a happy one as he stood straight to hug Sunghoon. "How have you been?" Jaeyun asked. Why is he here? Why now of all times? "I've been good..." Jaeyun frowned, craning his neck to look up at Sunghoon. "Is something wrong?" He asked.

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Sunghoon walked the rest of the way down the hallway towards the cafeteria, an uneasy look on his face. He hasn't seen Jaeyun in a while so why would he pop out of nowhere just when he meets Jake. He sighed again and walked towards his friends who were all already eating their food.

"Oh hey, Sunghoon hyung, what took you so long?" Jungwon greeted as Sunghoon sat beside Jake. Laying his head against the table, looking up at him with a confused look. "Is something wrong?" Jake asked, putting a scoop of rice onto his mouth. "Just tired," It was half a lie but he didn't think it would be appropriate to just tell Jake about Jaeyun out of the blue like that. "Ah," He said with his mouth open, sitting straight to see if anybody would give him food.

"Nope, not sharing my food" Sunoo squinted at him, scooting away from him to sit closer to Ni-ki. Jake hummed and took a spoonful of rice with some meat on top of it, holding it towards Sunghoon's mouth. "Th-thanks," He opened his mouth and took whatever Jake gave him, blushing a little bit. "I won't be able to hang out today. My sister's birthday is today so," Ni-ki stated out loud, everyone nodding.

Jake scooted a little closer to Sunghoon and pushed his tray in the middle of them. The younger's cheeks were still dusted with a light pink, using his hand to cover both his mouth and cheeks at the same time. "Here we can share if you'd like? I'm not that hungry anyway," Jay squinted towards the two and hummed, nudging Heeseung and Jungwon before pointing at the two. "Thanks, Jakey," It was now the older's turn to blush.

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Everybody settled into Heeseung's bedroom somehow. Half of them on his bed whilst the others sat comfortably on the floor or his chair. It was a little cramped but nobody seemed to care, everybody was busy doing their own things after all. Jay and Heeseung were arguing over who's answer was correct when Sunoo had asked them for help, the younger awkwardly walking towards Jake to ask him instead.

"Hey hyung can you help me? Those two just keep fighting, I just need help," He plopped in between the two of them, showing Jake his worksheet full of math problems he didn't know the answer to. The older smiled and moved close, looking over his shoulder with a pencil in his right hand. "Well the answer they gave you is both wrong—" Sunghoon laughed a little, Sunoo glared at the two who were still mumbling towards each other.

While the older helped the male out, Sunghoon took the chance to get up and talk to Jay. He was very impatient and needed to tell somebody about Jaeyun and Jake and how similar they are. Anybody at all, he just needed somebody to help him settle his thoughts which ran every minute. Wondering if they were the same person and how Jaeyun—who was made up—could be so similar to a real person.

"Hey, can we talk?" Jay and Heeseung abruptly stopped talking and hummed, making space for Sunghoon on the bed. Jungwon was on his phone, bopping his head to whatever music played in his earphones. "It's about Jaeyun... And Jake," Jay set down his pen, Heeseung grabbing his pillow into his arms. "What's up? Is Jaeyun showing up again?" Heeseung asked, scooting just a little close to the both of them.

"Jake and Jaeyun are almost exactly the same. They're personality, what they like, what they dislike, how they act towards me, and they even have the same pet," Jay's eyebrows furrowed together, leaning back against the bed frame. Sunghoon ran a hand through his hair, biting his lower lip. "Their smile and even voice are exactly the same." Heeseung cleared his throat, taking small glances at Jay. "I—I also saw Jaeyun today in the school bathroom. I called him Jake but he was confused... But then again, Jake's Korean name is Jaeyun so I'm so confused—" Jay put a hand up before putting it on his forehead, obviously stressed out already.

"I also found it weird when you called him Jaeyun but it was actually his Korean name... But really? They're identical, almost the same?" Sunghoon nodded. "The only obvious difference is their hair. Jaeyun's hair is a little curly and brown while Jake," He signaled towards the male who was still helping out Sunoo. "And Jake is a little more... comfortable to be around, it feels actually real." Jay massaged his temples. "Are you going to tell Jake about Jaeyun?" Sunghoon sighed, thinking.

"I... I don't think so. I don't think it would be a good idea"

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{ 061921 | 13 : 21 }

i swear jake and jungwon's vlive made my cheeks hurt, i was smiling the whole time :')
i'm sorry today's part came out a little late! hope you liked it <3

- MINA -