십구. Heart thumps once again.

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"One more lap!"

The coach blew his whistle as the players in the basketball team ran around the gym for warm ups.

Since they won the first competition, their school's basketball team advanced to the semi-finals.

Heeseung and the others decided to pay Niki and Jay a visit and even brought water and snacks for the two.

"There they are!" Heeseung pointed at the corner of the gyms to two moving figures, as those two figures waved their hands at their group of friends from afar.

"Rest!" The coach blew the whistle as they stopped jogging and grabbed their water bottles from their bleachers.

Heeseung was about to shout from afar, but the water bottle in his hand disappeared as Runa grabbed it and ran up to Niki and Jay ahead.

Runa panted and stood in front of the two, earning a hi from Jay.

"Niki-ah, here." She held the water in her hand, as Niki stared onto her orbs with a cold look before wiping his sweat off with the towel around his neck.

Runa got taken aback as she coughed, the rest of the group catching up.

"Hyung!" Jungwon shouted and waved happily to Jay as the older waved back and winked.

"Here." Sunoo held the water in his hand as Niki smiled at him and grabbed the bottle.

"Thanks." Niki patted Sunoo's head as Sunoo's cheeks heated up.

Runa, who was watching from the corner of her eye, her blood boiled as her grip on the water in her hand tightened and showed her knuckles.

"Can we write here?"

Jake asked out of nowhere, holding Niki's basketball in his hand and twisting it around.

"Why?" Niki asked as he chugged on his drink.

"It's like a lucky charm! So when you go to the semi-finals, just look at your ball with all our names on it so you can have a good game!" Jake explained happily, making Jay chuckle.

"Uh, sure. It'll be a nice souvenir for when we graduate." Niki agreed as Heeseung found a marker on his pocket and wrote his name and a little note as he passed it around.

Runa wrote her signature and smiled, passing it on to Sunoo who stuck his tongue out a little and wrote his name and a note.

Niki observed him and he swore his heart was flipping from how cute the boy in front of him was.

"Done." Sunoo spoke as Niki grabbed the ball.

"What did you write?" Niki smiled and asked Sunoo.

"T-"

"You guys should go practice!" Runa interrupted Sunoo and suggested, as Sunoo looked at her and agreed.

"Let's go." Jay assured everyone and patted Jungwon's head before saying his goodbye and heading to the center of the court.

Niki put his signed ball back in his gym bag, before waving at his friends.

"See ya later, shortie." Niki ruffled Sunoo's hair as he showed his box smile again and jogging to the center.

Sunoo's cheeks flushed again as it became redder than before.

"EYEE, NIKI'S NEVER SMILED LIKE THAT BEFORE! Is there something going on between you two?" Sunghoon poked Sunoo's cheeks and shoulder, making Sunoo snap out of his thoughts.

"H-HUH?! Y-YAH! COME HERE, YOU BRAT!"

"I'M OLDER THAN YOU!"

Sunoo hissed at Sunghoon as they chased each other outside of the court as the others followed.

Runa slowly turned around and eyed Sunoo who was too busy hitting Sunghoon.

Her fists clenched, throwing the water bottle on the floor. The players and the coach turned their head to Runa due to the loud sound that the bottle made as it hit the floor.

Niki furrowed his eyebrows as his gaze looked at Runa who started walking.

Something going on? Oh, I'll make something going on..

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Niki layed there on his bed, staring at the ceiling whilst his hand was playing with his basketball.

I can't stop thinking about Sunoo..

Do I seriously like Sunoo?

Why does my heart keep beating when I'm around him?

Does he feel the same way about me?

What if people start hating me for like a guy?

Thoughts like these ran through Niki's mind, and it wasn't probably gonna leave his head for a while.

Niki sat up and placed the basketball on his lap, turning the ball around to see his friends notes and signatures, specifically looking at Sunoo's.

Do well in the game! Make sure to hydrate and don't hurt yourself! - Sunoo:3

Niki grinned widely, his heart thumping so fast.

Maybe he was starting to understand how and why his heart was beating fast.

He was starting to become sure of his feelings towards the older boy.

On the other hand, Sunoo tucked himself inside his bed, sighing before closing his eyes shut.

But then the scene from this afternoon still replayed on his head.

Sunoo opened his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows, shaking his head before turning his body to face the other way.

With closing his eyes again, it felt like someone was whispering on his ear.

See ya later, shortie! - Niki.

"AGH!" Sunoo groaned and sat up, ruffling his hair from frustration.

"What is up with me?!" Sunoo mumbled to himself, putting his hand on his chest before looking up at the night sky through his glass windows.

"Why is my heart thumping..."

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Happy Birthday to Kim Sunoo!! Hope he has a good day today^^

- Rey, June 24th -

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