Thin Ice- SunSun

[Chapter 12]

Along the edge of the school yard, Sunoo patiently waited alone. He had just finished his studies for the day and felt pretty drained from it all. Jungwon had headed home already, leaving Sunoo to wait for Sunghoon. It had gotten cold now, with a cool chill sweeping through the air. He had kicked himself for not bringing a coat, so he pulls his hands up into his blazer, in an attempt to gather some warmth.

Appearing from the bottom right of the street, at exactly 8 pm, he watches the boy get closer and closer. Sunoo trembled, he could feel the nerves building as Sunghoon approached. He bit his lip, whilst looking to the floor, trying desperately to control his breathing

Sunghoon's eye contact was seriously intense, not saying a word, he tips his head gesturing for Sunoo to get on. Clambering onto the small space behind Sunghoon, he grasps onto the boys shoulders for stability. They ride for a few minutes, until they reached down town. Sunoo always enjoyed the hustle and bustle of the evening, he liked the fast pace feeling of it all, the bright lights; the atmosphere. It was a drastic change from when the sun was out. 

 "What do you want to eat?" Sunghoon utters the few words he could muster. He had planned to ask this question earlier, but he was too anxious.

"Um I don't mind, you can choose." He could barely hear Sunghoon due to the noisy part of town they were in, but was able to roughly make out what he said. Switching up his soft tone, Sunoo yelled back to the boy. He wanted to be accommodating, thinking that if this really was a date, then he needed to put Sunghoon first.

"You're the one who's upset. You pick." Bluntly responding, Sunghoon didn't mean for it to come out that way. He tried to be warmer to Sunoo, but the words were the same as always.

"Okay then, tteokbokki." It wasn't a hard decision for Sunoo, he had been craving tteokbokki all day. 

Baring a slight smile, which he was glad Sunoo didn't see. He thought it was funny that the boy obviously knew what he wanted to eat, yet still told him to decide. Maybe Sunoo wanted to impress him, he smirks at the idea. 

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"Why are you mad at me?" Heeseung asks. Mi-Sun had invited herself over to his house, only to scold him about something he wasn't even aware of and had no control over. 

"Cause you don't seem to care! Sunoo's really hurt." Mi-Sun flails her arms in disbelief. Heeseung was meant to be one of her brothers best friends, yet he didn't think of his feelings at all.

Grabbing Mi-Sun's hands in his own, Heeseung looks sweetly into her eyes. "I like you."

She couldn't deny her feelings looking at the boy, Mi-Sun did like him too. This wasn't the first time he had proclaimed his feelings for her, it wouldn't be the last either. She felt comfort around Heeseung, their hands fit so perfectly together. She wanted nothing more than to tell him how she felt, but her brother was more important then any boy will ever be. 

Pulling her hands away harshly, she glares at the boy, focusing solely on why she came here. "That doesn't matter. Sunoo's upset and we have to fix this."

"Sunoo will be fine, I'll talk to him tomorrow about it. Though, it's really none of his business." Heeseung slumps onto his bed, he felt annoyed that Mi-Sun left their relationship in a weird grey area. She never specifically rejected him, but never accepted his feeling either.

"Are you even his friend?" 

Mi-Sun's words struck a nerve in Heeseung. How could she ask something like that? For the past few years he had been nothing but kind to her brother. He meant a lot to him, just like how Mi-Sun did.