Thin Ice- SunSun

[Chapter 18]

Snuggled up in the fresh, linens of his bed, Sunoo felt comfort from the warm hug of his sheets. His eyes sore and red, caused by all the tears he cried last night. He had never felt more embarrassed, he had never felt so stupid. He doesn't even flinch when the door opens, the clock told him it was 2 in the afternoon, it would be normal for his friends to come back. 

"Sunoo, you awake?" Jungwon's gentle voice hums in Sunoo's ear. "I brought you tteokbokki, you should eat something."

Jungwon felt really concerned for Sunoo, last night he was a crying mess when he got back to the hotel room. Then this morning he refused to get out of bed, not eating all day. The boys tried to convince him to get some fresh air, but Sunoo didn't listen, just going back to sleep.

Placing the food on the side table, Jungwon perched at the end of the bed. "How's your shoulder?"

Due to the impact with the barrier last night, Sunoo's shoulder was badly bruised. Jungwon hated seeing his friend like this, knowing there was no way of helping him.

"Sunoo please talk to me." Jungwon pleaded.

The boy only utters the same 5 words, he had repeated each time they checked on him. "I want to go home." 

Stroking Sunoo's hair, Jungwon couldn't make that happen. The boys had called all of their parents but no one was able to pick him up. They hoped that Sunoo would chirp up eventually, thinking it was just a silly matter. Sunoo had for bayed his friends from telling them about the kiss, so there wasn't anything more they could do. 

"Lets go out later ok? I'll let you rest now." 

Jungwon watches as Sunoo piles his head into the pillow, shutting out the rest of the world. Sunoo had never acted like this before, Sunghoon had really messed him up. Jungwon reluctantly leaves the boy, meeting up with Heeseung and Riki in the hallway.

"How is he?" Heeseung asks.

"He's really bad. He won't eat anything still."

Riki gasps. "Not even tteokbokki?" 

"Nope, I could kill Sunghoon." Jungwon says, clenching his fists.

Resting his hand on Jungwon's shoulder, Heeseung sighs. "I think Jay's about to beat you to it." 

Both Riki and Jungwon look at Heeseung in unison, he definitely knew something they didn't. Which was true, since he knew exactly where Jay was and what they were about to do.

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The walk to the rink felt more painful then before, the memories of last night playing over and over in Sunghoon's mind. The laughing, the kiss, and everything that happened after that. This might have been the only time in his life, when he didn't want to skate. 

"What is your problem Sunghoon?" A tall, blonde appears in his way, non other than Jay, shouting in his face. 

"Just stay out of my way." Sunghoon pushes past, before he feels a tight grip land on his shoulder, pulling him backwards.

"Don't walk away from me!" Jay shouts.

Setting himself free from Jay's grasp, Sunghoon shakes his head as he looks at Jay. "Not today, I can't do this today."

"Do you think Sunoo can? He's distraught."

"That doesn't concern me." Sunghoon's eyes glossed over, it looked like someone completely different had taken over.

The tension was thick, both Jay and Sunghoon's tempers rising by the minute. Never more had two people looked at each other with such hate. This was caused by last night, but each of them knew they would come to blows one day.