Born From Kings - Minsung (Promise Sequel)

Chapter Thirty Five

"PD-nim, please, I don't think it's going to work-"

"Jisung, I already told you no. It's final. You should have thought about your partnership before you signed up to go together. It's only one assessment, pull yourself together."

Minho leaned back against the wall he had been resting against. He had just... accidently witnessed a conversation he probably wasn't supposed to hear.

"PD-nim, please, I'm begging you."

Minho heard the PD-nim sigh. 

He peered around the corner, careful to not be spotted.

Sure enough, Jisung was standing next to one of the PDs that were in charge of the monthly assessments. Jisung was standing with his head lowered as the PD took him in.

"... I'm really sorry Jisung, but you're going to have to deal with your partner for a few more days and complete the assessment. I'll take it into consideration that you and your partner weren't having a productive time together when I grade you two, so don't worry."

"But-"

"I'll see you tomorrow in class," the PD walked away before Jisung could ask any more of him.

Minho pulled away from the corner, took in a gulp of breath and started to walk back down the hallway. 

Behind him, he heard Jisung following in his direction.

But you know what, he wasn't going to hide the fact that he had just heard their conversation. He walked slowly, making sure that Jisung could see his back. 

Minho slumped down in the practice room that Bang Chan and Hyunjin had been practicing in. "He asked the PD-nim to work by himself," Minho muttered, hanging his head.

"Dude... ouch," Hyunjin put his arm around Minho's shoulders. Bang Chan sat down next to him and did the same, holding Minho up as he held his nose bride, his forehead starting to ache. 

"Don't push yourself, you just recovered," Bang Chan reminded him.

"Right-"

The door suddenly opened, Jisung poking his head inside. "Hyung-" he stopped mid-sentence when he saw Hyunjin and Bang Chan with their arms around Minho.

"Yes, what is it?" Bang Chan looked up. 

"I... never mind," Jisung backed out of the room and closed the door behind him. Minho's head drooped again.

"He hates me."

"He doesn't know what to think."

"I'm pretty sure he hates me."

"What did you guys even fight about in the first place?" Hyunjin muttered, shaking his head. "I've never seen either of you like this before."

"I..." Minho couldn't finish his sentence. He didn't really know himself. It had become obvious in his mind that he liked Jisung, but after Jisung's explosive reaction to his kiss, he wasn't sure what to say. He didn't really want to tell his friends yet.

"It's okay, you don't have to tell us," Bang Chan sent Hyunjin a look before he stood up, grabbing Minho's hands to pull him up off the ground of the practice room. "Whatever happened between you two, put it aside for a few days. You have an assessment to do. You can't afford to mess this up."

"I know. Thank you hyung."

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Minho had taken Bang Chan's words to heart and made sure that after dinner, when he knew that Jisung was in the recording room, he went in to work with him.