TAUGHT

Eighteen

"What flavor are you up for, today?" I asked Donghyuck and he was quick to find one in the paper that was given. "I still like small sized vanilla."

"Uh… I'll go with… larged sized mango flavor."

"Mango?" I gasp. "There's an ice cream in Mango flavor?"

"There is." He says in a small voice. "Here…"

I've never encountered nor saw an ice cream in mango flavor and that is very odd for Donghyuck who likes strawberry ice cream so much. He even ordered large sized mango ice cream!

"Okay. I'll pay for it." I sigh, walk forward and pay for both our ice creams. It was fast and I immediately got it in a minute.

"Here you go." I gave Donghyuck his ice cream and grabbed a chair for myself so I could sit next to him.

"Thank you…"

"You're welcome." I smile, but instead of focusing on my food my focus was on him and the way he excitedly grabbed the plastic spoon so he could eat some.

"How does it taste?" I ask curiously as I notice how he hummed loudly after eating it. "Does it taste like mangoes?"

He giggled. "Yes. It's so yummy!"

"I never knew you prefer mangoes over strawberries."

"I like it now…" He smiles awkwardly and let his head drop.

"How are you?" I popped a question because he's been quiet ever since. I just want to make sure if everything's alright with him especially now that he lives alone.

"I'm good." He replied without looking at me.

I cleared my throat and contemplate how I should keep this conversation going on. "Hey…"

"Hmm?"

"We're still… friends right?" 

Shit…

"Friends?" He looked at me, then licks his lips. "We… fwends…"

"Don't talk when your mouth is full!" I laughed at him and grabbed some tissue in front of me. While holding his chin, I wiped away the ice cream from his chin and cheeks.

God… Lips. Tempting lips.

I immediately flinch away and clear my throat before acting as if the ice cream that I bought amazed me. I focus on it and eat on it while he eats his.

"Maku hyung…"

Yes, baby?

"No more." He pouted.

"No more?" I look at his cup and there's really nothing inside. "You emptied a large cup of mango ice cream all by yourself?"

He nodded his head and held his precious cup of ice cream.

"I want more."

And shit, he wants more?

"Still mango?" I look at him as he nods his head, and his lips were tugged into a smile.

"Large one."

"I'll go buy some for you." I fake a cough and order once again.

I haven't even finished mine which is just a small cup of ice cream—even though it's my fault because I've been staring at him—and now he wants more. And a large one again.

"Thank you!" He giggled and grabbed the ice cream from me. "Mangoes are the best!"

He never liked mango, that's what I guesed because I never heard of him talk about it, nor saw him eat one. And even considering that magoes are very rare in Korea.