Masquerade | Johnyong

★ Ten

Chapter 10: . . . I couldn't help but notice how pretty you are.

Johnny wakes up randomly in the middle of the night. It takes a while for him to realize Taeyong isn't on the bed. "Did he leave?" Johnny wonders. He gets up from the bed only to see Taeyong standing out on the balcony smoking. 

"Aren't you cold?" Johnny asks, joining him on the balcony. "Just a little." Taeyong answers, not bothering to look at Johnny. 

Johnny leans on the rail with Taeyong. "Why aren't you asleep?" He asks. 

"Today is one of those nights where I can't sleep," Taeyong sighs. "But I guess it's better. Every time I sleep I have a nightmare." 

Johnny furrows his eyebrows as he stares at Taeyong. "What do you have nightmares about?" Taeyong stays silent as he holds the cigarette in his mouth, inhaling a lungful as he stares back at Johnny. 

". . .My childhood." He blows out smoke into the air. Johnny hesitates to ask any more questions. "Do you have another one?"

Taeyong nods, taking out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket but he stops. "No. . Go back to sleep." He says. Johnny sighs in defeat. "So what about your childhood gives you nightmares?" He questions. 

"Just go to sleep." 

Johnny gives up for the time being and goes back to bed, leaving Taeyong by himself. 

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The sun was rising as Johnny woke up once again. He looks around to see Taeyong stretching. He held the desk as he bent down. Quietly, Johnny gets out of bed and sneaks up behind Taeyong. He places his hand on Taeyong's back, making Taeyong gasp. 

Johnny leans in and whispers, "Let me help you." He puts pressure, forcing Taeyong to bend lower. Johnny places his other hand near Taeyong's hips. 

Oh god, Taeyong was beyond flustered as he tried to comprehend what was happening. 

"Move back a little." Taeyong does as told. He moves his legs back. "Fuck- my calves are killing me." Taeyong groans. "You'll be fine." Johnny takes the hand on Taeyong's back and places it on his stomach, holding him up in case he falls.

"You- you can stop now." Taeyong says and Johnny let's go. Taeyong stands up. Johnny sits on the side of the bed, smirking as he sees the obvious blush on Taeyong's cheeks. 

"I'm going home." Taeyong says before heading towards the door. Johnny feels he should stop him but there's no real explainable reason to why he wants Taeyong to stay a little while longer. 

"Wait." Just as Taeyong is about to grab the door knob, Johnny stops him. "Come with me to Seo's residence." He says. Taeyong shakes his head, "I have. . . Important things to do." He says. 

"Please, Taeyong. . . I just want you to be around."Taeyong takes a moment, thinking. 

". . . Ok, I will." He finally agrees. Johnny gets up, "I'll go freshen up. You can go to the bathroom in the guest room." He says. 

 Taeyong nods and quickly leaves his room. 

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Yuta lays in his bed, looking over at Haechan who is sleeping in Taeyong's bed. Suddenly Mark opens the door but freezes. "What is it?" Yuta questions, noticing the surprised look on Mark's face. "Nothing. . . It's just uh- can you check my car? It's acting up this morning."