GATEWAY 🝔 LEE JENO

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"Is she always this hyper?" Jeno questioned, eyeing her astonished how a person can be so jittery. Jisung wasn't even listening. Well he was but he couldn't be bothered to answer. Clicking his tongue Jeno slapped his shoulder making the taller boy roll his eyes.

"When it comes to shopping, then yes she gets over excited" he finally answered before drifting his eyes on his older sister who was holding up a pair of earrings. "We shouldn't have brought her," he complained regretting it immensely. Not getting a response he changed his attention to the older boy who was solely focused over at Ga-eun.

Jisung noticed how Jeno's lips etched upwards as Ga-eun ran around grabbing hold of different accessories. Furrowing his brows he narrowed his pupils onto the older boy. "Do you like Noona?" the drastic change in his voice from a normal tone to a deep menacing one said everything. Subtly annoyance ringing through his words and the dark gaze he set over Jeno made the older boy involuntarily shake his head indicating a no before he could even choose an answer for himself.

Upon receiving the answer he was looking for Jisung relaxed his features. "Good" though he did not speak a word back to the younger boy, Jeno felt a bit dejected by the fact that Jisung indirectly told him how he did not want his relationship with Ga-eun to go further.

What's wrong with me? - Jeno pondered to himself unable to find a single point which can make him a bad boyfriend. Lifting his head over towards Ga-eun, he tapped his chin before realisation drawn upon him.

We're just friends, what am I thinking? - he mentally slapped himself knowing how he was nothing but her friend. However, a part of him was a bit confused as to why he would even think about the girl being more than his friend.

"Noona~ we came to shop for Hyung, not you!" Jisung yelled to which the girl glanced over and pouted while still gripping hold of the expensive item. Nonetheless, she ignored his shrieks and carried on.

Letting out a gust of air, Jisung pinched the bridge of his nose. "By the way what did she say about me?" Jeno interrogated, remembering how the Ga-eun did not tell him yet. Jisung cocked his brow in confusion before bursting out into laughter understanding what Jeno was on about.

"Oh that?" he snorted out. "She said it's confidential but she told me that you're a mental patient who needs help and that you speak some alien language. She told me to treat you well and that you are delusional" Jeno's mouth fell agape and he shut his eyes excruciatingly slowly thinking of ways to get back at her.

Yeah I'm happy with just being friends - he made a thin line with his lips with an unamused expression.

"But I agree you're a weirdo," Jisung tutted, looking at him up and down in a judging manner. Of course this made Jeno feel slightly offended, however the next line made him rethink whether to let the boy get away with that comment or not.

"You're good looking though. I have to admit" A smug smile plastered across the older boy's face. "But I'm still better looking than you" he cackled, walking away towards his sister.

Yeah imma kill him

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"Jeno! Jeno! Jeno! Look!!" twisting around on his heels, he placed the shirt away to find Ga-eun skipping over to the boy all enthusiastic.

He glanced down to see the girl flick her head to the side pointing to a hair clip that was pinned just above her right ear. It was simple and pretty. Golden coating and long, with a small white flower design swirling on it. Tilting his head over to the girl's face he smiled softly. "Pretty" he mumbled to which Ga-eun heard.

"Really? Is it pretty?" she grabbed his arm jumping lightly on her tiptoes with a wide grin plastered on her face.

"Yeah it's pretty"

"Jisung, he said it's pretty! Buy it for me!!" she ran away back to her younger brother who did not look entirely happy. Chuckling Jeno took a step forward to approach them but then his foot hit something.

Facing towards the ground he found something shining against the sunlight entrancing him to bend over. Narrowing his sight he gently picked it up, raising it toward the bright blue sky admiring the beauty.

It was the "Jewel of heaven" stone of heart. A gold rim holding up a delicacy - a Jade. The jewel that symbolises nobility and wealth. The one which many consider as a protector of generations.

Brushing of the dirt he felt some strange sensation within him arise as he took in every detail of the jewel

It can't be !

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