||Replacement|| - Qixin

5

"so? How was the date?" Yaxuan asked curiously.

"It wasn't a date, but it was good, he seems nice," Chengxin replies as he takes a pint of mango ice cream out of the freezer.

"I don't trust him though, not after what happened between you and Jiawen," yaxuan said "I mean look at his name! Jiaqi, that's so similar to Jiawen! what if they're like siblings"

"It's fine" Chengxin reassured "plus we just met we aren't at that stage yet"

"I just want you to be careful"

"I know, but I'm fine, really," Chengxin said, looking at Yaxuan before scooping some ice cream into his mouth.

"I guess if you're so sure. you know I'm always there for you when you need it"

"I know, thank you"

Yaxuan and Chengxin have been friends since they were 5, their mothers were best friends, so as expected they got along nicely, although Yaxuan was younger, he treated chengxin like was younger than him. He cared for him. a lot.

"There are shooting stars tonight at 10, it's 9:40 right now, do you wanna go see them?" Yaxuan suggested.

"Sure, let's go" Chengxin replies as he grabs the pint of ice cream and puts it back into the freezer, and walks towards Yaxuan so they can go together.

☾

they both arrived at the spot, they sat on the ground together looking at the dark sky waiting for the shooting stars.

that's when Yaxuan broke the silence "c-can I know what you think of me?"

"What do I think of you? well, you're my best friend, you're caring and sweet, sometimes a little annoying, you've always been there for me in my hard times, I appreciate that" Chengxin answered.

"just best friends?" Yaxuan whispered.

"what did you say?" Chengxin asked.

"oh nothing"

"if you say so"

"Look! There are shooting stars! they're so pretty" Yaxuan shouted, "I heard, that if you shout your wish at the shooting stars it will be granted and come true"

"really? let's do it! I'll start!" Chengxin beamed.

"I WISH YAXUAN WOULD GET A BOYFRIEND SOON SO HE ISN'T SO LONELY!" Chengxin shouted, Yaxuan glared at him which made chengxin laugh.

"hey! I don't need a boyfriend! plus you're single too!" Yaxuan shrieked.

"you can't be single forever you know, have some fun! go find yourself a boyfriend, so many people like you." Chengxin encouraged.

"I know" yaxuan sighed, "I'm just not quite ready for a relationship yet"

"one day, I'm gonna introduce you to someone that you'll like, or maybe Junlin can." Chengxin chuckled.

"I'll go now." Yaxuan started, ignoring what chengxin had just said. "I HOPE ME AND CHENGXIN CAN STAY TOGETHER FOREVER!" Yaxuan shouted, he looked over at chengxin and chengxin was smiling too.

"wow, maybe the reason that you won't get a boyfriend is because of me?" Chengxin giggled.

"u-uh"

"I'm just kidding, I hope we stay together forever too. we are best friends, after all, I can't afford to lose you."

"mhm, best friends.."

I wish you would notice my feelings