HEMP ROPE, BETWEEN US (ENG)

Chapter 8

The bag of original flavor chips in the yellow bag was empty. The person with gold hair tied up like a samurai licked his fingertips before he crumpeled up the bad and tossed it in the trash.

"Eating the same thing he does?" Dean looked up from his laptop suprised that his friend who never ate junk food had eaten an entire bag of chips on his own.

"Its good once in a while." They were at the faculty building studying international finances.

"Picked up habits from Team huh? I heard from Pharm that Team eats them constantly even though he always tells him not to."

Suddenly all the eyes of the people at their table were looking at the person who had spoken without thinking. Dean continued to type before realizing that everyone had gone quiet. The green-grey eyes he had gotten from his foreign mother were staring at his friend, who was grinning as if he thought something was fun to distract him from working.

"So you guys are getting close?" Win smiled while gesturing to their other friends.

"What do you mean close?" Dean asked not realizing what he was getting into.

"Close with Pharm! We see couple photos of you all the time. What was the latest one, the aquarium?"

"You're being nosy."

"Oooh!" The group called out in unison.

"Get back to work, if you don't quit it I'll have you guys do the presentation." Dean made a fierce face to try and squash the subject, ignoring their laughter.

"Damn it, I'm doing all this work and still have to present it." 

Win pointed his pen at his friend like a microphone since intimidation didn't have any effect on him, but Dean ignored him. Win had no chioce but to agree to drop it.

"Oh right, next week we get ready for the open house. Saturday Team and I will buy the supplies and stop by the club to make the signs. Can you do the quardination with the university?"

"Okay I'll reserve a spot. What are you bringing?"

Win smirked.

"Bringing food made by nong Pharm, my goodness!"

This time the pen was thrown directly at his friend's face. The blond guy rubbed his forehead and glared at the jealous person. They weren't even dating yet and he was this possesive over Pharm already. Win thought the phrase about food winning a man's heart must be true but you would think it would put Dean in a better mood.

"What are you listening to?" Dean leaned down to pick up the pen he threw and tugged at Win's headphones. He had noticed a while ago that while Win was studying he had been listening to music in one ear. It was unusal for him.

"I've been listening to music lately." Win said with a playful look in his eyes. He pulled the earphone out of Dean's hand. He had listened to the same song on repeat and eventually bought the full album.

Had he ever wanted to know what his crush was interested in? Wanted to do the same things as them?

Win scrolled back to the same song and the familiar voice sounded in his ear.

Has he ever wondered what the other person thought based on what music they were listenig to?

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Because it was saturday the stores were busy. They boys were in a pickup truck they had borrowed from a club member, it was full of equipment for their event. Win, Team, and three other members had been in and out of stores all morning but no matter where they went there was an issue or something they couldn't find so they had to keep looking somewhere else.