Dream of You; j.jh♡l.ty

Chapter 10

  Jaehyun invited Taeyong to the arcade and said he could bring Johnny, too. He knew how close they were due to Taeyong's rambles about the boy. Jaehyun brought his younger friend Mark so Johnny wouldn't have to be completely alone. Sure, he was two years younger, but he was great company.

  "Taeyong!"

  "Jaehyun!"

  "Shut up!" Johnny added with mocking excitement, which earned him a glare from his friend. "Hey, Johnny. I brought my friend Mark. He's two years younger, but we're close. He's practically my younger brother. I think you guys will be good friends."

  "Oh, okay. Hey, kid. You're still in 8th?"

  "Yup, it's almost done, though. I can't wait to get out of that school and join Jaehyun in high school."

  "I remember feeling the same way. Junior High was so shit."

  "Hey, don't cuss in front of the kid," Taeyong scolded.

  "No, it's okay, Taeyong. Also, Jaehyun talked a lot about you. He told me he has a crush on you."

  "Mark, shut up," he whispered and started chasing the boy around.

  "Well, that's something," Taeyong said.

  "Let's go get the cards," Johnny suggested. The boy nodded and followed his best friend to the counter.

  "An hour?"

  "Yeah. Split?"

  "Nah, it's okay."

  "Ew, rich people," Taeyong said while rolling his eyes. Johnny chuckled and turned to the lady at the counter.

  "Excuse me, can I get four cards with an hour on them each?"

  "Yup," she said as she grabbed the cards. "Cash or card?"

  "Card," he said while giving his card to the lady. She took it and did her thing. Soon, they received the cards.

  "Jaehyun, we got the cards. Don't be too mean to Mark," Taeyong said.

  "Thank you," Mark said, now hiding behind Johnny because he was the tallest. Johnny handed a card to Taeyong and Johnny. Once Jaehyun pulled Taeyong with him, Mark came out of hiding. "Thank you, Jo... Joshua?"

  "It's Johnny," he said while giving the card to Mark. "I guess it's just me and you, bud. Where are we off to?"

  "Let me show you my favorite game!" Mark ran off, and Johnny followed close behind.

  "Tae, just do it, please," Jaehyun whined. He held his chest dramatically as if he were dying. 

  "Shouldn't we play the games first? We can do photos later."

  "Ah, how can I say no to you?" Jaehyun said. "Take me wherever you want." Taeyong blushed and nodded. He took Jaehyun to a shooting game. "You like these games?"

  "I like a lot of games."

  Jaehyun's eyes fell on his friend's lips for a quick second before shooting back up. "Oh, yeah?"

  "Um, yeah," Taeyong stuttered while blushing. He turned his head to the game and pressed his card against the scanner. Jaehyun did the same, and they started playing.

  "Woah, this is easy. Do you see this, Jaehyun? I'm a pro."

  Jaehyun nodded and focused on the game as usual. It was how he played them and how he focused best. While he did that, Taeyong was rambling. "Ha, stupid zombies!"

  Jaehyun smiled when he saw 'Level Cleared' on the screen. "Taeyong, we did it!"

  "We did! We did!"

  Jaehyun scanned his card again to play the next round. Taeyong did the same. That round went down the exact way it had before. They decided to play another game.

  "Hyun, claw machines are rigged. Don't try it."

  "Lucky for you, I always get something first try," he winked. He scanned his card and played the game. And as he said, he got something with no difficulty. He bent down to get the plushie out of the machine and gave it to Taeyong. "It's a little shark."

  "Thank you, Hyun," he smiled. Over time, they played many games and even bumped into Mark and Johnny once or twice. Then they went to their final destination, the photo booth.

  "Hurry, Yo-yo. Sit, sit."

  Taeyong nodded and sat close to Jaehyun. The younger boy scanned the card and watched the countdown. The first pose was a peace sign. The second captured them smiling at each other. "You're cute," Jaehyun said. Taeyong looked at him funny, and within a second, their lips were connected. The third picture was taken, but he didn't care. He cupped Jaehyun's cheek with his hand as Jaehyun gripped his waist. The fourth and final picture was shot, and they pulled away.

  "Tae—" He didn't have time to say what he was going to say because Taeyong stood up and reconnected their lips. Jaehyun pulled him down on his lap and returned the kiss.

  "What are these pictures?" a voice said. They quickly separated and panicked.

  "Ew! Jaehyun is being weird," the other one said with a voice crack.

  Taeyong hopped off of Jaehyun's lap and walked out of the booth with the tall boy behind him. He snatched the pictures from the place they printed and gave one to Jaehyun. "So you took my advice, huh?" Johnny asked.

  "Yeah, I did."

  "Good. I told you you'd need to thank me later."

  "Yo, my mom texted that I need to be home soon. Jaehyun, we gotta catch the station," Mark said.

  "Oh, okay. Um, bye, Taeyong," he nervously said.

  Johnny chuckled, "You were eating his face. Don't be nervous, bro."

  Taeyong blushed even more. "Bye, Jaehyun," he mumbled, looking at the younger with hopeful eyes. That's when his wish came true. Jaehyun pecked him again and waved while taking Mark with him. They were gone within a blink of an eye.

  "Well, that went well for you. Thanks, Johnny," he thanked himself.

  "Yeah, but you embarrassed me," he whined. Johnny chuckled and ruffled his hair.

  "Let's go home."

  The both of them got picked up by Johnny's mom after getting ice cream. When Taeyong got home, all he could do was think of his kiss with Jaehyun while hugging his new shark plush. He was pretty sure he was living in a dream, and he never wanted to wake up.