Benchmates (Hyunho ff)

The telepath and the matchmaker

It was the day of the trip, Hyunjin was seated in the third last 2 seater seat with Beomgyu, he had been separated from his best friend Jeongin, Jeongin was too busy to notice though, turns out Jeongin had a massive crush on Seungmin and was sitting beside him right now. Also, their conversation had escalated drastically, they went from mutuals to Seungmin laying his head on Jeongin's shoulder and them comparing their hands and giggling. I mean like the bus hadn't even started moving yet and they are already so lovey dovey. Hyunjin was very happy for his best friend but it seems like Jeongin already forgot about him. Like Hyunjin was sure even if he got into a relationship he still wouldn't forget or leave Jeongin behind, Friends first, always.

Maybe it was because of his poor conversation skills? maybe it was because he couldn't hold a conversation properly. Maybe it was because he was boring.

Hyunjin deeply thought, as he looked outside the window and a tear drop slid across his cheek.

"Hyunjinine" Beomgyu said as he tapped Hyunjin's shoulder, which woke Hyunjin up from his serious thoughts, he harshly wiped the tear off his face and looked up to see Beomgyu and his usual silly, harmless face on "yes?"

"what is on your mind?"

"oh um" Hyunjin hesitated, "oh come on you can trust me, getting if off your chest might ease your mind" Beomgyu said with his sweet reassuring voice which made Hyunjin give in right away. "okay so, I think my best friend forgot about me now that you know..." he said with a pause and continued "he is finally talking to his crush" he finished with a deep sigh, Beomgyu turned around to see a very giggly duo, his assumption of them sitting in the backseat was correct and said "you mean Seungmin and Jeongin?", Hyunjin's face turned pale once he found that Beomgyu knew. "yes" he quietly confirming the rumours and mentally face palming himself  and thinking 'was he too obvious earlier? did he just let Jeongin down?',  

"Hyunjin listen I know what you're thinking right now, you did not just give Jeongin away actually he is the only one you talk to so everyone knows okay? also, I don't think he forgot you maybe he is just occupied right now but still if you ever feel lonely you have me" Beomgyu said as he winked at Hyunjin and caressed his shoulder to comfort him.

"can you read my mind or something?"  The raven asked while smiling at Beomgyu. "I don't know if I can your mind but I can definitely read your face, I have a master's degree at reading handsome people's faces!"  Beomgyu said goofily. Hyunjin just laughed.

Meanwhile at the front row of the bus, Han and Minho were made to sit adjacent to each other, they often got into trouble so the teacher kept them in her sight so that they wouldn't get into a fight ; this punishment was mainly for Han Jisung. 

 "Minho-yaa" an Aussie voice called out, it was Chan, obviously. Minho jerked up to find the source of that voice, it was Chan holding his palm out to Yeonjun the self proclaimed 'Greatest matchmaker of all times', as soon as Chan and Minho had eye contact, Chan giggled and beckoned him to come over he also giggled and said "Haha Minho come check this!" . Minho  asked the teachers permission and went over to Chan's seat. Chan asked Minho to give his palm to Yeonjun so he could find his match. Minho was bored as well so without questioning it any further he handed his palm to Yeonjun; the ginger head. 

As the ginger took Minho's palm, and started tracing all over his lines initiating a tickling sensation. Minho being ticklish tried to hold down his laugh's. 

"Do you have some weird hand fettish?"  Minho said to Yeonjun as he had been doing the line tracing thing since the past 3 minutes and Minho wasn't having it. Minho said as he glared into Yeonjun's soul; Minho's glare intimidated the ginger making him gulp in anxiety. 

"y-your type is" Yeonjun stuttered because of the elder's intimidating gaze he coughed to continue speaking "when it comes to love you will fall in love with the most unexpected person, maybe someone who you wouldn't consider your type...is there anyone in this bus you are interested in?"

Minho said confused "who I am interested in...?"  He said as he looked around in the bus, scanning faces until his gaze stopped at one particular male; a raven one to be precise. To Minho at this exact moment when he laid his eyes on Hyunjin the world; time seemed to slow down, for no particular reason, the way he smiled, the way his hair was flowing by the wind, the way he looked at the nature; in love with it, the way he cared for others around him. Minho's trance was broken by Chan. Chan, snapping his fingers in front of Minho "you like Hyunjin, don't you?", what made it worse was the others cheering for Minho it made his ears red; and he was accused of blushing. 

"explain you're blushing then" Yeonjun said, demanding answers "shut it moron, that's obviously because you're all staring at me". "uh uh honey that's because you're in denial" Taehyun told Minho as he pointed his finger on his chest. Chan agreed with Taehyun as well.

"Shut it Bang-Christopher-chan don't act as if you aren't in love with Felix"

"Hey! hey! we don't talk about that"  Bang Chan said as he crossed his arms sassily and denied all romantic accusations. 

The noise had gained the attention of the Raven and Beomgyu; they just stared at the group with blank expressions trying to comprehend the conversation. 

The bus was buzzing with activity, as they entered the suburbs of Seoul a pastel painted sky engulfed them with nothing but sweet emotions; a field of daisies and honey dipped pancakes with a path of sweet strawberries. 

As the bus moved closer to Jeju every second, we could see a Beomgyu and Hyunjin looking outside their window and doodling together, Seungmin and Jeongin holding hands and singing songs to each other, Minho and his friends rejecting and throwing romantic accusations at each other. Changbin and Huening Kai wrestling and being cheered on by a small group of students; Soobin filming them, Han in the front seat falling asleep and Felix behind him shaking him to wake him up acting as if he just passed out.