The Project 'Buddy'

~21~

For the next few nights, it was such a dream for Jungwon. He got to camp over at school with his friends, with his crush, and everything was just perfect.

He and Jay hyung  had been spending a lot of time together too. Jungwon still didn't know if Jay hyung  liked him or if it was one sided love, but he didn't care. Spending time with the older as a friend was good enough for him.

Everyone had fun with one another all the way until the last day of the Fest. That day when they packed up everything, clearly Sunoo wasn't ready to split up again so he asked, "How about a sleepover at the dorms?"

Jungwon choked on his grape juice packet, Jake look like he was about to burst, and Niki just raised an eyebrow.

"Sure I guess?" Heeseung replied and Jake smacked his arm. He and Heeseung seem to have gotten along again these past few days.

"Don't answer him! He just wants to torture us!" Jake groaned, while Sunoo smirked mischievously.

"Wait, you're serious?" Jungwon asked, his eyes wide and facing Sunoo, who flipped his hair.

"Of course I am. What do you take me for?"

"A bit-I'M KIDDING!" Niki yelled, running away from Sunoo who was hunting him down. They ran across the field until Jungwon almost couldn't see them.

"Well, then I guess we're having that sleepover," Jungwon announced and everyone except Jake cheered.

"Oh but Jungwon ah, I'm not going to be there because..." Nicholas scratched his head. Taki, Daniel and Geonu start grinning shamelessly and nudging one another.

"Because what hyung?" Taki giggled and Daniel just started laughing while slapping Taki's back. Geonu looked away when he caught Heeseung staring at him with wide eyes, because clearly, those three juniors knew more than Nicholas' close friends did.

"Nic...." Jay pressed and Nicholas just sunk under his presence. He opened his mouth to probably confess, but Daniel beat him to it.

"NICHOLAS HYUNG LIKES HANBIN HYUNG AND THEY HAVE BEEN HANGING OUT RECENTLY!"

Everyone gasped, and just in time, Niki and Sunoo also came back from their chase, panting but clearly they had heard enough for Niki to ask, "Hanbin hyung? Wait, SOMEONE LIKES HIM?!"

He spun to face Nicholas when everyone pointed at him and Nicholas blushed under their intense gazes.

Niki then grinned childishly and pointed and Nicholas while striding towards him and Nicholas laughed at how funny he was being.

"JamkkanmanJamkkanmanJamkkanman," Niki teased and continued smiling widely and Nicholas. "You know I know that we both know I know Hanbin hyung right? Soooo," Niki casually said and Nicholas' eyes widened in realisation.

He tackled Niki and told him, "you better not tell him you mother freaker or no expensive gift for you!" Nicholas threatened and Niki laughed while nodding his head frantically to get out of Nicholas's headlock.

Everyone was laughing by then, totally not expecting the news. Either way, they all knew they were going to support this ship no matter what.

"So," Sunoo said after calming down from laughing, "sleepover?"

"Sleepover," the rest of them agreed.
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"You're seriously not adding Soju to this," Jake looked over at Sunoo who was acting innocent as his he took out the drinking glasses.

"Hm? What Soju?" he tilted his head towards Jake and Jake slapped his forehead.

"Oh that big green bottle labeled 'Soju' ain't Soju?" Jungwon interrupted, pointing his phone towards the Soju bottle.