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XVIII - care

"Why did you punch that guy?" Zhang Hao scolded as he treated the bruise on Gunwook's cheek. "And why don't you want to go to the clinic to get medicine for your wound, stupid?" Taerae exclaimed, but Gunwook just shook his head. He didn’t want to talk. He was still annoyed about what had happened, and it was obvious on his face. He looked scary.

"Wook, just look how your face is so... ruined. Ugh, Wook!" Taerae said, pacing back and forth and running his hand through his hair. "You know you can be stubborn sometimes... no, always!" he added. Gunwook just looked down, feeling upset because he had made his hyungs angry.

"I'm... sorry," he mumbled, but Zhang Hao was the only one who heard him because he was the closest to Gunwook. "It's okay, Wook, but just don't do it again. Control your anger, okay? You know that Hyunwoo guy is a jerk," Zhang Hao sighed as he finished treating the younger's wound, and Gunwook thanked him quietly.

He couldn't look at Taerae, who was glaring at him. He was really angry. "Hyung... I'm already sorry..." The pout on his face was visible now. "Yah, Taerae, he already apologized. Why aren't you forgiving him?" Hao said, and Taerae just groaned in frustration. He tried to calm himself so the younger wouldn’t feel bad anymore.

"Just why did you do that? You know, Wook, that we really care about you, and we also warned you about this. It happened again today, but thank God your face isn’t bloody like it used to be... gosh, that incident still haunts me..." he said worriedly as he massaged his forehead. Gunwook felt bad about it and remembered what had happened before when he had fought with Hyunwoo.

It still haunts me, too...

Gunwook decided to stand up and hug Taerae. "I'm sorry, hyung... I promise... I really promise that it won’t happen again," he reassured him as he patted his hyung's back. Hao, in the background, smiled as they hugged. Finally, they understood each other.

Taerae let go of the hug and faced the younger. "Promise, okay?" Gunwook nodded and smiled, and Taerae smiled back.

"Guys!! The food arrived!!" Matthew yelled as he ran with a bucket of chicken and drinks in his hands. "Yah, Matt, be careful!" Hao yelled, and Matthew decided to walk instead. He didn’t want to be scolded by Zhang Hao.

He put the food on the table. "Are you okay, Wookie?" he asked worriedly, and Gunwook just nodded with a soft smile, which made Matthew relieved. "What are you waiting for? Let's eat, guys! Fuck! I waited for this chicken for 40 fucking minutes; I'm so hungry right now!!" He hurried to get a chair and sit, as he took and started to devour the chicken. "Slow down, Mattchu, you might choke," Taerae said.

"No, I won't-" he then started coughing and smacking Taerae's arm for water, but Taerae ignored him. Instead, Hao got him the water. "Gosh, why are you two always fighting?" He shook his head in frustration, and Matthew glared at him while gulping the water.

Gunwook just laughed as he took one drumstick and started eating it.

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Practice ended, so the players started changing and packing their things to go home. Gyuvin was changing his clothes; he wanted to see Gunwook since he hadn't seen him for almost a day.

"Hey Vin, do you know what happened earlier?" Ricky said as he walked to Vin, who was changing. The brunette hummed in reply, "What?" He asked as he turned his head to the blonde, finishing changing. "Oh, you still don’t know?" Ricky was wiping his sweat with his towel. "Would I ask if I knew? Are you stupid, Ricky?" He glared at the blonde, who chuckled at the brunette's reaction.

"Calm down, gosh, is that the effect of not seeing Gunwook?" he joked. Gyuvin just rolled his eyes as he closed his locker. "Just tell me, dude. Fuck, you are wasting my time!"