𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐊𝐄𝐍 {𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐢}

𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝟎𝟗

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Ni-ki didn't know what to do.

He saw Sunoo. He was happily smiling with someone, and it looked like it was Jungwon, just by his red hair.

He sighed. 

He was just about to leave the shop when suddenly Sunoo came to mind again. He had almost forgotten that Jake and Heeseung were waiting for him. 

He glanced at Jake, who was busy scrolling on his phone, while Heeseung seemed deep in thought. "Hyung? You okay?" Ni-ki asked. Heeseung nodded in response. "Yeah....just thinking." He smiled at him. "You two have been getting close lately. Care to include me too?" Jake blurted out as he frowned at Heeseung. "But we're all close, Jaeyun-ie." Heeseung smiled. Ni-ki chuckled in response. "Somebody is jealous." Ni-ki teased. "Yah! You always talk informally to me; you're like Sunoo." Jake complained. 

Suddenly, it was quiet. 

Ni-ki didn't like that silence, because there was nothing to be quiet about. He had tried to talk about Sunoo normally as if they weren't even together, to begin with. 

That's funny, Jake Hyung." Ni-ki let out, and soon after that, he rolled his eyes. Heeseung chuckled at that. "That is kind of like Sunoo." He commented. Ni-ki glanced at him, curious. "Oh, you know Sunoo?" Ni-ki questioned, pretending as if his heart didn't sting at that. How did Heeseung even meet him? They didn't know each other that well either. 

"Yeah, I do." He smiled. "A fun guy," Heeseung added. Ni-ki nodded in response, and soon after that, he noticed Jake glancing at him. Ni-ki glanced back at him. If he was being honest, he didn't feel anything towards Sunoo, but he was scared. He was scared that he would, that he would cry his heart out like he had done before, Three months had already passed and he was starting to feel okay. He knew that he could do it. 

"I'm fine." He said this as he glanced in Jake's direction, earning a nod from the elder. "Are you okay, Riki-ah?" Heeseung asked, worried. Ni-ki knew that Heeseung didn't know why Jake had suddenly asked that question, but he was fine with it. Heeseung wasn't the one to blame. Maybe he was ready to talk about it with Heeseung.

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"What did you want to talk about?" Heeseung asked as he sat cross-legged on his bed. Ni-ki sighed. 

Here goes nothing... 

"I was dating Sunoo Hyung," he admitted. Heeseung widened his eyes in response. "I'm so sorry, Riki-ah." Heeseung let out. "I should be the one to say sorry, hyung," Ni-ki said as he glanced at Heeseung, who glanced at his hands. "If you weren't ready, that's fine, Riki-ah." Heeseung blurted out. 

"I swear that I didn't know that he was your ex; I would never hang out with him if you didn't like it." Heeseung glanced at him, and Ni-ki softly smiled at him. "I know, but you can hang out with whoever you'd like," Ni-ki replied. "It isn't a sin, hyung," Ni-ki added. 

"But I should've connected the dots. He broke up with someone; you broke up with somebody; I should've seen it, Riki. I am so sorry." Heeseung sighed. "Stupid hyung..." Ni-ki said as his eyes got teary. "You're not the one to blame... Maybe no one was to blame." Ni-ki let out. "I just wanted to tell you that," he added. Heeseung smiled at him in response. 

"So, it was a private relationship? Woah, Riki has all grown up." Heeseung grinned as he watched Ni-ki wipe tears off his face. "You are something else, hyung. Jake has been scolding me, while you just accepted me." Ni-ki confessed. Heeseung glanced at him. "You're my child after all; don't forget that. I see some parts of me in you." Heeseung admitted. "I love you, hyung..." Ni-ki said as he hugged him. Heeseung sighed. "I love you as well," Heeseung replied. 

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Sunghoon had gotten a call from Jake that surprised him. He said that Heeseung and Ni-ki might get into a fight over some guy named Sunoo and Sunghoon didn't know how he got dragged into this, but if Jake was going to pay for his meal for one week, he was okay with it. He opened the door, glancing around until he saw Ni-ki and Heeseung hugging. 

If Jake meant that hugging is part of a fight, then he must be crazy.

He rolled his eyes in response. 

"Hey there, love birds. I came to check on you, by the way, Heeseung hyung, you need to close the door from your dorm, someone might steal something." He stated. Heeseung glanced at him, and soon after that, he sighed. "That's enough, Riki-ah," Heeseung said as he let go of the hug, and Ni-ki did the same. 

"Oh, Sunghoon hyung. What brings you here?" Ni-ki asked with a smile on his face. Sunghoon playfully smirked at him. "A free meal." He replied, earning a glare from Heeseung. Yah! He's my child. Stop flirting with him." Heeseung let out. "Okay, momma deer... I didn't even flirt with Ni-ki; I just told him the truth." Sunghoon smiled at him. "Are you sure about that?" Heeseung playfully smirked at him. Sunghoon nodded at him, but soon after that, he glanced at Ni-ki, whose cheeks went pink, and Sunghoon found that cute. He chuckled. 

"Ni-ki, you don't need to be embarrassed," Sunghoon said. Of course, Sunghoon thought that it was because of his teasing. "Heeseung hyung is embarrassing me." Ni-ki pouted.

Oh...

...

So it wasn't because of me? Okay.

Sunghoon was a bit disappointed, but he couldn't do anything about it. 

"What's there to be embarrassed for?" Heeseung asked. Ni-ki shook his head in response, not wanting to speak about it. 

"Okay, who's cooking?" Sunghoon asked, trying to get something to eat. Heeseung frowned at him. "Heeseung hyung-ie, don't be like that. I saved you from losing your money and belongings." Sunghoon said, trying to act cute, even though he cringed at himself. 

Heeseung chuckled in response. "Fine. Will instant ramen be enough?" Heeseung asked. Sunghoon happily nodded. "You can be nice too," Heeseung commented as he stood up. "Yeah, when he wants something," Ni-ki said as he glanced at Sunghoon, who locked eyes with him. They stared at each other for a couple of seconds before both glancing away. 

"I'll just go," Heeseung said as he left the two of them alone. 

"So...what are you really doing here?" Ni-ki asked. Sunghoon raised an eyebrow at him. "You really came to check on us?" Ni-ki questioned. "Yeah, Jake called me. He said that he was busy with gardening, which surprised me." He replied and soon he chuckled. Ni-ki laughed out loud. "Jake and gardening?" Ni-ki smiled. "I know, right?" Sunghoon laughed back. 

"So how are you lately? Are you still busy ice skating?" Ni-ki asked as he smiled, offering to sit next to him, and of course, Sunghoon accepted it. "Yeah, but I'm trying to rest a bit," Sunghoon replied, earning a nod from Ni-ki. 

"You never told me about your hobbies." Sunghoon blurted out. "Well, I play video games, and I like to dance. That counts, right?" He glanced at Sunghoon, who was still thinking about it. "Well, you can say that." He smiled. "Good." 

"Sunghoon, Riki, come eat!!!" He heard Heeseung yell: It was good that his roommate wasn't home yet, or he would get scolded for sure. "Coming!!!" Ni-ki replied as he stood up, grabbing Sunghoon's wrist out of reflex. That was what Sunghoon thought before he asked him to let go, and Ni-ki did as he was told.

He wished that he could hold his hand, but Ni-ki didn't. 

He sighed.