Best Enemies Forever || HYUNLIX

Chapter 12: The misunderstanding

After a few minutes, the waitress finally arrived with their orders in and she places it on the table, giving them both a smile before turning and leaving. Hyunjin and Felix stare at eachother for a few moments before taking their drinks,
"Today's a good day, isn't it?"
Hyunjin asks, trying to start a conversation and Felix just nods, taking a sip of his macchiato. But when he glanced back at Hyunjin, his heart beated faster, he couldn't agree more that he's gotten feelings for Hyunjin now, he was drawn to everything about him. Felix quickly snaps back to really when Hyunjin glanced back at him. Hyunjin looked hesitant, like he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say, he just stares at Felix. After a few moments, Hyunjin decides to speak up,
"Felix..."
Felix looks up, glancing back at Hyunjin, waiting for what he wanted to say,
"Yes...?"
"There's something I need to tell you..."
Felix's heart started beating faster, now we all know where this is going...
"I think..."
Before Hyunjin could say anything else, Felix stood up abruptly, looking all nervous and he was trembling as well,
"I-I have to go... Sorry,"
Felix took his bag and quickly left without saying anything else. Hyunjin stood up, watching Felix leave. He looked confused and worried about Felix, he wanted to go and chase after Felix but he reluctantly sat back down, looking at the floor and seeming to be half disappointed.

Back with Felix, he was literally running away from the Café, not backing down or even glancing back. He ran towards a wall and hid behind it, his heart beating faster than ever as he held his chest. He stares down at the floor, trying to calm down as he took deep breathes but it wasn't doing much help. That moment kept replaying in his mind and he sat down, wincing,
"Was- Was he... a-actually about to..."
Felix's mind races with all types of thoughts. He also felt a bit guilty for just running and leaving Hyunjin alone like that, but he just wasn't ready yet. What if Felix was right- what if Hyunjin... Was actually about to confess his feelings to him?
"Why did I run..."
He said to himself, quietly, he wanted to go back to the Café, apologise to Hyunjin and allow him to complete what he wanted to say but he knew he couldn't back down now... He knew that he had to face Hyunjin again at some point but instead, he reluctantly stood up, picked his bag up which was on the ground, dusted off his clothes and slowly walked away, glancing at the direction where he ran away from. Felix took off with a look of contemplation and guilt as he walks slowly, all the passer-by's staring at him in confusion. He clearly regrets his actions of running away, he shot one last glance at the direction from where he came from and took off again...

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Felix finally reached home, opening the door and entering the house. Ni-ki, who was sitting on the couch and watching some show, glanced at him and smiles,
"How was it?"
Ni-ki asks but Felix didn't respond. Instead, he went towards the couch and sat beside Ni-ki without saying a word,
"Hyung? What happened?"
Ni-ki asks, brushing a strand of hair away from Felix's face but he still didn't respond, he was thinking about something very deeply,
"Hyu-"
"What do I do now, Ni-ki? I- I ran away from Hyunjin. He was going to tell me something important, and I just... I couldn't handle it,"
Ni-ki frowned, tilting his head slightly,
"But why? You shouldn't have left like that. What if he was really upset?"
"I know, I know! But what if he was going to confess something that could change everything between us? I panicked!"
Felix buried his face in his hands.
"Felix,"
Ni-ki said softly, placing a comforting hand on his brother's back,
"You can't just run away. Talk to him. It might not be as scary as you think,"
Felix took a deep breath and nods, the thought of facing Hyunjin both terrifying and necessary,
"You're right. I need to fix this,"
Ni-ki smiles gently at Felix before standing up and helping Felix to get up as well,
"That's right! Now go and wash your face, you look all exhausted,"
Felix chuckles at Ni-ki and ruffles his hair, he got fine quickly, surprisingly... But he was still upset and that moment kept replaying in his mind...