Chapter Six

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Jeonghan looked around the room as Cheol slipped his arm around his waist. He noticed all the guys staring at him and felt himself blush. Cheol cleared his throat and Jeonghan took the plate from him, soon walking with Cheol to a self-serve food bar. He looked at him as he looked around. "Ok, I'm going to have a salad. You may have whatever you want. We can split a sandwich." He suggests.

Jeonghan nodded. "I'm pretty hungry.. So yeah." He watched Cheol get his salad then looked around and saw some Korean Beef in a heated serve space. There was a man replacing the tray for it had been emptied. He went and watched him then took some when he was done.

"How are you?" The man asked, seeing Jeonghan happily take some beef. 

"I'm ok, how are you?" He asked back.

"The usual me." The man answered with a smile then tipped his hat and walked away.

Jeonghan looked for Cheol as he grabbed a few veggies  to go with his beef. He caught sight of Cheol as he walked up to him and tapped his shoulder. Cheol was preparing a sandwich and was cutting it in half as he felt the tap. He looked at Jeonghan and smiled finishing and putting the knife back on the cutting board. He gave a part to Jeonghan and kept a part himself.

"Ready?" Cheol asked him as he held his tray, it looked colorful with the salad next to the bright cross-section of the sandwich next to it. They both equally had space for something else so when Jeonghan nodded his head Cheol brought him to the place to get a buttermilk role and then smiled as Jeonghan refused a role. 

They walked to the back of the cafeteria and the table they were going to sit at had two candles in the middle. Almost everyone that was there earlier was now gone because it was 10 at night and either they were in their dorms or in class. Jeonghan sat down and smiled at Cheol when he began picking at his food.

"You've changed." Cheol says and eats a little of his salad.

"I can say the same for you, pal." Jeonghan answers as he looks up, sticking a piece of beef in his mouth, chewing it and enjoying the flavor.

"You're hair isn't long anymore, it's not light brown and you look skinnier." Cheol says in a soft tone, not needing to yell, considering it was quite quiet in the room at the moment.

Jeonghan swallows. "And you changed too. You bleached your hair, you look tanner and you've gotten slightly buff. And I know, I was running this summer." He pops another piece in and enjoys it, Cheol smiles and begins eating more bigger bites, stopping their conversation. Jeonghan didn't mind their conversation put to a halt. He just happily ate.

"Do you still see the guys you used to hang out with?" Cheol asked.

"I did over the summer. I called you once too to see if you wanted to hang out with us but you never answered so I just left messages." Jeonghan explains.

"Sorry about that. I was busy." Cheol says. 

"I guess." Jeonghan takes a bite of the sandwich then quickly finishes it.

"Dang slow down." Cheol says as he watched in amazement. Jeonghan shrugged. Cheol took his chopsticks and picked up some Korean styled noodles and held them up for Jeonghan. He looked up and gladly took them, one hanging out of his mouth. He blushed lightly. 

Once they had finished they set their trays on the conveyor belt and Cheol slipped his arm around Jeonghan's waist again all the way to the campus. There was a rule no wandering after 10:30 and it was 10:40. They could have gotten caught but being newbies they'd probably send then off to their room. The slowly walked there enjoying the night air. Cheol looked at Jeonghan and smiled when he laid his head on his shoulder. Once there he opened the door and Jeonghan flopped down on his bed, exhausted. He shut his eyes but opened them when he felt someone sit on his bed. 

"Going to sleep?" Cheol asked as he trailed his finger up his arm. Jeonghan nodded, saying he was too tired. Cheol smiled and bent down, kissing his forehead softly.

"Can you lay with me until I fall asleep?" Jeonghan asked and scooted over. Cheol nodded and laid with him, wrapping an arm around his waist and laying his head on his own arm, Jeonghan's on his pillow. It took a while until he became more calm and his breathing was slow. Cheol smiled and whispered in his ear,

"Good night."

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