DEOKSUGUNG STONEWALL WALKWAY - TEN

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"I haven't thought about it yet," Ten answered after a few seconds of silence.

"Oh," I said softly, not knowing what to feel about his answer.

I guessed Ten realised that I wasn't feeling too happy because he immediately changed the topic. "Anyways, let's go to the library tomorrow," Ten suggested.

"For studying?" I asked and Ten nodded. "You're definitely not going to study."

"I will~" Ten whined trying to convince me to go to the library with him tomorrow. "I will study~"

"We've tried it before, Ten. The only time we actually studied was when you were helping me with my homework. You rarely study now and it isn't good," I lectured him.

"I will study! But only if you come to the library," Ten said, still not giving up.

"You promise that you'll study if I go to the library with you tomorrow?" I asked him and he nodded confidently.

"I promise."

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"So much for studying," I commented as I watched Ten doodling on his textbook.

"Sorry, I'm just-"

"Bored?" I interrupted him, making him laugh lightly.

"A little," Ten confessed and gently puts his pen down on the textbook before resting his chin on the table and looked at me.

I looked down at my homework and continued doing it. My homework wasn't too complicated, but it wasn't easy. I guess my teacher really wanted to challenge us. 

"Ten," I called out to him as I looked at him - finding him still staring at me since just now, with a wider smile on his face.

"Yes, darling?" Ten said, making me blush. 

"Can you help me with my homework?" I asked and showed him the question that I was stuck on.

Ten lifted his head and began to read the question before explaining it to me. "It's simple, really,' Ten began.

But, whatever he said after that just entered and left my ears. He looked charming when he was teaching me, the way he would write the equation and explaining it to me. 

I guess he realised that I didn't take in anything that he said about my homework. "Ribbon Jeni, I know I'm handsome, but you need to finish this homework," Ten said with a chuckle leaving his mouth.

I shook my head and lightly hit him in the shoulders. "Don't be so full of yourself," I said and rolled my eyes.

"I'm guessing you want me to explain everything again - huh?" Ten asked.

"If you don't mind, then yes," I answered with an innocent smile.

"Why are you so adorable," Ten said with sighs before smiling widely.

After explaining clearly about my homework, I nodded and continued doing it as Ten continued to do his homework. I would look up from my homework once in a while to look at how he was doing.

He looked really deep in thought every time I looked at him. As if he had some unanswered questions or he was overthinking about something. But, he still turned the pages and wrote notes as if it were nothing.

I decided not to question, hoping that it was only about his studies since he should only be thinking of that. But I guess it wasn't since he eventually stopped writing and looked up at me.

"Jeni-ah," Ten said my name with a serious look.

"Hm?"

"I've been having a few thoughts about what I want to do after the end of my third year, but I don't know if I should do it," Ten confessed, making my heart drop a little. 

"Why are you having doubts about something you really want to do?" I asked and tilted my head to the side.

Ten wanted to answer, but he hesitated a little. "I-I'll tell you later," Ten answered and continued to look at his book.

"Alright," I said and nodded lightly before getting back to my homework.

I began to wonder what was the reason that he was holding back from what he wanted to do. I just hope that whatever the reason is, I hope that I wasn't the reason. I wouldn't want to be the reason for that.

* * *

As we walked home, neither of us spoke about what Ten wanted to do, instead, Ten was talking about some of the things that happened to him at school. Most of them mainly involved his male classmates. Ten said that he didn't enjoy hanging out with the girls at his school, except for Lisa, since they were all very clingy and didn't know the meaning of personal space. 

But, that didn't stop me from thinking about it. Ten didn't notice it since he was so indulged in his story telling, but I didn't want him to notice it away. 

Eventually, Ten dropped me home before returning to his house. I entered the house to see Jeno in the kitchen doing his homework while my mother was cooking.

"Hey!" I greeted them with smiles and they greeted me back with the same smiles.

"How was your study date?" My mother asked as the smell of food from her cooking pan entered my nose.

"It was good," I answered. "What are you cooking? It smells delicious."

"Pasta," my mother answered as I walked out the kitchen to go up to my room.

I went straight to my phone and texted Chaeyeon, wondering how she was handling Taeyong. She didn't immediately reply, which was understandable since she said that she would be busy entertaining her grandparents who were visiting her and her family.

But, she did reply after I finished showering and was about to head downstairs for dinner with my family.

Chaeyeon: Taeyong has been texting me alot, actually xD Way more than I was expecting. I do miss him a lot, but the constant texting does help me. Why do you ask? 

Jeni: Oh, it's nothing. I was just wondering :) Glad to know that you two are still going strong, though.

Chaeyeon: Thanks? hahahha xD Anyways, did you finish our Add Maths homework yet?

Jeni: Yup, Ten helped me with it today at the library.

Chaeyeon: Lucky you! Hey, mind sending me some of the answers? I'm dying here.

Jeni: Sure x'D I'll send it to you after my dinner.

Chaeyeon: Sure!

Well, if Chaeyeon and Taeyong are doing well despite the distance, I'm sure that if Ten were to be in the same situation as Taeyong, we would still be fine as well, right?

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i'm sorry for the late updates despite having lots of free time, i just don't really know what should happen next. well, i do know what i want, but i can't bring myself to write it? oh well, hope you guys still like this late update tho.

- miju