28. Love Pain

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It was late. Mark turned to face his clock.

1:27 a.m

He should be asleep, but he couldn't close his eyes. Everytime he did so, he would either see Tzuyu's angered face or Jae holding Sicheng tightly in his arms. Mark felt like a moody teenager; his nose red and his eyes puffy from crying a little more than expected, he was laying in his favorite jammies, and he had a melted bowl of ice cream sitting on his beside table. He was a mess.

After Tzuyu had gotten angry at him and Jae revealed that he was in a relationship with Sicheng, he stormed off. He didn't want to cry in front of his girlfriend, best friend, or crush. He ran home and didn't bother to look at the texts and missed calls that he had recieved from Tzuyu and Jaehyun. He just went to his room, throwing himself on his bed, and that's where he stayed for the rest of the day. Lucas had brought him some ice cream, and his dad brought three tissue boxes; all of them which Mark had used completely.

When he finally felt that he could fall asleep without thinking about the events that happened today, his phone started ringing--and it wasn't Jaehyun.

The contact 'channie' flashed upon the screen, and Mark stared at it for a while before deciding to pick up.

"Hello?" He answered, sniffling a bit.

"Mark...were you crying?" Haechan's voice asked.

The brunette wiped his eyes. "N-No..! I wasn't, my allergies were just acting up." He let out a soft, forced chuckle. He didn't even have allergies.

"Oh...well Jaehyun asked me to call you. I asked why, and he said that things happened today that he didn't want to say. I would've called sooner, but I got nervous."

"Nervous? Why?" The corners of Mark's mouth rose slightly.

A dry cough was heard from Haechan's line. "U-Um, no reason. Hey, at least I'm calling now, right?" They both sat in silence; Haechan was staring at his ceiling and Mark was mixing around his melted ice cream. It wasn't until Donghyuck sighed where the conversation was picked up. "But...honestly, are you okay? Can I know what happened. S-Sorry, I sound like a mom..."

Mark giggled. Haechan was usually very loud and upbeat, but right now he was acting like he truly cared about Mark. "I guess so? I tried telling Tzuyu to slow down with this relationship thing, but she just got mad and stormed off. My first relationship lasted three days." He laughed at himself, and Donghyuck did as well. "But then I saw Sicheng and Jaehyun together, and-"

"I told you that Jaehyun had a thing for Sicheng, remember?" Haechan's voice got softer. "Did you not care about what I said?"

He was right on some degree. Mark was driven to think that Donghyuck was just jealous that Mark and Sicheng had some sort of chemistry between them, and just wanted to stop anything from happening. But, after today he found out that he was wrong and Haechan really was telling the truth the night of the carnival. He was right that Jaehyun had feelings for Sicheng.

They both went silent.

"Mark?"

"Hm?"

The brunette heard Haechan take in a large breath, then sighed. "I don't think that you should go after people that you don't like or don't have chances with."

"Why are you saying that?"

"Because! Because...I've done the same things. Well, one of them. I've been chasing after a guy that I know clearly doesn't like me--he used to hate me. Even though we're not on such rough terms anymore, I still know that he has no feelings towards me. Yet, I still try to get his attention. I always tell myself 'just be his friend, things are better off that way', but I can't see him as just a friend. I see him as the guy that I fell in love with when he gave me a spare uniform like what..." he paused to count on his fingers. "Two, nearly three years ago. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that if you keep chasing over a person that doesn't like you back, it hurts. A lot. You probably felt that today after seeing Sicheng and Jaehyun. I just...don't want to see you be so sad?"

He was talking about him. Donghyuck was talking about Mark. It made him feel somewhat worse, but at the same time, it made his heart flutter. Knowing that Haechan chased after Mark even though he's been a jerk to him most of the time, shows how much he actually likes him.

And then, something hit Mark that he probably should've noticed a long time ago. Why did he get nervous whenever he would hold Haechan's hand? Why did his face light up whenever he would recieve a text from him? Why did he feel so warm and comfortable when the boy was at his house? Why did he find himself thinking about him so much?

It was because he loved him.

"Haechan...can I tell you something?"

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oH shiT whats gonna haPPEN :0000
i didnt know what to make the title so i just made it a shinee song title lmao

i also think that im going to finish this story soon ? im getting closer to the end so maybe 5 more chapters? idk maybe less ?? but dont worry ! i have a meanie story up and running, im currently working on a woozi story, and im planning a jaeyong story so ye

have i ever asked what your favorite girl group is??? idk i dont remember the questions i put. i love twice, pristin, and gfriend :^

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