A/N: Prepare your hearts. I warned you.
"I like you, I tried to hold it down, But I can't do this anymore."
- Day6's 좋아합니다
"Why did we have to be in the executive committee for setting up the decorations in school too?" Min Hye heaves a long sigh. "It's no fun, and we have to stay back longer too."
"I don't really mind, though?" Jeno chuckles and flashes his eye smile.
Min Hye stares at him incredulously. "How?"
"Well, you're fun to be with."
Min Hye raises her brows. "Me?"
"Anyways. We're finishing soon, so it's fine."
She nods, holding a handmade Christmas sign in her hands.
"Maybe." She says, tip toeing to put it right where everyone can see it in the hallways.
"Give that to me." An arm reaches past her. She turned around to that voice, widening her eyes in surprise. Almost reflexively, she looks away and hands him the sign.
Why is he here?
"Thanks." He grins, and she timidly steps away, still unable to look him in the eye. Even when they've done so so many times when they were younger.
He effortlessly places the sign in position. "There, done. Wasn't that hard, was it?" He says.
"Yeah. Thanks, Jaemin." She croaks a reply of thanks. He acted as if it's so natural to see each other again after so long. But then again,
Why wouldn't he act natural?
Min Hye was the one that wasn't.
"What's wrong?" Jaemin furrows his brows as he cups her face in his hand.
"N-Nothing." She forces a smile. She couldn't help but start to hate how her heart was beating furiously at that moment.
"Really? You sound...sick. If you are, you shouldn't have came to school." Jaemin chides.
"Yeah. I got it. I'm not a kid."
Jaemin sighs and moves away from her. "I wish you would take better care of yourself. I wouldn't be there with you all the time, Min Hye."
Min Hye remains quiet. She couldn't quite explain how she felt all of a sudden. Anguish? Hurt? Sadness?
Why did he have to show up now of all times?
She glances at Jeno, silently packing up at the side. She started to wonder why Jaemin was still in school.
"Sorry, Jaemin. We have to get back to work."
"Oh. Right, then I'll come back later."
"What?" Min Hye didn't mean to answer that quickly. "No, I mean...why?"
"I'm waiting for Jeno. We're heading over to his place to game."
"Cool." Min Hye vaguely replies as she returns to work, hearing footsteps walking off into the distance.
About half an hour later, the two of them finally completed the day's work.
"Then, I'm going home now." Min Hye informs as she slams her locker door shut.
"Hold on." Jeno grips onto her wrist to stop her.
"Yeah, what?" Oblivious, she smiles up at him.
"Listen very carefully to what I have to say, okay?" He slowly lets go of her.
"Yeah, of course..." Her vibrant smile disappears, replaced with a slight frown due to her puzzlement.
"I like you."
"Huh?" She exclaims instinctively. "You have to be kidding me." She chuckles, but Jeno doesn't stop there.
"I told you to listen carefully. I have always liked you. If you don't believe me..." Jeno glances in the direction of a wall and holds Min Hye's face in his hand, leaning in.
He feels her freeze at his sudden move, but he still draws his face closer to hers, until finally when his lips were about it touch hers, another hand grabbed his own.
Not moving away, he looks up at the owner of that arm, and a smirk plays at his lips.
"What do you think you're doing, Jeno?" Slight anger could be heard in his voice.
"What does it look like?" A smug smile spreads across his features.
Jaemin says nothing, but Jeno could feel Jaemin's grip tighten on his arm.
After a moment of silence, he speaks. "I-I am sorry. You may continue whatever you were doing." Jaemin releases his hand from Jeno's, and begins to back away.
"Hey, wait," Jeno finally pulls away from Min Hye, who was still frozen on the spot.
"So it's okay for me...to continue?"
Hearing his question, Jaemin couldn't help but purse his lips. He could feel his held back frustration rise up to his head.
"No," He firmly says. "It's not okay."
At that, Min Hye's breath hitched.
"Why not..." She asks, instead of Jeno.
"Just, he can't do that..." Jaemin looks away. "Sorry again. I must be interrupting." Just as he turns around to leave, Min Hye grabs onto his wrist.
"Don't go anymore,"
Jaemin held his breath.
"I always see your back turned to me. Why can't you notice? I'm always looking at you, and no one else," Her words widen his eyes.
"I know it's despicable for me to say this when you already have a girlfriend, who is also my best friend...but I have been holding it for so long, and right now I finally have some confirmation. I like you a lot, Jaemin,"
"For a long, long, time."
Standing by the two, Jeno looks at them silently, cracking into a tiny smile.
"Well...I guess I'd better take my leave now," He murmurs and walks away, leaving the two behind, staring at each other.
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A/N: exams are finally over!!! omg my Amath results suck tho lol lol my first ever f9
