Play Along ; Chensung

7

Jisung was in the school dance studio, his back leaning against the steamed mirror. His breaths were loud and long after dancing for hours on end, only having a rest thrice. Sweat dripped from his face and soaked his clothes, clinging to him uncomfortably. He downed the only water bottle he had left and was still feeling dehydrated. He cursed to his past self for not bringing more than three bottles. The music was still playing in the background, but the sound of his breathing was filling his ears mostly. It had been a few hours since he had started dancing at 5 am, he wasn't exactly sure of the time. He checked his phone and huffed in surprise once he saw that it was now 2 pm. Jisung had procrastinated on this piece for his dance class and was currently freaking out because it was due tomorrow, and he only had a little bit done, to begin with. He was now happy to say though that the piece was finished, even if it wasn't as good as he had originally hoped for. Guess he would just need to be a little bit more prepared in the future.

The door to the studio opened and in cake Chenle with a sheepish look on his face. He hands were behind his back as he walked towards the younger boy on the floor, clearly hiding something. "Hey," Chenle smiles and sat down on the floor next to Jisung, hearing a paper-like crunch as he made contact with the floor.

"Hey," Jisung huffed and sprawled his legs out on the floor comfortably. He ran a hand through his bright blue hair and grimaced when he could feel how greasy it was. "What're you doing here?"

"Well," he started off. "I came by your dorm room to see you and Donghyuck said that you left a note, saying you'll be here. What time did you come here?" Chenle asked, concern lacing his words as he spoke. It was clear that he was trying not to come across as worried, although it was obvious to Jisung that he was. Since that night where they had to collect the pizza (otherwise Donghyuck would've had a hissy fit) two weeks ago, they decided to get to know each other better because of the amount of time they were gonna have to spend with one another. It was better that they were closer now because they were able to make their act more believable! They spent more time together and even acted all 'cutesy' in front of their friends because they were now comfortable with each other.

When Jisung first suggested the idea of them pretending to date, he was sure he was going to regret it. He thought that the boys would toss him away or treat him differently once they were done, that it would be awkward to be around Chenle and his friends and that once they were done with their 'relationship', Jisung was going to have to find new friends. However, he is almost certain now though that they had accepted him and wouldn't turn him away even though they were Chenle's friends first. Luckily enough in their case as well, it was only two more weeks until this whole act was over with and they could still be friends after it.

"5 am," he muttered under his breath and then scratched the back of his neck. "Needed to get this done," Jisung said and threw his head back against the mirror, groaning when the pain surged through his head.

"Get what done?" Chenle raised his eyebrow and smirked in amusement, already knowing the answer. The two were similar when it came to working or studying, they left things until last minute. Chenle had pulled an all-nighter on Friday, only consuming crisps and pure black coffee to ensure that he had enough energy to finish his music piece. All day yesterday, Jisung forced him to catch up on his sleep, which he was quite thankful for.

Jisung sighed, "I left my dance until last minute, it's due tomorrow and I had basically nothing down. So, I woke up early, created a dance and now I'm finally done!"

"How many breaks did you have?"

The younger grimaced, "two? Three? I'm not sure."

Chenle gasped, "two? Only two?" He exclaimed and smacked Jisung upside the head.