HIKE

21 | shower block saga

"hyuck, why would you do this to me?!" renjun hissed in donghyuck's ear.

by now, mr kim and the other groups had left team dream to their own devices, and most people had disappeared into their tents.

"there wasn't anything i could do!" donghyuck objected in his own defense. "look, mr kim is right - i do need to keep an eye on jaemin. i'm sorry ren-ren, but it's only one night."

donghyuck watched renjun's expression as he battled through his own inner turmoil. though he felt bad for putting renjun through this, donghyuck had his own ulterior motives. renjun was so afraid of losing jeno that he was pushing him away, and donghyuck figured this was the perfect coincidental opportunity to get them back on the same page.

"come shower with me," renjun whined, tugging at donghyuck's arm, "i feel dirty."

"yeah..." said donghyuck, shaking his head, "no thanks, i'm not really into that kind of-"

renjun slapped his arm, hard. "shut your fucking mouth," he warned. "i don't wanna go by myself, it's dark."

"aw, is renny scared?" donghyuck teased, receiving another slap. "i'm just joking, ren. i have to stay here and look after jaemin anyways. i'll shower in the morning."

renjun glared at him.

"renny, come shower with me?" jeno's voice called from the other side of the tent.

"actually, i-"

donghyuck clamped a hand over renjun's mouth. "yeah, renjun was just saying how he needs to shower!" he yelled back.

sanha stuck his head out of a nearby tent. "um, mr kim said we should be quiet!" he pointed out rather loudly.

"i hate you," renjun told donghyuck very seriously.

"i know," donghyuck smiled at him. "go have your shower, then!"

moody and emotionally distraught, renjun grabbed his shower stuff and stomped off towards the shower block with jeno in tow. renjun wouldn't ever admit it, but he was terrified of spending time alone with jeno now. before, when jeno didn't know his biggest secret, things were the same as they always were. now, they were different.

"renny, do you wanna borrow my shampoo again?"

"no," renjun said shortly as he and jeno entered the empty shower block.

jeno followed renjun round as the chinese boy chose a shower cubicle. "why are you mad at me?" he demanded.

"i'm not," renjun said indignantly, "since when was i mad at you?"

"well, it's kind of obvious you don't want to share a tent with me," jeno told him. his tone was hurt, even though he tried his best not to show it.

"i..." renjun stammered, suddenly losing his resolve at jeno's directness.

"you'd rather share with lucas, right?" jeno's voice was bitter now as he faced renjun, jealousy leaking through to his words.

"what has that got to do with anything?" renjun spluttered. "i don't even like-"

"you don't have to lie to me, renjun," said jeno, and renjun was startled since jeno never really used his actual name. "i see the way you look at him, the way you whisper your... chinese stuff."

"this isn't anything to do with yukhei," renjun told him, inhaling deeply.

jeno let out a groan of frustration. "why can't you just be honest? it doesn't matter if you're gay - i don't fucking care! just stop lying!"

"you're being fucking stupid!" renjun huffed. "i'm having my shower."

jeno paused. "use my shampoo!" he said angrily.

renjun snatched it from him in irritation. "fine, i will!" he answered. and he went into the nearest shower cubicle and slammed the door.

he listened as jeno paced about for a second, and then did the same, slamming another door. renjun sighed. dumping his clothes on the bench in the cubicle, he turned on the shower, letting it run hot before stepping under.

the heat of the water helped to relax and unwind the knots in renjun's back, soaking into his skin. he silently kicked the shampoo bottle underneath the gap under the cubicle wall for jeno to use first. after a minute or two, the shampoo skidded back under, and renjun stopped it with his foot.

renjun listened again through the sound of the shower, as jeno quickly finished up his shower. there was a short silence once his shower had stopped where he must've been putting on fresh clothes, and then the cubicle door opened again, swinging shut with a bang.

it was at this point that renjun decided to shampoo his hair, squeezing a small blob into the palm of his hand. whilst rubbing it through his hair, he stood on one foot to relieve the pain of the other ankle.

it all went downhill from there.

as renjun put the shampoo bottle down again, his gaze swept past the cubicle door. and that was when he realised... he'd forgotten to lock it.

"fuck," renjun cursed, instantly moving in the direction of the door.

however, he slipped on the wet floor and let out a loud shriek, and as he fell the shower went in his face, washing the shampoo down into his eyes.

"jeno!" was the only thing renjun could cry as he clawed at his stinging eyes, feeling bruised from the hard floor he'd landed on.

"renny, what happened?" jeno's worried voice was immediately at the door. "are you okay? are you hurt?"

without another thought, jeno burst through the unlocked door, going at once to the chinese boy with a big soft towel to dry his eyes. he crouched beside him, instinctively scooping water from the shower's downpour and pressing it to renjun's eyes to wash the shampoo out. whilst burning tears escaped renjun's eyes, jeno carefully washed the shampoo out of his hair until it was clean.

renjun grabbed hold of jeno's hands and let him pull him to his feet, whilst wrapping the huge towel around his smaller body. suddenly, jeno's eyes were locked with his, and there was an intensity in them that renjun hadn't seen before.

as jeno took a step closer, renjun stumbled backwards, back against the cold tiles of the cubicle wall. he was trapped. the shower stopped, and the only sound renjun could hear was his own heart beating in his ears. one of jeno's palms was pressed against the wall, and he brought his body closer, a knee between renjun's thighs.

jeno's eyes roamed over renjun's exposed shoulders and collarbones, still wet from the shower, until his gaze finally landed on his lips. they were a pretty pink, slightly parted, and a drop of water trickled over them down the chinese boy's face.

he wanted to kiss him so bad.

almost instinctively, driven by a wild desire, jeno tilted his head and leaned in to meet renjun's lips. the kiss was heated, setting emotions free like the sudden release of a thousand birds. and to jeno's surprise, renjun was kissing him back, hands travelling up his arms to intwine themselves in his hair, the pressure of his lips making jeno weak in all the right places, electricity coursing through their veins.

renjun felt a soft moan escape his lips and that's when all the thoughts and worries started flooding back. he pulled away from the kiss, ducking under jeno's arm and wriggling away from him.

jeno frowned in confusion, mouth agape. he breathed deeply, heavily, frozen except the rising and falling of his chest. he didn't understand, but it hurt him.

renjun closed his eyes, keeping the tears from cascading down his cheeks.

it's amazing that the heart makes no noise when it cracks.

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why did renjun pull away gAsp
you'll have to wait and see
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