One Week [Under Reconstruction]

Chapter 11

Felix wasn't sure how he managed to make it throughout the entire school day. He was absolutely exhausted, wiggling his tired self out of the school building as quickly as his body would let him. The sooner he gets home, the sooner he can sleep. As he always says, sleep is best when you want to sleep.

As Felix exited the front doors, he noticed a familiar being standing beneath a tree, thumbs twiddling against his phone screen. Suddenly, he felt a rush of excitement. Felix figured sleep could wait just a little bit.

"Changbin!" Felix called enthusiastically, making the other roll his eyes in annoyance and begin to walk away. That only made the blonde more eager to pursue him. Felix started jogging and soon caught up with the elder, "What're you doing?"

"Going to a place where you aren't," Changbin responded, not looking away from his phone screen. Curiosity got the best of Felix as he tried to lean over and take a peak at what Changbin was doing on his phone. However, Changbin had the brightness at the lowest level possible and since they're in direct sunlight, Felix couldn't make out anything on that screen. He wouldn't even be surprised if Changbin's phone was actually turned off, and he was just pretending to do stuff on it.

"Well, the further you walk, the further I'll follow you," Felix replied back, shrugging his shoulders uncaringly, "So where are we going?"

Changbin finally looked over at Felix, raising an eyebrow in confusion before narrowing his eyes at the taller boy, "You're going to go home and leave me alone."

Felix laughed, swinging his arms happily as he walked with a slight skip on each step, "You're funny, Changbin. So where are we going?"

"Seriously, why do you keep following me around?" Changbin asked, finally stopping in his tracks, making Felix have to retrace his steps to be beside the other again. Changbin's phone was put away in his pocket and his full undivided attention was on Felix.

Felix pondered the question for a moment, trying to come up with a valid answer. After a while, he finally spoke, "I don't know. You're interesting."

"Interesting?" Changbin asked, unconvinced.

Felix shrugged, "I guess you're just something different." Turning back around, Felix continued skipping in the direction Changbin was going. The dark boy debated whether or not he should just ditch the other, since he didn't even need to go that direction in the first place.

But alas, Changbin followed him.

-

Upon seeing a familiar car's arrival, Jisung quickly hopped into the passenger seat, giving his boyfriend a peck before putting on his seatbelt.

"You seem happy," Minho laughed as he began driving away. It wasn't unusual, Jisung was almost always a really bubbly person. But for some reason, he seemed extra happy right now.

"I'm just glad I was able to get the truth about Seungmin's relationship," Jisung smiled, sliding his hand into Minho's free one. Although Jisung was happy about that fact, he was more relieved at the fact that Minho looked more relaxed, like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. He could finally stop worrying so much, and that made Jisung extremely glad.

As Jisung would passionately sing along to songs that played on the radio, Minho would just simply bop his head to the beat. It wasn't that Minho couldn't sing or that he didn't want to, he just enjoyed hearing Jisung's voice more than his own.

After a short while, Jisung found himself heading down a familiar road, "Are we going to your house?"

Minho nodded, "Yeah, I need to drop off some papers at the apartment. Then we can go do whatever you want."

"Is Woojin home?"

Shrugging, Minho handed his phone to Jisung, "You can ask him, he's probably at his boyfriend's house though."

Jisung almost dropped Minho's phone at the news, but swiftly caught it due to his quick reflexes. That could've been bad, phones are expensive.

"You never told me Woojin had a boyfriend," Jisung asked, an obvious tone of surprise in his voice.

"I guess I just never thought about it. They've been together so long that they're practically married. Since it was just so normal, I guess I just forgot to mention it."

Instead of texting Woojin, Jisung just played around on Minho's phone, continuing to learn more about this relationship he knew nothing about, "What's his boyfriend's name?"

"Chan."

This time, Jisung actually did drop the phone.

-

"Just come on," Felix persisted, dragging Changbin by his arm as the other tried to drag himself the other way, "What else could you be doing anyway?"

"I could be shoveling dog shit into my mouth and it'd still be more exciting than this. Why are you taking me to your house anyway?" Changbin asked, annoyingly. He didn't want to go to unfamiliar places and sit awkwardly for a few hours before he can finally leave. Visiting friends' houses for the first time is one of the most uncomfortable experiences in a human's lifetime and Changbin was not about to go through that.

"Don't be such a party pooper. Plus, I don't mean to brag but my roommate, Chan, and I are excellent chefs," Felix totally bragged, as Changbin rolled his eyes. That was beginning to annoy Felix, one day Changbin is going to roll his eyes to the back of his head.

"I don't want to go," Changbin continued to argue. Even if he did manage to escape, he didn't have anything to do. He still didn't know this town and there was nothing for him to do at home. The moving truck wasn't coming for a few days, which meant all Changbin's hobbies had been stripped away from him for a while.

"Just for a little bit, it'll be fun!" Felix continued to persist as Changbin just groaned in response. Felix finally let go of his arm, turning away and pouting, "Fine, do what you want. But I'll have you know, we just went grocery shopping yesterday and I can make a bunch of yummy food." Felix tried to convince as he began walking away.

Although Changbin certainly did not want to join Felix, he couldn't deny that he was starving. The fact that he barely ate any lunch was taking its toll and at Felix's house, he could have all the food he wanted.

So alas, Changbin followed him. Again.

-

"Sorry for cracking your phone screen."

"It's alright, Jisung."