Bicycle

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"princess? Why?" Jungwoo was actually curious about what would make the other male call him that, as his body was not exactly close to the Sleeping Beauty's.

"well, I don't know... you dance really well, you're intelligent, you sing all the time, you're really cute..." He paused, unsure if it was right to say it.
"and you're gorgeous too." Blushing a little, Jungwoo passed his hand through his hair, combing it a little.

"well fine... call me whatever you like!" Sicheng almost snorted next to them, making fun of how his friend was implying things he probably didn't mean.

"let's have lunch." He said cutting them before it could even get more embarrassing.

Talking about nothing much, they soon arrived at the cafeteria and got themselves some food. Then, they looked aroung for an available spot.  Noticing their friends, the trio went to them.

"wassup losers?" Sicheng said, slamming his tray down violently on the table next to the dark haired student.

"hi Yuta!" Jungwoo sweetly greeted and pointed to Jaehyun.
"Jaehyun, Yuta. Yuta, Jaehyun. You guys met this morning." He ignored the discussion that ensued and turned to the other male seated at the table.

He had a tan skin, glowing brown hair and looked gorgeous. He had been eating quietly since the blond arrived, his eyes fixated on some partitions while munching food.
"hi Yukhei..." Jungwoo said softly.

Yukhei raised his head to look at the other. He swallowed his food, frowning a little bit and said in a low tone that sent shivers to the other.
"I told you not to call me that..."

Blushing in an flustered way, Jungwoo lowered his eyes and started playing with his chopsticks instead of eating.

"who's that, princess?" Jaehyun asked after poking the blond's side.

"that's Yukhei." Hearing his name, said male looked at Jaehyun.

"it's Lucas actually." His voice tone was cold, severe almost, and Jaehyun suddenly understood why Jungwoo had been acting weirldy since they arrived at the table.
"and you are?"

"Jaehyun. I'm in the music section."

"oh really? Me too! What are you specialized in?"

"piano and singing."

"oh. Ok." Suddenly, the spark of interest that had lit up in Lucas died and Jaehyun, who witnessed it, did not understand what went wrong.
No wanting to sound rude, he whispered in the ear of Jungwoo so that the other wouldn't hear.
"why is he like that?" Jungwoo looked at the latter, puzzled by his question.

"well, he's specialized in rap and music production so I guess he's not really interesting in what you're saying anymore."

"oh, right. That makes sense."

Lucas was trying to focus on his work. He was thinking of what to do with it and how to finish it with his parter for the next day.
He had managed to isolate himself from the loud screams and chattering that could be heard throughout the canteen, but he somehow couldn't keep his eyes and ears from the little couple in front of him, busy in a great deal of whispering.
He clicked his tongue against the back of his mouth. Jungwoo really needed to stop trusting people so fast. From what he had heard from the conversation of the blabbering couple next to him, they had only met that morning. He did not understand how the other could make friends so fast.

He got up, suddenly not bearing the noises all around him.
"I'm leaving." He did not wait for an answer and started walking with big steps toward the exit. He felt a little hand clutching on his sweater's sleeve and heard a small and confidence lacking voice.

"Lucas! Wait up." He stopped in his tracks and stood in the middle of the place.
"I.. uhm... will you come back home with me tonight?" He turned back to look at the latter. Seeing the almost pleading look in the other's eyes, he smiled inwardly and said:

"I don't care if you come along. I leave at 5:15 today, I've got something to do." He escaped from the small boy's grasp and started walking again.

"thanks Lucas!" Not bothering to turn around, Yukhei knew what the other looked like at the moment. He could feel the blond's eyes burning holes in his back and could almost see his beaming smile.

Arriving at his studio, he knocked twice quickly and opened the door. The studio in itself wouldn't have been confortable if it wasn't for the posters, plants and little chairs he and his friend had installed as soon as they got their own room.

"why are you here? I thought you said you'd eat with the others today." Lucas sat down and looked at the other.

"there was too much noise, I couldn't focus." He said, uninterested, and shrugged.

"well that's a first. Anyway I haven't finished my lunch as you can see." He showed his laps, on which some Tupperware full of home made food rested.
"so you're gonna have to wait a little before we can start working."

"okay Tae, whatever." The other student was actually named Taeyong but he let the other teen whom he considered his best friend call him with that short nickname instead. Somehow, it gave the boy a sense of belonging and friendship he was craving for, although being shy and generally quiet.

He had neon green hair and was dressed sophisticatedly. His face was quite pale for a Korean and his skin was smooth, depsite the small scar under his right eye. His face was shaped with angles, in a way that made him look older than he actually was.

After some time, he finished his food and took it outside to throw it wherever he could. When he went back inside, he noticed the other getting some rest with his eyes closed and mouth open. He approached him slowly and grabbed delicately he shoulder. Taeyong then shook it really hard, already laughing at the face the other made.

Once he'd been woken up by the other, Lucas hit him a little, and they joked around a little more, before the sound of their laughter finally died down, captured by the soundproof walls.
They started to work on their project, their eyes glued on the computer's screen as they skillfully manipulated the application.

Time goes by faster when you love what you're doing, and suddenly it was time for Lucas to leave. It was still a little early so the tanned boy moved lazily toward the bike garage.
He unlocked his old blue bike, sat on the saddle and looked up to the sky. He expired a sigh of contentment as he felt the sun warming his skin.

That's how at 5:16 Yukhei found himself waiting for someone he said he wouldn't wait for.
At 5:23 Yukhei found himself swinging his foot back and forth on the dusty floor.
At 5:28 Yukhei found himself clicking his tongue and looking impatiently at his watch.
At 5:29 Yukhei found himself thinking of Jungwoo coming back home with the pale brown haired guy whose name he couldn't remember.
He left.

The ride home wasn't really long and generally, Yukhei liked to get some fresh air on his bicycle. But that day, instead of admiring the colorful flowers of the meadow overlooking the city, Lucas just pedaled as fast as he could and let himself fly in the air as he raced on the downhill.

Finally reaching his house, he looked at the one right across the street and checked almost against his self if a bicycle was carelessly put against the white walls.
Not seeing any, he didn't know if he should have been relieved the other hadn't left without him or actually bothered he forgot about their meet-up.

Thinking of the situation that way made Yukhei  feel dizzy and he didn't like it one bit. He just sighed heavily once more and almost threw his own bike across his yard, letting it fall next to the old oak tree bordering the road instead, and went inside his house in a rush.

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