Sin | NyuJoon ✅

Chapter 11

Hyunjoon didn't like being cooped up, but he could hardly move a muscle. "This sucks." He slowly rolled onto his side, trying to cause as little pain as he could. He looked around the living room then noticed something that wasn't there before. "A paper angel? When did that get here...?" He came to the conclusion that Chanhee had put it there sometime during his visit.

He heard a knock on the door and a voice. Hyunjoon wasn't sure who it was as his father and Hani were still at work. He walked over to the front door then took a look through the peephole. Hyunjoon opened the door and received a painfully brief hug. "Oh, I didn't think a hug would hurt." "Well, now you do. Why are you here, Chanhee?" "I was worried! You weren't at school..." Hyunjoon couldn't help but ruffle Chanhee's hair. "Thanks. Well, now you've seen me. Go home." "I'm going to keep you company." "No." He felt bad for turning away Chanhee, but he couldn't risk doing something dumb in his medicated state. "Aren't you in pain? Wouldn't you need help getting things? Don't act like you don't need help, Joonie." "Fine, fine. Just don't mess up anything."

Hyunjoon was grateful that he accepted Chanhee's offer. Chanhee did everything he asked, which wasn't a lot honestly. "So, what happened?" "Allergic reaction." He felt Chanhee hit him with a damp cloth which caused him to cringe in pain. "Sorry." "I'm allergic to lemons. I must've accidentally come in contact with a food that had lemon in it." Hyunjoon didn't like lying to Chanhee, but he didn't think he'd believe the truth. "So you're allergic to lemons. I'll make a note of that." He felt the medicine kicking in as his eye lids suddenly felt heavier.

"So, since we're on the topic, what do you dislike?" "Hani, my dad, daises, the color teal...that's it I think." Hyunjoon couldn't stop smiling as he looked at Chanhee, who looked slightly creeped out by the scene. "How about likes?" "You, cats, amusement parks, deep conversations, Gu-" "You said what?" Hyunjoon stared at Chanhee blankly, unaware of the subtle confession. "You like me?" "Yeah. Of course I like you. You'd have to be a crazy person not to." Chanhee chuckled then gently stroked Hyunjoon's hair. "True. Now stop fighting sleep. Me doing this should help." As Chanhee predicted, the simple gesture lulled him to sleep.

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Hyunjoon woke up then looked around him. His body hurt less which was great, but the red blotchyness remained. He noticed Chanhee was sleeping in a chair with his head occasionally bobbing. "Chanhee." Chanhee immediately woke up and took in his surroundings. "How do you feel?" "Better than earlier. I didn't think you'd stay after making me fall sleep." "I thought about it, but I couldn't bring myself to leave. I'll leave when your dad or Ms. Hani comes back." Hyunjoon quietly nodded as he turned to lie on his back.

The duo heard the door open and close as Hani eventually entered the living room. "Hi Chan. And sickly child." "Stay away from me, you demon." Hani walked over to him then held his hand. "Feel better, sweetie." He hissed at her as he pulled his hand away. She was the reason he's like this. "Feisty. So, Chanhee, what brings you over?" "Joonie wasn't at school and no one had heard from him, so I came to check." Hani nodded then went upstairs. "She smelled like lemons. That's cute." "When do you plan on leaving."

Hyunjoon knew it sounded more like a demand than a question, but he didn't want Chanhee to be around Hani. "Well, I did say I would when one of them came back. I guess I'll get going." Hyunjoon didn't say a word as Chanhee got up and left. It hurt him to see Chanhee go. "He's gone now, eh? That means I get to torture you~" Hyunjoon groaned as he wished Hani was dead. In all honesty, he wouldn't mind if he could do it himself personally.

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Morning finally came after Hyunjoon's stressful night between his dad worrying like crazy and Hani attacking him at every moment that she could. Thankfully, his allergic reaction had completely disappeared so he was able to attend school. "Hyunjoon, don't stress your body too much. Your body just recovered." "Got it."

Hyunjoon noticed Chanhee was standing by his locker looking at something. "Cha-" He stopped as he saw a piece of paper hanging on his locker with words written in red. 'YOU'RE INTO GUYS, HYUNJOON?' He slowly backed away but Chanhee had caught him. "Hyunjoon, what's this on your locker?" "I-" "Is someone bullying you? Who is it?" Hyunjoon was relieved that Chanhee didn't assume right off bat he was gay.

"I can't tell you." Chanhee looked at him with worry then reached out to Hyunjoon who backed away. "I'm sorry. I need to go." Hyunjoon sped walked away feeling awful about what he did. "I can wait!" Chanhee said as he watched Hyunjoon disappear from sight.

Lunch time rolled around and Hyunjoon decided he wasn't going to go to the cafeteria. He walked up to the roof and saw Kevin and Changmin at one end. Hyunjoon wanted to go over and see what was going on, but something told him that he should just watch from afar. He could see that Kevin was upset and Changmin was actually on the defensive for once.

He watched Kevin hit Changmin in the face then turn around. Kevin froze as he saw Hyunjoon standing by the door. Hyunjoon approached the two with confusion on his face. "What's going on here? Why did Kevin hit you?" Kevin glared at Changmin who remained silent. "Chang?" Changmin bolted from the roof and down the stairs, leaving an angry Kevin and a confused Hyunjoon.

The last bell rang and Hyunjoon wasn't at all thrilled. He noticed Chanhee was by his locker yet again. "Sigh, he looks so good. Not that he doesn't every day. He even makes leaning against a locker look good." he thought as he approached his locker. "Hyunjoon." He noticed Chanhee's tone was serious and that scared him a bit. "Y-Yes?" "I was told something by Changmin today..." Hyunjoon couldn't help but become nervous as to what Changmin could've told him. "He said you like someone in this school. I don't know why he would tell me something like this. Do you know?"

Hyunjoon let out a sigh of relief which resulted in Chanhee giving him a confused look. "Oh, it's just I thought he told you something that he promised to keep quiet about." "Oh." "W-Well, I'm going to get going. I have something important to do at home." He walked away but felt Chanhee grab his hand. "You don't have to lie." "How do you know I'm lying?" "Your eyes shake when you lie." Hyunjoon was surprised that Chanhee payed that much attention to him in the short amount of time that they've been friends. "I've let the other moments go, but not this time. I want you to rely on me too. Not just Kevin and Changmin." "I...Chanhee..." Chanhee put a finger on his lips and gave him a smile. "I get it."

"I don't know what's going on anymore. Chang isn't talking to me anymore. Juyeon is trying to get back into my life. And Jacob keeps bugging me about Kevin. And Kevin sometimes randomly calls me in the dead of night saying he keeps having the same nightmare." "Oh, that sounds rough." Hyunjoon scoffed then looked at Chanhee. "It is rough. I feel bad when I don't answer Kevin, especially when I told him I'd have his back. And I miss Changmin. Nothing feels the same without him." Chanhee pulled Hyunjoon close then looked at him. "You have me and Sangyeon. We'll be there for you when you need someone." Hyunjoon looked into Chanhee's eyes and knew at that...he had fallen in love with Chanhee.

a/n: don't forget to vote, share and comment! ah, our boy hyunjoon is in love. wonder who posted that piece of paper on his locker.