HIS TOUCH || JAEYONG

Chapter 7 home

Taeyong eyed through the school cafeteria unawarely looking for him. The thing had bothered him the whole weekend. He wasn't sure why he even considered asking Jaehyun about it but there he now was, staring holes in his back.

"I'll be back in a bit." Taeyong stood from his seat next to Ten and went towards the other side of the cafeteria. His friend was so occupied with his phone that he didn't hear what Taeyong said.

As he walked closer to their table he noticed Lucas and Jungwoo spotting him first. They whispered something Taeyong couldn't hear to Jaehyun making him turn around in his seat. Their eyes met and Taeyong felt like running away. He didn't.

"I need to ask you something." Jaehyun was surprised. He had never thought Taeyong would be the first one to talk to him again. He observed the flustered boy and tried to figure out what was going on in his mind. Taeyong looked almost ethereal and Jaehyun couldn't believe how much he had missed just seeing him.

Something hit his leg under the table and he noticed that he had been staring. "Yeah sure. What is it?"

Taeyong looked between him and his friends. Did he want to talk in private? Jaehyun didn't know what he had done to deserve this much attention from him. He only then noticed that most of the people in the room had turned their eyes to them. What was so interesting about it if he talked with Taeyong? He stood up taking the boy's wrist and dragging him out of the room. Maybe he was a bit of a show off that he wanted others to see who Taeyong was with now.

"Let go." Jaehyun let his hand free when they came to a empty corridor. He turned around to see the other male hiding his hands behind his back. "Must you do that all the time?"

"Was that it what you wanted to ask?"

"N-No...just...Do you remember my mom?" Why was he talking about his mother? Jaehyun saw how carefully he was trying to choose his words.

"Of course. I still can't believe your mom has so nice personality while you don't. I guess you took that after your father. Why?"

"Yesterday she asked me if...you know what, forget it." Taeyong suddenly decided not to say anything and half turned to leave. He was mad at himself for even considering it. Then he just had to lie to his mom and he hated that. Lying.

"Tell me."

"It doesn't really matter..."

"It does...Don't turn you back at me." Taeyong stopped what he was doing immediately when he heard the strong tone in his voice. He avoided Jaehyun's gaze and tried to think what to do.

"Well...My mom really liked you and she told me to ask you if you wanted to visit our house sometime. It wasn't my idea, and we're not even friends and I told her that too but she didn't listen and insisted that I'd ask you so..." He blurted out everything in his mind at once and hoped that the other would understand what he was asking.

"So...you're asking me to come to your house...?"

"Yes...NO!! I mean...it was my mom's wish not mine." Jaehyun couldn't help the corners of his lips rising slightly when he looked at the nervous boy.

"Sure, I'll go...don't say that it was only your mom who wanted me to visit you. If you didn't want me there you wouldn't have asked." Taeyong saw the smirk flashing on his lips making him irritated. Had he seriously thought that Jaehyun had changed somehow because of that silent treatment? He was still the same annoying himself. Taeyong was going to say something in defence but he was interrupted. "I'll see you after school."

Jaehyun left without letting him talk even when he clearly knew that Taeyong had wanted to say something. Taeyong hadn't meant that he needed to pay them a visit on the same day. He was regretting everything already and cursed internally.

***

After Taeyong's last class, he tried to leave fast so that the other wouldn't find him. That was for nothing: he found Jaehyun from the other side of the door when he was the first one to leave the class. How did he even know where he'd find him? Then he remembered that Lucas and Jungwoo had the same class too.

"Jaehyun, what are you doing here? Your classes ended hours ago." Taeyong heard Lucas' voice behind him. Had Jaehyun waited him that long? Why'd he do that?

"Hi Taeyongie~" Jaehyun ignored his friend's question and greeted Taeyong with a tone that irritated him. Taeyong didn't reply him and just walked past him. He knew that Jaehyun would follow him. Why else would he have waited? He heard him saying goodbyes to his friends. "Bye you two!"

"So...where are we going?" Jaehyun expressed his curiousity as he got beside him.

"Just keep silent." Taeyong sighed and the other fell silent after that. He wasn't that kind of person to chat while walking. Just for Taeyong's luck, their house was not that far away from the school so he didn't have to endure the awkward silence for long. He glanced to his side after a while.

Before Taeyong opened the door, he turned to the taller. Jaehyun was already looking at him with neutral expression. With no smirk. "Just that you know, I'm only doing this for my mom's request. After you leave the house, you have no business here ever again."

"Fine." Taeyong looked at him little longer trying to figure out why the other was so oddly obedient. Shrugging it off he opened the door and called for his mom. They lived in a quite big house for two people. He saw in the corner of his eye how Jaehyun's eyes wandered through the room taking in every little detail. Taeyong thought that he looked like a different person for a moment.

"Taeyong you came just in right time. I made dinner...oh hi Jaehyun." A smile grew on her lips when she spotted who Taeyong had brought with him.

"Good evening ma'am. Great to see you again." She hugged Jaehyun welcoming him and Taeyong couldn't bear watching the scene. Jaehyun was acting not like himself at all. How could he smile like that? Taeyong disappeared in his room for the time being.

***

Seeing his mom that happy was enough for Taeyong. He didn't care at the moment that it was the annoying Jaehyun that made her so happy. He tried to keep up with their conversation from the other side of the table as they ate. He had managed to change into comfortable clothing before his mom had made it clear that she wanted him to sit with them too. Now he entertained himself with his few stray hairs that fell on his eyes while leaning on the table with his other elbow. He was tired and wanted to go sleep. It was already dark outside and Jaehyun was still there.

"I'm going to convenience store." Taeyong announced and stood up to leave. He needed something else to do or else he'd fall asleep on the table. He never usually went outside this late but he didn't want to be home at the moment either. He heard his mom saying her approval before he slammed the door shut.

It was colder than he had thought. He should've brought a warmer jacket with him but he didn't want to turn back anymore. The store was only a five minute long walk away but his feet and finger tips were freezing already. Above all of that, it was foggy. He thought it would be better if he just turned around after all but then he heard steps from behind. The steps were getting closer faster than he walked so he put up with more speed.

Taeyong reached the store and went inside sighing in relief. He didn't know if someone had really followed him or if he had just imagined it all. He saw no one entering the store after him for as long as he was there.

He exited the store and went outside again. Before he managed to turn around the corner he was suddenly pulled on some alleyway by someone. When he tried to shout for help, that someone already had their hand on his mouth preventing him from being heard.