The Universe Makes Mistakes Sometimes - Replay

Sudden Kisses and Skydancers

Kim Jungwoo tucked his homework under his arm, heading toward the detention room.

It had been a long, long time since he'd had a detention, and during that time, Ten had been with him. Sicheng had even sneaked into the silent room to keep them company.

He looked down at his phone screen.

Ten: Srry for getting u in detention

Ten: :(

Ten: I'll buy u an ice cream later <3

He smiled, replying to the chain of texts.

Junguwu: it's ok

Junguwu: thanks <3

At that moment, somebody crashed into Jungwoo, barrelling him into the ground.

Before Jungwoo even had time to register what was happening, the person had scrambled off of him and was shouting frantically at a girl.

"I'm not into you! What don't you understand? I AM GAY. HOMOSEXUAL! I LIKE GUYS!" The male with the dyed-blonde hair declared.

The girl looked up at him, smirking.

"Oh yeah? Prove it."

"Fine! I will!"

Jungwoo didn't understand what was happening as the bespectacled male grabbed him firmly by he neck and pulled him in.

Soft, chapped lips met his. It was just a quick peck, within a second, the kiss was over.

Did I just get kissed...by a stranger?

"See! I'm gay! Gaaaaaay!" The boy spoke slowly, as if he were talking to a child. The girl sniffed and turned around on her heel, swiftly walking away.

Jungwoo raised his eyebrow, waiting for the blonde male to explain what the heck was going on.

The male waited until the girl had turned the corner, her heels sounding like horse hooves against the floor, before he turned to Jungwoo, his eyes widening as if was the first time he'd noticed him.

"W-what just happened?" Jungwoo whispered, pressing his lips lightly.

"Oh," The guy chuckled, "sorry about that. I'm Jae," he stuck out a large, slim hand for Jungwoo to shake.

Jungwoo shook it, "Jungwoo."

"Basically, that girl has been following me for, like, a week or whatever, and I've been trying to get it through her thick skull that I am gay, but she just wouldn't get the message. Sorry I kissed you, but it was the best idea I had in the moment," he brushed the back of his neck in embarrassment, shooting Jungwoo a lopsided smile.

Despite the fact that this stranger had just kissed him, and Jungwoo already had a boyfriend (who was actually being a major dick at the moment), Jungwoo found Jae's bashful awkwardness oddly endearing.

"Hey, it's cool. It's not like it meant anything, right?"

"Nope!" Jae said, waving his lanky arms in the air.

Jungwoo began to giggle, before breaking out into a grand laugh, clutching his sides.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing, nothing...it's just that you like one of those blow-up dancing balloon things they have in front of car garages."

Jae looked at his gangly limbs, waving them about.

"Oh you mean those skydancer things? You know what, you're right!" He said, and began waving his legs too.

Jungwoo broke into a bout of giggles once again.

And then the reason why he was still at school caught up with him, I can't be standing out here, I have detention.

"Oh crap!" He gasped, "Jae, it's been great to meet you, but I have to detention and I really need to get going!" He bowed quickly and began to walk swiftly to the detention room at the end of the hall.

Suddenly, he felt an arm on his wrist and Jae was in front of him again.

"Jungwoo, you seem like a really cool guy. Maybe we can be friends?" He said, shoving a phone in front of Jungwoo's face.

What does he want me to with that? Oh. My number.

"Err...sure," Jungwoo took the cool price of metal and punched in his digits, handing the electronic back to it's owner.

"I'm sorry, I've really got to go! Call me later so I know your number!" He called behind him as he broke into a jog down the hall.

"Will do!"

Jae smiled to himself as the cutie pie opened the door of detention room, looking back at him with a sparkling smile on his face before stepping out of sight.

What is a cute guy like him doing getting detentions anyway?

He shrugged, shoving his phone into his pocket.

He would definitely be calling him tonight.

~~~

Brian was confused.

Bewildered? Befuddled? Muddled?

DISCOM-FUCKING-BOBULATED.

Yep, he was all of that because what the fuck just happened?

He stepped into the detention room, hoodie pulled tightly around his head so only his eyes could be seen.

Jungwoo was sitting a few rows in front, unpacking his homework neatly and cutely, as expected.

Yukhei hadn't shown up yet, also as expected.

But Luwoo wasn't really what was on his mind right now.

Who the fuck was that Jae guy?

That guy who had stomped down the corridor out of nowhere, grabbed Jungwoo by the neck and slammed their lips together.

Like, who does that?

And Jungwoo had...had liked it? Well he hadn't punched him or pushed him away, at least. Heck, he'd given him his phone number and told him to call him.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

And yet it had.

Brian was sure that Jungwoo hadn't even known this guy called Jae last time.

So what was different this time? There had to be another factor.

~~~

Hey ;)

I'm gonna start trying to update regularly again!

That's the balloon thing Jungwoo was talking bout 😂 they're sometimes called skydancers, hence the chapter name ;))