Smile ✦ Nomin

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Jeno loves to see the peach pink-haired boy smile. Every time he does, it turns Jeno into a zoned-out pile of mush. To say he was smitten was an understatement, Jaemin had Jeno wrapped around his finger without even knowing him. He had cast a spell on Jeno without even knowing. But Jeno was completely ok with it; he quite liked it in fact. The way Jaemin made him feel wasn't unpleasant, quite the opposite. It was a gentle, sweet, warm feeling that left Jeno feeling more happy and alive than he had ever been. Jaemin had had this effect on Jeno ever since Jeno first saw him. Though it was Jaemin's smile that pulled Jeno in, it was everything else that made him fall. His soft fluffy hair, his dark, rich eyes that, as dark as they were, were still brighter than the stars. Although Jaemin's beauty definitely played a part in hooking Jeno, his personality also played a big role. Jeno loved how kind Jaemin was, how Jaemin was always joking around and annoying his friends, his happiness and optimism, how he always saw the good in people and gave them a second chance, and how even if he was frustrated, that smile never left his face. Jeno loved it all.

Renjun and Jisung, Jeno's closest friends, found his fascination as entertaining as they did sweet, and constantly teased Jeno about how he would drift off staring in the middle of class and blush whenever Jaemin looked their way (even if he wasn't looking at them). No matter how many times Renjun and Jisung tried to get Jeno to at least say hi to Jaemin, he always refused, saying that he would freeze up and not be able to say anything if Jaemin addressed him anyway. Renjun and Jisung tried their best to bring them together, even once inviting Jaemin and his friends to sit with them. This ended with Jeno immediately leaving the cafeteria before his friends saw him, and eating outside underneath the willow tree that day. When Renjun and Jisung found out, they teased Jeno about that too. All they wanted was for Jeno to at least become friends with Jaemin, so that Jaemin could see how awesome their friend was, and fall for him too.

...

Jeno sat doodling in his sketchbook, waiting for class to start, when it was suddenly ripped out from under him.

"What'cha drawin'?" Jisung sang as he inspected the sketch. Jisung wasn't in the same grade as Jeno and Renjun, but often came to their classroom to hang out with them before school started. "Ooooooo, look Renjun-hyung! Jeno-hyung's drawing Jaemin again."

Renjun peeked over Jisungs shoulder to look at the drawing. When he saw it, he smiled and turned to Jeno.

"Your drawings are getting better," he complimented. "Maybe you could give one to Jaemin-ah one of these days." Renjun was actually good friends with Jaemin; he just chose to hang out with Jeno and Jisung.

"NO!" Jeno blurted. "That would be creepy, Renjun."

"Well, you could always just go up and talk to him," Jisung said.

As if on cue, Jaemin walked in and sat down at his seat. "Look; there he is! Just talk to him. I'll even call him over for you. JA-" Jisung's sentence was cut short by Jeno forcing a hand over his mouth and yanking him down into a seat.

"Just sit down and be quiet," he ordered, his cheeks tinting pink. He stole a glance at Jaemin and his cheeks darkened. Jisung licked Jeno's hand, causing Jeno to pull away and wipe his hand on Jisung. "Ew, Sung, you're gross!" he whined. Jisung smiled way too brightly and leaned back in his chair.

"Guys can we eat outside today?" Jeno asked. "It's really nice outside, and we haven't eaten out there in a while."

"Don't you mean we haven't eaten out there as a group in a while?" Jisung smirked as they exited the school. "I'm pretty sure I remember you eating outside by yourself not to long ago. And if I remember correctly, you were hiding from a certain pink-haired boy we invited to eat with us that day..." Jisung smiled cheekily as he shoved his face into Jeno's. Renjun laughed as Jeno then smacked Jisung, and proceeded to chase him around the school grounds as Jisung yelled in distress: "HYUNG, HELP ME! I HAVE A TINY ANGRY MAN CHASING ME!"

By the time the boys sat down to eat, lunch was half over. "Look at all of the time you wasted, Sung," Jeno complained as he checked the time on his phone. "And I am not tiny, Park Jisung! I'm average height; you're just a fucking beanstalk."

Renjun snorted in an attempt to not laugh, as he had juice his mouth. He quickly swallowed and spoke up. "By the way Jeno, I forgot to tell you this earlier, but meet us on the roof half an hour after school." The boys would often meet on the school roof to discuss important things or just hang out.

"Oh yeah!" Jisung exclaimed."I forgot about that, you HAVE to be there, hyung. It's really important."

"Ok," Jeno replied, then proceeded to stuff the remains of his lunch into his mouth.

"Be careful, Jeno," Renjun said and pointed to his stuffed cheeks, "Stuffing your mouth like that could lead to you choking, and we wouldn't want that, now, would we? You still have to confess to Jaemin-ah." Jeno choked down the last bit of food in his mouth before coughing.

"What did I just say?" Renjun said laughingly.

"YAH!" Jeno yelled once he stopped coughing. Renjun just kept laughing, and shoved his stuff in his bag before he ran off, yelling back over his shoulder: "SEE YOU IN CLASS, LOVER BOY."

Jeno stepped out onto the roof of the school, he knew he was early, but he had nothing to do, so he just decided to sit on the school roof and play video games on his phone. He plopped down by the side of the roof, let his legs dangle over the edge, and watched as everyone else either hopped onto the bus or started walking down the road, keeping his eyes peeled for a certain pink haired boy. Jeno never saw Jaemin leave, but he figured Jemin had probably left before he made it to the roof. Jeno pulled out his phone and started to play a game. Around fifteen minutes later, Jeno heard the door to the roof open and close. He slipped his phone into his backpack and stood up to greet his friends. As soon as Jeno looked up, he froze.

"Hi," Jaemin said, flashing his signature smile.

Here's the first part, enjoy!

~Xixi