its always been you - choen

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*disclaimer: i don't exactly remember what all happened in noens live with chase that day so if I get any details or anything wrong just ignore it pls and thx*

i opened the live stream and was greeted by an excited noen sitting on his couch. i immediately smiled, i had totally forgotten that he had moved into his air bnb in LA just that morning. he was answering some questions when i saw something appear in the chat:

'send a request to be in notnoen's live video'

how could i resist? i hadn't talked to noen in a while and he was finally in LA, plus i knew the fans would love if i joined his live. i pressed request and waited patiently for noen to notice. he looked down at the screen and i swear i saw his eyes light up a little bit.

"look who requested to join my live huh" noen said with a grin. he accepted my request and sat quietly, waiting for our phones to connect.

"heyyyy noen brotha" i said in a goofy voice.

"what's up chase." he chuckled.

"how are you liking LA? i miss you man." i said. it was true, i missed noen a lot. i loved all my other friends but it wasn't the same without noen around.

"i haven't been here for long but it's nice so far," he said with a small smile, "and i miss you too. i wish you were here so we could hang out." he said, giving the camera a sad face. man that boy was an idiot.

"bro im literally in LA right now." i said, almost laughing.

"wait, for real? i thought you had left?" he was clearly confused.

"yeah noen i left for a bit and went to laguna and stuff but im here in la until sunday." i said.

"dude no way, we gotta hang soon, where are you staying?" he asked, leaning forward. his blonde hair fell in front of his eyes and he quickly tucked it behind his ears as best as he could so he could see the screen. i lost my train of thought for a second and then quickly got back on track to answer his question.

"im staying at madi's place right now."

"who?" noen asked, raising an eyebrow. i narrowed my eyes. my best friend really was dumb.

"bro, madi, you know, chrisopher romero's girlfriend?" i asked.

"who?" (i literally remember this from noens live that day it was hilarious lmao)

"you know who christopher romero is." i said clearly.

"ohhh yeah ok never mind sorry you're right, we should hang our later tonight or tomorrow maybe?" noen asked quietly, playing with his rings. he was so awkward sometimes but i loved him for it.

"yeah for sure man, we have sooo much to catch up on, i have a lot to tell you. but once i tell you everything you're gonna think that im like in love with this person or something." i said chucking. his bright blue eyes held a mischievous look.

"so you mean me, right?" he responded. i rolled my eyes at his comment. noen was such a goof, always joking around or pretending he had a thing for me and stuff like that, i always got a laugh out of it.

"no.. no man, not you. you're my best friend, and im your wingman. that's- that's my designated role." i said back, sounding a little more serious than i intended but i didn't bother making note of it. he looked down at the ground for a moment before looking back up at the screen and giving a small smile.

"yeah bro ik." he said, in a tone that i couldn't quite define. i ignored it.

"hey noen, since you clearly aren't doing anything," i said with a smirk, and he rolled his eyes, "why don't we just hang out tonight?" i finished. i saw a smile form on his face as he looked up at the ceiling and then back down.

"hmmm, i don't know chase, ill have to check my schedule."

"bro, shut up with that crap."

"im just kidding, hey why don't i pick you up right now?" he asked almost laughing. i couldn't tell if he was serious or not.

"deadass?" I asked.

"deadass." he answered.

"ok well let me just get dressed and text me when you're about to come over, ill give you madi's address." i told him. he nodded, and then got out of frame for a moment. i cocked my head to the side, wondering where he had gone. he suddenly jumped back onto the couch so i could see him and held up his car keys, holding in a laugh at his awkward entrance.

"oh, word?" i said simply, laughing at how silly my best friend was.

"ill see you soon chase." noen said softly, brushing his hair out of his face.

"see you buddy." i responded, and watched my screen turn dark as noen ended the live. i stood up and walked into my bedroom to go get ready. i was so excited, i hadn't seen noen in what felt like forever, and i was about to get a whole weekend with him, it was going to be awesome. i was already wearing black jeans, and i slipped a red hoodie over my t shirt. i picked out a few chains to wear so my outfit wouldn't be too boring, sprayed on some cologne (cause why not) and ran my hand through my hair a few times. when i was finally satisfied with how i looked, i walked into the living room and sat back down onto the couch. i began to wonder when noen would tell me he was ready to come and get me, did he maybe have other plans that he forgot to tell me about? my wondering was cut short when i saw my screen light up from a text message.

noen🧸
im on my way, ill see you soon :)

i texted him back 'okay see you soon broski ;)' and turned off my phone, and for some reason i found myself trying to hold in a massive grin.