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" 멍하니서서그밖을
바라봐멈춰도되니깐"
four days.
five, counting today.
jeno couldn't find jaemin anywhere.
it had been around a week since the older stayed over at jaemin's house. the next day, they had gone to school together. and then the day after at, it seemed like the younger had disappeared off of the face of the earth.
what made him even more confused was that jeno had texted him several times throughout the days he'd been gone, and the only response he got was three small text bubbles saying;
" don't come to the house "
" don't look for me "
" please "
jeno had no clue on what was going on, but it definitely worried him to a whole other level. he was worried for jaemin and the baby girls. he wondered if they were okay, if they had all eaten well, if they had slept enough.
the boy looked down at his folded hands on the desk, completely checked out on what he was supposed to be doing in class. he had been like this ever since he noticed jaemin hadn't been in school. he didn't think the younger's absence would affect him this much, and a lot of the times when he was spaced out, he questioned it. he questioned why he suddenly felt like he was so attached to jaemin, and constantly wanted to be with him. they hadn't even known each other for long, yet they've slept in the same bed together, remained always touchy with one another, and have kissed several times.
the boy was taken out of his thoughts upon hearing the door open in his class. the doors in the school were very old, squeaky, and loud, so whenever it opened the teachers had to stop their lessons until it closed again.
in walked jaemin, who did the usual of ignoring his teacher's scolding and going to find an empty seat. he looked completely normal. he was dressed in his normal hoodie and jeans, he looked well-rested and just plain ordinary. jeno did not take his eyes off of jaemin for anything, even though he wasn't looking back at him.
the older was feeling himself getting incredibly irritated. how could he just show up whenever he wanted? how could he just act so normally, when jeno was over here worried sick about him? he didn't even know why he was getting so mad, but he was. he always had a handle on his feelings, but at this very moment he hadn't felt so out of control with them.
when class ended, jeno watched as students poured out of class, including jaemin. he watched his every move until he walked out the door, looking for anything that could tell him about where he had been the past few days. yet, he saw nothing.
the older got up and followed jaemin, walking to him once he saw he was at his locker. the boy was just going through his things, before jeno abruptly stood right in front of him. he blocked the entire view of his locker, and even so jaemin still didn't look at him. he casted his gaze away, knowing that he hurt jeno's feelings for going m.i.a on him without warning. he felt extremely guilty, especially with the eyes jeno was giving him.
"please.. don't be mad at me," the younger took jeno's hand and toyed with his fingers. finally gaining some courage, he met eyes with jeno. it was obvious to tell the older was angry, more so because he wasn't saying anything back. jaemin took jeno's other hand and interlaced them both with his own, his full and glossy lips turning into a small pout. "i know.. i didn't give you any warning and i didn't tell you anything. i know you must've been worried," the younger leaned up and pecked jeno's lips in a sweet manner, nuzzling his face into the side of the his neck defeatedly. ".. i'm sorry."
jeno gave in right after the younger slumped into his body, loosening his hands from jaemin's to wrap his arms around his waist. he brought jaemin in close, to which he circled his arms around his neck. the boy ran his fingers gently across jeno's nape, closing his eyes as he rested on him. they remained this way for a while, jeno contemplating on wether he should have jaemin tell him about where he's been this whole time or wether he should let it go for the moment, and talk to him later where he was more calmed down.
he chose the second option.
jaemin tilted his head up and pecked the older's lips again, the people walking past them genuinely jaw dropped at seeing what they were seeing. jaemin; the most antisocial, awfully rude, frankly destructive boy in the entire school, was being soft, pouty, and all over the new kid?
"... class starts in a minute. let's go." the older finally spoke, wanting to start getting there but jaemin wouldn't let him leave until he got a proper kiss. the boy looked up again and smiled when he felt jeno connect their lips together sweetly. the younger's endearing behavior was something jeno found so interesting about him, yet cute at the same time.
the two pulled away after a short moment, jeno taking the dazed younger's hand, now guiding him like a small child to their next class together.
