"Crikey" | Chanlix

Chapter 25 - wait, what?

"Are you ready, baby?" Chan said as he gently brushed his thumb over the back of Felix's hand.

"I mean," Felix gulped, "What other choice do we have? We have to tell them." He breathed shakily before gradually relaxing as he recognised the familiar embrace he was pulled into.

"Baby," spoke Chan, "It'll be okay, I know for sure Jisung won't hate you. Minho is a bit of an ass but hopefully he'll understand," he suggested.

"Jisung will hate me. He's gonna be so upset that I lied to him when he's my best friend," Felix pouted, looking away from Chan as his voice was laced with sadness, alongside dread. "And as for Minho, he's just gonna hate us both even more."

Chan let out a deep sigh as they finally arrived at Minho's doorstep, before he gently cupped Felix's face in his hands. "Lixie, I promise that whatever happens when we tell them, I'm not gonna leave you or let you go through it alone, okay? You're finally mine and I plan on keeping it that way," he grinned, relieved that his attempt at light humour put a smile on Felix's face — as well as a blush.

"I know," Felix mumbled, gently pecking the back of Chan's hand before knocking firmly on the front door.

A moment later, Felix came face to face with not only Minho, but a curious-looking Jisung. "Hey, Lix!" He exclaimed. "What're you two doing here?"

"Oh, were you guys on a date?" Asked the addressed boy with an apology on his tongue.

"No, no! Come on in!" Jisung said as he ushered both of the Aussies, waving a hand dismissively at Minho's small scowl.

Once they were all then seated, Minho turned to face Felix. "What brings you here?" He asked bluntly.

"Um," Felix mumbled, pausing to clear his throat in order to project his voice a bit more. "Chan and I need to tell you both something." He then felt Chan's grip secure on his hand.

"What's up?" Jisung asked with a tilt of the head.

Felix looked away for a moment, only to let out a deep breath before he turned to face the two awaiting boys. "Up until yesterday... Chan and I hadn't been a proper couple," he said, nervousness clear.

"What do you mean?" Jisung chuckled as Minho furrowed his eyebrows. "Did Chan propose, or something?"

"No, goodness, no. I — I meant that we were kind of... fake dating." The air then fell silent as it felt heavy.

Quickly, Chan rose up. "We're sorry. We're really sorry that we didn't say anything to anyone and it's been killing us not to... Especially Lix," he said, glancing at the mentioned boy. "If you wanna be mad, be mad, but we really do love each other."

"Why did you do it?" Minho asked, feeling Jisung's hand being placed upon his shoulder. His face conveyed no emotion: the only thing expressed being his seriousness as he looked at Chan and Felix.

"To, to annoy you," Felix confessed, only thinking to himself how stupid their plan sounded. Yet with its outcome of him having who he thought was the best boyfriend ever, he didn't exactly hate what they did.

"Guessed so," Minho replied, casually leaning back in his seat as he was faced with two faces of pure shock.

"Wait, what? Did you — Did you know?" Chan asked, in utter disbelief. He and Felix quickly exchanged a look of confusion, mixed with surprise before turning back to Minho and Jisung.

"Yeah, we kinda guessed it," Jisung admitted as he scratched his nape. "I mean — don't get us wrong — we did at one point question whether we were right or not but at first you guys just didn't seem genuinely into each other... like, romantically..." He trailed off.

"And to annoy me," Minho chuckled, almost patronisingly. "Not the worst thing you could've come up with. Bit weird, though."

"Are... Are you mad?" Felix gulped.

After a moment of contemplation, Minho answered with a hum. "No." This seemed to surprise both Chan and Felix as they sat up straight with their eyebrows raised in intrigue. Minho huffed lightly before continuing. "I don't know, maybe it's because you admitted it. Also, it pissed me off during the whole thing but, uh..." He shrugged. "Maybe it's because it didn't go to waste in the end," he said, looking at the two Aussies.

"I'm not angry, either," Jisung reassured, smiling softly at Felix as he noticed the calming effect his words had. "From what you told me, Lix, Minho has been an ass to you." He then shushed his boyfriend before continuing. "But, when I take into account what Min told me... You've both been asses. I love you, both, but this is just any typical cousin rivalry. Well, to me it is."

"Well," Felix spoke up. "He always teased me and... I don't know. I wanted to give it a go." He seemed to be lost in his explanation, causing Jisung to laugh.

"Come, Lix. We'll go talk in the kitchen about that very obvious hickey whilst these two talk," Jisung said as he pulled a blushing Felix out of the room.

"When I... When I first joined school, I didn't mean to take your position in the basketball team," Chan said, carefully pondering on his words. "I didn't mean to hurt you, or anything," he added, looking directly at Minho.

The older boy's jaw seem clenched for a moment, before he nodded briefly. "I guess I know that, too. Maybe I directed my anger at the wrong person," he thought aloud, looking at Chan.

"Coach?"

"Coach is a bitch," Minho chuckled, earning one of reciprocation from Chan.

"So," Chan suggested after a moment. "We good?"

"Yeah," Minho said. They both got up to see to their boyfriends, before Minho stopped Chan in the hallway.

"I know Felix is my cousin and this is more of a sibling thing, but, if you hurt him in any way, you're gonna face more than an angry Jisung."

"Noted," Chan chuckled nervously.

"Also, if anyone else asks, you and Felix had been dating — for real — from the start. At the end of the day, he's family — and I know you've been accepted into his, so... I wouldn't let you guys go through shit."

Chan smiled softly at Minho, nodding in understanding. "Got you."

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