Puppy Love | Choen

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Final Chapter. let's gooooo.

Noen and Chase decided to actually try with their outfits to go see their friends again. They showered and got some clothes on.

Noen wore a black crop top, black jeans, a belt that was really tight on him, and a pair of black converse.

Chase wore a purple hoodie, the same brand of black jeans as Noen and a pair of black Nike trainers.

They both styled their hair with a middle parting and used the same cologne to freshen themselves up a bit. Smiling, Noen looked at his lover and said 'you're so beautiful you know that?' And proceeded to launch himself into chase's hoodie, unleashing a bone crushing hug, to which chase squeezed back at Noen just as hard. He looked up to Chase and just stared at him. 'What you looking at bub?' Chase questioned. Completely ignoring that, Noen's curiosity beckoned him to ask 'Anyone tell your how pretty your eyes are?'
Chase was star struck, no one has ever complemented him the way Noen had done for the past year. 'No bub, you're the first one to say that, you're also the first person to make me this happy about myself,' Chase rambled to Noen before placing a soft delicate kiss onto his lips. Passionate and sweet, it ended due to Noen's acknowledgement of the time. They grabbed their apartment, and car, keys and headed of to Avani's new apartment.

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The lovers had made it to the entrance of the group's apartment. Frequently and quickly, Noen bashed on the door, eager to see his friends again. The door opens and there stood Anthony. Noen threw himself at the boy causing him to almost topple over. 'Hey buddy' Anthony whispers as he strokes Noen's back. Chase had walked over to Payton and embraced him into an almost brotherly hug. 'Missed you bro' Payton murmured as Chase pulled him harder into the hug. 'Where the heck is my hug?' Jaden shouts. Noen got off Anthony and ran at his other best-friend. Welcoming him into a hug, he missed these. 'I've missed you so much Noen' Jaden says on the verge of tears. 'I've missed you too Jaden' Noen softly replies. Chase hugged Anthony, and then Jaden, while Noen and Payton had a small conversation about how Payton actually passed science.

They chuckled as Avani came out the bathroom. 'Hey Noie' she greeted him with such peace and warmth. They latched onto each other so quickly and harshly that no one could separate them, as if they were conjoined twins.

They finally let go and they all sat down on the floor next to each other. All the couples were still together, 'thank god' Noen said to himself.

'Sooo.. Chase, Noen, how you been?' Payton asked. 'Fine. Stressed. But fine. We've had each other so it's been less stressful I guess' Chase replied.
'Why are you guys even out here?' Anthony interrogated them. Jaden nudged him in the stomach slightly after them words parted from his lips. It was weird.

*Noen*
Why would he do that to someone he loved?

*Narrator*
'Noen?' Anthony asked again as Noen was in his own trail of thoughts. 'Personal reasons' Chase said as he shook Noen out of his thoughts. 'Why didn't you stay to finish school?' Jaden continued the string of questions. 'I got an early offer to a college because they saw how I was doing at cheer competitions' Noen added as Chase stuttered to answer. 'But colleges didn't start to September so why did you leave in May?' Jaden kept going, but Noen knew how to answer. 'They payed for me to go on a road trip around America with someone, so Chase came with me, I've got Polaroids of it actually' Noen confidently replied as he reached into his pocket and pulled out several polaroids, one from the Grand Canyon, one from Oklahoma where Chase proposed to him and one from Mississippi in the motel. Chase was confused on why Noen carried them with him but at least it got them out of a weird conversation with the group. They all looked at them and saw Noen's finger. The reflective diamond on the ring beamed with prosperity and beauty in the sunlight. Avani audibly aw'ed and said 'so are you Noen Hudson now?' She playfully asked.
'No. I'm Chase Eubanks.' Chase responsed. 'But that's what I need to speak to you about.' They all looked at Chase with confusion. 'In public you can no longer refer to us as 'Noen' or 'Chase' Eubanks.'
'Wait why?!' Payton confusingly asked.
'Because.. of my dad.' Noen's eyes widened as he thought he was about to tell them what happened. 'He is very corrupt and many people here want him dead, and they remember me, so I had to hide with a new name.' Chase easily lied on the spot. 'So what are we meant to call you?' Jaden wondered.
'Noen is now 'Robin Winter' and I am 'Cole Winter' in public, but in private you can call is what ever you want' Chase stated to the group as a whole. They all nodded in unison and started talking about their own lives.