Wednesday || MarkHyuck

Ten

"Mark Lee? Is that you?" A surprised voice spoke from the entrance of the store. The said boy looked up from his book —the one he's been reading over and over again—, turning to the door and saw a very familiar person walking in with a smile plastered on his face.

"No. I am not Mark Lee." Mark said sarcastically, rolling his eyes as he watched Renjun walk over to the back of the store to get into the uniform.

After a few minutes, the shorter male walked out ready to work. He came over to the counter, where Mark had his head stuck in the book, not even reading the paragraph, because he already knows what happens on the next page. He was way too busy thinking of a certain tanned male.

It's already been a day since he last saw him, and he already misses hanging out with the younger. But he knew he was probably busy with his own life, so Mark had to refrain himself from sending a text to Donghyuck.

"You look like a whole new person." Renjun sighed softly, staring at Mark with a small grin. The Chinese boy noticed how the elder no longer had those hideous dark circles under his eyes. His skin seemed much more brighter, his eyes were sparkling, he looked fresh. It made Renjun giggle.

"What?" Mark asked, looking to Renjun with a confused expression, eyebrows furrowed together, waiting for the boy to stop his laughing.

"That boy seems to have a huge effect on you," Renjun said, giving Mark a wide smile. He then smirked to him, leaning forward a bit to get closer to Mark. "Is he special to you?" Renjun spoke softly.

"You're weird." Was all Mark said, before closing his book. He got up from the wooden stool, and made his way to the back to get away from Renjun.

It was his 10 minute break anyway. He needs this time to get his stupid heart back to a normal pace.

~

"Move, I'm better at this game than you are." Donghyuck said, rolling his eyes as he gently pushed Mark to the side. He grabbed a few quarters from his pocket, putting them into the slot.

It was a Saturday afternoon, and Mark was at the arcade with Donghyuck. The two decided to hangout once again, mainly because Donghyuck wanted to leave that house, and Mark just felt lonely in the giant apartment alone.

And he missed Donghyuck, but he wouldn't dare tell the younger that.

Mark watched Donghyuck grab onto the joint stick, seeing how he was making his way for the duck plushie that seemed to look like the easiest target. Mark tried twice, but failed both times.

Mark gasped when the claw grabbed the plushie, walking closer to the machine. He held his breath, hoping the duck won't fall while making its way to the drop box.

"Come on~" Donghyuck whined, pouting as he stared at the claw.

After a few dreadful seconds, the duck made it safely to the drop box, making Mark and Donghyuck jump gleefully. Both of them had smiles on. Mark thought it was funny how they both got so happy, over a duck plushie.

"This is for you." Donghyuck said, putting the plushie in Marks hands. He gave Mark a smile, then continued his way to another game. Mark looked down at the plushie, smiling as how cute it looked. He took a deep breath, noticing how his heart suddenly felt super weird.

Ignoring it, he followed Donghyuck.

"Let's play this." Donghyuck said, stopping at a pinball machine. Mark nodded, a small smile plastered on his face. He stood in front of one of the machines —Spider-Man themed— while Donghyuck used the Batman themed machine.

"I don't even know how to play this properly." Mark said with a sheepish smile, turning to Donghyuck, who was already playing it. He had on a serious expression, leaning forward a bit. Mark's heart was back to feeling weird, almost as if it were about to come out of his body.

"Just watch me play, then you'll understand." Donghyuck said, glancing to Mark with a small smile. Then went back to playing. Mark did as told, watching the younger play.

When he was done, he looked to the scoreboard. It was a high number, that's for sure. There was no way Mark could beat that. He barely knew how this game worked.

"Okay, I can do this." Mark said in English. That made Donghyuck giggle. The older male turned to Donghyuck, wondering what was funny, but also because he really liked that sound.

"You sound cute when you talk in English." Donghyuck said with a smile. Mark chuckled awkwardly, not knowing how to react to that. Al he knew was how his heart wasn't normal.

"Here, hold this." Mark said, handing Donghyuck the plushie. He then focused on the game, hoping he wasn't making a fool of himself. Especially in front of Donghyuck.

~

"This is good." Donghyuck hummed in content, taking another sip of the cold blue raspberry lemonade. He pulled away from the drink, going to his untouched waffle.

The two boys were now at a Waffle House, enjoying a nice meal. After the arcade, walking around a mall, and playing laser tag at some place, they were exhausted and starving. Mark suggested this place, mainly because the smell of the waffles were luring him to the restaurant while they were walking around.

"This is the best waffle I've ever eaten." Mark smiled softly, eyeing the fruits on the plate, reaching forward with his fork. He stabbed the strawberry, then ate it, humming at the amazing taste. He hasn't had a proper meal in forever. With his job, and him not knowing how to cook, it's hard trying to get a decent meal in his stomach.

"We should come eat here again." Mark suggested. That made Donghyuck pause, which made Mark look to Donghyuck confused.

"Uh, yeah sure." Donghyuck said timid, giving Mark a wide smile. He then went back to eating, avoiding Mark's glancing and confused expressions.

Mark decided to ignore it. That weird feeling at the pit of his stomach. He didn't want to push Donghyuck to tell him why he reacted that way. Sure, it hurt him a little inside, but it was fine.

After the two were finished with their meals, the sun was already coming down. Which meant it was time for them to go home. Mark wasn't sure if he wanted to let the younger go just yet. The apartment was always so lonely. But he also wanted to continue hanging out with him.

"Today was fun." Donghyuck smiled, looking out the window of the bus. Mark was too busy admiring how pretty Donghyuck looked, that he didn't hear what the younger had said.

It was quiet.

Not an awkward silence, more like a peaceful, relaxing silence. There weren't many people in the bus, which made Donghyuck glad. He didn't like be around too many people at once.

As the bus kept getting closer to Donghyuck's neighbourhood, this weird feeling in the pit of Marks stomach kept bothering him. He didn't understand why he felt this way, why he felt as if he should take Donghyuck with him, but he ignored it.

He ignored that weird, weird feeling.

"This is my stop." Donghyuck said, turning to look at Mark. The bus would stop in a few seconds, and Donghyuck would leave.

Donghyuck would leave.

"It was nice hanging out with you." Donghyuck chuckled softly. Mark sighed, but gave the boy a smile.

"Let's hang out again." Mark said, hoping the younger wouldn't reject the idea. He felt really happy today. He also liked being around Donghyuck. It was probably the best day he's had since that day he went out with his mom before she got sick.

"Maybe." Donghyuck said with a smile. He then stood up, Mark following the same action. He let the boy pass, noticing how close the stop was getting. He looked to Donghyuck, who was staring at Mark with a fond look.

"I'll see you later." Mark said softly, smiling gently. That weird feeling getting bigger. When the bus stopped, Donghyuck walked to the door, quickly turning to Mark.

"Bye~" Donghyuck said with a smile, waving to the elder. Mark giggled, finding Donghyuck really cute while waving. But he waved back, watching the boy leave the bus.

Mark sat back down, a small frown on his face. He didn't feel good at all.

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