Beautiful as Snow, Cold as Ice

Chapter 15

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"Have you already met him?"

The three nodded as Mark stared at them with a confused look.

"Are you trying to scare him away? Jirongie will feel attacked, you know?"

Jackson chuckled as Yugyeom pouted and BamBam shrugged.

"How can we help it? He was really cute!"

"I'd rather not have all of you chasing after my property."

"Damn, already marking him as yours Jaebum hyung?"

Jaebum rolled his eyes, Youngjae just laughed at their friends.

"You should consider his feelings. Who knows who Jinyoung will fall in love with?"

Mark scoffed, sitting back on the couch. A regular day hanging out at Jackson's place turned into an argument. Though, the younger wasn't exactly lying, Jinyoung was drop dead gorgeous.

If he had believed in love at the first sight then it would have happened to him the second he met the younger. Their meeting was like some kind of kdrama, if he was honest.

Not that he had something against it. The younger was sometimes really adorable.

Jaebum thought about the younger. Ever since they began having classes together, there was always something fascinating about Jinyoung.

He had watched the younger sitting quietly for himself. Even when he was thinking for himself, the younger looked aesthetic and Jaebum just wanted to kiss those plump lips.

First time he saw Jinyoung's smile, he knew. Even if it was small and only for a moment, the younger had catched his heart.

Jackson smiled softly for himself. Jinyoung was deep inside still the same as he was in middle school. They had been close, even best friends. He didn't know why they had grown apart.

The older always adored Jinyoung. The younger was so cheerful and warm during middle school, always helping and caring for others. It all changed as they began high school.

He wondered if Jinyoung was still together with his boyfriend.

BamBam could say, he really liked Jinyoung. The older was playing cold but the small smile was enough to make that illusion fade away.

He might not know him as good as Jackson or chat to him as often as Mark or Jaebum. But he knew that the older was soft, much softer than he allowed anyone to know.

After all, he was friends with Chan and the Australian boy did date Jinyoung's younger brother.

Youngjae knew Jinyoung would be a change for all of them. Or else, the tension wouldn't be so high right now.

Though, he wanted to see the older smile again.

He had seen Jinyoung once, after school. The older did not remember him, nor notice him at that time. He had finished his first day in high school, on his way home to find a boy sitting alone in the park. Looking closer, he immediately recognized Park Jinyoung.

The memory was clear as he watched the older. It was such a surprise to see the other smile softly to the sunflowers.

Now when he thought about it, sunflowers did suit Jinyoung.

Yugyeom knew that Jinyoung was pretty. Pretty, smart, kind and absolutely gorgeous. Maybe that was why he'd always keep away from others.

The older's eyes hid sadness and an old pain. He wanted to help him with that pain.

He knew Jinyoung was gentle. He had accidentally walked into Jinyoung feeding a stray cat, careful that the other wouldn't notice him.

Jinyoung's smile was still left in his mind as he lay in bed that night. Maybe he could make the older happy.

"How about a bet?"

The youngest got all their attention. BamBam looked at his best friend with confusion, telling him to go on with whatever crackhead idea he got.

"How about we try to win his heart? The one who makes him fall wins and of course, gets him all alone. Since we all like him anyways."

Jaebum bit his lip. He was not going to loose this bet. His friend's faces showed him the same thing.

"We won't break his heart."

Agreeing hums followed.

"I think... I think he had been through a lot. Something no one knows."

For what it seemed, his family didn't know either. But there was something odd about Jinyoung. Jackson knew, because there had to be a reason he changed so much.

"The one who wins his heart will know."

That night, they sealed the bet. They just hoped Jinyoung would know what would going to happen.

They all smiled, thinking about him.