𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐫 ⁿᵒᵐⁱⁿ

eleven

❲ na jaemin ❳

i ran to the nurses office, remembering that i was welcomed there whenever. i ran up the flight of stairs and busted open the doors in front of me.

"namjoon?" i said. i walked into the cold room, and noticed that he left a small note on his desk. i lifted up the post-it, and just chuckled at it.

gonna get some food, i'll be back. don't be loud, someone is resting behind the curtains.

my hand threw the post-it in the trashcan near the window. i did notice that the curtains were closed today because whenever i went there they were always opened, so i took it upon myself to give whoever is inside some peace and quiet.

i plopped down on the couch, and sighed quietly. "guess i can say to my dad that i talked with jeno again." my dad always wondered why we suddenly cut each other off, since he knew how close we were to each other.

i closed my eyes and felt the warm sun hit my face from the window nearby, it felt nice. the cool ac blowing against our bodies as the warm contrasting sun hits us. before i could doze off into sleeping, the ring on my finger slipped off once again.

as soon as it hit the ground, my eyes busted open and my body reacted quickly. my legs stood up from the couch, but i accidentally hit the ring with the tip part of my shoe and it caused the ring to start rolling towards somewhere that it shouldn't.

the ring rolled under the curtains. "shit." i quickly stood up and tried to get my fingers around it before it fully went under, but i was a second too late.

i slowly started to panic, realizing that someone was sleeping inside there. if i go inside and just reach for it they wouldn't notice cause they're asleep. right? i would just need to slightly open the curtain and reach for the ring, it shouldn't have gotten that far.

i creeped over to the curtain area, and thought about all the possibilities. i leaned against the wall, and just rubbed my hands on my face [don't touch your face too much! stay sanitary] i slowly got annoyed that this was stressing me out, why couldn't i just quietly walk in there and grab my ring?

my left brain and right were just clashing together right now, one wanted to go the easy way out and just barge in there and grab the ring, while the other was telling me to find a way to not disturb the person.

i rolled my eyes, "screw it." my hands reached to the curtains and opened it slowly.

"excuse me."

my eyes widened to see who was sleeping on the off-white fabric sheets above the dim yellow lights above.

no other than lee jeno.

a smirk grew on my face, "what a pleasant surprise."

i saw my ring on the floor, and bent down to pick it up. once i grabbed the ring, i turned around to close the curtains, the outside light slowly disappearing. then i quietly walked over to the chair near the bed and sat down.

once i sat down on the plastic chair, i looked at the pale boy who was sleeping on the bed. jeno slowly reminded me of the male version of sleeping beauty. the curtains around us were white, bare, and pristine.

as i tried to scoot closer to jeno, you could hear the plastic scraping against the wooden floor. i heaved, afraid that i might disturb the one sleeping. i slid the ring back on my finger, and i started to play with it. rolling it around my ring finger.

soft snoring could be heard by the boy who is in deep sleep, "how could someone look so vulnerable right now?" i softly whispered, my hand slowly went to the brunette's hair.

as my warm hand connected to his hair, the feeling of his soft brown hair relaxed me completely. the window was slightly open, a cool breeze blew around the office making the curtains move.

the more i stared at jeno, the more he looked so vulnerable. a soft smile became visible from his lips as time passed, "having a good dream?" i mumbled under my breath, stroking his head.

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jeno and i were watching a movie on his bed, for some reason jeno snuggled closer than usual towards me. "it's cold." the boy said, shivering. i felt my heart start racing again, i wrapped my arms around the small boy and cuddled him tight.

"sorry." he said softly against my neck.

that only made me want to hold him closer, the urge to protect someone special to me. i suddenly let my emotions get the best of me. my heart started to beat faster than ever, feeling my face wash over with pink.

my grip on his sweater got tighter, jeno noticed. "please don't ever leave me."

"i'm not ever going to leave you," jeno said as he looked up at me. my heart felt like it was full to the max, with the amount of love pouring out of him. "you're never going to have to suffer alone ever again."

jeno giggled and punched my forehead, "ow! what was that for?"

"let's make a promise." jeno then stuck out his pinky in front of my face, i then unwrapped my arms around him and also did the same.

"uh, okay. what is this promise gonna be about?"

jeno smiled happily, and scrunched his nose. he hooked his pinky with mine and said, "i promise that i will never leave na jaemin," i felt my heart race. "now you say it!"

i sighed deeply, but softly smiled at the happy boy in front of me. "i promise that i will never leave lee jeno."

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the memory burned my heart a bit, whenever i look at jeno it makes me want to just hide him away in a tall tower far away from everyone.

i sigh escaped my lips, "we promised each other that we wouldn't leave each other."

jeno groaned slightly, making me retreat my hand away from his hair. "nana."

"guess who's dreaming about me, hm?"

i laid back against the chair and smiled to myself, sometimes i wish i could rewind time and fix everything again. i missed all the memories i made with jeno in the past, i heard the door open and i peaked out with the curtains.

"hello?" the adult said, holding a bunch of plastic bags filled with chinese food. he went to his desk and took out the fresh chicken from the plastic bag onto the table. "oh, it's just you jaemin."

"want some?" he pulled out a chicken leg from the container and i couldn't resist myself.

the smell of fried chicken filled the room, and so i busted out of my seat. "is that even a question?"

"be quiet, someone is resting." namjoon said as he sat down on his chair, stuffing noodles in his mouth. i rolled my eyes, also enjoying the food.

"jeno is a deep sleeper, don't worry."

the confused male looked at me as if i said something weird, he munched on his food and swallowed it. "you know him?"

i only looked at him, and nodded my head. i threw away the chicken bone and grabbed another chicken leg from the container. my eyes wandered back to the boy behind the curtains, "can you close the curtain? i don't want any students staring at him."

"sure."

i stood up, took a napkin near me and wiped my hands. [always watch your hands folks] as i walked towards the open area, my fingers wrapped around the curtains until i met eye contact with someone on the bed.

my eyes widened.

"jaemin?" he asked confused as to why i was in front of him.

"uhm, good morning?"