Yo Dream! | nct dream

Chapter 51

[2nd]

Another night of coffee and papers.

"Seriously, I feel like my eyes are giving up on me." you tell Jangmi, who is now talking to you through a video call. "Tell me again, why I agreed on this job?" you tiredly asked. 

You rubbed your eyes and stared at the screen of your laptop, trying to think on how to finish the draft of the article. The sportsfest is in a week and you barely got any ideas on how to write the article to make it worthy of being read.

("Because it's a great exposure, you want to impress people reading the article. But girl, your eyebags are so prominent. I think you should rest now.") Jangmi jokingly said, making you frown. "Am I that ugly now?"

("Psh, you're talking nonsense,by the way, how are you and the two eggs?") she asked, making you shuffle uncomfortably.

These days, Jaemin and Jeno are really acting weird. They won't let you go out on your own (unless it's the restroom, of course), they seem to be a bit possessive now. 

That's not how a friend acts, right?

"We're still friend--" 

("You're so slow, you're almost 17 now how come you don't want to experience having a boyfriend?") Jangmi said in disbelief. "What? Jeno isn't doing anything so..."

("Will you say yes if he wants to date you?") she asked, silencing you. 

You don't know yourself, if you like Jeno or anyone. You just know that you're comfortable with your connection with dream, but these days it's a little intense. "Do friends act...jealous?"

("What type of jealous? The 'I don't like seeing you with another friend' or the 'I don't want to see others being close to you' type?") she intrigued, "The latter."

("That 'friend' of yours doesn't see you as a friend at all.")

That friend of yours doesn't see you as a friend at all...

"I must be crazy, he can't like me too.." ("Why not? Why can't Jaemin like you?") 

Your eyes widened in shock as you looked at Jangmi, ("You're so dense, Jiho-ya.")

"B-but--" ("Talk to you tomorrow, Jiho, it's past bedtime now and I have exams. Bye.") You didn't have the chance t say goodnight when Jangmi ended the call, leaving you in shock. Your mind was filled with questions once again, and you felt your heartbeat raced. You clutched on your chest and attempted to calm it down, but Jangmi's words haunted you.

Why can't Jaemin like you?

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"A little bit to the right..yes!" you heard Changbin guide his group members in setting up the gymnasium by hanging the elite school banners. The sportsfest will start on the day after tomorrow, and you can finally say that you're ready by the day you have to get footages for the article.

 "Jiho-ya! We're getting lunch, do you want to come?" Ryujin, a member of the JYP Campus Newsletter invited you, "You guys go ahead, I'll go there myself." you said, making her nod and leave with Yugyeom and the others. 

You started to put your belongings back in your bag before walking down the stairs to the exit of the gymnasium. "Jiho!" you turned your head and saw Jeno running to you, and you flashed him a smile, "Jeno, what's up?"

"Where are you going?" "To the cafeteria, Ryujin asked me to eat lunch with her and the others. Are you done practicing?" you ask. He shook his head and pouted slightly, "I wish, so I can eat lunch with you. I'll make it up to you next time, okay?"

You nodded and ruffled his hair, "I'll look forward to that." You're about to exit the gym when your foot suddenly twisted to the side (lol am I the only one who experiences that), making you lose your balance. 

Fortunately, Jeno caught your waist and immediately supported you before you can even make contact with cold, hard floor of the gymnasium. Your arms automatically went around his nape, your distance between each other narrowed.

Holy shit, am I about to lose my first kiss?

Jeno found himself staring at your eyes for seconds before making you stand up, "Y-You almost hurt yourself, be careful next time Jiho-ya." he stuttered, making him curse in his mind. He could've kissed right there, but he chose not to. He still had respect for you, and he doesn't want to lose it because of his stupid desire of feeling your lips on his.

"Y-yeah, thank Jeno. I'll go now." you said before running outside the gymnasium. Your embarrassment was killing you, "Shit why did I fucking trip?" you whispered to yourself. 

You calmed yourself down before walking to the cafeteria. And when you arrived, you immediately saw Jaemin laughing with the others. 

There it is, the silence whenever you saw him. You heart is going haywire again.

But it made you ask yourself, I don't feel like this towards others. How come I'm a stuttery mess in front of him? 

"Jiho-ya! Here!" You heard Ryujin call you and you immediately grinned and acted as if nothing happened. You sat beside Joohyun and looked at her, "What's the menu for today?"

"Jajangmyeon, your favorite." you heard Jaemin said, making you look at him. You blushed severely and you immediately covered your cheeks with your hands. "R-really? That's nice.."

Kim Jiho, what on earth are you thinking? Jaemin doesn't like you, you're not his type.

But then Jangmi's words came into your mind: why can't Jaemin like you?