"Seems like it's the usual suspects" Tao muttered as they; Johnny, Baekhyun, Yuwin couple, and himself were making their way to his house. He was practically dragging Baekhyun with him by having his arm around the latter's shoulders.
"Seems so" Johnny commented, letting out a sigh
"I will get the others next time!" Tao let out confidently, causing the rest to smile softly
"Okay panda" Yuta commented with a grin "You do you"
"Okay, here we are. We've got snacks and drinks now everyone freaking talk" Tao urged as they were all sitting down in the living room of Tao's home. Yuta and Sicheng were cuddling in one end of the L formed couch while Baekhyun placed himself in the corner placing his leg in front of his face and holding a pillow in his arms. Johnny sat down beside him but not too close and Tao sat in a chair diagonally across from Baekhyun on the other side of the coffee table.
"So who wants to start?"
Silence. Tao glanced at others, who were all averting his eyes when he caught their attention. He let out a sigh and leaned back in his chair "Then I'll start" he spoke with a sigh "Shit went down at the party" he continued as he glanced around
"1. I left I know, that's on me, I left for Sehun" there was a soft smile on his face "2. Yuta and Sicheng, you had a fun night it seemed"
"3!" He spoke, voice changed from playful to serious "Kris did something, that he's ashamed of and 4 Johnny you're involved in it" he spoke and held eye contact with Johnny, who averted his eyes and turned his head downwards, but Tao kept staring "5. You also did something else which we need to find the answers to-"
"Don't think abo-" Johnny tried to speak, but Tao continued
"6! Baekhyun what happened?" and Baekhyun curled into an even smaller ball than he was
"What happened to you? You're worse than before. I'm seriously fucking worried" Tao let out a sigh
"And does anyone know what's wrong with Mark?"
"I don't think we should talk about Mark's situation" Johnny softly spoke, and Tao nodded "And we don't need to talk about what I did either" Johnny added
"Why?" Johnny shrugged "Doesn't matter" he muttered
"How are we gonna be open to each other when no one dares to speak up?"
"Tao, you're misunderstanding, the reason why is because I already know" Johnny confessed because hiding his face in his hands "You, you know?" Sicheng dared to ask, and Johnny nodded "Taeyong told me"
The others shifted a bit in their seats, and Tao looked at them with a confused glance "Did he tell you who?" Yuta let out softly "No, but he told me what I did"
"What happened?" Tao realized he was the only one in the room to not know what happened and couldn't help but ask the question.
The 4 turned to him and he glanced at them, settling on Johnny "Nothing you need to know, it's nothing critical. It's between me and them" he caught Tao's eyes "I'm sorry Tao"
"It's fine, I guess you'll tell me someday when it's relevant," he said, but there was an anger inside him, a frustration telling him that it wasn't okay because he was kept in the dark again, and by one of his closest friends. There's something he can't know, and he wants to know why, but he can't.
"Here" Baekhyun's soft voice let out as he placed his phone on the coffee table, a chat open, which made the others stare in confusion before Baekhyun gestured for them to take a look, causing them to move towards the phone "You wanted to know" he explained, and they took a look at the screen.
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Childhood friends
FanfictionTao and Kris, friends since childhood, but maybe Tao's feelings towards Kris are more than friendly. Maybe he's too afraid to tell him, to reveal himself to his best friend, but as time goes by, is he missing the obvious? And is he missing his chanc...
