Replay || l.jeno

C l i p - 21

BOLD in dialogue is ENGLISH

It was another morning in the DREAM dorm. Birds were chirping, the ac was blasting, and Jisung was snoring. Despite this, everyone was able to sleep really well.

Namu had slept over again at their dorm because Johnny and Sicheng failed to kill the flying cockroach in her apartment.

Renjun was the first to awake. He sat up from his spot on the couch and looked at the people below him. Donghyuck was sprawled out, Chenle was sleeping peacefully on the other couch, Jisung was wrapped in his blanket, Jaemin hugging Namu's stuffed elephant, and Jeno and Namu were cuddling.

Wait.

The boy's eyes widened as his brain finally woke up. He was sure that Namu was sleeping beside Jisung the night before. He kicked Jaemin, making him groan in pain.

"The fuck?" Jaemin glowered at his friend, not wanting to deal with anything early in the morning. Renjun pointed at the two and Jaemin's scowl immediately disappeared. "Adorable."

Namu was cuddled up to Jeno's chest, their arms wrapped around each other and legs tangled together. Jaemin didn't hesitate to take pictures of them.

"I thought she was only allowed to sleep next to Jisung?" Renjun asked.

"I may or may not have purposely took her spot when she went to use the restroom last night." Jaemin answered. He looked at how peaceful the two were and smiled. "It's a good think Mark isn't here."

Renjun nodded. "I hope he gives up honestly. It would only hurt him more and I'm worried about it."

"Worried about what?"

"What lengths he'd go to for her." Renjun mumbled. Jaemin understood what he meant knowing how possessive Mark can be, especially with what kind of friendship they have.

"You know what, let's get ready before the others wake up. It's 12 already and we need to get to the company by 1."

The two left to get ready for work. The rest woke up one at a time, leaving the living room to get ready. Between the two, Jeno was the first to wake up.

He wanted to squeeze his pillow but was surprised when he felt it move. He opened his eyes and squinted to figure out who it was.

"Namu?"

"Five minutes." Namu mumbled, burying her face in his chest. It took a couple of moments to register what she was hugging. She pulled back a bit and came face to face with Jeno. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to—"

"It's okay." Jeno interjected. Namu tried to push away but Jeno pulled her close. He nuzzled his face on the top of her head, enjoying the sweet smell of vanilla. "You said five minutes. It hasn't been five minutes yet."

"But still."

"Are you comfortable?"

"Yes."

"Are you okay with it?"

"...yes."

"Then five more minutes."

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"I can't believe the spin isn't here anymore." Ten jokingly complained. Namu rolled her eyes and pushed him into formation.

As the Black on Black choreographer, she was told to make changes for the year end show and adjust the choreography with back up dancers.

"Okay we'll proceed with Yuta's part as normal. Everyone memorize their formation?" Namu announced. She counted down and clapped her hands when it came to the series in.

The boys burst into panicked laughter as some of them failed to keep up with the sequence. Namu had them repeat it until they finally got it.

"Okay that's all for recalling and reblocking today. Tomorrow we'll be dancing with the back up dancers." Namu said. The boys cheered as they went to gather their things and put their outerwear back on. Most of them had already left the practice room.

Mark walked up to Namu who was finding comfort in hot packs. At this point it was only her and Mark in the room. "Can we talk?"

"What's up? Is it because of work?" She questioned. Mark shook his head, making the girl relieved. "What's bothering you?"

"I like you, Namu." Mark confessed. "Let's date. Come with 127 when we tour."

"This is too sudden I—"

"Please. I feel so lost without you being by my side. The reason why I never gave up was you." Mark admitted. "I'm just so scared I'll lose you to him. I promise I won't back out this time."

It angered him to see her smile with Jeno. It hurt that she was growing farther away from him. It hurt how she had grown more distant to him.

He had the chance before a year ago but he let her slip away. He regretted letting SM work him to the bone and losing time for her. He made so many promises to her and never got to fulfill them.

And what hurt him more is he knew that she held onto them dearly.

"I'm sorry Minhyung, I can't return your feelings anymore." Namu answered. She looked at her reflection and smiled sadly. "I've moved on from my feelings. I can only see and love you as a brother."

Mark clenched his fists as he blinked back the tears. "Do you have feelings for him?"

"I do." Namu hesitantly answered. "And I plan to confess to him after I turn 17. You know my brother's rule. I broke it for you but I'll never break it again. I learned my lesson."

"I'll do anything please..."

"I'll always be your best friend. Like always, I'll be there for you until you can handle it all by yourself."

The room went quiet, the tension growing thick. Namu just grabbed her things and walked out before the tears could fall. She bumped into Jeno who was standing outside the door.

"How long have you been standing there?" She asked.

"I just got here. I forgot to give your phone back." He responded, gesturing to the phone in his hand. "You look sad. Do you want to go out for some hot cocoa?"

"Yes please."

Jeno smiled and took his scarf off. He wrapped it around her neck loosely. "It's really cold outside. I don't want you to catch anything."

The two began walking in a comfortable silence towards the company cafeteria. Like Namu, Jeno was also deep in thought. He had heard Mark's confession and it made him nervous.

He couldn't understand what they were saying when they spoke in English. They spoke too fast for him to keep up. He didn't realize he was staring until Namu waved a hand over his face.

"Earth to Jeno?" She called.

"Oh um sorry." Jeno looked away and realized they had already arrived.

"Why were you staring?"

"I was wondering why you're so short."