A Wish Upon a Star | Yeonbin ✓

XXXIV

It was silent, Taehyun wondered if he should intervene, he decided it wasn't his place to. Soobin was internally freaking out, he wondered how someone could so easily just ask another out.

"Excuse me, what?" Yeonjun asked, unamused.

"Go on a date with me," Yoonho smiled.

"No," Yeonjun deadpanned, snatching his hand back.

Taehyun quietly watched the entire scene unfold, confused yet intrigued. Soobin breathed a sigh of relief at Yeonjun's refusal.

"If you agree to go on a date with me, I'll cooperate with Ugly Choi," Yoonho gestured towards Soobin.

"What...?" Yeonjun was confused.

"You want me to cooperate with this, this Soomin dude, right?"

"His name is Soobin," Yeonjun corrected, rolling his eyes at Yoonho's insolence.

"Yeah, whatever. I'll do it if you go on the date."

Yeonjun slowly glanced at Soobin, confused. Soobin hurriedly shook his head in disapproval without giving his action a single thought.

"You don't want me to?" Yeonjun looked at Soobin intently, everyone else too turned their gazes to Soobin.

"You want him to, right? Since it'll mean you get to complete the project in peace," Yoonho appealed.

Looking back at Soobin, Yeonjun reached for his hand, holding it gently, "Will you let me do this for you?"

"I-"

"See, Yeonjun wants to go on the date with me. I don't see why you should be allowed to deny Yeonjun of what he wants," Yoonho jeered, cutting Soobin off.

"Just quietly finish your project with Soobinnie then I'll go on your stupid date," Yeonjun spat.

"No."

"And why the hell not, you jerk?" Yeonjun grew more and more impatient.

"Go on the date with me first, Choi. Then you'll get your end of the deal."

"How do I know you're not going to ditch Soobin?" Yeonjun glared.

"Well, Choi Yeonjun, how do I know that you're not going to ditch me?" Yoonho countered calmly.

"I swear to God, Yoonho. There's no way, the date's happening first," Yeonjun persisted angrily.

"Then the project's not happening either way it seems." Yoonho chuckled.

The rest of the class had stopped their work to watch the pair argue. The teacher had left for something somewhere along the course of the class and wasn't around to shut the whole thing off. Soobin grew anxious and confused, he wanted to finish his project but didn't like the idea of Yeonjun going on a date with another. Taehyun, on the other hand grew impatient and finally decided to intervene.

"Okay, how about a compromise then?"

"What compromise?" Both Yeonjun and Yoonho turned to Taehyun.

"How about we work on the project together? Something like a double-date. Yeonjun and Yoonho as a pair and me with Soobin. Of course it's going to be while we're working on the project though."

"Aren't you like, married to Choi Beomgyu?" Yoonho asked, confused.

"Yeah, so Soobin and I will go as a couple of friends."

"Are you saying Yoonho and I are a couple of more than just friends?" Yeonjun rose his eyebrows in disgust.

"Oh don't you love the sound of that!" Yoonho gleefully smiled and reached to ruffle Yeonjun's hair.

Yeonjun dodged Yoonho's hand and said with defeat, "I'm only going along with this for Soobinnie."

"Cool with you, Soobin-hyung?" Taehyun turned to Soobin.

Soobin had watched the entire scene with utter confusion and didn't know what to do.

"Is-Is Yeonjun-hyung fine with it?" Soobin asked hesitantly, slowly looking up at Yeonjun.

"Sure. Only for you though," Yeonjun smiled at Soobin.

"Okay, okay. When's it?" Yoonho grew irritated after witnessing Yeonjun and Soobin's sweet moment.

"Today," Taehyun stated.

"Fine by me," Yoonho said.

"Yeah, cool," Yeonjun said, turning back to his work.

"Bye, then. See you later, babe," Yoonho said as he got up to pat Yeonjun's hair and left the room.

"You fine with it, Soobin-hyung?" Taehyun asked Soobin, looking at the older with slight concern.

"Yeah, I guess," Soobin sighed in annoyance.

"That upset?" Taehyun laughed.

"What?" Soobin asked in confusion.

"It's just funny because this is the first time I've seen you so exasperated, hyung."

"Oh," was all Soobin said, he hadn't realized how much the whole idea had displeased him.

Beomgyu suddenly popped up, back hugging Taehyun, "So you're going on a date?"

"As friends, babe."

Beomgyu pouted.

"Oh c'mon, it's just Soobin-hyung, babe," Taehyun smiled, ruffling the older's hair.

Beomgyu buried his face in Taehyun's neck, "Sounds like fun, besides the fact that Yoonho's going to be there of course."

"You can come along too, you know," Taehyun smiled.

"I have practice."

"Work hard then," Taehyun smiled, looking fondly at the older.