SWEETEST THING

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"Stop running too much!"

"No sweetie, that's dirt!"

"Kookie stop eating those cookies, you'll get an achy stomach!"

"No you can't—Taetae that's not a toy!"

"Sua get down from there!"

"Oh My! My skirt! Suji get back here with that marker!"

"That's not food! Taeyon spit that out!"

"Boys no pushing each other on the slides!"

"Mina! Yuna! Stop pulling on the other girls' hairs!"

"Stop teasing Chimchim please!"

"Taetae No! Aish go wash your hands right now."

"Get back here, you midget!"

It's the day for outdoor activities and all the children are running wild as if it's their first time seeing a playground. Some of them already soaked in sweat and dirt, but the smiles on their faces makes up for everything.

Jeonghan was helping little Taetae wash his hands when he heard Seungkwan shouting from behind. He helps the little kid off the stepping stool and a female staff lead the child back to the playground. Jeonghan wipes his hands with his hankerchief, turning around to see his best friend running around the playground chasing one of the little chinese boys. Again.

Seungkwan looks pretty annoyed and Jeonghan wonders what happened this time.

"Teacher! Teacher! Teacher!" The little kid that Seungkwan was chasing came running to Jeonghan and hid behind him. Seungkwan stops running, catching his breath. He tries to speak but only ends up panting heavily.

"That child is a devil." Seungkwan said once he was calmed down. Jeonghan looks down at the kid who was pouting up to him.

Jeonghan sighs and turns to Seungkwan.

"What did he do?"

"He took my phone."

Jeonghan looks down at the kid again.

"Is that true Junhui? Did you take Teacher Boo's phone?"

Little Junhui just nodded, pouting guiltily as he pulls out the phone from his back pocket. Jeonghan crouch down so that he is eye to eye with Junhui.

"Jun taking someone else's things without their permission is not very nice, why did you do it sweetie?"

The little boy avoids eye contact with Jeonghan and looks down on his shoes with a pout on.

"I didn't mean to take it Teacher Yoon. It's just that, Teacher Boo doesn't spend time with us anymore, he's always on the phone. So I thought with no more phone, Teacher Boo will play with us again."

Seungkwan was torn between feeling disbelief and guilt. But the kid was right, Teacher Boo was always on his phone, chatting with whoever, probably his lover. And so Jeonghan could understand fully the kid's intention for taking the phone in the first place, but that doesn't mean he will tolerate it. Stealing is not very nice.

"I understand you. I'm not gonna be mad at you but Junhui you have to promise me that you will never take things without permission again. Do you promise?" Jeonghan held out his pinky finger to the kid.

"I promise Teacher Yoon, I promise." Junhui giggled, showing his cute canines and links his little pinky with Jeonghan's.

"Very good, now go give Teacher Boo his phone back and apologize to him."