Summer Fight

I miss you

"Can I talk to you?" Mark asked Haechan once they were in the waiting room of the interview which was supposed to start in half an hour.

"Can't it wait" Jaemin butted in ever being the peacemaker.

"It's okay, we'll be back" Haechan promised, seeing concern fill their eyes. Mark walked into the men's bathroom that was outside of the waiting room, making them completely out of earshot.

"What was that all about?" Mark asks once Haechan entered the bathroom right after him.

"What?"

"So what do you like Jeno now?" Mark grumbled looking back once to make sure there was no one but them in the restroom.

"You don't feel the same way about me. I have the right to move on don't I?" Haechan huffed out a breathe in disbelief as he heard the words leave Mark's mouth, he couldn't possibly be serious.

"So you just stopped liking me?" Mark asked unsure why his temper was rising the more he talked about it or thought about it.

"Maybe I did and maybe I do like Jeno. Why do you care?" Haechan bellowed annoyed by the sudden burst of questions that were so painfully reminding him of his feelings.

"I don't" Mark said shrugging his shoulders.

"Great" Haechan said trying to push past him only to be stopped by a hand on the wall, blocking his way.

"Mark...."

Mark couldn't bear the enormous weight on his chest anymore as he pulled him into a hug, the sudden feeling making Haechan freeze uncomfortably in his embrace. Mark's hands encircled around his shoulder pulling him closer, his breath tingling on Haechan's neck as he let out an unsteady breath. Mark took in the feeling of having Haechan this close to him something he hadn't experienced in a while. Haechan couldn't help but give into the touch wrapping his arms around marks waist holding him tight too afraid to let go of the sensation.

"I miss you. I miss this" mark breathed out a tear sliding down his face exposing his emotions that he was trying to hide for so long.

"I miss you too. God knows I do" Haechan let out holding onto him tighter

"I wish I liked someone else, I wish I was over you" Haechan added not being to keep in his own emotions.

Mark couldn't quite put why but he felt a sense of relief at those words. Haechan pulled away much to his dismay making him silently groan when he focused on Haechan's face that had a single tear streak on it. He carefully raised his hand and removed a stray piece of hair from his forehead. Haechan was silent for a while before he pushed him away from himself.

"I know losing a best friend is hard for you, it's hard for me too but you can't just come around every now and then giving me that slight glimmer of hope I'm trying so hard to kill."

Mark simply nodded listening to his voice, his focus solely being on the pain that was reflected in the words. It broke Mark inside that he couldn't just hold him and console him and tell him he loved him back. Mark wanted to, he wanted to be everything Haechan needed him to be, he just didn't know if he could.

"Let's get back they'll get worried" Haechan said pulling out a paper towel from the dispenser wiping his face with it seeing mark do the same. He moved closer to the mirror making sure none of the makeup was smudged.

"Okay, how do I look?" Haechan asked jokingly putting a smile on his face hoping no would notice the slight puffiness under his eyes.

"Perfect" mark let out without a second thought "You always look perfect"

Haechan was more than shocked when he heard those words escaping his mouth. He walked closer to Mark putting a hand on his face looking into his eyes as he placed his lips on his cheek, letting them linger on his soft skin for a moment longer than necessary. Mark's hands ghosted around his waist wanting to touch him when Haechan moved away from him throwing the paper towel in the trash can near the door before making his way out of the bathroom towards their band members who were getting ready for the interview.