Middle ground

Chapter 4

Renjun's POV
Jaemin was walking down the corridors when I saw him.
"Jaemin."

Hearing my voice he turned around. There were dark circles under his and to be honest he looked awful.

"Hey Junnie. How are you?"
He threw a tired smile my way. And I had this sudden urge to take all his worries away.

"Why did you skip last week's lectures?" I asked while walking near him to stop blocking the way of students who were rushing to classes.

"You noticed?" He said a bit bitterly which confused me a lot. He looked really forlorn and I didn't know how to approach him.

"Do you have practice today?"

"Yeah I have in like 10 minutes. Why?"

"I...would you like to go for a walk with me after that. Maybe we could go for ice cream if that's okay with you." I asked hesitantly.

He let out a little laugh which was so not like the Jaemin I knew or at least I thought I knew."Do I look that awful?"

My eyes widened and breath hitched a bit at his words. "No! No Jaemin I didn't mean it in...I just...it's just that I haven't seen you for...so long and I.."

"Well now you have seen me."

Why was he being so distant from me? Did I do something to piss him off? Maybe he finally has had enough of my sassy attitude. I was a little hurt by his cold answers and I think he saw it in my expressions as well as he then uttered.
"I am sorry Renjun I didn't mean to act rude or cold it's just...."

"No, Jaemin , it's alright. You should go to practice. I am sorry for wasting your time." I tried to smile but it came out as a grimace and started walking away from him.

"Renjun." He called after me and I turned around questioningly.

"I would love to go for ice cream with you if you are still up for it and I would completely understand if you don't wanna go..."

The confident Na Jaemin acting so unsure made me feel weirdly protective of him. I wanted to wipe that uncertainty off of his face.

I smiled at him, "Just text me when you are free from the claws of your coach and we can go."

For the first time after so long I saw him smile a bit. It wasn't the big grin that used to cover his face but still he was smiling so that's all that matters.

Jeno's POV

Mark plumbed onto the seat next to me in the booth. Greeting him with a firm nood I went back to my coffee.

"Soo when are you gonna spill." He asked me while doing this weird thing with his seagull eyebrows.
"Spill what?"

"Now don't act so surprised Jeno. Sasha heard from Shawn who heard from Jessi that Mina saw you on a date with a literature kid."

Wow am I that famous or maybe these people just need to get a life. I rolled my eyes internally.

"Yeah I was on a date with Renjun." I said emphasising the name so he would stop saying "literature kid" Renjun is not just some literature guy.

"Then is he your boyfriend or something?" He whispered leaning forward a bit causing me to choke on my coffee. He fucking smirked at me. Asshole.

"I don't know yet." I said in a tone which indicated the end of conversation.

"What do you mean you don't know?" I was about to come back with a snarky reply but my attention was stolen by the scene enfolding in front of me.

What the hell is Renjun and Jaemin talking about more specifically the shy smiles. I feel my blood boil.
"He will be at our coming game wearing my jacket." I said with a finality. Mark saw me looking at them but he didn't question it.

"Ahm. Let's go, we have to reach the C building and the lecture is about to start."

Jaemin's POV

I was smiling like crazy, Renjun noticed me. He is just so freaking pure and such a caring soul. Lee Jeno why do you have to ruin everything for me. Why would you come between me and Renjun knowing fully well about how much I liked him. Wait. Maybe Jeno is going after him because he knows about me liking Renjun.

But what if Renjun actually does like Jeno after all he agreed to go out with him last week. Arghhh all these stupid thoughts are gonna make me lose my mind. Buzzing in my pocket woke me up from my inner melodrama.

"Hey Jaemin." His voice was soothing I could listen to him talking all day.

"Hey Renjun." Just saying his name brings a smile at my face.

"Are you free now? I just got done with my classes and thought that we could go now." There is a bit of hesitation in his voice.

"Yeah I am free now tell me where you are so that I can come and fetch you."

"Come near the old fountain in front A building I am just headed that way." I can hear the little smile in his voice.

"On my way. Byeee." I ended the call after he said goodbye.

A/N
Hello lil nuggets. I hope you guys are doing great and also enjoying the story so far.
Love you lots beauties :*

I will probably make this a norenmin fic because i just love these three so much to separate them but who knows. Let me know how you guys want this story to go i m very open to suggestions and also lonely 😞

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