𝖴𝖭𝖱𝖤𝖰𝖴𝖨𝖳𝖤𝖣 𝖫𝖮𝖵𝖤 ✩ 𝖪.𝖦𝖧 + 𝖲.𝖣𝖩 (𝖮𝖭-𝖧𝖮𝖫𝖣)

『 3 』

After they finished all the tasks, Keonhee and Seoho left the shop, leaving Geonhak and Dongju inside.

"Aren't you going to leave?" the older broke the silence.

"Yep, I'm just waiting for someone."

"You're still afraid to walk alone?" Geonhak chuckled.

"Yah! Don't laugh at me, you never know what's in the dark." Dongju defended.

"Yeah, yeah. But I think that person isn't coming so I'll walk you to wherever you want to go."

"Oh, you sure? Aren't you busy?"

"I was.....but I'll make time for you."

"Aw, thank you." Dongju smiled.

"Let's go before it gets so dark." Geonhak held the latter's hand and pulled him outside the shop.

"But my things......" Dongju mumbled.

"Whoops." Geonhak laughed awkwardly.

Dongju lightly slapped the latter's arm before going back inside.

He grabbed his things and then he made sure everything is unplugged and arranged before closing down the shop.

He held Geonhak's hand before walking down the sidewalk.

"Remember when we were in high school? We used to do midnight walks and talk about our problems." Geonhak can't help but smile at the memory they had together.

"Yeah...you always listen to my problem. Thank you for never leaving me whenever I need you."

"Why would I leave you? You need me."

"But you left......" Dongju pouted.

"I left because of college and we still talk whenever I can make time for you," Geonhak replied.

"Make time? I thought you were free when we talk."

"I am because I make time for you."

"No, I mean. You are actually free not that you made yourself free."

"Oh...that.....nope."

"So you're telling me that you procrastinate because of me?" the younger questioned.

"Yeah..."

"Oh my, you shouldn't have done that." Dongju suddenly felt guilty that the latter had to make time for him.

"No, it's fine. You need me so I'm there for you." Geonhak assured. "So, where do you live?" he questioned.

"In that building over there." the younger pointed at the building across the side of the shop.

The older gazed at the building the younger was pointing to. "Oh, that's where I live too."

"What a coincidence." the younger exclaimed.

Geonhak, the gentleman he is, opened the door for the younger to get inside the building.

They went inside the elevator, "On what floor do you live?" the older asked.

"9th"

"That's where I live as well." the older laughed.

"Soulmates." the younger teased.

Jokes aren't supposed to be taken seriously but Geonhak can't help it.

As much as he wants the two of them to be soulmates, he lost hope that they will be.

The wounds of that Dongju caused by breaking their relationship as boyfriends are still yet to heal.

Geonhak tried to brush it off but the thought kept coming back in his mind. He pressed the button for the 9th floor and dropped the younger off outside his apartment.

"Thanks." the younger smiled, giving the older a peck on the cheeks.

Geonhak walked back to his apartment with a big smile on his face.

"Oooh, our baby chick is becoming a tomato." Youngjo teased.

"Tomato?" Geonhak questioned.

"Look at your cheeks, hun," Hwanwoong replied.

Geonhak touched his cheeks, he felt that it was heating up when he was on his way back but he didn't care about it until now.

"I'm blushing, aren't I?" Geonhak sighed.

"Yes, you are." the couple assured.

"Oh, gosh." the latter lightly slapped himself on the cheeks, trying to make it less obvious."

"So......what happened?" Youngjo asked with his devilish smirk.

"Nothing....." Geonhak denied.

"Hmm.......he kissed you, didn't he?" Hwanwoong guessed.

"H-How did you know?"

"I may or may not saw it on my way back to the apartment," Hwanwoong replied.

"Where did you go?"

"My baby wants food so I went out and bought some." the shorter reasoned.

"He's older than yo-" Geonhak stated but he was cut off by the younger, "Shh, he's my baby, okay?"

"But- you know what, I won't even dare to ask cause it'll be some cheesy relationship thingy."

"Don't act like you weren't like this when Dongju and you were together." the older hissed.

"Pfft, as if."

"I have a video of you cuddling with Dongju from highschool."

"So? he was my boyfriend, nothing is wrong with cuddling with your boyfriend. I mean, look at the two of you, you two are like strong magnets. It's hard to break you apart."

"There's nothing wrong with cuddling with your boyfriend but the video I have was when you two weren't together and you hate skinship."

"Yeah, you have a point.........Hyung, I thought you said that you will lose some weight."

"I did."

"Then, what is this?"

"I said that I will lose some weight, I didn't say when." the older reasoned.

"So, you'll stay as Bbangjo?" the latter questioned.

(Bbangjo is the word that Ravn/Youngjo calls himself when he's chubby while Ddaengjo is what he calls himself when he's slim.)

"Yeah, there's nothing wrong with being chubby."

"Yeah, you're right but you said you will."

"We're you a health trainer in your past life?" Hwanwoong teased.

"Maybe.......but I won't stop until you do......just like what you did to Hwanwoong."

"What did he do to me?" the younger asked.

"Well.......he tried a thousand times before you allowed him to court you and you dumped him a hundred times before you two become boyfriends."

"Don't remind him that........we already forgot about it." the younger hated to bring that topic up because he remembers what he did to the older.

"But I didn't.....I'm going to rest, you two do your couple thingy." Geonhak blurted.

Geonhak went to his own room and took a rest from this very tiring day.