Childhood friends

It's so cold again

A/N: I am back again! Welcome to the next chapter. Shit is about to get down now and this and the next chapter is something you have been waiting for.

"I don't like you like that anymore" Doyeon clarified "I like someone else now, just thought you might wanna go as friends"

Tao thought about it for a short moment "Sure" he answered with a small smile. "Can I ask you who you like though?" he cautiously let out. He didn't want to cross a line, but he was rather curious.

Doyeon averted his eyes for a moment, and he was about to apologize but then she spoke "Sure" with a shy smile. She stepped closer and whispered it into his ear.

"Wait" Tao let out and leaned away from her "Seriously?!" he asked, and she nodded in embarrassment.

"Omg! I'm so happy!"

"Thank you for telling me" he let out in a softer voice, knowing how hard it could be to admit that.

"I wish the best for you!" he encouraged, and pulled her into a hug, which shocked Doyeon and himself as well "Tao? What are you doing?"

"I'm just happy for you" he reasoned "It's no big deal" she chuckled. "It is" he argued "I'm happy for you" He let go of her, and she averted his eyes again

"Thank you, Tao, see you on Monday" she replied with a small wave and began to leave "See you"

Another one of his friends was bisexual. Now that's interesting.

"I thought you said you were alright?" Jaemin asked Jeno after they had lost sight of the two seniors. The boy who was leaning against the wall let out a quiet "I am", but the absent look in his eyes told Jaemin he wasn't. He was stuck inside his own head, mind spiraling into chaos.

Jaemin let out a sigh, knowing what had happened, and that Jeno wouldn't be okay for a long time.

"I'm okay because you are here" Jeno confessed in a small voice and with a soft smile on his face. Jaemin sported a small smile too, happy that Jeno was able to open up to him. He pulled Jeno into a hug "If you say so" he whispered.

"I swear" Jeno whispered back "And even if I'm not, you're here". Jeno's arms tightened around Jaemin's waist "and I love you"

"I love you too" Jaemin smiled at him "Come on, let's go", Jeno nodded with a smile and followed Jaemin who held his hand tight. His heart was bursting, and he was happy he had Jeno.

"Are you gonna pick me up for the ball?" Kris' girlfriend asked him as they walked home. Kris didn't answer her, too caught up in his own thoughts, so she let out an annoyed breath "Kris!" she called out, and the boy turned to her.

"What?" he asked with a confused expression plastered on his face "Didn't you hear me?" she asked, and Kris hesitantly shook his head "No?"

"I asked you if you'll pick me up for the ball?"

"Uhm, yeah of course" he answered, but his focus was already gone. Her expression changed to worry.

"Are you okay?" she asked him "Yeah, I'm fine" he let out, but his focus was somewhere else, and she followed his eyes.

"That's Tao isn't it?" she more or less stated "Yeah" Kris answered "And the girl people think is his girlfriend"

"They are dating, aren't they?" she asked, seeing how close they were. "They're not" Kris spoke.