Pirouettes&Flips

>>seven<<

Jeno and Mark were sitting on the balcony at late times of the night after a tiring but fun day in the playground. Both their parents were already asleep and the two boys were sitting silently with some chips in between them.

"How is the school going Jeno? Still the student that is number one in every teacher's eye and such a 'gentleman'?" Mark's voice was teasing while he was saying gentleman because in the past some girls have called Jeno that way while Mark was around. Ever since then the older never let him forget that moment. Jeno rolled his eyes at him.

"It's pretty much same. Since Renjun is around it's more fun honestly, I mean I had people I talked with but I've never gotten really close with anyone since the school was pretty much a break place from dance. It never was the main part of my life"Jeno smiled a little to himself, it really was fun to Renjun around in school.

"Yeah the only person you've mentioned specifically before was your girlfriend. It's nice to hear you have one more person now" And that comment was all it took for Jeno's smile to vanish. He has never told the older that his girlfriend broke up with him.

"Uh, actually we... We broke up" Saying that Mark was shocked would be an understatement. Although he wasn't there in majority of the time he knew how much Jeno liked her. When they were talking on phone or once a short time that Mark has been here he has seen how much the girl meant to Jeno.

"I'm sorry dude, what happened?" Here comes the question. The answer to this was unknown even to Jaemin and Haechan.

"She wanted to break up and I respected her decision" The safe answer, the exact way he told Jaemin and Haechan. The answer that keeps one of the biggest secrets of Jeno's life, a secret that even Jeno himself wants to avoid.

Mark luckily realized that the younger didn't want to talk on it for longer so he didn't ask anymore questions.

"What about you? You also had one if I'm not wrong right? You've mentioned her before"

"Oh yeah, well we broke up as well. Two weeks ago actually" It was Jeno's turn to be surprised.

"I'm sorry to hear that"

"Nah it's okay. It was a mutual decision" Jeno looked confused which made Mark explain it more deeply.

"It wasn't anything big anyways. I mean it was just a basic high school relationship. We've both became quite busy with our own stuff lately which resulted with us not being able to spend much time together. We drifted apart naturally and in the end we decided to stop. We still talk but not in any romantic way"

"Oh I see" Jeno wished that his break up would have been something like that too. He wasn't that lucky though. Mark saw the miserability in the younger's eyes. He put his hand on his shoulder showing he was there. Honestly Mark was curious on what can make Jeno this devastated. It felt like there was much more to that break up but he didn't want to pressure the younger.

"Jeno you know you can talk to me right? I'd never judge" Jeno looked up to the older. He wanted to let things off his chest so much but he was scared. What if it would end up like it did with his girlfriend. He looked into the older's eyes. Other than the fact they looked like olives Jeno saw sincerity in them. Maybe he seriously wouldn't judge. He took in a deep breath and hoped that he wouldn't regret what he is about to do.

"Mark? Can I ask you a question? It's might come off as weird though"

"Of course Jeno. You don't even need to ask" Jeno took in a deep breath trying to adjust the words quickly in his mind.

"Would you break up with your girlfriend because she had the possibility of liking the girls?"

"Huh? What?" Mark didn't understand what Jeno meant by the question. Jeno looked to his front feeling embrassed. That probably was not a great way to ask what he meant to ask. That was no where near what he thought but he panicked. He didn't even know why. All he wanted to do right now was to vanish. Mark furrowed his eyebrows as he was still trying to understand what the younger meant. Jeno looked at the cars that were parked alongside the road now wanting to talk anymore while Mark's brain was busy going through the question over and over again. His eyes became big as he realized what he meant. At least he hoped that he did.