chapter ten

"oh, that?" he frowned. "she actually barged inside my room and said that ruby was sleeping in the kitchen." he said calmly.

"she what?" taeyong widened his eyes.

"i actually got mad at her when i found out that ruby wasn't even there. i didn’t go back to sleep and decided to make breakfast instead." he explained. "i asked ten if you're still sleeping because you woke up earlier than them, but he said he woke up and you weren't there anymore."

"and so i got worried." he finished off.

taeyong was out of words, he just looked down and kept patting ruby's head. he didn’t expect that jaehyun would get worried about him.

"but you didn’t even bother to look for ruby..." taeyong said.

"i know she was with you," jaehyun said. "she was the one you always look for when i'm literally the one who greeted you." and he rolled his eyes.

"jae, are you jealous or something?" taeyong asked, chuckling.

"don't laugh at me, it's true though!" he whined.

but taeyong just laughed at him, jaehyun pouted and lay down on the ground, facing taeyong backwards. probably sulking.

"daddy jaehyun is sulking..." taeyong said as he patted ruby's head.

"i'm not." jaehyun said.

"jae, you're so cute!" and he shook him.

"don't touch me!" he hissed, but taeyong just kept shaking him, laughing.

the two ended up tickling each other, they almost rolled down the ground but they didn’t care, especially about their surroundings.

they didn’t even realize that there's an old man watching them fondly.

"okay, stop now—aaa!" he shouted when jaehyun tickled him for the last time.

"you fucking annoying!" taeyong said as he hit jaehyun's chest.

but it got slow when his eyes met jaehyun's who is now staring at him, faces were close, jaehyun was on taeyong's top. something suddenly urged the two to press both of their lips together.

their faces were slowly getting closer but it stopped when a familiar voice shouted, calling their names.

and when the two realized their position, taeyong immediately pushed jaehyun away, as well as jaehyun who immediately moved away from the older one. his ears suddenly get red while on taeyong, his face is now red as fuck.

getting ruby from the ground, taeyong stood up and didn’t even bother to look at the younger one. he just left.

"hi, hyung. have you seen jaehyun hyung?" mark asked, smiling.

"he's... there." and he continued walking.

mark smiled giggly before walking closer to jaehyun who's now brushing his hair.

"you already had everything but you're literally obvious when you're blushing." mark said, smirking.

"fuck off." jaehyun hissed and covered his ears.

"king jung is literally here when you guys are about to kiss." mark said.

"he did?" he suddenly looked up.

"yes, he said he just walked past but also left. he probably saw you two." he chuckled. "you're so down bad, prince jung."

"i almost fucking kiss him," jaehyun said. "and if i did that, he would probably hate me."

"just say you're disappointed that you didn’t kiss him because i came." he smirked.

"hell no? i'm also thankful that you came, i don't want to kiss him without any assurance." he rolled his eyes.

"whatever, prince jung." he rolled his eyes. "let's go, the others have decided to throw a party tonight."

"it's still early," he groaned.

"and we need to find some drinks." mark said.

the prince just groaned and stood up, looking like the others couldn't wait anymore for the grand party two weeks from now. that's why they threw a party tonight.

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it was already dark and the other's were already drunk, the others were found at the dance floor, while the others were still drinking on their tables.

"you only take five cups yet you're already drunk?" said who is also drunk.

"you're drunk too, ten!" taeyong said, pouting.

"i'm not! look, i can still dance!" and he stood up, but he also went back to his seat as he got dizzy and lost his balance.

taeyong laughed out loud, pointing at ten who's now pouting and trying to make his sight clear because it was getting blurry.

winwin, jaemin and chenle who are also in the same table were just watching the two. except jaemin who is now peacefully sleeping while hugging chenle's arm.

"hyung, do you have any crush?" chenle asked out of nowhere.

"crush?" taeyong asked softly.

"yes," chenle nodded. "attraction towards someone." he smiled.

"do you have yours?" he asked.

"jisung!" ten suddenly shouted. "that's his crush." he giggled.

"really?!" he gasped dramatically. "you guys are cute though!" he giggled.

"poor chenle." winwin said, teasing the younger one.

"oh, winwin! you're there!" taeyong said and immediately hugged the younger one.

"winwin also has a crush." ten said, giggling.

"you have one?!" his eyes widened.

"it's yuta hyung." chenle said, getting his revenge.

"woah! i also have mine!" he proudly said.

and that made them look at him, as well as ten who's still drunk but still know his surroundings.

"who is that?" chenle asked, holding his smile back.

"shh!" he immediately said. "don't tell this to others, okay?"

and the three of them nodded.

"my crush is jaehyun."

arriving at the party, yangyang immediately went to the dance floor after finding out that his boyfriend, renjun, was one of those dancing at the dance floor. jaehyun and the others can't help but laugh and look for their guys.

they were from the small center here on the island to check on those kids who are getting treated because they were sick. they took a long time there, that's why when they arrived at the party, most of them had already passed out.

"oh god, my guy has already passed out." jeno said when he found jaemin.

"he's already drunk?" jaehyun whispered when he saw taeyong clinging to winwin.

they walked closer to their table and made the drunk ones look at them.

"taeyong! your crush is here!" ten said, giggling.

"shh!" and taeyong immediately rushed towards him, covering his mouth.

"hmm!" ten said, trying his best to remove taeyong's hand.

"how many cups has he drinks?" jaehyun asked as he leaned closer to winwin.

"five cups," winwin said. "his alcohol tolerance is low, get him already and put him to bed."

"get your guy already, johnny." jaehyun said.

"get yours first," johnny said.

jaehyun rolled his eyes and walked closer to taeyong who is now getting teased by ten.

"let's go now, yong." jaehyun said softly.

"love, that's my ship! they were sailing!" ten said happily as he got pulled softly by johnny.

taeyong was quiet when jaehyun successfully pulled him out of the party. the older one is not talking, which made jaehyun confused.

"yong, do we have a problem?" jaehyun asked and held both of taeyong's hands.

"nothing..." he pouted.

"where do you want to sleep, hmm?" he asked softly. "in my room together with ruby or in your room?"

"jae..." he called.

"hmm?" jaehyun immediately responded.

"what does it feel like to be in love?"

that question made jaehyun stop and confused, he couldn't read taeyong's mind because he didn’t understand what he was thinking, many questions were inside his head.

"because everytime i'm with you, i feel something in my stomach. it's making me flutter, i feel my face blushing whenever you touch me or get closer to me..." he started. "i look for you when you're not around, i like your company, i like being with you all the time... jae, it confuses me..."

"is it love? is that the feeling of being in love?" he asked.

"yong... what are you... saying?" he gulped.

"jae, i think i'm in love..." he pouted. "with you."

"it's not a simple attraction anymore," he continued. "if it is, why did i get jealous when i saw you together with selena? why do i look for you when you're not around?" he finished off.

a long silence covered them, taeyong is pouting as he waits for jaehyun's response. not until he felt a soft hand raise his chin.

"yes, that's the feeling of being in love." jaehyun said softly. "i also get confused about my feelings though."

"hmm?" he hummed.

"fuck, here we go again with your doe eyes." jaehyun said. "one of those things i love you..."

and that made taeyong stop.

"yong, i just want you to know that we feel the same—"

but he was cut off when taeyong already pressed his lips towards jaehyun.

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: i had a free time so, here 😅