Mingyu's blunt word was short, and got straight to the point. Wonwoo was grateful that he decided to stop eating, because the latter's quick and maybe honest answer caused him to choke on the bite of food that was already in his mouth. The Class Pres. was flailing his arms, as he was legitimately choking, Minghao roughly pat his back while laughing, in an attempt to help the barely breathing Wonwoo. Mingyu didn't mean to admit it so easily, but the book had most of his attention, and he told the truth at the question of the sweet, angelic familiar voice of Jeonghan. So, forgetting his surroundings, basically forgetting that the person in question was present, Mingyu answered honestly. What an odd crush, a tough dangerous, well known misfit liking a nerdy awkward Class President? After hearing the desperate coughing, Mingyu remembered that Wonwoo was there, so he immediately tried to cover it up, stuttering,

"I-I mean, as a friend, obviously. Just-just a friend."

The group surrounding Wonwoo burst out in laughter at their leader's futile attempt to hide the open truth.

"Too bad, Mingyu. This guy right there," Seungcheol put his hand on the red faced due to lack of oxygen Wonwoo.

"Doesn't like you back."

Mingyu looked at the Class Pres. and Wonwoo looked away, not trying to play hard to get, but just not believing the whole situation. What if it was a prank, or a joke and Wonwoo actually admitted his feelings? That'd be scarring, and he probably wouldn't be able to show his face in front of Minghao or Mingyu again.

"Told you~" Minghao said,

"You probably already lost to Jun." he added.

"Jun?", Jisoo questioned

"His bestfriend," the blue hair boy answered

"He's pretty cute, not gonna lie." he added.

The group looked at Minghao,

"Anyway~" Hansol said,

"So, are you dating this "Jun"?" he continued.

Wonwoo shook his head and said a quiet,

"No, and I don't like him like that." he clarified.

"Oh! So, that means I can have him?" Minghao said, receiving a glance from the Class Pres.

"Just kidding" he assured with a sweet smile and laugh. Mingyu was hiding his blushing face in the astrology book, but was called out by LeeChan,

"Mingyu-hyung, I don't think Wonwoo-hyung likes you."

Wonwoo sat there awkwardly, smiling at the fact LeeChan called him "hyung". He was analyzing the situation. He took in that Mingyu was actually blushing and embarrassed, and that Minghao wasn't really fooling around that much either. Also, apparently the Class Pres. was his first kiss... Did Mingyu actually admit his crush, accidentally? One thing after another lead Wonwoo to start to think, to hope, that Mingyu actually did like him back. But, the conversation stopped there when Mingyu turned the topic into Jun.

"They kissed," the latter exposed, and Wonwoo became flustered.

"Wah~~", the sound came from the group in amazement. 

"But so did you guys", Seungcheol pointed out.

"Jun was first, though." Mingyu argued back

"That doesn't count... Jun wasn't my first kiss, atleast I don't think so." Wonwoo said, feeling that if the conversation continued there would be misunderstandings. Jeonghan made a thinking face and said,

"So then..."

The group collectively looked at Mingyu who had returned to reading. He felt the gazes, and looked up from his page,

"What?"

"You guys were each other's first kiss?"

Jeonghan finished his thought. A collection of "Ooo~"'s came from the boys. Both Mingyu and Wonwoo was more obvious. Mingyu cleared his throat and stood up from the couch. With his cheeks still flushed with pink he announced that he was going to go back to school, and told the rest of the boys to enjoy their lunch. The group laughed at their leader's action to get out of this revealing conversation. Since Wonwoo was still uncomfortable with the boys, by impulse he gathered his things and said, 

"I'll come with you!"

and followed the latter out the door. When Wonwoo went outside, Mingyu was slightly ahead, but the shorter caught up in no time and was now walking beside the latter. Mingyu looked to his side and jumped a bit at the sudden appearance of the Class Pres. The latter stopped walking, and Wonwoo looked at him

"Yah. Why are you here?"

Wonwoo was kind of offended at the question, and showed it in his facial expression,

"You brought me there, and you were leaving me with 9 people I barely knew. Yeah, why did I follow you out here?", he replied sarcastically. Mingyu rolled his eyes and said,

"I was leaving because the conversation was making me feel uncomfortable. And, I'm sure you were feeling awkward too,"

"Exactly! That's why I'm out here" Wonwoo argued.

"Okay, I get that, but now those guys are probably talking about us. Probably making up things like we're dating, or whatever" Mingyu said as he looked at the building and ruffled his hair in frustration. 

"So... you don't want to them to think we're dating." Wonwoo said, kind of disappointed. Mingyu looked at him, noticing the tone of his voice and said,

"No." the latter answered while crossing his arms across his chest, prompting a reaction from Wonwoo.

"So, you would be ashamed to be known as dating me..." he said.

"This is ridiculous" Mingyu said lowly, and grabbed Wonwoo by the shoulders and bent down so that they were face to face,

"No, I wouldn't be ashamed. The reason I don't want them thinking that we're dating is because one of us lied about our feelings in that room, and I'll tell you something. It wasn't freakin' me.", the latter said in a serious tone, looking Wonwoo in the eyes. Wonwoo tried to avoid his gaze, but failed and they stared into each other's eyes. Mingyu could still see the confusion in Wonwoo's eyes,

"Jesus, do I need to spell it out for you?"

The shorter remained quiet, 

"I. like. you." Mingyu said, straight up to avoid any doubt, "quite a lot, actually.", he added

Wonwoo stared, dumbfounded. Mingyu sighed, and let go of the shorters shoulders, and started walking away. Wonwoo snapped out of his thoughts, and unconciously grabbed Mingyu's hand,

"I like you too.", he admitted while looking at the ground. Mingyu smirked at the innocent, vulnerable state of the Class Pres, and replied,

"I know."

Wonwoo looked up, scoffed and let go of the latter's hand and began walking forward,

"Nevermind, I take it back."

Mingyu started laughing,

"You can't take back your first kiss~", he teased, and jogged to catch up with Wonwoo who hit him in the arm when he did. 

The duo was walking, smiles on their faces, but not talking to each other, and just enjoying and appreciating the company. 

"So... what do you like about me?", Wonwoo asked awkwardly. Mingyu exhaled deeply, and squinted his eyes out in the distance and thought for a moment.

"I don't know, honestly..."

"Great, thanks." The Class Pres. replied while laughing

"No, I do like you... I just, can't put my finger on why." Mingyu said, his hard thinking showing on his face. 

"Really? I know why I like you." Wonwoo teased, smiling while looking forward. Mingyu looked at the shorter, with eager and curious eyes,

"Seriously? Tell me!" Mingyu asked, making Wonwoo laugh,

"I'll only tell you the day you tell me."

"Tch. Fine, but I'm holding you on that promise!" 

The duo continued walking and Wonwoo took out his phone to check something, then he saw the time.

"Yah! We're late for school!" 

Wonwoo was about to start running, when Mingyu's hand firmly gripped his arm,

"Wonwoo-ah. Can you skip just this once?" 

Wonwoo gave the latter a "seriously?" kind of facial expression.

"Please," he continued pleading.

"For what?"

Mingyu smiled, and his eyes turned into cute crescents,

"Let's hang out"

Before Wonwoo could object and give a lecture about how education is important, and that it's their graduating year, and they should study and focus for the future, Mingyu grabbed his wrist, and pulled him along. On the way, Wonwoo kept complaining, whining that they should turn around and go back to school, but those comments went through one of Mingyu's ear and out the other. Eventually, they got far enough that Wonwoo forfeited, and stopped talking and voluntarily walked with Mingyu. Mingyu noticed, and let go of his wrist, and happily led the way. It was a good thing that the Class Pres. had brought his stuff with him when they left for lunch, it saved them from going back after their "hang out". They arrived at a white dome, with dark glass that surrounded the building, Wonwoo looked up in awe and curiosity. Mingyu lead the shorter through the building, knowing where to turn, and which room they should go to. When the couple walked into the room, it was like a theater, really dark and a bunch of seats everywhere. The two sat down beside each other, and Wonwoo realized that the chairs recline all the way,

"What is this?" the Class Pres. asked, referring to the place they were currently sitting in. Mingyu looked at the shorter with wide eyes,

"You've never been here before?", the latter answered with a question

"Nope," he replied and shook his head. 

Mingyu looked at Wonwoo with disappointment in his eyes, and instead of telling him where they were, he smiled and said,

"Look up."

Wonwoo listened to the latter, and looked up to see a beautiful ceiling. Projected on the broad ceiling was the dark blue and black hues, the gradients of white, pink and yellow that formed the gorgeous night sky. Wonwoo's eyes glistened in amazement and awe, and Mingyu smiled sincerely at the shorter's reaction, his eyes filled with love. This little moment made Mingyu fall for Wonwoo a little more. Wonwoo was smiling, his white perfect teeth exposed as he stared at the ceiling. 

"This place is my favourite place to come to, aside from the base." Mingyu said, and Wonwoo looked at the latter who was staring at the projected sky, a smile on his face. 

"It's a Stargazing Theater Planetarium..." Mingyu looked to the shorter, and they were face to face, centimetres apart. Mingyu smiled, 

"Pretty cool, huh?" he said. The misfit's cute smile caused Wonwoo's lips to curve into a smile too, he nodded and returned his gaze to the ceiling,

"Mhm."

The two spent almost 2 hours in that room, but time flew by. As the projector rotated to give different areas of the sky, Mingyu explained and introduced many stars and constellations to the Class Pres. who listened intently with interest, and was fascinated about how much Mingyu knew about astrology. He came to understand a part of why the latter only showed up for Science class, and unkowingly fell deeper for Mingyu as he talked about the stars with such passion.

"How do you know so much about stars and the galaxy?" Wonwoo asked, and looked at Mingyu who kept his eyes to the ceiling. 

"I didn't have the best childhood, so... When things weren't going the best at home, I would go outside, lay down on a hill and just stare at the stars.", he answered, a soft smile on his face. Wonwoo didn't go deeper into that subject, but redirected his gaze to the galaxy,

"It's fascinating....", Wonwoo said, looked at Mingyu and thought, "You're fascinating." 

After almost 2 hours, the duo decided to go around town, and since they were both hungry, considering their lunch wasn't exactly complete, they decided to get something to eat. They exited the planetarium, and started walking around the town, looking for a place to eat. Wonwoo was craving a hamburger, and Mingyu wanted chicken, so they decided to get both. They split the burger, and got an order of 6 piece chicken, halving 3 each. Wonwoo was ping his backpack to get his wallet to pay for the meal, but Mingyu paid for it before the shorter managed to get his wallet out. Wonwoo looked at the latter, and said,

"I'll pay my half," and continued to reach for his wallet. Mingyu pulled Wonwoo's hand out of his backpack, and zipped it up,

"On me," then he smiled sweetly and said, "Since the Class President skipped class to hang out with me." 

Wonwoo rolled his eyes, and smiled, and took his seat infront of the latter. They were eating outside of the fast food restaurant, since the inside was packed with customers waiting for their order. They ate, and talked about random things, laughing a couple of times. As they were eating, Wonwoo thought about the whole situation and how odd it actually was. Now, their feelings are revealed, they both know they like each other... So now what? Are they automatically dating? Was this their first date? These kind of thoughts flowed through the Class President's mind. He wasn't sure, but he was sure that he didn't want to straight up ask Mingyu what the Hell happens now. But thankfully, he didn't have to.

"Wonwoo-ah", Mingyu said, "I hope you realize that when I say ""like", I mean more than friends..." his low voice said

Wonwoo remembered what the latter said at the base, and decided to tease,

"Oh really? That's not what you said at the base"

Mingyu scoffed

"Forget about what I said at the base", he said laughing a bit,

"I really like you. Truthfully, sincerely and honestly." he continued.

Wonwoo blushed at the words, and didn't know how to react, so he flicked Mingyu on the forehead as punishment for his cheesy words. Mingyu flinched at the quick sting of pain and said,

"Yah. I give you an honest confession, and that's your reply?!",

The latter said his eyes expressing anger, but that quickly disappeared when he looked at Wonwoo who was flushed with a deep red, and trying to hide his face in the sleeves of his uniform,

"I-idiot..." Wonwoo managed to stutter out, not revealing his insanely red face from his sleeves,

"I already said this before, I like you too."

Mingyu smiled, and said

"Wonwoo-ah, look at me."

Wonwoo didn't move, so Mingyu took matters into his own hands, and reached his hand over. He took Wonwoo's slim chin in his hand, gently and lifted it so that his face was now looking up at Mingyu. Mingyu continued smiling sweetly, finding the shorter's face cute, and said,

"So, with that all being said.", their faces were incredibly close, Wonwoo couuld feel the latter's breath on his,

"Jeon Wonwoo. Will you be my boyfriend?"

Wonwoo teared up at the words, and the tears slipped down his cheek, and people around them starting looking and whispering. It didn't help that Mingyu was holding his face, and he had bruises and cuts, and totally looked like a street kid.

"Yah, yah. Why are you crying?"

Mingyu said, desperately trying to wipe away the tears and stop the shorter from crying, getting up from his seat and leaning over to wipe Wonwoo's cheeks.

"Yah! People are going to think I'm abusing you!"

Mingyu said, panicked. Wonwoo didn't necessarily know why he was crying. Happiness? Relief that Mingyu actually liked him back? Fear and sadness of what they as a couple might encounter? The tears probably eombodied all 3 of those emotions. Mingyu was looking around, bowing his head at people trying to assure them that Wonwoo wasn't hurt, and before Mingyu could tell him to stop crying for the second time, Wonwoo wrapped his arms around the taller's neck and pulled him into a hug. The shorter buried his face into the familiar and comfortable place of Mingyu's shoulder. It felt different though, he wasn't injured on his back this time, and from the front, Wonwoo felt the rise and fall of Mingyu's chest. Mingyu stood there, surprised at the sudden action of the shorter. He was going to hug Wonwoo back, but Mingyu decided not just yet, 

"So... is that a yes?"

Wonwoo smiled into the latter's shoulder, and started chuckling 

"No ." he said sarcastically

Mingyu laughed too, and proceeded to wrap his arms around the waist of his new boyfriend. The new couple were smiling uncontrollably, their lips not uncurling out of pure happiness. Mingyu embraced the shorter, and once again Wonwoo noticed the grip of delicacy, as if trying not to break him. The two parted, and Mingyu smiled and cupped Wonwoo's face, whose eyes were barely visible due to the giant smile, which Mingyu smiled back at.

"Ah! Give me your phone," 

The latter instructed, and Wonwoo listened and took out his white iPhone and handed it to Mingyu. Mingyu went to Wonwoo's contacts, and was going to add his number to 'Favourites', but frownd. Wonwoo tip toed slightly to see what made Mingyu upset. On the Favourites section of the contacts, before his Mom and Dad's number, was Junhui's.

"I'm changing this," Mingyu said and Wonwoo chuckled at how childish he was being. The latter typed in some numbers, and his name with a locked emoji and heart.

"You're so lame~", Wonwoo said.

When Mingyu handed back his phone, Wonwoo saw that he didn't delete Jun from the Favourites, but now his best friend's place was second. He looked up from his phone, and at Mingyu who winked and said,

"Now I'm first"

He declared, and puffed out his chest proudly, making the Class Pres. laugh. The two got up from where they were eating after the last couple of bites, and started walking. They were walking, Wonwoo was at a little faster pace to keep up with Mingyu's long legs. Mingyu kept looking at Wonwoo, not his face, but at his hand that was just freely swaying at his side. He looked around, and slipped his fingers in between Wonwoo's. Wonwoo looked at his hand, and then at the slightly blushing Mingyu, smiled and grasped his hand tighter. The couple continued walking, fingers intertwined, and their hands fit in each other's as if they were made just for them. Since the weather was nice and warm that day, the two decided to grab some icecream. They walked hand in hand up until the entrance of the ice cream shop, at which Mingyu let go and like a gentleman, held the door open as Wonwoo scoffed at the cheesiness and walked in. Mingyu ordered a cone of Chocolate, while his boyfriend went with Vanilla. Of course, they didn't like each other's flavours. They were walking, and reverted to holding hands, their other hands holding their ice cream. Wonwoo exhaled and a smile formed on his face,

"So this is what having a boyfriend's like?", Wonwoo asked.

Mingyu shrugged, took a of his frozen treat,

"I wouldn't know, I've never had one." he said, and Wonwoo stopped walking and replied,

"No way... You're joking."

Mingyu shook his head,

"You're so handsome though..."

The Class Pres said, his voice trailing off as he became more confused. Mingyu chuckled, and Wonwoo said

"You must've at least liked someone, right?"

Mingyu nodded slowly, replying 

"Yeah... But, nothing came out of that, obviously since you're my first."

Wonwoo didn't want to go deeper into the subject so he just smiled and  said,

"You're my first too,"

"Obviously. You didn't even notice Jun liked you,"

"That's because I was focused on only you-"

The two made eye contact, and the flustered Wonwoo tried to cover it up,

"U~niversity." he finished his sentence.

Mingyu laughed and walked closer towards the shorter and crouched down so that the couple was on same eye level,

"You have some ice cream on your nose,"

The misfit said to Wonwoo who became cross eyed trying to find the ice cream,

"Where?"

Mingyu smiled and said,

"Ri~ght here!"

Wonwoo's nose suddenly became cold, and he couldn't breath clearly. Mingyu laughed as he took back his cone that left chocolate ice cream on his boyfriend's nose. Wonwoo opened his mouth in shock, and smiled evilly as he got instant revenge by covering the taller's nose in vanilla. And so, what broke out was a cute, immature ice cream fight that resulted both boy's faces becoming covered in ice cream. As the two were laughing, Mingyu grabbed Wonwoo's waist and pulled him closer so that he couldn't get away and shoved the last bit of ice cream in his face. Wonwoo did the same to the taller, and now they were laughing, faces close enough that they could kiss... and so they did. Mingyu leaned in and placed a sweet, literally, quick kiss on Wonwoo's lips, and smiled. Wonwoo smiled too and thought, maybe chocolate ice cream wasn't so bad afterall? 

After that, the boys got cleaned up in a public washroom, and Wonwoo said he had to get home to finish assignments so that his parents wouldn't worry. Mingyu let him go, and they parted ways, looking back at each other a couple of times. When Wonwoo got home, he finished his assignments and took a shower, and was laying on his bed when he heard his phone go off and vibrate on his desk. The Class Pres groaned, and groggily reached over and grabbed his phone, refusing to actually stand up and get out of bed. On the screen of his locked phone was a preview of a text from Mingyu. Wonwoo got excited, and quickly unlocked his phone,

Mingyu♡ : Hey. Hope you got home safely, and I had a great time today.

Wonwoo looked at the screen, smiling unconciously but then he wondered how Mingyu got his number. Then, he realized that Mingyu texted himself when he put his number in earlier

Wonwoo: Hi, yeah I'm home. I had a good time today, too! 

He replied, his heart thumping and smiling at the kind words of Mingyu. It hadn't sunk in that they were "dating" yet, but he liked the way Mingyu texted him after hanging out. 

Mingyu ♡ : Wonwoo-ah. Today was the first date of many, okay? 

The Class President stared at the screen, smiled and typed back

Wonwoo: Okay. 

AUTHOR'S NOTE;

wow hi. LOL SO MUCH FLUFF IN THIS YES, NO? So, it's been awhile since I've updated, so here's Chapter 9 for you guys. ♡ GUYS I FOUND THE HEART. LOOL I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, it was fun writing! I wrote most of it on my school bus, so... :') LOL, uhhh comment, subscribe upvote  & whateverrrr xD srsly tho, Subscribe to keep updated! ^_^ Love you guys, comment your thoughts? I'll try and update soon. Until then, PEACE! - Zen