It's evening by the time Hakyeon is woken, loud music pounding in his ears and successfully erasing all traces of sleep

He glances to his left, noticing the sheets have been made and Taekwoon no longer lays there. He decides that it's time to get up and starts his morning (evening actually) routine with a shower 

Once showered he scours his closet for something acceptable, choosing a simple stylish outfit and makes quick work of dressing himself just as his door bursts open 

"Wakey wakey, eggs and ba-... oh you're awake" Jaehwan stops short from pouncing on him as he awes at his risen figure "Now I don't get to abuse you" he sulks with a pout, clearly crestfallen at the missed opportunity 

"How could I not be?, are you having a concert down there or something?." There's a second of silence as the gears start to turn in his head "OMG Jaehwan tell me you didn't throw another party because I will-"

"Kill me?" Jaehwan grins, leaning on the frame of his bedroom door 

"No that's no fun, but I'll make you wish I had" he stomps his way over, pushing Jaehwan out with him

"First of all. No I didn't throw a party and secondly, That party was so not my idea, I keep telling you Hyuk was the mastermind behind that but, you fell for that sneaky fox's innocent looks. Just for the record, the music wouldn't have been a bother, if you had actually been up at a normal time instead of sleeping your life away" Jaehwan tuts with a shake of his head 

"Says you, mister I'll just wake up at quarter to six in the evening like it's the most natural thing to do" he huffs in annoyance, stopping halfway on the stairs to glare back at him 

"You can't say anything, it's 2 O'clock in the evening" Jaehwan pinches his cheeks, squishing them together 

"I will kick you down these stairs, don't think I wouldn't. You know I would" he threatens only half joking 

"Scared" Jaehwan sniggers and he contemplates actually kicking him down the stairs, changing his mind (only because he doesn't want witnesses) when Wonshik appears at the bottom 

"Hyung you're finally awake, good morning" Wonshik grins following them to the kitchen, where they find Taekwoon seated at the table, looking just as annoyed as he is with the noise 

"What's so good about it" he grumbles, taking whichever seat was nearest to him 

"Don't mind him, he just hasn't had his coffee yet" Jaehwan reassures the startled youngster, already preparing the hot beverage  

Once handed to him, he hugs the mug close, breathing in its bitter aroma with a satisfied smile

"Now he'll be his usual ray of sunshine like self" Jaehwan pats him on the shoulder "well he'll be as cheery as he can for someone who threatens my life on more than just the odd occasion" he adds thoughtfully 

He ignores him, lifting the mug to his lips when a hand collides with the back of his head sharply 

"It has just been made, don't drink it now idiot, don't you remember what happened last time?" Jaewhan points an accusatory finger at him

"What happened last time?" Taekwoon speaks for the first time today and he begins cackling 

"I burnt Jaehwan last time" his cackles turn to full blown laughter when Jaehwan turns red 

"Yes let's all laugh at Jaehwan for Hakyeon's mistakes, you're funny. Drink your coffee and don't hurt yourself" Jaehwan sulks to the door, grabbing his jacket on the way

"Oh don't be so salty you big baby, I gave you ice for it didn't I" he tries to control his laughter and struggling an awful lot as a few giggles are let out 

"You threw it at my face" there's a moment of silence before he starts laughing again and Jaehwan glares, lunging at him only to be held back by a somewhat amused Taekwoon 

"We don't need you two killing each other in broad daylight" Taekwoon shakes his head, pulling them both by the ear

"Is it because you wouldn't want me dead" he turns his head in an awkward angle. grinning up at Taekwoon, who still has his left ear caught in his vice grip like fingers 

"No it's because I don't want to be a murder suspect, you can both chase each other to your hearts content. Only after dark and miles away from me"

They stare in bewilderment at the male who stares back with nothing on his face that would suggest he was kidding. 

He likes to think it may be Taekwoon's default expression 

Taekwoon points a finger at the table and he obeys without argument, grinning at Jaehwan behind his coffee 

"Yon, we'll be back later. We're going to visit Hyuk" Jaehwan waves from the door, dragging Wonshik along by the arm, despite the younger boys whiney protests of "Hyung, I know how to walk on my own" 

"Don't forget to tell him that he still has my copy of death note" he yells and there's a quick "will do!" before the door slams shut "I'm telling you, that boy has borrowed it for so long that soon enough I'll have to borrow it back" he sighs to himself

"Sanghyuk"

"What?" He turns to face Taekwoon with an expression akin to a mixture of confusion and wonder 

"Han Sanghyuk" 

"You know Hyuk?" There's a giddy feeling coursing through him at the thought of his precious baby 

"We work together. He's troublesome" there's something in his tone that makes Hakyeon think he doesn't actually mind how troublesome the younger boy is

"Well that's Hyuk for you, he's always had a dislike for rules, his punctuality is atrocious and well to put it bluntly. He's a brat" he leans back on the chair, sipping his coffee while Taekwoon nods in agreement 

"He doesn't mean any harm though, he's actually very well behaved when he needs to be, not wants to be because to be fair the kid never likes to be serious. Unless he's around Hongbin, Thats another friend of ours maybe I'll introduce you two someday but yeah, for some reason that none of us will ever be able to understand, those two just can't get along. I don't think I can count on both hands -maybe even including his toes- the amount of times both Jaehwan and I have had to nearly break up fights between the two" Taekwoon just continues to watch him as he rambles on about the two youngsters "one day they'll get along... I'll make them" he grins mischievously 

"What are your plans for today then?" Taekwoon asks a moment later

"Hm I'll have to tidy the house, Jaehwan makes quite a mess when he's here" he smiles "and go buy Mittens more cat food, she eats more than me to be honest and believe me. That's a lot" 

"Well I guess maybe I should go then" He stares incredulously at Taekwoon for a second before shaking his head

"Why would I want that?"

"Well wouldn't I be a distraction?" Taekwoon answers his question with a question of his own

"I think you'd be the right kind of distraction, it can get quite lonely around the house when I'm by myself, at least now I'll have someone other than myself to talk to" he laughs, smile fading when Taekwoon doesn't laugh along

"That was a joke" he waves his hands with a laugh

"No it wasn't" 

"Yeah you're right... I'm a bit of a weirdo" 

"Yeah you are" he smiles to himself at the smile on Taekwoon's face 

"So then what are your plans?" He leans forward, propping his elbows on the table and resting his chin on his hands 

"I thought we already established that I'll be keeping you company, so you don't have to talk to yourself in this lonely house" Taekwoon quirks an eyebrow 

"Great, but let's just sit for a while, I enjoy resting" he stretches, sighing in relief when his bones pop

"No, you enjoy procrastinating" Taekwoon corrects him with a knowing look 

"Ah you've only known me a couple of days and you already know me so well. So Woon... What's your favourite colour?" Taekwoon stares at him with a blank expression but all he does is grin wider

"Are you five of something?"

"Five and a half actually but that's not the point. Answer the question" he pushes and Taekwoon almost laughs at how childish he sounds

"I don't know, blue?"

"Is that a question or an answer?"

"An answer?"

"Taek" 

"Okay okay it's my answer" he finally gives in "yours?"

"Are you five now?" He laughs

"No... I'm four actually" 

His face splits into a wide grin and Hakyeon laughs along with him

If he thought Taekwoon's smile was the best he was surely proven wrong and he decides his laugh is the most precious thing he's ever heard, so precious that he's made a mental note to make him laugh at least once a day

"It's orange, no. Purple... No Green!. I have no idea. Red maybe.. Yeah definitely red, and black" he smiles finally making up his mind 

There's no words for a while and the two simply stare at nothing and everything. it doesn't last long at all and soon their both laughing at Hakyeon's childish questions again 

"Thank you by the way" he smiles, remembering his last mental note 

"What would you possibly have to thank me for?" 

"The night we went clubbing, I'm thanking you for the medicine and I guess for helping me get home, I must have been quite bothersome" he chuckles nervously and Taekwoon for the second time today, let's out a genuine hearty laugh

"No you were actually okay, you were quite adamant about holding my hand though" Taekwoon smirks as he splutters, choking on his now lukewarm coffee

"I'm only kidding, you didn't hold my hand" Taekwoon reassures and he lets out a breath of air "you did want to hug me a lot though, something about me smelling nice and wanting to "bottle my scent" to keep forever"

He covers his face with his hands as he feels his cheeks burn in embarrassment 

"If it makes you feel any better... I thought you smelled really nice as well. Fruity... You smell like cherry. You always do" Taekwoon mumbles shyly and he no longer feels embarrassed and shamelessly squeals at his shyness

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They spend the next hour asking each other random questions while cleaning the house to an acceptable standard and laughing until their stomachs hurt

"It's half 3, we should probably get something to eat sometime soon" Hakyeon ponders yet neither of them make an attempt to move from the couch or make any suggestions on what they would like to eat. It's not until their stomachs start to grumble in protest that they actually get a move on

"Well I have to buy some cat food, we could get something to eat while I'm doing that?" 

Taekwoon nods in agreement and they both start to get ready to leave, writing a quick note to inform the other two of their whereabouts seen as they will most likely be back before they will 

"Okay, are you ready?" He turns to face Taekwoon when something is wrapped around his neck. Something warm and fluffy and smells exactly like Taekwoon (not that he would instantly recognise his scent, pshh noo)

"It's cold out and I don't need it anyway" Taekwoon refuses to make eye contact with him and he finally looks down to see Taekwoon's scarf wrapped snugly around his neck 

He fights back the urge to blush again and clears his throat, pointing to the door "Thank you Taek, shall we go now?, Jaehwan and Wonshik should be in before us but it's okay, Jaehwan has his own set of keys to get in so we're in no hurry at all" 

"Yeah let's go" Taekwoon takes ahold of his arm dragging him along with him and if it weren't for the fact that he was currently staring at his back, he would have noticed Taekwoon's crimson blush 

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Ello' again my lovelies 

Okay so I was supposed to update the other week and didn't so I am so so sorry also, I think you guys deserve an explanation for my disappearance.

Okay well first of all a few things had been happening in my life that were putting me under a lot of stress and then to make things worse, I found out my brother was diagnosed with cancer. Don't worry though, he went through his chemo KICKED CANCERS and is now recovering, so anyway I was a little mentally unstable but I think I am better now and will be continuing to write for all if you who like this story THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME ^~^