"You're an actual idiot, Na Jaemin."

Doyoung snapped, looking at the boy who'd just stole the remaining half of his cigarette with anger

"They cost money, a good amount of it too."

 

Jaemin shrugged, expressionlessly taking a drag of the cigarette

"It's not asif you're poor, is it?"

 

Doyoung groaned, shaking his head

"You're too smart for a 15 year old."

 

"Smartness makes the ladies swoon, it's a fact."

Jaemin replied, the corner of his lip wanting to turn into a smile but sticking asif it had been glued into place

 

Doyoung tutted, nudging Jaemin

"So everyone is talking about this Jeno; apparently he has a cute little teenage puppy-love crush on you."

He said, making kissy noises to annoy the younger boy

 

"First of all; I'm straight, Secondly - how many descriptive words did you need to use?"

Jaemin hissed, narrowing his eyes at Doyoung

 

Doyoung smiled and put an arm around Jaemin

"I needed to put his love for you into perspective using words, that's what came into my head first kiddo."

 

"I swear, you're the only person who'd say something as stupid as that."

Jaemin replied quickly, resting his head on Doyoung's shoulder

"Be a good person and massage my back?"

 

Doyoung ruffled Jaemin's hair and chuckled

"Oh please, You may be my favorite person in our group but that doesn't magically mean you get a massage."

 

"Whatever, I'll do one thing for you if you give me a massage?"

Jaemin asked, looking up at Doyoung and raising an eyebrow

 

Doyoung smiled smugly, nodding

"I'll give you a massage if you agree to talk to Jeno and see if you like him after a few weeks."

 

Jaemin thought for a moment, then suddenly nodding

"Fine. Tell him to meet me on the bridge after school."

 

"Gotcha."

Doyoung said, smiling

 

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Taeyong stood up, looking at the boys infront of him

"Have you heard that Jaemin agreed to try with that Jeno? I think we should try something."

 

"What're you thinking?"

Yuta replied, leaning back on his chair and smiling playfully

 

"Well, I think that we should all try and turn Jaemin gay before Jeno can."

Taeyong said with a slight mean tone to his already manipulative voice 

"Put your hand up if you're in, the winner gets to throw our next party."

 

Taeyong looked at the ones who'd put their hand up; it turned out to be everyone - even Doyoung.

 

"Doyoung, really? I thought he was like your little brother.."

Yuta asked, pouting in confusion

 

Doyoung blushed a little and a shy little smile fell across his face

"I recently found that I actually have feelings for him.."

 

"Nobody cares!"

Winwin called from the back, throwing a paper ball at Doyoung

 

Doyoung turned to Winwin, throwing the paper ball back at him

"Okay then, I won't invite you to MY party once I win."

 

Winwin sighed, putting his head down

 

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Jeno went to his locker, his eyes widening as a note fell out and onto the floor, he picked it up, reading it

 

'Hey. It's Jaemin. Meet me on the bridge after school.'

It read, Jeno knowing that it was Jaemin from the short and snappy sentences

 

He smiled, turning to his best and only friend, Donghyuk

"He knows! He wants to meet me after school!"

He squealed like a girl, jumping up and down

 

"Calm it, how do you know it's him?"

Donghyuk said, holding Jeno still

"For all we know it could be one of his friends who want to kill you."

 

"Shut up dummy, only Na Jaemin writes in such short and to-the-point sentences!"

Jeno squealed, still hopping even though Donghyuk was trying to hold him still

 

Donghyuk shook his head and sighed

"Whatever. School ends in 10 minutes so you better get dolled up, want me to help?"

 

Jeno nodded with a big smile

"Please!"

He said, clapping his hands

 

Donghyuk reached into his pocket, taking out a comb and styling Jeno's hair and quickly putting some foundation onto his face, standing back and nodding at the output

"He'll like you, he's dated plenty of girls with the same kinda aura and look as yours."

 

"Thank you so so much! I better go now! Wish me luck!"

Jeno said, quickly waving and walking off out to the school's secluded bridge

 

"He always gets the ones I like.."

Donghyuk muttered to himself, frowning

 

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Jeno stood on the bridge, waiting for Jaemin patiently, trying to keep himself sane

 

"Boo."

A sarcastic voice said behind him, Jeno turned, looking eye-to-eye with Taeyong and Yuta

"He isn't here. He doesn't want you."

Yuta said, sniggering

 

"B-But.. He wouldn't do this to me. He's not an idiot like you two."

Jeno replied, his face dropping 

 

Taeyong pushed Jeno back, nearly at the edge of the bridge

"Do you see him? No. It's obvious he doesn't like you."

 

"And he doesn't like you either! I don't see him writing you notes!"

Jeno said, his voice slightly raised as he tried to keep his balance, knowing that one wrong step could possibly cost him his life

 

"But you never see him."

Yuta said coldly, pushing Jeno one last time as he began to fall

 

"What're you doing!?"

A voice called, someone bustling through and pulling Jeno up and into his arms

"That isn't funny, he could've died!"

 

Taeyong's eyes widened at the appearance of Jaemin, surprised he'd turned up

"Jaemin! We were just messing with him and-"

 

"Messing with someone isn't trying to kill them. That's plain bullying, get out of here."

Jaemin hissed, his voice scaring even Taeyong and Yuta

 

"Okay.. We're sorry.."

Yuta and Taeyong muttered, walking away

 

Jaemin walked over to the field, resting Jeno down and sitting opposite of the boy

"You must be Jeno, right?"

He asked, alot of curiosity in his voice as his naturally sparkly eyes glistened in the noon sunlight

 

Jeno melted inside as he looked into Jaemin's eyes, feeling asif he had stepped into a dream - but it was reality and he had to keep reminding himself that, knowing he'd say or do something stupid if he didn't

"Yeah.. Thanks for what you did back there"

 

"No problem. I don't want the school to be charged with another murder."

Jaemin replied, his face somehow managing to smile for the first time he could remember, he felt butterflies inside but didn't know what was happening, he was more-so in denial even at the possibility that he could be falling for a boy

 

Jeno's eyes widened as he saw Jaemin smile for the first time - ever; after all those years of practically stalking him just to see what his smile looked like and now finally seeing it.. directed to him

 

"Are you okay?"

Jaemin asked, confused at the males silence

 

Jeno quickly blinked, breaking his love-struck stare

"Yeah, i'm fine sorry; I just zoned out."

 

"Ah. It's getting late.. Want me to walk you home? I wouldn't want anything to happen to you."

Jaemin asked, standing up and moving his hair from his eyes

 

Jeno smiled and stood up next to Jaemin, nodding

"Yeah, please- I mean you don't have to but-"

 

"Shut up, of course I want to."

Jaemin said, pulling Jeno closer to him and holding his hand

 

Jeno blushed a deep red across his whole face, using his free hand to cover a cheek

"Someone like you actually wants to spend time with.. me?"

 

"Of course I do, if I liked people like myself why would I never date them? People like me are boring."

Jaemin muttered, beginning to walk

"Where abouts do you live?"

 

Jeno pouted a little

"I'm the house opposite yours.."

 

"You know where I live?"

Jaemin chuckled, squeezing Jeno's hand to reassure him

"That's cute. I never knew you lived so close."

 

"I'm not a creep I swear! I just always hear you and your friends at your house.."

Jeno pleaded, his pout getting bigger and cuter

 

Jaemin looked at Jeno and tutted

"Next time you can join us."

He said, resisting the urge he had to plant a kiss on Jeno's lips as they walked up to the road

 

"Really? I don't think your friends like me though.."

Jeno muttered, looking down

 

Jaemin laughed, tilting Jeno's face upward using his index finger

"That's just those two. I'll always protect you from this day forward."

He said, kissing Jeno quickly but pulling away after realising it wasn't right

 

"I-I'm sorry.. I'll go now-"

Jaemin said, leaving Jeno at his house and quickly running to his own

 

Jaemin ran up the stairs and jumped onto his bed, lying on it and sighing loudly

"I can't like a boy."

He muttered over and over to himself, in complete denial.

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Jeno walked into his house, confused but melted inside from the kiss he'd been longing for, for over 5 years.

 

"Jeno, how'd it go?"

Donghyuk said, looking at Jeno as he walked in

"Your Mom let me in."

 

"Oh my gosh - it was so good! At the start Taeyong and Yuta turned up and they tried to push me but as I was about to fall into the water Jaemin turned up and told them to leave and he was holding me and we sat and talked for a while and he's so sweet AND THEN he kissed me just then! I never knew he was this amazing-"

Jeno squealed, his sentences quick and high-pitched

 

Donghyuk turned away, rolling his eyes

"Getting with him is nothing but drama. What if he wasn't there to save you?"

 

"Well he said from today on he will protect me!"

Jeno snapped, looking at Donghyuk

"Why are you so against me and him being a thing?!"

 

"Cause you'll never be a thing. That boy is a heartless person who breaks hearts for his own benefit."

Donghyuk hissed back, standing tall and intimidatingly infront of Jeno

 

Jeno pushed Donghyuk away from him, frowning

"How would YOU know? You liked him before and he never even turned a blind eye to you! You're just jealous!"

 

Donghyuk suddenly raised his fist, throwing a hard punch into Jeno's jaw

"He only noticed you because you stalked him."

He said, getting his bag and shoes on and leaving Jeno lay unconscious on the cold marble floor.