“I might be a young parent but I know how to differentiate what's right and what's wrong.” He turned to look at the principal to glare powerfully at him. “Since I stepped foot in this school today no one told me what this fight was about and I had to investigate that myself because I know my kid and I know he wouldn't lose control over petty matters. I ended up discovering that Mingyu wasn't attacked out of nowhere, so how in the world the school didn't investigate that?”

“Woohyun didn't want to talk about it.” The principal said in his defense.

“I'm really sorry Mr. Kim, the kids were talking all at the same time and I couldn't hear properly.” Dongwoo said apologetic, looking down the floor. “I only know it was something about his mother.”

“Yes, he told me. But since Woohyun and Sunggyu befriended I hear here and there that he was bullied the previous year and the school dealt with this poorly. I believe Sunggyu shouldn't have been picked on because of what it seemed to be his family issues, whatever they are, but I won't admit that happening to my son, even more when he is maknae of his class.” He basically growled menacingly and Sungyeol nape hairs were up. that was hot, but Sungyeol kept chanting in his head that he should not see Myungsoo in his way, at all.

“You're overreacting, I'm sure Myungyu wasn't....”

Myungsoo then turned to the parent-son pair again glaring even more powerfully and Sungyeol wondered how that was even possible, now that he thought back to his fighting days, Myungsoo could have gone up against him fair and square, it would have been a good challenge, Myungsoo was perfectly able to fight.

“Overreacting?” Myungsoo scoffed sarcastically. “Have you asked your son what was the reason why Woohyun started beating him? I know it won't justifies but it explains perfectly.” Myungsoo asked and the guy hesitated but the young Dad didn't give a chance for the old guy to talk and continued talking fiercely. “Minggyu told Woohyun that he killed his own mother.” He said and all the adults gasped, Sungyeol even put a hand on his mouth in surprise while Woohyun looked down the ground while he was starting to tear up again. “what kind of kid says such cruel thing? It's hard for a seven-year-old to comprehend and deal with the need of person he was never able to meet already, and your son hurt him deeply with such remark, it was no wonder that Woohyun got mad.”

Myungsoo said and the older guy looked at his son in anger. “Mingyu!” He said menacingly and tried to hide behind Sunggyu but the older boy just moved, not wanting to mix himself with such boy.

“I won't admit my son being made fun of, or even hearing such things, from an adult or classmate that knows nothing about us. I wish and demand respect for our situation and my late wife, therefore I'm still waiting for an apology and Woohyun will only apologize if he hears a sincere one.” With that Myungsoo became frozen like a statue.

“Ahem, this changes things a lot.”

“Mingyu!” The other father growled at the kid that tried to get his out of it. “How could you ask something like that?”

“Daddy, I didn't mean that It was just a question!” The boy wailed

“Apologize right now!” The parent demanded.

“But daddy-” The boy still tried to argue.

“RIGHT NOW MINGYU!”

The boy begrudgingly gave a step towards Woohyun and apologized weakly. “Sorry.”

“I'm sorry too.” Woohyun said and hesitated to but added. “Hyung, don't do this anymore.. it hurts.” Obviously, he didn't mean the scratches he got, the hair pulls or even his missing tooth and by the tone of his voice, it seemed like the other knew.

“I'm sorry!” The boy repeated and Woohyun nodded weakly.

“Woohyun apologized and accepted an apology, now you apologize it too!” Sungyeol slightly pulled his brother to the front and Sunggyu glared at him, he clearly didn't want. “Come on Sunggyu I won't ask you again.”

“Sorry.” He said although still glaring at the boy, he clearly didn't mean it. “I won't hurt you anymore, as long as you don't hurt us.” He let out a veiled threat and Sungyeol was almost scandalized.

“Sunggyu!”

“What? He has to listen to me because I'm the oldest.” This was what Sungyeol thought it would happen when Sunggyu and Woohyun became friends, but at the same time he had no reason to blame the young boy, Sunggyu already liked to fight him back, and although he could recognize that, he also got red in the face because Sunggyu used his own argument back to his face. The boy was becoming too smart, this wasn't good for him.

“We have to have a serious talk about that.” He hissed between gritted teeth.

When the apologies were exchanged the atmosphere became less cold, though it was clear that Myungsoo fighting spirit was pretty much still in control and any wrong movement would cause him to flip again.

After that, both parents assessed their kid's injuries and decided that they had pretty much the same state, aside Woohyun tooth, but Myungsoo received a card from Mingyu dad that told him to take Woohyun to the dentist and send him the bill. Myungsoo was pissed, what was the use? A milky tooth had no root's, the boy would have to live with one tooth less until the definitive one would want to come out.

“Let it go. This is the max you'll get from him.” Sungyeol whispered at some point, most parents wouldn't even offer that.

Still Myungsoo was angry, so he let some steam out scolding the principal about the way how things were dealt, thing that Sungyeol backed him all the way – now they were two wanting to visit the Education Department – though they were careful enough to thank Dongwoo for all of his hard work with the kids up till now. The two boys even hugged their teacher and apologized for the scratches and kicks he got as he tried to break the fight and assured they wouldn't fight anyone anymore, and the four of them just hoped Dongwoo got to keep his job there.

When they finally got out of the school Myungsoo still seemed a little distresses as he pulled Woohyun out and Sungyeol and Sunggyu tried to match their step.

“Myungsoo! Wait! Myungsoo!”

“What?” He snapped turning abruptly to answer. “Please don't tell me to not be angry because, despite the problem being theoretically solved, I still can't get over the monstrosity the boy said to Woohyun, and, yes, that was a monstrosity in my book. Besides, now Woohyun is missing a tooth!”

“Woohyunnie is still cute.” Sunggyu chirped and patted his friend hair. “Sorry, hyung will protect you better next time.” He assured but Woohyun just forced a half smile back, and they didn't know if the boy was still upset by what he heard or if his broken tooth was still hurting.

“Chill dude, I'm not out to get you or something.” Sungyeol raised his hands in the air in surrender and Myungsoo sighed.

“Sorry. It's just... just... forget about it... I won't take this on you.”

“Are you going to take Woohyun to the dentist now?” He tallest asked.

“I don't know.” He then avoided Sungyeol gaze. “I know Mingyu dad said that he would pay for anything Woohyun might need but that actually means that he will pay me back once I pay with my money for whatever my son needs. I don't have money to pay a dentist right now. Gosh, and we had dinner with my parents later and he is all scratched, my parents will be so worried.” He grunted and ruffled his hair in frustration.

“If you want it I can clean him up, I have experience with this kind of situation.” Sungyeol offered.

“Yeah, because of Sunggyu.” Myungsoo concluded.

“No, because of myself, Sunggyu wasn't hurt like that last year.” Sungyeol said absently minded then motioned for them to go back to his car and Sunggyu took Woohyun by the hand as Myungsoo followed them from behind. When getting there, Sungyeol opened up his car trunk and took a rather big first aid bag from there that got Myungsoo brow lifting, it easily fits a small defibrillator inside.

“I keep this just in case, but it isn't as if I need it much nowadays.” He said as he opened the bag and took the things he would need out of his bag.

It didn't take long but after ten minutes both kids were cleaned and Sunggyu had a Pokemon band-aid on his chin while Woohyun had one on his cheek and Sungyeol had changed the gauze Woohyun was biting.

“Aside from the tooth, there is a cut inside his mouth, this is why he is bleeding.” He said. “I think it's best if you really take him to the dentist, it might have done more damage than what it looks like.” Myungsoo was about to repeat he was short on money but Sungyeol didn't let him talk. “Hoya's dad is a dentist, I can take you there and talk to my uncle to take a look on him for free, but you'll probably have to wait a bit until he finishes his patients.”

Myungsoo just took his phone out of his bag and looked at the time 5:45 PM, if he wanted he could run back home take a quick bath and go meet his parents at 7 PM, on the other hand Woohyun need dental care, so he wouldn't even blink to choose. “Thank you.”

“Oh, don't mention. I probably have to schedule a visit there for Sunggyu and myself anyway. Let's go.” Sungyeol smiled before they entered in the car to go.

During the ride, Myungsoo called his parents and explained the situation. The grandparents became worried sick but promised they could celebrate parents day's after Myungsoo finished his practice tomorrow and, of course, he took care of his own son. As for Sungyeol, he gave his uncle office a call telling he needed an emergency meeting for a broken tooth.

They arrived at Hoya's dad office Sungyeol told them to sit somewhere in the waiting room while he talked to the receptionist to be sure his uncle was gonna see them, but when he was about to go back to his place he heard a very familiar voice calling him.

“Yeol, man, what are you doing here today? Are you here to join us?.”

Sungyeol immediately turned around to see two thick brows and some fangs in an amused smile that Hoya threw to him.

“Hyung!” He greeted and as Hoya got near he explained things better. “I won't, though I won't hold against Jong if he does join you, today is parents-day and although your dad is my uncle it is not the same.” He forced a smile.

“It's ok, it was worth a try.” Hoya chuckled. “But then you're here for dental purposes?”

“Yes, you could say so, remember my neighbor Myungsoo?” Sungyeol asked and Hoya raised an amused shipping brown, was Sungyeol talking about the hot neighbor out of his own free will? He totally should call Dongwoo and tell him this, then Sungjong later, but for now, he just gave an acknowledging hum.

“Sunggyu and Myungsoo's kid got into a fight at school and the kid now has a missing tooth and a cut inside his mouth.” Sungyeol explained and Hoya reaction was plainly a jaw hung low. Sunggyu? That fluffy hamster? Fighting? Together with that cute bunny? Under Dongwoo eagle eyes? No way! “Seriously!” Sungyeol said when he noticed his cousin wasn't believing. “And now the kid is bleeding from his mouth, missing a tooth and Myungsoo is short on money so...” he smiled sheepishly. Hoya narrowed his eyes at him, jaw still low, he still didn't know what to think of that.

“Oh, and you might want to comfort Dongwoo hyung when he reaches home. His boss seemed like he would have his head, although Myungsoo and I were very vocal about how we don't want anything happening to his job because Dongwoo hyung is such a great teacher and all – really, if my teachers were like Dongwoo hyung back then my life would probably be totally different now – anyway, tell him we are really sorry.”

Hoya was finally able to think properly when Sungyeol mentioned his lover. “That guy.... I don't like that principal. If he does something to my boyfriend...”

“Oh hyung, please, I won't let anything happen to Dongwoo hyung, I swear! Woohyun also loves him so I doubt Myungsoo will let anything happen to him either, and boy, can you believe Myungsoo can actually fight? I was so not expecting that, but at some point, we teamed up against the principal, and oh we had quite the chemistry and….” Sungyeol got side tracked as he ranted what remembered and Hoya had the indecency to smirk before he interrupted.

“Sungyeol, I know for a fact I was teasing you, but do you actually have the hots for him?” He asked in utter amusement.

Sungyeol slightly pushed his cousin away. “Just because now I'm getting along with him after you all pestered me for months suddenly I have a crush on the guy? please!” He said annoyed. “How many times I have to repeat that he is straight and straight people don't mingle with gay people that way no matter what.”

“What if the guy is bi?” Hoya asked in a low tone, getting Sungyeol by surprise with that argument and crossing his arms over his chest in a smug pose.

Sungyeol snorted. “Then he would have to be bi elsewhere because after Sangwoo hyung I'm on time out.”

“Time out.” Hoya snorted and Sungyeol furrowed his brows.

“Yes, time out.” He confirmed.

“Ok, Sungyeol, keep telling you that and leave the shipping to me, Sungjong and Dongwoo.” He then placed a finger on his chin as if thinking. “I think we should recruit Moonsoo for our shipping squad.”

Sungyeol pretended to go for a punch but stopped before really touch him then decided to walk towards where Myungsoo was sitting on the ground to help the boys to color some paper in a corner. “Talking about him... any news on him and Sungjong? Come on, spill, I know you know, when Sungjong is uncomfortable telling me stuff he spills to you.”

“He surely does.” Hoya agreed as he followed him. “But not this time.” He then placed his hands on his cheek and squeezed his own face in frustration. “I'm so curious I could die right now.”

“I know right.” Sungyeol used the same frustrated tone as he finally arrived at the corner Myungsoo and the kids were which made him noticed.

“Hyung, why did you... hey Hoya hyung!” Myungsoo greeted with a half bow that his son mimicked.

“Hoya hyung!” Sunggyu happily hugged Hoya waist the looked at him with the biggest puppy eyes he could make, and that wasn't big enough. “Hyung, I'm sorry for causing Dongwoo hyung trouble, it's just... they hit Woohyunnie, I'm Woohyunnie hyung, I have to take care of him.”

“Sunggyu, we already had a conversation about this.” Sungyeol said massaging his temples. “This is not the right way to take care of Woohyun, you should have let Dongwoo hyung deal with the situation, things got worse when you butted in.”

“I don't know everything but I have to back Sungyeol up on this one Gyu, we don't want to see you hurt like this.” Hoya said as he grabbed the boy by the cheeks and evaluated his face. “And if you want to take care of your friend you should keep him out of trouble, you don't want to see him hurt too right?” Sunggyu immediately shook his head, no, he didn't want to see Woohyunnie hurt.

Woohyun seemed to become more dejected and Myungsoo became protective again. “It's hard to stay out of trouble when people mess with your family.”

“Sungyeol, you didn't tell me about this!” Hoya complained. “This changes everything you know?” He gave his cousin judging eyes before he untangled Sunggyu from his waist and sat beside Woohyun. “Look, I don't know what exactly made you upset and I don't know what your father and your teacher, or even that annoying principal, told you, but, there'll be a lot of times in your life when people will try to bring you down, you just have to be strong and keep moving forward. You have a bunch of people that loves you and appreciates you, so hold on to that and just move forward ok?” He advised and finished with pat in the head and Woohyun nodded.

Myungsoo was about to thank for the very good, and mature, advice but then Hoya spoke again he thought that wasn't a good idea.

“Then you have the option to find your enemy weakness and use it against them at the right time, or, if you're not on school, hit first and complain later. Don't start fights, but if someone hits you, hit twice as hard to show that you shouldn't be messed with.”

Before Myungsoo could complain, Sungyeol chastised. “Lee Howon! Don't put ideas on his head. What if Myungsoo decides we are the bad influence? I'll send Sunggyu to your apartment if he starts whining about the lack of Woohyun in his life.” He then looked from one kid to another. “Picking a fight is wrong, you need to tell Dongwoo hyung, he is a teacher that I trust it will help any of you anytime!”

“Let's just change the subject, Woohyun and I will have a deeper conversation about this when we reach home tonight and I'll instruct him on the way I want him to behave.” Myungsoo finally decided and Woohyun pouted.

“Very well.” Sungyeol plopped down between Sunggyu, that had sat down and was playing with some pencils, and Myungsoo, all of them were around this little table for kids writing or drawing something while they waited.

“Hyung.” Myungsoo hesitated but he had to make sure to ask since Sungyeol didn't say anything. “Will your uncle be able to take a look on Woohyun tooth...?” For free? He left that part unsaid.

Sungyeol nodded not looking to his neighbor. “We have his son as hostage.” He said playfully and Hoya groaned.

“I didn't come for this, it was a coincidence that we met here, but sure, use me.” Hoya said playfully grumpily. They each worked on their own art for some time until Hoya showed his for the boys. “Look this is Dongwoo hyung.” The boys looked at the paper, there was a boy with a wide smile and pink hair dressed in a dinosaur onesie, it looked just like Dongwoo so they giggled. “ Yeol show us what you drew.” He asked in a teasing tone and Sungyeol pulled the paper against his body.

“No.”

“Come on.” He insisted.

“Hyung, you're a webtoon artist, don't humiliate the rest of us.” He complained.

Hoya simply just laughed, if he had something he could do better than Sungyeol, of course, he would shove that in his face. “Let me see yours, Myungsoo.” He demanded and the young dad timidly showed his.

Myungsoo drawing wasn't detailed like his, but it was something that looked like Woohyun with bunny ears and extremely cute characters all around the boy. “Wow Woohyun, look how handsome you are in here, your dad has talent.” Hoya praised which got a timid smile from Myungsoo and a beaming one from Woohyun, despite his missing tooth and the gauze in its place.

“Well, I'm an Arts Major, drawing is definitely not my forte but I can draw more than stick figures.” Myungsoo ended up saying innocently and Hoya just looked at Sungyeol, that groaned, and busted into a laugh. “You still draw stick figures? Not even Woohyun does that anymore.” He lifted his brow at the neighbor hyung that was this close to pouting but was at the same time glaring at his cousin.

“Let's just see the kids drawings.” Hoya announced and tried to look to his sides, but, seeing that Sunggyu quickly pulled his drawing against his chest, he decided to look at Woohyun's first. “How cute, he drew you lifting him like a superhero. ” Hoya said as he turned the page to show the others and Myungsoo was drawn in the center of the page, dressed in black, and holding Woohyun above his own head.”You forgot another p in happy.” Hoya said as he pointed to where Woohyun wrote Happy Parent's Day.

“Nooo.” Woohyun disagreed with a giggle. “That's dad exercising.”

“With you?” Hoya and Sungyeol manage to ask together as Sunggyu looks curiously at the paper.

“I kind of lift him up. He is pretty light for his age.” Myungsoo says shyly and now Hoya discovered the secret of those arms, the dad exercises using his son weight, that seemed to explain Myungsoo arms. “Thank you, baby, I love being your dad.” He said and kissed his son head that almost let out a content purr.

“What about yours Gyu?” Hoya asked when he noticed Myungsoo shifting his position awkwardly. “Show us.” He demanded and tried to grab the drawing from Sunggyu but the boy held to it even more tightly.

“No, don't wanna.”

“Come on.” Hoya tried to grab the drawing a second time but Sunggyu turned his body around to give his back to Hoya and make things difficult.

“Can I see it?” Woohyun asked and Sunggyu nodded so the young boy got up, went past Hoya to put his chin on Sunggyu shoulder and look at his drawing. He looked at the drawing for about five seconds before he giggled. “Aigoo hyung, don't be shy! Show him!” He then patted Sunggyu hair twice before he went around the adults again to plop beside his father and lean his body against him.

Sunggyu cheeks grew pink and he hesitated a bit but he placed his drawing turned down on the table and pushed towards Sungyeol, that raised a brow, before trying to hide his face behind Hoya's body, much for the older amusement.

OK, so Sunggyu drew something specific for Sungyeol and was shy about it. That was something new because despite talking to him, and that day when Sungyeol was broken hearted, the boy didn't show much affection in the form of skin ship to him. Actually, Sungyeol suspected he didn't like skinship, not with him anyway, he liked Sungjong better for these purposes, and Woohyun even better.

So, out of curiosity, not only his but the other adults as well, Sungyeol turned the drawing up and saw a really long figure (it wasn't a stick figure like his own drawing), that was supposed to be him (it had his name beside so it had to be him), holding the hand of a small figure with two really small eyes (although the eyes weren't drawn as slits because Sunggyu refused to acknowledge his eyes that way) on the left side of the paper. On the right side of the paper, there were a few words written by Sunggyu that read.

Thank you for taking care of me. Sorry for being a bad kid, I'll do better.

If Sungyeol had a more soft heart, he would be literally melting and dripping on the ground, because to receive this on Parent's Day and after the fight should have some meaning, no?

“You're not bad, you just don't know better.” Sungyeol said as he pulled Sunggyu towards him in a half hug because... why not? “I don't want to see you fight and I don't want to see you hurt, I can talk about this from experience, it isn't good to fight, though I have to praise you for your courage to fight outnumbered to help your friend. You're both so lucky, for me it wasn't like that.” He said in a sad tone as he patted his brother's hair and Myungsoo looked at him as if he was trying to solve a puzzle. “But next time try to help each other in another manner, fights you bring you down but this...” He poked Sunggyu head. “Can bring you very far in life.”

“I feel so emotional with that kind of mature speech.” Hoya pretended to wipe a tear before he started laughing but it was that moment when they were called into Hoya's dad office and... the five of them entered, with Sungyeol taking Sungyeol drawing with him, he had to keep this for emotional purposes.

“Uncle, your son was bullying me. Again.” Sungyeol complained as soon as he entered the office pulling Sunggyu by the hand and Hoya's dad was chuckling.

“Dad!” Hoya greeted as he entered second with a big smile that showed his fangs and went straight to give his father a bear hug, not caring about Sungyeol a single bit.

“Aigo, you two, never stop bickering, come on, you're the same age, you should be friends.” The old man scolded as Myungsoo went inside the office as he pulled a timid Woohyun inside.

“We are, we even drink together, Sungyeol was being over sensitive. Again.” Hoya replied with a chuckle that his father joined before turning to greet Sunggyu, while Myungsoo and Woohyun stayed next to the door sort of not knowing what to do with their hands.

“And how's our Sunggyu?” The guy smiled to Sunggyu and rubbed a hand on his hair.

“Hi, ajusshi. I'm ok.” Sunggyu greeted politely.

“Oh, you have a band aid on. What happened?” The old man asked.

“It's a long story that ended up with a missing tooth and that's why we came.” Sungyeol sighed as Hoya made himself comfortable at his dad table and took his phone off, probably to text his boyfriend. The old man quickly made a puzzled expression then looked at Sunggyu, he hadn't seen a missing tooth when the boy talked, so Sungyeol was quick to explain. “It wasn't Sunggyu but our friends are a bit short on money right now and, uncle, can...” Sungyeol made a pleading look as he beckoned for Myungsoo and Woohyun to come closer and those two finally gave hesitant steps towards them. “Myungsoo, this is my dad twin, Lee Hajin, come meet him.”

The old man finally looked at Myungsoo and Woohyun with a puzzled expression and the younger dad was a bit taken aback. The guy must be around his own father age, kind of old, but very handsome for his age. He was tall, skinny, very white with big eyes and he looked like an older Sungyeol, and if he thought Sungyeol was good looking now he could guess he would keep being good looking old.

“Oh, Sungyeol has a friend? What's your name, son?” The old man asked, not knowing how that word associated with Sungyeol name made him feel happy, it hadn't been even a month they were talking to each other and now he was a friend? Good, Myungsoo liked being Sungyeol friend. Myungsoo liked Sungyeol. Myungsoo... wait, what? Myungsoo liked Sungyeol as a person, as a person only.

“Myungsoo, Kim Myungsoo, and this is Woohyun, my son.” He bowed as low as he could to hide the little blushing that crept into his cheeks with his thoughts as he introduced himself, but Woohyun hid behind him. “He is being a bit shy, but he is usually very chatty.” Myungsoo expected the old man to actually show some prejudice towards him being a young dad and all but the guy just moved his eyes to Woohyun and tried to make him at ease.

“Hey, little man, come here, let me see your smile, I'll give you a lollipop later.” The guy said softly very encouragingly but Woohyun eyed the old man skeptically.

“Daddy says I shouldn't accept lollipops from strangers.” The boy took the gauze of his mouth and sassed and Hoya burst into laughing.

“But he is nice Woohyunnie, this ajusshi is my dentist, he is going to take care of you.” Sunggyu defended the old man.

“You're a smart little fellow.” Hoya's dad chuckled in amusement. “I already like you, you make me remember Howon when he first came to live with us. Do you remember that Howon?”

“A bit. I was five back then.” Hoya nodded.

“So, uncle... now that you already know that I have a friend, that has a kid, that is missing a tooth... can you take a look? Myungsoo took care of me when I was sick, so help me return the favor if you still need to charge I can...”

“Oh Sungyeol, don't even finish that sentence. If you found a friend that you're introducing to people then this guy is like a son already. Your father would have been so proud.” He said fondly then turned to look at Myungsoo, that thanked the gods Sungyeol was interrupted, he would be so awkward if Sungyeol offered to pay anything for him. “Can you convince him to go into the chair? So we can get to work?”

Myungsoo nodded but Woohyun didn't want to. The boy didn't trust this guy, maybe because he was taller than his dad, or maybe because the old man looked like Sungyeol and Sungyeol was scary at first, or maybe because there was a lot of people there putting pressure on him.... he didn't want to, but was convinced as Myungsoo and Sunggyu combined efforts and told him they would hold his hand through it all, but Sungyeol uncle had to assure it wasn't going to hurt.

After Woohyun finally sat on the chair, with Myungsoo and Sunggyu holding his little hands, his dad explained the dentist briefly what happened and showed the little tooth and Sungyeol chirped saying that he tried to clean the boy mouth a bit and exchanged the gauze a couple of times since they arrived there before the guy got to work.

As expected the little snaggletooth had fallen in its full form, there was nothing they could do about putting it back into place and Woohyun simply would need to spend some time without his tooth. The dentist said that if Myungsoo wanted, and brought Woohyun back another day, they could make Woohyun use braces to save the free space he had now until the definitive snaggletooth decided to go up or else the tooth might go up in the wrong place. Unfortunately, braces were kind of expensive and Myungsoo couldn't afford that luxury now when his income was too unstable. And, Woohyun didn't want that either, what were braces? Why did they want to put it into his mouth? Everything already hurt enough.

The dentist warned that Woohyun teeth might become a little crooked but advised that if that were to happen he should bring him back to him in the future talk about costs again once the boy had all his definitive tooth. He then proceeded to say that Woohyun literally took a bite out of his own flash and this was why he had been bleeding from behind the lip, he would need one or two stitches.

Woohyun didn't know exactly what was that because he was never hurt that badly, but he discovered quickly when he saw what the dentist wanted to use on his little mouth. That made him desperate, Sunggyu was almost kicked to the side as the boy wanted to go out of a chair and even Myungsoo alone had trouble to keep him in it. His dad tried to be soft and understanding, even pleading, but that didn't help.

At some point, Hoya said that if it needed he would help hold Woohyun down but Myungsoo thought that would make him more nervous, so the solution of the young dad found was offer to distract him long enough so the dentist used a little bit of local anesthesia.

"I can tell you a story or sing you a song, what do you think?" He offered.

The boy finally hesitated and stopped thrashing around to look at his dad with narrowed eyes. "Tell me a story about mommy then." The boy demanded, if he was going to negotiate his pain he must get something big out of this, aside from the diary his father already promised.

Myungsoo hesitated there were a lot of people in the dentist office and the stories about Jihyun were always so... he felt like keeping those stories only to himself and share with his son alone, but since he was in a situation that he simply couldn't ask people to leave or something like that he decided to tell Woohyun one of those most innocent stories.

He finally let Woohyun little body free, sat on the stool Sunggyu had been before and ran a hand through the boy's hair. “Let's see... I'll tell you how we chose your name...”

Moonsoo, Myungsoo, and Jihyun laid next to each other next to the pool, wrapped in blankets as they waited for some shooting stars that were supposed to be spotted today. They hadn't been there for long, twenty minutes at most, but Moonsoo, that was full of energy all day seemed to be asleep already.

“Ji, what you'll wish for?” He asked.

“I don't know.” The girl replied. “What you'll ask for oppa?”

He playfully pushed her and complained. “I asked first!” 

“I want to be able to make my own choices.” She said with a rather sad tone.

“You'll do that when you become an adult.” Myungsoo chuckled.

“I don't know.” She said briefly looking down her feet. “You know how mom is....” She didn't need to finish her sentence but Myungsoo knew what she meant and didn't hesitate, cheering her on.

“You know what? We should work hard to get scholarships... if we go to the same college on scholarships maybe we can work part time and share an apartment what do you think?”

“Yah! No one will want to date me!” She pushed him as she playfully complained. “I rather stay in a dorm.”

“I didn't know you were so averse to me.” He said pouting.

“I overdosed on you.” She admitted. “You're my best friend Myung, but I don't want much from my life... only expand my horizons and have some freedom, this is my wish, but if more comes it will be a benefit.” She explained. “What about you? What is your wish?”

“Me...hum...”

“Come on tell me!” She insisted with an encouraging smile.

“It's weird... you'll laugh.” He said shyly.

“I promise I won't.” She assured and he sighed in surrender.

“I want to be a dad.” He said getting all red so he pulled his blanket over his face only leaving his eyes out.

“A dad?” The girl was totally puzzled, that was kind of absurd coming from a barely fourteen-year-old boy. “You're fourteen, why are you thinking about being a dad now? Shouldn't you be worried over your next dinner or what you'll be when you grow up?”

“Well... I worry over that too, but this is what I want the most.” He smiled shyly.

“Why?” She continued not understanding and he sighed again.

“You wouldn't understand.” He said and looked down to his feet then dragged one of them on the grass of his garden. “I... you wouldn't understand...”

“I don't... my mom complains every day, why would you want this?”

“I don't want to throw salt in your wounds but this is exactly why.” Myungsoo replied. “Having a kid... is something that my parents expect me from me, you know, to continue the bloodline, but more than to please my parents I want to have this experience for myself, I want to take care of and love another little life even if it is difficult. My dad enjoys it, and I want to be like him in this aspect.”

She scratched behind her ear still a bit confused. “I guess it makes a little sense if you take into consideration the way you were brought up. I just... I don't know what I would do with a kid.” She said a bit frustrated. “Of course I would like to treat him/her good, but I don't know if I would be capable...”

“You'd be great Ji, you take care of me since you've met me.” The young boy said with a teasing dimply smile that made her bit annoyed. She looked at the sky, and it didn't seem if any shooting star would cross the sky today so she looked back at him and picked up the conversation from where they left.

“How would you name your son or daughter?” She asked curiously.

“Choa if it's a girl but if it's a boy I think... Minso, yeah Minso.”

“I like Choa, it's a pretty name, but why would you put that name, that seems a lazy way to write your own, on your son? She complained. I'll give you a better and prettier name to put on your son: Woohyun. Woohyun is a beautiful and unique name.” She said, proud of herself.

Myungsoo thought about it, it wasn't a bad name Woo meant 'house, eaves, universe' and Hyun meant 'virtuous, worthy, good', actually it was a pretty good name. He then playfully narrowed his eyes at her. “You gave me this name; if you have kids I won't let you use it later.” The girl was about to retort something when they heard the young kid that they thought was sleeping.

“I wish for hyung and noona just shut up and get married already!”

“What?” Both of teenagers were surprised at first and scandalized later, but then they realized that Moonsoo probably said that because he saw something in the sky already.

“You made me miss it!” She complained pushing him around and hitting him.

“Yah, it was you that was distracting me! Nam Jihyun, stop hitting me, I am older than you!”

“We didn't shut up but we ended up getting married so your Uncle Moonsoo wish was fulfilled. Also, this was how we came up with your name.” Myungsoo said still patting Woohyun hair.

“Really dad? Minso? Minso .” The boy complained, not even noticing that Sungyeol uncle already finished working in his little mouth.

“I know.” Myungsoo agreed. “Your mom was better than me in so many things you don't know. Next time you say your prayers thank her for your nice name ok?” He said and the boy nodded eagerly before he looked around and noticed the dentist was in another corner of his office, already taking his gloves out and preparing to go out. “Get up, he already finished.”

Myungsoo thanked the dentist profusely, bowing a lot of times, and the old guy just smiled at him bemusedly and told him he didn't do anything out of ordinary before instructing how Woohyun hygiene for the next couple days would be and telling the day he should go back to take the stitches out. Sungyeol also thanked his uncle as well and he Myungsoo and the kids went out of the office, leaving Hoya there with his father.

It was still quite early and if Myungsoo really wanted he still could go to have dinner with his parents, but the day had been exhaustive for him and for Woohyun so they decided to ride back with Sungyeol to their building.

The two adults bickered between themselves with Myungsoo thanking the elder for this favor and saying he owed him and Sungyeol was saying he was the one owing for the flu and the help in Mc Donald's and now they were finally even, of course, this bickering didn't have any aggressive tone so the boys were pretty much relaxing in the backseat with Sunggyu patting Woohyun until the boy suddenly sat up straight and got his father attention.

“Daddy?”

“Yes?” He said turning around to look at the boy.

“Do I have another grandma?” The boy asked and Myungsoo blood ran cold, from all the questions in the world there were only two Myungsoo hoped he would never have to answer and this was one of them. “Why I didn't know about her? Why doesn't she visits me? Doesn't she like me? Didn't she love mom? Where she was when mom died?” Suddenly Myungsoo was bombarded with even more questions that he could even process at this moment and his palms started to sweat, Woohyun wanted answers that he couldn't give right now because he thought it wasn't time and because Sungyeol was right there with them. “Daddy?” The boy called expectantly to wake his dad from his frozen state.

“You do have another grandma and before you ask I don't know if you have another grandfather.” He replied as calm as he could considering he could feel Sungyeol eyes on his skin after he parked his car. “But for your other questions... this is not a story to be told now, we can have this talk again in a couple of years.” He said in a definitive manner.

Before Woohyun could say anything more, Myungsoo opened the door and got out of the car only to open his son door, prompting his son to come out of the car and hoping that no one noticed that those questions made him nervous.

Sunggyu followed his friend out of the car by the same door, leaving his brother behind. The elder was a person with a high IQ, and, even though he didn't know his neighbor that well, he just knew that Myungsoo was hiding something from his son, something that left him uncomfortable, and maybe, just like him, Myungsoo might have had a heavy past with more than a kid happening in it.

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AN: I find this chapter a bit weird but I think this is the best way I could assemble all the elements I wanted. Because I am back to college and internship I have way less time for updates now so I don't know when I'll update again, I hope you can be understanding.