Time passed and there's still no good news with Luhan & Sehun. One of the latter's side was thinking that fights in friendship & brotherhood was normal but another side of him was screaming that it might be the common misunderstanding anymore. He wanted to consume his pride and step down to the low level but he simply just couldn't. There's just something more than pride that's disabling him to do it. What it was? He hadn't the slightest idea. Maybe the thought of Minseok and Luhan together. Maybe the thought that his older brother figure would reject him Maybe the inexplicable pain of unknown source that arises every time he sees them. Maybe one. Or two. Maybe all. And well, maybe none of the above.

The brunette was reminded of the upcoming book signing event of his parents. He had already grabbed a copy of his parents' collaboration entitled "A Blink Of Joy". Staring at the book, Sehun remembered what Luhan once said out of blue.

"You'll surely like this book. How I wish we could read this together, hyung..." The brunette self-talked as he bore in mind that Luhan loved both fantasy and romance books & novels.

Trying to uplift his spirits, the boy just reached out his phone and sent a message to Tao. The text contained Sehun's invitation to Tao regarding the book signing event and also the postscript saying, "Have lunch with us tomorrow. See ya!" Few seconds passed and a confirmation from Tao was received. After which, he forwarded the edited message to his circle of friends. Although he got no reply, his hopes were still solid. Even just one more companion would do.

The sun set and rose. Wednesday came and Sehun's parents were busy preparing themselves for the book signing. The lunchtime also came and Zitao was there. He was hesitant and shy at first but when the seven Koreans had set up the jolly mood, the Chinese had coped up and it made Sehun happy, knowing that their circle of friends enlarged and that future enlargement wouldn't be difficult.

Keeping his promise, Sehun attended the said event. He's not alone for he brought some company. Right after their class ended, white puppy and Tao rushed out of their classroom. When they reached Sehun's locker, Kyungsoo was already waiting there, smiling to the fact that his waiting ended.

"Is Jongin not coming?" The owl-eyed ask.

"He's not. He and Joonmyeon-hyung have some family appointment," Sehun answered as he unloaded some things from his bag and put it in his locker.

"Is that so?" The short boy asked as they started to walk away from the lockers.

"Yeah. Why? Feeling like something's missing?" White puppy inquired which caught Kyungsoo off guard.

"H-hah? Y-yah... N-no. No. Why'd you ask?" He answered, obviously flustered.

"Nothing," he said as he just smiled. "If only Luhan-hyung and I are like Kai & you right now," his thoughts wanted to voice out.

"Se? What time will we go home?" The panda-eyed asked as he fumbled with his phone. "My mom wanted to know."

"I don't really know, Zi. But I believe we won't be going home late. If ever you'll need to go early, I can just excuse you."

"Oh. Thanks. Around 7 maybe?"

"Or maybe 6."

The three of them had reached the place. The program had already started when they arrived but the Oh couple were already happy knowing their son made it together with some friends.

"A Blink Of Joy..." Kyungsoo trailed off as he looked up on a tarpaulin with the book's cover.

"What is this book about?" The Chinese asked the lisp.

"You won't know if you won't read. Here, it's my own copy. You may borrow it," he said, handing over the hardbound book. The boy then scanned the pages.

"So, it's about a love story of a boy who met a teleporter girl named Joy? Whoa... Such a cute concept for a fantasy-romance collaboration," Zitao commented with awe. "I'll be grabbing a copy. This one has piqued my interest."

"Wait, Tao. I'll be grabbing one, too. Let's go together." And Dyo went with Tao and left Sehun without a word.

"Hey, wai- Good," white puppy said with half-lidded eyes. When he's about to complain, he felt a hand on his shoulders and he turned around to see.

"Oh. Dad."

"We're happy knowing that you made it. Are you with someone else?"

"Oh. Yeah. They just went to grab a copy of your book. Well, their interests were piqued so, yeah, you know it."

"Good to know. Your mom and I thoroughly thought of it. We had a bit of a hard time because of that."

"I know the fruit of your efforts would be great. So, how's the event?"

"The presscon just ended. Your mom was talking there with some friend. The book signing will start later in just few moments so you better look for a vacant chair and sit with us."

The puppy gladly obliged. He looked for a vacant seat and transferred it beside his parents. Tao and Kyung came back a while after and they were the first one who got the signatures.

The signing went on and Sehun was feeling kinda bored. He excused himself for a while and he transferred his seat to the side. The boy was in the middle of texting when an "A Blink Of Joy" book was brought close to him, blocking the view of his phone's screen. In a sudden, Sehun's eyes widened, clueless of what's happening. But then he thought that some fan had mistaken him as one of the authors.

"I'm sorry but I'm not th-"

The one who handed the book gently shoved the book closer to Sehun. The person was shyly bowing down and was speechless. Nevertheless, Sehun understood what was being implied the person — to open the book.

Right on the first page was a piece of sky blue scented paper. It's of the same brand with the one he used as a stationery for his apology letter to his Luhan-hyung. He flipped open the folded paper and there inside was some handwritten text aligned in stanzas.

"Our Story; I'm Sorry"

I.

Our first meeting was not that good

And so did the succeeding ones

We'd been clumsy and we'd been rude

Enemies — that's what we were once

II.

You saved my life and so did I

I'm almost hit, you're almost drowned

Were you moved when you saw me cry?

Were you touched with what you had found?

III.

I didn't expect we'd be friends

'Cause for me you're an enemy

So silly, we'd been best of friends

And brothers even, how funny

IV.

What happened? Are we in a fight?

You ignore me, it breaks my heart

I hate it, it doesn't feel right

I don't want us... to drift apart

V.

How I miss you calling me hyung

How I miss you treating me tea

I miss you with Baek, Yeol and Kyung

Plus Kai, Chen and Myeon actually

VI.

If I have my faults, I'm sorry

'Though I didn't know what happened

I need you to explain it to me

To avoid our friendship to end

That was the poem written on the blue scented paper. The handwriting was neat and Sehun could feel his emotions invoked as he read the literary work. The words reached his heart as the rhymes dwelled in his mind. He looked at the giver with eyes b with stranded tears.

"Hi. Long time no see..." The giver said. Days... It seemed long for him already.

"Se... I don't know what happened but I want to tell you I'm sorry..."

"Tell me, Luhan-hyung. How can you be sorry when you don't even know what's your offense?" With a bit of toxin in his words, the brunette replied, not looking at Luhan.

"I don't know, Hun... I just feel like I have some trespasses against you. And the thought of it pains me more than you think. Your ignorance makes me feel like something's tearing a part of me, like I'm missing one piece. I have realized then that I feel like I'm losing a friend, a family member, a brother..."

"You don't have to feel that way. You still have your Baozi-dear, I think. And I bet, he weighs more than I do."

"No. Not like that. Don't be jealo-"

"Sehunnie! We're back!" Zitao shouted from afar, distracting Luhan and cutting off his words.

"Ssshhhhh! Taozi, your catching a lot of attention," the owl-eyed shortie told him but the latter didn't seem to hear. Tao even pulled Sehun's hand and attempted to drag him somewhere. But then, he noticed something.

"Sehunnie! We found some- Uhh... Se, who's this... blonde-haired guy?"