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

The one asked heaved a sigh. He didn't know what to do. He felt like he needed to talk to Luhan but at the same time, he felt that he wasn't able to do it yet. It's like a situation where a part of him was telling him he should but another part of him was telling him he couldn't. Time was passing by and he could not take the awkwardness anymore. Not thinking of what he's doing, Sehun slipped his hand out of Tao's and looked at Luhan.

"Just end this mess, Oh Sehun," white puppy thought. He would like to say that everything's already fine with them. But when he looked straight at Luhan and spotted Xiumin over his shoulders for about fifteen meters, the will dissipated and was replaced by something else. He just felt different and he's unsure of what happened.

"Thanks for this, hyung. But if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to excuse myself and my new friend for a while. We could just talk next time. Maybe," the lisp spoke and walked out with Tao, their hands tightly holding.

The deer was flabbergasted of what just happened. He couldn't believe his younger brother could do that. Broke out of being stranded, a drop of clear liquid fell from his doe eyes. Good thing, Kyungsoo was there to give him company. Soon, Minseok came close and asked what happened. The deer, however, didn't answer and just tried to be fine as he tried to pull himself together.

---

"Se? What happened? Are you okay? You're crying." The Chinese asked as he heard faint successive sobs from the boy beside him.

"You know you can h-" but before he could finish, "h-hug me for comfort..." Sehun already did.

"I don't know what I'm doing. I don't know what I'm feeling. I don't know... I don't know what's happening to me and to my world." And Tao was just rubbing circles at his back.

"I was willing to clear the mess but then when I saw Xiumin, the will was replaced. By what? I don't know. It felt heavier, cloudier and more stinging. It seethed inside me and wanted to be unleashed. But then all I was able to do was to walk out with you. I want to tell him we're okay. I want to let him know I badly want to be with him, to be his younger brother again. But then... I just can't. I... I don't know. I don't know why..."

"Maybe because you're feeling more jealous and you can't take the pain it brings even just the sight of the other party. You know, Se, I suggest we better go back there and finish your mess." Sehun's eyes widened when Tao tried to pull him back to the place.

"No! Please... I don't want to. I can't do it yet. I don't know but I really can't..."

"Enough with that 'I don't know'. Our lives in this world are surrounded and bombarded with things we don't know. And for sure, there's a lot of those that you, and even we, had conquered and thrived with. Imagine the early people of this world where technology isn't that high. There are millions of things they don't even have a clue of but still they survived. They took the risks of knowing, no matter how difficult. And with those risks, we are living in a world like this. Do you get what I want you to realize? You won't know unless you try. You won't discover unless you conquer."

"..."

"You're silence is deafening. Let's go already. This is for your own good."

"Wait. I realized what you said was true. But in a moment like this, I wanted not to do it yet. I don't want to end it while I'm still shaky of my decisions and not fully ready. It might turn out wrong and bring no good."

Tao heaved a sigh. "I understand. So, what's your plan? We'll just stay here in one of the benches outside the event?"

"If you wouldn't mind?"

"Well, do I have any other choice?"

Sehun smiled, "Thank you, Taozi. You're such a good friend."

Tao grimaced, "No, I'm not."

"W-what do you mean?" Sehun was caught off guard.

"'Cause I am the best friend!" And the two then laughed out loud, joy apparently present in their eyes.

---

"You sure you're okay, Lu?" Kyungsoo asked.

"Yes, Kyung. Don't worry."

"I could talk to that brat if you want me to."

"No. He might get madder."

"I don't think he would be. Things might be cleared out if I'll talk to him."

Luhan hesitated. "Just... don't let it sound biased. He might suspect."

"Okay, Lu. I'll do my best."

"I guess, I need to thank you."

"It's nothing, Lu. I'm missing the old you, being so cutely playful with each other. I hope things will be okay soon."

"I hope so, too. Kyung, I think we'll be going. The event is ending already."

"You sure? You won't wait for Sehun?"

"No. It's okay. I think, he won't talk to me anyway. And besides, his friend is there for him. Thanks again, Kyungsoo. We'll be going."

"Oh. Okay... Take care..." Kyungsoo trailed off, seeing the sadness behind Luhan's smiles.

"Uhmmm.... Excuse me? Luhan already left," Kyungsoo talked to the boy who's busy playing an app in his phone.

"Oh. Luhan! Wait! Uhh... Thanks, owl eyes" Xiumin spoke as he followed after Luhan.

---

The event soon ended. Tao and Dyo went home together and Sehun thanked them for spending some time. Happy, Sehun's parents asked him to have dinner in any restaurant he wanted. The boy just went on with his parent's treat which was totally rare.

"Was it Luhan whom I saw earlier?" His dad asked.

"Yes," he answered as he shoved a piece of beef into his mouth. "What? Did you say Luhan?"

"Yes, I did."

"How did you know him?"

"Actually son, we know him for a long time already. Just a bit shorter than the time you know him," Mrs. Oh said.

"I'm asking how. Exactly how."

"Chill. We knew him when one day he came to our workplace and asked us to take care of you better."

"He said that he's some sort bullied by you and that you cause him troubles," his dad continued.

"And how come I didn't get punished?"

"We didn't have the time. But when we did, he already told us that he's very grateful for taking better care of you, that we did a good job and that we made you befriend him. We explained that we didn't do anything."

"And....? Continue further, mom."

"That it was just you who had a change of heart. And with that, he advised us, in his most polite tone and manner, to treat you better and to invest more time with you like we used to. We realized that we're being too absorbed with our job that we forgot we have a son."

"We're sorry, Sehun. If not because of Luhan, we might not have that realization. That's why we're trying to make it up for you. We're happy to know that you have a very good friend like Luhan," his dad said.

Sehun paused what he's doing for a while. He didn't know all of those 'cause neither his parents nor Luhan said something about it. All of this time, Luhan was the reason behind his parents becoming more caring again. White puppy felt some sort of sensation different from pain, different from jealousy. He knew he was touched. Too touched.

"I don't know you can do this, hyung. I just don't know. I don't know what to do, how to repay you, how to thank you..." Sehun thought.

"Hun? Are you listening?"

"Oh... Yeah... Tell me more anything about him."

"He knew our address because we let him know. So that if ever we're not at work, he could check our home."

"And that's the actual reason why I woke up and found out we're already outside our house 'though I didn't tell," he mentally said to himself.

"We invited him to the book signing. We told him you'll be there with some friends. He's a fan of us, by the way."

"That's why he's there..."

"And he made a deal that he'll take care of you whenever and wherever possible and in return, we'll do the same."

"This is too much..." Sehun thought again.

"Okay. What time will we go home? I feel tired already."

"Oh? You feel tired already? Let's go home then."

---

Not too long and they arrived home. Sehun was really tired and sleepy and his parents as well. He got changed and the sleepiness temporarily vanished when a blue scented paper slipped out of his pants.

"Hyung... I'm sorry... I shouldn't have done that..."

The brunette felt the guilt. He knew Luhan was the pioneer in painting his dull world yet he had ignored him and brought him pain. He contemplated and he realized his world was more colorful than before. Before, it was just gray. But Luhan stained it red, which stood for the anger & hatred. Then he sprayed black, the bad things he had done and the guilt he had learned to feel. Then Luhan splashed yellow, the friendship and happiness. A little bit of blue for the times he's sad because of Luhan and the times he misses him. There were small patches of purple for the apology he asked from and forgiveness he granted to Luhan. And the last so far, his hyung decorated his world with pink, the love he never thought he would ever meet. All of these made him think to apologize and forgive Luhan at the same time. It's time for him to widen the space for the purple and to give way to orange, his maturity.

"I'll be doing it. I don't know how to start it but I'll do it. I'll be making up with you. Phew..." He self-talked and suddenly his phone vibrated. Kyungsoo was calling.

"Sehun, have you known the latest news?"

"What do you mean, hyung?"

"Have you checked our school's blogging site?"

"No. Why so, hyung? You sound like you're panicking."

"Just check it out. Look for the blogs of EagleEye17. Hurry."

"Okay, hyung. Thanks. Bye."

"Bye. I'll call you again later." And Kyungsoo hung up.

White puppy hurried down to check EagleEye17's blogs. When he found and opened it, he saw pictures of him and Tao outside the book signing event. The images were focused in showing the skinships of the two. Their arms touching, their hands holding, their bodies hugging. Sehun was upset and became more upset with the captions and comments. It said, "FAGGOTS of Seoul Arts & Sciences Academy. Who do you think is the bottom?"

And Sehun just teared up in seething rage...

[A/N: Whohooo! Achievement?XD

Hi guys! Updated at last. I'm sorry for taking so long. It's just hard to write without any inspiration. #EXOProblems. Why Luhan, why?! Whyyyyyyyy!?! Lol. Okay. Enough with the drama.XD

Well, belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I'm sorry, guys, but updating faster is not one of my new year's resolution. I might just fail you. And I don't want that.=/

I'm sorry for the typos and wrong grammars. As always. I'm too lazy to proofread. Hihihi! Mianhae.

To those who wanted to ask me anything about the story (or even about me.XD), just send me a PM. I'll reply a soon as possible. Take care, guys. Lovelots. XOXO]