--

"YOU SAID WHAT??" Jiwon exclaimed.

"I KNOW I KNOWWW I messed up so bad" Jinhwan whined.

"Well we aren't going" Jiwon protested

"Why??" Jinhwan asked

"I said no Jinhwan"

"Jiiiwwoooonnnnn" Jinhwan whined

"Look I said no ok? And I can't anyway...because Junhoe is coming over for dinner" Jiwon revealed

"Who the hell??"

"Remember that guy who blew me off at dance?"

"Who can forget THAT oh my god" Jinhwan laughed

"Hahahah" Jiwon laughed sarcastically. "Anyway, we got talking, whilst you were at your 'dinner party', and we actually are getting along really well, so I invited him over" he continued

"So you can do all that, but you can't come with me?" Jinhwan pouted

"Jinhwan man, try to understand. Junhoe is REALLY cool, and intriguing. Oh man but the downside is that his hair is so greasy i could cook eggs on it"

"Ew...thats so gross. Wait, why are you talking to him again?" Jinhwan squinted

"Because he's really cool, and he even said that he thinks I'm interesting" Jiwon exclaimed proudly

"Well he's obviously lying"

"Ohh, so he's a liar. And you?"

"I only lied because that stupid Hanbin irritates me a lot" Jinhwan folded his arms in irritation at just the THOUGHT of Hanbin.

"You two only just met two days ago! How can he irritate you so much?" Jiwon asked

"You won't understand. Do you know what he was saying? That I don't know how to live, or be happy, or laugh or smile..."

"Jinhwan. Dude. It's all true"

"Why does everyone keep saying that??" Anyway, I want to show him that even I can have a boyfriend. Someone who's cool, fun, good looking, complete boyfriend material..." Jinhwan smiled

Happiness suddenly started sparking in Jiwon's heart. He couldn't believe what he was hearing from Jinhwan. "Wait what? What did you just say?" Jiwon interrupted

"Oh that? That you are cool..fun.. handsome and boyfriend material"

"Do you really think that I'm all of those things?" Jiwon asked seriously, a small smile forming onto his face

"Of course Jiwon. But you're right. Just for that stupid Hanbin we don't have to..-"

"No, no let's do it!" Jiwon quickly cut Jinhwan off

"Let's do what?" Jinhwan asked, happy that his little plan had worked so effortlessly

"You know..us...as a couple..." Jiwon trailed off shyly

"But what about Junhoe?" Jinhwan asked

"Junhoe who?"

"Haha yes!! All right Jiwon. So we'll meet this evening at the Cloud Seven club around 9:30pm. Okay?"

--

"SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS" Hanbin chanted before he and Jiwon knocked one back. "Oh god I can't handle this" Taehyun whined. "Come on Tae, let's go and dance!" Mino said as he dragged him away. "Have fun you guys!!" Hanbin yelled. "So tell me, where did you two meet?" he asked.

"In a park" Jiwon said

"Park??" Jinhwan asked

"In a park? But Taehyun told me you two first met in dance class?" Hanbin asked

"So what? Can't we meet in a park?" Jinhwan snapped

"Of course you can. But what were you doing in a park?" Hanbin narrowed his eyes

"Very good question, and...umm I had taken my dog for a walk, and he took his dog for a walk" Jiwon lied

"Hahahaha...that's strange, because Jinhwan doesn't have a dog" Hanbin exclaimed

"I do. I had taken my neighbor's dog for a walk" Jinhwan replied

"Oh, that's even stranger. I'm your neighbor, and I don't have a dog either. Taehyun's your neighbor, he doesn't have one either" Hanbin quizzed

"The people who lived there before you had a dog" Jinhwan snapped

"My uncle lived there before we moved in, and he didn't have a dog..." Hanbin said

"Oh hahah Jinhwan, you idiot, you are forgetting. You took my dog for a walk that day" Jiwon interrupted

"Jiwon, you idiot, if he took your dog for a walk then whose dog were YOU walking?" Hanbin asked

"Um.....I have two dogs??" Jiwon replied

"And then we met at a mutual friend's place" Jinhwan interrupted, saving Jiwon from complete embarrassment.

"Oh...your friends name?" Hanbin asked

Jiwon was about to answer when he suddenly saw his worst nightmare come to life. He saw Junhoe enter the club.

"Ummmm .....Junhoe" Jiwon suddenly answered

"Junhoe?" Jinhwan replied

"Oh my god Jinhwan turn around, Junhoe with the gross greasy hair is here" Jiwon whispered

"What??" Hanbin asked

"HIIIII Junhoe!!" Jiwon stammered

"Hi Jiwon, what are you doing here? You said you were going out with your family?" Junhoe asked

"Uhhh..yes! Yes, meet my two brothers. Jinhwan and Hanbin" Jiwon lied

"HAHAH you are too funny Jiwon. Anyway, Junhoe is it? Jiwon was just telling us about you,  I just found out that their love story began at your place" Hanbin proclaimed

"No...no no" Jiwon stammered, begging Hanbin with his eyes not to reveal everything that had just been said

"My house??" Junhoe quizzed

"Oh, I'm sorry, you're not that one? Are you not the same Junhoe with the gross greasy hair?" Hanbin asked, whilst Jiwon started choking on air

"WHAT?? How dare you say that everyone?" Junhoe raged

"No no I didn't say that!!" Jiwon stammered

"Shut up, you liar. You didn't even tell me you were already in a relationship" Junhoe exclaimed

"I didn't know either. He's-He's not my boyfriend!" Jiwon quickly blurted, whilst pointing at Jinhwan, whose mouth was open in shock.

"He's not your boyfriend??" Hanbin butted in with an eyebrow raised

"Whatever, I'm outta here" Junhoe said, as he walked away.

"Byeeeeee!! Jiwon I'm very confused, what's going on here??" Hanbin asked

"I don't know, ask him" Jiwon sighed, whilst kicking back another shot

"Jinhwan what's going on?? I'm so confused" Hanbin whined, then bursting into laughter

"You just shut up. You knew. You knew all along that me and Jiwon are not together, then why all this drama??" Jinhwan raged

"Woah, you are the one who started it, not me" Hanbin proclaimed

"This is all your fault" Jinhwan exclaimed "You were the one to tell me to laugh, be happy and smile like "ehhehhe"

"It's not 'ehehehe' it's 'eeeeee' 'EEEEEE, you gotta show your teeth" Hanbin explained

"Oh please, just keep quiet. What do you think? Coming here, dancing, singing, drinking means living your life? Well, anyone can do that. But I don't want to" Jinhwan exclaimed

"Because you can't. You're a bore" Hanbin replied

"Yeah, you are quite boring" Jiwon agreed. After agreeing with each other, Jiwon and Hanbin turned to the bar and requested more shots to be made. Jinhwan couldn't believe how the night was turning out. Hanbin was still irritating as ever, and even Jiwon was on his side now. He had to do something.

"So, tell me more about Junhoe. I think he's very hot" Hanbin said

"Yeah he really is man" Jiwon replied

"You should give me his phone number, maybe I can wash his hair for him" Hanbin suggested. Jinhwan pushed both of them out of the way, and couldn't believe what he was about to do. He picked up a shot glass and then downed it. Then another. Then one more, Then another one after that, whilst Jiwon and Hanbin watched him in shock, Jiwon especially. "Nice, keep it going" Hanbin said as he cheered him on. Jinhwan wouldn't stop. "YEAAHHH go for it!!" Hanbin cheered as he handed Jinhwan more shots. Jiwon couldn't believe his eyes and just watched Jinhwan kick back shots, one by one, until he finished them all. "Alriiighhht, way to go man!" Hanbin exclaimed. "WHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" Jinhwan screamed, The shots didn't take long to effect him, and pretty soon Jinhwan was bouncing off the walls, screaming all over the place. Jinwhan staggered his way to the dance floor, screaming all the while. He made it over to the pedestals where some girls were dancing on poles.

"Hey you!! Get down from there" Jinhwan yelled, as he pulled the girl down and climbed on.

"HEY GUYYYYYSS!! WATCH THIS" Jinhwan screamed, as he held onto the pole and got ready for action. Jiwon facepalmed, as he watched Jinhwan swing on the pole.Slowly, Jinhwan took his cap off, then proceeded to his jacket, and then ripped his shirt off.

"oH MY GOD HE'S TAKING HIS CLOTHES OFF" Jiwon panicked.

"Doesn't matter, people here hardly have any clothes on anyway" Hanbin laughed

 Jiwon started to hesitate, wondering if he should go and stop him, but his thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Hanbin screaming "COME ON JINHWAN!!! WHOOOOO!!!!" Jinhwan started to attempt to dance on the pole, body rolling, sliding up and down, the lot, all whilst screaming. Jiwon and Hanbin suddenly burst into laughter, as they watched Jinhwan pole dance.

--

"LET GO OF ME" Jinhwan screamed, as the bouncer carried him outside. "Hanbin, the room is spinning...ARE WE HAVING AN EARTHQUAKE??" Jiwon asked. "Oh my god you guys are SO drunk. Come on, lets go home" Hanbin said as he grabbed their arms.

"You?? Who are you??" Jinhwan quizzed

"I'm Hanbin you idiot, and you are Jinhwan"

"Who am I?" Jiwon asked

"Oh for god's sake" Hanbin sighed

"Shut up, I'm going back inside. WHOOOO!!" Jinhwan yelled

"Jinhwan wait! What are you doing" Hanbin asked as he tried to hold him back

"Why?? Wasn't it you who said to laugh, smile and live? Well, now when I'm ENJOYING, and you want me to go home??? YOU. ARE. SO. CONFUSED"

"Even I'm confused, is my name Jiwon?" Jiwon interrupted

"Whatever, I'm going. BYE"

"Jinhwan just listen to me-"

"IM NOT LISTENING TO ANYTHING, LET GO OF ME!! LET GO!!" Jinhwan screamed

"SHUT UP!" Hanbin shouted, and Jinhwan quickly became silent. "Stop misbehaving, otherwise so help me I will slap you" Hanbin yelled

"Why are you shouting" Jinhwan whined

"I'm not shouting" Hanbin said

"Excuse me...is my name-" Jiwon interrupted

"You can shut up too" Hanbin shouted. "Now you two, hold hands and start walking"

Jiwon grabbed Jinhwan's hand as they both smiled at each other. Hanbin rolled his eyes so hard they could have fell out of his head. "Idiots, not each others, hold my hand. Now, come on, let me get in the middle, and lets go home"

--

Hanbin, Jiwon and Jinhwan all walked down the street with their arms linked, and Jinhwan and Jiwon were singing very loudly. "Please, both of you just shut up" Hanbin demanded

"Okaaayy, but can I just say something? With our arms linked like this, it feels like we are all going to school" Jiwon giggled

"Yes" Jinhwan agreed. "Dad used to hold my hand like this and take me to school..." Jinhwan said softly. Jiwon started crying."What happened to you?" Hanin asked "I miss dad...." Jiwon whined. "Oh I'm really sorry, when did he die?" Hanbin asked. "HE'S STILL ALIVE!" Jiwon explained. "Can't I miss him whilst he's still alive?"

"Of course...I miss my dad very much..." Jinhwan interrupted. "I don't know why he left us all...I miss him so much...."Jinhwan's voice trailed off, as he tried to blink back tears. "Can I....?" Jiwon whispered to Hanbin. "Yeah, of course" he replied. Jiwon let go of Hanbin's arm, and walked over to Jinhwan's side.

"Hey Jinhwan..you know when you cry? You don't look good at all. You look good when you are angry" Jiwon said softly. "Y'know when you miss your dad? Just remember me, and you will get angry" Jiwon stated. Jinhwan started giggling, whilst tears were streaming down his face. Jiwon lifted his hand and delicately wiped Jinhwan's tears away "Hey...I really like you Jinhwan. If I don't see you, then my day feels incomplete" Jiwon confessed. Hanbin slowly let go of Jinhwan's hand, and sadly smiled as he listened to Jiwon and Jinhwan talking.

"Oh no, what have I said?" Jiwon said shockingly

"You are so cuuuuuuuuuttttee!!!" Jinhwan yelled

"I am not cute ok??? I'm Jiwon"

"No you are ccuuuuuuttttee!!!"

Hanbin smiled as he watched these two, it was the first time he had seen Jinhwan smile like that, the first time he had seen him laugh so hard he couldn't talk...and he was amazed.

--

Jiwon slowly opened his eyes, his head pounding from the night before. He slowly looked over at a sleeping Hanbin on the floor. "Hey....wake up" Jiwon said as he rubbed his eyes. "Oh...you're awake?" Hanbin said as he yawned. "Yeah, but dude my head is POUNDING. Oh god, last night" Jiwon replied. "Yeah, it was really late when I dropped you off so I decided to crash here, I hope you don't mind" Hanbin explained. "Of course not dude, it's cool, shall we get breakfast?"

--

"So, you and Jinhwan really didn't meet in the park then?" Hanbin asked as he poured coffee

"Park?? Oh yeah, haha..no. We met in dance classes. Y'know, the first time I met him, I didn't like him at all, but now-"

"I know" Hanbin interrupted "It's so strange though? You guys are so close to each other, you do everything together, you even take your imaginary dogs for walks together...haha what else... I mean, do you want more?

"Oh no man, no more. With Jinhwan?? I'm happy with just friendship"

"No not Jinhwan. I was talking about the coffee, do you want me to pour more?"

"Oh, hahah! Yes please"

"Here you go haha, anyway I better leave now, see you later man" Hanbin said as he put on his cap and proceeded to leave.

"Haha ok, see you later bro" Jiwon yawned

"Oh wait! Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I didn't know much about Jinhwan, but now I know everything...thanks to your red journal" Hanbin giggled

"What?!! You read my journal??"

"Not all of it...only the part where you mention that you only like wearing briefs" Hanbin laughed "bye!"

"Oh my god Hanbin that isn't cool! You can't read my journal!"

--

"Hey! Mrs Kim!" Hanbin called

"Oh hello dear? How did you like our church service?" Jinhwan's mother replied

"It was amazing! I will be sure to come every sunday" Hanbin gushed

"Thank you dear. Oh excuse me, I need to talk to the pastor" She replied

"You????" Jinhwan cried, popping up from behind his mother

"You?? What are you doing here? You follow me wherever I go. I beg you, please stop following me" Hanbin joked. Jinhwan walked off in fustration, but turned around quickly to give Hanbin a piece of his mind.

"You know what? You-"

"Oh God you're back again. Please go away, goooooo" Hanbin joked again. Jinhwan was about to walk off when Hanbin suddenly grabbed his hand.

"Jinhwan...hey I'm just joking with you, come on. Listen, I have something to say to you"

"I don't want to listen to anything" Jinhwan snapped

"You shouldn't say no in the house of God y'know"

"I-"
Hanbin grabbed hold of Jinhwan's hand, and kept it close to him.

"Shut up. Anyway, last night, for the first time I felt, that you are like any other ordinary boy. But for some reason. you are hiding that boy inside of you. And one more thing...wherever your father is, he's looking at you. Your anger, your sorrow..he's watching everything. And perhaps, he's even crying along with you. Now, you can't wipe his tears...but you can keep him from crying by being happy and smiling, with your cute cheekbones" He said as he poked his cheeks "come on, show me" he demanded. Jinhwan slowly smiled. "Yeah, there they are. Now let go of my hand Jinhwan...we are in a church what will people think? Oh Lord" Hanbin joked. Jinhwan quickly shook his hands free, and smiled as he looked up at Hanbin. "Cheekbones" Hanbin said softly as he tapped Jinhwan's cheek. Hanbin winked at Jinhwan before he turned around to leave. Jinhwan turned away from Hanbin, and slowly felt where Hanbin had tapped, and smiled.

Kim Hanbin's magic was spreading all around him. Even if he wanted to believe it or not, everyone listened to Hanbin. Hanbin coud do anything. Anything. As for Jinhwan, you would never believe it. He was laughing, he had learnt how to smile.

But he was still afraid. So much happiness? What if sorrow was just around the corner?