“Alright Class, Seeing as you’re all the top tier of the school’s Korean Literature students. Me and the foreign student’s department director have decided to join together our classes and make our projects a mixed class assignment. You will all be assigned a partner from the foreign student’s department. You guys will be teaching and helping them in Korean literature, which will be a hard task. Seeing as their Korean will be that of middle schooler’s level. You will be assigned a person each, that you must work together with and you will present to both Ms.Liu and I. You will present a representation of a specific theme and form language arts to make your project around.  You guys will pick the theme and your partner will pick the form of which your project will be in. You and your partner will make two separate projects, because you will both be graded on different levels. You and partner will be graded on the foreign student’s ability to use the Korean language and speak it to properly, in order to capture your theme. While, you guys will also be graded on an additional level because you are advanced students. The level in which your partners’ will using is lower than your capabilities. You will also make your own separate project to display your abilities in portraying the given theme. I will pass around a hat and you’ll all be pick a paper with a theme. Then the foreign language students will come in with their teacher and we’ll pair you up. They will have to pick the form of art you will being doing for your project. To test your creativity will be assigning these following forms; a short story, which you will read to the class. A song that you will perform to the class, your creativity will also be a factor. So for the song you may use an instrumental of any song of your choosing or for bonus points compose your own music and if you want create choreography to go with song. A scene acting out your theme, Props are not necessary but the more creativity the better. Finally, the last form is a poem that will be presented to the class. You guys better make this good and don’t forget your partnership with the other person is important.” Right after the teacher finished explaining the project, there was a knock on the door. “Ahh that must be the foreign students and Ms. Liu, come in!” The door slid open and Ms. Liu, Jinyoung’s AP english teacher walked in, “Luna unnie, I really appreciate your students helping mine with their korean. I think that they will benefit from this more than any lesson.” “No problem Amber! I expect all of you to treat your partners with the utmost respect and remember to be patience, their execution off this project will count on your grade.” Ms. Liu called her class in, JB and Jinyoung weren’t really paying much attention, they weren’t as interested as their classmates. According to the classmates the foreign students have a reputation of being hot and having the best figures. So everyone was dying to see who was their partner. JB and Jinyoung weren’t interested in those things, so they didn’t mind who was their partner. “Omg! Look Mark! It’s JB and Jinyoungie!” JB and Jinyoung didn’t have to look up to know who yelled out. “Jackson, how many do I have to tell you. It’s hyung to you!” JB replied holding in his anger, that was threatening to spill out. “But, JB~ We are born in the same year and I am only 2 months younger.” JB didn’t answer him and just glared, to which Jackson went on a rant about how he and JB should break the hyung barrier to become closer. Mark got annoyed with the loudness and smacked Jackson head. “Yah! This is a classroom. What do you think you are doing right now! He is technically your hyung, if says call him hyung that is what you call him.” Mark said sending another glare Jackson’s way. Jackson wailed out, “But he tells you call him JB and you still call him Jaebum! That’s not fair!” “I’m the hyung of both of you two.” Mark sent a icy glare that sent shivers up Jackson’s and everyone’s back in the room. Jackson knew he was about to get it from Mark, if he continued to talk back.

However, Jackson being Jackson had to push the limits. This time though he was smart enough to find shelter before testing Mark, he ran behind Jinyoung. “Jinyoungie! Mark hyung and JB hyung are being mean to me!” Jackson said literally running into Jinyoung lap with enough force to knock them both on the floor. Jinyoung used to Jackson’s extra self had readied himself last minute for the attack, he knew would come eventually. Jinyoung caught him by the hips and steadied the other so he wouldn’t knock them both over, but rather plop into Jinyoung’s lap. Jackson attached himself like a koala bear; he wrapped his legs around Jinyoung’s torso and his arms around Jinyoung’s neck, burying his head into Jinyoung’s neck. Everyone was looking at the display in front of them, stunned. Both because Jackson made an unnecessarily big scene and jinyoung acted as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Ms. Liu just sighed used to Jackson’s, well normal self. “Wang Ka yee! Get off of Junior! You already harass Mark on a daily basis. I don’t need you harassing poor Junior.” “But, Jiějiě!” “Kayee, I told you to speak in korean and I am your teacher!” Ms. Liu scolded the other in chinese. Everyone, but Mark and Jinyoung were confused at the conversation going on “Lǎoshī, It’s alright. Jackson is usually like this, i’m used to it. It’s weird if he doesn’t do things like this.” Jinyoung sent her one of his heart warming smiles, to which even she couldn’t help but melt at and smiled back at Jinyoung in adoration. “Amber noona, did you just smile at someone. Wow! Jinyoung your smile can even melt Amber noona’s resolve. You gotta come with me to class next time. So she won’t scold me as much.” Ms. Liu face dropped back to looking irritated and she was about to wring Jackson’s neck, but Jinyoung cut in before he had to start writing a eulogy for his friend. You shouldn’t speak so informally to your teachers and hyungs! Jackson it is rude.” Jackson pouted at the fact Jinyoung was scolding him. “I don’t think I want Bambam around someone who doesn’t use honorifics when needed, that boy is already pushing his limits.” Jinyoung said in his stern voice, and Jackson bowed his head in guilt. “I’m sorry Jinyoungie! I behave better, I didn’t mean to be rude.” Jinyoung’s expression soften at the puppy eyes being thrown his way, and he Jackson head. “I know, but you need to make sure you act properly in settings that call for it, okay?” Jinyoung said as if talking to a 4 year old. Jackson nodded his head still pouting, because Jinyoung was disappointed in him a moment ago. Jinyoung always had a soft spot for cute things and right now Jackson was exuding cuteness. Jinyoung smiled endearingly at the other and kissed his nose. Jackson flushed immediately and began stuttering, Jinyoung chuckled not knowing Jackson could be embarassed. “Don’t pout Jackson, I can’t deal with it.” Jackson turned as red a fire truck and buried his head back in Jinyoung’s neck, which was a good idea seeing as everyone was glaring at him after Jinyoung kissed him, including his two best friends. “Wow! Junior-shi I thought it was impossible to get Jackson unable to speak. Actually, maybe you should join our class on a daily basis for real.” Mrs. Liu said half joking and half seriously, “Amber! Don’t try and poach my best student. You already have him for one class!” said Ms. Park, “I’m sure you won’t mind Junior-shi in all of your class either, Luna unnie” “That’s besides the point.” Ms.Park said not denying the point and ignoring the implications that it was true. Mark was getting irritated, not only did he have to deal with students fiending for Junior’s attention, now it was teachers. Mark face turned very dark, “Amber noona, don’t you have to assign our partners.” Mark said wanting to stop  this whole Junior admirers convention. Then there was a lot a squealing that could heard since Mark talked, seeing as he rarely spoke at all. Ms. Liu sighed, “You and Jackson really need to learn how to use honorifics terms, whether or not you know the teachers personally. Your lucky Junho allows you guys to speak out of term. Don’t make me have to complain to Nichkhun hyung, Mark. However, you are right and seeing as you mentioned it you can come pick what form you and your partner are going to have. Luna unnie will call someone from her class to be your partner.” Mark picked a paper from the hat and handed it over to Ms.Liu, “Song, well that will be interesting.” “Hmm, let me see Jaebum you can be his partner.” Ms. Park said, “Oh thank god! I didn’t get Jackson” JB mumbled. Jackson heard it though, “Hyung!!!!! What’s wrong with me, you’d be lucky to have me. Junior-ah, see how mean JB hyung is to me!” Jackson said finally bring his face out of Jinyoung’s neck. “JB hyung, don’t be like that. Jackson is just a bit excitable but it’s to show you he loves you.” Jinyoung scolded lightly. JB scoffed “Yah! Junior isn’t always going to be around all the time to back you up. You have to come back to our dorm.” JB said threatening the other, Jackson squealed. “Junior, Let’s switch roommates Mark hyung can have JB hyung. Then you and me can be together, your the only one who loves me.” Mark felt vein pop out when he heard what Junior said next. “I’m not sure about switching, but I can sleepover tonight if you want”.

“Yah!” Mark said darkly and walked over to the two, his last piece of patience snapped and he literally threw Jackson to the ground. “Stop bring Junior into your problems!” Mark scolded Jackson in english furiously, confusing a majority of the class except Junior and Ms. Liu. “And you stop babying him, he is annoying enough already. You don’t need to give him more reason to not act his age. He has a mother already and it is not you.” Mark said in english fed up with everyone trying to steal HIS Junior. Junior looked at the other flabbergastedly, “He seriously is extra moody! There must be a guy version of PMSing.” Junior glared at his roommate, “excuse you. I don’t know what your problem is, but you can’t just through Jackson to the floor like a gangster hyung!” Jinyoung stood up and helped Jackson up, “You right, he does have an mom already, who is a good 1,200 miles away. So i’m his temporary mother for now, and I don’t why your all pissed off lately. But i’m not just let you take it out on everyone else for no reason. It was okay when it was just me. Now, it’s just getting out of hand. I am going to sleep over at JB hyung’s and Jackson’s dorm today, so fix your issue by time I come back because your way too much right now.” Jinyoung said equally upset at Mark, and pulled Jackson back into his lap and ignored Mark. Jackson felt bad because Mark visible deflated after Jinyoung yelled at him.  The entire class was speechless, no one talked to Mark like that ever, not even JB or Jackson. Even Amber was stunned. Especially, since Mark didn’t listen to anyone with the exception of Nichkhun. Mark looked at the other, he didn’t want Junior to be upset with him. He continued staring at the other hoping Junior would glance at him long enough to see his apologetic expression. However, Jinyoung ignored eyes he felt on him and continued to rub Jackson’s back and coddle him. Jackson felt really bad, he didn’t mean to make the two roommates fight with each other. He like Junior fussing over him, it reminded him of his mom. However, he didn’t want to upset his best friend in process. “I’m really fine Junior. It’s okay you don’t need to worry about it. You should stay with Mark hyung in your dorm tonight. I really fine I was joking. Me and JB are good. Right, hyung?” Jackson said, sending out a distress signal to JB to help out with Mark and Jinyoung. JB noticed the bad atmosphere forming, “Ahh yeah Junior ah. Jackson’s just being extra as always, we’re good.” “Well, Mark hyung isn’t and he obviously needs time to himself. Seeing as he just snapping at everyone lately.” As those word left his mouth, JB and Jackson saw the dullness in Mark’s eyes. “There I go again making him upset. I really need to stop being an . Why am I so stupid?” Mark mentally scolded himself, Luna noticed the atmosphere going south and decided it was about time to assign the next partner. However, was interrupted when Mark spoke, “I’m sorry Junior.” Everyone was stunned, some even gasped. Mark Tuan doesn’t apologize ever. Even the teachers were surprise they both knew of the reputation Mark has build over the years. Jinyoung knew it was a lot for Mark to apologize in front of  everyone like that, but he doesn’t want to condone Mark’s behavior. “If an apology solved everything, there wouldn’t be laws or police.” was all Jinyoung said he didn’t even bother to look up at Mark as spoke. He wasn’t really angry at Mark, but he didn’t want Mark think that acting this way was alright. He can’t just lash out at people because he didn’t know how deal with his emotions properly. Junior didn’t want to hurt the other or make him feel bad, by not even acknowledging him. However, Junior knew the moment he saw Mark’s upset face, he’d want to make it go away and he’d cave. Mark felt all the color leave his face and all his energy leave his body, Jinyoung didn’t even look at him. He made the other disgusted with him, to the point jinyoung didn’t even want to look at him anymore. Jackson and JB saw the look on Mark’s face and felt bad for the other. Jackson tried to convince Junior to forgive Mark, but Jinyoung was determine to teach Mark this lesson and eventually told Jackson to stop or he’ll be upset with Jackson also. Jackson shut his mouth and the teachers finally got over the cold atmosphere in the room and assigned the rest of the partners. It was the nearing of class when Jinyoung’s name still wasn’t called and neither was Jackson, “Jackson come here and pick” Jackson got up and picked poetry. While Jinyoung up, being the last in his class and picked a theme. “Love” he said out loud. He was about to walk over to Jackson when his teacher called Jaebum, “Jaebum your partner is Jackson. Junior you’ll be paired with Mark instead.” The both teachers looked satisfied with themselves. Jackson and JB agreed quickly hoping this will get Junior and Mark back on good terms. Junior just sighed and walked over to Mark, Mark heard his sigh and flinched. “Alright you all have the rest this class to talk about your projects” the teachers said before going off and talking to themselves. The class ended with Mark and Junior not speaking to each other and Jackbum trying to get them to make up or Junior to look at Mark at least.

The bell rang and Junior left saying by to JB and Jackson, then got up to go to AP English without Mark. Mark felt that painful ache in his chest come back and slowly gather up his things. JB and Jackson didn’t know what to tell the other, but Mark already got up to go to his next class, giving them a barely audible bye. They watched him leave, as he walked through the door Jaebum smack Jackson. “See what you did, why can’t you just calm yourself down once.” He scolded the other before dragging Jackson out of class with him. Jackson felt really bad, he didn’t even respond to Jaebum’s accusations. Jaebum shook his head, “Great now both of them are all mopey.” Jaebum sighed “You didn’t mean it so don’t get all sad now. They’ll make up let’s give them some time.” Jaebum said trying to make Jackson feel better, but the other felt horrible and just left to his english class without saying bye.

Jinyoung walked into his class the same time as Amber, “Ms. Liu, is it alright if I switch seats for today?” Just as he asked that, Mark walked in and stared at Jinyoung. Amber saw Mark’s look in his eyes and she felt bad for him. Mark walked away quickly and went to his seat and put his head down. “Junior-ah if you want you can changes seats, but i’ve never seen Mark like that. I’d appreciate if you’d sit with him and work out your issues.” Amber said hoping Junior choose her suggestion. Much to her and Mark’s dismay Junior choose to sit at the complete opposite end of the classroom furthest away from Mark. Mark tried to calm himself down, but he began to think of when his dad called him into his study and told Mark how disappointed he was in his son, that he couldn’t even speak or look at him right now. It was after Mark got expelled from his last school. “I made him hate me now, Junior does too.” Mark tried hard to fight the tears sliding down his face but they slipped out silently. “Junior was the only who believed me, so much that it made me think I could be a better person. A person who deserves to be loved and yet I ruined that too.” Amber sighed see that Junior choose to sit so far away. The class filed in and everyone had heard of what happened last class,no one dared to even look in Mark’s direction. “Alright, I have your guys test scores from TOEIC, but first I will like to introduce a friend of mine who decided on his week off to come here and help me teach you guys how to have long conversation in english. There was knock on the door, coach Lee and coach Ok walked in, “Junho oppa, Taecyeon oppa. What are you guys doing here?” Before they could reply someone walked in mumbling to themselves, “I hope this is the right class”  and he looked up and all the girls squealed at how handsome he was. “Nichkhun!” “Nichkhun Hyung!” both of the coaches greet the guy. “Nichkhun oppa, thanks for helping me out.” “No problem, Amber! Hi nice to meet you all,I am Nichkhun.” He greeted in english. Everyone spazzed out and Amber hushed them all, reminding them that this is a class room. “Still got it I see.” Taecyeon said causing the other to rub his neck sheepishly. “Anyways, now that you all met our special guest. It’s time to give you all your TOEIC results. I’m a please to say you all got gold results, but also two students got perfect score of 990. So they have are being exempted from today's lesson for a good well done. So congratulations Mark and Junior! Everyone applauded them and Amber called them to receive their awards.

Junior went up but Mark didn’t budge. Amber would reprimand people who disobeyed her severely, but she felt bad for Mark and let him be. However, Nichkhun knew nothing and was not pleased with Mark disrespecting his teacher. “Mark Yien Tuan, Your teacher called for you and are not going to move.” Nichkhun called and the whole class was confused he even Jinyoung. That's when jinyoung recognized Nichkhun from picture in Mark’s room. Mark didn’t respond or react to Nichkhun, which made the other irritated. Mark never ignored Nichkhun, everyone else yeah,but not Nichkhun. Nichkhun walked over to his desk, “Nichkhun oppa it is okay. Leave it alone.” Amber said hoping the older would do as she said. Nichkhun ignored her, “Your hyung is speaking to you and this is how you are acting?” Junho and Taecyeon heard about what happened early today and even they felt bad for Mark. “Leave him alone Nichkhun!” “Yeah hyung he's not feeling well.” “Not feeling well doesn’t excuse him for ignoring me.” Nichkhun said not happy, he thought the other would have been happy to see him after so long. Which is why he cancelled everything he had for the week just come help Amber out, when Victoria told him that Amber need help. “Leave me alone Hyung.” Mark said weakly not even lifting his head up, and Jinyoung knew that voice. It was the voice Mark used when Jinyoung found him using after he trashed his room. Jinyoung couldn’t hold it anymore, he couldn’t ignore Mark hurting any longer. Jinyoung got up and said to Amber, “I’m going to leave now, Ms. Liu seeing we don’t need to be here. If that is alright?” Amber was startled by Jinyoung’s abruptness, “Ah yes of course.” She was disappointed that the two hadn’t made up yet and was going to talk Jinyoung about it, but she saw him walk over to Mark’s desk. “I’m sorry, excuse me.” Jinyoung addressed Nichkhun politely and sat down in his original seat. Mark heard Jinyoung’s voice and was confused because he heard the other say, he was leaving. “I thought you were leaving” Mark croaked out, still not moving. Jinyoung sighed feeling bad he hurt his hyung this much, he only wanted the other to learn he can’t just snap at people for no reason. “Yah! Mark Tuan you are perfectly well and able to answer this guy. Are you looking down on your hyung right!” Mark sighed he didn’t mean to make Nichkhun mad, “I’m sorry but can you not scold him, sunbae-nim. He isn’t trying to be rude.” Jinyoung said softly trying to calm down Nichkhun down. Nichkhun blinked, “I’m sorry, but who are you?” Nichkhun asked confused as far as he knew Mark has two friends only and this boy wasn’t one of them. “Junior-ah, if your gonna leave, then leave.” Jinyoung sighed, a placed hand on Mark’s head and his hair. Making Nichkhun stunned, Mark did not allow anyone to touch him like that. Mark let Nichkhun do that but the younger would put up a fight about Nichkhun babying him. However, Mark said nothing to this boy and allowed him to do this without a fight. “Hyung, look at me.” Jinyoung said calmly but Mark refused. Jinyoung sighed, “Yien” Jinyoung said more as a command than a suggestion and Mark looked up. Jinyoung and Nichkhun were blocking Mark’s face, so no one could really see him. But those two could and both of their hearts dropped at the sight of the puffy eyes and tears streaming down his face. “Mark” Nichkhun called out softly, ready to comfort the boy, but Jinyoung took a hoodie out his book bag and gave it to Mark. Mark looked the sweater confused, “Wear this, Ms. Liu i’m going to take Mark to the nurse. He is not feeling well.” Amber knew that was an excuse but as long  they made up she didn’t care. Mark didn’t move at first, so Jinyoung put the hoodie over his head and made Mark wear it. He pulled the hood so it covered Mark’s face and then Mark got Jinyoung’s intentions. “Come on hyung let's go.” “But-” “It’s okay, let’s go first.” Jinyoung bowed to Nichkhun. “I’ll take of Mark hyung now. Don’t worry!” Jinyoung said to Nichkhun and for some reason Nichkhun felt those words held more meaning to it.

Jinyoung directed Mark out of class, back to their dorm. Jinyoung closed the door and Mark didn’t know what to say, right now he wished Jinyoung would go back to ignoring him, instead of seeing how pathetic he was right now. Mark tried to move to the bathroom and avoid the younger, but Jinyoung caught him and pull him into, their currently shared room. Mark struggled to get away, but Jinyoung closed the door and pushed the older to sit on the bed. Jinyoung stood in front of him, Mark tried to get back up, much to Jinyoung’s annoyance. Jinyoung pushed him back down and sat on his lap hooking his legs around Mark’s waist for extra measures. Mark sighed and gave up, Jinyoung held his face. “Stupid, Idiot hyung” Jinyoung scolded softly, “Who told you told you to cry to yourself. I’m sorry I ignored you. I’m sorry I hurt you but don’t cry to yourself ever again, even if I ignore you. Make it so I can’t ignore you. Don’t ever cry to yourself again or I will actually be mad at you. Do you understand me?” Mark nodded sniffling, “Good. Now come here you pabo-hyung!” Jinyoung wrapped his arms around Mark’s neck and Mark wrapped his hands around Junior’s waist. They held each other for a while before Mark was ready to talk. “My dad before he sent me to korea with Nichkhun hyung was so upset and disappointed in me he couldn’t even look at me nor talk to me and sent me out of his office before talking to Nichkhun about me. You wouldn’t even look at me, you didn’t care. You didn’t accept my apology, I thought I ruined everything again. I am really sorry Junior. I didn’t mean to do that, I just got so upset that everyone wanted you. I mean- your mine and they all kept trying to take you.” “Yours? I am yours? I didn’t know that!” Jinyoung said questionly. Mark blushed and began stuttering nonsense again like this morning. “Okay, i’m yours. So you need to hold your anger and let go of the fact that everyone else want my attention. I’m not going to leave you just because other people need me or want me okay. I’m still going to help people and I can’t control how people view me. But I can tell you I won’t abandon you okay, so if you need me to tell you that ‘I am yours’ to understand that, then so be it. I, Park Jinyoung am Mark Yien Tuan’s.” Mark blushed at the declaration, but then realized what the younger said. “Park Jinyoung?” “huh? Oh yeah. That’s my real name.” Mark narrow his eyes at Jinyoung. “What?!” Mark said seething, Mark was giving off a really scary aura and Jinyoung didn’t know why. But he knew it might be best if he got off the other and ran away, far away. Jinyoung got off of Mark’s lap and started to back away from the other boy, and attempted to make it to his door.

Which he did make it, but only because Mark grabbed him and push him back into it. Mark glared at the other, “Park Jinyoung. When were planning on telling me that was your name. Huh? Or did you not mean it when you said that we can trust each other.” Jinyoung didn’t understand why Mark was so mad he didn’t tell the other his real me, “No! Of course I meant it. I just didn’t think too much about my name. I didn’t know it meant a this much to you.” “I told you I don’t allow people to call me Yien, that’s because they aren’t not close enough to know that fact about me. I let you because I thought we were, but it looks like I’m the only who thought that.” Mark let the other go and went to leave, but Jinyoung just hugged him tight. “No, I didn’t realize that it meant this much to you because, no matter how many people know my real name or not. It wouldn’t make a difference because only one person know the real, Park Jinyoung. Only you know the real me, your the only one who i’ve talked to about me too. So don’t misunderstand, you mean just as much too me.” Jinyoung as looking up at the other, Mark sighed and rest his forehead on Jinyoung’s. “You make me act like an insane person. I was fine not acknowledging my feeling before, It been a week and I already cried 3 times because of you. You better take responsibility for all of this, you keep making me feel all these things and I don’t know why.” Mark said tiredly, “I didn’t think having you express your feelings, would turn out to be like deal with a hormonal pregnant women.” Jinyoung said teasingly, Mark flushed knocked Jinyoung’s head with his own. Which in hindsight wasn’t the smartest idea, seeing as he own head was deal with repercussions. “Oww, hyung!” Jinyoung pouted and Mark wanted to die because the other was being cute again when he was trying to be upset with him. “Your emotions or so volatile hyung!”Jinyoung complained, “that’s what you get for----OWWW Jinyoung-ahhh” Mark groan in pain. “You bit me!” Mark accused pulling out of their hug, Jinyoung just stuck his tongue out “take responsibility hyung!” He mocked the other. Mark was about to yell at him, “Come on hyung your like turtle. We have to go to PE or we will be late.” Jinyoung said before leaving swiftly through the door, “aish! That boy will be the death of me.” Mark heard the dorm door shut and realize Jinyoung left without him, “Yah! That brat is getting cheeky these days.” Mark said out loud before chasing after his roommate.

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Did you guys get the chapter title reference lol. Anyways comment and subscribe, and thank for reading!