During a lunch break, Jinho went outside to get a cold drink from the vending machines. He was already used to all the glances and whispering that occurred wherever he went and ignored it as best he could. Is being short a crime? Geez… He probably wasn’t aware that the glances from both girls and guys were also due to him having such a cute face, not aware he was over a century old. He poked the straw into the drink and sat down on a bench near the vending machine. Even though it was only his first week at school, Jinho couldn’t help but feel a bit lonely, sad that he didn’t have any friends to spend his breaks with. The thought of finding Hui had even crossed his mind but he quickly dismissed it, thinking he’d rather be alone than have to deal with that obnoxious guy. Jinho knew he was too shy for his own good when he was around humans but couldn’t help it even if he was ‘one of them’ for the time being.

Jinho’s eyes literally sparkled when he saw Wooseok and Kino walking towards him. Things were different now that he was seeing his favourite humans as a fellow student and not a Cupid. The two of them stopped at the vending machine Jinho was sitting beside and stood around, chatting away whilst choosing their drinks. Jinho thought Kino was even more beautiful up close with his glowing skin, teethy smile and big glossy eyes whilst Wooseok seemed to have grown taller but had the same aloof but alluring aura to him. It was a bitter moment for Jinho when the two walked right past him with their drinks without even a glance. Whilst he might have known almost everything about the two boys, there was no way they would have ever seen Jinho in their lives. He let out a short sigh and looked down at the ground as he childishly kicked his legs, his feet barely scraping the ground beneath him.

Restore the order.... He thought about the meaning behind the phrase in great detail. I shot Kino’s arrow at Wooseok a few years ago and recently received Wooseok’s arrow with Kino as the target which would make it a case of true love. He then remembered the exact moment he was knocked over by Hui and the devastating sight of the arrow being released into the air. Jinho took a deep breath to calm down, fighting the urge to go find Hui and tackle him. But the arrow went off course and hit another student. Hrmm…He briefly glanced back at Kino and Wooseok but was greatly disturbed by what he saw and jumped off the bench.
“WAIT!” He cried out without thinking, mentally cursing himself as soon as he saw the both of them stop and turn around to see who the strange person that called out to them was. All they could see was a short guy they couldn’t recognise standing before them with an exasperated expression.
“Do you know him?” Wooseok asked very discreetly, unable to take his eyes off Jinho who he thought was probably two heads shorter than him. Kino shook his head in response with a confused face and then looked at Jinho.
“Is everything okay?” Kino warmly smiled. At this point, Jinho desperately wished his powers were at full strength so that he could erase their memories. Instead, all he could do was cutely shake his head and wave his hands in the air, extremely flustered. He didn’t understand why he was so nervous to interact with Kino and Wooseok.
“Sorry, I must have mistook you for someone.” Jinho said, a futile attempt to save himself.
“Oh, that’s alright.” Kino returned with an understanding nod. He then glanced up at Wooseok and nudged him on the side with his elbow, “Wooseok, stop glaring at him like that.”
“I wasn’t even glaring…” Wooseok grumbled and walked off first with Kino giggling and following behind him. Jinho watched the two of them continue on their way but not without a concerned look on his face. My eyes aren’t playing games on me… Sticking out the back of Kino’s left shoulder was definitely a broken arrow that was still glowing.

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After their weird encounter, Wooseok looked down at Kino who seemed to be enjoying his drink as they were walking back to class. He decided to slow down and lowered his head, causing Kino to pull himself away slightly, “What’s wrong?” Kino questioned. Wooseok took Kino by surprise when he parted his lips slightly and leaned forward. He chomped on the straw of Kino’s drink and started drinking it without permission. He then looked at Kino directly into his eyes and pouted, “I have drink envy.”
“Well too bad, you’ll have to stick to your boring orange juice.” Kino pulled his drink away and returned to sipping on his tea drink, trying to ignore the silly fact that it was an indirect kiss. All of a sudden, Wooseok snatched the drink off of Kino and raised his arm up into the air, a territory well out of Kino’s reach. He teased his friend by dangling the drink around, chuckling as Kino made futile attempts to get it off him. Not in a million years! He found it cute that Kino kept trying by jumping up and down even though it was near impossible. Whilst Wooseok was putting o