Myungsoo didn’t like how Sungyeol was nosy in his private matters. Why would he want to know about him so intently while all he had been doing is giving cold-shoulder to the other. But Sungyeol was not someone who would give up that easily.

Sungyeol was sitting alone in the terrace of his school. He didn’t want to have his lunch, neither he wanted to play with his friends. He was tired, tired of dealing with the daily fight. Hearing those vicious words in the regular basis made him feel numb now, he was not affected by those sharp words now, nor was he surprised by the throwing of the things around. Peace was only a word for him, he never understood its meaning. Sungyeol felt whole world meaningless, full of chaos. At the age where children loved playing, fooling around, he was caught up in finding the meaning of life. His friends used to call him LONER and he questioned the meaning of his existence. He had no one to talk to, no one to understand what he was going through. He was tired of keeping things inside him, but he didn’t get anywhere to vent out his feeling. He ran and ran and ran to find a solitary place so that he can shout out loud and let his emotions pour everywhere. He was sweating, breathe became irregular but he still ran. He was hyperventilating and his legs were about to give up but he didn’t give up, he kept on running in the search of freedom, tears were spilling out of his eyes……….

Sungyeol felt something or rather someone warm close to him. But he could not open his eyes. He wanted to know who the person was next to him but the pain from the past was so deep that he was afraid if he opened the eyes, he would have to face them again.

“Sungyeol wake up. Yah, what happened to you? Get up. It’s just a dream, you are fine. Everything is alright.” Myungsoo tried to get the crying and trembling boy awake but the other was sobbing continuously. After hugging the taller boy for a while, his breathe became regular but his eyes were still closed.

Myungsoo wondered what bothered this happy virus. He could never imagined that the person who is now wrapped in his shoulder had gone through something bad because he is always seen cheerful, he is like the sunshine who is hyper every time. Though he felt annoyed by the persistency of the other at times but he knew that Sungyeol was a kind kid with a good heart who just wanted to help him. Seeing him so vulnerable made him want to protect the other at any cost.

Sungyeol woke up with a heavy storming in his head. He remembered what had he dreamt last night, this happened after so long. He had almost completely forgotten about his past, why did it reoccur yesterday.

His train of thoughts was broken when he heard a soft, “Are you alright now?”

It was not something very unusual that he heard but coming this out of L was definitely a surprise.  He almost chocked in his saliva seeing the concerned face of the other which had for all time remained stoic.

“Y…yeah.” Sungyeol stammered.

Sungyeol felt like his heart was going to come out in his hand but he was saved when L said, “I am going to college then” and left the perplexed boy in his position.

Before going to his class, Sungyeol ran to Sungjong’s class. He dragged the stylish boy out and shouted, “L TALKED TO ME!”

Students walking around turned to him to give the weird looks so, the tall boy dragged Sungjong further away and repeated, “Can you believe! L talked to me!”

“Congrats hyung. But I am tensed by other things. So, if that’s all…”, Sungjong was about to move away but Sungyeol caught his arms and asked, “What has bothered my sweet little brother?”

Sungjong was more than happy to share his sorrow.

“You know when I woke up today, I saw a pimple at the side of my nose! How can it be? I am taking care of my skin regularly, using face masks and using the best creams then, how? I want to cry right now.”

Sungyeol was not someone who cares about such things but it’s necessary to listen to him while all the time, it was the other way around.

“Maybe the beauty goddess is jealous of you, Jongie. And sometimes due to lack of sleep, or stress or pollution, you can get acne. That’s not a big deal. And believe me, it’s so small that no one would notice, even I had not seen it before you mentioned it.” Sungyeol tried to reassure the overly conscious boy.

“Really? It’s not seen from afar right?”

“Trust me, it’s not visible even from up close.”

Sungjong smiled for the first time since morning. “By the way, it’s great that L talked to you. What did you guys talk about?”

Now that he asked, Sungyeol hesitated a bit because can it even be considered as talking? All the Silent Prince had done was asked if he was alright.

Anyways, Sungyeol told him the incident, but not what was the nightmare was about, and Jongie jumped and hugged the tall boy suddenly making him freeze at the spot.

“He cares for you, hyung. Your hard work is finally paying off. I think you will be able to open his cold heart.” Sungjong exclaimed.

“He d..doesn’t care for me Jongie. It’s just because he had seen me in that condition last night. But yeah, I hope I can make him talk.”

The bell rang in the mean time signaling them to rush to their respective classes.

Sungyeol and Sungjong were shopping at the arcade for Sungjong’s beauty products, more like, Sungyeol was following the younger’s lead. Since Sungjong was tensed about his one tiny acne, Sungyeol promised to accompany him to buy the necessary products.

After the shopping, they sat down to fill their tummy. Sungjong loved the aroma of the restaurant, the warm feeling as soon as you enter the place is alluring, the architect of the building is exactly the same as he has known the traditional Japanese houses to be. He loved the place, really. Sungyeol was glad that the younger was fond of his choice.

They ordered shabu shabu sukiyaki and yakiniku, popular Japanese cuisine.

They devoured the food saying, “Itadakimasu.”

The first bite itself made Sungjong praise the dish. “Uhm…chincha baista! It’s really delicious, hyung!”

Sungyeol laughed a little seeing Sungjong jumping dancing in his seat. At times he was the diva maknae and loved to boss around but at moments like these, he truly seemed like an adorable sweet dongseang.

“Maaaani moko.” Sungyeol gave him a piece of sushi.

Sungjong was extremely happy today and as they were eating, he expressed, “Ah..today I had so much fun. Thank you hyung. I would not have been able to buy the original products and enjoy these real Japanese foods, if you were not there. I would be a total stupid looking at these Kanji characters. Aarigato, Sungyeol chan.” Sungjong said playfully but Sungyeol could feel the sincerity in his tone.

“Good that my bilingual aspect became useful to someone.” Sungyeol smiled.

“By the way, I want to know love story between your parents. Your mom is from Japan and your dad is from Korea right.” Sungjong was curious about the story between two nations.

“My dad used to work for an INGO, he came to Japan for his duty. My mom was working at the same organization in Japan. That’s how they met and they eventually fell in love with each other.” Sungyeol concluded.

Sungjong had that sparkle in his eyes which means he wanted to know more but Sungyeol faked a yawn and said, “Jongie, I am feeling so tired due to whole day walking, let’s go to dorm quick. I’ll tell you detail next time.”

As much as he wanted to know more about Sungyeol’s parents, he also didn’t want to trouble his hyung more. So, he replied, “You better not make me wait longer, arraso” while flipping his silky hair.

Sungyeol rolled his eyes a bit. “Nae, nae. Now let’s go.”

A/N : What could be the meaning of the dream that Sungyeol had? Will Myungsoo finally open up to Yeollie? Let’s find that out in upcoming chapters. Tons of thanks to all those who subscribed, commented or spared their time to read the fic. Wish you all have a wonderful time ahead~

Btw, did you all see Sungyeol’s Insta Update….I nearly went nuts!!!!!!! And I am waiting for his drama this November <3

And Myungsoo is having solo fansign in Singapore! Lucky fans xD