“GOOD MORNING MGA POKPOK!!!!!” Eric gets the door slammed right in his face.

The loud banging on the door reaches the kitchen and an annoyed Chanhee shouts, “Buksan nyo nga ‘yung pinto!!!”

“GOOD MORNING ULIT MGA POKPOK!!!!”

“Ano ba, Eric, manahimik ka na nga.” Hyunjoon tries to stop Eric from being annoying (for now).

“Ok. Hi Haknyeon ano pagkain nyo?” Eric is already making his way to the kitchen before Haknyeon can even answer.

"BAWAL," Chanhee yells at the two new boys. "Walang papasok dito."

Changmin walks past Hyunjoon and Eric, and enters the kitchen, "Except me!!!!! Anong niluluto mo, babe?"

"Kadiri, Changmin. Nahawa ka na ba sa babe Younghoon mo? Maglinis ka na lang dun."

"YOUNGHOON DAW OH."

"Shut up, Eric. Tulungan niyo na lang ako maglinis."

Changmin dragged Eric inside Haknyeon's messy room and Hyunjoon absentmindedly follows. The two boys didn't really inform the trio that they'd be visiting their house that day. They'd usually complain about Eric's presence, but Hyunjoon came along with him. Hyunjoon barely leaves his house, so the trio was actually glad to see him.

Kevin passes by and greets them, "Good morning, people who don't live here."

"Wow, nasa bahay ka ngayon," Eric replies. "Kala ko 'di ka na nakatira dito, mas madalas pa 'ko dito sa'yo eh."

Kevin just shrugs before leaving, "May sakit si Hyunjae eh."

Changmin starts picking up the clutter from Haknyeon's room and complains, "Ano ba naman 'tong bunso namin, kala mo sa babuyan nakatira."

Hyunjoon chuckles and picks one paper up from the floor. He pokes Eric and shows him what he found.

"'Di ba sabi ni Haknyeon 79 daw siya sa midterm kaya siya nagpapatutor kay Sunwoo?"

Eric gasps and grabs the paper from Hyunjoon's hand. Changmin, dahil mahilig siya sa tsismis, approaches the two younger boys and peeks at what Eric was holding.

"JOO HAKNYEON MALANDI KA."

The said boy rushes to his room and says, "Bakit na naman, Changmin hyung?"

"Explain."

Haknyeon giggles, "Ako na gumagawa ng paraan. Mahiyain siya masyado eh."

"Sunwoo??? Mahiyain????" Eric exclaims. "Sa'yo lang yan mahiyain 'no."

"Exactly."

"So," Changmin speaks up. "Nagkunyari kang naka-79 sa midterm kahit 94 ka, aka second highest after Chanhee, para lang lumandi."

Haknyeon shrugs, "Kesa naman magpabebe pa ko at magkunyaring 'di ko crush yung crush ko. Ayokong gumaya sa'yo, hyung."

Eric bursts into fits of laughter and Hyunjoon tries not to laugh as well. 'Putangina, hindi ko naman crush si Younghoon eh," Changmin tries to convince himself.

"WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME????"

"ANO BA 'DI NA NGA KAYO TUMUTULONG SA PAGLUTO ANG INGAY INGAY NIYO PA," Chanhee screams from the kitchen.

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Sunwoo groans for the nth time that morning. He had been studying their math lessons nonstop since last night.

"Ba't mo ba inaaral yan," his roommate, Younghoon, asks. "Kakatapos lang ng midterm ah."

Sunwoo sighs, "May nagpapatutor sa'kin. 'Di ko alam ba't ba ko pumayag eh nanghula lang naman ako sa exam. Sinwerte lang ako na naka-90 pa 'ko."

Younghoon tries to hold back his laughter and fails, "HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA SI HAKNYEON BA 'YAN AHHAHAHAHAHAH 'YAN ANG LANDI LANDI MO KASI."

"WOW KUNG SI CHANGMIN NAGPATUTOR SA'YO TATANGGI KA BA????"

Younghoon goes silent and looks at Sunwoo as if saying, ' . U Rite.'

Juyeon opens the door to their room and says, "'Wag daw kayo maingay sabi ni Hyunjae. Nilalagnat siya eh."

"Okay. Sorry bro," Younghoon tells Juyeon and faces Sunwoo again. "Nakapagtataka lang though. Bakit sa'yo pa siya nagpatutor, kaibigan niya naman top 1 natin."

"May tinututor na kasi si Chanhee," Juyeon interrupts. "Pero Sunwoo, sinasabi ko sa'yo. Crush ka talaga ni Haknyeon."

Younghoon agrees, "Oo nga. Kung 'di ka crush non, edi sana 'di ka na niya ineentertain. Alam naman ng lahat ng crush mo siya. Magconfess ka na kasi para kayo na."

Sunwoo looks down, hiding his smile and the blush on his cheeks, "Tigilan niyo nga 'ko, nag-aaral ako dito eh."

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"Ano bang ginawa mo? Bakit ka nilagnat bigla? Minsan ka na nga lang namin makita sa bahay, may sakit ka pa? Ba't 'di mo kasi inaalagaan sarili mo? Pinapag-alala mo pa kami."

Hyunjae ignores Jacob's nagging and tries to sleep. He was upset because had to cancel his (daily) date with Kevin. He woke up with a fever and told Kevin na 'wag na siyang puntahan kasi baka mahawa siya.

Ding dong. The doorbell suddenly rang. Hyunjae hears Sangyeon welcoming the guest. The door to his room suddenly opens, revealing Sangyeon with a black-haired boy behind him.

Sangyeon asks, "Ito ba boyfriend mo, Jaehyun?" Jacob gasps and excitedly grabs Kevin's arm to pull him inside the room.

"IKAW YUNG BOYFRIEND NIYA???? HALA ANG CUTE CUTE MO NAMAN. KAMUSTA KA NAMAN???? NAKAKAPAGOD BA MAGDATE ARAW ARAW? AY- PARANG HINDI. NGAYON LANG KAYO 'DI MAGKIKITA TA'S BINISITA MO PA SIYA. HALA ANG CUTE NIYO TALAGA. KAILAN KASAL? A-"

"JACOB," Hyunjae says sternly. "'Wag mo naman takutin si Kevin."

Kevin smiles awkwardly and says, "Okay lang. Nice to meet you, po. I'm Kevin, Jaehyun's b-boyfriend."

"Hihi, nice to meet you too. I'm Jacob and that's Sangyeon. Sige, bigyan muna namin kayo ng privacy."

"THANK YOU. FINALLY," Hyunjae says as Jacob and Sangyeon leaves his room.

Kevin puts down the plastic bag he was holding (it was full of Hyunjae's favorite snacks), and awkwardly stands beside Hyunjae's bed.

"Sabi ko 'wag ka na pumunta dito eh. Baka mahawa ka pa sa'kin."

"Eh... kasi...."

"Kasi?"

".........namiss kita, bro."

Hyunjae felt like his heart was about to burst. It was rare for his boyfriend to be vocally affectionate, so he found the sight of Kevin blushing and fidgeting in front of him, saying he misses him, really really cute.

"I missed you too." (isang araw lang eh putangina naman ng mga to ang landi)

"JACOB BA'T KA NAKADIKIT D'YAN SA PINTO? BA'T 'DI KA NA LANG PUMASOK?" the couple hears Younghoon's voice from outside the room.

Hyunjae rolls his eyes, "Jacob, ano ba."

Jacob opens the door and apologizes, "Okay, fine sorry. pERO ANG CUTE NIYO KASI-"

"BYE, JACOB."

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"Ba't ka umiiyak? Okay ka lang ba," Younghoon asks Juyeon.

"Bro, naghihiwa lang ako ng sibuyas."

Juyeon is in the kitchen, cutting the vegetables needed for the dish he was making for Hyunjae.

"Pero talaga bang okay ka? 'Di kita natanong about yesterday. Sobrang lungkot mo sa classroom, nagpaiwan ka pa."

"Ah, bumagsak kasi ako sa math midterm. Okay na 'ko, babawi na lang ako sa finals. May magtututor na sa'kin."

Younghoon looks at him weirdly, "Ang hirap ng lessons natin ngayon sa math. Sino namang magtututor sa'yo at napakaconfident mo?"

"Si Chanhee," Juyeon said while smiling shyly.

"CHANHEE???? CHOI CHANHEE???? MATH GENIUS CHOI CHANHEE???? CRUSH NI LEE JUYEON, CHOI CHANHEE??????"

Juyeon nods at the noisy Younghoon and tells him to lower his voice down, "Oo. Ang galing, 'di ba? Ta's siya pa nag-offer na itutor ako."

Younghoon pulls Juyeon into a hug and says, "Bro, I'm so proud of you. Natuto ka na ring lumandi after 4 years. Tangina, 'di na tayo mamamatay na single."

Ding dong. The doorbell rings for the second time that day. Younghoon lets go of Juyeon and opens the door.

"Sino kay- HI CHANGMIN ❣"

"'Wag kang masyadong matuwa. Pinilit lang nila ako kasi gusto nilang lumandi."

Haknyeon defensively says, "Si Eric nagyaya!!!"

"Susunduin lang daw namin si Kevin. Marunong naman siya umuwi mag-isa pero ewan ko sa mga 'yan," Chanhee tells Younghoon. The latter let them in.

"Hala," Juyeon says as they entered. "Pang-dalawang tao lang 'tong niluto ko. Gusto niyo ba? Para dadagdagan ko."

"Kumain na kam-," Chanhee replies but Haknyeon interrupts with a loud, "OKAY!!!!!"

Chanhee, defeated, approaches Juyeon, "Tulungan na kita."

Juyeon was about to decline Chanhee's offer, but he thinks, 'Pwede naman akong lumandi kahit minsan.'

"Thank you," Juyeon tells Chanhee, cheeks slightly pink. Chanhee just nods.

Meanwhile, in the living room, Hyunjoon and Eric were lying on the couch. It's as if they're actually in their own home (ang kakapal ng mukha).

"Umurong ka nga," Hyunjoon pushes Eric. "Ang sikip sikip na oh."

"Kasya naman tayo eh," Eric moves closer and wraps his arm around Hyunjoon. "See?"

Hyunjoon rolls his eyes and lets Eric do what he wants. He's too sleepy to fight back.

Haknyeon looks at the two and shakes his head. Minsan feeling niya magjowa talaga 'tong dalawa eh. He turns to Younghoon and asks, "Asan si Sunwoo?"

"Yung boyfriend mo?" Younghoon smirks. "Nasa kwarto. Second door to the right."

"Hindi ko pa siya boyfriend," Haknyeon replies. "But thanks."

Haknyeon walks to Sunwoo's room, leaving Hyunjoon and Eric who were cuddling on the couch, and Younghoon starting to bother Changmin, who was on the floor, trying to watch TV.

Haknyeon opens the door and was welcomed with the sight of Sunwoo dozing off on his study table. He enters the room and examines the books and papers around the sleeping boy.

"Math," Haknyeon whispers to himself. Why is he studying math? Their midterms ended and the professors haven't started discussing anything yet. He was confused, but he suddenly remembered. He remembered that he asked Sunwoo to tutor him in Math. He smiles. It's really cute of Sunwoo to prepare for their tutoring sessions, even though Haknyeon didn't really need to be taught.

Haknyeon pokes Sunwoo's cheek and fixes his hair. He's surprised that Sunwoo was still asleep. He really must've been tired. Haknyeon turns back to leave Sunwoo be and thinks, 'Ang cute mo talaga, kaso ang bagal mo magconfess. Uunahan na ba kita?"