CHAPTER 8

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Jeno waited until Jaemin calmed down while whiping those tears that coming from the younger's eyes. He can't stand seeing him cry so he keeps telling him that he'll never leave his side. It works, it helped Jaemin to calm down.

"You okay now?" he asked for the 10th time. Yes, he's that worried. The younger glance him and snorted.

"I should be the one who's asking. You're bleeding."

"Don't mind me. I'm perfectly fine. Are you hurt? May I take a look? I saw that bastard punch you." Jeno cupped his face and looked into it carefully. He sigh in relief when he didn't see any bruise.

"Stop worrying about me. I'm okay already. You got yourself hurt because of me so, I'm sorry for being trouble to you." he said and lower down his head. Jaemin felt bad of what happened to Jeno. He can't help but blaming himself for all of this. If he just become stronger a little, he can be able to protect himself and not giving Jeno a trouble. 

For all this time, Jeno is still being nice to him, he even protected and saved him to those bad guys earlier. Even though he's feeling so much physical pain, he keeps asking him if he's okay or is there something wrong on his body even if the elder is bleeding so much. Yet here he is, for all those times, he's always being mean and staying away from him, all just Jeno wanted to happen is just to become his friend. Is it really that hard to give?

Now that Jaemin think about all those times, he feel worse because of the fact that he keeps judging the older outside. He never really pay attention to his inside.

"No. Don't think that way. I don't really mind Nana." Jeno said softly and pat the younger's hair.

He can't help it. Because of Jeno's soft heart, Jaemin cried again. He really felt bad and sorry towards Jeno and now that he is crying again, the older panicked. "W-w-why? You sure you okay Nana?" he asked and flustered is written on his face.

Jaemin didn't answer. He's busy whiping his tears away by rubbing his eyes while crying out loud. Luckily, he and Jeno are the only persons there.

"Jaemin-ah." Jeno called and nudge him to catch his attention. 

"Stupid! Stop worrying about me! You're the one hurting now!" he yelp.

"I told you that I'm okay. It doesn't matter to me." he said gently but Jaemin only gave him a glare but then, he pouted, still rubbing his eyes because his tears keeps falling. Now, Jeno didn't know how to react because he think that Jaemin is adorable and he wanted to laugh, but he can't at the same time. He can feel that the younger will kill him if he laugh.

"Heh. Stop crying, will you? I'm really hurting now because of you. If you stop crying, then I will stop hurting too." Jeno, then reached for the younger's hand and squeez it. He looks at Jaemin with a sweet smile on his face. He want to assure Jaemin that he's really fine. The bruises were nothing at all.

Jaemin's heart softened because of the older's warm and sweet smile. Jeno is so kind. What did Jaemin do to deserve this kind of friend? 

I should trust him now. For real.

Just now, Jaemin started to brake the wall inside him and let Jeno enter into his life. For real. The older is not aware of what Jaemin is thinking right now aside from worrying and yes, he also didn't know that he already proven to Jaemin that he is different from his past friends. Jaemin took his handkerchief inside his pocket and drew closer to the older then whipe all the entire blood on his face gently. "Why are you so kind? It's so annoying." he mumbled. Jeno was taken aback of what Jaemin did but he remain calm, he didn't expect that Jaemin will do something.

"You're always annoyed to me. When will you start caring?" Jeno said while pouting. 

"Wanna hear a story?" an unexpected question that Jaemin ask that makes Jeno glance him in disbelief. 

This is it? Is Jaemin's ready to tell him his worries that keeps bothering him? Jeno must be stupid, yes because of his playfulness but he isn't that dumb to notice that something is wrong with Jaemin since the moment he went to him.

There's no time that Jeno didn't think of