We'll fall in magic every single day

The Chance Of Love - TVXQ

Chenle never brings it up, and neither does Jisung. It's the only mutual thing they can agree on. Silently, of course.

It just doesn't make sense. Nothing about Chenle makes sense to Jisung. Turning on the shower while they were both still clothed? Really? ( I mean if they were that’s a different story…) The worst part was that Chenle didn't even seem rude or obnoxious, he looked fearfully apologetic. Either that or Jisungs eyes were playing tricks on him, and the haze of faint anger was muddling his brain. Once Jisung left the change room he ran to the empty field and yelled into the night sky for a solid minute. He swore he must've made some birds fly away.

Another thing that resulted from the shower incident was that Chenles usual cocky behavior was slowly dissipating. The bullying was a shadow of what it used to be, from a shout to a whisper. Jisung has never been more confused and is back to square one with 'nothing makes sense about Zhong Chenle.

At least instead of verbal abuse he only receives deathly cold stares and grumbled whispers. Chenle is a work in progress, Jisung decides. Though mostly still in the beginning stages but you get the idea. Besides, now Jisung can focus on his risky teenage life and sneak out to all the parties. Yeah, when it happens, that's what I'll be like.

"Get outta my way," Chenle muttered as he  shouldered Jisung and kept walking forward. A crowded hallway was nothing new, and so were rude remarks, so as always Jisung just brushed him off.

The Chinese boy was with his grungy rock star band (that's what Jisung calls them, but Jeno flicks him on the head every time, so Jisung just resets to saying it in his head) that wear ripped denim because they think it looks cool. It's comprised of Chenle, Renjun, Jaemin, Donghyuck, and Mark. They give off an 'I don't care about anything' vibe, even though Jisung swears Renjun is the sweetest boy ever (he can't say the same about Chenle).

They wear rugged t shirts and dark jeans and wow Chenles really rubbed off them, not the smoking though. Maybe it's just a post puberty phase that Jisung hasn't gone through. He may not wear the style himself but damn does it look good on Chenle. Uh, he means others, it looks good on that grungy rockstar gang, for some reason unknown to Jisung.

Before Chenle arrived they were just a chill group, Jaemin is currently on the basketball team and Renjun had toothy grins that could give you a cavity. Now it's more or less the same in different clothes, but in Jisungs head Chenles corrupted them all! Jeno begs to differ.

As soon as Chenle turned the corner Jisung couldn't help but smash his head against the nearest locker. Damn, why did Chenle always have to look so good in denim jackets. It wasn't fair, not even when his hair was a mess and shouldn't look so good. It's not fair to his heart.

The chance of love is close to slim. To Jisung, close doesn't mean impossible, and it silently lights an ember in his chest. Imprisoned in his ribcage, small yet alive.

Well, there's always tomorrow.

xxx

As Jeno is putting some textbooks away in his locker during the lunch hour, he overhears scurrying steps and some guy vaguely yelling curses down the hall. Strange, but he's not gonna question it.

Skrrrrt

"Jeno, I really need you to cover for me. I might have accidently spilled Pepsi all over Jaemins favorite sweater, but he doesn't know it's me!" Whispered screamed Jisung with frantic eyes and hand gestures. "When he turns the corner, tell him I went the other way!!"

"Uh-"

"Yah! Come back here you punk!"

Jeno could only assume it was Jaemin, although he's never heard that amount of grit in his voice before. The one time he doesn't hang out with the Jisung at lunch there's

"He's coming! See ya!" Jisung raced off in the direction of the library, quick as a gazelle.  Jeno stared jaw dropped, not yet able to finish his sentence. Jaemins favorite sweater? Was it the one with ugly lettering and some old collage pasted on the front? Yeah, Jeno never really knew why he liked it so much, it was 2 days away from being a dogs chew toy.

"Jeno! Did you see Jisung come this way?!" Jaemin asked quickly, urgent yet trying to smile as if he's not going to murder Jisung the second he gets his hands on him. Jeno wouldn't mind that either. Oh, and Chenles' beside him like a sidekick. Laidback yet grinning.

"Uh, umm yeah." Jeno smiles back unsteadily at Jaemin. He's never had to think about what facial expression he was giving.

"Which way did he go?!" The pretty one, Jaemin asked, and Jeno's just noticing the little rips on his pants. It's different. A good different.

"He uh, he went to the g-gym…" Stumbled Jeno, curse his stupid tongue and replayed memories, specifically the one with Jaemin and jelly donuts. It was... hypnotizing. "Thanks," Jaemin said cheerfully, then immediately turned back to angry mode stalking away towards the gym, muttering "enjoy your last 5 minutes alive, Jisung…"

"Bye Jeno, say hi to Jisung for me." Chenle whispered the last part and winked. Jeno was never a good liar, but maybe Jaemin made it worse, not that he noticed.

"Bye…?" Jeno replied, he couldn't help but feel some heat on his cheeks. The air conditioning must've been spent.

xxx

Tucked away in a quaint corner in the library, sat Jisung. Huffing and puffing as if he just played a basketball game, Jaemin sure was a runner.

He can hear murmuring and shouts past the dense shelfs of books, but pretends to be completely captivated by reading Oliver Twist. Nose deep and heart beating fast from the adrenaline, Jisung can't help but feel giddy. It was weird. He ruined Jaemins shirt, yet here he is smiling like an idiot, and it wasn't because of him being there.

He didn't even acknowledge Jisung, not so much a word, but maybe a couple of glances. Glances that Jisung swears he wasn't looking for. Honestly Jisung wouldn't have ever liked to be 2 feet away from a jerk, but there was something that shined through. Not the cigarette fumes or cold eyes, but maybe a smile that had no ulterior motive behind it. Jeno would've described it as wholesome.

Jisung wouldn't be bothered if it stayed like this. Maybe Jeno was right, maybe Chenle truly is an okay guy, except for the cigarettes, he could cut those out. Surprisingly, Jisungs attraction hasn't withered up, as if it wasn't obvious. Maybe the bad boy persona stood out at first, but Jisungs still just as entranced, if not more, for the dimmed version of Chenle.

Cheekily grinning to himself, his heart soars, and cheeks flush at the slim chance of them being friends, and hopefully more.

xxx

If Jaemin couldn't find Jisung, he'll just make his life a living hell.

After scouring every inch of the gym, the pretty boy was extremely annoyed, yet he almost a strange twinkle in his eyes. To Chenle, he just looked straight up delirious, but Jeno dares to argue. "Jeno! Since I can't find Jisung, it looks like he won't be hanging out with his best friend for a while." Jaemin smirked, a smug look t