Jinyoung reached for his phone beside him when he heard it dinged and a small smirk starts appearing on his lips almost immediately as he saw who the sender was.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Good morning, hyung!

'He does wake up so early huh?'

He thought and was about to put the thing down when it suddenly dinged again, indicating another message.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Are you preparing now for school? Please don't forget to eat your breakfast first, hyung.

"Is he my mom?"

From: Kim Yugyeom

And anyway, how are you, hyung? Those guys aren't in our school now right?

Jinyoung pursed his lips into a thin line as he remembers what happened that night. He lets out a deep sigh and decided to just put his phone down for a while so he could finish making his breakfast and also, so he wouldn't get to think about that night again because it just seriously makes him mad, scared and nervous and he didn't want that at all.

"Aish, seriously?"

He muttered when his phone dinged again. He reached for it and opened the message.

From: Kim Yugyeom

And I'm sorry too if I keep on texting you these past few days. It's just that, I just want to check on you, hyung...and probably, thank you for rescuing me from those guys and bringing me at the clinic. I would have died if you're not there to help me kkkkk... Thank you so much hyung and I'm so sorry if I keep on making you mad.

Jinyoung didn't know but the moment he reads it, he suddenly felt a slight pinching on his heart and it's just weird because he feels like he was missing some kind of comfort.

Jinyoung slightly sits on his small sink as he stares at the message on his screen, figuring out if he should type back or just leave it on the read like the usual. But as he thinks of that, he realized that he indeed doesn't usually replies to any of his messages and that is alright because he didn't really feel obliged, but it's just weird that these past few days and even right now, he was slightly, just slightly, feels like he needs to at least respond or do something? The reason? He didn't know why.

Snapping his tongue, Jinyoung's fingers started moving across his screen. He starts typing a sentence but he keeps on clearing it back. He just honestly doesn’t know what to say and how would he start it. He didn't even know composing a proper reply for someone who practically saved you was this hard.

'Just say thank you or something!'

He told his inner ego as he starts typing again and quickly taps send so he wouldn't get the chance to clear it all again.

To: Kim Yugyeom

Don't mind me, I'm alright. You should think about yourself.

Jinyoung lets out a small groan as he lightly smacked his own forehead with his hand after he reviewed what he just said.

'What a freaking high pride bastard you are Jinyoung! Where's the thank you there?'

He thought and weirdly gets annoyed at himself. Not even a minute ago, the younger replied back.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Glad to hear that.

Jinyoung shakes his head in disbelief when he reads that. He didn't even mind what he said about the younger should only think about himself and just replies as if he only reads the first sentence.

'Stubborn.'

He thought.

Jinyoung contemplated for a while if he should make another response but he ended up cursing himself when he realized that he indeed should make another one because his arrogant isn't still saying thank you to him.

To: Kim Yugyeom

How are you?

Jinyoung can feel his ears heating up when he taps the send button, he didn't even know why he suddenly feels nervous or shy? He puts down his phone for a while and tried to distract himself by finally putting the beat eggs on the pan.

'What's so wrong about asking him that anyway? He helped me with those goons might as well ask if he's still breathing or not?'

He said, convincing himself that it doesn't sound weird at all.

Jinyoung flinches on his spot, almost knocking down the pan when he heard his phone dinged again.

From: Kim Yugyeom

I'm seriously fine, hyung. My mom just doesn’t want me out yet. She keeps on insisting that I should be healed more before going back at the uni.

To: Kim Yugyeom

She was right though.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Maybe...but I feel perfectly fine, hyung! I don't want to stay here all day. It's been four days! I want to go to school and help you with your stuffs...

Jinyoung couldn't help but smirk because of that.

To: Kim Yugyeom

You should listen to your mom and just rest. You need that.

From: Kim Yugyeom

TT TT okay....

From: Kim Yugyeom

I wish for this bruises to be gone tomorrow... TT TT

From: Kim Yugyeom

I want to go to school rn

From: Kim Yugyeom

So I can see you...I really want to see you rn, hyung.

Jinyoung gasps and immediately hides his phone on his chest when he reads the last message, he shifted his head from left to right as if someone would go peaking on it. Realizing how absurd that action was, Jinyoung scoffs and unconsciously fans himself. He didn't even know why his face suddenly feels hot and why the heck was his chest thumping right now?

'As far as I know I wasn't sick?'

He thought. Shrugging his shoulders, Jinyoung finally decided to just stop texting to continue what he was doing before he gets late for his first class.

************

"Park Jinyoung!"

"What the?!—tsk."

Jinyoung annoyingly snaps his tongue when Jackson suddenly came out of nowhere, startling him that he almost drops his phone on the floor.

"Sorry, what're you doing?"

Jackson asks.

"None of your business,"

Jinyoung answered still a little pissed. He turns his back as he focuses on his phone again, completely ignoring the other guy's presence.

Jackson pouted with the cold treatment but he isn't sad or mad. This is Park Jinyoung anyway, other people had it worse than him.

"Where's my Mark?"

He asks.

"Comfort room."

Jinyoung answered not even bothering to look at him, still focused on his phone. Jackson hummed as an answer and awkwardly stands there behind him, trying to peak at what is keeping this cold guy here so busy with his phone.

"He's texting with Gyeommie, Jack!"

As if he had been caught doing something illegal, Jinyoung frantically hides his phone and turns around to face them.

"I am not!"

He yelled, looking a little uneasy.

"Oh really? Then can I see your phone?"

"No."

He immediately answered. Hiding it even more inside his pocket.

"Woah, you're surprising me Mr. Park!"

Jackson said while giving him a look.

"What the heck do you mean by that?"

"Don't be so stiff Jinyoung. You've been so absorbed with your phone these past few days which is so not of you to be honest, and don't you even deny that it was Gyeommie whom you texting with?"

Mark said straight to the point.

Jinyoung nervously chuckles.

"Not just because I am always on my phone means that I'm texting with someone? That junior to be specific?"

He said and surprisingly felt stupid because who is he kidding anyway?

"I don't get why are you so in denial?"

Jackson commented.

"I am not."

"Oh quit it. He won't admit it for now. Let's just wait a little bit more, sooner or later he'll be the one shouting it out loud too!"

Mark said as he finally grabs his bag at the chair, getting ready to go.

"Shout what?"

Jinyoung asks still having that confused face. Mark only mouthed 'not gonna tell you!' while waving him good bye and while dragging Jackson with him to the door.

"Bye, President!"

Jackson said and they were finally out of the student council's office. Jinyoung was left there still confuse as to what his best friend had said just now.

"What the heck is he even saying?"

He muttered and just decided to shrugged it off. He started picking up the papers on his table, he puts it on a folder and stores it inside his table’s drawer.

He checks the plugs one last time before he finally turns off the light and locked the office.

Jinyoung sighed deeply as he saw how dark the hallways were right now. Somehow, he wouldn't deny the fact that he feels a little bit scared, not because of ghost but because of what had happened just last week. Maybe it does leaves him a little bit of trauma. He couldn't help but feel a little paranoid that someone would be popping out of nowhere again to run after him or someone might just pull him into the darkness and do something terrible to him.

'They aren't here anymore, don't worry.'

Jinyoung told himself trying to build up his own courage. It's true anyway, those guys had been kicked out of the uni after what happened so he guesses it would be safer now for him and the younger.

' you! Just you Kim Yugyeom!'

Jinyoung feels a sudden chill when he suddenly had a flashback of that night at the clinic. He nervously swallowed the lump in his throat as he tries his best to shook it all away, unfortunately, he just can't.

'He's so warm...'

He thought, but immediately shakes his head when he realized what he just thought about that hug.

"What the heck?"

He muttered under his breath as he started pacing his steps outside the uni's gate.

Jinyoung lets out a defeated groan. No matter how much he tries not to think about it, he just can't and he didn't even know why? It's just a hug? Why the heck is he stressing himself so much over it? It doesn't mean anything at all, come on!

"I hate this."

He whispered. He didn't honestly like these kind of thoughts or feelings in him. It bothers him big time that sometimes even the most important things to him would be affected, he would just suddenly space out and his focus would be flying around somewhere then he'd ended up looking and sounding a complete clueless fool and he hates that. He always thought he was good in managing his own thoughts and feelings but these past few days, he didn't even know what he was thinking nor what he was feeling and again, he hates that. He hates it so much.

Jinyoung looks for his phone when he heard it ding. Checking what it was in his screen, all of those thoughts from earlier suddenly fades away when he saw who the sender was. It was as if he suddenly got his temporary peace of mind again by just seeing who it was.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Are you home now, hyung?

To: Kim Yugyeom

On my way.

He taps send and lets out a deep sigh. He starts scratching the back of his head as he thinks about what is happening these past few days.

Starting from that night, the younger had been off from school for some days for a complete recovery and it's also been days that he hadn't seen him around or even heard his voice. Not that Jinyoung was complaining though, he does know that the younger needs it so he can be fully healed after he literally got knocked down by four guys. Also, starting from that night, Yugyeom keeps on texting him, just checking about how his days go, if he already ate his lunch or skip it or if he got home already and stuffs. To be honest, Jinyoung was incredibly hesitant the first time he typed something back but as the days passes by he just found himself getting so fond of it that sometimes, he would be suddenly wondering why was the younger isn't still yet texting him about this and that. Though it's totally fine too if younger would stop (yeah, totally fine.) because he's too busy to even check his phone and replied back (yeah, too busy.) and also, so he wouldn't really feel a little bit, just a bit, obliged to response or something?

'Yeah, that...that actually!'

He snapped out of his thoughts when he got another message.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Okay, please be safe on your way home hyung and don't forget to stuff your stomach before sleeping! kkkk

Ding!

From: Kim Yugyeom

I wish I was there to walk you home :(

Jinyoung couldn't help but scoff when he reads that.

To: Kim Yugyeom

I have my own feet and I'm a grown up man I can walk home by myself.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Yeah, I know but still...

To: Kim Yugyeom

Still?

From: Kim Yugyeom

You're just...

From: Kim Yugyeom

Too handsome and beautiful at the same time, I'm afraid someone would go snatching you away again...

From: Kim Yugyeom

I don't want that, hyung...

Jinyoung couldn't help but chuckles nervously as he reads that. He immediately puts his phone back inside his pocket as he suddenly feels his face heating up.

'What the heck is he saying?'

He thought and almost run his way up to the stairs to his apartment.

He throws himself on his bed once he reached his bedroom. It had been another tiring and boring day for him and all he wanted right now is a comfortable sleep. He closed his eyes as let his body relax for a little while.

But not even a minute ago, Jinyoung snapped his tongue as he pushed himself up of his bed.

He needs to eat first.

He was about to fully get up when he heard his phone dings again. He quickly pulled it out of his pocket and checks it, dropping his back on his bed once again.

From: Kim Yugyeom

You finally home now, hyung?

Jinyoung felt a little bit relieved about that. He was actually wondering if he should inform him that he finally got home or not, and if he really needs to, he knows he wouldn't have the guts to say that so it's a good thing that the younger already asks it himself.

To: Kim Yugyeom.

Yeah.

From: Kim Yugyeom

Hyung, can I call you?

From: Kim Yugyeom

Only if it is okay...I mean, I know your tired so...

Jinyoung stares at his screen for a while thinking whether he should allow it or not. If yes, why? And if no, why? Biting his lips, Jinyoung hesitantly types a response.

To: Kim Yugyeom

I wouldn't be texting with you if I'm that tired.

Jinyoung immediately throws his phone beside him after he sends that, quietly pulling out his hair for sending that.

'What the heck was that Park Jinyoung?!'

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