Kyungsoo was in daze as he grabbed Jongin's hand and jumped out of the dumpster.  He then looked at Jongin with confusion.

"B-but why?" Kyungsoo croaked out.

"Why would I go out to eat with a bunch of scum like them when my real friend is sitting in a pile of trash?" Jongin said as he laughed.  

"Aren't you disgusted? That I'm a homo?....Unless you're…"

"No, I'm straight. But Kyungsoo. You were really a nice dude when I first met you today. And at the end of the day, I still think you are. Why should the fact that you're gay change my opinion of you?" Jongin stated.

Kyungsoo was incredibly touched at Jongin's kindness and sincerity. No one has ever done something like this for him before. Jongin obviously wasn’t like the others. He was different. Someone finally accepted Kyungsoo for who he truly is. Kyungsoo couldn’t help but smile like an idiot at Jongin.

"Jongin…Thank you. Thank you so much. You're…an amazing person." Kyungsoo said in a hushed tone.

"No problem. I’m just doing what any humane person would do" Jongin said with a chuckle.

"Then every person in this damn school must be a bunch of ugly creatures since none of them would have helped me like you did"

"Don’t worry Kyungsoo. I got your back from here on out, okay?" Jongin reassured him as put his hand on the shorter boy’s shoulder.

 Kyungsoo merely stared at Jongin, as if he was really a guardian angel sent to him from heaven. Today must have been the most blessed day of his life because it was rare to find such a open-minded and kind person like him. Kyungsoo smiled at him.

"Okay."

 The two walked home together, chatting and laughing, creating a new everlasting bond.

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The next day, Kyungsoo sat in his usual isolated seat at the back of the class. However, he was actually quite happy and was in a really good mood today. Perhaps he was too happy at the fact that he managed to make a straight friend that didn’t care he was gay.

Kyungsoo’s face brightened after seeing Jongin join the classroom with a very sleepy face. He was practically walking in with his eyes closed. Kyungsoo figured he wasn’t much of a morning person. Jongin walked over to Kyungsoo and sat in the desk right next to his. Right afterwards, he immediately put his head down, head facing Kyungsoo.

 "Good morning" Jongin greeted Kyungsoo with a smiling tired face.

Kyungsoo immediately smiled back upon seeing Jongin so sleepy in the morning but still manages to keep his bright personality. It was oddly….cute.

"Morning" Kyungsoo replied with a small smile. Kyungsoo stared at Jongin for a short moment then it hit him.

"…Jongin!" Kyungsoo exclaimed.

"So loud in the morning, Soo." Jongin whined.

"Why are you sitting next to me?! Your seat it up there next to Chanyeol!" Kyungsoo said as he began to panic,

 "I don’t like Chanyeol. I wanna sit with you this time."

"But you do realize why I’m isolated at the back right? With no one sitting next to me? Because I’m the school’s loser gay boy! If you sit next to me, then you’re gonna be picked on too. So hurry and sit up there." Kyungsoo said in a soft, but rushed whisper.

"Dont wanna~" Jongin stubbornly whined. Kyungsoo pursed his lips.

Jongin was more stubborn than Kyungsoo thought. But Kyungsoo was mentally dying of happiness on the inside. No one had wanted to sit with him this much before. It made Kyungsoo feel so joyful and…loved. Although he literally just met Jongin a day ago.

“Suit yourself” Kyungsoo pouted then looked in the opposite direction of Jongin, staring outside the window. Kyungsoo then shyly smiled to himself, while Jongin merely chuckled and put his head facing down completely.

Chanyeol, sat at the front, was witnessing the whole scene in bitter disgust.

After class, Kyungsoo and Jongin walked down the hallway side by side, talking about their likes and dislikes. However, various students in the hall stared them down and whispers were heard amongst them. “Kyunggay finally made a friend besides Biual Hyun?”

“I thought Jongin was straight?”

 “He’s straight right? If not, what a waste of a hottie!”

Kyungsoo heard these whispers and cringed. He was already used to this type of behavior towards him, but he didn’t want people to treat Jongin badly too. Jongin barely just enrolled in the school and already ugly rumors started about him. Kyungsoo was very bothered about this and became worried.

At lunch, Kyungsoo and Jongin reached the lunch table, where Baekhyun was already sitting.

“Baek, this is Jongin. He’s the new student here. And Jongin, this is Baekhyun. He’s my best -and actually, was my only- friend.” Kyungsoo introduced the two to each other.

Baekhyun stood up from the table to shake hands with Jongin with a smile.

“Hello Jongin! I’m glad you became friends with squishy Kyung right here.” Baekhyun said, resulting in Kyungsoo to punish Baekhyun with a light slap on the head.

“Nice to meet you Baekhyun. Hope we become good friends” Jongin shyly smiled. Baekhyun just awkwardly smiled back before speaking again.

 “Can you excuse Kyungsoo and I for a moment? We're gonna have a brief discussion hahah…" Baekhyun laughed as he grabbed Kyungsoo's elbow and walked away a good distance away from the dumbfounded Jongin.

Kyungsoo furrowed his eyebrows and roughly shook off Baekhyun's hand off his elbow.

"What??" Kyungsoo whispered in a firm tone.

"….You're telling me….That you managed to make friends with the goodlooking new kid?" Baekhyun questioned, still in disbelief. "Wait. Scratch that. You managed to make a friend overall?"

"Shut up! Of course! If people overlook at the fact I'm gay, I'm actually cute, adorable, and friendly." Kyungsoo boasted while flipping his nonexistent long hair.

Baekhyun merely just gave Kyungsoo an unamused stare.

"I'm kidding Baek. Anyways, yes. I did. Problem?"

"Not at all! I'm so happy for you! WAIT….does this mean he's…."

"No. He's not gay. He's straight."

Baekhyun's jaw dropped as his eyes widened.

"What!? How?! Does he know you're gay?"

"He does…I know I know Baek. It's kinda disappointing but whatever! He accepted me for who I am! He's extremely nice and friendly and-" Kyungsoo listed all of these wonderful qualities before Baekhyun cut him off.

"-he's gonna end you."

"What."

"Don’t you understand Soo? Look at how you're describing him right now. It's all filled with happiness and appreciation towards the guy. You think he might be a nice friend but if he's gonna continue to treat you this nicely in the future….Your feelings towards him is gonna develop over time and - you're going to get hurt." Baekhyun told him with a worried face. Kyungsoo's smile slowly dropped as he absorbed what Baekhyun said.

"Look Baekhyun. I'm fully aware of the fact he's straight and I respect that. I know my limits. So what? He's not the one. Doesn't mean I can't become good friends with him. I finally was able to make a reliable friend in such a long time." Kyungsoo reassured Baekhyun, who wasn't persuaded just yet.

"Baekhyun, I know your worried and me getting hurt is the last thing you would want. But have faith in me please. I won't allow myself to develop any crush or feelings of love for him okay? We're just gonna be friends. That's it. So while I'm happy, you be happy for me too, got it?"

Baekhyun simply sighed and gave in to Kyungsoo.

"Fine. But if you fall in love with him and get your heartbroken, don't come running back to me!" Baekhyun lectured.

"Challenge accepted" Kyungsoo said with a smirk.

Both return to Jongin at the lunch table, enjoying the rest of their lunch together.

Afterschool, Kyungsoo walks out of the building, deadly tired from the day. He hopes that the usual bullies don't pick on him this time. Near the side of the building, Kyungsoo notices Jongin standing with two girls and a boy, chatting with him. Jongin was obviously being friendly to them like he is to everyone. The boy was joking with Jongin while the girls were in a flirty stance, twirling their hair and putting on a plastic smile. Kyungsoo couldn't help but to innocently stare at the sight and feel a bit empty inside. It's obvious that someone like Jongin would make lots of friends. It's not like Kyungsoo can monopolize him. Jongin might even be close to getting a girlfriend one day since he's such a gentleman, which created weird thoughts in Kyungsoo's mind if that ever did happen. While Kyungsoo stared, Jongin noticed him.

Jongin's eyes brightened upon seeing Kyungsoo and waved at him.

"Hey Kyungsoo! Wanna hang with us? These two invited me to bowling today so if you're not busy…" Jongin exclaimed. Kyungsoo really enjoyed bowling and did want to hang out with Jongin at least once outside of school. Heck, he didn't have any homework to do that day. However, he noticed that the group glared him down with disgust on their faces, not wanting the school's gay kid to be there. Kyungsoo also didn't want to ruin Jongin's chance at making other friends at school.

Kyungsoo merely put on a fake smile and replied to Jongin.

"No thanks! I'm just gonna head home since I have tons of homework today! You go have fun okay?" Kyungsoo told Jongin.

"Oh..okay. See you tomorrow then!" Jongin waved goodbye to Kyungsoo as he returned a small smile and proceeded to walk home.

Kyungsoo felt oddly depressed. He was already used to being alone but didn't know that others wanted him to be isolated that much. Making friends with Jongin was a great step for Kyungsoo, but, he doesn't know how long it is before Jongin makes new and better friends with people better than Kyungsoo. And possibly fade into the crowd and never speak to him again. It frightens him. Kyungsoo doesn't want to lose Jongin, yet, he doesn’t want Jongin to become an outcast like him either. Kyungsoo took a deep breath and was absolutely determined that what he did was right. People like Jongin doesn't deserve to be with disgusting scum like Kyungsoo. Jongin deserves better.

Suddenly, Kyungsoo heard running footsteps approach him from behind. Before he could turn around and look, a familiar figure jumped on his back, causing him to stumble a bit. Kyungsoo frowned.

"Yah! You bullies resort to jumping people now?! How low can you guys--" Kyungsoo stopped once he saw the figure's face. "Jongin?"

Jongin smiled brightly behind Kyungsoo. "Hi~"

"Why are you here?! Shouldn't you be at bowling?" Kyungsoo questioned in confusion.

"Decided not to go last minute. People like them gross me out."

"What did they do?"

"When you left, they told me to avoid 'fags' like you. Then I told them that I actually avoid s like them and just bolted towards your direction." Jongin said without care.

"…Why would you do that?! No no no no. This isn't right. You should be hanging out with them! Who cares what they say about me? That's 99% of the school right there. Jongin, you need to make friends besides me. Don't just hang out with 'fags' like me!"  Kyungsoo exclaimed.

"Hey, don’t say that. Kyungsoo, you're not a ''. You're the awesomest person I know at this school. IF 99% of the school are s that call you '', then I guess I won't be making friends with 99% of the school. Who needs a bunch of douchebags as friends while you can have one that's a hundred times more nice, friendly, and fun? Whether that one is a gay, straight, black, white, cat, dog, whatever. I don't really care. I like you for who you are Kyungsoo! " Jongin said as he gave a grin to Kyungsoo.

Kyungsoo's heartbeat suddenly rang loudly in his ears.

Kyungsoo was at a loss for words and looked down to the ground, once again touched by Jongin's kindness.

"Now, let's go bowling with just the two of us! I knew you were lying when you said you didn't want to go!" Jongin said as he immediately grabbed Kyungsoo's wrist and ran, with a wide eyed, silent Kyungsoo hurriedly following behind.

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It was 3 AM. Kyungsoo was lying on his bed, trying to sleep but he couldn't stop thinking about the events that happened today. He learned that Jongin was terrible at bowling but had a good effort overall. He also learned that Jongin was a great dancer, watching him jokingly dance to the bowling alley's music with a ball in his hand when it was his turn to play. Lastly, Kyungsoo learned that Jongin was extremely stubborn, being reminded of how Jongin ran all the way back to catch up with Kyungsoo, leaving those people he could have made friends with. Ditching those group of "cool" kids, for a loser like him.

" I like you for who you are Kyungsoo!"

Kyungsoo groaned as he ruffled his hair and changed positions on the bed. Those words repeated in his mind over and over again. Kyungsoo clenched the fabric of where his chest was.

"Don't say things like that! or else…I might just…" Kyungsoo mumbled with a frown on his face.

"Fall for you."

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A/N: MEHHHH. It's at a shaky start I guess. Anyways, like my new poster and background? Got it at Secret Garden Graphics! They're amazing :) Anyways, comment and/or subscribe if you like my awkwardly cliche sappy love story and I will continue to write :)