Mark

     Just be careful Mark. You still have so much to learn.

BamBam's words echoed in my head as I walked out the living house's front door. Jinyoung, who had been leaning against the wall, immediately straightened his posture at the sight of me,"Everything okay?" He asked after clearing his throat. I nodded,"Yeah. Should we get going?" The look of hesitation crossed his face. I knew he wanted to ask what had happened, what had been said, but stopped himself. For that I felt grateful, my face becoming flushed in what I regrettably knew was a giddy liking-more-than-a-friend way.

  "Yeah. Let's head towards the edge of the trees. We're going to be working on stealth." Jinyoung handed me gloves, I gave him a look of confusion,"They are for when you're climbing the trees. Yes, we will be climbing trees." He added, giving me a look that I couldn't pick apart. Scoffing playfully I followed behind him as we headed for the trees,"Are you calling me lazy?" Jinyoung let out a laugh, making me smile in the process,"I'm not calling you anything. Just maybe telling you."

  Gasping in mock shock I sped up my pace,"Smart ass!" Now walking beside him I smiled at Jinyoung, feeling giddy all over again when he smiled back. I saw him reach for my hand out of the corner of my eye, making me pull away from him. Jinyoung gave me a confused stare,"Is holding hands..not okay?" Quickly shaking my head I made a 'no' gesture with my hands(which was basically waving them everywhere),"It's not that, I mean holding hands is fine, just maybe we should wait until certain people can't see us. People like a random BamBam who has about a forty percent chance of spying on us right now."

  Jinyoung made an 'oh' expression, taking a quick look behind us towards the living house. I punch his shoulder lightly,"Don't look back you idiot!" Jinyoung let out a quiet whine of pain, even though I knew he wasn't hurt,"Sorry, it's a reflex."  I rolled my eyes,"Well fix it okay? I don't want BamBam seeing us being all loving when he is having a hard time with Jackson." The softness returned to Jinyoung's face at the mention of BamBam and Jackson,"Of course not-" A smirk appeared,"-just know that this means as soon as we enter the trees I'm going to be very loving. To make up for lost time of course."

  Heat crawled it's way to my face, making me look down to try and hide it,"Let's- let's just go train okay?" I didn't want to be mean and say this whole love thing was super new and that, that meant we would have to take things slow. I didn't want to make Jinyoung stop being the way he was because of slight awkwardness. I felt a hand on my shoulder, slowly guiding me away from the dirt path. Only when I started feeling fallen leaves crunch under my feet did Jinyoung stop walking,"Yi en, are you uncomfortable?" Damnit Jinyoung, stop being so understanding.

  "I can stop the teasing, I really can. I know this whole thing is very new for you, and you haven't done any romantic thing before- I don't want to force anything on you." His voice got quieter, the hand on my shoulder slipping off,"You may not know lots about love, but one thing you have to understand is that being together takes effort and communication. If you don't want to be together because you are uncomfortable-" My head jerked up at the suggestion. How could he think I didn't want to be with him? "What could have possibly given you that idea?" I surprised myself with the sharp tone I used, clearly surprising Jinyoung as well.

His mouth hung slightly open, looking as if he wanted to speak but couldn't,"Jinyoung I just don't know what to do, or what I want to, or even what I can do. I do know that being with you is something I'm certain of, in this whole world that is full of things I'm uncertain of. I'm going to be awkward at times because it's new. But I liked when you kissed me, and I liked when you held my hand, and I liked when you laid next to me. I'm excited and nervous to know what more I will like that we can do. Together."

My shoulders sagged, the tension I was feeling leaving my body. He wasn't kidding when he said communication was key. My eyes locked with Jinyoung's brown ones, his face holding a small smile. It had appeared half way through my speech and stayed until the end. The reassurance I felt from a simple change in the way his lips were shaped blew my mind. How can one be simply happier and safer from a smile?

I watched Jinyoung closely as he approached me, his hands finding their way onto my hips. I sucked in a quick breath at the sudden closeness. Jinyoung seemed to relax, his teasing tone returning,"Don't worry Yi en, BamBam can't see us here."

I thought in that moment he was going to kiss me, I was one hundred percent sure. I would have bet my life on it. But what he did was better than a kiss, because in some weird way he knew I didn't need a kiss from him. He gave me what he knew I needed when I didn't even know, and I felt relaxed in that moment, just with him. The non existent need for a 'sexual touch' but need for just comfort. The world seemed a lot less scary, there was a lot less on my shoulders in that moment. When he didn't kiss me, he just hugged me.

His arms sliding around my back to pull me closer, his body heat seeping into me. My own arms pulling him closer back, but from around his shoulders. His head resting on my shoulder, and mine resting on his,"I- you mean so much Yi en. So much." The moment didn't breaks, but became less loving as he added,"Which is why I must train you to kick ass so you don't die. It's time I did my part as your trainer, and trained you." Pulling out of the hug he gave me an encouraging smile,"Let's start with detecting when someone is approaching."

I slowly looked down, regretting it immediately at the sigh of the ground below me, my feet not standing on it,"You'll be fine!" Jinyoung shouted up at me from his place at the trunk of the tree,"I'm going to hide a few trees away and sneakily walk over until I'm back here-" He pointed to the tree"-you just have to tell me what direction I came from. Okay?" I nodded, hands clinging to the branch,"Great, now close your eyes and concentrate." Doing as he said I closed my eyes, the dizzy feeling just increasing.

Trying my best to focus on the sounds coming from the forest I heard the faint sound of crunching leaves. But from what direction? The footsteps weren't light at all, and I had the smallest feeling that the footsteps couldn't be Jinyoung's. He said he was going to be careful, those footsteps don't sound very careful to me. As the sound got closer I grew more anxious. I can't open my eyes if it's Jinyoung, because it will be cheating and I'll basically be saying I couldn't tell he was coming when we are the only two people out here. God you worry to much Mark! "What in the world are you doing in a tree Mark?"

I flinched at the sound of a person below me. Opening my eyes I looked down to see a familiar face looking back up at me. Surprised to see him here I gave him. A confused look. This made the smiling boy frown,"What? Not happy to see me? Too soon right. Should have said hi next week." I shook my head, hesitating to attempt to climb down. Placing a foot on the lower branch I was grateful Jinyoung picked an easy tree. Once I landed on the ground I gave the boy a smile,"Of course I'm happy to see you Hansol! I haven't seen you since the rage!"

Hansol put his hands on his hips,"Speaking on the rage, you disappeared! Jb said you and Junior just decided to leave! What the hell happened? And now you are getting private training lessons from a tree! Is there a problem we should be discussing?" Letting out a small laugh I went to respond before being cut off,"You know I don't really like being called a tree. I've been told I'm actually quite short." Hansol turned around, making a very noticeable jump when he noticed Jinyoung.

"O-oh Junior! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to call you a tree! You're an excellent trainer!" Jinyoung rolled his eyes, leaning against a tree with his arms crossed in front of his chest. He looks hot- stop brain not now! "I would hope so, I trained half of our newest generation alongside Jb and Yugyeom. Who did you get stuck with again?" Hansol's voice dropped to a mutter,"Jb." Jinyoung frowned,"That sucks. Anyway, now that you are here, and you interrupted previous training time, I think it's only fair for you to help me train Mark."

  Hansol smiled,"Okay, what do you want me to do?"

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