Sorry for being inactive. I'm on vacay and I don't really have time to update. I promise that I'll update wayyy more often after holiday~

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Jisung was a mess.

He's more messed up than The Human Centipede Movie, more messed up than the dark web, more messed up than most people's childhood. He was the messiest human potato ever existed in his opinion.

Maybe not as messed up as Human Centipede.

Let's just say that Jisung was whipped for the cat lover to the fact that he forgot to study for his midterm exam. Even so, he still woke up.

Fortunately his friends were messed up as well. At least he won't be suffering all by himself.

He's now standing lifeless in front of his foggy bathroom mirror, contemplating whether being born was a good idea or not. His skin was bright red due to the hot water that he couldn't controlled.

Oh, right. There's school.

With the help of the maids, Jisung managed to arrive on time with a full stomach. His precious maid, Bambam, thought that it's a good idea to cook lasagna for Jisung's breakfast.

The school was like a battlefield. Everyone went chaotic for no reason. Felix was chill, though. The never-ending chaos ended the moment Mr. D stepped inside the classroom with a handful of papers.

"Good morning class," Mr. D greeted with a sheepish smile.

Nobody replied as usual.

Mr. D perpetually sighed in boredom. "Let's just start the midterm exam. Today's subject is history as you all know... or not." He gave the papers to each students. "This class smells like failure and I smell like regret, so do your best or count on your luck."

Jisung's eyes widened upon hearing the word exam. Jisung exchanged a petrified look to Felix, then Felix exchanged the exact look to Seungmin who sat next to Hyunjin, so they both nodded in response and proceeded the activity over and over again until the whole class was infected, including the teacher.

Everyone's petrified but still tried to finish the exam nevertheless. Jisung on the other hand didn't even think to use his brain. He's filling the answer sheet with made up lyrics instead.

Mr. D stood in the middle of the class. "Okay class, that's all for today. Please pass your paper to the person in front of you now!"

"What the duck, it's only been five minutes," Hyunjin scowled, still passing his paper.

"Time flies, handsome kid. Now it's time for me to escape this hellish place you called school." Mr. D then vanished.

"Fuck you, Mr Dick!"

"Watch your profanity! Baby Jeongin is still here."

The class returned to its chaotic state as usual. Jisung knew very well that he fucked up his test, so he slept on Jeongin's left shoulder for the whole school hour without regret. Besides, Jeongin didn't mind the extra weight. As time goes, Felix scooted towards Jeongin and placed his head on his right shoulder to balance the weight.

School hour passed by faster than usual, unmistakably faster because Jisung spent the whole period sleeping. He would sleep the whole day if Jeongin didn't wake him up.

"Wakie wakie, squirrel Hyungie~" Jeongin softly tapped Jisung's puffy blonde hair.

Jisung yawned endlessly. "What time is it?" He lifted his head.

"Felix would say that it's time to sin, but I'd rather say that it's time to go home." The younger packed his backpack and call Seungmin: his unofficial personal driver. Seungmin would be mad if he heard those words coming out from Jeongin's mouth and blame Felix.

Suddenly Jisung's phone buzzed, tickling his butt. Therefore he picked his phone from his pocket without seeing the caller's ID.

"Karma Hut Delivery, how can I help you?" Jisung welcomed the conversation.

"Uhh... I would like a piece of Han Jisung on the park," the caller responded professionally. "Oh, also a glass of tea, but without sugar cause you're already sweet, I almost have diabetes."

Jisung ended the call to prevent further embarrassment. He's blushing madly, which confused Jeongin.

"Who's flirting on you?" the younger guessed.

Jisung couldn't maintain his composure. "My cat! Uhh... I have to go now, bye! Thanks for lending me your shoulder." Jisung ran out of the class like Usain Bolt.

That was weird, Jeongin thought to himself.

"Hey, what are you doing here all by yourself?" A slightly shorter guy approached him. Jeongin turned to see the said boy.

It was just Bang Chan.

Jeongin hurriedly swung his backpack to his back. "Seungmin hyung said that I shouldn't talk to strangers. I should obey my mom's order. Bye Cha—I mean nobody."

"Wait! You know me. I know you're not that innocent."

It's not that Jeongin didn't know Chan, but he's still uncomfortable talking with a senior whom he rarely met. Seungmin told him many scary stories about pedophiles and kidnappers which traumatized the innocent boy.

Jeongin faked a call. "My driver is here, gotta Luhan~"

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"You're late."

"Excuse me, Sir. You're not my teacher." Jisung rolled his eyes dramatically.

In a flash, the memories of Minho and Jisung together appeared on Jisung's head. The atmosphere turned awkward in a split second.

Jisung and Minho were in the park, as Minho previously planned. There were a few students passing by; mostly couples and third wheelers.

Minho cleared his throat to get Jisung's attention. "There's something I'd like to talk about."

Jisung nodded, staying silent.

"Let's just admit that we're both a little too dramatic." Minho crossed his arms and legs. "Sorry, I mean... it was an accident. We barely knew each other and I don't want us to be distant so suddenly."

The blonde still couldn't meet the older's eyes. "Yeah, I understand. I'm sorry that I avoided you without reason. It's just..." Jisung tried to find the right words, but couldn't. The problem is his own growing feelings for Minho.

Minho tilted his head towards Jisung's, eager to know real reason behind Jisung's action. Jisung immediately backed away.

Jisung was flustered as hell.

"You're being too close." Jisung covered his face, unable to react properly. He never felt so shy in front of people.

Minho's eyes widened, hands circling the younger's back. "What's wrong? Are you sick?" He was utterly concerned.

The flustered Jisung realized that Minho is always oblivious. He thanked God for this moment.

Three individuals came out of nowhere and suddenly crashed onto Minho. They were Woojin, his girlfriend, and a muscular dude.

"Did I just hear the word sick?" The girl pulled Jisung's hand which covered his head.

"Oh God, he's red!" The muscular one checked Jisung's breathings. "He's not breathing properly, he's hyperventilating."

"Who the fuck are you guys?" Minho gave them a dissatisfied look. "Except Woojin hyung..."

Woojin smiled at him. "I'm Woojin. She's Malik, my girlfriend." The Malik girl waved at Minho. "And the other one is Wonho." Wonho also waved at Minho with his muscular arm.

"Okay, but why are you guys here?"

Woojin casually replied. "We're the protagonists. We protect everyone who's in danger. I take care of the antagonists while Malik and Wonho take care of the victim." Woojin shook Minho's hand. "I'm also an MC, you can contact me if you need help to host a show. I've been hosting Fox Army monthly ceremony forever, even though I've officially joined the fandom a couple of days ago after interacting with Jeongin myself. Also, I've been doing kendo for six years. My mom told me to study but it's not easy since I have a hectic schedule. Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that we—"

Minho gave an awkward smile. "Okay, hyung. That's too much information." He approached Jisung. "How's he doing?"

Wonho gave him a thumbs up. "He's recovering fast. We'll leave you two now." The trio bowed and disappeared.

"Don't worry, I'm okay." Jisung was back to normal.

"I'm glad. Anyway, like I said earlier, I don't wanna things go awkward... so are we good now?"

"Yeah yeah."

Minho let out a beautiful chuckle. Jisung almost fell asleep upon hearing the soothing melody.

Minho checked his watch. "I have to go now, thanks for listening." They both stood up, ready to go home. "Let's play with our cats again sometimes. My kitties love little Ellie. We need to hang out more often cause that's what friends do."

Jisung's body almost crumbled after hearing the word 'friend'. Thankfully he didn't.

"Yeah, sure... friend."

He didn't know why he was feeling a little down after that. Maybe because of the sickness, maybe because he didn't do well on his exams...

Or maybe he was expecting more.

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Merry Christmas my loves ~ have a joyful Christmas!! xoxo