the way back home was way too silent in jaemin's opinion. usually, jeno wouldn't stop bickering about what troubled him during his training or how boring his classes were. but today, nothing, and it was bothering him. he abruptly stopped, to make his friend react, but, to his dismay, jeno continued walking, as if nothing had happened.

"hey!" jaemin yelled. jeno looked at his side and noticed jaemin had disappeared. he turned around and noticed his best friend standing meters behind him.

"what?" he only replied.

"the real question is what is your problem? you haven't said a word since we left school!" jaemin grumbled walking to his friend.

"i... am just thinking..." jeno lowered his head again and walked towards his house, this time with jaemin on his heels.

"thinking about what?" jaemin asked, clearly annoyed. "you've never been like this."

jeno remained silent.

"what is the problem, jen... you're wired. i'm your best friend. you should tell me everything so that i could help you. you know-"

jeno couldn't take jaemin's bickering anymore, so he let out what was on his mind, cutting jaemin mid-sentence.

"you like him. that's what's bothering me. you like renjun, and that's why you wanted me to meet his so bad. and i feel very bad, because he's the boy i had found cute yesterday, and i wanted to get to know him, and i don't know, maybe become friends or even more... and i can't because you're my best friend, and you like him, and i don't understand why, but i got that stupid interest in his so suddenly when i only talked to him for the second time today..."

jaemin took ten seconds to understand what jeno had intended saying before bursting out laugh.

"why are you laughing at me?" jeno said unworthy.

"it's just that..." jaemin said between laughs "you think that i like him?"

"yea, you don't?" jeno raised an eyebrow.

"no, i mean, i like him as a friend, but i don't like him this way." jaemin continued laughing.

"really?" jeno asked perplexed.

"yea, he's all for you, don't worry."

"i thought you were flirting with him."

jamein tried to remember. jeno was surely thinking about all the skinship. "i'm like this with everybody, and especially with you jeno, and that doesn't mean i am head over heels for you and that i want you to tumble me."

jeno blushed at his comment. "nevermind." he said before accelerating his pace.

jaemin smirked. "so... you're interested i my friend?"

"he's my friend as well since today."

"possessive, i see..." jaemin's smirk got even bigger.