I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that.

"Whoa, dude did you know that geese mate for life?  Like, they find their partner and if their partner dies, they won't go find another.  It says that they can die from loneliness!  That's pretty cool, kinda like they found their soulmate and would rather die than live without them," Ten looked up from his laptop.  "Earth to Changbin?"  His loud voice snapped Changbin out of his thoughts.  Changbin smiled halfheartedly causing Ten to frown.  "You alright man?  You've been out of it since you got here, whats up?" 

Ten was right.  Changbin hadn't been able to focus at all since he had gotten to Ten's.  School and this project was the last thing on his mind.  "Oh, sorry, I didn't get much sleep last night," and he wasn't lying.  After Changbin left Felix, he walked around Seoul for a while.  Eventually, it got to a point where he was too exhausted to walk anymore, so he found a spot under some tree not too far from the school and sat down.  His original plan was just to rest up a bit then maybe walk to Chan's since he lived practically next door to the school, but he ended up falling asleep.  By the time he had woken up, the school day was half over, so he texted Ten and told him that he'd be over later that night.

"Pft, that's a lame ass excuse.  I've used that a billion times so I know that there's more to it, now spill." Ten said, placing the computer he had on his lap down beside him.  Changbin sighed and tossed the notebook he had been writing in down onto the floor.

"Just, I'm an idiot.  That's what's wrong.  I did something that I shouldn't have and now I'm all conflicted about it," Changbin moved from his spot on the floor and was now standing up, pacing around Ten's room.  "Like, I knew that I shouldn't have done it, but I was having a shitty night and my emotions were everywhere and I just couldn't help it!  Ugh!" He let out a frustrated sigh and plopped down face first on the foot of Ten's bed.  The latter stayed quiet for a moment before he let out a soft chuckle.

"And you were the one saying that we didn't know each other well enough for you to tell me who you like, yet here you are spilling your guts about your pathetic love life," Ten teased with a raised brow and Changbin's head snapped up.  

"Yah, my love life isn't what's pathetic, I'm pathetic!  I'm such a fucking dumbass dude!" Changbin screamed into the blankets.  Ten shook his head at the over dramatic teen in front of him.

"Just as long as you didn't fuck the dude, I'm sure you're fine," Ten said nonchalantly with a grin.  Changbin stopped his sulking and sat up on the bed, glaring at the other.

"Yah, first off, how did you know that I was talking about someone?  And second, I didn't fuck him, I kissed him.."  Changbin's voice trailed off as he revealed the reason for his strange mood.  Ten just looked at him with a raised brow, his curiosity peaked.

"Well, you've told me this much already, just tell me who the bastard is!"  He practically squealed towards the end, much like a school girl who's crush had just walked past.

Changbin just let out a defeated sigh and rubbed his eyes with the heels of his hands.  "Just, don't tell anyone please?  I really don't feel like having my friends badger me about it all the time," Ten nodded his head violently and zipped his lips with his fingers, showing that his secret was safe.  "Okay... his name is Felix.  He's a third year that transferred here from Sydney this year and I-"

Changbin was cut off by Ten jumping up on his bed and pointing at him rather violently with a surprised expression.  "You like the Aussie?!"  Changbin cringed at the question.  He didn't really know why, but whenever people called Felix 'Aussie', it seemed to rub him the wrong way.  It almost felt like they didn't think that he deserved a name, and it really bothered Changbin.

"Why do you all call him that?  He has a name, just like the rest of us, so why can't you guys use it?"  He asked as politely as he could.  Ten retracted his finger and slowly sat back down, sitting crisscrossed.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean," Changbin started, his voice a bit louder than before.  "That any time anyone talks about him they don't say his name.  They don't say, 'Oh yeah, Felix,' they say 'Oh yeah, the Aussie,'.  I just don't understand why it's so hard to use someone's name?"

Ten clicked his tongue against the roof of his mouth and smacked his legs.  "You want to know why I call him Aussie?" Changbin nodded slowly.  "Well, I call him that because it reminds me that he isn't from here.  Now, that may sound bad, but just let me explain.  I'm from Thailand," Changbin's eyes widened at the new information, but before he could say anything, Ten shook his head.  "Yes, I'm from Thailand, now let me finish.  When I first moved here, I knew the language fairly well, but the culture was a lot different.  There was a ton of stuff that I was still getting used to, like the honorifics and just the overall social life and culture of Seoul.  There were some similarities to Thailand, like using honorifics, but the whole concept was different, so I struggled.  For the first year, I would often get scolded by people because I wouldn't use the right honorific or because I was doing something that wasn't really the norm here.  It's hard being a foreigner because there is a lot that you have to adjust to, so I call him Aussie to remind myself that there is going to be things that he struggles with, so if he does something wrong or messes up, I know to go easy on him."

Changbin stared at the person sitting across from him.  He was in complete awe at the fact that he didn't even think about that aspect.  He knew that Felix was having a hard time with everything, but he couldn't ever really understand how hard it must have been.  "I-I didn't really think about it like that.."

Ten chuckled and shrugged his shoulders.  "A lot of people don't, but it's okay."

"Have you ever thought about talking to him?  I'm sure you guys would get along really well."  Changbin asked as he bent down to pick up his notebook from the floor.

"Yeah, but I never really had the cha-"

Suddenly, a light bulb went off in Changbin's brain.  "Wait!  You're from Thailand and your name is Ten?!  Why would you parents name you that?"

Ten let out a loud laugh.  "Oh, no no, Ten is just a nickname I got after I moved here.  My real name is Chittaphon.  Now, let's get back to working on this project so we can get it done in time."  Changbin let out a breath, relieved that his new friend didn't have to live with a ridiculous name.

By the time Changbin left Ten's it was a quarter till eleven.  He wasn't sure where he was going to go.  He still didn't want to go home, but he couldn't think of anywhere else he could go.  As if the luck of the universe was on his side for once, his phone started ringing in his pocket.  He pulled it out and checked the caller ID and for once, he was glad to see Jisung's name.  

"Hey," Changbin smiled as he answered the phone.

"Changbin!  Dude, where were you today?  I stopped by your house after school but you weren't there so I knew something was wrong." Jisung's voice sounded like an angel to Changbin.  As annoying as the kid could be, he was Changbin's best friend and wouldn't trade the world for him.  He was always there for Changbin when he needed it, and he supported him with everything his parents didn't.  And he always knew when Changbin needed someone.

"Ha, yeah, uhm it's kind of a long story.  Do you think you can come pick me up?"  Changbin asked as he sat down on a bench.  The other end was silent, save for a few clicking sounds.

"Alright, I just texted Minho, just tell me where you are and we'll be there as soon as possible."  Changbin described where he was as best as he could to Jisung and then the two ended the call.  He was a bit confused at first because last time he checked, Minho didn't have a car, but he assumed he had gotten it within the last couple of days.  

It was about a half hour until Jisung and Minho pulled up next to the bench Changbin was sitting on.  Once Jisung rolled down the window and gave Changbin his goofy smile, Changbin felt ten times better.  

"So," Jisung started as Minho began to move the car.  "want to explain what happened?" Jisung turned around in the front seat so that he was facing Changbin as best he could.

Changbin, on the other hand, was staring out the window.  He bit his lip before he responded, knowing that Jisung would probably be angry at him.  "I kind of ran away."  The car fell silent, the only sound being passing cars and the occasional horn.  Jisung blinked a couple times before he unbuckled and climbed into the seat beside his bet friend.  Minho just watched from the rear view mirror, occasionally sneaking glances whenever he felt it was safe to do so.

"Bin, why didn't you call me?  You know I would have come and gotten you." Surprisingly, Jisung wasn't angry with him.  It made Changbin feel a bit more comfortable telling him, knowing that he wasn't going to get angry.

"I...I don't know.  I was embarrassed I guess.  You know how I don't like showing my emotions, but for some reason, I just broke down.  I didn't want to have to explain it over the phone and I really didn't want to burden you with it."  Changbin admitted, turning to face Jisung.

Jisung laughed softly, putting a hand on his shoulder.  "Bin, being your friend is burden enough," he teased.  Changbin frowned and pinched Jisung's hand, causing the latter to draw it back immediately.  "Fine, fine, I take it back, but where did you go last night then?"  Changbin hesitated for a minute, debating on whether or not he should tell Jisung, and Minho by default, that he had spent the majority of the night with Felix.  Unfortunately, Jisung caught his hesitation and started questioning.  "Seo Changbin, where did you go last night?"  He asked with raised eyebrows.

Changbin sighed and rubbed his temples.  "I slept under some tree near the school," he wasn't lying, he was just withholding some information.  Information which Jisung was going to squeeze out of him.

"Chang Bin," Jisung spaced out his name, showing that he knew he wasn't telling the whole truth.  "I know there's more to the story so spill.  I'm your best friend for crying out loud, and have been for like, ever really, so spill."

"Fine," Changbin gave in, knowing that there wasn't any point in arguing with the other.  "I kind of ran into Felix in a convenience store and we spent most of the night together."  Again, the car fell silent, except this time, instead of it being a heavy silence, it was lighter and filled with anticipation.

"You mean to tell me... that you spent... basically the entire night... with Felix?"  Changbin nodded his head.  "Well you need to tell me everything!  I want to know the details!" Jisung squealed.

"I mean, there isn't much to tell," he lied, but of course, Jisung knew that.

"Liar, I know you have a thing for this kid, so spill."  Changbin blinked, both surprised and not surprised that Jisung knew about his feelings for Felix.

"Okay fine."  Changbin explained everything from their awkward first encounter in the store to his trying on of random clothes.  He hesitated a bit as he was telling him about the kiss, though, unsure of how he would react.

"Wait, you kissed him and left?  Why?"  Jisung asked, again surprising Changbin with the fact that he wasn't angry or something.  Changbin just shrugged, still unsure as to why he left in the first place. 

Suddenly, the two lurched forward as the car came to sudden stop.  The two looked at Minho with wide eyes as he turned the car around, heading in a different direction than they were before.  "Yah, what are you doing?" Jisung asked, obviously aggravated by the sudden change in course, as well as the fact that he interrupted a very important story.  Minho looked at the two in the back from the mirror, making brief eye contact with Changbin.  

"We're going to Felix's." 

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Whaddup BITCHESSSSS.  Here we are with yet another normal chapter whoop whoop.  OOF OKAY SI CAN I JUST SAY THAT IVE WATCHED THEIR MIRROR PERFORMANCE ON M COUNTDOWN ABOUT A BILLION TIMES AND JUST.... Felix needs to stop... Jeongin needs to stop... JEONGIN NEEDS TO FUCKING STOP.  THAT IS NOT THE PRECIOUS CUTE AND SQUISHY MAKNAE THAT I STANNED AND I DONT APPRECIATE THE DISRESPECT.  but other than that, my life has been A+.  OH guess who got certified in taking xrays today?  This bitch right here.  My program I'm in has us get our X-ray and CPR certifications before the end of this year, so when we graduate next year, we'll have all of our certifications as well as being a certified dental assistant.  Yes... I'm going to be a dental assistant.  Trust me, ik.  You don't even have to say it lol.  OH okay so update on Operation Gay Prom date thing (or whatever TF I called it).  So, I asked her to go to the prom with me and shit and she said yes so we're going to the dance together👌👌👌 I asked her by picking up her book she was reading and was like, "you like to read fairytales, but I'd like to give you one, so let me take you to the dance" and she punched me in my arm but said yes afterwards.  She doesn't really suspect anything since I do shit like that all the time, which is good bc I want to try and surprise her with the actual question.  So yeah, got may certification, and got mAh self a date to the dance so life is good mAh doods.  I hope your lives are good to!!  And if you're having a rough day, I hope this story can cheer you up bc everyone needs to be happy.  It's a good feeling and I want you all to feel it as well.  I'm gonna stop blabbering and scoot on outta here bc I gotta get read for this thing called sleep so I'll talk at you guys later.  Love ya losers!!! <3

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