Chapter 45

Jiwoon woke up the next day, he glanced to his side where Yenn laid comfortably in his arm. They"ve start sleeping together in his room and Yenn rarely came to his own room at all. Jiwoon reached out his other hand and gently touch Yenn"s face. He tucked the hair that was sticking out to his ear and leaned his head down to give him a soft forehead kiss.
"You really look beautiful when you sleep. I wish we can be like this....."
"Always"
He lifted Yenn"s head slowly in his arm and lay him down on the pillow as he finally got up and walked to the door, closing it quietly as he headed towards the bathroom.
He walked toward the sink and get his toothbrush and put some toothpaste in it as he start brushing his teeth. After a while, he finally gurgled and spat the foam in the sink as he washed his mouth again with water. He looked up to the mirror and grimace a bit and scruff his hair up then his eyes spotted the purplish red marks that were smudge to his neck. He smiled in a daze and unconsciously reach out his hands to touch the kiss marks that Yenn left last night. They didn"t go all the way but he felt satisfied with just them cuddling together and he even got a bonus kiss marks in his neck. He wet his lips and grinned wide up to his ears appreciating Yenn"s efforts as he intend to show it off later.
He hopped in to the shower humming happily and start washing himself off.
After half an hour, he twisted the shower handle to turn it off and went out, sliding the shower curtain off as he picked his hanged towel in the side corner of the tub. He tied it around to his waist and picked another small towel to dry his hair.
He walked out the bathroom in the same manner he was inside and head toward his room. He paused a bit when he saw Yenn on the bed that are still in a deep sleep and quietly walk to his wardrobe closet crossing towards the bed and to the further part of his room where his closet was. He glance back at Yenn to see whether he woke up because of the loud creaking sound of him opening the wooden wardrobe. When he saw Yenn unmoved and was still peacefully asleep he sighed in relief and start picking clothes.
When he finished choosing—he wore his underwear first and untied the towel on his waist and start wearing the rest of the garments to his body. When he pulled his shirt down, he saw Yenn stared at him in daze—he just woke up. He walked toward him and sat at the edge of the bed.
"How"s your sleep?"
"Better, did you showered?" Yenn perked his head up and sniff in the air.
He chuckled and pulled the blanket down, revealing Yenn"s body in his blue pajamas.
"You should get up now, we still need to help with the preparations downstairs"
"I don"t want to"
"Come on"
He hold his waist and tickled Yenn hard. It was his weakness and he would comply if he didn"t stop so he used his only weapon to make him get up. Yenn became lazy and spoiled this days and he really can"t resist spoiling him although he restrained himself not to do it too much since Yenn might become childish and he don"t want that to happen. They could do that later but not now when they"re really busy.
"Okay. Stop! Stop! I"ll get up"
Yenn shot him a glare but his mouth was still holding his laughter. It"s cute. He finally get up and ran outside heading to the bathroom. He helplessly sighed but his heart was contented enough as he still got his bonus right here—plastered in his neck.
After Yenn finished showering and putting on some clothes, they both went down together.
"Oh come on?! When would you guys stopped doing that shit. I"m really tired and creeped out by this. Won"t you stop huh? Just pause for a day or two for fuck's sake!"
Byul stared at their holding hands disgustingly. They bumped into him when they were descending the stairs and Byul happened to see them holding hands again. For almost few days and begrudgingly many times if he had to count every chance he encountered them—he"s totally pissed off now.
Jiwoon just stared at him then he pointed at his neck proudly making Byul totally irritated and just stomped away from them. He chuckled and saw Yenn looking at him too—and with a sour expression at that but he still caught a glimpse of his red ears so he was sure he was just embarrassed.
"Stop that" Yenn clicked his tongue at him.
"Well, I"m just showing off my—" he paused a bit realizing something and just awkwardly said "reward" in the end as he disappointingly shook his head and both of them went down together silently. My lover"s mark...." he said inside his brain as he glanced at Yenn meaningfully. I still haven"t gotten him. He sighed gloomily and dart his head back to front.
They both head toward the kitchen and start to plan what they"ll bake again. They both sighed in dismay when they remembered the cookies that were eaten mercilessly by everyone yesterday and they failed to keep them till the Halloween—truly disappointing. They both laughed and Yenn held his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. It was a signal for a kiss...
He looked at him for a moment and sighed softly as he helplessly leaned his head down giving Yenn a hot kiss as he bit his lips a bit venting his anger slightly making Yenn let out a pained sound but he just accepted it and clung his both arms into his nape.
After a long while, they both break the kiss and looked into each other"s eyes meaningfully then their heads both turned away at the same time. Jiwoon let out a frown and turned his back away avoiding to look at Yenn"s face.
'Why are we even doing this...I"m not his and he"s not mine so what even are we? Friends....?"
He pursed his lips at the thought when he realized the heaviness of the word 'friends'. They aren"t friends or are they? He knew he was just helping Yenn moved on to the pain that he inflicted but...
He glanced at Yenn who"s currently sifting flour with his back was facing him then he glanced down seeing the five eggs that he finally beat but still unmixed then he sighed as he start to swish the fork and stir it up slowly. He paused his hand seeing the mixture mostly mixed up and the yolks was scattered over the whites in an ugly manner then the image made him frown more as his mind was deeply focused on his thoughts forgetting the eggs that already overflowed in the bowl.
What if he recovers and finally forget it all...?
What will happen to them then?
Will things finally be over between them...?
Will he never have Yenn rely on him anymore and finally let go of him?
After this, what"s gonna happen to us huh? Yenn? Will you like me too? If not, then what would happen to me?
I think I love you.."
"...Now" he muttered under his breath unconsciously then Yenn heard him as he went toward him seeing the egg mixture that was already spilled in the table.
"What are you thinking about?! Look at this! You spilled it all! Geez."
"Oh.... I"m sorry" he looked at Yenn sadly, the thoughts were still lingering in his mind. I"m sorry...