Red Strings // JaeNoRen

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Renjun suddenly jolted, sitting on Jeno and still cradling Jaemin in his lap.

"Junnie?" Jaemin looked up at him with conern. "Are you okay..?"

"Renjun...?" Jeno softly tapped his shoulder.

"Huh?-- oh. Yeah..." Renjun said weakly. "I just remembered something. No biggie~"

Renjun realized that they didn't know he could see what he did.

Would they cut his strings if they found out?

Renjun looked down at his own finger, red band still on it in its rightful place.

I can't let them find out...
I... I can't let them let down the other person who is waiting for me.
What if it's like Xiaojun said?
What if that person on the other side of the string is waiting for me?
Also... what if they cut strings they're not supposed to?

Renjun shook the thought off.

"So, wanna play?" Renjun pointed at the board game.

"Loser does whatever the other two say!" Jaemin grinned.

"You're on!" Jeno cheered.

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"Ugh! I won but why am I being punished like a loser ..?!" Jaemin gagged.

Renjun burst out laughing as Jaemin continued to eat the over-salted eggs Jeno had made for him.

Jaemin had won the board game and asked Jeno to cook him something.

Thus, Kun ran in when the fire alarm went off, Jisung accidentally spilt the salt, and Mark gave bad advice on making eggs beginning with, 'Oops, we forgot the oil.' Haechan then proceeded to douse the whole pan with oil. Kun ran in and screamed in panicked mama mode for the second time and managed to some how get the egg stuck to the pan off.

Jeno apologized and then offered to just make it again. Jaemin declined, seeing how embarassed Jeno looked.

Thus, Renjun laughed his butt off at Jaemin's face as he ate. Jeno just gave him an apologetic look.

Renjun found Jaemin's sacrifice sweet.

"Its not that bad, Jeno," Renjun stopped laughing and grabbed a spoon. "I'll have some too."

*CRUNCH*

"Uhh... wow. These eggs are... crunchy..." Renjun tried to keep a straight face.

Which he failed to do.

Jeno took one look at Renjun and laughed. It was a soft, adorable laugh that almost made the eggs taste decent.

"Yah, guys..." Taeyong walked in on them in the kitchen.

"Oh no..." Renjun spotted the cause of hell breaking loose before it would happen.

"Why is the pot and the spoon burned?!"

"Run!" Jaemin leaped out of his seat and ran.

Taeyong chased them, swinging the  (now burned) mighty wooden spoon.

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[Jeno POV]

Hmm... The roses or the daisies?
No no, peonies?
Would she like lillies better?
But what about carnations?
Well maybe one in a pot would last longer...
So, a mum plant?
Mm--- ah! A hyacinth !