Red Strings // JaeNoRen

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"Log-chunnie!"

Renjun groaned at the loud hyung trying to wake him up.

"Renjun, buddy," soft hands shook his shoulder. "You gotta go to school."

"...ughh... Jaehyun-hyung... can I stay here for the day..?" Renjun turned over and opened his eyes to apron-clad Taeyong and Jaehyun by his bedside.

He wasn't feeling well today.

His parents didn't care about him...
And that's why he actually woke up a few times last night crying silently.

It hurt.

But he was lucky to have friends and some money.

"Eat some breakfast and then we'll see, okay?" Jaehyun softly stopped Taeyong from opposing and walked back to the door.

"I'll be there in five..." Renjun said as they nodded and went to wake up the others.

The Chinese boy didn't want to get out of bed.

He wanted to hug his knees and wait until he passed out and forgot what he was thinking about before he did.

But he knew that every time he forgot, he would remember again.

The soles of Renjun's feet pressed into the floor from his bed.

"...I gotta make sure the ships survive..." Renjun sighed, getting up.

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"Ge!!" Chenle ran to Renjun and hid behind his back. "Help! The pubescent chick is gonna hurt me!"

"Don't protect that annoying opera-dolphin!" Jisung shouted. "He just took my toothbrush!"

"AAHHHHH! RENJUN, HELP!" A speedy Haechan dived for cover behind him, joining Chenle. "Mark's gonna kill me!"

"Its MARK-HYUNG, you brat!" Mark ran into the dining room next to Jisung. "Haechan stole my phone!"

"KIDS!" Taeyong slammed a hand on the table. "Sit your butts down, or I will personally make sure it's painful the next time you do!"

They all sat down when they saw that Taeyong was wearing slippers.

"Give me my phone!" Mark quietly nagged at Haechan.

"Where is my toothbrush!?" Jisung loudly demanded, not caring about Taeyong's threat whatsoever.

"Children, let's eat," Jaehyun shook his eat and just set out some food with a small smile.

Renjun was sitting next to Jisung today, meanwhile, the seat on the other side of him was free again.

Where's Jeno and Jaemin?

"Morning Renju--"

"Nope! Seat's mine, bro!" Jaemin plopped himself down next to Renjun before Jeno could finish.

Jeno sent Jaemin a glare.

What's with those two?
They're so cute but then they're...
Like that sometimes...

Jeno faked a smile and sat down next to Jaemin.

Were they fighting?

"Morning everyone!" Taeil strolled in with Doyoung.

"What's for breakfast?" Kun and Hansol joined them, hand-in-hand.

"Yuta~ stop that!" Winwin playfully slapped Yuta, who was giving him a piggyback ride and was squeezing his thighs with a suggestive grin.