"Haa~ I understand man. I understand. It happens to all. And I was wondering what was taking you so long! Haha!!"
In the end, he took it that way.
And successfully he made himself a pervert in his eyes. What a great start!
With a sulking posture just when he was about to shut the door, Aiden's voice reached out to him, "Oh- Just wait a sec newmoon, my friend was coming over!"
"? Friend?"
Mumbling to himself with narrow brows, newmoon tilted his head outside to look out for Aiden's so-called friend.
On the left side he saw nothing and when he was about to turn his head to the right side- His head strikes onto some solid objects like a figure.
And once again to talk about his luck, out of all parts, his nose had to be the one to get hit in.
A 'Crack' sound could be heard from his nose as his knees got weak. Unconsciously, his hands themselves reached out to his nose before he could even know about it.
"I am sorry!"
A deep voice heard from above him. And somewhere, a familiar sweet, soft smell fell upon the newmoon. The fragrance wasn't strong maybe newmoon's words got open again. He slowly titled his chin upwards and saw-
It was non-other than the 'Lee Haemin!'
"…"
"YOOUUU~~!!"
Newmoon yelled out despite the blood gushing out.
Aiden was chilling on the sofa and got flinched!
He instantly jumped out and ran towards them, "What happened? Why are you guys-
Immediately afterward, Aiden's eyes fall upon newmoon's face his brows shouted in shock, "WHAT THHEE_?"
"Newmoon you're bleeding like crazily!"
Newmoon,"???"
Haemin,"???"
~~~
"So you two know each other?"
By this time Aiden had already put the ointment and wrapped up with a new bandage again.
Newmoon answered firmly," Of course, we are not only in the same department but also in the same class and same seat row too!"
With a pause, haemin responded, "Well, now that he says so, I think so too!"
"What?-"
Newmoon screamed internally. He was just behind him, might hear talking with sanghae and April too, and even met eye contact once or twice. And then he says he doesn't know him?
Newmoon clenched his teeth and scrunched his brows as he cursed him in his mind, "WTF. This is the reason why I can't stand topper in the first place. They act so arrogant and so full of themselves..to a pointed look..they don't even recognize their classmate and benchmark!!"
Aiden on the other side felt an eerie vibe between them. However, as if he was knowingly giving a damn or seriously unaware of it, his whole attention was on his phone.
Before Aiden opened his mouth Newmoon's phone began to ring.
*RING*RING*
Newmoon, "…"
It was jina noona!!
"um…Aiden Hyung. Please excuse me! It's Jina noona!"
Hearing the name of 'Jina noona' instantly his attention got perked up right away for some reason!
"Oh really? Alright alright!"
"Also tell her I arrived safely!"
"Sure, Hyung!!"
Saying it, Newmoon returned to his room and picked it up!
"yes, Noona!"
"Oi, newmoon Are you being real about the calculation?"
"um..yes noona?"
"WTF..never mind! I thought so! Your thing grew up way more than I had expected!!"
"Noona!!"
Newmoon flushed again.
"What noona noona? Don't you have a thing or what? Anyway, where are mom and Mrs? Song now? Btw I already heard it from mom about the details though!"
All of sudden, Newmoon became serious, "Blah~Blah~"
"Oh, Aiden too arrived now?"
"yes!"
"Take care of him too. But mostly Mrs. Song and mom okay?"
"oh sure noona, you don't have to worry about that. They seem nice and easy to talk to!"
This time jina took a bit longer to respond, "Oi newmoon. I have some work to do now. I'll hang up then, talk to you later!"
Now newmoon was left all alone himself. He walked off to the mirror and saw the mess he was in.
A disorganized appearance on top of it, a re-opened wound as well. Everything in all one day. Then he took out his clothes and wore them properly. He sat on his bed his eyes landed silently under the table.
"…"
"Nothing comes easily huh?"
The breeze flows from the balcony adding a refreshment to his body. His head turned outside. Down on the reflection of the moon.
A short remembrance of the entire day flashed through his eyes! From the moment of bowing and greeting Mrs. Kwon and Mrs. song to a point of Aiden's welcome..all of this relayed on his mind.
"Shit! I'm tired! Back then I didn't want to be lonely but now I want to be alone. What's happening to me?"
"Being around people..drained my energy out!"
"Haa~~"
In a long breath, he gets himself together.
Not until when he recalled something.
"What are you doing here? Why are you here?"
"what was that?"
He plopped to the other side of the bed.
"Have I met him somewhere? But as far as I know nobody-
Instantly, his face froze as he saw somebody figure in his imagination.
Early mornings:
When he was busy stopping himself from overthinking, a young-looking foreign guy seemed wandering around the area. He wore light formal casual clothes. But again his aura holds such an elegance that newmoon was able to notice that. Coffee-colored sunglasses were still there. Only his outfit was different. It was Song Aiden!
He swiftly walked down and sat beside the next bench from newmoon.
Right away, two beautiful girls came in the same direction!
Their body curve was no joke. In each step, their curvy waist was distinguished by sexiness.
Seeing it, Aiden whistled as they got nearer, "OHOO~~!"
"Got there some big melons and juicy ass!"
Of course, he said it in English!
Seeing him looking at them as if the girls were happy with his attention they silently left with blushed and flushed expressions on their faces.
They must have thought he was falling on their charms rather the truth was different.
Poor little girls. Only they know what that Aiden commented on them was verbally sexualized. They were beyond their imagination.
Afterward, Aiden looked around here and there and asked himself, "Have I come too early?"
"I think so!~"
He stretches his body and turned his head left and right only to be startled.
"-Fuck!!"
"What the fuck..That scared me as hell!!"
Newmoon was glaring at him in a hawk-like gaze. A cold, deadly eyes. He highly radiated creepy energy. His mood was already low and now thanks to Aiden's words he was extremely agitated.
They stared at each other dumbfoundedly.
Aiden peeked at him and turned over naturally whispering to himself in English again, "Oh! Did he just hear it?"
"Wait- does it mean…he understands English?"
He flinched. Now in split seconds, his expression turned the whole upside down.
Before he ended up there roaming, he tried to speak with every student he got encountered and asked about certain directions but the fact it was still early and nobody speaks English fluently that's why he was sitting hopelessly.
He automatically changes his tone, "excuse me, pretty boy..!"
"you seem to understand English! Could you tell me where is the business department?"
Newmoon, "…"
Indeed, Aiden had the nerve to ask such a question knowing a bad atmosphere.
On top of it, he still acts as if nothing was wrong. He smiles, "I have to meet my very old friend here! So-!"
All this time newmoon sat there without uttering the words. And instead of answering back, he took out some blank paper, draw something look like a direction and then left silently and mysteriously.
After receiving the paper, Aiden's eyes beam out in excitement and happily shouted thanks to him shouting back at him.
The moment he opened the paper, his sunglasses fell from his eyes.
"…"
In the middle of it, A long 'Middle finger' was drawn for him.
He ranged out~~~
While newmoon reached out to the other department and started cursing him. "Serves you right! You perverted asshole!"
Present:
A long sticky, drooling got slipped from newmoon as he thought of it.
He knew he had royally fucked up. Who would have known that perverted asshole would be none other than his own Nina's in-laws' family?
"…"
A terror filled his eyes and a pool of humiliation he got from there. He seriously wanted to die.
"FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK!!"
"What have I done? No wonder he recognize me in the first instance and why was I the last?"
"Shit shit. No- But he deserves it. Yeah!"
His overthinking series started.
"But why didn't he say anything then? I mean from the first part he seems angry but after when I said—
He punched the bed.
"Because of course, he had to let it go thinking we're family now!"
Which indeed made sense.
"Or,
His eyes reflect a great deal of foresight, "Is it a win-win situation like both of us should shut off our mouths and bury the situation like it never happened before?"
Is it why he pretended to let it slide? Because he thinks so too? Because we're family?
The more he thinks the more outcomes and possibilities seem to worsen.
Talk about the devil? Aiden instantly gave me a call for a newmoon!!
"Newmoon?"
"-Eh?"
Instantly he quickly shouted at the top of his lungs without having thoughts of the word 'Manners'.
"YES! Coming!!"
"Wai-!"
There he had a moment of realization.
And silently he spits down in regret, "Piteu...Piteu...Fuck..Why am I shouting as if the world is going down huh?"
By that time, he ran away like in a sliding way.
"Yes, Hyu..ng!"
Aiden, "?"
Newmoon breath was unstable.
Aiden took his time before he slanted his eyes and teased in a great deal of foresight, "Why are you…in..shor-
The tone was super cunning that newmoon eventually understand in a sec.
He argued in fact, "HELL NO, Hyung! It's not what you are thinking I was just-
Yes! Another problem for newmoon was being unable to defend himself although he was innocent. If the words themselves or the confidence, he had trouble testifying his naïve.
Somehow the words just got stuck in his throat. Every time!
"Pffttt…!"
And suddenly, he busted into laughter.
Wiping the corner of his tears, he laughed out, "Haha! Look at you being so flushed up, I was just kidding..haha!"
Newmoon, "…"
Haemin, "…"
Clearing his throat he returned to his normal pace, "Anyway jokes aside, we're about to head to eat pork-grilled with soju beer or some seafood as well! Let's go. I'll treat you a dinner tonight!"
As soon as the word 'pork' hits his ear, his eyes widened in excitement.
And the thoughts sparkled in his head, "What? P..pork-grilled..? A treat? A dinner?"
Among the remaining weakness, he had one.
That was, "meat..especially pork." Nothing in the world hits the taste of it for a newmoon. Back in the day, He had a wholesome record of eating pork about 3-4 kg alone.
He was swimming in the pool of thoughts as his gaze suddenly shifted towards haemin unconsciously.
"?"
The fact haemin was staring at him for a while, made a newmoon to pull out the straight face.
AHEM!
Dropping down his eyelids, he deliberately spoke in a pitiful tone, "Sigh! I would love to Hyung..but lately, I'm not in a good shape. I've to pay attention to my health, my diet! So, I've to turn off your-
"Oh God, Is it serious?"
"As long as I maintained my diet routine, it's under control."
Aiden pulled out a long face and his shoulders shrunk down too, "Ugh~ Too bad! I wanted to treat you to some good meal_!"
"Never mind Hyung. Next time I suppose, is there a chance-
"Let's Go Aiden, it's late!"
"??"
"What the-
Small veins popped out on the right side of his forehead while he was pretending to smile on the other side.
"Oh- Is it? Okay! Then, we will be off now newmoon! Prepare meals and eat well. Take care of your health."
Newmoon just gently nodded with a big smile.
As soon as the door got closed, his entire expression changed.
The distance between his eyebrows got dangerously narrowed.
He cursed out loud clenching his teeth, "What the fuck is wrong with that guy huh? Did I offend him somehow? Did I take his money or what? He glares at me in a way as if I have..!
He mimics while copying absurdly.
"Well, now that he says so, I think so too!"
"What the fuck- Who does he think he is? A celebrity? An idol? A politician or a businessman? That he can't even figure out who is he sitting up with..? Rubbish! I know we made eye contact a few times but he_
"HAA!"
He closed his eyes and breath calmly trying to relax his mind.
"Breath newmoon breath! Let it go!"
With a long 'FUU FUU' he successfully relaxed.
But who would've known it won't be for a long time when he recalled another voice of haemin.
"Never mind Hyung. Next time I suppose, is there a chance-
"Let's Go Aiden, it's late!"
"…"
His eyes ranged out as he punched out of the bed.
"Seriously, He is getting on my nerves. He only spoke twice and_ this is the reason why I can't stand toppers at all..they're so full of himself. Seeing others as a lowly life."
~~~
*DING*DING*
Newmoon who had been working on his assignments stood up and went to the door straightly thinking about the mom and Mrs. Song.
He halted when he opened the door, "?"
It was Haemin who stood in front of the door giving a faint Aiden a piggyback.
"…"
Alcohol was reeking their respective bodies. They both were drunk. So as far as looking from the scenario, Aiden must have passed out due to excessive dosage and haemin had to give him back a piggyback.
A long pause later, haemin open his mouth in a cold tone, "How long are you planning to make me stand here?"
Only then did newmoon flinch and moved out quickly, "Oh Sorry!"
As it turned out haemin already was irritated by Aiden's behavior and now newmoon being stood up as if he was frozen made haemin more agitated.
Haemin entered through the hallway and stopped in the living room. He looked around as though he was searching for something.
"Where is his room?"
The fact the room hasn't been decided yet for Aiden made newmoon confused a little. However, he randomly chose one.
Haemin landed Aiden gently on the bed and even removed his shoes barely! He glanced at his watch, "It's midnight already! Looks like grandma's aren't coming back now!"
For the first time, his tone was gentle and not annoying at all.
Newmoon, "..Ok"
He returned to the door and exclaimed, "Lock the door properly and sleep well!"
Upon hearing the sentences, his mind went blank, "what the- He-
He grabbed the doorknob as he stated firmly, "Otherwise you won't be seeing the sunrise tomorrow morning!"
"…"
*Beep*Beep*
He left…just like that shockingly leaving newmoon.
It took him a minute to understand the meaning of his sentences.
"yaa~~~!!!!"
He threw a slipper at the door in ranged.
"How dare you..uu!!!"
His fists shook in anger. Haemin had almost got him in the first half.
One thing newmoon hated to his gut was cursing and speaking bad omen. He had a high belief in the superstition that's why he was afraid of the law of attraction too, thinking he would attract negative energy.
~~~
Next morning:
The sound 'BEEP BEEP' made newmoon sprang his eyes wide open and he jumped up on his feet and sprinted.
"Oh god, they have returned! They've returned!!"
Immediately afterward he ran off towards the door as he looked up at the clock, "Oh shit it's 9:00 clock already. How come I didn't hear the alarm and I seriously-!"
"Good morning mom and Mrs. song!"
"The party must have been enjoyable."
Mrs. Song replied, "More or less!"
"You didn't pull out the whole night for us, right? somehow you look like!"
Mom questioned in a worried tone.
Although it was indeed true but not in the whole world would he accept it?
He refused in a gentle posture, "Not at all. I was busy working on my assignments."
"Then, it's a relief! We're quite busy celebrating it that we lost track of time and dozed out. We're sorry for troubling you though!"
Mrs.Song apologizes.
In a panic, newmoon waved and shook both of his hands as well as his heads synchronized, "You're embarrassing me Mrs. song. As I said there is nothing to be sorry for!"
"but-
They're about to say more when newmoon suddenly demanded, "Now it's enough! Just sit down and rest. Both of you must be tired and hungover too. Let me make a quick hangover soup for you! I hope it'll be alright with our mom?"
A Sparkle of hope in his eyes while he glanced at mom, worrying about her response.
Mom nodded!
Seeing it, Newmoon burst out in happiness and excitement.
He flew to the kitchen.
~~~
After they had eaten, Mrs.song came up to the kitchen where newmoon was still doing the cleanliness just like how Jina had suggested he do.
The first glance of seeing her made him startled.
"Oh..? Mrs. Song, what are you doing?"
Mrs.song was carrying the troll of the empty bowl.
Newmoon carefully snatched it from her and kept it on the sink.
"I was about to come over. Why do you've to bother me? Mrs.song?"
"Never mind I was just giving a hand to you! And it's not bothering at all my honey!!"
No matter what or how she responded it doesn't sound and look good either. And whatever the reason is too, the fact she was helping also counts as working too!
Newmoon argued, "From now on please don't do this sort of thing at all okay Mrs. song. You're old enough and working around when there is such a high spirit, solid and full of energy and youth..like me..somehow it doesn't suit well."
"that's why allow me to take care of you!"