Chapter 9: 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘵, 𝘞𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘯

                                    

                                          

"Damn it!" Sungho complained incessantly, almost ready to pummel Jaehyun and Riwoo who were seated on either side of him.
"I have the widest shoulder here, yet I'm stuck in the backseat?! And in the middle, no less?! Leehan, you and Taesan need to stop with your 'best friend privilege' bullshit and switch seats with me! It'll be more spacious in the back if I'm in the passenger seat!"
Leehan just laughed and turned to Taesan, who was already scolding Sungho. "Who's too lazy to bring their own car? Just endure it, hyung. You're just tagging along on Leehan and my trip."
And so, Taesan's irritation was unleashed on Sungho, who just flipped him off and continued his quarrel with Jaehyun and Riwoo.
Riwoo sighed. "You could've just sat besides Woonhak at the back. There's a lot of space there."
"For goodness' sake, Sungho hyung, I haven't slept yet! Be quiet!" Woonhak grumbled, leaning against the window to try and catch some sleep during the trip.
"Let's just drop Sungho off at the bus station so he can commute! He's making too much noise!" Jaehyun chimed in, and they started another round of bickering, forcing Woonhak to wake up and yell at them.
"Yah! Who said that you can yell at me?" Sungho argued with Woonhak.
Leehan covered his ears, laughing at the chaos in the backseat while he and Taesan quietly chatted in the front.
"Are you sure about this four-day, three-night trip at Japan?"
"Of course! I've been planning this for a year. We were supposed to go last year, but it kept getting postponed because I was still dating Mina and you kept avoiding me back then..." Leehan pouted, remembering the past.
Taesan chuckled and glanced at him. "Your ex was jealous of me. Of course, I had to keep my distance so we wouldn't fight."
Leehan made a displeased sound and crossed his arms, facing Taesan who just raised an eyebrow.
"It's so annoying! And her reason for breaking up with me was so petty! Can you believe she made me choose between her and you?!"
Taesan cleared his throat and smiled.
He wanted to ask Leehan something.
The bickering at the back died down as they were also interested in their conversation but of course Taesan and Leehan didn't realise that.
"Oh? Why did you break up with Mina if you chose her?" Taesan couldn't help but ask.
"Huh?" Leehan seemed offended, removing his crossed arms and facing the older properly, even unbuckling his seatbelt.
"Put that back on," Taesan commanded while keeping his eyes on the road.
"What are you saying? Do you think I would choose her over you? I wouldn't be here if I chose Mina, excuse me! And I wouldn't have run to you that night if it wasn't you I chose!" Leehan exclaimed, hand on his chest.
"Why are you so mad?" Taesan teased, the tension in his chest slowly easing.
"Because you're doubting my love for you! Min, if you still don't know, I'd choose you over anyone else!"
Taesan wanted to tease Leehan further but decided against it. 
He just smiled at Leehan and told him to buckle up again. 
Leehan obeyed, still pouting because Taesan didn't respond to his declaration.
Taesan caught the teasing glances of his three friends in the rearview mirror while Woonhak made a disgusted face and jokingly faked puke. 
Taesan flipped them off, making Leehan look at them in confusion.
His phone vibrated twice and he glanced at it, only reading the messages briefly while driving. 
He shook his head when he saw the messages from Sungho and Jaehyun.
__________________
Jaehyun
You over anything else, huh? Don't get too excited, you might blurt something out.
Sungho
Is there a best friend like that? You two are so stupid.
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Woonhak was about to comment something when Riwoo covered his mouth after climbing over the seat to give Sungho the space he needed. 
"Let them live in their delusional world." Riwoo whispered to Woonhak before patting his head.






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Author's Note:
1 Vote = help for Woonhak's Struggle
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