❝did they elope or something?❞ chan mumbled as he turned to his right, honestly not knowing where he is right now.

he didn't want to panic and so he made jokes here and there to entertain himself which didn't help since deep inside, he was panicking. instead of finding the two kids who are missing and is being searched now by everyone, by everyone meaning even their family's friends and their children helped in the search, chan is finding his way back to where they all meet up.

wrong idea for not teaming up with neither anyone.

❝that's it, i'm going to die.❞ chan could feel his hands shaking and feet about to give up, ❝i haven't even get to thank my parents for letting me go to that exo concert.❞

he kneeled down, remembering every good memories that happened in his life.

❝and thank my young sister for bringing thunder and cockroaches into my life.❞ chan sniffed, he wasn't crying but he felt life he needed to do so he faked a cry. ❝but i still love her.❞

❝what a drama queen.❞

looking up from the ground, there stood a very tall and handsome prince who came to save chan's day— it's just jiro. the younger stood up from the ground, leaving the flashlight there, and rushed to jiro to give him the most tightest hug.

❝oh, prince!❞ chan said in the most dramatically way.

jiro scrunched his nose, ❝shut up and let go of me.❞

if jiro felt someone pinch his heart when he saw chan and jeffrey hanging out together, laughing, and looking like they clearly have no care of their surroundings, now he felt someone pounding his heart that's why it's beating so fast. and not to mention his stomach feeling all tingly like someone is tickling it.

what shocked chan is that jiro is saying to let go but he isn't pushing him away. chan then let go and jiro isn't going to admit it but deep inside a very small part of him was disappointed and wanted to hug longer.

jiro had to keep his cool. he raised a brow at the younger who's looking at him with brows furrowed, ❝what?❞

❝why aren't you..❞ shouldn't he just make the most of jiro not pushing him away instead of asking him why? ❝nevermind.❞

sighing, jiro pointed his flashlight to another direction, ❝you're lost?❞

❝me? lost?❞ chan scoffed, picking up his flashlight lying down on the ground. ❝yes, and i honestly don't know the way.❞

❝well—❞

❝the way to your heart.❞ chan turned to jiro, giving him his most innocent look. ❝can you guide me?❞

placing his index finger to the younger's cheek, jiro pushed chan's face to the side and started to take steps away from him. ❝i'm leaving you here.❞

pouting, chan caught up to the tall male and began walking next to him. ❝i was just kidding.❞

but to be very much honest, if you go deeper and excavate deep into jiro's heart and mind, you can see his willingness to guide chan's way to his heart. which chan won't probably get lost since it's just one straight road, meaning it's that easy for chan to just go and enter jiro's heart.

groaning at the thought, jiro ruffled his hair, earning a look from chan. ❝i want to mess up your hair too.❞

jiro was caught off guard with that sentence and made him jerk his head to chan's side and caught the younger pouting while looking down. ❝what?❞

❝i want to mess up your hair, can i?❞

they paused for a moment before jiro's hand unknowingly moved and held chan's. he brought chan's small baby hands up to his hair and couldn't hide the faint blush on his cheeks while waiting for the younger to ruffle his hair.

❝what are you waiting for?❞ jiro clicked his tongue, chan was taking his time placing his hand on the tall male's head. ❝don't waste this chance.❞

smiling, chan nodded and then messed up his hair very softly. he played with the older's hair strands and when he finally was satisfied, he placed his hand down. ❝now, let's go find the way back.❞

there it is again, the feeling of disappointment. this time he felt it much more obviously. he wanted chan to ruffle his hair, play with his hair, the whole day if possible. he hid his disappointed by clicking his tongue at the sight of chan waddling his way to wherever he is going. ❝what a baby.❞

the two spent minutes walking and finding any signs that they are near from their meet up spot but chan gets distracted in everything he sees that jiro could feel that they are getting more and more away from their way back. but he didn't say anything, he didn't feel like saying anything. he didn't want that smile on chan's face to disappear.

❝a firefly!❞ chan pointed his flashlight at one firefly accidentally, ❝oops.❞ he giggled and turned the source of light off.

that giggle made jiro's stomach feel tingly again. the air is having fun tickling him, he thought. he didn't want to admit that it's butterflies he is feeling inside his stomach.

❝chan, watch your step.❞ jiro reminded like a father, slapping himself on the forehead.

chan only nodded and followed to where this one firefly is taking him till he saw another. two fireflies became three and more kept coming as chan went deeper to the forest. jiro was following from behind, silently admiring the view. the view of a smiling chan being surrounding by fireflies.

❝a beautiful view..❞ jiro mumbled, his eyes fixed on chan whose smile is as bright as the sun and eyes that are glittering while they look into the fireflies.

he didn't find the need for his flashlight and so he turned it off, eyes still on chan while they continued to walk until they found a lake.

❝there aren't any snakes here, right?❞ chan froze from his place while jiro continued to walk.

the tall male sat down on the ground, feeling his feet all tired from the walking. ❝you watch too many movies.❞

chan took small steps and then sat next to jiro. ❝well, you play too many games.❞

❝what else do you want me to pay attention at other than my games?❞ jiro questioned, slightly annoyed.

slightly, that's the first. he usually gets very annoyed when it comes to chan.

❝pay attention to me.❞ chan said, all confident. he turned to jiro with a soft smile on his face, ❝i want your attention.❞

the two had a staring contest before jiro looked away, possibly hiding his now heated up cheeks. he hated the fact that chan is making him feel things. the feeling is not even annoying but he found it annoying because it is chan who is making him feel that way.

❝this is a nice hideout.❞ chan mumbled, staring at the lake which reflected the lights of the fireflies.

jiro then followed to where chan is looking and smiled, ❝and the view is nice don't you think?❞ he then diverted his attention to chan and felt as if time stopped when he saw the boy spacing out with a small stuck on his face. the view is indeed nice, beautiful.

chan's fake cough is what brought jiro back to his senses, ❝i also think,❞ the younger faked another cough,  ❝it's a nice place to kiss.❞ and again.

❝do you need water?❞ jiro then pointed the lake, ❝there's a lot of water.❞

❝with all the fireflies and the beautiful scenery,❞ chan coughed aggressively, feeling his throat hurt. ❝i think it's a must to kiss.❞

jiro rolled his eyes and ignored chan, he heard him of course. but why on earth would he kiss chan? just because this younger male right here is making him feel things, doesn't mean he also wants to kiss him. noticing that jiro is avoiding him, chan pouted.

❝come on jiro, it's not like it's going to be our first kiss.❞ chan pointed his own lips, ❝we kissed countless of times back then.❞

❝back when we were four, chan we were young back then.❞ jiro sighed, staring at the lake to avoid chan's look. ❝we are already at an age which kisses are special to us.❞

❝every kiss is special for me,❞ chan mumbled silently, but enough for jiro to hear. ❝as long as it's with you.❞

that undeniably made jiro's heart skip a beat.

not wanting for this to continue anymore, jiro stood up and dusted the dirt off his pants. ❝stand up, we need to go.❞

❝but—❞

jiro's phone then lit up from his pocket. the older took it out and read the message he received, which was his parents saying that they had already found yanna and jin. chan's phone too but the younger didn't bother putting his attention to it. he was disappointed that jiro didn't want to kiss him.

❝let's go.❞ he too stood up and was the first one to walk away.

jiro followed behind, running up to chan who just left him there who's replying to his parents telling them that he's with chan and they are going back so they need to wait for them.

putting his phone back inside his pocket, jiro noticed the short boy being silent. but he couldn't puzzle out if chan is angry or is just sulking. he was pouting and his steps are heavy. what could he be upset about?

the kiss.

sighing, jiro grabbed hold of chan's arm and spun him around.

the younger's eyes widened at jiro's lips in contact with his. they were connected and the both of them are holding back their breaths. after a few seconds, chan started to calm down and deepened the kiss by placing a hand behind jiro's neck and pulling him even closer.

needed to catch air, the two pulled away panting. chan looked up to jiro and same with the older, the two were now looking at each other's eyes. jiro then raised a brow when he noticed the younger's lips curving up into a smile.

❝let's go!❞ chan said, this time much more brighter than before.

jiro rolled his eyes at the younger's sudden mood change. luckily he was walking from behind because in that way chan won't be able to see that smile on his face and tease him.

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❝don't tell me they are lost?❞ donghyuck ran a hand through his hair.

mark walked from behind and hugged his partner, ❝love they are probably on their way.❞

❝they are,❞ chenle showed donghyuck the message he received from his son, ❝jiro told me.❞

❝they are taking too long though.❞ jisung sighed, he too was worried about their kids' whereabouts.

while the others are scolding at their children for running away, and others worrying for their kids, jun took this chance to approach dahyun and comfort her.

❝are you okay now?❞

the young girl nodded her head, ❝but my brother is out there, probably lost.❞

❝don't worry, jiro hyung is with him.❞ jun said, ❝he knows the way.❞

and as he said that, two people appeared. the worried parents are about to run towards them but paused from their tracks when they noticed one of them is sleeping. jiro was carrying a sleeping chan on his back, holding him tight as he didn't want him to fall while sleeping.

jun smiled, ❝see, i told you. jiro hyung knows the way.❞

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