"Mo Guan Shan!" The booming voice directed towards him made him jump. He knew it was coming. Mo stood holding hands with a girl and He Tian had seen just like he planned.
A few hours prior Jian Yi and he both made a bet to see who would overreact and be the most jealous, He Tian or Zhan XiXi. They both agreed on holding another person's hands to make the other jealous and see what they'd do and the bet was to buy the other person dinner. As soon as He Tian got closer Mo tried to pretend into the girl the best he could.
"Little Mo~ I need to talk to you over here for a second." He Tian reached out and grabbed Mo's other hand, ripping him away from the random girl he persuaded into holding hands. She stood there perplexed about what was happening, but secretly jealous He Tian didn't grab her instead.
"Hey! What's your problem?" Mo yelled and tried to pull away but He Tian drug him to a spot where they were both alone. "It hurts, jerk!"
Immediately after He Tian knew no one could see he pushed Mo back and slammed his fist into the dumpster directly behind Mo's head, causing him to flinch.
"Hey… uhm." Mo was worried. Should I tell him!?
"Are you trying to get a reaction out of me?" He Tian hissed leaning over Mo into his ear.
"Get off!" Mo tried to push him away but He Tian grabbed his chin and forced him to stop. He Tian was intense. A type of intense that scared Mo and made him feel uneasy.
"Should I make you tell me what you were doing with that girl?" He Tian asked. Mo knew He Tian was jealous. He was just that type, but he wanted to make sure he won the bet with Jian Yi and he knew Zhan Xixi was also extremely protective and jealous over Jian Yi.
"I was asking her out." Mo smiled, almost smug like. He Tians face immediately changed. He almost looked like he was pouting, something he had never seen before. "Hey…" Mo felt himself starting to feel bad, maybe it was time to stop.
"I'm going back." He Tian backed away and turned his back to start leaving. Mo stood there for a moment, he didn't know what to do.
"Wait, He Tian!" Mo shouted. But he didn't stop or turn around. Mo found himself instinctively chasing after him grabbing onto his arm.
"No, I- It was a joke!" Mo spurted out, his face was growing red and he started sweating. He Tians expression immediately grew softer, but he was still irritated.
"That's your sense of humor…" He Tian was still mad.
"I'm sorr-" He Tian pressed his lips on Mo Guan Shan's to shut him up.
"Wha-What the fuck!" Mo stepped back, embarrassed.
"That was your punishment! Come, little Mo~" He Tian grabbed onto his hand and started leading him.
"Where are you taking me?!" Mo fought back in his usual style.
"You can make me dinner tonight~"
Jian Yi stood there with his friend in the alley Zhan Xixi was supposed to meet him at. Jian Yi could feel his palms becoming sweaty as the time got closer and closer. What if Zhan Xixi didn't care?! But finally, he got the text that he was five minutes away.
"Alright, so like we practiced! Just hold my hand and I'll drop you off at the store right there." That was Jian Yi's plan. He knew he would win the bet. After a minute Jian Yi grabbed the girl's hand and walked a few steps to drop the girl off at the shop. They stood there a minute just to make sure Zhan Xixi would notice. Jian Yi even added an extra hug at the end. They both waved bye and Jian Yi looked around to see if he was there.
"Hey!" Jian jumped up and ran over after seeing Zhan Xixi a few feet away.
"Who was that?" Zhan Xixi immediately asked, Jian Yi smiled.
"That's just a girl I've been talking to." Jian Yi watched Zhan Xixi's reaction to see if he was becoming jealous… but it never changed.
"Oh. Cool. Let's go" Zhan Xixi immediately turned to walk away. Jian Yi stood there for a moment. Did he actually not care? At all? He felt his heart skip a beat but slowly trailed behind before running to catch up. They didn't speak much the entire way to Jian Yi's house. They both walked inside and threw their backpacks and jackets on the ground.
"What's wrong?" Zhan Xixi asked Jian Yi. He was usually so talkative.
"Nothing! Nothing!" Jian Yi put on a smile and sat down. "What do you want to do? Play video games?"
"Sure." They both grabbed games and started chilling out. "So, are you dating that girl now? I've never seen her before." Zhan Xixi asked nonchalantly. Jian Yi smiled, hoping that this meant he was jealous.
"I think I'll ask her out." Jian Yi said, trying to get a response out of him. The room was awkwardly quiet for a few moments before Zhan Xixi's response, "I think you should."
"What?" Jian Yi froze.
"I mean if you like her, you should date her."
"Oh…" Jian Yi put his head down, trying to cover his face with his hair. Zhan Xixi immediately heard the sadness in his voice.
"I need to use the bathroom!" Jian Yi tried to rush off, but Zhan Xixi grabbed his upper arm to stop him. Jian Yi swung his arm up to get free accidently swinging and smacking Zhan Xixi in the face. Jian Yi froze. That was it. Zhan Xixi grabbed Jian Yi throwing him on the bed, holding now both of his arms.
"What is wrong with you!?" He yelled, causing Jian Yi to flinch. It was rare to hear Zhan Xixi yell.
"I…I didn't mean to hit you…" Jian Yi's voice cracked, and tears streamed down his face. Zhan Xixi was immediately concerned.
"Shh..." Zhan Xixi wrapped his arms around Jian Yi. "I'm sorry, don't cry."
After a moment of letting Jian Yi cry a little, Zhan Xixi pushed Jian Yi back a little, "What Is wrong…?"
"The girl thing was a joke. A bet with Mo Guan Shan." Jian Yi was depressed. "And… you didn't care at all."
Zhan Xixi grabbed Jian Yi's face with both hands. "You need me to tell you how I feel? I was being supportive Jian Yi. By now you should know how I feel." Zhan Xixi announced. Jian Yi was embarrassed.
"Was that a confession?" Jian Yi's heart skipped a beat.
"Shut up." Zhan Xixi shuffled his hand in Jian Yi's hair and got up. "Now do you want to go get dinner?"
To Be Continued…