Forget Me Not | HAOBIN

After talking with Ricky, Zhanghao felt a lot better, and he was glad he had someone like Ricky that he could trust. 

"C'mon, let's go back to class, okay?" Ricky looked to Zhanghao. 

Getting to his feet, Ricky held out both hands to Zhanghao who was still on the floor. Zhanghao took Ricky's hands before Ricky pulled him up to his feet to stand. 

Giving him a small smile, Ricky began to move towards the door. "Let's go." He said. 

When the reached the classroom, Zhanghao didn't spare Hanbin a glance, keeping his gaze forward as he followed Ricky to their seats. Sighing, Zhanghao sat down just as the teacher walked in. 

As the session continued, it was almost like Zhanghao could feel Hanbin's gaze on him, piercing into his side. Yet, as much as he wanted to look back, he didn't. 

—

Pulling out a small duffle bag, Hanbin began shoving a few pairs of shirts, pants and shorts to bring to the beach house. They weren't staying many nights so Hanbin assumed he wouldn't need to bring much. 

Just as he finished packing a towel and some toiletries, Hanbin heard a notification sound from his phone. Picking it up, he saw that Gyuvin had texted him. 

Gyuvin

You ready yet? We'll be there in a few

After texting his reply back lazily, Hanbin stared at his phone, gazing at the chat just below Gyuvin's. Judging from how Zhanghao had seemed yesterday, Hanbin knew it would be better if he just left Zhanghao alone for a while. 

And yet he wanted to talk to him so bad. 

Hanbin could've sworn that the very night before they had been texting just fine—and Zhanghao had seemed fine, so he didn't know what could've happened to make Zhanghao suddenly act like this.

It had hardly been that long since Zhanghao had moved schools, but still, Hanbin felt like there was something—some sort of connection between them that pulled Hanbin to worry and fret over Zhanghao, making him feel the need to make sure Zhanghao was alright at all times. 

Hanbin didn't realize how long he had been zoned out for, but suddenly his phone was ringing, Gyuvin's name showing up on his screen. 

Assuming they were waiting for him outside, Hanbin grabbed his things before making his way downstairs. After saying goodbye to his mom briefly, Hanbin opened the door to see an excited Gyuvin and Jiwoong waiting for him. 

As they walked out, a small minivan came into view, parked into the driveway. 

"Woah, who's is that?" Hanbin looked to Gyuvin in shock. 

"Jiwoong hired it for the weekend, since we have so many this time round." Gyuvin told him. 

"Wow, thanks Jiwoong." Hanbin smiled. 

"No problem." Jiwoong replied, before taking Hanbin's things and leaving to put them in the trunk. 

"Is everyone else here already?" Hanbin said as Gyuvin opened the car door. 

"Yup! You're the last one to be picked up." Gyuvin said. 

As the door opened to reveal the rest of their friends, Gyuvin got in first, leaving Hanbin to get in after him. Apart from the driver's seat and the passenger seat, the layout of the car seemed to be two sets of two on either side of the car while four seats completed the minivan at the back. 

Hanbin had assumed he would sit next to Gyuvin, however it took him by surprise when Gyuvin went to sit next to Ricky instead. Hanbin was about to push his shock away when he realized the only seat left turned out to be next to Zhanghao. 

Zhanghao seemed to realize this too and if almost by reflex, he stood up from his seat. 

"Uh, I want to sit next to Taerae actually." Zhanghao said hastily, before moving to change seats. 

Hanbin couldn't lie, he did feel a little disappointed, but he also knew how awkward it would've been if the two had ended up sitting together. 

Sighing, Hanbin sat down before Yujin came over, plonking himself down on the seat next to Hanbin. 

Smiling, he looked to Hanbin, "Hey hyung, Zhanghao wanted to swap seats so now you're stuck with me." He grinned. 

Hanbin laughed in response. He wasn't complaining since someone had to look after their youngest, and he hadn't had time to get to know Yujin better either.

For the rest of the car ride, Hanbin spent it chatting with Yujin before they both fell asleep. When they had finally reached their destination, Jiwoong called out to wake up most of them who had fallen asleep. 

"We're here!" Jiwoong announced. 

Slight groans began to fill the back as they woke up, stretching their arms as the blue waters and sand came into view. As the car pulled up into the driveway of Jiwoong's beach house, Hanbin was met with a beautiful white house which complimented with tints of grey.

The group got out of the car, taking their things out of the trunk one by one before making their way inside the house. Although Ricky had mentioned stories of Jiwoong's beach house before, this was Hanbin's first time seeing it as their friend groups had only begun to merge this year. 

Once they were all inside the house, Jiwoong looked around to the rest of them. "Okay, should we assign rooms? Who first?" He said. 

"Hanbin and Zhanghao?" Gyuvin said, cheekily, which earned him a hard nudge in the ribs from Ricky.