•The Ghost of Flowers• {[Nomin]}

✨🌸 Chapter 26 🌸✨

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Jaemin woke up feeling surprisingly warm, cracking his eyes open and looking to his side.

Jeno slept peacefully as he slowly raised his head from the older's shoulder, accidentally waking him up in the process.

"Jaemin?"

The younger averted his eyes from the dark haired boy as he stared at the ground, wanting to scoot away but feeling weirdly magneted to the other's side.

Why was he here in the first place? It's clear that Jeno didn't want to see him.

"Hey, can I..," Jeno hesitated as he swallowed a breath of fear, turning to the younger fully and studying his face. "Can I take you somewhere?"

Jaemin flashed his eyes back to Jeno's through the side of his vision, looking into those deep eyes that seemed sincere but all the while nervous.

He was hesitant, not really knowing whether to say yes or no. Of course he wanted to say yes, to spend time with Jeno again and forget all of this, but he couldn't seem to want to forgive himself, thinking that Jeno was only doing this to be nice.

"I dunno... I got to uh-"

"Please?"

Jaemin was caught off guard by Jeno's plea, now fully looking at him as he saw the older bite his lip.

"Yeah..," Jaemin said softly and turned his gaze away, hating how he couldn't say no to Jeno.

Jeno smiled and grabbed the younger's hand, making him stand as he dragged themselves to wherever he was going.

They walked through town in silence as the surroundings were slowly becoming unfamiliar to Jaemin, which was strange since he had explored this town many times while growing up here.

Jeno suddenly turned down an alleyway that looked as if it hadn't been inhabited for many years. It made Jaemin feel a bit nervous, but he trusted the older enough to know that he would be safe.

They stopped at a rusty stairwell that was on the outside of one of the buildings, Jeno's eyes glancing upwards before landing on Jaemin which caused the younger to look away.

"You're gonna have to be careful, I'll just hold you, but watch your footing," Jeno said as he squeezed the younger's hand, causing a small amount of pink to rush to Jaemin's face.

"A-alright."

Jeno has a reassuring smile as he takes Jaemin up the staircase, the light haired boy not moving his gaze from what he was stepping on, nervous that this thing would break any moment.

But eventually, they both reached the top safe and sound. Jaemin released a breath he had no idea he was holding, letting go of Jeno's hand to place both of his hands on his knees, letting the relief of being on something solid flow through his veins.