Jaemin follows Jeno towards the stairs and couldn't help but feel like he shouldn't be here for two different reasons.

Obviously number one is about Lee Jeno.

The second one is about how everything is just so... Expensive.

He doesn't know what things he can touch without making it dirty or break it unintentionally, he even hesitates to touch the walls or the railings of the staircase.

Jeno glances over his shoulder to see Jaemin scanning everything they pass by, the older boy doesn't dare to touch anything like a curious kid. He instead just continues following the brunet boy.

Pursing his lips, Jeno turns back to face the front as they walk through the long hallways and getting nearer to his master bedroom.

Upon entering the bedroom, Jaemin widens his eyes once again before turning to Jeno. "Is this really your room?" He asks, almost getting suspicious of the younger boy.

Jeno rolls his eyes while closing the door before carelessly dropping his backpack on the nearest couch. "Check the surroundings, go through my closet if you want, if you don't believe me."

Hearing that, Jaemin just gives up and changes the topic. He doesn't want to invade Jeno's closet and see something he doesn't want to see.

"Shall we start now?" The brunet boy asks, sitting on his bed as he pats the vacant space in front of him.

The older boy nods and carefully drops his backpack on the ground, soon starting to sit down until Jeno speaks up. "Hey, sit here, why are you sitting there?" He asks.

"I want to sit here." Jaemin said, already getting comfortable on his spot on the floor with his legs criss crossed applesauce position.

"But you're my guest. You should be comfortable-"

"I'm very much comfortable on the floor, Jeno." Jaemin cuts him off with an annoyed tone.

"I have to get away from him as much as I can. This project really doesn't help." Jaemin tells to himself before he remembers Renjun's words yesterday.

"If you need to be a dickhead to him, go ahead. You can be mean or snap at him, especially when there's obvious red flags."

He nods to himself mindlessly and didn't notice Jeno packing up his own things before moving down to the floor with him.

"In that case, I'll join you." The brunet boy gave him a little wink and laughs when Jaemin grimaces at him.

"No, it's fine. You can sit on the bed and I'll stay on the floor." Jaemin tries to convince Jeno back to sit on the bed.

Away from him.

However, the brunet boy shook his head and smiles. "It wouldn't be fun without you." He briefly says.

Groaning, Jaemin gives up the second time today because of Lee Jeno. "Whatever, let's just start so I can leave early." He dismisses and zips his backpack open.

He grabs a newly bought journal and a blue inked pen with only half of the ink tube being filled left. He then starts writing down the intro and today's date on the first page.

Jeno watches him carefully, the blond haired boy soon takes out a small notebook. "What's that for?" The younger boy asks quietly, tilting his head at the extra notebook.

Jaemin sighs a little and decides to explain at the oblivious boy. "I'll first write down some facts about you while we're doing this and asking questions to get to know each other."

"Then, I'll revise them carefully, might correct some words or grammars, and once it's been finalized, I'll write it all down in the journal."

After his small explanation, Jeno couldn't help but snicker. "You could've said 'draft' instead of making a whole essay."

Jaemin purses his lips and inhales deeply before exhaling after a few seconds later. "When's your birthday?" He asks straightforwardly to get on to the main point.

Raising a brow, the brunet boy giggles and shakes his head. "Already asking for my birthday? Why not my name?" He said as he changes his position on the floor.

He has his legs uncrossed, moving them to his side almost like a mermaid tail style with his hand holding him up.

The older boy clicks his tongue and replies, "I already know your name. So can you just answer quickly so we can go to the next question?"

Chuckling, Jeno waves a hand at him and answers. "April 23, 2001." Watching the blond haired boy nod and write the first fact down.

"Mine is August 13, 2000." He curtly says before looking back up, "okay, next question-"

"You want me to go on a date with you? Sure." Jeno grins before Jaemin sends him a glare.

The blond haired boy then rolls his eyes at Jeno's flirty attitude, Renjun was right this morning, he should've called backup. But unfortunately, his friends are busy with their own after school activities.

"No, I'm not going on a date with you. Ever." He emphasizes hardly and continues. "Now, can you stop trying to seduce me? I don't even want to be here."

"If you didn't want to be here, then why did you choose my house to do the project?" Jeno huffs and now crosses his arms.

"Because I don't want you in my house."

The response made the brunet boy scoff, "you know, that's not going to work later on. You'll eventually have to invite me over to your place for the project." He pauses.

He then smirks teasingly and says, "or for something else..."

Groaning, Jaemin drops his pen down to pinch the bridge of his nose. "You're seriously stressing me out here." He grumbles.

"Aww, honey, I'm sorry." Jeno coos and leans in with a little cheeky grin on his face. "What can baby do to help you?" He snickers.

Jaemin pushes him away- maybe a little too harshly as Jeno landed on his butt with a thud, the younger boy whines and rubs the area with a pout.

"I can be an obedient puppy too you know, no need to punish me right away, babe." He mumbles.

The older boy was getting frustrated and lets out a noise- that almost sounded like a kettle, before he closes his notebooks and packs his things in his bag.

Seeing his partner packing up with furrowed eyebrows, Jeno pouts even more. "Hey, where are you going?" He asks once Jaemin had finished and was now standing up.

"I'm heading home." The older boy answers him curtly, walking over to the door as Jeno stood up to follow him.

"So soon? Why?"

"Well obviously you're not taking shit seriously in this stupid journal thing. It's pointless, I'll just write everything down so I wouldn't worry about it anymore." Jaemin snaps.

"What? What do you mean 'everything' ? Jeno furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"Forget it, all you've been doing is nothing but wanting me to fuck you. No way in hell would that ever happen." Jaemin said with gritted teeth.

When he saw Jeno's face still confused as ever like the Jeno a moment ago wasn't him, Jaemin scoffs.

"You keep doing this huh? Well, I'll let you know, Lee Jeno. I'm not one of your fuck mates who you bring home with and serve your needs. Like hell I'd fuck someone as full of himself as you."

He bit the inside of his cheek and blurts out. "You're a bitch. Lee Jeno."

Jeno's usual innocent looking and kid-curious like face- basically his first impression which is a harmless pretty brunet boy, changes.

Jeno's smiling, cheeky, flirty, and harmless aura changes into a darker one.

His gentle face hardens, his eyebrows knitted together with his eyes glaring harshly.

"You seem sure of yourself, Na Jaemin. To know someone like me." He remarks, scowling at the said boy.

Before Jaemin could snap back, a handsome man walks up to them with a tray in hand. "Oh? Little prince, is there something wrong here?" He asks, glancing at Jaemin for a moment.

Surprisingly, Jeno shakes his head and turns to face the handsome man. "Nope, all is fine. Jaemin just has to leave early now, will you please walk him out the gate, Andre?"

The handsome man- Andre, nods obediently and beckons for Jaemin to follow him out. The blond haired boy glancing back at Jeno who gave him an odd smile and a flying kiss before closing his bedroom door.

"You don't know what side of me you've unleashed, Na Jaemin. Behaved Lee Jeno will be out for a while." Jeno though to himself.

He then looks at himself on the mirror and chuckles. "If he says I'm a bitch. Then I'll be a bitch."