felix got off the plane, stretching out limbs before walking to grab his suitcase from the conveyor belt.

after a few minutes, his bag came rolling passed so he grabbed it by the handle and began wheeling it through the airport.

he looked around for one familiar face, needing to see the boy now more than ever.

as soon as he sights laid on the boy, a smile developed on his face and he ran into the boys arms.

"chan!" felix said excitedly, holding on tight to his best friend.

"hey lix, how was australia?" chan asked as he rubbed felixs back softly.

"it was okay... i liked it better when i stayed with you while i was there. why couldn't you have stayed all summer with me?" felix asked with a bit of a pout on his face.

"i have a job felix, maybe you should think about getting one." chan teased before grabbing felixs bag and heading out of the building.

"i can take that." felix said as he reached for his suitcase.

"no, you have your carryon, i'll take this." chan smiled at the boy and kept on walking.

"thanks channie," felix beamed, but immediately his smile was lost, "does everyone know now?"

"know what? about you and changbin?" chan responded, not really understanding felixs question. felix just nodded as he fiddled with the strap on his bag.

"yeah, they know." chan sighed as he opened the car door for felix. felix sat there with a glum look on his face, his thoughts running to dark places.

"are him and hyunjin..." felix couldn't even finish his sentence, he partially didn't even want to know the answer.

"dating? not that i know of. i think they're just friends." chan explained to felix as he began driving.

"everyone's really excited to see you." chan said, trying to cheer the boy up.

"are you taking me to them now?" felix questioned and chan nodded.

"only if that's okay with you, sunshine."

"that's fine with me, who will be there?"

"everyone was invited... but the only people who responded were minho, jisung, seungmin, and jeongin." chan sighed as he stared blankly at the road, knowing his words would hurt felix.

"hyunjin used to be one of my best friends... now he doesn't even show up for my return home." felix scoffed as he curled into a ball on chans passenger side seat and began staring out the window.

"it's okay lix, you don't need him or changbin there. you have everyone else." chan reached over, placing his hand on felixs knee, rubbing his thumb back and forth comfortingly.

"thanks chan, you always know just what to say to make me feel better." felix smiled over at his best friend, who just continued to look out at the road ahead.

"oh!" chan abruptly said causing felix to jump, "just so you're not surprised when you get there, jisung and minho started dating!"

"ugh finally! who asked who?" felix was happy for jisung and minho, knowing they both had liked eachother for so long.

"minho asked jisung, they're really cute together." chan smiled.

"awe i can't believe jisung or minho didn't text me about it!" felix huffed as he crossed his arms.

"they wanted to... but they didn't want to upset you at all either." chan explained and felix understood. he knew why they didn't tell him, but he wished they still did.

"oh... right... do you think everyone is going to walk on eggshells around me now?" felix questioned, hating the idea of being seen as the emotional one, or the sensitive one.

he always tried to be very guarded, which is why chan is the only one who knows that his father passed away...

"i'll make sure they don't. you're strong lix, stronger than you or anyone else knows." chan encouraged.

"thanks channie, you're really such a great friend." felix said not thinking much of his words.

but as the word friend slipped from felix's lips, chan couldn't help but feel the ping in his heart and immediately begin to frown.

a.n.

okay im only posting these two chapters to start cause i don't have much prewritten im sorry

but what are your thoughts so far... that is if anyone is even reading this LOL