by Diego Xavier
- If you dare to do that, I'il arrest you here first, now put it on and let's go. And thank you for not reading my diary - Ria Jin while wrapping the scarf around C.'s neck like a mother does.
- I was in the mood to see what's there, but I wouldn't want you to read mine if I had it, so I wouldn't do the same to you, quiet friend, when you want to show me I'll be here.
Before finally sitting in the stands, Jin invites him to stop by the diner and clogs Charles with sweets and savory foods looking like children to enjoy the game in the correct American way, C. just laughed at it all and had fun next to him. The game itself did not please him and to make matters worse he was tied, but just spending the day with his friend, already compensates and made him cheerful.
- Charles we are tied and it is your fault - said Jin laughing and putting his arm around his friend's neck - this neutral outfit of yours was bad luck, I abhor it now.
Jin fervently with the game and all excited, no longer felt as hot as Charles, so he leaves his red blouse aside to which C. had been watching long enough to cease his trembling.
- Jin, do the charity of lending me your blouse doing favor, soon I lose weight with so much trembling - C. hugging and shaking her legs cold.
- Your neutral clothes are doing badly for the game and for you friend - Jin screaming and laughing, handing the blouse to him that a minute after dressing, Harvard makes the first touchdown of the game that was already ending, bringing the victory to the home team - Charles, what witchcraft is this?
- DAMN I'M THE SAME THE BEST - C. smiling and holding the belly that already hurt so much laughing - Only I put red that the team wins, a real lucky charm boy.
- Now I may be a little scared, but happy for the win, already know that every game I'll drag you here all red worse than a clown, the ranking is guaranteed, the super bowl comes.
- Oh don't abuse too, I'm going to start charging.
With Harvard's victory, the boys head toward Jin's dormitory where the Mercedes was resting. Jin watches the new ear of the car and smoothes it as if he were stroking a kitten, drawing laughs from C.
Rest assured I'm never going to hurt your baby again, buddy.
- The man from the insurance company looked at me with a look of disapproval thinking that I just won a car and already broke it - laughed - barely know that it made me win a great friend ...
Talking to Jin, C. receives a call from BaeYong who was in a tired voice asking if he would even force him to marathon TBBT just on a Saturday night.
But do you still have questions? I'm on my way there, mate - while talking C., you could hear Bae's groans in the background wanting to hang his friend by forcing him to watch something that's out of the way at the moment.
- Whatever God wants then Charles, and walk as soon as I'm not very patient, no, bye - shouted Bae on the other side of the line.
- I'm going to marathon a series at BaeYong's house, are you in the mood to go Jin?
- But it's never -- said the laughing boy - I'll give an advance in the studies this weekend, we see then Monday to run, okay?
- Okay, until Monday then - Charles fires with a hug from his friend and leaves for Bae's apartment.
BaeYong's villa was all luxurious in a darker style, black and grey tones predominated there. C. arrives and finally can watch the series, after several episodes losing sight and several footprints in Charles' jump seeing Bae laughing and enjoying the series, at the end with the clock ticking already midnight, he comes to a conclusion.
- Since I didn't realize it before, you're Sheldon himself, BaeYong.
- What an exaggeration - laugh B. before they went upstairs to go to sleep - but I only have one word to say to you.
- Who loved TBBT right
- No - said B. coming close to Charles preparing to do you something - BAZINGA
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Harvard Boy and Girl
Walking together for the first class of the day, a student delivers a pamphlet to Charles and Baeyong asking them to participate, both looking at the content and C. gets quite excited already Bae... It was the Harvard girl and boy contest that was starting this year, organized by the theater, drama and media course staff. "Bae, shall we participate? It seems to me to be pretty cool and with this little face here the prize is won", B. makes a face of antipathy and just nods that not, from the way to his accents Charles out insisting reaching even the ears of colleagues in his class who came and agreed, two IR students participating we would have a greater chance of winning the contest , and moreover, both were well capable because they possessed a lot of beauty. At the end of the lesson, they leave for the cafeteria and Jin find them greeting, Bae drives with a simple and dry "Hi", which was already something after all, and J. repays him in the same tone and engagement, Charles was only able to roll his eyes at the moment and soon more delivers the role of the contest to Jin see, "What do you think we participate in , says yes he will, it seems to me to be very cool", but once again he hears a no in the day and feels very strange because he has always been accustomed to receiving positive responses in his whole life.
- Um, apparently you have a little sense of Jin, something to be proud of – Bae in a dry tone and without looking directly at the target.
- I appreciate the part that touches me BaeYong - Jin in the same tone.
After short bonding, silence reigns again and Charles calls them bad friends and being around toxic friendships in a playful tone, because they don't want to do something fun with him. Seconds later come some jin veterans of the engineering course very excited and with a proposal for the boy who the same deep down already knew well what it was.
- Jin, Jin, Jin, what an honor you are here. We were passing through and came across as a real American prince, black-haired, tall, perfect for such a college contest, what do you think partner? – exclaimed the veteran – our course has been centuries since no one wins this trolha and we need it more than urgent, please Jin, help us, people of the blood se.
- I already called and he had the audacity to refuse, only toxic friends I own - said C.
- We've arranged even the girl, Charlotte here is already our winner, sit next to our boy, Harvard girl.
- Hello people, Charlotte, nice to meet you.
- Look if it's not a well of education - said the veteran - come on Jin, accept soon, just go up there and show your beauty, and present with a song - him this time whispering.
Ann? A song, I thought it would be just going up there and standing still – Jin trying to remember if he had such a skill.
- This is Harvard my friend, everything must be perfect, very well people, he accepted, signs here Jin, we did not want to force you no, but the way it will not work.
- All right, I'm going to go, write your name there Charles.
Charlotte, Jin and Charles signed up, but discreetly C. puts the friend's name on the side as well, without anyone noticing. The IR veteran yells Bae from afar and waves him saying he's happy that the boy is getting into the socialization issue with the university, Bae without understanding anything just gives his usual "Hum" and waves without willpower, returning to his book quickly. The veterans now happy, leave them and return to their chores, in the pamphlet said they could form groups among the participants, but in the beauty contest the vote was individual, so Charles has the idea of calling Jin and Charlotte newly known to present together, some lively and innovative music that is on the rise along with a new genre and on the rise. Everyone accepts and Bae with his face stuck in the book says in a low voice, "If you want, I can assist in singing and dancing."
- But of course you're going to help, you think I forgot that perfect voice I heard on a karaoke Saturday?
They had two weeks until the contest, they started rehearsing so that everything at the time would be perfect, when they met, Charles finally decided the song that was in his hands to choose, "I researched a little for my playlists and found a really cool BTS, calls 'Boy With Luv, it's lively, the choreography is very fun and e
veryone is becoming a fan of them , including me", Bae soon the tape with a look of indignation and asks him.
- You chose this song just to attack me, right?
- Of course not, just a little bit, but it's because the music is really good, and your sister even jumped by what I remember – Charles laughing while Bae threatened him with a punch.
- In fact this song is very good, cool choreography and the artists are good - Baeyong knew how to dance and sing very well, making the rest look bad, thank God that he would be helping him and not participating, because the defeat was real. After several days of rehearsing, they were finally ready.
- Guys, we're ready, let's rest for today and have fun to avoid stress - Said something for the second time in this novel Charlotte.
- What do you say we go to the movies - Charles taking a break while everyone accepts – See JOKER movie of the year, decade and millennium?
- That's when we're going to be stressed out of there - Charlotte laughing - that's fine with me.
- I was in the mood to watch too, let's all then – Jin excited to see the clown movie.
The film ends and everyone comes out reflective of the cinema, Charles seeing the scene invites everyone to go play some games in the mall, form pairs to play a type of game that the ball can not pass inside, Charles and Baeyong form pairs together with Jin and Charlotte, all there were having fun and could see sparks of love coming out of there. Charlotte all smiles exchanging glances with Jin as they lost to C. and Bae all competitive and smiling, hugging each other for victory in the toys. After they get distracted, Jin and Charl. Go away together in "Girl."
- Let's go home then Bae, closer and it's late – Charles to Bae agreed.
It had become routine both Baeyong and C. to sleep in each other's house, despite the differences, really became best friends and this friendship flowed in a very beautiful and organic way. They were tired and go to Charles' bed, in which he decides to comment on something from the film that intrigues him.
- Bae, in the end the Joker was finally happy, that was the way he thought of being happy in our society, even if it is seen with bad eyes and wrongly, it was his way. I think a lot of people go through this and we as a whole always put those aside right? I think our society will always be like this, a pity - c. said laughing with disgust.
- I never imagined that we would have the same conception about it, I'm a little amazed, but the way he found himself to be happy is the same way I had to turn around, not killing others, far from it, but becoming someone else than I once was...
What do you mean, you don't know? I like you as you are now, I don't know what it was like before, but I like today's Bae, it just needs a few little repairs – Charles mess up Bae's hair – tomorrow you do the vocal preparation with me? It would be of great help – he intending to take the prepared friend to the contest.
- What if I'm not going to sing?
- Just to help me bug, please little.
- All right, no diminutive please.
- By the way, if I happened to do something to you, by the way of the forces of the universe, would you be very angry? " asked Charles apprehensively.
What's going on? What did you do to me?
- I signed you up for the contest, your voice is the most beautiful, sweet, pure, angelic and attractive thing I've ever heard in my life, I couldn't think of you letting this opportunity pass.
Baeyong gets up sits on the bed, with his hands on his forehead over his hair, seemed tense and asks him why he did it if he said a thousand times the word NO, Charles keeps saying he was super talented and did not understand the fear, if he could sing only when drunk, he arranges a glass of wine for him before the presentation Bae continued in silence and crestfallen.
- Bae's a, just go up there and sing, are you afraid of that?
- YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WENT THROUGH TO COME TO CALL ME THAT - Bae out loud to Charles who is frightened to see his friend in this state - I do not want to go anywhere, nor sing to anyone, if I wanted to have written my name there, how can you not understand it? Can't you just accept my decisions, Charles? I guess I was foolish to finally open up and trust you, I should have stayed the same as before that would be better and more at ease, it was really worth "friend".
Baeyong was now with a darker aura than usual, picks up his things and decides to leave, goes down the stairs and Charles picks him up from behind hugging while Bae himself wants to touch him, just looking at his cell phone ready to open the app to call a car.
- Bae, I'm sorry man, I didn't think it would look like this, my intention was not to hurt you and hit you negatively, far from it, just wanted you to take the opportunity and you don't have to go if you don't want to, but I'm sorry, really friend – Charles hugging his strong friend while he stopped for a moment without saying anything.
- Let me go Charles, I'm leaving and tomorrow I'm coming to help you - Bae in an emotionless tone like at the beginning of everything.
- Baeyong do not go please, I'm sorry friend, I did not want to leave you like this, I'm frustrated with myself now, is going Baeyong, I love you man, forgive me - said C. hugging him even stronger.
This time Bae putting his hand on Top of Charles's, after hearing him say he loved him, it seemed that long ago he had not heard this from anyone and remembers his past, his heart tightens horribly, causing him to fall into tears with his friend behind him consoling him. They stayed there for a few minutes until Baeyong recovered and gradually let go, looking at him and laughing at him to see him crying for the first time due to his ghosts, only his little sister had witnessed it and had made Bae realize that Charles was indeed special to him.
- If you want to talk about something friendly, I'm here for anything – said C. while Bae nodded negatively and smiled at his friend's cuteness, a more sincere smile than usual.
- Let's sleep so tomorrow you have to wake up willing – Bae picks up his friend and puts him on his back, reminiscing about a scene from the past, it was already late and they both sleep quickly and together.
***
Contest Day
Bae and Charles wakes up early to make breakfast, intrigued by last night's scene with his friend, trying to understand what really made him feel bad. Bae arrives hugging him from behind and thanking him for the comfort that Charles provided him for last night, it was not common for Baeyong to hug anyone in the morning. They eat and leave for vocal preparation, time after Jin and Charlotte arrive to reminisce the choreography one last did and leave for university, during the not-too-long path, it was already darkening, and Baeyong out on the bench next to Charles the driver of the time, Jin and Charlotte again preferred the beloved bike, Bae supports his head with his hand and arm under the window of mercedes and notices an amateur street singer singing with all her soul and emotion a song by Adele, she did not care if there were too many or too few people listening to sing, just wanted to feel beyond the real world the moment she let go of her voice. After observing her, Bae begins to get reflective about the lyrics, "Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead", focusing on the part where sometimes the feeling of love can rather hurt...
They arrived together on campus, and there was Dora accompanied by Jin's mother and sisters, the boy's grandmother made sure to come honor her favorite grandson, taking the opportunity to make friends with Jin's relatives who for her could already be considered the best people in the world.
- Well, well, what have we got here? How long Miss Dora Adkins - exclaimed Charles.
- Well, well, what have we got here? Someone turning into a toothpick because I don't seem to be eating right – D. worried about her grandson.
- It's the rhythm of the rehearsal grandma, worried no, the important thing is that we are killing the longing and that you will see your grandson leave here winner - laugh charles.
- And that's what I really came for, I want you with that crown on - said D. hugging C.
Dora, Jin's mother, and sisters decided to come in
and sit in good places that they had in store for them, and their friendship was emerging, so D. it was good to be friends with a mother of Charles' friend, for now he would be in her responsibility and she was loving it all. The boys and Charlotte come in to get ready, Bae had dressed up in Charles' apartment and was Idol Kpop himself, and would not even participate in the contest, was feeling an extremely competent agent towards his dear stars, all his effort in training both vocal and in the dance of friends were making him very proud of the result and confident.
The Contest will begin and Charles' group was the penultimate to perform, after a very hallucinatory opening to the sound of Violence of Grimes, followed by cover performances of Beyoncé, Michael Jackson and other great performances, come the turn Charles and friends, took a while, but it was great for their preparation. Baeyong gathered them in a circle.
- Go up there and rock, I trust my stars, and if you do not take this title, never look in my face - Bae in a serious tone - joke, but I hope you have fun and good luck, because talent you have.
Baeyong separated parts and rehearsed each perfectly to be identical to the clip, for being in only three and the BTS group in seven, each got certain parts of the clip, Charles was featured kim taehyung, although blond, he made his effort by painting his hair with non-permanent paint of blue to match the MV, would do the tbm part of J-HOPE and Suga , Jin characterized by Jimin with the hair half orange as the sunset, would do the parts of Jungkook and Namjoon in the end, leaving Charlotte the role of Halsey because the feat of the song is with the same and the small part of Jin. It was a song that was on the rise and BTS winning more and more fans in America, certainly would like it because there was no other group that used KPOP in their performances and there they were, when Jin or rather Jimin started the performance the audience was already to delirium, the vocals were impressive and the dance infected everyone , Charlotte danced like a naughty and serelepe girl who is Halsey, and Charles impressing even more in the game of hip and fun with the audience. In the end, everyone was standing them applauding and certainly it was the best performance so far of the night, the last performance would hardly reach that level, the friends leave the stage and quickly Charles jumps on Baeyong's lap all happy to see that what he planned had been right, were all happy, Jin had thanked Bae with a true hug that he reciprocated without any feeling of contempt , but of joy. They were elated and now even more confident, they should go get ready for the beauty contest where now instead of judges who decide is the public, but still lacked a presentation and soon the narrator announces the name of the last candidate.