after changbin and felix had returned to lunch a couple of days ago, the group decided it was time all of them hung out again.

they all agreed to going to an amusement park on friday afternoon to treat them selves on getting through the week. by the time friday finally came, jisung and felix were both bursting from excitement, possibly because it was mainly their idea.

"finally we get to go to the muse meant park, i have been waiting all week for this!" jisung said excitedly.

"i don't know why you're so excited, you're scared of like all the rides." minho scoffed at his boyfriend.

"well I'm not scared because I have you to protect me." jisung smiled as he nuzzled in close to minho.

"you're funny," minho said as he pushed jisung off of him, "i'm not going on the rides."

"you're not?" jisung had a sullen expression as he looked up at minho.

"that's okay ji, you and i can go together!" felix beamed a smile at the latter.

"yay! you treat me much better than minho does." jisung cheered before sticking his tongue out towards his boyfriend.

"your boyfriend stole my... well he stole felix from me." changbin frowned as he folded his arms, standing beside minho.

"give him one ride and jisung will come crawling back to me, just watch." minho remarked confidently.

"everyone ready to go?" chan asked the group, interrupting all the side conversations and only getting head nods and murmurs of 'yes' in response.

"i'll drive," minho offered.

"do we trust you to drive though?" hyunjin asked, being the smart-ass that he is.

"drive yourself then! changbin and felix can come with hannie and i." minho rolled his eyes.

"sounds good to me." changbin shrugged

"okay seungmin and chan can come with innie and i then." hyunjin suggested.

" damn, you guys really separated felix and i." jeongin pouted.

"felix is my best friend now, cry about it." jisung said as he clung on to felix's arm.

"just get in the car." minho sighed as he lightly shoved felix into the passenger seat.

chan on the other hand just stood there, listening to everyone converse with a frown plastered on his face. no one noticed beside seungmin though.

"you okay?" seungmin asked, even though he already knew what was causing this.

"uhhh yeah... fine... why?"chan laughed nervously, showing he most definitely was not fine.

"chan, you can tell me." seungmin said as he placed a comforting hand on the latter's shoulder.

"come on guys, we're leaving." jeongin yelled out the passenger side window.

"coming!" seungmin yelled before grabbing chan's hand and dragging him into the car.

seungmin was glad he was in front of chan so he could hide the blush that immediately spread across his cheeks once he realized what he had just done.

"you okay?" chan chuckled, noticing the sudden weird demeanor from seungmin.

"yep!" seungmin tried to be as convincing as possible while avoiding looking at chan.

"you can let go of my hand now," chan teased, making seungmin pull away quickly.

"s-sorry." seungmin stuttered out, staring out the window to avoid chan's gaze.

"you're fine seungminnie!" chan said cheerfully.

seungmin took a deep breath, calming himself down before he turned back to chan, "so what was wrong before? was it felix?" seungmin whispered so hyunjin and jeongin would not hear him.

"it's always felix, isn't it?" chan said with a soft smile, but that smile was so obviously attempting to hide his pain.

"it is," seungmin side, "but you can change that."

"how?" chan asked.

"stop idealizing him. you do it way too much, he's just human like everyone else chan. stop putting him on some pedestal, he'll always fall short of your expectations." seungmin explained to him, worrying that this was coming from a selfish place.

"you're right, i guess i just need to get over him." chan shook his head, disappointed in himself for still being so hyper focused on someone who has no interest in him.

"yeah, you do." seungmin exhaled dramatically, then covered his mouth realizing what he had said, "sorry, that came out really rude."

"what did?" jeongin asked being all nosy as he turned around in his seat.

"turn around baby bread!" seungmin spat at him.

"baby bread isn't an insult seungmin." jeongin said with a sassy tone.

"well i meant it to be rude." seungmin snapped.

"whatever." jeongin sucked his teeth before spinning back around in his seat.

"just let them talk innie," hyunjin said as he reached over and grabbed jeongin's hand.

"who said you can touch me?" jeongin questioned.

"ha! even your own boyfriend doesn't like you." seungmin snorted at hyunjin.

"seungmin, be nice!" chan laughed slightly, but tried not to.

"yeah, be nice!" hyunjin chimed in, "and innie... hold my hand!"

"fine, don't be such a cry baby, i'll hold your hand." jeongin sighed before gripping on to hyunjin's hand tightly.

"thank you, now everyone be nice for the remainder of the ride or you can get out and walk." hyunjin stated as he continued to stare out at the road.

"fine." seungmin huffed.

chan smiled happily as he stared out the window, but slowly his smile fell and seungmin watched it happen. he knew chan's mind had to have wandered to thoughts about felix, which began to break seungmin.

he never planned on falling for chan the same way chan never planned on falling for felix, but now it happened and two people were being hurt in the process. seungmin wished he knew how to help chan, and if he did, maybe then he could help himself too.

a.n.

i worry this was all over the place, but i needed to focus on chan and seungmin's relationship for a second so future stuff makes sense...