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Jongdae ran out of school, looking for his boyfriend, Jongin. He and Jongin always walked home together since their houses weren't too far from each other's. He was hoping he and Jongin could take a little longer getting home as he had failed yet another test, and he knew it'd bring his grade down even more than it already was. He didn't want to face his parents when he knew he would have to told them he failed another test even though he promised them he'd study. Spotting Jongin sitting at a bench looking at his phone, he rushed over to greet the boy after a long afternoon.
"Hey!" Jongdae said happily.
Jongin looked up and smiled, standing up as he put his phone in his pocket. He wrapped his arms around Jongdae's waist to pull him close, connecting their lips in a soft, gentle kiss. After a few seconds, Jongin pulled away and admired Jongdae.
"God, you're so fucking handsome." Jongdae said as he looked into Jongin's eyes.
"Yah! Don't swear at school dummy!" Jongin teased, a big grin quickly spread across his face as he lightly smacked his boyfriend's shoulder.
Jongdae laughed softly and held Jongin's hand as they began walking home. The walk was silent for a few minutes, as Jongdae didn't know what to say. He was nervous Jongin would ask how he did on a test he had for one class, and even though Jongdae did trust Jongin more than anyone else, he never really enjoyed sharing how badly he was failing school. Jongin made him promise he'd bring his grades up or he's not getting kisses until he does.
"So, how did you do on that test, jagi?" Jongin asked, breaking the silence.
"Um, okay..." Jongdae said, hoping Jongin would believe his lie.
Jongin was very good at detecting when Jongdae was lying because Jongdae lied about his grades often. Jongin let go of Jongdae's hand and stood in front of him. He looked down at the older boy, who was a little shorter than he was. Jongdae looked into Jongin's eyes and knew he had no choice, lying wouldn't get him out of it. Jongdae sighed, handing Jongin the test he got back, the grade written in red ink and circled. Taking it, Jongin stared at the grade, unable to know what to say to Jongdae.
"You didn't study again, did you?" Jongin asked, looking back up at Jongdae.
Jongdae shook his head.
"Why?"
"Because studying is boring!"
Jongin sighed, not knowing what will motivate Jongdae to study. He didn't want Jongdae to fail school, but nothing seemed to motivate him to study. Jongin needed a way to motivate him before he fails school, as the semester was ending soon. Knowing Jongdae, it'd have to be something he'd enjoy. Jongin stood there for a moment thinking of things that'd motivate Jongdae to study.
"Okay, are you willing to make a deal with me?" Jongin asked, looking into Jongdae's eyes.
"Um, sure." Jongdae replied nervously, wondering what Jongin had in mind.
"Alright, if you get a passing grade on any assignment or test, I will reward you."
"With?"
"Well, depending on the grade depends on what kind of romantic reward you'll get.~ If you get good grades in all your classes, then you'll get an even bigger reward."
Jongdae's face brightened, knowing that Jongin would do something romantic for him if he did well and studied. Jongin smiled, seeing how happy Jongdae got, knowing his plan was working so far. Jongdae hugged Jongin tightly.
"I promise to improve in school for you, jagi!" Jongdae said cheerfully.
Jongin hugged back in return, rubbing Jongdae's back gently. The two stayed like that for a minute before they continued walking home. When they arrived at Jongdae's house, Jongin pecked Jongdae's lips before he walked off to his own house. Jongdae watched Jongin disappear into the distance just before nervously entering his house. He sighed softly, grabbing his house key from his pocket before hesitantly unlocking it. He slowly opened the door, expecting his mom to be home.
"Hey honey!" he heard his mom call from the kitchen.
Jongdae walked into the kitchen to greet his mother, shoving his test into his backpack, hoping she won't ask if he did alright on the test. After receiving a kiss on the cheek from his mother, he walked to the kitchen for something to drink. As Jongdae was grabbing a glass for his orange juice, his mother asked the question he was dreading to hear.
"So, how did you do on your science test?" His mom asked.
Jongdae looked at her, watching her cut the vegetables for dinner. He watched for like 10 seconds before he admitted he didn't do as well as he thought as he would do. His mom sighed, asking to know the grade. Jongdae said it wasn't that bad, just not as well as he wanted to do, hoping it would stall her from asking to see the test itself. She knew Jongdae was stalling and demanded to see the test. Setting the orange juice and glass on the table, he grabbed his backpack, taking the test and handing it to his mother. A heavy sigh escaped her when she saw Jongdae failed yet another test.
"Jongdae, do you remember what I said would happen if you failed another test?" his mom asked seriously.
He nodded, looking down a bit. His mom held out her hand, as if she wanted another thing handed to her. Jongdae slowly reached into his pants pocket, pulling out his phone and putting it in his mother's hand. He could feel guilt washing over him, knowing he wouldn't be able to talk to Jongin much until his grades got better, and he felt bad, worried Jongin would get lonely after school.
"You'll get this back when you bring your grades up." his mother said.
Jongdae nodded, walking over to the counter to finish pouring himself a glass of orange juice. He put the carton back in the fridge afterwards and grabbed his backpack. He walked to his room, closing the door behind him with his foot. It was time for him to study and bring his grades up quickly.