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"Ugh i'm so tired and i still have cheerleading practice to attend, bro can i be absence for once?" Shang Qinghua whining loudly, walking towards the field.
"No, you are our flyer you have to attend. Our basketball team is having a match soon, we have to practice everyday" Shen Yuan rolled his eyes at slumping Shang Qinghua.
"You guys always said that i'm heavy, but in the end i am your best flyer right?" Shang Qinghua shaking his ass to emphasize his statement.
Shen Yuan just silently walking swiftly towards their bench because they are already late because Shang Qinghua took his time changing his clothes.
When they arrived their team just began warming up and they joined while muttering sorry towards the captain.
Well the practice is not that bad but what makes Shang Qinghua squirm is the person that entering the field right about now.
Mobei-Jun and all of his glory jogging beside the captain Luo Binghe while carrying a basketball in his hand.
Mobei-Jun is the vice captain of basketball team and he is Shang Qinghua's childhood friend, no maybe not friend but his bully instead, because he always do as he pleases without thinking about Shang Qinghua.
The only reason Shang Qinghua think about him as a friend is because he always protect him if someone tried to order him around or using him as a punching bag, it's like him saying that Shang Qinghua is his to bully and no other would be allowed to do the same thing. That's why Shang Qinghua is content to be with him all the time.
Their ambigous relationship last very long until one year ago where they have a sudden fallout, no one knew what happen, the two didn't even talk about that to anyone and didn't even talk to each other.
Mobei-Jun always glare at Shang Qinghua whenever he is near, and Shang Qinghua did his best to ignore Mobei-Jun eventhough it is hard.
The cheerleading practice is going well, Shang Qinghua is used to being lifted to the air and do the split and other poses with his pompoms, then suddenly the one that supposed to catch his leg failed to do so and BAM! Shang Qinghua fell down.
"AAAAAAH" Shang Qinghua screaming loudly when his leg fall to the hard ground, it's just his bad luck that his leg didn't touch the mattress and twisted to the ground instead.
His teammates rushed towards him and the captain touched his leg but Shang Qinghua is screaming even harder "Ah it hurts, don't touch it. Aah i think i broke my leg" Shang Qinghua said with tears in his eyes.
"I'll take him to infirmary" said a voice that Shang Qinghua knew all too well. Why is he here? He is supposed to practice with his own team.
Shang Qinghua didn't want to talk with him in a situation like this. "No, i'm fine" Shang Qinghua tried to stand but it just hurts so much.
Before Shang Qinghua could do anything more he is scooped up into Mobei-Jun arms and he said "Shut up".
The journey to the infirmary is awkward, Mobei-Jun hand is holding his bare thighs and his back and it's doing wonders to Shang Qinghua. He have to distract himself from those hands and thus he said "Why are you helping me? You could just continue with your practice without bothering yourself with me"
Mobei-Jun just walking silently without the intention to answer him.
"Fine don't answer me, i know you are too highty mighty to even speak to me. I don't know why are you even trying to help me, you never bother to contact me all this time, i guess you are happy to finally getting rid of me" Shang Qinghua said it with his head down, didn't want to look at Mobei-Jun face.
Unexpectedly Mobei-Jun replied to him "You are the one who's happy to be apart from me"
Shang Qinghua snapped his head up looking into Mobei-Jun face "Excuse me? You told me to never showed my face to you again back then and now you are accusing me? Put me down!" Shang Qinghua flailing around trying to get down.
Shang Qinghua is furious, why is it his fault when Mobei-Jun is the one who told him to leave. Shang Qinghua kicked his foot around but the pain suddenly engulfs him "AAAHH it hurts" the pain suddenly double over and he couldn't stop the tears that pooling in his eyes "Why is it hurt so bad, i think it's really broken" Shang Qinghua sniffles.
Mobei-Jun sigh above him "Almost there, bear with it a little more okay"
Shang Qinghua just nod and looked at his swollen leg sadly.
After he got checked, the doctor placed an ice on his ankle and said that he sprained his ankle, and it would heal in a week. He should not put pressure on the leg and have to use compression bandage to minimize swelling.
"So i can't go to practice for one week?" asked Shang Qinghua
"Yes i'm afraid so, you can't do sports for a while because it might worsen your injury and don't put so much pressure on your right leg while walking. I have to go to find something so i'll leave you here, is that alright?" The doctor looked between the two of them.
"Yes, thank you for your help the pain is not as bad as before" Shang Qinghua said with relief in his eyes. The doctor just nod and walking out of the room.
"You should go back, your team must be waiting for you. I also know that you don't want to see my face any longer so just go" Shang Qinghua tried to take the ice from Mobei-Jun hands on his leg but Mobei-Jun didn't budge.
After a few seconds passed Mobei-Jun looked at Shang Qinghua's eyes and said "I'm sorry, i didn't mean what i said back then. When i tried to find you after i cooled down my head you just couldn't be found and i thought that you would come to me sooner or later like you used to but after sometime passed you never talked to me anymore and maybe you would became happier without me around you so i didn't approach you anymore"
Shang Qinghua broke that eye contact and said slowly "You don't want to see me, what am i supposed to do? I can't suddenly pop up in front of you as if nothing happens.."
Mobei-Jun put the ice on the table beside the bed and reached towards Shang Qinghua, he hold his hand and said "I need you Qinghua, please come back and stay"
Shang Qinghua didn't believe his ear, is he hearing right? But Mobei-Jun still holding his hand and his ankle still hurts a bit so this is not a dream. Shang Qinghua took a deep breath and said "You have to nurse me back to health first My King" He smiled softly.
Mobei-Jun knew that the answer to his plea is yes because that nickname is something that Shang Qinghua would use if he wanted something from him.