Shifting focus

"Chao, he can't go on like this. He goes to school, a part-time job, and then he spends every free time he has playing. Then he studies till late at night. His major is not as easy." Huobai said, sitting in the chair in the hospital. Yitian collapsed, and it scared the hell out of him. 

They were playing around in the evening again and suddenly out of nowhere Yitian was hyperventilating. Chao tried to help him. The way he was touching Yitian made Huobai jealous. So, when they found Yitian lying on the floor, he insisted on going to the hospital with him. 

Because he wouldn't let Chao alone with Yitian, never. 

And even though he was constantly reminded by Yixing that those two were abnormally close. He would still try to get closer to Yitian. It was his goal. To have him.

"Well, you are his friend. He doesn't want to leech from you. I think it's time for you to make a team. It was only a matter of time. So, why don't we do it now? Then we can join official tournaments and make some money." Yixing came to Chao and put his hand on Chao's shoulder. 

Huobai frowned. If money were the problem, he could easily solve it. He wanted to speak up, but Chao started first again.

"Wait for him to wake up and have a talk. I won't do anything without him," Chao said while looking sad, hurt. Huobai noticed that he was holding Yitian's hand. The entire time they were in the hospital. 

"Does the team need money?" he asked, concerned, thinking about the resolution. But Chao and Yixing shook their heads. 

"There is no team for now. But soon there will be. But you don't have to worry about money. We have enough." Yixing grinned at Huobai and brushed his hair back.

Somehow, it made him look really cool. Maybe even cooler than Chao was. The boyish look disappeared, and somehow a stunning man stood next to Huobai.

Huobai shook his head to wake himself up and sat back down on the chair. If they didn't want help, then he wouldn't butt in. It wasn't his place to do that.

"If we did made a team earlier than we thought. What would you do with the university?" Yixing asked. They first wanted to wait for Huobai to graduate, but they wouldn't last that long this way.

"I will take care of that. You do what you need. And register the team as soon as you can." Yixing sat next to Huobai, who yawned after his speech.

He was so tired, he almost couldn't keep his eyes open. And in the silence with just the humidifier going off, he felt his consciousness slowly slipping away.

Yixing noticed that, and he positioned himself so that if Huobai suddenly started falling, he could catch him. Soon, he was tired so much too, that when he felt a weight on his shoulder, he could only let his head fall on the same side before totally drifting off. 

But soon he heard soft whispers, meaning that Yitian was up already. It made him really happy that Yixing vigorously lifted up his head, just to feel his right shoulder weighted down.

He looked there and saw a black-haired head resting there. It scared him so much. He didn't want to wake Huobai up. Because he must have been tired, so he just stiffly sat there, not saying anything.

He looked around to see Yitian just placing a light kiss on Chao's cheek. And innerly, he cheered so hard that it pained him not to say a thing. That helped him to get Huobai. But he had to strike back the candle comment from last time.

"Well, that was sooner than I thought," he said, grinning like an idiot.

"What do you mean?" Yitian asked, squinting as a warning to watch his words. But Yixing didn't care. He wanted them to get together as soon as possible so Huobai would be his.

"Nothing. Just remember I was always rooting for you." Yixing raised his hands as if giving up and laughed. When he did that, his body slightly shook, and it woke up Huobai. Who looked around and when spotted sitting Yitian. He jumped up and ran to him.

"Are you okay?" he asked worriedly, putting his hand on Yitian's forehead. Yixing breathed in and held his breath, trying to stay calm. 

"No fever…" he mumbled and took Yitian's head into his hands and moved it around a bit. It was too close for both Yixing and Chao to be comfortable.

"You look a lot better. You can't do this to us. Chao was almost dead worried," Yixing breathed out, emphasizing on Chao's name, so that Huobai would hear it clearly, and sat on the other side of the bed.

Yitian looked at Chao amused, but Chao wasn't that amused by Huobai. He looked as if he wanted to shoot him right where he was sitting. Yitian squeezed his hand that he was still holding and smiled when Chao looked at him.

"Don't worry, I'll be okay now," Yitian said to both Huobai and Chao. But he was looking directly at Chao.

"Awwww," Huobai exclaimed and hugged Yitian. He was totally ignoring the minor signs, as if he had never seen them before, and didn't know what those subtle hints meant. 

Now, it was time for Yitian to be surprised. He patted Huobai's back when Yixing got up and grabbed Huobai's collar and lifted him up. That was it. Chao didn't have enough patience for that, and Yixing could almost see steam coming out of his ears. Not that he was any different, though.

"If you want to live till tomorrow, or have a place to sleep, come with me I will tell you something in detail." Yixing dragged him away and left Yitian and Chao there alone.

Huobai was fighting him back, but Yixing didn't let him go. Only after they were out of the doors, he looked around if someone was there.

Yixing forced him to the wall and put his hands next to Huobai's head, trapping him inside.

"They are closer than you see. They love each other. I won't let you butt in between them!" he said threateningly. But as if Huobai didn't notice, or he was just simply idiotic. 

He smirked and pushed Yixing away. He actually pushed him to the side, now Yixing being the one trapped by the wall. His fingers up on Yixing's chest. 

During the hassle before, Yixing's shirt buttons got open, so Huobai's finger was resting on Yixing's warm skin. The smoothness and warmth made him forget what he wanted to say. Almost.

"Do you think I will give up so easily? I fancy him, he is cute. And he will be mine," Huobai surprised himself with the animosity he felt towards Yixing. But he just had an urge to give him a lesson. To his surprise, Yixing laughed and looked pleased.

"You have no chance. You don't love him, not like Chao, you don't even like him. You are just after his appearance. But I will take you somewhere, where you will get it." Yixing grabbed his hand and dragged him down the corridor. And Huobai let him, because he felt a slight truth in Yixing's words.