Mina hated the situation she was put into. If looks could melt or disintegrate objects, her phone would have been a goner.

The Japanese was glaring so intensely at her screen as she reread the message it held over and over and over again.

From: 0082 xxxxx
I'm at your uni. Tell me where you are.
I'll come find you.

Mina didn't have to save the number to know who it was. It was Yuzuru. The boy had bothered her enough that Mina could recognise his phone number from once glance. She felt there was no need to save it at all.

Choi Yuzuru, Yuzu for short, but Yuzuru just because - was an acquaintance of the Myoi family. Two years prior, Mina had met Yuzuru in Japan when his family visited. While she never had any impressions of him, her grandmother was very fond of the Korean-Japanese.

In other words, Grandmother Myoi thought it was a splendid idea to matchmake the two of them... much to Mina's displeasure.

Mina guessed that Yuzuru never minded and was even fond of the idea. However, she was not.

After a while of glaring at her phone, Mina sighed and decided to walk to the furthest part of campus from the entrance she could reach. At least that way, she would be able to prolong the time she has before she meets the unwanted visitor.

As she walked through the campus grounds to the furthest end she knew, she saw a group of familiar students. Seeing them, Mina thought of an idea that she hoped would be beneficial to her with the help of the group of friends before her.

It was Jeongyeon and his friends. Mina knew Jeongyeon quite well. He was dating Nayeon, Mina's dormmate. So, the two would often see each other when he comes over to pick Nayeon up for a date.

As for the other two who were with him, Mina knew Son Chaeyoung too. He was Dahyun's (Mina's study buddy) boyfriend. Being close to Dahyun allowed Mina to get to know Chaeyoung more too. The younger student was an art prodigy and quite notorious for his "self-expression" in form of graffiti on random university buildings. Mina found it cute - Dahyun was part of the student council while Chaeyoung was a bit of a troublemaker yet they attracted each other.

Then, there was Hirai Momo. Mina wasn't too familiar with him but he was an acquaintance. He would join them for lunch when the boys were there. They've also had several run-ins with each other where they exchanged pleasantries but apart from that, Mina never had any interactions with him. Although, she had to give him all the credit due - that boy was one of the best dancers she had ever seen... and maybe the cutest too...

Mina contemplated for a while as she slowed her footsteps before picking up the pace again towards Jeongyeon. Well, guess this is it, she thought.

"Well, if it isn't the lovely Black Swan." Jeongyeon grinned once he lifted his head to see Mina heading straight in his direction.

Mina gave a tight and nervous smile back, "Anneyounghaseyo."

Mina gave an awkward slight bow once she was in front of them which they returned politely. She stood before them awkwardly as she tucked her hair behind her ear nervously.

Sensing the girl's energy, Chaeyoung tilted his head, "Everything okay, noona?"

"Ah..." Mina trailed of before sighing, "I was hoping for a favour..."

At Mina's timid words, Jeongyeon let out a teasing yet welcoming smile. "So, Myoi wants a favour, huh? Well, anything for the Black Swan. Shoot."

"Well... actually... there's.." Mina hesitated on how honest she wanted to be. "There's someone who's been... uh... erm -"

"Been...?" Jeongyeon's cheeky grin was gone and all was present on his face was his concern, "Is everything okay, Mina?"

"Someone has been bothering me lately." Mina timidly confesses, tearing her eyes away from Jeongyeon to look at her feet.

"What? Who? A stalker?" Chaeyoung asked, alerted, as he and the other two began to dart around - looking for anyone remotely suspicious.

"No, no. I know the person." Mina quickly calmed them down - not wanting to make it a big deal.

Chaeyoung tilted his head to the side, "Your ex then, noona?"

"Ermm, sort of." Mina answered - shuddering internly and clearly not wanting to explain the whole situation, "A-anyway, he said he was coming here today to meet me and I'm trying to get rid of him."

The guys were silent as they waited for Mina to elaborate. It seemed like the Japanese had more to say too.

"I just... feel very uncomfortable." Mina admitted.

At that, the boys became more alarmed. It's not everyday they hear girls say that so straight forwardly. Plus, they all had mothers and sisters, so their protective instincts kicked in immediately.

Mina shook her head in attempt to calm everyone down, "I-I just want to get rid of him and I thought it would be better if I had someone pose as my boyfriend to help me. This guy... he's persistent."

The boys exchanged looks with each other for a moment before looking back at the timid yet elegant Mina before them.

"It's silly really. But w-would one of you be okay to pretend to be my boyfriend to help me today?" Mina asked.

Jeongyeon and Chaeyeong seemed to have caught on and nodded their heads in understanding of the situation. They then turned back to the third boy who was looking at Mina, full of concern. The two shared a look before sending an affirmative signal to each other.

"Momo will do it." Jeongyeon volunteered the other Japanese, catching his attention.

Before Momo could even react, Chaeyoung pushed him forward. Momo turned back to the tallest boy, bewildered, yet he only got a casual shrug of the shoulders from Jeongyeon.

"What? Chaeng and I are in relationships. Nayeon or Dahyun could come any time now and we'll be exposed." Jeongyeon pointed out.

The truth was - Jeongyeon would bet Momo didn't even know it himself yet, but the blonde was confident that Momo had a crush on the Black Swan. The Korean has caught him staring dreamily at the Kobe native enough times to make an educated guess. Therefore, when Mina proposed the idea of someone posing as her boyfriend, Jeongyeon thought it was the perfect opportunity for Momo to step into the light.

On the other hand, Mina, who instantly perked up at Jeongyeon's earlier offer, alternated her gaze from Momo's displease glare to Jeongyeon's somewhat smug smirk for a second before deciding not to trouble the boy.

"A-ah, it's okay Momo," Mina started, getting Momo's attention. "I can handle mys-"

"No, I'll do it." Momo insisted.

It wasn't an ideal situation for Momo for sure, but he was a true gentleman who was not going to deny helping another person.

Mina's eyes brightened but still was a bit reluctant to fully accept Momo's help.

"You will? You sure?" Mina asked, giving Momo an out should he want it. When Momo nodded, Mina felt as if a weight has been lifted from her shoulders.

"Thank you so much. I'll let him know where we are." Mina sighed in relief before fiddling with her phone.

"Okay..." Momo nodded. He then took his jacket off and handed it to Chaeyoung,  "Guys, hold this for me."

His jacket was stylish but he wanted to look more casual. Not to mention, his sleeves which he folded up to his elbow showed off part of his strong arms - he figured that showing some muscle might intimidate the clown who was bothering his Mina.

Momo ran his fingers through his hair to make sure he had his hair in place.

"So, he's coming now?" Momo asked once he cleared his throat.

"Yeah. But he's on the other side of campus so he'll be a while." Mina nodded with her eyes still glued to her phone. After a while she looked up and was surprised to see Momo without his jacket. She had missed when he discarded it.

He looked charming and just Mina's style with his shirt tucked into his well fitted jeans. Before Mina could stare some more, Jeongyeon's voice filled the air.

"Imagine if he beats Momo up!" Jeongyeon joked as he let out a boisterous laugh.

Chaeyoung snickered along but still punched Jeongyeon's arm in disapproval, "Hyung!"

"Don't worry. We'll be right there if there's any mess to clean up." Jeongyeon teased again.

Momo, who was used to their teasings only shook his head lightheartedly. "It's fine. I can protect my girlfriend on my own."

"Woooh!" Chaeyoung cheered at how manly his 'hyung' sounded.

"That's our boy!" Jeongyeon hollered out as well.

Momo's ear turned warm when he faced Mina's amused face, "Sorry about them"

"It's okay. I'm kind of used to them." Mina smiled, "And don't worry, I won't let him hurt you."

At Mina's light tone, Momo smiled too. "In any case, I'll gladly take a hit if it's for you."

Mina was surprised by Momo's words and couldn't help her warming cheeks, "Oh..."

"I-I mean, you're my friend. O-Of course, that'll be the c-case.." Momo wished the ground would swallow him up right then. He regretted being so careless with his words but he blames it all on Mina's beauty.

"Of course..." Mina nodded, suppressing a smile at Momo's clear embarrassment.

Even though embarrassed, Momo didn't let the awkward silence settle between them for long.

"So, erm, who is this guy anyway?" From the first moment Mina mentioned her predicament, Momo had been so curious about the guy that was bothering her. However, he noticed how Mina stiffened at the question and regretted it immediately, "Oh. Sorry. You don't have to-"

"It's okay, it's only fair you know." Mina stopped Momo from back-paddling on his question. She thought there was no harm for Momo to know as he was helping her and besides, they were... friends, as he said.

"He's a family friend who's an... eligible bachelor. My grandmother thought it was a good idea for us to get to know each other. So, she got me to go on dates with him. At first, I guess it was okay. But then, I got to know him and he's not such a nice person."

Mina's tone held a heavy amount of regret in it as she explained. Momo couldn't help but feel bad for the beautiful woman before him - no girl deserved to experience what she was going through.

"I got the courage to tell my grandmother last year that it's not working. And thankfully, she was okay with it." Mina couldn't help but sound so relief. It was as relieved as she felt when her grandmother held her shoulders and told her it was okay back then. "So, I cut things off."

She managed to give Momo a small smile which didn't last long as her next line followed, "But he just wouldn't stop bothering me."

Momo sensed Mina's frustrations and felt even more determined to help her.

"Hey, it's okay." Momo said as gentle as he could, "Don't worry. It ends today. I'll make sure of it."

It was only words - but Mina felt so assured already, "Thank you, Momo-ssi."

"Of course."

A few moments later, Mina held in a groan and faced Momo once she saw a familiar figure approaching them.

"Here he comes." Mina mumbled, getting Momo's attention. The boy looked around trying to identify who was the one who had been troubling Mina.

"Which one?" Momo whispered close to Mina's ear.

"The one in black." Mina mumbled back.

"Black shirt? Okay."

The boy in black approached them with fast and heavy footsteps. When he arrived, Momo thought the boy was going to address him first - seeing how Mina was with company. However, Yuzuru disregarded Momo's presence completely and spoke to Mina directly.

"Are you being serious right now?" The boy said obnoxiously, "You actually have a boyfriend?"

"You were supposed to be mine, Mina." He said, jaw clenched