Jinyoung POV

My only happiness in life is him

Without him I stopped smiling and laughing

Without him everything around me went colorless

Without him I stopped living. . .

Everyday is exactly the same. Nothing has changed for the pass 11 years. I've been living a quiet life. My parents don't care about anything I do. Even if I do something that would impress them, they woud give a blank stare and nod their head. Even my siblings felt like they were living in a lifeless household. Everyone just gave up. Dinner would be in slience, coming home felt depressing, if you needed something it would  be a yes or no answer back, and my head went insane. I was suffering from stress. I hated everyone and I didn't need anyone to help me. I didn't want any pity or sympathy from others. I put on a mask infront of others. I acted okay even though I was going more and more insane.

I didn't feel like living anymore.

"I'm leaving. . . ." There was no answer back as usual. 

Walking to school was the same. I walked down the same road with the same directions and the same signs.

Walking pass the candy and convience store 

Nothing has changed.

Walking and entering the school as usual. Placing down my stuff and getting ready to head uptowards the rooftop I grab my headphones and prepare to head out. walking towards the vending machines on the outside of the school I was about to grab my drink when something interesting caught my eyes. A couple from the looks of it it wasn't going so well the girl looked really desperate while the guy looked completely bored and uninterested. I listened to their converstation and as I expected the guy broke it off on the spot without question. He was so heartless and cold towards her.

I stood by on the wall for awhile hearing the faint footstep of him leaving. I finally hear the door slam shut and turn to check on her. She was completely expressionless. I would expect her to be crying but she was still. It was like she expected this. I unconsciously walk towards my classroom and place down my chocolate milk on my desk. The situation I just witness, made me think a little bit.

I shake my head in confusion and I make my way to the cafeteria and order a Melon Bun from the menu. Something was off about today but I decided to ignore that feeling. The feeling that today wasn't exactly the same as yesterday or the days of this pass 11 years. It was most likely my head wondering off where.

"Um. . . Excuse me?" My head turns towards a small petite girl holding a letter out towards me

"Can I help you with something?" I ask, she hands me the letter

"Are you perhaps Bae Jinyoung?" I nod 

"My friend wanted me to give you that. She wants your answer." I open the letter. . . Not gonna lie almost cringed from the amount of cheesey love words she put on this tiny pink piece of paper. I wasn't interested in strangers I've never met.

"Can you tell her I said no. Thanks." I hand her back the letter and she nods slowly

"As I expected. . ." 

"What do you expect?" She turns around

"Your what I exactly expected. Thoughtless, cold, and emotionless. It just shows on your face!" 

""Why should I care what you think about me again?" I walk away, honestly I've always hated being asked questions that don't matter

Why are you so cold?

Why are you so mean?

It's just how I am. I don't intend to offend anybody. It's just been like this since. . . I left him

While walking towards upstairs towards the rooftop I realized I forgot my chocolate milk at my desk praying that no one takes it I run back to the classroom and open the door and see Guanlin sipping cheerfully on my chocolate milk. I walk towards his desk and brush through my hair.

"What are you doing? Be honest." He mischieviously laughs

"I'm drinking your milk!" I smack the back of his head

"That was my milk you idiot." He innocently looks at me

"I know!" I smack his head again and leave the class room again. A little pissed I make my way back towards the vending machine and grab another chocolate milk and make my way back to the classroom 

"Oh? Your back." 

"Yea and I have another one theif." I wave the chocolate milk in my hand and sit down and shuffle through my stuff trying to find my phone 

"Why were you so angry?" I look at Guanlin

"What are you talking about? I'm fine." He shakes his head

"I took your chocolate milk you seemed like you were gonna hunt me down. But taking your phone barely evokes any emotion in you." 

"Okay one give me my phone back, and two I still have no idea what your talking about." Guanlin rolls his eyes and hands me back my phone 

"Why are you angry when I take a box of chocolate milk!? Geez. . . Do you get it?! You weirdo." 

"Um. . . Okay? It's- it's just something. . . You wouldn't understand." I stand up and leave 

Nobody will understand. Because they don't get it.

Chocolate milk is my only memory of him

I loved him and I'm not giving up on finding him

He was sweet and cute like a strawberry

Beautiful galaxy-like eyes that would stare at me earnestly

Red-pink rosey chubby cheeks 

Pink and plump lips 

That would always smile adorably at me

Even if he was a year older he acted younger 

I tighten my fists. Yes it was hard but I wasn't ready to give up. I've already endured enough problems. I move to the rooftop the only place I know I can get fresh air. I keep my head down and shake my thoughts away until I reach the very top and. . . I see a dead person? 

Okay being honest if I knew that he was just sleeping I wouldn't have freaked out

But guess what?

I almosted screamed and passed out

I cover my mouth immediatly and run down stairs basically tripping with every step I go down. Once reaching the end I dropped my phone and went "Screw it!" There's a dead person on the rooftop! My parent will just get me another one. I burst through the clinic door and slam it open. I see 4 guys one's in bed and the others surrounding him.

"Where is the medic?!" I scream

"S-she's right there." One of them points at the medic staring at me in surpise

"Oh? Jinyoungie what are you doing here?" I grab her medical bag

"Please hurry and run! There is a dead person on the roof!!" She runs out of the room and tells something to the 4 other guys and comes with me

At the rooftop

"He's not dead. Still breating perfectly fine, not passed out, he didn't faint, and his mind is actually in lala land. Please double check before believing if an actual person is dead. Okay." I touch my heart still beating like crazy. I thank the medic and greet her goodbye and turn my attention to this stranger. I pinch his cheek

"Ya. . . Look at how much you made me go through." I look at his sleeping face

"Hehe. . . cute" I cover my mouth and blush 

What did I just say?! Am I going mad? 

What about him? 

I poke my straw in my milk and begin sipping to get my head cleared

I open the door to the rooftop. I was planning to leave him there and act like nothing happened but I'm feeling a little bit bad so I pick him up from the back and carefully make sure his head doesn't bang on the wall and gently take my bag and place his head down. I take one look at him. . . Why does he? . . . He looks like. . . No. It can't be. That's not possible. Could it? He has everything.

The red-pink rosey chubby cheeks

The pink plump lips

The galaxy-like eyes 

I poke his cheek. I didn't expect him to wake up though. He slowly opens his eyes and batts his long eyelashes as he sits up and looks around then he turns his attention towards me.

"Hello? Are you alright?" I said touching his forehead "I found you laying outside the door. I thought you passed out." I start getting a little worried but he seems fine

"Yea I'm fine." I nod and walk away from him leaning on the railings 

"Are you him?" I mumble to myself . I did it on purpose more over I did it unconciously. He stands up

"Um. . . I'm going to leave now. Thanks for looking out for me. . . And goobye." 

I wasn't ready to let him out of my sight. I went through way too much trouble for this one stranger.

"I expect something back." I stop him half way at the door

"I'm sorry? What did you say?" He turns back his head slowly 

"You can't just leave. I had to call the medic to check on you, I had to carry you outside, you slept on my bag, and all you say is thank you? I think I need something more then just a simple "thank you"?" I saw him ball up his fists him seemed quite pissed but nothing will stop at me getting what I deserve for going through all the trouble for some random dude who I thought was dead! Yeah I went through most likely more then he did.

He disappears for 5 seconds and comes back with two boxes of milk. He says nothing but his expression looked like he was going to hunt down fresh meat. He throws my UNFINISHED box of chocolate milk over the railings and pokes in the strawberry milk box in my straw and grabs my hand and places it under the box

"One learn how to repect your seniors, two here's my gift to you. You should drink it more often. It's better then chocolate." He ruffles through my hair and leaves 

"Drink up kid." 

How interesting it's like a recreated version

He's just taller and more mature

It made me stop and think

. . . Could it?

I laugh at myself

"What an interesting character. He almost acts like. . . Him. . . How cute~" I look down at my strawberry milk with nostalgic memories coming back. I take a small sip and remembered why I stopped drinking it.

"How disgustingly sweet." I continue sipping

It's bad but it's not terrible

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Jihoon POV

It had been stirring my mind all day. I didn't even get a chance to focus on the school lesson! I was that distracted by my thoughts. Especially the brat earlier today. I needed to let of some steam and decided to invite Daewhi and Woojin after school to the cafe down the street. It was a well known place because most of the seniors work there and we knew a lot of them.

"This random dude was being completely rude to me and he said nothing about it! How disrespectful! Right?" There I was complaining to people who seemed like they had better things to do then sit around and listen to me. Woojin seemed bored ot death sipping on invisble coffee cause he was too lazy to order more and Daewhi who was probably texting Samuel or the Chick Babies (Guanlin or Senho)

"Guys! Are you even listening?! Daehwi?" He looks up a continues strolling through his phone

"Looking from both sides here. Your both honestly at fault. It's true you needed to repay him but he could of asked you a little bit nicer. Same with you why act so hostile to a sophmore? I doubt he knew you were a junior." Woojin snaps his fingers

"I agree! And now because I agree I shall take my leave now." He grabs his bag and stands up

"Ya~! Woojinie! You can't just leave me here! If you love me then you wouldn't leave me!" I tug on his arm

"Oki great, I'm leaving let's go!" I cross my arms and pout. Woojin gives in and sits back down

"Okay look honestly speaking. For a guy that's been your best friend seen elementary school. I've never seen you so. . Weird." I tilt my head

"What are you talking about? Haven't I always been this way?" Daehwi shakes his finger at me

"You know what they say. People change when they fall in love." Woojin dramaticlly gasps

"Jihoonie! Don't tell me your in love with this random stranger!" I slap his face

"I'm not in love!" I yell

"See, see, see! He's whining! He never whines like that!" Daewhi points at me as if I was caught red handed

"Guys, I'm telling you! I'm not in love with a stranger!" Woojin clicks his tongue

"Minhyunie hyung! Come here for a sec!" Daewhi calls over Minhyun hyung who's been behind the counter assisting the cash register while Sewoon hyung was out shopping for ingredients with Donghyun hyung. Minhyun hyung calls over Sungwoon hyung to watch the counter and heads towards us.

"What is it? And make it quick." Daewhi takes a deep breath and points at me

"Doesn't he look different?" 

"What!? That's not even a proper question! I'm telling you I'm not in love!"

"Your in love Jihoonie." We all look at Minhyunie hyung's out burst 

"OOOOOOooooOOOOOoOOoOooOOo! I'M TELLING HYUNGSEOB EVERYTHING!!!!!!!" Woojin runs out of the cafe with his bag now everyone in the cafe within a 20 feet space was turning heads at us

"You kids should leave now or Jonghyun is going to be. . . Very angry." Daewhi and I collect our stuff and run out of the door. You won't hear the last of it when Jonghyun hyung gets angry. While walking down the street not 2 minutes go by until my phone starts too ring.

"Oh god no,"

"What's wrong? Who is it from?"

"Hyungseob." He excitedly snatches the phone away and pushes the down on speaker

"HYUNG! HYUNG! DID YOU YOU HEAR!? DID YOU HEAR?!" He jumps up and down

"Both of you at my house. NOW."

"YES SIR!!!!" Daewhi takes my wrist and runs down the street. Hyungseob's place was too far from here just a couple blocks down until you reach the apartment complex. We enter through the doors and greet the front desk lady

"Yeah hi! We're vistors for the Ahn residents." She looks through her computer and nods. She hands us a key card and we take the elevator. As we're going up Daewhi kept singing happily to himself

"Your in so much trouble~ Your in so much trouble~" He laughs and teases me

"Ugh. . . Don't you feel bad for me?" He shakes his head

"Everything is funny if it's not my problem!" Before I smack his head the elevator doors open as he cheerfully hops towards room 144 and places in the keycard. The door flings open and there's Hyungseob already standing in in middle of the living room with his arms crossed

"Park Jihoon. Here. Right now." Daewhi cheerfully skips to the living room and high fives Woojin who's causally relaxing on the couch. I roll my eyes and walk inside closing the door behind me he glares at me as I sit down on the couch 

"Mr. Wink Jeojang. IT HASN"T EVEN BEEN 4 DAYS YET!!! IT"S ONLY BEEN 4 HOURS!!! WHY, HOW, AND WTF??!!!" He starts screaming at my face 

"Look Seobie, to be honest their just overreacting. Everything happened when I acidentally fell asleep on the rooftop and this guy found me and helped me to fix my position so I wouldn't become perpendicular when I woke up but he was SO rude to me so I had acted back then I had to live with this thought for the rest of the day then I had to rant it all out on these two but apparentlly they hate me so much that they believe I couldn't keep me word." He puts his hand over my mouth

"Did you all see that. I mean I can't be the only one right?" Woojin nods vigorusly and points at me

"See! That's what I'm talking about!" Hyungseob takes his hands off my mouth

"Look here Jiggly Puff. We've known you for how long?"

"Since the 2nd grade. Like for 10 years now. What's this all about?" He gives concern looks at Daewhi and Woojin who nod their heads

"You've changed."

"100% definetly agree."

"Correct."

What is your hunch? 

Is he really in love with a stranger?

Or is the stranger really a stranger to him?