Soojung scoffed as she went out of her house. For some unknown reason, Amber ditched her and left earlier with late notice. Well, it’s not like she couldn’t go to school alone. She just doesn’t like the feeling. It makes her feel sad as she had gotten used to talking to someone as they—

“Why is your face that grumpy when it’s a bright Monday morning?”

Soojung gaped as she realized who cut her string of thoughts. The frown was instantly replaced by a controlled smile of surprise as her cheeks felt hotter every second. The person was leaning on the wall beside their gate like some model on a photoshoot with his hands crossed across his chest and and a smile tugging in the corner of his lips.

“Kevin,” she muttered his name.

The guy smiled as he heard her call him. It was addictive, like the softest and most relaxing melody to his ears. He then raised his hand and recognized the acknowledgment as he approached the girl he was waiting for since half an hour ago.

“Good morning, beautiful,” he leaned down for a peck on the cheek as he took the girl’s bag from her.

Soojung’s hand automatically flew to the spot Kevin kissed as her feet felt immobile. Clearly, it was an unexpected move from the boy in front of her and normally, she would have thrown a huge fit. But remembering what happened two nights ago and all the sweet conversations over the phone yesterday, she knew better than to complain. A simple peck on the cheek isn’t really that much of a big deal between… between….

What exactly are they now? Soojung thought.

Deciding to focus on what’s happening in the present, the girl redeemed herself from the high. “What are you doing here?” She managed to squeak without stuttering.

Kevin breathed a smile as he grabbed her hand and wouldn’t let go, despite the girl’s squirming. Then, he intently stared at her eyes and that made her stop moving instantly.

“We’re going to school together,” he announced as he continued staring at her. The girl immediately knew she could say nothing else in refusal.

The thing with Kevin, Soojung thought, is how his eyes reflect everything inside him. He’s not an open book and he has a mysterious personality which will drown anyone with curiosity; but the girl knew he was just hiding his real, warm persona beneath that cold façade.

She smiled as it dawned to her how lucky she is for seeing this side of ‘Kevin Wu’.

“You’re smiling,” the guy pointed out, teasing the girl with a smirk.

The thing with Soojung, Kevin thought, is how she smiles whenever flustered. She may have this y aura most times, but he felt like it was just an attitude that comes with being a queenka. He would know, being the king. Considering all the stories of the past, it made his heart swell that he managed to break down her walls and make her smile honestly like that. How her thin lips move to reveal her pearly whites and how her beautiful eyes turn into stunning slits whenever she laughs, it’s immaculate; and repeatedly and tire