The next day, Myungsoo arrived at school with a plan all sort it out. He needed to move fast. Charming Sungyeol will assuredly be hard but he loved challenges and he'll be damned if he ever fails. The minute he arrived at his locker, he nearly turned around and walked away when he saw who was waiting for him. Probably the last person on this planet he'll like to talk to first thing in the morning. Myungsoo inwardly prayed that the unwanted person weren't waiting for him unfortunately the said person waved at him and Myungsoo had no choice but to face him. When he reached his locker, he asked dryly

"Woo hyun shi, what do you want?"

"Good morning to you too, and thank you i'm fine", answered the other boy sarcastically which only made Myungsoo roll his eyes. Myungsoo opened his locker and tried his best to ignore the other boy next to him, hoping along the way that Woo hyun would get the hint and disappear but of course, that would be just to good to be true. Woo hyun leaned against a locker and said

"Tell me, what happened yesterday with Sungyeol?"

Myungsoo simply shrugged at the question, far from being concern to whatever thing that happen to Sungyeol which would worry Woo hyun.

"Nothing. Why?"

"For no reason. I was just curious to what you guys did yesterday."

Myungsoo didn't appreciate at all the tone Woo hyun used, still he ignored it and shoved his books in his bag before turning away, putting then an end to the conversation. Myungsoo was about to leave when Woo hyun stopped him on his track and said

"Stay away from my best friend Kim Myungsoo."

Taken aback, Myungsoo turned towards Woo hyun and with a frown, he asked

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me", said Woo hyun, pushing himself off the wall. Woo hyun dropped his cheeky smile and with a serious expression (that was so unlike him by the way), he approached dangerously Myungsoo and continued

"I want you to stay away from Sungyeol. I don't know why you are trying to play buddies wih him but i won't allow you or anyone in that matter to hurt him in any way. So if you are planning something bad, stay away."

Myungsoo felt like he was being exposed.  As if Woo hyun could read right through his every scheme and the thought that he might know more terrified him. But he couldn't know more right? Woo hyun snapped him out of his thoughts when he said

"I'll see you around then." He was about to leave when Myungsoo surprised Woo hyun (and even himself) when he said in a determine voice

"I'll see you around for sure. Because i'm not staying away from Sungyeol. I don't see why i have to." Woo hyun snorted at the arrogance of the other boy and asked dryly

"What? What did you just say?"

Myungsoo kept an emotionless expression and answered

"You heard me."

Woo hyun looked like he was going to strangle Myungsoo anytime, a mental picture that made Myungsoo want to laugh more than intimidate him. Woo hyun dreadful aura came to an end when Myungsoo felt a pressure over his shoulder. Before he could even figure out who his sudden captor was, the said person uncharastically ran his hand through Myungsoo's hair and said in an amused voice

"Aigoo, What are you two talking about so early in the morning?"

"Nothing", immediately answered Woo hyun while Myungsoo was struggling to get out of Sungyeol's grasp. But boy did he have a firm grip.  Myungsoo wondered how this guy can so easily touch him. For what he heard, Sungyeol had a hard time with physical contact. The few people he allowed himself to touch was Woo hyun alone as far as he knows. So if he was willingly initiating physical contact with him, did it mean he was accepting him as a friend? Myungsoo smiled inwardly at the progress of things even though somewhere deep down, he had a feeling that he will, later on, regret it, nonetheless, he ignored it since the thought of it itself sounded grotesque even to his own ears and allowed, for the time being, Sungyeol to act familiar towards him. Sungyeol laughed at Woo hyun usual antics and said

"Myungsoo ah, is Woohyun Hyung annoying you?"

"Hyung?" Asked suddeny Myungsoo confused at the honorific used. Sungyeol nods and explain

"He's a year older than me."

"Indeed, so you've got to show some respect towards me you punk", Woo hyun says loudly. Myungsoo snorted and as he proceeded to ignore him, which by the way horrified the older guy, Myungsoo asks at Sungyeol

"Hey, do you want to hang out today?" Sungyeol suddenly let go of him and with an amused frown, he asked

"Wait a minute, are you asking me out?"

Myungsoo must've held a funny expression because Sungyeol burst out laughing and said roughly running his hand through Myungsoo golden locks

"Aigoo, you really can't take a joke."

"Of course he can't", adds Woo hyun in a bored tone, oblivious of the glare that Myungsoo shoots him.

"Anyway, let's meet up after class", says Sungyeol as he moves away from Myungsoo.

Myungsoo only nodded and watched as they headed towards their classroom. 

When Myungsoo walked into his classroom, he was immediately intercepted by Dongwoo. Making it hard for him to reach his seat. With a exasperate sigh, he shoved his best friend out of the way and made his way to his seat, trying his hardest to ignore his annoying best friend. Why was he always so energetic first thing in the morning?

"Ya, tell me what was the meaning of what i saw yesterday?"

"What nonsense are you now blabbering?" Asked Myungsoo as he rest his chin on his elbow. Dongwoo approached his chair to Myungsoo's desk and said

"I saw you leaving school with Sungyeol yesterday. Did something happen?"

Myungsoo really didn't know how on earth his friend seemed to always be at the right place the right time, but he blames it on the boy's curiosity. Knowing that the boy wouldn't let him off the hook so easily even if he wanted it, he answered in a blank tone

"Nothing."

"What do you mean nothing? Then what did you do instead of fulfilling your mission?" Asked Dongwoo in a disappointed tone which was quite rare from Dongwoo since he basically is the incarnation of optimism.

"Nothing", repeated once again Myungsoo, annoying further his best friend.

"Ya, do you realize that i've bet a lot on you! So what are you saying you're doing nothing. Ya, do you really want to die?"

Dongwoo was still talking, probably complaining about his money, though he didn't know much. He was instead more interested in reading what had just been sent to him via text. It seems like TJ has striked once again, and this time in front of the english embassy. Myungsoo couldn't deny that he particularly enjoyed this street boy artist arts. The guy was after all a liberal artist. Never drawing the same kind of drawing twice and what he drew always held some sort of message. The first time he saw one of his masterpiece, he was taking the train to Geugnam to visit his grandparents. The piece, luckily not yet erased by a municipal worker, was of a girl. Looking at the same time beautiful but also scary. The face traits, the smile, the background, everything were so wonderfully drawn that Myungsoo was instantly drawn by it. It was like the artist was trying to tell to the whole world that beyond every beauty there was uglyness. Something that should be feared. After that one painting, Myungsoo had somehow gotten obsessed over it, even to the point that he joined, anonymously of course, a fansite, so that he could be updated of the guy's latest doing. How he knew it was a guy? Call him machochist but the name was a huge give away. Anyway, Myungsoo wanted to see the painting before it would be taken down. Should he then bring Sungyeol along with him today? But then that would be like trusting him with a secret that not even Dongwoo knows about. Myungsoo quickly discarded these thoughts for later and looked up at the door, instantly greeted by the teacher's mischievous smile as he announced to the whole class that they were having a surprise test. 

As been decided, Myungsoo met up with Sungyeol after class who was waiting in front of his locker. After they exchanged a couple of words, they left the school to who knows where. Myungsoo didn't really plan anything so he let Sungyeol choose their itinary. Something which made Sungyeol laugh and ask him why he even bothered ask him to hang out if he didn't even have an idea of how to fill their night. Myungsoo only smiled sheepishly at the taller guy before they left. Like last time, Sungyeol made them take the bus. Though the ride only lasted about 45 minutes. And thankfully unlike last time, he didn't have to give up his seat to any elder which really made his night.

When they reached to their destination, Myungsoo frowned slightly confuse when he realized where they were. What on earth were they doing in a broken down theater?

"Come on, let me show you something", Sungyeol said although Myungsoo doubted there was anything to see. The door leading inside the old run down building was chained and once again Myungsoo wondered why Sungyeol brought him here.

" Are you going to kill me?" Myungsoo suddenly asked earning a earful laugh as Sungyeol twist a bit the chain before it surrendered. As soon as the door was open, Myungsoo was instantly greeted by a cold wind coming from inside. He followed Sungyeol in anyway, frowning further when he saw absolutely nothing worth seeing. The building was dark, only enlighten through a shattered window. The theater looked comparable to the one seen in Phantom of the opera though instead of he elegant carpet, and a chandelier, there was a dusty lamp and a worn out carpet.

"Sungyeol shi, what are we doing here exactly?" Wondered Myungsoo. His frown just got deeper when he realized that the said boy weren't anywhere to be found.

-" Sungyeol shi?" He calls out repeatly but gains no response in return. Myungsoo looks around in hopes in finding the other teenager when his eyes caught sight of a red line, barely noticeable on the carpet. Myungsoo followed it and came to a stop on the stage. As he lifted his head towards the ceiling for some unknown reason, his hands suddenly flung above his head catching instantly a bottle of water that came flying at him.

"Daebak (1), you've got great reflex, did you ever thought about joining the basketball team?" came Sungyeol's voice from above the balcony. Sungyeol was leaning on the rail looking slightly amused.

"Sungyeol shi, what are we exactly doing?" Sungyeol ignored the question and said instead

"Flip the water, and read what's in it." Myungsoo looked strangely at Sungyeol as if he had grown a second head but complied anyway and flip the water as he read what the paper in the water said.

"30 Minutes. Win three arcade games while linking your arms." Myungsoo didn't understand what the instruction were for but from the way Sungyeol smiled cunningly at him, he was going to soon found it.

Before Myungsoo could really comprehend what was going on, Sungyeol linked his arm with his and dragged to an arcade.

"Ya, what are we doing?"

"We're competing against each other. The game is simple everytime the bottle gives a mission, we need to fulfill it faster than the other. The one who wins gets to ask a question to the other and of course, the other has to answer honestly." With that said, Sungyeol pulled him toward a game towards Space invader and began playing madly the game which only motivated Myungoo to win at all cost. And even Myungsoo felt a little bit silly to be playing such an odd game, he still played though. And so the war began.

(1) Awesome.