TWO DAYS LATER....

 

"JUNG KOOK, SWEETIE COME DOWN HERE FOR A MINUTE," I HEAR MOTHER YELL FROM DOWNSTAIRS.

I STOP WHAT I'M DOING AND GO TO HER.

"YES MOM?"

"I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL YOU WILL BE ATTENDING."

"SCHOOL?"

"YOUR FIRST DAY WILL BE ON MONDAY."

"I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO GO TO A REAL SCHOOL?"

"YEP."

"WOW... I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. WAIT BUT THIS MEANS I HAVE TO MEET OTHER PEOPLE MY AGE."

"DON'T WORRY EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY. YOU'LL BE FINE."

"I HAVE TO TELL TAE HYUNG."

"GO AHEAD."

I RUN BACK UP TO MY ROOM, GET MY PHONE, AND SEND TAE HYUNG A TEXT WITH THE NEWS.

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

TAE HYUNG GUESS WHAT MY MOM JUST TOLD ME?

NOT A MINUTE PASSES WHEN HE REPLIES.

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

WHAT?

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

I AM FINALLY GOING TO ATTEND A REAL HIGH SCHOOL. LIKE WITH ACTUAL HUMANS!

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

SERIOUSLY? WHICH SCHOOL?

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

I'M NOT SURE I DIDN'T ASK.

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

GO ASK HER

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

OKAY.

I GO BACK DOWNSTAIRS.

"HEY, MOM WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SCHOOL I WILL BE ATTENDING?"

"HAN YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL. WHY?"

"TAE HYUNG WANTS TO KNOW."

"OH."

"OKAY THEN THANKS."

I RUN BACK UP TO MY ROOM.

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

HAN YOUNG HIGH SCHOOL

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

WHAT? SERIOUSLY?!

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

YEA, WHY?

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

THAT'S THE SCHOOL I ATTEND

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

REALLY? THEN THIS MEANS I AM NOT GOING TO BE ALONE. YOU CAN HELP ME.

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

YEA. IT ALSO MEANS WE WILL BE ABLE TO SEE EACH OTHER MORE OFTEN \(^O^)/

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT :D

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

IT IS. WHEN IS YOUR FIRST DAY?

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

MONDAY

FROM: TOTALLY GAY TAE

I'LL BE WAITING FOR YOU BY THE FRONT GATE ;)

TO: TOTALLY GAY TAE

OKAY.

 

THE REST OF THE WEEK PASSES BY EXCRUCIATINGLY SLOW. COME SUNDAY NIGHT I CAN'T SLEEP.

I TOSS AND TURN, TOO EXCITED TO SLEEP.

I WONDER IF WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE SAME CLASSES.

HOW MANY STUDENTS WILL THERE BE?

PROBABLY NOT THAT MANY.

DO JI MIN AND THE OTHERS ALSO GO THERE?

THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.

I SHOULD GET SOME SLEEP.

I LOOK AT THE TIME.

1:27AM 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND AM OFF TO DREAMLAND IN NO TIME.

 

MY ALARM STARTS BLARING AT EXACTLY 6:00 IN THE MORNING.

I GET UP ENERGIZED AND HAPPY REGARDLESS OF THE LITTLE SLEEP I GOT.

I TAKE MY TIME TO GET READY.

I'M FINALLY ABLE TO WEAR AN ACTUAL SCHOOL UNIFORM. IT'S NOT THE BEST ONE BUT THAT'S OKAY.

I TAKE ONE LAST LOOK AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR.

YEP I'M READY.

I GO DOWNSTAIRS.

"YOU READY FOR SCHOOL?"

"ABSOLUTELY."

"DO YOU WANT BREAKFAST?"

"NO THANK YOU."

"OKAY THEN HAVE FUN."

ON MY WAY TO SCHOOL I BEGIN TO IMAGINE WHAT TODAY WILL BE LIKE.

IT'S NOT LONG BEFORE THE SCHOOL COMES INTO VIEW.

AND JUST LIKE TAE HYUNG SAID HE IS STANDING RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF THE FRONT GATE.

HE HASN'T NOTICED ME YET. I RUN AS FAST AS I CAN TO THE TREE NOT FAR FROM THE GATE.

I SLOWLY WALK TOWARD HIM. HIS BACK IS FACING ME SO HE CAN'T SE ME.

I COVER HIS EYES WITH MY HANDS.

"WHAT THE ? WHO IS-"

I STIFLE MY LAUGHTER. HE GRABS MY HANDS AND TRIES TO REMOVE THEM.

I CAN'T HOLD IN MY LAUGHTER ANY LONGER AND LET IT OUT.

"KOOKIE?"

I UNCOVER HIS EYES. HE TURNS AROUND. I STOP GIGGLING BUT CAN'T SEEM TO STOP SMILING.

"HI V."

"....YEA HEY."

"SO THIS IS A SCHOOL, HUH?"

"MORE LIKE HELL."

"I'M GOING TO IGNORE THAT COMMENT."

TAE HYUNG LOOKS AT ME FROM HEAD TO TOE AND BACK.

"WHAT IS IT? DO I LOOK BAD IN THIS?"

"HUH? WHAT? NO, NOT AT ALL. YOU LOOK GREAT ACTUALLY. BETTER THAN ANY OTHER STUDENT HERE."

"REALLY? THANK YOU TAE HYUNG."

"UHM YEAH... YOU READY TO GO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR CLASSES ARE?"

"WHERE ARE JI MIN AND THE OTHERS?"

"ONLY JI MIN AND I ATTEND SCHOOL. THE OTHERS GRADUATED ALREADY."

"WHERE'S JI MIN THEN?"

"HE'S RUNNING LATE. HE'LL PROBABLY JOIN US DURING THE ENDING OF FIRST PERIOD."

"OH OKAY THEN."

"SO YOU READY?"

"I GUESS."

"I HOPE YOU HAVE THE SAME CLASSES I DO THAT WAY I CAN SHOW YOU AROUND."

"THAT WOULD BE NICE."

 

ONCE WE REACH THE PRINCIPALS OFFICE I WOULD EXPECT TAE HYUNG TO KNOCK OR SOMETHING BUT HE DIDIN'T DO ANYTHING OF THE SORT. HE JUST OPENED THE DOOR AND WALKED RIGHT IN. I ASSUME THIS IS HOW IT IS OUT HERE SO I FOLLOW HIS LEAD.

THE PRINCIPAL MR. PARK LOOKS UP AT US.

"AH MR. KIM TAE HYUNG WHAT A SURPRISE~  YOU DECIDED TO FINALLY SHOW UP TODAY?"

"THAT'S RIGHT. YOU WILL BE SEEING MY BEAUTIFUL FACE A LOT MORE NOW."

"AND WHO IS THIS YOUNG MAN?"

"THIS, MY GOOD MAN, IS JEON JUNG KOOK."

"OH I SEE. YOU ARE THE SON OF MY NIECE'S DAUGHTER."

"UHH YEA I GUESSS THAT'S ME."

"SO YOU ARE FRIEND WITH MR. KIM HERE?"

"YES, WE ARE VERY GOOD FRIENDS."

"YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM HIM."

"PARDON?"

"MR. KIM IS A BAD INFLUENCE."

"YA KNOW I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE," TAE HYUNG CUTS IN.

"YES, I KNOW."

"MR. PARK, I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT TAE HYUNG IS A GREAT PERSON. HE'S NOT A BAD INFLUENCE."

"YEAH I'LL BELIEVE THAT WHEN HE BECOMES A STRAIGHT A STUDENT. AND IF HE SHOWS UP MORE OFTEN. HE'S ONLY BEEN ON SCHOOL GROUNDS 22 TIMES THIS YEAR AND THE YEAR IS ALMOST OVER."

"WOW I... I DID NOT KNOW THAT."

"IN MY DEFENSE I HAVE TO GO TO WORK. UNLESS YOU WANT TO GIVE ME MONEY SO THAT I CAN PAY MY PHONE BILL AND STUFF. I'M TOTALLY OKAY WITH THAT."

"MR. KIM BE QUIET."

"MR. PARK CAN I HAVE MY SCHEDULE NOW?"

"OH YES, OF COURSE."

HE OPENS A DRAWER AND TAKES OUT A FOLDER. FROM INSIDE THE FOLDER HE GETS A PIECE OF PAPER AND HANDS IT TO ME.

"THANK YOU."

"MR.JEON I  EXPECT YOU TO BE AN OUTSTANDING STUDENT. YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME YOU ARE A VERY WISE BOY."

"I'LL TRY MY BEST."

TAE HYUNG OPENS THE DOOR. JUST AS I AM ABOUT TO EXIT THE ROOM MR. PARK CALLS ME.

"ONE LAST THING MR. JEON."

"YES?"

"PLEASE CHOOSE BETTER FRIENDS."

"I'M STILL HERE," TAE HYUNG SAYS.

"NO, I THINK I'M OKAY WITH THE ONE'S I HAVE NOW."

HE MUMBLES SOMETHING AND THEN SAYS WE CAN GO.

WE SAY GOODBYE AND LEAVE.

 

"OKAY LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PLACE AND THE STUDENTS."

"WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU KNOW FROM THE 22 TIMES YOU'VE BEEN HERE?"

"HAHA VERY FUNNY. I USED TO ATTEND SCHOOL EVERYDAY BEFORE."

"HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE?"

"PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU THINK."

"OKAY."

"OH LET ME SEE YOUR SCHEDULE."

I GIVE HIM THE PIECE OF PAPER.

I WATCH HIS FACE TURN INTO ONE OF JOY AS HE SEES MY CLASSES.

"AHA YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH ME FOR ALMOST ALL YOUR CLASSES."

"WHY NOT ALL?"

"BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE AP CALCULUS."

"OH."

"BUT DON'T WORRY THAT'S YOUR LAST CLASS SO YOU'LL HAVE ME FOR THE WHOLE DAY EXCEPT THAT CLASS."

"OKAY. IS JI MIN GOING TO BE IN IT?"

"NO. JI MIN AND I HAVE THE SAME CLASSES."

DIIING DOONG DIIING DOONG~

"THERE'S THE BELL. LET'S GO TO THE FIRST LESSON."

TAE HYUNG GRABS MY HAND.

IT'S WARM, HIS HAND. SOFT TOO.

WHEN WE GET TO THE CLASSROOM TAE HYUNG LET'S GO OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY  MISS THE FEELING OF HIS HAND IN MINE.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I SHOULDN'T LIKE THIS.

"...GOT IT?"

"HUH? WHAT?"

"I SAID ONCE THE TEACHER TELLS YOU TO SIT, YOU SIT NEXT TO ME."

"YEA OKAY."

HE SWINGS THE DOOR OPEN ANSD STEPS IN. I GO IN AFTER HIM.

THE STUDENTS START WHISPERING TO EACH OTHER AS SOON AS THEY SEE TAE HYUNG.

"GOOOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THE ONE AND ONLY KIM TAE HYUNG IS HERE."

TAE HYUNG GOES SIT DOWN. I AWKWARDLY STAND THERE BY THE ENTRANCE.

A GROUP OF GIRLS LOOK AT ME. IT'S SCARY.

I LOOK AWAY.

THE DOOR OPENS AGAIN AND A LADY STEPS IN.

I BOW 90°. SHE LOOKS AT ME.

"WHO ARE YOU?"

"JEON JUNG KOOK, MA'AM. I'M NEW TO THIS SCHOOL."

"YOU ARE VERY POLITE. CUTE."

"THANK YOU."

"WELL WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? HAVE A SEAT."

"YES MA'AM."

I GO TO THE EMPTY SEAT BY TAE HYUNG.

TAE HYUNG LEANS OVER TO MY SIDE.

"AGGRESSIVE, ISN'T SHE?"

"A BIT YEA."

"YOU'LL GET USED TO IT."

"THOSE GIRLS IN THE FRONT KEEP LOOKING OVER HERE. IT'S MAKING ME UNCOMFORTABLE."

"WHO?"

HE LOOKS AROUND THE ROOM. IN SECONDS HE SPOTS THEM.

HE WINKS AT THEM AND BLOWS THEM A KISS.

THE GIRLS SQUEAL AND TURN AROUND.

"THAT SHOULD DO IT."

"THAT'S IT? THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE TO DO?"

"YEP. YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY WHEN THEY TURN BACK AROUND."

"OKAY."

THE REST OF THE CLASS PASSES BY QUITE FAST.

JI MIN DID END UP SHOWING UP NEAR THE END OF THE LESSON.

HE SEES ME AND SMILES.

HE SITS NEXT TO ME.

NOW IT'S TAE HYUNG BY THE WINDOW, ME, THEN JI MIN.

THE NEXT FEW CLASSES  ARE FUN BECAUSE I'M ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM. WE TALK A COUPLE TIMES DURING THE LESSONS UNLESS THE TEACHER HEARS US AND TELLS US TO BE QUIET.

COME LUNCH, WE  GO TO THE CAFETERIA AND SIT WAY IN THE BACK BY THE ROSE BUSHES.

"HOW ARE YOU LIKING IT SO FAR KOOKIE?"

"IT'S GREAT. I STILL GET KIND OF NERVOUS BEING AROUND SO MANY PEOPLE BUT I DON'T MIND BECAUSE I'M WITH YOU GUYS."

"AWW YOU'RE TOO CUTE," JI MIN COOS.

AND THAT'S HOW LUNCH GOES.

TAE HYUNG AND JI MIN MAKE JOKES AND I LAUGH. THEY ASK ME QUESTION AND I ANSWER. I'VE NEVER BEEN ANY HAPPIER THAN I AM NOW.

SO THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ON THE OUTSIDE.

I LOVE IT!

WHEN IT'S TIME FOR MY LAST CLASS TAE HYUNG AND JI MIN TAKE ME TO THE CLASSROOM.

"IF ANYONE BOTHERS YOU, YOU JUST TELL ME AND I WILL MAKE SURE TO BASH THEIR HEAD INTO THE PAVEMENT, OKAY?" TAE HYUNG SMILES SWEETLY.

"UHM.. OKAY."

"HAVE FUN," JI MIN SAYS.

"I WILL."

TAE HYUNG GIVES ME A KISS ON THE FOREHEAD AND THEY WALK AWAY.

I FAINTLY HEAR JI MIN SAY SOMETHING TO TAE HYUNG AS THEY WALK AWAY. TAE HYUNG PUNCHES JI MINS ARM.

I ENTER THE CLASSROOM.

I WALK UP TO THE TEACHER.

"HELLO I AM JEON JUNG KOOK THE NEW STUDENT."

"YES, I KNOW. GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT WHERE EVER YOU WANT."

"YES MA'AM."

I LOOK AROUND AND NOTICE A FEW OF THE KIDS FROM MY OTHER CLASSES ARE HERE.

I SEE AN EMPTY SEAT IN THE BACK BY THE WALL.

I SIT DOWN AND TAKE OUT MY PENCIL AND NOTEBOOK.

"HEY," THE STUDENT BESIDE ME SAYS.

I LOOK AT HIM AND SMILE. "HELLO."

"YOU'RE NEW?"

"YES."

"I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL BECOME GREAT FRIENDS."

"REALLY?"

"YEA. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"

"JEON JUNG KOOK."

"NICE TO MEET YOU JUNG KOOK. I'M CHA HAK YEON."

 

 

A/N: HEEEYYYYY!!!!!! I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN SOME FREE TIME ;D

HERE IS ANOTHER CHAPTER FOR YOU~

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT!! THE NEXT CHAPTER MAY OR MAY NOT CONTAIN JEALOUS TAE XD

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UNTIL NEXT TIME MY DARLINGS~