Chapter 6: First Day

Step Away From My Dad, Mister!

 

Eric's first day of school comes faster than Juyeon wants it to. 

"Are you excited for kindergarten?"

"Yeah, I can't wait to get there!" Youngjae answers. 

When they arrive, Juyeon talks to Eric before letting him go. 

"Remember, be nice to everyone and do your best."

"I know, daddy."

"Daddy will be here to pick you up at two o'clock."

"Okay. Can I go now?"

"Okay, I guess I have to let you go now. I love you, Youngjae." 

"I love you too, daddy." Eric replies, as they hug. 

Juyeon finally lets go. 

"Bye dad." Eric waves, as he walks into the classroom. 

"Bye sweetie." Juyeon waves back. 

He sighs before going to drive to work.

"So, how was the drop off?" Younghoon asks, as Juyeon enters the office. 

"Yeah, was Youngjae clinging onto you?" Jaehyun adds. 

"No, he was eager to go. I was the one who couldn't let go. I just hope he has fun there."

"I'm sure he will have a blast and make lots of friends."

Jaehyun is right, by the first week of school Eric has made friends with half the class. By the second week of school, he meets his best friends. 

After saying goodbye to his dad, he enters the room and sees a boy by himself in the corner. He has seen this boy around, but hasn't really interacted with him, so he decides to introduce himself. The boy is coloring when Eric walks up to him to see if he wants company. 

"Hi."

"Hello." The boy answers shyly. 

"Can I sit with you?" Eric asks.

"Sure."

"What are you doing?" 

"I'm making a card from my brother, he is sick." The boy explains, as the continues coloring the petals of the flower.

"Can I add something?" 

The boy hesitates at first, but allows Youngjae to pick up a crayon. He adds a yellow smiley face to the center of the flower. 

"That should make him smile."

The boys smiles and giggles. 

"See? It made you smile." Eric points out. 

"My brother will love it. Hey, what's your name?"

"My name is Youngjae, but you can call me Eric. What about you?"

"My name is Hyunjoon." 

Eric and Hyunjoon spend the rest of the day together, instantly becoming best friends. 

When Eric gets picked up, he can't stop talking about Hyunjoon. 

"Then we played tag and sat next to each other at story time. We both like The Three Little Pigs, and his favorite show is Super Dog too." Youngjae rambles. 

The next day, Eric cannot wait to see Hyunjoon again, he sees him outside the classroom clinging to his dad. 

"Look daddy, there is Hyunjoon!" Eric exclaims, running to Hyunjoon. 

"Hyunjoon!"

"Eric!"

They run to each other and hug. 

"I'm glad you're here." Hyunjoon says. 

"You too." 

"Hyunjoon, is this your little friend you were talking about?"

"Yes, dad." 

"Hi, I'm Eric."

"Hi, Eric. I'm Hyunjoon's dad, Mr. Bae." 

The man looks up and sees Juyeon. 

"And you must be Eric's dad." 

"Yeah, I'm Lee Juyeon. Nice to meet you." 

"Nice to meet you as well. I'm Bae Sangyeon." 

Just then, another man shows up. 

"Honey, I got Hyunjoon's stuffed cat." 

"Jacob, this is Eric's dad, Lee Juyeon. You remember Eric, Hyunjoon's new friend?"

"Of course. It is nice to meet you, I'm Bae Jacob."

"I don't think I need Charlie anymore daddy, now that my best friend is here." Hyunjoon blurts out. 

"Okay, but keep him in your backpack again just in case." 

They all tell their sons goodbye. 

"Your son really calmed ours down, they seem like close friends already." 

"Yeah, Hyunjoon is really shy and has trouble opening up to other kids, except for his brother." Jacob adds. 

"Well, I'm glad that he could help. Your son seems nice." Juyeon says. 

"So does your son." 

A couple of days later, Youngjae gets to meet Hyunjoon's brother. 

"Eric, this is my brother." Hyunjoon says, pointing to the boy next to him. 

"Hi." 

"Hi, I'm Sunwoo. My brother told me you helped him with the flower." 

"Yeah. Do you guys want to draw together?" 

They nod and sit next to Eric. All three of them spend the day together, playing games and learning new things. 

When Juyeon comes to pick his son up, he can't stop talking about his new best friends. 

"You seem to really like your new friends."

"They are the best! I wish I could see them outside of school too!" 

That statement gives Juyeon the perfect idea, an idea that will make Eric very happy. His idea is to set up a playdate for Eric. 

 

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purryaong
#1
Chapter 13: Oh my god! This is the sweetest fic i've ever read! I'll wait for the update hehe ❤️❤️ fighting!!!
butterkeckse
#2
the title is perfect