Hae Jung dodged another flying pen. Her best friend had only one dissadvantage- whenever she became mad or sad, she started throwing things around her. Hae Jung forbidden her to throw with ceramic stuff, cups and plates, so MinHee mostly threw pens or pencils.
,,No! No way in the hell! I´m not going to be in one class with my stupid brother!´´ MinHee shouted in between two throws (one was into the vase- HaeJung resisted the idea of clapping for that one, second one flew outside and HaeJung heard neighbor´s cat scream in pain). HaeJung sighted.
,,Calm down, it´s not like you are gonna…´´ but MinHee jumped into her words.
,,No! I´m changing schools! Killing my brother! I-´´
,,Bang Min Hee!´´ MinHee froze.
,,Did you say something?´´ she smiled at older friend, who stood in the doors to the kitchen with big cup of coffee. Her expression wasn´t happy either. No wonder- one of the lastest pens, the light green, have fallen into the coffee.
,,I was trying, but you weren’t listening to me. Now tell me one thing- how could you and your brother end up in one class when you are one year YOUNGER?´´ HaeJung raised her eyebrow. MinHee had an blank expression for a while but then her face brightened.
,,That´s true! Wow…I´m really dumb sometimes, aren´t I?´´
,,No…you just tend to take a time before you get all the information,´´ HaeJung went back to kitchen to re-do the coffee.
The thing was, high school that MinHee´s brother was attending was closing down so he and few other people will attend the same school as Hae Jung. MinHee didn´t really hate her brother…but they didn´t get along for some reason. Well, what HaeJung knew was that she tried hard to not let her brother and HaeJung in the same room. HaeJung didn´t see MinSoo for longer than five minutes and, if she recalled correctly, the longest conversation they ever had was when she was at MinHee´s house last month, in her room while MinHee was down in the kitchen making dinner.
HaeJung was sitting down on the edge of MinHee´s bed, her long hair wet because of the heavy rain outside. Suddenly the door opened and HaeJung thought it was MinHee.
,,Hey, could you bring a hairdryer? You will have wet everythi-´´ as she turned to the door, she saw it was MinHee´s older brother. They did not resemble each other too much.
,,Hi. MinHee said that she have to go to the store, we ran out of salt…´´ he said with soft smile. HaeJung smiled in response.
,,Ok, I will wait, thanks,´´
,,Well, if you want…I will…wait here,´´ he disappeared for a while and then returned with the hairdryer.
,,Thanks,´´ smiled HaeJung and took it from him.
,,It´s nothing…ehm…´´ he looked like he wanted something.
,,Hmmm?´´
,,The weather…you don´t like rain, probably, do you?´´ he looked at her curiously.
,,Well, actually, I like it…as long it isn´t a storm. But my hair is a nuisance afterwards,´´ smiled HaeJung. At that point MinHee stormed into the room.
,,Hey! Get out now!´´ she practically threw MinSoo out. Well, if HaeJung heard correctly, they were both pretty strong and good in martial arts.
So this was their longest conversation ever. About rain.
HaeJung sighted and took her new coffee. Well, maybe they will ran into each other in their school now.

***

The next morning HaeJung dressed, drank her coffee, took her things and she saw a clock.
She-was-late.
The moment later she was sprinting to the school.

At the same moment, six guys were standing before the gates of their new school. They were waiting, since the letter they got said they can come little later and they will be accompanied to their new classes. So we can say they were lazing around.
,,Hey, I heard this school have really good students- like, polite and such, heh?´´ asked one, staring into the faraway.
,,Yep. I´ m afraid of how we will fit in there,´´ answered another one, nervously stepping on the spot.
,,You have your sister here, don´t you?´´ smirked one of his friends.
,,Well, that´s not something to be proud of nor it helps,´´ sighted MinSoo.
,,Where are you staring at, Ricky?´´ asked the one that was sitting on the fence, listening to the ipod.
,,Well,´´ started Ricky-,,the reason why I asked about the students here…the one over there doesn´t look like some honor student…she is late, or at least looks like that,´´ he pointed towards the girl who was running down the hill to the school.
,,Oh, hi HaeJung!´´ MinSoo immediately waved and smiled towards the girl, but she probably didn´t recognize him, or she didn´t hear him. What she recognized tough was back of one boy, since she bumped into him.
,,What the hell are you d…look where you run!´´ the boy shouted as he tried to stand up.
,,I´m late!´´ the girl said simply and she was already inside the school.
,,Well, she sure is quick,´´ stated Ricky.
,,She was running in the sports club one time, but she quitted,´´ MinSoo shrugged.
,,You know her?´´ asked the one who was brought down by her.
,,She is my sister´s best friend. It´s not like I really know her…´´ Minsoo sighted and looked away.
,,Are you okay, L.Joe?´´ asked the boy who jumped off the fence, as he saw some lady, probably a teacher, heading their way.
,,It´ s nothing…´´ L.Joe sighted.

,,Where were you? Can´t you get up a little sooner?!´´ MinHee looked like she was right about to throw something at HaeJung, but right at that time their homeroom teacher came. And not alone.
HaeJung just sat down next to Sungyeol, who was sleeping.
,,Okay everybody, you can sit down now. We have some new student, as you all know…ehm, can someone please wake up those who didn´t realize the night is over?´´ the teacher glared at Sungyeol. HaeJung elbowed him, but it didn´t work. So L, who was sitting behind them, simply kicked his chair. Sungyeol woke up immediately.
,,That´s my cake!´´ he shouted as he jumped up.
,,You don´t have any, sleeping beauty,´´ hissed HaeJung and pulled him down.
,,Well now everyone´s woken up…we have some new students. Please, sit down where the seat is empty…´´ the teacher said to the new students. HaeJung realized one empty seat was on the other side beside her, since the desks were for three people.
,,You can sit beside Hwang Hae Jung,´´ the teacher nodded to one of them-,,HaeJung, raise your hand so he know where he should go,´´ HaeJung raised it halfheartedly. Someone came to sit next to her.
,,Hi~ call me Chunji. Let´s be friends~´´ HaeJung resisted the urge to slap him. But before she could answer, someone was quicker.
,,My name is Lee Sungyeol. I´m HaeJung´s best friend,´´ Sungyeol smiled too sweetly, more like evil smile. HaeJung sighted.
,,Since when?´´ she asked, turning to the Sungyeol.
,,Since ever,´´ he showed her his tongue and started to laugh. She, even though she didn´t want to, started too. Chunji was forgotten, but not so easily.
,,You made an huge impact on L.Joe,´´ Chunji brought back attention.
,,On who?´´ HaeJung raised one eyebrow.
,,The boy you brought down on your last turn before the finish,´´ smirked Chunji and pointed to the boy who was sitting in the front row, glaring at them. Well, he didn´t look happy.
,,His fault for blocking my way,´´ smirked HaeJung.  
She didn´t like these new boys.

***

When HaeJung got home that day, she was glad. MinHee was scared she would meet her brother, so she was playing the ninja whole day. After that HaeJung went to the press club. She was in the charge of the advice corner, so she had enough work to do every day. The fact Chunji followed her even there didn´t help either. Sungyeol wasn´t in the club, but Chunji found new person to quarrel with- Woohyun.
Woohyun was third year student. He was known for being cute and flirty. And HaeJung kind of liked him- he was funny and he had the ability to brighten the day. But obviously Chunji couldn’t stand the boy who was in the charge of graphic and photos.
So in the end HaeJung took the rest of the letters from students home with her.
She put them on the table in the kitchen, put the water on the stove so she can make a coffee and she went to close the doors to the garden…
Wait.
Why they were open in the first place? Didn´t she close them this morning before she run off to the school?
,,You should be careful- you have a lot of expensive things here. You shouldn´t leave doors opened- it´s like telling the thieves to come,´´ the voice from behind said. HaeJung turned around, after she´d woken up from the shock.
There was that boy standing on the stairs, looking at her casually. He took the sip from the big cup he held. HaeJung Big Coffe cup. Wait, that´s not the main point here…
,,W-what are you doing here?! And that´s my cup!´´ she shouted and if the stares could kill…
,,What do you think? Drinking a coffee, obviously,´´ shrugged the boy. What was his name again? Chunji was talking about him half of the time he talked (which was, practically, the whole day).
,,Oh really? I didn´t realize that. Now what are you doing in MY house, with MY coffee in MY cup, wearing MY slippers?!´´ HaeJung realized he was wearing the fluffy frog-slippers she got from MinHee.
,,Standing on the stairs, welcoming you home,´´ the boy smirked.
,,You sure can play with words,´´ HaeJung sighted. She was pitting her decision not learning any martial arts when MinHee wanted her to.
,,How did you get in there?´´
,,Like I said, you left the door opened, so I came,´´ the boy came down the stairs and walked to the kitchen.
,,And can I know why?´´ HaeJung followed him.
,,Because I have to live somewhere, right?´´ the boy opened the refrigerator and sighted.
,,So why don´t you go home?´´ HaeJung moaned.
,,When was the last time you went for grocery shopping?! It´s almost empty here!´´ the boy glared at her. And HaeJung remembered.
,,L.Joe!´´ she shouted.
,,What?´´ L.Joe raised eyebrows.
,,Now, why don´t you just go home or to the one of your friends? I bet Chunji would be happy,´´ HaeJung came to him and took her cup from his hands.
,,Because I was at his place until now. I can´t let him feed me my whole time, not to mention his older sister…but that´s another thing. Simply put it like that: I´m staying there for some time now,´´ L.Joe went to check cupboard, but jumped back as few spiders come out.
,,How can you decide on your own?! We don´t know each other!” HaeJung pointed out.
,,We know each other. You just called me by my nickname. And you are Hwang Hae Jung. Plus you´re living alone in a big house. And you are obviously not able to do that. You left opened doors, you don´t have anything to eat… I´m surprised your house is standing,´´ L.Joe leaned against table.
,,So what?´´ HaeJung didn´t have any plans on discussing her living habits with someone like him.
,,Let´s make a contract. You let me live here for now and I will take care of the house,´´ L.Joe stretched his hand.
,,But you are not allowed to enter either my room or the rooms at that hall over there,´´ HaeJung pointed to the entrance of the small hall under the staircase-,,and if someone comes, you have to hide. I don´t want anyone to know you are here. One problem and you are out of here. Got it?´´
,,And the kitchen is mine,´´ L.Joe grinned.
,,Whatever.´´
,,Okay, go and change into something comfortable, then we will go to the grocery store,´´ L.Joe turned around.
,,What?´´
,,I don´t know what do you eat or not. Plus, you have all the money. Hurry up, I´m hungry!´´
HaeJung didn´t have an idea why she just didn´t kick him out (although she tried it at first), or didn´t call to MinHee. But then, some small voice in her head told her there is a good reason why let this guy stay as a…as a renter.