Previously||

You turned the corner and saw a crowd of people, hurdling over someone on the floor. People started to cheer, seems like someone was getting beat up. You peaked over people’s shoulders and gaped, “DONGJIN!” you exclaimed, pushing people out of the way and pulled the boy up to his feet. “Oh my god…” you mumbled while inspecting his bruises. “I-I’m fine Ayun.” He stuttered nervously, looked around. You rolled your eyes and sighed, “Who on earth did this.” You asked while turning around. “I swear if you lay another finger on this bo…” you stared at the bully in front of you, pupils widening and jaw hanging.

You had so many questions to ask, so many things to say, something like, ‘YOU’RE BEATING UP YOUR OWN TEAM MATE!’ but judging from the disappointed and bored looks from the crowd, you decided to keep your mouth sealed. Instead you quickly whispered to Seungcheol before tugging the helpless boy to the nurse, “We have a lot to talk about. Don’t you lay a finger on anyone else, cause if I catch you. You-are-dead-meat.” You growled and pushed him out of the way, stomping away furiously. “Dongjin, where’s the nurses office?” you asked, the grip on his wrist was as firm as two magnet stuck together. “A-Ayun Noona, I don’t think we should go.” He said, barely over a whisper and you definitely noticed how his voice slightly trembled. “And why not?” you demanded, turning around to look at the pitiful boy. “S-Seungcheol hyung always-”

“God damn it Dongjin, sometimes you’re too nice. Seungjerk just freaking beat you up, and you’re still defending him?” you groaned while turning around, looking for the nurse’s office once again. “But Noona, you don’t understand-” he began, only to get cut off, “What is there to understand? I saw it with my own eyes, he-beat-you-up.” You shook your head in disapproval and sighed, “I can’t believe him, his own member, SEUNGCHEOL BEAT UP DONGJIN, HIS OWN MEM-” the rest was muffled by a hand, “Shut up, don’t yell it out loud for pete’s sake.” Dongjin whispered before removing his hand away from your mouth. You shook your head once again and finally spotted the nurses office, pushing the stumbling boy in, “Dongjin, you better get your bruises treated. I’m going to check on you after first period, and you better tell me what on earth happened. Right now, I have some things to deal with.” With that you left Dongjin alone and stomped through the halls, ignoring the protests from the other.

After first period, which seemed to be longer than 45 minutes you were walking down the halls, trying to find that one particular boy.  You passed by an extremely loud classroom, you heard loads of cussing and laughter coming from the other side of the door. You pushed it open a little and cringed at the sight. Paper air planes were flying across the room, you spotted a group of people in the corning trying to make spitballs, while the rest of the class huddled over a desk.

“It was so cool.” A familiar voice cooed. You walked into the class and sneered, “YAH!” you yelled, but no one even flinched, nor stop what they were doing. You scoffed and walked deeper into the class and tapped a student that was huddling over the desk too. “A freshman coming into a senior class, what are you doing here.” The boy stood up, smirking down at you. Your face remained still as you could see some people from the circle were starting to pay attention to you two. You raised your eyebrows and clicked your tongue, shaking your head. “I didn’t come here for trouble, I came for the jerk.” You darted your eyes past the circle of people, who’s attention was already on both of you. You couldn’t help but smirk in victory, “Hey jerk, we have some things to talk about.” You crossed your arms over your chest and tapped your foot as you noticed he still hasn’t gotten up from his seat. “Exactly who are you to tell me what to do? Freshman.” The other challenged, but you saw the uneasiness in his gaze. You tapped your chin and pretended to think before you stepped closer and leaned in towards his ear.

“Seungcheol, you’re going to debut soon. I’m sure you would like to participate in your debut stage, right?” You felt him nod his head hesitantly before following you out the door. When both of you stepped out, you turned around and jabbed a finger into his chest,

“Explain.”

You saw him take a deep breath before starting, “Okay look Ayun…”

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You were walking down the empty hall when you spotted someone familiar, rummaging through her locker. You scowled silently as to why you didn’t bring your glasses but you already knew the answer, you looked horrible in them. You took a few steps closer and you suddenly felt like slamming your head into a locker ten times. You groaned when you saw Taehee shut her locker and skip towards a group of boys, which happened to be Seventeen. “Hey Ayun! I didn’t know you went to this school!” Hansol grinned, you jumped at his sudden appearance but quickly recovered, “Yea, I just came today. You know, I didn’t really like my old school..” you mumbled. He nodded understandingly and dragged you towards the group, “Hyungs! Ayun’s here!” Hansol chimed, everyone’s head turned in sync (which kind of freaked you out) and smiles immediately appeared. You waved awkwardly as they said their greetings.  “Chan and I are going to the ice cream store after school, it’s a new opened shop.” Taehee giggled while clinging onto Chan’s arm. You rolled your eyes and scoffed when Chan gave her a confusing look. “We are?” he asked.

“Yea, you promised… remember?” Taehee chuckled nervously, squeezing his arm even harder, it would certainly make a mark. “No, sorry I can’t come today. Since we have a day off, I think I’ll just hang around the house.” Chan replied, scratching his nape making Taehee let go of his arm. Taehee continued to try and persuade him to go with her but he would keep on rejecting. You bit your tongue, trying to stop yourself from spitting out unnecessary words. You looked towards your left and started to chat with Seunggwan, soon people joined in our conversation and I couldn’t help but laugh at Seokmin and Soonyoung’s jokes. For a while you stopped talking a listened, taking in what’s around you. Your pair of eyes scanned everyone’s faces, from Seunggwan’s squishy cheeks to Jihoon’s baby face. You smiled happily, ‘They’re all great people. I’m so happy I got to meet them.’ You weren’t the type of person to say those things, like how content you are to have these things/people. You frowned and little when you noticed Chan wasn’t here anymore. You tip-toed a little, just enough to see over Seungcheol’s shoulders and spotted Taehee and Chan talking fiercely towards each other. You snickered when you noticed Chan had began to tug his hand away from the other’s grip. ‘So pathetic.’ You thought as you watched Taehee tug on his sleeve again. Your breath hitched when you noticed how he hesitated before rejecting again. “Leave them, they’re always like this at school.” You heard someone whisper beside, clearly irritated too.

Chan’s POV

I understand Taehee’s my girlfriend, but it doesn’t feel right. She’s always so clingy and when Ayun started to come to our school she’s been extra clingy. Was she jealous? Why would she be jealous in the first place, Ayun and I barely talk since she’s always hanging out with Mingyu Hyung. “Channie Oppa, we have to go to the new ice cream shop!” Taehee begged, may I add the ten billionth time. I shook my head and frowned, “I already told you, no! How many times do I have to repeat that?” I replied, annoyed and I guess she heard the annoyance behind my tone because she suddenly let go of the hem of my shirt. “A-Am I taking too much of your time?  I’m s-sorry oppa, I didn’t mean to…” she trailed off, looking down at her feet. Suddenly a wave of guilt came over, I sighed and patted her shoulder awkwardly, “No, it’s not your fault Taehee. It’s just that I want to hang out at home.” She nodded in response, “I guess I’ll go now, school’s over now.” I continued before letting go of her shoulder and walking back towards the separating group. “Where’s everyone going?” I asked under a hushed tone, unaware that I was standing beside Ayun. “Yah!” she yelped, her hands shooting up towards her heart, “You scared me!” I just chuckled at the scene, ‘Cute.’ My eyes widened at the thought and quickly shook my head, ‘Chan, you just find everything cute…’

We (Ayun, Mingyu and I) were walking back to my house, “Yunnie, you should smile more. You look prettier like that.” Mingyu hyung said while dropping an arm around her shoulders. I gulped nervously and fiddled with my fingers behind my back, something I would do when I felt scared or nervous. I never liked how Ayun would be so comfortable with Mingyu hyung’s skinship and I have to say so myself, he initiates a lot of skinship. Of course I understood as to why he was always so close with Ayun, because he liked her. I was generally confused over everything, ‘Why did I date Taehee in the first place? Ayun wouldn’t leave my thoughts. Why didn’t I break up with Taehee although I know very well that I don’t have any feelings for her.’

“Chan!” Mingyu hyung yelled beside me, while Ayun kept on walking as if I didn’t exist. “Sorry what did you say?” I asked, blood flowing up towards my head. “I said, Ayun and I are going to the new ice cream shop that Taehee wanted to bring you to.” Mingyu said. “C-Can I come?” I asked immediately before I even knew it. They both looked at me strangely before replying, “Sorry Chan, I have some catching up with my bestfriend. Right Yunnie?” he nudged her sides. I felt this tingly feeling when she rolled her eyes in a teasing manner before shaking her head. “We should all go next time, we’ll tell you if it’s worth it.” He joked before waving goodbye when he arrived at his house, shouting over his shoulders before going in, “I’LL SEE YOU LATER YUNNIE!”

Your Pov

He cleared his throat the fifth time, finally initiating a conversation, “So… is that a date or something?” his tone clearly unsure. You began choking on your own saliva, “W-What? A date?” you managed to ask. “I mean you two are pretty close…” he drifted off, while mumbling something inaudible. “N-No, definitely not a date.” You cursed under your breath for stuttering, but thankfully he only found it amusing. “Hey, maybe we should go somewhere, only the two of us.” He asked, smiling to himself. ‘Huh? Is that called a date?’ you scratched the back of your neck. You glanced up towards him while he chuckled and ruffled your hair a little, “Don’t worry, it’s not a date. I would be cheating on Taehee right?” he added. You forced your lips to tilt upwards a bit. It felt weird for you right now, there was this knotted feeling at the bottom of your stomach and your heart felt as though it grew wings and decided to fly away. You stared at his face one more, finally realizing he had quite a shark jaw line, but definitely not as sharp as Jisoo and Junhui’s. (A:N … they have a heck of a jaw line) You also noticed how his eyes were like Soonyoung, small and narrow. ‘His nose is so-’

“Ayun…” Chan called the second time, waving a hand over your face. “So, do you want to hang out or not?” he asked again. You nodded instantly and looked down to your walking feet as you felt heat rush to your cheeks. “So eager to hand out with your friend huh? It’s strange you know, we live under the same roof yet we know nothing about each other. I don’t even know your last name!” he chuckled while shaking his head, completely unaware how your expression has dropped. It was bizarre as to how your mind functions, it can sometimes completely misunderstand everything. And it seems to have been acting up lately.

‘So we’re completely strangers?’

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OMG so so so sorry about not updating much! It’s frustratingyou know. Again I’m sorry for the wait… my lfie got busy all of the sudden… I’M SORRRRYYYYYY next chapter erm… I hope it’ll come quick! But I don’t want to rush… it might turn out ugly >_< ANYWAYSS… thank you for the support! Don’t forget to leave a comment ^^ Love you all !!! <3