Note: I'm so sorry for not updating soon! :( I've been very busy lately since I had my school's anniversary (which involved competition between alliance of differnet classes, in my case A and B) I'm in class 4 B and guess what... MY CLASS WON THE FIRST PLACE FOR THE FIRST TIME! :D and it was all thanks to the playback of the song ' LEAN ON ' :) Anyways, I hope you enjoy this chapter and please keep commenting! I love when you comment <3     Chapter 6: Duet Project

 

 

  -       “ Hello everyone! My name is Kim Ji Yeon… “. She paused as she spotted Seungcheol and smirked. “ You can call me Kei “. She finished.   Seungcheol and his crew looked at Kei with shock. Soonyoung gulped and sank in his seat.       -       “ I’m dead man “. He whispered as he gulped.   -       “ Yes, you are “. Seungcheol said with his teeth gritted without taking his glare away from Kei.   -       “ Welcome Ms. Kim. You may sit next to Mr. Kwon “. The teacher said and turned to Soonyoung. “ Mr. Kwon, raise your hand “.   -       “ Do it and I swear that I will hang you in the rooftop “. Seungcheol warned.   -       “ Then what should I do?! “. Soonyoung complained.   -       “ Mr. Kwon, raise your hand, please “.       With a sigh, he raised his hand. Kei smiled at the teacher and bowed at him before walking toward Soonyoung. She smirked at Seungcheol one more time before she sat on her new desk.       -       “ Incredible “. Seungcheol sarcastically said as he threw his hands in the air.   The class processed as the teacher was explaining. The bell rang and some students went to the bathroom to refresh as the teacher packed his things.       -       “ Ms. Lee. May I see you for a moment, please? “. Mr. Go asked.   -       “ Yes “. Young Mi stood up and walked toward the teacher’s desk. “ You called me, Mr. Go? “.   -       “ Yes. I was wondering if you could gave Ms. Kim for a tour around the school “.   -       “ Me? “. Young Mi pointed at herself as she blinked.   -       “ You are one of the nicest students in the school and no one would be better to show around the school as you. Also you would be a nice classmate for Ms. Kim to hang out with “.   -       “ Well, I don’t have any problems with that I guess.. “.   -       “ Perfect. Then I will leave her in your hands. I knew I could count on you, Young Mi-ah “. Mr. Go said with a smile and patted her arm before walking away of the classroom.       Seungcheol saw the teacher leaving and his gaze went back to Young Mi. He had a bad feeling about that, wondering what they were talking about. Young Mi sighed and turned around before walking toward his way.       “ Wait, why is she coming to this way? “.       Young Mi stopped in front of Kei’s desk and gave her a sweet smile.       -       “ Hi Kei! I’m Lee Young Mi “. She said as she held out her hand for a handshake.   Kei looked at her and then she recalled the day she went to Seungcheol’s apartment and found the picture of him and Young Mi as his wallpaper. She mentally smirked in an evil way and then stared at her with a fake smile before shaking her hand with Young Mi’s.       -       “ Hi “.   -       “ Mr. Go told me to give you a tour around the school. Do you mind to go now or after lunch? You choose “. Young Mi said in a polite way.       Seungcheol groaned in annoyance.       “ I knew this will happen. I had a bad feeling about this! “.       -       “ Mm… can we go now? Wouldn’t the other teacher be mad if we ditch classes? “. Kei innocently asked, making Seungcheol and his crew to roll their eyes.   -       “ Don’t worry. We will get passes. Besides, I got permission from Mr. Go so everything is alright “. Young Mi smiled at her. Seungcheol saw Young Mi smiling and that melted his heart.   -       “ Okay, then “. Kei replied with a fake smile and then stood up before following Young Mi outside of the classroom.   Seungcheol sighed and then slammed his fists on his desk, shooting a death glare toward Soonyoung.       -       “ Be thankful that I will let you go from this “.   -       “ Then I will live? “. Soonyoung beamed as he clasped his hands together.   -       “ For now “. Seungcheol snapped and then ran his fingers through his hair. “ What should I do?! “. He groaned.   -       “ Calm down, man! “. Wonwoo tried to console Seungcheol by patting his shoulder. “ It’s not like Kei would be interested in hurting Young Mi since she doesn’t know that you know her “.   -       “ She KNOWS that I know her “. Seungcheol emphasized. “ She came to my apartment yesterday and saw my phone’s wallpaper. The photo where me and Young Mi were “.   -       “ Oh~ that’s… that’s bad “. Soonyoung awkwardly said as he rubbed the back of his neck.   -       “ And you know how Kei acts when she’s jealous “. Seungcheol said.   -       “ Alright, I got it. But think positive. She won’t be able to touch Young Mi because she has us “. Wonwoo pointed out.   -       “ Well, yes. You guys, but not me “. Seungcheol said.   -       “ Are you really that stubborn Seungcheol? Why did you have to pretend that you didn’t know her in the first place? Is your pride and reputation more important than someone you really like? “. Wonwoo asked with frustration and disappointment.       Seungcheol said nothing and looked away. He wasn’t in mood to answer that question.       -       “ Here is the school’s auditorium. Most performances and presentations hold here “. Young Mi indicated. Kei nodded in understanding.   They walked in the corridors until they arrived at the canteen.   -       “ And here is the canteen where we usually have lunch “. -       “ It’s really big. It looks like the canteen of my old school in America “. -       “ It must be great to be there “. -       “ It is “. Kei said. “ Thanks for the tour anyways “. Young Mi smiled and shook her head. -       “ No problem. If you need something, don’t doubt in asking me “. -       “ Well, I wanted to ask you something… “. Kei said as she awkwardly rubbed her arm. -       “ Sure, what is it? “. -       “ Is that possible to have lunch with you? “. Kei asked. “ I’m new and… I don’t know anyone else… “. -       “ Of course! “. Young Mi smiled. -       “ Really? “. -       “ Yeah! Then I can present you a good friend of mine “.   Kei smiled when in her mind she was smirking. She linked arms with Young Mi’s and beamed.   -       “ I hope we can be friends! “. Kei said.           In the classroom, Jisoo was waiting for Young Mi to come, but grew worried when she noticed that she hasn’t returned yet. He chewed the inside of his cheek and impatiently patted his foot on the floor. He wondered he Young Mi was okay with that Kei. The first time Kei presented herself in front of the classroom, he wasn’t pleased by her presence. He felt that Kei had a dark side, a bad feeling, he could feel it. He checked the clock and sighed. It’s been an hour since Young Mi left with Kei.   “ Why is she taking so long? Did something happen to her? “.   He looked at the door and then Young Mi entered in the classroom with Kei while laughing to each other. Jisoo sighed in relief but slightly frown by seeing Kei’s presence near Young Mi. He didn’t like that.   -       “ I guess they become friends “. Jisoo mumbled to himself. Suddenly, he felt a pat on his right shoulder and turned around. -       “ I want to talk to you “. Seungcheol said before walking away of the classroom.   Jisoo was confused.   “ Why would he want to talk to me? “. He wondered. He glanced at Young Mi one last time before he walked out of the classroom. He followed Seungcheol until they arrived at an empty corridor. Seungcheol leaned against a locker and sighed. Jisoo stood near him as he shoved his hands in the pocket of his trousers.   -       “ What did you want to talk about? “. Jisoo asked with a blank expression, unpleased to talk with Seungcheol. -       “ What’s your issue with Young Mi? “. Seungcheol asked, also giving him a blank expression. -       “ And why do you care? “. Jisoo scoffed. -       “ And why not? “. -       “ It’s none of your business, so stop acting like you care about me Seungcheol “. Jisoo stated with a glare as he was ready to walk away. -       “ Are you still mad of what happened three years ago? “. Seungcheol asked and Jisoo froze. His hands encircled into fists as he slightly gritted his teeth. He turned around and glared at Seungcheol.     ~ Flashback ~   Three years ago…     15-year-old Seungcheol was walking in the corridors of Shinhwa High School, with a smirk on his face while winking at the girls, who were surrounding him. He entered in a classroom and walked toward a boy reading a book.   -       “ Jisoo-ah! “. Seungcheol called as he ran toward him.   15-year-old Jisoo looked up from his book and broke into a smile.   -       “ Hey “. He waved at Seungcheol as he sat on a desk next to Jisoo’s. -       “ What are you doing? “. Seungcheol asked. -       “ Studying of course “. -       “ Eh? Why? Do we have a test today? “. Seungcheol’s eyes widened in panic. -       “ Yeah, Chemistry in the next hour “. Jisoo chuckled. -       “ Let me copy you, just today! I will take you to the PC room, I promise! “. Seungcheol begged as he clasped his hands together.   Jisoo laughed while shaking his head.   -       “ Fine then “. -       “ Thank you best friend! “. Seungcheol exclaimed as he hugged him.       After the Chemistry exam, Seungcheol and Jisoo were ready to leave the classroom.   -       “ Thanks man, you saved me “. Seungcheol said as he clasped his hand over Jisoo’s shoulder. Jisoo laughed as he swung his backpack over his left shoulder. -       “ How are you going to graduate from high school when you always get good grades because of me? “. -       “ Simple. I will become a famous rapper. You know, millions of dollars in a bathtub, pretty girls, expensive cars, a big mansion, AND… concerts. Concerts all around the world “. Seungcheol said as he opened his arms in the air, being in his own world. -       “ Are your parents agreeing with that? “.   Seungcheol let his hands fell on his sides and sighed.   -       “ I haven’t talk to them yet. But I’m afraid. I don’t think my parents would like the idea of becoming a rapper “. -       “ I’m sure they will understand. They are your parents and they must accept your decisions “. -       “ And how about you? “. -       “ I want to be a singer “. -       “ Uh? You? Singer?! I thought you want to be a veterinarian? “. -       “ That was when I was five. This is for real. I want to become a singer. I even start with guitar lessons last week “. -       “ And how didn’t I know that? “. -       “ Well… you were busy with your new friends… “. Jisoo uneasily scratched his neck.   A few months ago, Seungcheol started to hang out with bad boys of the school, becoming one of them in the process, but he was always loyal and kind toward his best friend Jisoo. But while hanging with his new friends, Seungcheol and Jisoo’s friendship were starting the get distant. Jisoo was worried about Seungcheol being friends with the scariest gang of the school. He always told to Seungcheol that he wasn’t sure that he should be friends with them, but Seungcheol’s answers were always the same. Telling that they are nice guys and they treat him well. Jisoo wanted to complain and go against the idea, but seeing Seungcheol happy in hanging with new friends, he decided to let him be.   -       “ Ah.. I see “. Seungcheol nodded in understanding. “ Anyways, that’s good news. Then one day we can stand on stage together “. -       “ You think so? “. -       “ Of course! We are best friends, right? “.   Jisoo smiled and nodded.   -       “ Right “.       The next day, Jisoo was taking some notes of Math in his desk when someone took the notebook away from him. Puzzled, he looked up and saw Seungcheol, but with a different side, a dark one.   -       “ Oh, hey Seungcheol “. Jisoo greeted him, but the latter didn’t reply him back. Jisoo frowned in confusion. “ Is there something wrong? “.   Seungcheol said nothing as he threw Jisoo’s notebook at the other side of the classroom, startling the other students.   -       “ Why did you do that?! “. Jisoo cried out, startled by Seungcheol’s sudden action. Seungcheol didn’t reply back as he grabbed Jisoo’s backpack, ping it and throwing everything inside to the floor.   -       “ Yah! Stop it! “. Jisoo yelled as he tried to stop him when Seungcheol yanked him away and threw him a punch in the face.   Shocked, Jisoo brought his hand toward his lips and saw a drop of blood in his fingers. He looked at Seungcheol with widen eyes, not understanding why he was acting like that.   -       “ Yah, what’s wrong with you? Why are you acting like this toward me? “. -       “ Yah, Hong Jisoo! “. Jisoo looked up and saw Kim Taehyung, the leader of the scariest gang of the school, and Seungcheol’s new friend.   -       “ Nice to meet you. It’s the first time we are seeing face to face “. Taehyung said with a smirk. Next to him, there was his friend from Busan, Park Jimin, and his right hand, No Minwoo. “ I always wanted to meet Seungcheol’s best friend “. -       “ What do you want? “. Jisoo bravely asked when he was actually scared, but he didn’t show it of course. Taehyung scoffed as he his dry lips and sighed.   -       “ Why don’t we talk outside? We don’t want to make a ruckus, right? “. Taehyung suggested. Minwoo and Jimin grabbed Jisoo by both arms and dragged him out of the classroom.         Jisoo fell on the ground, spilling blood out of his mouth while coughing and catching some breath. His face was covered with bruises and cuts as his eyes turned into a dark purple color. Taehyung rubbed his hands to take the dust away from them and stared at a weak Jisoo with a smirk of victory.   -       “ This is funny. How can Seungcheol choose us over you? “. Taehyung looked at Seungcheol, who was avoiding his gaze. “ Ah~ Right. He hates nerds with a brain of a dog “.   Seungcheol wrinkled his forehead, hating the words Taehyung was saying. But he felt guilty because those were the words he said to Taehyung about Jisoo.   -       “ From now on, you will be our new target. The other one couldn’t resist and he left the school. Poor guy, I was starting to like that boy “. Taehyung sighed as he looked back at Jisoo. “ Maybe you should wash your clothes, we don’t want you to get worried by your parents with this condition “. Taehyung held out a bill of 50.000 won and threw it to Jisoo. “ It was nice to meet you, Jisoo-ah. See you tomorrow then “. Taehyung said before walking away while laughing along with his two friends.   Seungcheol was about to leave when Jisoo called him.   -       “ Seungcheol-ah… “. -       “ Don’t call me like that “. -       “ But… “. -       “ You are not than a stranger to me “. -       “ Seungcheol-ah… “. -       “ You are not my friend anymore and I will never be  “. Those were