Yoseob's P.O.V.

tick.. tick.. tick...

I took a deep breath. This is really getting a little bit annoying.

tick .. tick.. tick...

Tolerate it, Yoseob. Noticing it won't do you good.

I tried to focus at my project again. 'It's only a pencil ticking'

tick.. tick.. tick...

"That's it " I slammed my desk and faced him.

"What do you want, Yong Junhyung?!" I shouted at him.

Not loud enough for the class to hear but loud enough for him to know that I'm dead serious about him keeping quiet.

"Geez, Yoseob. I'm just gonna ask a friendly favor , that's all. " he said holding his hands up.

I glared at him. 

"Can I borrow your homework?" he asked while smiling ackwardly.

I kept staring at him.

"Please? " he said.

I rolled my eyes and gave out a sigh. 

I turned to my bag and started digging for my homework.

Don't get me wrong, I never do work at school.

It's just that . . . . something came up and it needs me being cooperative in school. And this 'something' is big.

Yeah, I became a more obedient student who is making his homeworks and projects but heck, I still don't listen in class discussion. 

I have been like this for a week now. 

Don't ask me why my friends became like this too. I seriously have no idea.

"Is it there yet? Come on, the bell's about to ring. " he complained.

I gave him a look.

"I seek. You shut up." I told him.

He smiled.

I resumed looking for it. 

"Wow, you need to clean up your bag, dude " Doojoon said looking at my bag.

"No one asked for your opinion. And when did you get here?" I asked not looking up to him.

"Just now." he replied.

"For what?" 

"Uhhh.."

I looked at him, waiting for a continuation. He scratched his head and tilted it sideways with that shy smile. 

I can see what's coming next.

"Lend me your homework " he finally said.

I shook my head disapprovingly and went back looking for the stupid notebook.

"Woah, you too?" Junhyung asked him and he probably said yes because they slapped high five.

Giving up, I stood up and walked towards the door.

"Yah, where are you going?" Doojoon asked.

"You lost your notebook, didn't cha?" Junhyung asked before I can answer Doojoon's question.

I gave them 'the look' and walked away.

I kept my hands in my jacket's pocket as I strolled at the hallway.

Now is the time to think clearly. Where did I leave my homework?

Room? Nope. Locker? Nope. Classroom? Nope. House? Nope. Car? Nope.

Let's see. Basement? That's something. 

I headed for the basement. I'm not sure if it's there but it's worth a try.

Not noticing it, I passed by Gikwang's room. They're having History, poor them.

I looked around their room and someone caught my eye. Someone I never wanted to catch my eye ever again.

Kim Hana looked at me for a second. I immediately looked away and continued walking.

Sigh. Why does she have to be seated at the front row?

This is getting more annoying than Junhyung.

It's been 2 weeks since her 'incident'. I don't know where Gikwang found her. He just called me and told me she's safe. I don't know what gave him the idea that I actually cared but whatever. I apologized for not helping out and he understood.

For the record, I did not run away from her. 

I was searching for her secretly when my dad called me and said that he need to be somewhere else so I need to be his representative for his Global Franchise meeting.

Actually, I was the first to notice she was gone.

I was about to tell Gikwang about it but it seems that I didn't have to because right after I gave up on roaming around the school, I saw him walking around the school and asking around about her.

He asked Junhyung and Doojoon to help him and they did which got me surprised.

They got nothing to do with her. They're barely even friends but they still did the favor.

And the irony is, they found her before anyone else did. 

It was pure luck when I called and they were just leaving the school's stock room. That was her first hiding place.

"Really? You found her?" I asked.

"Yeah, she's sobbing terribly in the stock room." Doojoon answered.

"Does she know you found her?" 

"Yep, Junhyung's trying to comfort her." 

I managed to scoff. "That sounds unbelievable." I said.

He laughed. 

"I know. All he does is pat the head and hushes her."

"She didn't get scared or angry at you guys?" I asked.

"Well, she did shoo us away. " he answered.

I silenced for a while, thinking hard.

"Let her be." I finally decided.

"What?" he asked immeadiately.

"Leave her alone and tell Kwangie that you can't help." 

"Why?"

"Cause you're not the ones meant to find her. Let Gikwang find her and she'll be okay." I told them.

He considered this and called Junhyung. After some long explanation, he finally agreed.

I said my farewells and told them to keep in touch with me.

I finally arrived at the basement.

I hummed a tune I made out while searching for the notebook.

"Hah, I knew you were here!" I said to myself when I found it above the television.

As if by cue, the bell rang for next subject.

Crap.

I groaned as I ran back to my classroom at full speed.

Gikwang's P.O.V.

"Gikwang, let's celebrate!" Hyunseung exclaimed as he swung his arm around me.

I smiled.

"Ahh, I wish she will never come!" Dongwoon said, beaming at me.

"Yeah, I do too." I told them.

Well, the bell rang way back earlier and it's been about 20 minutes and the teacher did not show up.

And in this school, when it reaches to 20 minutes late, the teacher is considered absent.

I'm starting to love this school's value for punctuality.

Dongwoon and Hyunseung started singing. Seriously.

I glanced at Hana.

I can see that her friends are also overwhelmed.

She has that awkward smile on her face which makes her look cute.

She turned to my direction and waved. I smiled at her.

She stood up , said something to her friends and headed at my seat.

I sat up straight and arranged my things on my table. I don't want to turn her off.

"Hey, Hana." I greeted her. She simply waved at me.

"What's up?" I asked.

"Oppa, can I ask you a favor?" she said.

"Sure, what is it?" 

As if there's a chance I'll turn down the offer.

"Um, you see..." she looked at the ground.

I felt my eyebrows meet. I stood up and held her chin up.

"What's wrong?" I asked, obviously worried.

She bit her lip , still not making eye contact with me.

Suddenly, she held my hand. "Come with me for a second, please?" 

I looked surprise at first wondering what's going on. Then, I nodded.

I patted Dongwoon's back and told him I'll be out for a minute.

He gave me a teasing smile and sent me off. Friends do give you the best support.

Hana dragged me out of the room.

"Hana-ah, where are we going?" I asked.

"It's around here somewhere." she mumbled to herself. Nice talking.

I decided to shut my mouth until she finally stopped at a corner.

It's the trophy case of the school.

"What's with--" I started but she cut me off.

"This one." she said pointing at a poster pasted on the wall beside it.

I started reading. Unknowingly, I smiled.

It said,  SINGING IDOL ver. DUET 

"I was nervous about asking you." she started explaining.

"There was no other person I ever sang with, and I-I was thinking you could, um, sing with me again."

I grinned but she didn't see it. She's looking down.

"It's okay if you don't accept. I'm really sorry for the trouble, Op--"

This time, I cut her off.

I raised her chin again, hushing.

"Of course, I will." I told her.

Slowly, she grinned. And she hugged me tight.

"THANK YOU, OPPA!" she screamed.

I gave a little laugh and patted her head.

"I love you, Hana." I whispered at her.

"I love you too, Gikwang-oppa." she replied.

Having a girlfriend is making my life colorful..

Hana's P.O.V.

Isn't dismissal time just the best part of the day?

I cleaned my things up.

"I'm still happy for you, Hana. He really loves you." Sookyung said.

"Thanks." I replied. I mean, what else can I say?

"Aw, I'm jealous of you. You already have your fairy tale going." Eunji pouted.

"You'll have your chance on Dongwoon soon, Eunji." Minhee said, encouraging her.

"I hope so." she muttured.

"Geez, Eunji. You sound obsessed." I told her with a tone of disgust.

"Look who's talking!" Sookyung shouted.

"As if you didn't act like this 4 weeks ago!" Minhee added pushing me slightly.

If the classroom weren't empty, I could've jumped over her to shut her up.

I held my hands up in defeat.

"Sorry, sorry." I said.

I patted Eunji's head. "Don't lose faith. Just like I did."

She smiled.

"Anyway, where's your boyfriend, Hana?" Minhee said, pulling the chairs back to its place. What a neat freak she is.

"He said Jungseul's check up is scheduled today, so he left early than usual." I said casually.

"Too bad. He can't walk you to your house this day." Sookyung said munching in her sandwich.

"It's no big deal actually." 

"Does your mom know?" Eunji asked.

I stopped moving.

Mom. That's a major problem. I know she won't like it.

I shook my head. 

Suddenly, the atmosphere changed. There's no sound except the chairs rubbing against the tile floor.

They know exactly how my mother acts.

After I zipped my bag close, I cleared my throat and looked at them.

"I'll be heading back home now, okay? I need to work on my report." I said with a smile.

They nodded and said their farewells.

I swung my backpack and started walking away from the classroom.

Sigh. Let me think of other things but problems.

For example, Gikwang.

I smiled along the way remembering him.

After he asked me to be his girlfriend, I ran. Far away from him. All that was running through my mind that time is this is too good to be true.

But when I was like, 10 meters away from him, he shouted "I'll be waiting. No matter how long."

So the next day, I told him yes. 

He promised me sweet things. He said he will never make me cry. He said he would make me happy no matter what.

He also said he won't kiss me until the right time. According to him, he wants my first kiss to be special.

I am happy and really contented. 

But everytime I am something comes in the way- no, someone comes in the way.

Yoseob. 

He obviously isn't talking to me anymore and acts as if I don't exists. As usual.

Gikwang-oppa asked me about him. 

"A job. nothing more , nothing less." I answered him and made it clear in my voice that I don't want to talk about it.

I hate him.

He ditched me. He simply left me alone. He didn't even bother to explain himself.

He simply vanished while I get being laughed at and stared at as if they find my face amusing.

If it weren't for Gikwang-oppa, Dongwoon-oppa, and Hyunseung-oppa telling the, well, the school about the truth, I could still be living in hell right now.

It wasn't the whole truth. They told them that the letter was a fake made to blackmail me.

It's true that it was made to blackmail me but it wasn't fake.

But they said it would be better this way. I listened to them. 

I checked the time. 5:35 

I took a deep breath and went out the school campus. 

I searched for my little post-it notes I dump in my pocket. Just to check if they're complete. They become handy in tests , you know.

Engrosed in my search, I bumped into someone.

"Watch it." he said.

I froze. 

I know this voice.

I looked up. I see him looking as shocked as I am.

Talk of the devil , Yang Yoseob.

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Mianheimnida! I had a problem with my computer and it just got repaired. I'm going to make it up to you, I swear. I will try my best to update eveyday. FORGIVE ME??