Matchmaker

A Buddy

        Just as I thought, Nakoudo ran up to me checking my face and questioning me about who gave it to me and who she had to beat up. Thankfully, Yugyeom followed my directions and didn't confess that he was the one to throw the ball at my face. Nakoudo wouldn't hesitate to beat him up since she hasn't even met him yet.

"Yeah, I wasn't looking where I was going and a ball hit my face." As the last four words left my mouth Jackson ran up to me and repeated what Nakoudo had been doing. Feeling my head turn from side to side, I looked at Yugyeom for help. He looked at me confused, I sighed and hoped that this torture would end soon. Thankfully, Mark and Junior pulled the two away, hugging them to keep them in place. Nakoudo remained still but Jackson moved so that he was the one hugging Mark. I laughed at them while rubbing my bruised cheek, telling them again that I was fine. I heard Yugyeom chuckle when Jackson and Nakoudo asked several more questions to make sure.

Oh yeah, introductions need to be made. I cleared my throat and gathered the attention of the group just as the last couple, Jaebum and Youngjae, walked in. No one else paid mind as the class filled with chatter. I spoke just loud enough to keep the attention of the 7.

"Guys, this is Yugyeom, he just moved here." I rested my hand on one of his shoulders instead of wrapping my arm around both of them, he would have to crouch down for me to do that. "Yugyeom, this is Nakoudo, Junior, Mark, Jackson, Youngjae, and Jaebum." I pointed to each person while saying their names. They all smiled back at him with a greeting. I wanted to point out that we were the only two that were single but that seemed harsh in my mind so I kept my mouth shut.

"Oh, you have your next class with Youngjae, Nakoudo, and Junior, since fourth period is lunch you can just follow them to the lunch tables, and from there Mark, Jackson and Jaebum will take you to fifth period, then follow Jackson to sixth, and my class is right next to your guys's so we can walk to seventh and eighth period together," I explained to him in the simplest way I can. "If you need help just ask one of us." I gestured to the whole group before the bell rang. Yugyeom walked to the front of the room to be introduced while the rest of us took our seats.

We ended up taking the whole back row. Since there was an empty seat next to the window on my left, Yugyeom sat there. From my right was Jackson, Mark, Junior, Nakoudo, Youngjae, and Jaebum. I smiled at all of them before the class started. Thankfully, there were no seat changes considering that Yugyeom and I were talking the whole time, along with everyone else.

When second period ended, I waved goodbye to Yugyeom, Nakoudo, Junior, Youngjae, and Jaebum as Mark, Jackson, and I rushed to our class on the other side of campus like we always did. Sadly, our third period was Physical Education, which means we have to run more than we already did.

"Okay, ladies! Three laps around the field today! If you do it under 20 minutes you get extra credit now go!" everyone raced off, including Mark, Jackson, and I. Mark and Jackson were always the fastest ones in the class and they would always be first, it was like they were racing each other. No one knew who was faster, some days Mark would win and other days Jackson would win. On very rare occasions, they would tie perfectly. I was always after them if not, right up there with them, but that was when I felt like running. I watched as they did their little race thing. I decided to slow down enough so that I was running alone.

I enjoyed the silence, the only panting I heard was my own, along with the rhythmic thud of my shoes hitting the floor. My thoughts blanked out as the grass and surroundings blurred around me while I focused on the trail in front. I finally got out of my trance as someone yelled.

"Bambam! Good job, extra credit!" My teacher was patting my back and I smiled sheepishly, walking over to the panting couple that got there a few minutes before me.