ARRANGED DEAL ; [윤정한 x 최승철]

Prologue

What if you're stuck in a deal that you can't get out of? Stuck in a deal, deal that you once hated, yet you're slowly loving it.

"Choi Seungcheol is back?!"

"Guys did you hear the news? Seungcheol is back!"

Everyone talked about the recent arrival of the famous boy of the school. Choi Seungcheol. He's back.

"Hey, is Seungcheol really back now?" Vernon asked. One of Seungcheol's friends. They were all shocked by the news that the most famous boy in Pledis University is really back.

"No way he's back," Mingyu said, one of Seungcheol's friends too, in disbelief.

"Yes way," Someone behind the both of them said, it was Wonwoo. "I got a text from Seungcheol, he's on his way here."

"Heck, is he really back? I thought, he's staying in the States for good?" Mingyu asked Wonwoo, but he shrugged. He doesn't know either. He was also surprised with the news. All of them didn't expect Seungcheol to come back after two years.

"We'll know once he gets here," Vernon said.

They were so sad about Seungcheol going to the States after so many things happened for the past two years, but now, he's back. And he's coming all the way back with a new life. He restarted it.

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A black limousine parked in front of the school gate. Many students, mostly girls, gathered in front of the limousine. As a black man in a tuxedo went out from the front seat of the car, he slowly made his way to the back seat, and there, a man with a tall height, perfect jawline and a perfect nose, with those intense looking eyes hiding behind sunglasses went out.

Many students could be heard screaming as they saw the guy who just got out of the expensive limousine. It's Choi Seungcheol.

From the gate, everyone put themselves aside as Seungcheol walked with his newly ironed uniform and with those expensive sunglasses. Some female students even jokes, like those students in a korean drama, fainting when their ultimate crush, who's a heartthrob in the school, walks past them. Crazy, but yeah.

As Seungcheol entered the campus, he was welcomed by his three other friends. Vernon, Mingyu, and Wonwoo. They were and still treated like F4 from Boys Over Flowers.

"You're indeed back, Seungcheol." Mingyu smiled at him as he lightly punched him on his right shoulder as a greeting.

"I guess I really am," Seungcheol smirked at the three.

"Are you staying here for good?" Vernon asked, as he wrapped his left arm on Seungcheol. Seungcheol nods coolly.

"Alright, let's continue that later. We'll be late for our class," Wonwoo said and put his hands on his pocket as he led the way to their classroom.

"Tch. For the two years I have been in the States, I guess Wonwoo never changed. He's still a bookworm." Seungcheol chuckled as he remembered that Wonwoo is indeed a bookworm, and for the past years he was gone, that friend of his didn't even change a bit.

"That's who really is, Cheol." Mingyu said and smirked.

The four of them walked, making all the girls, even from the other class, scream. These boys are indeed heartthrobs.

Seungcheol was walking coolly, he wasn't looking at his steps as he knew, no one would dare to block his way. But then, someone bumped into him. It was all in slow motion. Seungcheol couldn't hear anything, only the heartbeat of the man that was top of him.

He could feel something that he shouldn't. As he came back to his senses, he felt something that touched his lips. It was soft. Super soft. As he opened his eyes, he saw a guy with blonde hair, laying on top of him.

His eyes widened as he realized that their lips touched. The guy in blonde came back to his senses, and quickly got up.

"Oh god," the blonde guy quickly apologized. Students were murmuring.

"Watch your steps!" Seungcheol shouted, the murmurs getting louder.

"You're the one who's not looking, so it's your fault," the guy fought back.

"But you saw me, you should have avoided it," Seungcheol fought back, raising his voice.

"You're careless, you should have watched your steps first instead of blaming it on me only," the guy fought back again, crossing his arms on Seungcheol.

Seungcheol's friends, Wonwoo, Mingyu, and Vernon were secretly laughing at them.

"Tss, who are you to talk like that to me?" Seungcheol, once again, fought back.

"I'm Yoon Jeonghan, the President of the Student Council."

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(02.15.21)

(Edited: 12.26.23)