J9 One Shot

Fool

Nine

"Help me! ", he said while trying the very obvious unsuccessful attempt to hide behind me.

"You got to be kidding me, Joong. Can't you stop being an ass player for a while? This is what...the third save I need to do for you in six months?", I shook my head and back to reading the book in my hand.

"She's almost here, Nine, please...", he said with puppy eyes, and leaning his forehead on my shoulder, "it's not for free, I'll pick you up after lectures and dinner on me too...for two weeks...". I could see the girl walked with murderous intent towards us; only a few meters left.

"Not enough, a month...", I said with a big smile. "Are you crazy, my allowance won't be enough for the both of us!", he said in annoyance. "Then, get off from my side and face your lovely medusa, or stop saying love to every girl that 'stir' your, ah...heart", I flipped the pages without really understanding anything. Joong's breathing was heavy, he was uncomfortable with the volcano that was about to erupt, "Alright, a month!". I smiled, and nodded.

"Joong Archen!", that girl was shouting his name even when she's yet close, didn't care about the eyes of the other students who already laughed and ready to record whatever hassle that's about to happen this time. If Joong was not that good looking, or very likeable...people wouldn't be that interested in his dating scene. But, whoever catches and be the first to post the lattest bits of this guy, would get thousands of views. That's how it is nowadays. Views matters.

I didn't condone such insensitive act, either from Joong; his exes; or the others who gained from people's shame. Why should feeling be a game, or a play? When has the soft notion of discreet romance, started to become a circus instead? I didn't really want to be involved in his 'love' matters, but what to do when you had been best friends since forever. For the last time, yes, today I'll do it for the last time.

"Nine, I need to talk to that person who is glueing himself to you... Now!", Carla, the Economic Faculty's Star said while standing in front of me, "Either he comes with me peacefully, or I'll blow off everything here, to the delight of allllll the audience!". Yup, Carla was that mad at him.

"What should I do, Carla? You see, I am almost as petite as you. If I jerk my arm from his tight hold, my shoulder might dislocate...", I said calmly, while Joong just leaned his face, hiding his suppressed laughter, but looked like he was crouching in fear.

"What is this? Are you his bodyguard, Nine? Or, if what I heard is true... then, you're his casual partner; the one whom he run to, whenever he took a break, in between relationship. Don't you think, being in 'that' status is too demeaning?", Carla said, and crossed her arms, smirking with spite. Though I already heard the rampant rumor, I always played it deaf.

Before I could answer, Joong stood and faced Carla squarely,"Apologise right now to Nine!!". I took a heavy sigh, Joong never heard it, about the thing that people made fun of me as that. This, was the first time, someone said it, without being cautious of his wrath. I stood too and grabbed his wrist that clenched liked he's about to punch that feisty girl.

"You broke up with me, when I even chose you over that Senior. Don't think you could get off that easy!", Carla shouted.

"Yeah, right... That was before I knew that you were two-timing us, liked a fool, Carla. Don't you think that guys would talk? You're just too much, playing victim liked a hurt baby, when in fact you're a scheming fox", Joong said, and my eyes blinked in surprise. So, Joong was trying to get out of a dirty situation, and I had thought that he was being an ass.

"Do you believe his words against mine? Where's the proof, Joong?", Carla laughed and glared.

"Right behind you!", one of the audience shouted, making Carla froze in place, and afraid to turn around. The Senior just said calmly, "Well, should I air our 'explicit' proof Carla? I don't mind, since my abs looked good in it, but your ass...will suffer...".