Do you? || Book 1

~14~

~1 Year Later~

"Hyung, please!!! pleaseeee!!!" whined Jeongin.

"I'll think about it"

"Noooo, I want a straight answer yes or no, please I'll prove that he's different"

"Fine! But I'm bringing Jisung and Felix along with me"

"Sure! Then they won't doubt Channie Hyung either"

"Wait don't I get a say here-"

"Nope"

I groaned, as much as I loved Jeongin, I didn't want to be dragged into his mess. A whole year has passed since that incident, and a LOT has happened. With one of my friends by my side 24/7, it wasn't easy to hide how I was feeling, or my cuts, and... they sent me to therapy. I loathed therapy. I had to go every single fucking day, but as much as I hated it, I have to agree that it did help me. Now I don't flinch like a freak every time someone touched me and I can even hug and cuddle with my friends, and for me and my friends, this was huge progress, for some people it takes more than a few years to come this far.

Felix found a new interest in cheerleading, he liked the way they got to perform in bright clothes and those acrobatic tricks, Jeongin started working at Chan's cafe again, it was Chan who requested Jeongin to come back and so Jeongin accepted, cause he could use the extra money, but now Jeongin goes daily because he developed a massive crush on the older. Seungmin became something like a teacher's assistant, along with his studies. He said it would help him in his studies cause he'll get to revise the topics, but I think otherwise, it's just more and more work. I never had the time to find anything I liked, but the dance club caught my attention and I thought about joining it, and I even have the papers but I haven't signed them yet.

Currently, Jeongin was whining about wanting us to meet his new crush, and he wanted our help to confess. Seungmin didn't want Jeongin to get hurt like I was, but Jeongin kept on insisting that Chan wasn't bad and we just needed to give him a chance. Felix was fully hyping up Jeongin and telling him to shoot his shot, but I, well I don't want him to face rejection, and I know he won't listen to Seungmin so I'll just have to make sure that they both get together. I sound like Felix now, ew.

We all decided on meeting at 3 the next day. And so we separated ways as we made our way towards our 3rd class. I hated, LOATHED this class, why? you may ask well that's because Choi San was in this class with me. All my senses were alert and I kept an eye on everyone who entered or exited the class, my ears extra sensitive to the slightest sound and my heart thumping in my chest. I was the only person in the class, but soon enough students sat in their respective seats. Girls started shrieking and whispering as soon as Lee Minho entered, It was as if a celebrity had arrived, he gave no attention to the girls and just walked past me, making awkward eye contact as he sat behind me, in his place.

I fiddled with my hoodie's strings as the teacher came and started the class. 5 minutes later San entered the class wearing a black shirt and jeans as always with his hair newly dyed pink, also breaking the dress code by wearing dazzling chains around his neck and rings decorating his fingers. He looked fucking horrible, especially with that sick smirk of his, which was pointed towards me. I looked away as the teacher told him to stay for detention but he just brushed it off.

The subject was History and even the ants on the window sill were far more interesting to watch. I rested my head on my arm and looked towards the window, the cool breeze on my face and the warm sunlight only managed to soothe me further. My eyes felt droopy and I drifted to sleep. The next thing I felt was the bell ring, I looked up to see that the class had been dismissed early so everyone had left except for one asshole, Who was coming towards me. I panicked and shoved everything in my pencil case as I stood up. I fumbled about, trying to open my phone until it was snatched from my hands.

"g-give it back" I cursed at myself for stuttering.

"g-give i-it b-b-back" -he mocked me as he scrolled through my phone- "I'm unblocking myself and don't you fucking dare block me again, do you hear me?"

I looked up at him, my heart was beating 5 times faster than it's supposed to, and cold sweat was running down my back as I started shaking slightly.

"Please just give it back"

"I asked you a question-" Before he could finish his sentence he was shoved aside from my face.

"He said Give. It. Back" commanded Lee Minho through gritted teeth.

"Look who's protecting the little useless faggot, I thought you had a reputation to keep" Minho then snatched my phone from his hands and slammed it on the table before he grabbed San by his collar and stared dead into his eyes. San was surprised by the sudden outbreak, especially since Minho was mostly quiet and calm, but he managed to keep his poker face as he smirked.

"Leave him alone or I'll break your bones you fucking bastard"

"Okay okay, sheesh," said San as he took off Minho's hands from his shirt and went outside dusting his clothes. Minho finally turned towards me and said nothing as he gave me back my phone. I took it in my hands and thankfully, nothing was broken.

"You can block him, he won't hurt you now" Even though these words felt like a lie, I let myself relax and trust Minho. He put his hands in his pockets and walked out, he came back in and motioned me to follow. I was hesitant, but he helped me 2 times now, so I couldn't help myself and I followed quietly. However, just to be safe, I had opened the phone app so I could instantly call my friends if anything happened. He leads me towards the roof, and he sat on the edge, looking out at the view. Minho looked back at me, his eyes shining and his sun-kissed skin glowing and he pats the area next to him. I slowly went and sat next to him, curious as to why he was acting this way. I looked at him absorbed by his beauty, he was the textbook definition of ethereal.

I was broken from my trance as I heard kids shrieking and laughing in the playground. Reality hit me and I broke the silence "Um, we have classes to attend to..."

"I told the teacher you were sick and got us a pass" A small oh left my mouth. Minho wasn't the type of person who talked a lot, he gave a short and to-the-point answer. And he didn't speak unless he felt the need to. I followed his gaze to the city where everyone was busy, adults going about to their workplaces, families walking around the streets, cyclists cycling and some kids playing. Minho opened his bag and opened a juice box, he handed one to me and took one for himself, and drank it. After a long time, he finally looked at me and asked:

"Why is San so obsessed with you?"

A/N= NCT DREAM's comeback was AWESOME!!!! My favorite songs from the album are Hot Sauce, Dive into you, rainbow and diggity... Rainbow makes me tear up every time

-Zizzy Out