"Jihyun! I'll pay for our boba, stop arguing with me please!!" Sunghoon fusses.
"Hey! We made a deal last time. You paid for our chicken so I'm paying for our boba." I glare at him and he laughs.
"But I looked at the boba place's menu.. it's so expensive! $7 for one drink? It's okay, Jihyun, I'll pay-"
"It's expensive because their drinks are top tier. I'm paying, no more arguing, Sunghoon." I playfully punch his chest and he smiles.
"Fine.. I guess." He rolls his eyes sarcastically.
We arrive at the cafe; he holds the door open for me and I walk inside, seeing the guys. They all turn their heads and stare at me, looking speechless or something. Sunghoon walks in behind me and we walk to their table.
"What's up with you guys staring?" I chuckle.
"Umm.. nothing!" Heeseung snaps out of it, and the other guys purposely distract themselves.
"Your outfit is really c-cute, Jihyun noona..." Jungwon blushes, stuttering while he's talking to me.
"Aww, thanks Jungwon! Your outfit is very nice also." I giggle from his cuteness, ruffling his hair.
Jungwon is honestly the cutest person ever. His dimple, his smile.. he reminds me of a puppy. He's so adorable. He's like a second little brother to me.
"Jay hyung, you should work out your muscles more.. clearly you need to.." Riki looks at him in disgust, being sarcastic.
I laugh as I take a seat next to Sunghoon and Sunoo. Sunoo looks at me and gives me a bright smile, flashing his chubby cheeks. I smile back at him, giving him a thumbs up; he does the same back to me.
"I didn't even say anything to you! I've been sitting here eating my ice cream." Jay sighs dramatically. "You guys bully me for no reason..."
"It's well deserved." Sunoo laughs.
Jay glares at him and Sunoo's smile disappears.
"I'm joking, hyung! I'm joking." Sunoo chuckles nervously.
"Let's talk about how you guys were speechless when Jihyun walked inside. What was that about, huh?" Jake smirks at all of them, besides Sunghoon.
"Hyung! You were staring, too!" Jungwon blushes, exclaiming to Jake.
"Was not." Jake rolls his eyes. "I was only staring at how unflattering that outfit looks on Jihyun." He says sarcastically.
"Shut up, Jake. You're proportioned weird." I glare at him.
"Jay's proportioned weird." Heeseung snickers.
I look at Jay and he's fake smiling, which is the funniest thing ever. He's smiling through his pain and it's hilarious. These guys come for Jay for absolutely no reason.
"So.. Sunghoon.. you and Jihyun, huh?" Jake smirks at him.
Sunghoon awkwardly laughs and shakes his head slowly, scratching the back of his neck.
"What about us?" He asks.
"You guys are oddly close, eh?" Jake smirks even more.
"Shut up, Jake." Sunghoon rolls his eyes.
"Jihyun.. when we go shopping, can you suggest some clothing pieces for me? I really like your style." Sunoo whispers to me shyly.
"Of course! But, you don't need to improve much, I love your style a lot, Sunoo." I smile at him.
"Really? I think I have a lot of things to improve on..." his voice trails off sadly.
"Don't say that!" I put my hand on his shoulder. "Everything about you is so great. Don't put yourself down, Sunoo. Your smile, body, style, everything, is amazing. Trust me." I give him a thumbs up and he blushes, smiling happily.
(A/N: we love you Sunoo!!!!)
"Thanks so much, Jihyun! You're the best!" He rests his head on my shoulder.
I chuckle in awe, allowing him to rest his head on me. I notice Sunghoon staring at Sunoo and I. As soon as he realized I caught him staring, he looked away quickly, his face turning red. I furrow my eyebrows in confusion, but I brush it off.
"Sunghoon's death staring you, Sunoo." Heeseung snickers.
Sunoo immediately takes his head off my shoulder and rubs the back of his head in awkwardness.
"Sorry, hyung.." Sunoo says to Sunghoon.
"Huh? I don't care. Heeseung hyung, shut up." Sunghoon glares coldly at him, also smiling.
"You guys are weird.." I mumble, standing up to order boba.
"Sunghoon, what do you want?" I ask him.
"Aren't we getting boba in Chinatown? I don't want you to pay more-" he stops in his sentence when he notices me glaring at him.
"I'll just have a coffee slush. Thanks, Jihyun." He flashes a grin at me.
"With boba?" I ask.
He shakes his head. I nod, walking up to the cashier to order. The worker seems about my age, with white-blond hair underneath his black hair.
"Hi, what will you have today?" He smiles at me kindly.
"Can I have one medium coffee slush, no boba, and one medium caramel macchiato iced?" I say.
He nods. "That will be $7, ma'am. It's actually $9, but I'll give you a discount." He chuckles shyly.
"Aw, thanks... Renjun, sir." I read his name tag.
"Sure! What's your name, by the way?" He asks.
"Jihyun." I say, and he nods, writing my name on the two cups.
I pull out my wallet and give him a ten dollar bill. He takes it politely.
"Keep the change, Renjun-ssi." I grin at him.
"Thank you, Jihyun." He smiles widely.
"Your drinks will be up soon." He hands me a receipt.
I take the receipt and walk back to the table, waiting for the drinks. The noises of ice and the machines fill up the cafe.
"That barista was eyeing you out, Jihyun." Jay winks at me sarcastically.
"Hyung, no offense, but don't wink again." Jungwon looks at him with pure disgust.
"Sunghoon has more competition." Jake laughs.
"I do not." Sunghoon crosses his arms defensively. "I don't like Jihyun like that."
"Suuuuure!!" All of the guys respond in unison.
"Why must we always talk about crushes when I'm around? Please refrain from the topic." I face palm.
"Jihyun noona is independent!" Jungwon giggles cutely, giving me a thumbs up.
"Jihyun!" Renjun, the barista calls my name.
I get up and head over to get the drinks. He gives me one last smile as I smile back, taking the drinks and grabbing two straws. I throw the receipt away, walking back to sit next to Sunghoon. Sunghoon gives me a small smile and I hand the coffee slush to him after putting the straw in.
"Thanks, Jihyun." He pinches my cheek.
I put the last straw into my drink, taking a sip.
"Should we go now?" Sunoo asks us.
We all nod, getting up. I wear my purse over my shoulder, holding my drink. I wave goodbye to Renjun and he waves back. We leave the cafe, now walking to the train station. Walking next to Sunghoon and Jungwon, we all talk about random things.
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partners ⁀➷ k.sw ✓
Fanfictionkang jihyun gets partnered up with kim sunwoo, a popular boy in school, to do a school project that was going to take months to finish; she had thought that he was like any other stereotypical popular boy.. was she right, or was she wrong about him...
