From The Shadows || Choi San

6

NEXT week came, and everything was back into place. Except for the fact that you and San had gotten a lot closer, the following days after he dozed off on you. 

You could say you two were close enough to be considered as friends. Even Niki and him. That sometimes you'd frown at how it seems like Niki's been more fond of him lately, than you, his owner.

You've also already gotten used to his antics and how he naturally switches from his playful side to his somewhat  — child-like side.

And just like what you said before, he's actually not that bad, as what others tell him to be. 

He's just... annoying.

You were currently in your Potions class with Professor Park. Sara, sitting in front of you as both of you waited for class to start.

"So, tell me, did you really spend your holidays just reading books and taking care of Niki?" Sara asks you, her face resting on top of her hand as she leaned on the table.

"I most likely did. Yeah." You respond, half truthfully, not that she would've noticed.

"I'm not even surprised it didn't bore you."

"When did books ever bore m-"

"Oh, shit, is that Jung Wooyoung?" Sara squeaks, nearly falling off her chair. Before you could ask her what's the matter with her, her face turns red as she blushes furiously.

The next thing you know, she has her head down on the table as she tries to suppress a light squeal. 

Finding her behavior weird, you decide to look around, your eyes immediately stopping to a familiar Slytherin male.

The infamous Jung Wooyoung, except that his hair was now silver.

Your eyes don't linger on him though, as your gaze landed on the black-haired male beside him, whose eyes immediately turn into crescents as he flashes you a smile when he sees you looking at him. You smiled back.

The subtle exchange comes to a stop when you hear Sara speak up.

“He’s so pretty I think I’m gonna faint.” She says, both of her hands fanning her still red face.

"I knew you have a crush on him, but I certainly didn't expect you to react this way after not seeing him for only a week, Sara." You told her, because you do believe that she might really faint any minute now.

"I know, me neither! But how can I not when he decided to dye his hair silver!" Sara squeals yet again, burying her face back on the table.

You just sat there staring at your somewhat hopeless friend, wondering when her squeals would stop.

...

Meanwhile, San settles down with his two friends at a table at the far back of the classroom, his eyes glued to a particular someone. 

Ohoh, this time he wasn't really being discreet, at all.

“Is there a reason you’re blushing like that?” Wooyoung's voice snaps him out of his little daze, his eyes automatically looking away from your spot.

"Uh, no? I'm just...feeling hot?" San answers, not really being able to maintain eye contact with his best friend as he breaks into a sweat.

"Liar!" Yeosang exclaims, making both males turn their attention to him. One wide-eyed, and the other, squinting.

"What do you mean, Yeo?" Wooyoung asks the blonde.

"What I mean is that, I just saw him exchange a smile with Arin Bramwell."

At that information, Wooyoung gasps, his left hand over his mouth as he looks back at San, who was now sending daggers to Yeosang.

"You little snitch." San snarls, about to hit him with a book, but the latter was quick to avoid it. "How did you even manage to see that, huh?" 

"Not my fault if I have sharp eyes!" Yeosang defends.

"Oh my god, so it is true?!" Wooyoung shrieks, gaining the attention of the other students in the room, even you, that San had to put a hand to his mouth to shut him up. But Wooyoung refuses to.

"So you finally made a move on her? When Yeosang and I were out? When everyone was out? When the whole school was out?" 

"Yeah? And what if I did?" San answers back, making Wooyoung squeal this time, that even Yeosang had to cover his ears at the sound.

"No way? Okay, so maybe I didn’t see that coming. At all.” The silver-haired male muses, finding it very amusing that one of his friends is close to having his own lovelife, that even when Professor Park entered the room, he still kept on pestering San.

"Sooo, when will you introduce us to her?" 

"Oh, shut up, Woo!" San shushes him up and fortunately, he does it successfully this time when he sees his friend now focused on Professor Park, upfront.

Sure, San does the same, but his mind was definitely drifting somewhere - someone, rather.

To say that he was feeling joyous, was an understatement. 

The fact that he no longer has to look at you from the shadows without you knowing, has made his heart leap up in content and perhaps, made him charged and euphoric, especially when your eyes met his' for the second time this day. Both of your lips, stretching into a full smile, you, rolling your eyes after as you caught sight of his dimples appearing on both sides of his cheeks.

That might just be your new weakness.

Then, when you look away, San shakes his head at himself, muttering, "I might just fall deeper."

fin.