cheater - nct, markhyuck

＃ 3 ＃

donghyuck's eyes rolled to the back of his head as mark entered the classroom surrounded by a bunch of people. this action had become an automatism for donghyuck, as if the boy couldn't do anything else in presence of the perfect boy.

donghyuck knew very well why these people were all over mark. how could one of the most popular boys at school not be up to date with the latest events. and let's admit it, this made him despise mark even more that he already did.

"class, today we're going to work by pairs, so pay attention for a few seconds." the teacher declared, pulling out a sheet of paper. "i paired all of you depending on your level, and the task you'll have to do will be adapted to your capacities."

donghyuck snorted as the teacher started calling the names of the pairs.

he was second, so this necessarily meant that he had to be paired with mr perfect.

and effectively, once all the names had been called, donghyuck's eyes met mark's, as the canadian waved at him with a smile.

donghyuck resisted to roll his eyes. "come here." he declared, making mark nod and pack his things immediately. a few seconds later, mark was sitting next to him.

"are you ready?" he asked with a charming smile.

"i have no choice." donghyuck replied nonchalantly.

"well, i expect us to do very good and to impress the teacher." mark added.

"of course, you do..." donghyuck muttered.

one thing that made donghyuck doubtful about beating mark one day was his friendliness.

mark was super friendly, and he was always willing to help or to cheer on someone.

this was mostly why people adored him. he was friends with everybody, and he respected everyone, even those who had made fun of him. and that made him so popular.

donghyuck could never be like that. sure, he was very popular as well, but not for the same reasons.

he was the school's heartthrob, bad boyish with his leather jacket and attractive to both men and women. he was the flirty type, but never had a girlfriend or a boyfriend.

people often approached him to ask for his number or for a date, and he wouldn't decline, but he wasn't interested in relationships, and the whole school had understood that by now.

he knew a good majority of people at school, and he had no problem talking to them, but he wasn't always surrounded by a group of fans like mark was – blame it on his sassiness.

but honestly, he didn't mind. he was okay saying 'hello' to people in the corridors and being with his five close friends the rest of the time.

mark didn't have a group of friends to hang around like he did. that's surely why all of his admirers were following him around.

anyway, donghyuck would never be able to be as friendly as mark was.

perhaps because he didn't have any patience, and he couldn't spend a whole minute without letting out a snarky remark that could make someone uncomfortable.

but well, donghyuck had accepted that. if he had to beat mark lee somewhere, it wouldn't be in popularity or in friendliness.

"so, are you ready for the national championship?" mark asked, breaking the ice after the long silence that had taken place. "it's at the end of the week for you, isn't it?"