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FIFTEEN; Allies Or More

"Watanabe Haruto." Yeonjun shouts at the top of his voice causing Sihmin and Doyoung to share a frown. Haruto jogs towards Yeonjun, raising a brow when he spots Sihmin there as well.

The participants from both departments begin to gather around after hearing the club's president roaring voice. Yeonjun takes the piece of clothe from Doyoung and hands it to Haruto.

"Tie your leg with Sihmin's." Haruto looks at him perplexed but decides to abide after seeing Yeonjun wearing a serious expression.

If the Suns and Moons were kingkas and queenkas of TIAH then Yeonjun wasn't any less than the ace. He was the well liked, bad yet smart senior as well as the President of sports club.

"Both of you are a pair. Doyoung go and pair up with Nori." Yeonjun orders.

"But we aren't even-" "I don't care if you're from the same department or not. I just care about my club's image. Aren't you two dating anyway? The popular couple participating together, my club would make it to the front page. Everyone, on your marks now." Yeonjun replies to Haruto with sass.

Sihmin and Haruto look at Yeonjun in disbelief while Nori wails. She practiced really hard with Haruto but guess Doyoung was fated to be her partner.

"Hey hehe." Doyoung scratches his nape while Nori groans inwardly. Sihmin grumpily loops her arm though Haruto's.

"Do we really have to do this, Watanabe?" Haruto clicks his tongue after hearing Sihmin whine.

"Do you think I want to do this either? But now that we're here then it would be easier if little Ms Muffet stops complaining and focus on winning." A realization hits Sihmin upon hearing Haruto's words.

"Junkyu ordered me to lose to Nori. We can't win." Sihmin begins to blabber about how they can't win the race. Haruto just shakes his head in displeasure after eyeing Junkyu who was cheering for Nori from the bleachers.

"What an excuse of a boyfriend he is! Does he even have any faith in Nori? My ego doesn't allow to lose as per his ridiculous request. Now be a good girlfriend, listen to me and get ready." Haruto tightens his hold around Sihmin's arm with a smug look.

"What the f-" Before Sihmin could complete her sentence, race commences with the fire of the starter's gun.

Haruto sprints forward, taking Sihmin by surprise. The startled girl throws out various profanities, trying her best to match steps with Haruto's. Both of them pick up their paces once the finishing line comes in view and cross it in less than 10 seconds.

The crowd erupts into cheers and applauds. Trying to catch her breath, Sihmin looks up only to see their friends cheering for them. To her dismay, they had won.

Evening

"We won so many medals today." Hyunsuk boasts after seeing almost everyone sitting around the table, wearing medals.

"It's impossible to beat the Suns and Moons when it comes to sports." Mashiho winks and bites his gold medal to show off. The table erupts in laughter.

"But the highlight of the event was Haruto and Sihmin's win. I mean both of the departments tied because of them and got the medals respectively." Yedam exclaims excitedly making others agree with him.

Haruto and Sihmin watch their friends celebrate their victory, feeling awkward especially with Junkyu shooting daggers at Sihmin from time to time. Nori was sitting next to her boyfriend, sulking about the fact that she couldn't win a single game.

"As always, sports day proved to be a huge diversion before the upcoming finals." Yoshi sighs, feeling contented after spending a tiring yet euphoric day.

"Let's just hope if not good then at least we do okay in finals. I'm sure everybody present here wants to promote." Everyone begins to groan once they get reminded about their unprepared selves by Asahi.

"Then let's dismiss the gathering here. And start focusing a little bit on our studies. After all, if not good then at least okay, right?" Jihoon tries to lighten the atmosphere. Everyone else chuckles and begins to leave.

"Coming with me. Right?" Jaehyuk nudges Sihmin, looking at her with tender eyes. Before Sihmin could answer, Junkyu approaches them.

"Sihmin, can we talk?" Sihmin tenses up, feeling agitation evident in Junkyu's tone. Her gaze meets Haruto's who immediately gets the idea of what Junkyu wanted to talk about.

Only these four were left at the table by now. Sihmin humbly turns down Jaehyuk's offer and follows Junkyu without any further ado. Exiting the cafeteria, Junkyu pokes his tongue in his cheek.

"I told you to lose but you just selfishly won the race. Do you know how sad that made Nori? Now I would have to make it up to her by taking her on a date." Junkyu scolds Sihmin while the latter keeps on looking down. No one in his right senses would like to get on the nerves of an enraged Kim Junkyu.

"Who are you talking to like that?" Correct that, no one except Watanabe Haruto likes to get on Kim Junkyu's nerves.

Haruto pulls Sihmin by her arm, taking her by surprise. For her, it felt like déjà vu. The only difference being the switched roles of both of the boys which Sihmin would've sworn she never thought of.

"Stay out-" "Just like you wanted your girlfriend to win, I also wanted Sihmin to win. And the fact that I had a chance to enjoy the victory along with her only made the situation better. So mind next time before asking my girl for pathetic favors of yours." He points his finger at Junkyu with a threatening smirk.

Haruto's words not only seemed to affect Junkyu, who's eyes soften upon realization but also Sihmin, who was feeling fluttery in the pit of her stomach, having the urge to puke because of the attention she was receiving from both of the males.

"You're right. I was being unreasonable. Sorry." Junkyu takes his leave, feeling ashamed of the fact that he let his emotions get the best of him.

"Now stop gawking or you'll really fall in love with me." Haruto's words snap Sihmin out of her trance. She opens her mouth to express her gratitude but the boy beats her to it.

"No need to thank me. I didn't do it to for you, just wanted to enjoy his defeated expression." Haruto clears out his intentions causing Sihmin to scoff.

"What a jerk!" Sihmin mumbles under her breath and makes her way to the parking lot followed by Haruto who only chuckles seeing her pissed off.

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