Des Vu || suamchan

A Pain in the Neck

When it's lunchtime, Jaechan has a bit of trouble finding the library room despite Teacher Kang's instructions. Just blame himself for not knowing the direction. After all, his new school was so big that the location of the library made him confuse. Jae-chan ends up at the school's greenhouse.

"I didn't know a place like this existed." 

Jae-chan decides to go in and find a row of plants and flowers. He was reminded of his parents who also like farming. Even some of the stock of vegetables and fruit is the result of the hard work of his parents.

Jae-chan stands in front of a ripe cherry tomato. His hand was about to touch the ripe fruit when he heard a groan which startled him. He reflexively backed away and hit the pot behind him and fall.

 "Aish." 

Jae-chan freeze. Standing like an electric pole until the moans he heard turned into a human figure.

"Thanks for waking me up, okay?" Said the figure not far from where Jaechan was standing in a sarcastic tone. He patted his ass and stretch his muscles. "Oh, you have to clean up the mess you made before the guards find it."

"Ong Seungyoun." 

The two students turn their heads towards the door where a teacher had just come in. Jaechan was getting scared. He was afraid of being punished on his first day for breaking school property and entering an area he might not have been allowed to enter.

"Songsaengnim," replied the boy who was called earlier.

"You're breaking the pot here again."

"I...." Jae-chan seemed hesitant to confess.

"I'll replace it, Sir. Besides, I am very useful in helping you take care of the plants and flowers here."

"Thank God. At least you have quite a useful hand. Clean up your mess and get back to class. Don't be truant."

"Okay, Teacher Yang."

"And you? I didn't know you were here." Teacher Yang point at Jaechan with his stick.

"Me? Park Jaechan. Annyeong Haseo." Jae-chan bowed awkwardly.

"Oh you're the transfer student, aren't you? It's good that you want to take care of the plants here. Ong, you have a partner, apparently."

"Huh?" Jaechan and Seungyoon exchanged glances.

After the incident at the greenhouse, Seungyoon takes Jaechan to the cafeteria. They still had time for lunch. The canteen was still busy even though there were only thirty minutes left.

Jae-chan follows Seungyoon while carrying his empty tray. He wasn't too interested in today's lunch menu.

"What grade are you in?" Seungyoon waits for the staff to put the rice and soup into his tray.

"Class 2-3."

"Oh, what a smart student."

"Where did that conclusion come from?"

"I'm sorry. Oh, Auntie, I don't eat shrimp. Allergies."

"For a troublemaker like you? Tsk tsk, you can have two servings of kimchi then."

"I can't eat spicy food."

"Is that true?" Jae-chan replies somewhat surprised by the information from his new friend.

"Yeah. I think I was born a toddler for life. I don't really like adult food."

"What kind of reason is that," Jaechan muttered. "Where shall we sit? All full."