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115. Park Jihoon | Catching you

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genre: fluff

member: jihoon

requested: no

summary: you thought jihoon is just that popular guy in school until you know another side of him.

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in school, both you and jihoon live a very different life
jihoon is known to be the face of the school
every girl that you know would at least have a crush on him
because of his caring personality
and every single day, at least 5 girls would be going after him
flooding him with gifts and confession
but just look at his face
it is enough to understand why so many girls are after him
and from what every girl told you, you can tell jihoon is good guy
but you don't know how true it that
because the both of you are just merely acquaintances
and despite being in the same class, you guys hardly have any conversation
in fact you don't even remember your last chat with him
but that didn't really bother you
because you're not interested in him
and also, you're just another average looking girl that goes to school
and taking a part time job at the convenience store at night
you just needed extra cash and the store near your house happened to be looking for staff
that's why you went to apply for it
but it can be quite boring at times
because that store and the area you stay in is pretty isolated
whenever you see a customer, you're rather surprised
anywaysss
so you're at the store, doing your usual job at the cashier
just then, 3 guys entered and you greeted them but somehow, you just don't feel good about them
nonetheless, you kept your eyes on them through the cctv
as time pass, you started finding it them cute
because they have been spending the past 20 minutes at the candy sectionwondering if they should get the strawberry or apple flavored one
and when they started grabbing like a bunch of them
you chuckled, thinking they are some kind of sweet addict
but you got a shocked when they started running out of the store
immediately, you chase after them
at that moment, you're so thankful that you're pretty quick at running for a girl
even though it's really dark down the streets, you continued chasing them until you finally grab onto one of them
you caught his jacket and made him stop
his hood is on but you could still catch a glimpse of his face when you meet his eyes, you felt like you're at a loss
something about this guy makes you feel weird
have you seen this person before...?
it feels like you have met this person before but you're confusedbefore you could carry on processing your thoughts, another guy pushed you away with a big force
leaving you on the road with your forearm and elbows all scraped
you wanted to continue chasing them but you just couldn't go on anymoreand from far, you could see that guy turning around occasionally
but the one that pushed you away keeps pulling him away
you sighed, looking at the state you're in
you just pray that your arm would stop bleeding soon
eventually, you got back to the store and informed your manager about that incident
and you went home early that night
no matter how much you try to forget about that mysterious guy, you just couldn't
he is just bugging you in the mind
"he's just a stranger, why am i so bothered about him!" you groaned
you quickly wash up, mend your wounds and head to bed
you wish that you would forget about that incident when you wake up tomorrow
but no
it still bugs you
you eventually got to school, still feeling sleepy
but the moment you reached your desk, seeing plasters and ointment lying on your desk
that warmed your heart and you felt energized
you looked around your classmates and none of them seemed like they gave you that
even though you didn't know who is it from, but that really did warm your heart for the day
and the more you look at it throughout your lessons, you lowkey didn't want to use it
it's like your first time receiving stuff although it's not for a good reason
but you know you still have to use it, looking at the condition of your wound
it's not getting any better
so during your break time, you head to the toilet and quickly change your wound dressing
but you soon got stopped when you overheard a conversation
"we should have gotten the apple flavoured one last night! i told you the apple one is nicer!"
"but i hope that girl doesn't catch us again"
"guys let's not do this again, it's not even that fun!"
"why, jihoon? are you scared?"
"it's only last night, don't worry kid"
you hurriedly hide behind the wall once you hear their footsteps approaching
and you literally had to cover your mouth when you see the three of them
although you couldn't identify the two other guys, but you could definitely recognize jihoon
"he's the person that looks so familiar last night!" when this thought appeared in your mind, everything just clicked
this makes so much sense now
that's why he froze yesterday when the both of you are exchanging eye contact
that's why he kept looking back
and jihoon is probably the person that gave you the plaster and the ointment
it feels kind of overwhelming to find out another side of jihoon this way
but you decided to keep this whole thing a secret
you don't have any reason to spread this and hate jihoon anyway
for the remaining lessons of the day, you unconsciously find yourself looking at jihoon
that's when you finally take a good look at his featuresyou realized how pretty his eyes are
and sometimes, you would get a shock when jihoon suddenly turns and catches you staring at him
out of all days, you just have to meet him so many times in a day
it's really awkward especially now that you found out about the truth
and that actually went on for days
you mentally facepalm yourself whenever that happens
and more than often, you also find jihoon looking at you during class
whenever those girls come after him and you hear them say
"jihoon you're the nicest guy ever!"
jihoon would somehow meet your eyes
but as promised, your lips are sealed and never told anyone about that
anywaysss
you head back to work that night
and as always, no one appears
and when you finally hear the doorbell rang, you immediately welcome the person
"welcome... jihoon" you awkwardly mumbled
that's the first time you called his name
"i-i was wondering what time are you finishing?" he asked as he scratches his nape
"oh, i'll be done soon!"
"alright, i will wait for you outside" he gave you a smile
thankfully, the staff that is supposed to take over your shift came just seconds after talking to jihoon
not gonna lie but you feel like your heart is about the burst
you're walking alone with the handsome boy in school!!!"did you... find out?" jihoon stuttered
"yeah, sort of... i accidentally overheard your conversation that day but don't worry! my lips are sealed so rest assured that i won't be telling anyone" you smiled
"but why? why didn't you expose me when my friend even hurt you?" he questioned
"i don't see a reason why i should do that? we are all still young and all we wanna have is fun so i don't even think about exposing you"
"oh god, thank you so much, y/n" you laughed at him
"no, thank you for the plasters that day"
without warning, jihoon grabbed your arm and take a good look at your wounds
"i'm really sorry. i felt so bad that i had to give you plasters, looking from how my friend pushed you that day" you could only smile as a response
"i wanted to tell you i'm sorry because i just couldn't have the heart to hurt you" jihoon confessed
"nah, i'm fine. as long as you treat me to one of those strawberry candies, everything's good"
"what are we waiting for? let's go!"