𝗚𝗢𝗔𝗟 𖥻! seonghwa

( 12 ) pushing the limit

"WE GOT THIS." seonghwa told his team as they huddled up during the middle mark of their game. it was the most important match of the season, especially to seonghwa, and the score was all tied up.

their chests rose and dropped at different paces. everyone was exhausted, but everyone was determined.

and so was chaerim. however, she felt tired. she assumed it was maybe a longer lasting effect from her concussion, but she got tired easier now. her body felt weak. she told no one.

"hyunjin's on you. careful," seonghwa mentioned to chaerim as they returned to the field to start the second half. she nodded, locking in this hyunjin guy in her sights.

he had longish blonde hair and piercing eyes. everything about him intimidated chaerim, but she liked it somehow. it was thrilling.

the ball was kicked to chaerim, since she was on offense approaching the goal, that's when the real trouble began. she was slower than usual, but she ignored this. her only thought was to score.

hyunjin appeared in front of her and began to run side by side with her. he said between strong, deep breaths, "you're pretty."

chaerim looked at him, taking her eyes off of the ball for a split second, but in that second, hyunjin bumped into her and stole the ball away. she felt horrified as she watched him dash the other way, the shark fans going wild.

apparently this unfortunate incident set the tone for the rest of the game, and the lions narrowly lost their big game. needless to say, no one said anything and they all just sat on the bench with heavy hearts.

"it's okay, boys," seonghwa broke the silence finally, "we'll get them back next year."

it went quiet again. that is, until some voices were heard approaching their side. a few of the team members looked up to see hwang hyunjin and some of his delinquent friends skipping over.

"you! pretty girl!" he pointed straight at chaerim, "come here."

confused, she slowly stood up and walked towards them. seonghwa watched attentively.

"look, if you're here to make fun of—"

"can i ask you out?"

chaerim quite literally was taken aback, "huh?"

the whole team tensed up in unison.

"you heard me." hyunjin eye-smiled, "i think you're really pretty and cool, so i want to get to know you better! do you want to come to a party with me tomorrow night?"

please say no, please say no, please say no, seonghwa repeated in his head helplessly.

chaerim laughed, her cheeks turning red, "me? oh... whatever, sure."

oh, what the fuck?!

chaerim could kind of care less about this random guy, but she did like two things about this situation: the fact that he sweet-talked her and the fact that seonghwa was watching.

"perfect! let me get your number then," he nodded, handing him her phone. she did the same, and thus, hyunjin and chaerim were now set up.

"i'll text you," said hyunjin, winking as he held up his phone, "see you tomorrow night, pretty girl."

hyunjin gave chaerim a big hug, then left, his friends hyping him up as they left.

chaerim turned around to face her team, who all stared at her blankly. some even shook their heads, or got up to leave in disappointment.

"what?" she shrugged, "just doing business."

chaerim headed for the locker room, a smile plastered on her face from how flattered she was. she had forgotten about losing the game at this point. it wasn't every day that a cute boy comes to find you to ask you out, call you pretty, and all of the above.

she threw off her jersey in front of her locker, and rummaged through her things. grabbing her phone once more, her heart fluttered remembering it all.

a hand suddenly grabbed her wrist, spinning her around and pinning her against her locker. chaerim winced.

"what the fuck do you want, seonghwa?"

"you better not go to that party tomorrow, kim," he spat.

"or else what?" she half-smiled.

he shook his head and let go of her, "you'll regret it."

"sure. stop being so jealous. i can do what i want." chaerim told him.

"just this once, chaerim. listen to me," he seemed so angry, yet so heartfelt, "and i'm not fucking jealous of you and hwang hyunjin!"

chaerim stepped forward, totally popping his personal bubble, "really? then why do you care so much that i'm going to a party with him? or does it bother you more that he calls me pretty girl? that i liked it?"

"he only calls you that because he doesn't know your name, idiot. look, i know hyunjin better than anyone else. he's not a good guy and he sure as hell doesn't have good intentions with you," seonghwa explained, "i'm just looking out for you."

"you don't have to look out for me," she squinted at him, "but it's fine. just keep being jealous and telling yourself that you aren't. whatever helps you sleep at night." the space between them was antagonizing.

seonghwa placed his hands on the curve of her hips, bringing her close enough so their noses were now touching. they felt each other's warmths and both felt themselves getting hotter and hotter.

"i'm not jealous because i know i can make you mine anytime i want. you're just desperate since you know that it will never happen."

chaerim blinked, "i'll never be yours, park seonghwa. you'll have to kill me first."

"maybe i will," he said softly, his husky voice coming out.

their eyes were locked. seonghwa didn't think, and neither did chaerim, but all they knew was that seonghwa leaned forward and kissed her.

he didn't really know why. he really hadn't planned on doing this right now, or ever. maybe he wanted to think that he was just proving a point to chaerim or making her flustered. a part of him, though, was so attracted to her that he felt like he could explode. kissing her was nice, he would admit, but he was unsure why.

she placed her hands on his chest to push him away, launching him back to a bench where he dropped down on it. he smirked, and it made her blood boil.

"oh my god."

seonghwa wondered, "what? scared that you liked it?"

"no! seonghwa, what the hell are you doing? you're not supposed to kiss me. that's too far! i'm gonna be sick," chaerim complained, wiping her lips with the back of her hand repeatedly.

he just laughed and stood up, stretching his arms. a tiny peek of his stomach showed as he raised up.

"whatever. just know, if i find out that you go to that party with hyunjin, it's not gonna go the way you planned," said seonghwa. he seemed so calm and collected after the abrupt kiss that chaerim wondered if she was imagining it.

after picking his gym bag up, seonghwa left. it was like a huge weight was picked up off of her shoulders to be alone now.

park seonghwa just kissed her, but that wasn't even the worst part.

the worst part was that chaerim did like it.