Sharp Is The New Round

III. "Just a Hunch"

"I don't know, ask Hamin." Noah grinned mischievously and elbowed Hamin's shoulder.

The others, Bamby and Yejun just laughed, and Eunho seemed to realize the situation and chuckled.

"I see," Eunho said with his glowing red eyes and grinned.

"Seems like our dongsaeng is growing up, isn't he?" He added and smirked at Hamin.

"I don't get it. I'm taller than any of you."
Hamin protested.

"Hey! Height isn't our topic, Hamin."
Bamby yelled with an offended look on his face.

"So, Hana..." Yejun looked at me and smiled.
I gulped, now only realizing what they meant by Hamin growing up.
Did they see us walking to class together and assume we were dating?
No way...we just met.

"sit with us, if you don't mind" Yejun suggested.
The other 3 just smiled mischievously and giggled.

"I don't mind," I said as I shook my head, I walked to their table and noticed that Eunho pulled Noah and moved to the other side of the table as I walked. Noah then called out Yejun and Bamby to move with them to the other side.

"Why did you guys move? " I asked, and looked at them with my other eyebrow up.

"Hamin doesn't like crowded spaces"
Eunho claimed.

"What? I don't mind at all" Before Hamin could finish his protest, Bamby shushed him as aggressively as he could be.
Hamin looked flustered and just looked clueless.

"Okay..." I mumbled.
I sat down next to Hamin with my tray of food.

We all ate, but I just couldn't handle the four teasing Hamin and me without explaining why.

"May I ask one thing?" I gently put my chopsticks down on my tray and looked at the four of them.

They all looked at me, most of them still chewing and munching on their food.

"Can someone please explain why you guys seem to be teasing me and Hamin?"

I asked. Well- it's not that I hate that and Hamin's little interactions are receiving attention from our friends, I enjoy it.

Bamby gulped his food down and looked at me.
"I honestly don't know" His face was innocently cute and his eyes were gazing at his friends, as if he was asking them to speak up.

Noah turned his head to look at Yejun and was mouthing some words to him.

I couldn't make up any word he was throwing at Yejun, I have always been bad at this kind of game.

Yejun sighed and nodded his head, as if he was agreeing to what Noah had said...or whispered...or telepathed.

Noah then turned to look at me and smiled mischievously.

"Nothin' much," He crossed his arms.

"It's just that Yejun and I saw you and Hamin walking to class together."

'I knew it' I mumbled.

I turned to look at Hamin, blushing in embarrassment and looking angrily cute at his hyungs.

The rest smiled and Eunho laughed.
"So that's why," He said while still cackling.

It was currently 6 pm, and it was time to go home.

We were left with multiple homework, which was tiring for a student like me.

I walked out of our classroom, ready to leave school and rest at home.

As I walked in the corridors to head to the stairs, zoning out and thinking of what assignment should I do first, I bumped into the back of a somewhat muscular and tall figure.

"Oh- I'm so sorry!"I hurriedly bowed and apologized, not being able to look at the person I bumped into.

"noona?" A familiar voice was coming from further at the back of the person I accidentally bumped.

"oh, don't worry Hana it's fine," the person said

I stood up and saw that it was Eunho and Hamin.

Eunho was the person I bumped into and Hamin was behind him.

Like me, they were also ready to go home.

"Are you guys walking together?" I asked, holding onto my bag.

"Well, ye-" Before Hamin finished his sentence, Eunho grabbed his shoulder aggressively.

"Nope, no we are not," Eunho said.

Eunho looked at Hamin and grinned. Hamin gave him a worried and confused look.

"But hyung, you told me you would walk with me today," Hamin complained.

Eunho hushed him and said, "I just realized I have some errands to run."

"What about you, Hana? Are you walking alone? Let Hamin walk with you."

Eunho said, as Hamin's jaw almost dropped to the floor.

I liked Eunho's idea, but I can't say yes so abruptly, it will make me look desperate for Hamin.

"I- I don't know... If Hamin is okay with it, then sure."

Hamin was losing against me and Eunho, so he just agreed to walk me home.

As we walked on the streets, the sun was already setting.

"Soo.."I mumbled

"Hm?" Hamin hummed, not looking at me and focusing his eyes on the direction we were headed.

"H-how old are you?"

from that point, I knew I hated myself for being awkward around the people I liked.

I couldn't come up with a topic.

"I forgot."He answered, still not looking at me.
I snickered. 'Why is he unserious?' I thought.
"How did you forget?" I asked, looking at him while walking, not minding the street floor at all.

"I honestly don't know how..." He said coldly, or maybe that's how I think he said it. Coldly.

"Then why do you call me Noona, when you could be a lot older than me?"

"Just in case you're older than me, I show respect."
He answered.

I was looking at his eyes, shaped like a normal human being, but it somehow reminded me of a cat.
His eyes were sharp, yet they looked round... He looked warm, gentle, and fragile.

Before I knew it, a crack in the sidewalk made me lose my balance.

"Noona!" Hamin yelled.
At least I got to look at his sincerely worried face.

Before I tripped and fell, Hamin pulled my hands, he held me over to him.

My heart was pounding fast, not because I almost tripped and fell, but because our faces seemed to be closer than ever.

"Please watch out where you're going next time"