Astronomy // Duty After School

Chapter Twenty-Nine.

Chi-yeol let out a puff of fresh air as he stood in his uniform with (Y/n)'s camcorder in hand. Due to having the back-to-back pain of a migraine and an unenclosed injury, (Y/n) had gone off to get something to sooth herself, leaving Chi-yeol with the request of filming everyone in their uniforms. He raised the camera toward both groups of kids as the boys and girls exited their tents. They oohed at one another.

"He looks like a real ajeossi!" Jun-hi cackled as she and So-yun smacked one another and laughed. Jang-su looked down at himself.

"And you guys are ajummas," Jang-su calmly retorted. Both girls made sounds of disapproval. So-yun and Deok-jung started laughing hysterically as they pointed at one another.

"Take a video of this!" Jun-hi exclaimed, hopping further into the camera's frame and holding up a peace sign. When Chi-yeol turned the camera on Yeong-su, he smiled and held up a peace sign. His smile faltered and he lowered his hand upon catching Il-ha's glare.

"Hey, stop filming, you punk!" Il-ha demanded. Chi-yeol hastily obliged. So-yeon clicked her tongue upon seeing it was Chi-yeol who was filming her and not (Y/n). She looked back into her pocket mirror.

"Gosh, at least you recognize good looks," So-yeon said, smiling at her reflection. Chi-yeol then headed over to Ae-seol.

"How's the uniform?" Chi-yeol asked, beginning to film.

"This is better than I thought," Ae-seol smiled. Chi-yeol opted to go ahead and get other interactions of his classmates admiring one another's uniforms.

"Sun, how do I look?" Hui-rak asked, walking up to where Yeon-ju and Sun-yi were straightening each other's uniforms. Both girls glanced at Hui-rak before Sun-yi turned Yeon-ju away.

"(Y/n) will probably sew our name tags on," Sun-yi said, ignoring Hui-rak entirely. Il-ha smacked a hand on Hui-rak's shoulder, yanking him away. "Where is (Y/n)?"

"Infirmary," Yeon-ju answered.

"Stop filming, fucking asshole!" Hui-rak shouted at Chi-yeol. A grinning Chi-yeol stopped recording and instead started to film So-chul and Na-ra. The class oohed and aahed at the pair.

"You guys look good."

"I love it, I love it."

"They look pretty," Jun-hi said, holding her fingers up to make a square. "I'm jealous." Chi-yeol zoomed in just past So-chul and Na-ra as (Y/n) walked into sight, reading the washing manual for the uniforms. Jun-hi and So-yun gaped at each other.

"Even camo. What can't she wear?" Ha-na murmured.

"Pantaloons, probably," (Y/n) answered, setting down the pamphlet on the table Na-ra and So-chul were near. When her eyes landed on the camera, she waved, assuming Chi-yeol would stop filming after that. As she approached him, she split the upper half of her hair away from the lower half, twisting it twice before securing it into a ponytail shape with a claw clip.

"(Y/n), (Y/n)! How do I look?" Tae-man asked.

"Great, Ukiyo," (Y/n) answered pleasantly. She froze in horror, covering her mouth.

"Ukiyo?!"

"Gosh, getting compared to another boy?" Il-ha sucked his teeth, feigning a grim look.

"Who the hell is Ukiyo?" Tae-man moped.

"My... dog," (Y/n) whispered. Laughter filled the air, but Tae-man perked up.

"A dog? That's even worse..."

"What are you talking about? (Y/n) loves her dog. Therefore, she loves me." Tae-man's words briefly had (Y/n) nodding in agreement before she actually processed the end of his statement.