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(Y/N)'s friend Sunghoon, who is a member of the boy group ENHYPEN names (Y/N) ENHYPEN'S "...
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Sipping my strawberry milk I take out the energy bar from the bottom of my bag. I eat it carefully so I don't make a mess. I enjoy the sweet, silky taste of my milk. Sighing I take out my notes for my class. I only have an hour left before lunch I say in my head.
English class is one of my favorite classes. I don't have to study super hard nor, do I have to do a lot of homework. I set up all my pens, pencils, and erasers. The teacher walks in as if knowing I had finished setting up.
"Open up your workbooks to page 17," Mr. Baek says a hint of boredom in his tone. I go to the suggested page and run my hand along it to smooth it out. "Read pages, 17 to 24," Mr. Beak continues.
All of the students obediently start reading. The sound of pages turning fills the classroom, with soft murmurs of fellow classmates mumbling to themselves. Once I'm done reading and taking notes I pick my head up and search for something to look at.
I spot Niki, who is still reading in front of me with one hand resting on his face. I observe him wondering as to how he became such an ass. I watch as he breathes slowly, focused on his task. When he's quite like this, he almost looks handsome, I say in my head.
Seeming to have heard my thoughts Niki's eyes catch mine. A nervous feeling pulls my stomach down. I hold my breath careful not to make any big movements. We stare at each other a while more before Niki, smirks as he mouths 'Like what you see.'
I frown and turn my head back down to my work. I stay like this the rest of the class not daring to look back in his direction. Class ends and I quickly pack up my stuff. As I finish I see a shadow appear over my desk. Swallowing nervously I look up. Expecting Niki. To my surprise it's Sunghoon. "Hey, are you ready for lunch?" He asks cheerfully.
"Yeah, I'm starving," I reply. In the corner of my eye, I watch as Jungwon and Niki exit the classroom. Niki, boldly looking at me and Jungwon, steals quick glances in my direction.
"Let's go," Sunghoon says excitedly. He grabs my hand and we run out the door to the cafeteria. The both of us laugh when we sit down with our food. We sat down at a table with Heesung, Jake, and Jay. I have heard a lot about the three of them from Sunghoon but, I've never gotten the proper chance to talk with them. I only just recently got acquainted with them.
"So, manager-ssi," Heesung starts.
"Please, just call me (Y/N)," I say quickly.
"So (Y/N)," Heesung starts over, a smile in his eyes. "All of us have to go to the agency on Saturday afternoon. The head manager wanted me to tell you," Heesung explains. His eyes scan me curiously. I'm sure the boys had a lot to discuss with each other last night, I think to myself. I chuckle in my head at the thought of them gossiping and asking Sunghoon questions curiously.
"Okay, thanks for telling me," I say warmly. I quickly pull out my phone to put the date on my phone.
"Also, the four of us were going to go to the boba place, the one by your house before we go," Sunghoon says excitedly. It's a little too loud as some people turn their heads.
"Shhh, bro, the whole school doesn't have to know," Jake teases, making the whole table laugh.
"And let's stop talking and start eating before our lunch break is over," Jay says, looking at the time on his phone. At his suggestion, the table gets quiet, and everyone starts to eat their food. That is until Jake and Heesung throw each other looks a laugh threatens to come out of their mouths.
"(Y/N)," Jake says drawing my attention to him. "What do you think about Niki?" He questions. I pause to think not really sure I can sugarcoat my words.
"He's interesting," I draw out slowly. I look around to observe their reactions. Jake and Heesung looked like they were ready to gossip about my response as soon as they got home. Jay looked like he was pleading for the two to behave. And Sunghoon waited patiently for my response. I decided to say, "I've only talked to him a few times so, we are still getting to know each other."
Jake and Heesung snicker to each other while Sunghoon lets out a snort. They all know how Niki feels about this situation and how childish he is. "We apologize on Niki's behalf," Jay says apologetically. I snort to myself. This guy behaves badly enough that his friends have to apologize, I say in my head.
"Unfortunately, Niki has gone through a lot before and after our debut," Heesueng chimes in, giving me more information. "You see, Niki, is from Japan. He had to move here by himself and learn to survive here, alone."
I sigh, I know how hard the idol industry is on people. Being close to Sunghoon, I've been able to see it up close just what it can do. A sorrowful feeling sits in my chest while I think about the grief it caused him and, he had people to rely on. People to comfort him. Niki did not.
"Yeah, after he met us we babied him a bit too much," Jake says joking a bit. "We were the ones that raised him through his teenage years which, I'm sure is hard on his parents and him."
I let their words sink in. They really do care about him, I say in my head. "Okay, I'll try my best to be more patient with him," I say with consideration. They all nod knowing it would take lots of it for him to warm up to me.
I quickly finish my food while the guys talk to each other occasionally including me. Once I'm done I clean up my spot and head to my next class, art. Since I finished up early I decided to rest my eyes. I sit at my desk and cross my arms on the surface of my desk, I bring my head down while I close my eyes. I'm just resting my eyes. Just resting-
Something cold hits the back of my neck, it sends a shock down my back. I gasp as I fling my head up and open my eyes. They catch a familiar blonde smirking at my reaction. "What was that for," I whine. I don't like being disrupted from my sleep.
Niki laughs at me holding a bottle of strawberry milk. Jungwon is behind him he gives me a soft smile and a small wave when our eyes meet. I smile back, and as I do Niki slams the strawberry milk on my desk. "Isn't this yours?" I question.
"I was going to drink it but, I don't want it anymore," Niki says a frown etched on his face he refused to look me in the eye.
"Okay," I say slowly. "You didn't poison it right?" I question, suspicious of his sudden kindness, if you could call it that.
"Drink it and find out." He smirks. Done with the conversation, he walks to his seat.
"Do you like strawberry milk?" Jungwon piques up.
"Yeah, it's one of my favorite drinks," I respond happily. Jungwon hums in response nodding his head as he walks to his own desk. I sit through the rest of class taking notes along with the occasional doodle.
I'm at the school entrance now, putting in my AirPods and getting ready to listen to music as I walk home. "Bye, (Y/N)!" Jungwon calls out waving. I wave back. I pick a playlist and start walking a smile plastered on my face.
