XO (Only If You Say Yes)

04 - Math Class

Take Me Home - PinkPantheress

{Jake}

"I hate this school already." I mumble, holding my backpack on one shoulder.

I tried to sneak past the crowd to get to my locker, and it surprisingly worked so I quickly walked over and punched in the code.

I sighed in relief as I removed the lock and grabbed some books. I could hear some faint voices in the background, and I could hear some bits of it.

"So Heeseung. What's your next class?"

Please not—

"Math."

Oh, fuck.

I quickly close my locker and head my way to class, facing down. I don't want to get caught after saying that I'd help him in physics. That was a stupid decision, right?

I hear a voice behind me, calling my name. "Hey, Jake! Wait up!" It causes me to turn around.

"Oh hey, Heeseung." I smile at him, acting as if I wasn't nervous just a second ago. I could hear faint whispers, all about how Heeseung ran up to me.

"Is he that eager?"

"Are they dating?"

"What's happening between them?"

"Where you heading next? I know since you're new, I thought I'd walk you to your next class." Heeseung smiles back, wrapping an arm around my shoulders and closing the distance.

I look down in embarrassment as I stutter, "Math..." I wasn't exactly that nervous, but I still don't know why I stuttered.

He just laughs at me and pats my head, causing me to flinch. "You're cute when you stutter. But who do you have math with?"

"Mr. Kim."

"Oh, me too! He's very... interesting to be honest. He gives a lot of homework, but he's very funny. You'll love him."

I sigh, "I hope."

"Follow me, I'll show you where his class is." Heeseung smiles brightly before firmly grabbing my wrist and dragging me along with him.

Let's just hope this class isn't hell.

—

"Ah, yes. If it isn't my favorite student, Lee Heeseung." Mr. Kim says, leaning on his desk while taking off his glasses. "Who's this? New student?"

Heeseung nods, "Yep, this is Jake. He's really smart."

"But-"

"Hello Jake. Welcome to class, I'll be your math teacher for the rest of the year." He emphasized.

Well, no shit.

"Nice to meet you." I responded innocently, slightly bowing. "I can't wait to be in your class."

Before Mr. Kim said anything else, I got dragged by Heeseung once again. "Come on, I'll take you to my table." The only thing I could do was nod.

"Hey, Hee!" Someone from the corner of the room can be heard, "Who's this cutie?" He blows a kiss towards me and winks.

The boy next to him scoffs and crosses his arms. "Shut up Yeonjun. You're being unprofessional to the new student." He turns his head towards us, "What's his name?"

I wave awkwardly, "I'm Jake, and you are?"

"I'm Taehyun and this is Yeonjun." Taehyun answered, pointing to Yeonjun. "You can just call me Terry if you want."

"Nice to meet you, Ter–" I reach my hand out to handshake, but before I could finish my sentence, somebody barges in. "...ry."

He glances at the door before returning my handshake, his lips moving upwards to form a smile. "Nice to meet you, too." His serious demeanor immediately returned, staring at the guy.

"I still don't understand how you're dating that jerk. He's always late to this class." Yeonjun mumbles to Terry, him shooting back with a look that says "Why does that matter to you?"

Mr. Kim grins as the student approaches him, "Choi Beomgyu. Always late to this class, huh? What have you been up to now?" He crossed his arms, waiting for an answer.

"I wasn't doing anything." Beomgyu whined, looking away in embarrassment. "I'm just always late to this class!"

"Mhm, sure." He said sarcastically while handing a tardy pass to the student. "3 more and you're getting lunch detention."

He mumbled a "yes sir" before heading to the back of the class where the friend group was, "Sorry guys."

"It's fine, I guess." Yeonjun rolls his eyes, "This happened too many times for me to get mad." He managed to admit before the bell rings, signaling that class has started.

"Jake, sit here with me." I turn around to see Heeseung pulling out a chair for me. I nod and sit down beside Heeseung and Yeonjun, who shooted annoyed looks at each other.

He looks at me and smirks, "Don't worry, Jakey boy. You'll love his class." He ruffles my hair and smiles, eyeing Heeseung who seems... jealous?

Whatever, I just want to go home.

—

"Hey, Jake? Can you help me with this?"

I lift my head up from the worksheet and turn to look at Heeseung. "Oh sure. What do you need help on?"

"Just question 3. How do you–"

"It's 13."

"...Oh wow. You're smart." He stated, writing down the answer. "You should hang out with the friend group today after school."

Me? Hang out after school? With the popular kids? I wanted to say no, but instead I stammered, "Sure, why not."

"Great, meet me in the courtyard after school."

umm hi

sorry for the wait

shitty chapter

i couldnt find anything that matches this 😞