XO (Only If You Say Yes)

05 - After School Gossip Session

BYOB (Bring Your Own Best Friend) - Billlie

{Jake}

Where the hell am I? This guide doesn't help at all, this is just completely useless!-

"Ow!" I wince back as I bump into someone. "I'm sorry! I wasn't looking where I was going! I'll be more careful next time." I say, bowing down apologetically.

"Don't apologize."

I look up and see Heeseung, grinning down at me as I quickly flinch. "Heeseung? When did you-"

He chuckles, "I've been here since school ended. Don't worry, I didn't wait long." Heeseung ruffles my hair, messing it up a bit. "Shall we go?" He asks, holding out his hand.

I stare at his hand before hesitatingly holding it. "...Yeah, let's." I mumble, walking towards the school gate.

We continue to walk in silence for a bit, until it gets broken by Heeseung, clearing his throat. "I hope you don't mind holding hands."

"Oh, no. I don't actually." I'm not really good at hand holding, but at least this is comfortable.

"That's good." He smiles, looking almost happy at my statement. "Since you've already met the friend group, we can just go straight to them."

I nod.

"Do you like the school so far?"

I nod. I lied.

"Are you just going to nod the whole time?"

I nod.

"Wait, no! I'm not!" I exclaim, embarrassment in my voice as I stutter.

Heeseung chuckles, "I'm glad you aren't. It would be pretty boring if you were just nodding the whole time." He pats my head, "It's fine though."

"Oh-"

"Heeseung, hurry up!" Sunghoon yells, "If you don't hurry up, we're leaving without you!"

Heeseung sighs, "Don't worry about him. He's just a bit bitchy." He whispers to me before yelling back at him, "I'm coming, just wait!"

-

As we walk into a cafe around the corner, Sunoo nudges me. "So, Jaeyun. How are you today?"

"No need to call me Jaeyun... I'm doing good." I awkwardly smile, my grip on Heeseung's hand becoming tighter. "What about you, Sunoo?"

"I'm doing good myself, thank you very much. I see you are starting to date Heeseung, huh?." He chuckles."

I could feel my body start to burn while he said that. "What? No, I'm not! We're just holding hands in a friendly matter." I protest, trying to defend Heeseung and I.

"Mhm, sure... But how's the school so far?"

I shrug, "It's alright. Not too bad." I slowly let go of Heeseung's hand, causing him to glance at me and snatch my hand back.

Sunghoon scoffs, "Someone's clingy today." He pats his back. "Can't keep your hands off the new student. I thought you said you didn't like h-"

"Shut up." He utters firmly, making Sunghoon's eyes widen.