ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ꜱᴛʀᴇᴀᴋꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴀɴᴋ ᴄᴀɴᴠᴀꜱᴇꜱ 🖌 ʏᴜɴʜᴏ x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ

N I N E

After what seemed like eternity, Yunho finally stopped training, feeling his arms pumped up a bit. He took a quick shower, got changed and headed out of the building. He stopped by the convenience store, looking to grab a quick bottle of ice tea and a snack. To his surprise, Y/N was there, again. He didn't have a cap with him, but he put on the mask just in case she recognizes him. He walked passed her and grabbed an ice tea. Not so lucky for him, she recognized him, or 'Hyunso'.

'Hey Hyunso!" She waved to him, "Finally I got to see your hair." She ruffled his hair a bit.

"Oh uhh.. Yeah I guess so." He felt a blush creep up on his face as she touched his hair.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I just got back from the.. Gym. Just grabbing a quick snack." He tried making his voice deeper to not expose himself, "What about you?"

"Ice cream, again." She smiled, but there was a sad glint in her eyes.

"Are you.. Okay?" He asked

"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine." She said, her face betraying her.

"You sure? ..You wanna talk about it?" He suggested.

"Umm.." Tears started welling up in her eyes, "Let's go outside."

They both sat on a bench outside of the store, her hands in her lap, fidgeting with her fingers. Y/N takes a big breath and starts to vent.

"Well, uh my boyfriend said we needed a break because he thinks that I'm cheating on him." Yunho is in shock at the revelation, but not surprised; Y/N feels like the type to cheat on their S.O.

"Well.. Did you?" He asked hesitantly, trying not to hurt her feelings.

"No, I would never!" She pleaded, "His friend Taehyun, last summer..." Tears streamed down her face.

"You don't need to talk about it if you don't want to." His voice softened, reaching up to wipe the tears off her cheeks.

"No it's okay, um.." She took a deep breath, "He got me drunk at a party and.. I don't really remember what happened but.. My skirt was up and my top was on the floor, and I saw him looking at me weird-" Y/N hadn't realised that she was crying until 'Hyunso' interrupted.

"Okay, you don't need to continue." He got out a tissue and wiped her face gently.

"No, I need to get this off my chest, um.." She took a couple of deep breaths and continued, "When Taehyun f-found out me and my boyfriend were on break, h-he started asking me for nude photos or else he would tell people about the party."

What?! How could he do such a thing?  Yunho patted her back to comfort her. He felt terrible.

"Well if he does tell everyone, wouldn't he get in trouble?" 

"N-no. He'll probably fucking twist the story to make it like I agreed to it." She wiped her tears with her hoodie sleeve.

"Can't you report it to the police?" He then realised how intimate the moment was and let go of her.

"I tried, but his dad has ties with the police so they dismissed my report since I 'Consented when drunk'." She buried her face in her hands, quiet sobs coming out.

Yunho awkwardly side-hugged her, trying to ease her pain. She was his bully, but he felt sympathy for her; it felt weird being the one to comfort her. He squeezed her shoulder lightly, "I'm sorry you had to go through that.."

After a couple minutes, Y/N's sobs died down and were reduced to sniffling. Yunho couldn't feel any more confused and what he was told; why would Taehyun do something like that? What would happen if the school found out about the party? Too many questions in his mind to ask.

"I'm sorry I can't help you, I-" Yunho thought for a bit, "Wanna just walk around? You know, take your mind off of it?"

Y/N nodded and they both got up and started to walk around the city, taking in the beautiful buildings and greenery. One of them pointing out clouds that look like animals from time to time; enjoying the quiet stroll together. They ended up near a water fountain at a park, sitting down on the edge of it and staring at the water. By this time, Y/N has already calmed down and was now smiling, breathing in the crisp cold air.

"Do you feel better now?" Yunho said.

"Yeah. Thank you, for this." She smiled, her eyes glowing with joy.

"Any time," He looked up at the evening sky, his head drifting to dreamland. 

He never thought that he would be hanging out with his bully, the situation still a foreign concept to him. He adjusted his glasses and tried to fill the silence.

"So, random but.. Do you have any hobbies?" He asks.

"Yeah a couple I guess.. I play tennis." She answered, "What about you?"

"Oh um.. I like painting..?" He said sheepishly.

"Really?" She got surprised, "Maybe you could paint me?" She replied with a wink.

The gesture made his heart jump, was she being flirty? He cleared his throat, trying to make his cheeks go back to normal.

"Um yeah sure." He answered, his response making her smile.

"You know, you remind me of someone."

At that, Yunho's heart skipped. Did she catch on? Does she know who he is? He gulped loudly before asking the next question.

"R-really? Who?" He braced himself of the expected answer.

"There's this art nerd at my school, fucking loser really," She giggled, "But you're not a loser, are you?"

"No, why would you think that?" Mentally, he was near crying. He knew that's what she thought of him but it still hurt. He looked at his watch and decided it was time to go, "Um hey, I have to go. See you?"

A pang of disappointment hit Y/N, but she complied. "Yeah, see you." She waved.

Yunho waved back and walked back to his apartment. When he got there, he turned on the TV to distract him from his feelings. Why did his heart go crazy everytime she smiled? He couldn't have had a crush on her, right? She humiliates and uses him every time she sees him; he can't like her. Yunho relaxed on the sofa, mindlessly listening to whatever was on the news until something caught his ears.

"16-YEAR-OLD JUNG WOOYOUNG SENT TO JUVENILE FOR BATTERY"