The Mysterious Rose (KhunFany)

3: She works at a cafe

3: She works at a cafe.

Nichkhun heaved a heavy sigh as he finished making a three-paged essay about the atomic bomb in Japan. He may say that he had lots of fun today. He made new friends, roamed around the campus for a bit, and got a beautiful view of the majestic and old acorn tree of the school. He felt a bit disappointed because he wanted so badly to stay in school for a bit longer.

When he was still a Query, it was always about grades, textbooks and rivalry. Of course, he had a bit of fun but not this kind of fun. And he has to admit it, he has a small liking on Tiffany Parkinson. He would laugh at himself because it was still the first day of school yet he managed to find someone whom he liked.

Nichkhun stood up from his seat and passed his papers to Professor Lee. He nodded and Nichkhun quickly scanned the whole classroom, hoping that he would still see Tiffany. Yet he was discouraged because he found her seat empty. She must've finished writing the essay. Nichkhun thought as he fished his bag and headed out of the classroom.

He walked down the staircase, through the hallway and into the shoe shelves. And there, with a small thump of his heart, was Tiffany Parkinson. Her black and not-so wavy hair swung back and forth as Tiffany was cradling herself with her feet., swaying from back and forth. She had a paper bag clutched to her hand while the other hold a pile of books. Maybe she's thinking about something. Nichkhun thought as he felt a bit jumpy as he walked towards Tiffany, taking the courage inside of him to greet her.

As to where Tiffany, she was thinking if she properly wrote the correct things on the essay about Japan. Someone tapped her on the shoulder as she abruptly looked her way to where Nichkhun was standing. "H-hey, T-Tiffany." Nichkhun stammered as Tiffany looked at him blankly. She didn't knew why Nichkhun would want to talk to her. It was a bit weird.

Their eyes met as Nichkhun's inside melted away. "Hey?" Tiffany said as she shrugged her shoulders, looking away after that. "Do you need something?" Tiffany asked as Nichkhun shook his head. "I-I-I..." He gulped as Tiffany looked at him again, looking a bit eager and impatient. Nichkhun screamed inside his mind as he drowned in embarrassment. He gulped again as Tiffany raised an eyebrow.

"Are you okay? Your face is turning red." Tiffany said as Nichkhun started to sweat. "Oh, haha. I-it's just h-hot." He said while rubbing the back of his neck. "Aah." Tiffany nodded, sensing that he was already lying.

"I-I was wondering if. . . . ifー"

"Nichkhun! There you are!"

They both looked at the source of this voice and they saw Drake Choi, together with Chang, Hyuk Soo and Trace Stevens. Tiffany raised an eyebrow as Nichkhun mentally slapped himself. So Travers is now part of the heartthrob group, huh? How pathetic. Tiffany smirked while turning her back as she silently walked away from them without making Nichkhun feel her sudden dispersion.

"What would you like to do? Since you're new to our group, we should celebrate." Hyuk Soo suggested while slinging his arm over Nichkhun's neck.

"O-oh, sure. But-"

"But what?"

"T-Tiffany-"

"She's not here, dude."

"W-what?"

Nichkhun turned around, scanning the whole place and saw no trace of Tiffany. "B-But. . ." Nichkhun mumbled while scratching his hair and looking down. He felt disappointed and angry at the same time towards the boys, who were the reason why Tiffany left without saying a word.

And to Tiffany, she just didn't liked being crowded especially to those silly heartthrobs of the academy. They would be very noisy and a bit intimidating at some times. One time, when Tiffany was walking peacefully in the stairs, she heard noises at the very top. She felt a bit irritated and realized that Drake, Hyuk Soo, Trace and another heartthrob was bullying a nerd. And when Tiffany reached the top, the four of them stopped and ran as fast as they can until they completely vanished from her sight. They got scared because Tiffany would immediately report this to the headmistress, which she actually did after calming the nerd down.