Angels and Devils (JeongCheol)

Crushed

Jeonghan's POV

I woke up on the first day of school after the holidays, and looked down at the sleeping Seungcheol on the mattress next to my bed. I smiled at his messy hair and the way he had the blankets pulled all the way up to his face. He looked so peaceful but I knew if I didn't wake him up we'd be late for school.

"Seungcheol." I whispered. I stood up when he didn't do anything and crouched over him. "Seungcheol." I said a little louder. One more time. "Seungcheol." I said, slightly shaking his shoulders.

Suddenly, he reached up, wide awake, grabbed my biceps, and pulled me on top of him, laughing. I laughed too as I looked up at him and he looked down at me.

"How long have you been up?" I asked.

"A few hours. I couldn't sleep." he said.

"Why did you pretend to be asleep?" I asked, confused.

"Thought it would be funny. Did it work?" he said with a bright smile.

"Hardly." I said rolling my eyes and standing up.

"Then why'd you laugh?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Cause it's funny that you thought you were funny." I said, looking in the mirror and fixing my hair.

"All I'm hearing is that you think I'm funny, which is all I'm aiming for." said Seungcheol, laying his head on his hands as he looked up at me from his mattress.

"In that case, happy birthday." I said jokingly.

"Do you even know when my birthday is?" he asked. I thought for a moment.

"Hm. Guess I don't." I said.

"August 8th. Remember that." said Seungcheol.

"I'll put it in my calendar." I said.

"When's yours?" he asked.

"October 4th." I said.

"And that shall be in my calendar until October 5th." he said, standing up and starting to get ready himself.

"What about the years after that?" I asked with a smirk.

"I will have memorized it by then." he said. I could hear the grin in his voice.

***

The bell rang and I got up enthusiastically, excited that my only class with Seungcheol was my next class.

"You sure are excited to art." chuckled Joshua as we left out math class.

"Well, art compared to math is a lot better. Plus we're having a potluck today." I said.

"That's cool." said Joshua.

"Plus it's my only class with Seungcheol." I mumbled.

"Ok. If we're being completely honest here. Are you crushing on him?" asked Joshua seriously.

"Ugh! I can't help myself!" I said.

"You know what happened last time you crushed on a straight guy." said Joshua.

"Well, yeah, but it's not like I can stop myself, Joshua!" I complained. "If you know how to stop someone from liking someone they shouldn't, please, feel free. Actually, be my guest."

"Again, you know I just don't want you to get hurt like the last time." said Joshua as we opened our lockers that were next to each other.

"What about the last time?" asked Mingyu, as he walked up to us from behind. "What happened last time? Last time what?"