Music Sounds Better With You (2Jae)

Chapter 4

A/N okay so yes I have no creativity therefore yes that's the teacher's name don't judge lol

If you were to ask me what happened during French class I would honestly have no idea how to answer that. My mind was in a different place, a place I would like to call " Obsession".

"Que va tu ce weekend? [What are you going to do over the weekend?]" My partner, Kai, asks me.

I draw a blank, Je vais penser à JB [I am going to think of JB], I thought. I answered his question, "Je vais écouter de la musique. [I am going to listening to music]." I respond instead.

The bell rings and despite the loud sound, I'm still lost in my thoughts. I walk out of the classroom and head to my next class. All these thoughts keep crowding in my head, all about JB.

I head into probably one of my favorite classes, choir. I walk into the room. The first thing my eyes land on is him, JB. I get flustered when I see him return my gaze. I squirm and fidget with his eyes on me, watching my every move. I try my best to ignore him and walk to my seat, which greatfully was on the other side of the room.

"Good Morning class!" The choir teacher, Mrs. Forte sings cheerfully while entering the room. The rest of the class returns the greeting.

"Mrs. Forte, we have a new student," the girl next to JB says. I frown at the way she says it all flirty like. I internally scream but try to play it cool.

"Oh do we?" Mr. Forte says, still all cheery and happy. She looks at a piece of paper that lays on the piano. "Mr. Im JaeBum," she says and scans the room, her eyes land on him. "Well, welcome to the class. Trust me, you will adjust in no time."

JB has a sly look on his face, "I think I'll do just fine, I had a fantastic first day so far."

"Well that's wonderful. Hold on a second while I get the sheet music, the rest of the class take out the Christmas tunes. Youngjae, to the piano please."

She walks towards a cabinet and is shuffling through the papers. I make my way towards the piano, I don't think I'll play well while my hands are fidgeting.

"Actually, Mrs.Forte, can I try the piano?" JB says with a smirk on his face, I face palm at the thought, a few people in the class notice.

"Really? Go ahead, Youngjae will be a good teacher."

"I bet he is, but I can play piano," he responds. I mentally think of a few ways to get back at Mrs.Forte. I then lose the thought when JB sits next to me and smiles a big, grinning smile. Mrs. Forte hands a sheet to JB and he places it right next to mine.

"Hey, Jae," he whispers. I smile and turn red at the new nickname. "Do you see what happens when you don't want to talk to me? I have ways, Choi, don't make me use them." Although I know he's just teasing me, I can't help but to get a little frightened at his words, maybe he wasn't all happy and bright. Is it weird that I find that a bit attractive? I try to get rid of the thought.

I just said the first thing that came to mind. "How do you know my last name?"

He smirks at me again, "I'm not shy and antisocial like you." I look down at the keys and just run my fingers over them. "Hey, you know you can look at me, right? Nothing to be embarrassed about."

His niceness after the fact that he was just teasing me makes me so confused. JB is just so confusing, it makes my head hurt. The way that he can make me go from being cool and chill and to being completely embarrassed and nervous is puzzling.

"Okay class, first song," she says. I pull out the music to the song "O' Christmas Tree". Mrs. Forte gives me a countdown and I start the beginning of the song. My hands are shaking on the keys and the sound coming from it doesn't sound as nice as it usually does, it sounds shaky.

After a few measures, JB starts to play along. I'm somewhat surprised that he plays piano but I quickly lose the shock when I think about just how little I know about him. I am, however, happy that his part is mostly low notes and mine are mostly high. That way we have to stay on 2 separate sides of the piano.

When my notes start to become lower and his notes start to become higher I get nervous. My hands are sweating, that's not exactly something you want to happen while playing a piano.

I could feel the warmth from his hands radiating off. Our hands came close to each others, so close to touching. When his hands met mine dangerously close I back them away and completely messed up the measure. I earn a raised eyebrow from Mrs. Forte, but she goes on with it.

"Stop," I whisper to JB. At first I thought it was a coincidence but then I realize that it was just him, teasing me, again.

"I don't know what you're talking about? I'm just playing my part," JB responds back to me, smirking. I was starting to get tired of this routine.

"JB, I'm serious," I say back trying my best to glare at him while simultaneously playing my part.

"Wow, so that's what it sounds like, huh?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I've never heard you call me by my name before."

I stop and think for a while. I never actually said his name to him? How is that even possible? It's probably because I'm a shy, quiet freak who never says anything.

I ignore him, which was actually easier said than done, and try my best to focus on the music. Music. One of those only things that can keep me feeling sane so that I don't go crazy from insanity.

The rest of the period pretty much goes like that, JB leaves me alone for the most part, but I was willing to take it. Expect for that one time where he literally put his hand on mine and then mumbled a quick and meaningless, "Sorry." making me completely lose the whole entire rhythm of the song for 5 measures straight, I couldn't get back into the song and Mrs. Forte had to stop the class. I could see the smirk on his face that he was trying to hide while I was dying from embarrassment as the whole class was looking at me.

"Okay class," Mrs. Forte says wrapping up the class. "Keep practicing on this, we have a winter concert very soon, I want it to go well. Oh, and this is the last call for anyone interested in a solo, or duet for the concert. I have one last slot available. Other than that everybody have a nice day. I hope to see all of you at the concert and the winter dance as well."

I head over to my seat and grab my stuff. No way was I going to sing in front of the whole school, or those that bothered to show up.

"Duet huh?" JB asks me while I'm walking over to my stuff. I just shrug and put my bag over my shoulder. Once I have all my stuff, he grabs me by my hand and pulls me over to Mrs. Forte's desk.

"What are you doing?" I resist the urge to use "JB" or "JaeBum", knowing that that's what he wanted to hear.

"Just come with me," he replies. He holds on to my hand even though he doesn't really have to, he's not even pulling me towards him anymore. "Mrs. Forte, Youngjae and I want to do the duet."

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