The Stars Shine Brighter [Ongoing]

Chapter: 20 "You're the Very Definition of Perfection"

Autumn was mindlessly fiddling with her brunette locks; she gazed across the classroom, taking in every crack and hole the walls held. It was pretty rare to find any imperfections on their high class school though, since the management made sure that everything was right, gorgeous, and...perfect.

Heck, even the students were "perfect". Autumn chuckled at the thought. She was currently in Geometry class where Mr. Robin was busy going on about bisectors and what not. She never cared for any of those things, ever.

A couple of her nosy female classmates were staring her down, constantly whispering things to each other. Something about her having Chanyeol as a boyfriend and that she must have seduced him, they also added a few more hurtful words. They were obviously envious of her luck, and she tried her best to keep her composure, but all their loud buzzing was driving her nuts.

She sunk her nails deep onto her desk which caused another classmate to look at her. He quirked an eyebrow and she returned his inquiry with a big smile as she warned him to mind his own business by clenching her fist. Fortunately, the boy got the message and turned to the window.

About an hour after the boring lecture, Autumn trailed off to the door and felt a bit of an itch growing on her forehead. She stopped walking and swiftly tried to eliminate the offender by scratching it. She grew shocked, leaving her mouth wide open, only to feel an oily bump on her forehead. She didn't mind it at first, but a bunch of students started to stare at it, making her feel conscious.

She inwardly shrieked and began to panic.

"This..can't...be-" she thought to herself as she dashed to the girls' bathroom. On her way though, a few more female students gave her mean looks and she felt as though they were judging her...again.

She bust the door wide open and hurriedly ran towards the large mirror. At the sight in front of her, she cried.

"Oh n-no..."

Elsewhere...

Chanyeol waited patiently for his beloved to show herself. He was standing by her locker.

She was late. And Autumn was NEVER late.

"Ah, where is she? We're gonna be late for lunch." he said.

As he was about to lose hope and just go look for her himself, he spotted a familiar head of brunette hair inside the janitor's closet. He pinched the bridge of his nose and sighed,

"Autumn..."

He walked towards the door and opened it, only to find his "bubbly ball of happiness" to be sulking, her angelic face hidden beneath her arms.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I-I'm not good enough..." she sobbed, refusing to face her lover.

But Chanyeol wasn't in the mood for this and he quickly cut to the chase.

"Lemme guess, people were being mean to you because you're with me? Well, the heck with them!"

But this gained no response from his emotionally demolished girl. And he sort of felt like a jerk for not listening to her story. He sighed and instantly sat beside her, holding her closer to his chest.

"Shhhhh.....it's ok, Autumn. I'm sorry for not listening to you...I was just hungry. Now come on and tell me what's troubling you." he cooed, voice written with concern.

Autumn lifted her gaze up to stare into his heartwarming eyes. She blinked and managed to say something.

"I'm...not perfect."

Chanyeol's eyes grew wide with shock. How could this adorable little angel ever feel insecure about herself?! She was...astonishing!

Autumn closed her eyes and tore her gaze from his. He stayed though, and never took his eyes off of her. He cupped her face and made her face him. They were basically staring at each other now. She felt so unsure and wanted to run away, but Chanyeol never loosened his grip on her and rested his forehead against hers.

"You're the very definition of perfect." he whispered into her ear.

She winced a little at the contact, but eventually felt lighter and warmed up to his hot breath.

Upon seeing as though his girl had not heard the message, he repeated himself.

"You are...perfect."

She smiled on the inside and allowed herself to absorb his words.

"Autumn, you don't need to live up to others' definitions of "perfection", so long as you live up to mine. And, you have. You always had. Since the day I first met you. I couldn't get you out of mind, I was awestruck with your beauty, personality and...just everything about you. No matter what you'll do, you'll always be my definition of perfection." he said.

And with that, a very happy and relieved Autumn sprang up and brought him into a grateful hug. He was surprised, but nonetheless hugged her back, whispering sweet nothings into her ear.

"See? Perfect." he commented, which earned a giggle from her.