anywhere // : jihan [slow updates]

iv

Jeonghan's P.O.V

Come on, come on...crap!
Where is it?!

I panicked, my chest rising and falling more rapidly than it had been when Jisoo left.

"Hani, good morning!" Seungcheol grinned, clapping his hand on my back "I took lots of notes for you in second period and.." He stopped when I turned to him,  my facial expression most likely saying everything.

"Hey, what's wrong? Did something happen with Jisoo?" He asked, concern almost immediately filling his face. I quickly shook my head, trying to pull myself together. There was a lot going through my mind right now.

"I'm missing something really important." I managed to say, nervously rubbing the back of my neck.

"Really? And you checked everywhere?" He asked, his hand still on my back.

"Mm. I took everything out of my bag, I looked through my entire locker..I didn't drop it, right?" I retraced the steps I took in my head from when I had what I was missing.

"No, I-I'm sure I had it in my book bag just this morning." I confirmed, biting my lip. Seungcheol's frowned deepened. "Well, if you tell me what it is, I'll be sure to keep a look out for it.." he offered, and I shook my head again while feeling my face get hot.

"I..can't really tell you what it is." I stammered.

Cheol raised an eyebrow "You know how suspicious that sounds, right?" I hesitantly nodded my head.

He paused before speaking again. "You always tell me everything. If it's important to you, I want to know what it is so I can help."

I bit my bottom lip. How am I supposed to tell Seungcheol that I lost a love letter to Jisoo? I sort of wished right now that Cheol wasn't such an amazing friend because it's hard to keep secrets from him.

I opened my mouth to speak again but the bell rung, making my snap my lips back shut. "Damn. Saved by the bell." Seungcheol sighed, rubbing my back and then bringing his hand back to his side.

"Alright then, don't tell me. I'm holding this against you, though." He said stubbornly and he waved. "Bye, Jeonghan. Don't wait up for me after school because I have to stay late with Jihoon." He called as he began walking away.

Jihoon is Seungcheol's second best friend, aside from me of course. They're really close, and they like to write music together. For whatever reason Jihoon doesn't like me that much but I don't really mind. Any friend of Cheol's is a friend of mine, I guess. Besides, it's easy to avoid him because we don't have any classes together.

I sighed, watching as the hall cleared.

"What will I do.." I bit my lower lip. I decided to try and forget about it, heading to my third class of the day which wasn't very interesting.

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Third period went by quickly, and so did the rest of the day.

Instead of eating lunch I looked all over each of my classrooms for my love letter, but I still couldn't find it.

By the end of the day I really felt like I was going to lose my mind. School had ended and I was still totally clueless as to where it had gone.

It's not like I had it for long, I actually just wrote it last night. While I was staying up late and doing Junhui's homework, my thoughts went off I guess. I found myself venting about my feelings to Jisoo to get the stress of it off of my chest.

It was more of something I was going to keep in my bag just to have all of my feelings somewhere. It was nice to let out the truth about him on paper, even if I was the only one who would read it.

I put it in my bag when I put Jun's essay in my bag, right?

I retraced my steps in my head again for like the seventeenth time and then it hit me.

The second I saw Junhui walking towards me with an shit eating smirk on his face, I understood.

I felt like I just got slapped even though nobody touched me. If he had it, he'll never give it back. .m

"Jeonghan, I think I have something of yours~" He hummed in a teasing way.

I knew it. I knew this was probably the case, I just didn't want to admit it. "Or should I called you, 'your love, Jeonghan?'" He murmured when he got closer to me.

I felt my face become impossibly hot.

That's how I ended the letter.
Your Love, Yoon Jeonghan.

"Give it back." I replied without even thinking about it. Junhui clicked his tongue. "I have to admit, you're very poetic, Jeonghan."

"Junhui!" I snapped, fanning my face. "Please. Will you please give the letter back?" I asked, seriously about to get on my hands and knees if it meant getting it back.

"Mmm.." He acted like he was thinking about it. "Buy me a drink from the vending machine and I'll think about it." He nodded to himself.

I gritted my teeth, trying to pull off a forced smile. This asshole....

"Fine." I nodded. "Come with me."

Together, Junhui and I walked to the closest vending machine which was next the the bathroom. It was about a five minute walk. Once there, I bought myself a banana milk and got whatever Junhui asked for.

We sat against the wall together while I glared at him furiously. "Now will you give it back?"
He took a long, obnoxious sip of his drink and exaggerated his swallowing noise.

"Nah," he finally answered. I hopped up, yanking his drink away as I did so. My eyes narrowed. "Junhui, I know you don't like me and I don't like you either but please! It was never supposed to even leave my bag!" I said in one breath, obviously panicked. Junhui stood up as well, taking his drink back.

"You really don't want him to see this, huh. Alright," He took a quick sip again before finishing his sentence.

I don't trust Junhui. I don't trust him at all, but he's got my letter so I have to sort of go with it.
I waited for him to talk again.

"If you don't want me to give Jisoo your letter, you have to do everything I say." He watched me give him a threatening look. "That isn't fair, it isn't yours in the first place so who are you to blackmail me like this!"

My voice immediately quieted when Junhui moved a little closer to me. "Are you really in the position to deny me, though?" He whispered in my ear  making me shiver.

This is so stupid. I thought, nervously running playing with my braid. "..Just tell me what I have to do." I said, sounding defeats.

There was a long moment of silence which made me extremely uncomfortable. Junhui's words made my mouth fall open.

"You have to pretend to be my boyfriend."