[#1] boy next door :: im youngmin

chapter fourteen

Today, Kim Donghyun tagged along when Yuna walked home with Woojin. He said he wanted to see Youngmin and ask him how he's doing and also give him his homework even though they aren't even in the same grade, but he's just really nice that way.

"Youngmin!" 

Donghyun knocks on his door a few times before turning to Woojin, Yerin and Yuna, who are sitting inside her apartment with the door wide open so they can still see him. They've been knocking for three and a half minutes already but Youngmin still hasn't answered the door.

"Guys, are you sure he's home and awake-"

"Donghyun, chill, we called him on the walk home, remember? I'm pretty sure it was Youngmin who answered the phone and not some random person or ghost-" Woojin sighs, pushing himself up to his feet and walking through the door.

"So why isn't he answering?" Donghyun has his arms crossed over his chest and his backpack hanging over one shoulder.

Woojin just shrugs then walks towards the ledge, peering over it to look at the other floors, "Maybe he's asleep, or in the bathroom, I don't know."

Donghyun purses his lips and marches into Yuna's apartment, flopping down on the seat at her right. "Fine."

By now, Yerin is holding back her giggles, and Yuna has to elbow her to make sure she doesn't, because she doesn't want the guy to get annoyed-

"Are you laughing at me, Yerin?" 

He narrows his eyes at her, and she can hear Woojin laugh out loud from outside when he says it. Yerin quickly shakes her head and suggests, "Why don't you just call him to ask him to open the door instead of throwing a mini tantrum?"

Yuna watches as he takes out his phone before getting up and walking outside to try and knock on the door because maybe, just maybe, Donghyun just wasn't knocking loud enough. Woojin walks over to her as well and raps on the door, sort of making a beat.

"Woojin, what are you doing- Oh, you're alive."

The door suddenly swings open and she takes a step back in surprise to see Youngmin with his hair messed up and eyes puffy. His lips are pursed, almost forming a duck face and he is scratching the back of his neck.

"Yes, of course, I'm alive, and where's Donghyun?"

Yuna waves her hand in the direction of her apartment's open door and soon enough, Donghyun comes running. Literally running past her and nearly knocking Woojin over just to get to him. "Why didn't you open the door for me but you opened it for Yuna?"

Youngmin snorts and flattens down his hair. "You woke me up. I was sleeping."

Then, Donghyun launches into a whole speech or something about the things he missed (according to a classmate he had asked), but while he is talking, Youngmin is only looking at Yuna and it's honestly making her feel a bit uncomfortable.

Yerin pokes her lightly from the back and it makes her turn around to glance at her, "Why is he staring at you that way? Did something happen between you two?"

Yuna notices Woojin also nudge Youngmin just at that moment and he breaks away his gaze from her to look back at Donghyun, who is now flipping through pages of a book.

"I have no idea what's with him."

"Do you think he's grown to like you?"

"No. Of course not."

"But the way he keeps looking at you- Oh shit, I have to go-" 

Yerin's eyes quickly widen as she glances at her watch for a split second and says loudly, "We have to talk later, and see you guys tomorrow?" She addresses the three boys and they murmur words, nodding, before she waves and runs in the direction of the elevator.

Now, Yuna looks back at the three, who are all looking at her for some reason. She gives an awkward smile, before stepping back slowly into her apartment and hitting her back against the doorframe.

She closes her eyes, wincing, as she moves to the side to get inside, her hand reaching behind her for the door as she mumbles a "see you tomorrow" to the three.

She doesn't notice Youngmin slipping past Woojin and Donghyun to get to her, wrapping his arms tightly around her as his hand pats the top of her head. Her eyes just shoot open when she feels it and she raises her head awkwardly to meet his eyes, and to see his faint smile.

"See you tomorrow."

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