[#1] boy next door :: im youngmin

chapter twenty

Youngmin is attacked by a pocketbook that morning, a much thinner book than the dictionary and encyclopedia mentioned the night before, hitting his chest the moment a specific Park Woojin sees him.

"I know I said I wouldn't be throwing anything at you today, and I didn't. The book flew out of my hand all on its own." Woojin says cheekily, a mischievous smile on his lips as he quickly retrieves his pocketbook and Donghyun is trying to suppress his smile beside the younger.

Youngmin just sighs and shakes his head, a smile forming on his lips.

"Good morning, too, guys."

Donghyun then leans over to toss his arm around Yuna's shoulder while giving her a cheerful smile as he ruffles her hair, to a confused stare from Woojin, "Anyway, it's nice to know you guys finally got your happy ending."

"What happy ending-"

"Oh, you know, you two being an actual couple, then graduating, then moving in together-"

"Donghyun!"

Youngmin's whole face and ears are bright red, Woojin has this little teasing smile on his face and Yuna, well, let's not talk about hot her face feels because this is so embarrassing and they're talking right in the middle of the school courtyard.

Yerin suddenly runs up to them, her hair a complete mess as she bumps into Woojin's back for some reason and his cheeks turn a very light shade of pink as she holds onto his arms while she fixes her posture.

Youngmin drops his gaze and pretends to fix his hair as Yerin bounds over to Yuna,a wide smile on her face as she nudges her continuously.

"Woojin and Donghyun called me last night to tell me what happened-"

"Hey!" Youngmin suddenly raises his head. "You were on in that group call, too! Don't lie!"

"She didn't need to know that." Yerin shrugs, hugging Yuna from the side and leaning her head against her other shoulder because Donghyun has his arm around her. "Why is Donghyun so clingy to Yuna today, anyway?"

Donghyun doesn't say anything, he just keeps smiling brightly and raises his eyebrows innocently. Woojin just shakes his head then tells them he'll be going ahead first, and Yerin suddenly adds that she will, too.

This leaves Youngmin, Yuna and Donghyun all together. Youngmin then reaches for her arm and slowly pushes Donghyun's off of her shoulder as gently as he can just because he's nice that way and he knows Donghyun definitely does not have any feeling towards her and is just being his friendly self.

"Hey, guys, I have to go now, you both should, too-"

Yuna says after a few moments, glancing at her watch and realizing that the bell is about to ring already. Donghyun glances at his as well, and quickly bids them both a "see you later" as he jogs off in the other direction, and she's waiting for Youngmin to leave first before she goes, but he doesn't say anything.

"Aren't you leaving?" she raises her eyebrows at him, and he just tosses his arm over her shoulder before walking her towards the building.

"Your classroom is just a few floors below mine, let's go together."

He has his arm around her the entire time they're outside, however, he retrieves his arm the moment they enter the building where there are so much more students because as he says, he doesn't want to be labelled as an irresponsible student council president who could forget his duties because of a girl.

Yuna understands this of course, and she's starting to notice that Youngmin thinks quite far into the future for the present for some weird reason. She doesn't have anything against it, though. She's fine with anything, really.

"Go up already," she tells him by the stairs when they reach the floor of her classroom, but he tilts his head slightly to the side and puts his hands on her shoulders, leading her over to the door of her classroom.

"You go in first." 

Now, he's smiling softly at her and he has reached over to slip his hand in hers, drawing light circles on the inside of her palm and it makes her heart flutter like crazy. Both his gesture and his smile.

She just nods, her cheeks warm. "I'll see you later, then?"

He suddenly pulls her in for a quick hug, gently rubbing her back as he places his head on top of hers. "Of course you will."

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