pink roses. || l.ty

nine.

It has been three days since Taeyong saved Rose. He could still replay the scene in his head, just as much as he could replay past memories. Her beaten, fragile body and tears running down her cheeks. It all reminded him of the past. Taeyong felt sorry for the girl. But why did he care?

Class was about to begin shortly and Taeyong was waiting for Jaehyun and Winwin to arrive. His friends were usually sitting in class before Taeyong was, but today was different. It was different until Winwin came running into the class, quickly sitting down at his usual seat by Taeyong, throwing his backpack on the ground. Winwin was panting as he pulled out a notebook from his backpack.

"You're pretty late, huh?" A chuckling Taeyong asked his friend, hitting his back. Winwin looks up at Taeyong and rolls his eyes. 

"Well, stupid Jaehyun didn't pick me up this morning." Winwin complained, resting his head on his desk. Jaehyun and Winwin live close to each other, so Jaehyun would drive the two of them to school since he had his own vehicle.

"Huh? Why not?" Taeyong asked. Winwin rolls his eyes again and leans closer to Taeyong.

"It's because of-"

Right before the ringing of the morning bell, two individuals come running inside and fall to the floor. Everyone's attention turned to the two who were laughing, trying to catch their breaths. They were laughing uncontrollably and were awfully wet. Taeyong squinted, looking straight at them, recognizing the laughter.

"Mr. Jaehyun and Ms. Rose.. Get up and sit down at you seats, please." The teacher ordered. Jaehyun stands up first, still smiling. He looks down and puts out his hand in front of Rose. Rose looks up at him and grabs his hand, letting Jaehyun pull her up. The two of them cleared their throats and made their way to their seats. While, Taeyong, was watching their every single move.

Jaehyun turns to look at Taeyong and smiles. He couldn't wait to tell his friend about his great weekend.

"I came to school with Rose today." Jaehyun said to Taeyong, taking out his notebook and setting it on the desk.

"Yeah... I can see that." Taehyung said, rolling his eyes. Jaehyun was going to continue to talk to him about his wonderful time with Rose, but Taeyong turned around and looked down at his notebook. He didn't want to hear more about him and Rose. And so the class continued.

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During lunch, Jaehyun bragged about hanging out with Rose to his friends at the lunch table. They all teased him about it, but were happy for him. Taeyong, however, could care less.

"She was so sweet! Dang, I just wish I could date her." Jaehyun said, sighing and smiling. Yuta patted him on the back.

"Why don't you ask her out?" Doyoung asks, shoving some food into his mouth. Taeyong stops eating and looks up at Jaehyun. Jaehyun was already looking at Taeyong.

"I'm actually planning to ask her out today." He proudly says, smiling to himself. Taeyong chokes on his food and starts coughing. All his friends turn to look at him, all concerned.

"Yah.. Are you alright?" Mark asks, walking over to his brother and rubbing his back. Taeyong pushes him away and nods, still coughing. He grabs Winwin's bottled water and drinks it. After a few big gulps, he finally calms down and looks at Jaehyun.

"Seriously? Rose? Are you serious?" Taeyong asks, feeling a bit of rage in him. Jaehyun shrugs.

"I like her a lot, and I feel like she feels the same way. Don't hate me, eh? I know you don't like her." Jaehyun replies, taking a bite out of his sandwich.

"Jaehyun!" Rose calls out from across the room. All his friends turn to look at her, watching her run up to him and hug him from behind. They all smirked at eachother. Jaehyun returns the hug and makes room for her to sit down next to him. Taeyong had a strong gaze on her. He felt something in chest, and it was a feeling he thought he would never ever feel again; jealously. However, Taeyong didn't know that.

Taeyong stands up from the table, slamming his hard hand on it, startling everyone around him. Taeyong clears his throat.

"I-I got to go..," saying quietly, standing away from the table. "I am needed somewhere else right now." Taeyong says. Everyone gave eachother confused looks. Rose and Jaehyun felt the most concerned. However, Jaehyun was smirking. Taeyong ignores it and walks away, having everyone's gaze on his back.

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I AM SO SORRY FOR BEING SUPER INACTIVE!! This was also a super short chapter so I apologize for that as well! My ideas were gone for a bit, but out of nowhere, I got IDEAS! So YAY! Hehe don't worry, this is only the beginning of the drama ;)

-steph_0926