What Can I Do

Chapter 2 ~Can the test commence now? It's better than sitting here without you

In the language classroom Jae and Haru sat at their own table laughing and joking before the test. Sungjin and Wonpil sat at a table not too far away from theirs, and both boys were occupied with studying. Although not with their notes. Sungjin was too busy staring at Haru who was totally oblivious to his gaze. When she laughed it made a melodious and light sound that Sungjin couldn't help but immediately smile after hearing it.

Similarly, the boy beside him was studying someone. Wonpil stared at Sungjin, tracing the lines of his face with his eyes. He knew Sungjin was looking at Haru across the class. For some reason he wanted Sungjin to look at him instead. The nagging feeling in his gut became evident whenever he saw Sungjin being absorbed in his crush. He called to him but Sungjin was too busy looking at Haru that he didn't notice. Something painful hit Wonpil's chest but he ignored it.

"Do you think Jae-oppa and Haru are dating?" A girl on Wonpil's left asked her friend sitting near her.

"They're always together and only hang out with each other. I wouldn't be surprised!" Her friend giggled back, staring at the said two near the front desks.

Wonpil knew Sungjin had heard what the girls were saying and waited to see how he would react. Sungjin looked longingly towards Haru's table, eyes dropping when he spotted Jae. He too thought he didn't have a chance with her because Jae and her were so close and they seemed like they were already a couple. Sungjin's mood dropped when seeing them together, but they were constantly together.

Wonpil wanted to tell him to stop pining over Haru, but it wasn't his place to say. He didn't know why he cared so much, but Sungjin had never liked anyone else besides Haru in their entire high school years. He hadn't told Wonpil about his crush, which kinda hurt, but it was painfully obvious. Wonpil just wanted it to be him and Sungjin. Just the two of them, as they had always been.

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The study period was more of a catching-up-on-sleep period for both Dowoon and Brian. You could find one of the boys napping on the rooftop, where the ledges where he usually sat were great makeshift beds. It was very dangerous and a slight wrong move might topple him over the edge, but Dowoon was so used to hanging around the edge of the roof that he was never afraid of falling down. He also played with the idea of just rolling over the edge himself, but dismissed it, telling himself that was stupid.

Brian preferred sleeping in the empty art classroom on the second floor. No one ever used that classroom ever since the art teacher quit, but even if students did, he would just hide in the storage room that connected to the classroom. The room was so cluttered that anytime someone, including the teachers, tried looking for him, they could never find him amidst the mess. It was perfect safe havens for the boys who wanted nothing to do with the people at their high school.

Suddenly the sound of someone unlocking the door brought Brian to his senses and woke him up from the nap he was taking. He quietly sat up and observed the newcomer from behind some canvases and paint brushes. The intruder was a girl, making her way through the mess of a classroom, heading to where Brian was seated.

He watched her slowly make her way towards him, hearing he mumble things under her breath.

When she was only a few feet away, Brian slowly walked up behind her, the girl not noticing his presence.

"What are you doing here?"

Haru screamed as she heard a voice behind her, although she thought the classroom was abandoned.

Sensing that her scream might make a teacher walk in on them, Brian grabbed Haru closer to him so he could cover her mouth with his hand. She immediately stopped screaming and looked up at him with huge eyes. She was panting into his hand, her warm breath breathing onto his palm.