innocent love

begin 1.2

Today, the very first day of school, your seat mate was missing. Your assigned seat was all the way in the far back row by the window. You could poke your head out onto the basketball court below to see your hot sunbaes playing, if any of them were. Class went by fairly quickly because the teacher allowed a majority of the class to be 'study time'. In reality, he and a few other students would have a 'nap time'. During that sleepy period, Cha Eunwoo, who sat in the very front row, walked up to you in the back and introduced you to Park Minhyuk. Park Minhyuk, also known as Rocky, was one of Eunwoo's best friends at Jupiter High.

"Hey! I'm Minhyuk! But you should call me Rocky."

"Why should I?"

"Because," he pointed to his stomach, "my abs are as hard as a rock!" He laughed at himself before clearing his throat.

"Well, if your partner messes with you," he tapped on the desk beside you with his bare knuckles, "just ask me or Eunwoo for help." He pointed to one of the sleeping students nearby. A girl in the second row was napping on several thick folders. "Kim Sohyun is my girlfriend so don't mess with her or you'll mess with this!" He showed his clenched fist.
As if on cue, Sohyun turned her cheek to face the sunlight coming from the window. Instantly, Rocky leapt over like a gazelle to where she was to shield her eyes from the sun with both hands. A few students near the couple started to laugh at one of their phones. Rocky motioned for them to be quiet with his feet, attempting to kick them out if they woke up his sleeping beauty. Not wanting to cause any trouble, they quickly walked to the back of the classroom.

"So, Eunwoo.."

"What is it?"

"Who exactly is my seat partner?"

"Well, he's actually-"

"Yah!" called one of the guys by the window. He pointed outside and said, "It's Moonbin!"
Your classmates rushed to the windowsills and gaped at the view. You turned your head around and peered out the window to face a boy's back in the middle of the court. He was casually dribbling a basketball with ease.
You turned around to face a surprised Eunwoo staring at the boy named 'Moonbin'. You asked, "is he a celebrity?"

"Moobin is our 'school bully' but nobody really catches him harassing anyone. A lot of students said that they were threatened though." He looked at you and then back at the court. "Suzy..."

"YOU STAHP RIGHT THERE YOUNG MAN. ARE YOU TRYING TO LOOK COOL, HUH? HUH? YOU SHOULD BE IN CLASS!" Ms. Eunji started to flail her arms about, marching towards him. The students, who were watching from the school building, laughed and filmed the crazy vice-principal. Without even turning around to face her, Moonbin ran off and climbed over the school fence. "YAH! YAH! YOU COME BACK HERE!"

"I'm Kim Myungjoon! But you could just call me MJ!"

"Myungjoon? More like... like uh... baboon! WUAHAHA! And I'm JinJin!" Eunwoo had invited you to eat with him during lunch. At first, you thought it would be like a one-to-one date. Instead, you were greeted by Rocky, Sohyun, and two incredibly playful dorks.

Eunwoo coughed out loud. The two boys stopped giggling and put on a solemn face. After two seconds, they broke out in laughter.

"Wow... even after I warned them, they're still louder than the Ms. Eunji." Sohyun sighed. Rocky got out of his seat and smacked them both on the head. "Hey! Shut up! Snow White is sleeping again!"
After the first few days, you grew more comfortable with your new friends. You learned how Eunwoo was the top student in the grade, that JinJin and MJ are childhood friends, that Mr. Um likes Ms. Eunji, and even that Rocky walks Sohyun home everyday.
Today, Sanha asked you to wait for him after school because he's "hunting" at the activity fair. You, by yourself of course, also look around and spot Sanha every now and then. There's the student council, sports club, swimming club, a food cult, and more random groups. The only two that catch your eye is the nature and music club. You sign up for both of them.

Although nobody was around to monitor the table, you decided to sign yourself up at the music booth. When turning around, you bump into Eunwoo. He has you pinned against the table. His eyes widens and he clears his throat, taking a step back and looking away. His face is as red as yours. (omo!)

" S-Sorry!" he stammered, "I was going to... are you signing up for the music club?"

"Oh! Uh, I'm only interested in it. My brother is probably joining though."

"Sanha? That's him right?" Eunwoo smiled and pointed to someone behind me. You turn around and become trapped in Sanha's embrace.

"Noona! I want to stay a bit longer! There's so many people I want to meet!"

"Fine with me. I'm going to go explore the school. Let's meet at the front at 4."

After walking around for a bit away from Sanha and Eunwoo, you learn that there are four different buildings ; one is for elementary, another for middle school, and two for high school. Out of curiosity, you decide to climb your way up the stairs to the roof. Once you reach the door, you hear someone softly crying. You open the door and find a boy dressed in black. He's singing quietly to himself. (it's Moonbin~)

(ASTRO - Growing Pains - Moonbin's part)
"I've been crying all night, since this is my first break up
It hurts so much more than I thought it would
If every person feels like this after they break up
Why am I the only one like this?
Is it because it's too difficult?"

His crying started to cease. After finally wiping his tears, he sighed and turned around

only to find you peeking from the doorway. Eyes widened, he dashed towards your direction.
Oh poop! you thought and started to scurrying down the stairs, only to be gripped by the wrist and pulled back to the roof. Locking the door behind you, he shouted, "Are you spying on me?"

"No... I was looking around. Did you just break up?"

"Sort of... wait, who are you to even ask me?"

"I'm Suzy. I'm a new kid in Room 202. I know what it's like to break up with someone. Do you need tissue?" You started to look through your bag to find it.

"Do you know who I am?"

"I don't know who you are or what happened to you. But I can tell you this," you presented him the tissue packet, "if you need a shoulder to cry on, you could use mine." You patted you shoulder firmly. "Are you a student?"

He snatched the tissue and shoved it into his jacket. "Yeah... but I don't go to class."

"You should! Make some friends there!" You smacked his head, leaving his face frozen in shock. "As a student, you should be studying! You shouldn't be depressed by yourself. I got your back if you want me to."

He smiled. "Thanks."
"Noona! What took you so long!" Sanha held your hand and swung it around. "I started to get worried about you!"
"I just talked to some people, that's all." You linked arms with your brother. "Let's go!"
Peering from the rooftop, Moonbin looked at your direction.
"Maybe," he thought, "maybe I'll go tomorrow."