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Faux Fights

irene is a goddess.
that is all ~

"Found these two fighting in the hall, sir," she fixed the waist of her skirt, which was navy; contrasting the dark waves of hair she kept secured at work, "I'll leave you to it." She took a seat in the back, crossing her arms and legs, watching them closely with trained eyes.

"I see." He rubbed his chin, studying the two boys. Chanyeol hadn't seen the principal in a while but instantly recognized him by his well tailored suit and styled brown hair. The man had large brown eyes that seemed to search your soul. In a hot way. "So, first, I would like a word with you both separately. Ms. Bae, please accompany Mr. Kim in the hall."

Ms. Bae agreed, escorting Xiumin outside of the room.

"Please, have a seat." The Principal gestured for Chanyeol to sit so he did, awkwardly, feeling the side of his face throb and his nose trickle with blood. He swiped at it, feeling awkward for having to do so in the first place. Felt too similar to wiping a runny nose. "So, Mr. Jeon updated me briefly on your situation in class. It really does hurt me, Mr. Park, and I'd like these things to stop from happening at school. I'm not so naive that I think I can stop it completely, but there definitely needs to be more talk about bullying prevention in this school." He sat down himself, leaning back in his seat, studying the boy across from him. Mr. Jean stood beside the Principal's desk, watching him with unreadable eyes.

"I-I'm glad you think so." He didn't know what to say, so he looked down at his hands. "I'm not mad when they call me-" he swallowed, clearing his throat, "when they call me names, it doesn't upset me. I just wish they wouldn't do it to other kids, or that it wasn't even an insult to people. I don't see why kids should be harassed for being different." He began thinking of his fight, "they wouldn't treat me like this if I was on a team, so it's not fair."

Principal Kim nodded, folding his fingers casually and tilting his face.

"I agree with you, Mr. Park. It's completely unfair, and uncalled for. Kids can be cruel. I wish you better days from now on. For now, Jungkook has come forward with a solution that might work for the time being-" Chanyeol's eyes widened at the loose slip of Mr. Jeon's given name, but neither males seemed to be affected. Chanyeol brushed it off, Mr. Kim was older anyway- Mr. Kim leaned back in his seat studying Mr. Jeon curiously. "He wants to gather students to start a campaign against bullying for our school."

He looked up at Mr. Jeon with a gaping mouth.

"You're going to do this too?" He had no idea how progressive his teachers were...

"Of course. I feel very strongly for the cause." He smiled, "this will be especially good for future students to be apart of and set examples for further generations." He scratched the back of his neck, running his fingers through his dark hair slowly. "I am still trying to earn support from fellow teachers, but you know how these things are."

Mr. Kim hummed in approval, standing up and patting the other man on the back.

"Yes, now that we have settled that matter, I'd like to discuss the most recent conflict. Since we don't have a name for who sent you those notes in class, we do however, have to discuss the fight in the hallway." He seemed to sigh as he said this. "Let's hear your story first." He slouched back in his seat, finger trailing beneath his bottom lip. "Go on, Mr. Park."

"Well, um. I started the fight."

Mr. Jeon sighed, rubbing between his eyes.