Strange Being | 2park

Chapter 5

"I'll get it!" Jihoon shouts as he chases after the ball that had bounced away.

"Do you want me to go with you?!"

"I could go help, Jihoon oppa!"

"Let me go as well, please, Jihoon~?"

"I'll be fine!" Jihoon yells as he turns slightly around, waving his hands. He catches a few girls giggle as they push at one another and squeal. He turns away and continues running, only to realize he had completely lost what direction the ball had headed towards.

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"Hey! I'm back, I took longer than I thought it would..." Jihoon shouts, wiping sweat off his forehead as he walked towards the court his class was in. Surprised when he saw that there was no one around.

"What the-"

"You took too long, coach already forced them into the gym." A deep voice speaks, Jihoon turns his head.

Park Woojin.

"Why aren't you in there as well?" Jihoon asks as he walks over to the bleachers Woojin had be sitting at. Woojin doesn't glance up from a notebook he was writing it. Jihoon takes a step onto the bleachers, leaning down slightly as to take a look into the journal.

"What are you writing?" Jihoon questions, only for Woojin to snap his notebook close before looking up into Jihoon's soft irises.

"Why do you ask so many questions?"

"...Y-Yah. I only asked two." Jihoon states, dropping the ball to his feet before crossing his arms.

"Yeah. Two too many. Didn't you know that curiosity kills the cat?" Woojin says as he places his notebook to the side, laying his pen gently upon it's cover.

Jihoon sits down in front of Woojin, due to the different height levels of the benches, Woojin finds himself staring down at Jihoon, whose eyes reflect the light as he stares back up at Woojin.

The two are silent before Jihoon bats his eyes, tilting his head over slightly.

"Told coach I felt sick." Woojin suddenly says out of the blue, averting his eyes away from Jihoon's as he rests his chin on the palm of his hand.

"Huh?"

"You asked me why I wasn't inside with the class, right? I told him that I needed fresh air."

Jihoon scoots himself slightly closer towards Woojin.

"Why weren't you playing?"

"Didn't I just tell you that you ask too many questions?"

"Didn't you just answer one anyways?"

Woojin is somehow able to lay his eyes on Jihoon once again. Lifting his chin up as he wraps his arms around his knees.

"...Didn't want to."

"Why not? Scared you'd lose?" Jihoon tests the waters, smirking softly as he tilts his head, fluttering his lashes way too innocently.

"Hah. You'd wish." Woojin sneers, letting out a low chuckle as he ran his fingers through his brown hair. Jihoon picks up the ball, throwing it towards Woojin. Despite not paying attention, Woojin was able to catch the ball before it made a impact to his chest.