Pick me | Wanna One

5.7

Woojin took up the boyfriend role well. He would walk me to class every morning plus him and Jihoon sat with Sewoon, Youngji, and I during lunch. We would end up either holding hands or he would have his arm around me while we were in the halls but always made sure to ask if I'd be okay with what he did before he did it. He was sweet. Seongwoo and Daniel's fangirls slowly started to leave me alone after Woojin had made that comment. We would sometimes get people who said something to us but Woojin was always quick with a response that would discourage them.

"You know, you could've told me that you were dating Woojin. It was a little embarrassing to find out after I kinda acted out. But don't get me wrong, I'm happy for you. Plus, it's a good idea to be with him since you won't be harassed like you were when you were with me." He says. I give him a soft smile.

"It's fine. You don't have to feel bad. We were kind of keeping it secret at first so I was surprised too when he said that." I told him. I knew that I should avoid telling too many people that it's a fake relationship. He nods and chuckles.

"You seem happier with him. I'm glad you've found someone that makes you happy. I was kind of worried about you recently because you seemed down. Thinking about it, that also might've been the reason why I tried to talk to you so often. Whenever I saw an opportunity I went over to talk to you in hopes that you would become happy." He shyly admitted. I smiled softly.

"I wasn't in the best mindset. Woojin kind of helps me through it though. But there's no reason to worry too much now. I've gotten better." I reassure. He nods.

"As long as you're good, I'm happy." The bell went off and the teacher walked in. We waved as he walked back to his seat.

The bell went off signaling that it was time for lunch. I walked out the classroom and met up with Woojin.

"How was class?" He questioned with a chuckle.

"Boring, of course. How was it for you?" I questioned back with a smile.

"Nothing special. We were working on the same thing." We talked as we walked into the cafeteria.

"You said you were gonna talk to Seongwoo, how did that go?" He questioned.

"It was fine. He said he's happy I'm with you but that he was a little embarrassed when you said that because of the way he was acting. He's a good person, he just sometimes forgets to think." I tell him.

"I know, I've talked to him before. Don't forget, I know him because of Jihoon. I know that he's a good person." He says. He then pauses for a moment like he was thinking about what to say.

"...is it alright-"

"Woojin, you don't need to keep asking. It makes the relationship seem unnatural. Plus, you're always a little awkward when asking." I jokingly punch his arm to make him feel less awkward. He nods.

"Okay, I just wanna make sure you're okay with it. I know a little about what you've been through. I don't wanna make you uncomfortable." He says.

"If I'm uncomfortable, I'll tell you." I reassure.

"Okay." He gently grabs my hand and interlocks our fingers.

"There you go!" I joke. He chuckles as his cheeks turn slightly pink while he turns to look in the opposite direction. I tug him towards the line and we get our lunch. When we sat down the only other person that was there was Jihoon.

"Where are Sewoon and Youngji?" Jihoon glances around the lunchroom.

"Uh...good question, I wouldn't know the answer since I'm not in their class, but I also don't know who is so I sadly can't help." I nod. I look around the lunch room and spot Kaihao.

"Uh, give me a moment. I see someone from their class." I say to Woojin and Jihoon. Woojin nods and I walk over to Kaihao.

"Hey Kaihao, have you seen Sewoon and Youngji?" He thinks for a moment.

"I think they were still in the classroom when I left but I haven't seen them since." I nod.

"Thanks. Bye!" I wave. He waves back and I make my way towards their classroom. When I got to the classroom I saw some student in the room but Youngji and Sewoon weren't there. I walked over to a boy that was seated by the back of the room. I tapped his shoulder.

"Hey, do you happen to know where Youngji and Sewoon are?" I asked as he turned to face me.

"I think they might've went to the nurses office. Youngji didn't seem to be feeling well and I think overheard them talking about going during lunch." I nod.

"Thank you." He nods.

"No problem." I leave the classroom and head towards the nurses office. I pulled out my phone when I got outside of the nurses office.

Seonmi:
Seems like Youngji might not have been feeling well

Seonmi:
I might not be back before lunch ends

Busan Boy:
It's okay, I hope she feels better

I put my phone away as I went into the office. I saw Youngji sitting down while Sewoon stood next to her. Sewoon walked over when he saw me.

"Hey, how'd you find us?" Youngji turned to look at me.

"A classmate of yours. What happened? Is she okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, she apparently came to school with a cold." He said as he turned to look at Youngji.

"Hey, I felt fine when I woke up. How was I supposed to know I'd end up here?" She responded. I chuckled.

"I thought she might've passed out or something. She seems fine now since she can argue." I joked.

"The nurse checked her temperature and gave her medicine. Before lunch she didn't seem well. She didn't want to come but I convinced her to and now she's feeling better. The nurse told her to sit for a moment to give the medicine a minute to start taking effect. We were gonna head to lunch soon so I guess you showed up on time. Let's go." Youngji got up and Sewoon started walking out of the office. I chuckled.

"We better hurry if you two want lunch." Sewoon nods.

"I know." Youngji speeds up and heads toward the cafeteria.

<A/N> Hey I'm back after about 2-3 months since the last chapter. Since I tend to get writers block often with this book, I will probably be publishing a side project that I can update while I work on this book. It'll be a seventeen book where they'll mostly be texting throughout the whole story. It doesn't have a specific plot to follow so it will probably be mostly craziness with a little bit of storyline to keep structure to the book. But don't worry, I won't abandon this book while I write that. The seventeen book is mostly for me to get back into writing since recently my writing has just been random short stories which I write in class while I'm bored that start from nothing and don't really go anywhere. (Which I'll publish them in a completely separate and new book if people are interested in reading them). But for now, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you in the next chapter. Bye! <A/N>