The next day Troy lazily made his way to homeroom. he wiped his eyes that still had a bit of crusty sleep in them. as he entered the door, he was met with a forceful push to his chest. sending him backward out the door. his sleepy eyes snapped open.
"whats your deal huh Troy?" said a surprisingly angry Jiyeon.Troy stood there in the hall unsure of the sudden outburst. he just looked at Jiyeon blankly."answer me dont just stand there!" she yelled. a few students in the homeroom gathered around to watch the commotion.
"uhm. i dont know why you're angry and shouting at me." Troy whispered."you made Eunjung upset yesterday, you think we wouldn't find out! she finally comes back to school and then you go and say something to make her mad and now shes home again!" Jiyeon ranted waving her arms trying to hit Troy but Troy was able to avoid her frantic assault even in his hazy state.
"Jiyeon, calm down. its not like i did it on purpose. im sorry." troy said stepping in a backward circle as jiyeon kept coming at him.
Jiyeon just glared at him and unleashed a surprising spinning back kick that delighted the watching students. Troy caught the kick not an inch from his face he held her leg there for a moment. his face turned red. he could see clearly up Jiyeons skirt."Troy you pervert!" Jiyeon shrieked as Troy let go of her leg. she pushed her skirt down with her hands in embarrassment. she then slapped Troy hard on the cheek and ran off down the hall.the students watching all began to quietly whisper amongst themselves.
"man.. where did all that come from." Troy wondered.
"nice work. you sent 2 'tiaras' home in 24 hours." said Hwayoung who was watching from the doorway.
"are you here to fight me too?" Troy asked.
"no." Hwayoung simply replied.
"i wasnt expecting that at all." Troy said kind of worried. "its not like i went out of my way to be mean to Eunjung or anything."
"relax. shes still emotional about Jang. its not just gonna go away over night. and Jiyeon is just looking out for her." Hwayoung said leaning in the door frame.
"yea but if Jiyeon is all out to get me..." Troy sounded worried.
"what, then the rest of us are out to get you too?" Hwayoung said walking over to him. "relax, SHE doesn't think you're a total jerk yet Troy." she whispered as she walked by.
"w-what do you mean ." Troy asked turning to her as she walked by."you know exactly what i mean." Hwayoung laughed slightly. "don't worry about Eunjung... and ill talk to Jiyeon."
"...alright." troy sighed as he made his way to the homeroom door... however as Hwayoung got farther down the hall, Troy decided to follow her instead.Hwayoung turned right, down another hallway that lead to the restrooms. Troy sneakily glanced around the corner and saw Hwayoung enter the girls room. Troy crept lightly on his feet down the hall. he got to the door and looked around to make sure no one was nearby. he didn't want to seem like... a stalker. the coast looked clear and Troy placed his ear to the door. he heard voices but couldn't make out anything. he carefully and slowly started pushing the door open, little by little with the tip of his foot. he positioned his head near the opening to get a better listen. "come on Jiyeon. you know he didn't mean it." - Troy listened, it was Hwayoungs voice for sure."whatever." - Troy recognized Jiyeons voice. "just go away"
"no. not until i know you're okay." Hwayoung said back to her. "come on.''
"drop the act hwayoung!" Jiyeon said loudly. Troy stiffened up as the words hit his ears. "stop pretending to care, we all know how you feel about what happened to Jang."
"jiyeon... how can you.." Hwayoung staggered.
"NO! how can you feel that way? how do you think it makes Eunjung feel? you don't care about her feelings. you don't care about jang!" Jiyeon shouted. a sharp slapping sound that echoed harshly in the small bathroom followed shortly after. Troy let go of the door and quickly darted to cover.
Jiyeon came out of the door in a hurry. she stormed off down the hall in the opposite direction as Troy watched, poking his head out of an empty locker.he waited awhile, for Hwayoung to come out. a few minutes had passed and still Hwayoung didnt come out of the bathroom. Troy was beginning to sweat and cramp up hiding in the locker. he decided not to wait any longer and hurry back to homeroom now that he was late.when he got back to homeroom he was met with a few angry glares from Jiyeons fanboys, who all were gathered around her seeing she was visibly flustered. Troy just looked away as he walked to his seat. he sat with his head in his hands hoping homeroom would be over quickly and he could get out of there. it seemed like forever but the bell finally rang and Troy was free to move to his next class.as Troy made his way through the countless nameless, but familiar faces, he encountered Boram, walking toward him."Troy!" she exclaimed as they approached one another."hey Boram." he smiled.
"nice party the other night." she told him."thanks." he replied.
"but bad move making Eunjung cry" she proceeded, in a serious tone."are you here to fight me too?" he said taking a few steps back.
"no... i was kinda kidding." Boram said. i thought you knew me better than that."well if Jiyeon didnt almost kick my head off for the reason you just mentioned then things would be different." Troy playfully motioned like he was getting hit but ducking under it, imitating the close encounter earlier with Jiyeon. "Hwayoung was right. she does have some moves.""Eunjung is still just very emotional. she just wasn't ready to come back yet. thats all." boram said tapping Troy in the shoulder."im supposed to help her with something this weekend." Troy remembered, thinking out loud."o yea?" Boream replied.
"and i need... to talk to Soyeon." he continued."yea you do." Boram chuckled. "dont keep her waiting. shes impatient."
"alright alright." troy said getting the hint. "and hey, do you wanna get together for dinner tonight like we used to?""normally id be all for it, but i'm gona have to pass this one time." boram said frowning. "you dont need any distractions. you're going straight home and calling soyeon after school got it?" she said sticking her finger up at his face.
"yes ma'am" he said and saluting her like a soldier.
"now get to class before youre late freshman." she said swatting his butt catching him off guard.Troy quickly scooted to his next class. he walked to his desk and relaxed as he waited for the bell to ring for class to start. As he waited the teacher got a call from the office. it turns out it was a notice that troy was being summoned to the principals office. the students around him let out an "ooooohh youre in trouble" chant as Troy exited the classroom.as he walked to the principals office he didn't really have any idea on what he was being summoned for. maybe his encounter with Jiyeon earlier? Troy ran down the possibilities but he would just have to find out when he got there. when Troy arrived the principals aid told Troy he was waiting in his office. Troy opened the door and the principal was sitting at his desk. however he wasn't alone. also inside were Jun and his 2 sidekicks from the night of Jangs vigil."have a seat Troy." the principal said, the tone in his voice was stern.
Troy nodded and sat down in the last empty chair."well im sure you all figured out why you're here now that you're all together." the principal said giving all 4 of them a good look. "if you think what happened over the weekend wasn't going to reach me eventually well, im sorry to disappoint you."the 4 of them just sat rather motionless and expressionless."even though it wasnt during school hours, it was during a school planned activity on school grounds. and during such times the schools rules are still in effect. you should all be well aware of our zero tolerance approach on fighting. even you Troy i know this is your first year here and are new to the area." the principal explained glancing at troy. troy just kind of shrugged at him, not knowing what to say."well he started it." said one of Juns friends, ironically the one who ran away during the fight."i appreciate you're eagerness and will to cooperate however i already have a well documented account on what happened that night from students who witnessed the altercation. so if you're going to help, start with the truth." the principal responded. Troy cracked a smirk."Jun made us do it" the other one said pathetically. jun didn't look all to happy and just face-palmed. Troy smirked at that as well."it was just a misunderstanding. it was an emotional night. we weren't thinking straight." Troy said suddenly. "and we've all moved on, its in the past.""that's right, despite what these 2 say." Jun chimed in pointing out his 2 friends."well. thats understandable. you were all very close to Jang. and im sure Troy had a lot on his mind that night as well. however don't think i haven't heard about other reasons that may have been the motive for what happened." the principal said squinting and looking them over, wrinkling his brow.the 4 stayed quiet.."however since nothing has happened again since between you, ill take your word on it this time. but if anything else happens between you, disciplinary actions will be mandatory." the principal warned them.
"yes sir." they all replied.
"you can get back to class now." the principal said excusing them. Jun and his friends quickly let themselves out, but troy stayed behind for a second.
"can i ask you a question." Troy said to him.
"of course you can, what is it?" the principal replied.
"well its not really a question, actually." Troy explained. "its just we don't want the sports activities to stop."
"oh. i am sure you don't. but this wasn't something we initiated. it was other schools concerned that what happened to us might happen to them as well." the principal told Troy. "but we are working out possible solutions to the problem such as a neutral place to play games instead of going to a school district that may be in a hostile area where fighting may occur. so i wouldnt worry about it too much." the principal continued reassuring troy.
"thanks." Troy said "ill let the team know. they are very eager to get back out and play again."
"im sure you all want to make Jang proud." the principal said to him.
Troy nodded and excused himself from the office. when he got to the hallway Jun had been waiting for him. Troy stopped and stood across from him. they looked at each other stand-offishly, neither one refusing to look away or blink. Jun took a few steps toward him.
"that was nice. what you said in there." Jun admitted "but remember what i said.... "this..." jun pointed at Troy and then back to himself "isn't over between us."
"well. it is for me." Troy said looking up at Jun confidently. he then went to walk passed him, but stopped at Juns side. "and it is for soyeon too."
Jun quickly turned to Troy in anger, but Troy kept walking, unafraid of any retaliation."that's what you think!" jun shouted sounding a bit childish, before going off in the other direction. Troy just blew him off and continued on his way back to class.
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You're My Target
Fanfiction[t-ara fanfic] original description from when i began writing it on the diadem forum many moons ago: the story revolves around character named Troy who transfers from a city to a small town school. he transfers to be a part of their highly decorate...
