Street Cred

Chapter 11

Walking into the empty restaurant,the 9 teens had to pull about three tables together so that they could all sit together. Once situated, a young waitress came to take everyone's drink order and tried flirting with Jisung, but after Minki laid a passionate kiss on his lips, the waitress never came back. Instead, an older woman who gave everyone a Grandma vibe came to take care of them.

After bringing them their drinks, the waitress gave them a moment to look at the menu.

"Um, Minki?" Byeol whispered to her friend beside her. The blonde-headed girl hummed in response, not looking up from her menu. "I don't have any money, I think I left my wallet at your house."

Minki was about to respond, but Jeongin cut her off. "Byeol? Sorry I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but we are seated pretty close." He let out a nervous chuckle. "Anyway, I can pay for you. I don't mind." Jeongin smiled at the girl.

Felix whispered something to Changbin across the table causing them to look between Jeongin and Byeol and giggle. A red faced Byeol just nodded at Jeongin as he smiled then looked back to his menu.

Minki nudged her blushing friend while trying not to burst with laughter. After a few minutes, they were ready to order and the waitress took their orders and sent them to the kitchen.

"Wait, Seungmin said that you were racing for a title tonight, so why did we just leave? You guys didn't get anything." Byeol looked at the three boys who raced tonight.

"It's confusing. So we won the title, but that's all it is. A title. Just some words associated with us. All of the other races that we do have a cash reward. But this one was just for a title, since nothing physical happened, we just got to leave. Everyone in the racing community knows though. So we get perks at future races and basically have the chance at bigger winnings. We try to make these things quick and mess-free so that we won't get caught by the cops or anything." Just as Hyunjin finished explaining, the waitress came with 9 plates of waffles and a few hashbrowns for the guys.

The teens looked at the greasy comfort food and Felix started drooling. After pouring syrup on their waffles they all dug in. No words were spoken as they all devoured their food. 10 Minutes later, they were all just sitting back in their chairs, letting their food digest. Nobody said anything.

Byeol was about to doze off when Changbin stood up, his chair scraping against the floor making an unsettling noise. "Well, as much as I love you dorks, I need to sleep. I can take Seungmin and Felix home. Goodnight." Changbin waved goodbye and walked out of the restaurant after paying, Seungmin and Felix sleepily followed him.

"Well, it is like, 3 A.M. Do you guys just want to spend the night again? We are super close to my house." Hyunjin stood up went to pay. Jisung and Jeongin followed him.

"I don't really feel waiting until I get home, and I promised you girls a sleepover, so you're coming to Hyunjin's house. He has a king size bed so we can take his room and leave them to fight over the other beds." Jae stood from the table and grabbed her jacket as she headed to the door with Hyunjin.

Minki stood as well and chuckled when she saw Byeol holding her head up with her hand while she fought sleep. "Come on babe, we're going to Hyunjin's house and we can sleep there." Minki helped Byeol stand up and kept her from falling over as the two walked towards the boys and Jae.

They all chuckled at the sleepy girl as she struggled to keep her eyes open and stay standing. Byeol eventually leaned to her right and used Jeongin's arm as a pillow. As soon as he felt her head on his arm, Jeongin looked down a blushed at the adorable girl. Her lips were in a pout and her eyes were closed.

"Okay, as much as I love just standing here and talking with you guys, I think we should get Sleeping Beauty to bed," Jeongin slid his arm around Byeol's waist and helped her walk to his car. As soon as he had placed her in her seat and buckled her in, Jeongin walked to the driver's seat and started the car.

After a 5 minute drive, they had arrived at Hyunjin's house and Jeongin heard soft snores coming from the girl beside him. He got out and asked Hyunjin to keep the door opened as he picked Byeol up and carried her inside.

"Uh, where should I put her?" Jeongin walked in and Hyunjin told him to that the girls would be in his room. Jeongin nodded and carried the sleeping girl up the stairs and into Hyunjin's room. He placed her on the bed and tucked a loose piece of hair behind her ear before hesitantly placing a kiss on her forehead.

A smile appeared on her face as he pulled away. Jeongin smiled at the sight and turned to leave, but stopped when he saw Minki and Jae standing at the door and squeezing each other's hands while they tried not to squeal from excitement. The red-headed boy's face suddenly matched his hair in color and he quickly exited the room and headed downstairs to the guys.

"Oh my gosh. I am never going to hear the end of that," Jeongin walked into the living room and sat down on the couch, his face still the same shade as his hair.

"Dude, what happened?" Jisung sat next to Jeongin and chuckled at the younger boy's flustered state.

"I..." Jeongin blew out a deep breath. "I put Byeol to bed, and she just looked so cute, so I kissed her head. But when I turned to leave, Minki and Jae were there. They looked like they were about to scream in excitement, and I've never been more embarrassed in my life"

"Oh my god, you are so whipped for this girl! I have never seen you get so flustered over anything before, especially a girl. You should just go for it and ask her out, in my opinion." Hyunjin sat on the couch opposite of his friends.

"What if she says no?" Jeongin looked between his two friends as they looked at him like he was dumb.

"Dude, she's going to say yes. Don't you see how much she blushes when you look at her?" Jisung took a sip of his water.

"Okay, so then h-how do I ask her out?" Jeongin looked down at his lap as he asked his friends for advice.

"Haven't you asked girls out before?" Hyunjin pulled out his phone and began to play a game.

"Well, yeah. But those were all just because I needed a date to something. Same as Seungmin. But Byeol. I really like her. She's so different from any of the girls I've 'dated' before. She's so innocent, and I just want to wrap her up in my arms and protect her. And I mean, have you seen her? Oh my god, she's so beautiful. Her eyes, they're the most perfect shade of brown! And her hair? Have you ever seen such beautiful hair? The color is perfect and it's so soft, I could play with it all day. And when she's tired, her lips form the most adorable pout. And when she's nervous, she blushes and stutters." Jeongin sat back in his seat with a huge smile taking over his face. He looked up to see his friends smirking at him.

"Seems like our friend here has caught a severe case of the 'lovebug'. What should we do with him?" Hyunjin turned to Jisung who just smirked.

"I say we help him out in every way possible." The two chuckled as Jeongin threw pillows at them.

The three boys finally calmed down and headed upstairs to the extra rooms and fell asleep. Jeongin drifted to sleep as thoughts of Byeol filled his mind. The other two? Well, let's just say they stayed up plotting different ways to help Jeongin grow a pair and ask out the girl he was head-over-heels for.