Unknown | NCT Jaemin ff | Part 1

Chapter 3

The loud sound of my alarm woke me up to another day of school. Today was only Wednesday. I groaned as I turned to shut off my alarm. I stayed in bed for a little while longer, closing my eyes. 

"Mina." A voice called, gently opening the door to my room.

I hummed in response, telling my brother I was awake. Well, that sentence wasn't exactly a lie. I was awake but I was not up and awake. 

"It's time to get ready for school. I'm going to pick you up after school, so just be ready." My brother said, sitting down on the bed. He gently stroke my hair and leaned down and gave me a kiss on the cheek. 

I grabbed onto his waist and hugged him. "Taeyongie, can you make me breakfast?" I asked.

"Already done. You just need to get ready." He said. 

I opened eyes a little bit. "Taeyongie is the best!" I said, tiredly giving him a thumbs up.

"Did you finish all your homework after dinner last night?" He asked. 

I nodded. "Of course. If I didn't I'd be up already, not mingling around in bed." I said. 

Taeyong laughed. "Okay. Well, it's time to get up. You don't want your pancakes to go cold now do you?" 

I immediately sat up. "PaNcAkEs?!?!?!?!" I yelled. I jumped out of bed and headed straight to the bathroom. 

I heard Taeyong laughing outside my bathroom door. "I'll wait for you downstairs okay?" 

"Okay!" I replied.

I quickly went through my morning routine, and finally rushed downstairs to eat the pancakes that Taeyong had made for me. When I arrived in the kitchen, I found Mark and Taeyong eating peacefully. Mark was staring at his phone when Taeyong saw me come in. 

"Oh, Mina. Hello." Taeyong greeted me.

"Yo." I said, taking my seat next to Taeyong. 

Mark looked up from his phone. "Are you really going to wear that to school?" He asked.

I was wearing a white crop-top and a black leather jacket over it, ripped jeans, a red flannel tied around my waist and had my hair in gentle waves. I had a watch and a black collar on as accessories. 

"Are you really never going to confess to Haechan?" I retorted.

Mark shut up at that comment.

"But, yeah. I am going to wear this to school. It's not like we have a uniform or anything. Besides, it isn't too revealing. Right TY oppa?" I said, looking over to my brother who was already staring at me. 

"Mhm!" He replied, smiling. 

I quickly finished my breakfast and got ready for school. Earlier this morning, I remembered that Jaemin was going to walk with me to school. I put on my shoes and gave my brothers a quick hug and waved goodbye. Jaemin texted me that he was already waiting outside my gate. 

"Hey." I said, greeting him. 

"Hey." He said, smiling. 

In return, I smiled back. 

"Let's go." He said. 

I nodded. 

The two of us walked to school and on our way, we met Jeno and Yeseul. 

"Yeseul!" I called out. 

Yeseul turned around and waved. She and her boyfriend waited for Jaemin and me to catch up. Then, together the four of us walked to school.

"Soo, how was your morning so far?" Yeseul asked. 

"Oh yeah. Taeyongie and Mork came home last night. I ate dinner with them and Appa. Then Yongie made pancakes for breakfast. God, I love him." I said excitedly.

"Ugh, you are so lucky. You have to talented and good-looking brothers. And they treat you so well! My brother just burps in my face and punches me. I'm so jealous!!" Yeseul complained.

"Yah! May I remind you that I am your boyfriend?" Jeno butted in. 

"Awwww, is my boyfriend jealous?" Yeseul cooed. 

"A-ani." Jeno blushed. 

I laughed at the couple. "You guys are adorable!" 

"Mm! You and Jaemin would make a cute couple too! You guys are both really good looking and Jeno told me that Jaemin was really kind-hearted. Perfect for your ice-cold heart Mina!"

"I don't have an ice-cold heart."

"Mina doesn't have an ice-cold heart."

The two of us looked at each other after saying that at the same time. I blushed and looked away.

Yeseul squealed in excitement. "You two are going to be a great couple! I promise!" 

"No we won't," I said. I looked over to Jaemin. "Besides, we're only friends. And I literally met him yesterday. We aren't all that close either." 

Jaemin stared straight ahead and didn't spare me a glance. Something inside me just shattered. My gut twisted and I felt a little uncomfortable. We finally got to school and I told my friends that I needed to go use the bathroom and that I would find them later. I walked in and splashed my face with a little water, making my gut calm down a bit. I stared at myself in the mirror, wondering what was wrong with me. 

Suddenly, a figure appeared behind me and grabbed my hair. I screamed in pain and grabbed onto the hand that was holding onto my hair. A face appeared in the mirror and it was the queen of the school. Im Yerim. 

"You better stay away from my Jaemin, or else you're going to get seriously hurt." Yerim threatened. She pulled out a knife and gently cut my neck. 

My breathing was uneven. I was panicking for my life. Thoughts were running like crazy through my head. 

Yerim threw me to the ground and kicked me in the stomach once. I groaned in pain as the air momentarily left my body. "Remember, if you don't stay away from him, you are going to get hurt."

I heard her footsteps walk out of the bathroom. I finally caught my breath again and heard her talking with someone outside. 

"Oh! Jaemin-ah! What a coincidence! I was just about to find you. I'm havin--"

"Where is Mina?" He asked. 

"I don't know. How would I know where that bitch is?" Yerim scoffed. 

I stood up and opened the door to the bathroom, grabbing a towel on my out, pretending to dry my hands. I looked at Jaemin, pretending to be surprised he was here. 

"Oh, Jaemin. Were you waiting for me?" I asked. 

From the corner of my eye, I could clearly see that Yerim was getting annoyed. Jaemin looked at me and nodded. 

"Okay. Let's head back to class. We'll be leaving now, Yerim-ssi." I said, bowing. 

The two of us walked away and when we were far enough from Yerim, I finally let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall. My legs couldn't carry me much longer so I slightly collapsed. 

"Mina! Hey! What's wrong? Are you okay?" Jaemin crouched down beside me. 

Without realizing, tears began to stream down my cheeks. 

"She threatened me, Jaemin. I'm so scared." I said, crying. I held my head in my hands and just cried. Right there in the hallway.

"Why are you scared? What happened?" Jaemin asked me, gently caressing my back.

At that moment, I couldn't hold myself up anymore and I just felt myself collapse.