UNNOTICED: True Beauty Fanfiction

CHAPTER 23

A bunch of makeup scattered on the sink, a curling iron was plugged in as the person in front of the mirror is grinning from ear to ear, excited for her date with Suho.

She was being dreamy, curling her hair, thinking of things of what could happen during their date.

"Wait," she said, still styling her hair, "is this a date?" she thought.

"Oh no, probably not! He didn't ask me that."

A blush crept on Jugyeong's face thinking about going on a date with her crush, Suho.

After her routine, she picked out what to wear, change into them and headed out.

"Maybe I went overboard with my hair?" she thought.

She was getting anxious while she's walking towards the rendezvous area. When she saw Suho, she called him out but then she noticed she's with someone.

She took a peek and eavesdrop on their conversation.

"No, sorry," Suho said when the person he's with asked for his number.

"He rejected her?!"

Jugyeong looked at herself, thinking, "he will never like someone like me."

After the girl had left, Jugyeong went out from hiding, "Suho!"

"Huh, you were here the whole time?"

"I didn't mean to eavesdrop!" she stutters.

They started walking when Jugyeong decided to ask Suho a lot of things. Like why he rejected the girl even if she looks so high class even by her standards. But she didn't realize she's becoming more and more anxious as her questions went on.

Suho sighed, she blinked. "Uh-oh!"

"I don't like someone based on their looks, dummy."

"I see but you shouldn't have to be hard on her, right?" she said sheepishly.

"You have to be straightforward or they'll take it the wrong way," he said.

Suho went on ahead and didn't realize Jugyeong stopped walking behind him.

She was staring at his back, thinking of the things he just said. And she's certain she'll never get a chance with him.

"What's wrong?" Suho asked as he halted and turned to face her.

She looked at him for a second but then remembered the cardigan he let her borrow.

"Here's the cardigan I borrowed...I washed it for you!" she said, handing the paper bag to him.

Suho took it and noticed her shoelaces loosened.

He kneels on one knee but Jugyeong insisted on doing it herself.

He thought he was being a pushover so he stepped back.

"By the way, what did you want to see me for?"

"Ah," he thought he couldn't proceed to his plan like this so he lied, "a new series came out."

They both went towards the comic shop and Suho pulled out the ones he mentioned.

Jugyeong couldn't believe it, she was enthusiastic for nothing. She shouldn't have put a lot of effort on her appearance if this is what he had in mind.

But when Suho was about to say something, he was too close to her that her hair slapped on his face.

He tried keeping his cool but he must've gone overboard.

"What's with the hagrid hairstyle?" he said, too seriously that made her upset.

She looked the other way, trying to hold her tears.

Suho noticed and felt guilty, "Hey, what's wrong?"

"Nothing," she said, laughing if off.

"I was just joking, I'm sorry," he said, feeling disappointed with his self.

"It's fine. You don't have to. If you're done picking let's go."

Suho thought he should be more careful. He just doesn't know what to do, what to say when he's with her. He felt a little jealous with Seojun who can make her laugh easily.

He sighed, thinking if Seojun gave up on Hana, he can't let him have Jugyeong be taken from him.

"Want something to drink?" he asked when they got out of the shop.

"Yeah, sure."

They both went to the convenience store where she and Gowoon work as a part-timer.

Jugyeong went inside first and spotted Seojun.

"Huh, Seojun?"

Her brows met when she saw her, she doesn't know why but sometimes he irritates her but not in a bad way. They're close but also enemies. She couldn't explain it well herself.

They started bickering when Suho appeared behind her.

Seojun grinned and nudge Hana, "Hey, you're with Suho. Are you on a date?"

"What are you talking about?!" she yelled.

"We are on a date."

She blinked with what Suho said.

Seojun looked at him intensely, 'now you're with Jugyeong?'

He kept his cool and started mingling with the two. When they're about to leave, Suho stopped Jugyeong from coming with him, saying there's somewhere else they have to be.

He shrugged and send them off.

As the two started to walk on their way, he turned around and watch them.

"If you're going for her, what about Hana?" he asked, particularly no one.

He started walking back home when he got a message from Suho.

"Do you like Jugyeong?"

"I don't, you dummy!" he said out loud.

Before he could type a response, he got another message from him.

"Don't you like Hana?"

Seojun's brows met and asked him the very same thing, "Don't you like Hana?"

He arrived in front of their apartment building when he got a reply from Suho.

"We're just friends. What made you think I like her?"

He got into the elevator when he read what's written on the screen of his phone.

As soon as the elevator opened on the floor where he's residing, he dashes towards their apartment. When he found Gowoon casually relaxing on the couch, he slams both his palms on the  arm of the couch, startling his sister.

"What the--" she said.

"How do I look?"

"You look horrible," she said bluntly.

Seojun took his phone out and write a message for Hana with trembling hands.

"Come see me for a minute later after dinner."