Bump, Set, Kick?

Chapter 5

A/N: literally watched the vid above so many times :')

Two weeks later

Yeji's Perspective

"C'mon 2 more laps ladies, push through!" Coach Kang yelled at the running volleyball team.

The team got up extremely early for their morning practice. They have to arrive to practice by 5:15 am. As the coach reminds her team continuously, early is on time time, on time is late, and late, well, it's best not to find out (you basically get kicked out of the team). To finish the practice, they have to run 10 laps around the gym because 2 people were on time, which is late. According to the coach, 1 person late means 5 laps around the gym, and 2 people, well, do the math.

Sprinting the last lap, everyone collapses on the floor. It wasn't the 10 laps that was tiring per say, they just had a lot of running and jumping exercises the entire practice that it took a lot out of them.

"Oh, don't y'all be so dramatic. Up! Up! It's bad to stand still after running so much, let alone lay down," the coach told the girls.

"Ughhh, I don't wanna get up," Heejin complained on the floor.

"Oh. My. Gosh. Yeji!" Yuna exclaimed.

"Hmm?" Yeji looked at her worriedly.

"I can't feel my legs anymore!" Yuna yells as she dramatically flops on the ground, pretending to faint.

"Oh please," Yeji rolls her eyes. "Let's hurry and put the equipment away. We don't wanna be late for class."

The team reluctantly get up and drink their last remaining sips of water, before they help their captain take everything down.

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"Yeji!"

Yeji was walking over to her class when she heard someone call out her name. She looks around startled, but immediately smiles when she sees the person.

"Ryujin, hi," Yeji says softly.

"Are you walking to the B building? What's your first class?" Ryujin asks as she matches her steps with Yeji.

"Yeah, I am. I have English with Mr. Kim. How about you?" Yeji's heart thumps as they walk through the hallways.

"Oh, I have math. Calculus BC actually."

"What! You're only a junior and you're already in calculus bc?" Yeji looks at the pink haired girl, shocked.

"Haha, yeah. I love math (a/n: could not be me), I guess it runs in the family," Ryujin says modestly, her hand pushing her bangs back.

"That's cool. Not gonna lie, I'm actually kind of struggling in calculus. You think you can tutor me sometime?" Yeji nervously asks with hope.

"Wahhh?! THE Hwang Yeji, president of the student council, captain of the volleyball team, and all around scholar angel is asking ME to help them study?" Ryujin feigns surprise.

Yeji freezes. Has Ryujin noticed her before? How does she know that much about her? Oh my gosh, did she just indirectly directly call me an angel???

"But yeah, sure. Anything for the beautiful senior with adorable eyes," Ryujin finishes with a whisker smile. (A/N: I know, iconic. But who doesn't love Ryujin's whisker smile?!)

Yeji was too flabbergasted by yet another compliment, this time directly, to respond to the junior.

"Riiiiiiiiiiiiiing"