Tension | Hyunsung ✓

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"Hwang! You better hurry or we will both miss the bus!", A younger version of Jisung yelled to another young boy. Hyunjin huffed, "Jisung just because you started joining the basketball team doesn't mean I'm as energetic as you are!"

Jisung grabbed Hyunjin's hand. It was not the time to be complaining and getting out of breathe. All the running and panting will go in vain if they missed their bus.

The bus door started to close and Jisung jumped in, dragging the half-dead boy behind him. He dropped some change in and pulled Hyunjin to the furthest seat behind. "Jisung, give me time to breath"

His friend despite being taller than him was a bit out of shape, he gets tired easily and it was a hindrance to them every morning because they always almost miss the bus. "Sorry, am I a burden?", Hyunjin frowned and sat down next to Jisung who scoffed at him, "very! If not for my mom telling me to pick you up everyday, do you think I want to pick you up?" The younger Jisung was ruthless, his words showed how much he hated being with Hyunjin.

"And, don't act like you know me at school", Hyunjin rolled his eyes, did it seemed like he wanted anyone knowing he knew Jisung and they walk to school together everyday? He absolutely didn't want anybody to know that. "whatever squirrel"

"At least I don't get tired so easily", their daily routine was to bicker in the bus, by now, every passengers already got used to their noisiness. Sometimes, when they fought they didn't talk and other passengers would feel a bit down. It was fun to see them being carefree as if they had nothing to worry about in their small world.

"Whatever, I'm going to join a club. Just you see. I'm much stronger than you are. I'm just lazy", Jisung shrugged, "wanna bet? I bet you will drop out if the club as soon as you see what kind of sport they're doing" Hyunjin crossed her s hands and huffed. "Whatever shorty"

They didn't fight and both was occupying themselves with their smart phone until the bus stopped in front of their school. "Once again, don't act like we're close", Jisung pointed at him and ran out of the bus to catch up with his other friends- smiling brightly at them which he will never do to Hyunjin.

Hyunjin clicked his tongue and fixed his bag strap in his shoulder, "who said I want to act like I know you" and walked away to his class, on his way, he saw the poster of the swimming club and something arose in him. He took off the poster, he knew the seniors will scold him for ripping it off the school activity board but he wanted to shove it to Jisung's face that he will be joining the club.

"Oh, Hyunjin! What is that in your hand?", Hyunjin turned around at the voice of one of his classmate, he couldn't really remember her name because he barely interacted with her in his first year. She transferred into the same class as Hyunjin just a few months ago. The girl's face blanked, "you forgot my name again"

"I don't", he lied. "It's saekki", the girl slapped him on the head, "what are you cursing at me for? It's sae hee. Choi Sae Hee!"

"I'm joining the swimming club", Hyunjin said, rubbing his head and ignoring the pain on his head. "So sudden? But I will cheer on you!"

The bright girl grinned and ran towards the door, "where are you going?", Hyunjin yelled back at her. "I'm giving Jisung his book back! I borrow it on last period yesterday!", Hyunjin didn't know Jisung knew her. Right, they used to be in the same class.

Now that Hyunjin thinks of it, he always saw them around each other. To think Jisung had other friends other than his male classmates. He didn't know why he found it quite..."annoying".

He looked at Sae Here's desk before silently going to his seat.

*
When Jisung found out Hyunjin joined the swimming club, he found it quite funny because he knew for right that Hyunjin couldn't swim.

"You have no say in this. You can't even float on water", Hyunjin spat back, crossing his leg and leaning against the bus window. "Well, at least I can run on the ground."

"Shorty", an angry vein popped on Jisung's forehead as he slapped Hyunjin's head. Hyunjin slapped Jisung's hand away, "what's wrong with you and Sae Hee hitting people? Is it because you're friends?", Without knowing he brought up Sae Hee's name, Jisung was surprised he knew they were friends. Hyunjin admitted to not 'care' about the kind of people Jisung hung out with before.

"How do you know we're friends?", Hyunjin rolled his eyes and focused back on the road outside the window, he had absolutely no interest in talking with Jisung.

And days goes by really quickly, Hyunjin started learning how to swim from his seniors, he would often stop midway in a race due to his lack of stamina. Jisung would often visit the pool just to ridicule him whenever he used up all his energy.

" If you can laugh at me then surely you could at least float on the water", Hyunjin said, clearly annoyed by the constant bother from Jisung. He knew how foolish Jisung could get with his pride, he knew Jisung would jump into the water even at the risk of his life. Jisung was that foolish at the age of 14- age with boiling blood of youth, filled with stubbornness.

So, he jumped and almost drowned if not for Hyunjin dragging him out of the pool. "I floated, you fool", Jisung said weakly before passing out. Of course, he did floated, only after he lost all the energy while struggling to get on his feet in the pool- almost like a corpse floating on water.

Hyunjin brought Jisung to the infirmary and waited for the nurse to come. He could leave but he was half responsible for making Jisung almost drown, maybe not half, maybe only about 30% at fault.

"You", Hyunjin unfolded his hand and glared at Jisung. He wanted to scold him for jumping into the water when he knew he couldn't swim, "you better teach me how to swim or I'm reporting you to my mom you made me drown", Hyunjin grumbled, "what are you? 6 years old? Do you think I'm afraid of your mom?"

"I'm telling your mom then", one sentence, I hate this guy.

"Do whatever you want", Hyunjin sighed, leaning back against his chair. "Then, every Friday after school end."

Hyunjin stood up, Jisung grabbed his hand, "where are you going?", Yet he received no answer as Hyunjin pushed him away and walked out of the infirmary. Outside, he jumped with Sae Hee who jumped in surprise, "I saw you running with Jisung! Is he fine! Is he in the infirmary?"

Not knowing what to say at the bombarded questions, he nodded and the girl left, running to the direction of the infirmary. This was the 10th time he crossed his path with her this week and it was always around Jisung.

Once again, he found it..."annoying". He clicked his tongue and went to the cafeteria where he saw the nurse eating by himself. "Sir, my friend is in the infirmary", he simply said before waking away, the nurse blinking in confusion before he excuses himself from the cafeteria and went to the infirmary.

*

"What were you doing with Sae Hee after our swimming lesson?!", Jisung yelled, pointing at Hyunjin with angry vein popping in his forehead, neck to his ears all red. His was fuming in anger but I'm contrast, Hyunjin replied calmly, "I went on a date with her. Why do you care?"

"What do you mean by that? How can you go on a date with her after teaching me how to swim?", Hyunjin sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Why can't I?"

"And instead of worrying about this. You should go worry about your basketball club. Quit playing around, I don't have all the time to teach you to swim", Hyunjin walked away, somehow he felt sad when telling Jisung off but he didn't want to be bothered by Jisung and he also didn't want to see Jisung having a girlfriend first before him. He was doing this all for his sake yet why did it feel like something was missing. "Is Jisung doing something behind me without me knowing again?", Hyunjin nibbled his lips.

Sae Hee walked into the scene and slapped his back, "what is my boyfriend thinking?", Hyunjin cringed, he didn't like the way Sae Hee identify him as her 'boyfriend' but that was what he was...at least to her.

"Nothing"

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Okei for this confused people 🥴 I will be writing their past, how they become friend exactly and how Hyunjin yknow notice his feeling 😋 -hunny