Echoing Hearts (Meeting You Again) | The Heirs | Choi Young Do

Chapter 1 ♡ Stolen Glances & Stolen Food

Today was like any other as the class sat in boredom, being forced to listen to the teacher drone on about how important it was to learn English, when all I could do was keep glancing over at him.. Choi Young Do, my best friend, the person I have known ever since we were small, he currently had his head stuck to the table, enjoying a peaceful nap hidden behind his textbook so the teacher couldn't see him. But thanks to the angle of my seat, I could.

I recently find myself staring at him lot during class, I can't seem to find the reason why. But every time I do, I take in all his features I never noticed until now, how his muscles somewhat stuck out through his school shirt, his hair slipping over hirs eyes and his chiselled jaw leaving an imaginative cut on my finger if I were ever to touch it.

Out of the corner of my eyes, I noticed Kim Tan staring back at me with a weird expression on his face, he had caught me staring at Youngdo.

"Oh God" I thought as I quickly averted my eyes down to my desk.. but I couldn't help but shift my gaze back to Youngdo a minute later..

As the Bell rang like music to everyone's ears, the teacher left the room as lunch time began and Youngdo strung from his slumber, my heart suddenly skipped a beat as he locked eyes with me before nodding his head towards the door.

Understanding the signal, I nodded and joined his side. Kim Tan, Youngdo and I left the classroom to go and eat lunch when I looked up at Youngdo, taking in his scent mixed with cologne as it tickled my nose.

He then swung his arm around my shoulder.

"So what are you gonna buy me today?" He demanded making my cheeks blush as I pulled my head lower.

"Nothing."

He jumped in front of me, shaking my shoulders.

"Great. So fishcake it is, gomawo Ara-ya" he said strolling off as I mentally slapped myself wondering why I was always buying him food, when he was richer than me.

He was dripping in money, well so was I but still, I had to use mine to satisfy his hunger, as well as mine. But I strangely found that I didn't mind...and not just because we were best friends...

Finally making it to the cafeteria, we settled in our seats and ate our food, when 3 girls suddenly approached our table in an attempt to confess their feelings to Youngdo, who just rolled his eyes giving them a flat out rejection which weirdly filled me with happiness and relief, pushing away the jealously I felt bubbling the moment they smiled at him.

Again, Kim Tan was looking at me with a small smirk on his face. Like he knew something I didn't. That bugged me.

I then drifted off into my own thoughts when Youngdo brought me back by flicking food at my face.

"YAH!" I jumped slightly screaming as he just laughed finishing his third and last fish cake as I wiped my face clean with a tissue.

"What is wrong with you today?" He asked me as I shook my head about to finish my ricecake when he snatched it out of my hand, shoving all of it in his mouth before spitting the words "Thank you."

"Really?" I glared at him.

"What?" he asked "I'm hungry" he stated innocently.

"But it was mine.." He just smiled and patted my head making me blush yet again.

I took my last ricecake about to take a bite when Youngdo snatched that too out of my hand and put it in his mouth closing his eyes as he ate it.

"Youngdo.." I said, my voice low as I stood up from the table, angry that he stole my food.

I hate it when people take my food, even if they were my best friend while Kim Tan watched silently with a smile on his face, looking like he was enjoying the show.

Youngdo then jumped to his feet running away as I dashed after him down the hall, in and out of classrooms and even all the way to the roof where he was nowhere to be found.

"YOUNGDO? YOU'RE SO DEAD!" I screamed searching for my tall friend who I knew came up here as I grabbed a fist full of my hair in frustration.

"Aishhh, where did this idiot go?" I spat, kicking the air as I turned to leave the roof and search elsewhere.

Suddenly I felt someone grab my wrist forcing me to turn around as my back was pressed against the cold metal door as a familiar pair of dark brown eyes locked with mine... Classic KDrama move.

"Idiot?" Youngdo questioned with irritation in his out of breath voice. He then tightened his grip around my wrist but not enough to hurt me as he slammed his other hand against the spot on the door next to my head.

"W..what are you doing?" I spat, wondering why he chose to put the both of us in this position.

"What does it look like? I'm waiting for an answer as to why you just called me an idiot" he said enforsizing on the word 'idiot' as I sucked up some air to breathe.

I could feel my heart punching through my ribcage...Youngdo was so close to me and even though he has been this close before, this time was different.

"Because you are an idiot, you ate my food!" I shoved through my lips before biting the inside of my cheek as he sighed, I could feel his breath on my face which only made my heart beat even faster.

He gave me a weird look.

"You're the only girl to cry over food" he stated as he stepped away from me holding his stomach as he couldn't hold back the laughter.

I rose my hand and slapped his shoulder as he kept on laughing as I was filled with embarrassment and anger.

Why was he making me feel all these emotions at once? Why is it different than before, this idiot has always teased me but I can feel something is different this time.

When he finally stopped laughing he straightened up, looking me in the eye as he threw his arm around my shoulder again.

"Ok, ok, come on I'll by you another ricecake before class starts." he stated as he opened the door leading me back down the stairs when suddenly the bell rang.

We both froze in place as my stomach growled with hunger as he turned to look at me.

"Mian/sorry"' he said with a small smile before darting down the stairs knowing I would be right behind him...when I actually stood in the same place.

My quickened heart beat, my mixed emotions... the fact that my cheeks feel so hot when he's close and my stuttering...

As I watched him run down the stairs until he disappeared from my view...

That's when I realized why I was acting like this... I felt this way because... because... I have a crush on Youngdo.. now what do I do?