Over The Seas [Kim Sunwoo The Boyz]

Ch. Twenty-Three

We walked together until we were outside of the building. We stood there in the autumn cold, slowly turning into winter weather.
"Again, I'm sorry about my hyungs. I thought they'd behave but, well, you know."
I laugh to lighten to mood a bit.
"I get it. I'm sure they only meant well and were just having some fun."
He gave a quite chuckle, then proceeded to stare at me for a bit.
"You know, I had a lot of fun tonight."
I saw the sincerity in his eyes.
"I had a lot of fun too. And I'm glad to have finally met the rest of The Boyz members."
We both say goodbye and wave to each other as I walk away and head home.

. . .
It's the next day and I haven't stopped smiling since I woke up this morning. I haven't even mentioned anything to Sewoon; I'm sure he'd freak when I tell him.

"You're kidding!" Sewoon says as he almost chokes on his food.
I always take this time at lunch to talk about Sunwoo since it's the noisiest in the cafeteria.
"No, I kinda wish I was."
"Pshh, why would you? You're finally making progress due to my genius idea!"
I shake my head and roll my eyes.
"I mean, I very much enjoyed it but it was a lot to take it at once..."
"Well I'm sure you're gonna have to get used to it when you start dating Sunwoo."
I look at him confused.
"When??"
"Yeah, It's so obvious he's into you."
I keep on staring at him with an even more confused look.
He faces towards me and begins to explain.
"Okay, look. First off, he invited you to his dorm, where he lives, even though he wasn't supposed to! That's already a dead give away. You meet his fellow members, that's basically like meeting the parents except they're all his older brothers. Again, a huge hint. Last but certainly not least, his hyungs teased him constantly and even said he talks about you a lot! How can you be so oblivious??"
I shake my head vigorously in disagreement.
"No, it doesn't have to mean anything!"
Sewoon grabbed my shoulders, forcing me to lock eyes with him.
"Why can't you see it when it's right infront of your face!! Sunwoo clearly likes you!! And there's nothing you can say to me that will convince me other wise."
He let me go once he finished his sentence and continue to eat his food.
I just ignored him for the rest of the lunch period.

The school day ends at last so once again, Sewoon and I walk together to Hanlim. We talked about our plans for winter break that starts next week.
We had finally arrived to the school and everyone was standing in their usual spot, everyone...
I can't believe it slipped my mind that I would see Sunwoo today! He would always leave early for work, I guess he didn't have to today...
Sewoon and I walked up to them as they talked about their own winter break plans.
"No, it would be better to do it next week-"
"What would be better to do next week?" I ask, interrupting Chansuk.
"It's none of your business." Jihoon snaps.
My face becomes all serious.
"What are you talking about, Jihoon? Of course it's her business! She's obviously coming." Everyone nods in agreement with Danny.
I smile at them for having my back.
But I don't understand what's going on with Jihoon...he's becoming much worse as they days for by but I know he'll never open up to me.
I ignore it for now and listen to the twins, Sunwoo, and my brother talk about Christmas plans. Since they're all gonna be busy celebrating with their family and/or their groups, they decided to have a gathering a week before Christmas when they're all available.
I try to hide my smile as I think about hanging out with Sunwoo again. Even better that the twins and my brother will be there too so I don't get too awkward or nervous.
"Are you good, Riyae?" Caught off guard, I quickly look at Chansuk, pretending that I was listening to their conversation.
"Yeah, I'm totally fine."
"Then why were you all smiley a second ago?" Asks Sewoon teasingly.
"What? I wasn't smiling."
"No, I'm pretty sure you were."
I simply roll my eyes at Sewoon and glanced to see if Sunwoo was looking.
He was looking right at me with a smirk on his face. I quickly looked away before he noticed my quick glance.
"Now what are you smiling at, Sunwoo?"
Chansuk now aimed at Sunwoo. His facial expression quickly changed and he just shrugged.
I do wonder why he was smirking...and why he just shrugged it off.

"Okay," Danny claps his hands to get our attention.
"So next Wednesday, we'll meet at the barbecue restaurant at noon, then go to Jihoon's house and play some games, right? Everyone agrees?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Alright, it's settled!"

We all say goodbye to one another, then I turn to walk home with Jihoon but he didn't move. He stood there, thinking hard to himself.
"Are you okay?" I ask concerned.
"Yeah, I think I forgot something in one of my classes, I just can't remember what it was."
"You can go look for it while I wait out here."
He nods and runs inside the school.

I look around and see that the twins haven't left and are leaning towards each other as they talk, as if they don't want anyone to hear what they're talking about.
Out of curiosity, I slowly walk up to them, trying to pick up as much as I could.
I had only taken a few steps and they already caught me trying to listen to their conversation.
"You're not good at being sneaky."
I stand up straight and let out a sigh.
"I'm just curious as to why you guys are being so secretive."
Danny and Chansuk both look at each other and nod.
"All you had to do was ask."
I slightly turn my head in confusion.
"What is it then?"
Danny looked at his brother, waiting for him to speak.
"I saw the way Sunwoo looked at you earlier."
My face turned blank.
He actually saw that?? I didn't think the twins would even notice enough to care
"I don't know what you're talking about."
They both rolled their eyes.
"And I the way you smiled after we told you about our plan for next week."
They both have huge smirks on their faces as they call me out.
"What? I wasn't smiling because of that." I answer immediately.
I'm sure they hear the panick in my tone.
"It's okay, we're only teasing you." said Danny.
"Yeah, but honestly speaking," Chansuk pauses before continuing his sentence.
"I actually think Sunwoo might be into you."
Really? They think that too?
I try not to change my facial expression; I don't want to give them the reaction they want.
"Pffft, no way. You're kidding, right?" I say while rolling my eyes.
"No, we're not kidding."
I look at them seriously.
"You really think he's interested in me?"
They nod at the same time.
I honestly don't know whether to be happy or worried...
"You know, I would consider you lucky. He rarely gets crushes or any sort of thing like that."
Kangji said the same thing...
"But you do have to be a bit cautious if you're interested in him too, he's not the best when it comes to expressing his true feelings."
What does Chansuk mean by that?
Jihoon finally came out of the school with a few journals he had forgot.
As soon as I saw him, I felt relieved to be able to leave this conversation.
"Okaywellthanksbye!" I run to Jihoon without waiting for their response.
We start walking home and I replay the conversation in my head.

I want to believe them but it's hard to. Sunwoo is way out of my league...Plus, I don't want to get my hopes up if he ends up not liking me that way.