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The first day of the week is the one Wonwoo dislikes the most, not only do you have to wake up early in the morning, you're also required to participate in class and if not you'll probably get scolded by the teacher. Also one downside of Mondays is that it's a constant reminder that Soonyoung will begin to scold him for the whole week. Wonwoo sighed, absent-minded, he scribbled some tiny tornadoes on the back of his notebook, he looked outside the window, some girls passed by and waved at Wonwoo, the latter made an annoyed look which clearly wasn't seen by the girls who proceeded to squeal.
"Ow!" Wonwoo looked back and saw a smug looking Soonyoung behind him.
"Did you just hit me with your hand? How scary." Wonwoo said whilst rubbing the part of his head that was hit.
"Call me hyung, I'm still older than you by one year, Wonwoo." Soonyoung replied, leaning against the wall in front of the younger male.
"Wonwoo, you know it's the things you do like making an annoyed face when a girl tries to say hi that they always dump you in a flash you know."
Wonwoo, who was used to his scolding only nodded. Soonyoung sighed, he crossed his arms and turned his body to Wonwoo, "You never listen to my advice. Sooner or later that girlfriend of yours will break up with you. You wouldn't want that, right?" Soonyoung was about to open his mouth again but Wonwoo spoke first. "Thank you for the concern, hyung. But she already dumped me." Wonwoo replied nonchalantly, it took a minute before Soonyoung can reply which was surprising, actually, since Soonyoung has a lot to say about his love life, really.
"When?" Wonwoo shrugged,"I think it was yesterday." It was yesterday, the younger male just wanted to let the heavy air between them go away, Soonyoung was too serious about something that's not worth anybody's time. Wonwoo gave Soonyoung a smile, that was entirely forced yet assuring somehow. "She told me I wasn't the person she thought I was." Soonyoung was back to normal and he punched the boy's shoulder lightly.
"See! Didn't I tell you?" The black haired boy twirled the pen he was holding between his fingers, growing a tad irked.
"It's their fault for assuming that I'm someone I'm not. They're the one's who confess to begin with. And then when I show who I really am they get disappointed, it's because they expect too much from me." Wonwoo wanted to end the conversation now.
"Well it's your fault also, I mean your face is really misleading to begin with. I mean you're practically the K-drama lead that every girl swoons about. One, you're smart, really smart, two, you can dance, three, you entered this high school because of a music scholarship, four, you're good looking, five well, I have more in my list but I'm running out of breath. Your face with your personalities it's practically a scam."
Wonwoo entered Pledis Academy for the experience, yet he didn't know he would pass. The school used to be an elite all-girls school, it turned co-ed three years ago and right now the population of boys are growing, but there's still an overwhelming number of female students compared to males students. Most of the girls here are pampered and well sheltered, most of them doesn't know what the real world is like outside the walls of Pledis Academy. In comparison these girls have unusual expectation regarding boys from the girls back in Wonwoo's old school.
"Geez, they should just stop being so idealistic. I'll consider myself lucky if I find somebody as realistic as you, hyung. But preferably a girl." Soonyoung lightly punched Wonwoo's shoulder.
"Don't joke about things like that Wonwoo." Hoshi pouted, which earned him a laugh from Wonwoo. "Stuff like falling in love you never know when it's going to happen to you." Wonwoo said, smiling at the older man.
"Hey. Do you want to eat lunch at the rooftop?" Jisoo, entered the classroom holding a lunchbox. Soonyoung visibly become brighter at the mention of lunch. He said yes, while Wonwoo nodded his head. The black haired boy stood up and proceeded to walk beside his older friends. On the way to the stairs they passed by girls, who wear talking about the infamous— well not exactly infamous in a bad way infamous—Kim Mingyu. Wonwoo listened to the conversation but it was barely audible.
"-oppa isn't coming to school today, huh?"
"I hope he's not down with the flu."
Jisoo noticed that Wonwoo was eavesdropping at the conversation. He tapped his shoulder and smiled when Wonwoo turned to look at him. "It seems Mingyu hasn't show up today."
"Mingyu? Kim Mingyu the one from first year?" Wonwoo asked, surprised when he heard the name. Soonyoung shook his head at Wonwoo.
"Second year. Mingyu's in Music, isn't he? Are the two of you close?" Soonyoung asked, the three friends are slowly reaching the staircase that's leading to the rooftop.
"No, just aquaintances. He barely goes to club to practice."
"Isn't it a Monday today? He'll definitely say yes won't he?" Jisoo turned to Soonyoung, who nodded in response.
"But at the end of the week, he'll tell his partner 'I couldn't fall in love with you. Let's break up.'" Soonyoung said matter of factly. Wonwoo opened the door and the three were finally at the rooftop.
"How do you know this?" Wonwoo asked Soonyoung, amused and quite frightened at his knowledge for this things.
Soonyoung, who already sat down and leaned at the parapet, shrugged. "Seungkwan." Jisoo sat down beside him and layed down his lunchbox.
"These are just pre-heated food from last night's dinner. Don't expect too much when it comes to the flavor." Jisoo opened the lunch box, although it was last night's dinner, it still looked amazing. Both Soonyoung and Wonwoo are amazed by their hyung. Soonyoung quickly grabbed the chopsticks that was prepared by Jisoo.
"Jal moke get summida!*" Soonyoung bowed and he was about to get some food when Jisoo stopped him.
"Let's wait for Wonwoo." Wonwoo was still standing watching the two before going to where they are.
"But hyung, he's walking too slow." By now the two are playing tug-of-war with those chopsticks. And as Wonwoo gets closer, the two older boys' hands are slipping. And as luck would have it both boys accidentally let go of the utensil and it fell from the rooftop to the pavement near the school gate. The three were silent, Jisoo however couldn't help bit laugh and so did the younger boys.
"I'll get it, you guys can eat lunch now." Wonwoo was already walking away when he said that, still chuckling to himself at the look of his Hyungs faces when the chopsticks literally jumped out of their hands.
"Wait!" Soonyoung shouted.
"It's okay hyung! I'm not that hungry." Wonwoo said not turning back, he opened the door and went down. Somehow it's always faster when you're going down then up when you're using the stairs.
As he passed by some girls waved, other girls said hi, yet all pf them he ignored. As he went outside he looked for the chopsticks, which he think fell somewhere on a bush near a tree. He suddenly regretted telling his hyungs that he'll be the one to look for it.
He sat down om the pavement tired from looking, before standing up to look for it again he saw the infamous Kim Mingyu, waltzing into the school gates. But what really caught Wonwoo's attention was the fact that Kim Mingyu jumped out of this fairly expensive car, with an older woman who was driving.
Kim Mingyu, took notice of his sunbae in Music club, sitting quietly near a tree.
"Wonwoo-sunbae!" Mingyu waved his right hand. Wonwoo replied with a wave also. Mingyu went closer to look at his sunbae, when he did he noticed the beads of sweat on Wonwoo's neck and forehead.
"Was that your girlfriend? I didn't know you were the type to date older girls." Wonwoo asked, well, not really. He blurted out the last sentence and he never meant to say the first sentence that loud.
"Ah, you got it wrong Wonwoo-sunbae. You aren't that observant are you?" Mingyu chuckled. While Wonwoo scratched the nape of his neck.
Wonwoo thinks that Mingyu will definitely say yes when someone will confess. At the beginning of each week he would go out with the first person who'll confess. Although he ends every relationship in an abruptly manner his popularity doesn't go down. Since, as Wonwoo heard from Soonyoung, Mingyu sincerely do what his partner wants, he doesn't cheat and he puts so much effort in the one week of dating.
"So, Wonwoo-sunbae what are you doing here? Don't you have class right now?"
"It's free time so my friends and I decided to eat lunch at the rooftop since after this class it's lunch but something happened so I'm looking for some chopsticks."
"Ah, I see." Mingyu chuckled. 'Even if I go to class now, there isn't a point huh?' Mingyu thought.
"So," Wonwoo started. Mingyu turned to look at Wonwoo and titled his head to the side.
"Have you been confessed to today?" Wonwoo asked, looking at Mingyu who looked surprised but quickly regained his composure.
'I didn't know the Third years knew about this' Mingyu thought.
"Hmm, not yet." Mingyu answered looking at his sunbae who was still sitting on the ground.
"Hmm, so it's going to start now huh?" Wonwoo asked.
"Well,we'll have to see about that."
"Then," Wonwoo looked at Mingyu, not actually facing the younger.
"Are you really fine as long as they confess to you first? Even if they're not your type?" Wonwoo asked, the question surprised Mingyu.
"My type? I don't really have one."
"Isn't there a particular face you like? Like the cute-type, sexy-type, mature-type?"
"I never really put much thoughts in looks, Wonwoo sunbae." Mingyu continued to think what his type was and at this sudden thought the flew inside his mind his face brightened up.
"Ah, but I like your face Wonwoo-sunbae. I guess that's what you meant by 'type'."
Wonwoo didn't know what hit him. It felt like a sudden impulse, he just wanted to see what Mingyu would look like when he said these words.
"Then how about it? Why don't you go out with me, Mingyu?" Wonwoo finally looked up at Mingyu, his smile was blinding.
"Oi! Wonwoo the chopsticks!" Wonwoo looked up and he saw Soonyoung waving his arms and Jisoo trying to hold him tight so he won't fall from the rooftop like the chopsticks
"Oh yeah, the chopsticks." Wonwoo looked at his wrist watch and cursed under his breath barely audible for Minyu to hear. "I didn't know we were talking for that long, lunch is about to end. I have to go Mingyu." Wonwoo stood up and be was about to run to where Soonyoung and Jisoo was but Mingyu ran after him.
"Wonwoo-sunbae, your chopsticks." Mingyu had the chopsticks between his hands. "It was near the tree where we were a while ago." He said.
Wonwoo took the chopsticks and said a thank you.
"It's okay. I have to go that way. See you later Wonwoo-sunbae!" Mingyu walked away, Wonwoo waved goodbye and proceeded to his friends.
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Jisoo walked to where Wonwoo was, which was by the bookshelves, who was fixing something inside his bag. The older slung his arms on the younger's shoulders.
"Wonwoo, do you have plans today." Jisoo asked tilting his head to the side.
"I don't think I have any thing to do today, hyung. But I feel like there's something I'm forgetting." Wonwoo said, Jisoo's arm was still on his shoulder. Soonyoung however was seated on his seat, asleep. He was sleep-deprived from having to choreograph two dances, the task given to him last Sunday and he's supposed to perform it tomorrow.
"Is it club activities?" Jisoo asked, finally taking his arm away.
"No,but" Wonwoo was surprised to see Mingyu in front of their classroom door. Wonwoo can hear the murmurs from his classmates.
"Wonwoo-sunbae!" Mingyu waved, smiling like a dog who's owner just got home. Wonwoo on the other hand was too surprised to function.
"He's calling you Wonwoo." Jisoo lighlty pushed Wonwoo to Mingyu's direction. Soonyoung awoken from his sleep and Jisoo approached him to update him on what happened.
"Ah, hi there Mingyu." Wonwoo said, scratching the nape of his neck.
"Wonwoo-sunbae, I'm wondering if we can go home together?" He asked, while asking he took out his phone.
"Also do you have a phone? Can we exchange Line* addresses and phone numbers?" Wonwoo stood silent, not knowing how to respond.
"Ah, I'm sorry. Do you have something on?" Mingyu asked retreating his phone back to his pocket.
"No, rather you're the one who has something on. "Wonwoo said, crossing his arms in the process.
"I don't have anything on." Mingyu said, shrugging his shoulders. He has no clue about his said plans.
"You have club activites. Don't skip it, your talents are a waste if you don't cultivate it." Wonwoo said, pushing Mingyu away.
"I won't skip, if you give me your number." Wonwoo was taken aback he didn't know Mingyu was the type to make friends. The older, pushed his thoughts away and gave him his phone. Mingyu happily typed his number and texted his cellphone so that he'll save his subae's number on his.
"Finally, Mingyu!—" A boy with noodle like hair looked at Wonwoo and bowed. He then looked back at Mingyu and spoke, "The guidance counselor is looking for you." He said, panting a little between words. Mingyu nodded and looked at Wonwoo.
"Wonwoo-sunbae, here's your phone." He said, Wonwoo waved at Mingyu, who was already walking away. Wonwoo looked at the younger's back, rememberig somethingg Mingyu needs to be reminded of. "Mingyu, don't forget your club activities." He said in a louder tone compared to the usual way he talks, though it won't be considered as a shout. "I won't forget to go to club! I promise!" Mingyu heard his sunbae's voice. It was a surprise to hear his voice that loud, after replying he waved at his sunbae and turned his back making his way to search for the guidance counselor.
Wonwoo made his way back to Jisoo, who was chatting with a sleepy Soonyoung. The eldest noticed the youngest slowly making his way to them.
"What was that about?" Jisoo asked standing up and getting Soonyoung's bag. "Here." He said, Soonyoung gratefully took it.
"Sunbae, dongsaeng talk." He said, titling his head at the side.
"Pft, sunbae, dongsaeng talk. Just a while ago you said you guys were only acquaintances. Now you're exchanging numbers." Soonyoung said, he can be a bit sassy—influenced by none other than Boo Seungkwan—mostly when he's cranky because of the lack of sleep.
"We're becoming friends? I think." Wonwoo said turning his gaze to Jisoo who was looking down. "So we're going somewhere?" Wonwoo asked, trying to change the subject. Jisoo smiled at Wonwoo and shook his head.
"Not anymore, Soonyoung needs to rest. It's no fun if we aren't complete." The three were already walking there way out of the classroom.
"It's okay, I can go home alone." Soonyoung assured the two patting Jisoo's shoulder in the process.
"No, I'll accompany you to your house. Who knows you might faint all of a sudden." Jisoo sighed, knowing Soonyoung he'll say he's fine but entirely he isn't. Meanwhile, Wonwoo was thinking of Mingyu.
Everything seems to progress so quickly, to Wonwoo. All of a sudden he wants to walk home together, then exchange phone numbers. Wonwoo was finally hit with realization.
"He couldn't have taken me seriously. Could he?"