Chapter Twenty

SEONGJOONG SPECIAL (Part 1)
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SEONGHWA | HONGJOONG

Watching Felix get dragged by Hyunjin made my blood boil, and it only increased due to Seonghwa holding me down.

"Seonghwa, let me go!" I snapped.

He sighed, shaking his head sadly. "I can't do that, love..."

Fighting back a blush from the pet name, I huffed and gave up. "And to think you were actually one of the nice ones..."

"I'm sorry..."

Rolling my eyes, I focused my attention on the entrance, desperately hoping for a sign of Felix's return. It wasn't until a few minutes before lunch ended that he stepping inside, but his face was completely pale.

Wooyoung managed to break free of San's hold and run towards him. "Lixie...?"

He only shook his head, directly his eyes towards Yeosang. "Sangie...let's go to class."

"Alright." Yeosang agreed firmly, shooting daggers at Jongho to release him. With a reluctant compliance, Jongho let go and Yeosang quickly walked to our blonde boy and intertwined hands while they trudged to their shared class. Minho and Seonghwa also followed suit and released their assigned persons, earning a scowl from both of us in return. Without any second further, I dashed out of the lunch room to Biology class.

"Hongjoong, wait!" Seonghwa yelled after me. Yeji noticed and ran after me, not wanting to leave me alone after witnessing the whole scene.

Once inside the classroom, I made my way over to my seat and Yeji took hers next to me. "Joong...what the hell just happened in there?"

"I don't know, ask your cousin." I rolled my eyes.

Seonghwa entered the classroom and locked eyes with me. I noticed a small sense of vulnerability behind his gaze, but I turned my head away from him. With slow steps, he walked over to our table and whispered something in Yeji's ear.

She sighed. "Joong... I'm sorry..."

"Wait, what-"

Without warning, she got up and moved away from her seat, allowing Seonghwa to take her place in the seat next to me. "Joongie..."

Ignore him....ignore him...

"Joongie, please look at me..."

I huffed, focusing my eyes outside the window. "I don't want to."

Seonghwa grabbed my hand and rubbed his thumb on the back of it. "Please..."

Heavily sighing, I turned to him and silently gasped. Seonghwa's eyes looked remorseful, and I felt a hint of guilt for my behavior. "Why did you do that to us? To me?"

"It was to help Hyunjin talk to Felix... Jake's planning to hurt him..."

My eyes grew wide. "W-What?"

Seonghwa sighed. "Before we came to you guys, Jake confronted Hyunjin as soon as we left our Art class. Basically told Hyunjin that he was going to break Felix's heart because, and I quote 'the poor boy was too tempting to resist'..."

"So why did you or the others explain that to us?!" I whisper-yelled, hearing the final bell ring for class.

"Each of us are doing that now in our own ways... I'm really sorry Joongie, my intention wasn't to hurt you..."

Looking in his eyes for any sign of deceit, I eventually gave in and nodded. "It's okay... just don't do that again..."

He smiled, quickly placing a peck on my cheek. All I could do was blush...

SEONGHWA | HONGJOONG

Biology class finally started with Professor Shim beginning his lecture about the human body, and as usual, all I could do was stare at the now black-haired boy next to me. Something about his tender features and the small reactions enticed me, and I could watch him for hours. From the way he scrunches his nose when reading, to the occasional push-up of his glasses on his nose, all of it attracted me.

He's so cute...

"You need to focus, Seongie..." Hongjoong said shyly, busily writing down the notes with a soft smile.

I smirked. "I am focused."

A tiny giggle slipped out from him, a sound I never would get tired of hearing. "I mean on the lesson..."

"Fine..."

Turning my attention to Professor Shim, I began following along and writing my own notes. Despite my reputation in the school, one thing I took seriously was my academics. Earning good grades was my primary focus, as my goal was to get accepted into the medical program in multiple universities.

"By the way... I like your new hair color..." Hongjoong whispered in my ear. "I don't think I said it to you yet but it really looks nice..."

I smiled. "Thank you... I was inspired by you." Another blush rose on his cheeks, making me smile even bigger as I watched him try to hide his face. "Why are you hiding? I love seeing you blush Joongie..."

"Stop...it's embarrassing..." He mumbled with a smile.

"Alright class, for the remainder of the period, feel free to do partner studying. Remember, your first quiz is tomorrow!" Professor Shim announced.

"Awesome." turning to Hongjoong with a smile, "Can we be partners?"

He returned the smile shyly and gave a small nod of approval. "S-Sure..."

"I'm not only talking about for this class, by the way..."

"W-What?" He stuttered, his face now deeply reddened. "Seonghwa..."

Grabbing one of his hands into mine, I stared into his eyes with clear intent. "Joongie, we've been on four dates already and I don't think I can handle not having you as my boyfriend any longer...so will you do me the honor and accepting the offer of being mine?"

Hongjoong looked down at his notebook and bit his lip nervously. "W-Why would you want to date someone like me... I'm not worth it..."

"Hongjoong." I said sternly, causing his head to snap up and look at me wide eyed. "First of all, you are more than worth it to me. If anything, I should be the one doubting myself for even asking you..."

"You are so beautiful...kind...talented in everything you do...and your heart is something that deserves to be protected and cherished. From the moment I laid my eyes on you, I couldn't keep you out of my mind... All I want to do is show you how much you mean to me and support you in any way possible, as well as officially call you mine... Don't ever talk about yourself like that again."

"O-Okay..."

I nodded. "So...? Will you be my boyfriend?"

Instead of verbally answering, he quickly looked around for anyone watching before planting a soft kiss on my cheek, pulling back with a smile. "Yes, Seongie... I'd love to..."

"Thank you..." I smiled, placing a kiss on the back of his hand. "I'm one lucky guy..."

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