A/N: Hello princesses! :D Yesterday was the first anniversary of My Richest Secret and I didn't update last week. Sorry D: I've finished two books and in the middle of finishing those I only updated this once so I feel guilty asf. I'll try updating fast again.

Happy belated first birthday MRS, you're not yet completed yet even after a year.. sighs.

#ThisBookLastedLongerThanElementarySchoolRelationshipsLetsFaceIt

BTW Mr. Arrogant 2's newest chapter was updated and it fcked me up hard :C My biggest fanfiction ship is Taehyung and Hyejin and I just— I— nevermind, what's yours?

Han Bi's POV

"Why don't you come to school?" I heard Jin ask me seriously, right when I was about to leave. I visited this school yesterday and I spotted Jin. I also visited school today without even showing my face to other people yet because I was too scared.

I shrugged and shook my head slowly. "I'm sorry, Jin. I'm afraid. They all believe I'm dead anyway and I think they're celebrating about it. I can't blame them either. That's probably what they wanted." I said in a weary voice.

He stood still as I walked ahead, then ran up to me to hold my arm.

"Do you seriously think I celebrated, threw confetti around, went to a club or something when the rumour went around? I wouldn't even talk to anyone and when someone dared to, I almost picked up a fight with them. Also, do you think your friends liked it when they found out you were dead?" He asked.

I immediately pulled my hand away from him.

"Thanks for saying that, but—" I was cut off.

"They still don't know a thing about your existence Han Bi. They're hurt, they're not alright. I told them that you're not dead but they just told me I'm being delusional because of these feelings I have towards you."

I stood there, overwhelmed by what he said after cutting me.

"What?" I asked him. He was about to answer when I said something again. "Tell them, alright, go tell them again about it. Tell them about what happened yesterday, every single little thing and it will be alright." I commanded.

He shook his head, "No, Han Bi. I want you to be physically there to prove to them that you're not gone." He said.

I heaved a sigh.

"What about those people who despise me, Seokjin? Those people don't want me alive, what kind of treatment do you think I'll get? Worse ones. Especially from Sang-mi." I said in a sad voice, "I'm really tired of this shit."

"Sang-mi is in jail for attempted murder, Han Bi. She's sentenced there for five years. She's only eighteen." He said, making my eyes go wide. My heart started beating fast.

"W..what?"

Seokjin gave me a forced smile and held my hand. "I couldn't say it's alright but.. let"/ talk about this later. Let's go somewhere, alright? Do you see that slope right there that leads to the edge of a cliff? Let's go there." He told me, pointing to its direction.

There's a feeling inside me saying that I shouldn't decline this time. He's being welcoming.

But my legs hurt.

"I want to but— my legs hurt, alot.. That's why I wanted to go home now." I immediately said, my gaze dropping on my legs that were hurting so much. I couldn't recover falling off the building.

And thinking that Sang-mi went to prison because of it, I don't know what to feel.

It took us minutes before I finally decided to jump on his back for a piggyback ride. I didn't ask for it but he insisted.

He smells nice.

What am I thinking?

"Yah, Jin, you don't have to do this you know.." I said, slowly feeling uncomfortable. I laid my chin on top of his shoulder. His head was at the left me and my body felt tingly althroughout. I couldn't help but like it.

"You said you wanted to come, and I wanted you to come as well." He replied.

Suddenly, I can feel my heart race against his back. Or was it his? Or can it be both of us?

I shook my head and laid my head more comfortably on his shoulder.

"Yah, Jin.. You smell nice, don't you?" I muttered under my breath and laughed internally at what I said, forgetting the fact that he could just hear me.

"Really.. Why are you smelling me? Are you a pervert?" He asked with a chuckle. I immediately turned red and hit his head.

"N-no, what are you saying? I'm not.. You just smell really nice and I feel like I could sleep like this, right in this spot." I honestly and carelessly said, not minding the fact that I sound like a creep. He just laughed at what I said and continued walking.

"Aren't you getting tired? I'm too heavy, thus you don't need to do this anyway." I asked him.

"You're not heavy, seriously, but so what if you are?" He laughed. "Even if you were as heavy as an elephant, I wouldn't care and still carry you upto there with me."

I smiled to myself like an idiot because of what he said. "Wow Seokjin, you're being really sweet right now. What if I did become as heavy as one?" I asked and closed my eyes for a moment.

"I would still fall in lo— I mean, stop asking me stupid questions." He told me, leaving me frozen in the spot.

I knew what he was going to say, though.

He continued walking. He stops sometimes and I ask him to put me down, but he still insisted. I couldn't believe this guy. The place was pretty far and I felt so grateful because of what he's doing. It just makes me love him more.

When we reached the slope, I couldn't help but gulp at the sight of the edge of the cliff. When you look down, you can clearly say that cliff leads a far way down a body of water.

It was 6:30 pm and the sun was slowly setting. I told my parents I'll be home by eight even before this happened since I wanted some time to think. My parents told me that this is my last time going home late because they don't want anything bad to happen again.

"Jin.." I started, sitting on the ground, just in the edge of the cliff with Jin with me. "You told me that Sang-mi got into prison." I reminded.

(A/N: Those who read Backspace lmao this can be the same cliff Taehyung maybe at idek)

"How about that?" He asked, getting small pebbles and throwing them down the cliff. It's pretty scary. I bit my lip.

"Why did this happen?" I asked. "Why is everything happening like this? Now Sang-mi got into jail because of me. I couldn't help but feel guilty. Sang-mi might be there, wanting to rip my guts out. I don't want that." I said in a low volume.

"Stop putting the blame on yourself. She got in there because of her actions, not because it's your fault. You're not in fault in any of this." He said in a serious tone.

I was silent.

"Ae-jung has been your friend, right?" I started asking after a long silence. He gave me a short look before nodding.

"Yeah, why?"

"She knows Sang-mi well, right? You all became friends and Sang-mi just happened to fall in love with you and started to push away and hurt Ae-jung right? If you don't mind me asking, is there more to that?" I asked him, ears ready to listen.

Ae-jung is different. She's very tough. Is this what Sang-mi made her to be?

"I don't mind, really. Well.." He started to answer.

"We were thirteen or fourteen years old that time when Sang-mi started drama. We were too young for those kind of stuff but Sang-mi's too much. I told her to leave Ae-jung alone that time. She got extremely upset and she thought I was in love with Ae-jung even if I was not, I was just trying to be a good friend. She was so upset that she went back to her birth place in America and stayed there for four years. She came back to Korea this year." He explained.

"We all know how she came back, speaking in English and bragged to everyone about how America changed her. She thought I liked it when she came back but she was completely wrong. I was so annoyed by the fact that she's back and now she's acting like she's allergic to Korea." He continued saying, with gestures and stuff.

The eye contact is killing me.

"I then found out her real purpose here— to make sure no one else steals me away from her. I kept on telling her that I'm not hers, but she didn't listen. She even embarrassed herself by confessing to me in front of many people. And when I decided to reject her, she jumped off the building like it was a smart idea. I knew she came back for more trouble. She even thought that I liked you ever since that time you eavesdropped on our conversation." He said.

I listened well but I still got distracted.

Also, I can still feel the embarrassment when I eavesdropped that time.

"I don't know what to say... I really, really want to tell her to stop but when I did it, she tried to kill me two times." I said, my voice's volume getting lower and lower.

The next second, I saw that Seokjin's hands were balled into fists. I immediately looked up to look at him in the face.

"I don't want to see her face again." He started. "She causes so much trouble. She's there to ruin people around me that I feel like I have no freedom. You, Han Bi, will you stay for longer?" He asked.

Not the dilemma.

"Here in the cliff, with you? Longer?" I asked, trying to sound innocent to give me time and think.

"Yeah." He simply said. Thank God it was the easier question.

"I.. don't know." I honestly replied, scared to hear what he says. He just nodded a little.

"It's alright. You can go." He chuckled. How about if he just wants me to go away now? Oh wait, I shouldn't care. I can stay all I want because it's my decision.

"Can I just stay?" I asked, "..with you?" I continued.

He looked at me weirdly. I panicked quickly started to find the words to say next. "I.. I mean, I'll go now." I told him and stood immediately, ready to leave.

I might be too bothersome, aren't I?

"Do you know what I thought when I first met you?" He asked. I slowly face turned to face him. "Sit back down." He demanded. I just followed what he said and sat back on the ground but in different position. Our backs were facing to each other.

Why is he talking about this?

"No, I don't know what you were thinking back then, of course. I hated you so much though." I answered.

"Nevermind. Do you know, I didn't hate you at all that time I met you. You looked funny and naive, and I thought teasing you would be fun. But then, looking at the people around me, they want it harder. I can't even believe I used to like what I was doing. Insulting you, making you feel less worthy than you are, so I stopped. You were still nice to me even if you're annoyed." He started speaking.

"So, you stopped for no reason?" I asked. "You can't stop for no reason." I mentioned.

He cleared his throat. "I'm not in love with Hanna, I'm in love with someone else. Maybe this should be the time you should know about that." He started saying.

"Huh?" I asked, making sure I was hearing right.

"Look, I didn't stop teasing you for no reason. When summer started, I knew that I've already fell in love with you. I couldn't even explain to anyone why I did. You're just there and every single minute that passes of me being together with you, I fall harder."

I hovered my head at him and looked at him seriously.

Do you know that exciting music that's just so exciting to the point that it makes your heart race and make a weird noise? That's the feeling I'm getting now. His confession sounded like exciting music to me, just right now. Seokjin felt that way— and even if that's what I once thought, it feels so much different coming from him.

It's probably too late to hear that coming from you now, Jin.

"You're stubborn, you're oblivious, you're sensitive and you're pretty scary when you're mad, yet I still happen to love you like that." He told me. The butterflies in my stomach won't calm down and my cheeks flush red. This will be the death of me.

I'm glad that he couldn't see how I look right now. I'm speechless, I'm afraid that if I speak, I will stutter, stammer or say something completely stupid.

My heart... I just...

"Yah.. Seokjin.." I breathed. "You know.."

I do too.

I don't know what to say. Just when I thought of leaving this hell of a school, that's when he will tell me about his feelings. I can't go on like this.

I moved beside him again and looked at him in the eye. I realized he wasn't looking at my direction, just straight. "You know, same here. But this is just a big case of wrong timing, isn't it?" I asked, my eyes welling up with tears.

He smiled and nodded, "I know, and I still love you no matter what's between us." I mirrored his smile.

~

It was Thursday when I decided to go back to school. Believe me or not, it was incredible. Ever since they found out I was alive, people started to welcome me and I'm feeling so uncomfortable. Welcoming me? What the hell is this, I can't believe what's happening. The students started to talk friendlier, do me favors and don't even insult me or humiliate me.

Not even near.

When Hanna, Soojin and Ye-eun found out that I'm back and breathing.. they all crashed into me in an embrace. Like, crash. We all had a pretty dramatic moment that involved thousands of tears and breakdowns that I found it hard to explain. They were so happy, and I was happy too.

After all, Jin gave me the courage to come back to school for my friends again. And for myself too, even if I was scared of doing so, I still went back. I don't care if these students around me were being fake about their kindness because I know I wouldn't fall for it. I won't trust them too much.

I'm not at stupid as they think.

"Han Bi, do you need notes for History? All those you missed from last week? You can have mine, I have a spare copy." I heard Seol-na talk in a welcoming tone in front of me.

Seol-na? She hates me so much, even her?

Hanna eyed her immediately put her hand on Seol-na's notes just when she was about to hand it to me. "What do you think you're doing?" Hanna asked.

Seol-Na's gaze diverted to Hanna. "I'm trying to help her with school." She said in a seemingly innocent tone.

"You seriously think she's going to fall for this trick? You know, you can probably pull of this act but I know what you're planning." Hanna said, shooting daggers at her. I sighed and held Hanna's hand, gently shoving it away.

"It's just notes, Hanna. Sorry, Seol-Na. Thank you for this." I gave her a sincere smile and accepted the notes.

Hanna's gaze averted away from her. She looked at me like I didn't something wrong. "What did you just do? You can't get being fooled by this! We all know these people are upto something! And that something isn't good." She warned.

I went closer to her and whispered, "I'm not getting fooled by them. I'm trying to make the best out of their kindness right now. I don't know why they're trying doing this, but I know it doesn't last long."

It's true, I don't know when they'll become their real selves again, but I know it will happen soon.

So maybe leaving will be an option before something else happens.

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