You couldn't help but stare at your friend across the room, talking to his partner for English class. Your chin was resting on the palm of your hand, a long sigh coming out of your mouth as you thought about the last conversation you had with him.

He asked you if there are any friends that I had who would be interested in dating. Most of all of your friends were taken but his partner seemed to like him.

"(Y/n), are you even paying attention?", your partner asked.

Hyunjin has been talking about the project for almost five minutes but you weren't paying attention to anything he was saying. He looked over at the person you were staring at and sighed before saying something to distract you.

"So where are we gonna study? My house or yours? I ended up getting a new karaoke machine. During our breaks we can use it if you want", he said.

"But you can't sing", you said bluntly.

"Does that matter?", he asked.

You shrugged your shoulders and looked down at your desk where a blank sheet of paper was resting. Your hand hasn't moved to write down ideas for the project.

"Okay then how about we go to the festival near the beach. Apparently they're celebrating the release of sea turtles that were injured a few months back. That could probably give us ideas about our project. What do you say?", he asked.

"Hmm, sure. It's best than making up crap", you said.

"Great", he smiled and stood up to tell the teacher.

You quickly glanced over at your friend once again and noticed him slightly smirking as he looked away from you.

~~~

Hyunjin left before you when the bell rang. You had to gather all of your things before meeting him outside.

"Hey (y/n)", your friend smiled while leaning against your desk.

"Luke, what's up?", you asked.

"Nothin'. Just wanted to talk to you", he smiled.

He looked back at the few students who left the class, leaving the two of you behind.

"So, I heard from a little bird that you like me. Is it true?", he asked.

"What?? W-Who told you that?", you asked, eyes widening.

"Doesn't matter", he said, walking closer to you.

You backed up until one of the desks was in the way, him trapping you as he placed both hands on the desk. His smirk would only get wider as your face became red.

"Let's go out. We'll go to the movies or something", he said.

"I already have plans. I'm going to the beach with Hyunjin. We have this idea for our project so we have to take lots of notes to put it into an essay", you said.

"Ditch that loser. Come on", he smiled while nudging you.

He placed his hand around your neck and pulled you closer, connecting his lips with yours. You didn't expect him to be this bold. Sure you have a crush on him but it didn't feel right. When he pulled away, you had to hold onto the desk to be able to keep your balance.

"I...I really can't. This project is important and if we don't turn it in on time or if we do something wrong, my grade will drop. That can't happen", you said, lightly pushing him away.

"So that's a no then? Hm, your loss", he said, walking away.

You huffed out a breath and grabbed your things before walking out to meet with Hyunjin.

"Okay I'm read- Hyunjin?", you looked around to see if he was anywhere but he was no where in sight.

You wondered if he went to his locker so you went back towards the entrance of the school and checked. He wasn't there. You took out your phone and pressed on his contact to see if he'll answer.

"Hyunjin, where'd you go? I thought you were waiting for me. Call me back", you left a voicemail.

You sat down on the bench and waited for his call. You would've gone to the beach to see if he was there but you weren't sure what beach he was talking about.

About an hour passes and you hear nothing from Hyunjin. You started to think he wasn't gonna come back to the school so you grabbed your things and walked towards his house. When you knocked on his front door, his mother opened it and greeted you.

"Is Hyunjin home? We were supposed to work on a project together," you asked.

"Yeah he's upstairs in his room. Come on in", his mom smiled and let you go upstairs.

As you did, you wondered why he would leave and not say anything. His name was on his door so it wasn't that hard to find. You knocked and met eyes with Hyunjin who was laying down on his bed while playing a game on his phone.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming here? I waited an hour for you", you said.

"Would've thought you'd go out with Luke since he did ask you out", he said, avoiding your eyes.

"What? Did you see him-"

"Kiss you? As if he was trying to hide it", he said, rolling his eyes.

"Why did you leave though? That's what I don't understand", you said.

"You like him don't you? Of course you would've said  yes to him asking you out. You would've let me do all the work on the project", he mumbled.

"I said no. Why would I do that to you?", you asked.

He shrugged his shoulders. You grabbed his phone and put it in your back pocket.

"Give that back", he said.

"No. I want you to talk to me. Why are you acting this way? You knew I liked him anyways", you said.

"Yeah I know. You're so focused on him that you don't realize who likes you", he mumbled while looking away.

Your expression softened and noticed his shoulders sinking. You sat down next to him and held his hand.

"I'm sorry. Anyways that guy is a jerk. He wanted me to ditch you for him. I couldn't do that. You're my friend", you smiled.

"Ouch. Putting me in the friend zone", he chuckled softly.

"Well you never know. There's always a way to get out of it", you nudged him.

"So you're saying I have a chance?", he asked.

"I never said you didn't", you smiled.

"Well great. I feel a lot better now", he said.

"So are we still going to the beach?", you asked.

"Yeah, let me just get ready", he said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs", you said as you began to walk towards the door.

"Wait", he called out, causing you to turn around.

He walked up to you a bit too close until you were backed up onto the wall. His hands were on your waist but one of them reached around into your back pocket, pulling out his phone and showing it to you.

"Oh right...your phone", you laughed awkwardly as you blushed intensely.

He smiled at how nervous you were getting. You scratched the back of your neck and pushed his hand away from your waist before you quickly walked out of the room.

~~~

"We can write about how the animals living in the sea can be harmed with all the trash people throw carelessly onto the street. Instead of just writing an essay, we can do a power point and explain how important and beautiful it is to have these animals alive", he said.

"Beautiful? I don't think I've ever heard a guy use that word on something else other than a female", you said.

"Not all guys are the same", he chuckled.

Both of you walked towards a small bench so you can watch the rescuers release the turtles. He kept glancing over at you while you tried writing a few notes down. You can sense he was looking at you so you slowly turned your head, only to have him look away.

"Look, they're letting them go", you pointed out, getting excited.

They released three of the sea turtles back into the ocean. You were so amazed, you've never seen anything like that. Hyunjin was taking a video, capturing the whole release but then you got in the way and he couldn't help but film you. He was such in a trance by your beauty that he hadn't realized he was missing out.

"Wow, one of them is smaller than the other two. Do you think it's a baby?", you asked.

He switched back from filming you to the sea turtles who were now swimming away.

"Yeah that's the baby. Maybe it's a family of turtles", he said.

"That's really amazing. I think I know what to write. Do you have anything?", you asked.

"Yeah, I do", he smiled as he put his phone away.

"Great, lets go back to your house so we can get started", you smiled and began to walk but he grabbed your wrist, pulling you back.

"Actually, the project isn't due until the end of next week. Wanna hang out or something?", he asked, ears turning red.

"Yeah, I'd love too", you smiled.

You looked at all of the stands that were around. He bought you a stuffed toy of a turtle and you called it fluffy. You were really enjoying hanging out with him. He made you laugh and even flirted with you. At times you were dense and weren't even aware he was flirting.

"Today was fun", you smiled while walking beside him.

"I still can't believe you danced in front of everyone. It was cute", he chuckled.

"Hey I'm not that shy okay?", you said.

"Really? So if I did something, you wouldn't become shy?", he asked.

"Well....be more specific", you said.

He held your hand and intertwined them together. You tried to hide your smile but failed.

"Liar. You're shy", he teased, nudging you.

"I'm shy on different occasions", you said.

He chuckled and continued walking until you were in front of your house. You glanced down at your intertwined hands while biting your lip.

"I guess I'll see you at school tomorrow", you said.

"Okay", he said, hesitating to let go of your hand.

You stood on your tippy toes and kissed his cheek, causing him to blush.

"Good night Hyunjin", you smiled and turned around but he pulled you back and kissed your cheek.

"Now we're even", he smiled.

You smiled back and headed inside, waving at him before closing the door.