"you're that bitch." oops. that was supposed to be only in her head.

jihae halted her tracks, slowly turning her head. "excuse me?"

"nothing." sooyoung waved off and proceeded to walk ahead, taking out her phone and typing a message to minjee saying they were in the same group.

the older scoffed and raised a brow, squinting her eyes. "wanna see how bitchy i can get?"

"i'm good, thanks." the transferee lets out a tired chuckle, shrugging off the issue. she still had her eyes on her device.

"be more respectful." jihae sternly says, taking the lead again. "i'm older than you."

"okay?" sooyoung clears her throat as she place the phone back in her pocket, the two of them getting in the elevator. "eonnie?"

the honorific made jihae involuntarily gag, hastily pressing on the floor their room was in to get away from the other. "ew, call me jihae. that was gross."

sooyoung made a 'tch' sound. "you suggested it."

"right. my bad." jihae sighed deeply, not bothering to hide her dislike.

she impatiently tapped her foot as they both dreadfully waited for that ding sound. sooyoung wasn't really fond of the silence surrounding them, and she's wooyoung's friend, right? it wouldn't hurt to get to know her.

"so how come you're still in highschool?" she asked out of curiosity.

jihae closed her eyes and exhaled sharply. "you really can't keep your mouth shut, can you?"

the younger shook her head. "no, not really."

"i wasn't supposed to be going to school at all. just meant to be tutored and wait 'til i can take over our company." responded jihae, hoping to end the small talk. it wasn't that she was mean all the time, but juggling everything from her duties at school to her responsibilities at home was draining her.

the elevator doors finally opened which made jihae immediately step out and search for their room.

"oooh, you're rich and pretty just like me." sooyoung's eyes sparkled at her story as she trailed behind.

"yeah, but i'm not an asshole who leaves my boyfriend because of that." jihae spits out without hesitation, causing the other's jaw to drop.

with the new student's mouth still the agape, jihae already spotted their room number. she searched for the keys, setting her bags down.

"you're horrible." sooyoung manages to reply, making the older snicker.

"i'm rich and pretty, remember? i can be whatever i want." with the keys jiggling, jihae opened the door. "here we go."

the girls entered the hotel room, taking in the space. sooyoung took out her phone again, checking for any replies from minjee yet still got nothing.

"this is better than i expected. who's the other girl we're meant to share it with?" she asked the other.

"park byeol." jihae answers briefly, tying up her hair. "i don't know where she went, though. i'll look for her."

"i'll come with you. minjee's not answering her phone either."

jihae nodded and with that, both of them went down to check on their other groupmates.

"jihae!" someone called, making them turn their heads. jihae's face softened at the sight of her partner. they hugged for a bit before seonghwa excitedly said, "look, we're on the same floor."

"that's great, hwa." she smiled. "but, uhm, have you seen yeosang? i need to know where byeol is."

"i'm here, noona." yeosang groaned at the behavior of his friend getting ahead of them. "i thought she was already unpacking. she wasn't texting back."

sooyoung saw two more guys approach them. one of them being her ex and other being-

"jongho!" she yelled, making the group lay their eyes on her. she flashed an awkward smile before asking, "did you see minjee? she went to the bathroom."

jongho only shook his head in response.

"okay, then. we'll go looking for them while you guys get settled." jihae instructed.

"i'll go with you, noona." the pink haired offered, thinking something bad might have happened to his girlfriend.

"nope. i told you, we have activities later so be prepared. i'll look for her, don't worry." the eldest reassured.

both girls then continued the search for their roommate as they said bye to the boys.

"you said minjee went to the bathroom?" jihae asked.

the other nodded her head. "i'm guessing were gonna look there first? we separated outside the building."

"there's only one bathroom outside the hotel. let's check."

the two marched to the said bathroom, with sooyoung a bit amazed by how jihae seemed to know and memorize the place so well.

"how come you already know your way around here?"

"my dad owns this place. now, shut up." jihae told the younger as she speed walked to the stalls.

sooyoung rolled her eyes and pouted. "so you're like really rich. like-"

"sh!" jihae abruptly hushed her.

the transferee was about to say something against it but she also heard some noise coming from the bathroom.

both girls looked at each other, probably thinking how there was a dispute happening inside and they probably know who the victim was.

they pushed open the door, only to get furious with the sight they were greeted with.

sooyoung saw her best friend drenched in water while there was a girl behind her who was wet as well.

the bullies were giggling, not yet aware of the newly arrived people.

jihae seemed calm as she only locked the bathroom door. she gave a quick glance to sooyoung who got the message.

sooyoung strutted towards one of the girls and pulled her hair, resulting a shriek. "you must really have a lot of spare time."

this was more than enough to make the other two turn their head which were only hit by both of jihae's shoes.

"what the fuck?!" one exclaimed after getting attacked by a flying boot.

"hey, that's my question." jihae still had the same stoic face. "what the fuck are you girls doing to your schoolmates?"

the bullies immediately knew who she was, and only then recognized the sooyoung who still had her hands on their friend. the realization caused them to gulp.

"sooyoung, pass me the hose and get on this side." the older instructed, in a calm yet demanding way, and no way was sooyoung wanting to get on her bad side now.

she simply tugged the bully's hair with more force before pushing her head aside. she grabbed the hose and handed it to the student council member.

jihae pointed it to the three girls, and sooyoung did the honor of turning the faucet on.

the three girls screamed, squealed, and made other ugly noises.

"awe, look at that. you're finally acting like the rats you are." sooyoung faked a touched tone.

one of the bullies managed to unlock the door, which made them tumble out of the comfort room.

jihae finally put down her weapon and instantly turned to the two girls who were shivering a bit.

"byeol, minjee. are you okay?" she asked with concern.

minjee nodded. "yep! i'm okay. i don't know about..."

"i'm byeol. park byeol." the unfamiliar girl (to sooyoung) introduced.

"jee, are you really-" sooyoung was about to asked yet she got cut off.

"don't call me that." jihae says, not facing her.

sooyoung scrunched her face in confusion. "i was talking to minjee?"

the elder didn't reply, however, they heard byeol chuckling. "don't be embarrassed, eonnie. it happens."

minjee laughed as well. "oh, that used to happen a lot."

"you know her?"

"she's the captain of our volleyball team." minjee informed.

sooyoung bobbed her head in understanding. "but really, are you okay? they didn't do anything other than splash water on you, right?" she went closer to her friend.

"mhm! just a little soaked but nothing major." the shorter explained, scratching her nape.

minjee's bright attitude made sooyoung and jihae relax a little. "i swear to god-"

"i-it was my fault. i'm sorry." byeol spoke up shyly. "they were after me and minjee was just dragged into my mess."

"byeol!" jihae half yelled. "it's not your fault, okay?"

"yeah! we don't know each other but those girls were forcing you to hand them money." minjee consoled.

"they were stealing from you?" sooyoung raised a brow.

"no!" byeol denied, vigorously shaking her head. "uhm..."

"they were stealing from you." stated jihae, letting out a sigh. "let's get you guys in the hotel first and get you changed. you might catch a cold."

the four of them headed to the building where they got some odd stares before finally making it to their room.

"dry yourselves off. the games will start soon and you don't wanna be damped when playing." jihae told them.

both girls went to blind spot in the room to change into dry clothing. just then, byeol said, "eonnie! can you not tell yeosang about this?"

jihae exhaled deeply. "again?"

silence lingered a lot longer than anticipated.

"why do you guys not want your boyfriends to know someone messed with you? you're like that too, jee." sooyoung suddenly questioned with curiosity. "if it were me, i'd invite him for some ass kicking."

byeol slightly got flustered with the question but still mustered up an answer. "i j-just don't wanna put anymore on his plate. if he'll get in trouble, i-it'll involve his parents a-and they already have enough problems as it is."

"yeah, jongho's never really been in trouble so i would feel terrible if i was the reason for it." minjee explained as well.

"huh."

"we're just not as much of an ass as you, sooyoung." jihae chimed in, teasing her.

"hey!"

"chop, chop. we only have ten minutes 'till the games start." the elder was quick to dismiss her complains.

sooyoung huffed. "one day, i'll get her."

a/n: longe time:')))) i don't know if i can write this story properly anymore HAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHELPSCHOOLISKILLINGMEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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