it was now monday, and what better way to spend a school day than by skipping it.

four guys were currently gathered by their lockers, planning to do anything but attend classes.

"arcade?" seonghwa initiated.

"you sure your girlfriend won't nag us again?" hongjoong clicked his tongue, followed by wooyoung snorting.

"oh, come on. she's just looking out for me." the eldest claimed. he saw his pink haired friend quite busy on his phone. "yeo? you down?"

yeosang hummed, not really paying attention to his peers.

"yow, earth to cotton candy?" the lilac haired waved his hand between yeosang's face and the phone screen, only to get smacked away.

"i'm just waiting for someone. i'll come with you after this." he placed the gadget into to his pocket as he proceeded to look around.

"yeo!" it was as if it rained fried chicken hearing the high pitched call. the boys witnessed their friend's face switch moods in an instant when an innocent looking girl jogged towards them.

"hi, byeol." he greeted with a hug. the lass noticed the atmosphere, and figured they weren't staying in the campus.

"are you going somewhere?" the question was supposed to be answered by some made up excuse the group has listed in case someone (especially their girlfriends) asks, instead yeosang answered,

"we were actually planning on skipping." the pink haired's reply made the other guys widened their eyes and silently curse at him.

the three were mentally preparing themselves for the byeol's rant about how it's bad for them, and that they should take studying seriously, and that it's for their future, and all that other boring stuff that'll take more of their time.

"oh." byeol lets out, followed by a cheerful, "okay! have fun and be safe!" she reminded before kissing her boyfriend's cheek.

"sure thing." yeosang had a smile on his face. a genuine smile.

his friends looked at one another and shrugged. they were more than stunned, not just by the girl's response to them cutting classes, but also seeing this cold statue showing affection. and to his partner at that.

"how about you? where are you going?" the rose haired male asked sweetly.

"to class, duh." byeol answered with a chuckle.

yeosang hummed and pouted. the other three don't know if they want to cry from happiness that their friend looks like he found the one, or if they want to cry from all the cringe.

"you wanna come with us?" yeosang blurted out, making the others dead inside.

of course, the girl saw through it. "sangie, your friends are waiting." she giggled. "and i'll be late."

he pecked her cheek this time. "okay. love you."

"love you, too. don't get caught!" she playfully said before bowing to the rest.

yeosang watched her skip away with heart eyes.

"i like her." hongjoong says, making him snap out of his love trance.

"back off." the pink haired boy warns protectively.

"chill. i meant, i like her for you. keep her and stop finding annoying girls." the shortest made his point clear, causing the other two to snicker.

hongjoong wanted to tell them that byeol wasn't his type. he wasn't into the whole sweet, angelic style. he was into those who talks back and basically acts like a brat, just like that im sooyoung-

"yeah, sangie. all other girlfriends you had were wet socks." wooyoung teased.

"don't call me that." yeosang shoved the lilac away.

"i'm surprised how she wasn't even fazed about you skipping." the eldest stated. "and you said the L word~" seonghwa poked his sides.

"shut up. i always hear you and jihae say it so why can't i?" the fuchsia haired boy huffed which made the others want to tease him more.

"oh, man. she got you good." wooyoung cackled.

just then, a girl came speed walking while frantically fixing her damp hair and a ribbon hanging loosely from her neck.

this caught the attention of the group. what caught them even more off guard was one of their friend calling out for her.

"young-ah!" hongjoong yelled which made the girl stop in her tracks.

sooyoung turned around, still fondling with her hair. "joong, hi."

"you going for the new wet look?" the blue haired male asked sarcastically, chuckling.

"i see you're wearing your other face." the girl scoffed, making hongjoong playfully smirk. "if you're done with your helpful comments, i have a class to attend to."

"i'm just playing, snowflake. here-" he reached into his pocket and pulled out a box. "the earrings."

sooyoung took the container and opened it. she was greet by a pair of silver jewelry, simple yet classy. "oh, wow. they're beautiful."

their entire interaction made the others widen their eyes while looking at one another. "looks like me having a girlfriend isn't the only shocking news." yeosang mumbled.

hongjoong shrugged at the compliment for the accessory. "it's nothing. figured you didn't want anything too flashy."

sooyoung was about to thank him and scurry off to class when she saw a glimpse of a certain lilac looking irritated. she figured she'd play around a bit more.

"put it on for me?" she requested to hongjoong who, in result, raised his slitted eyebrow smugly.

"sure thing." he took the jewelry out of the box. "might wanna fix your tie while i'm at it."

the girl looked the down bit her lip at the embarrassment of her being a mess. "thanks."

hongjoong smiled and tucked her hair behind her ear while sooyoung formed a knot with her ribbon.

"there." the boy backed away his hands. "now, you look less of just showered."

"appreciate the advice, joong. i'll get going now because seems like you have more important things to do than, you know, school."

"enjoy dying of boredom." hongjoong did a little bow, causing sooyoung to giggle.

"alright. see you around." she jogged back to the way she was going as the boy simply waved.

he walked back to the group as if nothing happened. "let's go?"

"uh, explain?" yeosang started since the others weren't talking.

"explain what?" he acted clueless.

his pink haired pal had a bored look on his face. "why there's a dragon commiting arson." he replied sarcastically with a blank expression. "what else?"

"yeah, joong. what was that about?" seonghwa scratched his head, glancing at their most affected friend.

"c'mon. we met at this gathering and clicked." he nonchalantly replied, not making it a big deal before he saw wooyoung's unreadable face. "as friends."

"woah. you never told us she was well-off." the ravenette nudged the purple haired.

"you also exaggerated how annoying she was." hongjoong said without thinking.

"stop it." yeosang told off, sending signals with his eyes.

this made the vibe around the group heavy for a while before wooyoung sighed.

"why are you guys so tensed?" he questions with an unreadable expression. "weren't we ditching school?"

"yep." hongjoong agreed almost immediately, leading the way followed by seonghwa.

"are you trying to start world war three?" he asked the shorter quietly. "and really? snowflake?"

"psh. it's not like i'm sleeping with her." hongjoong reasoned out.

the older almost wanted to hit him for acting so dense. "that's literally only why you talk to girls. to sleep with them."

hongjoong snickered. "would you believe me if i told you i just wanna be friends with her?"

"let's see." seonghwa did a thinking face. "no."

"well, there you go. rather not start." the blue haired exhaled.

"you know, you won't always have your way with sex." the ravenette knowingly claimed.

hongjoong lets out a breathy cackle. "that's rich, coming from someone who were fuck buddies with his girlfriend."

that got him a slight punch on the side, which he playfully reacted by dramatically clutching his arm.

"don't start." seonghwa jokingly warned.

"so i can't talk about how you met jihae through a supposedly one night stand?" that earned hongjoong a strong shove.

behind the two were another pair that wasn't so joyous.

"don't mind him." yeosang told his not so annoyed friend.

"i don't mind." wooyoung informed. "really."

the fuchsia haired boy decided to let go of the topic to not release any unwanted emotions. "alright."

"we're here! the one who gets the least number of tickets gets to do my math homework." hongjoong clapped his hands as he made the bet.

"if you lose?"

the shortest exhaled. "then i do my homework. not that it'll happen."

"you're on." wooyoung replied, taking on the challenge as both of them jogged inside.

"well, i guess they're at it again." seonghwa chuckled, walking with yeosang.

"let's hope they'll stay like that."