"I finally did what I wanted to do during our so-called 'Group study', I finally got her number."
- Yashiro Jin-Woo Kwon
--
The raven-haired male looked at the empty seat beside him, wondering why a certain brunette still hasn't arrived, although he knew he shouldn't really worry about her, especially since she always comes to school with Lisa, Yuna and Shaina since the three of them lives on the same private subdivision near where Eivan, Yashiro, Yami and Glenn lives.
He shrugged, deciding that he shouldn't think about it too much since the four said girls sometimes comes to school barely late thanks to Yuna who moves a lot slower than the three, meaning she's even slower than the demure Jihyun even though the former wakes up earlier than her which might be the reason why Shaina prefers not to stop by the slow girl's house to wait for her so they can walk to school together because as the red-haired girl says, 'Yuna lives near the school but she's the reason why we're almost always late!'.
"Ah, we're almost late!" Came Lisa's voice, snapping the raven-haired male back to reality and perk up upon seeing the brunette's face, "Hyunnie, how much time do we have left before homeroom starts?" She asked, turning to the soft-spoken girl who muttered a soft 'wait' as she took her phone out from her skirt pocket.
"Four minutes," She spoke, putting her phone back in her pocket before putting her bag down and sitting on her seat, Lisa following and sitting beside her shy bestfriend. The highlighted-haired girl traded seats with Yuna three days after Jihyun's first arrival, wanting to be the one sitting beside the brunette which the slow girl didn't mind since she gets to sit next to her boyfriend when she switched seats. Instantly did Lisa hold one of Jihyun's hands, intertwining it with hers, something that isn't out of the ordinary, due to years of being bestfriends, it was something the two are used to doing, it's like their daily routine.
"If it wasn't for Yuna being so slow, maybe we could've arrived earlier." Jihyun stated, causing the said girl to dramatically gasp and quickly stand up and storm over to her seat.
"You're hurting my feelings, Hyun!" Yuna dramatically said, a hand on her chest, pretending to cry which seemed to make all her friends laugh.
"Jihyun speaks facts, though!" Yami said, cackling loudly and slapping her knee, earning a glare from the slightly irritated Yuna who threw her shoe at her arm, "Ow, my arm, I was kidding but it's true!"
"Yami, stop that," Shaina said, sighing which made Yuna quickly run to her, seeking comfort in the eldest's presence and look up at her with a hopeful look in her face.
"You know she can't handle the truth." Shaina's words caused their classmates who heard the light commotion to laugh almost uncontrollably while the currently embarrassed girl playfully hit the red-haired female's arm, mumbling about how she thought she was being nice and defending her.
Soon enough, all the laughter has died down upon the arrival of their homeroom teacher who has announced that they will be having a pair activity and the deadline will be on the following week. After giving her instructions about what the pairs would research about in their papers, she started announcing which student will be paired with who with Eivan having Frederic for a partner causing the former to massage his temple, knowing that he would lounge around comfortably in his room again and throw all his beloved books, similar to his girlfriend's previous actions before eventually having any work done. Lisa with Alistair, much to the latter's delight and the former's irritation, wanting to be paired with Jihyun instead of her clingy boyfriend. Shaina having to be partnered with Yami which caused both of them to sigh and glare at each other knowing that even if they're bestfriends, they are bound to bicker even with the smallest things like yawning. Yuna having to be paired with Gavin which made the latter grin while the former irritatedly slumped in her seat knowing that Gavin would make her do all the difficult tasks.
"Now, for the last pair, Chou Jihyun and Kwon Jinwoo." The teacher stated causing Yashiro to look at his seatmate and also partner with a smile which she gladly returned, he couldn't be even more happy with the thought of being able to work with his crush alone, unaware of the teacher's grin at him and Eivan's smirk.
"Ah, actually, Glennary Song doesn't have a partner. Mr. Kwon, Miss Chou, can the two of you include Mr. Song?" The teacher asked, saying that since Jihyun and Glenn are friends, they can work together better which Jihyun agreed to after asking Yashiro if he would allow it which made the raven-haired male nod and smile despite being disappointed that they wouldn't be alone after all.
"Marvelous! Now, that the pairs are complete, you may talk to each other concerning your papers later, if you'd like. The deadline for the papers will be wednesday next week. Whether or not you choose to start and finish early depends on you, although that's preferrable. Well then, I'll leave all of you since I have something to do, I need to assist the juniors for a certain event. You still have thirty minutes of free time." Miss Lara said and smiled, waving goodbye to the class before leaving, closing the door behind her and heading to the faculty room.
"So, when will we, you know, do the activity?" Yashiro asked, making Jihyun turn to him, saying that he and Glenn can decide when they will start.
"I'm free any day, whenever is okay for me. You and Glenn can decide."
"We can do it at my house! Let's brainstorm!" Glenn suggested, saying he doesn't really mind when they'll start as long as they don't turn it in late, "What do you think, Hyun?"
"That sounds nice, I don't really mind where we do the paper."
"I have a few errands to run later, soo let's not do it right away." Yashiro said, remembering that he has to visit his older sister who's in college at her dorm since it's been three weeks since they last saw each other, it was his mother suggesting to visit her so she wouldn't get lonely in college after all.
"Ah, I see. I didn't know you had an older sister. You're so caring, Jinwoo." Jihyun smiled, clasping her hands together which seemed to make her appear cuter which made the raven-haired male shy and nervous, something that didn't escape from being noticed by Glenn who had been listening.
"So, uh... Can you give me your number so I can text you when we can, you know, do the activity?" Yashiro requested which earned a knowing look from Glenn, Eivan and Lisa along with smirks. It seemed to be a harmless request for Jihyun, which is why she obliged and gave her number, stating that she thought he already has her number before the raven-haired male took out his phone and typed her number in, taking the brunette's phone afterwards and typing his own number.
The day went by smoothly after that, even if their friends would always tease the two of them, talk about random things that pops in their minds and just hanging out in general. It has been their routine for quite a while.
Right now, the raven-haired male was laying in his bed, slightly tired after visiting his older sister. He typed a message to a certain brunette he's been crushing on for a long time, suggesting about a certain topic they can research about for their paper that he deemed to be easy, saying that he already asked Glenn and he also thought it's simpler and can be done quicker. He waited for a few seconds before receiving a reply.
From: Utsuru Ji-hyun
Sure, whatever you think is easier.
It sounds good, when will we do it?
He smiled to himself, glad that Jihyun agreed, even if it was pretty apparent that as long as everyone is fine with something, it's fine for the brunette too, well depending on what that something is, which technically makes her a pushover. After sending another text concerning when they will do the activity, he immediately received another reply.
From: Utsuru Ji-hyun
Okay, then. Well, we should rest for
now, it's getting late. I don't want
you to be tired since we'll have a
group study. I'll see you tomorrow.
Good night.
Once again, he found himself grinning ear to ear with a light blush on his face, not only was he able to be on the same group as her, he also managed to ask for her number and texted her. Now, he's even more excited to go to Shaina's house for their group study to see her and spend time with her. He was about to sleep when he received another message, he thought it was from Jihyun but it was from Eivan, asking if he's still awake which made him type a snarky response back.
From: Eivan
Haha, very funny. Maybe you
thought that Hyun was the one who
messaged you. Too freaking bad, it
was me. Hyun sleeps early, she
sleeps around 8:45 PM, doofus.
"Man, this guy knows how to be annoying." Yashiro said as he frowned, slightly irritated before typing in another message, asking what he wants. Which ended up with a few more text messages.
From: Eivan
Meh, nothing much. Just about to
ask how it feels like to be working
on a pair activity with your crush.
To: Eivan
Like you never felt giddy when you
worked with Yami on an activity
before you started dating.
From: Eivan
At least I was low-key about it. But
that's not the point. Although Glenn
having to be the third member of
your little team was not supposed
to happen.
To: Eivan
Wait, what!?
From: Eivan
I talked to Miss Lara and asked her
to make Jihyun your partner.
Fortunately, she agreed.
To: Eivan
You're a sly one, Eiv. So annoying.
From: Eivan
Well, whatever. Sorry for disturbing
you. Let's sleep now, good night,
Jihyun's Prince charming.
Yashiro rolled his eyes playfully before putting his phone back on top of his bedside table before closing his eyes. He's still quite annoyed that his friend really liked playing cupid but he really can't complain. For he knew that he actually appreciates his help.