I have no idea why we have to be here today. I mean we took finals last week, but whatever.
Jugyeong is just sitting on my lap, don't ask, this is English...
{Why would I ask? Baka!}
"Girls are staring at you now that you're skinnier and your face isn't as pudgy, it better not make you happy." Jugyeong said.
"You're the most beautiful woman in world, why would I give a crap? Do you like me better like this, or the way I was before, hm?"
I ask while hugging her from behind.
She blushes at the compliment, her rosy cheeks shining bright as her slightly tanned skin isn't dark enough to mask it.
"I love both, but I like the new you a bit more because you seem happier with yourself."
That answer made me red.
"Remember how we said when we started dating that we would go slow? We ended up going very fast. For teenagers that don't want to commit fornication anyway." she says.
"Yeah I remember that time, we were both new to this "dating" thing, but it worked out in the end."
"It really did."
"Now it's the last day of school. I'm all scarred up, nothing new, you're unscathed, which I'm glad about."
"It makes you look hotter."
"Hey guys look at all the views on the fight!" A kid showed us.
It got viral on Instargraf, Mugbook, Chirper, TokTik in just an hour.
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10000 views, 6000 likes, 2000 comments.
"Those are insane numbers." the kid said.
"Well, we do stream on Instargraf." Jugyeong said.
"How many followers you got?"
"A LOT. At least 50000. We only follow 10 people too."
"Y'all share your Insta?"
"He doesn't use social media, it's mine, but we're both on there constantly."
"I see."
"People are @ing y'all like crazy!!! The description doesn't incriminate y'all either."
"Yep, I got it now." while Jugyeong checks her phone.
People were swarming to us in class, they love watching fights. They were mostly surprised about me though. They remember when I gave him a black eye, but this fight made many kids satisfied. Jun only really "bullies" me, but he used to bully a lot of people. Mainly in middle school he bullied much more people. Many thought he got what he deserved.
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Math class just started, and Dowoon is there of course.
"Yo, you beat up Jun?"
"I CAN HEAR YOU, CAN Y'ALL PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT THAT!" Jun was embarrassed, it was funny.
I decide to go up to him.
"What gym you go to man?" I ask him.
"The one next to your place." he replies.
"If you ever wanna rematch, we can do it there. Truce at school next year?"
"Truce. And I want my rematch next month, what day's fine?"
"I'm there every Monday and Thursday."
"I go on Tuesdays, Fridays, and Sundays, must be why I never see you there. But I'll meet you there on the 2nd of July."
"Deal man, shake?"
"Sure."
We shook on it.
"Sorry for being a jerk to you man, after a while, I forgot why I hated you in the first place." Jun said.
"Was it because you liked Jugyeong in middle school and she never gave you the time of day."
"I didn't hate you for that, every guy liked Jugyeong, you just happened to be her best friend. Oh, I know what it was, I think it was because in 6th grade you were a pretty boy jerk, then you became a depressed fatty for whatever reason and I capitalized on it."
"Oh yeah, before I got fat. I was a bit of a snob back then. Sorry about that. Most things before 7th grade are a blur to me."
"Hahaha. Happy we cleared that up. Why don't we hang out some time?"
"Nah, I'm good man, for now at least. Maybe later on when we both mature, or when we go to the gym."
"Yeah that sounds good. Happy I'm able to let go of the grudge now."
"I never held one against you, I kinda just found you annoying."
"You weren't scared of me?"
"I was, but mostly in a "if he gets power hungry, I'm dead" type of way instead of a "this guy has destroyed and broke me" type of way. Happy pill's a blessing."
"Hahaha, psycho."
"You too."
"I guess we are both a bit psychotic."
{DPHM thinks: If only you knew.}
{Here's 5 FAT points for starting to befriend your ex-bully}
I go back to hang with Dowoon.
"Did y'all just patch up 5 years of torment?" he asks.
"No, but it's a start."
"Now let's get to the main topic, how's it going for you and Kiara?" I ask him.
"Actually not bad. I need advice on something though, how should I ask her out?"
"Well first and foremost, how does she look at you? With disgust? Love? Security?"
"She looks at me with interest and comradery rather than love is what it seems."
"That's a start." HOW IS HE THE DENSE ONE THIS TIME? HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE HYDROGEN.
"Is that good?"
"It's amazing actually. How are you the dense one bro? You W E R E the least dense person I knew. That look of interest and comradery is the look of love. Googly eyes is infatuation, you DON'T want that."
"How are you a love genius now?"
"Actually be in a relationship before you critique my advice. Jugyeong and I are probably the most credible sources of love information you have left."
"Okay."
"All you gotta do is just ask her on a date. Be C A S U A L. If you make it grand ish, even with a note, it looks EXTREMELY desperate."
"How would you know? You asked Jugyeong on a friend date, but it turned into more."
"Yeah, it could be a friend date. A friend date is STILL a date you idiot."
{Doesn't count as a date in my book}
"But it's better to be direct and just say it's a date date. It makes it clearer instead of ambiguous." I say.
{Nice save.}
"Where's a good spot to go to on a first date?"
"Well, what does she like?"
"Her motorcycle, talking, dancing, music, reading."
"So normal things."
"Yeah."
"Idk, how about a manga/manhua cafe? That seems like a nice start. Or a cafe you can just dance to?"
"Oooh. Manga cafe sounds nice."
"You can talk, eat, and read all in one."
"Yeah that seems good., inexpensive too."
"Yeah you always want your first date to be less than 25 bucks if possible."
"How much did you and Jugyeong spend on your first date?"
"5 bucks for billiards, 10 bucks for karaoke. Probably like 2 bucks in games, and like 5 bucks in drinks."
"Relatively cheap."
"Yeah, and it was fun."
"Duly noted."
"Now stop being lazy, do you have her in any classes?"
"In Physics."
"Nevermind, ask her after school."
"I wish we had the same lunch."
"It would probably be better after school. Remember to be CASUAL."
"Okay."
"Don't come up to her in front of her friends and say 'Kiara, will you come with me for a sec?' That's cringe."
"Then what?"
"Just wait for her after her math class. I'll text Jugyeong to keep Xochitl occupied."
"Don't remind me of her."
"Well she IS my girlfriend's friend, and Kiara's too."
"Yeah..."
After that, I text Jugyeong to keep Xochitl busy after class for a minute and she responds with an okay and some selfies she had stashed somewhere.