Its another day of school. I quickly do my morning routine as usual, which consist of waking Sanghyuk up. It used to be a chore, but now it seems like I really don't mind doing it.
"Sanghyuk-ah. Im ready to go." I call.
One second---, two seconds--- no answer. Puzzled, I went to his door and knocked on it. Still no reply.
Wait... What if SangHyuk fell sick again? Its he okay? I start to worry. I ran back in my room and burst through the red door.

He's not here.

I shake the scary thoughts out of my head.
" Your not supposed to worry about him so much. Snap out of it." I tell myself. I breathe in and out.
He's none of my business anyway.
I begin to walk to school.

Alone.

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When I reach class, I see both Sanghyuk and Sungjae, sitting next to each other.. talking.

He walked to school with him and didn't tell me?!
Furious, I storm to my seat and sit down, dropping my bag on the floor with a thud.
Suddenly, I remember something. Today is the day Mr. Kim will split us into pairs for our Chemistry project..

My body moves before I make up my mind. Once I stood up, I couldn't stop.

"Mr. Kim." I walk up to him and tap his shoulder.

"Ne?" He says

" For the Chemistry project, do you mind pairing me up with Sanghyuk? His grades are not that good. So, being your top student, can you pair me up with him? I can teach him along the way."
Why am I saying that?!

Mr. Kim thinks for a while  before nodding his head. "You're a really considerate person, Hongbin! . Ill do that."

" Thank you Mr. Kim." I return to my seat.
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" Sungjae and Hakyeon." Mr Kim reads out the groupings.

""NEW STUDENT!" N cries in joy and I smirk.

" Hongbin and Sanghyuk."

I immediately whip my head to face him and give him a wink. His face is pale in disbelief, and he  develops a sudden interest in his textbook.

Yah. Why does he have to be this way around me?
What did I ever do to him?

Well, other than insulting, threatening and giving him the cold shoulder, you did nothing!

Great way of making me feel guilty, Brain. Thank you.  *Insert eye roll*

" Start discussion now " Mr Kim announces and the classroomis filled with screeches of moving chairs. I drag my chair, probably too eagerly, to Sanghyuk's desk and plop down on my seat.

I smirk at him while he refuses to look at me. "So..... You're not that good at Chemistry, are you?"

"How'd you know,?" He asks, head still down.

Ive been watching you.  I wanted to say, but I manage with a "Have you seen your lastest homework assignment? It's utter shit!"

Sanghyuk bites his lip again, a sign that he's clearly hurt. (I've noticed over the past month I've met him ) And my smug look immediately becomes a frown. "Yah. I was just messing with you." I add quickly, my guilt getting the better of me. He looks at me, his face evident of disbelief.

"Rrrriiiiiiiiiinnnnggg~~"

Recess! My stomach cries for food as I mutter a quick. "Thank you and Goodbye Mr.Kim."
Before sprinting out of the classroom with Sanghyuk.

Only when I reach the canteen do I realise that I have Sanghyuk's hands in mine.

He pulls back immediately, and I  begin to miss the soft feel of his skin. And I can't deny, I felt hurt.

Karma, My brain chides me.

" Go find your friends. I'm sitting with Sungjae." He says simply.

What?

He turns around and spots a lost looking Sungjae and waves at him, before they head over to get food.

Clenching my fists, I look for the table I usually sit at. N is already there, eating.

N sees me coming, gets up and puts his hand on my shoulders to turn my body around.
"Yah! What are you doing?" I shout.

"Don't sit with me! You have to sit with your Boyfriend~" He says, accentuating the last word.   

I turn around forcefully to face him, demanding an explaination.

N sighs before saying,  " You want to not let the school find out about your "fake relationship"
Do you?  Well, after this morning, it's pretty obvious Sanghyuk is waaayy more comfortable with Sungjae than you, pabo! Do something!"

N is right. "You're right..." I say.

He smiles, "Good you know. "

He pats my shoulders and returns to his table, where the rest of my friends already are there.

I scan through the crowd. There he is! Sanghyuk, happily talking to Sungjae. I've never seen him so... Happy, ( excluding the time he laughed at my friends) and it was quite nice to see his smile for a change.

Just.... Why couldn't the smile be directed to me?

Well because you basically treated him like shi-
OKAY STOP IT BRAIN I GET IT!. You don't always have to make me feel bad all the time!

I take a deep breath before walking over to Sanghyuk's table. The seat beisde him is empty, so I go for that one.

"Hey babe." I say with a smile, sitting down and putting my arm around his shoulder. His eyes shoot open and Sungjae looks equally as shocked.

"Sanghyuk! Hongbin ssi is your boyfriend?" He asked.

Sanghyuk doesn't answer just yet, and I begin to feel worried. What if he says no? What will I do?

"Yes. He is." Sanghyuk replies with a smile.

I mentally heave a sigh of relief. Along with a tingling sensation in my heart. "Aw babe you don't have to be so quiet about us! You should  have told him earlier!"  I say , trying to ease the tension.

"Okay guys. Ill go to the washroom now." Sungjae says with a  smile before standing up.

"Sungjae wai---- " Sanghyuk tries to say, but he has left already.

He turns to me. "What the hell was that? " He says.
I look smugly at him." You're my boyfriend."

He doesn't reply, instead he looks down and I think I've upset him, till I see the small blush on his cheeks.

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[Time skip to end of school.]

The three of us ( Sungjae,  Sanghyuk and I) walk out of school together.

"So.. ill see you guys tomorrow!" He waves before walking away.

Finally, my jealousy subsides and I feel alot better.

Wait.

Did i say jealousy.

No! Its just the pure fear of letting the school find out we aren't actually a couple.

I smile to myself before grabbing Sanghyuk's hand and walking. "Lets go home babe!" I add.

Halfway through the walk, Sanghyuk stops walking. I look at him puzzled.

"We are far enough from school already." He says.

"So??"

"You dont have to hold my hand anymore.  Usually at this time, you will let go because there's no one to find out about our fake relationship. "

I remain silent for a little while.

"Well, my hands are cold, so Ill need you." I state simply before scooping his warm hands into mine as we continue our trip back.

When I go home, we return to our rooms immediately.

What did I just do? Did I just .... Want to hold his hand? Im supposed to hate him!

Suddenly my mind traces back to that fateful night. The one where he had a fever.

The one where I took care of him.

The one where I held him in my arms.

The one where i found our how much he was suffering.

I can't take it anymore. I  burst through the red door to find Sanghyuk on his phone.

"Sanghyuk. Sleep early tonight, we're going out tomorrow. "

A/N
Im sooooo sorry for the late update! CNY is pretty hectic, with all the visitations and such, so this chapter is pretty rushed!.

So sorry , but happy chinese new year!

Happy reading!
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