The next day, just like what Jinni would do every day... She waits for Sullyoon near the school gate. She had been used to it. It was like her everyday vitamin is to see Sullyoon's smile early in the morning.

She feels happy whenever she's with her. Whenever they were together, much happier than when she was with her friends. That's just what she always feels, and she knew to herself what that means. Jinni knew she likes Sullyoon, it would be the greatest lie in her entire life if she says she didn't. She had already admitted it to herself. But the question is, how will she be able to tell it to Sullyoon? Or it is better not to tell anything at all?

While she was waiting, Sullyoon was making her way inside, roaming around her sight to take a glimpse of the pink-haired girl. And of course, she manages to see her immediately. Her pink hair is glowing because of the sun's rays hitting every strand of it. Jinni approaches her, putting her shoulder on the latter.

"Good Morning, Ddeolyun~"

Even if Sullyoon was used to that nickname already, as she always hear it early in the morning, after class ends, when Jinni would ask her what food she would like to eat, at their afternoon class, before they would say goodbyes to each other at the end of the day, the effect of hearing her nickname that only made just for her coming from the person who is Jinni, she can't get over how good it sounds, music to her ears.

"Good Morning too, Ddeolni~" she greeted back, wrapping her hands at Jinni's arm, she let out a sweet smile. Jinni saw it, which causes her day to feel so complete already...

"Did you get a good sleep?" she asked,

"Yes of course, who wouldn't when I know that the next day, I'm going to see you here just like now" answered Sullyoon honestly.

Jinni let out a wide smile, how sweet of Sullyoon to say that to her. She can't help but feel butterflies in her stomach, it always happens to her anyways, when Sullyoon is saying a sweet word for her....only.

"Likewise,"

"Anyway, our adviser texted me last night that after morning class, I'm going to go to the conference room, for a short meeting I guessed"

Jinni looks at her, "Was it related to your nomination to be the SSC president?"

Sullyoon nodded, "Kinda, as much as I'm too lazy to go there, I know I have to... And I think I wouldn't be able to join you guys at lunch"

Jinni shakes her head, "Nope, you're going to eat lunch with us, then after you can go to the conference room"

"Haiah, you don't want me to eat lunch with others?" asked Sullyoon teasingly, poking Jinni's arm using her index finger and Jinni looks at her amused.

Is she trying to flirt with me?

"What if I say YES? Don't you like it when I wanted you only to eat lunch with me?" she asked, leaning closer to Sullyoon with a smirk. Sullyoon blushes, looking away as she pushes Jinni's face, with gentleness...

"O-of course I like it... N-no, more like. I Love it, Ddeolni"

Jinni chuckled at Sullyoon's stuttering, "I guessed we should do that often? Even outside the school, what do you think?"

"Oh, hang out with Bae and others?"

Jinni gave her a look, "What? My cousin joining us? No, only us two" she let out with a pout.

Sullyoon laughs softly, squeezing her cheeks, "Only me and you? Why does it sounds like I'm your girlfriend?" she tried to tease, for the taught of making Jinni flustered. But she guessed it was a wrong move because Jinni just smirk at her.

"What made you think like that? Are you perhaps want me to be your girlfriend? I mean there's nothing wrong with it so..."

Sullyoon pushes her away, playfully... "Yah! You're making me flustered!" she yelled, and Jinni just laughs at her.

"You don't have to push me tough... But it's fine, as long as it's you" she let out with a wink.

Sullyoon blushes more, "Argh! Stop Ddeolni I'm going to kill you!" Jinni backs away playfully when Sullyoon tried to catch her.

"Baby you won't gonna like doing it I'm telling you... I'm still going to be your girlfriend first before I die" Jinni had fun seeing Sullyoon's blushes, but sometimes, those words hit differently. Some part of her telling, she means it...

Sullyoon as my girlfriend? If that happens, I'll be the luckiest person in the world...

She snapped from her thoughts, it's impossible for Sullyoon to like her. She didn't even know if Sullyoon is into girls too.

While Sullyoon was kinda shocked at the word 'Baby'... She didn't know but that word she heard, sounds hot to her... But Sullyoon only finds those words as a joke, because she knows Jinni was just making fun of her. But somehow, she can't help but think, what if Jinni means it...

"Come here Ddeolni" she let out in a serious tone...

Jinni smiled, although she was confused at the sudden change of mood, she walks forward to her... "Why?"

She waited when Sullyoon suddenly locks her arm on her neck, which Jinni didn't expect...

"What?! I thought something wrong had happened to you but then It's a trap?!"

Sullyoon playfully laughs, "Got you!"

"Oh please Ddeolyun, I'm already yours... No need to catch me though,"

"Can you stop flirting with me?" Sullyoon asked while laughing, as she finally let go of Jinni.

"As long as my Ddeolyun says, then I will"

"This is too much for me to handle" Sullyoon mumbled, and Jinni heard it so she let out a chuckle and grabs Sullyoon's hand.

"Okay okay, I'll stop... Come on, let's go to class"

After that, they both went together inside their room.

"Y'all, morning!~" greeted Bae and the others the moment they saw Sullyoon and Jinni entering the classroom.

"Morning too" they greeted back as they both made their way to their respective desk. Class doesn't start yet, only a few of them are inside.

"So uhm, what I'm seeing right now, is that you're daily routine now Jinni?" Bae asked out of nowhere,

"Uh, What do you mean?"

Haewon was the one who speak after knowing what Bae is talking about,

"Jinni, you never go to school very early, as what I used to know, you're always late in class. So this is something new, I always see you standing near the guardhouse. Note, very early in the morning just to wait for Sullyoon"

Jinni can't say anything, but she listens well. She had also noticed it to herself, the changes, the moment Sullyoon came into her life.

"I noticed too, she was always smiling a lot now compared to when Sullyoon didn't yet transfer here," said Lily, and they all agreed.

While Sullyoon was mentally smiling, if she was the cause of all of those, it means she has an impact on Jinni, and she can't help but feel proud of it.

"Remember when we even made a bet that whoever the first among us can make Jinni smile will get all the money?" asked Kyujin, and they all laugh when the memory flashes on their minds.

"Right, I remember that... But look at her now, she's smiling a lot" said Jiwoo.

"Yeah, it's new but at the same time, I'm happy for you Jinni"

Jinni smiled but didn't utter a word...

After greeting each other, there was also teasing... And even if they still wanted to chat with each other more, they can't as their class is now starting.

In the middle of the class, Lily and Haewon who was sitting in the front just in the middle of the row got caught chatting and laughing with each other while their class professor was writing something on the board.

"Who laughs?" He asked and turned his back to meet his students... Lily and Haewon both covered their mouths, they both know they messed up.

"Was it you, Ms. Morrow, and Ms. Oh?"

"Y-yes sir" they both answered... While their friends at the back were only keeping themselves not to laughing at what happened to Lily and Haewon.

"Care to share what's this funny thing? Are we on a break time?"

"N-no, sir"

Their professor sighed, "I don't like talkative students, especially when in class... Gaeul and Jeong-woo sit here in the front... Lily and Haewon sit at the back"

Like Haewon then can't do anything but follow, but in their inner selves, they really wanted to sit at the back, so they don't care anymore if they get scolded by their professor, it's a win-win for them...

"Make sure if you two were going to talk something funny, don't make me hear it while in class, because the class is class, focus more on studying, understand?" he let out strictly, and the two bowed with respect before sitting on their chairs.

"Understood, sir"

"Okay, back to class"

"Hi, unnies!" Whispered Sullyoon, Jinni, Kyujin, Bae, and Jiwoo at the same time, which causes the two to wave their hands back.

"Wasn't it a smart idea?" asked Haewon, nudging Lily with her elbow, causing their friends to look at them amused.

"You planned to do it?!" Jiwoo whispers yelling while Jinni and Sullyoon had already known that they intentionally did it because of their smiles when their professor scolded them earlier.

Kyujin was probably staring at the girl named Gaeul, while Bae and Jiwoo were lost in their world that's why they didn't notice it. Jinni and Sullyoon were focused on class, especially Sullyoon, as she was this student who loves studying, that's why they noticed it.

"Yes we did, now let's talk at lunch, focus on class," said Lily, they all follow her and focused back on class after.

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"Okay, what you did earlier is awesome! You guys are not far from us anymore!" said Kyujin happily.

"See? Haewon is such a smart, she was the one who got the idea to do it" said Lily with a proud look on her face. Haewon then leaned closer to Lily,

"It won't be going to succeed without your help though, so thank you! Here, flying kiss for you"... That causes Lily to wind her eyes in shock, so she didn't manage to utter a word, and they all noticed it.

"Whipped ass," they all said at the same time, and Haewon only chuckled, while Lily covered her face in embarrassment.

"Who wouldn't when a pretty girl sent you a flying kiss, huh?" She asked, her face was still covered in her hands.

"You're just whipped for her so it's not surprising at all Lily unnie, Haewonie has this innocent face," said Kyujin...

"Thank you Kyujin, you're such a sweet maknae," said Haewon after hearing the compliment.

"Of course I am,"

"Anyway Kyujin, how's the deal?" asked Jinni.

Kyujin mentally curse when Jinni opened the topic. She thought her friends had already forgotten about it but guess she's wrong.

"Right! I almost forgot! Okay Kyujin, spill" said Jiwoo, with a teasing look. Kyujin just rolled her eyes.

"Uhm, well... Nothing" she answered, and her friends looks at her, wanting her to spill more. Kyujin looks at her friends defeated.

"I'm... She's... Uhm... Not that rude to me anymore... Well, I guess I'm wrong in the first place. She was a sweet one" she answered, and that causes her friends to let out a laugh...

"Hey, she's losing!!!" yelled Haewon, and they all agreed.

"Tsk, I'm not! I haven't fallen to her, okay? I just thought that she was sweet... I also found out that she was just acting rude to push people away from her. She opened up to me last time, that she once had an ex-girlfriend... Her ex cheated that's why she swore to herself she would never be closed to the other girls around her. But then I came into her life, and she says at least me, she would let me be friends with her" she mumbled, and her friends stops laughing.

"That's sad... But to think of her opening that thing to you, it means that you must be important to her" said Lily... And Bae speaks.

"Yeah, that kind of past is hard to tell to someone, for the fear of they think they will get judged badly... But she still tells it to you, it means she trusts you enough"

Kyujin stops, getting lost in her thoughts...

"Maybe... Who knows"

"Hey, cheer up... Just be there for her, okay? And the deal? Forget about it... But the money will be mine" said Jinni, because she was the one who was holding the money.

"What?! No way, Jinni you had money enough, you don't need that anymore... The money should be mine" Bae protested, glaring at her cousin.

"You too Bae! You have enough money, you won't be needing it" Jinni snapped back... Sullyoon was only listening to her friends as she was casually eating her lunch. She was kinda used to her friend's bickering nonstop, while she was just chilling behind.

"No, the money would be mine because I didn't fall to her" Kyujin said, signaling Jinni to give the money to her.

"No... Because I am the oldest, the money should be mine" Lily suddenly joined them.

"No, it should be mine guys, I need money," said Haewon, laughing and joining her friends.

"No, what? Just ask for money from you're parents Haewon, you can do it simply, trust me"

They were all bickering when Sullyoon spoke, causing them all to stop.

"What about we just used the money to go to the park later? It's been a while since we last hangout complete as a group"

They all look at Sullyoon, slowly realizing that she's right. It's been 3 weeks almost the last time they all went to the Cinema. So all of them had stopped bickering about the money, although they were only joking with each other.

"That's a great idea! I've heard one of our classmates, they said they had already opened the waterfall near the park. We can go there freely, you know, to enjoy the view and to inhale the fresh air! It would be great guys, a picnic! Yes a picnic, I'll call mom to prepare food for us!" Kyujin said excitedly, she didn't wait for her friends to answer as she immediately grabbed her phone and texted her mom.

"I'll bring some snacks!" Bae and Sullyoon said at the same time. The two look at each other, then laugh at their high five.

"Snack lover duo!" They both said, and their other friends only let out a laugh.

"There's nothing necessary to bring, I'll leave it to mom... Foods, blanket, water, it all settles, but yeah... You can guys bring extra food, snacks it is"

"Okay, there's no turning back, I miss us all hanging out," said Jinni, as they all eat their lunch chatting, teasing each other.

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After lunch, Sullyoon said to her friends that she won't be attending their afternoon class. Jinni said to her that it's okay, she will just go to tell to their teacher that she's excused.

While walking in the hallway outside the open area, finding the Conference room, she bumps into someone accidentally, and they both fell on the floor. Sullyoon managed to stand quickly, as she helped the girl with her books that were now scattered around.

"Hey, I'm sorry I didn't notice you... Are you fine?"

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