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That same day, you were waiting outside for the guys when you saw that you were trending again. You had fallen a couple places on the board, but you were back up to number one.

You clicked on your name, Chase, that was, and saw three pictures circulating: one of you and Jacob holding pinkies, one of you and Emiko in the music room, and one of you outside your apartment.

That good mood dropped completely.

You shut your phone off and tried to talk yourself out of finding Emiko. You were far beyond the point of rage, not even because the pictures were circulating, but because she couldn't mind her business. The one of you and Jacob bothered you the most - she completely ignored the fact that, maybe Jacob didn't want to be part of a trending topic. The picture of you in front of your complex didn't have any identifying details, but it was still wrong.

You stood up and went back inside. The halls were empty, so you didn't have anyone staring at you, you were just on a mission to get to Emiko. You passed a few hallways, then heard her laugh and stopped in your tracks.

You didn't even see the guys walking behind her, you just saw her. You walked towards her and the boys stopped in their tracks, unsure of what to do. Should they stop you, should they let you get it out of your system?

They decided on the latter. You grabbed her arm and made her jump, and your expression made her shrink. "Let's have a talk, kitty cat."

You backed her into the lockers and loomed over her once more, just like you did at the basketball game. "Talk about what?"

"Do you think it's funny to post pictures of people without their permission?" You bit. "With people that I'm friends with, me at my home?"

She rolled her eyes. "Penthouse, you mean? It's not like anyone can tell where it is."

You took one step closer to her. "That's not the point, Emiko. The point is that not only did you invade my privacy, you invaded Jacob's. You know how people are nowadays, if they see someone in a picture like that, they go crazy. They go on a manhunt, and I can almost guarantee that Jacob didn't want that. I know I didn't. I don't care what was going through your head when you posted those, I don't care why you posted those, but take them down."

"No."

"I wasn't asking." You whispered. "You can manipulate me and make me look bad, granted not for very long, because I don't let people do that to me. One thing that you won't do, is involve people who didn't do anything to you. Am I clear?"

"Whatever."

She tried to walk away but you pushed her back into the lockers. "Clearly, no one has ever put you in your place before. I get that you might have bad days, but don't take that out on other people. What if someone did that to you? How would that make you feel?"

"Bad." She mumbled.

"Exactly. What makes you think I, or anyone else for that matter, would enjoy it?" She shrugged. "I don't care if you're jealous, or if you feel threatened by me, because I'll tell you now, that's not what I came here for. That's a you problem that you need to fix on your own."

She searched your face. "That's all you have to say?"

"What else would I have to say to you?"

"That you're sorry for dropping me." She shrugged. "That you're sorry for making me pay your hospital bill?"

"Did you say sorry for fracturing my shoulder?" You shot back. "You know what, though? I'm sorry for embarrassing you in front of people that you won't see in a year. Yet, you're not sorry for putting my private business on a worldwide platform where pictures don't disappear."

She straightened her skirt as you backed off once more. Emiko caught the guys standing to her left, and smirked at Jacob.

"Are you embarrassed of Jacob? Is that why you don't want to be seen with him?"

You stopped in your tracks once more. "There's nothing embarrassing about Jacob, Emiko. I don't care who knows that I like him, but I do care that you disregarded his privacy just to invade mine. That's very wrong. I hope you learn your lesson, and if you haven't, I hope someone else will come along and teach you again."

Emiko was wildly embarrassed. She didn't have a single thing to hit you back with. She just got embarrassed by the new girl in front of several of her classmates. She knew that she hurt you, that was her goal, and she didn't care. She wanted to place why she hated you so badly, but she couldn't.

You turned around at how quiet she was and finally saw the guys standing there. Your expression was one of complete surprise, and you were now the one shrinking in someone else's gaze: Jacob's.

Emiko stormed off, so you quickly turned on your heels to walk away as well, but someone caught your backpack and gently pulled you back. You were turned around a faced with a giddy Jacob.

"What are you in a rush for?" He asked.

You laughed nervously and looked passed him as an sos, but the guys had literally all turned their back on you.

You shook your head. "Wow."

You were sitting in Jacob's car with him in a private field where no one could photograph or record the two of you. You had the heating pad on your stomach and was watching him closely. He had his eyes closed against the head rest, relaxing with you. He still hadn't said anything about what you said to Emiko.

"Jacob," you whispered. "Are you tired?"

He looked at you and smiled. "No."

You hummed and put your hand in his hair. "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you in the hallway."

"By saying you like me? Minji, I'm not embarrassed." He shook his head. "I'm happy."

"Really?"

He nodded and unlocked his car. "Let's go play in the grass."

You got out of his car and he grabbed your hand, interlocked your fingers completely. Not just your pinkies. He held you close and looked at the sky.

"I like you, too." He laughed quietly, getting shy. "You're very special, very unique, and I really admire that about you. I like that you don't let people push you around, I'm glad that you can fearlessly speak your mind. I admire your talent so much. You're so ethereal."

You watched his skin glow in the sun. "I think you're ethereal, Jacob. I like how gentle and caring you are, but you can also be assertive when it comes to it." You got in front of him and stopped his movement. "I heard that you can sing."

He laughed, extra shy this time. "Who did you hear that from?"

"Everyone? Especially the guys. Can I hear?"

He cleared his throat and sang a small part of Bazzi's I.F.L.Y, and you couldn't stop smiling.

You brought his hand to your lips and pressed a small kiss to the skin there. "Your voice makes me dizzy."

"Does it?" He smiled and put your hand on his chest, over his heart. "My heart races when I'm with you."

"I'm really good at that. Master flirter is what they call me."

"Is flirter a word?" Jacob laughed.

You giggled as he playfully poked at your sides. You laughed even harder when you realized what you meant to say, and it was heaven to Jacob's ears.

"I meant a master flirt!"

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a/n: happy birthday to our sunwoo! thank you for being such the great man you are today. your talent and beauty, inside and out, is truly something else <3