<Run For It!>

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The boys had stopped texting and continued walking along the side of the street, when all of a sudden a thought popped into Jihoon's mind.

"Woojin."
"Yeah?" He turned to face his friend.
"If I got in a fight, I'm gonna have to make it look believable." He began.
"So what are you planning?" Woojin questioned.

"Punch me."
"whAT!?"
"Punch me. Right in the face."
"Are you being serious?"
"Completely." Jihoon stared boldly into Woojin's eyes, his gaze not faltering.
"Well I can't do it out in the street!" He hissed. "Uhh- let's go in there."

Woojin dragged Jihoon into a nearby alleyway next to a convenience store; no one was there and it looked pretty dark, where no one would see.
"Are you definitely sure you want me to?" Woojin asked.
"Yes." Jihoon replied. "It's gotta be believable. When have you seen a real fight where one guy came out completely unharmed?"
"I- I haven't."
"Exactly."

"Where should I do it?" Woojin mumbled.
"Ehh... right here." Jihoon pointed to just under his eye.
"Seriously!?" He exclaimed, and Jihoon nodded.
"Come on Woojin, just get it done already!" Jihoon sighed. "We can run to Hana's and say that the teachers were on their way so we ran."

"Okay, okay..." Woojin breathed in and out, preparing his fist whilst Jihoon closed his eyes.
"Tell me when." Jihoon winced, anticipating the worst.
"Okay..... NOW!" Woojin yelled, throwing his fist towards the other boy. However, Jihoon reacted on instinct and ducked, letting the other boy's fist swing round instead of coming in contact with something.

"For goodness sake Jihoon." Woojin sighed.
"Sorry," He giggled. "Let's try again. I'll count you in this time."
"Okay then." The boy replied, preparing for attempt two. Jihoon closed his eyes, clenching his fists tightly.

"Three..." Jihoon mumbled, squeezing his eyes tight.
"Two..." At this point Jihoon's hands were visibly shaking.
"O- OOWWWW!" Jihoon screamed, clutching his eye in pain. "Woojin! I wasn't ready!"
"I know!" He yelled back. "I didn't want you to duck again."
"And you were wearing a ring!" Jihoon exhaled in pain.
"Oh, I am, ahh, sorry dude." Woojin replied.
"Well, at least it's done..." Jihoon mumbled. "Shit it hurts."

"HEY!" A voice yelled. "What's going on here!" The two teens turned to face the voice with startled looks on their faces.
"Oh, uhhh... nothing sir." Woojin stuttered.
"No no, you were just about to beat up that poor boy, weren't you?" The man - who was the convenience store cashier - yelled at Woojin.

"Don't worry Sir." Jihoon butted in. "I-it's all just a big misunderstanding."
"You don't have to lie about it little kiddo." The man smiled towards Jihoon warmly. "I gotcha back. You need to stand up against your bullies."
"But I wasn't-" Woojin was interrupted again.

"Shut it you little bastard!" The man growled. "I should be beating you up so you know how it feels!" At this the two boys sent terrified glances to each other, then made a break for the end of the alley. "HEY! GET BACK HERE!" The man yelled, but the boys kept running and running towards Hana's apartment.

When they got there the two boys knocked on the door like crazy, begging that the man hadn't seen where they'd gone or even called the police.
"What is it!?" Dahye screeched as she opened the door, getting bombarded by the two teens barging into the apartment.
"Close the door!" Jihoon yelled worriedly. Dahye did so, but with a confused look on her face.

"What the hell is going on?" She asked the two.
"Jihoon!" Hana exclaimed. "What happened to your eye!?"
"Noona!" Jihoon perked up at the sound of Hana's voice. "Well you see-" Woojin gave him a little nudge, which reminded Jihoon not to put in his aegyo.

"I- uhh, I got in a fight."
"A fight!?" Hana exclaimed. "Oh my god are you okay!?"
"Tch, yeah, I'm fine." Jihoon smirked. "But the same can't be said for the other guy."
"Jihoon beat him up so hard!" Woojin exclaimed. "He was all like 'BOOM' 'POW' and 'WHOOSH' and-" the boy stopped once he realised everyone was staring.

"Oh Woojin you're so aDORABLE!" Dahye exclaimed, pulling the teen into a tight hug, to which his ears began flushing bright red. Meanwhile, Hana turned Jihoon's face to the side with her hands to get a better look at his eye.

Whilst she wasn't looking, Jihoon sent a cheeky thumbs up towards Woojin. Dahye's back was against the other pair whilst she hugged Woojin, so only the two boys saw what was going on.

"You're bleeding Jihoon!" Hana exclaimed as Dahye released Woojin from the hug. "Does it hurt?"
"Ye- uh, nah, not really." He stuttered.
"Let me get my first aid kit." She mumbled, swiftly walking to the kitchen. "Sit down, both of you."

"So, Jihoonie, tell us how this 'fight' happened." Dahye mocked, sending an evil smirk his way.
"Remember I went to that girl's house?" Jihoon recalled.
"Yeah, I filled Dahye in," Hana added, causing Dahye to chuckle. "Continue."
"Well, turns out she has a boyfriend." He mentioned, and Hana's eyes widened in shock. Dahye just scoffed and pulled out her phone, clearly uninterested with the story.

"So then he stormed up to me at the end of school, a big crowd following," Jihoon continued. "And just straight up punched me in the face! I wasn't having any of it, and showed him what for."
"Well..." Hana mumbled, fumbling with the kit, now sat on the sofa next to Jihoon. "At least you didn't lose..."
"Looks like he lost to me." Dahye smirked, not lifting her eyes from her phone.

"H-Hana-sunbaenim," Woojin mumbled. "Can I go to the toilet please?"
"Of course you can." She smiled. "No need to ask." At this Woojin made his way to the bathroom, closing the door after him. But once he closed it Woojin silently opened the door again, in order to watch on as neither Dahye nor Hana could see him.

"This may sting a little," Hana muttered.
"Don't worry, I can ha-AAH" Jihoon wasn't expecting the sting that occurred when Hana was cleansing his wound, but when he glanced at Woojin he could see the teen telling him to act tough. So he improvised. "-Ahh, that feels better already." He sighed, glancing back at Woojin.

The boy was flexing his biceps exaggeratedly, trying to get the other to do the same, Jihoon understood this at once, tensing up his muscles as soon as Hana leant a little closer.
"Nearly done," Hana smiled, leaning in just that little bit closer. Jihoon couldn't help but notice Hana's beautiful features at such a close proximity, and he started to feel his heart pounding in his chest.

"Noona-" Jihoon mumbled, but his breath hitched as soon as he'd said it. He couldn't stop staring at her. Her eyes, her lips; her beautiful lips...
"Hmm?" Hana asked, now leaning away. "There we go, all done."
"Oh, uh, thanks Noona." Jihoon replied, standing up.

"It's no problem." Hana replied, a smile on her face. "But now you owe me big time." She looked up at the boy, pointing her finger in a jokingly stern way.
"Don't worry Noona," Jihoon looked down at Hana, a small smile on his face. "No matter what the situation I'll make sure I'm always there to protect you." There was a faint sound of Dahye gagging in the background, but a small smile escaped Hana's lips once he said that.

"Thank you Jihoon, I appreciate it." She smiled, giving the boy a quick hug and leaning against his chest. Jihoon sent a wide-eyed, excited stare over to Woojin, who was now dancing around the bathroom out of joy. Until he knocked something over, causing everyone to turn and face him.

"Please tell me that wasn't the toothbrushes again!" Dahye sighed. Hana let go of the hug as Woojin picked the toothbrushes up off the floor.
"Ahh, I'm so sorry!" Woojin mumbled.
"Don't worry about it." Hana sighed. "It's okay."

"We, uh, better go then." Jihoon butted in. "Thank you, Noona."
"It's okay." Hana smiled, "See you soon!"
"Bye!" They both smiled, walking outside and closing the door behind them.

"Come watch this now." Dahye finally spoke up, running towards the window next to the door. Hana followed, and the two boys could be seen outside.

They all of a sudden high-fived each other, then began dancing on the street in joy like complete and utter idiots. They both could be seen popping, then Woojin started running and jumping around with his snaggletooth on view, whilst Jihoon followed suit yelling "JEOJANG" as he did so. All the two girls could do was laugh.