"oh, why does the world hates me so much?"

"aside from being bitchy, there are other reasons." the boy pulled the chair he placed his bag on.

"why don't you just go somewhere else?" sooyoung not-so politely advised.

"i got here first, you spoiled brat." wooyoung snarled, placing down the book and sat down.

it's not like he wanted to stay there with this witch, but it wasn't as if he could just walk out there with a book belonging to the school without having to go through some measures. and this just damn homework had to be due today.

minjee moved her eyes back and forth the two, feeling uncomfortable by the tension. "soo, maybe we could just-"

"no, minjee. i don't see 'biggest asshole' anywhere, so this doesn't belong to him."

wooyoung rolled his eyes, not wanting to start it with her and just wanting to get the whole thing over with.

both of them started their own task to finish sooner.

however, the two girls just wouldn't stop whispering too loud for the boy's liking. he needed to get this done quick to eat lunch, and in order to do that, he needed to concentrate. the crocodile beside him was making it very hard for him.

"would you shut the hell up?"

minjee pursed her lips, scared what the lilac might do if she wouldn't. the other girl simply groaned.

"it's not my fault you're a dunce now." sooyoung eyed him. "you really changed."

wooyoung poked the inside of his cheek with his tongue. he hated the tone she used, as if she wasn't part of the reason for this. as if he was the problem.

no matter how much he wanted to yell at her, he kept his mouth shut.

he pretended to drop the pen he was using and reached under the table when sooyoung faced minjee again.

she still wears rubber shoes, huh?

he smirked mischievous before sneakily executing the idea that came to his head.

minutes later, sooyoung stretched her arms as she quietly whined. "finally."

"yay!" minjee celebrated with her. "i'll put them on the shelves. you can go tell mrs. shin we're done." she smiled before carrying the materials.

just as sooyoung stood up and was about to approach the counter, she felt one of her foot getting tugged and prevented her from walking any further.

she tripped and fell which caused a loud bang, causing stares around the venue.

she looked at her feet, wondering why she failed taking a step, and saw that the shoelaces from both her shoes were tied together into one knot. this gremlin.

biting her lower lip to contain her anger and embarrassment, she undoes her shoelaces and stood up while dusting herself.

"sooyoung!" her friend exclaimed when she returned. "are you okay? oh, my god."

without saying anything, she marched quietly behind the boy who she knew was the reason for that humiliation.

sooyoung takes out the gum she was chewing and pressed it against the devil's purple hair, earning a gasp from the other girl.

"what the-" wooyoung instinctively touched the girl laid her hands on, feeling the candy sticking on his hair. "are you insane?!"

"let's go, minjee." she dragged her friend with her who was still surprised at what she did.

"you just-"

"he started it." sooyoung shrugged. "now, what's for lunch?"

-

half an hour into their lunch, the group were still happily chatting about how their day went so far.

it was mostly minjee talking about how awesome sooyoung was standing up to the jung wooyoung, leaving the part about joonsoo.

"i'm telling you guys! she's the coolest person i know!" she beamed.

"ooh~ jjong, that's gotta sting." yunho teased the male beside him as his put a hand over his chest.

jongho calmly wiped him mouth with a napkin. "she's just exhilarated about having someone to relate to that's not a guy. i'm happy for her."

"spoken like a true man." san places an arm around their youngest friend, receiving a glare. it was enough to make him retract his limb. "no touching. got it."

"awe~" minjee cooed at her childhood friend. "don't worry, jjong! you'll always be my favorite." she links their arms which gained no reaction from the other.

jongho simply reached for a cup of water as well as a tissue. "you can't eat spicy food well. and you're getting sauce everywhere."

"thank you!" the shorter grinned as she continued to munch on her noodles.

"well, he calmed down quick." sooyoung whispered to yunho who shrugged in return.

"power of love, i guess." he snickered.

"guessing you have the same power over mingi?" she playfully elbowed the taller.

the brunette rolled his eyes. "please, he has the power over me. i'm weak for him."

"that's cute. maybe-"

all of the sudden, sooyoung felt chilly liquid trickling down from her head making others around her gasp. it was as if someone had just poured a cold drink on her.

"my bad." an all too familiar voice said mockingly.

she stood up filled with fury as she grabbed a bowl that contained half full amount of rice, turned around and threw it directly at the menacing purple haired boy. "you cockroach!"

the bowl hit wooyoung on the corner of his mouth, earning a wound on his lower lip.

that scene was enough to make heads turn and murmur around.

rage took over him as he got a hold of the soup yeosang, who was standing beside him, had and splashed it onto the girl.

"awe, man." yeosang sighed.

"what is the meaning of this?!" an angry yell boomed from the entrance of the cafeteria. a fuming teacher walked pointed at the two who fought with food. "jung! and you! come with me right now!"

"he started it!" sooyoung complained.

"if i hear another word, i will extend the detention you're receiving." she strictly told. "follow me, both of you."

glaring at each other, sooyoung and wooyoung marched behind her, both mumbling some curses.

the three arrived at the principal's office.

"mr. lee will talk to you both once his meeting is done. and i need to make sure the mess you started didn't continue." the lady exhaled in disappointment. "i suggest the two of you sort out your differences or not talk to each other at all before the principal arrives."

the two were left in the office, heavy emotional strain lingering between them.

until sooyoung broke it. "you are such a scumbag. what is your problem?!"

"didn't you hear the part where she said to not talk to each other?" the boy closed his eyes, trying to calm his nerves. "let's try that."

"you are so frustrating!" the other exclaimed with hostility.

wooyoung snapped his eyes open, ready to face this squawking she-wolf. "it took me ten fucking minutes to take that gum out my hair."

"you tied my shoelaces!"

"you were being loud!"

sooyoung only lets out a groan of annoyance before saying, "you've turned to trash."

"i'm only trash 'cause you threw me away!" the lilac's sudden vociferation caused even more tension to rise, making the girl grow quiet. she looked at him with confused and agitated eyes, to which wooyoung noticed.

"what? since you think everything's about you anyway, let's make it that way." he utters with spite.

"i really can't stand you!" she bellows. "i'm trying so hard to not be the sooyoung you remember, and you don't even-"

"you," he interrupts as he asserted with so much repulsion, enough to make sooyoung stop talking for a bit. "humiliated me so many times in my life! i never wanted to see you again, but no. you had to show up and ruin everything!"

"i wanted to apologise!" she stated clearly. "i want to say sorry for everything!"

wooyoung laughs out a scoff. "what's that gonna do, huh? take out some guilt? make yourself feel better?" he taunted.

at this point, both were almost at the edge of their seats.

there was so much that the girl wanted to say, so much she was bottling up for the last two years. but for some reason, at that moment, she couldn't explain anything she's been preparing to express.

"you..." the boy breathes in deeply as he dragged on. "you're unbelievably selfish." there was sadness evident went he spoke, making it even hard for sooyoung to muster up a response.

they heard the door open, causing them to look away from each other. "sorry to keep you kids waiting." mr. lee releases an audible exhale. "now, what was the problem?"

a/n: hehe i'm posting this here:') might delete because i'm insecure :D

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