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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐰𝐨: 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

     Mi-Sun was a little overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of Yeon-Jin and her friends. Don't get her wrong, they were nice. It was just she was never used to girls bombarding her with questions. But she chalked it up as them being curious of her being the new girl. So she let it sly.

     It was her and her newfound friends walking to English class, after spending the whole break period hanging out in the gym room. She learned a little about each of them as they wholeheartedly welcomed her. And they couldn't stop asking her questions about her old school. Which was not a topic she liked talking about. But she did her best answering them as vaguely as she could. To avoid bringing up unwanted memories of that girl and the scandal. 

     "Mi-Sun-ah~" Hye-Jeong smiled, tossing her arm around the quiet girl. "You just have to tell me where you get your nails done. They look so pretty~" 

     "Oh, umm..." Mi-Sun sheepishly mumbled, looking at her nails. "I actually don't go to a nail salon. My dad has someone coming to my house to do them." 

     Sa-ra gasped, grabbing hold of her left hand to look over her nails. "Who do you hire and how do I get in contact with her? These look so pretty." 

    Yeon-Jin rolled her eyes, walking a little ahead of them. She was beginning to think that maybe she should have made her hang out with her alone first before her vulture followers got to her. It annoyed her that she wasn't getting much of her attention because Hye-Jeong and Sa-ra couldn't shut the hell up for one second. 

     "Yah, stop bothering her, will you?" She snapped a little, turning around to face them. "She just got her and you two want to interrogate her like she's some criminal! Ease up a little." 

     Jae-Joon chuckled darkly, nudging her with his shoulder. "Calm down, princess." he teased, smirking a bit condescendingly. "She's the shiny new student. Of course, they'll be excited to have her around." 

     "Shut up, Jae-Joon." She chided, smacking his arm before flashing Mi-Sun a sweet smile. "Mi-Sun-ah, don't worry. I'll be here to protect you when they get too much, okay?" 

      "You're not her only friend, Yeon-Jin." Sa-ra rolled her eyes, dropping her hand. "Gosh, you  act like we can't ask her about her fashion choices." 

   "It's okay, really." Mi-Sun reassured them, not wanting anyone to argue with anyone. That was the last thing she wanted to cause. "I'm fine. I'm just not used to gaining this many friends in one day." 

    She's so cute Jae-Joon thought amusingly, grinning at her. His eyes raked all over her once again. She wasn't just cute in the sense of her personality. She was extremely beautiful. The prettiest girl in the whole school, in his own opinion. 

      His eyes flickered to Yeon-Jin, noticing the sliver of possessiveness in her round eyes whenever she looked at Mi-Sun. It didn't take a rocket scientist to tell how crazy she is. He was probably the only one who first noticed it. Yeon-Jin was already hooked on the new girl and he was going to enjoy stealing her away from her. 

     "Mi-Sun-ah." Jae-Joon suddenly walked over to her, pushing Hye-Jeong's arm off of her. The curly haired girl frowned as she stumbled back a bit. But he ignored her as he wrapped an arm around the smaller girl. "You and I have English class together. We don't want to be late messing with these goofballs. Let's go." 

     Yeon-Jin's eyes turned stormy with jealousy as she was forced to see him walk away from them. He found out that they had two classes together. One of them being English and the other being History. While Yeon-Jin only had Gym Class with her. And it pissed her off. She knew what he was doing. 

     Jae-Joon flashed her a smirk as he guided Mi-Sun past her and away from the group. But not without her flipping him off once they were ahead of them. He just blew her a kiss before they began going further into the hallway. 

     "Ah~ Jae-Joon must like the new girl." Myeong-O said, chuckling to himself. "He's never this nice to anyone." 

     "It's kind of sweet, in a way." Hye-Jeong agreed, tilting her head a little. "He's not even that nice to girls he finds interesting." 

     "And that's saying a lot." Sa-ra joked, crossing her arms. "That guy is the biggest asshole in this school." 

     Deciding that she had enough with the chatter, Yeon-Jin turned around with an angry glare in her eyes. "All of you, shut up." She snapped at them, causing them to jump. "Can't you all see that he's only doing this to get in her pants? Jae-Joon is a son of a bitch who cares for no one but himself. And unless you all don't want to get tortured, I suggest you all stop acting like he's some kind of celebrity." 

    Without letting them speak, she stormed off. Leaving them completely shocked. 

     "What crawled up her ass?" Sa-ra asked, frowning a little. Wondering where all of that came from. 

     "A number of things." Myeong-O shrugged, not taking her seriously. He was used to it, by now. Yeon-Jin was a brat so anything could have made her mad. "She's probably on her period or something. She seems more agitated than usual." 

    "That will explain a lot." Hye-Jeong mumbled, sighing a little. 

       "You didn't have to do that," Mi-Sun mumbled as the two of them reached their English class. He ushered her to seats near the back, allowing her to share a desk with him. "I didn't want to take you away from your friends." 

     "They're your friends, too." Jae-Joon corrected her. "Sooner or later, you'll get used to their antics. It will be very tiring to deal with," 

    Mi-Sun noticed something about him. In the short time of knowing him, he would sometimes rub his eyes. There was even a moment where he would turn away just to use eye drops, as if he didn't want anyone to see him use them. It couldn't be for dry eyes, either. She wanted to ask but was too afraid of offending him. 

    Jae-Joon noticed that she was staring at him as he leaned back in his chair. He scoffed inwardly. She was so easy to charm, it was laughable. Stealing her from Yeon-Jin will not only be fun but super easy. 

    "Am I that handsome or something?" He suddenly spoke up, giving her his attention in full. "You seem to have a habit of staring at things." 

     Not noticing that she was staring at him, Mi-Sun blushed a little, adverting her eyes to her neatly folded hands on the desk. She sheepishly chuckled, tucking a piece of her hair behind her ear. Showing off her expensive earring. 

     He had to admit, she is extremely cute when flustered. Jae-Joon found himself liking it when she blushed and he wanted to make her do it more often. He'll take great pleasure in knowing that it will be all for his eyes only.     

     "I was just curious," She mumbled, fiddling with her thumbs. 

      "Ahhh, you find me both handsome and you're curious." He teases, resting his chin on his fist. Tilting his head so that she could look him in the eyes. "I see, I see. Not that there's anything wrong with that, actually. I find you attractive, too." 

     "You say that to other girls?" She shot back, looking right at him with her eyebrows raised. "You seem like the type to flirt around. I wouldn't be surprised if you have a girlfriend, already." 

     Her response caught him off guard. She has a feisty streak, he sees. Perfect. That made it more fun to pursue her. 

     "Actually, I don't have a girlfriend." He replied, noticing how her look went from stoic to curious again. "But I am quite flattered that you think that of me. It just lets me know that I am as handsome as you think I am." 

     "So you would love to be known as a playboy?" She challenged him. 

      "At least playboys get the girl." Jae-Joon smirked, shrugging as he leaned back with his hands behind his head. "Why? Is my charm working on you?" 

     Instead of answering him, she chuckled a little. Mi-Sun will admit, he is handsome and smooth. But that didn't mean she was going to give in to him. She didn't even know if she was interested in him or not. They did just meet, after all. 

     Soon, class started, ending their conversation completely. Mi-Sun was more interested in paying attention to the teacher than with whatever he was doing. Which involved him fighting sleep. Man, this class was boring. Even though he was passing his classes, it didn't mean he wanted to actually be there. 

    Looking over at Mi-Sun, he could tell just how academically gifted she was. The way she seemed interested in the lesson. The way she was firing correct answers at the teacher with the questions were asked, being able to catch up with the lesson easily, she was a powerhouse. Beautiful, rich and very smart. This girl was the whole package. He could see why Yeon-Jin might have developed an obsession with her already. 

    It made him even more intrigued with her. He wanted to know who she was beyond the surface. Who she is away from school. 

       After school came, Mi-Sun was invited to go to a karaoke room with Yeon-Jin and the rest but she declined. She informed them that her father will be picking her up from school and she needed to head to the library first to check out a book for an English project. Reluctantly, Yeon-Jin let her go. But not without practically making her give out her number to them. 

     She did so, with the promise of texting them later before leaving them. When she got to the library, she noticed that not many students were in there. Only some that were doing homework or working on their own projects. 

    Her father wasn't there yet, so she had a little time to get her book and leave. As she was walking through the aisle of books, she accidentally ran into someone along the way. She had a habit of being absentminded when she was focused on one thing at a time. 

     "Oh, so sorry," Mi-Sun apologized. 

     The student she ran into was a little shorter than her. Her hair was short and dark dark brown and she noticed a bruise on her chin. The student looked really frazzled to be in her presence and that made Mi-Sun feel bad. She didn't mean to scare the girl. 

     "I-It's okay." She mumbled, nervously looking her in the eyes. "I-I wasn't looking where I was going, either." 

     Mi-Sun could tell something was going on with her. If the obvious bruise didn't give it away, it was definitely her demeanor. Like she was trying to hide from someone. One thing Mi-Sun couldn't stand in this world were bullies. 

     "Are you okay?" She asked sincerely, placing a hand on her shoulder. Which caused the girl to jump a little. 

    "Y-Yes, I'm fine." She replied, trying to sound convincing. But Mi-Sun saw right through it. 

    "If you're hiding from someone, you can stick with me." She tells her in a quiet voice. "I promise I won't tell anyone where you are or anything. I'll even walk you outside, too." 

    The girl widened her eyes at her a little. She has heard of Mi-Sun all around school. How she was super rich and already gaining popularity because of who her father was. She has also seen her hanging around the very people she was hiding from. So she thought that she would tell them of her location. But she could tell that she had no idea who she was friends with. 

     Why would she? They were most likely super nice to her, after all. 

     "My name is Park Mi-Sun." Mi-Sun introduced herself, smiling kindly at the girl. She hoped that this was enough to make friends with her. That way, she could protect her from whoever it was that she was running from. "And, if you will allow me, I'll be your friend." 

     "Moon Dong-Eun." She mumbled out, fiddling with her fingers. 

      With a smile, Mi-Sun grabbed hold of her hand. "Come with me," She said sweetly. "I'll walk you out front. No one will hurt you while I'm around." 

    Before Dong-Eun could deny her, she already began walking towards the library front desk, to check out the book she needed, before leaving. Not really noticing that Dong-Eun was extremely nervous on their way out. 

       She had no idea back then. By doing that, she put me in more trouble with them....But how could I be mad at her for it? She is an angel and I never told her what was really going on. Maybe I was scared that she would look at me differently or that it will taint her perspective on life? I don't know.....but I do know that it was thanks to her that I continued to live on and at least have some good memories. 

      I owe you a lot, Park Mi-Sun.....More than you will ever know. 

       "So she can't come with us?" Sa-ra pouted as they waited for Yeon-Jin's driver to come. They usually go to the karaoke rooms in town to rent out a private room, drink alcohol and possibly do drunk singing. All of the teens were doing it but they just had the money to keep themselves out of trouble. 

      "That sucks." Myeong-O huffed. "I was going to get her to fall for me." 

     "Please, like she would look at you." Jae-Joon retorted, scoffing at him. "She was all over me in English class today. I guarantee, she isn't interested in a pervert like you." 

     "And you think she'll like an asshole like you?" Yeon-Jin chimed in smirking, making him turn his gaze to her. "Once she recognizes that you're only doing it to get what's between her legs, she'll not want to deal with you at all." 

     "Someone's got a crush." Jae-Joon teased, crossing his arms. "I'm surprised, though.  Never knew you were into girls, Yeon-Jinnie~ too bad she's not into you." 

     Hye-Jeong stopped checking her makeup in her mirror to pay more attention to the conversation, Sa-ra looked at the two in anticipation and Myeong-O was just shocked to hear him say that about Yeon-Jin. 

     Yeon-Jin walked over to him, glaring right into his eyes as he stared back in amusement. Knowing he got into her skin. It was so fun pissing her off, sometimes. 

     "You think someone like you can get her?" She asked, scoffing. "Man, I knew you couldn't see colors but I had no idea you were completely blind." 

      Now, it was Jae-Joon's turn to glare at her angrily. Everyone knew how sensitive he was about being colorblind and whenever it was brought up, he would get super angry. Which is why Yeon-Jin loved using it against him. She knew how to piss him off just like he knew how to get under her skin. She had no problem making him insecure to get what she wanted. 

     "You're a psychotic bitch." Jae-Joon spat out venomously, causing her to smile at him. 

     "And you're still colorblind." She replied back, cockily. "Isn't it time to use your eye drops? Why not tell me what color her nails were again?" 

     the rest gasped at her words, looking at Jae-Joon with worry and shock. Yeon-Jin was known to say the meanest things to everyone but it never failed to shock them every time. 

     Before Jae-Joon could reply to her, his eyes flickered to a sight behind her. A sight that made him suddenly smirk as he looked back at her. "I may be colorblind but at least I'm not the one chasing after her." He retorted, gesturing her to look behind her. "It seems like Dong-Eun has no problem getting a smile out of her." 

     Yeon-Jin frowned a little before turning around to see what he was looking at. And, indeed, she saw Mi-Sun and Dong-Eun walking out of the school entrance way together. Mi-Sun looked like she was smiling and having a good conversation with Dong-Eun, a girl they all have been tormenting for the longest. 

     Fury filled her veins as she watched them stand outside together. Mi-Sun was holding her hand while talking actively to the meek girl. What the hell?! This was never supposed to happen! 

     That fucking nobody got her attention and she didn't even have to do anything?! This only made her hate Dong-Eun even more than she already did. 

     Jae-Joon, basking in her fury, leaned close to her ear and mumbled. "How pathetic. You lost to a loser like Dong-Eun.....I guess you're not all that you make yourself out to be." 

     Yeon-Jin was seething as she continued to watch the two of them. Oh, Dong-Eun was in deep shit now. Hye-Jeong, Sa-ra, and Myeong-O actually felt nervous and a little bad for her.

     They were terrified to find out what Yeon-Jin was going to do to Dong-Eun now. 

I know some people have sympathy
for Hye-Jeong but I don't. She chose to 
be a follower just so she could be seen
as cool to people who weren't even her 
friends. 

She's just as guilty for the bullying. 

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