★★★★★ ━━ ❪ @CH_EIGHT ❫

jungjin high school's
gymnasium...

KIM UNGMIN lays on the floor terrified as SHIN HYUKWOO slaps him and pulls his hair.

his face was bloody from the abuse and hits he received from HYUKWOO and the bullies.

they laugh at him before he receives another slap from the mayor's son.

" man, look at his face "

" did you pee in your pants? "

the two bullies mocked him, like what they're doing was some kind of joke.

" what do you think you're doing?! "

a loud shout enters the gym, his voice echoing throughout the big area.

it was MUN, beside him was JUNWON, who had her mask on once again.

" oh~~ he came! and he brought that brat with him! "

" he listens well doesn't he? "

the bullies say with fake smiles on their faces.

" you really shouldn't be doing this. right? you can't do this! "

MUN exclaims, walking towards his friend and HYUKWOO's gang.

" SO MUN-ah, hold on- "

JUNWON tries to stop him, holding herself back from beating them up right there and then.

" JUNWON-ah, stay calm. they're civilians, don't hurt them. i know you're angry but make sure SO MUN doesn't burst out and get hurt, alright? wait until the others get there "

JEONGHAN advices her, feeling the girl's anger increasing each second.

" i'll try. "

JUNWON replies to her yung partner before putting her attention back on the highschool boys.

" who is this human ethics textbook? "

the bully wearing a black and red hoodie snarkily responds.

" MUN-ah...no, what are you doing? "

UNGMIN shakes, afraid of what the bullies might do to him.

" UNGMIN has nothing to do with this, so let him go. "

MUN pleads for them to release his dear friend.

" have you gone completely insane? "

the bully attempts to kick him but MUN pushes him, sending him to the floor at JUNWON's feet.

" i'm pretty sure the insane ones here is you bastards. "

JUNWON remarks, kicking his arm afterwards.

" let me apologize instead of him, so let him go. "

MUN pleads again, making HYUKWOO stare at him in anger.

" what's CHEONJUNG doing? did he really just get defeated by a cripple and a girl? "

the bully wearing a green hoodie laughs, pointing at him.

" finally, i have a name. CHEONJUNG, huh? similar to someone i know, how dare you put a bad name on him? "

JUNWON stares at CHEONJUNG in disgust, pretending to give him a punch.

" i apologize on behalf of her too. if you got hurt, i'll pay your bills for that, too. "

MUN offers, desperate to convince them to let his friend go.

" ya! SO MUN-ah! don't apologize for me! they deserved that beating, you know?! "

JUNWON tells him, but the boy just ignores her.

" i'm so sorry. i apologize "

MUN apologizes, HYUKWOO harshly releases UNGMIN's hair from his grasp.

the mayor's son walks towards him, UNGMIN's worry grows at every steps he takes.

" apologize? "

HYUKWOO says before giving MUN a hard slap that causes him to fall on the floor.

" MUN! "

JUNWON exclaims.

" JUNWON, no, they're not here yet, wait. "

JEONGHAN warns her again.

" how can i just stay here and watch him get slapped?! "

JUNWON mutters in frustration.

" just wait. "

then JEONGHAN was gone again.

" aish... "

so all JUNWON could do was watch HYUKWOO slap MUN and grab his collar.

it angered her, but she knew JEONGHAN would be hurt if she fought them.

" who is she? is she your girlfriend? "

HYUKWOO gestures toward JUNWON.

" i can't tell you that "

MUN replies, not making the boy happy at all.

" you can't? then don't. i'll make you spill the truth. "

he then punches MUN's face, sending him to the floor.

" MUN-ah! "

" you jerks! stop beating MUN! MUN-ah, who is she? just tell him! if you don't, you might die! "

UNGMIN yells, grabbing onto HYUKWOO's leg but gets pulled by his hair and pushed shortly after.

JUNWON's anger rose at what the bullies were doing to them, her patience hanging on by a thread.

" JEONGHAN! i can't just stay still like this! "

" JEONGHAN? hello? JEONGHAN! "

" you've done enough. so it's time for you to stop! "

MUN shouts, holding his arm while standing up.

" cut your damn nonsense. who is she?! "

HYUKWOO swings his arm to punch him, but MUN catches his fist before it could hit him.

everyone including JUNWON look at him in shock as HYUKWOO struggles, but MUN stands firmly.

" i paid you back in full already. you son of a bitch. "

MUN's eyes are full of fury, keeping a tight hold on HYUKWOO's hand.

" what the hell is this guy saying? "

CHEONJUNG says before kicking MUN, making him let go of HYUKWOO's fist.

JUNWON's eyes widen, but she takes this opportunity to run towards UNGMIN to check on him.

" UNGMIN-ah, are you ok- that's a stupid question. nevermind, don't answer that. "

" i'm fine, but MUN...please help him "

UNGMIN begs her, looking at the three boys ganging up on his friend.

" JEONGHAN! "

" fine! just don't kill them- "

after receiving permission, JUNWON gives UNGMIN a nod before running to the fight.

" you motherfuckers! "

JUNWON shouts, the bullies didn't even have a chance to see her as all three of them fell to their knees.

" aish...what the fuck? "

" how in the world- "

HYUKWOO furiously grabs MUN's collar, forcing the boy to stand up from the floor.

" i don't know how you fucking did that, but if you keep on doing it, i'll actually kill him. "

he threatens JUNWON, who stares at him in burning rage but stays put at his words.

CHEONJUNG and the other bully grab both of her arms to restrict her, but the girl pays no mind, all she worried about was MUN and UNGMIN.

" right. right...now watch me beat him up again. "

HYUKWOO throws another punch at MUN, making him fall to the ground.

" NO! "

UNGMIN and JUNWON exclaim at the same time.

HYUKWOO gets on top of MUN and repeatedly punches him, he was hitting him so much that everyone thought he was actually going to kill him.

" hey, enough! "

" let go! "

" hey! "

the two bullies release JUNWON from their hold to seperate HYUKWOO from MUN.

" MUN! "

" SO MUN-ah! are you alright? "

JUNWON and UNGMIN surround MUN in worry, putting his head on JUNWON's lap.

" i'm going to kill you! "

" this is enough! "

HYUKWOO's friends kept stopping him from attacking the boy again.

" hey, MUN-ah... "

" SO MUN? MUN-ah! wake up! "

" MUN-ah! wake up! "

UNGMIN and JUNWON repeatedly shout, shaking the boy as an attempt to awaken him.

JUNWON checks his pulse, sighing in relief when she still felt it and pulls him towards her chest.

" is he dead? "

" i told you to stop! "

" damn it! "

the bullies all said, doing a horrible attempt on caring about their victim.

" the cops are here! "

a familiar voice interrupts them.

MOTAK, MRS. CHU, and HANA come inside the gym in their red and white uniform.

JUNWON put her full attention on UNGMIN and MUN, knowing that they would be safe now.

" is he okay? "

JEONGHAN asks his partner.

" yeah, i felt a pulse. "

JUNWON quickly answers.

" that's good, great job holding back WON-ah "

her yung partner says to her.

" aish. if you would've just let me stop them, it wouldn't have happened! "

she complains.

" you would've killed them if i let you! "

" i was so close to doing so "

" SEE?! "

" excuse me, are you ok? "

UNGMIN interrupts JUNWON and JEONGHAN's inside-the-head argument.

" oh, yeah, yeah, i'm fine. "

JUNWON pulls down her mask, revealing her face to him.

" wait- aren't you that girl from the noodle shop? uh...JUWON? "

UNGMIN recalls, trying to remember her name.

" yes and no, but you were close! it's JUNWON "

JUNWON tells him, lowering her voice.

" LEE JUNWON?! "

UNGMIN whisper-yells in shock.

" oh- you know me too? "

she points at herself.

" of course i do! MUN said- oh, i probably shouldn't say that "

the boy stops himself from finishing his sentence.

" what? why? "

JUNWON asks him, confused.

" he'll be mad at me if i told you. he won't ever shut up about it "

UNGMIN looks at his friend, he was still unconscious but seemed more peaceful.

JUNWON gently wipes the blood on MUN's face with her sleeve, combing her fingers through his hair.

" this kid...why didn't he fight back? doesn't he know he's so much stronger than those brats? aish...they messed up his pretty face... "

JUNWON thinks to herself.

" JUNWON-ah, is he ok? "

HANA comes and check on them.

" he's alright, MRS. CHU might need to look over him later though "

" good. is he MUN's friend? "

HANA gestures to the other boy.

" oh, yes i am. i'll carry him "

UNGMIN replies.

" no need. i'll do it. "

JUNWON effortlessly carries MUN on her back with the help of HANA, using her other hand to put her mask back on.

the bullies noticed what they were doing and tried to stop them.

" hey. what are you doing? "

" where are you going? "

" hey. we're not done here. stop "

JUNWON ignores them and continues walking, but HYUKWOO steps infront of her.

" aren't you that bitch from earlier? "

he asks her, his choice of words angering HANA but the younger girl stops her from saying or doing anything.

" if you call me a bitch or mess with SO MUN and his friends again, i will actually kill you. "

JUNWON threatens him, continuing to walk and bumping into his shoulder in the process.

MOTAK warns HYUKWOO and his friends to not mess with them again or else they'd mess with them too.

MRS. CHU praises him, saying he had matured.

as they were about to exit, something was suddenly thrown at MUN.

everyone stopped in their tracks, JUNWON looked back at the bullies who threw MUN's cane at him.

" don't forget to take that, that gimp will need it. "

" hey, that's mean but hilarious. "

HYUKWOO and his friends continue to mock MUN, UNGMIN, and even JUNWON.

" it wouldn't be fun to beat them up here... "

MOTAK looks around the gym.

HYUKWOO's gang keep laughing to themselves, snarkily saying bye to them.

" we'll get going. "

JUNWON tells his fellow counters, immediately walking out the door with UNGMIN following behind her holding MUN's cane.

" i shouldn't have called you. i'm sorry, MUN... "

UNGMIN sobs while looking at his friend.

" it's not your fault UNGMIN-ah, it was him who wanted to come here and protect you. trust me, i even tried to stop him but he wouldn't. "

JUNWON lets out a soft chuckle.

" he really values you guys, he's just doing everything he can to make sure your safe, even if it means hurting himself in the process "

she added, giving him a comforting smile.

JUNWON didn't know how she knew that, but from what she saw earlier, the description she gave him was quite accurate in her opinion.

they eventually arrive to the counters's car ( or jeep ), JUNWON gently puts MUN inside the vehicle before turning back to UNGMIN.

" your phone. "

she tells him, holding out her hand.

" my phone...? "

UNGMIN replies in confusion, receiving a nod from her.

he unlocks his phone and gives it to her, she types in something before giving it back.

" i put my number in there. if you somehow can't contact MUN, call me, yeah? "

JUNWON smiles when the boy gives her a nod in response.

" go home, it's late now. MUN or i will call you alright? "

" please take good care of him, JUNWON-ssi "

" i will, i promise you that "

from JAE.

oml i did not intend for this to be so long 😭

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