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Sooha finishes her glass of freshly made orange juice before standing up. Uniform, neatly ironed and beautifully worn. Knee high socks, a pleated white jacket and a light pink skirt right above her knees. Not too high up and not too far down. Her hair has been styled perfectly, every strand tamed. Eyelashes curled, pink blush hugging her cheekbones and lip gloss shining softly. Everything is ready for her first day at Decelis high school.
The long haired girl gives her mom one last kiss on the cheek and leaves for the bus. Putting her shoes on diligently and walking out with not an ounce of stress in her body. In fact she’s quite confident that she’ll make this her year. Whatever happened in the past, stays in the past.
This is a brand new start, her brand new start, and she won’t let this chance slip out of her grasp. She straightens her posture, elegantly as one can be. She looks like an angel right from the heavens to the earth and she sure feels like one.
The bus arrives right as she sets foot at the bus stop. Perfect, everything is going as planned. She has been planning this day for weeks, every second counts. Heads turn, everyone’s curious. Who is this girl? A discreet smirk embraces her face. “Fucking idiots” she whispers underneat her breath.
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“Hey, you must be Sooha, right?” A tall man greets her with a smile. Sooha looks up and she's gotta admit, this guy isn’t so bad. Heck what is she saying, this guy is gorgeous! Black mullet adorning his beautiful features. Sly eyes looking down on her, perhaps even mocking her, and soft plump lips carrying that beautiful smile. Ugh, she hates him already.
His smile falters slightly, he takes a look at his own hand that has been up there for her to shake. Making the brunette girl snap out of it. Focus, she tells herself as she quickly takes the hand. Shaking it, and wow his hands are as smooth as a baby’s but. She forces herself to keep her calm. After all, this is her year and she must do everything as planned. This year will be perfect.
The guy’s face brightens at their exchange. He’s about to say something, perhaps introduce himself, but right then the principal walks in the room. Ah right, she almost forgot that she was in the principal’s office.
“Min Sooha, I see that you’ve arrived.” The principal starts sternly. “Let’s not waste time, shall we? I see that you met Sunoo, Kim Sunoo.” So that’s his name, she thinks to herself while nodding along to the old man’s words. “Our best student, the class president, is here to help you out. For whenever you need. Although I'm sure that won't be for long, as I'm assuming that you'll learn and memorize everything by the end of this week.” He says while walking to his desk and taking a seat on his chair. He looks at the two youngsters still standing there, exchanging a look with Sunoo before looking back at me.
“Sooha if you ever need help don't hesitate to come to me or to any of our classmates. You're one of us now.” The foxed eyed boy says, looking at her with that brilliant smile of his. The young girl thanks him gracefully, looking up at him and giving him a forced smile.
“You can go now. Mister Kim is going to give you a tour and help you settle in. Is that not right, Mister Kim?” The principal asks, although he knows that his perfect student won't ever disagree. “Yes, sir.” Sunoo replies politely, while he bows down. Sooha does the same, thanking the principal as they both leave. Great, she’s stuck with the loser nerd.
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“And so that's about it, yeah.” Raven haired boy finishes. Sooha was so close to just going home. He’s. So. Fucking. Boring. The temptation to roll her eyes every time the boy speaks, grows bigger by the minute. Stupid Tour, stupid Sunoo and this stupid school. Can this guy be more of a loser than he already is? My goodness, take a break!
“Hey, pretty.”
Turns out she didn’t have to roll those pretty eyes of hers, because Kim Sunoo, right here, just did. Sooha’s stunned. Did he just roll his eyes at her? Just before she gets to process everything, she sees Sunoo turn around. Because right behind Sunoo is the hottest guy Sooha’s ever seen. Holy shit. He’s tall, way taller than fox eyes here. He walks so casually, so laid back. That handsome smirk on his lips, and the mischievousness lingering through those dark orbs. You might've guessed it already. This guy is absolutely Min Sooha’s type.
"Hoon. Let’s not do this now.” Sunoo says annoyed. Planting his hand on the taller’s chest to push him away. The other doesn’t budge at all. My god, he’s strong as well! “Calm down, Noo. I just came to ask whether you’re on for tonight or nah?” He says raising his hands while chuckling softly, finding Sunoo’s antics absolutely adorable. “Ah right, yeah Wonie and Ki are coming too. We’ll get ready together.” Sunoo says mindlessly lowering his hands, settling them on Hoon’s lower abdomen, while thinking deeply about tasks for tonight.
Sooha clears her throat loudly. She won’t let Sunoo get in the way of having a hot guy, her hot guy. They both look at her direction. Sunoo jumps out of his thoughts. How could he forget about Sooha? The poor girl doesn’t know anyone and I just keep her standing. Get a hold of yourself Sunoo! “Hoonie, look this is Sooha. She’s new here, I just finished a tour with her. Sooha this is Sunghoon!” The class president says, standing next to Sunghoon. Holding his arm while rambling about her. And for some reason Sunghoon doesn’t even seem to mind. He’s too nice, Sooha thinks.
“Hey.” The taller one nods at her carelessly. Okay, Sooha, this is your moment. “So, Sunghoon, right?” The said man nods, confirming it. “It’s nice to meet you.” She says, twirling a strand of hair around her finger. “Yeah.” Sunghoon says, not caring to continue this conversation. He looks back at a frowning Sunoo, seemingly taken aback by Sooha’s weird and new behaviour. “I’ll be going, Noo. See you tonight?” Sunghoon says, caressing Sunoo’s waist one last time for comfort, something Sooha seemed to miss.
“What’s for tonight?” Sooha asks abruptly, halting the two boys. The two exchange looks before Sunoo speaks up. “Uh, there’s this party at Heeseung’s, a close friend of ours.”
“Yeah, the whole year will be there, and some seniors as well.” Sunghoon continues, getting tired of the fact that he’s standing here.
“Oh.” Sooha says quietly, looking down at her feet.
And the manipulation begins.
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“You can come if you’d like!” The raven haired boy says, not wanting to hurt the girl’s feelings by not inviting her. Besides this could be a very nice opportunity to learn new people.
“Yeah?” The brunette looks at Sunghoon, staring as deep as she can into those dark eyes. Hoping to seduce him in one way or another.
“Sure.” Sunghoon says, not really caring about her presence at the party. As long as his friends are there. “I’ll be going now, for real.” He says taking off, exchanging smiles with Sunoo before he leaves.
“Perfect! I’ll see you there!” Sooha says excitedly, waving at a walking Sunghoon and totally forgetting about Sunoo. Which the latter absolutely noticed.
When Sooha’s done staring at Sunghoon’s distant figure she turns back around. Only see the person she despises the most in this school. Ugh, just great.
“I’ll text you the address later. So i’ll be going for now, i have some things to sort. You know where to find me when you need something?” He says, trying to be as excited as before, even though he gets a weird feeling from her. Sooha just forces a smile in return, hoping her interactions with him are done for now.