Minam smirked as he grasped Jaemin's wrist to drag it down, but to Minam's surprise, his strength was on another level. Shit...

"I don't know what you're s-saying... We like each other..." Minam said, trying not to show weakness.

"Bullshit!" Jaemin gritted his teeth and clenched his fist, punching him in the face. Minam fell to the ground, blood pouring from his nose.

Sohyun flinched in shock and held his arm in front of Jaemin, preventing him from beating Minam again. "Stop! What the hell are you doing?!"

Jaemin glared at Sohyun, frustrated while Minam lifted himself off the floor and landed a fist on Jaemin's face as he got irritated. "You rejected him, and I welcomed him! What's wrong with that, you son of a bitch!"

Jaemin stumbled back and held his jaw in pain. He then stepped forward to counterattack, but he paused as he saw Sohyun grasp Minam's hair with one hand, annoyed. "Hey! Why would you hit him?!"

"Ack! Honey!!!! Have you forgotten whose side you should be on?!" Minam stuttered as he tried to save his hair from Sohyun's tight grip. "BABE! Ow!"

"Shut up!" He grumbled as he grasped Jaemin's hair with his other hand and pulled. "This is all your fault, Jaemin!"

Jaemin was startled by Sohyun's attack as he bent his head towards him in order to subside the pain. "Sohyun! Agh!..."

"I'm sick of this game!" Sohyun groaned angrily as if he had lost control, and couldn't think properly. "I'll kill both of you! Let's go to hell together!"

"Ow... Ow... Ow..." Minam wriggled his body to escape, but it was useless.

And Jaemin didn't want to hurt Sohyun by forcing him to let go of his hair, so he just winced in pain.

"S-Sohyun!!!... Ack!..."

In the meanwhile, everyone gathered around them, watching their fight instead of eating and whispering to each other.
Hanna and Yohan were standing there watching the mess. Nevertheless, they weren't that shocked since they knew this would've happened sooner or later.

"ENOUGH!" The principal shouted as he walked towards them.

After they froze in response, turning their attention to him, he said, "Follow me to my office!"

~

Three of them stood in front of his desk as the principal sat in his chair, glaring at them. He placed his elbows on the desk and locked his fingers. "Lee Sohyun, explain."

Sohyun glanced at him and gulped his saliva nervously. "I guess I'm... popular among guys..."

Mr. Jang slammed his fist on the desk and grumbled. "Do you think it's time for joking?!"

They all jolted back by his response. Jaemin moved one step forward and said, "It was my fault, Sir."

Mr. Jang looked at him, irritated. "Why is it you every time? Can't you just live quietly without making trouble?!"

Sohyun interrupted, "It was me! He's trying to cover my fault!"

Then Minam also said, "I'm also at fault, Sir."

Mr. Jang let out a deep sigh of disappointment. "You'll be in charge of cleaning the restrooms for a whole week. Three of you!!! Now get out!"

They felt kind of relieved that they didn't get punished by something worse than that while they left his office.

Sohyun stood in the middle of the hallway as Jaemin was on his right side and Minam on the left side. He dropped his head while his heart throbbed in sadness. "You're right. I wanted to make you jealous so I decided to use Minam."

"Sohyun... I..." Jaemin held Sohyun's hand gently.

Sohyun yanked his hand away. "I'm not finished talking!" He then stared at Jaemin with his sorrowful eyes and said, "But... I'll give up now. I'm tired of this pain... I'll stop liking you."

Jaemin's face scowled in response and his heart sank in despair. He was consumed by his overwhelming emotions and didn't know what to do.

Sohyun turned his gaze to Minam and said calmly. "I'm sorry for dragging you into this. Let's just end it here... I shouldn't have been swayed by my repulsive thoughts."

"What? We had a deal! Those words can't be taken back now!" Minam muttered in surprise.
He had never failed at winning someone's heart, not even once. He thought that he could tempt Sohyun and keep him by his side.

"Sorry, but the deal is off," Sohyun responded, soulless.

Jaemin then asked, "Can we talk alone?"

"No... I wanna be alone." Sohyun kept his head down as he walked away, mentally drained. I'm really stupid...

Jaemin watched Sohyun as he left and thought that it might be his last chance to get things right.

It's now or never...

~

After Sohyun left the building, he went to the backyard area as usual. Since he had gotten rid of those bullies, that place has become a safe place for Sohyun to think or cry.

He crouched down and leaned his back against the wall as his tears rolled down. "I thought I'd feel better if I made him jealous or forced him to accept my feelings, but my heart hurts even more than before..."
Sohyun dropped his head on his knees and whined, "This idea was so childish... I just made a fool of myself."

"Sohyun..."

Sohyun lifted his head up as he heard Jaemin's voice. His vision was blurry because of his tears. "I told you... I wanna be a-alone..."

Jaemin stepped closer and crouched down in front of him. Then he reached out his hand and whipped his tears away. "I'm sorry for hurting your feelings... It's all my fault."

Sohyun turned his head to the left, avoiding his touch. However, he remained silent as he felt a lump in his throat.

Jaemin then continued after he withdrew his hand. "I know that I was... selfish and stubborn. I apologize for that. So, please look at me..."

Sohyun's heart skipped a beat as he turned his gaze to him, waiting for him to talk.

Jaemin's expression was bitter when he looked at Sohyun's crying face. "You're so important to me. Even more than myself... I don't want you to get hurt in any way. I don't like to see you experiencing the same hardships that I've been through."

He then cupped Sohyun's face in his palms and continued anxiously. "I should confess... that... I also... like you more than a friend. B-But... I'm scared of the consequences... I'm not sure whether it's a good idea to date you or not... However, today I found out that I hate the idea of losing you to someone else."

Sohyun's heart skipped a beat in anticipation and all his senses were focused on Jaemin. "You... like me?"

Jaemin nodded in response and leaned forward to kiss Sohyun's lips. He pulled his face towards himself and kissed him gently yet passionately. Sohyun felt his heart racing and the warmth of Jaemin's lips as he kissed him. He felt like he was in a dream, and he didn't want to wake up. He closed his eyes and melted into Jaemin's embrace.

After Jaemin pulled back, he asked, "Will you forgive and date me?"

Sohyun's tears finally dried out as a hint of a smile tugged at the corners of his lips. "I don't have any other choice anyway. My heart is still beating for a pig-headed guy."

Jaemin pinched Sohyun's cheek, smiling. "Let's do our best."

"Um." Sohyun nodded happily.

I can't believe that it's really happening!...

It looks like a dream...

~

On the other hand, Minam walked upstairs, returning to his class, dissatisfied.

That guy is just crazy about him...

I thought Jaemin wouldn't do anything if I had dated Sohyun and he'd have fallen for me eventually...

But that guy's eyes were so scary earlier; as if he could kill me in any second for Sohyun...

Maybe it's better to keep a distance from them...

Agh... But... I really like that cutie...

Such a shame...

"Hey, you!"

Minam's thoughts were shoved away by a voice. As he looked around to find the source of the voice, he saw Yohan sitting on the stairs that led to the rooftop. "What do you want?"

Yohan tilted his head to the side and pointed his index finger up. "Let's have a talk."

Minam arched an eyebrow and followed Yohan to the rooftop. Yohan then turned around and looked at him. "What happened to them? Why did you come back alone?"

"I'm not sure either, but they're probably together now," Minam responded calmly.

"Oh." Yohan's expression turned gloomy. "Did the principal... em... give Jaemin..."

Minam was bored by how long it would take him to ask a simple question. "Nah. We just have to clean the toilets for a week..."

"Ew!" Yohan responded unconsciously.

Minam stared at Yohan and scoffed, "Don't worry, princess. It's our punishment, not yours..."

Yohan glared at Minam and scowled. "I'm not a fuckin princess! I can rip your organs out of your body right here!"

Minam smirked as he stepped towards Yohan, looking down at him. "Hm... I knew you weren't the sweet and cute guy that you pretended to be in front of Jaemin."

Yohan held his up and snapped, "The same goes for you! You just wanted to take Sohyun to your bed, didn't you? You must be devastated that your plans didn't work!"

Minam chuckled unconsciously and held Yohan's jaw. "At least I'm not a heartbroken chick. I can take someone else instead of him pretty easily."

"Being a playboy isn't something you should be proud of! I pity whoever gets caught in your dirty hands." Yohan furrowed his eyebrows as he shoved Minam's hand away.

"Oh, yeah?!" Minam gritted his teeth, annoyed. I was already pissed!...

He then grasped Yohan's neck and slammed his lips on his, giving him a long forceful smooch.

"Hmph!!!!" Yohan pressed his fists against Minam's chest, trying to push him away, but he didn't move an inch.

Minam pulled back after he was done and said devilishly. "Now, you got dirty too."

As Minam walked away, Yohan yelled, irritated.
"YOU BASTARD!!!!!"

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