cookies ☆ I nishimura riki

10. feelings

   "The view is pretty," Sooha suddenly said.

   "Yes, I agree," Niki said as he turned his head at Sooha. Sooha didn't knew how much Niki fell for her. But he's waiting for the moment he'll ask her out.

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   "Okay, I'll see you tommorow," Sooha said while stepping out of the bus.

   "You don't need me to accompany you?" Niki asked, looking straight at Sooha. Sooha just laughed.

   "Don't worry, my house isn't far," Sooha said flipping her bangs.

   "Alright then, see you," Niki said as he stepped inside the bus again. Niki waved to Sooha as the bus drove away. Sooha smiled, looking at the bus. She thinks it's cute. How Niki do everything effortlessly adorable. Sooha quickly walked to her house because it turned darker outside.

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   "Huaaa, I'm tired," Jihan said. He was pouting, and sulking at the end. Sooha laughed as she finds it weird for him to sulk at the morning.

   "Why are you sulking?" Sooha said while eating her breakfast.

   "I hate school, I hste school," Jihan said as he sulk even more.

   "Wait why?" Sooha asked with furrowed eye brows.

   "I'm already tired of it Noona, It's so boring everywhere," Jihan said while playing with his hands. Sooha just pouted, and confuse the same time.

   "School is important.." Sooha said, her voice trailing of at the end.

   "Now now, hurry and eat your breakfast. You don't want the bus to miss you guys," Sooha's mother came down as she heard their conversation. Sooha and Jihan stood up and said goodbye to their mother. Sooha opened the front door ans closed it again. Sooha and Jihan walked to the bus stop, seeing Niki again.

   "Why are you late?" Niki suddenly spoken. Sooha took a sit on the bus stop and tidy up her uniform.

   "Jihan was complaining about school," Sooha said.

   "I was not!" Jihan exclaimed embarrassed. Sooha and Niki just laughed seeing Jihan's reaction. Finally, the bus arrived. Like usual, it went to Jihan's school first, and finally their school. Once Sooha and Niki arrived at their school, the both stepped out of the bus already hearing commotion from inside.

   "Oh right, tell Yerin Jake isn't coming to school because he's sick," Niki said, his hands in his pockets. Sooha nodded and walked inside the school building. They heard yelling once they went inside. Sooha quickly checked it out.

   "What the hell.." Sooha's voice trailed off. Niki was behind her to check what was happening. The commotion was about their friend's, again. Jay was protecting the both, Yerin and Sunoo. But the one who looked like their getting bullied is Sunoo. Sunoo has wounds all around his face. Yerin was held by the upper grader's so she couldn't take action. And Jay was yelling, which he never does.

   "Fuck this shit," Niki said as he went to the center.

   "Niki yah!" Sooha said with a loud voice.

   "What the hell do you want from my friends?!" Niki came, pushing the upper grader's in front of Jay.

   "It's none of your business, back off," the upper grader said, giving a blank stare to Niki.

"And you'll think I'll do that?!"

   Sooha was terrified. Not because of the bullies, it was Niki. Niki had so much unknown side's, it terrified her. But somehow, it made Sooha like him even more. Niki was protecting Yerin and Sunoo, not only Jay. He already acknowledged them as their friend's as well. Sooha could conclude that she has feelings for Niki by this moment.

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   "Why can't they leave us alone?" Yerin said pouting.

   "They're that jealous I guess," Jay said while waiting for the nurse to be done.

   "I don't get it," Sooha spoke suddenly. She was staring at the floor, and all of a sudden she said something.

   "Why you guys?" Sooha said tilting her head. The others couldn't respond since they don't even know the answer to it too.

   "I think I need to speak with Yerin alone," Sooha said, turning her body to them. They understood and waited outside the clinic door.

   "I'm terrified to find out," Yerin uttered while looking at the floor.

   "No, I'm not saying anything about you," Sooha explained. It took quite a long time for Sooha to tell Yerin about it.

"Girl wh—"

"I have feelings for Niki"

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