THE TRANSFER STUDENT

A Brand New Day, Pt. 3

"Hey."

Byulyi woke up that morning, only to see Seokjin staring down at her, his head propped up with his elbow. He smiled down at her, his beautiful features illuminated by the sun's rays that streamed through the window.

Byulyi smiled. What a beautiful day.

"Good morning," she replied with a smile, her voice hoarse.

"Did you sleep well?" Seokjin said gently, reaching down to brush a strand of hair away from Byulyi's face.

"Of course," Byulyi croaked. "Thanks to someone."

Seokjin smiled as he caressed her face, rubbing his thumb on her cheek in gentle circular motions.

Byulyi laughed nervously. "What?"

"Hm?"

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Seokjin sniggered. "Because you're pretty."

Byulyi felt her face burn up as she hurriedly covered her face with her blanket. "No, I'm not."

Seokjin pulled the blanket away once more with a cheeky grin.

"Ya-" Byulyi covered her face once more.

"Hey, let me see your face," Seokjin dived under the sheets with a grin, and the couple jostled around under the blanket for a while, with occasional squeals coming from Byulyi and amused chuckles from Seokjin. It wasn't long before the blanket had been kicked away and Seokjin had finally managed to pin Byulyi down, as he looked down at her from above, staring passionately into her eyes.

"Ya-" Byulyi avoided eye contact, as she glanced furtively at the corridor to her grandma's room. Her cheeks were starting to burn up once more. "Granny will be up anytime."

"I don't care," Seokjin leaned down and planted a soft kiss on Byulyi's forehead and flashed her a cheeky smile as her cheeks turned bright pink. Finally, seeing her the way he wanted, he released his grip on her wrist and rolled off, just in time before Byulyi's grandma hobbled into the living room.

A player, Byulyi thought, cooling her cheeks with the back of her hand as Seokjin very naturally hopped to his feet. He made his way towards a very surprised grandma, leading her by the shoulders towards the dining table.

"Oh-? Jin-ah, you arrived so early. I didn't even hear the doorbell."

"I sure did," Seokjin replied with a cheeky grin, wriggling his eyebrows and throwing a wink in Byulyi's direction as he passed by her with her own grandma.

A whole player.

Byulyi shook her head as she folded her blanket and tidied her bed. Turning around once more, Byulyi couldn't help but notice how gentle Seokjin was with her grandma, from the way he guided her carefully to sit down, to the way he gave his most genuine smile when he spoke to her. Byulyi couldn't help but smile.

What a relief that it was him.

~

Watching the sunrise with Jimin that morning really did wonders to Yoojung's mood.