Jisoo opened her window and looked over to where Bobby's room was located. She was already dressed in her school uniform but she still haven't seen or heard Bobby getting ready for school.
"Don't tell me he's still sleeping?" Jisoo groaned.
Jisoo grabbed her phone and dialled Bobby's number but no one was answering.
"Oh, come on! Pick up the damn phone!"
Jisoo gave up and sat aside her phone. She noticed the palm tree that was connecting their two balconies. She stared at it for a while. The tree was flexible enough for her to use as a jumping pole. Jisoo had an idea. She went to her balcony and reached out for the tree's branch, pulling it towards her. She then grabbed the tree's bark and used it like a rope to swing to the other side.
Jisoo grunted but she safely managed to cross over. She began to peek inside the glass doors but the curtain was hidering her view inside so she started knocking instead.
Bobby who was sleeping inside woke up grumpily. He groaned before finally getting up from his comfortable bed. He dragged himself groggily and went to open the door leading to his balcony. He was so sleepy that he didn't realize he was topless.
"You better have a good reason for waking me up this early in the morning." Bobby glared. "What do you want?"
Jisoo swallowed. She stared at Bobby's well built body. His abs was so tempting that Jisoo couldn't help but suck on her breath. She looked away.
"Yah, do you realize what time it is now? If you don't want to be late then i suggest you start preparing for school now."
Bobby narrowed his eyes at the girl standing in front of him. He just realized that Jisoo was actually on his balcony.
"How the hell did you manage to get here?" Bobby pried.
Jisoo didn't answer. Instead, she reached for the palm tree. "Hurry up. You have half an hour to get ready."
Jisoo swung and managed to land on her balcoby safely. Bobby gaped, not sure whether to be amazed or worried.
•••••
Both Jisoo and Bobby managed to get to their school in time but they were sweating loads of buckets by the time they arrived to their respective rooms. Jisoo even forgot to bring her lunch with her all thanks to Bobby. Now she would be forced to buy a bread instead.
When lunch finally came, Jisoo immediately stood from her seat but Taeyong appeared and managed to block her way to the door. Jisoo slightly flinched when the boy closed the gap between them.
"Hi again." Taeyong smiled at her sweetly. "And i hope you talk to me this time."
Jisoo narrowed her eyes and stared at the boy standing in front of her.
"No need to be wary of me." Taeyong held out his hand for Jisoo to shake. "I just want us to be friends."
Jisoo took his hand hesitantly.
"You know, i'm one of your uncle's regulars at his HIGHGRND cafe." Taeyong continued.
"That's nice, thanks." Jisoo was about to make a break for it but Taeyong siddenly grabbed her arm, pulling her back.
"Wait. There's something else i want to talk to you about. Do you have a minute?"
Jisoo sighed. "Fine. Come with me. We can talk on our way to the canteen. I didn't exactly bring my lunch today."
"Then, let me treat you."
"No." Jisoo deadpanned before taking her leave.
Taeyong blinked. Well, that went well. As far as Taeyong was concerned, no one should be able to turn down his offer. Well, maybe except for Jisoo and that only made Taeyong even more curious and interested. Just who was that girl exactly? How could she be immune to his charms?
"So what do you want to talk about?" Jisoo asked while walking towards the canteen.
Jisoo couldn't help but notice all those girls who were looking at them. She looked back to check Taeyong but the boy didn't seem bothered by their audience. Instead, Taeyong was waving at them as if they were all his friends. That was when Jisoo knew. He was the reason for all of it.
"Taeyong-ah!" One of the girls came and hooked her arms on Taeyong's. "You said you're going to play with me today."
"I'm sorry luv but as you can see, i'm quite busy today." Taeyong met Jisoo's scrutinizing eyes and winked at her. "I'll play with you some other time, alright?"
Jisoo rolled her eyes. What an ass. She ignored them and continued to make her way to the school canteen.
"Sorry about that." Taeyong caught up to her and walked beside her.
"I don't care about you just tell me what you want so you can go back to your girlfriend."
"Oh, she's not my girlfriend." Taeyong said which made Jisoo halt.
"What did you say?"
Taeyong also stopped and faced her. "I don't have a girlfriend."
"Then who was that girl earlier?" Jisoo gaped. "She was practically shoving her breasts to you."
Taeyong laughed, feeling amused. "What? Are you jealous?"
Jisoo's expression darkened. "Very funny."
Jisoo started walking again, leaving Taeyong behind. The boy just smiled before following Jisoo.
"That girl is just one of my friends." Taeyong shared. "Who i happened to share a bed with once."
That made Jisoo stop on her tracks again. She turned to Taeyong with her disgusted face but the latter just smiled at her innocently. Jisoo shook her head, massaging her temples.
"Whatever. Just tell me what you want."
"Did you already join a club?" Taeyong finally asked what he was intending to ask of her. "If you want, you can join me in the Basketball club as our manager."
"And what?" Jisoo crossed her arms. "Get me killed by those fangirls of yours? Nah-uh. Not happening. And besides, i already joined a club."
Taeyong blinked, a bit disappointed himself to be honest. He was hoping he could get Jisoo to join in their club so he could spend more time with her to get to know her better but it seemed like someone managed to get to her first.
"Really? What club did you join?" Taeyong asked.
"Supernatural club." Jisoo answered.
"Pfft." Taeyong snorted. "What? Did you really join those freakshows from class 2-B?"
Jisoo scowled, feeling insulted. Taeyong noticed the sudden change in her expression so he immediately pursed his lips.
"Sorry." Taeyong mumbled.
Jisoo just rolled her eyes and left without saying anything back. Taeyong groaned, frustrated with himself. Way to go Taeyong. You just ruined the only chance you have to get close to Jisoo.
Little did they know that someone had her eyes on them all those time. Seulgi clenched both her fists so tightly that they were now as pale as ice. She was on her way from the student council room to invite Taeyong for lunch but instead, she saw him flirting with that new girl. She bit her lips. She already managed to get Taeyong's attention but another hindrance came. There was no way she would give up that spot beside him so easily.
•••••
Jisoo huffed her way towards the canteen. Her irritation only grew when she realized that her favourite bread was already gone.
"Here you go." Nayeon appeared behind her. "Melon bread, right?"
The two ladies sat on the nearest bench just outside their school. There, they both enjoyed their lunch. Nayeon shivered. Jisoo looked around and realized that Autumn was almost over.
"I saw you with Lee Taeyong earlier." Nayeon started. "What did he want?"
Jisoo stared at her. Jisoo swore Nayeon had feelings for the student council president but why was she suddenly interested in Lee Taeyong?
"Don't get me wrong." Nayeon added. "I'm not interested in Taeyong. I just want to warn you."
"Warn me? About what?"
"Well, Taeyong has this certain habit of attracting those new faces around him. Any new girl he finds pretty and interesting, he will try and make her fall for him." Nayeon bit down her lips. "That's how he got my friend last year."
"What the heck? Are you serious?"
Nayeon nodded. "And because of that, my friend became the target of the bullies. She fought at first but Seulgi-sunbae was the one who made her transfer school."
"Holy crap!"
"Anyway, i want you to be careful." Nayeon frowned. "Everybody know Seulgi-sunbae likes Taeyong. If she sees you flirting with Taeyong, don't expect her to just stay still. She'll get you if not sooner then later."
"Me flirting with that gigolo?" Jisoo scoffed. "Please. He's the one flirting with me."
Nayeon laughed. "Whatever you say just don't say i didn't warn you. But seriously though, what did Taeyong want from you?"
Jisoo sighed. "Well, he asked me to be the basketball club's manager. I must say, i'm surprised Seulgi didn't apply for that position."
"Well, she wanted to but she couldn't."
"And why's that?"
"Seulgi-sunbae is part of the student council." Nayeon answered. "She's the vice-president for internal affairs so managing a team is actually out of the quesion."
"I see."
Jisoo suddenly remembered the issue regarding Bobby. Now that she was alone with Nayeon, maybe she could ask her what really happened between them and her friend.
"Say, Nayeon?"
"Yes?" Nayeon took a bite of her own bread.
Jisoo swallowed. "Nothing."
•••••
"Excuse me, i'm coming in." Jisoo knocked before entering the Supernatural clubroom.
"Jisoo!" Taehyung suddenly jumped in front of her making her scream.
"Yah! How many times do i have to tell you Tae? No more tricks especially against our newest member." Jimin glowered before turning to Jisoo. "Hello Jisoo."
"Hi." Jisoo took a deep breath before sitting around the table.
Jisoo was actually hoping for another student to join their club, preferably a girl who she could talk to comfortably.
"Alright. We're going to have our first club meeting now." Jimin grabbed Taehyung's shirt and pulled him down to his seat. "So, sit down."
"Ow!" Taehyung whined, rubbing his butt. "That hurt."
"First, i'm going to tell you this club's main objective." Jimin ignored Taehyung's protests. "As a club, we are going to uncover all the secrets surrounding the school and its students and that may include the violent and scary ones."
"What?" Jisoo frowned, not understanding at all.
"With this club, we're going to solve all the mysteries enveloping our school." Jimin explained. "We will play the roles of detectives and help those tudents who needed help."
"Isn't that exciting?" Taehyung beamed excitedly. "And oh! We also accept requests from other students."
Jimin nodded and smiled proudly. "A student came to us yesterday with a request to uncover the truth behind the singing ghost they've all been hearing about inside the music room."
Was that the reason why those two left in a hurry yesterday?
"Whoa! Hold your horses, gentlemen." Jisoo raised her hands. "Are you being serious right now?"
"When did we ever lie to you?" Jimin paused when Jisoo stared at him blankly. "Ok. We don't exactly know each other for you to know whether we're lying or not but trust us when we say we're being serious right now."
"B-but what about the ghost?" Jisoo suddenly panicked. "I didn't sign up for any of this."
"Oh, but you just did." Taehyung looked at Jimin knowingly, grinning.
"You applied to our club, remember?" Jimin sneered. "You're now officially a member of the Supernatural Club."
"You've got to be kidding me." Jisoo groaned.
"Now that we've sorted that out already, let's proceed to our next agenda." Jimin placed a folder on top of the table.
"What? Hold on!" Jisoo stood up. "We're not done yet."
"This time, it's a boy from class 2-C." Jimin ignored Jisoo and proceeded with the meeting. "I heard he never returned to his club activities after his suspension."
"Name: Kim Jiwon." Taehyung read the file. "Known for his english name, Bobby."
"Bobby?" Jisoo stopped whining, her ears perking up by the mention of her friend.
"What? Do you know the guy?" Jimin asked.
Taehyung looked between Jisoo and Jimin. He looked pretty excited like a child who was about to get his icecream. He scooted closer and studied Jisoo's face. She looked so ethreal with her beautiful face and heart shaped lips. Then, something else managed to catch Taehyung's attention. He almost reached out his hand to tuck those loose ends that fell from Jisoo's bun. Jisoo broke his trance when she answered Jimin's question.
"He's my friend."