Narrator's Point of View
"Hey Hyuckie!" Jihoon shouted when Haechan got out Jaehyun's car while Mark scowled at Jihoon.
Taeyong and the rest watches the drama happening in front of them silently.
Jihoon grabs Haechan's left wrist and Mark immediately grabs Haechan's right hand stopping the younger from following Jihoon. Jihoon notices and glares at Mark
"Would you mind removing your hand from Haechan's?" Jihoon tells Mark with venom laced in his tone.
"Haechan's not your property." Mark replied while Haechan was just staring at the two trying to escape from the rising situation.
"Well, he's not yours either." Jihoon smirks and tries to pull Haechan closer but fails
"Lee, just let go of his hand and we'll be on our way." Jihoon adds but Mark chuckled
"Haechan and I are going to plan our project. Right, Haechan?" Mark makes up a lie but Jihoon doesn't let go. Haechan only nods at Mark
"We're going out to eat first." Haechan brightens up once Jihoon says that and looks at him with excitement in his eyes.
Mark was hesitating for a reason that he doesn't know why and got an idea.
"Well, we're going to eat and I still need to buy him some Cotton Candy." Haechan's ears perk up as he heard Mark mentioning about his favorite.
Jihoon sighs in defeat and lets go of Haechan's wrist as he clearly knew that Mark won Haechan for this morning.
"Well, I guess let's just talk later." Jihoon smiled and Haechan nods before Mark pulls jim closer and holds his waist.
Because of the sudden skinship Haechan flinches then removes Mark's hand from his waist.
"Why did you remove my hand?" Mark asked Haechan with a hint of disappointment in his tone.
"Because you shouldn't do that." Haechan replies
"And why is that so?" Mark asks him again.
"Because we're not a couple." Haechan states making Mark crack a smile
"Well, we would've been a couple if you let me court you." Mark tells Haechan who rolls his eyes and puts his hands inside his hoodie's pocket.
"I told you, I don't date playboys." Haechan reminds Mark
"Well then, I guess no Cotton Candy for you." Mark told Haechan and the boy frowned before inwardly smirking
"Well, I guess I'll just call Jihoo--"
"I was joking." Mark showed Haechan a forced smile as they got out of school to a nearby store
As they got inside, Haechan got excited from seeing the inside was so colorful and bright while Mark was mentally cursing because this store looks like a Kindergarten. Mark was about to sit in the chair but Haechan coughed getting his attention.He looked at Haechan who's also looking at him then looking at the seat across his. Mark mentally groans before standing up and pulling the other chair and pushing it back to let Haechan sit.
'He's cute but he's a pain in the ass' Mark thought and glares at Haechan for a few minutes.
***
"Are you sure you're not diabetic or you don't get sugar rush?" Mark asks Haechan who's currently finishing his fifth cotton candy as they made their way back to school.
Haechan shook his head and continued eating his now... sixth cotton candy.
Haechan didn't really buy anything, all of it was paid by Mark including the ten cotton candies that Haechan took. Mark didn't know why he' spending so much money for a boy and moreover, trying to win this certain boy's heart when he can just look for another toy. That's a mystery that Mark himself can't solve but maybe it's because he's the first one who turned him down.
"So, I'm gonna go head to class now, let's meet again later." Mark points at his classroom and Haechan giggles
"I'm your seatmate, remember?" Mark realizes his mistake and his ears turned red in embarrassment
"O-Oh..." That was the only word Mark can utter before Haechan drags him somewhere
"The bell's about to ring! Run faster!" Mark realizes and decided to run faster as he outrun Haechan.
The both of them got in the classroom a minute and their teacher and classmates looked at them in shock and disbelief. They misunderstood the situation because it's not everyday when you see two of your classmates, one is a fluff boy and a playboy going in the room panting with their hair messed up and holding hands.
They bowed and silently went to their seat. Some were angry at Mark while the others were praying for Haechan's innocence. Some students from the other class might hear this gossip later on and be jealous of Haechan but their own class will not be like that. They are Haechan's guardians 24/7.
"The project that was assigned for you to do with a pair will be revised today and the progress will be sent to me via email. No progress, minus ten points." Some of the students got pale and some shuddered at the scary announcement by there once kind teacher.
The teacher smiles at the class and said, "Alright, good luck to everyone. Fighting!" Their teacher encourages them and raises her fist high. The students started talking to their partners about their
"Okay so what should we write about?" Haechan asks Mark while tapping the paper with his pencil.
Mark stares at him while thinking of a problem with a tangible solution.
"How about pollution?" Haechan adds but Mark sniffs and shook his head.
"That's too plain and boring." Mark tells him and gently, Haechan puts the pencil down.
"Well then, do you have a better idea?" Haechan asks him with confidence.
"How about we make the topic about using renewable resources as the main source of eletricity while keeping the sustainable development of the society and nature?" Haechan was in a state of shock with what he just heard
"O-Okay..." Haechan agrees as he writes everything Mark dictates him.
***
"So how's your project planning with Mark?" Taeyong asked him.
The group of friends; Taeyong, Jungwoo, Ten and Haechan are currently having a video call because they simply kiss each other and had the urge to gossip and all.
"Oh my Gosh, I hope he didn't cause you any trouble." Jungwoo adds and Taeying agrees with him.
"So how was it?" Ten asks
Haechan snuggles with his big teddy bear and looks at the camera.
"Earlier, I received an email from our teacher about our revised one and she said that it was the best topic among the whole class and he's the one who thought of it... I kinda just wrote everything he dictates me." Haechan scratched his neck in embarrassment and the older ones looked at him in disbelief?
"Mark thought of it?!" Taeyong shrieks
Haechan nods
"I have to admit... He's a playboy but he's pretty smart."