Sunday, February 22, 2009 @ 10:35 AM
Chapter 7: So CloseSuggested song/music: Accompany Me Home - Jimmy Lin
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-2T84Nmx_4)
Pushing through the human wall, Li Yin arrived at the front only to be shocked. A female classmate ran to her and told her that Yunho and xiaoxi is in the middle of the corridors, acting rather intimately. She had sprinted all the way here. Clearing her throat loudly, Li Yin ushered the students back into their respective classrooms. “Go away, what’s there to see?” the bustle around them finally broke Yunho and xiaoxi from their trance. Jumping far apart, the two stared at each other before turning away.
“I didn’t know you were interested in your partner.” Li Yin teased her uncomfortable bodyguard who fidgeted in his seat and surrounding their lunch table were the nosey schoolmates. “I’m going for a walk. It’s too noisy here. Call me when you’re done eating.” Yunho stood up suddenly. Li Yin smiled and waved her hand at him. “Go, go, go! Go look for xiaoxi.” Yunho felt his cheeks burning. Even without looking, he knew he must be blushing. ‘Jung Yunho, why are you blushing?!’
Snickers followed xiaoxi wherever she went. Her already low self-esteem dropped to another level. Just then, a soccer ball flew towards the group, causing the ‘main laugher’ of the group to cry out in pain as red liquid trickled from her nose. Xiaoxi snapped her head up and almost burst out in laughter. This is one case in which she didn’t feel bad about bringing bad luck. “So you enjoy being a jinx, don’t you? What are you laughing at?!” the girl’s friend snarled. Perhaps if she had kept to her own business instead of picking on others, she could’ve escaped from the evil spell xiaoxi carried. Just as the guy carrying a few thick files walked past them, he tripped and accidentally pulled down her skirt. Opps~
Steering herself away from the ‘crime scene’, xiaoxi felt the corner of her lips going up slightly. She hasn’t thought that the unluckiness would come in handy someday. “Ouch!” she looked up while rubbing her forehead.
“You again?!” xiaoxi exclaimed at the same time as Yunho. Yunho placed a hand on his chest, the spot where xiaoxi had knocked into. Looking at her rub her forehead furiously, he chuckled.
“Is your forehead better?” Yunho threw a can of soft drink to Li Yin and xiaoxi each. Xiaoxi yelped in her attempt to catch the can Yunho threw towards her. The aluminum can landed by her feet, rolling away at a steady speed. Xiaoxi simply walked after it, waiting for it to come to a stop. Li Yin’s smile escalated into a laugh. Yunho smacked his head, wondering what is wrong with his partner. Chasing after the can and xiaoxi, he picked up the runaway soft drink and stuffed it into xiaoxi’s hand. “Don’t touch me, it’s bad luck!” xiaoxi withdrew her hand quickly. The can dropped and rolled off once again, much to Yunho’s frustrations.
“No… it’s unlucky! You can’t…” xiaoxi protested as Li Yin linked arms with her, dragging her towards Yunho’s car.
“Don’t worry. If you’re really a jinx, we would’ve been in hospital by now. We’re still perfectly fine aren’t we? Plus, you and Yunho have to start on your project!” Li Yin flashed a reassuring smile.
“But…” xiaoxi couldn’t find the right words and turned to Yunho for help. Yunho finally remembered the favor xiaoxi had asked of him. If they went to her place, Li Yin would probably find out that xiaoxi is the daughter of the director. “Li Yin-ah, I don’t think it’s a good idea for you to tag along. Don’t you have your own project too? I haven’t seen you talk to Junsu ever since the music battle.” Li Yin’s excited chatters died down when she got reminded of the nerd. Sighing, she let go of xiaoxi’s hand.
“I can’t go today, but promise you’ll bring me there next time, okay?” Li Yin waved warmly at xiaoxi before walking back towards the school. Xiaoxi’s sight remained transfixed on Li Yin’s figure the whole time. This is the first time someone has been so close to her after Guigui’s death.
“Are we going to stand here all day?” Yunho’s question brought her back to earth. Brushing away her thought, xiaoxi got onto his car rather unwillingly.
Her heels making soft clicking noises as she walked towards their classroom, Li Yin felt like running away. She didn’t really like the idea of being alone with Junsu after that day. ‘He’s too nosy.’ Li Yin thought as she pushed open the door to their class. As she had expected, Junsu was still in his seat. Despite the fact that lessons ended an hour ago, Junsu was in the same position Li Yin saw him in when she left. Nearing him, Li Yin realised that he was asleep. The thick glasses perched on his nose threatened to fall any minute. Reaching over, she pushed the pair of spectacles back up his nose. Junsu jumped, clutching tightly onto Li Yin’s hand. “Guigui!”
“Let go! let go of me!” Li Yin screeched and delivered a slap across Junsu’s face. A hand on his stinging cheek, Junsu finally woke up fully and glared at Li Yin angrily. “What do you think you are doing?!”
“I should be the one asking you this question!” Li Yin raised her hand agitatedly, wanting to slap him again. “What were you going to do to me?”
Junsu caught her hand in one clear move, pinning it to her side. Li Yin struggled as she sent out daggers with her eyes. “You’d better let go of me right now.” she said through gritted teeth.
“Only if you promise to stop slapping me and give me a valid reason for your action.” Junsu returned the glare. Faces just inches from each other, fury burned in their eyes for a different cause.
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