Player Meets Player [Ch.10]
Author: YukiBooPairing: Yunho/Jaejoong
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Highschool-AU, Humor, Angst, Drama
Summary: Kim Jaejoong is the well-known heartbreaker in KiJu High while Jung Yunho is the ever so popular heartthrob from Chunsang High. World peace ends when Jung Yunho is transferred into Kim Jaejoong's school.
Where the students are unfathomably gorgeous
Where the bitches don't get their ways
Where fangirls lose blood over nosebleeds
Where there's an overdose of idiotic msn convos
Welcome to KiJu High
"Jae! "
"Junsu!"
"We- "
"New gir- "
"Where- "
"Yunho?"
"Cake!" Jaejoong didn't even bat an eyelid when a dazed looking Changmin walked past him to make his way to the cake stand that some junior girls put up for fundraising.
"Okay, I'm gonna need all of you guys to say what you just sa- " he was cut off when he saw them open their mouths, about to start talking again. He held up both two hands, signalling them to stop.
"One. At. A. Time." His friends nodded and all of them went quiet, waiting for the others to speak first. The silence went on for a couple of seconds before Jaejoong let out an exasperated sigh and yelled for someone to speak.
"Kay, geesh calm down. Well I wanted to ask where Yunho was," Key spoke first.
"I don't know, he's not here yet? Maybe he overslept." Jaejoong shrugged and fished out his cellphone.
To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
Yah, get your lazy ass to school! D:<
"Oh! Oh! There's also a new girl coming in today!" Donghae piped in.
"New girl? From where? Is she pretty?" Jaejoong frowned.
To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
Too laaaaazy
"OMYGAD SUN THERE'S A NEW GIRL?!" Junsu, who just got off the phone decided to join the conversation.
"Yes Susu, just a new girl no need to freak out," Yoochun tagged on Junsu's arm and walked him to his locker.
Heechul snapped his mirror shut and peeked at Jaejoong's cellphone screen.
"Tell Yunho that Key will hunt him down and throw Junsu's coconut collection at him if he doesn't show up today," he told Jaejoong before opening his locker and taking whatever he needed. Jaejoong giggled and happily typed away. It didn't even take a minute before he received a reply from the other man.
To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
NO! OKAY I'LL BE THERE DAMMIT
Jaejoong smiled, not bothering to open up his locker and just went straight to class with his bag slung on one shoulder. He took his seat at the front of the room and chatted with Heechul to pass the time.
"Why are we in class so early?" Heechul dropped his books and scratched his head.
"I really don't know," Jaejoong placed his chin on his upturned hand. Have you ever had one of those days when you were overly distracted by something then next thing you knew, you were already in class ten minutes before it was supposed to begin? Yeah they were having one of those days. Why the hell didn't they chat with their buddies like they usually did? Odd really.
"I'm gonna go to the washroom" Heechul walked out, leaving Jaejoong alone with his cellphone.
To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
So you weren't planning on going to school today?
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To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
I dunno i don't really think
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To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
Yeah I know. you just stated the obvious (^o^)y
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To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
YAHH DDD:<
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To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
LMAO XD
"Joongie," Heechul came back and took the seat beside Jaejoong. He took out his iPod and blasted his music, Jaejoong could clearly hear what he was listening to.
"Hm?" Jaejoong answered, still preoccupied with his cellphone.
"Those guys outside our class wanna ask us out," he replied, voice surprisingly normal despite the blaring music in his ears. Don't people normally yell out whatever they wanted to say whenever they listen to loud music? Huh, odd really.
"But you're taken." Jaejoong frowned.
"Yeah I know, it's funny how they still ask anyway." Heechul twirled a piece of hair between his fingers and glanced at Jaejoong sideways.
"How about you? You going? One of them's your type," he asked, seemingly observing Jaejoong from the corner of his eyes.
Jaejoong looked up from texting and turned his head to the direction of the door. Students started filing in the room but he could still see a group of three guys leaning on the wall just outside their classroom. One of them smiled and waved at Jaejoong shyly.
Aw...
Jaejoong smiled back and got up to talk to them when the teacher suddenly appeared and shooed the guys away. Jaejoong gave the guy an 'I'll talk to you later' signal and walked back to his seat.
"Freakin' teacher, that guy was cute" Jaejoong sulked and crossed his legs, hiding his cellphone away from view. Heechul's frown went unnoticed by him.
To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
You here yet slow poke?
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From: Jung~!
To: Kim~
No, i'll be a little late. don't know what to wear
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To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
Lol you princess
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To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
Says you XD
The teacher cleared her throat and announced that a new student was joining their class. The whole room burst into whispers at the mention of the new girl.
"Ms. Park? Please come in and introduce yourself," the teacher smiled and went back behind her desk.
A girl with long brown hair skipped into the classroom. Her milky skin and bright smile captivating a couple of guys in the room. Bright-colored clothing framed her petite frame and her voice just added to the happy and cute aura that she emitted. She waved her hands enthusiastically, still with a smile on her face.
"Hello everyone, I'm Park Sandara but just call me Dara. I hope we all get along!"
♛
Dara made her way out of the classroom, avoiding some of the girls' death glares and the guys' attempted approaches. She was doing a pretty good job when someone suddenly smacked her books down, scattering everything on the ground. She took a slow, deep breath willing herself to calm down.
She bent down to pick up her stuff and found two other hands helping her, she smiled at them gratefully. Key and Heechul stood up from their bent positions and handed the new girl the loose papers she dropped.
"What was that Ara? Thinking you can intimidate the new student into thinking that you're the little queen of this school?" Jaejoong scoffed, still looking at his phone. He didn't deem Go Ara worthy of his gaze.
To: Jung~!
From: Kim~
Brb pwning a bitch
The girl sputtered and flipped her hair, whacking one of her sidekick's face with it.
"I AM the queen of this school. If you must know, Jung Yunho told me that I was the prettiest thing he's ever laid his eyes on," she smirked cockily thinking that she'd won.
"Yeah, and he also told that to Jessica, Tiffany, Hara, Gyuri, Krystal, Yuri, uhh who else?- OH ask your little friend Seulgi right there who she was with on Tuesday two weeks ago." Jaejoong smiled sweetly as everyone around them 'oohhhh'ed'.
Ara's eyes widened, snapping her head sideways to glare at the girl standing on her right side, fiddling with her fingers.
"W-well, he was just lying to them! I know that he's completely in love with me, like please who wouldn't be?" she exclaimed overconfidently. The girl on her left side giggled and high-fived with her, acting like what she had said was the most brilliant line ever stated. Heechul just snorted, Dara scrunched up her face and Jaejoong walked away, waving a hand dismissively.
"Ha-ah-ha-ha. No." Key deadpanned, rolling his eyes and heading to the cafeteria. "Come on new girl, let's go before all that air from her head messes up my hair," he then walked forward and flipped his glossy hair in an exaggerated way, mocking the other's annoying habit.
Dara laughed quietly and stuck her tongue out at the outraged girl.
This school is not bad at all.
♛
To: Kim~
From: Jung~!
LOL k, im here!
Jaejoong closed his phone and continued eating sushi.
"Yunho's here," and as if on cue, a tall figure entered the cafeteria with a gorgeous smile on his face.
"YUNNIE!" Dara dashed out of her seat and jumped onto the newcomer without hesitation. Shock couldn't even begin to describe what Jaejoong felt right now.
What? They know each other? ALREADY?
Yunho wrapped his arms around her in instinct. Confusion written all over his face, he looked around and saw his friends' equally confused stares and the other people's murderous glances at the girl.
His eyes landed on Jaejoong who was sitting quietly, not even looking at him. A broken pair of chopsticks resting on his palm.
Broken chopsticks? Now that's intense eating.
"Yunnie! You didn't text me back!" He was reminded of the person in his arms when a light punch was delivered to his chest. He looked down at the person and his eyes widened, remembering the text message he had read on the way home from the camping trip.
"D-dara? What... you're back?" He asked, eyes still wider than normal.
"Obviously you dumbhead!" She laughed and hugged him again before pulling away and looking at him properly.
"Wow, you keep growing! I need to see auntie and uncle later okay?! I'm coming home with you," she smiled brightly and Yunho couldn't help but return it.
"Sure thing Krung, I bet my parents would love to see you again," he patted her hair affectionately and laughed, finally recovering from the surprise and recalling the nickname he used to call her.
"Cute nicknames, patting heads, bright smiles..." Jaejoong mumbled inaudibly. Rain glanced at the uncharacteristically quiet Jaejoong and noticed his dark expression.
"Yah! Jung Yunho," Rain interrupted Yunho and Dara's conversation, walking over after asking Donghae and Eunhyuk to grab the boom-box and CDs from his locker.
"I heard that you dance?" He asked and Key happily strutted over to them.
"Yes! He can! It's like his life or something like that. Anyways come on just get him in the group!" Key rattled excitedly. Rain looked at Yunho straight in the eye.
"Wanna join our dance team?" He asked without a smile whatsoever but Yunho replied just as stoically.
"Yeah sure," Rain looked away and headed for the gym, closely followed by the rest of the group, excitedly chatting about the upcoming dance competition.
"I was supposed to ask you to join us since the beginning but... you know, complications." Key explained.
"Nah that's fine, I'm a fast learner anyways." Yunho brushed it off and smiled, looking over at Jaejoong who was heading to the other side of the cafeteria instead of the gym.
"Yah Jaejoong! Where are you going?" The latter stopped in his tracks and gave them a sideways glance.
"To Taeyang and his buddies over there," he stated simply before turning and continuing.
"What? Why?!" Yunho asked, baffled. Were they more interesting than watching his dance skills?
Jaejoong shrugged, "they've got cool nicknames."
Yunho growled and pushed past his two friends. With the help of his long strides, he easily caught up with the other man. He bent down and grabbed Jaejoong's legs, throwing him over his shoulder and walking them to the exit.
"YAH JUNG! PUT. ME. DOWN. NOW!" He ignored Jaejoong's kicks and punches, not letting him go until they were in front of the gym doors. He wrapped his arms around the smaller man's shoulders and dragged him inside.
"I assure you that my dance skills are ten thousand times more interesting than whatever you were planning on doing with those guys," he murmured loud enough for Jaejoong to hear. "And U-Know is the coolest nickname ever!" He exclaimed childishly while pushing Jaejoong to sit on the floor beside the others who were there to act as an audience. Jaejoong couldn't help but be amused.
Key and Dara entered the gym, the latter watching Yunho and Jaejoong closely.
Key locked the gym doors before anyone else could enter and motioned for Taemin to turn on the music as they warmed up. Not even three minutes into the blasting music, the outside of the gym was already filled with squealing fangirls pushing against each other, wanting a good view of the dance rehearsal.
Rain, Key, Taemin, Eunhyuk and Donghae took their positions and waited for the second track to start. The anticipating fans outside squealing a tad louder.
Soomeul gotdo chatji mothae naneun
Piharyeogo aesseo bwado
Geobujocha hal su eopneun (nege gadhyeobeorin na)
Sarangieotdamyeon jeongmal saranghaetdeon georamyeon naege ireojineun mala
Her whisper is the LUCIFER
Explosive screaming was heard from outside the gym as the song started while the people sitting on the floor just grinned at their friends' flawless routine. Yunho stood at the side, studying their movements and often trying them out, gaining Jaejoong's full attention.
Said man wasn't exactly sure when he stopped paying attention to the group, choosing instead to focus on whatever Yunho was doing, but he didn't care. He liked what he saw.
Every chest pop, wave of the body, shifting of the feet- whatever the other man did looked so perfectly fluid that if Jaejoong hadn't known better, he would've thought that dancing was a piece of cake. Yunho made the complicated movements seem so easy, managing to do them right in only a couple of tries and by the time the song finished, he was smiling excitedly and asking if he could try and join now.
The others quickly agreed, turning off the music temporarily to teach Yunho the moves that he missed. Giggles and sighs could be heard from the doors as the girls watched Yunho smile sheepishly and rub the back of his head whenever he did something wrong. Half of the students outside the gym already left to nurse their noses, a hot dance performance by hot people was... well... nosebleed inducing material.
Jaejoong's eyes went back to Yunho's determined face, smiling at how serious the guy looked compared to his usual smirk and happy go lucky personality. Yunho suddenly looked up and caught him staring. Of course Jaejoong didn't look away because that would make it seem like he was caught doing something he shouldn't be, so he held the gaze and raised an eyebrow. Yunho smiled and winked at him before breaking the contact and looking somewhere else.
Or at someone else.
Jaejoong turned his head towards whatever Yunho was looking at and found Dara sitting in front of Yunho, talking animatedly with him. Flailing arms and all. Yunho was just smiling in amusement while still trying to keep up with what the others were showing him.
The music faded out in Jaejoong's ears as he felt that strange sort of emotion bubble up inside of him, rushing from his head and straight to his heart with an unexpected pang. He thought back on how Yunho's attention was all on him during their camping trip, how he'd enjoyed it and gotten so used to it. He even gave Yunho most of his attention too but as he watched Yunho and Dara smile, their eyes on each other- he didn't know what to think anymore.
Who is she to you Yunho?
♛
Yunho sat on a bench in the men's change room, took off his shirt and wiped his face with it. He got the hang of the beat but was still far from perfecting the whole song. Oh well, he still had a week and a half before the competition; that should be enough time.
"Good job Yunho!" Siwon patted his back and sat down beside the other.
"Thanks man." Yunho replied with a smile, taking out a new shirt from his bag.
"Yeah, I'm sure it won't take too long for you start dancing with the group without help. Isn't that right Rain?" He yelled out to the man who disappeared into the showers. They only got a grunt as a reply. "Yah why are you taking a shower! We have gym this period!" He directed the question at Rain but only got another grunt as a response. "I really hope he comes around soon, I can't stand all the tension in our group" he looked over at Yunho. Speaking of tension...
"Hey Yunho, how did you know the new girl?" he asked curiously.
"Dara? She was my childhood friend." Yunho replied with a fond smile on his face. Siwon stayed quiet, waiting for him to continue. "She left 3 years ago to take care of her sick grandma in the states," he then chuckled as he remembered something. "I used to have this huge crush on her, I used to think that she was the love of my life and that we'd marry each other someday." He shook his head at the memories.
"Just used to?" Siwon asked, a small frown forming on his face.
Yunho was about to reply when a loud bang echoed in the change room. They both turned to look at the door and saw their other classmates filing in, opening and closing their lockers a bit too harshly. The question was left unanswered as both men stood up to socialize with the others.
Jaejoong walked away from the change room, deciding to skip the rest of the afternoon. He didn't feel too good.
Huge crush on her
The love of my life
Marry each other someday
Yes he heard the entire conversation and those words kept ringing in his ears like an annoying bee that he couldn't escape from. He walked up to the school rooftop and sat on the edge, staring up at the clear, blue sky. He liked Dara, there was no reason to hate the girl after all. From their short conversation during first period, he learned that she was really friendly and they also had a lot of things in common. Those things ranging from their personalities, food cravings, hobbies, favorite bands, clothes, type of boys...
Why does he feel like strangling her as of this moment?
He got off the edge in favor of leaning on it while he sat on the ground, pulling his legs up to his chest and burying his face in them. These emotions were ever so familiar and he hated the fact that he was reliving them. How could this day turn out from amazingly good to epically bad so quickly?
He grabbed his cellphone and opened it to check for any text messages. There were none. He pouted as he scrolled through his contacts, pausing at one name in particular and just staring at it, half hoping that it would flash at his face and a new message would show up. He felt irritation crawl up his skin when no text message appeared.
Why? Just because this douche didn't text me yet? Whatever, Kim Jaejoong never waits like a love sick puppy just for one text message. Never.
He placed his phone on the ground beside him and stared.
Apparently 'never' ended now.
Odd really.
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Laaate >.< my school decided to kill me with the workload UGH
Haha, the song they're dancing to is completely random. It just happened to play the moment I wrote that scene XD
And so the girl is revealed! WHOO to those who guessed it right! And to those who guessed but didn't get it right, good guesses bbs!
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Thanks for reading everyone!