Pick Me (1/2)

"Do you want me to pick you up from school today?" L.Joe asked as you hurriedly ate your breakfast.

You nodded sheepishly. "If you want to..."

He grinned. "Okay, I'll meet you near the bike racks."

In school, you were all giddy from what happened the day before. Even when the teachers called on you, you were smiling too hard to focus.

"I don't understand how plate tectonics are so funny to you, ~~~~." You blushed and quickly answered the question before going back to daydreaming again.

When the last class before lunch ended, you ran out of the room and went to the lunchroom to meet up with your friends. Along the way, someone grabbed you and put a hand over your mouth. You tried shouting but it was useless. *I'm being kidnapped in my own school....Byunghun oppa help me.* The person dragged you into an empty classroom and let go of you.

"Don't scream," he said calmy.

Your eyes widened. "Taejun?! What the hell is your problem?"

Taejun rubbed the back of his neck and pouted. "Sorry, I didn't know how else you would talk to me..."

"So you kidnapped me?!" You were flabbergasted.

Taejun chuckled. "You can't call that kidnap. I just wanted to ask you something."

"You could have asked me without dragging me against my will."

Taejun bowed. "I'm sorry, ma'm. Do you forgive me?" He gave his infamous eyesmile.

You sighed and nodded once. "What did you want to ask me?"

"Uhm...well....I.." he stuttered.

You gazed at him curiously. "I don't have all day."

He took his bookbag off his back and dug his hand in for something. He brought out a heart shaped box and handed it to you.

"I'm not good with these kind of things..." he said, sheepishly.

"What kind of things? Is this for me?" You asked, opening the box of chocolates. The chocolates spelled out a question. "Will you be my girlfriend?"

You blinked and said nothing.

"Well..." he said, awkwardly.

"I...don't know."

You watched his face fall and immediately felt guilty.

"I'm sorry. I'm really flattered that you like me but..."

"It's that L.Joe kid isn't it?" He looked angry now. "~~~~, he's a singer. Even if he did like you, he has a career. How long can you both be together without being found out. And what if he decided he wanted to be with another idol?"

Your mouth dropped when you realized what he said was true. "Wait..." you said, gasping. "How did you know he was an idol?"

Taejun shrugged. "I knew he looked familiar when I saw him with you. My sister is always talking about Teen Top. I would have recognized him sooner if he still had that pink hair." He shook his head. "That's not the point though. You know being with that guy isn't worth it. You're going to end up getting hurt."

You shrugged. "It's not like I'm Byunghun's girlfriend."

"Can you just think about it?" He looked down at the ground. "This is the first time I went through all this trouble for a girl."

You blushed. "Thank you," you mumbled.