"We will be having another activity today," groans and whines almost instantly fills the classroom after Mr. Kang announces that.

Rolling his eyes, he ignores his students and proceeds to say, "it's quick and easy, stop whining. Would you all rather do this or let me lecture you the whole period?"

Hearing his students sigh as they quieted down, some of them still muttering under their breaths. He was still satisfied of the reaction.

Because honestly, he also does not want to lecture them today. He has paperwork to finish too you know.

Explaining to them on what they all have to do, he then asks if anyone has any questions. Then picking one of the students in the fourth row, the girl kindly asks.

"Will this activity be by groups or individual, Sir Kang?"

Pondering in thought, he shrugs his shoulders before smiling faintly. "It will be by pairs," pausing to look at their predictable reactions, he snorts.

"The choice is up to you, just please be quiet and get some work done. I will be grading your characteristics as well, remember that."

Leaving them to it, he takes a seat on his teacher's desk at the front of the classroom and begins to do his own paperwork.

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"Do you want to pair up?"

Jeno widens his eyes, freezing for a moment on his seat before raising a brow at the elder boy.

He doesn't know if he's dreaming or this is actually happening, regardless, he's shocked.

"Are you sure you're asking the right person?"

The elder boy huffs through his nostrils, "I'm very sure, Lee Jeno."

"May I ask why me?" Jeno interrogates a bit more, he's curious alright?

"Everyone else had already picked their partners, and I know you're pretty good at essays and stories." The elder boy elaborates with no hesitation.

For most people, they would think it was planned; had already thought about what he would say to Jeno.

But the brunet boy himself knows it was all genuine.

Despite the frown, furrowed eyebrows that makes his forehead crease and the added attempt of sassiness in his voice, the eyes says otherwise.

Those very familiar eyes he used to stare at almost every day, giving him a nostalgic feeling that sends shivers down his spine.

Nonetheless, curling his lips into a sweet smile, he gestures to an empty chair nearby and pats on the other side if the table.

"Then come on, what ideas do you have in mind, Renjun?"

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Jaemin crosses his arms as he stares blankly on the gymnasium floor.

He's bored as hell and not to mention tired. Having those two together at the same time is just plain torture.

He wished he knew what they'll be doing in P.E class today, he could have thought about an escape plan.

It's not like he hates P.E, it's just a bad timing for him today. Mind blank; tiredness and boredom suddenly enters his body.

You know how everyone has their 'off days' ? Yeah, this one is Jaemin's.

Fortunately for him though, he isn't suffering this alone. He has P.E with Hakim and Amy today.

And he's sure that Hakim is feeling the same way based from how he's currently laying on the gymnasium floor instead of doing some stretching.

Amy on the other hand.... We all know her.

"I hope we can do Arnis today!"

"Are you crazy? We literally did that last week," one of her friends says.

Amy just raises a brow in response, "and? Why can't we do it again this week?"

"Amy, you literally beat someone up with the stick. Then challenged the others to fight you."

"That's the point, and it's not my fault. Arnis is about defending yourself, I did just that."

"You attacked." Hakim deadpans from nearby, still laying on the cold floor.

Amy sticks out her tongue childishly, "I don't see the difference."

Suddenly, the P.E teacher walks up to them and clasps her hands together. "Alright, is everyone done stretching?" She chirps.

Receiving some enthusiastic answers, her eyes then set on Hakim, sighing at the said boy.

"Hakim, please stand up, or at least sit down."

Groaning, Hakim reluctantly lifts himself up to sit up instead as Jaemin walks over to him when the teacher beckons everyone to gather around.

"Today, we will be playing dodgeball–"

"YEAH!!" Face scrunched up at Amy's sudden loud enthusiasm, her classmates also stare at her weirdly yet some of them are laughing along.

Even Jaemin and Hakim who were a bit down just a second ago.

For sure, at least we have Amy around.

"I already picked the teams–" sighing when everyone groans at her words, she flinches when Amy screams back.

"No whining! It's all about skill!"

"I'm telling you, man. If we're not in the same team as her, we're dead before Patrine and Jeno could kiss us goodbye." Hakim whispers to Jaemin.

The blond haired boy only snickers, although he silently agrees. Amy can be quite... Aggressive when she's excited and competitive.

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"Jaemin, if Amy manages to kill you for some odd reason, I promise to rat her out to Jeno." Hakim says while holding Jaemin by the shoulders.

After hearing the teacher announcing which team they are in, Hakim had cheered for himself when he heard he was in the same team as Amy.

But then there comes the small problem for him; Jaemin isn't in the same team as them, but rather the same team as Haechan.

"Hey!" Amy glares at him. Turning to Jaemin, she gently pats his cheek and smiles innocently.

"I'll try not to go too hard, I don't want Jeno crying." She giggles.

"Just keep an eye on him, make sure you don't hit him and knock his brain out." Hakim retorts.

Scoffing, Amy flicks his forehead harshly. "Why don't you go ask Ms. Lee if friendly fire is on." A voice joins in their conversation.

They turn to the tanned male who was trying to look as calm as possible. "Joking."

"Shit, you're right Haechan! I should go do that so I can hit Hakim instead!"

"What the fuck?! Don't– HEY GET BACK HERE!"

Watching Hakim run after Amy, Jaemin turns to Haechan who was biting the inside of his cheek.

"Come on, let's start planning our strategy." Haechan beckons him to follow.

Back turned to the blond haired boy, he didn't notice Jaemin eyeing him cautiously.

But in the end, he decided to go along with it and just hope Haechan won't bother him about 'staying away from Jeno' bullshit again.