On a crisp winter morning, Lee Ju stood before the mirror, bundled up in his clothes and a scarf wrapped around his neck, looking satisfied. He put on his bag, nodded, clenched his fists, and stretched them upwards.
"Fighting today too!"
Wheeeeeeeeing_
The bitter wind that lashed her ears made her pure white ears turn red like ripe strawberries. Her nose turned red, like Rudolph, and she even sniffled as if she were cold. Hugging herself tightly, Lee Joo passed through the school gate, quickly entered the classroom, covered herself with a blanket by the heater, and changed into slippers, thinking she would melt from the cold like ice cream in midsummer. Then, as she climbed the stairs two at a time, a familiar scent wafted from the man beside her, loosening his tie and hurrying to carry a book.
"lavender.."
The scent of lavender, her favorite, lingered in her mind, and she glanced at the spot where the man had passed, but he was already gone. The scent wasn't heavy, but rather light and gentle. Joo-Ji wanted to immediately follow the man and ask him where he'd bought it. But perhaps because he seemed busy, she couldn't muster the courage to chase after him and ask. "Who could it be...?" She vowed to ask him if she ever saw him again, and entered the classroom, feeling a bit dazed.
'It's warm.'
As if the cold had somewhat subsided, Lee Joo's ears returned to their usual state. The teacher entered, seemingly shattered Lee Joo's happiness as she sat hunched over a chair, enjoying the warmth. The teacher chattered away, all by herself.
"I told Jungkook yesterday, so everyone understands, right? Quick, change your clothes and gather in the auditorium."
The auditorium? You said you told Jeon Jungkook...?
".....?"
For a moment, the female protagonist looks at Jeon Jungkook, wondering what the hell he was talking about.
I knew it when I saw Jungkook looking at me and laughing as if he found it funny. 'This kid...ㅋ He only didn't tell me,' I said secretly while looking at Jungkook. You came back later. Jungkook, feeling my killing intent, kept his mouth shut and looked ahead.
'.....'
As soon as the teacher who had been talking loudly left, Lee Joo jumped up from his seat and headed towards where Jeong-guk was.
"You were really excited earlier, weren't you?"
"Me? No way."
"...Why didn't you tell me?"
"Me? No way."
"....."
"There's no way I didn't tell you, you wouldn't have heard."
"....."
Jungkook, who had stopped mid-sentence, broke out in a cold sweat. Looking at him, Lee Joo placed a hand on his shoulder and applied gentle, slow pressure.
"Hey, Jooya, how about putting this hand down..?"
"Me? Hands on you? Where? My hands are right here at my side??"
Lee Joo looked at Jeong-guk with a bright smile, and Jeong-guk instinctively knew that something big was wrong.
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Among the people gathered in the auditorium, there was one person whose face was particularly red. His name was Jeon Jungkook. He had been severely beaten by Lee Joo for keeping quiet (he screamed in pain at Lee Joo's aggression), and his face had turned red.
"If you had told me from the beginning that you brought gym clothes, then it wouldn't have happened. Huh?"
This kid who speaks sharply is Lee Joo. His last name is Lee Joo. He said that Jeon Jungkook came to our house early in the morning and secretly packed his gym clothes, saying he would tease my mom, Jeon Jungkook, and me. I didn't know that and punished Jeon Jungkook, but wow... thinking about what I've been through so far, it's really refreshing.
Jeongguk thought as he watched Lee Joo-young smile refreshingly. "That devil, hitting someone (he didn't hit them) and laughing out loud like that (he just lifted the corners of his mouth without making a sound).