Chapter Four

The year 2015

"Hyun, honey! come out now; this is your first day at the new university. "Don't be late!" The melodious voice of a woman after knocking on the door of her son's room

"Coming mom!" An 18-year-old boy grabbed his backpack and took a quick glance at himself in the mirror before storming out of his room. "Good luck, Jaehyun Cha!" Jaehyun cheers himself on.

"Mom, I'm going now; see you later, muwah." Hyun kissed his mother on the cheeks before he hurriedly stormed out of the house and drove his Tesla car to the university.

Hyun arrived at the university ten minutes early, so he first went to the dean's office.

"Knock knock!" Jaehyun knocked on the door twice.

"Come in!"

"Good morning, Mr. Dean." Jaehyun smiled widely while greeting the Dean.

"Geez, you little brat, no one is here now, so you can call me Uncle. And why are you here?" The dean, Mr. Danny Cha, looks up to see his favorite nephew.

"It's still early, so I decided to visit you first before going to my class," replied Hyun.

"How sweet of you, Hyun-ah. I wish your cousin could be as sweet as you; he is always grumpy all day." Danny shakes his head as he comments on his son's attitude.

"Speaking of grumpy, where is grumpy Matt?"

"I think he's already in the class," replied Danny.

"Ow... okay, I think I've got to go now, uncle." Jaehyun glanced at his wristwatch.

"Go to your professor's office first; he will introduce you to your new class as you are a new transferee here," Danny instructed him.

Jaehun bid goodbye to his uncle and headed to the professor's office, just like the dean instructed.

Meanwhile, in the classroom,

"Hey guys, do you all hear the news?" asked one of the students

"Yeah, yeah, I heard the new transferee student is very handsome, and oh!" "He's also very talented and cute, ahhh!" The group of girls continues chattering and fangirling.

Meanwhile, in the corner of the room near the window in the last row, a 19-year-old boy was sitting quietly. He is leaning his head on the window, face covered with a black baseball cap, with a headset plugged in his ears, not minding the noisy surroundings and just listening to some music quietly.

"Okay, class, please be quiet." The professor's voice seized everyone's attention.

"Good morning, Prof. Kwon!" The students zipped their mouths after greeting the professor.

"I think you already heard about the new transfer student; he is in our class." He announced and then gestured for Jaehyun to step in. "Please come in," the professor said as he glanced at the door, followed by the eyes of the students. Jaehyun steps in and greets his new classmates.

"Hello everyone, I am Jaehyun Cha. I hope we all get along well, and thank you," Jaehyun said in a short speech before letting out his radiating smile.

"........." The students fell into silence; their mouths opened wide.

"Guys? Hello?" The professor snapped his fingers as he didn't hear anyone greet him back and welcome Jaehyun. Jaehyun pursed his lips awkwardly while nibbling his inner lip. Everyone's mouth was hanging open. Girls and boys were staring at him with astonishment; they couldn't believe what they were seeing in front of them. as if they were seeing an angel. Jaehyun is too pretty for a man.

"Um! Ahh! I'm sorry, prof. "Welcome to our class, Jaehyun-ah!" One of the students greeted and welcomed him, followed by everyone in the classroom.

"Okay, now, Jaehyun Cha, please take your seat and we will begin our lessons—hmm, I think the only vacant seat is at the back beside Jimmy." The professor pointed at the back.

Jaehyun looked in the direction that Mr. Kwon pointed out.

"Jimmy, are you okay?" "You looked pale today," said Mr. Kwon. Jimmy didn't blink a bit while staring at Jaehyun. On the other hand, Jaehyun locked his eyes on Jimmy the moment his eyes laid on him. Jimmy's mysterious raven eyes met Jaehyun's dark hazel orbs.

Unfamiliar scenarios flashed and filled their memory lanes.

"Yoon!"

"Peach!"

They both mumbled at the same time, eyes wide. Everyone in the room was confused as hell, including the professor, Mr. Kwon.

"Do you guys already know each other?" asked the professor, but Jaehyun couldn't hear him. His vision became vague, and no later than that, he passed out and almost fell to the floor. Thanks to the student who caught him at the right time before Jaehyun completely fell to the floor.

Everyone was in a panic when another thud also sounded in the room. Jimmy also loses consciousness and bangs his face on the table.

"Oh, goodness! "What is happening to them?" The professor groped his chest in anxiety.

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"Yoon, my Yoon-ah! ... Yoon... No, don't leave. Jimmy mumbles while shaking his head as if he were begging for someone not to leave.

"Peach, Peach… don't cry…" Jaehyun murmurs while his tears trickle from the corner of his eyes.

"Hey, wake up now!" Hyun could hear a voice calling him while shaking him vigorously. Hyun woke up and gasped for breath.

They both woke up gasping for breath and panting heavily.

"Hey, Hyun-ah! You alright? "What exactly happened to you?" asked Mathew, Jaehyun's cousin, while rubbing his back.

"A-I'm fine, Matt; I just had a bad dream, I guess," Hyun replied while wiping his sweaty forehead and the fragment of his tears.

"Who is Peach?" Asked Matthew

"Peach?" Hyun's brows furrowed.

"You keep on blabbering Peach's name while you are unconscious."

"Really? I seemed to remember now, but I didn't see his face. "It's just a weird dream."

"What a weirdo." Matthew rolled his eyes.

"Hey! "I'm not a weirdo, you grumpy!" Hyun retorted.

on the other bed across from Jaehyun's bed.

"Haven't you eaten your breakfast?" "Why did you suddenly pass out?" asked Tommy, Jimmy's best friend.

"I don't know, maybe because of lack of sleep," replied Jimmy, shrugging his shoulders.

"Who is Yoon-ah?"

"Yoon-ah?" Jimmy narrowed his eyes. "What are you talking about?"

"Yes, you keep calling that name and even pleading not to leave you." "Who is he?" Jimmy thinks again, but he really can't remember, and then suddenly his eyes wander in Jaehyun's direction.

"Yoon," Jimmy mumbles subconsciously.

"Jimmy! Hey, Jimmy!" Tommy snapped his fingers before Jimmy's eyes, which were locked into Jaehyun's.

"Huh? Ah...yeah...amm...I'm fine now. "Let's go back to the classroom," said Jimmy, snapping out of his trance.

"It's already lunch break." Tommy crossed his arms over his chest.

"What?!" Jimmy blurted in surprise. "How many hours have I been sleeping?"

"Not that much, sleeping beauty, just five hours," Tommy scoffed at him jokingly.

"What? That long?"

"Yeh, now get up, and let's have lunch; the nurse said we can leave after you wake up. Hey Jaehyun, wanna join us?" asked Tommy, shifting his attention to Jaehyun and Matthew.

Jaehyun looked at Matthew, and the latter just gave a nod. He knew Jimmy and Tommy were good people, and he could trust Jaehyun with them.

"No thanks; I'll have my lunch with Matthew," declined Jaehyun.

"I'm sorry, Hyun-ah, I have a class scheduled in five minutes. You can go with Jimmy and Tommy; don't worry, they are good friends of mine; you can trust them." Matthew commented while picking up his backpack in a hurry.

"Bye Hyun-ah, I will tell dad that you're fine now; see you later," said Matthew, already striding towards the door. Hyun can't do anything and just nods in agreement.

"Hi Jaehyun," Tommy greeted him again.

"Hi," was Hyun's short response.

"I am Tommy, by the way. and he is Jimmy." Tommy reached out his hand for a shake, which Jaehyun gladly accepted.

"Hi, nice to meet you, Jimmy," Jaehyun smiled at Jimmy brightly, which Jimmy took and shook their hands. An unexpected electric current crawled into them the moment their skin touched each other and soon crept all over their bodies. A flash of images occurred in their minds but then instantly disappeared. They both shrugged it off, and Jimmy replied to Jaehyun.

"Nice meeting you too, Jaehyun," replied Jimmy, his eyes staring at Jaehyun's orbs, mesmerized by Jaehyun's pure angelic face and bright smile.

"Your smile is the brightest smile I have ever seen; it's even brighter than the ray of the sun and the shining star." Jimmy subconsciously voices out his thoughts.

"Huh?" Jaehyun's brows knitted. Tommy burst into laughter. He never once imagined Jimmy would be saying those corny lines out of the blue. The cold hearted Jimmy out of all people?

"Ahh. Ahem!..." Jimmy cleared his throat. "I mean, you have a beautiful smile."

"Ahem! Guys, if you two are done with your staring contest, can we go to the cafeteria now before we run out of seats?" Tommy is still trying not to laugh anymore after Jimmy glared at him ominously.

"Ah, yeah." "Let's go," Jimmy and Jaehyun said in unison.

Before they start eating, Jaehyun subconsciously picks up the bell peppers and onions on Jimmy's plate. Jimmy and Tommy's eyes followed his every movement. They were both wondering about Jaehyun's action.

Jaehyun finally finished picking up all the bell peppers and onions and transferred them to his plate. He then raised his gaze and suddenly realized what he had just done. Jaehyun shifts his glance from Tommy to Jimmy with embarrassment and flushed cheeks.

"Ah, eh?! Ahaha... I am sorry, hehe." Jaehyun said it meekly but was already mentally cursing himself. "What was I even doing?"

"You can take it back here... I'm sorry," Jaehyun wanted to return the bell peppers and onions to Jimmy's plate, but Jimmy stopped him by touching his hand.

"Don't; I actually don't like bell peppers and onions. But how did you know about it?"

"I don't know either; I just subconsciously do that." Jaehyun shrugs his shoulders.

"Cool," said Tommy. "Now let's start eating, guy, before our food gets cold and soggy."

While they were eating, Jimmy couldn't help but steal a glance at Jaehyun. as if Jaehyun is the most interesting of all. Jimmy subconsciously handed him a bottle of hot sauce.

"Thanks," Jaehyun smiled and took the hot sauce. "Eh?" Jaehyun looks at him. "How did you know I like hot sauce?"

"Huh? Uhm...I don't know... I just thought you liked spicy food.

"Yeah, you're right, I love spicy food."

Jaehyun smiled at Jimmy, while Tommy just averted his gaze to Jaehyun, then to Jimmy, and then back and forth with a puzzled mind about what was happening in front of him.

"This is hella weird."