And so chapter two is released. As I was writing this chapter, I realized it will probably be a semi slow build up story, setting up each characters and couples story. Anyway, enjoy!


Wang So

Breathing in the stale air that reeked of alcohol, cigarettes, and garbage, So nearly gagged as he looked around at the apartment he had just entered. In the short time that he was gone, the woman he referred to as mother managed to completely trash the place. It was nothing new.

The floor was littered with waste, cigarette butts, soju and beer bottles, empty snack bags and other things he'd rather not have seen. All of it was the source of the foul smelling air. He pulled up his shirt to cover his nose, blocking out the smell that only seemed to get stronger the deeper he walked in.

So wasted no time getting to work. He drew the curtains and opened the windows to let in the fresh autumn air with the sunlight in tow, and hopefully release the inside horrid smell. There wasn't too much light at all, if any, the sky was cloudy.

He hopped over the trash on the floor, making his way to the kitchen, which, luckily, wasn't as big a mess. His mother never cooked, she only ate out or whenever So cooked for her, which was often. And as always she complained about his cooking, of course, he didn't blame her, he wasn't much of a cook, only knowing how to prepare things like instant ramen or microwavable food.

With swift and graceful hands, he cleaned the little messes in the kitchen in no time at all. Dusting the crumbs off the counters, wiping them and the appliances down, putting away dishes and sweeping the floor. Before exiting, he grabbed a garbage bag and began picking up and throwing away the trash on the living room floor into it.

He was nearly done, sweeping the floor, when he heard the bedroom door in the back open and shut. He continued sweeping, listening in on the footsteps that grew nearer and nearer, and froze when they stopped in front of him.

Slowly, he lifted his head, facing his mother, Kang Jin Joo.

She scowled at him, So kept a straight face. It was better not to react. And after all these years, he was used to her blatant and unreasonable hate for him.

"And where the hell have you been?" She growled, voice groggy from sleep. He watched as she flopped herself down on the sofa he had recently cleaned along with the table she set her bare feet on, the same table they ate at.

So proceeded to sweep up the remaining pile of trash on the floor as he answered his mother. "Working." It was short and precise.

Working, the same thing I do every damn night to pay your bills, to put food in your belly. Working to support us because you sure as hell won't So thought bitterly. If he ever said this aloud, she'd club in his mouth or get one of her asshole boyfriend's to beat the shit out of him since he was too big for her to do it anymore.

Speaking of the devil, a man strolled into the room, her current boyfriend whose name So didn't care to remember. He was just as sleazy as the rest, he too flopped down on the sofa and dropped his feet onto the table.

"When did you get in?" She continued her interrogation while she took the pack of cigarettes from her boyfriend's hand. Pulling out a stick, she placed it between her lips and her boyfriend lit it for her before lighting his own.

"An hour or two ago." So, done with his sweeping, tied the garbage bag shut and stood up straight. His eyes wandered to the clock on the wall. He still had time to spare before heading to school, but he couldn't bear to stay in the same room as the two on the couch for longer than he already had. And he had to walk his little someone to school.

"I have to get ready for school," it wasn't a lie, but he had plenty of time before had to leave.

His mother simply nodded, dismissing him. He was more than happy to obey her, quickly walking to the closet down the hall where his things were kept. So didn't have a bedroom, to be exact, the closet was his room. But he was terribly claustrophobic and it was too small for him to sleep in. He slept in the living room while his mother used the only bedroom.

He gathered his clothing, took a rushed shower, dressed in the same clothing he wore the other day since they were still clean and he didn't want to dirty his other few clean clothes. He didn't know when he would be able to get to a laundry mat again or when he'd have time to handwash them.

And he had yet to buy his uniform.

So picked up his work uniform he had thrown onto the bathroom floor and neatly folded them. He dried his hair and put his things back into his room. As he did so, he heard the front door slam open and shut. When he returned to the living room, he was relieved to see that his tormentors were both gone.

He ate breakfast, which consisted of toast with jam and a cup of milk. The fridge was looking rather bare, he made mental note to go grocery shopping after work. With that, he rinsed his cup out and exited the rundown place he called home.

Outside, waiting beside the door to his apartment, was his next door neighbor and more importantly, his little someone, Seo Ga Eun. When she saw him, she smiled, teeth and all. Or all teeth, minus a missing one in the front. The seven-year-old grabbed his hand as he grinned back at her.

"Husband!" She said squeezing his hand tightly

"Wife!" he crouched down to her height and brushed back long strands of her dark hair from her face. "Are you ready to go to school?"

Ever since she started going to elementary school, he had been walking her every day. It wasn't a big deal, her school was on the way to his own. He babysat her often for little pay anyway, mainly because he enjoyed her company and the idea of her home alone in the neighborhood they lived in while her parents worked didn't sit well with him.

She bobbed her little head as a nod and suddenly reached into her backpack pulling out a small white umbrella with many colored polka dots, obviously meant for a child. "Here! The forecast said it'll be raining today. I don't want you to get sick."

"Oh my, my wife cares so much for me." He cooed, gently ruffling her hair. "But that's your only umbrella, isn't it? I'll be okay, so you keep it, alright?"

"Will you really?" she pouted, genuinely concerned.

"Of course, I'm a big strong guy. Trust me," he poked her nose and she giggled. Seeing her smile again satisfied So. "Don't look at any other boys while at school either."

"I won't, my husband is the only one I see."

"You know just how to make my heart flutter." He chuckled and stood up, holding her small hand in his. "Shall we go?"

"It's go time!"


As soon as So entered school grounds, he knew he was out of place.

He even considered turning around and waiting in his gang's hideout until they came back from school. He knew he couldn't do that, though. He had been transferred from ShinJu high school to Goryeo three days ago. They had been calling the house phone those past three days wondering his whereabouts.

He couldn't and wouldn't let it continue. If he did, the situation would probably escalate. They had already said they'd visit the house if he didn't show up. So knew his mother would kill him if they did, she didn't even know he hadn't been going to school the past three days and he planned on keeping it that way.

Goryeo was much better then ShinJu by a milestone. The school property was kept in peak condition, clean, nicely renovated and everything unlike ShinJu. He knew it was a good school when he read about it, even heard that a bunch of rich kids attended it.

It made him wonder why the hell they accepted his transfer applicant. He was even held back in his old school, his grades were positively sloppy, and he often got into trouble. So he knew his credits or character couldn't have been a reason for his acceptance.

So strolled in, receiving stares left and right. He stuck out like a sore thumb in his none school uniform clothing. He supposed he could have worn his old uniform from ShinJu but it was dirty and carried holes and rips alike from fighting.

He continued on, glancing around a bit when his eyes spotted a familiar face with a bandaged nose, staring at him. It was that Jade Army leader. His face was pale, So waved to him ever so friendly before heading inside.

It didn't take long to find his classroom. It was half empty when he slid the door open, all eyes fell on him. He looked around the room, searching for his seat. When he couldn't find it, he decided to sit in a seat near the back, but beside the window. He figured if it was someone else's, they'd tell him so.

No one said anything to him. So folded his arms on the desk and laid his head on them. He decided to catch up on some much needed sleep.


Hae Soo

Soo rolled her neck tiredly while she practically dragged herself through the school's entrance. She wasn't exhausted per se, she was just highly annoyed about the scolding she had received from her mother earlier that morning. It had been a long and tenuous one, nothing Soo hadn't been through before, but it still wore her down.

And it was all because she screwed over her bike the other day! When she had thrown it down to run to Baek Ah, a screw had gone loose and when she later rode the bike, the screw fell out. Unfortunately, that very screw belonged to the brakes.

When her bike didn't brake, she had thrown herself and Baek Ah off and watched as it rammed into a wall, being trashed even further. She tried to hide it from her mother, but Oh Soo Yeon figured out in the morning somehow.

"Soo, you knew that bike was old!" she remembered her mother saying that morning.

She had replied with," then why not buy me a new one, not something old!"

"Why would I get you a new bike when you couldn't even take care of your old one. I'm not giving you a ride, you're walking to school."

Of course, Soo didn't actually walk to school. It would have been too long, it was cool outside and her feet and leg would have been hurting. Maybe that was part of the punishment her mother had instilled on her. She didn't take it and instead took the bus, cursing the Jade Army and Wang So that she had to use ride a crowded bus and stand next to some creep trying to touch her butt.

What a fine morning Soo had had.

"Soo! My hero!" Baek Ah seemed to materialize out of nowhere. Or maybe she had been too deep in thought to see him before. He threw his arm onto her shoulders and graced her with a sweet grin.

Soo quickly rid his arm of her body, looking around to see if anyone had noticed. When it appeared no one was paying attention to them, she pushed him gently."What's wrong with you? Do you want your many followers to rip my hair out?"

Nam Baek Ah was tall, handsome and multi-talented, being extraordinarily good at art, music, literature and even kept more than decent grades. He had a long string of girls adoring him wherever he went. He was also known to get too involved with the ladies.

Soo had met him because they shared homeroom, they had become friends when they started taking art together. Though they had never been too close, never hanging out outside of school, her closest friend was Yeon Hwa.

However, Baek Ah seemed determined to change that. "Eyyy," he dismissed her comment and put his arm around her again. "I won't let them do that, especially after how you came to my rescue the other day. You even paid my hospital bills for the stitches."

"I'm starting to wonder if all that was a mistake," she grumbled, struggling to release herself from his grip, but only failing. Finally, she gave in and peered up at the much taller person at her side. "What were they beating you up for anyway? You were too tired yesterday to tell us."

"Ah, I may or may not have gone out and slept with Se Jun's girl." He answered smoothly.

"What?" Soo pushed herself away from him."Maybe you deserved that beating."

"In my defense, I didn't even know she had a boyfriend yet alone it was Se Jun of the Jade Army." He placed a hand on his heart, oh so dramatically. "She lied to me, Soo. I'm heartbroken. Yet, I can still taste the sweetness of her skin on my tongue and how she felt -"

"No, no, no! I'm not listening!" Soo covered her ears and ran away from Baek Ah and his sure to be sexual comments of his ex. She dashed into the classroom, hearing Baek Ah laugh as he followed her in.

That's when she noticed someone sleeping in her seat, on her desk. He wasn't in uniform and she had never seen him before, though she was only looking at the back of his head. The person could have been someone she knew.

"Good morning, Soo." Eun greeted her with a kind smile.

"Morning," she replied before ignoring him to wake the person in her seat up. "Excuse me. Excuse me!" She crouched down so she was level with his head. "Wake up, you're in my seat!"

And woke up he did. The boy lifted his head so that they were face to face, only a few inches apart. She stared back at familiar brown sharp eyes. Wang So's eyes.

Soo forgot how to breath yet alone talk.

"Ah, Hae Soo." He broke the short silence between them. They were so close she felt his warm breath on her skin.

Soo jumped up, a deep shade of red blotching her skin. She was aware of how hard she was blushing, she could feel the heat of it. She only hoped anyone watching thought it was out of anger and not embarrassment.

"You!" Soo pointed, searching and reaching for the right words to no avail. She couldn't think of anything appropriate. "Are - are you stalking me?" She finally sputtered, crossing her arms over his chest.

So scoffed, "what the - No, I am not. You flatter yourself."

Soo cleared her throat, shifting on her legs, feeling once again embarrassed. So, she changed the subject. "You're in my seat."

He didn't budge and instead, leaned back, making himself more comfortable."I don't know which seat is mine." He responded, somehow sounding like a lost pup.

"Wait. You're a student here?"

"Did you figure that out by yourself?"

"Ugh," Soo scowled at him. So look back at her, never blinking, not even once. She noticed how his jaw set, and his sharp eyes become colder. Was he angry or annoyed? Good, now he was feeling the same as her. Why? She hadn't a clue.

"Why? Do you hate it?" He asked slowly with a sudden edge to his voice.

Soo didn't miss a beat, in fact, she answered a little too quickly. "Yes, I do! I hate that someone like you is attending our school!" She watched his every move, he seemed to scan the room. Soo didn't have to look to know everyone else agreed with her. She knew she was probably being too harsh, but she was still agitated from this morning.

"Someone ... like me?" A muscle in his face twitched, his voice lowering.

"Yes, someone like you," Soo confirmed. "We don't need another one of your types here. All you gangsters ever do is ruin everything. You must have done a lot of wrong in your old school and now you'll do it here. You should just go-"

So jumped up from his seat so fast, Soo paused from the shock of it. That shock turned into fear when he moved swiftly so he was standing in front of her, he towered her, looking as angry as ever. Her already big eyes widened when he started yelling at her.

"Shut up!" He snapped. "You don't know me, you don't know anything! Yet you judge me! That's all you people ever do! Blaming and hating me for things you don't know if I've done or things you assume I'll do."

"I - I ..." Soo couldn't get a word out, her breathing became shallow. She knew he could beat her in a split second, remembering how he took out Se Jun with ease. But her eyes stared back into his own which were full of anger and something else she couldn't register.

"You people always look at me with hate, hating before knowing me." His voice dropped to a low and deep whisper that resembled that of a growl. "And yet you think you're better."

The room fell silent at how fast things escalated.

The hush was broken by Eun, pointing a finger at So. "Hey! Y - you can't talk to Soo like that!" He voice was shaky but his resolve was strong.

So gave him such a cold look, it 'caused everyone to freeze. A moment passed before So started walking away from Soo and toward the exit, the others cleared his path. And Soo was finally able to breathe again.

His exit was blocked by their teacher, Mr. Choi Ji Mong, entering the room. At the sight of So, he grinned. He was the only one actually happy to see him. "Aha! You've finally decided to join us, eh?" He chuckled and pointed to the seat directly beside Soo's. "That's you're seat!"

"What?" So blinked. Soo's reaction exactly. Then again, that seat had been empty quite a while for the transfer student. Oh god, he was the transfer student. "Can't I switch seats?"

"No, I'm afraid not. Don't you have a uniform?" He asked, raising an eyebrow at So's outfit.

So answered with a quiet,"no."

"Well, until you get your uniform, try your best to abide the school dress code, yeah?"

So nodded and Ji mong turned to look at the rest of the class. "Don't be like Baek Ah or Eun over there with their crazy hair.

It was true, Baek Ah sported his long hair in a ponytail like he was Jang Geun Suk on "Marry Me Mary" and Eun's hair was dyed blonde and cotton candy pink as if he was some idol. They stuck out even more with their hair than their handsome faces.

"Eyy, teacher, you know you like it! Don't be coy." Baek Ah winked. And like that the tension in the room dissolved into laughter.

Their teacher only shook his head and demanded everyone to sit. Even if he wanted to do anything about their blatant breaking of the dress code, he couldn't. Baek Ah and Eun both were from wealthy families who graciously donated to the school, along with Yeon Hwa's and the Wangs.

Once everyone was seated, their teacher started to call their names to which they replied with "here" or "present". Soo made sure to look straight ahead and not at So. Though, her mind sure did drift toward him and what he said. Everything else was background noise.

"Hwangbo Yeon Hwa?"

"Here."

She should have been mad at him. But she wasn't, her stomach twisted in knots because of ... guilt. She actually felt guilt despite the fact that he just yelled so violently at her. He had every right to bemad at her, though he didn't have to yell at her.

However, she would be mad enough to yell too if she was him. The guilt proceeded to gnaw at her stomach. Suddenly, she felt much worse.

"Nam Baek Ah?"

"Present."

So was right. She had totally stepped out of line. Hating him for things she had no idea whether he did or not and things he had yet to do. And she knew part of the reason was that she was simply taking out her anger on him. Her mother had raised her better than that. Most of all, Soo knew how that felt. And yet she had the gumption to act as if she was better than him.

"Kang So?"

"Here." Said So.

Soo whipped her head around to make sure she heard right. She stared at So while their teacher carried on. He lied. His name was Kang So not Wang So.

He looked back at her, probably feeling her eyes on him, and for a split send their eyes met once again. He broke away first and rested his head onto his desk, facing away from her and going back to sleep. She frowned.

It dawned on her then. The emotion in his eyes she was unable to register was pain. Raw and deep pain.

For the rest of school, Soo was unable to focus.


Yay, I really enjoy writing this fanfic and reading your reviews even more! So, please leave one! I already have half of the next chapter finished, it was fun to write and so I think it will also be fun to read.

Again, thanks for reading and stay tuned.