-Gardenia-

-She understood-

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Song Woobin hadn't been much older than 15.

He sat alone at the poolside of the school pool; Just beginning high school, unfortunately on the wrong foot. His childhood friends, Junpyo, Yijung and Jihoo left hours ago, which left him more time to think. The sun was well over set, and his father didn't have much of an intention to reach out to his son, let alone send anyone to pick him up.

'Why bother?' He thought, before splashing some water with his hand absentmindedly. He frowned, and thought back to his friends, making his mood even worse.

The F4 weren't always the best of friends.

Sure, the Gu, Song, So and Yoon families had made sure that each of their sons remained in close proximity ever since they stepped foot in Pre-School. It was a good business opportunity to get their sons to build a friendship- or more so a tolerance towards each other. From that time on, the boys were "insufferable", but as the years went on, they began to have less and less in common.

Woobin knew that his friends were only kept around because of his background.

Woobin had been raised by his father for as long as he could remember. Song Youngmin, his father, never fully explained what happened to his mother, and over the years, Woobin had to accept it.

He was raised "tough as nails", as his father called it. Woobin was the only one who knew of his father's secret as to how he was so successful. His father had dangerous ties with the mafia, and tried to involve his son as much as possible, though he always denied. He didn't want to be the type of person his father was. A criminal was light of what Woobin really thought of his father.

"Song Woobin?" A voice called out. His thoughts were interrupted by the voice.

Woobin turned around to see his classmate, Kim Sohee. They barely knew much of each other, though she was quite close and a family friend of Junpyo's family. Sohee had a smile of gold, with a heart of gold to match. It was something that made Woobin's heart feel something he wouldn't be able to describe until later on in his life.

She carried her ballet slippers in one hand, and walked out of the locker room.

Sohee was a very thin girl, and Woobin suspected it was from her rigorous ballet training. He always heard of rumors flying around about her weight, but she didn't seem too food-cautious around them. She seemed like a very nice person, and always smiled whenever talked to.

Sohee noticed her classmate's mood, and walked over, before sitting next to him. She hugged her knees, a habit that she'd been doing since she was able to walk.

"What's wrong?" She asked, with concern ringing from her voice.

"I just," Woobin stalled, knowing that everything would explode once he started talking. It was a bad habit he acquired, and he couldn't stop it.

"I just wonder why everyone bothers with me." Woobin stated, as he looked forward instead of at her. She tilted her head in confusion.

"That's nonsen-" Before she could continue her sentence, he interrupted.

"My friends, we barely have much in common. It's as if the only thing we have in common is how much is in our parent's bank account. Though I barely fit in there. My father is a criminal." He let the last thing slip out, and didn't even care.

Sohee sat in silence for a while, contemplating what her next answer would be. She didn't feel that wanted amongst her friends, or even her boyfriend as of late.

She did know, however, how important Woobin was to each of the F4. When Woobin would disappear for a few days without explanation, the F4 worried endlessly for their missing puzzle piece to return. Yijung seemed the most worrisome out of the bunch.

"Without you, I think your friends would feel the same way. You and the F4 are a bunch of loners." Sohee joked, making Woobin smile slightly. Sohee had always been a "Happy Pill."

"I know how it feels to not feel wanted. I barely talk to my family anymore, and my friends, well," She began, looking into the distance as well. Her face had a perplexed expression, and it made Woobin's stomach churn.

"They aren't that fantastic. Lately it feels like we're only friends because of our status." Sohee finished, before Woobin looked over at the girl in realization.

She understood.

"Your friends care about you very much. I don't think there's been a time where Junpyo has talked bad about you. And Yijung is a basket case whenever you leave for just a few days." Sohee warmly smiled towards him. The smile made Woobin smile as well. His heart skipped a beat.

He hadn't realized how positive of a person Sohee was until a few months ago. Over the years, Sohee followed behind the F4 like a duck. Woobin would pull pranks with Junpyo towards her, the most recent prank made her cut her hair up to her neck because it involved bubblegum. She was still so forgiving towards the pranksters, even pranking them back just as bad.

"Thank you, Sohee." Woobin smiled at her, and she enthusiastically smiled back. Her smile made his heart quicken again.

Sohee was undoubtedly a very pretty girl, and was quite popular with her peers. Her boyfriend, Hyunki, would complain a lot about her towards the F4 just to seem cool; Calling her frigid. Her friend, Ginger, would follow Hyunki like a lost puppy when Sohee wasn't around, and Woobin noticed that himself.

Woobin could also tell that Sohee had a pure heart. A heart that he could see a lot of his former self in, just by talking to her. Something about her made him want to protect her already, and he knew it would be someday soon.

He watched as the small girl walked away, and wished she'd stay a lot longer.


A/N: If you're a bit confused as to why I added a small one-shot, I wanted to say that I'm trying a new thing with my fanfic! Every few chapters, I'll make a one shot that takes you back into a flashback of a character. It'll be a short chapter, and it just gives you a touch of why the character does the things they do.