1.2

Areum ended up spending the weekend with Wonwoo. He was getting kind of comfortable with Areum now, he still couldn't hug her though. He trusted her, but he didn't fully trust her yet.

They spent the weekend at Wonwoo's house, just talking and catching up. They watched movies all day and ordered food. The next day they ate only ramen, while watching more movies.

They were now on their way to school together, as Wonwoo had decided to finally start picking her up again. As they entered through the gates, Areum realized people staring and pointing at her.

"Wonwoo..." she whispered, leaning closer to the boy. "Why's everyone pointing at me?"

"I have no idea," he whispered back.

Suddenly, their group appeared in front of them, with worried and scared looks on their faces.

"Areum, we have a problem," Seungkwan said quickly.

Mingyu pulled out his phone, showing it to Areum and Wonwoo. Areum stared at the phone, her eyes widening.

"This isn't me," she said, her voice low. "What the fuck, this is not me!"

"Okay, let's calm down and—"

"Do not tell me to calm down!" She yelled, turning to Mingyu. "This is photoshopped. It's not me. We never did anything together."

Everyone around school had received a nude picture, with Areum's face. But how? She was sure Hajoon did this, but how did he manage to do this? And why?

"Hey Areum!" Hajoon appeared in front of her with a smirk on his face. "Next time, make sure you trust the person you're sending pictures of your body to."

"Hajoon, why did you do this?" She glared at him, her heart beat quickening with every passing second. "You know this is photoshopped. Why would you do this to me?"

"You deserve it," he whispered as he took a few steps closer to her. "How dare you break up with me? I'm going to ruin your life."

"I'm going to our principal, I'm going to ruin you, I'm—"

"You don't have proof that it's me." He smirked. "You can't do anything to me."

"Actually, she does have proof," Jun interrupted. "Because I just recorded everything you said. On video. She's going to ruin you."

Jun pulled Areum away as she smirked at Hajoon, leading her to their principal's office. Areum's heart was broken, but she couldn't show it. She never knew someone could stoop so low. She actually thought Hajoon was a nice person, but everything he did to her just proved that he sucked.

Wonwoo made sure Areum disappeared, before taking a few steps closer to Hajoon. Hajoon's confident smirk faltered as Wonwoo stared at him, anger filling his eyes.

Wonwoo grabbed Hajoon by the collar, lifting him off his feet. "You messed with the wrong person. You think you can hurt her and walk away freely? Not while I'm here."

Hajoon's eyes widened as a wave of panic surged through him. "W-wait, you can't—"

Before he could finish his sentence, Wonwoo punched him square in the jaw. The force of the blow sent Hajoon stumbling backwards, crashing into a nearby locker.

His next punch was to Hajoon's stomach, and then to his face, again and again, before he grabbed him again and slammed him onto the locker.

"You're going to regret doing this to her," Wonwoo warned.

Hajoon's breaths were heavy and his face was bleeding as he spoke. "I... I didn't mean... I didn't think that—"

"Shut up!" Wonwoo yelled before pushing him, making him fall down. "If you ever come near Areum again, if you ever breathe next to her, you're going to regret it for the rest of your life."

Vernon, Mingyu and Seungkwan grabbed Wonwoo before he could hurt Hajoon even more. They hadn't noticed how everyone was gathered around watching, it took them a long time to pass by the students and exit the school gates.

Wonwoo sat down on a nearby bench, trying to calm himself down, as the guys stared at him worriedly.

"I love how you punched him, he deserves it!" Seungkwan exclaimed.

"No, Wonwoo might be expelled, this is not good!" Mingyu answered back.

"He was just defending a friend," Vernon stated. "They can't just expel him."

"They can! You know how our principal is!"

Mingyu was running his hand through his hair, Seungkwan was grinning at Wonwoo, he was really proud of him, while Vernon just sat next to Wonwoo.

A few minutes later, Jun and Areum stepped outside together. Jun had his arm over Areum's shoulder and her face was red, indicating that she was crying.

"Over here!" Seungkwan called out to them.

When they reached, Jun explained everything to them. How they showed their principal the video and told her everything, and she tried to calm Areum down, while letting her know that Hajoon was going to be expelled for whatever he did.

"Oh my god..." Areum breathed as she bent down to reach Wonwoo's level. "You're bleeding. How the hell did this happen?"

"He punched Hajoon," Mingyu answered.

Wonwoo was too angry, he didn't want to speak.

The guys excused themselves, heading back to their class while Areum stayed with Wonwoo. She grabbed the nearest first aid kit since Wonwoo refused to go to the nurse, claiming he was fine.

"You shouldn't have done that," Areum said softly as she gently cleaned the blood on his hands. She slightly winced as she noticed how hurt he was. "I know he deserved it, but this could've gotten you expelled. And I... I don't deserve this... after what I did to you..."

Wonwoo's eyes softened as he watched her, her delicate hands working carefully on him. He could see the concern in her eyes, and it made his heart flutter.

"Honestly, I wasn't thinking," he said quietly. "I just... I saw you hurt, and I couldn't stand it. I would do anything for you, Areum. Anything."

Areum's hands paused for a moment, her eyes meeting his, and she could feel her heart beat quickening.

"Thank you," she said softly as she wrapped his hand with a bandage.

Wonwoo's heart fluttered as he looked into her eyes, he wanted to tell her how he felt. How much he cared about her, how much he loved her. But he couldn't, no, not yet. He felt her hands brushing against his and it sent a shiver down his spine.

"Areum..." he started, but quickly paused, his breath catching in his throat. "I lo—I..." he sighed. "Let's just get through today, okay?"

Areum nodded, her hand resting lightly on his as she offered a small smile in return.