𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐜𝐞 || 𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

*+:｡.｡chapter 15｡.｡:+*

[ jisung's POV ]

i didn't get much sleep last night.
was i overthinking what hyunjin told me...
was y/n really never into me?

i needed somebody else's input.
so i decided to tell changbin and jeongin to get to practice extra early.

i swung open the change room door, expecting it to only be the two of them.
but no, of course not.

soaking wet hyunjin stood awkwardly, leaning against the cement walls.

we exchanged glances before i let out a loud sigh,
"...im not even gonna ask"

changbin and jeongin both looked just as confused as i was.
the two of them inspected the change room, looking for any reasonable explanation for hyunjin to be taking a shower fully clothed.

i began to slowly take my gear out of my bag before jeongin asked,

"hyunjin, did you have a girl in here?..."

i swung my head up, instantly making eye contact with hyunjin.

"why would you say that"
he responded, instantly turning red.

"i mean unless you have incredibly tiny feet, i don't think those wet footprints came from anybody on the team."
jeongin explained.

i examined the floor, looking at the skinny/small footprints leading from the shower to the door.
it was obvious he had someone in here.

for once in his life, hyunjin was silent.

"hyunjin..."

he slowly turned to me.

"who was in here?..."
dreading he would say y/n's name.

a small smirk formed across his face, knowing i wouldn't like the answer.

"...who do you think?"

i aggressively stood up from the bench as i began to follow the trail of foot prints out the door.

i know it was y/n.
i just didn't want to believe it.

the water was getting harder and harder to identify the longer i followed it.
my eyes were glued to the ground, turning corners, opening and closing doors that i didn't know would lead me to-

"jisung? what are you doing in here?!"

i look up to see y/n standing with paper towel in both of her hands, dripping with water.

trying to come up with ways to tell her that i followed her foot prints around the arena, i realized it sounded much creepier than i imagined.

"you can't be in here!"
she said with a raise in her tone
she directed me towards the door with a small push.

"you really want me gone that bad?"

"no i just- your not suppose to be in the girls bathroom"

i took my eyes off of her for the first time, noticing we were surrounded by stalls and sinks.

"well, no one else is in here..."
i responded.

she had a irritated voice as she continued wiping her damp shoes.
"why are you here jisung?"

uhhh- well.
should i really tell her the truth?...
'i followed your foot prints from the change room because i didn't want to believe you and hyunjin had one on one time together'...
no, don't say that.
that's a terrible idea.

"umm- i doubt you'd want to but, i just wanted to ask you were free on frida-"

"why?"
she interrupted me.
"so you can kiss me again, and then walk away and act like nothing ever happened?"

i stopped my nervous rambling, surprised by her response.

she started to speed up her drying process, wiping the paper towel harshly on her hands then throwing it into the garbage bin beside her.

"i was in a hurry okay, i wouldn't have left if-"

she clearly wasn't interested in what i had to say.
shoving my shoulder on her way to doorway, i followed her out the door.

"i know it was bad timing... but i really do want to talk!"
i said, making her stop in her tracks with her back facing me.

"can't you tell i'm in a hurry?!"
she mocked.

after a moment of silence, i could see hear let out sigh and see her shoulders fall as she relaxed them.
slowly turning around, she asked
"what were you asking about friday?"

"before the hockey tournament starts on friday, i want you to stop by."

"why, you want me to cheer you on?"
she said sarcastically.

"not exactly, it's just the next time i'm free and i think we have some stuff to talk about..."

we'd have to talk about it at some point, i don't want to keep holding this grudge with y/n.

i sighed,
"i'm not saying you have to watch every single game i-"

"no, i'll be there"

i couldn't hold back a smile, i looked down at the floor and smiled in relief.

"you better impress me, i expect a lot coming from the team captain..."
she spun back around and started walking towards the exit doors of the arena.

now leaving me, standing alone.
i should probably get practicing, huh?

—

i re-entered the change room, immediately grabbing hyunjin, felix and minho's attention.
more people arrived in the change room since i left to find y/n, making everyone extremely confused when hyunjin asked aloud,
"jisung, i think we both know you didn't need to track y/n down like that to know she was the one in the shower with me..."

i tried to ignore him and all his unnecessary comments while pulling on my left skate.

"well- was it worth it? following her around like that"

"...she's coming to the tournament games on friday!"
i blurted out.

hyunjin straightened his posture as he stuck his tongue to the inside of his cheek with his eyebrows raised, acting surprised.

"really?! so what your trying to say is i need to practice extra hard until friday?"

i sat up, letting a long breath out.
"your not the only one."

i snatched my stick that was propped up on the wall, angrily leaving the change room.

as i walked through the hallway i thought,
i've always seen hyunjin as competition, why is this any different than usual? why now?

why y/n?

[ A/N ]

im sorry it took me so long to get past that chapter, i was having total writers block sooo- my bad:) anyways i know what im planning for the next chapters so expect some soon.