Chapter 86 (2/2)

It was the moment Sajun fell in love with Myohan.

After that day, Sajun tried to find Myohan. He waited at the same spot, hoping he would jump over the wall again, and went to every senior class to find out he was in Class 1. Well, as he was in Class 1, he found him on his first try and didn’t have to go to other classes.

It was still too early in the morning. Sajun was standing at the back door of Class 1, hoping to get a glimpse of his crush. He took a deep breath as he felt lightheaded like a little boy experiencing his first love. He had dated a number of girls, but he had never felt like this.

“You look like you’re feeling good.”

He thought Myohan wouldn’t be there. Everyone at the school knew how often he was late to school, and it was too early. Not even the most diligent students were there yet.

“Not really.”

However, contrary to his guess, he heard Myohan’s voice from the classroom. He sounded bored as usual.

“Is it because you found the rat?”

“I told you, he’s not the rat anymore.”

Sajun didn’t know what they were talking about. The other voice had to be that guy Myohan was always with. He had transferred to the school on the first day of the semester. He was a handsome guy who had come at unusual timing, so he was quite famous too.

“The snake’s after you again.”

“No way.”

“No, my gut is always right.”

“Isn’t that my line?”

Sajun peered in through the window on the door, but then, he shuddered. The new boy was looking at him with his black eyes. Their eyes met, but he just turned to Myohan as if there was nothing wrong. Then, he said out loud.

“It makes me jealous.”

Sajun thought he had heard that kind of conversation before. And he felt the snake they were talking about was him. He looked and looked, forgetting all about leaving, but then the new boy put a hand on the back of Myohan’s head and pulled him in.

They kissed. It was quite an awkward scene of two boys kissing each other, but Sajun thought it was beautiful. The new boy’s hand touched Myohan’s light-brown hair. Myohan raised his head a bit for a deeper kiss. They were perfect for each other. Sajun’s gaze met the new boy’s again.

“….Jealous? Ha.” Myohan said unconcernedly.

Sajun looked away, putting a hand on his pounding heart. Those black eyes had been full of envy as they looked at him.

How did he know? Sajun had met Myohan only once. Well, only twice to be exact, but he had seen him properly by that wall. Still the new boy didn’t like him. That was all fine, but the problem was he felt like he had seen those black eyes waver with anger.

He crouched down on the bridge next to his school and looked up at the cloudy sky. Snow had been forecasted. He remembered staying at home when it snowed a lot. But to think about it, it felt like overprotection, hiding from snow.

Yes, it had snowed around this time of year last year. He still could remember the picturesque scene of snowflakes fluttering with cherry blossom petals. He had gotten snowed on. But where?

“Meow.”

He heard a cat’s cry. He turned and saw a cat sitting quite near. He went to it, but it didn’t run away.

‘I like cats.’

He recalled what he said the moment he saw its yellow eyes, but he couldn’t remember to whom he had said it. The cat stood up, its tail still moving gently.

“Kitty, where are you going?”

Without realizing he was acting like a child, he followed the cat. It moved slowly as if it wanted him to follow then it disappeared the moment he reached the school gate.

“….Kitty?”

The cat was gone. He muttered, but he got an answer.

“Sajun?”

He recognized that voice. He looked up and saw a pair of light-colored eyes and rosy lips. Before he could realize he had called him by his name, something cold fell from the sky.

“You just said kitty…”

It was snowing. Myohan was looking at him with surprise in his thick coat. Sajun put out a hand. Snowflakes fell on it. He looked up at the sky.

‘I…’

He could see the new boy standing behind Myohan. He looked like he didn’t like what was happening. The snowflakes felt so cold and strange as they melted on his hand.

He couldn’t remember getting snow on before. When it snowed, he just looked outside through the huge window of his room. He had felt snow only a few times. But why?

‘When I get snowed on.’

Myohan looked so puzzled, probably thinking Sajun had called him.

Sajun didn’t bother to deny it. He put his hand back in his pocket and smiled.

“Nice to meet you, kitty.”

It was what he had said to Myohan many days ago.