2: "A Proposal"

-"I'm not about to break the promise I made to Stef, I'm just going to propose to Yoan that he accepts to be my pretend boyfriend for a few weeks... It's not crazy so I don't break any promises"-

Jamie was thinking as he cautiously followed the black-haired man with his self-centered and, one might even say, dark aura.

-"Besides Yoan is the one, he has everything; many friends, fans, he is attractive, he is good at sport (in any sport), he is strong, they are afraid of him, and he causes fear. He really is too cool. Great"-

Jamie stopped thinking and stopped his harassing steps to say: —My God, I feel like one more fanatic— He pursed his lips and then sighed in decayed —Since, he will be my salvation— He closed his eyes with strength and hurried to reach the boy with delicate skin, although delicate he had nothing, he was simply pale, very, very pale. —How should I get his attention?—

He took a seat a couple of tables away from where the black-haired man was and thought nervously —I just have to go and tell him...— He nodded, stood up and immediately took a seat —I can't do that, he's surrounded by his friends...— He grimaced —I have to wait until he's alone — But Jamie knew that Yoan Min was never alone because the boy was rained on by greetings, conversations, friends... Yoan was always surrounded by people. Even so, there were people who looked down on him because Yoan wasn't friendly at all, you could say he was a bully. Maybe that made him cool; -"He's a bad boy"-... Jamie looked at him for a few more moments, was tempted not to go along with his plan but really needed to show his ex that he could have someone better, and that someone better was Yoan Min.

—Come on, Jamie! it's only for a few weeks— It was encouraged decided —Oh!— Jamie saw his chance when he saw and heard the black-haired man yell at all his friends to stop screwing around and leave. Jamie was afraid. —Don't be a coward now, Park— He clenched his fists and stood up, walking in a somewhat robotic manner to the table where only Min was standing.

Yoan looked up and hatefully watched the pathetic boy in front of her eyes. —Disappears— He just grunted, Jamie was quick and took a seat in one of the empty chairs, —You really want to earn a good beating, don't you?—

—I... no, I wouldn't want to earn something like that... I guess it would be painful...— Murmured the chestnut tree shrinking in place. He swallowed his saliva at the sight of the black hair's angry eyes.

—You're ruining my mood—

-"More than what is already there? Is that possible?"- He wondered in thought, trying not to tremble, Yoan was really intimidating. At this point, Jamie felt like a kitten in front of a big mountain lion.

—W-would like to talk... to you— Don't ask him not to stutter, he was very afraid.

Yoan took one last angry look at him, sipped the last of his juice container and stood up, leaving the boy with the brown, slightly disheveled hair behind.

Jamie was left with his mouth open and after a few seconds he stood up and followed the black-haired to the exit —Wait! We still have classes—. Yoan showed much more discomfort in her expression and chose to ignore the dwarf presence next to her, —They'll scold you— Jamie warned her, then thought —They'll scold us!— She stopped her steps for a few seconds —We have to go back!— Jamie had never been late, let alone left to skip one of his classes, he was a good kid.

—A shit—

—Uh?—

—That I don't give a shit about class, all—

—B-but... it's physicochemistry... I-I like it a lot and...—

Yoan stopped her steps and raised an eyebrow at the boy —What the fuck do you want? And who are you?— He asked angrily, Jamie recoiled in scare and stopped talking.

—W-we're in the same class, I'm Jamie Park—

—Who?—

—Jamie Park— He said again, avoiding from time to time the intense gaze of the opposite.

—I don't know who the fuck you are, I never heard your pathetic name, now stop screwing around and go be an idiot—

Jamie swallowed his little anger, denied it and followed him again as he watched him walk away —I have something to tell you...—. Yoan stopped again after giving a loud sigh of irritation, looked at the short man and said, —Talk the hell out of it, you're making me tired. — Today had not been a good day.

Jamie nodded and approached until he was a good distance from the pale —Uhm... I, to my... Mhn...—

—This is frustrating, I swear I'll hit you if you don't speak up now— Pushed back her hair with discomfort.

—I would like you to be my boyfriend— Jamie shouted at once, being extremely direct and getting to the point. He opened one of his eyes and found a Yoan staring at him, well, he hadn't hit him... maybe... And no, Yoan started laughing as if she'd heard the best joke in the world, Jamie looked at their feet and played with his nervous fingers.

—Ah, shit— he said, still laughing, but a little calmer. —Was it Nathan who sent you to make this joke? That asshole—

—¿Nathan?— Jamie denied that anyone had sent him, least of all Yoan's friend since they didn't know each other —I'm on my own... I need your help, please—

—Oh, well... this is no longer funny— He took a few steps forward, being much more intimidating for the of short stature —No sé si esto es una mala broma o si eres realmente estúpido para hablarme en serio, pero voy a decirte algo y espero que no lo olvides; Come closer or talk to me again, and I'll leave that innocent little face of yours unrecognizable—

Jamie fell to the ground and quickly put his hands on his chest, watching the black-haired man leave in total anger —This... will be much more difficult than I imagined—. I could not have imagined if I thought that just by being nice I could convince Min of such a crazy idea.

He looked at the time on his cell phone and shouted that he was too late for his class, stood up and ran into the classroom. Stefan watched him squinting his eyelids and when he had his little friend by his side he soon asked him where he had gone. The brown-haired man shrugged his shoulders and said, —I got locked in the bathroom— then smiled suspiciously at him.

—You were with Yoan, and surely you did what you had promised not to do— Jamie was about to speak but the major's hand covered his mouth —But it doesn't matter, I guess he rejected you and threatened you in the process— He stopped covering his friend mouth, Jamie nodded in agreement, —Don't get into trouble, Jamie— He caressed her hair with tenderness.

—But he's the only one who can help me— He let his head fall on his desk —Chandan would have a big surprise—

—There are other great guys besides Yoan, like for example; Liam, he is one of the best in soccer—

—No!— shouted the younger one and then apologized to the teacher since he had interrupted him with such a loud scream. —Friend, he... is very muscular, not my type, the fool of my ex would notice—

Stefan laughed —So... Nicolas—

—He scares me—

—And Yoan is not scary?—. Jamie said nothing. —You're just saying that because you want Yoan to be part of your plan— Stef crossed his arms and settled in his chair —Jamie, if you decide to go through with this, and I mean go after Yoan, I'm just warning you that nothing good will come of it. You could get hurt, I'm talking about physically—

Even so, Jamie was doubtful, something told him that the black-haired boy was only trying to scare him with false threats, which worked, because today had been a bad day for him. It was just a hopeful thought as he didn't want to give up on him.

—Stef, I know how to take care of myself. If he tries to hit me, I'll scream a lot and run away— He smiled and Stef looked at him in fear.

—No Jamie, I don't want to see you with a black eye—

Jamie looked at him and then did ignore, looking ahead, where the teacher was talking explaining who knows what, and crossed his arms in a little tantrum —I'll do it anyway—

—When something gets into your head it is impossible to make you think— But Stef was in the same position as the minor... —Well, just try not to get hit and I'll be watching if you need my help— Jamie looked at it again —What?, even having a delicate image let me tell you that my fists can stop being delicate in certain occasions— Stef was a really tough kid, not easily intimidated, years of fighting bullies had served him well, and, uh...

—So you agree that it's Yoan?—

—No, I don't agree, I'll just help you—

—Thank you, Stef!—

Stefan left his arms crossed and one of his hands went into the soft brown hair of the child —And where is he?—

—He's gone, I'll try again tomorrow—

Stefan nodded. The bell rang and the last class was over, it was time for each student to leave the school and go home or wherever it was they were planning to go. Jamie was talking amusingly with his friend when he had to tell him that he had to leave —It's just for today, the boss wants me to cover Tuan's hours, apparently he got it from having a cold again. He should be fired and that's it— It sounded annoying.

—Ehm... Okay, goodbye Stef— He said goodbye in a sad way, he was planning to spend a little more time with Stef, to spend some time together watching a movie or playing a video game.

—I'm sorry little one, I promise you that tomorrow you will have me for the whole afternoon—

—Don't lie Setf, tomorrow you work too—

—... Right, so tomorrow I'll bring you your favorite dessert for breakfast, okay?—

Jamie smiled, —But make that two portions!— Stef nodded and said goodbye quickly.

The brown-haired saw him leave and stopped waving, turned and went to the bus stop. He waited about 5 minutes and there was his transport, he got on, paid and took a seat by the window. He put his backpack on his legs and looked inside for his cell phone, which by now was mistreated, but Jamie was not paying attention to it. He unlocked it and looked at the calendar —Now I have only 6 days left to convince him...— He mumbled, blocking the device again. He looked out the window on his right and sighed in dismay remembering the good times with his ex, he still had feelings for him —I was an idiot...—