"Sesame oil , canned tuna , japanese mayo , salt ..."
He pointed his index finger to the ingredients in front of him, counting if everything was enough.

"Hmm , What else do I have left?"
Jungwon tapped his chin like a curious kitten , he picked up his phone and looked at the recipe .

After making sure all the ingredients were enough, he clasped both his hands and cheered for himself who would be cooking in the kitchen.

Of course, hand washing is the most important thing before starting to cook.  He then took mixing bowls and rushed towards the ingredients .

In a large mixing bowl,  he mixed rice, sesame oil, salt and sesame seeds until well combined  and in a small bowl,  he mixed canned tuna and mayo together.

Jungwon cut the sheet of nori vertically first. Then cut the pieces horizontally to create small strips to wrap around the base of his onigiri .

Jungwon used a sheet of cling film to grab a cup of cooked rice and rolled it into a ball before flatten it .

He put one tablespoon of tuna mixture into the center of the rice and make sure it is not seeping out before shaping the onigiri into a triangle shape .

He wrapped the onigiri carefully with his eyes glued to his phone screen , displaying a video for making the onigiri .

His smile grew wider when he successfully produced his very first handmade onigiri .

"I hope Haneul will like this "

He glanced at the wall clock, noticing that the hours were so jealous of him , he immediately prepared the meal before getting ready to go to school .

Jungwon arrived at the school and greeted Mr Kang and Cheongsan who were guarding the main door .

The male walked excitedly into the school grounds , heading to his class .

He hugged the container tightly in his embrace, his eyes already imagining Haneul's happy face when she saw this homemade onigiri by him .

He peeked into the classroom and found out that Haneul had arrived at school, grinning widely, Jungwon immediately turned the knob.

"Haneul, I have—"

"Jungwon , come quick and try this !
Oh god , so tasty !"
Haneul said with his mouth full, enjoying the meal too much.

Sunoo laughed , "Don't talk with your mouth full , otherwise you will choke "

Jungwon froze, trying to process the situation.  His eyes attached to a container with an arrangement of sandwiches in front of Haneul .

"Sunoo brought sandwiches for me , he made it himself "
Haneul said excitedly, biting more and more sandwiches which made Sunoo happy because Haneul really enjoyed it .

Haneul elbowed Sunoo's arm ,
"Hey, you should teach me this recipe.  Your secret sauce is so delicious ”

She showed her thumbs up to him with a really , really dazzling eyes because of proudness .
"I don't want to eat another meal, it would be great if I could eat this every morning "

Sunoo's smiling eyes formed ,
"Of course I can make it for you"

He added , "I always bring food from home so it's not difficult to prepare a separate container "

Haneul's eyes widen ,she cupped her mouth and shook her head ,
"I'm just joking , you don't have to do so !"

Sunoo laughed , he placed his elbow on Haneul's desk and rested his chin on his palm .
"But I'm not kidding, I can prepare for you if you want "

Jungwon swallowed his saliva as her throat suddenly felt dry . It would be a huge lie if he said he wasn't jealous.
He glanced towards both of them and both of them looked nice together .

Sun and sky , such a perfect combination . They already look perfect by sitting next to each other .

Jungwon bitterly hid the container containing his homemade onigiri behind his back . Looks like Haneul doesn't need that ever again , he thought .

"Jungwon, why are you standing there?”
Haneul asked him .

She pointed to the container ,
"Try one , "

"Try one , Jungwon . You know it's rare for me to cook "
Sunoo added .

Jungwon hummed , sitting in his seat as Haneul immediately handed him a sandwich .

He stared at the sandwich in his palm, it must be good to be praised by Haneul and make her happy in the morning .

He took a bite of the sandwich and he couldn't be fooled that it tasted so good, no wonder why Haneul ate so greedily.

But for some reason his soul felt empty, he began to think about what he should do to his onigiri.

Jungwon looked towards Haneul and Sunoo and found they were both talking together while joking around.

Sunoo then took out his phone and opened the camera app before giving it to Haneul to check her own reflection because a piece of salad was stuck to her teeth .

Sunoo laughed at her cuteness, 

"Let me fix your bangs ,"

Jungwon just looked at them , feeling bitter inside him .

He patted his chest ,
"It's okay, Jungwon. It's okay"

♫

"Thank you for helping me, Haneul"
Ms Lee thanked Haneul who helped her to lift the books .

Haneul grinned and made a peace sign with her hand ,
"You can call me anytime, Ms Lee"

Ms Lee chuckled at her action ,
"It's a good development for you because you've started attending classes everyday , "

"Keep it up ,"

Haneul smiled to her , of course it's because of Jungwon.  Jungwon changed her to be a better version of herself .

Even she still can't quit smoking, she is trying to quit because Jungwon says it's not good for health and of course, she wants to use her lungs for a long period .

"Here, this is a reward because you helped me "
Ms Lee handed a can of apple juice to Haneul .

"Ms Lee ,"
Haneul paused for a while .

She placed her hand on her chest where her heart located .
"I helped you so sincerely, so sincerely that Newton didn't think to investigate gravity when an apple fell on his head ,"

Ms Lee pressed her lips together , nodding in agreement .
"Okay , if you say so—"

"BUT , it will be very rude if I reject your good deed "
Haneul exclaimed .

She took the apple juice from Ms Lee with a smiley yet shameless face .
"Thank you, Ms Lee.  But it's better if you give me onigiri, just saying "

Ms Lee couldn't help but just chuckled over Haneul's randomness .  She is already aware of her behaviour so that's why .

After asking a  permission to go out , Haneul walked happily while tapping the can .

She headed to her class back and wanted to head to her place but her steps halted when she saw Yunju was sitting in her seat, enjoying something.

Frowning , Haneul took a bold step towards her and put her hand on the table .
"I'm sorry but don't you have a seat by yourself ?"

"Why do you like sitting in my place without permission? "

Yunju just smiled towards her, she wiped her lips with a tissue before fixing her eyes to Haneul .
"Look, I'm eating something ,"

She showed to her one container with a lot of cute onigiri, making Haneul gulped down her saliva for drooling .

Yunju continued ,
"Jungwon prepared this for me ,"

Haneul's eyes quickly fixed on Yunju, as if a huge stone hit her.
"Jungwon prepared this for you ?"

"Why do you look surprised ? Of course he prepared this for me , "

Yunju wiggled her eyebrows .

"Onigiri is my favourite food and he remembers "

"He cooks this by himself, isn't he very sweet? "

Haneul could feel her heart aching , every beat made her chest feel tight and sore .

"Of course, he's still not over with Yunju ,"
Haneul whispered to herself .

Fiddling with her fingers, Haneul placed the apple juice can on Jungwon's table .
"Please give this to Jungwon, say that I gave for him ,"

Without waiting for a reply from Yunju, Haneul immediately took a step to leave the class.  Her eyes feel very sore and heavy now.

Shortly after Haneul left, Jungwon entered the classroom and was shocked to see Yunju who was eating the onigiri he prepared for Haneul .

"What are you doing ?! ”
Jungwon yelled , snatching the container from Yunju .

"Only two left?  “
Jungwon gasped .

"Shin Yunju , why did you go through my stuff without my permission ? "

"And this, it's for Haneul ! "

Yunju scoffed in disbelief ,
"I want it so I took it ,"

She raised one of her eyebrow ,
"Isn't it your responsibility to take care of me? "

"Or ..."

"You broke your promise to Byeongho because he's gone— "

"Just eat it if you want , it's contaminated with your germs anyways"
Jungwon groaned angrily . He slammed the container in a harsh way onto the table .

He glared at Yunju who was smiling in victory ,
"You're the worst , Shin Yunju "

♫

Haneul sat on a bench in the school garden , hugging her knees . She wants to cry but she doesn’t want to look weak for crying because of trivial things .

That's it, she's always a second choice.  Even if she sacrifices herself for him, it is not certain that he will give the same thing .

Because his heart is for Yunju , she thought .

And she is so stupid for still liking him , but she can't help herself about it.  She is deeply in love with Jungwon because the male is her serenity .

The one who understands her, the one who she spent most of her time with, the one who makes her feel safe, the one who always protects her, the one who she wants to create memories with .

It’s kind of sad when Jungwon doesn’t consider her the same as what she considers him to her .

"Hey , what are you doing here ?"
Sunoo's voice startled Haneul .

The girl immediately fixed her position and sat down in a more polite style.
"I don't know, I feel a little gloomy today"

Sunoo hummed ,
"I know how to want to make you happy !"

He placed the box in his grip on the ground and sat down next to Haneul.  Haneul just watched the older find something in the box while kept on mumbling.

"Here it is !"
Sunoo beamed happily , showing a bunny hand puppet to Haneul .

He wore the puppet in his hand and turned his body to Haneul, showing his bright smile to her.

"Hello , i'm BunBun !"
He said , moving his thumb to make the bunny look like waving its hand to Haneul .

He continued ,
"What is your name , cutesy ?"

Haneul chuckled ,

"My name is Haneul ,"

"Haneul ?!"
Sunoo makes the puppet look surprised by playing its both hands on the face .
"Such a pretty name !"

"Hello , Haneul . I'm BunBun , the rabbit fairy !"
Sunoo raised his hand into the air, making the puppet seem to fly .

Haneul giggled, amused by the way Sunoo controlled the hand puppet .

"Alright , Haneul "
Sunoo clasped the bunny's both hands .

"I will cast you a spell !"

"What spell?"
Haneul asked the bunny, making Sunoo grinned as she finally responded to him .

Sunoo then moved his thumb to make the bunny pat its chest ,
"You can trust me ,"

He raised its both hands to the sky ,
"My spell with make you look cute !"

"Bibidi-babidi-boo !"
He tapped Haneul's nose with the bunny's hand which made Haneul laugh .

He then made the bunny looked surprised by placing its both hands on the cheeks .
"Oh no , the spell failed !"

"Because you're already cute ! "

Haneul bursted out laughing over Sunoo's dramatic action over the bunny .
"Hey ,  the bunny is so cute "

"I have many more . This belongs to Dongpyo's art club but nevermind—"
Sunoo looked for another hand puppet and showed it to Haneul one by one.

Sunoo patiently serves Haneul who is a bit fussy to choose a hand puppet.  The girl ended up choosing a bunny hand puppet that was the same as Sunoo but a different colour .

Sunoo's is gray and hers is white .

Haneul wore the puppet in her hand and chuckled over the puppet's cuteness.  She then moved her thumb and wheezed in joy when the bunny waved to her.

Sunoo adores Haneul from her side, proud of himself for successfully making her smile again .

Sunoo moved his bunny to approach Haneul's bunny, he tapped Haneul's body shoulder gently. 
"Hello, I'm BunBun"

"Hello BunBun , do you want to be my friend? "
She asked him back .

Sunoo moved his fingers to make his bunny shake its head.  He then showed his bunny's little palm .
"High five for celebrating our friendship!"

Haneul laughed but quickly connected their bunnies's both palms .
"Hooray !"

They both looked at each other and burst out laughing upon realizing that they acted like kids .

As they play with their bunnies and laugh together , laughter filled all around them.  Totally ignoring others gazes towards them ,

Without knowing Jungwon was there .

Standing not far from them with two onigiri that he just bought from the school stores , for her

He watched them silently as his heart aches , sore .

Before he slowly walking away .

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