Chapter 11: {The Arcade}

I try to look okay at the very least. I mean, I'm going to the arcade with JUGYEONG. I should at least try to look okay.

I put on my huge jacket that makes me look 10% less fat. I fix my hair. Then I walk to the arcade.

Meanwhile with Jugyeong...

I'll just go in a ponytail and put some foundation on, that should be fine. This is just the arcade, it's not like we're going to a restaurant or something. Sunglasses or nah? Eh, I'll look blind inside. Jeans or shorts? I think shorts work better. Why am I thinking so hard? He probably doesn't care anyway. He should care though, I'm pretty! What if he's aro like Suho? Nah he's said that he likes someone. He's just never told me! Hmph. Is he just denser than a rock? Or are his eyes so set on that girl that he doesn't see the beauty in front of him? It could be that he thinks that he's too ugly for me. It might be that. Is it my personality? But wait, he wouldn't of asked to hang out if he didn't like that. He wouldn't be my best friend if he hated my personality. He's probably just dense. Nah he's definitely dense.

I make it to the arcade to meet up with Hyun...

(And back to Hyun)

I meet Jugyeong at the arcade. She looks really cute...

"Hey Hyun!" she says.

"Hey Jugyeong!"

"Hmmm what to do first... Let's dance!" she says while grabbing my arm and pulling me to Dance Dance Renaissance.

"What song?" I ask.

"Let's do this one!"

It's one of those songs that you do with a partner.

"I'm definitely falling, this board was made for skinny people."

"At least try come on! It's my favorite song!"

"Okay. Let's suffer."

You may wonder why we're gonna suffer, well you see. Jugyeong's favorite song is...

Kimyona - The Lotus Drifts Into A Murky Swamp. An extratone and piano ballad. It's 1000 beats per minute. Rip my legs.

Unlike old dance games, we gotta do ALL the moves. Not just move feet. This is the 4th hardest song in the game too.

I remember doing this one with her once as a punishment with the whole group for losing the group Kyokuniku tournament. Suho had to do a easier song by himself since he was second place.

A crowd came to see us doing this. We weren't doing terrible. Not GOOD but we're on the right track for maybe a B grade. Then, like I expected, I fell off. I got back on though.

"Man y'all were doing good for a second." There's Sangah of all people.

"Sangah? Hi." I say to her.

"Who may this be?" Jugyeong said slightly annoyed.

"This is Sangah. I met her two days ago at Dae Zhae Kuaun class."

"Hel-lo." Jugyeong said to her.

"Hey."

Meanwhile in Jugyeong's mind...

What the hell! She's cute! How does he know this cutie ugh. Is this who he likes? Nah he said he met her two days ago, but still I'm keeping my eyes on her!

Meanwhile in Sangah's mind...

Is she his girlfriend? How the hell did he land her? Is she impaired in some way or is her personality kinda cringe? There has to be SOME reason. It's none of my business, but DANG bro. She's gorgeous. I wish I had a boyfriend...

(Back to Hyun)

Sangah comes up to me and whispers, "dang bro you scored! how in hell..."

"shhhhhh she's my friend."

"Dude y'all are practically on a date right now."

"shut up!"

"Grow a pair, there has to be some reason she came with you!"

It took a girl I barely know to be my wingwoman.

Meanwhile in Jugyeong's mind...

What the hell are they talking about? Are they gossiping about me or something? Is she his gossip friend? I'm scared.

"What we're y'all talking about?" Jugyeong asked me.

"She asked if we were on a date. I said no. She said we are pretty much on a date. I was like, hmm we probably are on a date now that I think about it. Is this a date?"

"A friend date I guess?"

"Friend date it is."

In both of their minds: "I BLEW IT!"

"Hmmm. Do you want it to be more?" she asks me.

"How about you?"

We both stare at each other blushing in silence.

"Take it snail slow?"

"Yeah let's take it snail slow."

We both turn beet, no, TOMATO red and sink down next to the 3-point game in embarrassment.

"Well we're here for a reason. Let's have fun while we're here." she says.

"It took a girl I barely know to be my wingwoman and guts on our parts to realize this." I say.

"How long have you liked me?" she asks.

"6th grade, you?"

"7th grade..."

7th grade is when I gave up and started eating a lot of garbage without exercising at all. In PE, I'd walk when we ran a mile everyday.

"So you liked me even at my peak depression?" I ask her.

"Yeah. Just didn't know how to go about it."

"How long do you think it would have took if Sangah wasn't there."

"I thought you didn't like me at all."

"Every dude in school likes you except Suho."

"Wait, even Dowoon?"

"He just thinks you're pretty is what he told me. I think he said that the girl he likes the most is that one mute girl with Asperger's that's really pretty."

"Huh. Duly noted. She's actually a model right?"

"Yeah. She is."

"Wanna shoot hoops, or do the test of strength right now?" I ask her.

"Test of Strength." she replies.

"Huh, it even has a kick mode."

"Put it on that for me."

She goes first.

She gets 850 out of 999.

"I bet I can't get that high with legs. Maybe I could get 400. Oh wait there's an elbow option." I say.

"Try it. I know you can't kick as hard me anyway."

I go for the elbow one.

800 out of 999.

"Let me try that option." she asks

She goes for it and gets...

300 out of 999.

"Dang the resistance for elbows is huge! The kick one felt like butter. Wait I'm gonna try elbow option with a kick to test it!"

She kicks it.

She got 700/999.

"It is more resistance! That's what I thought!"

After that we play a few games. The arcade games aren't as fun as we remember them. After about 3 games we decide there isn't much to do.

"What to do now?" Jugyeong asks me.

"Any games you wanna play?" I ask her.

"There is karaoke and billiards."

"You know how to play billiards?"

"No, but you can teach me."

"Alright."

We decide to play Billiards.