The New Life 2
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"So this is Daehyeon High School," Dara mumbled to himself. 'It sucks how my grades weren't good enough to get into Yeo-Il with Donald. I'm sure Gray Bear would've gotten into such a prestigious school and I could look for him there. I asked Donald and Kingsley to see if any of the freshmen are named Gray Yeon,'
"Maybe he could be here too," Dara shrugged. "Daehyeon isn't the bottom of the barrel. I'm sure he was devastated by the incident so he might've skipped school for a bit, which would have affected his grades," 'And I seem like a crazy person since I'm talking out loud to myself,'
"Hey there man," An orange haired teen greeted. "You look lost,"
"I'm a freshman," Dara pointed out. "And I'm sure you're a freshman too. Wouldn't anyone be lost on their first day?"
"Well, Daehyeon Middle School had a field trip where we had a tour of Daehyeon High School," The teen said. "I'm Jake Ji,"
"Jake Ji?" Dara questioned. "Are you Kenny Ji's younger brother?"
"You know Kenny?" Jake asked.
"Yeah," Dara nodded. "He and I chatted during physical therapy. You and him have the same orange hair and orange eyes so I'm guessing you are his little brother,"
"Yeah," Jake replied. "A friend of Kenny's is a friend of mine. I'll show you around,"
'Friends,' Dara thought solemnly. 'The only friends i need are Stephen and Gray. Kenny was nice to talk to while doing physical therapy so I wasn't bored out of my mind. I don't need to be friends with this guy. Gray and Stephen both put their trust in Bryce Oh and that bastard, despite being shown kindness, betrayed them. I don't want to risk betrayal by putting my trust in this boy,'
"No thanks," Dara refused Jake's help. "I'll find my own way,"
"A friend of Kenny's is a friend of mine," Jake repeated and slung an arm over Dara's shoulders.
"Kenny and I aren't even that close," Dara shoved his arm off. "We only spoke with each other for a few minutes a day. We're more of acquaintances than friends,"
"Haha, I'm sure you'll warm up to me and my friends," Jake grinned.
"Oi, I didn't agree to join your friend group!"
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"Guys, this is our new friend!" Jake dragged Dara into the classroom.
"I said I'm not your friend!" Dara snapped. "I don't need any friends!"
"He's such a tsundere," Jake laughed.
"Man, you can't just go around k********g people," Dean groaned.
"He was lost and lonely at the school gates!" Jake gasped. "You wanted me to just leave him there?"
"I can find my classes on my own," Dara rolled his eyes. "I'm not a little kid. We're the same age too, so stop treating me like a kid,"
"He's Kenny's friend from physical therapy," Jake informed. "Hey, what did you say your name was?"
"Dara Na," He answered.
"I'm Dean Kwan," The teen with a manbun and glasses said.
"I'm Timothy Park, but you can call me Timmy," The blondie with glasses added.
"Yo, I'm Eunchan Hong!" The last boy had pale skin, almost as pale as Donald's and light blonde hair.
"And I don't care," Dara said coldly as he left without saying anything else.
"Jake, why do I have a feeling that you're not going to give up on him joining us?" Dean sighed.
"I give him until the end of the day," Eunchan grinned. "Once Jake declares someone to be his friend, there's no getting out of it,"
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Dara was grateful that he so far didn't have any classes with Jake, Timmy, Dean, or Eunchan. From what he had observed in their short interaction, Jake and Eunchan were the most outgoing and would probably be the most annoying to be around. Dean and Timmy were quieter, but Timmy was shy while Dean just didn't have anything to say.
'Gray isn't in any of my classes,' Dara thought as he peered into the other classrooms during break time. 'How many classrooms does Daehyeon High School have for just the freshmen year?'
He eventually returned to his own classroom with no success.
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During lunch time, Jake approached him again. "You wanna eat with us?"
"Even if I didn't want to eat with you guys," Dara pointed out. "We'd still both be heading to the cafeteria,"
"The school has a snack bar," Jake said. "It'll be my treat,"
"I don't like owing people," Dara refused.
"You don't have to pay me back," Jake told him.
"I still don't want to eat with you," Dara stood up and walked past Jake. "Besides, I have more important things to do," 'Maybe if I go to the cafeteria, Gray will be there,' Once he got to the canteen, he scanned each face at each table and the students in line, but did not find any sign of Gray.
'f**k, this is so frustrating,' Dara groaned as he grabbed a tray of food and sat down to eat. 'If Gray's not here, then he's gotta be at Yeo-Il, right? I highly doubt he actually went to Byuksan High School since I'm sure he'd want to avoid seeing the faces of his classmates that laughed alongside Bryce and Oswald,'
'There are other schools in the area like Eunjang, Yoosun, Hyeongshin, and Ganghak. I highly doubt he'd go to Eunjang or Yoosun since those schools are on the lower end side. Gray's grades are way better than those. He'd be able to be first in the entire school without trying too hard. I don't know much about Hyeongshin, but I know Ganghak is pretty competitive about grades. Could Gray be there?'
"Hey Dara," Kenny wheeled over to him. "Are you alright? You seem stressed,"
"I'm fine," Dara told him. "Also, your brother keeps pestering me to be his friend,"
"Sorry, Jake's like that sometimes," Kenny apologized. "He's a really nice person though. He'll do anything for his family and friends," The last part was said a bit quieter than the rest. "He gets along well with most people,"
"I'm not really a social person," Dara shrugged. "But I'll keep that in mind," 'Like hell I'll be friends with Jake,'
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