Neighbourhood Flowers - Chapter 1

A girl is looking out from the window of the campus library. "What a hot autumn." she said as she is looking at other students who are still leisurely wearing hot pants and short skirts, walking around the campus. It is already entering autumn season, yet the weather is still hot like it is in summer.
 
She looked at her legs as she is wearing her favorite black sweat pant today. Sometimes it could be a baggy jeans or khakis pants. Coupled with a unisex collared t-shirt. Showing how she is lack in fashion sense compared to those girls out there.
 
"So what?" dissing her inner thoughts while laying her head on her right arms. Trying to sleep for a few minutes before her next class.
 
It is something that she should not be bothered anyway. Those are the clothes that she is comfortable to be with at the first place.
 
"Kang Sora! They are fighting again!" Kim Bomi came rushing towards Sora and pulling her arms asking her to join in defending their friends that has been involved in a quarrel.
 
Sora looked at her friend sleepily. "Don't you guys have better things to do?" She is not interested in using her fist today. She just wanted to have a peaceful rest.
 
"They started it first. You know Hyorin is pretty short tempered when it comes to those guys."
 
She closed her eyes. "Just finish what you guys has started. Do not disturb me please." Sora could not be bothered with those fight. She feels tired being involved with it.
 
"Sora yaaa..." Bomi trying hard to pull her from the seat, but she would not budge.
 
"There's a fight at the water park! I heard Min Hyorin is hurt!" A student shouted in the library.
 
Sora straightaway looked at Kim Bomi. "She's hurt??"
 
"Eo..."
 
Immediately she gets up. "You should have told me earlier!" She rushes to the water park.
 
"You should have come with me when I asked you earlier. Haishh.." Bomi nags as she follows her from behind.
 
As they arrived at the park crowded by students that are watching the fights, Sora and Bomi directly runs to their friends that is tired from fighting. "Min Hyorin! Park Jinjoo! Are you guys okay?"
 
Sora looked at Hyorin's bleeding lips and Jinjoo's bruised face.
 
“We’re okay..” Jinjoo replied.
 
"The tomboy has come finally." Lee Kwangsoo looked at all four of them as he is trying to catch his breath after a good fight.
 
Lim Juhwan looked at Kang Sora and Kim Bomi who are just arrived, their target is now complete. He smirks.
 
Jo Insung sneered. "It’s time to engage the full force..” He said to his friends waiting to use his hidden card.
 
"Don't you guys have better things to do? Fighting girls out of all things?" Sora looked at them. Angry.
 
"Do you even consider yourself a girl Kang Sora?" Lim Juhwan appeared. He is the leader of them all. He is the one that declared war between the two groups.
 
"Ya Lim Juhwan! You better watch your words you son of a bitch!" Hyorin sharply stares at him.
 
"Oww.. I think I just peed in my pants." Insung mocked as they laughed to his joke.
 
Song Joongki looked at the girls. "It would be easier if you guys just retreat and stop meddling in our business." He said to them. Trying to give them a better solution before things get messier.
 
"We will stop meddling in your business if you stop bullying those people around. Why do you always bullying others when they never disturb you guys?" Jinjoo looked at them. Those guys really trying to get into their nerve this time.
 
"Why does that matter to you anyway?" dissed Kwangsoo.
 
Sora stood silently looking at them. It has been 3 years that this fight been going on. Started when they joined National Seoul University or better known as NSU together with these rich folks who likes to pick up a fight with the weak people surrounding them wanting to show their power and authority. It is also starting then Sora and her friends got up to fight them and defend those people.
 
"Let us go. There's no use in fighting them." Bomi said as she helped Jinjoo and Hyorin.
 
"Did you think you can escape easily?" Insung cynically asked. "Not too fast missy.." He added before suddenly a bunch of men wearing black shirts are surrounding them.
 
Sora turns to look at those boys. "I never thought you are this coward. Hiring people to beat us? Seriously?" She sneered.
 
"Ya Kang Sora! Do you really wish to die today?" Kwangsoo stares at her.
 
Kang Sora looked at him with a smirk. "If you are really confident that you can do so, by all mean Mr. giraffe."
 
Kwangsoo laughed. "You really have big guts."
 
"Sora ya.. There are too much of them! Just admit defeat." Hyorin trying to pull Sora out from getting beaten. Though Sora is holding double black belt in Taekwondo, Judo, and other martial arts, handling 20 guys strength at a time could bring harm to her too.
 
This is not really a fight that she could handle.
 
"Of course. Just be a coward and admit defeat." Mockingly Juhwan said to Sora as he listens to their conversation.
 
Sora turned to Hyorin. "You and Jinjoo take a rest. Let me and Bomi settle this." She is not a person who will admit defeat easily. 
 
"Yaa Kang Sora.. Don’t be stubborn." Jinjoo looked at their friends. Worried. She did not have a good feeling about this.
 
Sora smirked. “You’ve started this. So, let us finish it once and for all..”
 
Bomi nodded. "Believe in us." she smiled. Her skills in Taekwondo and Judo might not be as perfect as Sora. But she is confident with it since Sora is the one who is teaching her.
 
"They must be watching too many dramas." Kwangsoo sneered.
 
Sora carefully looked at a bunch of guys in front of her while keeping her feet firmly on the ground, being on guard before they started to attack.
 
"What are you waiting for? Smash them all!" Insung instructed.
 
"Smash them!" the guys shouted as they are bashing towards Kang Sora and Kim Bomi but one by one those hired guys being knocked down. Some even passed out.
 
"Is this the best you guys can do?!" Sora is challenging them while trying hard to catch up her breath.
 
"Are you still ok?" Bomi is asking Sora while breathing like a panting dog.
 
"I am.” She looked at Bomi. “You?"
 
"Much more energy left." she replied with a wink.
 
Sora smiled as she took a glance at the four cowards who keep watching them from the side.
 
"Kang Sora!" Hyorin shouted as a guy is coming towards her with a piece of wood on his hand, aiming to hit her head.
 
Crack! The wood split into two as Sora impulsively block it with both of her hands. Firm.
 
That guy stopped and starred at the tattoo on her right wrist. Stunned. "Gongju! We're truly sorry!" He immediately bowed towards her as he pulled his friends to bowed too before running away.
 
Sora looked at them. “What’s that for?” she is weird as she looked at them running away.
"What is it?" She thought to herself. "Why did those guys run away abruptly like that?" It is as if they are seeing a ghost or a monster upon themselves.
 
Sora tried to put down her arms, but it feels a bit numb after taking that hard hit.
 
"Gwenchana?" Jinjoo runs towards her. Sora took quite a blow just now. It is impossible for her to be okay with it.
 
"Eo. I don't think it’s broke." she grinned to avoid her friends worry about her.
 
"Ya losers! Are you satisfied now??!!!" Min Hyorin looked at Lim Juhwan, Song Joongki, Jo Insung and Lee Kwangsoo.
 
A group that people called as The Chaebols. A group that they considered as rich bullies that loves to control things with money. Just like what they did just now.
 
"Let's go..." Juhwan sighed as they walked away from those girls.
 
"This is definitely a humiliation. I won't let those girls get away with it." He thought to himself while holding tight his fist.
 
"Ya Jo Insung! Where did you get those losers? How can they get defeated by girls like that?" Kwangsoo looked at Insung. He is hoping for some victory today actually.
 
Insung crossed his arms. Thinking. "It seems like those guys are running away after seeing something. isn't it?" Their reaction is a bit overwhelming earlier. Seems like they have seen something shocking.
 
Joongki turned to look at those girls helping each other up especially at Kang Sora who got hit earlier. "It’s not necessary to get to this extend to prove we're powerful than them though." coldly he is passing his opinion.
 
"I'm seriously thinking of killing them. Especially Min Hyorin. That bitch really knows how to get people flared up with anger." Insung replied.
 
"Eyy.. you can't be.." Kwangsoo surprised hearing to Insung replied. "Right?" He then looked at Juhwan. Wanting to know their leader’s thought about it.
 
Juhwan looked at Kwangsoo. "I want them to suffer badly.." he replied seriously. The defeat just now is embarrassing him. Even with hired guys, they still cannot win over those girls. They need to come out with a better strategy next time.
 
Joongki looked at Juhwan as he replied to Kwangsoo. Seems that this fight has already been out of context. His friends are getting impulsive with the idea to win over their classic enemy.
 
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"Are you okay?" Park Haejin approaches his girlfriend, Park Jinjoo and looked at her other friends too. He could have joined and protected them earlier, but he knows he would be scolded off if he enters the fight. These girls are well known with their independence and bold character.
 
"Sora is getting hit badly.." Jinjoo look at Sora. "Let’s go to the hospital, shall we?" she asked.
 
Sora caresses her arms while looking at the tattoo in her wrist. "Is it because of this?" She thought to herself. It is a tattoo that she got since she was a little kid. A present from her dad's friend when they live in Japan last time.
 
"Ya!" Hyorin flicked Sora's head. "What are you thinking? Are you okay?" She has been worried about her.
 
"That’s hurt.." she grimace as she tried to lift her right arm.
 
"Let's go to the hospital.." Haejin ask again as he looked at those girls with their injuries. Especially Kang Sora with her being hit hard earlier. "I'll send you guys.."
 
Bomi smiled looking at Haejin. "How lucky of you to meet such a perfect boyfriend Park Jinjoo.."
 
Hyorin flicked at Bomi's head. "You had Lee Jongsuk for yourself too. Isn't that enough?"
 
Bomi's boyfriend is really a pleasure to one's eyes. Having the height, look and body of a model with beautiful features like a celebrity. Same as Park Haejin.
 
"That good for nothing boyfriend.." Bomi is clenching her teeth.
 
Sora smiled looking at them. Among four of them, only her and Min Hyorin that are still single. Though she knows Min Hyorin chooses to stay single because of her.
 
"I'm asking this once again.." Haejin sighed. "Shall we go to the hospital now?" Haejin asked Kang Sora. He knows her opinion matters the most among her friends. The others would follow if she decided to do it. Even though they never declared her as a leader of the group, but they respected her like one.
 
Sora smiled looking at Haejin as he need to handle four different types of behavior every time. "Arasso.. let us go.." She holds onto Park Jinjoo.
 
"Your feet hurts too?" Jinjoo looked at her.
 
Sora smiled. "A little bit.."
 
"This stupid girl.. Stop pretending so tough next time!" Jinjoo pokes her head.
 
Hyorin and Bomi laughed looking at their best friends. Through thin or thick, they promised to stay with each other.