Along Came YouCh16 - Tee-hee

Jaden was undoubtedly popular during high school. With his looks, charming personality, and somewhat passable family background (his dad owned a small, but thriving business) his schoolmates—especially the girls—were all over him. The guys would boast about being friends with him, while the girls wanted to have an intimate relationship with him. Jaden was king during high school, so he expected that would also be the case with his university life.

“Have you seen the freshman Fran? God, I have never seen a guy with such beautiful face. He looks so dreamy…” z6vgOm

“Fran is always with senior Noah. I envy their friendship. Two male gods walking around campus together. My heart can’t take it, ah!”

“Fran is so gorgeous. Can I be his girl? I want to be his girl!”

Please support our translators at chrysanthemumgarden (dot) com

A couple of weeks had already passed, but the buzz about Fran and Noah Alva was still very much alive around campus. It all started with the now deleted post in the school forum. Several students became curious about the freshman Fran and his relationship with one of the popular guys in campus—Noah Alva. Every day, there were new discussions about the two going around campus—and those gossips made Jaden feel resentful towards Fran.

You see, Fran was pretty popular during 11th grade. He transferred to Jaden’s school and was the talk of the students for the first few months. The girls were smitten by Fran’s ‘pretty’ face. Though, eventually, his popularity died down because there was a rumor that Fran had a bad attitude and would beat up anyone who would try to get near him. Also, the fact that Fran was always seen reading books made him look pretentious in the eyes of his peers.  So, the students’ attention shifted to Jaden—the guy who they thought was the opposite of Fran—attitude-wise (only according to the rumors) thus, making Jaden the most popular guy in school until graduation. d7J9H

Now that it was happening again (the fact that Fran was getting popular) Jaden had to do something. Oh, you guessed it right—he was the one behind the high school rumor about Fran—why did he do that? Well, the answer was too simple, Jaden wanted everyone’s attention towards him.

Jaden wanted everyone to know about him. When students would flock in front of the lecture room to see Fran, Jaden would talk to them just to catch their attention. He would always pester Fran to talk to him even though he was always being ignored by the latter. Jaden was just befriending Fran, so that, the rest of the student would be aware of his presence. However, Jaden’s efforts were not rewarded. The students didn’t want to do anything with him, while their curiosity about Fran was greater each day. Those made Jaden lose his mind.

Jaden didn’t want for Fran to overshadow him. He went to S University because he wanted to be close to Noah Alva. Jaden thought that he could achieve that goal because he always knew there was something special in him. Noah Alva would not ignore someone like him, right? Being friends with an Alva sure had its advantages. But lo and behold, someone messed up with his plan—just like in high school—again, it was Fran.

What was Noah Alva thinking when he associated himself with someone like Fran? Jaden couldn’t think of a reason. As far as he knew, Fran didn’t come from a wealthy family. His father was working overseas and his mother was just a plain housewife. The only redeeming factor about Fran was his face. For Jaden, Fran had nothing on him. It was obvious who was superior between them.

6dhJzg

“This is going to be fun…” Jaden muttered as he walked towards a group of people who were talking about Fran. He could hear them singing praises for his ‘classmate’.

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

“Next time I see Fran with senior Noah, do you think, it’s okay to ask for their autographs?” said a freshman girl from the group.

“Yt, mbeca wf lc!”

“Zf, abb!” e0s1RY

“Hi!” Jaden greeted the group of people. They looked at him without any hint of recognition from their eyes. These fucking side characters!

“Ct, vb sbe kjca rbwfatlcu ogbw er?” jrxfv ys rbwfbcf ogbw atf ugbeq.

Ajvfc rwlifv ja atfw. “P tfjgv sbe ajixlcu jybea Mgjc. P vb cba xcbk tlw qfgrbcjiis, yea j oglfcv bo wlcf kjr mibrf ab tlw veglcu tlut rmtbbi.” Lf ilfv. “Pcmlvfcajiis, P tfjgv atlr lrref ogbw rbwf ogfrtwfc lc beg vfqjgawfca, P vbc’a xcbk ktb rajgafv la, yea la’r jybea Mgjc’r rmjcvji veglcu tlut rmtbbi.”

The group of people was now listening to him attentively. Jaden’s lips formed a smile of triumph. He started to weave his lies. TX823v

A few days after, the rumor mill was fuelled by a new tea. The students who were singing all praises to Fran were now humming a different tune. The rumors going around campus were something like this:

S University School Forum:

TOPIC: [“Fran was a delinquent during high school. He assaulted one of his girl classmates and was suspended for his misbehaviour. Then, during his senior year, Fran cheated on his final exams and was caught by the teacher. He graduated only because his father bribed the school principal.]

[Anon1: I knew it! There’s something wrong with that guy!] zxJBAi

[Anon4: So, you are believing those rumors without any evidence at all?]

[Anon7: Fran is really too good to be true…]

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

[Anon10: Fran, give me back my feelings, you asshole!]

[Anon13: Yeah, you cheating jerk! Stay away from Noah Alva. You are a disgrace, Fran, I hope you get expelled from our university.] u2YlXd

[Anon16: Maybe he cheated his way through S University? Yikes!]

[Anon20: How can he assault a girl and get away with it? Freaking scumbag!]

[Anon26: Why don’t you just kill yourself, Fran?]

[Anon30: I saw Fran today. He still looks unbothered. Maybe, the rumors are not true?] 3OeCdM

[Anon35: Will Fran deny the rumors, though? Let’s wait.]

[Anon42: No! He’s an asshole. What’s there to deny? It’s all true!]

[Anon50: I hope Noah Alva will not associate himself with Fran anymore. He’s too precious for this world.]

Jaden was laughing his heart out because of the turn of events. He couldn’t contain his happiness upon seeing how Fran was being mocked by the same students who were admiring him just weeks ago. Jaden was ecstatic to learn that his ‘enemy’ was being pulverized and laugh at by the public. PZUS0

Jaden knew that Fran would never stand up for himself. Just like in high school, Fran would just ignore the rumors and get on with his life. So, Jaden was not afraid to step on Fran over and over again. Who would stand up for Fran, he didn’t have any friends. Noah Alva? Well, in Jaden’s mind that was impossible. Noah Alva was too smart to jeopardize his reputation by sticking with someone tainted like Fran. So, Jaden concluded that Noah was already out of Fran’s life.

Then, the day Jaden was waiting for finally arrived. He was just thinking of a plan to get close to Noah Alva, when the latter approached Jaden without any warning.

“Hi, you’re Jaden Scott, right?” Noah was smiling brightly towards him.

Jaden’s heart was filled with excitement. “Yes, it’s me. I am Jaden.” A4TNJb

“I guess, you already know who I am.”

“Of course, senior! You’re Noah Alva. I always wanted to talk to you!” Jaden said enthusiastically.

Noah put his arm around Jaden’s shoulder. “Hey, are you free? There’s a new café outside the campus. Do you want to go there with me?”

Jaden was on his way to class, but who cares about that? He was invited by Noah Alva himself—a mere class was not too important. “Yes, senior! I’ll go with you.” 7UcmnG

“Let’s go!”

Jaden was having the time of his life. Some of the students were looking at him with obvious envy. He was walking with Noah Alva while the latter’s arm was still around his shoulder—who wouldn’t be envious of that? Jaden felt proud and triumphant. He really wanted for Fran to see this moment—but, Jaden knew Fran was already in the classroom listening to a boring lecture.

Read more BL at chrysanthemumgarden (dot) com

So, who was really winning? Of course, it was him—Jaden. The fact that Noah Alva chose him over Fran—it was a great feeling that Jaden wouldn’t forget for a very long time.

Tee-hee. zXT4oG