All along- Lia Choi x reader(high school Au)
Summary: Y/n and Lia hate each other, but y/n ends up protecting her from her abusive boyfriend. High school alternate universe.
Au: I havenât written in forever, and I felt like this was too long. Please give me tips any feedback would be appreciated!
Tws: swearing, abusive relationship
âHeads up!â Your friend shouted towards Lia and Yeji as the ball flew over their heads.
âCanât you play somewhere else!â Lia and Yeji both yelled in unison, you smiled to yourself noticing Liaâs pout. How could she look so beautiful.
âOf courseeâŚ..not.â Your friends snickered. You shot them a nasty look, turning back to Lia and yeti and apologising. âIâm so sorry, weâll go somewhere else.â Deep down, you were smitten for the girl who was scolding you. You thought you were slick, trying to hide the years of love you had for her, but it seems like your friends...and pretty much everyone else including Lia realised, you were just simply blinded by love to realise. You two had practically watched each other grow. From elementary to high school, you both shared a love and hate dynamic.
What you also failed to realise, was that Lia loved you just as much as you loved her. Each day, she would patiently wait and sit under the tree, with her friends, and watch you play basketball with your team.
âBabe, what are you looking at.â Liaâs boyfriend came in between her and Lia making yeji get up and walk away. Oh Justin, everyone hated Justin. Not only was he the world biggest bitch, but he was abusive towards Lia( both mentally and physically). There were a few times where she would come into school with bruises on her hand, or face. You despised Justin. âNothing.â She whispered making you snap your attention back onto the game.
You and Lia say next to each other the following period, English. You pretended you didnât want to of course, putting up a front to your class and teacher, but deep down you were so excited. âOh relax y/n, Iâm not happy about this either.â She rolled her eyes at your antics.
âYeah yeah, whatever, move over.â You couldnât help but stare at her as time went on, sheâs so beautiful.
You noticed her jaw was slightly bruised, âWhat happened?â You lightly brushed past it with your finger. âWhy do you care?â She suddenly snapped at you, shouting in a whisper making the whole class look over. âSorry.â You muttered bluntly. Lia started to think, slowly bringing her head back up and placing her hand onto yours. â Iâm sorry, I know you meant well, âYou meet her eyes, trying not to freak out in a gay panic.
âOkay everybody, listen up! I Have given you all a new project for this class, and before anyone asksâŚ.â The teacher shot you a glare, â yes it is compulsory and counts to your final grade.â For the first time in her life, Lia looked over towards you smiling, âI know we both have a reputation of hating each other- but Iâm glad to be working with you.â You couldnât believe what your ears were hearing yet your body naturally returned the smile back.
âHereâs my number, Text me whenever youâre free to work on it.â You put in your details when you noticed your friends were looking at you, prouder than ever. âAbout time. Sheâs been wanting it for forever!â Your best friend blurted out to your friend group making Lia giggle. âYou wanted my number? You could have just asked me.â You nervously played with your fingers trying to explain your friendâs comment away. â I meanâŚ.likeâŚ. I didnât want to ruin the whole enemies thing.â You finally managed to stutter out.
âIâll see you around y/n.â Lia walked out the class and towards her group of friends. âSince when do you talk to her?â Ryujin laughed. âYeah, we must be dreaming!â Yuna added on.
âCalm down guys! Sheâs a nice girl!â Lia defended you. âI heard sheâs crazy,â Chaeryeong spoke up making everyone laugh.
Each hour you waited anxiously for Liaâs text, until the next day during your free period, you finally received it.
Hey, free in an hour? :) You knew that even if you werenât free, youâd certainly make yourself available. Of course, Lia couldnât know that.
One sec, checking my schedule you gagged at your reply but it was too late, you sent it.
Iâm sure your basketball or whatever else you have on in your life can wait..
Just checked, Iâm free. Where are we meeting?
The library. Donât bring your idiot friends. You rolled your eyes and got ready.
You checked your time, making sure you werenât late. 5 minutes early, great.
âWhyâd you get here so early?â You stared at Lia, dumbfounded. âBecause you told me not to be late?â You raised your eyebrow.
âYes , but I never told you to be early either.â Lia alwaysss had to get in the last word. You both walked into the library and found a seat. You noticed everyoneâs eyes shifting towards you both, no one wouldâve ever dreamed to see you two walking together.
At first, all you two talked about was the project, (Who would do what and your roles etc) but the constant ringing of Liaâs phone shifted the conversation onto her and Justin. âFor fuck sake Lia, just put it on silent!â You finally snapped after hearing her ringtone for the 20th time. That was no exaggeration, he deadass would call her over and over again until she answered. âIm sorry!â She snapped back, visibly upset. You sighed, trying to make her comfortable enough to finally talk about it.
âI always wondered why a girl like YOU would be with someone like HIM.â You made sure to emphasis your point.
âGirl like me? Y/n, you donât even know me. Im no better than the rest of the girls in our shitty high school thatâs in our shitty town.â Her reply made you think, because you knew that was wrong but how would you get her to understand that.
âYouâre special Lia, and maybe you think I donât know you but Iâve been observing you since elementary school.â You could not believe you just admitted that to her.
âOkay first of all, donât say the word âobservingâ again you stalker. Second of all, thatâs really sweet y/n. To tell you a secret, I never hated you I just loved the rivalry we shared.â You were relieved to hear that she never actually hated you, because apart of you thought she did. But she was right( you hated to admit she was right), the academic rivalry was fun and gave you both a reason to push yourselves to the max.
âCan I ask something? Feel free to not answer.â Lia nodded and smiled, wondering what you were going to ask. âWhy are you with him?â She sighed, not knowing the answer to that herself. She knew her true feelings didnât lie with Justin, but the girl sitting right in front of her asking the question. But it all seemed too frightening for her: the idea of coming out, showing her true self in a town full of fake people changing themselves to cater to others.
âWho else would want to be with me?â Lia questioned back, tears forming into her eyes. She felt that no one would love her truly for herself, but at least Justin could pretend and make her feel like sheâs loved, even for a second. Your jaw dropped at her reply and it sent you over the edge. âLia youâre fucking perfect, what do you even mean? Youâre smart , kind, caring, funny, and fuck youâre drop dead gorgeous,â She blushed. âDonât let anyone make you feel otherwise.â And this is why Lia thought about you every night , every day, every second. Because she knew that you loved her no matter what.
Liaâs silence after what you said made you panic, so you checked the time and made an excuse to leave, âIâm sorry. I should go to my next class. Iâll see you after school?â You packed everything.
âY/n wait!â Liaâs voice stopped you in your tracks. âThank you.â Is all the girl could come up with to say, but you still knew she meant well.
The last class of the day, history. You made your way over to the back of the class, where you and your friends usually sit. âHaving fun with Lia?â Your friends laughed at your best friendâs question. âVery funny, f/n, Iâm laughing so hard right now.â You replied back with a straight face.
âGet off of me!â You heard someone scream. Your class ran to the hallway, you just rolled your eyes and went back to your work not bothered to get up and check out what was happening. âUm y/n.â Your friend had worry in their eyes. âYou should come see this.â
âGet off of me no!â Lia was being dragged by Justin, hit everytime she fought back. Why the fuck was no one stopping him? âShe said get off!â You screamed pushing past your class and grabbing Liaâs other arm. Justin laughed in your face, âSo the lesbian is protecting you now?â
âIs that the only thing you can think of dumb ass?â His âinsultâ made you laugh. âJust let go of her.â
âOr what?â Justin lets go and corners you. Lia shot you a helpless look, begging you to not do this. But you had to, because you knew that if you didnât, he wouldnât leave Lia alone. Fuck it, you thought to yourself and swung the first punch.
âOH SHIT!â Your friends screamed and started recording. âWORLDSTARRR!â
âYouâre going to regret doing that.â Justin smirked before throwing another punch at you.
âGuys come on!â Lia came in between you both, but got pushed by Justin which made you even more mad.
The next thing you know, you both were a bloody mess, teachers separating you both and trying to call your parents.
Lia anxiously tried to find you, but it was too late. She noticed your parents screaming at you and dragging you into the car. âOh my god Lia! I just heard what happened! Are you okay?â Yeji snapped Lia out of her thoughts, practically running towards her. And in that moment, realisation hit her and denial left her body. In that moment, she realised she hasnât been okay for years.
After Lia finally told her friends her true feelings, they encouraged her to talk to you. âBut seriously Lia, this isnât a texting situation.â Yuna tried to convinced her to go to your house. âThatâs true, you need to talk to her face to face.â Yeji added on. After a lot of convincing, she managed to get your address from your friends. But of course, your friends didnât want to warn you. And instead, when Lia was only 2 minutes away, texting you saying : âSurprise! Liaâs coming over. Donât have too much fun :)â fuck, fuck, fuck.
Before you could even freshen up or change out of your comfy clothes, Lia was knocking on the door. âOh, hey?â You tried to act as shocked as you can. âHey y/n, can we talk?â Lia almost broke down crying at the sight of your broken arm and black eye.
âYeah sure, come on in.â You led her to your room. She looked around slowly, like a kid in a candy shop. She finally got to see the thoughts in your head, and who you truly were. You tried to break the silence,â so⌠how are you?â
âY/n. I have loved you ever since we were kids.â You looked around, trying to figure out if she placed any hidden cameras. This must be a joke?
âSorry?â You practically choked.
âIâm in love with you.â She repeated it, this time more confidently. Silence grew as you werenât sure how to react to the fact that the girl you love actually loved you back. âI should go now!â She practically flew out of the room and to the front door.
âLIA WAIT!â You screamed from the window. âIâve been in love with you since âI hated youâ!â Lia looked up, practically giggling and skipping around. She blew you a kiss, before walking away. 10 minutes later, you got a text:
It felt good to finally say it out loud. I love you y/n. Iâll start saying it more often ;) you smiled, not believing your dreams have finally became true.
I love you Lia. I love you so much I hate you.