Opened Ears, Opened Legs (1/1)

LUNA It took me a few minutes to realize that Baekhyun and I are classmates in Korean so when I got to take my usual seat at the back, Baekhyun entered the room and took his seat in front. I caught myself stealing glances his way and even staring at him while I dreamt of the unimagineable things we might be doing later at his place. I even slapped myself but of course I'm not stupid to do it when people are looking.The dismissal bell finally rang. When I was ready to leave the classroom, Baekhyun called out to me."Hey Luna! Wait up!" He ran up to my desk and got a firm grip on my arm. I lowered my gaze then shifted it up to his face. When he got the picture, he let go of my arm and apologized."So ummm...I was uhh..." Baekhyun mumbled. This is new. Mumbling is for losers like me."You sound like a wuss. Just spit it out.""I'm bored to death right now and I'll be alone at home so can I crash your place before we go to mine?" He said everything so quickly, not giving me time to process what in hoohah he just said."You...you want to go to my house.""If it's not a bother."I looked at my wrist watch and groaned. 4pm."Fine," I said and exited the room, heading for the parking lot. "But we're not making out at my place!"Baekhyun drove to my place by being right behind my Focus. I wanted to crash my car on the lamp post in front of our wrought iron fence when I saw Dad's car in the curb. I checked the time -- 4:30pm. His shift ends at 6pm. He's not supposed to be here by then. I got out of the car and waited for Baekhyun to get off.As soon as he stepped out of his car, I dragged him with me and headed to the back entrance."What's up?" He asked in a hushed tone."My Dad's home." I said with my teeth gritted. "He's not supposed to be here until 6pm.""Don't worry. I'll be in my best behavior." Baekhyun assured. I sighed and shook my head. I walked away from the back entrance and went for our backyard hammock swing. I gestured for Baekhyun to come over and sit beside me. I fluffed one of the throw pillows on the swing and put it on my lap."Well...I...I guess it's about time I tell it.""Tell me what?" Baekhyun asked in a concerned tone. I hate it when he does that. One second, he's a douche; next time, he becomes a total softie. He doesn't have to take pity on the odd one out."I have no fucking clue why you care so much, but I guess you have the right to know the reason why I'm violating you.""Violating," he chuckled at the word. After organizing my thoughts, I finally told Baekhyun about my family, about Mom leaving and sending over signed divorce papers, about Dad's alcoholism, and about the perfect class act I've been flawlessly pulling off to cover up all that fuckery. Baekhyun would nod and pat my back every once in a while. Nice to know that he's a good listener."There," I said when I'm done with my story, "but that's a secret for you to keep, although I don't really give a damn. Just keep it to yourself. Not even Kai can know about this.""If you don't care about what other people think of you, then why all the hiding?""It's not me I'm worried about. It's my Dad.""What do you mean?""People can talk shit about me, but I don't want anyone to talk shit about my Dad. He's not a bad person. He's the most loving Dad ever. He's just...he just really needs to stay away from alcohol."Baekhyun nodded. I sighed and threw my head back and flailed my arms."Looney bear?""Dad?" I responded. He must have seen me. I stood up from the swing and looked at Baekhyun."I'll be a good boy," Baekhyun mouthed. I lightly hit his arm and went inside the house through the back entrance."Hey Dad," I called out from the kitchen, "I have a guest with me. A classmate."Dad came out of the living room and walked towards me. Surprisingly, he looked fine as if nothing happened. I was scared for nothing. Plus, the house looked nice and clean. Dad gave me a warm hug then smiled at me when he let go."Who is this young man?" Dad asked.Baekhyun bowed at my father, "Good afternoon, Mr. Park. I'm Byun Baekhyun. Luna and I used to work together on a paper for our Literature class.""Oh. You're the son of that guy on tv. It's nice to see that you're a regular young man. What brings you here?" Dad asked as he offered for us to take a seat on the dining table."He just wanted to meet you," I shyly said."It's nice of you to have friends of the opposite sex, Looney. Just when I thought Sulli and Victoria have caused you brain damage. I'm glad you have this young man to keep your feet on the ground."Oh dearest father, you have no idea."Well, I just...I'm going to get a few clothes. I'll be spending the night at Sulli's.""Okay, Looney. I'll be calling to check on you, kay?" I nodded then he turned to Baekhyun, "It's nice to meet you, young man.""Thank you, Sir." Baekhyun bowed at him again.As soon as I got my stuff, I gave my Dad a quick hug and told him I love him. He ruffled my hair and told me to run along. Baekhyun and I went to the back entrance. I sat down on the hammock swing again to check on my stuff. Baekhyun sat beside me, all smiles."What's up with your face?" I asked while running my fingers through the clothes inside my knapsack."You're right. Your father is a nice fellow, and I can see how much you guys love each other by the way you hugged and exchanged conversations," Baekhyun said in a warm, serious tone."I'm glad you have a nice impression of my Dad. Thank you for being well-mannered in front of him," I jested. I threw my knapsack behind me and wore the straps over my shoulders. I was about to get out of the hammock when Baekhyun opened his mouth again."I wish I had that kind of relationship with my parents too. I'll never be good enough for them."I must be hearing things.  BAEKHYUN "Baekhyun..." Luna said softly. I can't believe I'm the one confessing to her right now. Truthfully, I envied Luna's relationship with her father."My parents are always away, you see. They're never at home. I practically fend for myself every living day. It might be only the two of you, you and your Dad, but at least you're living for someone. Me? I'm a selfish bastard who lives for himself.""Baekhyun, don't say that.""It's true. Kai's my only friend and sometimes I feel bad when I choose girls over him. It's like I'm leaving him behind, and I'm not even aware."Luna remained silent but I know she's listening, so I continued."I hate the fact that my parents expect a lot from me when they're not even there for me in the first place. Call me an immature attention whore but I get it now, what my grandma tells my parents about me. She believes that I'm acting like this so I can get my parents to come home and reprimand me. But no. They don't give a damn. Instead, they distance themselves from me. The only family I have left is my sister, Krystal, but even Grandma took her away from me and now she lives with her. Grandma says I am bad for Krystal. I love my sister though and I don't want to set that kind of example for her so I guess it's best that she really didn't live with me."I dug my face in my palms and waited for Luna to say something. She didn't, but I felt a hand gently patting and rubbing my back.She cares. Luna cares.Or maybe she just pities me for being a poor good-for-nothing schmuck."Do you miss her? Your sister?" She asked."More than anything, Loo. I see her in school once in a while when we cross paths but that's it.""I don't mean to pry, but you should totally tell your parents how you're feeling," Luna said, her hand still running on my back.I propped myself up and took Luna's hand from my back. I gave it a good squeeze and flashed her a sincere smile. I don't want to ruin the moment by being a jerk and point it out loud but Luna blushed."We should get going," Luna said standing up, "Dad might wonder why the hell we're still here. He might think we're making out or something."I didn't react to that and diverted the subject."Hey.""Hey back.""Are we friends?"Luna crossed her arms and looked at me with narrowed eyes. A warm smile then formed on her lips."After all that mushy conversation? I'd like to think so.""Damn straight," I said grinning. Yeah, the signature grin has returned.Luna and I are now friends...with benefits?Score.The two of us arrived at my place at 7pm. Luna's supposed to be at Sulli's place at 9pm. I have to make the most out of my two hours with my new friend, so I eagerly dragged Luna to the game room when we reached inside. The way her golden hair bounced when she ran was really cute.Darn it! I shouldn't be thinking of her that way.Luna threw herself on the bean bag chairs in the game room. "Oh my God! You have bean bag chairs!"She is such a cute dork.Dammmit dammit! Ugh! Luna, stop being adorable!"I have to admit though," Luna said when she finally sat properly and grabbed a game console, "I'm so bad at video games. I'd appreciate it though if you happen to have those old school family computer games.""Like what? Rainbow Island?" I laughed but Luna's eyes widened."Oh my God! Yes! Rainbow Island!" She exclaimed like a little girl who just got her favorite stuffed toy from an arcade crane."Sorry to burst your bubble, Loo. I don't have Rainbow Island. I have Galaxian though.""Oh my God! Galaxian! Let's play!"I plugged out the Xbox console and replaced it with the family computer."Let's make this game more fun," I suggested."How?" Luna asked. I got back on my seat when the game is set. I grinned at Luna and raised my eyebrows."Fuck you, Baekhyun. I know exactly what you're thinking." Luna snapped and threw a throw pillow at me. I successfully dodged the fluffy weapon."Aww come one now," I chuckled then winked at her."Do I have a choice?" Luna groaned and slumped on the bean bag chair."Okay. We'll get in bed after the game.""Okay?""Loser gets to do something to please the winner."Luna raised her eyebrows and bit her lip. She shook her head then picked up the controller and pressed START."Hey, you cheater!" I quickly grabbed my controller and waited for my turn."I'm so not giving you a blowjob." Luna hissed.After five rounds of Galaxian, Luna won two out of three games. The last round was a tie-breaker."No fair," I groaned. "Let's play another game.""Nu-uh. I have to go in one hour so we better get it on," Luna teased as she stood up and pulled me close to her. She wrapped one leg around my waist and threw her arms around my neck."Come on buddy. Let's see what you got."I lost the game. But Luna has no idea that I'm winning either way.