- 8 - (1/1)

EIGHTAfter Tao’s traumatic phone call, I took a quick shower and entertained myself by doing a tour around the dorm. First was Kyungsoo and Sehun’s room. I didn’t know who owned which bed but the room was so freaking clean. The blankets were neatly folded, the pillows properly arranged and even the slippers were perfectly aligned to each other on the floor.Chanyeol and Baekhyun’s room was next. Compared to the previous room, theirs looked like it had been struck by a tornado: socks everywhere, shirts draped on the beds and I swear I saw an underwear under Baekhyun’s bed. I don’t even want to know if it was used or not.Kai and Suho’s room was a lot better than Chanyeol and Baekhyun’s. Although it was bit messy, I didn’t see any underwear under the bed. There were a couple of CDs stacked on Kai’s bedside table, and there was a stereo on the far side of the room. This must be where Kai practices his dancing. Before I could leave, something on the table caught my eyes. It was a picture frame. The boy on the photo was smiling widely. His white shirt was tucked in his black pants, which was a little too big for him. It was definitely Kai. He had the same goofy smile. In the picture, something was glittering around his neck, but before I could take a closer look, I heard the faint click of the door lock and I dashed to the living room. Suho was just removing his shoes by the door when I saw him.“You’re back early,” I said.“Junho-hyung just told us the address of EXO-M’s dorm and our schedule for next week.”At the mention of EXO-M, I remembered Tao’s message. “They called.”“Who called?” Suho asked, stepping inside as Baekhyun and Chanyeol bumped into each other on the doorway.“Tao.”“What did he say?” Suho sat on the couch and placed his bag beside him.“Um,” I watched as Baekhyun and Chanyeol started pushing each other. “He said their flight was changed, and they’ll be arriving tonight.”“TONIGHT?!” The three of them shrieked.“Uh, where are the others?” I said, looking outside, expecting Kai, Kyungsoo and Sehun to barge in.“They’ll be up. A bunch of fangirls caught them on the entrance. Junho-hyung’s with them,” Baekhyun said, tiptoeing and ruffling Chanyeol’s curly locks.“Aish,” Chanyeol growled and grabbed Baekhyun’s hair with both his hands and turned it this way and that. When he lowered his hands, Baekhyun’s hair was sticking up in places. Baekhyun jabbed Chanyeol in the stomach. The two of them laughed before approaching us and sitting on the couch. To my great disappointment, Chanyeol sat on the far side, away from me. And I just noticed now that he hasn’t looked at me ever since they came back from the company.“You said EXO-M called,” Baekhyun placed himself beside me. “Did you talk to everyone?”I felt myself blush. KRIS HYUNG! EXO-K HAS A BABE IN THEIR DORM.“Yah, Min Hyeon-ah, why are you suddenly blushing?!” Baekhyun laughed, staring at me. I turned my head away from him and stared at Suho instead. In the corner of my eye, I saw Chanyeol lift his head up to my direction.“She must’ve talked to Tao,” Suho mumbled quietly beside me, he laid his head back and closed his eyes.Baekhyun laughed. “Don’t worry, he doesn’t bite. I will not let him go near you,” he winked at me. I felt my cheeks get hot again. “I’m gonna go wash up.”When he disappeared behind his room, I asked Suho quietly, “Is he always like that?”Suho turned his head and opened his eyes. “Who? Baekhyun?” I nodded. “He’s touchy, right?” I nodded again. “That just means he likes you. He was like that when he first met Jinri-noona. But when he found out that he was Chanyeol’s sister he gave up because this guy,” he pointed his thumb at Chanyeol, “swore he’ll claw out Baekhyun’s eyes if he ever busts a move to Jinri-noona.”I heard Chanyeol chuckle.“Can you tell me about EXO-M? What are they like?” I asked.Suho thought for a second, before he answered, “Well, they’re much more… how can I say this… mature, than these kids. I wonder how Kris-hyung tames them. No matter what I do, Baekhyun and Sehun just can’t stop bickering and punching and pushing each other,” he shook his head.“It’s not your fault they’re act like kids. But I think this is nicer. Seeing Baekhyun and Sehun makes me laugh. I think they’re the happy viruses of EXO-K.”Suho chuckled. “No. Chanyeol’s the happy virus of this group.”I raised an eyebrow.“He’s not jolly and loud right now because he’s just hungry.”I looked up at the clock. It was almost 7:3o. “I’ll go make dinner. What’s taking those guys so long?”And as if on cue, the front door burst open and Kai, Kyungsoo and Sehun went in, gasping for breath. Kai’s ankle was still wrapped in bandage, but he wasn’t limping anymore.

“There’s like a sea of girls on the first floor,” Kyungsoo said, wide-eyed.Kai stretched his arms above his head. “They couldn’t resist the charm that is me.”Sehun rolled his eyes at me and did a puking face. I stifled a giggle.“Why would they be there,” Baekhyun popped out from his room, “when all the charm is right here?” He pointed to himself. He was now wearing a blue shirt, a yellow towel draped over his shoulder. There were still droplets of water on his forehead and neck. His face was completely makeup-less, and he looked less charismatic compared to when he’s wearing eyeliner. He looked younger, and more baby-faced.“Well, I am rather charming,” Sehun said flipping his hair proudly.“I was talking about me, you pabo,” Baekhyun muttered angrily, rolling his towel into a ball and throwing it at Sehun.   During dinner, Jinri finally arrived. Chanyeol asked her where she went and she just said she was filing papers for the master study degree she wanted to take. After finishing all the food which Kyungsoo helped me cook (while Baekhyun shrieked “NO MORE KIMCHI PASTA KYUNGSOO”), the boys went to bed. Jinri and I stayed in the kitchen to clean up. I wiped the table and placed all the plates by the sink while Jinri washed the dishes.“How are you doing? We haven’t been able to chat these past few days ,” Jinri said while rinsing a plate. “Are the boys making you uncomfortable?” She had a smug face on.“They’re…” I paused, trying to find the right words. “alright.” Jinri has finished all the plates, and she grabbed a towel from the table and started wiping her hands. She walked to the living room and sat on the couch. I followed and placed myself beside her.“Liked anyone yet?” she said turning on the TV, wiggling her eyebrows at me. Chanyeol’s face flashed across my mind. Was I supposed to tell my best friend that I like her brother?“Well…,” I hesitated. “Chanyeol-”Jinri was suddenly yelling at the top of her lungs, “YOU LIKE MY BROTHER?!” I clapped a hand on her mouth.“Don’t go telling everybody!” I hissed, my cheeks feeling hot. She slapped my hand away.“You like Chanyeol?!” she whispered excitedly. She began giggling and hugging her herself. “I would love to have you as a sister-in-law Min Hyeon!”I rolled my eyes at her and settled back on the couch. “It’s just a crush, Jinri. Calm down.”“Love starts with ‘just a crush’, you know,” she covered her face and squealed again. “I can’t believe my best friend likes my brother!” Laughing, I grabbed a pillow and hit her. She picked a pillow as well and we started hitting each other. After an intense pillow fight, I leaned back and closed my eyes, laughter still rumbling inside me.After a few moments, I heard Jinri’s soft voice. “Hey, you’re thinking about him again, aren’t you?”“Who?”“The boy from nine years ago.”I frowned at her. “What makes you say that?”She pointed at my neck, “You’re touching it again.”I looked down and sure enough, my fingers were wrapped around the pendant of my necklace.“Have you found him yet?” she asked, folding her legs under her. She reached out and studied the half-heart pendant hanging on my neck.I shook my head.“I still can’t believe you forgot his name, Min Hyeon. I mean, for all the things that you could forget, you chose to forget his name!”“It was a long time ago, Jinri. We were friends for just two weeks,” I sighed. “But it was the best two weeks of my life. He made me feel special.”Jinri studied me for a second. “You should try to find him, then.”I chuckled. “It’ll be impossible now. I don’t know where he used to live.”“But you had that grass field you two used to go to, right? Why don’t you start there?”I thought for a minute. My heart started beating loudly at the thought of seeing him again. “Maybe I will,” I said quietly. Jinri reached out and squeezed my hand.“You’ll find him,” Jinri said.I smiled. A question was lingering in my head. “Not to change topic or something, but where did you go?”Jinri snickered. “Just had some papers to submit.”“Papers? For what?”“I’m planning to go back to California and-” Just then, the doorbell rang, and Jinri stood up and walked towards the door. She pushed a button on the machine that was on the wall and spoke to it, “Who is it?”“It’s us~” I heard a sing-song voice on the receiver. Jinri gave out a little squeal and disappeared to the hallway. The click of the door opening echoed in the room followed by the sound of struggling.“JINRI-NOONA!” I heard the deep rumble of laughter of several guys. I furrowed my eyebrows as I waited in my seat.  Jinri finally emerged, but now she wasn’t alone. Six guys; six inhumanly gorgeous guys were with her. They seemed to not notice my presence, and I awkwardly sat in the background, watching each of the guys hug Jinri. All of them were taller than her. But that wasn’t what made my jaw drop. Their faces were so beautiful it looked like they were carved by an angel. The tallest one had blonde hair, which partly covered his sparkling eyes. But there was something intimidating about him. The shortest one was different than the others. His eyes were round and bulging, and his cheeks were puffing up which made me want to pinch them. One boy, however, was looking at me, to my intense surprise. He had dark circles under his sharp eyes- which looked like eyebags- and his jet black hair was combed on one side.“Noona,” he called out, nudging Jinri, never keeping his eyes away from me. “Is that Min Hyeon?” He asked in a low voice. Six pairs of eyes were suddenly staring at me. I felt a familiar tingle in my spine.Déjà vu. It was like how I met EXO-K.Jinri looked at me disbelievingly. “You know each other?”Another boy with soft eyes and with fluffly hair answered, “No. Tao called a few hours ago and she picked up the phone. Where’s Sehun?” He asked excitedly.Phone call? Wait… This is EXO-M?!Jinri pointed to a room and he quickly trotted towards it.The eyebags-boy stepped forward and held out his hands. “I’m Tao.” He flashed me a smile, but before I could respond, the bedroom doors burst open and Suho, Kai, Chanyeol, Baekhyun and Kyungsoo barged in the scene. They hugged the new comers, and I suddenly felt claustrophobic. I have never been inside a room with 12 good-looking boys before. Jinri went to my side and we watched them tackle each other. Chanyeol approached the tallest guy, and clapped him on the back. “Good to see you hyung!” he said happily.“Hey, hey, hey!” Jinri yelled, the boys stopped and stared at her. “You haven’t introduced yourselves yet to Min Hyeon.”Suho, Kai, Chanyeol, Baekhyun and Kyungsoo went behind us, and the other five boys arranged themselves in the middle of the living room.The tallest one spoke first. “We are-”“ONE!” They shouted together. “Da jia hao, wo man shi EXO-M”.“They’re Chinese?” I whispered to Jinri. They were just speaking in Korean a few minutes ago. Why were they talking in Mandarin now?“Not all of them,” I heard someone whisper behind me. It was Chanyeol. I felt his hot breath tickle my neck, and I fought back a shiver.“Da jia hao, wo shi Lay.”“Da jia hao, wo shi Chen.”“Da jia hao, wo shi Xiumin.” Wow. Oh my God, his cheeks are so puffy“Da jia hao, wo shi Tao.” He flashed me a wink.“Da jia hao, wo shi EXO-M leader Kris,” the tallest one said.The pieces suddenly all clicked together.“Aaaaah, M stands for Mandarin, and K stands for Korean,” I said a little too loud. I slapped my hand to my mouth as all of them laughed.“Thanks for pointing that out,” Baekhyun said behind me. I whipped my head around and glared at him. He reached out and patted my head, still laughing. Sehun and the soft-eyed boy came out of their room, arms around each other. Kris spoke something in mandarin to him, and the blond boy joined the line.He bowed and flashed me a smile. “Da jia hao, wo shi Luhan.”Sehun, Kyungsoo, Kai and Suho went to them and they huddled again, hugging and punching each other. I couldn’t take my eyes off of EXO-M. Their faces were absolutely gorgeous. No blemishes. No flaw. Nothing.Jinri nudged me. “So? What do you think?” She jerked her head to their direction.“It’s like hotness times six,” I whispered back, and we both giggled.“Hey! How about us?” Baekhyun complained behind me.“Eh, you’re alright,” Jinri said jokingly. Baekhyun flicked her forehead. I chuckled and turned my attention back to the group. Just then, something glittered in Kris’ neck. My heart started pounding as my eyes squinted and took a closer look.It can’t be.I gripped Jinri’s arm, suddenly feeling dizzy. “J-Jinri. What’s that on Kris’ neck?” My voice shook as Jinri looked at me worriedly.“What? Whose neck? Kris’?” She whispered frantically. After a moment, I felt her freeze under my touch. I looked at her and her eyes traveled down to my necklace.“Is h-he wearing-”“HYUNG!” Chanyeol suddenly shouted. He hurried to the celebrating group and clapped Kris and Luhan’s back. “Are you hungry?”A chorus of “yeah!” and “of course we are!” were heard. Jinri and I looked at each other, and I was sure that the horrified expression on her face mirrored mine.Because hanging on Kris’ neck, was a necklace with a pendant that was half a heart.Just like mine.  DUN DUN DUUUUUUUUUUUUNNNNNN.OMG YOU GUYS I EARNED 7 SUBSCRIBERS.To my new subscribers, please leave your comments :) I want to know your opinions :)CAN I JUST SHOWER YOU ALL WITH HUGS AND EXO FEELS ;AAAA;THANK YOU! REALLY! KAMSAHAMNIDA~Next chapter will be up soon!I LOVE YOU ALL!