"But I'm seriously ill!" Baekhyun whined childishly.
"But your attendance has been on 100% since you started high school, what's wrong honey?" Baekhyun's mum asked, looking worriedly at her son.
Baekhyun shrugged, he had decided that the ill card was the easiest to play as he was still embarrassed from the party last weekend.
"Did something happen over the weekend?" His Mum brushed some stray hairs out of his eyes. She could read her son's mind like an open book, as it was just them in the small house. 
He did have an older brother but he was much older and lived hours away.
"I just feel like I'm going to be sick." Baekhyun lied, trying to half close his eyes to appear weaker.
"Baekhyun. You're a strong kid, have you had a fight with Luhan again?" She handed him his bag and opened the door for him, signalling for him to go.
"Ugh fine but if I get sent home because I throw up all over my desk it's on you."
Baekhyun stormed out of the house, he loved his Mum but he could never lie to her, she was far from stupid.

~.~

"I'm surprised you came today, you know.. after what happened." Kyungsoo noted, handing his friends some gum.
"How do you know? You weren't even there." Baekhyun frowned.
Kyungsoo shrugged dumbly "News travels fast." 
"And there's a petty funny video of me slapping Kris on YouTube now." Luhan piped up, a smug look of pride on his face.
"Sehun's gonna think you're crazy." Baekhyun mumbled, not meaning for the pixie to hear. 
"If he doesn't already.. You showed yourself up real good at the mall." Kyungsoo spoke calmly, peacefully unaware at how tightly Luhan was clenching his chopsticks. Or completely aware, it was hard to tell with the kid.
"Wait. Soo, how did you know about that?" Baekhyun questioned, putting his food down and crossing his arms. 
"Baek what the ?! You told people?!" Luhan screamed, not caring how many people heard. 
"What? Of course not. I wouldn't dare!" Baekhyun defended, slightly quieter in an attempt to shut up his ill-tempered friend.
"Then how- Baek where's Soo?" The two stared at the empty seat, sometimes they weren't sure if Kyungsoo was even their friend, neither could remember how they went from a two to a three. They hardly knew anything about the owl-faced boy, he just perched with them and they let him under their wing... At some point, and neither knew why.
Baekhyun sighed dramatically. "Where does he go?" 
Luhan's eyes narrowed, shaking his head slowly. "Strange child."

~.~

Jongin pushed the younger boy up against the wall, attaching their lips again, fighting for dominance. Suddenly the younger pushed away, both gasping for air.
"I've got to go." He rasped quickly, avoiding eye contact.
"What? Why?" Jongin was slightly annoyed by the others words, he never got to spend much time with him anymore and he hated it.
"Jongin, I'll call you later I promise. I just.. need some time right now."
"What? Soo, are you breaking up with me?" Jongin almost whispered, his voice cracking slightly.
"We're so different, you said yourself, I'm nobody." Kyungsoo said in a small voice, close to tears.
"That was two years ago Soo I didn't know you! I was stupid and impressionable. Please don't leave me." He cupped his boyfriends face in his hands and gentle kissed his forehead, letting his lips stay there for a few seconds.
"I'm so sorry Jongin." Kyungsoo's voice cracked and tears rolled down his cheeks. He looked up at Jongin one last time before running out of the janitors cupboard.

That was the first time Jongin had cried himself to sleep in months.

~.~

"So he didn't even thank you?" Sehun asked, wide-eyed at Chanyeol who shook his head dismally. "He looks so tiny compared to Kris- I couldn't just do nothing. The poor kid was two seconds away from being molested.
"I think his friend took care of the situation better than you did Yeol." Sehun laughed clapping his hands at his friends sour expression. "That kid is savage, I wouldn't want to annoy him." Sehun said in a more serious tone.
"Speak of the devil." Chanyeol mumbled as the feisty blonde trotted into the classroom, a slim arm around Baekhyun's shoulders as the brunet pushed his glasses up his cute button nose.

Chanyeol thought he might collapse.

Maybe Baekhyun knew CPR..
All he'd need was to hold his breath for long enough...

"Yeol, he can't hear you breathe you know, relax." Sehun hit the back his friend's head as Chanyeol let out a breath he hadn't realised he was holding in. 
"Yeah.. right." Chanyeol pretended to write in his book so his friend would leave him alone, like that was going to happen.
"Did you return his phone then?" Sehun asked, leaning his head on the table so Chanyeol would pay attention to him.
"Oh ." Chanyeol put his head in his hands.
"He must be missing it, it's been three days, I couldn't go an hour without mine." 
"That's sad." Chanyeol mumbled through his hands.

The teacher walked into the classroom, holding a black folder, she slammed it down on her desk, startling everyone. Chanyeol couldn't help but over-hear Baekhyun's shocked yelp from the other side of the room.
"Okay! Everyone look this way! As you know you are going to be doing a project. This will be in pairs and you will be expected to work on this out of school time. You have three weeks, the topic is the reign of terror during and after the French Revolution."
She cleared , continuing.
"I have the pairs here." She held up the folder.
A wave of disappointed complaints was heard through the class. 

"Jungkook and Yuna."
"Shin and Minzy."
"Jessica and Taeyeon."
"Amber and Hansol."
"Taeyang and Bomi"
"Choa and Woozi."
"Jongin and Hani."
"Kimi and Kyungsoo"
"Sehun and Luhan."
"Hwanhee and Wooshin"
"Chanyeol and Baekhyun."

"I've tried my best to mix you up but honestly I don't know anything about any of you and don't particularly care, if I see anyone switching they can stay behind for detention." She snapped, ending with a forced smile.

~.~

As soon as Chanyeol got up and left (a little too eagerly) the chair was pushed back violently and an extremely pissed deer perched in it, crossing his arms and refusing to look at his partner.

Sehun wasn't one for making the first move so he sat there too, staring into space awkwardly until the blonde abruptly turned to him, crossing his legs and trying to look intimidating by frowning and crossing his arms against his petit chest.

Sehun nearly died of laughter at the sight. 
"Aw, has tinker bell been separated from her best friend?" He pouted mockingly as the younger's scowl got more intense. 
"Listen here! I don't want to be with you! I don't like you! And you'll have to think of better ways to insult me. Spoiler, I've heard them all. He stood up, grabbing his coat and bag before storming out. Only to slap himself for being too much of a diva around Oh Sehun.

~.~

"We meet again I guess.." Baekhyun laughed nervously, refusing to hold eye contact with the giant for more than two seconds.
"Haha, yeah." Chanyeol scratched the back of his head to try and look casual but realised he looked like he had lice and stopped, inwardly cursing at how stupid he looked.
"So.. do you have any ideas?" Baekhyun smiled warmly, making Chanyeol feel like he could melt.
"I'm not really an ideas guy." Chanyeol cringed at his choice of words. 
Idea's guy?
What the hell Chanyeol??
He's going to think you're really dumb and incompetent.

Baekhyun nodded, pouting to himself adorably, Chanyeol couldn't help but imagine what it would be like to kiss Baekhyun, it's actually something he thinks of often. 
He could just imagine leaning forward, so slowly, tilting Baekhyun's chin towards him and-
"Are you okay?"
Chanyeol's eyes snapped open, he was two centimetres from Baekhyun's flawless face. He could feel Baekhyun's breathe fanning on his upper lip. 
He pulled back quickly, eyes even bigger than usual, if that was possible.
"Er- sorry about- er-" Chanyeol tried to get his words out, his efforts in vain, he just opted from putting his head in his hands in an attempt to hide both himself and the crimson blush that had formed from Baekhyun.
The latter laughed quietly. "For a moment I thought you where going to kiss me." The brunet admitted, almost sadly, just loud enough for the sulking giant to hear.

~.~