Friends... I have friends... new friends... I made friends by myself...

The past few days have been just like a roller coster ride for Sungmin... Making friends but continuously getting teased and talked about behind her back. Within a few days it just became normal to her. It was fine as long as she had friends that didn't doubt her and fully believed her when she said none of the rumors were true.

Sure, she missed Yesung and Eunhyuk and especially Kyuhyun but it was alright for her as long as there is still someone beside her and she knows that one day, when everything's quiet and over, she could hang out with them again, like before, but better with her new friends.

Sungmin as always arrived early to school and she was surprised to see the ever so late Kyuhyun there. 

"Sungmin-ah, you seem happier now, how are you?"

"I'm great, Kyuhyun-ah! I have new friends now."

"So... how 'bout us?" Kyuhyun asked

"Minnie-ah!!! Hey!!!" Heechul and Ryeowook suddenly burst to the scene and hugged Sungmin.

Kyuhyun looked flustered and sort of... jealous? Heechul glanced at him and couldn't help but laugh at seeing some kind of flaw in mister perfect (besides his evil)

"Hey Kyu~ Are you jealous that Minnie's with us now?" Heechul said teasingly.

"Yah! I'm not!" Kyuhyun said with an even more flustered look that just made Heechul burst our laughing.

"So, what were you talking about?" Ryeowook said.

"It's none of your business" Kyuhyun replied

"It is our business if it involves OUR Sungmin" Heechul said still with her teasing tone.

Suddenly Yesung and Eunhyuk crashed into the little scene.

"Hey! What's happening here?" Yesung said enthusiastically.

"Nothing, it's just that Kyuhyun's a little jealous that we stole Sungmin from you guys"

"I'm not jealous!"

"Sure you're not" Heechul said with a very sarcastic tone

"Yah~ stop teasing our evil maknae~" Yesung said

Heechul was laughing hysterically when Ryeowook suddenly said. "How 'bout a party at my house?"

Heechul was finally calming down when she asked "What for?"

"Well, nothing really... Just for fun, and to welcome Sungmin to our group as well."

"How 'bout us? Wookie-ah? Aren't we invited?" Yesung said to Ryeowook.

"Ofcourse you're not!" Heechul said as she continued laughing again.

"Sure, you can come~ as long as Sungmin would allow you." Ryeowook said.

Heechul looked at Ryeowook and Sungmin in disbelief as they allowed the boys to come and the rest couldn't help but laugh at Heechul's reaction.

"See 'ya guys, how 'bout this Friday? At my house, alright?"

"Sure, see you guys then" Yesung said as they headed to their chairs.

"So, are you guys close to Yesung, Eunhyuk and Kyuhyun?" Sungmin asked her Ryeowook and Heechul.

"Yeah, Yesung's my neighbor and I've known him and Eunhyuk since we were kids." Ryeowook said

"And I know Kyuhyun. We've been classmates since pre-school." Heechul said

"Oh, I didn't know that you were so close with each other."

"Now you know Minnie-ah~ we're all just a circle of friends here."

"Yeah, circle of friends..."