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You adjusted your schoolbag on your shoulders and took a deep breath, ready to face anything. For the first time after the birthday party, Mina, Vicky and you would talk. You felt nervous, not knowing how it would go. Will everything will be the same as before or did your friendship died that night ? You didn't know yet.

Standing in the hallway, you were looking at your two « friends » who were casually talking next to the lockers. The bell hadn't rung yet so students were hanging in the hallway, waiting for the class to start. You observed them from afar for a moment, feeling nostalgic and a bit depressed. Mina was telling something to Vicky who burst into laugh and you realised they seemed perfectly fine without you.

After the fight, you received no messages, no phone call, no news, no apologies, not even a single word from them. You had silently waited all the weekend for a sign showing that your friendship wasn't over and would survive. But nothing came and you couldn't help but feeling somehow disappointed. That wasn't your first fight, but every time you had one, an apology came in the following hours. Of course, you could have made the move but you felt too ashamed and angry to do so.

You sighed. It was now or never. The bell was going to ring in a moment and you couldn't wait until the lunch break to make things clear. You made few steps in their direction, trying to look as relaxed as possible. After all, years of friendship couldn't disappear just like that. You knew them well enough to know that hoping a reconciliation was possible. They were only few meters left when Baekhyun and his friends appeared in the crowded hallway. You immediately stopped walking and felt nervous. He was with Kris, Suho, Chen and Lay, and casually walked over Vicky and Mina. Vicky waved at them like they were close friends while Mina naturally grabbed Baekhyun arm to pull him closer to her.

You grabbed the strap of your bag and gripped it as you were looking at the scene which was taking place just in front of your eyes. Suho said something funny and made everyone laugh. You silently looked at them from afar with a hint of jealousy. They were looking like the best friends in the world. Since when did they get so close ? They only hang out together two or three times ! You felt pushed aside and lonely. No need to say that you weren't going to join them now.

Talking to your friends was a thing, having to face your now-revealed crush was another. You were too embarrassed and ashamed to come and act like nothing happened. You sighed, ready to turn on your heels and walked away when Vicky spotted you looking at them. You stopped in your move, feeling your heart beating faster. Her eyes was on you. She made sign to Mina who also started to look at you too. It was your chance ! Slowly and with hesitation, you raised your hand and start to wave at them it with a small smile. Vicky kept on looking at you, but didn't respond to your attempt of sympathizing. Mina's face turned red as she bit her lips and looked at her shoes. Vicky coldly looked at you before turning her eyes away. You hand dropped in the air. That was it ? You bit your inner cheek, feeling smarting in your eyes. You were hoping for a sign, something you could stick with. But their looks had been empty and cold, and you knew it wasn't good. Wasn't indifference the worst punishment ? But punishment for what exactly ? For liking Baekhyun ? For keeping it yourself ? You curled your fingers, feeling embittered. What a beautiful and sincere friendship. Like you choose to fall for him ! That was ing ridiculous. You held back your tears because crying over it was too easy. You had nothing to feel guilty about.You weren't the one to blame and you definitetly weren't going to be the one who would apologize. The bell rang. Guess it was over.

Chanyeol held his lunch-pack, looking for you. He had tried to postpone the moment he would talk to you, but Sehun, that stubborn kid, kept on harassing him with text messages every five damn minutes. So here he was, looking for you instead of enjoying his lunch break.

Chanyeol didn't know why he feared so much talking to you. You had always been nice to him, so why was he so afraid ? Maybe he was apprehending your reaction or he was just nervous because he had been avoiding you lately. He couldn't really tell. He also wondered what you were thinking about him being the rapper of a band. Were you laughing ? Were you finding it lame ? Different thoughts crossed his mind as he was wandering in the school cafeteria, trying to spot your face. At this time of the day, the lunchroom was full with students. Almost all the tables were taken and finding you among all these people was hard. Chanyeol looked around and, after a moment, finally found you.

« Ah~! Here you are ! »

You were sitting at a table, alone and in the corner of the big room which was quite unusual. It was like you were trying to disappear in a hole or to be a small as possible. But all Chanyeol saw was the perfect opportunity to talk to you without having to deal with your two friends. As soon as his eyes landed on you, Chanyeol felt a heat and a heaviness in his chest and without even realising, the corners of his lips lifted up. Feeling suddenly happy, he merrily walked towards you. Once he was next to you, he put his lunch-pack on the table and noisily sat in front of you.

You heard someone taking place at your table, but didn't raise your head. You didn't want to see or talk to anyone. You were still depressed by what happened this morning and you weren't in the mood for anything. Brooding over thoughts, you stuck your chopstick in your dish when a low and velvety voice woke you up.

« Can I eat with you ? » Chanyeol asked cheerfully.

You raised your head from your dish and met his big brown eyes. Here he was, already eating but still asking you the permission. You were surprised to see him here but didn't ask for an explanation.

« Sure. » You answered, shrugging.

Chanyeol smiled and you got back to the contemplation of your dish. He didn't even noticed your red nose and your repetitive sniffing. That guy was so dense.

Silence built between you two. You wondered why he wanted to eat with you if he wasn't interacting with you. But you noticed his feet were nervously tapping on the floor and he looked more agitated than usually. His fingers were drumming on the table and he kept on opening and closing his mouth. You frowned, he was hiding you something. You quickly thought about what could make him talk to you after days of shunning. It didn't take a lot of time before the answer popped up in your mind like an obviousness. He was here because of the concert, of course. What else could it be ?

Seriously, who was he kidding ? Chanyeol avoided you few days ago and now, as if by magic, he wanted to eat with you. Please ! You weren't that stupid. Putting your chopsticks down, you rested your chin on your crossed fingers.

«  Wanna talk about your band maybe ? » You abruptly asked, not being fooled one second.

Your question was so direct and unexpected that Chanyeol choked with his rice. He dropped grains from his mouth on the table and his face suddenly turned red. He looked at you with big surprised eyes.

« H-How do you know ? » He asked, surprised.

You gave him a mockingly smile without answering. It was written all over his face. Chanyeol looked away and loosened his collar.

« Ah, busted... » He whispered, leaning on the back of his chair.

Well, well.. guess it was time to ask you to keep it as a secret. He sighed and put down his chopsticks. Clumsily, he stood up, looking pretty embarrassed. You silently watched him, curious. He took a deep breath before bowing as low as he could, making you frown.

« I-I know you were there that night and that you s-saw us so... p-please hum... don't tell anyone about our b-band. » He hurriedly declared.

Ah ! Here you were !

Your school was pretty strict concerning the activities of its students. If it considered an activity wrong and inappropriate for a student, the school could punish or momentarily expel the student. Yes, Korean high-schools weren't kidding when it came to work and discipline. And what Chanyeol feared was to be caught.

You tilted your head to the side and smile.You looked at him, thinking of how he was so different from when he was on stage. It was crazy ! Fierce rapper on stage, shy and awkward in private life.

« Alright. » You said after a moment.

Chanyeol abruptly raised head with his eyes fully opened.

« Alright ? » He repeated, lifting his eyebrows.

You nodded.

« I'll keep the secret. »

Chanyeol blinked several times before standing up. The problem had been easier to solve than expected. He thought he would have to gave you a little speech or something to convince you. Putting a hand on his chest, he gave you the brightest smile you ever saw. A spark of relief was lightening his happy face.

« Really ? Oh thank you ! Thank you so much ! » He exclaimed, bowing several times. « Thank You, thank you, thank you ! »

You laughed and made him sign to sit. The giant was attracting too much attention. But even sat, he kept on thanking you like a young kid and bowing on his chair.

« Thank you ! Thank you ! »

You rolled your eyes before grabbing your chopsticks and pointing them at him like a weapon.

« Stop thanking me or you'll regret it ! » You playfully warned him.

Chanyeol finally stopped talking but his smile didn't leave his face. God, that kid was smiling way too much and way too easily. And you couldn't help but being infected by the Happy Virus' joy. Your mood was lightening up because of him. He had this great ability to improve your mood, even when you were feeling down, by distracting you from negative thoughts. If you were the sentimental type, you would even have admit missing him when he was avoiding you.

Silently eating your rice, you looked at him, thinking of the band, the concert and everything... You were still in shocked and didn't know what to think about it. Bands were pretty cool, but Chanyeol in a band was hum... surprising. You had so many questions. Since when ? How ? Did he have other secrets ? Park Chanyeol was suddenly becoming really mysterious.

As you were deeply thinking, Chanyeol spotted your eyes on him. He looked away for few seconds before looking back at you several times, his cheeks slowly becoming pink. He grabbed rice with his chopsticks and threw it at you.

«  Yah ! Stop looking at me like that ! » He cried, faking anger. « That's... awkward. I don't like it. »

You blinked, getting back into reality before smiling as he nervously ran a hand in his hair. You raised an eyebrow.

« You don't like it ? But I thought you liked to have girls watching you... » You . «... Happy Virus~ ! »

The call of his stage name made his cheeks violently burn. His jaw dropped and to hide his embarrassement, he threw even more rice at your face, calling you with stupid names. You laughed, making him even more uncomfortable.

« Yah ! Why are you laughing ? Stop it ! »

You started to sing his stage name and imitated him on stage, sticking out your tongue.

« What was the song again ? Oh yeah « Two moons » ! Two mooons ~Two moooons...» You sang with a low voice, gesticulating. « Ayo wassup ! Happy Virus is in da place ! Let me show you how cool I am when I rap. »

You totally knew you two were acting like dummies but it felt good. After all the dramas and fight, it felt good to act like that. Normally, you would be embarrassed to be seen with this weirdo in the cafeteria. But now, you couldn't care less about what people would say. Chanyeol was nice, Chanyeol was funny and Chanyeol was somewhat becoming closer to you than you would have imagine. Let people talked about it as much as they wanted, it wouldn't change the happiness you felt when you were playing with him. You weren't really thinking about Kai's deal at this moment, but if you had to seduce Chanyeol, better to combine business with pleasure !

After few minutes of gentle squabble, you calmed down and started to eat again. Your cheeks were hot from the laughs and your stomach was hurting. But it felt good.

Picking some rice, it was now you turn to feel a stare on you. You raised your eyes and realised Chanyeol was creepily watching at you. You frowned.

«  What ? » You asked, your mouth full of rice.

Chanyeol adjusted his glasses, looking confident.

« I just realised you said I was cool when I was rapping. » He smiled, hardly hiding his satisfaction.

« When did I say that ? » You frowned, not remembering anything about it.

Saying that you found him cool as a rapper wasn't a lie but...

« Just now. » He replied with a smirk.

You made a weird face and shook your head. What was that happy expression he was making ? You bit your lips to not laugh and stirred your food.

«  I was only joking. » You said, acting voluntary stupid. « And why do you even care ? »

Chanyeol rolled his eyes and let out a brief sigh, his smile vanishing.

« I-I don't, I was just curious. » He lied, looking away. « I already have tones of fans so it's not like I actually cared about your opinion. »

You shrugged and looked at your dish, amused. He was being so touchy.

« Too bad, because I thought you were pretty awesome. » You said. « But since you don't care about me... »

You gave him a quick look to watch his reaction and noticed a discreet and satisfied smile on his face. Bingo, right into his kokoro ! You smiled as well without even realising, feeling something warm in your chest. You both finished eating without adding anything else. « Ah... Park Chanyeol, when will you stop being so obvious ? »

Once the lunch break ended, you both stood up and parted to join your different classes. Walking alone in the hallway leading to your next class, you suddenly felt someone grabbing your arm. You firstly thought it was Chanyeol who forgot to tell or ask you something. Your eyes travelled down to the hand which was firmly grabbing you when an annoying voice echoed in your ear.

« Hello ! » Kai mockingly greeted you.

You made a step behind by reflex and winced, getting away from his grip. You gave him a cold stare as he was dumbly smiled at you.

« What do you want ? » You frowned.

You faintly remembered what happened in Mina's bathroom and you hoped he wouldn't bring this subject back. You could already imagined what kind of lame jokes he would make, being once again not funny.

He let out a brief laugh before crossing his arms.

« Oh don't tell me you're disappointed because I'm not Chanyeol. » He teased you, tilting his head on the side.

You rolled your eyes without hiding your exasperation. He was annoying as always.

« I saw you two earlier and you looked like lovebirds. So you are falling for weirdo Channie now ? » he asked, extremely amused.

You closed your eyes and sighed. What was he trying to do ? He practically forced you to play to that stupid seducing game and now he was making fun of you. You clicked your tongue.

« I'm not falling for anyone so shut up. » You coldly answered, making him smirk. « You perfectly know I only done this for the deal. »

Ok, you kind of lied on that part. Nothing forced you to have a nice chat with him and for once you had no ulterior motive. You were feeling down and Chanyeol was here, being all smiling and nice. But you didn't like how honeyed Kai's tone was and what he was suggesting. You were not falling for Chanyeol. Sure he was kind, but a lot of people were too and it didn't mean you were falling for them. Being nice with someone was a thing, falling in love was another. Feelings proved you they were only problematic and because of them you lost your friends. So no, you weren't going to fall in love and get hurt again. Besides, Chanyeol was still Chanyeol...

Since Kai hadn't anything more interesting to say, you turned your heel, ready to leave. The class was about to start and you had no time to loose with that dumb guy. You started to walk away when you heard him said something.

« Good because you'll have to break up with him after a month, so don't get attached. »

You rolled your eyes, keeping on walking. As if you would get attached.

« Don't worry about that. » You retorted without looking back. « Everything is under control. »

Or at least you thought.