So.

We avoided EXO for now.

But we still have to face them at one point or another.

I keep my eyes open the whole time that the guys practice their special stage for SMTown, unable to sleep. I follow Kai’s, Taemin’s or Eunhyuk’s dancing but I ignore Sehun and Luhan. Luhan, because he seems unbelievably pissed off for some reason that I have to find out soon, and Sehun, well, you know.

Because I kinda stole his first kiss and I feel sufficiently awkward right now.

They take a break after an hour and Taemin flops down on the couch next to me, breathing heavily. I grab a water bottle from the small refrigerator on the ground next to the couch and pass it to him.

“What are you going to tell the other guys?” He asks me, chugging down the water.

“What do you mean?”

“They heard Luhan scream on the other side of the phone and they all ran down here pretty quickly just to find out what happened.” He raises his eyebrows. “You’re going to be in some deep doo-doo if you don’t figure out right now what you’re going to say to them.”

I sigh, knowing that Taemin’s completely right. I can’t act like this never happened.

Wait.

Yes I can!

“Would they believe me if I said that we didn’t k-kiss, and that something else happened instead?”

“Like what?”

“Like…”I snap my fingers. “I could say I flipped Sehun off or something and then Luhan could say, ‘yeah, I didn’t say ‘You kissed Sehun,’, I said ‘You pissed Sehun off,’ and then they’d believe me!... Right?”

I bite my lip hesitantly while Taemin thinks it over. He nods. “That could work. Your brother’s group is stupid enough to believe it.”

“We’re right here you know,” Luhan calls from across the room, where he’s sitting next to Sehun. They’re whispering closely again, and Sehun doesn’t look mad, but Luhan looks like he wants to punch a wall.

Taemin lies down on the couch, resting his head on my lap. He used to do this all the time when we were little, but now it’s a little more awkward due to the fact that his head seems to weigh a lot more than it used to, and also he’s kinda squishing my lap a little.

“Taemin, you’re a lot fatter these days so please move.” I say politely, but he doesn’t budge.

“Taemin.”

“Taemin, please get off.”

“Taemin.”

“Taemin, I know where you’re ticklish.”

“I’m not ticklish anymore!” He sings, his eyes shut. I roll my eyes and start poking the lower back sides of his stomach, and he squeals, rolling off my lap onto the floor.

“Sure you aren’t ticklish anymore.”

Taemin sits next to me and growls. I grin and ruffle his hair. “You really haven’t grown up, have you? I always thought SM killed childish Taemin but apparently not.” I pinch his cheeks and he pouts.

Kai sits between us and throws his arm around my shoulder. “No pinching his cheeks unless he is me. And he is not me. So don’t pinch his cheeks!”

“Yeah, don’t pinch my cheeks!” Taemin whines, looking down when Kai glares at him.

I poke Kai’s arm. “Who got your in a knot?”
“You did, when you kissed Sehun.” Kai breathes in out deeply. “Never mind. We have that Music Bank performance later so we have to go back to the dorm to get ready. We have to get our outfits from the second floor and you have to help carry some since the other guys left already.”

I nod and follow him, Sehun and Luhan out.

We take the stairs since the elevator’s apparently broken, avoiding more awkward-elevator-silences, thank god. There’s a bunch of SM workers running around on this floor, like in The Devil Wears Prada when Miranda, the big boss arrives. I guess EXO’s the big boss, since everyone’s heels are clacking around at the speed of light. They enter a big room with walls filled with clothing racks, sparkly and in-your-face outfits hung everywhere. I lean against the wall and bow at a couple workers running around who ignore me, not even glancing my way. Wow, thanks douche faces.

They take armfuls of outfit bags and Kai comes up to me, dumping some in my arms and I hoist them up. How the hell can bedazzled-ripped-jeans and thin shirts and jackets designed to fall off your shoulders be so heavy?

We leave the building and thankfully, EXO’s van is waiting for them so we don’t have to walk all the way there with the bags. We pile in and throw the bags in the back, and I make sure to sit next to the manager even though there are plenty of empty seats next to Kai, Sehun and Luhan.

I’d rather sit next to the kind and quiet manager.

When we get to the dorms I walk next to Luhan, since Kai and Sehun are being told to stay behind to talk to the manager about something. We ride up the elevator silently, and as it pings open I clear my throat while we exit the lift, heading down to the dorm.

“So… uh, if the guys ask if anything happened Luhan, just say that-“ I start, biting my lip.

“Yeah I heard you and Taemin, ‘you pissed Sehun off.’” Luhan cuts me off.

I slow down a little and he notices, turning around. “Come on, we need to get ready and we only have like an hour.”

“Why the are you so pissed off?!” I blurt out. He raises his eyebrows when I curse but turns away, walking off. I stride forward, feeling a surge of confidence rush through me. I hate it when people’s actions show they’re angry at you but they don’t confront you or say what’s agitating them. It’s pointless and irritating as .

I grab onto his arm, somehow gripping a bunch of outfit bags in my other arm and spin him around. We’re in the middle of a hallway and he stares me down, his face covered by a shadow that’s honestly slightly freaking me out.

Since when has he had a face? I thought that was just Kris.

I can’t look scared, though.

I blink and look him straight in the eyes. “Tell me why the hell you’re acting like I’ve insulted your family.”

He breathes out deeply and takes a step towards me. Suddenly he drops the bags he’s carrying and grabs my chin, tilting it upwards as he stares at my lips for a few never ending seconds before crashing his lips against mine.

Is…

Is Luhan kissing me?

Wh-

Why-

H-

W-

I don’t know.

I don’t respond, standing still, completely aware of the fact that he’s tilting his head to the side, trying to get a better angle as his soft lips move against mine, urgent yet sweet. My eyes are wide yet his are shut, and I don’t dare to move, though the shock waves running through my body are begging for me to respond to his sudden actions.

He breaks away for a second to breathe against my lips before pecking them lightly. He backs away, his eyes lingering on mine as if he expects me to say something. Instead he backs away, looking dissapointed, grabs the outfit bags, and shakes his head. He tilts his head up slightly and meets my eyes. I fight everything in me not to jump at him while I have the chance, my heart thumping at a psychotic speed.

Wait, no.

I don’t like him, so I shouldn’t be like this.

Probably just hormones or something.

Right?

Right.

“W-We should go, they’ll be… they’ll be worried.” He nods as he speaks as if he’s reassuring himself. He gulps and turns away, walking off, leaving me to stand and stare at the spot Luhan was just standing in.

What the hell did he just do?

And why… why do I feel like this kiss is different from any kiss I’ve ever had?

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