P r o l o g u e~

‘It doesn’t usually take this long for Tiffany to get here…’ Taeyeon thought to herself at her desk, scribbling some doodles of food on her piece of notebook paper placed in front of her. High school wasn’t as different as SM’s trainee system. You have specific clicks, such as the dancers, the soprano singers, and the ones who are just there to look good and promote the group. Taeyeon, on the other hand, didn’t really like going to this school that SM developed for the trainees who haven’t finished their last year of high school. It was a waste of time. Time that could be used to train. As the clock struck nine, Tiffany came running through the classroom door, the bell ringing as her foot stepped inside the room.

“I’m here! I’m here!” Tiffany exclaimed with her hand raised in the air as the class stared at her.

Taeyeon jabbed her finger at the desk next to her as Tiffany made her way to sit next to Taeyeon with a smile.

“Why are you late?” Taeyeon asked in a slight whisper.

“My alarm clock never woke me up! It didn’t wake up Jessica either. She was just laying there asleep with wide open!”

“We should have sprayed some of that fake butter in as a prank.” Taeyeon thought mischiefly, rubbing her hands together with a freaky looking grin on her face.

Tiffany laughed and shook her head.

“Attention please!” The teacher shouted as everyone’s mouth shut in an instant. “For the end of this semester, you must complete a research paper off of a serious issue in our world with a partner.”

Taeyeon and Tiffany looked at each other with the exact same look that read ‘let’s be partners’!

The teacher noticed Taeyeon and Tiffany’s expression and smirked “Partners will be assigned by ME.”

Their expressions dropped and Taeyeon pouted in her seat “What got in her pants?”

“Nothing. That’s why she’s so grumpy.” Tiffany supported as they both laughed silently.

“Kim Taeyeon!” The teacher yelled, scanning the room “Your partner will be…Jang Wooyoung.”

Taeyeon looked at Tiffany with her left brow raised as Tiffany shrugged. “Who is that?” Taeyeon asked.

“It’s that trainee from JYP. It’s not ALL SM trainees, ya’know.” Tiffany said with a nod.

“Hwang Tiffany, your partner will be…Kwon Yuri.”

“I don’t like that girl.” Taeyeon whispered to Tiffany as Tiffany smiled “She’s not all that bad! You’re just jealous that she’s my partner.”

When the teacher finished assigning partners, they all spread out to meet their partners, except Taeyeon who remained slouched in her seat. It wasn’t fair to her that they didn’t get to pick their own partners. Especially since Taeyeon wanted to be with Tiffany.

“Hey! You!”

A deep, masculine voice called out to her but chose to ignore it. Before she knew it, a stiff pencil was thrown at her head which caused her to jump up and yell.

“Ayy! What the flying flip?!” Taeyeon turned behind her and noticed a teenage boy with short, black hair and deep brown eyes, staring at her impatiently.

“Did you not hear me the first time? You’re lucky it wasn’t sharpened.”

“And you’re lucky my fist isn’t willing to react right now...” She replied sharply as the guy stood from his seat and sat in the empty desk next to her.

“I’m Jang Wooyoung.”

“Kim Taeyeon.”

“.”

“Excuse me?” Taeyeon asked in bewilderment.

“Our research paper should be written on .”

“Hate to ruin your hopes and dreams, but that’s a LITTTTLE too inappropriate for me.”

“Not on actual positions and tips on oral. Like…the diseases it causes such as AIDs and what-not. That’s a serious issue.”

“That’s actually not a bad idea.” A female voice responded from behind them as she brushed past Wooyoung and looked at him with a smirk. “I personally think I’d be more interested in oral tips than those diseases.” She said with a wink.

“Do you mind, Yuri?” He responded.

“Yeah you ruined his epiphany.” Taeyeon smirked and held in her laugh.

“Well aren’t you funny.” He said, rolling his eyes.

“Sorry to interrupt. I must get back to my lovely partner now.” Yuri said with a smile which made Taeyeon furious inside.

‘Why must THAT be paired with Tiffany?’ Taeyeon thought and sighed, knowing that this arrangement couldn’t be altered.

“Hey, cheer up. I’m not all that bad.” Wooyoung said with a slight smile, arranging his things to leave.

“Nooo…its not that. Its just, I don’t trust that girl.”

“No one does. You’re not the only one.” He said which made Taeyeon smile.

When the bell rang, Taeyeon quickly hopped off her seat and waved goodbye to Wooyoung “See ya!” She said, grabbing onto Tiffany’s arm and rushed out the classroom’s door.

He stood there for a second and laughed to himself, beginning to walk out the door till Yuri stepped in front of him.

“Hey stranger.” She said with a smile, watching the teacher and the last of the students leave the room out of the corner of her eye. 

“Uh, hey? Can I help you?” Wooyoung asked as Yuri closed the classroom door behind them, smiling.

“Actually…you can.”

She pushed him back against the wall, causing his books to fall at his feet.

“What the--?!”

“Shhh…” Yuri hushed him, unbuckling his pants and shoving them to the ground. “This will be our little secret…”