It was Lay gege's birthday and we were all here, at the school skateboarding rink, because 5 of our brothers were trying out for the school's skateboard team. It was a sure "in" for Kai because even the captain of the team had gaped at how smoothly he performed his tricks. The dance move that he and Chanyeol were practicing a little while ago was for Chanyeol. After Baekhyun's turn, he went next. Baek did a good job as well, landing a 360 flip neatly. People cheered when Chanyeol did the dance move as part of his routine. Well, it was more of a hand movement trick while doing the ollie, so he looked like he was dancing. Our Dobi-chan got his applause after he finished with a simple slide.

"Simple yet unique."

"I like the dance move."

"These Wu kids are something."

"Let's see the 2 youngest Wu kids..."

"I think it was Kai who taught him that trick. Zhen bang!"

They were some of the side comments I heard behind me. Kris and Chen were wolf-whistling. Xiumin and Luhan cheering and doing a happy dance on their seats. Soo and I were promptly clapping for our brothers. I wanted to shout along, but I was afraid my voice would crack. I managed a loud, "Whoooooooooooohooooo!" And laughed at myself. Soo oppa looked at me and laughed as well.

After Chanyeol, there was a 10-minute break. The next to go was Tao and then Sehun. After them, it was the Kim's turn. I didn't know if Luhan would still decide to watch the rest of the tryouts, but I hoped he did because the captain of the team would announce the new members after everybody finished. It would take another hour or so, because of deliberation. I checked my watch, it was half past 5 PM. It was way beyond my curfew, but scrap curfew because our jail wardens were with us. LOL.

Bakehyun, Kai and Chanyeol made their way over to where we sat. Baekhyun was noisy, as usual. He was chattering loudly to Chanyeol who was grinning widely. It was a happy sight.. I kind of knew they would make it in the team. In case Tao didn't make it, he still would be in the martial arts team. But as for Sehun, he'd be team bleachers, just like me, Soo, Suho, Chen and Lay. Anyway, it's not as bad as you think. Being one of the team bleachers has its perks. You don't get tired, you enjoy cheering for your brothers, you can eat while you watch, you can text, take pictures, etc. Ain't it fun? LOL.

Lay prodded Kai's back with his phone. The latter turned his head and nodded.

Lay: The best birthday gift you guys could give me now is for you all to make it in the team.

Kai: O ye of little faith, ge. I know we're all gonna make it.

Lay: We're gonna stay to hear the results, you know.

Kai: I know.

Baek: I'm glad you oldies watched our tryout. I was thinking of disowning you as my brothers.

Kris: I told you I would watch you.

Baek: You always break your promises ge.

Kris: I do not.

Lay: Please no bickering on my birthday.

Kris: I was not.

Baek: Yeah, we were not.

Lay: Thank you.

Kris/Baek: You are most welcome, Cinderella.

Lay: Shut up Li Shang and Tinkerbell.

Luhan grunted at that moment and the 3 stopped talking. I bet Luhan was getting annoyed. Tryouts had resumed and Tao was about to start his routine. All eyes were on him. Suho was crossing his fingers and muttering something. Baekhyun and Chanyeol were chanting, "Wu ZI-Tao, Wu Zi-Tao..." Kai was shouting, "Jiayou! Whooooooo! Hwaiting! Hwaiting!" Sehun was clapping where he was standing in the corner of the rink.

Lay: For my birthday, Zitao!

Luhan: Wuuuuu! Wuuuuu!

Kris: Go peach! Peach-y, Peach-y,. Peach-y!

Xiumin: Tao-ya! Tao-ya! Oppa! Oppa!

Chen: Pfffftttt.... Hahahaha.. Oppa-ya... Tao...

Soo: He's gonna get in. Look at him. *rolls his eyes*

I patted Soo who was sitting in front. We were seated in 2 rows. I sat in the back row with Luhan, Kris and Lay. Xiumin, Chen, Suho and Soo were in the front row. Baekhyun sat beside Lay, while Kai and Chanyeol beside Suho after they came over. The captain gave the signal and Tao nodded.

"Tao-ge! Tao-ge!"

"Gege! Notice me please!"

"You can make it!"

Catcalls from the bleachers, Tao just smirked them off and went on to do his tricks, slides and flips. Then he did a rockslide...or was that was it was called? xD He did a 360 and landed perfectly with his signature Wushu stance. The crowd cheered loudly. I didn't know Wushu and skateboarding could get fused. Heheh.

And then it was Sehun's turn. His classmates stayed to watch him and they began to chant his name, "Shi-xun, Shi-xun,, Shi-xun!" He looked nervous and was muttering something under his breath. Tao patted his shoulders and pordded him on. I think he was giving words of encouragement to Sehun who was nodding. Sehun put on his best poker face before he looked in our direction and made a face. We all laughed and gave him the thumbs up. How could he joke at this time? Anyway, it was good that he did that for it seemed to relax him as he started his routine.

"This kid is good. I bet my last Renminbi that he's gonna make it in the team."

"Damn these Wu kids got it all."

"I know, right?"

"Next up would be the Kims. You think they'll do a good job too?

"Oh, you betcha."

"Ahhh! Meihao de! You saw that?"

"Wait...wait...was that a...?

"Yeah..."

"Whoaaaa.... Shixun is as good as the rest of them. Dayummmm!"

"Xun-Xun! Sign my bag please!"

"Oh my goddddd!"

"Take it off...now..."

"Wait.."

"Shi-xun! Notice me please!"

"I think my fell off, too. Hihihihih..."

Mixed reactions from people around us as the crowd cheered for Sehun. The catcalls were too much, though. Sehun was gaining ual comments from some girls. I quickly glanced to the left and right to see who it was. I noticed someone waving something at Sehun. I squinted the better to focus on what it was and saw that it was someone's bra. "Holy . A bra." And I clamped my hand over mouth. If any one of my brothers heard me, I'm sure I'd be dead meat.

Luhan: Xiao Yi, what was that?

Me: Uhm...nothing.

Luhan: I heard you.

Me: Duibuqi. Lu ge. Hen baoqian. I..didn't mean...to..

Luhan: What bra?

So, he didn't hear me say holy . I sighed in relief. I bit my lower lip and instead of answering him, I pointed at the girl who was still waving her bra, or was it hers? IDK. There were a group of girls around her, so it could be hers or any one of them.

Luhan: What the ...

Kris: What ? You are a bad example to Xiao Yi.

Luhan: Errr... I mean... Look

Kris: The is that girl doing?

Okay, my geges just started to talk with expletives. It was not normal, I promise. I mean, they do say those stuff when they are surprised or when they are really mad. They're not mad, so I guess they were really just surprised. When the other boys heard Luhan and Kris swearing, they turned to look at what they were talking about. Baekhyun couldn't stop himself from speaking out, so he shouted.

Baek: Hey! Yo, yo... you with the bra!

I didn't know the girl's name, but I recognized her as a junior. Luhan started laughing and Kris snickering. Dirty thoughts must have entered the minds of my brothers.

Baekhyun: Please put it back on. Sehun does not wear a bra, you know.

Chen: Hahahahaha. I'd like to see him wear one, though.

Lay: Shut up. Sehun's almost finished. Show some support to your brother, please.

The people on the bleachers were laughing and wolf-whistling at the girl. Sehun didn't seem to notice because he was still focused on finishing his flip neatly. I clapped and cheered him on. I tried to erase the image of the girl waving her bra at Sehun. Kyungsoo just kept rolling his eyes and clapping absentmindedly. As soon as Sehun finished, everyone from the girl's group called his attention.

"Shi-xun! Hi!"

"That was really good, Xun-xun!"

Baekhyun snickered and snorted. Sehun and Tao made their way to us and the Kims went to the rink to get ready. It was J who was next. Their oldest brother Jin was seated at the far side of the rink, by himself. He was talking to Jungkook from where he was by doing hand signals. I tilted my head. It looked like he was telling his younger brother to take care. Jimin was doing some stretches with Taehyung. Of the Mins, only Namjoon and Taehyung were trying out. Yoongi was seated at the nearest bleacher and talking to Namjoon.

Tao and Sehun reached us and sat on our row. Tao flipped his hair and smirked at some girls who sat behind us. Sehun smiled and hugged Kris ge's arm.

Sehun: Gege, you came!

Kris: Of course. All out support for y'all.

Sehun: Xiexie nimen. You guys stayed.

Luhan: That was cool, Hun.

Sehun: Thank you Lu ge.

Baekhyun: There's a girl who waved her bra at you.

Sehun: What bra?

Baekhyun: Like bra- bra...

Sehun: A girl's bra?

Baekhyun: Yes.

Sehun: What? Why?

Baekhyun: I don't know. Ask her.

Sehun: ert.

Baekhyun: Hey, don't look at me. I didn't take off my undies, na-uh.

Sehun: Sheesh...

I saw Luhan take out his phone and dial a number. I couldn't make out what he was saying, but I knew he called mama, because that was the only word I heard amidst the crowds' cheer as J did his tryout routine. I watched as J did all sorts of tricks and spins and couldn't help but smile when I saw Jungkook scratch his head. Jimin did a sort of happy dance when J kept his balance even after sliding at the edge of the ramp. After J finished, Jimin exhaled and patted himself. Jungkook grinned at him and slapped his back. The view resembled the way my brothers acted among themselves when they were playing nicely. Hahaha. I say nicely, because most of them play pranks on each other when they play.

Jimin wobbled a little at the start, but picked up his pace after. People were clapping loudly and I saw Jin got up from his seat and watched intently until he finished. Overall, it was a good one. Jungkook hung his head to one side as he puffed and stretched his arms forward. It was his turn. I hid my face behind Kris' back and recited a small prayer. I secretly hoped he did his tricks perfectly. I giggled and thumped Kris' back. The dragon gege held my wrist and acted as if to bite it. I withdrew my hand and laughed. I knew I couldn't watch Jungkook, because I would be giggling a lot and I didn't want my brothers to catch me doing that. The disadvantage of not having a sister. No one to giggle with and no one to talk about boys with. I risked a peek at the rink and kind of regretted it. Why? Because I couldn't get rid of my giggles. LOL. Luhan and Kris both looked at me and I had to hide my face behind Kris again.

The rest of the tryouts, I hid my face behind Kris. So I didn't see how the Mins did nor the other hopefuls. I busied myself drawing circles on Kris' broad back. He left me alone and jerked every now and then because it tickled him. Kyungsoo had resorted to playing on his phone. The other boys were restless now. We were just waiting for the deliberation. I checked my watch. It was 18 minutes past 6 PM now. I think the reason why Luhan called mama earlier was to tell her we might be home late. We were expecting mama to arrive from Hong Kong tonight. She might come home to an empty house because we all were still at the tryouts. Luhan didn't want to leave the 5 boys with just Kris and Xiumin, so we all had to wait until the team captain announces the results.

And finally, it was time to announce the new members of the skateboarding team. The captain held a microphone with one hand and the other a piece of paper. Probably where the list of the new members were written. My brothers who tried out for the team crossed their fingers as the captain cleared his throat to announce the first name.

Team Capt: Dajia wanshang hao! Good evening! Okay, we have deliberated and have found new members for our team. We expect that this year our school will be part of the interschool championship game which will be held next year a week after spring break. When I call your name, please come forward and stand right here...yup...beside me. Okay...uhm...can I ask for an applause first? Everyone did well, right? Come on, cheer! Hahaha, that's right.

The team captain looked like Jin. I don't know, but I think I was hallucinating. Well, he had the same height and eyes as Jin. There were currently just 4 people in the skateboarding team. The team was just established last year and most of the members then were seniors. Baekhyun sat close to the edge of his seat crossing his fingers and mouthing a silent prayer. Tao and Sehun closed their eyes and hugged their skateboards. Kai and Chanyeol breathed deeply. The older boys patted their backs and told them to relax.

The first name to be announced was Kai. He shot up and pumped his fist. He ran down to the rink beside the captain and grinned, waving at the people around. We cheered loudly for him. Baekhyun was called next and he almost sank to the ground before Kris got a hold of him and prodded him to stand up and go to the rink. The girl who was waving her bra earlier had turned her head towards Baekhyun and smiled sweetly. I wanted to strangle her.

Team Capt: Guess who's our next member? That's right! Let's give it up for Min Namjoon! Come on down here Namjoon. That was great, so welcome to the team.

I saw Taehyung and Yoongi clapping and cheering for their brother. Then the captain called Jungkook's name. I almost shouted "yes!" but I just grinned and clapped. I saw him scan the bleachers. I'd like to think he was looking for me. I knew he knew I was still here. I fought the urge to wave at him. Then he saw me. I gave him a thumbs up behind Kris' back. I hope he saw it. The next name that the captain called was Tao. He slowly opened his eyes and raised his hands and ran down to the rink.

"That's 3 Wu kids now."

"Who else? I bet all of them Wu kids will get in."

"There it is... The captain called Sehun."

The bra girl wiggled her and cheered loudly for Sehun. I wanted to throw a tomato at her. The older boys looked in her direction as the captain called Sehun's name.

"Whoaaa! Kim Jimin made it too!"

"Chanyeol! Can Lie! Can Lie my man got in! That's all 5 Wu kids now."

"Well , what do you know, all Kim kids are in, too. There's Hoseok."

"And Taehyung. The Min kids made it too."

"Whoaaaa! Fengtai International School have a chance to get to the championship!"

Team Capt: Alright, team. Old and new, shake hands please. That's it. Yo people! Meet your new skateboarding team. Bulletproof EXO! Please show your support by watching all our games. We will all work hard so we'll give our school the recognition it deserves!

Everyone at the rink and bleachers clapped and cheered. Yeah, the Wu-Kim-Min kids dominated the show alright. But not because of influence. They all got in on pure talent. I was proud of my geges. And all 5 of my brothers bowed to the captain and the other members before they made their way back to where we were.

Lay: Best birthday gift ever. Lu ge, let's celebrate!

Luhan: Where do you wanna go?

Hi! First off, let's congratulate Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Tao, Kai and Sehun for making it to the Fengtai International School Skateboard Team (FISSkT)! Yay! Second, let's give it up for the Kim and Min kids too! And third, I think you must have noticed the older Wu kids being outspoken this time. I mean, saying the F word. I decided it's normal for boys to say it when surprised or whatnot. I sometimes say it, too. LOL. Anyway, if I'm not lazy today, I might do a double update in a few hours. Let's just pray that I don't get lazy.

Oh....And please, don't take off your bra for any of the boys... xP