Daehyun's POV

As he was dragged away, Daehyun laughed because Yongguk's pouting was so...so...not cute. Yongguk really couldn't do aegyo, but when he did, it was too funny. The bright orange haired girl that was hanging on to his arm, Sunhwa, and the other girl, Jieun, were both laughing as well. Yongguk saw his friends reactions and couldn't help but chuckle himself. 

However, as his friends continued to giggle at Yongguk's lack of cuteness, there was one person in Daehyun's mind that refused to go away. The guy, Youngjae. Daehyun really wanted to pinch those cheeks. He mindlessly wondered if those big brown eyes would water and grow wide, and if Youngjae would glare at him afterwards through that fluffy blonde hair of his. He also wondered how far those chubby little cheeks would actually stretch. Nevertheless, Daehyun walked with his friends in a good mood, thinking of his new classmate with a sense of curiosity.

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Youngjae's POV

[At Lunch Time]

Youngjae nervously glanced around at his new classmates. They all chattered without a care in the world. Youngjae then shot a quick glance in Daehyun's direction, who happened to be sitting a few seats ahead of him and...surrounded by a group of friends. The two girls Youngjae saw earlier (Youngjae learned their names were Sunhwa and Jieun,) and the guy with the low voice, Yongguk, was part of the circle, but this time they were joined by a few more people. Youngjae sighed, and looked back down again. This was why he didn't want to be separated from Himchan. While Himchan was graced with handsome features and a great personality (although sometimes really annoying), Youngjae saw himself more as an ugly duckling. His cheeks were too fat, his social skills weren't that great, and he thought, overall, that he was just average. He wallowed in a little bit of self-pity when suddenly he spotted a pair of feet next to his chair. He tentatively looked up.

He was met with a bright smile and a mess of brown hair. "Hey there! You want to sit with us?" 

The boy that sat next to Youngjae had spoken up. Youngjae remembered that his name was Jongup. Okay, Youngjae told himself. Smile and look friendly. Fighting!

Youngjae looked up and managed to pull of some sort of a smile that looked remarkably like a grimace. Jongup looked a little lost, but he kept his smile anyways. Youngjae cleared his throat. "Uhm, yeah, that'd be great. I'm actually waiting for a friend, but I'd love to sit with you."

Jongup grinned and went back to where he was sitting. His friend with pink hair that came from a different class was also sitting where he was planning on inviting Youngjae. The pink haird boy leaned forward and whispered none too quietly to Jongup. "Hey, hyung! Who's the weird grimacing hyung?" Jongup looked a little confused. "He looked lonely, but he has a friend coming. He's still sitting with us though. On the other hand, Junhong!" Jongup smacked the pink haired boy playfully. "Be nice!" Junhong glanced at Youngjae, who clearly heard the whole entire conversation, quietly pulled over two chairs and pulled out his lunch. 

"Hey." Junhong smiled shyly and Youngjae. "I didn't mean to say it that loud. But," Junhong glanced up at Jongup and quickly whispered, "you really were like barring your teeth. Was it supposed to be your stage smile? It looks a little feral." Jongup snorted and choked on his food while Youngjae turned beet red. He was about to say something back indignantly when a pair of cool hands covered his eyes. Youngjae jumped and squeaked. "Himchan! Ya!"

The hands uncovered his eyes and Himchan grinned at his best friend. He then immediately pouted. "Ya yourself! I said I'd eat with you and you already have so many friends!" Himchan nodded at Jongup and Junhong, and Junhong immediately introduced himself. Himchan waited for Jongup to do a self introduction, but it never came. Youngjae looked at Jongup questioningly, and Junhong nudged Jongup quickly. Jongup quickly sputtered and blurted a "You're really pretty" before turning beet red and coughing. Himchan laughed. "Uh, thanks?" He looked questioningly at Youngjae, since he knew his friend read people very well. Youngjae usually had an answer for Himchan, but at the moment. he had read the situation and burst out laughing with Junhong. 

The lunch continued with the four friends getting to know one another, and Youngjae couldn't help but notice that Jongup couldn't keep his eyes off Himchan. What he didn't notice was that another pair of eyes of a certain Jung Daehyun were watching throughout the whole lunch period.

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After lunch, Youngjae felt considerably better. With Junhong and Jongup as friends that he would be able to talk to in his class, he felt considerably more comfortable and would giggle whenever Junhong turned around when the teacher wasn't looking to make funny faces at him. He learned that Junhong was a great rapper, and both Jongup and Junhong were great dancers (which is how they got to know each other). While Junhong looked innocent, he was secretly a little devil that loved making people laugh, and Youngjae learned that Jongup was a bit of an airhead and waay too nice. 

The teacher's stern voice quickly brought Youngjae out of his happy reverie. "Alright class, since we did our introductions earlier, now we will show off what we specialize in. Since TS Academy is a place where the best musicians are born, you will showcase your best talent for two minutes in front of the class during this block. It can be anything- building a drum? Fine. Rapping? Ok. And so on. You got that, class?" The class murmured a 'yes', while a few students looked a little queasy at the thought. The only word in Youngjae's mind was CRAP. CRAP. CRAAP.

The teacher continued. "There will be a grade for this." The class groaned, and the teacher smiled. "Only on participation and if you demonstrate for the full two minutes, though. In real life situations, when a paying person wants to hear you perform two minutes, you will perform two minutes. Any less, and people will start to doubt your ability and you will earn yourself a bad name. Just try to think the rest of the class and I are a paying audience, and we're here to listen to your talent alone." He clapped. "Alright. Jieun-sshi, you're up first! We're going down the row of seats, one by one. Partners are allowed." Out of the corner of his eye, Youngjae saw Junhong and Jongup make eye contact and grin. Youngjae swallowed nervously. Crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap.

Jieun nervously combed through her pretty long brown hair and straightened up in front of the room. She cleared and began to sing. Her voice was clear yet soft, and Youngjae couldn't help but break from his thoughts during her two minutes and marvel at the beautiful girl's voice. As soon as she finished, she was met with a round of applause (with the guys cheering extra loud) which, at this, she smiled a small shy smile, bowed, and sat down once again. Youngjae was forced back into his thoughts once again. Maybe I should pretend to be sick. Crap. What should I sing? What should I do? 

"Youngjae-sshi?" The teacher's voice cut through his thoughts once again. Youngjae, jolted from his self misery, quickly looked up, and noticed that while he was brooding, several of his classmates had already gone, and it was his turn. CRAAAAPP. 

Youngjae silently cursed at himself, quickly got out of his seat and stumbled, earning a few snickers from the class. He turned red and stiffly walked up to the stage, pushing his blonde bangs out of the way of his eyes so he could see better. He opened his mouth, but no sound would come out. The stage fright he so often encountered had begun to freeze each of his muscles, and his eyes watered because he was so embarrassed. He could faintly see Junhong and Jongup giving him a warm and encouraging smile, but he still couldn't unfreeze his limbs from his terror. His breath came out in short gasps. Then, suddenly, Daehyun stood up from his chair and casually walked up to Youngjae. 

"Whoops, sorry Mr. Kim. He was waiting for me." Those perfect lips formed a smile, and Daehyun's brown eyes focused on Youngjae's terror-filled ones.

"Ya. Yoo. You've gotta say something otherwise you would've been stuck up here forever." Daehyun softly slipped his hand into Youngjae's ice cold ones. Youngjae shivered at Daehyun's warm hands. Daehyun leaned in and whispered. "Are we singing? I can't do much else." He chuckled. Youngjae nodded very slightly, his limbs slowly unfreezing for some reason. 

"What are you two performing today?" The teacher questioned. Daehyun smiled, and Youngjae clutched Daehyun's hand tighter. "Price Tag, by Jessie J," Daehyun said calmly. He tapped his fingers to signal Youngjae that they were going to start singing. Tap. One. Tap. Two. Tap. Three.

Youngjae took a deep breath. 

"It seems like everybody's got a price,

I wonder how they sleep at night

And the truth comes second 

Just stop for a minute and smile"

Daehyun joined in. Youngjae swore that the moment Daehyun joined in, his voice melted his eardrums. Daehyun's voice was both husky with the perfect amount of vibrato. His voice easily melded with the others, and Youngjae loved every single moment of it.

"Why is everybody so serious?

Acting so damn mysterious?

Got your shades on your eyes

And your heels so high

That you can't even have a good time?

By the time both singers got to the chorus, they sang in perfect harmony, turning to each other and grinning like little schoolboys getting their first allowance money and finding that they had enough to buy candy.

It's not about the money, money, money

We don't need your money, money ,money

We just wanna make the world dance,

Forget about the price tag

Aint about the (uh) cha-ching cha-ching

Ain't about the (yeah) ba-bling ba-bling

Wanna make the world dance,

Forget about the price tag. (OK)

They finished, and Youngjae came down from the elation of completing such an awesome impromptu duet with Daehyun. He giggled quietly, and Daehyun was grinning from ear to ear, the smile lighting up his whole face. The class was silent, and then it erupted in cheers. All the students clapped and cheered loudly, looking at Daehyun and Youngjae with a newfound respect, now that they knew both of the vocalists were extremely talented. Youngjae became overcome with relief and noticed that he was still clutching Daehyun's hand in a death grip. Daehyun was wincing a little, but didn't complain. Youngjae blushed and quickly let go, uttering an embarrassed *Are you okay?" to the other. Daehyun grinned painfully and whispered "the pain was worth it" and made his way back to his seat. Youngjae quickly went back to his seat as well, earning a few high-fives on the way back.

After the duet, Junhong and Jongup both went up and blew everyone's minds with their high technique and team aptitude with their dancing. Youngjae cheered just as loudly as everyone else, but his mind was elsewhere. His eyes kept on wandering in between Daehyun's broad back, his desk, and Jongup and Junhong's performance.

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So, I managed to add a little daejae in the end! (And a little himup, but not really). Sorry this story's moving a bit slow. I get hung up on details. Let me know what you think! Also, you guys need to help me on my decision whether or not to make this an M story or not! Agh, i can't make up my mind (heh). I promise i'll try to get this thing to move faster!

here's Jieun's song.

here's where I got price tag lyrics.

here's the actual performance of fluff yoo and daehyun singing price tag.

For anyone who actually caught the teacher's name (it's Mr. Kim), yes, I named the awesome teacher after our very own TS Entertainment papa. (founder) ✌(◕‿-)✌

Thanks for reading! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ