Random Rambles: Hey guys, sorry, I meant to update sooner, but I just got really tired along the way and went to bed xD New chapter, new POV. It may all seem a bit confusing, but I promise that things will slowly be revealed in due time~ (^-^)

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In his dream, the wind ruled the world and he ruled the wind. Nothing could tame him, nothing could stop him. He could create storms and the wildest typhoons, hurricanes and tornadoes. He could destroy, just as easily as he could create. 

In his dream, the most favorite thing he liked to create were the sandstorms. The invisible wind would become visible then, the sand moving elegantly to his command, creating beautiful patterns in the air. The wind danced over the lands. He would lie if he didn't say that he enjoyed having so much power b from his very fingertips, and often had he heard that he was too much like the wind. Too wild. 

And then, he saw it. Amidst the sandstorm, amidst the dusty tornadoes and endless gales, flew a butterfly. Untouched by his powerful wind, unfazed by the destruction it caused. The butterfly landed meekly in the palm of his hand, whispering to him in a voice so soft and so sweet, that the wind laid down. 

Even though he couldn't remember the words, he remembered the feeling they gave him. He didn't want to let go of the butterfly, but he released it anyway. As it flew away, he did not hesitate to follow. 

Sehun stared at D.O. and the new kid having lunch together from across the cafeteria of the school. Befitting to the rest of the establishment, the cafeteria looked more like a fancy dining hall or restaurant where the students could relax and enjoy their lunch. He squinted his eyes at the new student when he saw him gawking around as if he'd never seen something like it before. 

"The kid is smaller than D.O.," he noted. "I didn't think anyone could have more narrow shoulders than Kyungsoo-hyung," he remarked in jest to hide his suspicions towards the new kid. 

"I don't trust him," piped Suho instantly. He hadn't touched his food, which Sehun thought was remarkable. He had wolfed down two cheeseburgers already and was about to open his third bubble-tea drink. He kept snatching fries off Kai's plate, which the youth did not necessarily appreciate. 

"The new kid is in Suho-hyung and Lay-hyung's year, right?" Baekhyun asked, chewing obnoxiously on a turkey sandwich. "Did you get to find out why the newbie is giving all of us the heebie jeebies?" 

So, he wasn't the only one who sensed it then. Sehun wondered whether he should tell his brothers that the energy he felt coming from the new kid was nearly the same kind as what he had felt before. He told them that something was coming, but that he wasn't sure whether it was good or bad. He had his suspicions that it was this particular kid the wind had warned him about, though he didn't know why. The newbie was strange, sure enough, but he didn't seem- malicious. The effect he had on all his brothers was obvious though. He hadn't sensed any of them being so tense since the first time all twelve of them experienced the full moon together. And Suho-hyung? Don't even get me started...

"His father works as a CEO for E.T. Corps," Suho explained in a grave voice. Sehun noted how their dear leader always had a flair for drama. However, this new piece of information had him a little worried. Since the beginning of hearing that Extraordinary Technologies was going to build a new research facility on the island, Sehun was opposed to it. He didn't know why, but there was something about the whole scheme that made the hair on his back stand right on end. He got bad vibes from the company and finding out that there may be a connection between E.T. Corps and the newbie, made him nauseous. 

"I don't trust him," Suho repeated, glaring at the newbie from their table. The new kid was having a conversation with D.O. that looked rather one-sided. Sehun wasn't sure why anybody would send D.O. out to play tour guide for some random person. He felt sorry for the both of them. 

"He's not that bad. He just seemed a little strange," Lay added, lazily finishing his noodle soup. 

"About that," Suho suddenly turned his head sharply towards Lay while the others watched on in interest. "What did you think you were doing in the hall just now? Didn't I tell you that we should stay away from the newbie as far as possible- at least until we knew more about him? But nooo, Zhang freaking Yixing had to play the friendly, helpful host to a kid that has the ability to make even Luhan uncomfortable!"

Sehun exchanged a look with Tao upon hearing Suho-hyung's outburst and awkwardly focused on Kai's fries. Suho wouldn't usually react this way, but all of them were different when the full moon was close. Including himself. 

"Ay-ah, calm down, Suho-hyung," Lay coaxed casually, unimpressed by Suho's outburst and the use of his full name against him. "You think I don't know how you feel about him? It's still not a reason to be rude to someone, mind you, but you often receive more by giving more kindness," he said wisely, though Sehun wasn't sure what Lay was talking about. He doubted whether any one of his brothers did. 

"What is that supposed to mean?" Suho eventually asked, which made their brother snort. 

"If I hadn't been helpful, we wouldn't have been able to keep a close watch on him, now would we?" Lay smiled, the grin widening when he could tell that all of them were confused. Sehun stared at his goofy hyung a moment to wait for the answer. 

"Again, what are you talking about, Yixing?" Suho was obviously running out of patience and Lay sighed deeply. 

"We know the locker number now, don't we? If the newbie does have anything to hide we know which locker to crack," Lay quipped and at this Suho's eyes widened and his mood seemed significantly better. Sehun smiled at this and shook his head at his older brothers. Lay-hyung had a very calm and innocent aura, dazed and rather slow, but what most people didn't know was that he was smarter than he let on. Then again, it wouldn't surprise Sehun in the slightest if Lay wasn't aware of how bright he really was, seeing as this particular hyung was admittedly often more oblivious than not. 

"Way to use your head, Lay," Kris patted him on the back. 

"I have my moments," the younger man replied, smiling at Suho, who visibly relaxed. 

"It's not enough, though. I don't like him," Kai grunted, having finished his chicken and picking at his fries. Kai had told Sehun that he was feeling more uncomfortable than usual, as if something had changed in the school. Sehun had voted against it, but Kai decided to check out this strange energy he felt and actually teleported inside the school to spy on the newbie. Of course his hyung made him promise not to tell the others, but it made Sehun nervous, especially after he heard from Kai that he followed the kid without him having suspected anything. Sehun was just thankful that no one saw him poofing all over the place. 

"He seems like a regular kid, though. Kind of scrawny and awkward, but not very remarkable," Xiumin noted as he watched the newbie. 

"Then why does he make me want to bite him?" Kai grumbled, moving his feet up and down. 

"Because you're a weird kid," Baekhyun chuckled and laughed when Kai threw a precious french fry at his head. 

His brothers started talking amongst themselves but Sehun, for once, retreated into his own mind. He agreed with Xiumin that the newbie was anything but remarkable. He was just a kid, nothing strange or bad or good about him. At first glance. Sehun could understand why Kai would have those urges to get up in that kid's face to pick a fight because, and he didn't know for the life of him why, there was just something about the newbie that threw him off balance. It made him want to know where the kid was from, who he was, what he could do, what he was hiding, and he didn't like it. He wasn't curious like this towards people, he never pried, but with this newbie...He wanted to know everything. How creepy is that?

Pretty creepy.

Sehun startled and glared accusingly at Luhan who met his gaze steadily. Luhan-hyung! You promised! he whined, though he didn't let the others know that they were conversing. 

Penny for your thoughts, Sehunnie? You look troubled. 

So do you, Lu-hyung, Sehun shot back, casually drinking from his bubble-tea while Luhan continued eating quietly. 

Maybe so, but I'm not the one who can't keep his eyes off the newbie. I can't tell whether you want to rip him apart like Kai wants to, or whether you're planning to confess to him, Luhan joked and Sehun hated how his laughter sounded in his head. 

Alright, this was nice, can you get out of my head now, hyung?​ Sehun tried pushing him away, but Luhan laughed again, his eyes were sparkling playfully, even though his lips did not move. Sehun sipped from the bubble-tea, sulking, but was still unable to glance at D.O. and the newbie from time to time. 

He rolled his eyes. Luhan-hyung, get out of my head! he warned after hearing Luhan snicker in his mind. 

You're usually never this quiet. What's wrong? Luhan pressed, a little more serious now. Sehun sighed audibly, but his brothers were too busy with each other to notice. 

I didn't want to say, but that new kid...I think it's him. 

Him?

Yes, the one the wind warned me about. It doesn't sit right with me, how- normal - he looks. I thought at first that maybe it was going to be someone like, you know... us. But he doesn't seem to know or be aware of anything and- I don't know. I'm probably over-thinking it. I think Suho-hyung is rubbing off on me. I'm being silly, right? 

Sehun looked up at Luhan expectantly, waiting for the older brother to reassure him, that all of his worries and concerns were just in his head, that they should leave the worrying to Suho. But it was quiet in his head. He frowned at Luhan, blinking his eyes when his brother gave him a grave look of concern. 

...What else did the wind tell you?

Sehun startled. Luhan-hyung? he questioned, waiting for him to reply. 

You just said that you were expecting someone like us? Why didn't you tell us before? 

Feeling flushed, Sehun shrugged. I just realized. You don't think the new kid could be...? I mean, we didn't know at first either- but, it's not possible, right? It's always been the twelve of us! 

Luhan had visibly paled and Sehun wouldn't be surprised if he looked the same way. The blood had drained from his cheeks and he felt a light tremble in his fingers when he set the bubble-tea down. 

Maybe not one of us, but he could be like us. Something happened when he arrived this morning...He may look like a normal kid, but he isn't one. I'm sure of that. 

Sehun watched his older brother carefully, surprised at seeing the sudden suspicion and anger in his usually soothing eyes. 

What did you hear? the younger brother asked eventually, though he wasn't sure whether he wanted to know the answer. 

"I heard his voice," Luhan said out loud, focusing on Sehun, not caring that his other brothers had stopped talking, the moment he started. "Only his voice." 

"What do you mean?" Sehun asked breathlessly, their conversation quiet in the loud cafeteria. 

"Eh, are we missing something?" Tao asked, confused. 

"One hell of a conversation, apparently," Chen's eyes darted from Sehun to Luhan. 

"What are you talking about, Luhan?" Kris asked, trying to make sense of his statement.

Luhan glanced over Kris' shoulder to look at the new kid. Sehun followed the gaze, noticing the hostility in Luhan's eyes, and feeling it in his own. The newbie was gawking at D.O. as he finished both their meals with ease.

"Wait a minute. Are you talking about what happened this morning?" Xiumin prompted, all eyes on him. He felt a little shy under all the attention, but he just made sure to keep looking at Luhan.

"What happened this morning?" Suho immediately asked, looking lost and annoyed at the same time. Sehun curiously looked at Luhan as well. He ignored Chanyeol tapping nervously on the table, his eyes wide and puzzled while he looked at his brothers.

"This morning I was talking with Xiumin when something happened that nearly knocked me off my feet. At first I thought it had something to do with the upcoming full moon, but this was different," Luhan started explaining. "I didn't want to worry you, because I am fine, really, but with the new kid being here and this happening to me..." he cleared his throat. "I couldn't hear anything for a moment," he announced shortly. "The voices were gone." 

The news felt like Luhan had just dropped a bomb on all of them and Sehun gawked at his older brother. 

"What do you mean, 'gone'?" he asked. 

"Exactly what it meant," Luhan replied a little agitatedly, but Sehun saw the fear in his eyes. "They were gone for one moment and I started freaking out when out of the blue there was only one voice left that I could hear," he explained, glaring at the newbie from afar. "His voice. As soon as I found out that that voice belonged to him, the other voices returned again, as though nothing happened." 

"Why didn't you tell us this sooner?" Kris asked, looking at Luhan as though he wanted to put the guy through a full scale medical checkup. 

"Because everything is fine now and I didn't want all of you to pull those worried and ugly faces at me," Luhan joked. "The weird part is that even though I can hear voices just fine now, I can't seem to hear his," he added more seriously, the brothers all looking at the newbie, who was oblivious to their stares. D.O., however, was more astute and glanced up now and then, frowning at them to ask why they kept looking. Sehun mouthed later at him, and that put the teen at relative ease. 

"Whoa, that never happened before," Chanyeol remarked, putting a hand on Luhan's shoulder. "Are you sure you're really alright, hyung? Maybe whatever happened this morning still has you a little rattled?" 

"I can check up on you, if you want, just to make sure you're not sick, or anything," Lay offered in an instant, ready to get off his seat to help. 

"You probably won't find anything, hyung," Kai prompted. "It's that kid. There's something seriously weird about him." Sehun watched as he pushed his plate of fries away from him and was starting to feel very worried. If his brothers lost their appetites, they were very troubled. 

"Are we..." Sehun swallowed. He didn't want to ask, but he had to. "Are we still on for tonight?" 

"No, absolutely not. Not until we figure this out," Suho said, adamantly. 

"You sure? You're gonna let a newbie stop us?" Kris asked, just in case. When Suho nodded, Sehun sighed. 

"We need to get to know him, or at least about him. We need to know if he's a threat, or not. If he had such an effect on Luhan and is obviously getting on all our nerves, we should see what other effects the kid has on us," Suho decided and the brothers agreed in tense silence. 

"How are we going to do that?" Sehun looked at his older brothers, waiting for one of them to come up with an answer.

No one said a word.