"This event is so not my style," Kris mumbled as he pinned up flyers all around the school. The School Council had finally found something they needed the basketball team for, in form of advertising. 

They handed out flyers and put them up on the walls. They also sold cookies. At the moment, Kris was pinning up flyers. Then he saw Tao in the halls and waved at him to come.

"Yeah?" 

"Here, I need you to do this for me! All you have-"

"Imma have to interrupt you there," said the younger, giving him the hand, "I'm going on a lunch date."

Kris snorted, "with who?"

"Kyungsoo!" Tao smiled happily, "he's treating us for free at his restaurant."

"Cool! I'm just gonna put this last one up then-"

"Kris, we all know you don't like him. It's fine, you don't have to pretend, I understand you. Let's hang out later? Ok, bye!"

And so he was gone. Left was Kris, his flyers and a hungry stomach. Well them.

"Hey Kai? Can I ride with you?" Kyungsoo asked when he came walking from the toilets. Kai looked up from the book.

"Oh, you're already done?" he asked and they both instantly blushed when he realized what he had said, and he didn't really make it less embarrassing by awkwardly staring, not knowing how to continue, "um, the car, yeah, sure. Imma just..." 

Kai fumbled with his book and his locker key, trying to get them in right positions. 

"Kai! My mom took back the car for a while, is it alright if I tag along with you?"

"Aren't you going with Luhan?" Jongin asked and meaningly tilted his head in the direction of D.O. 

"Well, it's on service, so I guess I have to lift as well," Luhan joined them. Jongin groaned,

"Still? Whatever, but I don't want you two anywhere near the front seats," he said while pointing at them. They awkwardly laughed.

"No risk," Luhan snickered.

Kyungsoo looked between them. 

"You don't want to know," Sehun explained.

"Oh, I think he do," Kai evilly smirked, "you see, the reason Sehun no longer drives his car is because he and Luhan went on a little trip this weekend. Sehun was the map-reader and well, let's just say he didn't pass the geography class for a reason. Luhan... I don't know how on earth he passed the drivers test, but I hope that teacher's fired now. That's the reason his car's at the mechanic at the moment and he pathetically has to beg for a ride."

Kai gave them a face as they innocent whistled, looking away. 

"I might have to mention that they were just three blocks from Sehun's house. That's how bad they are," he added. Kyungsoo stared at them.

"Oh my god! What happened?" he then asked concerned, "it must've been a huge crash if the car's at the mechanics?"

"Yeah...." Luhan tried with a dramatic face.

Kai chuckled, "yeah, no. The only catastrophe worth mentioning was that the oil ran out and Luhan don't know how to change it. It's sad man," he continued and flicked Luhan's head. Kyungsoo once again stared at them, possibly less concerned this time. Or at least not concerned about the same thing. Then he decided that he had no idea what to say that wouldn’t be offencive, so he awkwardly ended the conversation there and turned to Kai again.

"Shall we go?"

It was really painful coming to the restaurant, according to Kim Jongin. There was both girls and boys working there -way too attractive for workin' at the same restaurant as Kyungsoo, if you ask Jongin- and they all seemed to be very friendly with Kyungsoo. 

"Is it just me, or did that guy just flirt with him?" he leaned over to Junmyeon. 

"Um, no. I'm pretty sure that was just a regular hello," the older replied. 

"That then?! That must've been some flirting?" he said and pointed at a girl chatting to Kyungsoo about tables. 

"Calm down a little, son-"

"Don't call me son, it's weird."

"Anyway, I'm certain they just work together. Plus, they have to be a little bit more bootlicking towards him, since he's the owners son."

"Right. Yeah, I'm just being paranoid... DID YOU SEE THAT?"

"Minseok, what are you having?" Jongdae asked when they had gotten theirs seats. 

The older one studied the menu for a while, "fried chicken?"

"Yeah, me too!"

"You're having fried chicken?" Luhan leaned over. The nodded at him, "yeah, me three!"

"Me four!"Sehun joined in.

"Count me in to the fried chicken squad!"

Junmyeon slowly slammed his face, not again. Then something hit him! This was his ing opportunity! Take the chance Kris stole last time and all the other times. He took a deep breath an prepared himself,

"Guys, let's just keep the orders in mind until the waitress-"

"Me six!"

"-So everyone don't have to say out loud what-"

"ME SEVEN!"

"I'm having what everyone else's having!"

"-having, because it's starting to get on my damn nerves you ing dickheads and I would really appreciate if you just SHUT THE UP!"

Everyone shut up and stared at their leading-figure. 

"Sushi, did you just curse?"

"And called us dickheads?"

"And yelled?"

”What the hell’s wrong with you man?”

Suho panted then closed his eyes to gather himself. So this was how he had raised them!

"Please, I need a minute of silence," he said and took the closest hands, "we all need a minute of silence. Let's pray!"

The members gave each other a concerned look, but didn't argue since they knew Junmyeon rarely cursed, and if he did it had to be something important. So if he wanted to share this holy moment with them, they wouldn't stand in the way, they were nice boys like that. (Even though they all wondered since when he had gotten religious.) 

Somewhere just in the right time the waitress walked in, ready to take the order. She was stunned and frozen in the middle of a step when she found eleven boys around the red dressed table, holding each other's and with closed eyes, and listening to the deep concentrated guy by the corner. Just three persons away she found no one other than her bosses son. Then she decided to not interrupt their... um... connection (?) with God and left. On the way to the kitchen she met her boss, whom had chosen to work in the restaurant this very day.

"Soo In, have you seen my son? The staff said he was here with some friends. I'd love to meet them!"

"NO," she pulled his arm as he was about to head there, "they're having a moment, sir. Things like this are not allowed to be interrupted, the lord may disapprove. But they seem like great kids with... great influence, sir!"

He gave her a strange look, "okay, I'll just go say hello later? Is that ok, or will the moment be a very long moment?"

She shook her head, "they lord may have a lot on his mind. He's unpredictable like that," she continued with a little giggle. 

"Who on earth is this lord?" he mumbled to himself when she had left.

They were in the middle of enjoying their dinner when a huge build man entered the room. He was almost two meters tall and build with a lot of muscles, made for a kitchen. He was -no, Jongin does not get by elders- extremely handsome, for his age. Jongin stared at him and couldn't help but gulp. What was he doing here? He did not want to get in a fight with this person. Then the before so serious man broke into a genuine and super friendly smile and Jongin couldn't help but finding something familiar in him. 

"Good day, gentleman," he then smiled even wider, "good day Kyungie!"

The little dude left his seat and hugged the man. Oh good lord, D.O know this man?

"Hi dad!"

Jongin froze -as well did the others, because they hadn't either failed in noticing his huge figure- and gulped. So this was his future parent in law. Wow. 

Without noticing he rose from his chair and made his way over to the man, 

"Hello, I'm Kim Jongin and I intend to marry your son." 

It took a few seconds before he realized what had just rained out from his mouth. 

It's one thing to humiliate yourself in front of your friends or even worse, your crush, but the dad?! It's like seriously unforgivable and someone this humiliating shouldn't be alive. It dangerous for the rest of the civilization. 

'Latest news, you have a maniac running free around you. Try to stay calm and don't panic, we'll try to catch it as soon as possible', Jongin could see the headlines.

OH FOR S SAKE JONGIN! YOU AND YOUR STUPID MOUTH! SERIOUSLY I'M GOING TO KILL YOU LATER. SUICIDE. 

As expected everyone stared at him. Tao was the only one who broke the silence by bursting out in laughter. As the responsible one, Suho felt as if he had to save his now purple/red-faced friend. He awkwardly laughed as well as he sneaked over to his friends side. Jongin was paralyzed and stared at the older man. 

"Yeah, me too!" Suho stated. 

"What?" he heard Yixing ask in the background. 

"Sir, may I please have your permission to marry this little squishy thing?"

Kyungsoo automatically reacted on the word ’squishy’ and frowned. Then Junmyeon hit his dad's arm in a 'manly' way. 

"It's a thingy we have in our little gang, if ya know what I'm sayin'?" Suho wiggled his eyebrows with a dry voice and ’cool accent’ as the others just facepalmed hard, "I-eh would invite you but-eh we don't hang with dudes whom the last date has outreach, man!" 

They all gaped at him. Fist he cursed, then yelled and now this? What the has happened to the world? 

"If ya know what I'm sayin'?" he added unsurely in a extremely uncool way after a while of staring and threw another punch at the elders arm. Kyungsoo's dad stared from Suho to Kyungsoo and to the other dudes at the table, whom were all shocked by their leaders behavior. Then, as the awesome dad he was, he placed his face on dis face, 

"Sorry, I-eh would've kicked your , punk, unless I wouldn't have had a pride or a job you unemployed bastard." 

They stared at each other. Then they laughed, that kind of laugh only old people can do together. Exo sighed. So typical Suho. 

Jongin was reviled since no one no longer seemed to care about his stupidness before. Or so he thought until he turned around and found D.O staring at him in a very blushed and furious way. His father noticed -when he was done old-laughing with Suho-.

"Oh-o," he said and backed, "satan-Soo's here!"

"Satan-what?-"

It didn't take long for Kyungsoo so move his hands up to Jongin's throat, so he begun shaking him.

"What do you say?" he whispered, "in front of my dad?"

"It's alright Kyungie! Let him go, I know he was just kidding!"

"Just kidding? Dad, you don't know these people!"

"Of course I do! Suho here is my new bff, or what you young people say," the dad laughed, "plus, I know you wouldn't hang out with fags!"

Everyone froze and guilty looked down in the table without the old man noticing.

So that must be why he got so red... and pissed....

Suho laughed a little to ease the tense,

"You have absolutely noooothing to worry about, sir," he awkwardly patted his back, "yeah, we're all straight as a noodle! Oh, look at the time, we have to get back to class! Thank you so much for the delicious food! Satan-soo are you coming?" 

The didn't wait, just dragged him with them and left the building while the old man didn't seem to understand a .

"YAH! Junmyeon, call me?" he yelled after them and got a thumbs up before they disappeared.

"Wait..." he thought for a moment, "noodles aren't straight?"

Afer a long while of wondering, Yixing just couldn’t help it anymore, ”Junmyeon, we’re gay, right?”

”Yes, Yixng. That’s why I used the word noodle.”

”Aha. I don’t think you’ll be best friends anymore.”

”No, Yixing. Maybe not.”

It was silent for a while.

”Do you really want to marry Kyungsoo?” Lay looked so sad and whispered to himself, ”I thought I had a chance.”

Junmyeon didn’t answer, just sent him a look.

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I've been listening to Exodus the whole time while editing plus my computer decided to screw with me again, so please bare with possible errors. And feel free to mention it in the comments. :)

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