The next two periods went by fairly quickly and peacefully, although Kyungsoo hadn't noticed this. He was too busy thinking about what his friends had said, and to be honest, it didn't help very much. His stomach had started hurting in anticipation and it was all Kim Jongin's fault. What kind of sick, twisted thing is this guy planning!? Did I really.......turn him gay??? No. No. That's stupid. Chanyeol's stupidness is rubbing off on you. Just get it together Kyungsoo! Kyungsoo shook his head, trying to shake away the thoughts. Suddenly the bell rang and he gathered up his things and made his way towards the Fine Arts building. No way in hell is Jongin going to ruin this for me. Kyungsoo came up to the Choir room. Soft music and Mr. Kim's happy-go-lucky voice could be heard from outside the door. On the other side of the hallway you could hear Mr. Wu screaming over the intense bass of a hip-hop song. The hallway lifted his stomach ache, making him forget all about that stupid playboy. Kyungsoo turned the knob and strode in, peering around quickly before making his way towards a table that hosted a waving Baekhyun and Chanyeol. He smiled broadly at them and plopped down beside Baekhyun. "You seem to be in a much better mood." Chanyeol pointedly chuckled at him. "Yep! No way is that bastard ruining this for me." Kyungsoo sighed contently. Baekhyun hushed the two as the teacher came in, a huge smile on his face. "Hello everyone! And welcome to Choir 2. It's great to see you, I'm Mr. Kim Minseok but you can call me whatever you want. I'm glad to see a lot of familiar faces!!" Mr. Kim peered at the students. "Alright," he said clasping his hands together, "you may not like me for this but I'm going to be giving you an assignment already!!" Mr. Kim received a couple groans but the rest looked excited. He beamed at this and continued on, "So you all know the Dance class is right across the hall. Mr. Wu and I have decided on taking students from each of our classes and pairing them with a student of the others class. The two students will create an accompaniment of dance and song and present it to the class in 3 weeks." Mr. Kim rambled on, finally breathing in the end. " Mr. Wu and I will be picking the partners as well. So, any questions?" Half the class erupted in excited ramblings whilst the other in angry protests. Kyungsoo just looked at his friends, a smile spread across his face. He was super excited for this! He hoped he would get partnered up with someone amazing! His friends seemed more reluctant. "What if I get paired up with a mean person??" Baekhyun whispered, pulling one of his signature pouts. Chanyeol just shushed him and moved soothing circles into his back to stop him from crying. Kyungsoo gripped onto his hand and caressed it with his thumb, "It'll be alright Baek! You might get paired up Yixing, you never know!!" Kyungsoo tried to soothe his friends worries. Baekhyun sniffled and looked up at him through his eyelashes. A constellation of tears already formed on the lashes. "M-maybe.." Baekhyun bubbled, then wiped his nose furiously on his jacket sleeve. Kyungsoo gave his friend a half smile and turned his attention back to the teacher. He seemed to have gone across the hall to retrieve a list of students. Mr. Kim cleared his throat, "Alright I'll be calling your names in alphabetical order starting with first names. I will go through this list I have of Mr. Wu's class right across the hall and will pick a person to be paired with you. Is that clear?" Students nodded and grunted in understanding. Mr. Kim beamed once again, "Alright! First up is Byun Baekhyun! You'll be paired with......Zhang Yixing!!" Baekhyun whooped at his luck and laughed at a now worried Chanyeol. Kyungsoo just laughed heartily as Chanyeol made ugly faces at Baekhyun, to which Baekhyun just flicked him on the forehead. Chanyeol's name was soon called and he got paired with some kid named Oh Sehun. "I heard he's a good dancer but he hangs around with Jongin and that Chinese transfer student!! Oh what was his name??? Tao I think??? I don't know???!!" Baekhyun rambled on mindlessly. The other two just rolled their eyes and continued listening to the teacher. Names had passed by and finally Kyungsoo heard his name being called. He looked expectantly at the teacher. "Okay! Do Kyungsoo....you'll be paired with....." the teachers eyes scrolled down the list, "...Ah! Yes! Kim Jongin will be your partner!" Time kept going on but for Kyungsoo everything froze as the seemingly harmless words echoed in his head. D-did he just say Kim Jongin...? There must be some mistake. No. No. No. No. NO! No-ing-way am I gonna sing with that pig!!!!!!!!!! Kyungsoo snapped back into reality when he felt a firm hand nudge him. He stared lifelessly at the owner who snuck the hand around Kyungsoo's shoulders and brought him into a tight hug. "Ohmygod! Are you alright!?! I can't believe that happened!! We'll go talk to Mr. Minseok after class okay!!!???" Baekhyun rambled on quietly in his ear but Kyungsoo was too numb to understand the words. After all the names were called Mr. Kim smiled and exited the classroom to go give Mr. Wu the list. Kyungsoo stared after his retreating form, all energy drained from his body. This is a nightmare. Why couldn't I just have a normal day. Why'd it have to start out like this? The teacher came back with an even broader smile on his face. "Good news! That class seemed to be happy with the list as well, so everyone pack your things so we can head over and you can meet your partner. Exchange e-mails or numbers with them so you can meet up and start your project!" Kyungsoo felt even more unstable at his teachers words. He wordlessly packed his things and made his way to the other room, Baekhyun and Chanyeol giving each other a quick worried glance before hurrying after him. "Hello, I'm the amazing dance teacher Mr. Wu. Pleasure to meet you all. I hope you all behave and make magic with your partners." A tall and built man says to the choir students. "Riiight..," Mr. Kim rolls his eyes slightly, "So everyone go find your partners and if you don't know them just come to me." Kyungsoo looked at his friends and half heartedly smiled. "It's okay. You guys go to your partners. I'll be fine." They both just gave him concerned looks and then went to their partners. Kyungsoo sighed and scanned the room slowly, finally settling on a pair of eyes looking directly into his. He breathed in, trying to gather all his strength, and went over to the pair of eyes. "Hey there~ I didn't know you were a part of the choir." A devilish smirk crossed the blondes lips. "Yeah. Well now you do." Kyungsoo says, plopping down on the ground as far away from him as possible. Jongin just scooted closer and smoothly put his hand on Kyungsoo's thigh. He flinched at the contact. "Don't be like that. I never did anything to you. I'm just tryin to be friendly!" Jongin says in a low, husky voice that sends shivers down Kyungsoo's spine. "Maybe even a little bit more than friendly..." Jongin adds, sliding his hand up a little on Kyungsoo's thigh. His eyes becoming the size of dinner plates at the contact. "O-okay. A coupe rules if we're gonna be in this partnership for a while." Kyungsoo says, taking Jongin's hand off his thigh. Jongin just sighs and pouts at him. Kyungsoo scoffs at him and s his backpack, producing a notebook and pencil. "I'm going to jot down some of the rules, you just...just stay still." Kyungsoo says, shifting a little farther away from him. Jongin smirks but nods his head. Kyungsoo looks back down at his notebook and quickly writes some rules. All the while, Jongin is staring at him with a small smirk on his face. Jongin places a hand on his thigh again and gets a small yelp in response."I thought I told you to stay still." Kyungsoo says through gritted teeth. "Yeah. You did. But I gotta question." Kyungsoo's face softens slightly but turns into a spiteful smirk. "Alright." "Well can I add some rules to this list of yours? Or do I not get a say in any of this?" Jongin asks, a curious light in his eyes. Kyungsoo just stares, then looks down at the notebook. "Yeah...you can. As long as it doesn't interfere with any of the rules that I've put down." He says quietly. Jongin smiles and gives Kyungsoo's thigh a small squeeze. Kyungsoo keeps writing, blushing profusely. A couple more minutes pass and Kyungsoo sighs contently, causing Jongin to look up from his occupation of drumming his fingers on the floor impatiently. "You finished finally?" Jongin asks, making to grab for the blue spiraled notebook. Kyungsoo hands it to him and nods happily. Jongin scans the page, wide-eyed as he reads off the list. RULE NO. 1: No calling or texting each other unless it has to do with the project. RULE NO. 2: No talking to each other in school unless it be somewhere no one will see us. (I don't like attention.) RULE NO. 3: If too much touching ensues I will gladly file you for ual harassment. RULE NO. 4: I will not tolerate any kind of drinking or smoking in my household, so if you must, do it outside. Jongin his lips and looked up at a beaming Kyungsoo, seemingly proud of his handiwork. Jongin looks back down quickly, slightly red. "Damn...You're a tough nut to crack Kyungsoo...," Jongin chuckles. "may I add some?" Kyungsoo hesitantly nods at him and hands him a pen. "Don't look." Jongin says, winking as he cups his hand and covers the paper from Kyungsoo's eyes. Kyungsoo rolls his eyes and silently watches Jongin scribble away. A minute passes and Jongin stops writing and looks up at Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo lifts an eyebrow as he is handed the spiral notebook and pen. Ready to see what stupid rule Jongin had added. RULE # 5: WE WILL HAVE FUN!!! RULE # 6: We should have sleepover's so we can talk about the project and what we want to do next. RULE # 7: We don't ALWAYS have to work on the project. Remember one of the rules is that we'll have fun!! :D Kyungsoo stares at the terrible handwriting for a little longer, trying to grasp the meaning. Jongin notices Kyungsoo's shoulders start to heave up and down. Puzzled, Jongin quickly asks if he's alright before he notices that Kyungsoo is.... laughing?? "Wh-what?? What's so funny???" Jongin looks at him, surprise plastered to his face. This causes Kyungsoo to just laugh even more. "It's ju-just the rules you wrote down!!!! They sou-sound so childish!!!!" Kyungsoo exclaims in-between gasps for air. Jongin's brow furrows as he crosses his arms over his chest. "Well I don't see how it's so funny. I'm being serious!" Jongin looks sourly at Kyungsoo, who is still trying to catch his breath. "Okay! Okay! No you're right! I'm sorry!! It's just, you're much more honest than I thought!!" Kyungsoo giggles, wiping tears from his eyes. Jongin's eyes widen a the somewhat of a compliment and beams at the smaller. "So does that mean you'll take my rules into account!?" Jongin asks, nudging the other with his elbow. "Maybe the first two, but I'll still have to think about that last one." Kyungsoo says, his giggling fit finally dying down. Jongin noticeably deflates but unbeknownst to Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo flips to a different page in his spiral and takes the pen back from Jongin, sticking it behind his ear. "Alright. Enough with the rules. So what kind of accompany are you wanting to do?" Kyungsoo asks, jotting down a couple of things on the paper. "Hmmm...Something up-beat! Nothing dull or tragic, ya know?" Jongin looks at Kyungsoo, eyes expectant. "Yeah. I understand. So I'm guessing no classical or opera. I can't really do too fast beat things like rap or hip-hop, is that alright?" Kyungsoo asks, whilst writing more things down. "Oh yeah that's fine. Can't really dance to rap anyways...Ummm how about just some pop? That's not too fast-paced but it's still up-beat enough that I can dance to it!" Jongin beams and looks at Kyungsoo happily. Kyungsoo looks up at him and half smiles while nodding, "Yeah. Sounds good. Now we just need the song..." They both look down and around, searching for the answer. A familiar chime interrupts their thoughts. Kyungsoo silently groans, wishing he had more time to think so he didn't have to talk to Jongin over the phone about it. He quickly jots down his number and pauses before quickly adding his address and reading out the paper. "Here," Kyungsoo shoves the paper at Jongin, "we'll talk about it later okay? Remember the rules!!" Kyungsoo picks up the rest of his things and quickly rushes out the door to the awaiting buses. He finds his bus and quickly sees Yixing and some unknown person in the middle. Kyungsoo sits across from the two and smiles at Yixing. "Hey Kyungie! I saw you got paired up with Jongin. Tough luck, huh? Don't worry, three weeks'll pass by before you know it!!" Yixing says, ever the optimist in there group. Kyungsoo smiles at him half-heartedly, but clears his throat and nods his head inconspicuously at the boy sitting next to him. He was a really handsome guy, from Kyungsoo's perspective at least. He had smooth chestnut colored hair with bangs that swooped done just above his eyes, which were a nice brown(find other word) and high cheek bones."Oh yeah!! He just moved here and I promised to show him around! He's very nice and is in choir too!!" Yixing gestures to the boy who smiles shyly in response to the compliments. "Hi! I'm Kim Jongdae!! It's a pleasure to meet you! You must be Kyungsoo! Yixing's description was spot on!" Jongdae says, extending a hand to Kyungsoo who blushes and tenderly takes it. "Pleasure to meet you too." Kyungsoo says quietly. Jongdae just smiles at him, quickly giving Kyungsoo a once-over, unbeknownst to Kyungsoo, before looking back at Yixing. Yixing smiles at the two before looking back out the window just in time to see a head of blonde hair pass by their window and make its way to the door. Yixing's eyes widen and his mouth hangs open as he slowly turns to Kyungsoo. The other two notice his odd behavior and look at him questioningly. Before Kyungsoo can ask what's wrong, he hears his name float back towards them. His eyes widen as he looks to the front of the bus and sees none other than Kim-freaking-Jongin asking his bus driver something. Kyungsoo notices Jongin hold up something to the bus driver and he squints to get a better look before realizing it's the piece of paper with his address on it. He gasps and quickly hides himself as the bus driver nods and points a thumb at the back of the bus. Kyungsoo tries to hide himself by pulling the hood of his jacket up over his head and hiding his pack underneath the seat. Jongin passes by and gives the boy a slight glance and a hidden smile before sitting in the seat behind Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo lets out a sigh as he thinks his disguise worked before feeling a kick to the back of his heel. He groans and quickly turns around ready to smack some sense into the blonde but the bus lurches forward and he's smacked into the seat in front of him. He winces at the pain in his back and glares at the bus driver and her crazy driving habits. A small snicker floats up to his ears and he whips his face around just in time to see Jongin quickly hide his face behind the seat. Kyungsoo huffs and plops back down in his seat while moodily staring out the window. What the is his problem? Why is he on my bus? Is he following me home, that creep?! ARGHHH!!!! He isn't following the rules this bastard!!! A faint breath of wind hits the back of Kyungsoo's neck. He grabs his neck and quickly turns around and sees Jongin peeking over the seat, smiling mischievously at him. Jongin winks and disappears from Kyungsoo's sight. He heaves an irritated sigh and looks to his side just in time to see Yixing get up and half smile at him before getting off the bus. Kyungsoo looks after him and diverts his attention back to looking out the window. He closes his eyes and rests his head on the window. Maybe if I fall asleep, I'll wake up and Jongin won't be here. It'll be like it never happened. He heard a scraping sound and shuffle to his right and opened his eyes in time to see Jongdae giving him a shy smile. He returned it and watched as the other got up and off the bus as well. Glancing back at him before getting off. Funny. Kyungsoo his lips and turns his attention back to the window. A heavy weight plopping down beside him however steals the beautiful scenery away from his grasp. Sighing, he turns to see Jongin staring straight ahead, an irritated look across his face. "What did I say about no talking to each other in school?" Kyungsoo asks hotly. "We're out of school right now and you dont have a rule about talking to each other outside of school. Now do you?" Jongin replies just as hotly. "What's your deal? You were snickering your off just a couple seconds ago!?" Kyungsoo raises an eyebrow at the other. Jongin turns his head to face Kyungsoo and leans forward, their faces an inch apart. Kyungsoo's eyes widen in response as a blush creeps across his face. "It's nothing. I just don't like that new kid, okay?" Jongin smirks and pulls back, staring at the front of the bus again. Kyungsoo just makes a confused face before giving up and looking out the window again. Jongin steals a glance at him and notices his cheeks are still tinged with pink. He smirks and keeps staring straight ahead. A/N: SO SORRY FOR THE LATENESS OF THIS CHAPTER!!! I've been extremely busy with work and other things, also i luckily have most of the next chapter written out ;D. ANYWAYS! Hope you guys liked this chapter!!! Thank you again so much for the subscriptions! It means a lot to me!!! :) A new player has entered the game of winning Kyungsoo's heart!? I wonder how that will end up? ;)) See you guys next time!! Byee!!!! <3