"You can't be serious."

"I ing am!" You growled and slammed a fist on the table. Your twin sister who looked unidentical flinched and she looked at you in worry. "It was supposed to be nice. Very nice. But then a boy just had to ruin everything!"

She witnessed you pulling your hair and she smiled a bit. She was older than you, for a minute.

"Would it not make you happy if this guy was hot?"

"Nope."

"Or friendly?"

"Not at all."

"Have you thought it could be one of your high school best friends though?" You had to pause at that. "You have a lot of guy friends in high school. And in college too. I seriously think you shouldn't get so worked up."

"But you don't understand." You sighed and stared at the shiny table. This was a first you experienced a living nightmare in your three years in college. But then, it's not like you have anything else to do. You already paid for the dorm for half the year, transported some of your things in there in big boxes, and even mini decorated the kitchen which will soon turn as your holy place. You doubted your dorm mate could even cook for his own or worse, he might be charged for food poisoning in an attempt to scare you away and never come back in the room. "Whatever. It's not like I can complain any longer when everything's already settled."

"That's the spirit!" She gave you a very, choking pat and you glared at her. "I'll drop you off today, eh? Don't worry, I just slept in the whole day so the only thing you have to do is relax in the two-hour ride."

"I can't trust you enough." You stood up and took your bag and jacket from the couch anyway.

After the aching ride, your twin sister helped you bring in more boxes in your room. The elevator ride took a minute without stopping until it reached the 14th floor, and you were actually already crying on the inside because of the high grounds. You wouldn't be if you weren't paired up with a stupid guy.

Sighing, you adjusted the box on your hands and turned to the left. You reached the end of a hallway and turned left again, being greeted face to face with the shiny white door. Sighing again, you took your key out from your pocket with ease and pushed the wooden thing open.

You were about to place the boxes on the corner you already set up as your territory when you noticed everything was neat. Excluding your boxes though, maybe your roommate was scared to touch them or you'll kill him but they were placed on top of each other so neatly. You scanned the whole place in shock, even your sister couldn't help but gape. He already set up his own space opposite yours; his things were mostly comprised of black and white and a touch of dark blue. A bed was neat (you should thank him for that) and two hampers placed next to each other on his territory.

Looking at your side you saw the kitchen. These boxes of yours containing things that you'd be setting up in that space were nowhere to be found, so you thought he already opened them. Different designed mugs were placed next to each other, rainbow-colored plates perfectly stacked on the dish rack. Even the dirty towels you brought with you were placed folded on the sink. And speaking of the sink, your eyes couldn't really hold the shining shimmering glit on it.

"He's... Nice."

"You think so?"

"Yeah, I mean--Look at this! All of it. He knows how to live!"

 That didn't sound so good to the ears.

The door suddenly opened and the both of you jumped. Turning around, you stared at two equally large eyes. He tilted his head to the side and finally, a smile broke his lips and you could sense your twin fainting at the sight.

"You're my room mate, right?"

Okay, maybe having him around wasn't so much of a pain in the .

You could feel your cheeks getting hot as the unknown boy looked at you (more like stared). You were sitting on the edge of your red bed and he doing the same on his own, facing him with an equally shy look. Your sister left half an hour ago which she was reluctant to do so because 'hello, this guy is too hot to leave behind! But I'll give him to you so you owe me one.' The thought made you roll your eyes and momentarily forgot about your dorm mate until he cleared his throat.

Once again, your cheeks fired up in the most possible way they could.

"I'm Chanyeol, Park Chanyeol. What's your name?" You stared as he brought his feet on his bed and sat comfortably with an Indian seat.

"..." Why was it so hard talking to him? Right, he was a stranger and, why would it not be?! "Do Haeyoung."

"Do Haeyoung... Do?" You nodded. You finally looked at him and he was wearing a surprised face and you yourself, couldn't help but blush again. He was looking so cute and--

You didn't like it.

"Are you perhaps related to Do Kyungsoo?"

"If we're talking about the Kyungsoo I have in mind, then maybe I can say I'm his cousin."

You didn't remember him talking about someone he knew in college except for a guy named Oh Sehun. But then, it's not like you care.

Kill me now if he's in some kind of friendship with this guy. You bit the insides of your cheeks. Chanyeol nodded and smiled again.

"That's kind of nice. I had class with him back in first year but we didn't catch up that much. He was great company."

"He actually lives in the same dorm building but, with a boy."

"Yeah, I kind of know the guy--" He looked at you in worry. "I didn't expect to be paired up with you. I'm sorry if we were anyway..."

"N-No it's just..." Your eyes widened and your cheeks blew up again. What should you say? It's fine now? Even if you say so, maybe, deep inside, it's not with him. He also couldn't fight someone about the situation because once two people are already announced as mates, nothing and no one can change that rule. And you really don't understand why they would build a dorm that mixed genders and didn't think that something might happen along the way. Your cheeks fired ultimately. "...fine. I don't see any harm. Unless... There really is."

Chanyeol's way of functioning was different at the moment and he thought of the possible erted and greeniest things he could imagine. His hands rose to his face and he sighed in them, peeking solemnly between his fingers and gave an apologetic smile.

"We really aren't sure of what's to happen in the future but..." As he said this, he also felt nervous as you were. He examined your face as it reddened again and he couldn't help but feel some excitement dance around him. His way of functioning was very different, really, at that time, and he didn't know if he should continue his words or not. In the end, he decided to because seeing his roommate right there and then and knowing it was a girl, he needed her to trust him. "I promise to not touch you or do something weird with you."

You froze.

"If I ever do, I'm drunk or along the lines of that. I don't drink, too, only if I really need it or I'm stressed out or during special occassions." Chanyeol didn't know why he was saying that but he suddenly felt you needed to know. "And also, if you ever feel like I'm bothering the hell out of you, feel free to do something in return or better, kick me out. I won't argue back."

Feel free to do something in return?

Like what, exactly?

If he suddenly pounced on you and did something, you should do the same thing then?

Oh my god what the was I thinking!

"I-I'm really sorry if I just made you uncomfortable!" He started waving his hands in front of you and himself in a panicked mode. "Haeyoung...? I'm so sorry."

"I-It was fine!" You let out an awkward cough. "I guess that's rule number one on my side then? I think this is needed. We have to make sure."

"I'm really sorry though."

What were you going to say back? Should you just copy him?

Maybe you should.

"Girls can do something stupid too, if you know what I mean." You sighed when you saw his surpised expression. "So if that happens on you too, from me, then I guess I can safely say that you're allowed to kick me out."

"But..." He started without his consent. He quickly slapped a hand on his mouth and you looked at him too expectantly. "Yeah, I think so."

Did your heart just drop?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Days by in a blur and the first semester of college quickly ended. As you reached to press the button on the elevator going up to your dorm room, someone beat you to it and grinned at you. In that span of days before the year stated you haven't seen your cousin so it was a surprise seeing him laughing at your priceless reaction.

"It was nice seeing you too. I was expecting something like a hug or a wide jaw maybe? But not this... This wide!" Kyungsoo laughed. You shook your head and before he even realized it, you punched his arm and his face quickly went back to being serious. "What was that for?"

"Shut up."

"Aww, my baby is sad?" He gave you scary puppy eyes and you quickly looked away. Now that you've seen him, maybe ask about Chanyeol! Yeah, that's a great idea. You looked at the bright light beside you and sighed when the elevator stopped at the 15th floor from going down.

"You know Chanyeol right?"

"Who?" He didn't give you time to answer and he nodded. "Ahhhh! Chanyeol? Of course! I saw him today actually, but he was in a hurry so he went back to the dorms and-- Oh my freaking mother of--"

"What?" You started to panic. "What Kyungsoo?!"

"YOU GUYS ARE DORM MATES RIGHT?!"

You had to face palm.

You just had to.

"What's so surprising?" You grunted when his eyes never left yours. After getting to know Chanyeol more, he was actually a great guy. He was nice, he knew how to cook (no food poising yaay!), he was neat, he said he was the one to clean the bathroom except for your toiletries (you didn't need him to, that was embarrassing), he gave you one of his hampers since it matched the color of your territory (white and red), and, he was just nice. Too nice for your own liking. "He's not some kind of plague, is he?"

"It's just surprising." He shrugged afterwards. The numbers flashing kept on descending and the elevator finally opened in front of the two of you. "He's a nice person. He gets confessions almost everyday, and he rejects them nicely, even." You couldn't imagine that. "He's good-looking too, don't you think?"

"You sounded gay for a moment." The both of you laughed and soon, it opened to his floor: 5th. "It was nice seeing you Soo, see you this weekend."

"Yeah, see you!"

You hugged your bag to your chest, feeling sleep kicking in as the doors opened welcoming you on the 14th floor. You marched down the hallway you memorized quickly, not acknowledging students roaming around or talking to somebody or talking to you. You were dead tired. You looked at the door of Dorm 1403 for a while and then knocked.

"Coming!" Chanyeol's voice boomed and he opened the door with a grin on his face. It was quickly wiped off though, when he saw your sour expression and he also, did the same. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, just... Tired." You playfully pushed him out of the way and he chuckled. Looking at your room from the kitchen's hallway, you couldn't help but snort, all the time, when you see a barricade in between his and your territory. The both of you thought you needed one, just in case, after mentioning the horrible idea of stripping each other off of clothes in the middle of the school year.

You reddened instantly, depriving you from sleep for a few seconds.

"You should rest then." Chanyeol took your bag lying lifelessly on the ground and looked at your schedule that the both of you pasted on the wall. It was high, it was his fault, and so it was his duty to look in case you forgot what was in an hour. "You can sleep it off until lunch tomorrow actually, or maybe before lunch since come on, don't skip food." You laughed. "Yeah, your classes will resume at 1:30pm and ends at 9pm."

"Thanks Chanyeol.