17/03

 

Everything was going well. After Bean helped me to explain everything, I was slowly becoming friends with the guys, especially Jaehwan and Hyuk, who seemed to have completely forgiven me. My classmates were trying to disturb the peaceful situation, but thanks to everybody's help I didn't need to worry about them. My Korean was improving (and my Japanese fading) and the teachers were, as usual, putting me on the spotlight, with great fun of Bean who kept laughing for our whole breaks. He told me a lot of facts about VIXX, explaining me that Ravi and N, like Ken and Leo, were a couple, and Hyuk and him were the only straight ones, but nobody had never been embarassed or felt in danger, beacuse they were, more than a group of idols, a group of friends and they relied on each other. We talked a lot about our "relationship", and we ended up deciding that, despite the attraction, it was better to stay friends: he was leaving in less than a week and we didn't want to suffer more than necessary; but we also made the promise that, if I was able, I would have come to study and live in Korea, and then we would have re-opened the whole question.

Anyway, having him as a friend was easier and funnier. I am quite afraid of skinship and so on, so I would have been a very bad girlfriend. And as friends, we could do a lot of stupid things together with Sanghyuk and Jaehwan. We were a terrible and beautiful team, and we enjoyed playing pranks on everybody, especially my worst classmates.

So, as I was saying, everything was going smoothly. And nobody still knew I was a Starlight, so I enjoyed their friendship even more, because it was sincere.

It was a week after the kiss day that the teacher came up with a "wonderful plan", and, no need to say it, I was the official translator for the Asian team.

Teacher: - Hello everybody! How are you? As you might know, your highschool adventure is coming to an end! BUT! I want you to remember this month as a funny one, and not only as a boring period during which you have been forced to come back to school! And moreover, our Asian friends too need to have good memories, don't you think? Selene, what's your opinion?

Selene: - Me? Uhm... teacher, I don't think I can give an opinion, because I don't understand what do you want us to do...

Teacher: - Isn't that obvious? Making memories, have fun... Sanghyuk! What do you think?

Hyuk: - Teacher, I didn't get some words, so I need Selene's help...

Selene: - YAH!

All six of them started to laugh.

Teacher: - So there's no way out. Selene, what do you think I'm talking about?

Selene: - ...If there's no way out, you're surely talking about kpop...

Teacher:- .... Not about the way out, you silly girl! About the memories and fun!

Selene: - Ah, about that! I don't know, you want to let us free from graduation exams?

Teacher: - ... Of corse not! Selene, how can you be so smart and still not get my point? I want you to go on a school trip!

Class: - A SCHOOL TRIP?????

Teacher: - Yes, guys. You have no budget limits, but you have to choose a three-day travel. The destination is up to you. I give you two hours to decide. I'll be in the garden, so let me know your final choice later!

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Student 1: - A school trip, huh? Again with this ...

Student 2: - Yeah, I bet it's for the "the guys need to socialize more" "they are the only classroom to be divided in rival groups" "they live just to see the others fall" and the other bull teachers usually said...

Student 1: - Hmpfh, it's been five years since they first tried to change the situation and they still don't understand it can't be changed...

Selene: - Well, anyway we have the opportunity to go on a trip for free. The other times we paid... so let's just do as usual, we will pretend to be a group of good highschoolers who love each other, and after those three days we will just come back to normal. We are parting next week, anyway, and we won't have to see each other again... I know you don't particularly like me, but just for today, listen to me...

Student 1: - Yeah, what you say is right... we can't oppose the teachers anyway, so let's just decide where to go...

Selene: - Thank you. But I would need to have all the guys here to talk and decide... where have they gone?

Student 2: - You know they don't care at all about this whole thing. They just took the two hours we've been given as two free hours. I bet they're in a bar...

Student 1: - Indeed. Well, Selene, since this trip is done especially for the Korean guys, I think you'll be the best one to decide everything. We trust you, so see you later! We are going too!

Selene: - Uhm... ehm... ok guys... thanks... and have fun!

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Bean: - Why did you let them go?

Selene: - I don't have anything against them. They're the only two that never did anything bad to me, we just never spoke to each other so we are not friends. And they are right, the classroom has no interest in the trip, the school is organizing  it for you to keep a good memory despite the rotten people you've met, so let's just not think about them and let's decide where to go!

Leo (nodding): - Yes, yes, you're right... any good idea?

Selene: - I don't know, you're the ones who live far away, what place do you want to see?

Bean: - What about Florence? I could take a lot of pictures!

N: - Florence is too close... Since we have no budget limits, let's choose something more particular!

Bean: - .... Rome?

N: - You didn't get the point, huh?

Hyuk: - What about Seoul? Selene has never been there!

Wonsik: - Hyuk, we LIVE in Seoul! What kind of school trip would it be??

Jaehwan: - I KNOW WHERE TO GO! We can visit Italy!

Hakyeon: - Jaehwan-ah, where do you think Rome and Florence are?

Leo: - He can't understand it, he's too stupid...

Ken: - Then let's go to Milan!

Wonsik: - WHAT THE HECK JAEHWAN! Ok guys, this is getting way too ridiculous! We don't want to go to Italy, because it's too close, right? We can use as much money as we want, right? So, let's go to Paris! It's not too close nor far and it's not cheap nor too expensive! Let's put an end to this nonsense chatting...

Selene: - Well said, Ravi opp... pa... pa... pa... Paris will be an excellent place ahahahah!

. I was off guard. The situation was too funny and I didn't pay attention to use their real names... I hope they didn't notice... Goddamn, I'm screwed!

Bean looked at me whith his eys opened in disbelief and surprise, then started to laugh.
Leo stared at me with curiosity, and I understood that everybody had heard, and that everybody had discovered my secret.

Hyuk: - Ravi... oppa?

Ken: - How cute!!!! You called him oppa!!!

Hyuk: - SHE CALLED HIM "RAVI"!!!! Who cares about "oppa"!

Leo: - So you know our stage names, huh?

Selene: - Yes, Leo-ssi...

Ravi: - And this means that you are...

N: - BYEOLBIT!!!! I knew it! You're sooooo kind, like all my Starlights!!!

A crazy Hakyeon jumped at my neck and hugged me, screaming like he had found a long lost brother: it was funny and embarassing at the same time. Of course I could imagine he would have react that way, but seeing it for real was another kettle of fish...

Leo: - Hakyeon-ah, she should be the one fangirling, not you...

Hyuk: - Geez, you have acted bad all this time... just because you wanted to hide?

Selene: - I'm sorry... I'm really sorry!

Ken: - Don't worry, it's ok now, you know. But why did you do that? We would have been happy to know from the beginning that you're a Starlight!

Bean: - She's a strange person, you know...

N: - As if you're the normal one...

Selene: - N oppa, if you keep hugging me this way I will suffocate!

Ravi: - Yah, you! Let go my Starlight!

N: - What? You care more about her than about you boyfriend? Come here!!!

We all burst out laughing at the sight of the leader chasing after the rapper, trying to hit him.

Selene: - Ehm... guys, so we decide on Paris?

N: - You know what? Let's go to Florence!

Ravi: - Yah! You can't decide all on your own!

N: - We will go to Florence. What the Cha leader says is law!

And again, we laughed until our stomaches hurted.