The boys walked into the cafeteria and many heads had turned to look at the group. This time however, Baekhyun kept his head up. His melodic laugh had caught people’s attention and everyone wondered who the new guy was. Baekhyun had ditched the glasses for contacts and dyed his hair. The contrast between his hair and fair skin was so beautiful that Chanyeol guaranteed many hearts in the cafeteria were racing. Or at least that was how he felt. Ever since he laid his eyes on Baekhyun it was hard to avert  his gaze. Baekhyun’s aura attracted Chanyeol but he didn’t know why. Chanyeol was used to attractive people. Kai was one of the school’s most attractive students. He also has dated plenty of girls that could rival the looks of models. Yet he didn’t understand why his heart pounded a little harder when Baekhyun was within arm’s length. His thoughts were interrupted when he felt a light tug on his right sleeve.

Baekhyun had pulled on his sleeve to tell him to sit down instead of stand there. “Come on and sit so we can eat dinner.” He said while grabbing a pair of chopsticks in one hand.

He fumbled towards his seat next to baekhyun and situated himself. The others at the table looked at chanyeol with a mischievous smile. “What’s got you all hot and bothered? Your face is almost the same color as your hair.” Chen said gleefully. Was he really that red? He knew he should have stuck with silver hair. Curse his impulsiveness and stupid friends who talked him into dying his hair red. “You guys were the ones who said I would look nice in red so stop teasing, I’m still trying to get used to looking like a stop sign.”

“Alright tomato face, you don’t have to sulk about it. We were just wondering why you’re as spaced out as Lay.” Chen fired back. Lay looked up from his sandwich upon hearing his name. “Hm? Did you call for me?” He said innocently.

“No Lay hyung, I was just saying that Chanyeol is just as out of it as you are.”

“What am I out of? Do you mean that tube of toothpaste cause I already bought some more today.” Lay answered with a proud expression. Chen sighed while Junmyeon patted Lay’s back and congratulated him on remembering. While everyone was eating their meal Chanyeol again, felt a slight tug on his sleeve. He turned his head and Baekhyun ushered him to come closer. He leaned closer down so Baekhyun could whisper into his ear. “I think you look great with that new hair. It makes you stand out a lot. Not that you already stand out without it.” With those words Chanyeol couldn’t help but grin at baekhyun’s kind gesture. But the moment wasn’t only shared between the two. The whole table could see the pink color surrounding the two.

However someone else not sitting a the table also noticed the closeness of the two. And they weren’t pleased. Baekhyun noticed the doors to the cafeteria swinging open and a bunch of girls strutted in. The one in the center had beautiful blond locks and a petite figure. Her skin was the definition of fair and she had on a perfect smile. Baekhyun’s heart shook a little. She strutted towards Baekhyun’s table and he didn’t prepare his nostrils to be filled with the scent of sweets. His heartbeat increased. She tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear. Baekhyun couldn’t look away. She smiled in his direction. Baekhyun forgot to breathe.

“Hey Chanyeol, I was wondering if you were going to attend my Birthday this weekend. It’s going to be held at Sooyoung’s place and I would love EXO to play there for me. It would mean the world.” She said with a suggestive undertone. However the boys didn’t pick up on it. They were too excited about a performance. The whole table agreed within a second and immediately started discussing what to do for the party. Baekhyun was still stunned by the beauty and continued staring. When the girls had walked away he jabbed Chanyeol in the ribcage with his elbow. “OW! Can you please just call my name instead of physically assaulting me.” Baekhyun jokingly patted his side and apologized to the damaged bone. “Anyway, who was she?” Baekhyun asked while trying to sound nonchalant. “She’s Aisha, head of the cheerleading squad and also a major hottie here. But sometimes she can be a little bit of a .” Tao said with some sass. Something obviously happened between the two. “Did something happen between her and you?” Baekhyun asked. “She freakin had the audacity to judge me and my fashion! Do you know how insulting that is to me!? ME! The one and only ZITAO had gotten insulted by a bimbo who prances around with her goddam hideously pink outfit.” Tao fumed while murderously stabbing his chicken. “Watch me rip off her pukey pink ribbon. I’m gonna trash the party after the performance. Time to order some eggs!” Everyone watched Tao prance out of the Cafeteria. “I’ll make sure he doesn’t rip the hinges off our dorm room, you guys text your sizes to Kris so he can get our outfits ready for tomorrow.” Junmyeon said while chasing after the very dangerous diva. In the midst of all the chaos, baekhyun’s pulse hadn’t dropped a beat. He felt like the wind was knocked out of him. Chanyeol noticed how stiff his roommate was. So like any good roommate, Chanyeol encircled his fingers around his waist and watched the mayhem begin. Baekhyun’s face contorted and he was soon seen wiggling and begging chanyeol to stop in between breaths of laughter. After a very annoyed Chen pulled Chanyeol off of Baekhyun did everyone start discussing which songs to sing. “Hey Baekhyun, since you only just joined you can sing this song. It’s pretty easy to remember and I think we can split up the parts evenly.”Luhan said while taking the last bites of his dinner. Baekhyun was handed a sheet that had the title Sweet Lies. He read through the lyrics a few times. “Why are we doing this kind of song at a birthday party. Shouldn’t it be more upbeat?”

“Oh Baekhyun. Your little innocent never experienced a party held by Aisha. We are gonna be doing something wild that’ll get everyone grinding. It’s like that every year at one of her party’s.” Chen patted Baekhyun’s head while giving an understanding look to the naive Baekhyun. “We will dance to The Eve after this song and then we can start a rap, right?” Kai, Lay, and Sehun said with a sparkle in their eyes.”

“How can we not have you guys dancing. The three of you body rolling are gonna be the highlight of our whole thing!” Chen was already jumping up on his seat and waving his arms around with excitement. They continued to discuss their plans until the custodians started glaring at them to go back to their dorms so they could clean the table. They first dropped kai and Sehun off to their dorms while Xiumin and Kyungsoo walked to  their dorms alone. Kris and Luhan decided to continue planning their outfits for tomorrow and went to buy some clothes. After Lay and Chen said goodnight to Chanyeol and Baekhyun, the pair strolled towards their dorm room in a comfortable silence. However Baekhyun had a strange feeling he was being watched. He turned his head to look behind him but there was only an empty hallway. Chanyeol noticed how uneasy Baekhyun looked and quickly ushered him inside the dorm. After Chanyeol locked the door he looked over at Baekhyun who was in the midst of memorizing the song. He realized he was struggling with the rhythm of the song and wanted to help out. “Do you want me to help you. I think I may have the song on my laptop. Hold on let me get it out.” While Chanyeol was trying to find the song, Baekhyun wanted to punch himself. How could a person know a song just by the lyrics when they haven’t even heard the beat of the goddamn song. After pulling himself back together he plopped himself down on Chanyeol’s bed and they both listened to Sweet Lies. Baekhyun stared at the lyric sheet and mouthed the words. Chanyeol stared at Baekhyun and wondered just how his voice would sound with this kind of song. There were a lot of parts where Baekhyun had to hum in a deep tone and Chanyeol’s imagination went wild. “Do you think you could sing it right now?” Chanyeol said after they replayed the song for the third time. “Hmm, I can probably do the first two minutes without looking at the lyrics.” Baekhyun answered while deep in thought. “Okay then, sing it right now. I wanna know how you sound.”

Baekhyun blankly agreed and sat at the edge of the bed while warming up his throat. When the song started Baekhyun was engulfed in every note and continued to sing from the heart. Chanyeol was in awe. Baekhyun was shining. He was glowing. His eyes traced the way Baekhyun’s fingers moved towards his neck and slightly slid down at the crevice of the shoulders. He was perfect for the song. His voice had resonated with the lyrics while his appearance was b with a cute iness too it. Honestly, it was irresistible. Chanyeol caught himself biting his lips. After the song ended, Chanyeol excused himself to go to the bathroom while Baekhyun continued to practice. He splashed some water on his face while questioning his earlier actions. What was he thinking. Did he just get by his roommate. A GUY! He wiped his face and stared at the mirror. It showed a rather tall male with huge eyes and ears. The hair on the figure was slicked back and it outlined a well structured face. Chanyeol continued to stare at his reflection. Was he perhaps……….bi? He never considered himself anything but straight. He would always look at the girls and never seemed to be attracted to guys. Until now. His roommate had awakened a side of him he never knew he had. And he was okay with that.

Baekhyun and Chanyeol walked into the classroom the next morning while chatting about the routine. The boys were ecstatic and were literally about to explode. Chen was seen skipping around in the hallways with a wide grin accompanied with random bursts of screams. They weren’t the only ones as it seemed like the whole school was invited. Everyone was talking about who was gonna be there and what they were going to wear.

“Did you hear, that Freshman hottie is gonna be there!”

“Oh My God, Brit just sent me photo of her dress and it looks so good!”

“Is your ex gonna be there?”

“Girl, we are gonna have to get some new dresses after school today. Actually no, scratch that, make it shorts. Booty shorts.”

“Is that lying gonna be there? If she is then I’m not going.”

The whole school was stirring and needless to say no one was paying attention to any lectures that day. When the bell signaled for lunch to start. The boys rushed over to the club room and decided to do a final check of their performance. They discussed and tweaked their ideas while practicing and checking their equipment. Junmyeon was stressing while sorting everything out. Leave it to Aisha to inform us the day before. Lay comforted Junmyeon while he continued insulting the birthday girl. The rest of the twelve sorted through the outfits that Luhan and Kris had chosen for each of them. The group had decided on sticking with the color black as it gave a more mature vibe. Each outfit had a specific detail that made different from the others. Some were translucent while others had different collared dress shirts. While they were all scrambling around the room trying to sort everything out Baekhyun had successfully memorized the song. Not long after the boys had finally finished their lunches, the bell rang for the next period. They all went to their next class but none of them were paying any mind towards their lesson. All heads were clouded with tonight's performance.

Baekhyun and Chanyeol didn’t even wait for the teacher to dismiss them, when they heard the bell ring the pair had already raced out the door towards the clubroom. By the time everyone had arrived, junmyeon had already prepared the equipment and neatly folded the clothes in stacks which made it easier to identify whose outfit was whose. By the time it was ready to leave everyone was dolled up and changed into their respective attires. They all thought to change into something else after the performance and so they brought bags of clothes with their equipment. Junmyeon had ordered three vans fo the group. Two were for the members while the third one was packed with instruments and other necessities. During the drive to the party, everyone was laughing and no one could sit still. Baekhyun was slightly trembling. Chanyeol reached over and gave him a slight squeeze on the shoulder. He would have reached for the hand but he wanted to play it safe. “You’re gonna be fine. Just have fun. It’s a party.” Chanyeol said with a reassuring look. Baekhyun nodded and tried to calm his nerves. Chanyeol was right. He had to be more confident for this to be a success. And he didn’t stay up until late just for everything to be messed up by his pitiful ego. The van pulled up towards a large mansion that was packed with students. Many wore revealing clothes that flattered specific areas. Others were goofing off with their friends while trying to get the attention of others.Baekhyun did a final deep breath before opening the door to the van and stepping out onto the front yard. The others followed and were soon walking into the building. They went directly towards the makeshift stage and began prepping their instruments. Before long the lights had dimmed everywhere except for the stage. And Baekhyun could be seen holding the mic with an air of seductiveness. The show was about to begin.