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Rumors are not true. Kyungsoo knew this fact very well. Being the new kid, you overhear your fair share of rumors about yourself. The past is especially a hot topic among the loose-mouthed teens. Where did he come from? Why did he move? What was he like at his old school? Despite anyone's curiosity, no one ever bothered to direct those questions to Kyungsoo. But, Kyungsoo knew it was mostly because they enjoyed making up their own conclusions and he felt no need to correct and ruin their fun. Why would he anyways? It didn’t matter to him. It’s not like they mattered to him. It was the same thing over and over again. Just different places and different faces.

Of course, not all rumors around school were about Kyungsoo. He did hear a decent amount about Mr. Loner Artist Kai as well. Rumors about where Kai ventured off to during lunch and what he does during those 60 minutes were the most frequent of them. So far, the mumbled tales were all completely and utterly wrong. Gang fights? What, Kai heads off into battle with just a pencil and notebook? How about Kai simply heading out for a nice nap? Well, Kyungsoo wished that one was true. And what about performing demon rituals? Now, that’s what Kyungsoo called an overactive imagination.

So, where does Kai go for his lunch breaks and what does he do during them? He goes to the damn roof of the old storage room and sketches all lunch break long. And he’s done so every friggin’ day. All the while with Kyungsoo sitting inside a dark box a few meters away and watching him through a tiny peephole. So much for Kyungsoo’s private sanctuary.   

Kyungsoo thought that maybe he could find a new place and move. But after searching for two days, Kyungsoo came to the sad realization that there were no better places. So, Kyungsoo adapted and adopted a book light into his arsenal of things to bring with him every lunch break. Although he missed the sunlight, he told himself that he could deal. He needed the box more than the sunlight anyways.

Things were starting to look up. Kyungsoo would always arrive minutes before Kai did (Kyungsoo thought that it might be because Kai always walked as if he had all the time in the world). Those few minutes gave Kyungsoo just enough time to get under his box and eat his lunch. Sometimes he finished munching down by the time Kai arrived and sometimes he did not. Either way, Kai arrives and always steals one glance at the box before sitting down and sketching. Then, Kyungsoo turns on his book light and reads an interesting book until the bell rings. When it sounds, Kai leaves accordingly and Kyungsoo runs to class not long after. It was a little more tiresome than Kyungsoo’s usual routine, but it worked. Kai didn’t bother the box and that’s all Kyungsoo wanted.

Well, apparently what Kyungsoo wanted wasn’t what the world had in store for him. One lunch break, something changed. Kyungsoo was right in saying an artist’s interest is fleeting. Why? Because instead of sketching on his usual notepad, Kai decided to display his talents on something else…something else being the box. Kyungsoo’s box. He defaced Kyungsoo’s box with drawings.

Kyungsoo was horrified.

The scratching on the cardboard due to the tip of a lead pencil was almost painful. The sound of Kai’s breathing echoed in the box along with Kyungsoo’s rapidly beating heart. Kyungsoo went on high alert and tried to be extra careful whenever Kai pushed or turned the box a little. It was damn difficult being so damn tense and Kyungsoo was getting mad. Real mad. Who did this guy think he was?  Just…drawing on a random box! What nerve.

When the lunch bell finally rung, Kai got up and admired his work for a moment before naturally strutting away and climbing down from the roof. Kyungsoo practically threw the box off of him and assessed the damage.

Kyungsoo was surprised. Kai drew the box as if it were a house. He drew a small door on one of the sides and a few windows around it. Kai didn't appear to be finished though because some bricks he had drawn (which were done very evenly and accurate looking) were incomplete. It also looked like he was in the middle of adding some shrubbery around the bottom of the box. And, that was the moment Kyungsoo remembered he had class. He hastily placed the box down and sprinted away.

The rest of the week consisted of similar troubles. Kai continued drawing on the box and Kyungsoo continued on being the ball of nerves inside of it. Kyungsoo did decide that letting Kai draw on the box wasn’t so bad. The drawings were admittedly nice and Kai’s interest would leave the box eventually, right? That’s how it was and it could definitely happen again.

Kyungsoo was, indeed, right again. Except he was so so wrong at the same time. There were some things he could let Kai get away with but, that one lunch break, Kai pushed it too far.

Kai spoke for the first time since Kyungsoo had been with him on the roof. The first words Kyungsoo heard from his mouth?

“I wonder what this would look like on fire...” And Kyungsoo watched from the peephole as a lighter was pulled out of Kai’s back pocket. A few flicks of Kai’s thumb and it ignited. His hand inched closer and closer to the box until-

“No!” Kyungsoo cried and tossed the box off of him, facing Kai for the first time. “You!” He pointed to the lighter, “Keep that away from my box!”

Kyungsoo watched Kai’s eyes widened for a moment before a smirk stretched across his lips. “So, you’ve finally come out.”

Kyungsoo's bug eyes blinked twice and his mouth bobbed up and down in shock. “…Pardon me?”

“I was wondering when I’d see your face. What? You didn’t think I noticed you?” Kai leaned back and put the lighter away (thank the lord) while chuckling to himself.

Kyungsoo choked a little before reply, “W-Whatever! That doesn’t matter! How could you just, just burn down your artwork?” Kyungsoo pointed at the box furiously.

Kai's eyes traveled to the box standing idling a few feet away before returning his gaze to Kyungsoo, “I wasn’t going to actually burn it. It was a ploy to get you out.”

“A-a ploy?” Kyungsoo choked out again and firmly pressed his palms into his eye sockets, disbelief washing over him. He removed his hands and narrowed his eyes, “Congratulations, your little ploy worked. Here I am. Now, leave me and my box alone and I’ll keep your lunch escapades a secret.” Kyungsoo then turned around and grabbed the box. He placed it over his head and popped open the sunroof for the first time since he first made it.

“Doesn’t sound fair, but I guess it’s a deal. Does Mr. Box Man have a name?” Kyungsoo heard Kai’s voice muffle through the cardboard walls.

“No,” Kyungsoo replied sourly.

“How about this, I’m Kim Jongin from class 3-1. And you are?”

Kyungsoo rolled his eyes and glared at the wall Kai was situated behind, “Do Kyungsoo, class 3-2.” When Kyungsoo thought he finally got rid of Kai (or Jongin, since that seems to be his actual name), a knock vibrated against one of the cardboard walls. Kyungsoo ignored it. Another knock. He ignored it again. Repeated knocks and Kyungsoo's fuse blew. “What!” He yelled. A side of the box lifted and hand popped into it.

“Nice to meet you,” Kyungsoo stared at the hand with distaste, “you’re supposed to shake it,” Kai whispered.

Kyungsoo kicked the hand out from under the box and scooted away.

All he heard for the rest of the lunch period was random periods of Kai’s chuckles. Kyungsoo, on the other hand, was less than amused.

When Kyungsoo was walking home after school, he rethought about the events that took place that special lunch break. Truth be told, they made him nervous. No one had figured him out before. No one knew about Kyungsoo and his box. Never. Ever. In all the times he had transferred and moved, not one person had found out. Was it going to be a problem? Kai did seem like a rascal, but Kyungsoo reassured himself that they could come to an agreement. Kyungsoo liked the privacy that the roof gave him and Kai probably felt the same. They could come to terms. Kyungsoo just had to be positive. The problem? Kyungsoo never was a really good optimist either.

So, Kyungsoo arrived home with a heavy heart and a famished stomach.

What? With all that excitement, he didn't get to finish his lunch.

(Revised chapter 09/02)

You guys are precious <3 I love you. 
I couldn't help but update again. I realllllllly wanted to get Kyungsoo and Kai face to face. Like really badly. So here. I hope you guys found it okay. Pstt, were there too many brackets? Me's not sure. 
Thank you to all of the commenters and subscribers! I am really surprised by the amount I have already, I thank you /le cries a million tears. And I can see a lot of Candy Heart fans have migrated over here. Oh haii, glad you could come join me in this here story. I hope you like it as much as Candy Hearts <3
Also, NOTE: THERE WILL BE A CHAPTER. It's been decided... sometime long down the plotline. So you guys have to wait. I know, I know. I'll make it work. I swear. Just...lemme try okay? It'll be one chapter and I'll also make it so people who don't want to read it can skip over it no problem, okay? Hope that's all right with everyone 
Without further ado, I shall reply to the lovely comments I received. 

COMMENT REPLIES:

@siahna - Trust me when I say I love Kaisoo too :P And I'm excited to be typing it out! I hope I can continue to keep you excited, thankies for the comment :)
@IshidaMichaelis - Lol, I didn't? I swore I did. Bad author. Yayy, thanks for subscribing! Lol, I'm not one for really erted/ s. I mean, sometimes it works, but it's not what I have in mind for this fic. I promise I'll work it out to be as natural and as...flowy? as I can write it. I just want to try it out. In conclusion, I hope you like this update ~~ (lol)
@Drawingfishies - :D! OMG, you make me happy <3 I'm glad you like it already and I hope you'll continue to like it ^^ 
@aimee2304 - Ah, I'm glad I captured that feeling and that you can relate a little. I hope you like the new update eventhough it's less bittersweet <3? (Is it still bittersweet? I'm never good at analyzing my own writing...)
@DBSKforever5 - Lol, it's the start. I wanted to kind of get Kyungsoo's state of mind out there. I hope you liked how they interacted in this update ahaha. I'm sorry to say that this fic will not be as fluffy as Candy Hearts, I'm testing out my writing horizons I guess XP Thanks for the comment and support though!!!!! Love to you ~~<3
@MrsKkamJong - *fist pump of success* Yes, already cause heart problems. I MEAN, thanks for the comment! Lol, we shall see what I have in store for Kyungsoo, Kai and the cupboard box. <3 Lol, Kyungsoo couldn't exactly see what Kai was doing, he's just being a dumbie/my writing skills just being dumb. LMFAO, YESH YESH the world will be a better place when Kai writes HunHan fluff.
@missEe502 - Lol, IKR. I was like, too perfect. Yes, yes. Thank you for understanding! An intro is an intro. :P  I'm glad you seem content with everything so far though <3 Lol, I hope you liked their interaction this chapter and loves you loads readernim. <3
@lovefaith  - Ohh, you troll you. JK, love you all the same. Thanks for taking the time to comment! Lol, there will be a scene for this story and probably will write a seperate spinoff oneshot for Baekyeol for Candy Hearts. It's completely optional, people don't have to read it if they don't want to. I know it's really cute, but but but my feeeellllsss. I wanna write them out *wiggles fingers* Lol, not sure what classifies as hardcore , but it doesn't sound at all what I have in mind for this fic. Either way, I hope you'll like what I have in store with this fic! Thanks for the support! <3
@PurpleSwils -  LMFAO, high school would have been so much nicer with a handsome loner artist like Kai/ le sighs. Gahh, let me hug you <3 Thanks for being attached to Candy Hearts like that, it makes me...it makes me ...oh dear *cries a little*. Oh my god, I loved the way you described the school. I think it goes well with how I wanted the school to feel. (ie: dull and nothing special). Awesome! And I hope you liked what I threw at you this chapters and the ones in the future!
@shieshiesae - :D Me gusta. Everything you wrote in your comment...Me gusta <3  Love youuuuuu tens times a millions and trillions. Lol, uncomfortable? NEVER!
@woobabylove0904 - Yesh, I'm glad this fic can do that for you. I'm writing to relieve my own Kaisoo feels so, yeah, glad I can do that for you too! Lol, I hope you like the Kaisoo interaction this update! XP Was it cute enough?
@iLLiad - :D Aweeesome, I didn't want to give them outlandish characteristics. I thought I gave them roles that suited them well enough, well, at least I hope you feel the same with the new update now that you've seen them interact. You know what else? I hope you continue to like this fic, thank you for commmmenting <3 it rules. 

Thanks again to all the commenters! You are like, so, unbelievebly, incredibly, awesome. But like, times that by a billion. kay cool. 
And sleep time now<3 PurplePluto signing off~~ *flies away*