Open Day (Part 2)

That Girl, Which Boy?

You found yourself pushing your way through a crowd of girls to get to the pool. 

'Excuse me, can you please move?'

You tried to get through by your own force and failed. You resorted to climbing up and furiously tapping the window so Jae Min would see you. You were close with him now, obviously not as close as you were with the EXO boys but you had gotten over the fact that Jae Min was a crazy swim captain one minute and then a lovely normal person the next. 

'Jae Min oppa! Help me please!' you yelled.

You felt someone tug at your leg and yank you down.

'Yah!' You yelled at the girl in her school uniform that had pulled you. 

'Move! You're blocking my view!'

'What view?!'

'The view of the boys in their swim shorts, of course!'

You groaned. erted school girls. I hope none of you come to this university!

You mentally cursed them and tried to manouvre your way though the squabbling girls once again only to hear a bang from one of the windows. You looked over to find Jae Min had smacked his hand against the glass in an attempt to shut everyone up. He saw you, sighed and rolled his eyes and then went to open the poolside door, pulling you in and away from the crowd. 

 

Once you were safely inside, you threw your bag into the corner and took out your bottle, filling it up in the tap. 

'Guys! Team meeting over here and bring your shirts!' Jae Min shouted, looking over at the window. 

Rows of girls' faces were pressed up against the glass waiting eagerly to see the boys remove their shorts and get into the pool in their tiny Speedos. Jae Min scratched his head.

Aish. 

'Alright, you've all seen what's going on out there, haven't you?'

Everyone nodded. You nodded especially hard. 

'Aish... Well, I need you to train today but with all that commotion outside, it's going to be hard. Plus, you've got to be in the pool for a really long time...'

'How about we just pretend to train and look good instead? Then we won't get tired and we can train properly tomorrow' said someone at the back.

Jae Min considered it.

'It's a good idea to be honest. We can have the guys with the best bodies in the pool and I suppose the rest of us could pretend to be coaches or lifeguards? We only need to impress today.'

'So will it be like a model shoot with half guys with six packs prancing around the place?' said one of the girls.

'And do we have to get in?' said another girl.

There weren't many girls in the squad. In total, there were only 5 and you were deeply outnumbered by the boys. The boy/ girl ratio was awful at 1 girl to every 4 boys. That meant there were 20 boys in total. 

'Girls don't need to get in until further notice. Guys who want to get in can get in. The girls can give out leaflets and things and just run a couple of errands for me, how about that?' 

Jae Min was looking directly at you. 

'Call!'

He broke into a smile. 

'Alrighty, let's get this started!'

 

Out of the 20 guys, only 6 of them didn't get into the pool and it turned out for the best. A couple of them walked around the poolside topless and some stood outside with the girls handing out leaflets to passers by.

It's like an Abercrombie and Fitch shop. The guys lure you in with their insanely hot bodies and perfect abs. 

Your duty was buying drinks for not only the swim team but also the football team too. 

You took that opportunity to run along to the astroturf and found Luhan sitting against the fence taking a break. He had taken off his team shirt and just had a vest on. He waved madly when he saw you coming towards him and you threw him one of the drinks. 

'Who's your football captain? These are a gift from Jae Min-oppa'

'Jae Min oppa?'

You nodded. 'Yeah, he's in charge of the swim team. He's really nice'

Luhan didn't know why but he felt a slight wave of jealousy wash over him. He grabbed your arm.

'Hey Haneul, how about we go get some lunch? I'm starving and you probably are too. It's...' Luhan checked his phone screen. 'It's almost 1! No wonder I'm hungry'

You grinned.

'That's a great idea! I'll go drop this stuff back at the pool and meet you here in 5 minutes, okay?'

'Okay! See you in 5!'

 

When you returned, Luhan had a towel slung around his neck and had his back hung at his side. He was not pleased by what he saw and his smile dropped. 

'Haneul...'

'Mmm?'

'Why did you bring Jae Min?' he whispered.

You laughed.

'He's my sunbae! I had to invite him if I wanted to leave for lunch break early!'

Luhan groaned. Why?!

'Ah, before I forget, could we stop by the music department? Luhan-ssi? Haneul?'

You nodded, 'Of course but... why?' and then almost kicked yourself.

Oh God, I forgot Luhan can't stand anything music performance related. 

You glanced over at him and he stood there, rigid as a ruler.

Jae Min smiled. 'Jinri is a music student, I wanted to just check she's alright'

'Oh your sister!'

'Yeah'

Jae Min began to walk towards the music department and you had no choice but to follow. You grabbed hold of Luhan's hand and it was cold but sweaty at the same time. Even so, you held onto it and didn't let go. 

Walking towards the room where Jinri was performing, Luhan kept turned his head back.

'It's fine, we're just going to see Jinri and we'll be out of here'

'H-Haneul-ah...'

'Yes?' 

'Someone's watching us...'

You turned around and saw no one.

'What do you mean by 'someone's watching us'? No one's there...'

'I swear. When we passed one of those first rooms, someone came out and watched us walk all the way down the corridor. They only stopped because we turned the corner'

You shivered a little.

'I just hope it's not some crazy stalker or something'

'They can't do anything to hurt you if I'm here, I promise'

You smiled to yourself as you carried on walking to catch up with Jae Min who had gone into one of the performance halls and come out again.

'Funny... She's not here. She must be performing in the courtyard then, come on. Let's go and find her'

You dragged Luhan off to the courtyard again however not only did you find Jinri, you also found most of the boys too. The only people missing were Kris and Kai. 

 

'I thought you both had later lunch breaks!' said D.O to you and Luhan

'And why are you holding hands? You're not a campus couple' said Xiumin

You and Luhan quickly let go. Jae Min tapped you on your shoulder. 

'I've found my sister.`She's just around the corner. Do you mind if I call her over to eat with us?'

Baekhyun spoke this time. 'Not at all, sunbae!'

You could hear distant singing which stopped suddenly. You guessed it was when Jae Min was talking to Jinri.

Not long after, Jae Min brought his sister over and she sat down whilst waiting for her brother to go and buy her a sandwich for lunch. She made small talk with everyone having now become a familiar face with you all but you weren't listening.

A new song started up and it was sung by a male.

(Here's the song! Play it!)

 

비오는 날 어느 그날 밤
같은 우산 아래 약속한 
주기로 했던 거 잊었나요
 
On that rainy night
Underneath the same umbrella
You promised to give me something
Have you forgotten?
 
힘이 들고 어지러운 날
내가 비틀비틀 거리면
주기로 했던 거 잊었나요
 
On hard and dizzy days
When I stumble, you promised to give me something
Have you forgotten?
 

It was a sweet melody and by the sounds of the clapping along and wolf whistling, you guessed that the singer was a good looking guy. Everyone stopped eating and talking just to listen. Even though you couldn't see who it was, you found yourself mesmerised just by the voice. Once it ended, there was a rupture of applause. 

Jinri smiled, obviously happy. She nudged you. 

'He's good, isn't he? You know, if I didn't have a boyfriend already, I'd be trying to make a move on him'

Chanyeol looked over, mightily confused. 

Wasn't she trying to initiate something at the freshmen party just a week ago?

You were also really confused and Jinri noticed this and laughed. 

'Don't look so surprised! Once Chanyeol-ssi rejected me, I moved on and found someone else,' she said, flashing him a joking glare.

Chanyeol coughed and spluttered a little. You all fell about laughing and Jinri giggled. Her phone rang and she stepped away to pick it up. 

'Yoboseyo? Ah, you sure you've finished? You only sang one song! Sing another!'

Jae Min came back with a tray full of yummy snacks. 

'Dig in guys, it's on me.'

'Really?! Ah, thank you sunbae! Sunbae jjang!' said Tao helping himself to a piece of ddeukbokki.

'Ah wae?! Eurgh, fine. Araso, araso. I'm coming over'

Jinri put down the phone. 

'Minahae, he wants to sing our duet. I'll be back in a mo!'

Jinri sped around the corner and you could have sworn that within the next 20 seconds, you could hear the guitar being strummmed and Jinri's voice. (Second song here! Play! Play! Play!)

You listened well. It was mainly Jinri singing but at one point, the boy came in and lightly rapped. You guessed he would be the one playing the guitar for their duet. You noticed Lay and Luhan looking slightly anguished so you were happy once the song ended. JInri flew back around the corner and stuffed her cheeks with rice. 

Jae Min hit her on the head with his chopsticks. 

'Yah! Leave some for your partner!'

'He's coming in a moment. He's just packing up the guitar!' she said, barely audible through the rice.

From the corner of your eye, you noticed a figure coming towards your table. 

Oh God. No please. This isn't funny. It can't be. It bloody well cannot be him. 

'Oppa! Over here!' Jinri waved.

He smiled and quickened his pace but slowed down once he saw you. Your mouth gaped open and everyone looked from him to you and back to him, taking in what it seemed like. 

'H-Haneul? Who is he? Do you know him?' Chen whispered in your ear.

'Is he a friend of yours?' Suho said. 

You shook your head.

'Did he hurt you in any way?!' said Chanyeol, standing up suddenly. 

You shook your head furiously, yanking him back down. Jinri moved up along the bench and he sat down.

Right in front of me... Aish!

You kept your head down, not really knowing why you were doing it anyway. He had already seen you. He knew who you were. 

 

'Ah guys, introduce yourselves!' said Jinri, trying to liven up the tense atmosphere. Everyone went round in a circle introducing themselves. 

'Luhan'

'Sehun'

'D.O'

'Xiumin'

'Lay'

'Chanyeol'

'Chen'

'Jae Min- I'm Jinri's brother'

'Baekhyun'

'Suho'

'Tao'

Jinri noticed you were still not saying anything. 'Ah... This is-'

The boy cut her off. 

'I know who this is'

'You do?'

He nodded. You sweated. 

'Hana, I missed you, you know.... And I totally forgive you for leaving without saying goodbye' he said, in English. No one could understand what he was saying. 

'Sorry, we never caught your name...' said Jae Min with a smile. 

'I'm Hana's boyfriend. My name is Aaron'

Your eyes widened. Lay stiffened up. 

Aish... This guy is always causing me problems.

As if luck couldn't have it any worse, Kai had been standing behind Aaron and he came out. 

'H-Haneul?... What is this? Is he really your boyfriend?'

You could have died with horror. 

 

 

 


Woweee, I'm proud of this. I just kept writing and writing. I was definitely in the mood to write today teehee. And wahoo, EXO have met their match! ;D oooooh, what do you guys think? 

Please please please listen to the songs above. They're my favorite songs atm and just ah, I've found that they've helped me a little over the past few days. They're just so soothing and chill. Love it <3

AND NOW A FAVOUR. Give me your favorite Korean name for a guy! I want to give Aaron a Korean name as well as an English one. Like how Haneul is also Hana and Jenny is also Jaekyung :) So help me figure out a name for Aaron! COME ON GUYS! GET YOUR CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING! It doesn't matter if it doesn't begin with A ^^ EVERYTHING IS WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS!

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jugullae
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Ooohh i love these type of story! ❤