I.

[THE FOLLOWING DAY]

Yuri heads to the dance studio to practice her moves. She and her newfound friends Nicole, Min, and HyoYeon choreographed. Since Nicole and Min are busy reserving their food at the cafeteria and HyoYeon's busy mixing songs in the computer lab, Yuri is practicing alone.

[song: "Lollipop 2" by Big Bang]

Yuri is wearing a white, sleeveless crop tank top, exposing her flat stomach and red baggy jogging pants with white rubber shoes. Yuri moves ever so gracefully to the music, feeling every note and melody. Yuri gyrates, pops, locks, drops, bends, spins around, shakes her hips, and rotates her head, sending her beautiful raven black hair tossing around. Yuri is just plain beautiful and y when dancing.

I'm not having lesbian thoughts. I'm just describing Yuri's manner of dancing in detail. Remember, I'm the omniscient narrator here.

Just then, the door creaks open. Yuri cannot hear it since the music is turned way up high. The noise allows the stranger to stealthily enter the room and watch the 5'5" mocha skinned beauty dance to her death. The stranger leans on the wall and folds his arms across his chest. He smiles at the sight of Yuri's body and her carefree spirit. Just then, Yuri senses his presence and turns to her right. She sees him.

Choi Minho. The super playboy.

"Hi!" Minho says. He walks to Yuri and stands in front of her. Yuri wipes the sweat on her forehead and smiles back while panting.

"Hey there. What's your name?" she asks.

"Minho. Choi Minho. Have you heard of me?

"I think. Oh! You're the acting student! I know you! I just forgot your name!" Yuri says.

"Yep! That's me alright. I've not heard of you. Nor have I seen you before. Are you new here?"

"Yes. I'm new here. Just moved in a few weeks ago. Started studying here just a few days ago."

"How do you like the school?" Minho inches closer to her and places a hand on her shoulder. Yuri's eyes widen in shock. Never has a total stranger placed a hand on her shoulder, let alone touch her.

"Uhm…"Yuri backs away from Minho. Minho walks towards her and takes her wrist. Yuri then tries to struggle without being noticed. "I-I like it. Here. Yeah." his touch distracts her as she tries to pull away. Minho's stronger, obviously. He leads her to the bench and sits with her.

"Hey sweetpea. I'm a touchy feely guy but that doesn't mean I want to do you, okay? I like touching girls. That's how friendly and accommodating I am. It doesn't mean a thing, don't you worry. It's a sign of friendship, trust me. I wouldn't hurt a girl like you." Yuri smiles and looks at Minho who winks at her. Yuri's bones feel the chill.

"Uh, yeah. Okay. But it's just uncomfortable." Yuri blurts.

"I'll try to make it comfortable for you." Minho leans in closer to Yuri who bends a little in order to avoid his lips. "I always know how to make things look and feel right." Yuri lightly pushes him away and sits up straight.

"Hey! You have a girlfriend, don't you?" she asks. "Because I think I saw you once with a girl. The girl had short hair and-"

"Yes. She's my girlfriend. Her name's Raina and I think she's…" Minho looks around and leans in closer to Yuri's ear to whisper it. "Pathetic." Yuri is taken aback by what Minho has said.

"Wow. You're mean. How could you say that to your girlfriend?"

"I'm not being mean. I'm just being honest." Minho shrugs. "There are times when Raina's just so darn stupid you want to hit her."

"Well if I were you, I wouldn't hit her, let alone call her names. I love her too much to do that!" Minho rubs his chin and thinks of a new topic to start.

"You're a dancer, huh?"

"Yeah. Well you just stood there earlier and watched me dance. So obviously, yeah. I'm a dancer."

"I'm an actor and in acting class, we do a little bit of dancing. Mind showing me how to dance, Ms. Kwon?" Yuri feels awkward but accepts.

"Well you have to play some music. You got any good tunes there, Minho?" Minho takes his cellphone out and browses swiftly for some songs. Yuri tries to reach for it but Minho moves his arm away.

"Hey! Can I see your phone! I'll look for some tunes!" Yuri tries to grab Minho's phone but Minho keeps on moving away.

"Stop being so pesky! I asked for it so I'm gonna look for it." Truth is, Minho's just trying to hide the wallpaper and the other obscene things on his phone. Yuri moves away and brushes a strand of hair away from her face.

"Sorry." Yuri says. "Go ahead. I was just curious about your phone."

"That's no big deal. Just let me choose, okay? There are some songs here that I might need for interpretation day on Monday. So it'd be of great help if you could choreograph for me."

"Sure. But I've got some things to do." Yuri says. "Like I have to practice our choreography for the classroom dance group contest. Just within the walls of this dance studio we call our classroom."

"Ooh. So you're gonna be competing against the other groups in your class?"

"Yep."

"And what'll happen to the winner."

"I don't know the mechanics yet. But all I know is that the top two highest scorers will compete against each other and other groups in the Dance Competition come this January. I'm just not sure."

"Wow. Then good luck! You've got loads of potential I think you're gonna take home the prize!" Minho compliments exaggeratedly. "I mean, you're the best dancer out there. I don't even have to watch the other groups' performances." Yuri frowned at his sarcasm. She knows he's being sarcastic (he really is. Minho is a sarcastic fellow.)

"Now thanks, Minho. But honestly, saying that I'm the best out there is kind of wrong. You haven't seen the others yet so don't judge." Yuri runs her hand through her hair.

"What? Now come on Yuri! You're the perfect package! Don't feel so darn down about it! You're beautiful, you're y, you-"

"DO YOU WANT ME TO TEACH YOU OR NOT?" Yuri yells. Minho shuts up and looks at her with his round eyes.

"Yeah. I do want you to teach me."

"So shut up and stop your sarcasm!"

"But I wasn't being-" Yuri walks over to Minho and leans in closer. She points a finger at him and with a angry expression on her face and gritted teeth, she says,

"You don't know me, Minho. You just met me. So shut up boy!" Yuri pushes his nose with her finger, humiliating Minho.

Wow. That's all it took for Minho to feel embarrassed. Minho plays the song on his phone.

"Play it and pay attention" Yuri says with a slight hint of frustration in her voice.

[song: "U R Man" by SS501]

"What are you supposed to do with this song?"

"We're supposed to interpret it. Now interpretation ain't hard for me, it's just that, dancing is needed."

Yuri stares at the wall and thinks. She looks into the huge mirror in front of them. For some reason, Yuri can't think properly. 5 minutes have passed and yet Yuri is still standing there with her hands on her hips. Minho is getting impatient.

"What? Are you gonna teach me or are you just gonna stand there and pose in front of the mirror?" Yuri turns around and slaps Minho's arm. Minho feels the pain and rubs his arm.

"Hey! Listen to me, Choi Minho. This ain't my problem. I'm not an acting student. I don't know why you came to me to ask me to choreograph your stupid interpretation! It's your homework so do it! Don't come asking someone else to do your work for you while you sit around and daydream about your girlfriend!" Yuri's really angry now.

"Chillax, Kwon!" Minho pauses the music. "I was just asking for a slight favor."

"Reality check, Minho. You don't know me 24 hours. You just met me. And you have the guts to ask me to help you with your interpretation? If you were nicer, maybe I would but since you're such a jerk that you rush me, you praise me sarcastically, and you get angry when you don't get what you want, then no way! To hell with you!"

"God! I hate difficult girls like you!" Minho groans. He places a hand on his skull cap.

"Really? Well I hate abusive guys like you!" Yuri yells back. She gathers her things and begins to walk out of the dance studio with her blood boiling.

"Go back to where you came from!" Minho hollers. Yuri walks out of the door and upon hearing this, her blood begins to boil. Her temper has reached its boiling point. Trying her best to remain cool so as not to garner a bad reputation, she calmly turns her head to Minho's direction and says in the classiest way ever,

" you, Choi Minho." she leaves the room and slams the door. Minho cringes and exhales heavily in frustration.

And this is where he discovers that not all girls are like Raina. There are some girls who are tough and refuse to be under Choi Minho's spell.

Girls like Kwon Yuri.

II.

Back to my situation. So Hyun Joong and Ji Yeon are probably walking around the campus, thus leaving the bench empty. I sit on the bench with my notebook in hand, jotting my thoughts down. I feel someone sit on the other side of the bench. My eyes try to look that person's way but I stop myself from doing so. I continue to write my essay entry when the person that is seated next to me inches closer and closer. I try to move to give that person some space when a hand appears on the top part of my notebook and pulls it downward.

It's Hyun Joong. I thought he was with Ji Yeon.

"Hey! Where's Ji Yeon? I thought you were with her?" I ask.

"Nah. She got too bored and left. I don't know where she is now." Hyun Joong replies. "Say, what have you got there?"

"Nothing." I hold the notebook close to my face. I don't want him to read whatever it is that I'm writing.

"What do you mean nothing? You've got something there. Can I see?' Hyun Joong pleads with puppy eyes. I smile and curse in my mind before giving the notebook to him. He takes it and thanks me. I look at him, watching him flip the pages ready to stop him from reading any embarrassing things that I wrote there. He stumbles upon my recent entry.

"Hey! This is cool!" Hyun Joong exclaims as he reads my Gender thingy article.

"Thanks. But it's not done yet."

"I don't care. I think it's a winner!"

"Winner? Wha-" I think he's pertaining to my entry for the contest.

"Yeah. Ji Yeon told me you're gonna be participating in the essay writing contest come Talent Month."

"Shut up! They'll probably cancel that essay thingy. I mean, who gives importance to writers anyways?" I take the notebook from him and continue writing my article.

"I do."

"You do?" I ask puzzled. Hyun Joong nods.

"Sure I do. Writing is just like art. The two most subtle talents in the world."

"Subtle talents." I shake my head. "Yeah right. Besides, I didn't sign up for that thing. Ji Yeon entered my name without my permission. I only found out about it a few minutes ago."

"You'll do good. I can see it in the article you're writing." Hyun Joong compliments. For some reason, I can feel his sincerity.

"You sure? Because I'm not gonna enter this piece of ."

"It's not a piece of ."

"Who are you to say that?"

"It's my opinion so respect it!" Hyun Joong replies a little angrily. "You should be thankful that someone's praising your work!"

"Well thank you!"

"You're sarcastic and difficult. Like a real writer."

I look at him and think of a response.

"You're shady and mysterious. Like a real artist."

We look at each other and laugh at what we just said.

" it! You're cool!" we say at the same time. Hyun Joong's not that boring after all. I mean, he talks some sense and is really smart as opposed to the other art students who are either shy or stupid.

"Say, you doing anything tonight?" asks Hyun Joong. My heart skips a beat not because I like Hyun Joong as something more than a friend but because it feels awkward having a guy you just talked to ask you out.

"Nope. Why?" I answer nervously.

"Because I'd like you to help me create something for my Talent Month entry. Usually, I collaborate with writers for ideas on what to draw or paint but since most of my writer friends are out and busy, would you like to help me. I mean, you're Ji Yeon's friend and Ji Yeon's my friend, if you want the three of us can work together. You two can come over to my place and we can work there." I blink slowly with my mouth half-open.

"Okay. I guess I won't be doing anything tonight. Sure. I'll come over."

"That's great! I'll be expecting you! Bye!" Hyun Joong takes off, leaving me behind. I continue to write my entry.

III.

Yuri walks furiously down the hall with her things in her right hand. You can really see the angry expression on her face. She nearly drops her things in frustration. Min, Nicole, and HyoYeon catch up with her and take notice of the sour look on her face.

"What the hell happened to you? You were happy just a while ago. What's up with the angry face?" asks Nicole. She grabs Yuri's arm but Yuri pulls away from her friend's grasp.

"You don't need to know. It was too stupid." Yuri answers. Her friends are shocked by what she said and how she said it.

"What is wrong with you!" Min says while chasing Yuri.

"It's Minho." she blurts out. The girls gasp and look at one another.

"Min-ho?" asks HyoYeon doubtfully.

"Yeah. Choi Minho. The acting student. Do you know him?"

"The maniac?" Min says.

"The playboy?" HyoYeon asks.

"The idiot." Yuri answers. "I was in the dance studio and he came and asked if I could teach him how to dance for his song interpretation."

"And then?"

"And then, while I was thinking, he got mad and snapped at me. He told me how he was getting impatient waiting for me to finish thinking and he wanted me to help him and he called it useless. He's an ." Yuri shakes her head and tries to walk away from her finds who walk after her.

"God! I didn't know he was an !" HyoYeon says. "And to think I used to have a really huge crush on him." The others look at her with strange gazes.

I stare at them myself. HyoYeon had a crush on Minho? That ? Well he's a pretty good looking son of a so I can't blame HyoYeon for having a crush on him then.

"You used to like Choi Minho?" Min asks. HyoYeon looks at her and nods. "Sure. A lot of girls love him. They'd die for him, you know!"

"Minho's not really that handsome. To me, it's just the way he carries himself. The guy knows how to dress." Nicole digresses.

"So he's metro ual?" asks Min

"Homoual." Yuri answers. "He's gay!"

"He is?" asks HyoYeon with a hint of innocence in her eyes.

"Goddammit he's gay!" Yuri furiously walks away from her friends and into the shower room. She slams the door shut, shocking her friends.

"Oh. My. Gosh." HyoYeon says. The other two look at her and look back at the door before turning away.

[A FEW MINUTES AFTER HER SHOWER]

Yuri emerges from the room all dressed up when a surprise greets her.

Choi Minho.

Yuri is shocked as hell and throws her bag at him. It's actually a combination of shock and anger. She's shocked because Minho is standing right outside the girls' locker room.

"What the are you doing here, you ? Didn't I send you away?" Yuri yells out loud, her voice echoing throughout the entire locker room. Luckily, she and Minho are the only people around.

"I'm just waiting for my apology. Walking out on me like that? Tsk. Bad girl." Minho grabs her arm. Yuri pulls away swiftly and pushes Minho.

"Don't touch me you narcissistic bastard!" Yuri yells and points at him. Minho lowers her finger and makes a 'no' sign with his pointer.

"What you did earlier was very rude. I'm just here for some retribution." Minho says coyly.

"Retribution your , you son of a !" Yuri yells. Minho is taken aback by what she has said. Minho smirks at her and inches closer, hoping to harass her.

"Girl, where'd you come from? You so spunky, ay!" Minho touches her hips. Yuri kicks his knees. Minho bends in pain and winces.

"From the pits of your worst nightmare!" Yuri laughs at his pathetic-ness and walks away. Minho sees her walking away and tries his best to stand up despite of the pain that Yuri has inflicted on him.

"Oh no you don't, !" Minho finally stands up and chases Yuri. Yuri smiles and laughs at first but when she sees Minho's face and sees the look on it-the angry look on it-she starts to run really, really fast.

She knows that Minho means harm.

Yuri tries to run as fast as she can around the campus. Classes are going on and all their running's disrupting them. Yuri looks back occasionally to see if Minho's catching up. Bad news for her, he is.

"Go away, Minho!" Yuri says panting. "I don't want to have anything to do with you! You brought this all on yourself!"

"To hell with your rants, ! I'm gonna have you! I'm gonna get you one way or another! I don't care how!" Minho yells. They pass by the Voice Department.

Raina's department.

The teacher hears all their ruckus and steps outside. He sees Minho and Yuri chasing each other, yelling expletives at each other.

"You ! Come back here!" Minho yells.

" you! I'm no !" Yuri yells back. The music teacher steps out and stops them. The other students peek outside their door to check on what's going on.

Raina is shocked with what she sees.

"THE TWO OF YOU! STOP RUNNING RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" demands the music teacher. Yuri stops and Minho stops behind her, pushing her forward and making her fall to the ground.

"Ouch!" some students help Yuri up but Yuri's coldness is shown when she pulls away from the student's grasp. "Let me go! I don't know you." The student backs away with his hands in front of him.

"What's going on here? Why were the two of you running? Chasing each other? Don't you two know that classes are going on? Don't go around running like you own the place!" The teacher eyes Yuri and points at her.

"Especially you, miss!" Yuri backs up. Raina looks at her with angry eyes. "I've not seen you around before. You're new here, aren't you?"

"Yeah. Well isn't it obvious? You just said it yourself." Yuri answers sarcastically. The teacher gets even more angry.

"That's no way to talk to a teacher here, young lady. What department do you belong to?"

"Dance Department." Yuri answers.

"This will not get past Mrs. Joon!" the teacher says. Yuri's eyes widen in fear. She scans the place for her friends but finds no one she knows. She is surrounded by people who have voices. The singers. She continues to scan the place when her eyes meet Raina's. That's when mental chaos breaks loose.

"Woah. Sorry." Yuri apologizes. The teacher looks at her and tells the class to go back inside the room. Yuri watches the students and stalks Raina. Raina glances at Yuri and flips her hair. Yuri is dumbfounded.

"What the hell's her problem and she keeps on looking at me like that?" Yuri walks away.

"What the hell's her problem and she's going around playing with my boyfriend. Who the hell does she think she is? New girl!" Raina enters the classroom last and slams the door. Yuri snaps back into reality.

"W-who is she?" she asks Minho. Minho wipes the side of his mouth and shakes his head.

"Who she?"

"The girl who kept on staring at me earlier. Who she?"

"The one with short hair?"

"Yeah."

"She's my girlfriend."

"Oh? So she's…Rihanna?"

"Raina."

"Oh. She looks mean. What's her problem?"

"She's insecure. She hates it when I talk to other girls or spend time with other girls or around with other girls. She hates it when I interact with girls aside from herself."

"Oh. She's pretty narrow. Not to mention immature. She doesn't have to put meaning to everything that happens between you and another girl. I'm not just speaking for myself."

"I know. It to have her as a girlfriend. But I'd rather have a girlfriend than to be called gay." Yuri's eyes widen and she looks at him.

"You get called gay? But you're a Casanova! You can't be gay! You like girls!"

"I'm a real stylish guy and people mistake that for homouality. That's why I date. Bout you? You date?"

"Nah! Dating's not for me. Dancing's more I like it."

"Whatever."

"Whatever your face."

"Where'd you get all that spunk?"

"I don't know. It's one of my hidden talents, I guess."

"Nice one." Minho looks at Yuri and Yuri eyes him back. "Say, sorry for the jerkiness that I pulled off. It'll never happen again, I swear. If I you one more time, you can behead me."

"Nah, it's okay. I'm used to being shat on. Or ed around with, to put it in less disgusting terms. I'm used to being underestimated by other people. So you don't have to say sorry."

"I guess that's why you're so tough." Minho starts to walk. Yuri runs after him to catch up.

"Wha-what?"

"I said, I guess that's why you're so tough. You have a lot of anger in you."

"You know what?" Yuri looks at him.

"What?"

"You're not so bad after all. I think we'd make really good friends."

"What makes you say that?"

"Hey, you're a jerk. I'm a jerk. We're jerks. We can around and fool around! Ain't that great?"

Minho and Yuri laugh at their zaniness and give each other high fives.

IV.

Raina is sitting in Voice Class sobbing like a baby. Her friends Hye Rim and Sun Ye comfort her.

"MINHO'S RUNNING AROUND WITH SOME ?" Raina cries. The other students look at her and listen to what she's saying while the others prefer to ignore their resident drama queen whose boyfriend has influenced her in acting.

"Raina, they were angry with each other. You heard the way they talked and blamed each other. They were angry, alright. There's nothing going on between them." Sun Ye reassures her friend.

"EVEN THOUGH! MINHO'S PLAYBOYING AROUND AGAIN! HE HAS A SECRET PLAN! IF YOU GIRLS THINK THAT HE'S REALLY ANGRY WITH HER, THEN YOU'RE WRONG! HE HAS A SECRET PLAN FOR THAT DANCING !" Raina weeps like someone has died.

"Look, Raina, if you really want to clarify this thing and clear the air, talk to Minho about it. If their 'fight' is really bugging the out of you then talk to him." Hye Rim advices.

"OH I'M NOT JUST GONNA TALK TO THEM!" Raina yells and stands up, catching everyone's attention. "I'MMA DO BETTER THAT!" Raina storms out of the classroom in search of Minho and Yuri. The class remains quiet after that.

"So that's what Raina's like when she's angry." Hye Rim whispers to Sun Ye.

"I've seen that girl before." says Sun Ye.

"I know. I think she's the one they call 'Kwon Yuri'?"

"Yeah. Oh ! That Kwon Yuri's a flirt, man!"

Raina furiously walks the hallway, looking for her boyfriend and his 'mistress'. Since there are classes going on, there are only a few students walking around, most of which stare at Raina and her clacking high heels.

Finally, Raina finds the two. Minho and Yuri. Minho has his arm around Yuri and this infuriated Raina even more. She goes to them and taps their shoulders. Minho and Yuri are taken aback and surprised.

"Minho, who is this?" Raina points at Yuri. Yuri shoves her finger away and talks to her.

"Well excuse me, miss. I'm Kwon Yuri. You don't have to demand my name from him. You can get it from me."

"Kwon Yuri, I've not heard of you before." Raina says. "But I already have an impression of you. You're a , you know! That's my boyfriend you're walking with!" Yuri is surprised with what Raina said and lashes back at her.

"I'm not flirting with him. I'm just walking with him. I don't see anything wrong with that!" Yuri says.

"Keep your hands off my boyfriend, you little !" Raina demands. She pulls Minho to her side and pushes Yuri away. Raina and Minho walk away together. Minho breaks free from her tight grasp and grabs her shoulders, viciously shaking her.

"What the is wrong with you? Raina! Come on!" Minho angrily demands. Raina removes his hands from her shoulders and explains her side.

"I hate it when you go around with other girls." Raina tells him in a soft voice. "I hate seeing you with other girls as much as I know you hate seeing me with other boys…"Raina begins to sob. Minho shakes his head and places a hand on her shoulder.

"Listen, I know it's dumb and I know it's unsupportive, but please. Stop. Just go away. I don't need your drama. Not right now, Raina." Minho walks away from his girlfriend and goes with Yuri. Raina stands in the middle of the hallway, shocked with her hands over her face, crying her heart out. Yuri feels a pinch of guilt and pity, but doesn't care nonetheless.

"She brought it on!" Yuri says. "We're nothing but friends!" Minho's heart breaks at the sound of those words.

He wants more…

V.

I'm roaming around the place, as I often do when a particular, familiar noise catches my ear. I look around, whipping my head from side to side, trying to figure out what's causing the noise. I turn my head to the direction of the left…

Something horrible catches my eye.

Could it be? It can't be! It shouldn't be!

The campus crush is walking down the hallway. Choi Seung Hyun. Key's fellow rapper. Voice department.

Is that what's causing all the buzz? Yes.

Is that the reason why I'm in a daze? No.

Because with that guy. With that very handsome guy Choi Seung Hyun…is my adopted sister Seohyun! What the hell is she doing here? Well, as I've said before, it has been Seohyun's dream to study at my school and to become a singer/pianist. She's always wanted to become a singer so she thought that it'd be a good idea to come and train here.

But as her sister, I don't see it as something good. First of all, I love Choi Seung Hyun. He's like the world to me. Everyday I write poems about him and I write stories about him and me being together forever. I've fancied him since the day he set foot in this school. Now he can't be mine because that sister of mine has come to steal him.

.

"Thanks so much for showing me around, Seung Hyun." Seohyun says. "I really appreciate you being so kind to me, a new student. By the way, do you know my sister?" Great! Now she's talking about me!

"Your sister? Who? I don't know her." Seung hyun replies. That breaks my heart. My sister's here how many minutes and she's already hanging out with one of the most popular hunks in school. And he doesn't even know who I am! I've been here longer than my sister has.

I've always loved Choi Seung Hyun. And now, my sister's gonna get him. It just goes to show how shallow most boys are. Yes, I admit it. I'm not as pretty as Seohyun. I'm not as tall as Seohyun. I'm nowhere near her bubble of gracefulness or talentedness. In short, I'm her exact opposite. Seohyun's confident, bubbly, cheerful and friendly while I'm cold, calculating, selfish, and stubborn. Not to mention ugly! Take a look at me! I'm 5 kgs fatter than my sister and I don't know how many centimeters shorter than her. But there is one thing about her that most of you people don't know…and I think it's something she doesn't know either.

That secret is to be revealed if she pisses me off.

"My sister is Tiffany Hwang. She's a writer in the Literature Department. She's such a great writer. You should read her stories and articles. " My sister recommends me to Seung hyun, much to his disinterest.

"Tiffany Hwang? Real name?" Seung hyun asks.

"Stephanie Hwang. Hwang Mi Young." Seohyun gives him all the details but it's like he's not really getting it. Choi Seung Hyun doesn't know who I am. Crap.

"Never heard of her." he responds.

"Really? Cause she's been a student here for as long as I can remember. She's one of the first few students that made this school what it is now. She's a pioneer."

"Really? Well I've been here for quite some time and I've not heard of a Tiffany Hwang or a Stephanie Hwang or a Hwang Mi Young." Seung hyun rubs his chin. Seohyun stares at him with sparkly eyes and I stare at them with glinting eyes.

.

"I'm not really into reading or writing." says the student rapper. "I'm more of a music person. Say, you're gonna enter the music department, right?"

"Yes. I am."

"Great. We can make beautiful music together. You…wait. What are you gonna do?"

"I'm gonna sing and play the piano!"

"Be-au-ti-ful!" Seung hyun spells out enthusiastically. "Rap plus piano and vocals. Great! Come on, I think we're gonna be late for class." Seohyun and Seung hyun walk away together. I watch them talk about while I sit here and crumple my essay.

I've been here for years and I haven't gotten the attention that I want yet.

VI.

Raina runs all the way to the auditorium where she sits in one of the chairs and cries. She chose the auditorium because it's quiet, there aren't many people and not a lot of people go there. Raina sits somewhere in the middle and weeps like there's no tomorrow.

Just then, someone shows up. Key.

Raina doesn't feel his presence or notice him enter. She's too lost in her emotions to take notice. Key however, hears her cries and approaches her. He sits next to her and patiently waits for her to take notice of him.

"I know someone's next to me. Please, go away." Raina says in between muffled cries. Key remains in his seat and places his hands on his lap, leaning back on the seat's backrest. Raina feels his presence and removes her hands from her face, wipes her tears and looks at the man who is sitting right next to her.

"Key? What are you doing here?" asks Raina.

"I've come to tell you something."

"That you saw Minho and that Yuri girl together? Heard it. Next please." Raina bows her head and lets the tears flow.

"That's not what I came here for." Key continues. "And what? Minho and who?" Raina's eyes widen, hidden beneath her short bob-cut hair.

"You don't care…" Raina sniffs and wipes her nose. "It's none of your business."

"I came here to tell you that Minho is a addict. That's all. If you're uninterested and still lost in your emotions, might as well just leave you alone." Key stands up and is taken by surprise when Raina grabs his arm.

"What…did…you…you say?" Raina stutters. Her head is still down and she is still sniffing. Key sits down once more and faces Raina.

"Minho's a addict. He's a playboy. I'm sure you know that. But this is a whole new level of playboyism." Key explains. His hands are shaking in anger and fear. Raina tilts her head and looks at him. Key looks at her and his eyes widen. Her eyes are dark and hollow, mascara flowing from them all the way down to the base of her neck. Her hair is all messed up, it was nicer earlier.

"Minho? What? No. I mean…it can't be!"

"Sure is!" Key nods and rubs his chin. Raina stands up and her eyes start to swell up with tears again.

"You're telling me?"

"Yeah. He is. He's a playboy and a addict. Dear, he sent me like what? 10 to 50 pictures? That's what he does."

"But-"

"No!" Key yells. His voice fills the auditorium. "Don't use it as a reason. You've been using that same reason since the day you found out about his cheating!" Raina quiets down. She bows her head and refuses to make eye contact with Key. Key is very worried about their relationship.

"What next?"

"I have a question for you, Oh Hye Rin."

"What?"

"I want you to look at me. Please." Raina looks at him, mascara continuing to flow from her eyes.

"Do you think Choi Minho loves you? Has that thought ever crossed your mind?" Raina is speechless. That thought has NEVER crossed her mind. If asked, she'd say of course.

"I…"

"Well?"

"I…know he does love me. But I don't know how much or…"

"Don't make anymore excuses. Just say it straight. Does he love you or not?"

"I…yes."

"You said wrong." Key says. His eyes pierce through Raina's sullen ones.

"Huh?"

"Minho doesn't love you. He only loves you because it makes him popular. It makes him look like a decent man. Alright? You're just for show. Otherwise, if he really loves you, he'd do anything for you and he'd never look at other girls. But what does this tell you?"

"It tells me that you're lying." Raina says bluntly.

"You think I'm lying?" Key smirks and points at himself. Raina wipes the mascara tears and nods. "Well if you think I'm lying, why don't you come to my house and I'll show you the pictures sent by your loving boyfriend."

"He'd never do that."

"What makes you say so? You said it yourself. You saw Minho with the new girl. What does that prove?"

"They're just friends. He said it himself."

"Everyone's Minho's friend, Raina!" Key stands up angrily and yells. "Each and every single woman in this school is Minho's friend. Haven't you noticed, Raina? He always approaches girls and when you ask him about that girl, he says she's just a friend nothing more. That's just Minho's lie. It's the same lie over and over again! How naïve of you not to notice!"

"I never really thought-"

"Well think again! Use your brain this time! Minho's not inlove with you! If he really did love you, why did he send me all those ographic bull, huh? Why would he look at , watch and secretly collect if he loves you? He has you, right? According to you! But what's up with the o? He's just after one thing…" Key says.

"This is just one of your sneaky attempts to steal me from Minho. I know it, Key! You claim to be Minho's friend but here you are talking about him behind his back! You are a cheap, cheap, cheap man, Key! Cheap and desperate! That's what you are!" Raina yells while crying. Key shakes his head and stands up.

"You are a very, very self-centered woman! Whoever told you that I was after you? I'd never hit on you, Raina. You're the last girl if not, you're not on my list because I know your boyfriend and my best friend is going to get angry! And now here you are thinking that I want to steal you from him? Girl, you have some emotional issues to work on! Work on your psychological health before fixing your relationship with Minho. Sheesh! Now I'm starting to see the other side of it. It's as if you're half of the problem. Goddammit!" Key walks away from her. Raina's tears swell up and she runs after him as he ascends from the ramp.

"Key! Key! Wait! I'm sorry! Please don't walk away!" Raina tugs the hood of Key's jacket. Key turns around and sees Raina sit on the floor with her hands on her face, crying out again.

"Toughen up, Raina. Please. You're being overly dramatic again."

"Sorry. I'm just so tired of people leaving me in a certain spot crying like a fool."

"Well you're making a fool out of yourself now!" Key grits his teeth at Raina who is staring at him like all the mercy in the world depends on him. "Get up and fix your life."

"Help me…" Raina sobs harder. "Please. I don't know what to do anymore." she throws herself at Key and embraces him, letting herself cry freely. Key embraces her back.

"Raina. You have to talk to Minho about this. You and Minho have to reflect on your relationship. Please. You're giving me a hard time. Minho comes to me too about you."

"What does he say about me?"

"He complains about you. Your…I think you know your weaknesses. I don't have to ennumerate them for you."

"Key…please. Help me."

"Be honest with yourself. Do you think Minho loves you? Do you?"

"I don't know. I think he doesn't. I see him with girls every day and to be honest I just let it pass because I'm afraid that if I go to him and talk to him about it, he'd get angry with me and break up with me…I don't know what to think anymore, Key."

"This relationship is ruining your life. You can't even think straight anymore. Hye Rin, fix yourself. Fix your life." Key runs a hand through Raina's bangs, fixing them. He fixes the rest of her crowning glory. "Your look now is a representation of your life. Messy, destitute, broken. Go to the restroom and straighten yourself out. You're ruining it." Key walks away from her. Raina is left alone once again.

It feels great being the omniscient narrator. You see and hear everything.