Suho's POV

Kris pushed me out of the door, slamming it at my back. "Kris!" I pounded on the wooden structure, "What the hell, man?"

"You aren't coming back in here until you've talked to Junha!" He yelled back at me. I growled. It was always about Junha, wasn't it? Shaking my head, I stuffed my hands into my pockets. I could've sat there until Kris decided to let me in, but that could be a while.

I shook my head and started my journey to Junha's dorm. It having a sister that all of your friends liked. Kris seemed to be more her brother now than I.

It was all Heechul's fault! His damn assignment had gotten me kicked out of my own dorm until I talked to my sister. It had gotten me yelled at -WHILE I WAS IN THE SHOWER. It had caused me to basically cancel any plans I had for the next week that didn't include JaeNi. I ran my hands through my still wet hair. I was extremely lucky Kris let me dress before shoving me into the hall. I could see that conversation with any occupants going great!

My footsteps echoed on the stairs as I moved. What would I even say to Junha? "Yeah, Kris kicked me out because you're being very immature about what I'm doing." That would get the very tall end of a stiletto shoved through my temple. "Junha, I'm sorry you feel horribly about this, but JaeNi and I are together now." That was TOO much. If JaeNi were to hear that one, she'd be too shocked to play along... Or she'd play along so well that it'd get me into more trouble. I didn't particularly like either option. "I'm a grown man, Junha. I shouldn't have to answer to you with every choice I make. Your feelings have been more trouble than they're worth." That one didn't sound too bad... "I'm going out with your friend. We don't know where it will go. We aren't going to put you in the middle of it." It continued to sound as if I weren't going to be killed. "Nothing bad is going to happen. I promise."

Then it was decided. We were going to sit down and act like adults about this. I was going to tell her that no matter what, JaeNi and I would still be there for her. This was going to be simply.

I suddenly found myself at Junha and JaeNi's dorm...

That feeling of dread that had lessened a few moments ago... Yeah, it was back. I raised my hand to knock, but I couldn't make myself do it. I clenched my jaw shut, telling myself to man up. I knocked on the door.

I had been terrified for nothing. No one answered it. Feeling slightly annoyed with myself, I reached for the knob and turned it. I was surprised to see it open. Carefully, making sure to be quiet, I entered the dorm.

"Junha? I need to talk to you..." The quiet was interrupted by a slight humming. "It’s important..." I continued. I looked around the living area to see it was unbelievably clean. How these two could pull that off was amazing. I turned to look in the kitchen. "Are you here?" Apparently not. The only reply I got was that humming. Wait.

That wasn't humming. I moved towards the source of the sound and the humming took the form of words. It was music! I listened intently at the sounds that escaped into the silent dorm.

"And now... chained up here... I know the time has come for me to see.

Could this be? What is it that I feel?

Appearing so blindly I see what it says...

Will your kiss be so frightening again like this? Okay

Bathed in your life we will fight through the night.

If you could just be mine!

If I could just stop time

I'd push you forward out of the way

I can't see above the waves

Make you see the light, make you see you're mine

I never meant to tear.... this... time.... apart! Just Stop~"

I moved forward and leaned against the wall, listening through the cracked door to the sweet melodies. It wasn't meant to be a soft song, but the voice singing it made it that way. There was the small sound of piano music before the voice began again. "Forgive me," Someone whispered.

"Please, forgive me, I only want

You to see how much I've grown to love-

Waiting here, see this love

How can I die? Ok

How much do I care? Do I care?

If you could just be mine!

If I could just stop time

I'd push you forward out of the way

I can't see above the waves

Make you see the light, make you see you're mine

I never meant to tear.... this... time.... apart! Just Stop~

Oh just stoooooooop-

Take away my life

Make you see that you... will... always....only... be mine."

The music played on for a second but stopped abruptly. The voice that came after really surprised me. "How was that?" JaeNi asked. I heard her giggle. "Thanks. I worked really hard on it." Who was she talking to?

I peeked into the crack of her door and noticed she was sitting beside a keyboard and in front of her computer. She had headphones over her ears so it was no wonder she hadn't heard me knock. I stepped back, feeling like I just invaded her privacy. She had a very lovely voice... This caused me to wonder if she were majoring in vocals. She must have been singing for someone over video call on her lap top.

I decided to leave then. I didn't want her to think I was creeping. Reaching into my pocket, I tried to pull out my phone... Only to realize it was on the charger at the dorm. I closed the door lightly behind me and cursed my sister and roommate. They made my life so much more difficult than it needed to be. If Kris hadn't have showed me out of the kitchen, I probably would've been able to put on shoes to go look for her, but he had. Here I was walking down the stairs back to my dorm without shoes.

The only thing that was certain in my mind right now... Was that Kris was going to pay for this one.

Junha's POV

I was headed back to my room after catching up with Heechul and Donghae when I ran into someone. I fell on my and hung my head. I muttered an apology, knowing I hadn't been paying attention. "Junha! I've been looking for you," my brother's voice said. I quickly looked up; noticing Suho didn't have shoes on. "Neh Oppa," I replied. "We need to talk about something," he replied. "Sure. Let's go to my room. By the way, why are you not wearing shoes?" I asked.

He rubbed a hand across the back of his neck, "Kris kinda kicked me out of the dorm." I opened the dorm door, "Why did he do that?" He plopped himself on our couch, "Because I wasn't going to talk to you about this, but he insisted that you know." I sat down beside him, "What weren't you going to tell me?" He heaved a sigh then looked in the direction of JaeNi's room. I looked behind me, but saw nothing. I turned around to give my brother the 'you’re crazy' look. "I'm dating your friend!" Suho dropped the news. I froze; Heechul promised me he wasn't being cupid. This didn't say the same thing. When my head finally wrapped around what Suho said I snapped to my feet, "WHAT?!? What the hell do you mean by that?" A loud bang was heard as JaeNi skidded into the living room, "What's going on?" I glared from Suho to her, "My brother has delusions that you two are dating. Tell him he is crazy JaeNi."

She looked to Suho than at me and shrugged, "Ehh." I nearly lost it, "EHH! THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY WHEN YOU DON'T WANT TO ADMIT SOMETHING THAT'S TRUE! YOU'RE DATING SUHO! HE'S MY BROTHER, THAT ISN'T EVEN RIGHT! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU TWO. OMO, I JUST CAN'T HANDLE THIS RIGHT NOW. SOMEONE BETTER BE JUMPING UP IN THREE SECONDS TO SAY THIS IS A PRANK. YOU CAN NOT BE SERIOUS!" My volume rose with every word and my hands were flailing about, but I didn't care. This was my worst nightmare.

It was one thing for me to have a crush on one of Suho's friends; he had a ton of them. Not to mention the fact that I didn't think he actually cared, but dating my one and only friend, that was going too far. JaeNi was the only girl who would put up with my crazy antics and stalkerish ways.

I loved Suho, he had been my brother my whole life. He cared for me when there wasn't anyone else; he had wiped the tears from my face when I'd been seriously hurt both emotionally and physically. They were two very important key components of me and my life. What was I going to do if this didn't work out between them?

They were both stunned at my outburst, neither was moving or even breathing it seemed. I fumed, face red as anger, insecurity, and something unknown crept into my veins. I glared at JaeNi as her phone suddenly went off. I knew who that ringtone was for. "Omo, Sorry but I kinda have to go," JaeNi commented, looking apologetically toward Suho. "Oh no you don't Pen JaeNi. You will stay here and explain what's going on exactly. You will not run to that stone panda of yours!!!!" I demanded, not thinking and simply jumping off the deep end. I didn't even care that I insulted Tao, I was just so angry. JaeNi though, cared about what I had said and narrowed her eyes at me, "No I will not, Kim Junha. Suho and I are both going to leave and you are going to calm the hell down."

I glared right back as she grabbed Suho and proceeded to the door. "Well if you're going to date my brother, remember I STILL HAVE PICTURES!" I threatened. She just slammed the door and left. I plopped down on the couch and pulled my phone out to text Taemin.

To: Little Tae

I'm going to die. How could they do this?

From: Little Tae

No you're not. Just calm down. What's going on? Do you need me to come over?

To: Little Tae

YES! I can't deal with this alone!

And so I waited for Taemin to get there so I could unload.

JaeNi's POV

I rushed to Tao's room. "Panda! What's wrong?"

Tao was lying across the back of the couch with amazing balance. His arm was thrown over his face in shame. I moved to sit on the cushions next to him. "Oppa, what happened?"

"I hate myself." He murmured back to me.

I pouted, "Why?"

He moved his arm and started playing with my hair instead of looking at me. "I spent all the money I saved."

Confusion fell upon my face. I knew Tao. He had saved A LOT of money in the past two years. It wasn't for anything, just an emergency fund if you wanted to call it that.

If Junha wouldn't have been receiving money from her parents, we'd have both died of starvation. I didn't work, Junha was crazy... It just wasn't a good combo. Tao, however, worked his off. There was some place somewhere that he did something at. I often asked him about it, but he just changes the subject. I do know I've been at his dorms, raiding or waiting, many nights when he's come home. He always seemed drained and basically dead on his feet, but he'd never tell me anything that happened. What could've possessed Tao to spend all of his savings? "On what?" I asked.

He left my hair alone and pointed over to the table in front of the couch. I looked over and lifted up a Gucci bag. It was hard to keep a straight face. Gucci was very expensive. My panda had a weird weakness for Gucci. I placed the bag back on the table and moved to brush his bangs out of his eyes, "Oh, panda, it'll be ok." I grabbed his hand and gave it a small squeeze.

"No it won't!" He whined at me. "I'm broke! All of my food is gone and I have no money. I'm going to die."

I hit his hand and he looked at me. "ZiTao, you will not die. You have a roommate now. I'm sure he'll share 'til you get paid."

He whine again, "It’s not that simple, JaeNi."

I rolled my eyes. This was a familiar speech for me. 'To admit one is in need is to realize a problem, but some won't swallow their pride or fears and ask for that help... Tao was one of those guys. He was fragile and if Chen were to deny him food, I'm sure Tao won't fall out on the floor and have a heart attack, but he'll whine more and talk to me about it. I stood on the furniture, "Panda, if you don't act right, I'm going to sit on you."

He sighed and glanced over at the bag. I watched as he brought his hands up to his face. At least I warned him. I tossed my leg over and straddled his stomach. He made a face, "JaeNi, I think Junha's junk food has gotten to you."

My draw dropped and I laughed, hitting his shoulders. He grabbed my hands to halt any further attacks. I struggled to free my hands and...

THUD. "Ah!" I screamed as we lost our balance and flipped over into the floor off the back of the couch. Tao landed on my legs and I hit the back of my head on the couch somewhere. Of course it hurt a lot, but I couldn't stop laughing long enough to register the pain.

I looked around and saw Tao laughing as well, trying to pick himself up. At this point, Chen's door had opened and two people were watching us.

I guess the loud noise startled them. "Are you two alright?" Chen asked worriedly.

I nodded and tried to stop laughing, but every time I looked at Chen I burst again. I pulled my legs out from under Tao as he leaned back against the couch and sat on them. Kris looked confused. "What happened?"

"She pushed me over the back of the couch." Tao said, sobering a little faster than I would've thought possible. I shoved him over. "I did not! Why would you lie like that, Tao? I am forced to punish you, panda." I stood on my knees and started beating his shoulders with light slaps. He put his hands up to block his face and fell on his side, laughing. I eventually stopped and looked at the other two, smoothing back my hair. "Sorry if we scared you." I announced and bowed my head at them.

Chen nodded, "Alright."

I looked back at Tao and placed a hand on his knee, "If you really need it, I'll look for a temporary job to help you out. In the meantime, I'm sure Junha and I have something you'll eat at home." I smiled to myself. I'd never actually considered any place my home and to say that SUPA was, it was surprising.

Tao looked up with a happy glint in his eyes and patted my hand. "What's she talking about?" Chen asked. Tao's cheeks as he obviously hadn't told his roommate about his weakness.

"Tao's savings were stolen in gym class and he's currently broke until he gets paid. He's afraid he's going to die of starvation." I rolled my eyes and looked at him. There was a thanks somewhere in his eyes.

Chen shrugged, "You can share my food. I keep more than I can eat."

I sighed, "If only it were that easy... Not to be rude, but he has a very strict diet. He only eats rice, vegetables, and fruits on most days."

The other gave a polite smile, "I have all of the above. You let me move in, the least I can do is feed you."

I grinned and ruffled my panda's hair. "See? I told you he was super nice. You should listen to me more often." I pinched his cheek and stood up. "Well... I have to go so-" I kissed the top of Tao's head, "play nice."

I went to the door and hit the door frame, "Oh, practice balance, Tao. I’ll be back later to kick your -after my last class." Then I scurried out of the room.