Home Gallery Wattpad Upvote monsteracademy   "To put it clearly, I'm going to a school filled with monsters?" ELEVEN The Fox on the Rooftop You easily found the trail that Lu Han told you. No one was there, and you guessed not many people know about it. You made your way towards the almost empty main building. Some students there who saw you just remarked about the pin but didn’t bother about you. You were starting to feel relieved when – “Joo Ri!” It was Chanyeol, and he was grinning wickedly at you. “I told you, I’d find you,” he said. He suddenly dashed towards you, which caught you off guard. He was coming fast with both of his hands outstretched...towards your chest. “Y-YA!” You muttered in panic. But before he could reach you, someone came in between, blocking you from him. “Baekhyun-ah! What are you doing?!” Chanyeol shouted. “Sorry about that. Please go along while I hold this imbecile off,” Baekhyun told you. “What did you call me midget?!” Chanyeol struggled. You went ahead before Chanyeol could break free from Baekhyun’s grasp. “You’re not supposed to just suddenly touch a girl’s chest, you idiot!” You heard Beakhyun scolding him. You wrapped your blazer tighter around you and shivered at the thought of the almost unfortunate event. Chanyeol you creep! You glanced at your watch. It was still more than fifteen minutes before five o’clock. You looked around to find a place where you can hide undisturbed until the time was up. The building was almost deserted since everybody thought you were still at the track and field. You climbed to the third floor and saw another flight of stairs. I didn’t know there was a fourth floor. You climbed further up and the stairs ended in front of a door. The door had a ‘RESTRICTED AREA’ sign pinned at the center. You peered cautiously before slowly opening it. It was the rooftop. You stepped out and looked around for a sign of other people in there. You smiled, satisfied, before locking the door behind you. Peace! Finally! You carefully went near the edge. It dangerously had no fence or whatsoever to keep you from falling, but you didn’t mind since you had no phobia of heights and you were pretty confident you won’t fall. You stared at the view before you. You could see Seoul in the distance, a mere shadow beyond the vast mountain of trees. “Enjoying the view?” You were startled, not only because you were not expecting anyone to be there, but because the voice sounded so near. You turned around but your shock made you lose your balance. You started falling backwards from the edge of the building. “AAAAAAHHH!” You felt a strong arm encircling your waist just in time. “Careful now,” the guy said as he held you securely with just one arm. You tightly wrapped your arms around his neck on impulse. “Pull me back!” You yelped. He gave a smile and pulled you back to safety. “Oh, god! I thought I was gonna die,” you sighed, still clinging to him. Your knees were trembling and your heart was beating frantically in your chest. You took a few deep breaths to calm yourself down. “My name is Kai. What’s yours?” He asked. You stared up at Kai and were shocked to see his roguishly handsome face only a few inches away from yours. “I don’t know how long you plan on staring at me like that, but if you want, we can do something better,” he breathed as he moved his face an inch closer to yours. “No!” You screamed and pushed him away. “Stay away from me.” You pushed hard but he was as immovable as a rock. “Let go!” “Alright,” he said and released you from his grasp at the exact moment when you were pushing him away. “Aaaah! No!” You started to fall backwards again. You immediately clung back to his neck as he held your waist again. “No? You’re being inconsistent. Which is it?” “Ugh! Let me go...but somewhere safe!” He laughed. “Alright. Bribe me.” “W-what?” “I just saved your life didn’t I?” “Uhm, thank you?” “Thank you’s fine but, I was expecting something better,” he grinned. Okay. Another jerk who doesn’t help people for free. “W-what do you want?” “Let’s see. What can you give?” He asked as his eyes leisurely travelled all over your body. You horrifically stared at him and instinctively covered your chest with your arm. “Don’t worry. I’m not interested in short, A-cup girls,” he laughed. “Though I wouldn’t mind if you –” “Never!” You yelled. “You didn’t even let me finish.” “I don’t need to hear the rest!” “Well then,” he said while thoughtfully looking at you until his eyes rested on your pin. “Oh, I see. How about you give me that pin?” “What? There’s no way I’m doing your cleaning duties!” “Is that a no?” “No!” “So what do we do then? What can you offer?” “I don’t know. Just pick something else. There should be something else you want,” you said, irritated. “Well,” he whispered close to your ear. “You choose. The pin or...,” he breathed while giving you another devilish grin. “Aish! Fine! You can have the pin,” you finally surrendered, actually feeling a little threatened by his mischievous smile. He smirked before finally pulling you back and setting you on a safer ground. “What are you doing here anyway? You’re not allowed to be here,” you said. “So are you,” he said. You frowned in frustration and fumbled at the pin. “You forgot, I’m supposed to take it off for you,” Kai reminded you. Your eyes grew wide in remembrance. His smile widened at your panicked expression. Why, of all places, did I pin it on my chest?! Song Joo Ri you idiot! “Now then,” Kai said as he moved closer to you, grinning like a fox. “Wait!” You yelled, holding your hands out in front of you. “I changed my mind! I can’t give you this pin. Let’s negotiate on something else, okay?” “We already agreed on this,” he told you. He was still advancing towards you while you took a few steps back. “