Home Gallery Wattpad Upvote monsteracademy   "To put it clearly, I'm going to a school filled with monsters?" FOURTY-ONE: Midterm Problems Tap...Tap...Tap...Tap... You read through the questions in your Monsterology exam while restlessly tapping your pencil on your desk. Crap! You groaned. Your face scrunched tighter and the tapping only got faster with every question. TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! TAP! “Song Joo Ri-sshi! Please stop that. You are distracting your classmates,” Mr. Shim reprimanded. “Sorry. Hehehe,” you muttered. You proceeded to chewing the eraser at the end of your pencil while staring at your answer sheet which, at the moment, was as blank as your brain. I don’t believe it. I can’t answer a single thing! You looked around. You felt that you were falling so far behind as all your classmates were diligently answering the test questions. Even Kai was scribbling answers every now and then at a steady pace, and he looked fairly relaxed. Not that you were underestimating him. But between the two of you, you were sure he studies less, if he ever studies at all, not to mention he doesn’t seem to pay attention in class whenever he doesn’t ditch them. What’s really making things difficult in this particular exam is that it’s not a normal subject. You were not familiar with ninety percent of the things written on your book so you couldn’t even rely on dumb luck. I’m so screwed. “Sehun-ah...Sehun->ah...Ya!” You heard Chanyeol’s desperate whispers from behind. You cautiously peeked at him and found him hunched down, trying to hide himself from Mr. Shim’s view, using you as a shield. He was looking pleadingly at Sehun but Sehun only made a face at him while covering his paper with his arm. “I’ll do anything you want just let me see some of your answers. Ya,” he tried again but Sehun just ignored him. “Ah jinjja,” he hissed. “What is going on back there?” Mr. Shim demanded. You immediately turned your head back to your paper before you could get into trouble. “Joo Ri-ya...Ya Joo Ri-ya,” Chanyeol whispered after a while. You warily turned again and stared at him inquiringly. “Please let me see your paper,” he said while placing his hands together pleadingly. “I have nothing to show you,” you answered bitterly while slightly leaning sideways so he could see your blank answer sheet. He stared at it in shock. “Ah, mweoya. You don’t even have answers to the easy ones.” “No cheating, Song Joo Ri, Park Chanyeol! Twenty-point deduction from your scores! And if you cheat again I will mark your exams zero!” Your teacher bellowed. Aaiiiiissshh! Crap! You inwardly groaned. I should have known better than to pay heed to Chanyeol. As you went further with your exam questions, you were finally relieved to find some which were from your recent lessons or from your half-done report. The exam finally ended with you being definitely sure that you won’t pass it. GAAAAAHHHH!!! Exams are hell! “You! How could you, you unfaithful brat!” Chanyeol yelled at Sehun. “I warned you to not rely on those review materials but you didn’t listen. I could’ve let you copy my answers if I knew you at least made an effort to study,” Sehun replied complacently. “I don’t want to say this but, I told you so,” he grinned meanly. “Why, you!” The both of them chased each other around the classroom and out of the room. Chen and D.O. came later for the rest of the break. But according to Chen, D.O. only came because Sehun was in their class with Chanyeol, pestering Lu Han. Your next test was for P.E. Since it was a written exam, you didn’t have to go to the track and field. Your teacher came in with his thick pile of questionnaires which was going to be half of your final score. The other half will be from the tennis match which didn’t look so promising because of the fight. Because your P.E. exam was only for an hour, you had an early and longer lunch. Being the last to finish the exam, you found the others already settled at the table when you arrived at the cafeteria. They were studying, or rather most of them were, since it was still too early to eat lunch. You went to the only empty spot, beside Lu Han. “This seat’s taken”, he told you. “No, it’s not,” you answered crossly and were about to sit down but Lu Han slid towards you, leaving no space for you to sit down. “It’s taken,” he said, and rolled his eyes back to his rubik’s cube. You gave an annoyed smile before sitting down to claim your space, continuously pushing him away with your . “What the –,” he swore as he was shoved sidewards to Sehun. “Ya!” Sehun shouted at the both of you. You smiled at Lu Han, satisfied, before opening the notebook that Kris gave you. “Aish!” He hissed. You looked at him with an annoyed expression. “Why, are you so mean?” “Because you’re stupid,” he answered. You breathed an incredulous laugh. “For a while, last week I honestly thought that you’re not that bad and I may have misunderstood you all this time. But then...UGH! I should have known better.” “Aish, so noisy,” he groused while dramatically leaning his head away from you. “Well I’m sorry but you have to LIVE-WITH-IT!” You retorted, leaning your lips closer to his ear while he tried to lean farther away from you. “Ya!” He yelled. You stuck your tongue out and went back to Kris’ notebook, scowling. “They’re at it again,” Suho shook his head. “I bet you ten thousand bucks, Lu Han-hyung will lose this one,” Chen whispered to the others. “Twenty thousand, Joo Ri will,” Baekhyun said. “Mmm, I also think Joo Ri will lose,” Ji Min agreed thoughtfully. “Right, Ji Min? It’s Lu Han-hyung we’re talking about. He may look like an angel but we all know that guy’s merciless,” Baekhyun said. “Who knows? Joo Ri won at the after party,” Chen replied. “Oh right,” Sehun said, laughing while he recalled the memory of Lu Han’s blank face as he was drenched in your vomit. “Where’s my bag? I thought I told you to give it back,” Lu Han told you. You really couldn’t care less if you returned it since you were not using it anyway. But you wanted to annoy him. “No.” “Mweo?” “No,” you said dismissively. “Hey slave, I want it back.” “Why are you so stingy with your bag?” “Why are you refusing to return someone else’s things?” “You gave it to me.” “I lent it to you.” “You didn’t exactly say that. You handed it to me. It’s mine now. No take backs.” “You’re not even using it!” You stared at him, pretending to be shocked, and then started smiling roguishly. “Aha!” “What?” He asked annoyed. “So that’s it. You’re jealous because I’m using Lay’s bag instead of yours,” you smirked. You didn’t really think he was but you wanted to bully him for once. “M-mweo?” He asked shock. “Omo! And that’s why you were being extra mean. Ah! Why didn’t I realize it?” You said, teasing him harder. You were enjoying just how annoyed he was getting. “Are you crazy?! Just what are you talking about?” He said incredulously, his face turning red. “Omo! You’re blushing. Aigoo,” you smiled, slapping him lightly in the arm. “Just admit it. You’re jealous aren’t you?” “Wae,” he said while leaning towards you by just a few inches, “do you want me to be?” He asked, looking at you with an alluringly serious expression, which you didn’t know he was capable of. It caught you off guard and you nearly choked. “Mweo?!” He smirked. “Stop putting words into other people’s mouth and just say what you really want.” “Wha...,” you laughed incredulously. “You think I like you?” “You said that, not me,” he shrugged. “Excuse me, but I wouldn’t like you even if you’re the only other person left in the world!” “Will you two stop disturbing others with your love quarrels? Just get a room for heaven’s sake!” Chanyeol shouted, annoyed. He was trying to do a last minute study on your next exam after what happened at Monsterology this morning. “We’re not having a love quarrel!” You spat, your face turning red. “Aish,” you huffed and murderously glared at the smirking Lu Han. “Pay up,” Baekhyun told Chen laughing while holding out his hand. Chen sighed and was about to fish out a bill, but they turned your attention back to the two of you when Lu Han spoke again after a while. “Sorry,” he said, looking very sincere, “I don’t date animals. Especially wild ones, grizzly.” Your grasped your pencil tightly in your hand, trying your best not to stab Lu Han with it. You took a deep breath and smiled at him. “Who knows? I might change your mind. Meow~,” you purred, moving your face really close to his and playfully clawed at his chest. Lu Han and the others looked at you with eyes wide, their mouths hanging open. “Ah mweoya! Stay away from me,” Lu Han stood up, moving away from you, outraged. His face was very red that it was almost turning maroon. You smirked, satisfied. Did that devil think he can beat me? I learned from the best erts in the world, you huffed, thinking of Doctor Jung and pointedly glancing at Kai. He looked as surprised as the others and was looking at you with an eyebrow raised. The other guys who were making your fight a momentary entertainment laughed secretly to themselves while throwing each other high fives. “Pay up,” Chen told Baekhyun, grinning evilly. “Looks like you lost, Baekhyun,” Ji min laughed. “Aish,” Baekhyun sighed in defeat, shaking his head. “Ah, s-sunbae-nim...” You all turned to see what seemed like two freshmen girls, fidgeting nervously behind Kai. “Hm?” Kai asked. “Kai sunbae-nim, uhm...,” one of the girls said nervously. Her friend gave her a gentle push of encouragement. “Ah! Uhm...we made a cake during cooking class. A-and...I-I wanted to give this to you,” she said, handing Kai what looked like strawberry cake. “Ah, is that really for me?” Kai asked, surprised. “N-ne,” the girl answered. “Thanks,” Kai accepted the cake and smiled that usual y, roguish smile, making the girl blush. “Oh no, you don’t have to thank me. I’m happy you accepted,” the girl answered happily. “It looks delicious,” Kai told her. “Jinjja? I-I did my best,” she replied shyly. “Oh! I-Is it alright if we can take a picture together? Just one?” “Sure,” Kai answered and stood up. The girl gave her phone to her friend and stood happily beside Kai. Kai lightly placed an arm over her, making the girl blush more. You noticed that the other students were also looking at them. The girl and her friend finally left, giggling. The guys gathered closer and oogled like wolves at the cake. “Mweoya?! What about me?!” Chanyeol wailed. “Nice,” Chen said, patting Kai’s back. “She was very cute. She’s a freshman right?” Baekhyun said. “Ne,” Suho answered. “Lee Min Kyung, first year Moon class.” How he knows everyone and their respective classes is so creepy. “Good job man. And she was meaty,” Chen grinned evilly while placing his hands just below his chest to emphasize imaginary s. Talk about erts, you scowled at Kai. “What?” Kai asked innocently when he caught you frowning at him. You rolled your eyes and shook your head. “Poor girl. She’s gonna get it hard from Queen,” Ji Min said, shaking her head. “What do you mean?” You asked. “ Queen?” Xiumin asked. “Well, I mean Choi So Yeon,” Ji Min clarified. “She kinda banned girls from giving gifts to the soccer team when she became the Student Council VP.” “I didn’t know we enforced that rule,” Suho told her. “You didn’t have to. Almost everyone follows whatever she says,” Ji Min answered matter-of-factly. “Why is that?” Lay asked innocently. “Hahhh...you boys are so clueless,” she sighed. “Anyways, that’s just how it is.” “Come to think of it, we used to receive all sorts of things last year. Then one day it just suddenly stopped,” Sehun reminisced. “But why would she do that?” Chanyeol whined. “If I remember correctly, she said it’s causing you trouble and getting in the way of your everyday school routine and soccer practice. But of course that was a lame excuse,” Ji Min whispered the last sentence to herself while frowning. “Whatever. It’s better this way. I don’t have to deal with those annoying people,” D.O. humphed in satisfaction. “Did you remember when Sehun hid in the arts room closet?” Chen said laughing. “Well, some girls were chasing me around all day, it was scary,” Sehun shivered at the memory. “I kept telling you not to receive anything that the girls gave you but you kept insisting on being nice. Once you accept one, all the others would expect for you to receive theirs too. And they won’t give it a rest until you accept them. Didn’t you learn from Suho-hyung?” Lu Han nagged. “Right! That!” Chen