Minhyuk held you there in the calming silence.  Nether of you said a word but just silently enjoyed each other’s presence.

During the time you had been sitting together you had switched places to be more comfortable and ended up with your back against his chest.  His arms and legs acted like a cage around you but it felt more like he was keeping things away from you not trapping you. 

The both of you skipped most of the morning classes and when the bell went out for lunch Minhyuk had to force himself to pull away from you. 

When you felt his warmth start to move away, you turned back to look at him in the eyes. 

Minhyuk gave you a soft smile before getting up off the couch and offering a hand towards you. 

You didn’t take it right away; instead you stared at his hand blankly.  You were hesitant to go back outside the confines of this room.  In here you felt safe.  Out there you felt vulnerable. 

Minhyuk knew the thoughts that were floating around in your head.  He knew why you were so hesitant to grab his hand. 

With soft eyes he gently took your hand and coaxed you out the door.  Once you were out of your comfort zone you stuck close to Minhyuk, staying by his side like the two of you were glued together.

People turned to look at you.  It was ether because they heard about what had happened in the classroom or they were wondering why on earth you were wearing a boy uniform. 

The uniform was gigantic on you.  The pants were cuffed at the bottom so that you wouldn’t trip over the access fabric, the shirt looked more like a dress and it was too long to tuck in and the blazer made you look even smaller than you actually were. 

Whispers followed you as you walked down the halls with Minhyuk by your side.  You tried to ignore them, you really did but some of the things they said were starting to get to your head. 

“Hey, it’s ok I’m right here.”  You jumped slightly when you hear Minhyuks voice right beside your ear.  He held your hand and gave it a comforting squeeze. 

You smiled at the actions of your best friend.  What would you do without him? 

“Noona!”  The familiar sweet voice of your favorite dongsaeng filled the hallway as his small figure came running towards you. 

A smile instantly graced your face as you watched Myungsoo come running towards you.  As soon as he was close enough he wrapped his small around you. 

“Hey Myung what are you doing in the high school?  Aren’t you supposed to be in the middle school building?” 

“I came because hyung told me you got hurt!”  He pulled his head back far enough to look at you with his adorable eyes that were filled with tears.  Chuckling slightly at the small boy you gently wiped away the tears before they could even make it on your face and cupped his small face with your hands.

“Silly boy, you didn’t have to worry about me.”  Your voice was soft and gentle like you were talking to a baby.

Minhyuk stood to the side watching you interact with his little brother.  He watched how gentle and kind you were to him and how you treated him like your own brother. 

The thought crossed his head about how great you would be with your own kids.  He doesn’t know why he suddenly thought of that but it did.

“Come on lil bro that’s cheer up Haebin.”  Myungsoo immediately agreed and soon the three of you were outside in the courtyard playing a game of tag. 

The three of you laughed and ran together in the chilly weather of the outdoors.  But the cold didn’t affect any of you because with all the running you guys were doing you were actually getting a little hot. 

“Tag you it noona!”  Little Myungsoo tagged you from behind while you were catching your breath. 

“Myung!  I thought we had a truce!”  Still a smile tugged itself on the corner of your lips and you started running after the two boys. 

“Didn’t know you were this slow Haebin!”  Minhyuk was running backwards while facing you as you tried to catch him.  It was almost impossible because he was one of the fastest people you knew and he had those damned long legs of his. 

“Need some help Haebin?”  Out of nowhere Hyunsik came from behind Minhyuk and tripped him so he landed on his .  You quickly took this opportunity to tag your best friend before laughing a bit at him.

“Look who’s slow now!”  You high fived Hyunsik before the both you ran away from a raging Minhyuk.

“Yah!  Hyunsik what was that for!  What happened to bros before hoes?”  Minhyuk was running after the two of you with a goofy smile, which only made you smile.

“Who you calling a hoe Min?  I’m hurt!”  You faked a hurt expression and brought your hand up to your chest where you heart would be.  Minhyuk just rolled his eyes at you before chasing you around the courtyard. 

“Hyung don’t just go after noona that’s unfair!”  Myungsoo quickly caught up to you and grabbed your hand with his small one. 

“Come on noona faster!”  He pulled you along and surprisingly he was really fast. 

“Hold up Myung I’m not that fast!”  You were struggling to keep up with the energetic little boy and were barely keeping your footing straight.

“Need some help?”  Soon enough the rest of Minhyuk’s friends were playing with you in the courtyard. 

All of you were smiling and laughing while enjoying the presence of each other. 

You could only take so much running and playing and after a while you were all worn out.  Panting you plopped down on the grass while trying to catch your breath. 

“Noona are you tired already?”  Myungsoo came bounding towards you before sitting between your legs and playing with the grass. 

“Yeah that’s what happens when you get old.”  You smiled softly at the little boy in front of you before playing around with his raven locks. 

“Not my hair!”  Myungsoo started to swat your hands away from his hair and restyling it to the way it used to be. 

“Not your hair?  What about your side?”  You started to tickle him on his sides because you know that that was one of his week spots. 

“Ah noona!”  He giggled and squirmed as you continued your assaults.  You laughed along with him and after a while of him squirming you stopped before ruffling his hair. 

“What’s going on over here?”  Peniel came over to the two of you leaving his friends to be idiots by themselves. 

“Oh hi Peniel-shi.”  Even though you weren’t that close to anyone except Minhyuk and Hyuksik, Peniel gave off this calm and warm aura that you couldn’t help but feel comfortable in.

He smiled at you before sitting down next to you and Myungsoo. 

“Hi hyung!”  Myungsoo turned to give Penild a big smile before going back to play with the grass.  You should’ve expected that Myungsoo would know all of Minhyuk’s friends after seeing how close they were.

“Hey little dude.  So Haebin I heard about what happened today in class.”  At the mention of earlier today all of the happiness in your body disappeared and fear and anxiety took its place. 

“W-what about this m-morning?”  You tried to keep a strong facade going but it didn’t seem as convincing with the stutter.

“It’s ok Haebin, I didn’t come here to talk to you about it.  I came to see if you’re okay.”  He seemed so genuine that you couldn’t help but calm down a bit after hearing him say that.  You released a shaky breath you didn’t know you were holding before turning to look at him.

“I don’t really know to be honest.  I’m scared to go back to the classroom or to even walk alone in this school now.  I don’t know if I can even face my peers after this.  Everybody seems to hate me but I don’t know why.” 

You didn’t mean to dump all of this on him but it all came pouring out once you started talking and it actually felt sort of good to let out some of what you were holding in. 

Peniel didn’t seem to mind because he gave your hand a comforting squeeze and a kind smile. 

“Don’t worry to much about it.  If it means anything, anyone of us would be happy to walk with you so you don’t always have to be alone.” 

His words sent a wave of comfort to you and you instantly felt like a safe bubble was formed around you. 

“Thank you.  Really.”  You gave him a smile before turning to watch the rest of them wrestle. 

Your mind was at ease and you were comfortable as you sat beside Peniel and had Myungsoo in your lap. 

Exo-M watched you from the rooftop.  They had been watching with jealousy seething within them.  All of them wished to be the ones making you smile and laugh, but it wasn’t.  It was your best friend and his friends making you smile and laugh not them. 

To make things even worse they grew extremely possessive when the small, unknown boy sat between your legs.  They shouldn’t be jealous over a little kid yet there they were sulking like kids. 

They could still smell your sweet sent from way up on the roof and it had all them craving to be closer to them. 

“Damn humans.”  Tao’s temper spiked when he saw one of the boys go sitting next to you.  He saw the way you smiled at him and he felt jealousy eat away at him. 

“Its all that damn Minha’s fault.”  Luhan sat there watching you laugh and smile with the boy next to you.  He wanted so badly just to go down there and take you from them.  But he couldn’t he could only watch you from a distance with jealousy. 

“What are we going to do about it?”  Lay wasn’t one for violence but even he wanted to rip her head off. 
She harmed you twice now and they weren’t going to let it slide this time. 

All the boys wanted to make her suffer.  They don’t know what has come over them but you had suddenly become very important to them and when someone hurt or threatened you they would put that person in their place. 

“Let’s not worry about her right now.”  Kris was watching you with sad eyes.  He wouldn’t forget the look in your eye back in the classroom.  You were so hurt and vulnerable and it was their entire fault.  If they hadn’t tried to talk to you if they had treated you like all the other girls none of this would’ve happened. 

But the selfish thing was, he was happy they noticed you.  He was happy that he had finally realized what kind of girl you were and as selfish as it sounds he was happy to talk to you. 

He might not show it but he enjoyed the time he spent with you and he enjoyed having your presence with them. 

“Let’s go, we don’t need to watch this.”  Chen didn’t want to watch, he couldn’t watch.  He hated the fact that you were down there and they were up here.  He wanted so desperately to be able to be around you without you getting hurt. 

For the first time in his life he had that warm fuzzy feeling that people had only described to him when he was around you.  He wanted to get to know you but things weren’t going as he planned. 

Xiumin just watched his brothers leave the rooftop with heavy shoulders.  He never thought that one day they would find someone so important to them and to be honest, he was a little frightened.

He was scared to let someone into their lives.  He was scared that they would get hurt or worse.  He was afraid that you would see them for what they really are. 

He didn’t want to ever see you look at him like the monster he was it would only make his heart burn.  Sooner or later you would know.  You had to the way things were going.

Xiumin wasn’t going to deny it, all of his brothers including himself have fallen for you.  They were going to you into their world whether you like it or not and somewhere along the way you would find out.

He only hopes that you would accept them because if you don’t, he doesn’t know what he would do.

The bell rang and Myungsoo had to go back to the elementary school.  He gave you a quick hug and a good bye to Minhyuk and his friends before darting off towards his part of the building. 

As you watched him run, you couldn’t believe that this was the same kid that was once hospital ridden with millions of machines hooked up to his body.  He has come a long way sense then and now he was stronger than ever. 

“Well Haebin want us to walk you to class?”  Ilhoon hung his arm around your shoulder and gave you a funny smile.  You returned the smile and nodded your head. 

All eight of you walked into the school building laughing and smiling.  Just before entering the building you hesitated.  Fear gripped your neck and sudden flashes of this morning cross your head. 

“It’s ok.”  You jumped slightly when Eunkwang popped up beside you.  He saw the hesitation and fear in your eyes and immediately softened.  Gently he grabbed your hand and hand in hand the both of you entered the school.

As you walked in heads turned and whispered started.  You were about to cower in fear when you saw the whole group waiting for you.

Suddenly your confidence went up as you saw all of their smiles.  You realized that as long as you had these seven dorks with you none of the other students mattered. 

With a now skip in your step you and Eunkwang walked over to them and all of you walked down the hallway, together. 

On the way to your classroom Minhyuk and Hyunsik walked on ether side of you and the rest surrounded you like a bubble making sure to keep you in the middle.  It was like they were trying to shield you from the stares of the other students. 

When you finally arrived at your classroom all of them turned to you with an expectant look on their faces. 

The confidence you felt before suddenly vanished and you stood there in front of the door afraid to enter. 

“Remember you always have us.”  You looked over your shoulder to see them waiting for you to make sure you were all right. 

Swallowing the lump in your throat you opened the door with a shaky hand and stepped into the room. 

All conversation stopped and all eyes were on you as you walked in. 

When a sudden hand grabbed yours you slightly jumped before turning to the side with wide eyes. 

Minhyuk stood at your side grinning like he always does before pulling you to your desks. 

You sat there stiff in your chair.  You could feel all of the eyes that were pointed at you and you could hear all the whispers and gossip like they were talking right beside you. 

“I’m right here, nothing’s going to happen.”  You relaxed at his words and silently rested your head on your desk before closing your eyes. 

Minhyuk watched you with soft eyes.  He hated seeing you like this, so anxious and afraid.  You shouldn’t have to be afraid to go to school you shouldn’t even be afraid of your own peers but here you are frozen in your desk. 

Even if you were smiling a while ago you looked like you had aged right before his eyes. 

When the sound of the doors opening and girls squealing filled his ears he sharply turned his head towards the group of boys that started all of this for you.  He glared long and hard before turning his attention back on you. 

You still had your eyes closed and your head on the desk but he could see how tense you were.  Gently he placed his hand on your back and started tracing random figures trying to calm you down.  You relaxed into his touch and he smiled slightly. 

While Minhyuk was drawing figures on your back you were doing all you could not to open your eyes and look at them.  You could already feel their heated gazes on you and you didn’t need another event like this morning. 

You tried to fake being asleep but you weren’t sure how well you pulled it off. 

It wasn’t until Mr. Choi came into the classroom to start lessons that you opened your eyes and focused on the front. 

All throughout lessons Exo-M stared you down.  They weren’t trying to stare but whenever they tried to focus their eyes would wander back to you. 

It was frustrating but they secretly enjoyed it.  They liked watching you as creepy as that sounds.  They would learn about the little things you did and they enjoyed just looking at you.

They saw how you scrunch your eyebrows together when you don’t understand something and the way your eyes light up when you finally do. They noticed that when you were bored you would doodle in your notebook. 

Lay also noticed something amusing.  He watched as you unconsciously guitar notes while trying to solve math problems.  He found it adorable and he couldn’t stop watching you.

The rest of lessons went by like that, Exo-M watching you and you trying to ignore them.  The girls in the classroom wouldn’t stop glaring at you and Minhyuk didn’t stop rubbing your back. 

When the final bell rang you packed your things as fast as you could and together you and Minhyuk rushed out of the classroom. 

Exo-M was hoping to catch you while you were packing up but you were to fast.  They were disappointed that they wouldn’t be able to talk to you but though knew why you left as fast as you did. 

While they watched you rush out of the classroom with Minhyuk in tow girls surrounded them as usual. 

They just wished that they could talk to you.

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