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  With his hands in his pockets, Chanyeol sauntered into the high school, sporting his new hairstyle and clothes, while winking at every girl who sent a flirty glance his way. He wore dark jeans with a white v-neck shirt, along with an open plaid button down shirt and white high-top sneakers.   When he made his way into first period, Hyeju had to take a second look at the attractive guy that just walked throuh the door.    "Chanyeol?"    "Oh hey. You're talking to me now?" he responded, the arrogance oozing out of his words.    She rolled her eyes before looking away, not able to stand the horrid sight in front of her. Never in a million years would she have imagined her very own best friend changing to match the norm--to fit in. As she had never thought of the idea, she never thought about how she would, or how she could, deal with such an event. Subsequently, the only viable option to her was to simply ignore it.    If he wanted to throw on expensive clothes and kill his hair with dye to fit in with everyone else, she wouldn't mind as long as he stayed the same as a person.    As soon as the bell rang, Hyeju sprang up from her seat and started to pack up her books.    "Meet you at your locker for lunch?" With a lack of a response, she turned to the right just to find that her best friend was preoccupied with Katie, the newest transfer student, who had also been Hyeju's best friend in elementary school.    She waited, hoping to get a word in with Chanyeol before leaving for her next class. However, when he stood up, he walked right out of the classroom with Katie, making no glances behind whatsoever, leaving her in the dust.    "I guess not," she muttered to herself and followed closely behind the two. She made a shoddy effort at trying to maneuver her own way to lunch, but the curiosity led her down Chanyeol and Katie's path. When they had all arrived at the thundering cafeteria, she halted while the two entered the lunchroom together.    Hyeju didn't know what to expect when she was quietly swept into the chaotic room, but when Chanyeol instantly took a seat with Katie and her friends, her heart sank with disappointment. She laughed to herself, realizing that she had already lost, as always. Biting the tears back, Hyeju stepped away, finding a seat on the other side of the cafeteria where she could let her eyes wander in his direction whenever she pleased.    "Is this seat taken?"    "Yes," Hyeju said without even taking a glance at the boy who had approached her to the right.    "How about... this one?" he tried again, sliding over to the other side of you.    "Yes, each and every one of these seats is taken. Now