CHAPTER 037: Red Roses And Broken OTP's    

The very next morning, exactly when Chanyeol reads your text after he wakes up, Baekhyun calls him to ask him about the math homework and whether or no he can copy him. By the time the call is about to end, Chanyeol tells Baekhyun that he is now dating you. When the calls actually ends, Baekhyun hollers in excitement and calls Jongdae. By the time Jongdae is exiting his home, everyone knows you're dating Chanyeol. 

        *****************       Kris wakes up like a zombie.    Luhan watches him brush his teeth in slow and painful movements. He doesn't know what's gotten into the taller but he infers that it's got to do with you. Or school, since that's what he's getting ready for. Luhan had woken up before sunrise to get ready. He styled his hair nicely and showered for an extra hour, making sure to moisturize and perfume himself throughout. Today was his day. However, Kris has ruined it.          "What's wrong with you?"    Kris spits into the sink and then rinses his mouth with mouthwash. When he's done, he wipes his mouth with the towel hanging on the bathroom hook. He looks at Luhan and forces himself to smile.           "Nothing's wrong!" He says, "I feel great. Everything is just freaking great." He smiles one last time and pushes past the boy, moving towards the stairs and down into the living room. Luhan follows behind him, making sure to keep a safe distance in case he explodes.           "Where's Hana?" Kris asks when he's out the door and your mom is grabbing her car keys.    Luhan shrugs but your mom answers in her normal tone. "She left an hour ago. She told me to take her earlier. Said she had to be there to study for a test."   Kris furrows his eyebrows, just staring at your mother. "Yeah, studying..." And then he's out the door.    Your mom looks at Luhan, "Did I say something wrong?"    Luhan shakes his head, "He's dealing with a broken heart. Please don't mind him, Mrs. Song."           "A broken.. What? Who hurt him?"       ****************     Eunsul sees you standing by the front gate, swinging your feet in boredom. She walks faster towards you and immediately slaps you on the head. You frown at her, "Why did you hit me?"           "Because you ing made me get up at the crack of dawn! I've never gotten this early to school! I bet we're the only people here!"    You pout at Eunsul and do feel kind of sorry for the girl. She does look tired.            "I'm sorry. I just needed company because I knew no one else would be here at this time."    Eunsul sighs, "I didn't even have time to put on make up."   You smile at her. She still looks beautiful. She looks a lot more... Approachable?           "You have amazing skin," you say to her, squeezing her cheeks and staring at her gorgeous olive tan complexion. "And you look adorable without the scary eyeliner and dark lipstick. You don't look scary anymore."    Eunsul snorts. "That because scary is the look I'm going for."    You let go of her cheeks and roll your eyes. "One of these days I'm gonna dress you up really preppy and cute and you're gonna love it."    Eunsul shrugs, "That will probably be the day our friendship ends."    You send her a hurtful look and she regrets her sarcasm, deciding to wrap an arm around your shoulders and pull you along to go inside the school. "I was kidding. You know I was." You huff out your cheeks when she says that.           "Hey," she says, "Do you know by any chance when Yixing gets to school?"    You pursue your lips. "He's usually here before me. I'm guessing he'll be here in half an hour. Why?"    Eunsul lets go of you and crosses her arms instead. "It's just that he had spent the night at my place the night of the party but when I woke up he was gone."    Your eyes widen. "Did you sleep with Yixing?!"    Eunsul shakes her head. "I wish."    You frown, "Then what the hell do you mean he spent the night at your place?"          "Exactly that," Eunusl says. "I don't know if you know this, but I live in Burnroad."   Your mouth opens. What the .    Eunsul sees the shocked look on your face and laughs. "I was born and raised there. Lovely place in my eyes but it's kind of undeniable that there is some crime there-"          "Some crime?" You repeat in disbelieve. "A person gets murdered there every month."   Eunsul shakes her head. "Every five months- not every month. Stop giving the neighborhood a bad reputation."   You gape at her. "Right! How dare I destroy the beautiful and peaceful reputation the neighborhood has."   Eunsul does not appreciate your sarcasm. "It's not that bad if you knew the people..." She pouts.    You blink at her. "Are you ever gonna move?"    She shakes her head, clearly offended. "Of course I won't! My dad's car shop is in there and so is my grandfather's boxing studio. I love that place like it was myself. There's no way I'm leaving. I'm going to raise my kids there."    You blink at her again. "Okay... What were you saying about Yixing?"    Eunsul scoffs, but answers you nevertheless. "Anyway, Yixing took me home but then he realized that it was night and there was a 99.9 chance that he would get murdered and so I forced him to stay until morning. He slept on the couch, and I thought that he'd be there when I woke up, but he was gone. And now I'm really upset. I actually really wanted to spend my morning with him. I could have made him breakfast or something."   You raise your brow at Eunsul, "What? Why?"    Eunusl sniffs and looks around her, as if she didn't care, "You know... Maybe Yixing wouldn't be so scared of me if he saw that I was nicer.. Also, I look really ing hot when I wake up. Just wanted him to see that."    You raise a brow, "Why do you want to show him that again?"   Eunsul clears and looks away again. "I have a thing..."   You frown, "What?"    She mumbles something again.          "Eunsul, speak louder, I can't hear you. You have a thing? Is that what you said?"    Eunusl looks at you with a glare. "I said, I have a thing for Yixing."    You almost fall back in shock. "I thought the flirting was just to bother him. I didn't know you actually liked him? He doesn't seem like the type of guy you would like..."   The girl shrugs. "It's not like I love him or like-like him. I just find myself attracted to his personality. He's sweet and kind of innocent and I kind of really dig that."           "Don't ruin him," you say.    Eunsul looks at you with a laugh "What is that suppose to mean?"   You sigh, "I'm afraid you'll end up tainting his innocence."    Eunsul smirks, "You never know... Maybe he's a lowkey freak."          "What do you mean?"    She shrugs, "Maybe in public he smiles like he always does and acts dumb but behind close doors he's a party freak who loves to tie up his lovers and make them scream in pleasure-"         "Eunsul," you interrupt. The girl laughs. "What? I'm just saying!"    You notice that there's people coming in now and so you tell her to save the conversation for another day.    Eunsul is still looking around for Yixing when you receive a text from Chanyeol.      Chanyeol  Where are you? I have a surprise for you!   You feel your heart almost come out of your chest when you remember that you and Chanyeol are no longer just friends. You look at Eunsul and the way she's looking at you in worry because you have a sour look on your face.          "What's wrong?" Eunsul asks, worried. She looks over you and at your phone, reads the message with a frown on her face. "Why is Chanyeol looking for you? And why would he bring you a surprise?"    You bite your lip in anxiety but decide that it's time to tell her. You pull Eunsul into the school's hallway and enter the first bathroom you see. She looks at you like you're crazy but doesn't overreact and send you a warm look in case that what you're gonna tell her is worrisome or problematic.          "I have to tell you something very important," you say.    Eunsul rolls her eyes. "Obviously. Just tell me. What is it?"          "Okay, well. First of all, I feel like you will get mad- even when you shouldn't. And so, I hope you're happy for me and that you don't get angry