"Why were you so late this morning?" Luhan asked Sehun as they both left the classroom.
"Kai and his hormones," Sehun sighed, why did he feel weird talking to Luhan about this even though he'd been there last night?
"Well I can't say that exactly surprises me," Luhan said, laughing awkwardly. He somehow felt jealous that Kai got more of Sehun than he did. Even though he had feelings for both boys, Sehun was always his number one.
"Meet me outside in 5 minutes!" A voice suddenly yelled and the two boys turned to see Kai flying down the corridor. He was being chased by a group of screaming girls. Sehun and Luhan just laughed.
"Where are we going?" Luhan asked, as Sehun led him out of the school building. He knew where Kai would be but he realised Luhan didn't.
"They are in those trees," Sehun replied, taking Luhan's hand and showing him the way.
"They?" Luhan frowned and then realised what Sehun meant, "Shit, Sehun! I'm not going there! Not with those bastards!" Luhan refused to keep walking.
"Alright then, I'll take you there myself!" Sehun swiftly lifted Luhan onto his back and started running towards the trees that were hiding the gang of teens.
"Put me down!" Luhan yelled, but Sehun was holding his legs so tight that he couldn't break free. Sehun eventually reached his destination and let Luhan slide off his back and onto the ground, panting whilst he struggled for air. Running really wasn't his thing.
"Hey guys!" Kai greeted with a smile. His other three companions just glared at him, their eyes wide with shock.
"What the fuck is he doing here?" Chanyeol asked, jabbing a finger in Luhan's direction whilst still looking at Kai.
"He's one of us now," Kai answered sourly because of Chanyeol's attitude. Chanyeol read the expression on the boys face.
"Oh hell no! You fucked him didn't you? Dammit not just him, Sehun as well? Sehun, I expected, but Luhan? That's fucking low man!" Chanyeol yelled. He could read Kai better than anyone could.
"Why does it even matter to you?" Kai hissed.
"Hell it matters! I'm so done with you!" Chanyeol got up to leave.
"You have no choice right now! Do you want this fame or not? You promised you'd stick by this band! You all did! Are you going to stick to your word or wimp out just because I fell in love with the wrong people?" Kai yelled. Kyungsoo and Baekhyun cringed at the word 'love' but said nothing. Chanyeol just sat back down, his expression was as stern as stone.
"What's going on? Why did you ask us out here?" Sehun spoke up, breaking the painful silence that had engulfed the 6 of them.
"They don't even know yet?" Chanyeol sighed with frustration.
"Of course not! I only found out this morning! Anyway, a music company saw our band's video yesterday and they have said they want to give us a shot. We have the appearance they are looking for but we need two more members. They said they'd give us a week to find them or they'd get two more guys from their company. I told them I knew who to ask and they said I had a week to re-film the video with six of us in it. If they don't like what they see they won't train us, but if they do, they'll put us into dorms and release the single. Obviously we need to make you two look a lot more like rock band members, Luhan will be difficult, but I want to give this a go. Luhan, I know that you play the keyboard, right?" Kai explained. Luhan looked pissed off about the previous comment that Kai had made about his looks, but he nodded.
"I was thinking that maybe, Sehun could be the main vocalist? I have heard you sing at those crap parties that our parents go to and I think you'd be perfect for the band. Would you both at least consider it?" Kai added. Sehun blushed.
"Kai, I don't know. I haven't sang for anything serious like this. I think I'd mess it up for you," Sehun said, completely unsure.
"Look, I can understand you are cautious about this, but please just come to band practice after school and give it a shot?" Kai was almost pleading. This band was his dream and he needed the two boys standing before him to comply.
"We will be there," Luhan answered for both of them and everyone was shocked that he had answered.
"Thank you," Kai said, flashing his rare and genuine smile.
"Well then, I guess if you guys are going to be a part of Theron you should hang out here with us. I know the band name is weird but we were all completely high when we came up with it and it kind of stuck," Baekhyun spoke up for the first time and laughed lightly. Sehun sat down next to Kai gladly but Luhan didn't seem so sure.
"It's okay, they don't even get at you for skipping class anymore. They gave up a long time ago! As long as they get paid they don't care what we do," Kai explained to reassure the nervous kid.
"This school is so messed up, our parents pay a shit load for us to go here and we get nothing from it!" Baekhyun frowned, not that he really cared. He liked school as it was.
"I guess that makes us selfish kids then," Kyungsoo joined in, clearly a bit high on what ever he was smoking.
"I guess it does, but they don't even care! So we shouldn't either!" Baekhyun replied, sounding like a spoilt brat. Luhan decided this really wasn't his scene at all.
Luhan and Sehun stayed with the Theron boys all morning but when it was finally time for lunch break, they left to find Kris and Tao. They met them at the usual table in the cafeteria.
"Where the hell have you been all morning?" Kris said when they arrived.
"Yeah, nice to see you too!" Luhan replied, his voice laden with sarcasm.
"I mean it Luhan! You didn't return a single one of my calls last night and then you skip all your classes and disappear? What's going on with you?" Kris argued.
"It's nothing! I was just with Sehun!" Luhan told him, not exactly lying but not telling the full truth either.
"Oh! That's just great! So you'd ditch Tao and I for the new kid? Thanks for that, Lu! Are you so fucking dumb that you forgot it was Tao's birthday yesterday?" Kris shouted, gaining him a few glares from the neighbouring tables. Luhan's expression turned to one of immense guilt and he hated himself for forgetting his own best friend's birthday.
"Oh shit! Tao I'm so sorry! I didn't mean..." Luhan said, in a weirdly high tone. Tao didn't say anything, he didn't even look at Luhan.
"Just forget it! I'm sure you'd much rather going and sit with your 'boyfriend'! Actually, you know what? I lied, you did answer one of my calls! But maybe next time it wouldn't be too much to ask that you turn your phone off whilst fucking that Jongin prick! You're such a bastard, Luhan!" Kris spat, his voice full of hatred. Luhan didn't realise that he was crying until Kris and Tao had left and he was safely in Sehun's arms.
"What have I done?" Luhan whimpered through floods of pained sobs.
"Shh, it's going to be alright. I love you, okay? Don't you ever forget that," Sehun reassured the poor crying boy in his arms.
"You know what? Although I've just lost my two best friends, I still feel the luckiest guy alive because I have you," Luhan sobbed. He really meant it.