REMINISCENCE

CHAPTER 12

KARIN BAE

SO HEE'S POV

After Su Eun and I parted ways, I finally reached the classroom and saw that there are only a few students inside. I checked my watch and realize that it was still very early plus the very gloomy weather. I walked towards my seat and saw Luhan looking outside the window. The snow started to fall. I slowly walked to him when he shifted his gaze to me.

"Cold morning..."

"You okay?" I asked. He looks tired. He only nodded and took his seat. I did the same thing. He leaned forward and used his left hand to support his chin. He looks very gloomy. I wanted to talk to him more but I guess this isn't the right time to do that. Suddenly, Suho came in with Luna. I was surprised when Luhan immediately stood up and walked towards her.

"Luna... I..." he said while looking at her with pleading eyes. Luna smiled and put her finger to his lips to stop him from talking.

"It's okay... you didn't do anything. I'm just not feeling well that's why I ran. Don't worry; I'm not mad at you okay? And I don't feel cold so you can have your scarf back" she said and handed over the said scarf to Luhan then smiled. Luhan seemed relief and gave out a sigh. Luna and Suho laughed at this and Luhan just rubbed the back of his neck. I didn't know what is happening. I just keep my gaze on them when Luna turned her attention to me. She was looking at me with a very serious facade. Suddenly I felt cold. Her stare is boring through my skin. I didn't notice that Luhan was back on his seat that's why I nearly jumped when he called my name.

"Are you alright?" Luhan asked me. I looked at him and he was looking at me with confusion in his face.

"Y-yeah... I'm fine; I just didn't notice you coming back here..." I said. He seems to accept my alibi and took his notebook and started scribbling something. I turned my gaze back to where Luna was standing earlier but she wasn't there anymore. I realized that she was already sitting on her seat. She was not looking at me anymore. Why was she looking at me like that earlier? She seems like a different person at that moment...

I was driven out of my thoughts when the rest of the students came. Chanyeol looked very sleepy and his hair was a little dishevelled. Kyungsoo was right next to him who looks as proper as ever.

"Good Morning guys!" Baekhyun called out the moment he stepped inside the class. The rest greeted him back while Kyungsoo looked at him with an annoyed look.

"You didn't have to yell..." he told Baekhyun. The latter just put his hand over his shoulder and said. "You need to get a life Kyungsoo! Or maybe a girl... Right! You should get yourself a girlfriend! Maybe she can teach you to be 'fun'" Baekhyun said followed by a laugh. Kyungsoo just removed Baekhyun's hand from his shoulder and let out a humourless laugh.

"Ha-ha very funny." He said and took his seat which was behind mine. I turned my gaze to him and he did the same.

"What?"

"Where's Kai?" I asked him. He only shrugged his shoulders. "I thought you're best friends..." I added. He looked at me then towards his phone and started typing.

"Well being best of friends doesn't mean that I have to know his whereabouts... if I wanted to know where he goes every time then that's not caring, it's called stalking." He answered without glancing back at me. I just turned my head back to the board. Sometimes, Kyungsoo reasoning is hard to rebut.

Well, everything seems normal again. Maybe I'm just imagining things again. I took my notebook out and started to review. I wanted to answer something if ever my teacher calls me.

SUHO'S POV

Luna and I walked towards the classroom together. Just walking next to her make me feel contented. The students who we passed by greeted me and I happily greeted back.

"You're such a popular person..." she said and smiled at me. I don't know what to say to her and only managed to smile back. When we reached the classroom and entered, Luhan immediately ran towards her and started explaining.

"Luna... I..." he said while looking at her with pleading eyes. Luna smiled at him and put her finger to his lips to stop him from talking.

"It's okay... you didn't do anything. I'm just not feeling well that's why I ran. Don't worry; I'm not mad at you okay? And I don't feel cold so you can have your scarf back" she said and handed over the said scarf to Luhan then smiled. Luhan seemed relief and gave out a sigh. Luna and I laughed at this and Luhan just rubbed the back of his neck. I'm glad that Luna seems to be very okay now. While we are still laughing I turned my gaze to her and saw her looking seriously at So Hee. I don't know why but she feels different at that moment. She was looking at So Hee as if she really hated her. Then I shifted my attention to So Hee and she was looking at her too but fear is what I can see in her eyes. When I turned back to Luna she was already looking at me and smiling again.

"Let's take our seat." She said and started towards her chair. Sometimes I really feel like I'm with a different person. Luhan has already returned to his seat and seems to talk to So Hee about something. When we are already seated, the rest of the group came in with the usual greetings and teasing.

Chanyeol looked very sleepy and his hair was a little dishevelled. Kyungsoo was right next to him who looks as proper as ever.

"Good Morning guys!" Baekhyun called out the moment he stepped inside the class. The rest greeted him back while Kyungsoo looked at him with an annoyed look.

"You didn't have to yell..." he told Baekhyun. Kyungsoo is being himself again. The latter just put his hand over his shoulder and said. "You need to get a life Kyungsoo! Or maybe a girl... Right! You should get yourself a girlfriend! Maybe she can teach you to be 'fun'." Baekhyun said followed by a laugh. Kyungsoo just removed Baekhyun's hand from his shoulder and let out a humourless laugh. I laughed as well. Maybe he really needs a girlfriend but I think it will take a very long time because he himself doesn't know what he likes.

"Ha-ha very funny." He said and took his seat which was behind So Hee's. I took my seat to and thought, if I'm going to have a girlfriend, I think I would want it to be Luna..." then I turned my gaze on her and she was scribbling something in her notebook when Baekhyun took his seat which was right next to her.

"Good Morning Luna!" he called out. Luna turned her gaze to him and smiled.

"Good Morning to you to..." she replied. She must have felt my stare and turned her attention towards me and smiled, I smiled back. My heartbeat was so fast that I couldn't catch my breath. She was really very beautiful, her eyes especially her smile. I wanted to stare at her all day long because her presence is very soothing. I don't know how to confess to her my feelings because I'm afraid that she might think that it's too early so I have to take my time... I have to know what she likes, what her ideal type of guy is so that she wouldn't have any regrets if ever she gave me a chance to be her lover. Just imagining being her boyfriend made me blush. I looked back at her and she was now talking to Baekhyun. She was laughing that I guessed Baekhyun was telling her funny stories. I feel a little jealous but thought otherwise. If I wanted to have her, I have to be patient.

I will wait, until the moment is right.

BAEKHYUN'S POV

I was laughing so hard that I couldn't properly breathe anymore. Making fun of Kyungsoo is part of my daily routine. That guy is very serious that I was starting to worry if he even know what 'fun' is, I mean yes we are friends but through all the years I knew him, he never even shared a funny story, nor even talked about a girl that he likes, if he even liked any. He could be very lethargic at times but even though he is like that, he is a very trustworthy friend. I walked over to my seat and saw my beautiful seatmate was already seated.

"Good Morning Luna!" I greeted her the moment I reached my chair.

"Good Morning to you too..." she answered with a smile. I took my seat and looked at what she was doing. She was doodling. I took her notebook to see what her drawing was about. There are twelve people in the drawing. Eleven of it is boys and a girl which was at the middle of the group. I noticed that there are distinctions with each drawing. One guy was taller than the other and has big ears that kinda reminded me of Chanyeol, next to him was a guy with rectangle shape lips which reminds me of myself and the others seems to look like the other member of the group and that was the only time I realized, "Isn't this us?" I asked her. She smiled at me and gently nodded.

"I was bored so I decided to make something fun... and I think you guys are fun..." she answered sweetly. I smiled at her and looked back at the drawing only to realize it was incomplete.

"This drawing is incomplete." I told her. She looked back at her drawing and gave me a questioning look.

"No it's not. Look, this is Chanyeol, Lay, Chen, you, Luhan, So Hee, Kai, Suho, Xiumin, Tao, Sehun and Kyungsoo!" she said while pointing at each figure. I smiled at her and took the pen out of her hands and draw an additional figure next to Kyungsoo. "Who could that be?" she asked.

"You. You are one of us too you know." I replied. Her expression started to change. She immediately took the notebook out of my hands and placed it in the compartment on her desk.

"W-we should start reviewing... I remembered we are about to have a graded recitation today." She said without even looking at me. I didn't think of any other things and just took out my notes to review.

NORMAL POV

The weather was still not good so the student's are all in the cafeteria to eat their lunch. Suho found a free table and the group took a seat each. Luhan pulled a chair for So Hee and she shyly accepted. The rest took their seats to and started off eating Lunch.

"Wow! So Hee, can I have some of that egg omelette? It looks very delicious!" Baekhyun exclaimed. So Hee giggled at his child-like action and pushed her plate gently over to him.

"Me too!" Chanyeol said and took a piece of the omelette.

"Hey! Leave So Hee something to eat too!" Lay told them. The rest of the group laughed at this and the two sat back down. They are at the middle of a conversation when Chen saw Luna at the distance with a tray of food in her hands and was looking for a place to seat.

"Hey Luna! Over here!" Chen called out. The rest turned to the direction he was looking at and saw Luna walking slowly to them. She was only a few meters away from their table when a girl purposely bumped into her making her lose hold of her tray and it fell to the floor spreading its content all over the floor. The group was surprised and rushed over to her.

"Oh sorry 'bout that. I didn't notice you going over this way..." said the girl who bumped her. Luna turned her gaze at her and looks at her straight into the eye. The said girl laughed at this. "Whoa, I'm scared... NOT!" then the rest of her companions laughed. The group reached her and saw the mess on the floor and the juice stain on her blouse.

"Hey Karin! What do you think you're doing?!" Sehun yelled at her. Karin just rolled her eyes at this.

"Are you okay?" Suho asked Luna who was still looking at Karin. "Lu..."

"I'm fine..." Luna cut him off and started to pick the scattered utensils on the floor. Xiumin helped her collect the pieces of food and placed it to her tray.

"Are you still going to eat that? I didn't know you're that hungry..." Karin mocked. Her cliques laughed at this.

"Enough already!" Luhan roared. The girls who are laughing shut up and looked at Luhan with one eyebrow raised each.

"What is wrong with you Karin?" Kai asked with a tint of anger in his voice. Karin walked closer to them and stopped when she was a step away from Luna.

"I just wanted to meet the 'gossip of the town'. They said that there was a beautiful transfer student and I got curious so I went my way here just to see her myself and because I'm a very pitiful person, I want to help her gain more Attention so..." she then signalled one of her girls to come closer and was handed over a glass of water. The area was filled with gasped when Karin splashed water over Luna.

"HEY STOP IT!" So Hee pushed Karin and knelled over Luna.

"Now everybody's attention is on you! Congratulations!" Karin cheered and clapped her hands, the others who were entertained by the surprising act cheered and clapped as well.

The Xiumin placed the tray above one of the tables and Luhan and So Hee helped Luna stood up. Her hair was covering her face so they couldn't see her expression. A whistle was heard among the crowd followed by another set chatter filled the area. That was when they realise that her clothes are soaked and her bra can be seen through the wet fabric. Kyungsoo immediately took his coat off and placed it over her chest to cover from perverted gazes.

"Will you cut it out already?!" Lay yelled to the crowd. The chatters died down and the area fell silent. The silence was broke by a loud shriek. All attention turned towards the location of the alarming sound only to see Karin spinning and hopping at the same time.

"EKKKKK!" she screamed while taking something out of her uniform.

"Wow Karin, I never knew you were a great hip hop dancer..." said Baekhyun who was smiling evilly at her. The crowd laughed at his statement.

"BYUN BAEKHYUN! I SOOOO HATE YOU!" She cried out. She was still unable to get the 'thing' inside her uniform.

"Well, the feeling is mutual. Good luck on finding the frog inside your blouse Karin..." he said and walked over to the group.

"Let's take her inside the classroom guys..." So Hee suggested. Luhan assisted her and the rest followed suit towards the classroom. Only Karin's screams and the crowds laugh can he heard back at the cafeteria.

KYUNGSOO'S POV

Karin Bae really needed to be confined in an asylum. Yes, she was hailed as the school's "Queen Bee" because her dad is one of the pioneers in our school but that doesn't give her any right to bully other student's just because she thinks she can. We are back inside the classroom and So Hee was attending at Luna at this time. Back there, I wasn't able to see her reaction because her hair was covering her face due to the water splashed over her.

"That Witch is really getting into my nerves!" Chanyeol exclaimed. The rest are silent due to the shock of the sudden event.

"Are you okay Luna?" Luhan asked her while placing a hand over her shoulder. This time, she moved her hand to remove the hair that was covering her face only to reveal a relax facade.

"Of course I am. I was not at all hurt so I'm fine." She said then smiled. The rest was more surprise of her reaction that of what happened earlier, including me.

"But she bumped you purposely and even splashed water over you!" Chen exclaimed. Luna laughed at his sudden outburst.

"Yes she did that but maybe she's just stressed out and wanted to loosen up..." she answered. The room fell silent, all attention was on her.

"Are you really... not mad at her?" So Hee asked.

"No. Not even a little bit." She answered immediately.

"You are really nice Luna! From now on I'm your fan!" said Xiumin. The rest of the gang just laughed and managed to just forget of what happened today.

I don't know if it's only me but her words are not that sincere. Of course I know she was insulted but reacting like this isn't normal. The more I know her, the more I don't. She was very different, the way she think, the way she react. It feels like she was here but at the same time she's not.

You really are a mystery... Min Luna...

END OF CHAPTER 12