Chapter 3

Wolves

Soft.

This bed is too comfortable it feels like I'm in cloud nine. I pulled the sheets closer to my face, inhaling the sweet smell.

Hmm when did my bed smell like the guy I danced with last night?

My eyes flew open abruptly. Memories from last night flashed to my mind as fresh as I can feel them.

Shit!

I tried to sit up but my lower half hurts. With my heart pounding in my chest I slowly turned my head to the other side of the bed. And there he is, the blonde dancing god.

I really slept with him?!

I felt numb. I don't know what to do. He started moving. I panicked. I covered myself with the blanket.

But he didn't wake up. He just put his left arm on top of his still closed eyes. I saw rays of sun slipping through the curtains directly hitting his face. I quickly jumped out of the bed and closed the curtain.

I gotta get out of here before he wakes up.

I picked up all of my clothes. Had a hard time finding my bra or rather what used to be my bra. It was reaped in half then I saw the fabrics of what used to be my panty.

What is he, a monster?!

I cursed myself before putting my clothes on, what was left of them which aren't much so I have to grab his shirt that was also laying at the floor to cover myself properly. As quietly as I can I left his room.

What was I thinking?!

I asked the front desk for my car and within minutes the valet personnel handed me my car keys. I drove off the establishment cursing myself once again and wishing it was all nightmare.

I got to my house pretty quick. I saw Euna in front of my doorstep.

"Krystal!" she exclaimed when she saw me getting out of the car.

"Where have you been? Your flight is in two hours. Jessica's freaking out inside. Did you spend the night somewhere else?"

"I uh... uhm ... I lost my phone last night so I tried looking for it at the club." I said as I opened my door.

Euna followed inside. "You lost it? Did you spend the whole night looking for it?"

"Krystal!"

I cringed at the booming voice of my older sister.

"Where the heck have you been?! Do you even know what day it is?!"

"Calm down, sis."

I ran upstairs leaving my sister yelling behind me. I grabbed some clothes and went to my bathroom to take a quick shower. I finished my bath in record time.

"You should have messaged me through your ipad so I could help you look for it." says Euna when I got out of the shower.

"Sorry. It didn't cross my mind." I feel uneasy lying to her.

Reese arrived and in half an hour the four of us loaded Jessica's and my stuff at her car then we drove off to the airport.

Reese's phone beeped. "That's probably Jinree. She's been calling you. She's getting pissed you're not answering."

My hand flew to my side pocket.

"Shit I forgot my phone!"

"I thought you said you lost it?" Euna asked, looking confused.

Did I said that out loud?

"I mean ... I forgot I lost my phone."

How stupid of me not to remember my phone. It's inside his pants and his pants are just laying on the floor beside mine. What more stupidity can I handle?

"You lost your phone?!" Reese exclaimed.

"Yeah, last night. Euns just tell her to meet us at the airport."

We arrived at the airport. Jinree yelled at me for being stupid on losing my phone just like my sister then we said goodbyes. I tried not to cry but we still ended up crying because Reese has been flooding tears since we got out of the car.

"I heard SAA has lots of male students, you think you can look for my potential soulmate there?" Reese asked through her hiccups.

I laughed at her silliness. "I'll try but don't get your hopes up, I also heard they're playboys who are so full of themselves because they're talented."

"I've met some of them, they're a crazy bunch." says Jinree. She wore shades today, it's probably to hide her tears although she won't admit she's crying.

"Oh yeah I remembered you were talking about a guy you met whose a student there." says Euna. Her eyes red from crying as well as her nose.

"How did it go?" Reese asked Jinree.

"Horrible! I was just cornered by my cousin's stupid group date. I almost beat the shit out of one of them . What was his name again? Seman? Serun? Sehan? Whatever. He's a tall guy, if someone flirts with you that rhymes with those names that's him. When you see him do me a favor and kick his balls for me. Okay?" she said then she smiles like it's the most natural thing in the world.

We said out final goodbyes and finally Jessica and I boarded our plane. When I got comfortable on my window seat, I got to relax a little bit but then I felt the pain on my lower region, especially on my thighs, groin and center.

Making me remember the events of last night.

God how did I let this happen? I had sex with him. I don't even know his name!

Why?! Why?!

Dad welcomed us at the airport and drove us home. Honestly I missed him. When mom died when I was 12 years old, Dad had the most struggle. He decided to work here in Seoul. He said the company's offer is too great to reject but Jessica and I know that he just wanted time alone to fix himself after losing mom. We got to see him on holidays and such but we never really had time to bond like we used to when mom was still with us.

And now he offered the two of us to live with him in Seoul. After much deliberation, Jessica and I agreed since we missed our dad more than anything else.

"What do you think of this place?" Jessica asks. She entered my room and sat at my bed.

"It's cool."

"You're not happy?"

"I am happy. I've been dreaming about this ever since mom left.."

"You don't look happy to me." she said.

"Maybe I'm just tired. I haven't slept well last night and I didn't get any nap at the plane either." I answered.

"Okay, if you say so. Let's go to the mall tomorrow after your class. You can buy a new phone." she says then left my room.

I entered the famous school. To be honest it is nerve wracking. I only see this school on t.v. It must be the grandest place I have ever been.

I went to the Main Building to go to the Admission's Office. Two guys are at the entrance door. One is seating and the other is holding a white board with my name written on it. I stopped in front of the white board. A guy with brown hair is holding it above his head just like those travel agency representatives at the airport waiting for the tourists while the other guy with short black hair is seating at the floor looking emotionless.

"Hi." I greeted them.

"Hey beautiful." says the brunette with a flirty smile.

I wonder if he is the one Jinree was talking about.

The guy with black hair stood up but he still seem lifeless as he looks at me.

"Welcome to Seoul Arts Academy." he said in a calm voice as he bowed slightly. I was surprised when he talked. He looked innocent. It must be because of his round eyes.

The brunette looked at him. "Why are you welcoming her?" he looks confused.

"Idiot, she's Jung Krystal." he said.

"Really?" he looked at the white board and read my name then looked at me narrowing his eyes.

"Is there something wrong with my face?"

"D.O. are you sure it's her? The new student? 'Cuz she looks familiar to me. I don't think she's a new student."

"Do I need to show my birth certificate?"

"You think you've seen her because you did. It was her audition video at the Jam." the guy with innocent round eyes explained.

"Oh!" realization came to his face. He grabbed both of my hands and shook it enthusiastically. "You're that girl! Dang I'm a fan of yours! You're so cool! Kkeap song!"

I have no idea what he just said. Are we speaking the same language?

Wait did he say audition video? What was that supposed to mean?

Black haired guy stepped forward and removed my hands from his friend's grip. "Sorry about him. I would like to say any excuse for his behavior but really there's none so just my apologies."

"Hey! That's mean. I'm still your hyung." he protested.

"Only by eight months that doesn't really count much, you know." he said nonchalantly.

I chuckled. So these comedic duo are my welcoming committee. So far I'm liking it. Guess this school could be just like an ordinary one.

"Hmpt! At least I'm better at dance class than you are. Kkeab song!"

His friend just rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Anyway I'm Do Kyungsoo."

"Just call him D.O., everybody does and it pisses him off which makes it more satisfying. I'm Byun Baekhyun but you can-"

"You can call him bacon." says D.O, cutting him off.

Baekhyun looked at him like he's ready to kill his friend.

I laughed at them. Their personalities may be opposite but together they have harmony.

"I would like to stay and chat some more but I gotta go. I have to be at Mr. Soo's office at 9." I said, cutting their little fight.

"Oh no worries! We're here as your school guide." says Baekhyun.

"We may not look like it but both of us are in the student council and it's our job to welcome new students in the academy." says D.O.

The three of us head to the Admission's Office to had me officially registered as SAA student. Then we went to the Dean's office for my class schedule. It turns out I got few classes with them.

I enjoyed their mini tour for me. I could tell that Baekhyun is a talkative one. His mouth's nonstop from the moment we left the Main Building.

"Thank you so much. You guys are very hospitable."

"It's nothing, just doing our job. If you want we can tour you more at the rest of the school after class." D.O. said.

"Yeah! And you can have dinner with the rest of the guys!" Baekhyun said with enthusiasm. Seriously he's like a little baby boy.

"Are you kidding? She'll quit right after her first day." says D.O.

"You're really mean, you know. And they say I'm the bully." Baekhyun said with a pout.

I laughed watching them have yet another little cute fight.

"Thanks for the offer but I think I'll pass this one. I have somewhere else to go to after class. Maybe tomorrow you guys can show me around."

"Sounds great!" the frown on Baekhyun's face was quickly replaced by a huge smile.

They guided me to my first class then we said goodbyes as I enter the room. My nervousness on transferring here somehow subsided. D.O. and Baekhyun are so friendly, it makes me hope that the rest of the students here are also like them.

I wonder if the people Baekhyun was talking about are as nice as the two of them.

I sure hope so.

SAA is huge. I could get lost in here. It is the biggest school in the country and the most famous one. Almost everyday there are different activities on each departments. This place is like a totally different world from the inside.

My first class was uneventful which is a good thing.

The teacher had me to introduced myself. I could tell some of them, like Baekhyun, thought I'm an old student already because they said I looked familiar. Why do I get the feeling that this got something to do with the video D.O. was talking about?

At lunch time I went to the Cafeteria. The cafeteria here is thrice the size of the cafeteria we have back in my previous school and that's understandable since the students are thrice the population here from my old one plus they have dorms here.

I sat at one of the round tables in the corner. I was halfway through my lunch when I heard loud noises. I turned to look where it's coming from. I saw a group of men lining up at the food counter. They are laughing and talking to each other loudly. I looked at the rest of the students who are eating, they don't seem to mind the noise though. They are probably used to this group already.

I watch the noisy group as they take the longest table in the middle of the cafeteria and happily eats their lunch as they continued to converse with one another.

The guy with brown hair said something then all of them laughed.

Wait, is that Baekhyun?

I narrowed my eyes to focus on who I believe is Baekhyun. Then I saw D.O three sits from him.

So these are the guys Baekhyun were talking about. They're damn loud, though that's expected from a group of men. They're 11 in total. That's pretty big for group of friends. And they all look the same age.

I didn't noticed I was staring at them for too long when I heard my name being called.

"Hey, Krystal!"

It was Baekhyun.

"Jung Krystal!"

I still didn't react. D.O. and Baekhyun stood up from their table and went to mine.

"Good to see you again, Krystal. Are you done for the day?" D.O. asks.

"No, just my lunch break."

"Cool! You can join us!" Baekhyun says.

"You don't hate loud crowds, do you?" D.O. asks.

"No, I don't mind. Plus I'm making new friends so it'll be fine." I said then I grabbed my tray of food then together we head to their table.

"Hey guys, we have someone we'd like you to meet." Baekhyun announced to the group.

"This is Jung Krystal. She's the new student."

"Hi everyone." I said with a shy smile.

They all greeted me with smiles too. A tall blonde guy from the end of the table approached me and took my hand and shakes it.

"Hi Jung Krystal, welcome to SAA. I'm Oh Sehun by the way but you can call me baby." he said then kissed my hand. The guys started throwing him pieces of their food.

"You flirt! She just came here!" one of them shouted at him.

I laughed at them as they try to beat him up. Wait did he say Sehun?

"By chance do you know someone named Jinree?" I asked Sehun.

They stopped dragging him away from me. "Jinree? As in Min Jinree?"

"So you do know her."

He shrugged for a moment like he just stepped outside in winter. "Don't tell me you're friends with her?" he's hands moved to cover the front of his pants, looking scared.

"Yeah, as a matter of fact she asked me a favor."

Sehun runs back to his seat. "Whatever it is don't do it and past is past right? What is that saying that they have? Let bygones be bygones, right? Right? Oh! Did you hear that? I think that's the bell. Alright lunch over. I'll go now. Bye."

"Relax I'm not here to hurt you." I said while containing my laugh.

He took a deep sigh. "Oh that's a relief."

"Who is this chick you two are talking about?"

"Jinree. She's a she-devil."

"Hey I told you to be nice to girls, didn't I?" says one of them.

"I am nice to them!" Sehun protested.

"Bro I think you have a different definition of nice." says the guy beside him.

"I don't!"

"You do!" they all shouted at him then they laughed.

"Look, I'll show you how to be nice." the guy with black hair said to Sehun. He stood up and walked towards me. "Hi Jung Krystal, I'm Kim Junmyeon, Suho for short. Nice to meet you. I hope you'll have a wonderful stay here at SAA." then he shakes my hand.

The guys clapped at him. They seem to look up to him. He's probably the leader or the oldest.

"That's boring. Here I'll show you my style of introduction." says the guy beside Suho then he turned to me. "I'm sorry for this idiots. I'm Kris, I'm the tallest one so you wouldn't get confused. If you need anything Kris is the name." then he winks at me.

They all laughed at Kris. Now he's the one being thrown by food. One by one they introduced themselves.

"Xuimin, the cute one."

"Hi I'm Luhan, the little prince.'

"Hello, I'm Chen." he looks at the guy beside him "Bro do I have a nickname?"

"Hmmm how about Chen the Songbird?"

"Songbird? Isn't that for girls only?" Chen asks.

The guys cracked up again.

"Then you'll be the manliest man of all the songbirds." says the guy beside him.

We all laughed. Chen obviously is not happy with his newest nickname.

The guy sitting beside Chen saluted at me. "Tao, the Kung Fu Panda."

"I'm the unicorn Lay."

"Finally! I'm meeting you in person, Krystal. I'm Chanyeol the happy virus." says the guy with dark red hair.

"You know her?" Chen asks.

"You don't?"

"I just met her today." says Chen.

"She's the audition video."

"Yeah, She is! Isn't she amazing?" says Baekhyun.

"What video?" I asks. I have a bad feeling about this.

"Oh you don't know too? Your audition video was played at the Two Moon Jam. The whole school saw it." says Chanyeol.

"What?! Why did it played there? Are the audition videos were viewed by the whole school?"

"Not all the time. But if the school thought it's a great audition piece then they play it at the Jams."

Gosh! That must be the reason why most of my classmates said they saw my face somewhere before.

They probably saw me panicking and tried to comfort me. "Relax, you're amazing. You don't have to be embarrassed." says Suho.

They started praising me. I'm pretty sure I'm blushing. I'm not used to be the center of attention. I need to change the subject or else I'll explode from embarrassment.

"Do you guys always eat together?"

"Pretty much. But we're not complete right now though." says Tao.

"Oh yeah, where's Kai?" Suho asked them.

"Late lunch break, Hera's late." says Xiumin.

"Hera's always late." says D.O.

"Tell me about it. I really don't know why she insist on not staying at the dorms. It'll be easier for her and for us too." says Luhan.

"Hey cut her some slack. She has family issues, you know." says Baekhyun.

"Baekhyun's head over heels on Hera." Suho whispered to me.

"I'm just saying." says Luhan.

We continued to chat until lunch time is up and we have to go back to class.

My next class is hip-hop dance. I'm relieved that Lay and Sehun are also in my class. At least I know someone from my class now. I sat with them throughout the entire lecture lesson. Unfortunately Lay and Sehun doesn't have ballet class as I do. I waved them goodbye and went to my next room.

"So you've met the wolves."

I looked over my shoulder. A girl from my hip-hop dance class smiled at me as she joined me.

"My name's Cey. You're Krystal, right?"

I nodded.

"Are you also going to the ballet class?" she asks.

"Yes. You too?" she nodded and smiled.

"What do you mean by wolves, anyway?" I got curious.

"Oh, that? Lay, Sehun and the rest of their pals. We call them wolves."

"They seem pretty nice." I said. Wolves...Is that supposed to be an insult to them?

"They are nice. Too loud though especially when they are all together but it's not irritating. It's actually entertaining to watch."

"Why wolves though?" I got a little curious.

"The first time they all performed together at the Two Moons Jam, 'wolf' is their concept. All 12 of them are ridiculously talented. They created the music and choreographed the entire dance. It was mind-blowing. Honestly they took the Jam into a new level. Since then people have been calling them wolf or wolves. It's cool if you ask me."

"They seem pretty close." I find myself smiling. It's really rare to see a big group of men having a common passion, given their number.

"Oh they are. That's why Wolf is the best way to describe them. They're like a pack."

"That's nice." I said. I wonder if they ever fight over a girl though. I hope not.

Finally my classes are over. I was ready to go and meet up with Jessica at the mall when I noticed that my access card is missing! It was just right here in my lanyard along with my I.D. but now it's gone!

Seriously woman you need to stop losing your stuff.

I went all the way back to the building to see if I dropped it somewhere. I traced my way back to my last class when I saw Luhan, Chen and Chanyeol walking towards my direction.

I raised my hand so they'll notice me. I wanted to ask where's the Lost and Found Area or if they saw my access card but I got frozen with my hands halfway up in the air.

There's a 4th guy with them beside Chanyeol.

Shit!

I quickly hide myself at the nearest bush beside me as I watch them pass by. My heart's beating so fast I think it'll explode any second now.

It's him! What the heck is he doing here?! Is he following me?

I took another glance at them. He seems to be friends with them. Don't tell me he's the missing one in the group at lunch.

Why?! Why is this happening to me?! I thought I will never see his face again after that eventful night but how come he's here?! God are you punishing me?

I went out of my hiding when the coast is clear. I need to go. I need to think things through and I need to calm down or else I'll have a panic attack.

Of all the places why Seoul?! Why SAA?! Are you freaking kidding me?!

But something's different about him. For starters this guy was smiling, real smile and not those sexy smirks and come to think of it, this guy's hair is black not blonde. Could it be that this guy just looked a lot like him? It's possible though, I mean there are what they call doppelgangers, right?

Yeah, that must be it. There's no need to panic. It's not him. It's not him.

I was deep in my thoughts when I dumped into someone.

"Oh sorry." I said.

The person turned around and my eyes grew wide.

"It's alright." he said, he removed the earphone on his ears. I remember that voice too well. His dark brown eyes looks down at me.

Earth open up and swallow me. I beg you.

"Are you okay?" he asks with concern.

"Yeah." I took a deep breath. Krystal there's still a chance it's not him. He just looked like him. He just sound like him.

"Sorry I bumped into you, I wasn't looking." I said.

He smile at me a little shyly. "It's okay. It's my fault I was in your way."

Now I'm starting to believe it's not him. The way they speak, it's so different. This guy screams cuteness and gentleness while that guy is more like a sexy demon. I relaxed my shoulders. I became too stiff I didn't realized.

"This is yours, isn't?" he held his hand and there is my damn access card.

"Oh thank goodness." I said as I took it from him.

Why do I feel Dejavu?

"You should take good care of it. It's quite expensive to ask for a second one."

"I'll keep that in mind." Now I can really relax. There's no way it's him, besides he doesn't seem to know me anyway.

"You must be the new girl they are talking about."

"They?"

"Yeah, my friends. They said we have new student and they had all met you at lunch. Too bad I wasn't there." he said. He scratches the back of his head and grins sheepishly.

"But I bumped into you right now so I guess it's not too bad. I'm Krystal by the way." now my confidence is getting back.

"Kai. Nice to meet you. Leaving now? The guys are planning to eat outside. Would you like to join us?" he asked politely.

"Sorry. I'm meeting my sister at the mall later and also I still have some unpacking to do. Maybe next time."

"Too bad again. Alright see you around then." He waved goodbye in a very cute way then walked towards the Main Building.

He's not him but why does my heart still beating like it's going to explode?

"Hey Krystal."

I turned my head. Kai jogged back at me and pulled something out on his side pocket.

"I believe this one belongs to you too."

I opened my hands then he placed my lost phone on my palm.

All I can do is stare at it dumbfounded.

Kai leaned closer and lifts my hair to the side. "Try not to lose it again, Jung Krystal." he whispered in my ear, his lips slightly brushed at the tip of my ear when he spoke then he pulled away and flashed me that smirk that made my knees weak then he turned and walks away.

I stare at his fading figure with only one thought in my mind.

I'm dead.

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