Chapter 6

Sleeping Prince

"SHUT UP!"

"Shhhh, lower your voice." I said to the screen.

"Are you kidding me?! Are you serious?!"

I'm at my room and had my laptop in front of me and there in the screen is a freaking out Jinree.

"Why didn't you tell me you had sex with that sex god?!" Jinree screams.

"Shhh I told you to keep it down. Dad and Jessica's already sleeping." I said.

"Put a headset on!" Jinree said, getting impatient. "You told us you just went back to the club to get your phone and now you're telling me you spend the whole freaking night with that dude!"

I plugged in my headphone. Seriously, Jinree's mouth is unstoppable.

"You planned that didn't you? Before Euna pulled you from him you two already planned on doing the nasty after you two got rid of us." says Jinree accusingly.

"We didn't! Quit imagining things."

"So what are you two now? Fuck buddies? What's his name again? Kai?"

"Yes Kai and no we're not fuck buddies. You seriously think I'll do that?!"

"I seriously didn't think you will have sex with a random guy at the club but you did! Now you tell me!"

I sighed. Why did I even think of calling Jinree and brought this topic?

Kai managed to find my house even though I fell asleep. I could not forget the smirks he gave me when he bid me goodbye at our house gates. I don't know what it is he's doing to me. I'm seriously confused and my sleepiness was gone. I decided to call my friends. Jinree is available so we ended up with video chat.

I confessed to her on what really happened on my last night there. As expected Jinree freaked out.

"So you didn't have sex with him again?" she asks.

"No. And please stop saying that word. It's giving me chills."

"You're getting chills because you're remembering what you two did that night."

"Ahh! Jinree stop it!" I buried my face on my pillows. This must be the most embarrassing moment of my life.

"So you two are not 'Friends with Benefits'?" she asks.

"No." I said firmly.

"But really you're friends? Like friends friends?"

I nodded.

Jinree's brows knitted. "What the hell? Who does that?!"

"Why?" I asked, confused.

"Everybody knows it's impossible to be just friends with someone you just had sex with. That's like a golden rule." she explains.

"But we are so..."

"You're telling me you don't have any feelings for that guy?"

Her question took me by surprise. I never give it a thought before if I like Kai.

"Of course you have." Jinree said, answering her question for me.

"I honestly don't know."

"Oh come on! The guy is dangerously hot, you can't give me that shit answer." says Jinree.

"I agree Kai is dangerously gorgeous even without trying but... I've only known him for a few weeks. That's not enough time to know if I really like him."

"You mean you're confused. You said he's a little weird, right?"

"And that thing too. He's like two different person in one. I'm still getting confused by his mood swings. Sometimes I can't keep up. He's cute in a minute then the next second he's like dangerous."

"Is it too severe? Do you think he has mental illness?"

"I thought of that too but Chanyeol and the others told me he's just like that especially when performing. He's like a monster on the dance floor then switch into a cuddly teddy bear on a regular basis."

"Speaking of them, have you kicked Sehun in the balls yet?" she asks eagerly.

"For the nth time, I will not damage Sehun's male organs. And stop punishing guys because they are flirting with you. Seriously you could get someone lose their ability to produce offspring. It's not funny. Don't laugh." I told her while she's just laughing evilly.

"Anyway I have to go. I need some good sleep. The day after tomorrow is the presentation day, I think I'm having anxiety attacks." I said.

"Alright, good night Krystal. But I have one more thing to say."

"Yeah?"

"I may not be Reese whose always talking about love and whatnot but I'm still your friend so as a good friend I will warn you about those guys. Especially with that Kai. I know you told me he's a good guy but you still can't erase the fact that you two had sex already." she sighed, getting serious now for once. "All I wanted to say is you have to be careful with your heart. I can tell that you like him but before jumping into conclusions you have to really think about it first. Do you like him because of who he is or you think you like him because you two already shared something way above friendship?"

I honestly don't know what to say to her. I looked at her at the screen. Jinree rarely gets serious especially with boy talks but now I can feel her sincerity with every word.

"Just think about it through, okay?"

I nodded.

We ended the call and I turned off my laptop. As I lay down on my bed I kept reflecting about what Jinree said. I can't deny the fact that Kai's constantly on my mind since the day he gave me my phone back. Heck I've been thinking about him since the day we first met! Does that count as liking him? Do I have romantic feelings for him?

Do I really like him?

I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep. I think I'm more confused than before. I'm already expecting a headache in the morning.

I was really getting nervous as the hours go by. I ended up going to the school a little too early. The dance room where we usually rehearse is not even open yet. Now I'm stuck at the school grounds wandering and my migraine is not helping at all.

I put my hands inside my hoodie, keeping myself warm from the autumn breeze. I looked at the trees around the campus. It's a mixture of red, yellow and orange. I always love fall, the weather's just perfect for me and the color is so vibrant.

Wish I can see the whole school from above, I bet it looks breathtaking. Then a thought came to my mind.

From above.

Dance Building is the tallest building at SAA. I ran towards the elevator with a huge grin on my face. Why didn't I think of this before?

The elevator goes up to 17th floor, I took the stairs leading to the rooftop. It's my lucky day, the door's not locked.

Wow.

The views perfect.

I was really shocked to find the rooftop perfectly clean. Students are probably not allowed here since there is no single sign of vandalism. I knew by experience that artistic students tend to express their feelings through walls or any clear canvass one can find but here the walls over the edge are even painted white. It stood out from the clash of red, yellow and orange from below.

I was too mesmerized by the view I didn't realized I'm not alone. It took me a while to realize that I'm hearing a slow steady breathing along with the breeze. I almost scream when I turned around and see a sleeping form leaning at the corner far from the rooftop door.

The guy is comfortably sleeping with his back at the wall. A small pillow is tucked under his shoulder. I don't want to disturb him so I just made my way back to the door but then I got a good view of his face when he turned his head the other way.

"Kai?"

I walked towards him.

It is Kai. He's eyes closed shut as he sleeps peacefully. One earpiece is still in his ear while the other probably fall out of his ear when he turned.

What is he doing here? Did he sleep here for the whole night?

The air here is colder and he doesn't have any blanket or scarf with him for cover. How can he sleep comfortably here? Maybe I should wake him up but he looks tired.

Oh no! He probably slept here because he's too tired from the rehearsals yesterday. He didn't even have energy to make it home. Gosh it's all my fault!

I badly wanted to wake him up but I can't find the courage. I just stare at his angelic face. His hair flowing as it made contact with the breeze, there's a faint black shade under his eyes confirming my theory that he's really tired. My eyes move to his jawline. Man, his jawline can cut someone clean! It's too sharp, too perfect I fight the urge to trace it with my fingers. His lips were closed, slightly pouted. My hands went to my own lips, remembering how his lips felt in mine.

I stood up immediately. I need to leave before I do something unthinkable. I removed my scarf from my neck and I carefully covered Kai's upper body. Good thing I decided to wear a dark blue scarf and not a girly one.

I closed the rooftop door with my phone in my hands leaving a message to my dancers.

Practice canceled. Take some rest and enjoy your day. :)

-Krystal.

"You look nervous." Cey tapped my shoulder.

"Do I?" I softly slap my cheeks repeatedly. Tomorrow is the presentation day and I'm really getting nervous.

"It's about your Choreography Presentation, isn't?" she asks.

I nodded my head. "I'm nervous and I'm not even the one performing."

"It's natural but you know what? There's really nothing you should worry about. You got skills plus you got Lay, Sehun and Kai. Those three are like the dancing kings in this school. For one thing, you should be worried about the fangirls who will surely have heart attacks after watching their performance." says Cey.

"Isn't that a bit too exaggerating?"

"Oh you don't believe me? Come on, let's go." she pulled me up from my seat and drags me out of our classroom. There's an event going on at the other department so most of our classes today were canceled.

"Where are we going?"

"Just think of this as confidence booster." she said with a grin.

We went inside Music Building which is a little too crowded.

"Where did all these people come from? Are they even students here?" I ask as we make our way towards the Music Auditorium.

"Some of them are but you see those girls over there?" she pointed the group of girls who all looked too excited. "They're not students. They are fans."

"Fans? Do we have celebrity guests?"

"Maybe." she said. She holds my hand and pulls me closer to her since the crowd is really getting big. She turned left before we reached the Auditorium doors.

"Aren't we going at the Auditorium?" I asks her.

"Do want to be squeezed by the fans? I don't think so. I know a better way to get in. Come on this way."

That way is the exit door of the Auditorium. It's actually brilliant. We managed to get inside without hassle and since we're students here and Cey knows the guy guarding the exit we easily got inside.

"Krystal!"

My name is being called from the crowd. I narrowed my eyes at the person waving at me.

It's Yuri, another classmate from my Hip-hop class.

"Krystal! Cey! Over here!" she calls out. Cey and I made our way towards her seat. She found good seats, not far from the stage but perfect for watching. Hera is also with Yuri, she's my classmate from Choreography class.

"Good thing you made it in those crowd." she said as Cey and I took our seats.

"It's crazy out there. Lay just lend me his backstage pass to get in." says Yuri.

"Lay's also performing?" I asks.

"No, I think he said he's in technical this time but I believe two of his original songs will be performed by Chen and Luhan." she says.

"He write songs? Wow. Isn't he a dance major?"

"He's a dual major. Music and Dance." Yuri says.

"Wow."

After half an hour of waiting the Auditorium doors were closed and the event finally begun. Hera told us that all of the performance today are graded. The whole Music Department have been preparing for this event since the start of the semester. All in all there are 12 sets of presentations.

The show started. So far so good. They didn't call Seoul Arts Academy as the most prestigious Performing Arts school for nothing. All the performances are international quality. No wonder the crowd is packed.

The MC announced the 5th performers.

Wait, did he say?

"Did he say-"

I didn't get to finish my question. I covered my ears from the head-splitting screams. It took me few seconds to realized it's actually cheers coming from the crowd. Before I comprehend whats happening I heard familiar voices at the stage.

[Two Moons] (Original EXO-K version and at the chorus part with the Dance version)

Chanyeol? Kris?

They're making the crowd even louder and crazier. From the dorky guys that I know, how did they transform into cool dudes? I was not yet done wondering on that when another performer joined them and started rapping.

It's none other than Kai.

I heard Cey laugh beside me. "Look at you, you look so shocked. Don't tell me you didn't know he's performing today."

"I had no idea."

Chanyeol joined in with the rap then Sehun then Kris. Bless them. They can all rap! And in the middle part Sehun and Kai started dancing. And that's when the crowd went nuts. I thought I even felt the ground shook.

They ended their performance with a bang, posing fierce and cool to the cheering crowd then exited the stage.

"See what I mean?" Cey whispered at me.

"They're great, aren't they?" said Hera.

It took me a few moments before I found my voice again. I was too blown away by the performance my mind needed time to process it all.

"Is that really...them?"

"Yep. It's Chanyeol, Kris, Sehun and Kai plus their fangirls." Yuri said pointing at the crowd.

"They're good." That's the best I can come up with since my brain still needs some time to work properly. "I didn't know Kai and Sehun can rap."

"They are double majors too like Lay. Actually all the wolves are." says Yuri.

"When people say the Wolves are multi-talented, they are not exaggerating. It's a fact." says Hera.

This performance made me want to watch their famous Wolf performance. I got a glimpse on how these guys are on stage and I find myself craving for more. The MC announced the next performer. Cey stood up.

"Where are you going?" I asked her.

"Washroom." she said then quickly walked towards the washroom.

"Don't mind her. She's just avoiding the next performers." Yuri said.

"Why?" I looked at the stage and sure enough the crowd started cheering like there's no tomorrow again.

"Is that Baekhyun, D.O., Chen and Luhan?"

Yuri and Hera just nodded because we can't hear ourselves anymore from all the screams of the fans.

D.O. started singing and boy the guy has angelic voice! By the time when it's Luhan's part I told myself I will not to be surprised by their incredible talents anymore. These guys should start their showbiz career asap. I've never heard anybody sing Open Arms as beautifully as they do. And the harmonization is an eargasm.

The song is almost over but Cey's not back yet.

"Did you say Cey's avoiding the performers?" I asked Yuri.

"Luhan." she said.

"What?! Why?"

"Just don't tell her I told you, okay? I nodded. "Luhan is her ex-boyfriend."

Whoa. I did not see that coming.

Their performance ended and right on time Cey came back to her seat. I'm itching to ask her what happened between the two of them but I'm restraining myself not to be nosy. Luhan's a nice guy and Cey is not bad either. What could have happen that made them end their relationship?

I wasn't paying much attention on the program when I hear the loud cheers again and I was right on guessing that one of the wolves are performing again.

Kai came out and started singing Beautiful Goodbye. I knew I told myself not to be surprise anymore but clearly I was wrong. Kai singing his heart out on that stage is even more breathtaking than the Autumn view.

Can he be more perfect?

Then he started dancing to the beats of the song.

Of course he can.

I sighed. My heart is beating like crazy inside my chest. It never happened to me while watching a performer before. Not even with Hiro.

Kai, what are you doing to me?

Kai looked at our side. He sings beautifully. His emotions are all over his performance. I can't believe I'm seeing this beautiful piece of art right in front of me.

And out of the blue our eyes met. I blinked. Is he really looking at me? Then he winked at me. I had to intake deep breath after his wink.

Did he really winked at me?

If he winked like that on the night we are having a winking challenge, I have no doubt he will be the clear winner.

Before I can even react his gaze left mine. He went to the other side of the stage. And when he ends his song he winked again to somebody else at the crowd.

Oh.

So he's just playing the cool suave guy.

Why did I even think he winks at me? I bet he doesn't even know that it was me.

I had to pinch myself for even sounding bitter inside my head.

"You don't look nervous." says Lay.

Lay, Sehun, Kai and I were at the backstage of the Dance Auditorium. In just few minutes the three of them will perform my choreography in front of my class. I knew I should be nervous since I've been on the edge these past few days but surprisingly I'm not nervous at all. Not even one bit.

"That's because I am not." I told them honestly.

"Good for you. When it was my choreography piece I was so nervous I can't even say a single word. I keep on mumbling to my dancers. One of them even recorded me on video, that bastard." says Sehun.

"After watching you guys perform yesterday, I'm even more concern to the health of my classmates." I told them.

They laughed.

Shon, my classmate told us to prepare. In 2 minutes he will call for my group to the stage.

The four of us formed a circle. "I can never thanked you enough for this but I'll save the drama later. For now go out there and slay them. Got it?"

I put my hand out. Sehun puts his hand on top of mine then Lay and Kai did the same. "Team Krystal, Fighting!"

We gathered behind the curtain at the side of the stage waiting for Shon to call us.

"Are you sure you want me to do that?" I heard Kai said in a whisper. He's right beside me so it's easy to hear him.

"Which one?"

"The slaying part. I thought you worry for your classmates. " he said playfully.

"Don't be too confident. I just said that to boast your energy." I said. Did I sound bitter again? I hope not.

"Oh so you think I can't make them love me. Is that what you're saying?" he said, his tone challenging.

"You'll find my classmates very hard to please." I said. Now I'm just bluffing.

"Really?"

"Yes." I turned to face him which is a bad idea. I didn't realize he's really close to me. Our faces are like inches apart.

"How about you Ms. Choreographer? Are you hard to please?"

His eyes, his nose, his lips ... my brain stopped working again.

"Let's welcome on stage, Jung Krystal's group. Zhang Yixing, Oh Sehun and Kim Kai!"

"Enjoy the show Jung Krystal." Kai said softly flashing his sexy signature smirk.

This is my first time seeing his hair up in a gravity defying style. His chest showing in a teasing way. That leather jacket didn't even helped in covering him.

Damn he looked so cute and hot at the same time!

How?!

I have a feeling he's planning something. And when he gave me that smirk, I think my bones left my knees and my brain left my skull. I don't think I'll survive this performance.

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