Vocal Coach ~ Baekhyun & Sungchan(NCT)

Chapter 12

*4 Days Later*
Today is Friday, meaning Sunchan will he tagging along with me to come to school with me. He's been telling me about how curious he is about going to American high school. Sungchan had already graduated high school at Apujeong High School, but he never knew what American high school is like. So, today, his last day in America with me, he will be coming to school with me. I already showered and had breakfast by 6:30am, now I'm driving us to school by 7:35am.

We arrive to my school and I park my car next to the sidewalk, nearby the new gym. The nearest entrance to the new gym is the girl's locker room entrance. Sungchan and I mask up and walk together to the entrance of my school gates. The gates of my school are black, but my school colors are maroon, white, and black. Sunchan wants to avoid getting noticed by fans, seeing him with me can start terrible rumors and scandals. To avoid these things, he's wearing a mask that covers his mouth, a beanie, and an oversized hoodie, that is Baekhyun's Delight Smiley Embroidery Hoodie. As if that doesn't just scream; SM Entertainment. I think it's fine. It's subtle. . . I actually have the same hoodie, but I bought mine in the hoodie and shorts set. I don't wear it too often, and when I saw Sungchan pull that hoodie out of his suitcase, I knew I shouldn't match with him, or it'd be way too obvious.

Sungchan and I walk to my first class of the day; Environmental Science. I have the most awesome teacher ever. She is super nice and helpful whenever I have questions. She saw me walk in, holding hands with Sungchan, and was curious about him. She asked,
"Ah, who is this tall, handsome man with you?"
"Misses, this is Sungchan. He is my, uh. . . Friend from Seoul, South Korea." I said.
"So, that's what you got up to in Seoul, huh?" She jokes.
"I guess so." I said, laughing.
"Hello, I am Sungchan. Nice to meet you." Sungchan said, bowing respectfully to my science teacher.
In America, students are not as respectful as Korean students. There's a lot we need to learn from them. . .
"Oh! It's nice to meet you too. Please have a seat in the empty desk next to Raeshel." She said.
"Okay." Sungchan said.

The class begins, and because of the current situation and status of the United States, classes are shortened, and we get out of class at 12pm, instead of 3pm. The school day is split in half so that less students are on campus and they spend less time on campus as well. Sungchan tries his best to understand the lesson being taught to us today. Sometimes, I feel bad that he doesn't know English as well, but he told me he is always learning from his hyungs; Mark, Johnny, Ten, and YangYang. They are always helpful whenever Sungchan wants to know a phrase or word. It will sure come in handy when they have a concert in America or elsewhere abroad.

My next class is German 3. I'm going to be honest, I haven't been doing so good this year because I've been slacking in my elective classes. German is a really hard language, and I try my best, but I'm apparently not trying hard enough. Either way, I would like to end my junior year with better grades than I started it with. Anyways, we walk into the classroom and Sungchan sees all the German posters and German-speaking countries' flags, having a moment of realization,
"Ahh~ 독일어." Sungchan said(독일어 means German in Korean)
"Mhm, 네. I said, nodding my head.
"Raeshel, this is German class not Korean class." My German teacher said.
"Ah, es tut mir leid." I said, apologizing.
"Wer ist Er?" He asked, pointing to Sungchan.
I whispered to Sungchan what he should say in response to my German teacher. Sungchan says,
"Hallo, ich bin Sungchan. Ich komme aus Südkorea."(Hello, I'm Sungchan. I'm from South Korea)
"Das ist fantastische. Wilkommen." He said(That's fantastic. Welcome)
I whisper to Sungchan again. Sungchan says,
"Danke schön."(Thank you)
"Bitte." He said(You're welcome)

Sungchan breaths out, stressing that he's now learning a 3rd language without mastering his 2nd which is English. I patted Sungchan on the shoulder, reassuring him that it is just for today. He'll be just fine. I know something fun, I'll call YangYang! I hope he's not busy right now. YangYang picks up the phone after 2 rings. I quickly explain that I'm in German class, and it would be fun if he would participate too.
"Uh, Herr. Es tut mir leid. Mein Freund ist am das Handy. Er kommt aus Deutschland." I explained(Uh, mister. Excuse me. My male friend is on the phone. He's from Germany)
"Ah, wüderbär! Hallo!" He said(Ah, wonderful. Hello!)
"Hallo, ich heiße YangYang und ich komme aus. . . Deutschland oder um, Taiwan." YangYang said(Hello, my name's YangYang and I'm from. . . Germany or Taiwan)
"Warum Deutschland oder Taiwan?" He asked(Why Germany or Taiwan)
"Ich wurde in Taiwan geboren und bin später nach Deutschland gezogen." YangYang explained(I was born in Taiwan, then moved to Germany later)
"Das ist fantastische. Raeshel hat viele Freude aus Asien." He said(That's fantastic! Raeshel had many friends from Asia)
"Oh, you don't even know the half of it, Herr Lehrer." I said.
"How many are there?" He asked.
"Ein, zwei, drei, vier, fünf. . . Uh dreißig." I said(One, two, three, four, five. . . Uh, thirty)
"Wow, that's. . . A lot." He said.
"One is from Chicago, Illinois, one is from Vancouver, Canada, one is from Thailand, 5 from mainland China, one from Macau, one from Hong Kong, two from Japan, 17 from South Korea. One of those 17 actually lived in America for four years." I explained. I really had to do that math in my head, trying to remember where everyone is from.

My German teacher is shocked that I know so many people from various areas of the world. Well, I have Baekhyun to thank for that. He's the one who gave me the opportunity to meet all the NCT members and EXO members. YangYang had to go, but he enjoyed attending my German class for a day. It was like he was back in school again. He thanked me for allowing him to join the class virtually like this. I'm glad YangYang enjoyed it.