The Bracelet Club [EXO]

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A/N There are mentions of characters from THE N-CITY SERIES on here because same universe.

So, you know if you know. <3 If you're an NCT fan, do check that out. (Ouch. Hard selling Mandalee).

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I'd never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go
'Til you opened the door
And there's so much more
I'd never seen it before
I was trying to fly, but I couldn't find wings
But you came along and you changed everything

-Crazier, Taylor Swift

December 20, December Break

Despite us having a break, we had to head back to EXO High to handle the club classroom the day after. All the club leaders were there and we were greeted by Tae-il, the male telling us that we had extra cash to spare. Baekhyun had put his hard selling skills to good use the past months of his first semester of junior year and we supported him even though most of us found ourselves shying away from embarrassment when he became a little bit too aggressive.

Five days before Christmas and none of us had plans, Sehun telling us that he was forbidden to go anywhere for the break because he had to "study how to take over the family" business and Sehun being Sehun, made us promise we weren't going to run away and have fun without him. Kai had found a new found passion and I could see him venturing out to the library to read about how to become a detective—all of us were very surprised but it was a good kind of surprise.

Kyungsoo's father and mother were actively turning Minseok's burned down church to a workable organization. The place was developing and on some Sundays; despite me not being Christian, I would find myself sitting on an empty seat while Kyungsoo and his father came to see the progression of the church.

Matthew finding out that Mark was his brother did not change a thing.

He still stuck to Mark like glue and the only thing that was a tad bit different was how he hardly came around anymore. Today, however, after Baekhyun and his constant whining towards the big ghost that he was hardly ever around anymore; Matthew decided to come and "chill" with us.

This is how all of us ended up back in EXO High, cleaning our club room with Harin and Baekhyun making more bracelets and Kyungsoo blessing the area for good measure. Sehun had demanded we change our chairs into new ones when Baekhyun accidentally fell on his ass before school break started. It wasn't a big thing but Sehun's insistence was to show how dominant he could be towards the school admin.

"I mean, I don't get it," Kai was telling me. "He's only this way when Harin is around. If she wasn't there, Sehun wouldn't have batted an eyelash."

"What's funny is Harin seems to think that he's just being nice," Minseok snickered.

Harin frustrated Sehun and we were all waiting for him to break down and tell her that he liked her. It was a show for us and I could catch small smiles exchanged between Matthew and Chanyeol on some occasions when those two would begin to bicker. Sehun wasn't mature enough to show her he cared without picking a fight and it was obvious he riled her up as much as she did to him.