We Aren't Friends (Xiuchen High School AU)

Chapter 2

"Oh yeah. You're in my maths class." Xiumin managed to say around a fake smile. This was not fair. Why did Suho get Lay, polite, modest and quiet, and Xiumin gets Chen, a loud and slightly smug smart ass.

Chen gave Xiumin a large smile, leaning against the desk, "Yeah, you sit at the back?"

Xiumin nodded, "Yeah my name is Kim Minseok, but please call me Xiumin."

The other boy continued to smile, distracted and Xiumin took the chance to grab his pyjamas and go toward the bathroom to get ready for bed. He'd almost managed to shut the door behind him when Chen spoke up again, "You're rather short." And Xiumin shut the door with a bang.

By the time Xiumin remerged, Chen was sprawled on top of his bed covers asleep, a book spread next to him. Xiumin closed the book and placed it on the shared table between the two beds. He'd already decided he didn't like this Chen, but he had to try to like him if they were going to share a small dorm room for the next year. If he found he really despised the boy, he could probably find a way to room with Sehun, or convince Sehun to take in Chen, which would be quite easy after the younger boy undoubtedly takes a like to him.

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Xiumin woke before Chen the next day and lay staring at the ceiling waiting for the alarm to ring. He'd decided in his first attempt to get along with the other boy, he would wait for him to wake up and walk to school with him.

Chen, during the night must have woken as the book was once again was spread open, this time across the floor, and a pair of glasses hung off his face. It was almost endearing, Xiumin thought as he watched the other sleep, how the other boy cared enough about his book to stay up until the early hours to finish it.

The morning was quiet, even Chanyeol and Baekhyun were silent, and Xiumin found himself wishing that he didn't have to get up and go to school. It was morning like these that he would tuck himself closer to Luhan in their shared single bed, and Luhan, still sleeping, would pull him closer, whispering nonsense into Xiumin's hair, and peppering kisses in the strands tousled by sleep. It was only when Xiumin was alone that he found himself missing his ex room mate and boyfriend, so to prevent further memories, he decided to get up and have a shower before he'd have to compete with the rest of the dorm for water.

When he came out from the bathroom, his hair still dripping, Chen was awake, doing up the buttons of his shirt, "School starts soon." was all Xiumin said.

"Yeah I'm almost ready. What do you major in, Minnie?"

"Minnie?"

"As in Minnie Mouse." Chen said, "Because you are so small."

Xiumin couldn't stop the sour look that crossed his face, and he turned away from the other to do up his tie in the mirror, "Singing. And piano. I do dancing too after school." He turned to find the other boy in front of him, sheepishly holding up his tie and Xiumin sighed, taking it from Chen's hands, "What about you?"

"I do singing also, but I'm doing guitar this year. I did piano last year and got bored very quickly. Do you not find piano boring, Minnie?"

Xiumin sighed, tightening the others tie and standing slightly on his toes so that he could look down to the Chen, "No Jongdae, I like piano."

"Ah," Jongdae pulled a face, "I don't like Jongdae please call me Chen."

"As long as you call me Minnie. I'll call you Jongdae. Now come on Jongdae we are going to be late."

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Jongdae was in Xiumin's singing class, and the other boys of EXO quickly became friends with Chen. Chen was cool and Chen knew how to talk to people, and it really annoyed Xiumin.