301, 302, 303... Hyun Ae counted the room numbers until she finally got to 305. Suho, Kai and Sehun's room. The door was left slightly ajar so she didn't bother knocking.

"Hey." She said not going in further than the doorway. Sehun looked at her with a panicked expression.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"You said I should meet here at lunchtime remember?"

Sehun kept shooting nervous glances between her the bathroom door.

"Now's not really a good time. Why don't you I come find you later?" he said walking towards her and trying to get her out the door.

"Now is a good time as any." She said digging her heels in.

"Ae please don't argue." Sehun pleaded. The door to the bathroom opened and Paris walked out.

"Sehun thanks, so much for everything. I really appreciate it." She said wearing one of Sehun's shirts and sweatpants. Her hair was still wet from the shower and she noticed that Sehun's hair was too. Paris's face froze in shock when she saw Hyun Ae.

"I'm done." Hyun Ae said and slammed the door behind her. On her way to the elevator she heard something crash and break in the room she just vacated.

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AJ was avoiding him. Kai was pretty sure of that. She hadn't been in her room all of Sunday and she'd avoided him in the hallways. He'd just come from her room again but there was no one there. She was probably freaked out about the almost kiss which was all the more reason he had to find her and talk about it. He had a hunch he'd find her in one of the media rooms, either the dark room or the editing rooms. He spotted her petite figure as she turned a corner to head towards the basement darkroom and followed after her (After taking a few moments to admire how good she looked in uniform).

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AJ needed to talk to someone. She tried looking for her two roommates but both of them were currently unavailable. And for the first time in her life she couldn't talk to Suga about what was bothering her. She was waiting for the elevator door to open so that she could go to the basement when both her problems appeared from opposite ends of the hallway. She had spotted Kai first who signaled that she should wait for him when Chen called her name from the other end.

This can't be happening right now! She thought.

"Please open. Open. Open." She chanted and sighed in relief as the elevator door finally opened and she started jabbing at the buttons. She didn't relax until the doors closed just as Chen and Kai both reached her.

She rushed into the first darkroom surprising Yixing, the president of the Film and Photography society and Jin who were developing some pictures.

"Don't tell anyone I'm here." She said going into the supply room. Sure enough a few moments later she heard Kai's voice asking for her. After she was sure he left she poked her head out;

"Is he gone?" she asked.

"Yes. Are you in trouble?" Yixing asked concerned. He was one of the sweetest human beings AJ had ever met as well as one of her favourite people. Although he was often forgetful at times, this was why he had Jin, another one of her favourite people, as his vice-president. The two of them were some of the very few people she bothered using honorifics with when talking to them.

"No. Sorry for scaring you oppa." She said.

"Is that the guy Suga caught you kissing? Kai I think." Jin asked not looking up from the photo he was developing. The room was dimly lit so AJ felt rather than saw Jin's smirk. She was glad no one could see her blushing.

"You're dating Kai?" Yixing asked.

"N-no. We're friends." She said. They left it at that and all three of them went on developing the pictures. Most of them were candid shots they'd taken around school but Yixing was working on his final portfolio to be submitted as part of his final year project.

They left when it was dinner time. She and Jin walked to the cafeteria together, Yixing stayed behind to work on his project.

"Can I ask you something?" she asked Jin in the elevator, "But Suga can't know." She said.

"Why?" Jin asked curiously. He considered AJ a little sister as much as Suga did.

"Because he goes into papa bear mode if I so much as breathe in the same air as a boy who is not one of you." AJ explained. "But I really need to talk to someone and Namjoon is out the question because it would just be weird asking him about other guys. Hobi is... well, Hobi. Jimin, Tae and Kookie aren't exactly..." she was silenced by Jin placing is hand over her mouth.

"You're rambling. Is this about Kai?" he asked as the elevator door opened and they stepped out.

AJ nodded. "And Chen too. I think I still feel something for him but I'm not sure about Kai. I mean I'm attracted to him but I don't want to catch deeper feelings for him." AJ said contorting her face in disgust.

Jin chuckled. "You talk as if loving someone is a bad thing." He frowned.

AJ choked on her spit. "I never said I was in love." She protested, "I'm just confused about what I feel. And I hate being confused. What should I do?"

Jin opened the door to the cafeteria and they were hit with mouth-watering aromas.

"I think you need to get closure with Chen before you drag another guy into this. Here's your chance now." he said as they arrived at serving line. She'd completely forgotten that the beagle line was still serving their punishment; it was why she'd skipped lunch and headed straight for the darkroom earlier. There were a few people ahead of them and all the bravery AJ possessed deserted her at the thought of facing Chen.

"You know what? Turns out I'm not hungry after all. I'll just be in my room. Tell the guys I'll see them later." She said turning on her heel, ignoring her growling stomach.

"Oh no missy. It's high time you take responsibility for your mess. And unlike Suga, your aeygo doesn't work on me so don't even think about it."

"But oppa!" she whined.

"Too late." Jin smirked.

"Hey guys. What will it be?" Baekhyun asked. Jin asked for an insane amount of food while AJ just asked for soup. She didn't think she could eat anything else. She finally got to Chen who was serving desert.

"I wanted to talk to you earlier." He said not bothering to ask her what she wanted as he placed a ridiculously huge piece of pie on her tray.

"Sorry. I was in a rush." She said lamely.

"Kai was looking for you too." He didn't look her in the eye but AJ could hear the unspoken questions in his voice.

"I know. Can we talk?" she asked. Chen looked over at the other two.

"We'll cover for you." Baekhyun said not the least it ashamed that he'd been eavesdropping. Chen grabbed AJ's tray in one hand and took her hand in the other and led her away from the prying eyes of the cafeteria. He spotted an annoyed Libby sitting with Suho and Kris who seemed to be fighting. When she saw him and AJ she winked and gave him a thumbs up.

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"Relax Yoongi." Jin said as Yoongi glared at AJ's retreating back.

"I can't believe you encouraged her to get back with him when you knew I liked her hyung." Jungkook whined.

"It's revenge for throwing up on me." Jin smirked.

"Suga-hyung looks like he's about to pop a vein." Jimin laughed.

Suga massaged his temples. "There's a reason I don't want AJ dating," he said looking at Jin, "She doesn't handle emotions and commitment well. She freaks out anytime things start getting serious; she needs to grow up a little before diving into relationships again."

"How is she supposed to get over her commitment issues if she's single?" Jin asked. "And they are just going to talk not get married. Relax." Jin said patting Suga's arm. He looked around the table.

"Where's Namjoon and Hobi?" he asked. The others just shrugged.


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