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"I'm really sorry to have to ask this, but do you think I can stay here tonight?"

 
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"Guys guys guys!  Did you see his latest post!?"  Jisung practically shouted as he slammed his tray of food down on the table.  Changbin, of course, rolled his eyes due to the fact that they were, yet again, talking about X.

"Omg yes!  Every time I read it it gives me goosebumps!" Seungmin squealed with Jisung which threw whatever appetite Changbin had out the window.

As Changbin got up to throw the majority of his lunch away, Chan called after him.  "Yah, what're you doing?  You barely even touched any of that!"

Changbin shrugged and tossed the food in the trash can then returned to his seat at the table.  "Wasn't hungry I guess.  And since the topic isn't going to disappear any time soon, what was so special about X's post this time?" The uninterested tone was very obvious in Changbin's voice as he asked the question, but that didn't really matter to the rest of the table.

"Whoa... I never thought I'd see the day that Seo Changbin was actually interested in something about X." Jisung saw the chance to tease Changbin and took it, and of course it worked.

"Just shut up and tell me before I change my mind," Changbin's warning was enough for Jisung to shut up and get on with it.

"Okay okay... So you know how he usually quotes authors or something right?  Well, today, he didn't quote anyone!"

Changbin stared at Jisung, waiting for him to finish, but when he didn't, he turned to the others.  "Anyone care to elaborate?"

"I got it," Minho took over the explanation from Jisung.  "So, like Jisung said, X usually quotes other people in his posts, but today, he posted his own words." Changbin nodded, finally understanding what Jisung was trying to explain.

"So what exactly did he say?"

"You really need to keep up with the blog dude... But it said 'Being so different from everyone around you, in more ways than one, to the point where people have a hard time understanding you gets very tiring..'" Minho fell silent, eyeing Changbin's face in attempts to discern what exactly his expression meant.

Changbin, on the other hand, wasn't even thinking about the expression on his face.  He was lost in thought, playing the words that Minho just shared with him over and over in his head.  After a moment, he finally remembered why the words had bothered him.

 
"Is everything okay?"

"Oh, yeah... I just have been having a hard time adjusting."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, since the move, it's been very hard getting used to everything.  It's all brand new, from the food to the language.  It's just been rough, and with my mom and dad out on their business trip and my sisters staying their friend's house, I got kind of scared being in my house alone."

"Oh..."

"Haha yeah, I guess when you haven't really moved around a whole lot it's hard to understand."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay.  I'm used to being different, in more ways than one."

 
 
Changbin was brought out of his thoughts when he felt someone tap his shoulder.

"Oh, Jeongin!  We were wondering where you were!  Come, sit down and eat something!" Woojin's voice was rather loud and it annoyed Changbin.  He turned to see the younger standing behind him with his usual, braces filled smile.