Chapter Twenty-Two

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A few days since the incident...

    "You two have been acting stranger than usual," Sara stated as she and Blondie walked up to Kris and Luhan.

    Kris smiled a bit as he rummaged around his slightly messy locker, "Really? We are? How so?"

    Sara shrugged as she leaned against the locker and looked at Blondie who laughed softly as she replied, "Well, you two have been following us around ever-" but Luhan cut her off as he smiled, "We follow you two around? Who are the ones who just walked up to us?"

    Blondie rolled her eyes as she continued, "You two have been watching us more intently. You're always tense when we're around other people, but it's the worse when we're around Jaemin and Jaejoong. You two have been acting, what's the right word?"

    Thinking for a second, Sara answered, "Clingy?"

    Her friend nodded and the two boys in front of them turned a pale white color as they chuckled nervously.

    "What is it exactly that you two are hiding from us?" Blondie questioned as she leaned against the wall.

    Luhan cleared his throat as he anxiously wringed his fingers, "Girls, don't worry. We told you it's nothing big."

    Sara sighed heavily as she frowned a bit, "Well, whatever it is has you two worked over the edge."

    Peeking his head out from behind his locker, Kris scrunched his eyebrows, "What makes you say that?"

    Blondie laughed as she reached forward to fix Luhan's messy hair, "Both of you look disheveled. You have dark circles under your eyes that compliment the newly found bags that have formed. Your pupils are darker than usual and you two have just been acting stranger, that's all."

    Before any of the boys could tell them an explanation, Jaemin and Jaejoong started to make their way towards the girls. Kris shut his locker door as he tugged on Sara's hand, "Let's go."

    She scrunched an eyebrow, but didn't question as she allowed him to lead her into their next class. Luhan watched them walk away, confused.

    "Why did Kris suddenly leave?" Luhan thought to himself as he looked around.

    His eyes scanned the crowded hallway. He saw new faces, old faces, faces that looked familiar to him, but he couldn't quite put his finger on where he had met them before. Then, there were the two faces that were so perfectly disguised, it was obvious it was the supernatural's work.

    "Hey, let's get to class," Luhan said as his eyes landed on Jaemin and Jaejoong.

    She held up her finger, "One second."

    He watched as she turned and walked to her locker which just so happened to be the exact spot Jaemin was waiting. Luhan looked around to catch a glimpse of Jaejoong's jacket as he walked into the classroom Kris and Sara waited in.

    Sighing, he made his way over to Blondie as he nudged her arm, "We really need to get to class."

    Blondie held up her pointer finger again, "One minute. I have to find my book before I can go to class. Just go without me."

    But Luhan shook his head as he eyed the other boy, "I'll just stay here and wait for you."

    She shrugged as a small smile lifted the corners of her mouth upwards, "Suit yourself. It may take awhile though."

    Jaemin gestured for her to move aside. Following his command, Blondie moved away and watched as the boy started to dig into her locker. A few seconds later, he pulled out the book she had been searching for for days.

    "How did you find this so easily?" Blondie questioned as she took the book from his hands with a thankful smile.

    He shrugged, "You left it in the right corner of your locker. Just like you always do."

    She scrunched her eyebrows as her grip tightened around the book slightly, "How did you know that's where I usually put my books?"

    Watching the little "show," Luhan cleared his throat as he grabbed her hand, "Come on, let's go. We're going to be late."

    Blondie nodded, but resisted as she turned back to Jaemin, expecting an answer. He thought for a second before clearing his throat, "I was just guessing."

    She nodded and shut her locker door, but only for the sleeve of her jacket to get caught in the metal door. Without thinking, Jaemin reached forward as he helped her and for a split second, Blondie saw his true form.

    Realizing what he had just done, Jaemin cleared his throat as Luhan stood there frozen in shock. Trying to play it off like she was just hallucinating, Jaemin tilted his head, "Are you okay?"

    She nodded as she chuckled lightly, "Yeah, I'm just tired, so I guess I'm just seeing things."

    Luhan chimed in this time, "Lack of sleep can do that to a person. Come on, let's go."

    Everyone said their goodbyes as the two departed from Jaemin. Once they were out of sight, the boy slid down the locker door with his fist clenching the material of his shirt on the left side.

    "I can't believe I just did that," he mumbled.

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