LoveMeter

While you may not be mine, Let's still talk?

It was Friday. The day of the Party in the Suju Dorms. It was clear that everyone was excited to get drunk. Excitement was buzzing through the air while all thirteen members of the Super Junior Dorms ran through the hallways of the dorms, banging on the rooms' doors to see if someone had gotten the drinks or the food.

Leeteuk had dropped by Donghae's room and reminded him of the party, "Donghae-ah, don't forget about the party tonight. You better make an appearance, it will be great for you to get to know the other members."

Donghae simply nodded and asked the elder boy if he had to bring something. Leeteuk simply shook his head and told, "Your Hyungs will take care of it, you just need to bring your stamina for drinking. We are all planning to go all out for the weekend."

After Leeteuk left, probably to prevent Kangin and Heechul from arguing about the brand of soju they needed to buy, Donghae just sighed loudly. As the sigh echoed through his small room, Donghae hoped that the party went well and that there would be no conflicts between him and his dorm mates, especially Eunhyuk. He didn't want to be the future cause of the party going sore just because he and Eunhyuk argued or disagreed.

The loud music blared into his ears as Donghae navigated through the sweaty and drunk messes of boys dancing and yelling at each other in the central living room. Clutching his red cup tightly, Donghae squinted through the multicolored light flashings searching for someone. He saw Heechul and Hangeng making out with each other on the wall-that was a sight he wanted to forget. He spied Sungmin chatting with Ryeowook as they sipped on their bottles of soju. He saw Leeteuk and Kangin wildly dancing along the beats of the music while horrendously belting out the lyrics almost looking like writhing limbs wrangling their way to match the music. It wasn't a pleasant sight nor a sound for Donghae.

Finally, Donghae spotted Eunhyuk and Siwon leaning against the wall and sipping whatever was in their red cups while they laughed at Leeteuk and Kangin along with Kyuhyun who was filming them. Donghae hesitantly made his way over them. Siwon recognized Donghae underneath the flashes of the lights, his eyes lighting up, "Hey man, having fun?"

Donghae smiled, "Yeah, it's something new."

Kyuhyun laughed, "Yep, I'll say-it's not everyday you can see the leader of the dorms get drunk and let go of themselves. I'm so gonna use this film in the future." Laughing sardonically, Kyuhyun moved away from the three men to go and capture more of his hyungs' wild dancing.

Donghae watched Kyuhyun disappear between the clump of boys including Kibum, Henry and Zhoumi, friends who he made recently. Turning back in time to hear Siwon ask, "Donghae-ah, how have you been?"

"Siwon-ah, I'm ready to get wasted. I'm done with all of my projects and assignments that I'm literally dead." Donghae whined, cutely pitting at Siwon.

Eunhyuk stared at the pout that decorated Donghae's pink lips, slowly and softly, he mumbled, "Cute."

"Haha, That's funny, Donghae-ah. Do you want another soju bottle?"

Donghae immediately nodded. However, while Siwon was about to move from his leaning position to grab three soju bottles, Donghae acted quickly, "I'll go. I need to move so that I don't get too much of a hangover tomorrow."

As he made his way towards the drink table, Donghae contemplated his excuse. It was true what he said-but not completely true. He had volunteered so that he wouldn't be forced to chat with Eunhyuk when Siwon wasn't there. Despite the fact that they were able to chat comfortably during their movie night earlier this week, he was afraid. He was afraid to anticipate the reaction that Eunhyuk could possibly have towards him. It could be bad as they weren't really on the most comfortable terms like Siwon and he.