Kangin sat at the table with the guys and glanced around. “Where’s Eeteuk?”
        “Where’s Shiwon?” Heechul muttered.
        “Maybe it’s a conspiracy,” Donghae nodded. Kibum sat down grinning.
        “You,” Kangin glared at him. “Where’s Eeteuk?”
        “Me?” Kibum put on an innocent look. “Why would I know where he is?”
        “Because he was at your house last night.”
        “So? You think I kidnapped him or something?” He chuckled.
        “Maybe he’s just busy,” Donghae suggested. “Not so sure about Shiwon though…”
        “He probably hates me…,” Heechul stabbed his salad. “I mean…not that I care much.”
        “Uh-huh…” Donghae rolled his eyes. “Oh, isn’t tonight the drama meet up or something?”
        Heechul let out his hissy chuckle. “Good thing I’m not involved. Although I think I will show up and watch you guys sweat for a bit.”
        “You’re such a great friend, Heechul,” Donghae said dryly.
        “I know,” he grinned.
        “Maybe Eeteuk will be there…” Kangin mumbled.
        “So…are you coming too, then?”
        “Yeah…guess I am.”




        “What are you still doing here? Shouldn’t you be at the drama area helping out or something?” Eunhyuk asked, noticing Eeteuk sitting at a desk just staring at articles for the newspaper.
        “Huh? Oh…yeah I’ll head over there in a bit…,” Eeteuk said, snapping back into reality. He began picking up the papers, placing them in order.
        “…Are you ok?”
        “…Yeah. Why do you ask?”
        “Well you seemed kind of out of it all day…and Kangin asked me why you weren’t at lunch.”
        “Oh…”
        “So?”
        “I was…working on the newspaper…”
        “We’re ahead of schedule. What could you possibly be doing that’s so urgent?”
        Eeteuk thought for a while, then looked at his friend; defeated, “You got me…”
        “Are you avoiding someone?”
        “Well…I went to Kibum’s last night because he said he needed some help on something and…”
        “And…?”
        “He…kissed me?”
        Eunhyuk’s face distorted and a hand went to his stomach, “Ugh…that image is gonna give me nightmares…and indigestion.”
        “I don’t think he kissed me because he likes me though…”
        “Then why would he?” He asked, rubbing his stomach.
        “I’m not sure…”
        “Maybe to get someone jealous?”
        “Like, who?”
        I could think of someone, Eunhyuk thought but figured it was best to keep to himself. “I donno…” Eunhyuk glanced at his watch and almost instantly recovered from his stomach ache. “Well time to get home and eat some kimchi.” His eyes almost sparkled. “See ya.”
        “Bye,” Eeteuk chuckled as he watched him leave. Not a moment later Heebon came bouncing in.
        “Is Mysterious Photographer Man here?!” Heebon had always been a very high spirited character. Not many people liked her but it was all just a misunderstanding. Heebon felt like she had to be apart of everything and that her job was to make everyone happy. So of course some would feel as if she were intruding. She meant well, though. She worked most of her free time on organizing school events and making decorations for holidays. Her absence at any event was unheard of.
        Eeteuk stared at her. “…Your timing is impeccable.”
        “Does that mean he is?!” She glanced around the room, even under a table.
        “N-no, I mean…he just left.”
        Heebon frowned. Eeteuk was afraid she would cry, but she quickly recovered her cheery outlook. “Oh, ok. I’ll meet him some day!” She looked quite determined.
        “Won’t it be boring though?”
        “Huh?”
        “He won’t be a mystery once you’ve met him…”
        “Uh…,” She thought about it for a minute. “I guess…so….but…what if he’s amazing?!” She seemed to go off in her own world.
        Eeteuk decided to leave it alone. He just hoped she wouldn’t be disappointed once she did meet him. Not that Eunhyuk was a bad guy but…
        “Did you need something?”
        “Huh?” She snapped out of it. “Oh…I don’t remember…Oh yeah. Are you going to help with the school festival that’s coming up? I mean, I know you’re gonna help with the play first or whatever, but…”
        “Sure, I can do that.”
        “Awesome! I’ll give you details later. Bye!” She bounced on out.
        Eeteuk glanced at the clock on the wall. He was going to be late! He put the papers away and hurried out to the drama room.





       Heechul stared up at the stage, scrunching his nose at the background props.
        “No good?” Yunho asked.
        “Well…,” Heechul paced to and froe for a moment. “No, it’s alright…” Can’t expect too much from a school play, right? The bushes didn’t even look like bushes.
        Yunho put on a smile of relief, “That’s good…but only alright?”
        Donghae pat him on the shoulder, “Don’t worry about it, it’s good.”
        “Yah…wasn’t Eeteuk supposed to be here? He missed the whole meeting,” Heechul asked, resting his arms on the stage.
        “Why do you even care?” Donghae sat, letting his legs hang from the edge of the stage.
        “I don’t, it’s just…I don’t want to see the bear cry.”
        The bear? Donghae looked over at Kangin who was sitting fast asleep in one of the auditorium seats. Did he even have the ability to cry?
        “Where did Shiwon go? He was here for the meeting…” Donghae noted.
        “What does it matter? He probably wanted to get away from me,” Heechul sighed. “If I had remembered he was going to be part of this…”
        “What you wouldn’t have come?”
        “Maybe…”
        “Sorry I’m late!” Eeteuk hurried down one of the isles towards the stage, brushing past Kangin, not really noticing his presence. Kangin shifted awake, taking a few minutes to gather where he was and who was talking.
        “Speak of the devil! Where were you?” Donghae gave Heechul a ‘see I knew he’d come’ look.
        “I was busy with the newspaper. I didn’t miss anything important did I?” Eeteuk asked glancing around the stage.
        “Just the whole boring meeting…I thought I was going to see some muscle work,” Heechul said dryly. Donghae hit him lightly in the head.
        “Really?” Eeteuk sighed.
        “I could always give you a summary,” Yunho volunteered.
        “Thank you so much!”
        “Wait, wait…before you get back to work, we need to know,” Donghae began but was cut off by the cranky bear.
        “Where were you?!”
        Eeteuk turned to find Kangin almost completely in his face. He backed up into the stage wall.
        “Uh…I…was…,” Eeteuk sputtered, caught off guard by Kangin’s sudden anger.
        “Well?”
        “Yah, Ugly Bear, get out of his face and maybe he could say something. Aish…,” Heechul muttered to himself
        Kangin glared at the pretty boy but did as he said and backed up a little. He asked again a bit more calm, “Where were you? I was worried…” He looked a little embarrassed admitting it in front of the others. Donghae grinned a little at Heechul. Heechul scoffed.
        “I was just…working on some newspaper stuff. Sorry I worried you…,” Eeteuk forced a smile.
        “…That’s all? Eunhyuk didn’t even know where you were. You were working on the newspaper?” Kangin felt as if there was more to it than Eeteuk was letting on.
        “Yeah…I lost track of time so it seems I missed the meeting too.”
        “You were working on it again?”
        “Huh? Uh…yeah…”
        “Teuk ah…What aren’t you telling me?”
        “I…” Eeteuk looked past Kangin to see Kibum walk into the auditorium. He grinned and waved. “…I’m going to Italy.”