It's been a week since Xander had signed a contract with Alodia Agency. He hadn't decided to audition to be an idol under the company still though.
Xander had started training to walk by a modeling couch named David. David used to live in North America but emigrated to Asia to pursue his modeling career.
David used to be an amazing model but retired a couple of years ago and became a modeling coach.
David is in his late 40s but he still looks very handsome despite his age. He doesn't have much wrinkles too. You might even mistake him to being in his thirties.
Xander hadn't been in school for almost a week after Henry asked permission from the school.
The school agreed but they insisted that Xander should go to school atleast once a week which Xander happily agreed to.
Xander would write essays and answer different tests from different subjects every afternoon after he finish practicing with David.
Now Xander is making his way to the school while practicing his walking, the way David thought him to.
Xander must always keep his shoulders back, the chest out, and his stomach in. The arms must sway naturally without letting them touch your sides.
Xander is still learning the posture currently. But he is improving fast.
Xander walk in the school gate with his eyes looking straight unlike before where his eyes would wonder around. He gave off an aura of confidence because of this.
Before Xander gave off an unapproachable vibe but now he gave off a confident but friendly vibe.
The students who are not inside the school building are staring at Xander. They haven't seen Xander for a whole week but when he came back he seems like another person.
Xander noticed the gazes of his fellow schoolmates but ignored them like everytime. He entered the school building and directly entered his classroom.
Xander went inside the classroom to see his classmates scattering around. Some are sitting on others desk, others are playing, some are talking to each other, while most of the girls are putting on make-up or curling their bangs with a hair curler.
As soon as Xander went inside the class. It went quiet for a couple of seconds.
All of the students are looking at Xander without moving.
The two boys who were throwing crumpled paper balls stopped what there were doing. The girl who is putting lipstick on her mouth unintentionally smudge it.
Xander was also quiet. He stood there in front of the class frozen. A bit confuse why others are just staring at him without saying or doing anything.
It's quite awkward.
Xander quickly made his way to his desk which made the students who were frozen, move again. This time though, no one talked.
"Why are they always like this whenever I'm around.. " Xander mutter under his breath which his classmates didn't hear.
Hei Ran is absent today because she suddenly got a bad cold. The desk of Hei Ran is filled with get well soon letters.
Hei Ran is the social butterfly of the school. She is friends with everyone.
Xander sighed when seeing Hei Ran's desk and took a look at his own desk.
There are no letters or notes in his desk. He had left school for almost a week but no one asked if he was alright or where what he is up to.
The teacher maybe told Xander's classmates about his absence so no one was really curious.
But it's also the same for Hei Ran. The teacher told the students that she is sick. This time though, the students gave Hei Ran letters and notes for her to read when she gets back to school.
Xander felt envious.
But he shake that feeling off because Hei Ran has many friends unlike himself.
No one bothered to talk to Xander. He felt saddened by this but didn't mind it at all.
He felt awkward to talk to people his age. Excluding Hei Ran. Xander didn't even know how he manage to make a conversation with her.
It's probably because she gives off a friendly aura that makes people around her comfortable.
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The bell rang indicating the end of the class and lunch time. Xander isn't going to go back to his apartment for lunch.
Zeus is currently with David.
Xander brought Zeus for practice one day and David fell in love with Zeus. So everytime Xander would go to the company, Zeus would be with him.
Now that Xander is going to school. David insisted to take care of Zeus while Xander is studying.
Xander could only agree.
Xander grabbed his wallet and was about to walk out of the classroom before he realized that he doesn't know where the cafeteria is located.
Xander never ate at school and this is the first time he did. Before he didn't even bother finding out the location of that place. Thinking that he might never go there anyways.
He looked around the classroom to see almost no students left. Except... Junsoo.
Junsoo is laying on his desk, clearly asleep.
Xander hesitantly pat Junsoo's shoulder till the latter woke up.
"What the hell do you wa-..." Junsoo became quiet when he saw Xander standing in front of his desk.
"Hello. your name is Kim Junsoo, right?" Even though Xander knows all of his classmates name he still said this to not make others feel uncomfortable.
Xander has good memory so when Hei Ran told Xander everyone's name, he memorized it all.
Junsoo stared at Xander before removing his eyes off him and standing up confidently.
But then he realized that Xander is pretty f*cking tall.
"Y..Yes." Junsoo cursed inside as he realized that he unintentionally stuttered.
"Right. Do you know where the cafeteria is?" Xander scratch his head feeling embarrassed.
Junsoo sighed before sacrificing his nap time to show Xander where the cafeteria is. Almost forgetting that Xander is supposedly his unofficial rival.
The two are walking on the hallway.
"When is your birthday, Lee Xander-shi?" Junsoo asked feeling curious about Xander.
"December 10th. How about you, Kim Junsoo-shi?" Xander is feeling happy inside thinking that he might make a new friend today.
Junsoo suddenly stopped his tracks with a shock expression making Xander confuse.
"Woah! My birthday is just a day late. December 9th."
Junsoo unknowingly started to feel comfortable with Xander.
"That's cool." Xander is also quite shock that Junsoo's birthday is just the day before his.
"Call me 'hyung', Lee Xander-shi." Junsoo felt superior for being born the day before Xander.
(Hyung is a word used by Korean males to address another male that are older and close to them.)
Xander glance at Junsoo while an eyebrow is raised.
"It's just a one day difference, Kim Junsoo-shi. Why don't we call each other by our first names instead." Xander requested.
"No, no. Call me 'Junsoo hyung'." Junsoo seems to badly want to hear Xander say this to him.
Junsoo is thinking that being older than Xander is probably his own advantage. Xander has the brain and looks but Junsoo is older.
"Fine, Junsoo hyung." Xander shook his head, giving up.
Junsoo cheered inwardly.
"Alright. Starting from today onwards you are my little brother." Junsoo laughed as he pat Xander's shoulder instead of his head because Xander is too tall for Junsoo to pat his head comfortably.
"Sure, my short elder brother." Xander teased.
Junsoo shot a glare at Xander which is laughing.
In just a span of a few minutes Junsoo already forgot that Xander is supposedly his rival.
Now he only thinks that Xander is his little brother.
While Xander on the other hand, who thought that he might have a new friend unintentionally found an older brother instead. Even though Junsoo is just a day older than him.
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