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8/12/2019 Not Expected

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Not Expected

Pairing:Sulay

Words:3954

Genre:Fluff

Rating:General

Summary: Joonmyun doubts Yixing is even human.

A/N:This is a thing I wrote for a prompt. 21.Yixing is the new guy at school and arrives justaround the holidays. Joonmyun helps him around and believes that Christmas has come early

Joonmyun was never really different from others. Maybe he worked harder at maintaining his

grades high and was always nice to everyone, but that was simply the way it was. But all in all,

he was just another normal student with his own problems and his own group of (stupid,unhelpful) friends. He never tried to be something he was not and get into something like the

student council even if he was pestered on many occasions by different people. So it came as

kind of a surprise that hewas asked to guide a new student around the school and not some

student that was actually willing to do so. He wanted to say no but the way the teacher looked athim, with trust shining in her old, dull eyes, made Joonmyun smile awkwardly and bow as he

promised to do well.

Who the hell even switches schools in the middle of the year He muttered to himself as he

made his way down the hallway. He was supposed to meet the student near the entrance and a

wave of questions washed over Joonmyun as he slowly trudged towards his destination. He wastold the student was Chinese so what if he didnt understand Korean correctly? Joonmyun wasnt

thatgood at languages. And how was he even supposed to recognise him in the first place? It

made Joonmyuns head spin a little and his stomach twist nervously.

When he finally got to the entrance he looked around and searched for a student who looked like

he might be new. It wasnt hard to notice one boy standing at the side, looking intently at the

ground with earphones in his ears and head barely bobbing to the beat. Joonmyun looked aroundand waited a few minutes to make sure that he was really going to talk to the right person and not

make a fool out of himself. With a calming breath he approached the slightly taller boy and

tapped on his shoulder, a friendly smile at the ready.

The boy looked up slowly and, just as slowly, took out the earphones, his questioning gazepiercing through Joonmyuns soul. It took a while before he got himself back together and

realised that the boy was waiting for him to speak.


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Are you Yixing? He asked and felt how his voice trembled a little. It seemed that

Yixing(hopefully thats him) didnt notice and if he did, he chose not to comment. Instead he

nodded and blinked at Joonmyun, as if waiting for him to speak again. Um Whateverconfidence Joonmyun had started faltering a bit. He felt intimidated and confused and Yixing

kept waiting. I guess I should show you around?

Okay Yixing said and Joonmyunsmiled awkwardly, not sure how to react.

Joonmyun muttered Show me your schedule and outstretched his hand for Yixing to give it butthe taller probably misheard or misunderstood because he looked at his hand and then

outstretched his own to give a handshake. Joonmyun didnt have the heart to say that it wasnt

what he wanted because his mind was sort of melting and he thought that Yixing looked way toocute with a barely visible smile tugging at his lips. When they pulled away Joonmyun repeated

his request, this time loud and clear and Yixing released a small ah noise and nodded before

pulling out a sheet of paper from his bag and handing it to Joonmyun

He looked over the subjects and realised that he had almost every lesson with the transfer studentand realisation hit that maybe this was the reason he was asked to show the other around. He was

about to say that they should get moving but then Yixing opened his mouth before stoppinghimself. Joonmyun was confused but Yixing seemed to be thinking hard and Joonmyun probably

didnt need to think that but the other looked really adorable like that. Okay, maybe its time

you focus He thought to himself but then his train of thought was stopped as the other startedspeaking. Whats your name? You never told me it He said and Joonmyun felt like slapping

himself. Of course he didnt know, how would he?

Oh, Im sorry He smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his neck. My name is Joonmyun.

Nice to meet you He said with a small grin and Yixing smiled at him. Like, fully smiled and

Joonmyun wanted to sob because either Yixing didnt really exist or the smile was so pretty itcould be called magical. So basically not existing either way. Okay, we need to, uh, go now.The bell is going to ring soon He said and mentioned for Yixing to follow after him.

They got to class just in time. Yixing, apparently, liked to walk slowly and take in the

surrounding. But Joonmyun really didnt understand what was there to take in. The halls had

rows upon rows of mostly dirty lockers and the walls were really boring. He didnt even want tolook at the ceiling. However, Yixing found everything interesting, but then again, he was new so

it was understandable.

Joonmyun walked over to his seat and mentioned the other boy to find himself a seat as well,which just happened to be right in front of him. The students all sat in their seats, some sending

curious glances towards Yixing while Joonmyun leaned his head against his hand and stared off

into space. The teacher made her appearance soon after. It was the same teacher who askedJoonmyun to help the new student out so, naturally, she noticed Yixing quite quickly and smiled

at him.

You must be the new student. Please, do come up here and introduce yourself The teacher

said, smiling lightly. Joonmyun kind of felt bad for Yixing; why did they even need to do


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something like this? If people were interested enough they would ask on their own. But the

transfer student didnt seem to have any problems with the idea of standing in front o f many

curious eyes. He looked at the teacher, as if asking what he was supposed to say. The teachersmiled and gestured her hands around. Just tell us your name, where are you from, hobbies, age

and so on

Yixing nodded and looked around the class before deciding to speak. My name is Yixing, Im a

transfer student from China and I love dancing He said, his voice calm and soft. Joonmyun kind

of had to remind himself how to breathe because Yixings gaze ended up locked with his andmaybe that was because they met before he was forced to introduce himself. Before the teacher

could say anything else Yixing walked back to his seat and pulled out a notebook to use. Class

went on like normal from that point.

And after it was finished the teacher asked both Joonmyun and Yixing to stay for a few minutes.

She told Yixing that he would need to borrow a notebook to write down all the information and

since Joonmyun was already assigned to help him around, she figured he could lend the new

student his notes. They both nodded and left the classroom with Joonmyun glancing at Yixingsschedule again, making sure they really did have the following lesson together again.

And the first few hours until lunch break went on like that, with Joonmyun showing Yixing

around and the slightly younger (as he somehow managed to learn) boy following him around,

glancing around all the time even though everything looked the same. Or that was Joonmyunsopinion anyway.

He was about to walk to the cafeteria when Yixing grabbed his sleeve and asked where thedirectors office was. The elder blinked a few times and led him to the room. He said that Yixing

should come and find him in the cafeteria when he was done but he wasnt sure if the younger

heard him at all. Joonmyun shrugged to himself and made his way into the cafeteria, looking fora familiar tuft of hair which wasnt really a hard thing. Not many people dyed their hair in theirschool and finding his friend was easy.

You took a while Kris said while looking at him with an unreadable expression.

Yeah, sorry. I had to walk the new student somewhere Joonmyun explained as he sat down atthe table, slightly wondering where the others were.

Oh right, you were made to look after some newbie

Yeah. Anyway, where are the others? He asked and looked around, trying to find any familiarfaces. Kris merely shrugged and hummed in a way that sounded like I-dont-know andJoonmyun glared half-heartedly at him. Do you even care about anything other than Taos ass?

Hey, I care about Tao as a whole. Not just his ass The elder defended, squinting at him as if

Joonmyun told a lie. They spent the rest of the time simply sitting there with Joonmyun

complaining about one thing or another. He decided that Kris deserved an award for the most

uncaring friend in the world. (It was a lie though, Kris was a really good friend. Occasionally.)


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It so happened that Yixing didnt come to the cafeteria and Joonmyun somehow forgot about it.

Only when he was walking to his class a few minutes before the bell rang did he remember that

he was supposed to show Yixing to his class. Joonmyun resisted the urge to face-palm andwalked around, hoping that he would just find the younger standing somewhere. And it seemed

luck was on his side that day because as he was walking towards his class, thinking that maybe

the taller found his way into the room, he noticed Yixing standing by the wall. His eyes weretrailing after the people walking past him and he had one earphone in his ear again.

With a sigh of relief Joonmyun walked over to him and smiled. Why didnt you go to thecafeteria?

I got lost and confused and decided to hope that you would find me He shrugged with a littlesmile and Joonmyun thought that maybe the boy really wasnt real and he was having a dream

where angels descended to grace the earth with their presence.

Joonmyun shook the thoughts away and nodded a bit. Well I found you! Now lets go, the

teacher is going to nag us forever if we are late

~*~

It has been four days since Yixing transferred to their school and he was still not used to it. Hestill trailed after Joonmyun and asked him to show where the bathroom was every single time.

No. Im just really forgetful, I guess Yixing said when Joonmyun asked if he was getting a

hard time getting used to the place.

In the span of those few days Joonmyun managed to find out close to nothing about Yixing.

Except that he was easily distracted and apparently rather smart when it came to studying.Though Joonmyun had the thought that Yixing was one of those people who managed to get

good grades with minimal studying. He just didnt seem like someone who would spend a lot oftime learning.

One more thing he learned was to never again bring Yixing close to Kris. Its not like there wassomething wrong between them, oh no. They actually seemed to get along quite well. But the

fact that Kris spoke to him in Chinese made Joonmyun want to pull his hair out. He never really

learnt the language and now he was regretting everything because Kris told quite a few funnythings to Yixing. And Kris doesnt just spew around jokes. They were probably something

embarrassing about Joonmyun. What an ass He thought to himself as Kris finished another

sentence and Yixing laughed.

The upside of it all, though, was watching how Yixing laughed. Every time he noticed the

younger laughing or simply smiling everything in Joonmyuns world turned upside-down and hestarted believing in magic and fairy tales and unicorns and Wow, that dimple is so cute what.

So Joonmyun swallowed down his pride and just observed the younger.


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~*~

He went over to Kris house on the weekend because he was bored of being home alone and Kriswas his neighbour so he thought why not. Except that maybe it wasnt the brightest idea because

of course Tao was there and Joonmyun cringed. He didnt have anything against the boy. In fact,

he really liked him and they got along really well. But Kris did a complete 180 degree spin in hispersonality when dealing with Tao and Joonmyun felt awkward because if felt like he was with a

stranger. At least it was funny and he got what to tease the elder about so in the end, everything

worked in Joonmyuns favour as it always did.

Without noticing it, Joonmyuns mind often drifted to the new student he was assigned to show

around the school. He didnt know why his mind was so locked on Yixing but he found himselfthinking about his lovely voice and his nice hair and beautiful smile and everything else.

The weekend passed just like that, with Joonmyun thinking about the Chinese boy and thenpanicking the night before Monday because, obviously, no homework was done.

When Monday came and Joonmyun walked slowly to his locker he was kind of surprised to seeYixing there. The younger boy was leaning against the lockers, listening to music and his head

barely bobbing to the beat just like the first time they met. Only this time, Yixing actually

noticed him before he even got close and pulled out the earphones before smiling at Joonmyun.He still wasnt used to that smile and it made his insides flutter and Joonmyun decided that hereally needed to get a grip of himself before he does something stupid. What are you doing

here? He forced out, somewhat hoping that he would say that he still needed Joonmyun to help

him around the school.

I dont really remember my way around here so I thought you could continue helping me He

said, without the usual moment of silence. So he either already planned what he should say orwas practicing on his Korean while at home. I hope Im not being a bother He said quickly

after, when Joonmyun didnt answer as he was too busy dancing in his head.

No youre not He answered while smiling genuinely and went to open his locker. Yixing just

stood at the side, waiting patiently for him to be finished.

~*~

They were sitting in the cafeteria when Joonmyun remembered what he wanted to ask Yixing for

quite a while. Luckily, they were all alone with everyone else scattered somewhere in the

building so it was easier for Joonmyun to talk with the younger.

Hey, Yixing?

Hm?

Why did you transfer here? In the middle of the school year too.


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My parents got some better job offers here, so we moved The younger replied with a shrug. I

didnt really want to leave but I guess its not that bad He continued and smiled at Joonmyun in

a way that he could only describe as cute.

Can I ask you a favour? Yixing asked, looking at Joonmyun with an expression he could never

say no to. So he only nodded and gestured for him to continue. Can you help me with myKorean? Theres still so much I dont understand he said and Joonmyun found himself nodding

before even realising what he was asked to do.

Uh, yeah, sure. Ill help He said with a firm nod just before the bell rang.

They ended up agreeing that Yixing would come over to Joonmyuns house on the weekend so

that they could work in peace.

~*~

The week passed with Joonmyun barely even noticing and soon it was Saturday and he wasstanding in the local park not too far away from the school, waiting for Yixing to show up. Hereally hoped that the younger didnt get lost but his worries vanished when he noticed the

familiar person walking towards him. Yixing waved at him before walking close enough for a

greeting and Joonmyun grinned and asked if they could go now.

The walk to his house wasnt long and it was strangely comfortable. Joonmyun almost expectedan awkward silence to settle in between them but he was pleasantly surprised. At one point

Yixing even initiated a conversation and the elder couldnt be happier that they seemed to fall

into comfortable chatter. Joonmyun decided that Yixing was different than he was while they

were in school and he wasnt sure if it was a bad or a good thing. Because, honestly, his insides

were quivering and he really needed to calm down but that obviously wasnt happening any timesoon.

When they were inside the younger gasped quietly and murmured something that Joonmyun

assumed was a compliment to his nice house, if he does say so himself. They made quick work

of taking off their shoes and winter coats. Joonmyun led them to the living room and gesturedYixing to sit down on the couch.

I figured it would be better to be in the living room He said and Yixing smiled at him, noddinga little at the words and Joonmyun had to remind himself how to breathe properly. Hungry?

No. But a snack would be nice Yixing said and Joonmyun nodded before going to the kitchenand grabbing some candies and gummies and whatever he found. He hoped Yixing wasnt

allergic to anything. He returned back only to find Yixing lying on the couch, staring at the

ceiling and blinking every so often. Which was cute in Joonmyuns opinion. Then again, hedecided to just get over the fact that whatever Yixing did he would find it cute.

He settled the snacks on the low table besides the couch and watched as Yixing sat up andgrabbed the bag of gummies, ripping it open and putting some into his mouth. Joonmyun had to


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turn around with heat spreading through his face because Yixing really had nice lips and they

looked so soft and for a second he wondered what it would feel like to kiss the younger. He had

to shake himself out of it, though, because they were there to help Yixing with Korean andJoonmyun really needed to get agrip.

So He began, trying to sound as casual as he could while plopping down onto the couchbesides the other. What exactly do you not understand?

Yixing blinked at him a few times before explaining his problem slowly. Joonmyun nodded anddecided to go through some basic rules and see how much Yixing knows.

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Enjoying how someone was failing to do something while getting more frustrated by the second

was definitely not how Joonmyun was. But he couldnt stop grinning at how Yixing tried

explaining words with gestures and other words that would describe them. He looked silly andadorable and he would still occasionally get a gummy and Joonmyun wondered just how creepy

would it be to ask if he could feed him. Thankfully, he decided against it and after about twohours of trying to teach Yixing some basic understanding (Yixing called it torture) they decided

to take a break.

Joonmyun turned on the television while Yixing excused himself to the bathroom. There wasabsolutely nothing interesting on the TV and he simply settled for a music channel which,looking back, was probably the worst yet best decision he made.

When Yixing came back to the living room he looked at the screen and tilted his head before his

expression changed to that of recognition. Oh! He exclaimed and started unconsciously

swaying to the beat. I know this song He finished and Joonmyun wanted to both cover his eyes

and keep them open forever because it seemed that Yixing not only knew the song but the dancetoo. He never expected to see how good Yixing was at dancing at his own house, sitting on his

living room couch with the other moving sharply yet gracefully, almost just as good as the

original dancers. At least that was Joonmyuns opinion though it could be very biased. He didntcare though because Yixings body moved so welland for a moment Joonmyun thought what it

would feel like to be able to hold the other close. But he shook those thoughts away with a sharp

intake of breath as the younger opened his eyes and looked straight at Joonmyun, his eyescrinkling up as he smiled brightly and stopped his dancing.

Do you dance? He asked as he walked closer to the couch, closer to where Joonmyun was

sitting. He shook his head but Yixing merely squinted playfully at him. Come on! Dance withme

Joonmyun only shook his head again. Im really not good at dancing He said with a dismissivehand gesture, hoping that Yixing would just drop it.

So what? Get up He said and grabbed Joonmyuns hands, pulling him up and dragging him to

the middle of the living room. The elder concluded that luck was finally giving up on him.


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Joonmyun really didnt know what he was doing, but he allowed the younger to pull him around

and instruct him how to move his body. It was embarrassing but he decided that the way Yixing

laughed was definitely worth it.

In the end, they both dropped back onto the couch giggling a bit and shoving each others

shoulders.

That was horrible He said, stifling in the last of his giggles.

No it wasnt Yixing replied with a smile on his face. And Joonmyun looked over and there was

Yixing; sitting in his house, a beautiful smile tugging on his lips and his adorable dimpleshowing, looking really happy and breath-taking. Not to mention that the barely there light from

the windows seemed to gather around him and Joonmyun decided that Yixing really was an

angel. Something sent from above to maintain the Christmas spirit. Something that would

disappear soon.

Has Christmas come early He said out loud, not actually meaning for it to slip out. But Yixingonly glanced at him confusedly.

Theres still a little over a week until Christmas, silly He said with his smile still present on his

face.

Joonmyun nodded and apologised before asking if the younger wanted to try working some moreon his Korean.

~*~

I think Im in love Joonmyunsighed and leaned his head against his hand, staring off into thedistance dreamily.

Youve known him for, what, two weeks? Kris said, not even looking up from whatever that

was that he was reading in a piece of paper.

Okay,fine. I have a crush Joonmyun huffed, glaring at the elder.

You dont say Kris said and Joonmyun wanted to throw a book at him. Preferably a big, heavy

one.

Cant you just be happy for me? Only once? He asked, not sure why he was even bothering.

What do you want me to say? Kris asked, finally glancing up from his paper.

I dont know. Something nice! He exclaimed, not really knowing what he wanted Kris to sayeither.


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Kris looked up at him again and stared blankly for a few minutes before forcing out a smile.

Wow, Joonmyun, your hair looks really nice today

Joonmyun groaned and let his forehead meet the hard surface of the lunch table. I hate you He

muttered and Kris only shrugged. Thanks Joonmyunwhispered moments later and he didnt

need to raise his head to know that Kris was smirking smugly.

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