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"Have you guys seen the new girl?" Eric whispered to his circle of friends. "Everyone is already obsessed with her."

"Obsessed or jealous?" Juyeon questioned.

Changmin shrugged. "They're the same to me."

"No. Obsessed, Juyeon. She pulled up on a red and black motorcycle."

Kevin's eyebrows jumped. "That seems pretty interesting. What kind of motorcycle?"

Eric shrugged. "I have no clue, but it looks expensive."

"It's an MTT Turbine Streetfighter." All eleven of them jumped at your voice, and you couldn't help but laugh at their faces. "Did I scare you?"

"Yes?" Eric breathed out. "Where did you come from?"

"Down the hall? I heard you talking about my ride." You popped your lollipop back into your mouth, then took it out again and smiled. "I'm Minji Han."

"You're the new girl everyone is obsessed with?" Sunwoo asked.

"New girl? Yes. Obsessed with? No."

Sangyeon looked at your attire - leather jacket, white Celine muscle tee, black jeans and black vans. "She dresses like you, Eric."

Eric quickly looked at your outfit, then down at his own. "We're wearing the same shirt!"

You grinned as he initiated a quick handshake. Chanhee was looking around at his friends, and when none of them understood what he was trying to say, he stepped forward.

"I'm Chanhee," he said, then he started to point at everyone else, but they scampered away. All except one. "Okay, that was very rude."

"It's alright," you stuck a hand in your pocket. "People don't really like new kids."

"Why wouldn't they?" The other boy that stayed with Chanhee, asked. "I'm Jacob, by the way."

You smiled. "It's nice to meet you, Jacob, and you as well, Chanhee." You rolled your shoulders back. "New kids tend to take all the spotlight, that's why people don't like them. Popular kids feel threatened, and you know how that goes."

You pushed off of the lockers and checked your watch. "It was nice talking to both of you. Maybe your friends will be willing to talk some other time?"

"I'll scold them." Jacob crossed his arms as the warning bell rang. "They're usually very friendly."

Hands in your pockets, you walked into the cafeteria and everyone immediately looked at you. You slowed your pace, surprised by the attention, but it wasn't like you weren't used to heavy attention.

It got so insanely quiet that you could hear the lunch ladies at the back of the cafeteria making trays of food.

You stopped and waved at the students who were staring at you, and they quickly stopped. You continued your journey to an empty table, not feeling like sitting with anyone. You sat down and put your feet on the bench across from you, only to have them pushed off of the bench moments later.

You looked up and saw the same group of friends from that morning. "My feet called, they'd like their spot back."

Chanhee and Jacob held back a laugh as you tried to put your feet back up, but the guy in front of you sat down first.

"Don't be rude, Juyeon." Eric mumbled.

"Minji, acting tough is his way of flirting," Chanhee told you. "Don't let him bother you."

Juyeon gasped. "I'm am not flirting. I'm setting the record straight."

You tilted your head. "You're setting a record straight with me?"

"Yep." Juyeon hummed, then a sweet smile broke his serious expression. "Be our friend."

Your hand went to your nape as if you were in pain. "I think I just got whiplash."

"Is the record set?" Juyeon asked.

You shook your head and stood up. "Nope." Their jaws dropped and you smiled politely. "How am I supposed to be friends with people who have no names?"

They scrambled to introduce themselves, but you successfully caught their names. You were very used to chaos and you knew how to grasp the information that you needed.

You held your hands out as you sat back down. "Now, the record is set, Juyeon."

They smiled proudly, and Haknyeon suddenly leaned forward. "What is it like to drive a motorcycle?"

"I suppose it's exhilarating. I like the open air and the wind, but it kinda sucks in the winter."

Satisfied with your answer, he nodded and sat straight again. It was your turn to ask a question. "Why did you all walk away this morning?"

"We were trying to seem cool and edgy." Sunwoo grinned. "Did it work?"

"Nope."

With another lollipop in your mouth, you exited the school only to find people awing at your motorcycle. It didn't bother you much, sometimes you couldn't believe you rode a motorcycle like that everyday either. You walked over to it and everyone parted so you could get through.

They weren't moving, even after you grabbed your helmet. "I don't want to run anyone over-"

They made incoherent noises and gathered on the sidewalk. You put your helmet on and started your engine, revving it out of habit.

Watching you leave the parking lot was the boyz, in complete admiration. "That's so rad." Eric mumbled.

Sunwoo hit Sangyeon's shoulder to grab his attention and asked, "Don't you think Minji is like the girl version of me?"

Sangyeon shook his head slowly and patted the younger's shoulder. "No, I feel like she resembles Juyeon or Chanhee more in the attitude category."

Sunwoo pouted involuntarily and Hyunjae poked fun at him. "It's okay that you're not as cool as her, Sunwoo. You'll get there some day."

Changing the subject, Jacob asked, "Where do you think she came from?"

Kevin snapped his fingers. "I heard her speaking to someone on the phone in English earlier. Maybe Canada or America? Some other English speaking country?"

"We don't need another person from Canada, that's for sure." Eric grumbled. "You guys are mean sometimes."

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