A Surge of Power | NCT

VI

"Dude, that's wild."

The group of boys stood around the lockers, taking up half of the hallway. They knew they should move, but didn't make the effort to. Maybe that's why people were giving them rude glares as they walked by.

"I know, I wanted to ask him what he thought he was doing, but when I turned around, he was gone."

All the males in the circle listened intensely as their friend relayed the events that had happened to him the night before.

"Wait, so he just followed you home? Like to find out where you live?" They were all concerned, seeing as there was this person just following some of them around. Like, who does that?

"Yeah, like I was walking to my dorm and he just followed me the whole time, he didn't even try to be discreet either," the boy paused, thinking back to the night before. "Like he wanted me to know he was there." The male talking shifted his weight, he had never had anything like that happen to him, and he had no idea what to do.

"Well if it happens again, call one of us. We don't need you getting hurt, or arrested for assault." All the others agreed with the statement, a few laughed because they knew what their friend was capable of.

"I will, and that goes for the rest of you as well, the fact that this guy has been following us around makes me creeped out. Do you think anyone else has seen him?" the boys all looked at each other, wondering the same thing. The school they attended was big, no doubt about that, it's common to find people who aren't enrolled walking around campus.

It still didn't sit well with a lot of people, but there isn't much they could do other than just being aware of their surroundings and the people in them.
"I don't know, and don't wanna hang around long enough to find out. But if you all don't mind, Im going to head out. I got a dinner tonight."

All the boys whistled and made other questionable noises, the boy gave them an unimpressed look.

"Aw don't be shy Jae, who's the unlucky girl?"
All the boys snickered as Jaehyun pushed his younger friend into the lockers behind him.

"Shut it Minhyung, I don't see you getting any, and besides, it's just a girl my parents keep trying to set me up with."
The boy rolled his eyes at the thought. It's not that he didn't love his parents, he just didn't need this bull shit. He was twenty two for Gods sake! He didn't need his mommy setting up play dates for him.

Minhyung placed a hand on his chest, faking his offense, "I'll have you know sir, I'm already in a very serious relationship." The boy raised his chin, attempting to make himself look bigger, only to fail miserably.

"Yeah a serious relationship with his right hand."

All the boys brokeout in fits of laughter, some on the brink of tears. Minhyung crossed his arms and pouted, they weren't wrong, but he didn't need Johnny calling him out like that. He'd had a few girlfriends, but football was his main priority at the moment, along with school of course.

"Aw I'm sorry Markie, don't be sad," Johnny pouted, he did feel bad for calling out the latter in front of everyone, he knew how Mark could get when he was around the older boys. He wasn't much younger than most of them, but there was still an age gap, not that it mattered to the others. The only one it bothered was Mark. He wanted to be like them, to be cool and make his name known to the school.

While Johnny was attempting to hug Mark to 'make it up to him', the others continued with their original conversation. The atmosphere was still serious. Most of the boys knew the severity of the situation their friend was in. A guy following you around, knowing where you live and go to school no something to take lightly.