Wonderland || Ateez

May 2018

Yeosang and Danni sit on one of the many benches scattered throughout the college campus. They chat with one another, as they munch on snacks. Danni is waiting for Rina to finish her last class of the day, so they can study at the boarding house. Yeosang is hanging out with Danni before this seminar he has to go to for his English class.

"I don't want to go this seminar, it sounds boring," Yeosang groans. "Go to it for me." He shoves his friend.

Danni shakes her head. "I'm not being graded on that, so no. I have to study for my chemistry exam anyway."

Yeosang rolls his eyes at her. "So, you can still go to the seminar."

Danni shakes her head again. "No, I need to struggle at understanding chemistry."

Yeosang flicks Danni's forehead in annoyance. "You're the worst friend ever."

Danni shrugs. "Oh well." She rubs the spot he flicked.

Danni gets a text from Rina asking where she is. The black haired girl looks over at dirty blond. "Where are we?"

"Outside of the Art building," Yeosang answers, as he munches on some chips.

Danni nods and sends their location to Rina. The girl walks over to the childhood friends on the bench. Rina waves to her friend from the previous class and rushes over to Danni. The two girls hug each other as a greeting.

"Have you two met before?" Danni asks Rina. She gestures over to the snacking boy.

"Yeon-seok?"

"Yeosang," he corrects.

"Right! Sorry," she apologizes.

"It's okay." Yeosang shrugs. He gets up from the bench, checks the time and bids a farewell to the girls. "I must go to this seminar now."

"Have fun!" Danni calls to him.

Yeosang looks back and flips her off. Danni chuckles and looks to Rina. "Are you ready to leave?" Danni wonders.

Rina nods and they head off to the boarding house. The two girls chat and laugh at each other's stories. Rina looks at Danni. "So, what is your relationship with Yeosang?" Rina wonders.

"Childhood friends. That's it," she replies. "Why?"

"You guys seem very close and I was just wondering," she explains.

"Oh. Well, it's been years since we've seen each other because I grew up in America-"

"Wait. You're from America as well," Rina interrupts the girl.

The two girls stop walking and stare at one another. A bright smile appears on both of the girls' faces. They begin to happily jump around, finally finding someone else from America.

"Where are you from?" Danni asks.

"Los Angeles," Rina says.

"Same!"

"What part?"

"Calabasas."

Rina stares at Danni in surprise. "What?"

"Where did you grow up?" Danni inquires, trying to change the topic.

"Pasadena," Rina answers, still confused. "You grew up in Calabasas?"

"Yeah, I'll explain it more as we walk to my place."

Rina nods. They walk to the house and Danni explains what Rina was confused about. Once she digests this information, Danni asks Rina if she has an English name.