In Constant Stars
13 -- i n t e r m e z z o

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Kang Heeyoung changed this conversation’s subject to ‘YOLOZELO party!’

Heeyoung: okay guys. we need to get all of our done before seven.

Youngjae: Language, young lady

Heeyoung: /rolls eyes attractively.

Heeyoung: nanaaa?

Heeyoung: nana, where are you?

Youngjae: Did it ever cross your mind that some people actually pay attention to the teacher rather than their phone during class?

Heeyoung: paying attention is for losers. cool people wing their tests.

Himchan: *snorts*

Heeyoung: what?

Himchan: *snorts again*

Heeyoung: himchan, if you have something you want to say, just say it.

Himchan: I would just like to point out that not less than a week ago you were stressing out over maths. You were even muttering creepy things to yourself. Winging it, my .

Heeyoung: excuse me.

Heeyoung: i was doing a prayer circle. not the same as stressing out.

Heeyoung: ANYWAY.

Heeyoung: are we set for tonight? who else is pumped? i know i am pumped!

Daehyun: Right

Daehyun: Abuot the cake

Daehyun: They dropped it

Youngjae: What?

Heeyoung: NOOO

Daehyun: The bakery called me and told me they acidentally dropped it when they wanted to move it out of the cooler

Daehyun: It was already done actually

Youngjae: Crap

Heeyoung: nana is going to blow a fuse when she hears about this.

Heeyoung: fun.

Himchan: I’ll just console her.

Himchan: I’m good at that.

Youngjae: Himchan, could you please not

Youngjae: She’ll ignore you again if you don’t stop flirting with her every chance you get

Himchan: Can’t help that I can’t resist her.

Daehyun: ‘Again’?

Himchan: She didn’t talk to me for two months.

Himchan: Because I said ‘There’s a party in my pants and you’re invited’ when I first met her.

Himchan: We were twelve.

Heeyoung: you have to admit that that was really stupid.

Daehyun: … Oh

Daehyun: She ignores me too, but for diffferent reasons I guess

Heeyoung: ahahaha.

Youngjae: Christ

Youngjae: What did you do this time?

Youngjae: I thought you two were finally getting along?

Nana: Friendly reminder that I was added to this chat group too and that I can read this conversation just fine.

Nana: That means also the shade that y’all are trying to throw on me.

Himchan: ‘Y’all’?

Daehyun: Y’ALL

Daehyun: Yeeehaw, welcome to texas y’all! I’m cowgirl Nana!!

Nana: I will have people’s heads when the birthday cake issue isn’t fixed before six o’clock.

Nana: Meaning specifically Daehyun’s and Himchan’s heads.

Youngjae: You guys never learn tbh

Himchan: But I didn’t do anything wrong!

Daehyun: What?

Daehyun: But what do you want us to doa bout it?

Daehyun: Bake a cake ourselves?

Nana: As amusing as that sounds, no.

Nana: I’m going to make some calls when this period ends and then I’ll inform you what’ll happen next.

Himchan: OK.

Nana: Yongguk?

Nana: Do you know if everything for the music installation was delivered to the gym?

Yongguk: yes, don’t worry about that

Yongguk: they sent me a message half an hour ago to let me know that everything was delivered fine

Yongguk: they also left me a phone number we can call if we find trouble setting it up

Nana: Okay, thank you!

Yongguk: you’re welcome

Youngjae: Nana, you’re doing a great job and all, but aren’t you supposed to be in class right now?

Nana: What makes you think I’m not?

Youngjae: Well, I figured… You know, since you’re a straight A student… That you’d be paying attention to class right now?

Nana: That doesn’t mean I don’t follow the rules sometimes too.

Daehyun: Oh so rebellious, you

Daehyun: *snorts*

Heeyoung: okay, what is with you guys snorting the whole time?

Heeyoung: snorting like piggies, god.

Youngjae: Piggy Dae and piggy Himchan

Youngjae: Sounds about right

Yongguk: Youngjae…

Youngjae: Right, right, sorry about that

Youngjae: But seriously though, hyung

Youngjae: They’re pretty accurate nicknames

Nana: Anyyyyyywaaaaaaay…

Nana: Anyone seen Jongup today?

Nana: He seems kind of MIA in this group?

Heeyoung: no, why?

Nana: He’s supposed to make sure all of their classmates know about the party tonight.

Yongguk: sorry haven’t seen him yet

Youngjae: Me neither

Youngjae: I usually have no clue where to find him either

Youngjae: Still undecided whether the kid is a genius or an idiot

Nana: Hm.

Nana: Oh, I’m going to make a phone call now. If any of you see Jongup in the hallways, can you tell him to check his phone please?

Himchan: Of course, my darling. <3

Daehyun: Ew

Youngjae: Ew

Heeyoung: ewwww.

Himchan: Guys wth

Nana: Ew.

Nana: Okay, well, brb.

Himchan: Okay, fine. No need to be rude about this.

Himchan: It’s fine to just openly admit that you guys are jealous you can’t pull off saying that without coming off horrendously cheesy.

Yongguk: i think they were ew-ing at you because you did come off cheesy

Yongguk: btw, ew

Himchan: Yongguk…

Himchan: Aren’t we supposed to be best friends?

Yongguk: im telling you earnestly as your best friend that youre ew

Daehyun: Niiiiiice, hyung

Heeyoung: GUYS LOOK

Heeyoung: ()_()

Heeyoung: ( o.o)

Youngjae: ???

Heeyoung: (“)_(“)

Heeyoung: NO.

Heeyoung: YOU BEHEADED MY BUNNY.

Youngjae: …

Nana: Heeyoung, please, not again.

Heeyoung: ()_()

Nana: That bunny is the reason I avoid talking to you via chat.

Nana: Christ.

Nana: Okay. Anyway.

Heeyoung: ()_()

Nana: I just called a friend of my mother’s.

Heeyoung: ( o.o)

Nana: She has a bakery and says she could bake us a cake.

Nana: Heeyoung, stop it!

Nana: It’s supposed to be her day off but she’s willing to help because it’s for Zelo.

Youngjae: Alriiiight!

Nana: The cake’s going to be smaller than we had in mind originally of course, but she’ll do the same icing and decorations.

Daehyun: Of course it will be smaller

Daehyun: We’ll just haveto make do with that

Himchan: If we don’t say anything about it to Zelo he won’t be able to tell

Nana: Yup.

Nana: It’ll be done at around six o’clock. The bakery is located in Jungnang-gu.

Youngjae: What

Daehyun: Wat

Daehyun: But thats an hour away from here

Nana: It is.

Daehyun: And you still want me to go get it??

Nana: Yup.

Nana: With Himchan in his car. The two of you.

Nana: In the meanwhile, I’ll go on a hunt for Jongup.

Daehyun: Why two of us??

Daehyun: Cant Himchan just go

Daehyun: I dont want to spend two hours alone with him in a car

Nana: Someone has to make sure the cake doesn’t topple

Himchan: Meh, why not?

Himchan: Dae, meet up at the parking lot at 17:00 sharp.

Daehyun: Uh whatever

Himchan: SHARP.

Heeyoung: and me?

Heeyoung: what should i do to help? c:

Youngjae: Eh.

Nana: …

Nana: Heeyoung, just pay attention to class.

Nana: You’re failing History.

Heeyoung: what.

Heeyoung: who told you that?

Heeyoung: himchan, did you tell on me?

Nana: No, Mr. Lee told me.

Nana: Apparently all teachers are convinced that I’m your guardian now.

Nana: Just… pay attention and don’t fail, please.

Youngjae: Nana

Youngjae: Promise me you won’t stress out over this

Nana: ?

Youngjae: Just promise

Nana: Okay?

Youngjae: I just realised that we forgot to buy decorations

Youngjae: For the gym

Youngjae: Nana?

Youngjae: Say something

Nana: …

Heeyoung: SAY SOMETHING I’M GIVING UP ON YOU

Nana: Okay.

Youngjae: Nana???

Youngjae: It’s been five minutes and you’re not saying anything?

Youngjae: You didn’t die from stress, did you?

Daehyun: Dont worry

Daehyun: Just saw her almost punching a sophomore after reading your message in the hallways

Daehyun: Shes alive all right

Himchan: Nana is so violent. :(

Himchan: It scares me.

Youngjae: Can someone please make sure Himchan stops using his phone

Youngjae: All he does is spam

Himchan: What about Heeyoung then?!

Youngjae: At least her spam doesn’t give me the chills

Nana: Okay, guys, I’ve got a plan

Nana: Daehyun and Himchan will go pick up the cake.

Nana: Youngjae and Yongguk, can the two of you  set everything up at the sports hall after school?

Nana: And Heeyoung, you and I will go decorations shopping first thing after class. You bring the stuff to Youngjae and Yongguk while I keep Zelo entertained at dinner with my mum.

Youngjae: No problem

Yongguk: yes ma’am

Heeyoung: (Y)

One hour later

Heeyoung: haha. mr. lee has a bald spot on the back of his head.

Youngjae: Just pay attention to class please

Nana: Thank you, Youngjae.

Heeyoung: :c

One hour later

Nana: I still haven’t found Jongup.

Nana: Does anyone know where he is?

Daehyun: Knowing him hes probably hiding in a tree or smth

Nana: Very helpful.

Daehyun: I was just saying

Two hours later

Heeyoung: i haaaaaaaaaate maths.

Heeyoung: three minutes left of class.

Heeyoung: two now.

Heeyoung: one.

Daehyun: Good lord were not in high school musical

Daehyun: Were not doing that countdown til the bell thing

Heeyoung: 20

Heeyoung: 19

Heeyoung: 18

Heeyoung: 17

Youngjae: I find it a miracle that my phone batteries survived this spam fest

Heeyoung: 16

Heeyoung: 15

Heeyoung: 14

Heeyoung: 13

Heeyoung: 12

Heeyoung: 11

Himchan: I think Heeyoung wants your batteries to die.

Heeyoung: 10

Heeyoung: 9

Himchan: You jinxed it.

Heeyoung: 8

Heeyoung: 7

Heeyoung: 6

Heeyoung: 5

Nana: Why are we still friends?

Heeyoung: 4

Heeyoung: 3

Heeyoung: noooo, nana don’t say that!

Heeyoung: i missed the bell. for you.

Himchan: Yesssss.

Himchan: Let’s get operation A.S.S.T.A.P. started!

Youngjae: Asstap?

Youngjae: Asstap, as in, I tap your , asstap?

Yongguk: ...

Himchan: Operation All Souls Save This Awesome Party.

Youngjae: …

Himchan: SEE? I'M NOT HALF AS ERTED AS YOU GUYS ARE.

Himchan: I'M INNOCENT.

Daehyun: ...

Nana: Eh.

Heeyoung: ()_()

Heeyoung: ( o.o)

Heeyoung: (“)_(“)

Heeyoung: ^ bunny.

Yongguk: why am i still in this group

Half an hour later

Daehyun: I am never going on a trip with Himchan again

Daehyun: N e v e r

Youngjae: Lol

Nana: Why?

Daehyun: Hes been replaying and singing to Girls Generation for half an hour now

Daehyun: I swear if I hear the word Gee again I will hurl something

Heeyoung: GEE GEE GEE GEE BABY BABY BABY.

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Heeyoung: stay, or else.

Half an hour later

Himchan: OK guys, we’ve got the cake!

Youngjae: Nice!

Himchan: We’re coming back.

Himchan: Wait.

Himchan: Daehyun?

Himchan: WHAT THE HELL?

Himchan: JUNG DAEHYUN, YOU LITTLE .

Youngjae: ???

Himchan: HE LOCKED ME IN. IN MY OWN CAR.

Nana: Why did he lock you in?

Heeyoung: off-topic but i find it wonderful how you keep using proper punctuation even when you’re supposedly angry.

Youngjae: Oh God

Youngjae: He’s buying food, isn’t he?

Himchan: DAEHYUN, I KNOW THAT YOU’RE READING THIS. OPEN. THE. DOOR. NOW.

Himchan: DON’T SMIRK AT ME, YOU LITTLE-

Nana: Oh God…

Daehyun: Anyone want a pastry?

Youngjae: Actually

Youngjae: Do they have croissants?

Himchan: DARN IT, YOUNGJAE.

Yongguk: himchan i swear if you keep using all caps

Himchan: BUT

Heeyoung: nana dear, you have to admit that sending daehyun of all people to get the cake wasn’t your most brilliant idea ever.

Heeyoung: actually, dae, while you’re at it anyway, do they have macaroons?

Heeyoung: hahaha. himchan is so whipped whenever yongguk speaks up.

Heeyoung: love you, gukkie. <3

Heeyoung: youngjae and yongguk, i'm at the sports hall to deliver the decorations.

Heeyoung: where are you?

Heeyoung: helloooooo?

Heeyoung: why is no one talking?

Heeyoung: fine.

Heeyoung: i'll just sit in the middle of the gym and wait until someone walks by.

An hour later

Nana: Zelo keeps looking at me suspiciously.

Nana: He knows.

Nana: I’m positive he knows.

Nana: S.O.S.

Heeyoung: probably because your lying .

Nana: I’m not a bad liar!

Daehyun: Yes you are

Daehyun: Remember when we were having dinner at Heeyoungs and you told me that you were fine with me insulting your apearance

Daehyun: You were gritting your teeth

Daehyun: You totally wanted to slap me

Himchan: Yup.

Himchan: And remember that time you told me you didn’t think I was attractive?

Himchan: Everyone could tell you were lying.

Youngjae: What

Heeyoung: hahahaha.

Yongguk: good heavens himchan please

Nana: Zelo asked me why I’m using my phone so much!

Nana: He said all of you have been acting sketchy with your phones too!

Daehyun: Then stop using your phone?

Daehyun: You at keeping this a secret

Nana: He just went to the toilet, you pighead.

Nana: I’m not stupid.

Daehyun: Beats me

Nana: Youngjae, please punch him for me.

Youngjae: With pleasure

Nana: Thank you.

Daehyun: Wth?

Daehyun: Howd you know I was with youngjae to begin with??

Nana: Youngjae and I can at least behave pleasantly enough around each other to have our own private conversations, of course.

Heeyoung: ???????????????

Heeyoung: why is this the first time i've heard of this?

Daehyun: Youngjae you dirty little traitor

Yongguk: shrug

Nana: My mum lied for us and told Zelo that all phone companies are doing a free text messaging day.

Nana: We’re safe.

Youngjae: Oh

Youngjae: That’s why he’s suddenly started sending me so many texts

Youngjae: Lol @ his phone bill

An hour later

Nana: Okay.

Nana: We’ve finished eating.

Nana: I told Zelo that I forgot my present at school, so we’re on our way now

Nana: Are you guys done eating too?

Himchan: *snorts*

Himchan: I’d hardly call McDonald’s ‘food’.

Heeyoung: honestly though, i find it fascinating how commoners like this fast food.

Nana: …

Daehyun: Can you imagine the hell I went through eating fast food with these two

Daehyun: Himchan was contemplating diseccting his hamburger with a fork and knife

Youngjae: Honestly though, the first time I had McDonald’s I was intrigued too

Daehyun: Good god

Daehyun: I hate rich people

Fifteen minutes later

Jongup: Oh

Jongup: hi guys!!

Jongup: guys???