PERFUME, xo kitty

VIII. SHENANIGANS

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MINHO DRAGGED NOAH BACK to their table, Madison unfortunately sitting beside them as the boy that had been told to watch the door for Professor Lee informed them he was returning. Noah initially tried to go find Valor, but Minho shut that down with a reassuring forehead kiss, the Choi dropping all resistance.

Professor Lee thanked Madison for her work of 'keeping everything under control' before holding up a clip-board, "Lunch orders. Get them back to me as quickly as possible. Feel free to stretch your legs, your arms, whatever needs stretching, go ahead."

Noah stood up, Minho following as they walked towards Dae to get ahold of the lunch clipboard. "We have one hour, and one hour only." Madison followed them, and Noah purposefully sat in between Minho and Dae. Minho turned the chair the other way around before sitting down with a sigh before speaking to Dae in Korean, "What do you want to eat?"

"I don't know." Dae huffed. "How can I think about food right now? I'm going crazy worrying about what Yuri, Valor and Kitty are up to."

"Whatever it is, it's not your business, dude," Minho responded as Madison handed Noah the clipboard, which he took with his hands covered by his sweater sleeves. Noah Choi was nothing if not unnecessarily cautious. 

Noah hummed, chiming in to the conversation in Korean, "Exactly. Kitty wants to learn about her mom. She didn't just come here to stalk you, Dae, not everything is centered around you."

Dae examined him before shrugging, "I guess you two are right, I'll order lunch."

"All right."

Dae began to write out Kitty's lunch order but Noah corrected him, "Mm-mm. No, she likes the tuna gimbap without the mayo."

"And she prefers orange juice over mixed fruit," Minho added.

"What, are you two experts on Kitty now?"

"I've swapped dorms for the girl," Noah grumbled.

"Yeah, I'm living with her, thanks to someone," Minho said pointedly. "I also wish I didn't know this much about the girl who ruined my party."

"I know what you're gonna order," Madison said as Minho unintentionally made eye contact with her.

"What? No, you don't," Minho responded in English. "We've never shared a meal."

"The bulgogi gimbap, extra kimchi," Madison answered, and Noah frowned, rolling his eyes as he turned away.

"All right. Quick roll call before lunch," Professor Lee stated, and they flew into a hushed panic. Q glanced in their direction, concerned.

"Hey, they're not here yet. He's going to catch them," Dae said to Q before Florian gestured to himself, "I got this."

They watched the French boy stand up and walk over to Professor Lee, "No, you cannot have your phone back."

"I don't need a phone," Florian said, looking at the library around him. "I'm in the library. I'm surrounded by knowledge and I couldn't help but notice you're reading Gilgamesh." Lee glanced at said book. "I'm obsessed with Sumerian epic poetry, and you have the Benjamin Foster translation. I-- I die."

"Florian," Lee said as he took off his glasses.

"Yes?"

"You never cease to amaze," Lee said. "I have a wonderful picture book depicting the original, ancient cuneiform tablets."