#exofanfiction

[hellohailu]

exo suho (수호) — kim junmyeon (김준면)

• gold / nude ocean aesthetic moodboard

• it's for a merfolk alternate universe that i have in my head and will probably never finish...

hope you like it, and please don't hesitate to send me a request if you'd like a moodboard !

#moodboardbyhailu🎨 #i'm a bit rusty with my moodboard skills i think #but it definitely could have turned out worse #exo #exofanfiction #exo suho #kim junmyeon #exo moodboard

[rosesforkji]

below the atmosphere • kim jongin

Before You Read

warnings: mentions of blood, gore, death, profanity, and sexual themes, themes of suicide, rated mature

genre: sci-fi, horror, thriller, slight-romance, dystopian

Author's Note

Wattpad Book

I originally have 2 more books planned after this one if this happens to be a lot more successful than I imagine. I hope you enjoy it as much as I'm enjoying writing it. If you happen to have any more questions about the characters and who they are, please let me know on curious cat. 

https://curiouscat.live/kjitbh 

Finally, if you find anything triggering in the first three chapters, I suggest not reading any further as I am a very detailed writer, meaning I leave nothing. Additionally, Reene is actually supposed to be a Y/N character, however, while writing the story I just couldn't get used to the fact that I was using Y/N and decided to make her a character with a name to follow. 

Update: Since this book is still currently in the works, I will continuously do revisions on the chapters that are already posted. Until the book is finished and all chapters are uploaded, once the book is set to Complete, that'll indicate that all revisions have been complete and the book will no longer be edited any further in the future unless for important updates regarding the next book. 

Thanks for reading. - R

CHAPTER 1

Five, four, three, two...

Alarm goes off.

"Reene..." My roommate says. She's laying in bed, as I peek out from under my blanket.

"Good Morning Imani!" I push my covers off and get out of bed, reaching to turn my alarm clock off.

"Good luck with your class. It's so early, I still don't know how you do it."

"I don't know either, but I've always been-" Imani cuts me off.

"Punctual, yes we get it."

"Who's we?" I giggle.

"The ghost that lives with us."

Silence...

"Whatever, let me take my ass back to sleep." Imani flips over and faces toward the wall on her side of our apartment. I smile and continue getting myself dressed for the day.

After that, I finish getting ready for the day and prep my backpack with my laptop, a workout outfit with sneakers, and a water bottle before I head out to my first class. I don't usually eat breakfast, I'm too lazy to make myself something or grab something to go and my eating schedule is all over the place now that I'm back in school for my last year.

I exit the apartment building and head down the street to wait for the public bus. I wish I had a car, it would be a lot easier to get to school even though I wouldn't say it's too far. I need my exercise anyway, I've got to get my steps in.

"Morning Ree." My classmate waves while walking up to sit next to me on the bench. He lives in a complex near mine. We're sort of close friends, at least I like to think so.

"Good morning Al." I return a smile to him. We both turn away from each other after that and sit in silence, becoming a bit awkward. I should put my headph-

"So, how was your weekend?" He asks.

"Oh it was okay I guess, nothing much happened. Just completed some assignments like always and went to work at the library, like I do every Friday to Sunday...I'm rambling aren't I." I nod slowly and look down at my lap.

"No." He shakes his head. "It's more than just saying it was okay, nice to know. Honestly, this is the most you have spoken to me in the morning, you're usually just blanked out and tired." He laughs.

"Really? Sorry about that, you know I'm not a very talkative person. I think my roommate's rubbing off on me." I laugh and then pat my thighs. The bus finally arrives and so do a few other students who usually come to the bus stop last minute. Al stands up before me and offers his hand.

"Oh, I'm oka-." But he ignores my answer and pulls me up.

"Let's go." He smiles and lets go of my hand and allows me to head into the bus first. Did I mention that he's in my first class of the day? Oh, I didn't.

As I get on the bus I sit in the front because I like getting off ahead of everyone, Al sits beside me. Once everyone is finally on the bus we head off to campus.

The bus arrives at school and Al and I get off. He shoots me another smile and of course, I smile in return. As we're walking we come across a few students roaming around to their early classes like us. It's a lot more peaceful at this time of the day and then noon hits and everyone's in a hurry. Tense and anxious. At least it looks like that to me, but maybe it's just because there's so many people around each other and so many unhappy-looking faces that I've just gotten used to seeing people this way. I mean, it's college for crying out loud, who actually loves college? Not judging if you do, but, to me, school's kinda ass.

Once we're in the science building and enter our classroom, Al and I head to our seats. We sit beside each other.

"Awe, look at you two, so cute." A classmate says.

"We're not dating." I glare at them. Our classmates like to tease us since Al and I are close.

They suck their teeth annoyingly.

"Oh come on, Reene, don't act clueless?"

"Who's acting clueless? You're the clueless and delusional one." I set my bag next to me and sit turning to them.

"Cut it out Emily, Reene and I are just friends." Al speaks up. Emily smirks and looks at the other classmates sitting around him and me.

"Okay. It's time." Emily claps and slaps her hand on the table.

"Time for what exactly? Class. Yes, get in your seats everyone." I smile hard and turn to the front of the class.

"Al, when are you going to tell Reene that you're interested in her and that you'd like to take her out on a date?" Emily tilts her head to the side and smiles at Al.

"Emily. Too early." Another classmate teases.

Al looks at me and then back at Emily and his other classmates.

"What are you talking about?" Al questions calmly.

I sit quietly without turning around to question what Emily mentioned. Al? Interested in me?

"Give it up Al, you were telling the guys and I about how you're looking for the right time to ask Reene out. So why not no-" Al cuts off his friend and stands up.

"Could you guys shut up?"

"Well Al, do you like her or not?" Emily speaks up and places her hand on her hip. I slowly turn to look up at Al awkwardly and stare at him without saying a word.

Emily then interrupts again and goes to sit in the seat in front of me, grabbing one of my hands and placing it in between her palms. Al just watches.

"Do you have a boyfriend Reene?" Emily stares.

"No, I've never had one. I mean no not right now." I scratch my head embarrassed for responding that way. Emily notices how uncomfortable I am and just continues on with her little plan.

"Okay so then, why don't you and Al get to know each other a little more and go on a date. Are you interested?"

"Emily." Al sighs and looks at me. I look back at him.

"Is all this true?" I ask.

"About me being interested, well, if I deny it they'll keep pressuring me, but I was going to ask you later on because I do want to take you out on a date, but you may think this is a little early." He nods and then looks up at Emily. "Especially because it's only the fourth week of school!"

"Hey! I did you a favor, it's better to get to know each other now." Emily responds and winks.

"I didn't expect all of this." I look up at Al standing beside me and clear my throat before turning to look at the rest of my classmates. "I feel a little...it's just, it feels like you're all pressuring me."

"Awe, I'm sorry Reene I didn't mean to make it fe-" Al cuts her off and sits down in his seat still facing me.

"And that's not fine with me, I'm sorry for, them. If you-" Al is then cut off by the classmates around us heading to their seats as the clock hits eight.

Our professor walks into the class and the rest of the students follow in quickly rushing to their seats.

"Let's just talk later." Al whispers to me and takes his laptop out. I pull my laptop out after him and face the front of the class.

Most of the lecture was spent taking notes without Al and I interacting. So he wants to take me on a date?

The professor finishes with closing remarks about the lab we're supposed to prepare for. I forgot to mention I'm in microbiology, it's a requirement course I forgot to take my Sophomore year, but it's not like I'm the only senior who has, the professor we have is difficult so several of my classmates have failed previously, and Al was one of them.

I close my laptop and put it in my bag before getting up from my seat and turning to look at Al who's gathering his things together.

"I'll think about it." I stare at him and then he turns to look up at me. But before he gets the chance to respond I wave and quickly rush off out of the class to head to my elective course, boxing.

"What'd she say?" Emily looks up at Al.

"I'm done telling you shit." Al gets up from his seat and shakes his head the entire time while walking off.

"Well don't, you asshole!" Emily scoffs and looks around at the rest of her classmates before grabbing her cup of iced tea and heads off.

I put my bookbag in my locker before getting dressed for boxing practice. After I'm all dressed and fix my hair into a low bun, I head to the gym and start my warm-up. As I'm stretching I am greeted by other students who pass by. While everyone else is warming up and stretching, our boxing coach walks in to tell all of us to follow him to the track field so we can begin running, it's a part of "building our endurance," as the coach likes to say.

We're running now. There are clouds forming in the sky and it's clear that a storm is about to happen soon.

"Keep running!" Our coach says.

"But Coach Marley, there's a thunderstorm brewing!" My classmate complained.

"And since when has a storm stopped us from training? It's only storming tonight." Coach Marley replied with a teasing chuckle following after.

We continued with our warm-up before heading back inside the gymnasium for practice. After my elective course, I went about my day doing whatever scholarly things you could think of, like studying at the library, which I normally do on a school day before heading home; I only work at the library from Friday to Sunday in case you were curious, I think I mentioned this already.

I find Al waiting for me in the parking lot behind the School of Business and greet him once I arrive.

"Ready to go home?" He asks.

"Of course I am. I get to sit in an apartment room and do work, ya'know since I'm majoring in science and we get a bunch of work to do...am I complaining?" I sigh. Al simply laughed at me and began walking off to the bus stop. I follow after him and walk by his side.

"Hey um, I've decided on something." I say.

"And what have you decided on ReeRee?" Al questions.

"ReeRee? Really?" He laughs. "That's a new one." I laugh along with him.

"Yeah, or how about Renny?" He continues teasing.

"Renny, no that's terrible." I joke. The bus arrives and we go on with several other students following after, scanning our passes before walking two empty seats closer to the front.

"Okay, I'll be serious now, just tell me what you've decided on." Al smiles and stares at me which only makes me become slightly flustered.

"I'd like to go on a date...with you." I look at him. He smiles even wider.

"Well, that's the answer I was looking forward to." Al replies.

"Really? Well I'm glad because I'm happy you asked me." I blush and look down at my lap. He stares at me and I can feel him smiling as if he's received the best news in his life.

"So, not to rush or anything but, how's tomorrow after your last class?" Al asks. I look up at him.

"Sounds good, I'll text you. We can go anywhere, don't do something crazy." I insist.

"Let me surprise you at least, it's our first date and I want to impress you. I've liked you for a while Reene, since our Junior year actually, I just admired you from afar, well not really far since we did have one class together. I hope I don't sound like I'm a stalker." He continues.

"You don't. But thank you for telling me that." I laugh.

We both stare at each other and exchange smiles.

The rest of the ride was spent talking about upcoming course assignments and surprisingly mentioning how he plans to get a pet snake. I'm looking forward to this date, now I just have to figure out what to wear with the help of my roommate.

Five, four, three, two...

Alarm goes off.

I quickly rush to turn my alarm off and smile happily while putting my shoes on.

"You're up already?" Imani slowly looks up from her side of the room.

"Yeah, I have to pick an outfit for my date this afternoon." I giggle and place two outfits down on my bed, staring at the two.

"Didn't I help you pick one last night?" Imani groans.

"Yes you did but, listen! I have to wear something comfortable. It's not too hot outside today since it stormed last night."

"You sure are excited for this date with Al huh?" Imani teases.

"Well of course I am, it's my first date in years." I smile.

"You mean your first date ever? Reene, you've never dated before, do you know exactly what a date i-?" Imani asks, but I interrupt before she can finish.

"Don't say that, that's a little insulting, I know about dating, just read books and watch movies. A first date shouldn't be that hard. I mean movies overdue it sometimes and my expectations might be high, but I'll be fine, plus I know Al, he's not a complete stranger." I responded. Imani doesn't answer and I assume she fell back asleep, it's early anyway and I'm ready to head to class, I just need to pack myself a bag of clothes and shoes to change into. Once I finally finish gathering my things after an hour of digging in my closet and eating a nice breakfast I made for myself, finally, I head out to the bus stop where I meet with Al.

"Good morning Reene." He waves at me. I wave back.

"Good morning Al." We both smile at each other as we wait for the bus.

Today has been going well, the weather is nice, it's not too hot or cold, and I have a feeling my date with Al is going to be great. Maybe, I'm a little too excited. I head to my second class of the day after study hall, Anatomy. It's only 2:30 PM and I'm already eager for my last class. As I enter the classroom, I walk to the fourth row and take a seat next to the window like usual. I see my lecturer walk in with the rest of the students, he's always punctual, like me.

Twenty-five minutes into the lecture and I have to use the restroom. I wait for my professor to finish presenting his last few slides before giving us our five-minute break and get up from my seat rushing past my classmates and out to the restroom.

I walk out of the restroom stall and notice that no one else is in here, at least from how quiet it was. While washing my hands I hear a small rumble, assuming it's thunder I turn the sink off and dry my hands under the hand dryer. The rumbling continues and now the ground is shaking. I look around confused as to what is happening and decide to head back to class in case it was an earthquake beginning to happen. It's not like we've had earthquakes before. Once I'm in the classroom I can see my classmates and professor frantically looking out of the windows. I make it to my seat and ask my seat partner what's going on.

"We don't know, we just started hearing loud bangs, but since you came back into the class it sto-" And that's when my classmate was interrupted by the blaring alarm soaring throughout the hallway and our classroom.

This is not a drill, please move to the nearest exit in an orderly fashion. Do not take the elevators and use the closest staircase.

"Everyone, get your things now!" My professor shouts.

"What's going on?" I say while I put my laptop in my bookbag and quickly rush towards the exit with my seat partner.

"I don't know?"

"Professor Hems!" I shout. "What's happening?" By now the rest of my classmates are running out to leave.

"Reene, I don't have time for questions, if the alarm goes off, it clearly means we're in a state of emergency, now go out and follow your peers."

"But Professor Hems, they didn't give us directions on where to go?" I continue.

"Reene, stop pestering me about it and just go take care of yourself, we're all adults here aren't we?" He shouts before grabbing his handbag and rushes out. My seat partner already left me and I walk out after following the panicked crowd of students walking down the hallway. I take my phone out to text Al.

Reene: Al, where are you? I'll meet you outside!

Al: *few seconds later* I'm outside in the courtyard, where are you?

Reene: I can see you, I'm in the hallway of the Science build-

But before I could finish my text message I find myself being shoved and my phone falls to the floor of the hallway, I look around panicking to find it and hear loud screams from the students further upfront. Suddenly, an explosion occurs, and I'm laying on the opposite side of the hall where the students were yelling, my ears are ringing and I wipe the dust off of my face before someone helps me up.

"Hurry! We have to get out of here!" They tell me and I'm still in a daze, confused, with muffled hearing. They push me to come back to my senses and I nod slowly before I start running the other way with the rest of the students who are terrified. All I hear are blasts from the other side of the building. I stumble across a staircase and turn to look at the students who are still running down the hall.

"There's a staircase-" I cough, I feel winded. I decide to go into the staircase myself and rush down the stairs as fast as I can but end up falling down roughly and sob.

"Al!" I cry out. Once I'm able to stand up again, I open the door to exit the staircase to the outside courtyard and try my best to scream out for Al. I continue walking towards the middle where there are students gathering closer to the center while a rescue helicopter is approaching. What's happening? I ask myself.

"Al!" I finally shout, my throat dry from the dust I received from the explosion in front of me.

Before I could make it to the center of the courtyard the helicopter is shot down and starts to spin out of control, heading down fast towards the center where all the students scream, beginning to run, I see Al.

Al sees me and starts running my way.

"Reene!" He shouts and it's not a second until the helicopter completely explodes from whatever it was shot with and I am thrown back onto the ground near some bushes.

I start crying and push myself up, my leg is injured but the wound isn't bad, or at least I think so. My only concern is Al. Where is he? I manage to stand up and look around at the middle of the courtyard in flames, students and staff are everywhere, screaming and hollering, and here I am. Staring at the bodies that lay in front of my eyes. I was at a loss for words. I came to the realization that Al might be one of the bodies laying on the ground and started to jog my way forward to look for Al, ignoring the scorching heat from the fire that erupted near me from the crash. I only cried even more and the tears blurred my vision.

"Al!" I screamed, my voice being raspy, I found him lying lifeless near a bench, terribly injured by burns and metal scrapes. "Al!"

There was nothing else I could say as I sobbed near his body. "Al..." I shouted and grabbed his face carefully in my hands. "Al..." I repeated. I looked around and sniffed, wishing I were dead as well.

"I'm sorry Al." I held his hand and left a soft kiss before standing up carefully. There was one person I had close to me, Imani. I couldn't die here.

The explosions continued and I managed to leave the science building only to find my world crashing down, the entire campus was in disarray and I began hyperventilating from the destruction occurring around me. I started running down the sidewalk and saw something in the sky flying towards me, I widened my eyes and started running as fast as I could and hid behind a parked truck. It was not flying towards me but towards the building, I stood in front of. It didn't take long for the explosion to happen and I felt as if I were being tormented, my hearing was still muffled.

I began running down the street now and cried for help, little did I know, behind me, there were buildings beginning to crumble and fall down. I felt the ground shake as I continued running and thought I was going to die at this very moment. There was so much going on and civilians scrambling to find shelter. I didn't know what else to do other than run away from the mess to hopefully find some peace away from the west side of the city back at my apartment. I could only hope that Imani was okay.

After running for what felt like forever, I got to my apartment and could still hear the rumbling in the distance. I rush into the building covered in dust and ashes, looking to the front desk where I see our landlord, Daughtry.

"What the hell happened to you?" He questions.

"We have to get out of here!" I shouted, my hearing muffled only caused him to flinch from my loudness. I start scrambling up the stairs and slammed on my apartment door begging for Imani to answer, just hoping that she was there.

She was.

"Imani, oh God!" I quickly hugged her and sobbed into her arms, letting out several coughs.

"Reene!? What's going on? Are you okay? Why are you covered in so much-? Oh my gosh, you're hurt, your leg!" Imani replied before letting me go.

"We have no time, we have to pack up!" I look out the window panicking. I was just thankful that whatever was happening in the west side of our city hasn't gotten near just yet. I wasn't sure if it would come where we are, away from the west, I was just so scared that I wanted to get Imani and go.

"Reene, slow down, what is going on? Why do you want us to pack up?" She stood and watched me empty my backpack out on my bed.

"Imani, can you not ask me questions right now, we don't have the time, I'm telling you to just pack up and trust me, please!" I sob and continue to gather whatever I need. I can feel Imani stare at me for a moment before hearing her go to grab her own things.

"Fine, just explain later, you're freaking me out. What do you need me to pack?" Imani asks.

"Food, uh, clothes, anything important."

We both finished packing and I shove the small teddy bear that my mother gave me into my backpack, tearing up once more. The rumbles start getting louder and I look to Imani.

"Let's go." I rush to the door and exit with her seeing our neighbors out in the hall confused at all the noise going on outside. I become even more anxious.

"Hey Reene, you know what's goin' on? Daughtry said you just came back running in the building."

"I uh, I just-"

"Look at her, she's covered in dirt! What's happening out there?"

"Come on, tell us already, what's the matter!?"

"We're under attack and I just came back from my university, someone is attacking us. I don't know, okay, please I'm trying to go." I shout and I grab Imani's hand quickly rushing to the stairwell, running down to the lobby, and encountering our landlord, Daughtry.

"Reene, could you please tell me what's your problem?"

I stop in my tracks and look at Imani who is fearful and concerned with my behavior.

"We're being bombed! I have no idea what's going on, but if we stay here any longer, we're going to end up dead! Daughtry, please just get to safety I beg of you, get everyone to safety, there should be a shelter nearby" I shout. I'm so afraid right now.

"Reene, what are you talking about!?" Imani screams at me while we leave our baffled landlord behind.

"Imani! We're going to die if we stay here!" I cry out.

"Reene! You're scaring me!" Imani continues as she walks by my side.

"How come none of this is being reported right now?!" She continues.

"How the hell would I know!? Who knows what the government might be doing, they could be doing this to us. Can we just find the shelter first, before we discuss this." I said to her. She nods and we start to pick up the pace, both of us fearful of what could happen next.

It was only a few minutes later until we heard the Air Raid Siren go off. Imani and I looked at each other and began running even faster.

"At times like this I wish I never sold my damn car!" Imani yells. We hear loud bangs from a distance behind us. I turn to look while holding Imani's hand as we run further down the sidewalk.

The sound of screams could be heard from far away.

Suddenly, we find ourselves plunging to the ground when a tall building begins falling down behind us a block away, cars are crashing into one another and civilians continue to panic. Imani screams and looks at me.

"What the fuck!" She shouts.

We both get up and continued running as fast as we could, hoping to find the safety of the fallout shelter.

A big van drives past us and the two doors open from behind with two people reaching their hands out.

"Grab on!" One of them yells. I could tell Imani was in much of a daze as I was. I look to Imani and then turn to look behind us, the city was in complete ruins, what else do we have left?

"Imani go first!" The van slows down for us.

"What? Are you kidding!? We don't know who these people are?" She yells at me.

"Just get the fuck in! The buildings are gonna keep crashing down, we're not fast enough and I'm getting exhausted!" I shout back.

Imani looks to the people reaching out to help her in and grabs onto their hands before getting yanked into the van. I follow after and fall back when the two who helped us shut the back doors and yell for the driver to speed off. It looks as if we're not the only two that have been rescued. There are three others who are completely covered in the same crap as me. Imani and I carefully fixed our positions and placed our backpacks on our laps. One of the rescuers grabbed both of our bags and gave them to their partner.

"Hey! Give us our shit back." Imani raised her voice as the van made a sharp turn causing us to slam against the van's wall.

"They're just checking if you have any weapons." Another person in the van speaks up.

"Why would we have weapons?" Imani asks.

"Consider yourselves lucky, because where we're going is an escape from this hell." The rescuer chuckled and looked at their partner.

"What? I thought you were taking us to the nearest shelter!?" I questioned furiously.

"That little shelter of yours? Isn't a shelter, that's a fake shelter sweetheart, the real shelters are closer to the wealthier areas of the capital." The rescuer answered.

"What!?" I ask. The rest of us in the van shifted roughly when the van came to an abrupt stop.

The rescuer opened the back door and looked around to see the driver and another passenger who seemed to be upfront as well as several others who were masked up.

"Alright pussies, let's get y'all inside!" One of them said. We then had someone take everyone's belongings and then were pulled out of the van. Imani tried to break out of one of the rescuers' grips but eventually gave in.

"Where are you taking us!?" Imani screamed.

"One of the safest places you can be in right now, now shut your goddamn trap!" An elder man shouted while looking around and keeping "watch."

Once we were inside the shelter, we were handcuffed and had blindfolds wrapped around us. All we heard from further in the shelter were the continued explosions and the ongoing ring of the Air Raid Siren. I could hear laughter around me as if the rescuers were laughing at us. We were sitting on a cold concrete floor as I moved my bonded hands around behind me, trying to feel for my surroundings. I could feel Imani sitting next to me and decided to check if she was alright.

"Imani, are you okay?" I sniff.

"No, just leave me alone. All I can think about are my parents. I hope they're okay." She sounded afraid.

"I'm sure they are, our parents work for the government and...you heard it from the rescuers, the real shelters are near the wealthier regions, so they have to be okay." I reassure.

"How could you just blatantly trust these fucks? Look at us right now, blindfolded and handcuffed. How do you know if we weren't kidnapped?" She replies angrily.

"Oh piss off, if we didn't get in that van we'd be dead, I did you a favor by saving your ass."

"Oh really, now you gettin' disrespectful?" She replies.

"Can we not do this right now-" I get interrupted by one of the rescuers.

"You two, cut it out will ya'?" The rescuer sounds like they are wearing boots as they approach us slowly and I could feel them bend down in front of us. Their breath reeks of canned beans.

"Tomorrow morning, we'll be traveling out of here by plane to California. You'll get your answers there."

"What? Why are we going to California?" Imani speaks up.

"You both have received an opportunity that you simply can't leave from anymore. We rescued you both, you both deserve to know the truth, not living in this shit hole of a capital. Now don't ask anymore questions, you'll learn when we arrive. I suggest getting rest now, it's going to be a while." The elder sits still, quietly, for a moment, before I feel their presence move away, leaving Imani and me to question, what exactly did I bring us into?

"Keep it moving!" The familiar voice that spoke to us before shouted as we were pulled forward. Still blindfolded but no longer handcuffed. I could try to escape if I wanted but I had a feeling these people were armed.

"Where are we going?" Someone asks from behind me.

"You'll see." Another person answered.

We finally come to a stop and I hear a large slam from beside, possibly a large door. The person who was holding my arms from behind removed my blindfold and I slowly adjusted to the bright lights of the room we were in. I looked to my side and saw Imani, thankfully. I couldn't make out my surroundings that well, my eyes were covered for hours and I could feel a tension headache starting. It appears that we're in some large facility meant for planes of some sort, I could see a large platform from above and notice several people walking forward.

"Where the hell are we?" Imani whispers.

"I'm wondering the same, looks like we're not the only people they took in." I respond, looking around at the many people like us, confused. There are only a few of us covered in dust and ashes as I am.

"Quiet down!" One of the individuals on the platform says, trying to calm the murmuring crowd below.

"Welcome to XL, you're new home." They introduce themselves.

"My name is Crystal, I am sure you are all wondering why you're here, and some of you already know why. We are an organization of rebels and saviors. We have sheltered you for the time being. Each and every one of you are special to us."

"What are they on about?" Imani whispers to me.

"Shh..." I hush her.

"For those who are unfamiliar with who we are, we will group you up into what we call the Change. You will learn exactly what we represent and eventually, become something greater." Crystal looks down at me, or from where I'm standing it feels like her eyes are staring beaming into mine.

"Organize them." She says. And then the platform leaders, what I'll call them for now, turned and walked away.

We were then shoved around by those who took our blindfolds off, separating everyone into groups.

"Could you loosen your fucking grip on me?" Imani glares at the woman pushing her forward. The woman simply smirks.

Crystal made her way up to us with a few of what I believe are her personal guards. I gulp and look at Imani. We're all grouped up with a bunch of other newcomers. Crystal walks up in front of me and smiles.

"What is your name?"

"Me? Oh um, Reene." I reply.

"You're full name young lady."

"Don't tell-" Imani urges.

"Reene Kingsley." I say sternly and stare at Crystal. Imani shakes her head.

"Well Reene Kingsley, welcome to the Change."

... Final/Complete Edit

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[you-n-me-e-e]

ᗷᗩᗰᗷᗝ ᖇᑌᗰ |ＢＡＥＫＨＹＵＮ|

[Prologue]

GIF by ME

Pairing : (Pirate) BAEKHYUN x (Scientist) READER

Au's : Time travel!au, Age Gap!au, Modern Generation vs 17s Generations, Stranger to lover.

Length : 0.6k

Note : Hello I'm Sun and I am 19 years old. It's been a while I opened this tumblr account. I really love to read fan fictions but I never tried to write any fanfic by myself. But now I tried to write a prologue about my idol and I am so scared at the same time cause I am not secured about both of my English and writing skills. I know there will be lots of typo mistakes and grammatical mistakes cause English is not my first language. So I recommend you to not to read it farther. But if you like to read it then I expect you to give your precious opinion if I should write this fic or not. Please pardon my mistakes. I'm always eager to learn from my mistakes so teach me if you think I'm doing it wrong way. Thank You:)

|Prologue|

“Are you sure??” the taller one asked. You closed your eyes before responding by a “Yeah”.  The environment seems pretty nervous but you smiled as you saw the horrible reactions of your friends. Kyungsoo's big eyes got more bigger than his usual eyes, on the other hand,  JinJin and Sehun's mouths are wide open.

“What are you? Are you even human?? How can you still smiling after making a big decision like this??” Jin Jin's high pitched voice echoed inside the empty room.

“Y/N, Think again. If you want I can-”

“Nope, I will do it Soo. Don't worry okay?” You cutted him off.

“Do you even know what are you saying?What if it get destroyed or something and you can't come back?” it was Sehun who whispered slowly still loud enough for the three of you to hear him clearly. But damn, he's very right. There is a big possibility to happen this. Cause yet, you guys are not sure if it's gonna work properly or not. Then again, what can you do? The four of you gone through a lot to finally show that you guys are not a wast for this world. Specially, your Family. It's a Time Machine and one of you have to use it to make sure if it works properly. As a crazy girl you are, you decided to do it first. You are feeling scared and excited at the same time. But you keep telling yourself that “I can do it, I have to do it.”

“Listen hun, You know how much time and efforts we put on this machine? If we can't take a risk then all of our efforts will get wasted. If I don't go, one of us have to do it and then exactly same thing can happen with him or her. So Don't worry okay?? And yeah, I am bringing the signal device and my phone with me. If I call or send you guys emergency signal just press the Green button- hey!” you couldn’t finish your words, jinjin came  to hug you out of nowhere. Then Kyungsoo came to hug the two of you and then Sehun. This group hug is really making you emotional as well. You pull away from their  embrace. “Hey, I'll be fine. No worry okay? Remember, we have to do it hmm? I will come back, promise. But make sure that when I send the emergency signal, then press the green button. But don't press it unless I call for it okay??” they nodded.

“Stay safe Y/N. Good luck” it was Kyungsoo who patted your arm gently. You smiled towards your friends for the last time. You felt the sudden urge of crying so you turn around before they can notice. You took a deep breath before stepping inside the little glass room. You took a seat on the blue machine that looks like a chair. Heart thumping against your chest, You are scared. You don't know where are you going right now. Two buttons caught your eyes. The first one is Red that's gonna take you in the Past and the another one is white which's meant for the Future travel. You closed your eyes and placed your right hand on the red one. You closed your eyes, finally you are doing this. You are so close to touch your dream. You have to do it,   As your shaky hand pressed the red button, before you knew it your whole body was swallowed by the machine with a loud noise inside the glass room...

Name : Young Y/N

Age     : 24 (A successful young scientist)

Left home after high school graduation because of her dream to be a successful scientist in future. Has three best friend, Doh Kyungsoo, Oh Sehun and Hwa Jin Jin.

Current situation : Left the current world to visit in past through the best creation of her and her friends, A TIME MACHINE.

Date : 10 January, 2048

Time : 10 : 33 a.m

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[cosmiclatte28]

control the thunder

chen's baby : *watching the storm out of the window*

chen's baby : quiet... quiet... kaboom coming

(huge crack of thunder)

chen's baby : *whispers* I DID IT

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[satanvale]

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: EXO (Band) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Characters: Park Chanyeol, Byun Baekhyun, Do Kyungsoo | D.O, Oh Sehun, Kim Junmyeon | Suho Additional Tags: ChanBaek - Freeform, BaekYeol - Freeform, Artist Park Chanyeol, Waiter Byun Baekhyun, Bottom Park Chanyeol, Sweet Park Chanyeol, Soft Park Chanyeol, Park Chanyeol Smut, Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Smut, Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Fluff, Park Chanyeol Fluff, Do Kyungsoo | D.O & Park Chanyeol Friendship, Top Byun Baekhyun, Byun Baekhyun Smut, Byun Baekhyun Fluff, Fluff and Smut, Art, Painting, Anal Sex, Holding Hands, Hand & Finger Kink, Shy Park Chanyeol, They are so cute together that you will feel even more single, Sexual Tension, Mirror Sex Summary:

Three things have always been part of Chanyeol's life: new flowers in his garden, exhibitions and inspiration. Since he started to work, as an artist, for his friend's art gallery, he never missed the chance to exhibit beautiful paintings, but not now, not since the lack of inspiration blocked him. That is, until he goes to a new cafè that just opened and sees a beautiful waiter, with delicate hands and a nice smile. He starts going there everyday just to do lots and lots of sketches and drawings of him, hoping that he wouldn't notice. Someday, tho, he does.

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[americannoona]

Remembering Elizabeth Ch25

It was early, but the sun room was bright and warm. The sun that filtered through the stained glass windows bounced around the room in many shades of yellow, and made me imagine that this is what it would be like to be inside of a sunflower. Sehun brought me here this morning and instructed me not to move. When he left the room, he locked the door behind him, which gave me an uneasy feeling. I hated the clicking noise of a locking door. I fought the urge to unlock it, however, because I figured out that he was keeping me safe from Mi Young. So, I ignored the locked door, and concentrated on the view. 

Outside of the sunroom was a little garden with paths and benches and a place in the middle that would be perfect for an intimate party. As I was staring out of the window, a bunny bounced onto one of the paths. I was delighted to watch it scurry this way and that, smelling everything and pricking up it’s ears at every sound. I was so engrossed in the bunny that I jumped when Sehun opened the door. He laughed. “You are the jumpiest person I know,” he said. He was carrying two plates and wearing an apron that was oddly sexy for something so plain around his middle. “Did you cook?” I asked. “I did,” he said, and laid a plate in front of me with the biggest waffle I had ever seen on it. Until he put his plate down on the other side that is. I watched as he leaned back outside the door and rolled in a little trolley full of things. “I hope there is some milk on there somewhere,” I said. “Of course. Whoever heard of waffles without milk?” he said and smiled. Pouring two glasses of milk, he asked, “What kind of syrup would you like?” “What kind do you have?” “You know what? Try this homemade syrup that Ms. Jung made. She calls it Butter Pecan. I think it’s the reason that Junie hired her,” he said and poured the syrup on my giant waffle. With a little difficulty, I cut a piece off and tried it. I don’t know if Sehun is just an excellent cook or if Ms. Jung’s syrup saved it, but it was the best breakfast I had ever had. “Oh my gosh, Sehun. This is delicious!” I said and crammed another big piece in my mouth. “Why thank you pretty lady,” he said. He took a big bite of his own. There wasn’t much talking as we ate. I hadn’t imagined that I could actually finish that monster waffle, but I guess I was hungrier than I thought. Sehun, who didn’t finish his, watched me finish mine with an amused smile on his face. “What?” I asked with my mouth full of the last bite. With a small breathy laugh, he said, “Nothing.” I finished my bite, put my fork down, and leaned back in my chair. I was so full. Sehun was just looking at me. “The baby was really hungry,” I said. “Uh huh,” he answered. I became a little sad as I realized something. “What time are you leaving today?” I asked. Standing up to clear the table, he said, “I’m not. Today, I’m spending the day with a very special woman.” “Ms. Jung? Are you kitchen help today?” I asked. “How did you guess?” he asked and poked me in the side, tickling me. Trying to get away from his assault, I laughed and said, “That sexy apron gave you away.” “Oh, you like it huh?” he asked and came to lean over me. Then he nuzzled my neck and kissed my collarbone. Leaning into the kiss, I said, “I like it even more up close.” He kissed up my neck until he sucked in my earlobe and nibbled it. I gasped. Then, to my surprise, he stood up and finished cleaning up. I watched him with that mischievous little grin on his face and said, “That was mean.” He wiggled his eyebrows at me. The nerve of him! I thought. Just as he went out the door with the trolley, he said, “I had to stop or we wouldn’t do anything else today,” After the door shut I yelled, “I would have been okay with that!”

After Sehun bundled me into his car, he went back in to get the wallet that he had forgotten. I noticed movement in one of the windows above, and looking up, I met the eyes of Mi Young. I smiled and waved, but she didn’t return the gesture. She just stood there staring daggers. I almost felt sorry for her. Almost. Then I remembered that she had wrapped her naked body around my naked Sehun, and suddenly I couldn’t care less if she didn’t like me. The thought made my stomach churn. Sehun came back out. I rolled the window down and said, “Come over here.” He came to my window, and I put my hands into his perfectly combed hair and kissed him as if I were trying to suck out his soul. He stood up when I let go and staggered backwards a little. “What was that for?” he asked. “That was for me,” I said. “And maybe a little bit of payback.” He didn’t have to know that is was two-fold payback for both him and Mi Young. As he walked around and got into the car, I looked back up at the window, smiled and waved again. She turned in a flourish and was gone. Sitting back and getting comfortable, I thought, I have a real mean streak.

Sehun held my hand as we rode through beautiful countryside. Except for when he changed gears. I don’t know what it is about watching a man change gears in a car, but there is something very sexy about it. “Where are we going?” I asked. “Well,” he said and pressed his lips together. “We are going to make a really quick stop at my Mom’s house before we meet the rest of the guys at a place that I have been dying to take you to.” “Hold up!” I said. “I’m going to meet your mom?” I asked. Sehun’s face contorted as if he were bracing for a smack. “And my Dad.” “Why didn’t you tell me? I would have prepared. What am I going to do? I look terrible. They are going to hate me! Sehun! I’m so mad at you!” I was freaking out. “Calm down,” he said. “Calm down. You look gorgeous and they already know about you. They are excited to meet you.” My heart was pounding. “Sehun! I don’t speak Korean! I’m big and pregnant! I’m foreign! I won’t know how to act!” He actually started to laugh. “They know all of that. None of it matters to them. All that they care about is that I’m happy.” He squeezed my hand. “And I am. Completely.” I felt like I was going to pee on myself. “You know if you keep surprising me with things, I’m going to have this baby early!” He actually laughed at that. “It’s going to be great. It will only be for a moment. Besides, they have seen you once before. You just didn’t know it.” “What? What do you mean, Sehun?” He better not mean what I think he means! “Well, they went with me to the hospital one evening.” He DID mean what I thought he meant. “Dammit, Sehun! That’s terrible. I was in a coma! I couldn’t have looked very nice.” “You were always well kept. You were beautiful. My mother kept talking about how pretty you were and how she prayed every day that you would wake up,” said Sehun. “She did?” I didn’t know why, but that made me feel like crying. Hormones? “Yes. They know how I feel about you and they already consider you part of the family. Now it’s time you meet them in person. I promise, it will be fine,” he said. He turned onto a small road that was mostly hidden by trees. My knee was bouncing and I really did have to pee. I fidgeted with my coat buttons as I watched him turn into the driveway of a beautiful quaint cottage house. I almost felt like the world was spinning because I was so nervous. He came around and helped me get out of the car, and I followed him inside. The inside of the house was just as cute and quaint as the outside. We had gone into a side door, which led to the kitchen. I saw his mother immediately. She was standing at the sink with a knife and a potato in her hands. When she turned to face us, I noticed how much Sehun looked like her. She smiled the same smile that he had and wiped her hands on a towel that was hanging from a pocket on her apron. She began yelling something in Korean and rushed over to where we stood. She hugged Sehun and then turned to me. A tall slender gentleman came in from the far door and grinned from ear to ear. I thought Sehun got his looks from his mother, but now that I saw his father, I knew what he would look like as he got older. Not bad. Sehun said something to them in Korean which I took to be an introduction, and I realized they spoke very little English, if any. His mother held her arms out to me and I let her hug me. She also kissed my cheek. “Hello. It is very nice to meet you,” I said. I didn’t know what else to say. Sehun’s dad took my hand and shook it. He had and even warmer smile than Sehun if that was possible. I listened as Sehun talked to them for a few minutes. Then his mother gave me another kiss on the cheek and Sehun kissed her cheek. They waved as we left and got back into the car. “See,” Sehun said as he put on his seatbelt. “I told you it would only be a moment. And it went great.” “You were right,” I said. I felt a little dizzy from the whole experience. “And now, for some fun,” he said. Putting the car in gear, he took my hand and off we went to some unknown location. Sehun loved to surprise me.

When Sehun next stopped the car, I was overwhelmed at what I saw. It looked like a gigantic amusement park. Lights and exotic looking buildings, and rides, and people were everywhere. “What is this place?” I asked. “This is Lotte World,” said Sehun as if I knew what that was. “We are supposed to meet the guys just inside at the ticket booth.” I didn’t talk as I tried to take it all in. We met up with the boys inside, and immediately I was accosted. Chen and Lay ran up to me and practically jerked me away from Sehun. “You have to ride the swings with me,” said Chen. “It’s safe for pregnant women. I checked. It’s my favorite ride.” “Okay,” I said and smiled at him. Lay jumped in front of him. “First you have to go into the mirror maze with us. You can get lost in there for hours,” he said excitedly. “Alright.” I was feeling a little overwhelmed. The guys seemed like thrilled children on vacation. They were all giddy and energetic. Sehun came over to save me. “Guys, let her breathe,” he said and put himself between me and them. We bought our tickets and went inside. “This is something we do at least once a year before we go on tour,” said Sehun. “Jun insists on it. He says we need to have some fun before we get to work.” “I agree with him,” I said. “I think this is great!” All of a sudden, my eyes were covered by strange hands. Behind me, someone whispered in my ear, “Boo!” I spun around and came face to face with Suho. He was all smiles. I threw my arms around his neck. “Suho!” I noticed standing beside him was Mi Young and instantly my mood dropped a little. He stood back so he could look at me. “Now listen to me young lady,” he said in the fatherly tone I had grown to love, “You take it easy. Don’t get overheated or over tired.” “I promise,” I said. “Sehun has explicit instructions to make you sit down and drink water at least every thirty minutes,” said Suho. “I’ve got it,” said Sehun. Just then, Lay, Kai, and D.O. came running over. “We bought something for Elizabeth to try,” said Kai. He was already laughing really hard. Sehun looked in the bag first. “Oh my Lord,” he said. “You guys are cleaning it up if she vomits. And don’t whine to me if she slaps you.” I was a little worried. I heard Suho ask Sehun, “What is it?” Sehun’s back was to me so I couldn’t hear his answer, but I saw Suho laugh and wrinkle his nose. “Here, take a bite,” said Lay. “Wait!” said D.O. “Make her hold her nose first.” “Cover her eyes,” said Kai still laughing the donkey laugh he always had when he couldn’t stop laughing. I pleaded with Sehun with my eyes, but all he did was mouth the words, ‘I’m sorry’. Big help he was. Kai put his hands over my eyes. He said, “Cover your nose, Elizabeth.” So I did. One of them, I assumed Lay, put something mushy to my lips. I touched it with my tongue. “Bite it you big chicken,” said Lay. I didn’t mind being called a chicken. That insult never made me want to take the risk. I took a tiny nibble. And that was more than enough. “No, no No!” I said, and shook Kai’s hands off of my eyes. All three boys were doubled over laughing. “What in the heck was that?” I asked as I spit out what I could. “It’s stinky tofu,” said Lay still laughing. I smacked all of them in the arm. It didn’t deter their laughter. They ran off to do God knows what. I walked over and smacked Sehun and Suho in their arms for good measure. “Ow! What was that for?” asked Sehun. “Because you deserved it,” I said. He rubbed his arm and then took my hand. “Come on. Let’s go look around.” Suho and Mi Young followed us. I noticed that she wasn’t talking, and I had a feeling that had something to do with Suho. I was sure that Chanyeol must have told him what she had said at the shower. I also noticed that her eyes rarely left Sehun. It bothered me more than it should have. Every now and then one or more of the boys would come and drag me away to show me something or to ride something. I rode the swings with Chen and I think it may have been my favorite event of the night. I rode a swan boat with Xiumin even though it was supposed to be for lovers. Then we all got lost in the mirror maze for what seemed like forever. Suho kept to his word and made me sit down every thirty minutes. I think he could tell I was getting really tired, and he suggested that we all go to eat at the Crystal Palace. It was a restaurant that served western food because he knew that I sometimes had trouble eating Korean food. Sehun ordered me a pizza in the shape of a cat. I devoured it. And then I got really sleepy. We had been there for hours. I think Suho noticed me nodding off a little because he said, “I think that Elizabeth has had about enough today, Sehun. I think you should take her home and let her rest.” “I was just about to suggest that,” said Sehun. I heard a lot of the guys say that they were ready to go home too. So everyone finished up and we headed home. I fell asleep in the car.

At home, Sehun let me lay on the bed while he ran a bath. When it was ready, he helped me in the tub, and then got in behind me. I was so content laying against him as he gently ran a washcloth over me. I didn’t want to mess up the comfortable night we were having, but I knew that if I didn’t bring up Mi Young that it was going to just keep bothering me. I tried to let it go, but it wasn’t going. So I decided now was the best time to bring it up since he was calm. “Sehun?” I said. “Yeah,” he answered. His voice sounded sleepy. “Can we talk about something?” I asked. He was quiet for a minute. “You can always talk to me about anything,” he said. I entangled my fingers with his. “You know that I talked to Chanyeol don’t you?” “He mentioned it,” he said. “I know what happened,” I said. “I know what she did at Christmas.” He didn’t say anything. “Do you still have feel….” I began. “Hell no!” he interrupted. “You should know better. I only see you. In my dreams. In my life. In my future. I only want you. She is an annoyance and hopefully she will be gone soon.” He wrapped his arms around me, and kissed the top of my head. Then he laid his cheek against the place that he had just kissed. We were quiet for a few minutes. I wondered if he had fallen asleep. “I’m going to miss you so much,” I said quietly. “I’m going to miss you too,” he said. “We will Face time every day. And when the baby comes, I’m going to be here. I don’t care what the company says.” “I don’t want you to get in trouble,” I said. He squeezed me. “Don’t worry. It will work out. And that reminds me. I need for you to stay here when I’m gone. Don’t go anywhere.” “What do you mean?” I asked. He sighed. “There are a large number of Exo L’s that don’t like our relationship. That’s why we usually keep the people we date a secret, but with you that wasn’t possible. There are a lot of girls that really don’t like you and some of them are crazy enough to try to get rid of you.” My eyes grew large. “You mean, they would try to kill me?” “I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them tried. But don’t worry about it. As long as you stay here, you will be safe. I’m tempted to hire a body guard,” he said. “That won’t be necessary,” I said. “Besides, going anywhere now is getting harder and harder. I just get so tired. It hurts my back to walk around.” “If anything happened to you I would have to kill everyone,” he said. “Everyone?” “Yep. They would all have to go. I would lay waste to this entire country,” he said. I had to laugh at that. He kissed my head again, and said, “Come on silly. Let’s go to bed.”

The next day I was sad. The boys were all off again, and I was alone. Well, almost. After breakfast, I was restless so I started to wander around the house to see what I could get into. Eventually, I found myself in front of the door to the ballroom. I wrapped my fingers around the door handle and very slowly turned. I let go and let the door swing open on it’s own. Standing outside, I stared into the huge empty room. From here, you would never have known that a huge beautiful ball had taken place inside. It was almost spooky. I didn’t will my feet forward, but they carried me inside anyway. It was cold inside. I could tell that this room hadn’t been entered since the ‘event’ happened. Police tape laid around the floor in tangles. Walking out to the middle of the floor, I couldn’t help but look up. The gorgeous chandelier was gone. Only the cables were left. Looking down, I could see shattered crystals and the stains of what could only be blood. I was shocked that it hadn’t been cleaned up. I closed my eyes and flashes of that nightmare came back to me. Kyung had caused so much destruction, but I still felt sorry for him. I hated that he had died. I guess it was God’s final mercy, I thought. My thoughts were interrupted when someone said, “That’s where it happened wasn’t it?” Mi Young stood in the doorway. I stared at her for a minute before I could answer. “Yeah. This is the spot,” I said. It came out in mostly a whisper. I stared at the blood. Strange how I couldn’t tell a difference between his and mine. “Jun said that no one was to come in here,” she said and walked over to where I stood. She looked down at the stains and made a face. “He never told me that,” I said. “I didn’t mean to come here. I just kind of ended up in here.” “Do you think that was the night you got pregnant?” she asked. She really had no couth. I looked at her in disbelief. “Why?” I asked. “Well, everyone knows that Sehun can’t have kids. So either your baby belongs to Park Kyung or Jun,” she said. I was so done. I walked toward her and said, “Listen to me and you listen well. There is nothing sexual between me and Suho. Yes, we have a special relationship, but it doesn’t involve anything romantic at all!” I realized I had gotten very close to her. She didn’t back down, however. “I’m going to take Sehun away from you,” she said. Her face didn’t even change. I couldn’t believe she had the nerve to say that to my face. “You can try,” I said. “I always get what, and whom, I want,” she said. She stood there biting on one of her ridiculously long nails looking me up and down. “When that baby is born and it looks like Park Kyung, Sehun won’t want anything to do with you or it.” I closed my eyes. I needed to find a place of calm before I lost my own couth. I decided that nothing I said was going to find a place inside that infinitesimal brain of hers so there was no use in trying. I turned and walked out of the ballroom. As the door closed, I heard her witch like cackle, and I shivered. Bacon is right. That girl is bat-shit crazy!

I walked down a hall that I was pretty sure she wouldn’t follow me down. I didn’t come this way very much. I wanted to get as far from her as possible so I headed for the double doors at the end of the hall. I had never been in that room before. The doors were unlocked so I went in. Suho told me that nothing was off limits to me so I didn’t feel guilty being snoopy. When I went in, I was amazed. It was a grand master bedroom suite and grand it certainly was! None of the bedrooms in this house were as majestic as this one. The bed in the middle was the biggest I had ever seen. I would swear that all of Exo would fit into it. Huge armoires were on each side of the room. There was a seating area in front of an enormous fireplace. Books sat everywhere. The room was very male. Dark cherry wood and gold fabrics. This is Suho’s room, I thought. I didn’t think that because of the state of the room. I knew it because I could smell him here. No one smelled like Suho, and he was everywhere here. Being in this room was like being hugged by Suho. My eyes kept going back to that monstrous bed. I really am tired, I thought. Suho wouldn’t care if I took a little nap in his bed. He probably would insist on it instead of making me go all the way back upstairs. I mean, he isn’t even coming home anytime soon. I convinced myself that it was what he would want me to do. Honestly, I was itching to see what his bed felt like. I sat on the edge and let myself fall back. Instantly I realized my mistake. Suho had a waterbed. And now, I was stuck. I tried and tried, but it was no use. I couldn’t get out of the bed. I couldn’t roll onto my front to get any leverage, and I couldn’t roll out because the sides were too high. “Uh oh,” I said out loud to myself. If I don’t get out of here now, I could be here until tomorrow. Suho might not even come home tonight. I began to struggle. Then I began to panic. I kicked and wiggled and pushed and pulled. My hair was a crazy mess, and I was covered in sweat. I had all but destroyed the bedclothes. It was no use. I was well and thoroughly stuck. I laid there with my eyes closed, breathing hard, and wishing I could curb my curiosity better than I did. My mouth was dry. My back hurt. My clothes were all twisted around my body. That’s when I heard… “Hmmm.” Oh. My. God. I knew that Hmmm. I had heard it many times. Slowly, very slowly, I opened my eyes. What I saw created a mixture of emotions that I didn’t quite know how to handle. First of all, I was saved. So that was good. It wasn’t Mi Young and that was also good. But what I saw standing before me also made me tingle all over, and that was bad. Very bad. It wasn’t something I could control. There stood Suho. In only a white towel. Dripping wet. Wet hair. Wet chest. Wet thighs. Oh God! Stop looking! I urged my eyes closed, but they wouldn’t obey. Sehun. Sehun. Sehun. Sehun… He just stood there looking at me. At least he was smiling. After a couple of minutes of us just staring at one another, I couldn’t take it anymore. “Well! Aren’t you going to say anything?” I asked. He held his pointer finger against his top lip and finally said, “I don’t know what to say.” That was fair. “Want me to explain?” I asked. “Is that possible?” asked Suho. His face was laughing even if he wasn’t yet. He put his hands on his hips and I so wished he wouldn’t do that. “Yes, actually. Well, uh, you see, uh, I was trying to get away from your cousin and I wound up in here somehow. I was tired, and I only wanted to lay on your bed for a moment. I didn’t know it was a waterbed and then, well, as you can see, I got stuck. I’m stuck, Suho.” He did begin to laugh then. He bent over in laughter. After a few minutes he composed himself. “Are you going to help me?” I asked. To my surprise, he climbed in the bed and lay beside me. I forced myself not to look. He laid on his side with his arm under his head facing me. “Hey,” he said. “Yeah,” I answered. “Hey. Turn over here and look at me.” Is he doing this on purpose??? Slowly I turned on my side, my huge belly between us, and looked at him. He brushed my hair back with his fingers. I know it had to be all over the place. “I’ve been wanting to talk to you,” he said. “I thought you were gone to practice with the other guys,” I said. “I’m having a bit of a slow morning,” he said. “And thank goodness I did.” He laughed. Now that I looked closer, I could see that his eyes looked weak and washed out. There were deep dark circles underneath. He must have had another migraine. “Suho, are you okay?” I asked. “Yeah. I’m okay. I just get headaches sometimes. When the weather starts getting cold, I get migraines from time to time.” “I’m sorry,” I said. It made me really sad. “It’s alright. But what I wanted to talk to you about was Mi Young,” he said. I watched Suho squint against the light. “I’ve heard a lot of things about her. I’ve also heard a lot of things from her,” I said. “What kind of things?” “Well, today, she told me that she was going to take Sehun away from me,” I said. “Please ignore her. I’m going to send her home as soon as I can. I didn’t want her here right now to be honest, but my mother insisted. I’m sorry she has been such a bother,” he said. “It’s not your fault, Suho. I understand. She’s family. I try to hide from her mostly,” I said and laughed. “I’m starting to worry that maybe she has a problem. I don’t think she really wants Sehun. She just can’t stand it that he wants you instead of her. I want to help her but to be honest, I don’t think I can handle one more problem right now. I think I’ve reached my limit,” he said. I thought I saw tears forming in the corners of his eyes. I don’t know if I can stand to see Suho cry, I thought and I could feel tears welling up in my own eyes. I laid my hand on his cheek and he closed his eyes, forcing a tear to run down over his nose and drip onto the bed. “What can I do to help, Suho?” I asked. I was right. I couldn’t stand it. My heart was breaking. His eyes remained closed as I stroked his cheek. “You don’t need to do anything. You are perfect,” he said. “You are the one thing I don’t have to worry about right now. The one thing that actually makes me happy.” He was crying harder now. And so was I. “There is just so much,” he said. “I’m so tired. I don’t want to go on this tour. I can’t get rid of these headaches. I didn’t need Mi Young on top of everything else. Trying to make sure that everyone else is doing okay and is ready for the tour feels like an impossible task. I feel like I’m being pulled in every direction, and I’m coming apart in the middle. I’m just so tired. I’m so tired.” I couldn’t stand it anymore. I pulled myself close to him, as close as I could with a baby in the middle, and put my arm under his head. He slid closer to me too and laid his head on my chest. I held him as he cried. It was all I knew to do. We just laid there. He cried for a long time, and I think it was something that he had needed to do for a long time. The baby started to move her feet up and down my tummy, which was against his tummy and he could feel it. He looked up at me with swollen eyes, and with his hand raised over my stomach he asked, “May I?” I smiled at him and nodded. He put his hand on my stomach so gently that I could barely feel it, but the baby seemed to. She put her tiny hand against his and pressed. He looked up at me with the sweetest surprised face. He looked like a little kid on Christmas morning. “Did you see that?” he asked with his mouth hanging open. I nodded again. He put his hand back down and she did it again. He began to giggle. “That is incredible,” he said. “She knows who her family is,” I said. He laid his hand back on my stomach and laid his head back on my chest. Thank God Sehun can’t see us right now, I thought. I don’t know how long we laid there, but soon we were both asleep. Whether anyone liked it or not, it was completely innocent.

We woke up with a start when Suho’s phone began to ring. He sat up and looked at me like he was in trouble. His eyes were huge. “I’m so sorry,” he said. “Please don’t tell Sehun about this.” I tried to sit up with less luck. “It’s okay. We didn’t do anything wrong. And I won’t tell Sehun. I promise.” It would be a cold day in hell before I would tell Sehun about this. I didn’t want anymore worries on his mind. Suho’s or Sehun’s. He got out of the bed and then helped me up. Answering his phone, he caught his towel just as it began to fall. I caught a small glimpse of the backside of Suho before I looked away, and I was not sorry. I heard his half of the conversation. “Hello?… Yeah, I’m feeling better…Oh, uh, yeah. I know where Elizabeth is. She’s fine. She probably just forgot her phone upstairs.” He turned to me and raised his eyebrows. “She’s fine, Sehun! I’m looking at her right now…Okay. I’ll have someone go get her phone…How is practice going?…Tell him not to worry. He’ll get it…. I’m going to get dressed, and come on down there…Yes, of course I’m dressed but I need to change….Why? What happened?…I’ll take care of it when I get there. Tell him I’ll get it….Alright….Yes… I said I’ll get her phone…Bye, Sehun.” “Sehun has been trying to call me?” I asked. “A lot apparently. He worries because Mi Young is here,” he said. “I’ll go up and get my phone, and call him,” I said and started for the door. “Get back here!” said Suho with that fatherly authority that I was used to from him. “Come here.” Obediently, I walked over to where he stood. He kissed my forehead. “Are you okay?” he asked. I nodded. “Are you?” I asked. “I have to be,” he said. His smile seemed sad. “Now, you will go to my study, get a book, and hide from Mi Young until we get back. We won’t stay all night tonight. I promise. Tomorrow I’m sending her back to her mother.” “What about my phone?” I asked. Suho walked over to the intercom on the wall, pushed a button and said something in Korean. Then he walked back over to me. “Your phone will be in my study,” he said. He put his hands on either side of my face, and looked at me. He kissed my forehead again, and pulled me into his chest in a tight hug. “Thank you for today. I really needed that.” “I love you, Suho. I’ll always be here when you need me,” I said. “Promise that you’ll come to me when you need someone.” “I promise if you do,” he said. “You are my savior after all.” I smiled up at him. He turned me toward the door and smacked my backside. “Now do as I said. I have to get dressed.” I did as I was told.

I went to the library before going to Suho’s study and looked through all of the books, but none of them appealed to me. I decided to look in Suho’s private collection. It took me a few minutes to locate the right book, but I finally did. I pulled it out and hit the button behind it, which opened the shelf to reveal a hidden room. This was where the good books were hidden. If you liked romance novels anyway. Looking around, I was delighted to see that Julia Quinn had started a new series, and it looked like Suho had all of the books in the series so far. I grabbed the first one and went back out into the library. Suho’s study was at the end of the hall so I waddled as quickly as I could and went in, locking the door. My phone was laying on his desk and was already ringing. “Hello,” I answered, a little out of breath. “Are you okay?” I heard the familiar voice ask. “Yeah, I was just hurrying. But I’m okay,” I said. There was a pause, an intake of breath, and then, “Where in the hell have you been? I have been calling all morning! Do you know what goes through my head when you don’t answer me? You are supposed to keep your phone on you at all times!” I waited patiently for him to finish before saying, “I’m sorry. I forgot it. You’re right. I’m so sorry for worrying you.” I tried to sound really sad and contrite. “Well, just don’t forget again. I was scared to death,” said Sehun. “I won’t. I’ll do my best. I love you. Please forgive me,” I said. “Of course I forgive you baby. I’m sorry. I’m not really mad. I was just worried,” he said. “I can’t wait for you to come home. Suho promised me that you would be home tonight,” I said. “Actually, we are all going to be there. Suho wants us to have dinner together tonight before all of the craziness starts tomorrow.” “Yay!” I said. I was excited to see all of the boys together again. Especially since I knew it wasn’t going to happen again for quite awhile. “Dinner will be at seven. I’ll be home around five so just try to keep away from Mi Young until then,” he said. “Suho has me locked in his study reading,” I said. Sehun didn’t speak for a minute. Then I heard him say something to someone in the room behind him. Then to me he said, “You know, I’m starting to wonder about you and Suho.” “Sehun!” I couldn’t believe he said that. “You aren’t serious are you?” He laughed a little and said, “Nooo. I’m joking. I have to go. I love you and I’ll see you in a little while.” “I love you too,” I said. With that, he was gone.

I read for a little while but, as I do, I got restless. I decided to bug Ms. Jung for a piece or two of her Yakwa. I knew she had made some and was trying to hide it from me, but the smell was impossible to hide. Sneaking out to the kitchen, I found that I was alone. I knew where she typically hid snacks from me and Lay so I looked there and…Jackpot! Grabbing two pieces of the Yakwa, I sneaked out the back door as quietly as I had sneaked in. For some reason, stealing that snack was extra satisfying. Even more so when I gobbled it down as soon as I got into the little theater. I looked through the catalog of movies and decided to watch a comedy. Settling in, I let the movie keep my mind from wandering. It was so lonely in here when I thought back to all of the fun I’ve had with the boys in this room. I think I had a memory for each one. After the movie ended I thought, Well, that’s two hours out of the way. What now? Five o’clock is so far away. I guess I could use some exercise, I thought. I made my way upstairs to find something to swim in. Buckling myself into the little chair was such a pain, but the one time I tried to walk the stairs didn’t go well. I had to sit six times and rest and it took forever to get to the top. Then at the top, I had a few stomach pains so I didn’t try it again. I didn’t have a swimsuit so I decided on a large t-shirt tucked into a pair of Sehun’s shorts. I grabbed a VIXX cd on the way out of the room, and then I had a brilliant idea. I could almost see the light bulb above my head. I have Leo’s phone number. I wonder if he would like to come and swim with me. I took my phone out of my pocket and pulled up the number. I looked at it for the longest time, my hands shaking. There’s no way he will come, I thought. Then I thought, Then what is the harm in asking? Before I could chicken out, I hit the call button. My heart was pounding. Someone picked up on the second ring and answered in Korean. I couldn’t speak for a second. Then he said hello again in Korean. “Hello? Leo?” I managed to get out. “Yes?” His voice was so soft. “Hi, uh, this is Elizabeth. Sehun’s girlfriend. The one from the baby shower,” I said. “Oh, yes. Hello. How are you?” “I’m doing well. I sort of had a question,” I said. “Okay,” he said. “Are you busy today? Are you doing anything right now?” My voice was shaking. “No. I’m free today. I was going to meet Hakyeon for lunch in about an hour,” he said. I could tell he was very puzzled. “Well, I’m here alone today and I was wondering if you would like to come over for a swim. You could bring N and we could have lunch here.” I crossed my fingers. He didn’t answer immediately. Then he said, “Hold on for a moment please.” I heard clicking and I knew he was texting. Finally he came back and said, “We would love to. Can we bring Binnie?” “Hongbin?” I asked like an idiot. “Yes. Would that be okay?” he asked. “Absolutely!” I said. “You can bring whoever you want.” “We will bring lunch too if that is okay,” he said. “That would be perfect!” I was so excited. “Can you send me the address?” he asked. I don’t know why I assumed all idols knew where each other lived. “I have to get it but I will send it as soon as I do.” “Thank you for inviting us. It will be about an hour. Will that be okay?” he asked. “That is great!” I said. “See you then.” I hung up the phone with shaking hands. Oh my God! I can’t believe I just did that! I looked over to the mirror and thought, I can’t wear this! What am I going to wear? I don’t know why but my first thought was to text Suho and ask him what I should wear. So I did. I got a text back that said, You invited VIXX to swim in my pool? Uh oh. Am I in trouble? Is that okay? I sent. My hands started shaking again. My phone dinged. That’s fine. I’m just surprised they are coming. LOL What should I wear? I sent. Then I felt guilty. Just that morning he talked about being overwhelmed, and here I was bothering him with a silly non-problem. Quickly I sent, NVM I found something. Are you sure you aren’t mad? He wrote back, Not at all. I don’t know what Sehun will think though. He knows you have a crush on Taekwoon. He’s not coming is he? Oh no. I do NOT have a crush on Leo. And yes. He’s coming. DON’T tell Sehun! I got back, Too late. :( Sorry. Have fun though. And don’t forget, we have dinner scheduled for tonight. Please don’t invite VIXX. I would like for it to be just us. I got two dings. One was from Sehun. Yep. I’m in trouble. Suho wrote, I’m not trying to be rude. I just really want it to be us. Before I could answer Suho, I got two more dings from Sehun. To Suho I texted, I won’t invite them. I promise. It’s not rude. How mad is Sehun? I got another ding from Sehun. Then one from Suho. I clicked on Suho’s. I think he’s more panicked. He wants to come home but I won’t let him. You better read his messages though. Love you. :* I clicked Sehun’s name. So many messages came through. You invited who to swim with you??? Is Taekwoon going to be there? Why aren’t you answering me? Dammit! I’m just going to call. Who did you ask? What did they say? Who all is going to be there? I hurried and sent Sehun a message. First of all, I love you very much. Then I sent, I was bored and I thought it would be nice to have some friends over. Don’t worry. We are just swimming and having lunch. They will be gone before you get home. My phone rang. Closing my eyes I answered. “Hello?” I could hear heavy breathing. “Sehun?” “Are you trying to kill me?” he asked. “But why?” I asked. “We are just going to be swimming. Nothing is going to happen.” He was quiet. “Are you really that upset with me?” I could feel tears starting to form. “I didn’t know you would get angry with me.” “I’m not angry. I just don’t trust anyone. Can you blame me?” he asked. I thought back to Kyung. “No. I’m sorry. I should have asked you first,” I said. “Nooo,” he said. “I don’t want you to feel that way. You didn’t do anything wrong. I love you. Go have fun but keep your phone very close,” he said. “I promise,” I said. “Please don’t worry.” “Is he better looking than me?” Sehun asked. “What? Who?” I was surprised by his question. “Nothing. Just nothing. I want you to wear something that covers everything. Pants and long sleeves,” he said. “I’m not going to do that, Sehun,” I said. “I know,” he said in a sad tone. “I don’t know what you are worried about,” I said. “I’m hugely pregnant. No one is looking at me and thinking anything sexy. I promise.” “I do,” he said. I smiled. “Really? You think I’m sexy right now?” I could hear him smile finally. “Always. Why do you think I panic?” “I can’t wait until you come home,” I said. “Me either,” I could hear Chen yelling something in the background. Or was he singing? “I have to go. Have fun and please text me a lot.” “I will. I love you.” “I love you too.” Then he was gone.

I got the address from Suho and sent it to Leo. I still wore a pair of Sehun’s black shorts, but I found a cuter shirt to wear. I made my way down to the pool. While I waited for them to arrive, I found some music to play, and got out towels for everyone. I had some drinks brought in from the kitchen. It didn’t even take them an hour before they arrived. I had already slipped into the warm water, and floated around for awhile. When they came in, I swam over to the edge of the pool. I was so nervous. As soon as they came in the pool area, N held up a bag which I assumed contained food, and waved. “Hey! I hope you work up an appetite. We brought a lot of food.” “I’m pregnant. I always have a big appetite,” I said. Hongbin carried a couple of bags. He was all smiles. Leo carried a few containers, but he seemed shy like he usually does. To my surprise, Hyuk came in behind them. The more the merrier! I watched as they took off their shoes and shirts and said, “I’m so glad you guys could come. I’ve been bored out of my mind.” Coming over to sit on the side of the pool where I was, Hyuk asked, “Exo has their comeback this week right?” “Yep. So I’m pretty much alone all of the time. I hate it,” I said. N, Leo, and Hongbin came over and slipped into the water. “I wish I could have a few days alone,” said Hongbin. He laughed. “You think that, but after you run out of things to do, it’s lonely,” I said. N swam to the other side of the pool. Leo hung out on the side of the pool and Hongbin was treading water. I looked up at Hyuk, and he smiled the most mischievous smile before slipping down into the water. Then he said, “Time to get this party started.” He disappeared under the water and I felt him grab my ankle. After that, all I saw was water and air bubbles. He pulled me under and in the process kicked water all over Hongbin and Leo. The party was on indeed. It was no holds barred. They were gentle with me, but only to a point. They still had no problem with throwing me, dunking me, or splashing me. I watched as they raced each other and played chicken. N was on Hyuk’s shoulders, while Leo was on Hongbin’s. Then they switched. I was shocked at how strong N was. We played for at least two hours until Hyuk said, “I’m starving. Let’s eat!” Everyone agreed. The boys helped me out of the pool. It’s funny how being in a pool makes you feel a hundred times heavier when you get out and walk around. I realized that maybe I had overdone it a little. I pretty much fell into the chair at the table. I knew I was the host, but I let the boys put the food together and serve me. I tried some things that I hadn’t dare to try before. Hyuk and N wouldn’t take no for an answer. I found that I liked more Korean dishes than I had thought. VIXX was easy to be around. They were a very comfortable group of guys to hang out with. I mostly watched them joke around with each other and I answered questions every now and then. I sat beside Leo and he would lean over and tell me little things about the others. He would also talk about himself and ask me questions about me. I could be really good friends with Leo, I thought. We were all thoroughly exhausted and full when N looked at his phone and said, “Oh my gosh. We had better be going. I’ve got a thing tonight I have to get ready for.” I looked at my phone guiltily and realized that I hadn’t texted Sehun once. When I looked up, I noticed Mi Young watching us from the door. I almost felt a little guilty for not inviting her. I should have. Maybe she would be nicer if she was included. I looked at her again and thought. Maybe not. The boys started to clean up, but I told them that I would get it. “Thank you guys so much for coming. I had such a great time,” I said. “Thank you for inviting us,” said Hongbin. Hyuk poked my cheek and said, “I hope you’ll invite us again. Maybe Wonsik and Jaehwan can come next time. Maybe even some of the Exo boys too.” “I definitely will,” I said and poked his ribs. To my surprise, Leo gave me a hug, and then the boys left. I decided the best thing I could do now was to take a nap before dinner. I could barely walk but I made it to the stairs and rode my little chair to the top. I dragged myself to the bedroom, planning on taking a shower, but I fell on the bed and passed out until a warm hand shook me awake.

Through blurry eyes I looked up into the face of the one person I was aching to see. “Hi baby. Did you have a good nap?” asked Sehun. He sat down on the edge of the bed and smiled down at me. I rubbed my eye and smiled back up at him. I felt groggy. I really did overdo it. He rubbed my cheek with the back of his hand. “Wanna come have a shower with me?” he asked. I just nodded and closed my eyes. He stood up and took my hands. “Come on silly,” he said and pulled me to my feet. I was sore. In the shower, we took turns washing each other, and then kissing, then shampooing each others hair, then kissing. It was a most enjoyable shower. It took longer, but it was way less boring than my usual showers. We got dressed and headed down for dinner. I wasn’t very hungry because I had eaten so much for lunch. Sehun hadn’t yet asked me about the pool party. I figured we would talk about it after we went to bed. Kai, Chen, Xiumin, and D.O. were already seated. Sehun pulled out my chair, and then sat beside me after I was settled. He always put me between him and Suho. Bacon came in and sat across from me. “So, how was your VIXX party?” he asked. I heard Sehun sigh. “It wasn’t a party,” I said. “We just swam some, and had lunch.” “Did you play music?” he asked. “Yes,” I answered. “Was there food?” he asked. “Yes,” I answered again. “Did you have fun?” he asked. “Yes I did,” I said. “Then it was a party,” he said and flicked his napkin before laying it in his lap. The other boys burst out laughing. Lay came in and said, “You had a party without us!” He sat beside Bacon. “It wasn’t a party!” I said. “And with VIXX of all people,” said Kai. “They are the least party people I know!” I didn’t bother to answer. I knew that nothing I said was going to matter. I looked up at Sehun for help, but he stuck out his bottom lip and shrugged to let me know that I had done this to myself. Then he kissed my cheek. Xiumin was grinning at me. “What do you think Xiumin?” I asked. I was hoping I at least had an ally in him. “You definitely had a party while we were working,” he said. My mouth fell open in surprise. “Et tu Xiumin?” I said. I didn’t know if he understood what I was talking about. “We work our legs to the bone dancing to put food on your table,” he said, “and you have all of the fun with the group that shall not be named!” Chen almost spit his water on the table, and everyone died laughing. Even I had to laugh at that one. Mi Young came in and sat beside Sehun. That aggravated me. The boys got quiet. Suho came in and sat beside me. He reached over and squeezed my hand. I noticed Sehun glancing at our hands. Does Sehun think I have something going on with Suho? I was really starting to wonder. Chanyeol came in, and sat across from Mi Young. He looked like he was in a bad mood. Suho and I grabbed our napkins at the same time and raised them. We looked at each other and waited for the other to open theirs. Neither of us did and we ended up giggling. I let him go first. The food began to be brought in. Suho clapped his hands and said, “Ok everyone, this is going to be the last sit down meal that we are going to have together for a long time. So, everybody enjoy the food and I thought that maybe afterward, we could watch a movie before bed. We start stages tomorrow and it’s going to be the last time we will have to relax for awhile.” “Yay!” said Lay. I smiled at him and he grinned back. That boys smile could melt candy. I’m just saying. His smile always made me want to stick my fingers in his dimples. I couldn’t help but notice that Mi Young was helping Sehun a lot by putting food on his plate. She looked over at me and I scowled at her. She smiled like a snake. Anytime she got up, she just had to run her hand across his shoulders. And throughout the meal she would whisper things to him and giggle at any response he gave. I ignored it. I knew that would upset her a lot more than if I responded. I noticed all of it, but I refused to let it bother me. I knew who Sehun belonged to, and I also knew that we had been through too much for him to fall for her bull. I also knew that Suho promised to send her home soon. I took a lot more teasing about inviting VIXX. None of it was really serious. I’m glad I did it! Now I know how to get to Exo! Suho looked a lot better. His eyes were bright again and he was so smiley. I think he was happiest during times like now. He seemed to thrive on family time. I started to think that what he needed was a family. A wife and children. That will be the ultimate Suho. I almost couldn’t wait to see it. Sehun put his hand on my leg under the table, pulling me out of my thoughts. I gave him my hand and his swallowed mine. His hand was so warm. He stared at me. I whispered, “Is everything okay?” “It will be when we get out of here,” he said. He rolled his eyes up to the ceiling in frustration as Mi Young touched his other arm. I leaned over to Suho, and said, “Sehun and I are going to go ahead to the theater so I can get the best seats.” He nodded and wiped his mouth, throwing his napkin on his plate. “Go ahead,” he said. I stood up and pulled on Sehun’s hand. He pulled his other arm away from Mi Young’s grasp and laid his napkin on his plate. I glanced her way as we left the room, and I was happy to see that she was fuming. Before we went into the theater, we went to get the biggest fluffiest blanket we could find. In the hallway on the way back, without warning, Sehun pushed me against the wall. Holding my arms over my head, he gave me the longest, hottest, sexiest kiss he has ever given me. When he pulled away from me, I was breathless. He was too. At that moment, I didn’t want to go into the theater. I wanted to push him into the nearest room and completely molest him. Maybe that’s what he wanted too, but I didn’t want to disappoint Suho. I knew how much he was looking forward to this, and I wasn’t going to be the one to ruin it. So, against everything in me, I took Sehun’s hand and walked him to the little theater. We took the seats that we usually sat in. They were just private enough to make out in during most of the movie, yet close enough to still be part of the group. Slowly the other guys started to fill up the other seats. I liked to watch the interactions of the boys. I really got a show tonight after Mi Young came in. She sat only a few seats away from Sehun and I. I’m sure she would have sat closer if we weren’t already in the very back corner. It became comical though after Chanyeol came in. I was a little surprised to see him. I had thought he would have just gone home. He didn’t say a word at dinner, and I assumed that he wanted to be alone. He sat down right beside Mi Young on her right side. Mi Young looked shocked, but she didn’t do anything. I elbowed Sehun and pointed at them. His eyebrows came together in a confused expression. We watched as Bacon came in and sat on her left side. After a few minutes, she got up and moved to the other side of the aisle. Then, a few minutes later, Chanyeol and Bacon got up and moved to the seats beside her again. Again, she waited a couple of minutes and got up and moved. They followed again. Chanyeol looked back at us and winked. I lost it. I couldn’t help but cover my face with the blanket and laugh. Suho came in, and the boys started yelling at him. “What are we watching?” yelled D.O. “Let’s watch something scary,” said Chen. “No Chick flicks!” said Bacon. I didn’t care what we watched. Most of my attention would be on Sehun. The lights went down and the movie started. It was a sci-fi movie so most of it was dark, and I was perfectly happy with that. As soon as it started, Sehun grabbed both sides of my face and kissed me again like before. After that, we slid down in the seats, pulled the blanket up, and made out for most of the movie. Sehun hadn’t been this affectionate since I came back. So many things went through my mind. Is he afraid I am losing interest in him? Does he think I want someone else? Has someone said something to him? And the one thought that worried me most was, Is he more turned on being around Mi Young? I was afraid to voice any of those things. I almost didn’t want to know, and decided that he would tell me if it was an issue. Maybe I should stop being so affectionate toward Suho. Sehun has never seemed to mind before, but I can see where it would start to bother someone after awhile. I know how I feel. I know I only want Sehun forever, but he doesn’t know that. I decided to start keeping all kisses just for him. After the movie, Suho told everyone to go home and get a lot of sleep. I kind of felt bad because I knew that Sehun would be getting a lot less sleep the the other guys. Kind of.

The next morning, Sehun left me early. He wouldn’t be back until late. It made me want to cover my head and stay in bed for the rest of the day. I did go back to sleep and skipped breakfast. But I had a Korean lesson at noon, and I was looking forward to seeing Gyehyeon. We could have lunch together. I got dressed, picked up my phone and headed to the library. My phone dinged. Expecting to see a message from Sehun, I was shocked to see the name Taekwoon. It took me a minute to figure out that is was a text from Leo. I waited until I reached the library before I opened it. Thank you again for inviting us to swim. We had a wonderful time. I sent back, Thank you for coming. It gets pretty lonely here by myself, and you guys really did me a favor by keeping me company. After a minute I got back, Some of us are starting musicals pretty soon, but if you need us, let one of us know, and we will see who is available. I wrote back, That is so sweet Leo. It feels good to know that I have made such good friends. The next text said, We are happy about that too. Talk to you soon. :D I sent, Be safe :D Getting that message made me feel a lot better. Gyehyeon came in carrying all of his books, and his clothes were in complete disarray. “Are you okay?” I asked almost amused. “Not really,” he said and slammed his books on the table. I watched as he angrily went through his books and papers and pulled out what he needed. “We don’t have to do this today if you don’t feel like it,” I said. I could tell he was having a bad day. He folded his arms on his books and laid his head down. I heard him mumble, “I’m sorry. Everything is going wrong today.” I put my hand on his arm. “You know what? I really don’t feel like doing this today either. And I’m starving. I didn’t have breakfast. So, would you like to not study and say we did, and go pig out?” He looked up at me, and I couldn’t help but smile. His glasses were crooked and his hair was sticking up on one side. His tie was horribly tied and off to the side. It looked like he had been roughed up by a big bully. “Come on…” I said and stared at him. He smiled a tiny sideways smile. “Normally, I wouldn’t agree to this. But I don’t want to work so much today.” He shut his book. “Let’s eat!” I went to the intercom and pushed buttons until someone answered me. “Hi,” I said like I was on the phone, “Could I have lunch sent to the day room please?” I didn’t even know if the person I was talking to spoke English. I thought they were going to ignore me until I heard, “Yes, okay.” Pushing the button I said, “Thank you.” Gyehyeon was laughing at me. “I don’t think they understood a word you said.” “I guess we will see when we get to the day room,” I said. “I need to teach you some phrases that you can at least use to talk to the help,” he said. On our way to the day room, we came across Mi Young. I knew she had to be bored and lonely like I was. She had been alone for days, and I sort of felt bad. That’s when I made a huge mistake. “Good afternoon, Mi Young,” I said. “Hello,” she said. She only looked at Gyehyeon. She really does only care about men,” I thought. “Gyehyeon and I were on our way to the day room for some lunch. Would you like to join us?” I asked. Her face lit up. “Are you sure it’s okay?” she asked. “Of course,” I said. “I would love to,” she said and turned to join us. Walking went slow for me so by the time we made it to the day room, the food had already arrived and the table set. I asked Gyehyeon to ask the maid to set two more places, which he did. I was anticipating a little awkwardness. I didn’t know what to expect from Mi Young, and poor Gyehyeon was already having a bad day. We sat down and I said, “Gyehyeon is my language teacher, and Mi Young is Suho’s cousin.” They made their greetings. Then Mi Young asked, “Why do you call him Suho? That’s his stage name. His real name is Junmyeon. Haven’t you noticed that everyone else calls him Jun?” The girl has no filter. She also doesn’t know how to act in mixed company. “Yes, Mi Young, I know that is his real name. When I met him, he introduced himself as Suho, and as he doesn’t have a problem with me calling him that, then I do so.” She looked at Gyehyeon. “How is she doing with her classes?” Gyehyeon got nervous and began to stutter as he looked at me, “Uh.. Well… uh…” I spoke up. “That is really none of your business, Mi Young.” “I was just making conversation,” she said. I turned to Gyehyeon. “So, what was going on today? You looked like today wasn’t going so well for you,” I said. Looking over at Mi Young, he still stuttered a little. “Well, uh, my alarm clock didn’t go off, and I had a flat tire. Then I got a phone call that my Mom fell and she is in the hospital. They think she has a broken hip.” “Oh my God, Gyehyeon. Do you need to leave? Do you need me to go with you?” I said. “No, no. It’s okay. My father and my brother are there. I will go when I leave here. She is busy having tests right now anyway,” he said. “I’m so sorry. If you need anything from me, just let me know. Anything,” I said. He smiled. “Thank you.” Mi Young reached over and grabbed Gyehyeon’s arm. “Me too,” she said. “I’ll be here for you too.” Looking a little perplexed, Gyehyeon said, “Thank you very much.” Being the ever consummate gentleman, he served both Mi Young and me. We had nice conversation for a while as we ate. Then Mi Young just couldn’t help herself. “Sehun called me this morning,” she said. I looked up at her over my empty plate. “And what did he want?” I asked. I couldn’t seem to keep my voice calm and even although I did try. “He just wanted to say good morning. He asked me to bring his dress shoes down to the studio in a little while. He forgot them this morning in his rush,” she said and popped a torn piece of bread in her mouth as she smiled. Sitting back in my chair, I tried to discern if she was lying or not. “Well, don’t go to all of that trouble,” I said. “I’ll have them sent to him.” “It’s no bother at all,” she said. Gyehyeon was looking back and forth at the both of us. “He said I could stay and have dinner with him if I wanted,” she said. “Now I know you’re lying!” I said. “Am not!” she shouted and stood up fast, knocking over a glass of ice. I stood up too. Only slower. “You know it’s easy for me to find out don’t you?” I said a little louder than I had meant to. “Why did you have to wake up?” she shouted. I was taken aback. “Everything would have been perfect if you had just stayed asleep! He only stays with you because he feels obligated over that damn baby! It isn’t even his! It’s Park Kyung’s baby! It’s probably a psycho like he was!” Gyehyeon stood up. She walked around the table to stand in front of me. “He wanted me first!” she screamed in my face. Calmly I said, “He found better.” Then I saw stars. I literally saw stars. Mi Young hit me. And not once. Or even twice. I was dizzy and disoriented. I felt her put her hands in my hair and pull me to the floor. Gyehyeon was trying to get her off of me, but it’s hard to control a crazy person. In my dizzy state, I could hear her screaming that Sehun was meant to be hers, and that if she had to kill me to get him then she would. I could feel kicks to my back. I curled into a ball to protect my baby. She kept kicking my head and back. Then I could hear people entering the room and the attack stopped. I just laid there and tried to catch my breath. My back really hurt. Gyehyeon was bent over me. “Are you awake? Can you hear me?” he was saying. Slowly, I uncurled myself and let him help me sit up. “I’m going to call Mr. Kim,” he said and pulled out his phone. It took me a moment to realize he meant Suho. “NO!” “No?” he asked surprised. “No,” I said. Don’t tell any of them. Just help me get upstairs please,” I said and tried to stand. He helped me stand and said, “But Miss Elizabeth, we should tell him. You are hurt. He will know what to do.” “I know what to do,” I said. “I just need to lay down.” I could tell that it went against everything he wanted to do, but he did as I asked. Buckling me into the little stair chair, he said, “They are going to find out anyway.” “I know, Gyehyeon. But I’ll be okay by then and they won’t worry so much. I’ve been enough of a bother, and I don’t plan to mess up anything else,” I said. He followed my slow chair to the top and helped me get out. “Where is Mi Young?” I asked. “The guards locked her in her room,” he said. “They didn’t call Suho did they?” My voice was panicked. “I told them that you didn’t want them to, but I can’t promise that they didn’t,” he said. I felt my pocket for my phone. “Sehun would have called by now if they had told them.” Gyehyeon helped me into my room, and I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror. “You know what?” I said. “I think I need a hot bath. That will fix everything.” “I can run one for you if you’d like,” he said as he helped me sit on the bed. “Would you? I asked. “That would be wonderful.” He went into the bathroom and started the water. “I’m so sorry about all of this, Gyehyeon,” I yelled. Popping his head around the door, he said, “You didn’t do this. That crazy girl did. This is all her fault.” He walked over to the bed and helped me up, and walked me into the bathroom. On the counter was a towel and washcloth. “I could get you a clean outfit if you’d like,” he said. “That’s okay. Thank you so much. You are my hero today,” I said. I hugged him. “Will I see you next week for our lesson?” “Of course. I’ll be here at ten. Are you sure you don’t need anymore help?” he asked. “I’m sure. Could you just lock the door on your way out, please?” He gave me a little bow, which I found quaint and cute. “Goodbye, Miss Elizabeth. I’ll call you this evening to see how you are feeling.” “Bye Gyehyeon. Thank you again.” I waited until I heard him lock and close the bedroom door, and then I almost collapsed. My body hurt so bad. Even though she hadn’t hit my tummy, it felt strange. It felt stretched somehow and tender. The worst was my back. I undressed and slipped into the bath. The hot water felt like heaven. I laid there and let the hot water work out the pains in my body. After awhile, I felt good enough to get out, and get dressed. When I sat up though, I noticed something that filled me with fear. The water looked pink. I stood up, and looked down at my legs. Red lines ran down the insides of my legs and into the water. My heart stopped. I didn’t know what to do. I sat back down and washed the blood from my legs as if it was the blood that was the problem. I could see my phone on the counter and it seemed a thousand miles away. I also knew that I had to get to it and call for a paramedic. I stood back up and got out of the tub. Blood instantly ran down my legs and began to stain the carpet. Grabbing the phone, I made my way to the bedroom and found clothes to put on. I wasn’t thinking straight and didn’t know how to keep the blood from getting everywhere except to put a washcloth in my underwear. I also couldn’t remember the number for emergency. I looked at the phone and at the bottom it told me to call 119 for an emergency. I made my way out of the bedroom. The hallway looked longer than I remembered, and I was beginning to feel dizzy and sick to my stomach. I felt faint. I held onto the wall as I walked and noticed that I was getting blood on the wall. I looked down and saw that I was once again covered in blood. I was leaving a trail. I dialed 119 as I slowly walked down the hall. I knew that I was also going to have to call Sehun. If I didn’t, he was going to be furious. A Korean speaker answered the call, but I knew they would have an English speaker there. “I need help,” I said. A moment later, the English speaker came on. “What is your emergency?” “I’m eight months pregnant and I’m bleeding,” I said. I was starting to feel pain. Finally making it to the chair, I didn’t bother with the buckle. I sat down and rode the chair down the stairs as I explained to emergency that I needed a paramedic. After asking for the address, they said that one was on the way. Thank God I had to get the address from Suho before. They wanted me to stay on the line, but I could feel myself starting to blackout, and I had to call Sehun. Hanging up on the woman, I decided not to call Sehun directly. I didn’t call Suho either. I called Chanyeol, but he didn’t answer so I left a message on his phone and I tried not to sound panicked. I didn’t know any of the managers numbers or where Exo was exactly so I couldn’t call them. Against my better judgement, I dialed Sehun’s number and got his voice mail. I tried Suho’s and got the same thing. They must be on stage.   I got my coat on and got out the front door. It was so cold! And it had started snowing a little. The cold woke me up a somewhat so that was actually a plus. Walking out to one of the little stone benches, I sat down, but soon after I slid down to the ground. My eyes were going out of focus, but I could see that the bleeding had gotten much worse and I was basically sitting in a puddle. I wanted Sehun. I looked at my phone. There was Leo’s number at the top. Without thinking, I hit the call button and the speaker button. After a few rings, Leo came on. “Leo?” “Yes. Hello,” he said. “This is Elizabeth,” I said. “Yes. I know. How are you?” “I need help. I need Sehun, but I don’t know where he is,” I said. I was losing consciousness. “Elizabeth? Are you ok?” He sounded worried. “No. I’m going to the hospital. Can you find Sehun for me?” Then I was gone.

I woke up in a hospital with a nurse looking down at me. She started to talk to me, but I had no idea what she was saying. My head was aching. I looked around for Sehun, but I couldn’t see much. Then as if I had conjured him, he was beside me. He looked terrible. I could tell that he had ran his hands through his hair many times. He tended to do that when he was nervous or scared. Suho appeared beside the bed too. He looked strained. “I’m sorry,” I started to say. “Shhh, don’t talk,” said Sehun and he put his hand on my head. “Is the baby okay?” I asked. He began to rub my hair back from my face. “She’s just fine,” he said and smiled. “There was so much blood. Will she be born now?” I asked. He smiled and shook his head. “No. She is staying put for now. You had a little tear, and they fixed it. You are both fine.” “I don’t want to stay here. I hate hospitals. I want to go home with you,” I said. I felt like if I had to stay here for even one night that I would go crazy. “You will. Don’t worry. They are replacing the blood you lost, and then I’m taking you home,” he said. Suho hadn’t said a word. He looked distraught. “Suho?” He didn’t hear me. He looked distracted. I asked Sehun, “Is Suho okay? Is he mad at me?” Sehun smiled. “No, he’s not mad at you. You didn’t do anything wrong. No one is mad at you.” “He looks upset,” I said. “He’s trying to figure out what to do,” said Sehun. “About what?” I asked. “About Mi Young.” I didn’t want anymore trouble. I just wanted her gone. “He needs to find her a doctor,” I said. “He’s thinking about having her arrested,” said Sehun. “No!” I said and struggled to sit up. “Suho!” I yelled. Sehun tried to get me to stop and lay down, but finally Suho looked at me. “Suho, I don’t want anymore trouble. I don’t want to press charges. Mi Young just needs help. She has mental problems. Promise me that we will just send her home and get her some help.” “But she tried to kill your baby,” he said. His face was pale and he looked like he was going to fall down. “Sehun, please get Suho a chair. Suho, she didn’t try to kill the baby. She never touched my stomach. Not once. The girl just needs help. Mental help. Promise me we can send her home, find her a doctor, and forget about this whole thing,” I said. I ran out of breath trying to get it all out. “Okay,” he said, and sat in the chair that Sehun brought over. “I don’t think he’s okay,” I whispered to Sehun. Sehun’s mouth was a long straight line. They were both pushed past their limits. “He will be,” he said. “You just rest. We can discuss everything at home tomorrow.” I let it go. I could tell it wasn’t helping to talk about it. Suho stayed on his phone, whether on a call or texting. Sehun sat back in a chair with his head leaning back against the wall. It seemed like it took forever, but finally the doctor came and released me with instructions that I was to stay in bed until after the baby came. By the time I got home and was tucked in, it was morning and Sehun had to leave again. They had more schedules today, and on no sleep. I couldn’t have felt guiltier if I had murdered someone. Well, not much more. I was allowed to go to the bathroom on my own, but that was it. Suho had gotten a nurse to take care of me. I felt silly. By that evening, I was over it. And I was going to have weeks of this. I was going to lose my mind. Around midnight, Sehun came in exhausted. He didn’t turn the light on when he came in. I think he assumed I was asleep, but I watched his silhouette cross the room and begin to undress. He slipped off his shoes and undid his tie. It pleased me so much just to watch him. He slowly unbuttoned his shirt and slid it off, hanging it from the chair. Taking off his pants, he laid them over the chair as well. He slipped off his socks, and came over to the bed. He got in gently and slowly so he wouldn’t wake me, and I still didn’t say a word. After he was settled, he sighed. I could tell he wasn’t going to sleep immediately. I knew he was laying there going over the whole day in his mind. I rolled over and slipped in under his arm, laying my head on his chest. He stroked the arm that I had laid across him.   We laid there and didn’t speak. I listened to his breathing until it became slow and even and I knew he was asleep. Finally, I could rest and fall asleep myself.

The next morning I woke up alone. I cried. After awhile, I sat up, and ate the breakfast that had been left for me. I turned on the tv and then turned it off again. I picked up the book that Suho had sent for me to read and read a whole paragraph before I put it back down again. I was restless. My body was sore from the bruises, but I didn’t feel like I needed to lay in the bed all day. I went and had a shower. I noticed that the blood had already been cleaned. That means that Suho had seen it. That didn’t sit well with me. What also wasn’t sitting well with me was that I had no idea what was going on. I sent Suho a text. Then I sent Sehun one. After my shower, I still hadn’t heard from them. I knew they were busy, but I was starting to think it was intentional. I wonder if they are angry with me. Or if they have just had enough of me. Maybe it’s time I plan a trip to America so I can visit my family, and not be a worry for the boys until after their tour is over. I couldn’t face getting back into that bed alone so I sneaked out of the outer bathroom door. I went down the back way to the sun room. If I can lay in bed, I should be okay laying on a couch in the sunroom, I reasoned. On my way there, I passed the ballroom. I stopped at the doors and laid my hand against them. Why am I so drawn to this room? I always have been. But now it’s a thing of nightmares. So why do I still have trouble passing it without going in? I turned the doorknob half expecting it to be locked, but it turned easily. I let the door swing open, but I didn’t go in. It was just as it had been the other day. Police tape laid in criss crosses all over the floor. Chairs were overturned. The dark stain in the middle of the floor looked black and ominous, like a hole that was yearning to swallow me and take me into the past. I was drawn to it. I walked over to the dried blood in the middle of the floor and marveled at how big the stain was. I don’t know what possessed me, but I had such a need to lay in the middle of that dried puddle that I couldn’t fight it. And I didn’t. I laid down and closed my eyes. I think I was meant to die here, I thought. Why didn’t I? Why did God let me live? Was it the baby? I kept thinking that if I had died, I wouldn’t be such a problem for the boys. It would have ended then and there and they would be back to their normal lives now. Memories of last year came to me in flashes. I thought of how I had run into Kyung on the street. If I had just kept going, who knows what my life would be now. I would definitely be in America, and I may be married to a different man, having a different baby. I remembered how it hadn’t started out that bad. True I was locked up, but Kyung had treated me really good. Then I had made the mistake of telling him no to marriage, and it was like I had flipped a switch in him. He went from sweetness and light to complete and utter darkness. He didn’t just create fear. He was fear personified. It was as if his soul had left his body and what was left was a sadistic shell inhabited by a monster of unfathomable evil. I shivered. My eyes flew open. Why am I having such dark thoughts? It has to be this room. All of this pain needs to be washed away. Standing with a lot of difficulty, I knew what I was going to do. First, I turned on the lights and shut the door. I didn’t need anyone seeing me and forcing me back to bed. Next, I went around and picked up all of the police tape and threw it away. I went around and straighted all of the chairs and tables. I left the hardest part for last. If I was honest with myself, I didn’t want to clean the stain. It was the last part of Park Kyung left in this world, and I felt like it wasn’t right to erase him completely. Then I thought of the baby. I patted my tummy. I’m wrong. It isn’t the last thing. I had to sneak out to get the bucket of water and cleaner that I needed, and then back out to get the mop. It was going to take a lot of work, but I had nothing else planned for the day. I could go slow. Clean a little. Sit a little. So on and so forth. And that’s what I did. It took an hour but I had cleaned the spot so well that you couldn’t tell it had ever been there. I took a push broom and walked around sweeping up all of the little crystals that had flown around the room from the fallen chandelier. I found a particularly beautiful one that was still intact and shined like a diamond. I put it in my pocket. Walking over to the door, I turned and admired my work. The room was no longer ominous and threatening. Once again it was shining and warm and ready for another grand ball. My heart felt lighter. I turned off the light, left the room, and shut the door. Looking at my phone, I was disappointed to see that no one had bothered to answer me. I headed for the sun room. I knew who I was going to contact.

I grabbed a blanket and made myself a cozy nest on one of the puffy couches along the wall. I pulled out my phone and sent a text. Hello. I wanted to thank you for helping me and to say that I’m sorry I got you involved. I waited to see if I would get a response. It only took a couple of minutes. Hello Elizabeth! Don’t be sorry. I’m glad that I could help. Are you doing okay? I wasn’t even sure what part Leo had played. So I decided to ask. I’m just fine. They put me on bed rest, but I am a bad patient. I keep getting up. LOL No one will tell me what happened. I woke up in the hospital, and no one will say how I got there or how Sehun found out what was going on. Will you tell me? I fluffed up the pillows behind me as I waited for a response. The phone rang and startled me. I wasn’t expecting that. “Hello?” I answered. “This is easier than sending a long text,” said Leo. “No, this is fine,” I said. “ Well, after I got your call, it scared me. I didn’t have anyone’s phone numbers, but I knew Wonsik had Kai’s. So I called him and he knew how to get in touch with Kai. So all I really know is that he called the studio where Exo was playing, and told them there was an emergency. Then Kai took it from there,” he said. “That helps a lot. And again, I’m really sorry. I panicked. I didn’t know who else to call,” I said. “Are you really okay? What happened?” he asked. “It’s embarrassing really,” I said. “Suho’s cousin, Mi Young, has a crush on Sehun. She got really upset at something I said, and lost it.” I heard him laugh a little soft laugh. “So, you got your ass kicked?” he asked. “Leo!” I said. My mouth was hanging open. He laughed harder. After I thought about it, that was exactly what happened. I laughed too. “Well, yes, if you must know. But in my defense, I am very pregnant. I had to protect my baby,” I said. “Well, I’m happy that you are okay. We have all been worried. We thought maybe the baby was coming early,” he said. “Not yet,” I said. “I’ll let you know when that happens.” “I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to let you go. Again, I’m glad you are doing good,” he said. “Thank you again Leo. You were my hero,” I said. “Anytime. Talk to you later,” he said. “Bye,” I said. Then he was gone. Well, at least he answered me. I looked at my message to Sehun, and felt a little perturbed. I thought about planning a trip to America, but I decided I should talk to Sehun about it first. They may not even let me travel right now. It just seemed like the solution to everyone’s problems. I would be safe with family, and Suho and Sehun could do what they need to do without the added problem of me. My attention wandered outside the beautiful giant windows and into the garden outside. It was still snowing gentle slow flakes that blew around the walkways. I watched as what I assumed was the same bunny from the other day, bounced around and nibbled on little sprigs of green that sprouted up out of the snow. I would like to have brought him in out of the cold, but I knew I could never catch him. As I lay there daydreaming, my eyelids became heavy. I yawned. I didn’t realize how tired I had gotten from all of the cleaning, and I quickly slipped into a very cozy nap.

When I woke up, a different Sehun than the one from the day before, was sitting across the room eating something in a bowl. “You have black hair,” I said. Without even looking over he said, “Yes I do,” and took another sip from his spoon. “Now, would you like to tell me what you are doing down here?” I sat up and combed my fingers through my hair. “I got bored up there, Sehun.” I knew I sounded like a little girl who was trying to get out of trouble. Which might be what I actually was. “Well, since you can’t follow the rules, would you like to join us for some lunch?” he asked. “Us?” I asked as I stood up and walked to the table. “Jun is coming. He wanted bread,” said Sehun. He slurped his broth. I sat down, noticing that there was already a place set for me. “I’m surprised to see you two home,” I said. Sehun began putting food on my plate. “Since we had hair appointments today, we skipped rehearsal and came home for lunch.” His temperament seemed a little cold so I asked, “Are you angry with me?” The answer came from behind me. “No, he isn’t angry with you. You haven’t done anything wrong,” said Suho as he sat down. He searched for a place to sit his bowl of bread. “Sehun is stressed. He tends to brood when he has a lot on his mind.” Sehun didn’t look at either of us. He just smashed his lips together in a long thin line, and scooted food around his plate with a fork. “Good afternoon, Suho,” I said. He smiled at me. “Good afternoon, Elizabeth. Did you have a nice nap?” “I had a wonderful nap,” I said. “I think you will be happy to know that Miss Ahn has been sent home to her mother, and has an appointment with a psychiatrist at the end of the week,” he said. “That is wonderful!” I said. “Thank you for doing that.” “It’s what she needed,” he said. “Along with an ass-whipping,” mumbled Sehun under his breath taking some bread from the bowl. “That too,” said Suho. “But we will let Elizabeth take care of that next time she sees her.” He smiled at me again after taking a big bite. “If I ever see her so much as touch Sehun again, you can count on it,” I said and smiled back. Suho put down his spoon, folded his fingers together and leaned against the table. “Now we need to talk about next week.” “That’s when the tour starts right?” I asked. “Yep. And we won’t be home for awhile. I have plenty of security, but I’m considering hiring a special guard for you,” he said. “That isn’t necessary, Suho. I’m perfectly safe here,” I said. “I’m starting to wonder if you are safe anywhere under any circumstances,” he said. Sehun laughed at that. “I’m sorry I’m such a bother. I was actually thinking that maybe I should go home to my family until you get back,” I said. “Don’t let me hear you call yourself a bother anymore!” said Suho. “And I don’t think it would be smart for you to go on such a long trip right now.” “But it’s the perfect solution,” I said. “I would be safe and you wouldn’t have to worry while you are on tour.” “No,” said Sehun. He put another piece of bread in his mouth. “But this is going to be hardest on you,” I said. “I said no,” he said. “You aren’t going anywhere. I told everyone that I am going to be with you when the baby comes, and I will. I don’t care what I have to do to be there,” he said. I didn’t really think that idea was going to fly with Sehun anyway. “Listen,” I said, “You guys go to work and do what you have to do. I promise to take very good care of myself, and when the baby is due, or I have any feeling that I think she might come early, I’ll let you know immediately.” “Oh, I’ll be here a week before the due date,” said Sehun. “I don’t think a few Exo shows will fall apart without me.” “I’m sure more than a few thousand girls bought tickets just to see you,” I said. “I’ll do a live fan meeting or something. They will be fine,” he said and took a sip of his coffee. “I’m serious. I’ll be fine. You both go to work and don’t think about me,” I said. “Well, it’s settled then,” said Suho. “Now, we really do have to go or we will be late. Do you need help getting back to bed?” “I’m not going back up there today. I’m staying right here. I’ll have someone bring me a TV and a game system and me and Harvey will run around for awhile,” I said. Sehun and Suho looked at each other. I didn’t know what the big deal was at first. “Do you have to talk about Harvey?” asked Sehun. I hadn’t realized I had done that. “I’m sorry. I didn’t think about it.” He kissed me. Holding my chin in his hand to make me look up at him, he said, “Please lay down today. If anything happens to you I’m going to completely lose it. I’m not kidding.” “I promise. I love you very much,” I said. “I love you too,” he said and kissed me again. I watched as they left. I hated when they left.

The next week was very lonely for me. I might as well have not seen Sehun at all. He came in after I was in bed and left before I woke up. I expected it, but I didn’t like it. At the end of next week, they would be gone for weeks. I wouldn’t even have Sehun beside me at night. I tried not to think about it. I had no idea what I was going to do to keep myself entertained. Even Leo wasn’t going to be available because he started doing a new musical. A couple of days before they were going to leave for the tour, I started feeling strange. I felt more pressure and some pain, but I kept it to myself. Suho already looked like he was about to explode, and I wasn’t about to add to that stress. I tried to lay down most of the time. A few times, I even had some strong pain across my tummy and it started to feel really tight. I was somewhat worried. It was still a couple of weeks before my due date so I tried to keep calm. I told myself that it was just my body getting ready. On the evening before they had to leave, the boys had all gathered at the house to get ready and to make sure that everything was in order. Some of them were in the pool. Some were in the game room, and the rest were in the music room. Suho, Chanyeol, and Sehun had gone to the studio to put things in order there. It had started to snow and the weather was predicted to get pretty bad. It wasn’t supposed to be so bad that it would deter the boys from traveling though. I got a text from Sehun saying that they may be a little late getting back because the roads were getting slick. I sent him a text making him promise that if they got stranded over an embankment, that they would keep warm inside each others shirts. My answer was a text that was just a string of emojis that made it clear I was getting a spanking when he got home. I laughed so much at that. Laying on a couch in the music room, I was listening to Bacon and D.O. practicing some of their music. All of a sudden, I was hit was a searing pain across my abdomen. It took my breath away, but I tried to hide it. I sneaked out of the room and went to take a bath. Sometimes the warm water helped calm the pains down. As I ran the water and prepared the bath, I was bent over with a pain. My tummy felt like it filled up with air and was ready to pop. It subsided so I slipped into the bath. Laying there, I had three more pains that stole my breath. Clearly the water wasn’t working. I decided to go to bed early. Getting out of the tub took some effort, but I made it and dried off. I kept having pains as I got dressed. They seemed to be lasting longer each time. Getting into bed, I grabbed my phone to text Sehun. I wanted to make sure he was okay. He let me know that they might be even later than they had hoped because some of the roads were closed due to the snow and others were blocked with wrecks. I went ahead and let him know that I was going to bed early because I felt bad and I was having some pain. My phone rang. “Hello?” I answered. “What kind of pain?” asked Sehun. “I’m fine,” I tried to reassure him. “Elizabeth! What kind of pain?” he asked again. “My tummy has been hurting a little,” I said. I tried to minimize the truth. I heard him sigh. “You’ve been doing too much. You should go to bed.” “I’m already in bed,” I said. I scooted down to get comfortable, and a huge pain hit. I couldn’t hide that one from Sehun. “Elizabeth? Are you okay?” he asked. He sounded like he was starting to panic. I couldn’t talk as long as the pain was growing. “Elizabeth? Hey! Elizabeth? Answer me dammit!” I could hear him, but I couldn’t get enough air to make words. “Elizabeth! You are scaring me!” he said. Finally the pain was subsiding and I could breath again. I picked the phone back up and said, “I’m okay. It just hurt for a minute.” I was breathing hard. “I’m going to call the doctor,” said Sehun. “No. No, no. I’m okay. I just need to rest,” I said. “I don’t care. I’m calling the doctor. You stay in bed. He’ll be there as soon as I can get him there,” he said. “It isn’t necessary,” I said. There was a bottle of water across the room on the dresser that I desperately wanted because my mouth was dry. I pulled the blankets back to get out of the bed, and what I found shocked and scared me. The blankets, my gown, and the bed were all soaked. “Sehun?” “Yeah?” “It is necessary. My water just broke.”

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[stayshineee]

Burnt out

pairing - idol!jongin x poet!reader

a/n - this will be a story told in drabbles; please look forward to upcoming updates.

prompt - inspired by this post  

You had always believed that good things never lasted. That at some point, luck and time would run out and you would be left behind to piece back together your broken heart. 

Maybe that’s why you never fell in love. Because then you couldn’t be hurt. Couldn’t be shattered into millions of pieces. It was better for your heart in the long run, but then again that was before you met Kim Jongin.

xxx

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[chanbaekmoon]

PHOTOS, DETAILS AND BEAUTY

Baekhyun has the job of his dreams, he works for one of the most famous photographers of Korea and thanks to his job he will meet his favourite artist, Chanyeol, for a photoshoot. He will discover that Chanyeol is much better in real life and that even famous idols can have feelings for people.

AO3

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[xyeolx61]

CHAPTER 17

10 WAYS TO KILL MY HUSBAND

TOTAL WORD COUNT: 3413

The men of the room stare at me as I walk in followed by the other two leaders that they do not trust enough to be there. Chanyeol and Kris stay behind me, Baekhyun in the middle of them to translate everything discussed on the meeting.

I gathered the council of the clan to discuss the events that have been taking place for the past months. I know the one who betrayed Father, he is sitting right there as nothing happened. I know half of the council still follows Matsuke's leadership but that is going to change tonight.

"Where is the oyabun?" one of them asks, breaking the silence in the room.

"He is in a safe place, none of your business" I answer, taking my seat on my Father's big chair at the end of the table.

"My business is to protect the oyabun" the same man says again. "And for that I need to know where he is"

"Well, you knew where he was all this time and look at him now, someone is not doing his job properly" the man grit his teeth with my words but I decide to ignore him because I know more insults towards me are coming.

"Why should we listen to you? You left your Father and took the Korean protection from us!" Another man shouts, standing up. He is the traitor; he is the one I have been dreaming to kill since Mackenyu told me about him. "Why should we listen to a fucking slut?"

I take my gun from my thigh, aiming at his head as I pull the trigger. The body falls back on the floor lifeless now and everyone looks at me with their eyes wide in shock.

"That's why" The men on the room straighten their backs, looking among them before they all look back at me. "Mr. Okawa has been passing the poison to Matsuke to kill my Father and our oyabun"

I stand up, the gun still on my hands as I point at them slowly. The men around the table flinch, looking away as they know how capable I am to kill all of them in a second.

"I do not trust any of you, that is not needed to be said" I explain as I walk around the room. "I am doing this with my own men as you can see. The mere reason I am not killing any of you now is because my husband here thinks it is a bad idea. I am giving you this opportunity to confess where Matsuke is right now because if I find out on my own that any of you have him hidden somewhere, you will wish I would have killed you here right now"

"My men saw him today with a Korean girl" one of the men says. "They were heading into a hotel in the city"

“What do you know about that girl?” I ask but the man, Mr. Satou, just shrugs.

“She might be just one of his whores, no need to dig there” Mr. Satou explains.

Chanyeol walks from his spot at the end of the room, tapping something on his phone. He stops right by the yakuza, showing him the screen before the man calls for his second hand to confirm something. I do not need to know whom Chanyeol is showing to them to guess her identity.

“Raeon, right?” Kris asks. “I told you she was planning something”

“Fucking bitch”

“You know her?” Mr. Satou asks, confused.

“An old friend of mine” Chanyeol walks until he is next to me, his face full of anger. “I’m sorry, babe”

“If she is in, your parents are too” Kris adds as he lights a cigarette. “There is no way she is doing this on her own and we all know how your parents hate her”

“Has anyone seen Mr. Park or any of his men here more than often?” I ask but they all shake their heads. “Focus on that from now on. Learn about his routines, his business, EVERYTHING! I want to know every person he talks to, understood?”

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“This house is beautiful, Akiko”

Father is looking through the huge window in front of his bed, watching the night sky and the moon shining above us. I decided to move him to our own house where he is always guarded and surrounded by Chanyeol’s men. No one knows we own this villa in Japan so he is safe with us. The only food we eat is the one made by Kyungsoo and the doctors that treat him are from Korea, the ones Chanyeol trusts the most. I am not going to let anything happen to him again.

“It’s a present” I explain. “From Chanyeol”

“I’ve seen how he treats you” he starts. “I’m happy you end up with someone who loves you as much as you deserve to be loved”

“It turns out he had a crush on me for years” I laugh softly, stroking my baby bump softly as I am covered with a thick blanket, all cuddled up in a armchair next to his bed. “He saw me when I was training but you told him I was no one”

“Oh… that was a long time ago” I laugh again, feeling how my skin tickles under the fingertips. “If I had known that, we would had played our cards way better”

“That’s what I told him” I turn around to smile at him but he is already looking at me with what I can now recognize are loving eyes. “What?”

“You are pregnant, right?”

The sudden question leaves me shocked. How has he been able to realize that? It is true I have spent most of my days with him but I have been careful. I have not worn revealing or tight clothes that might show my baby bump, I have been careful with my food and I have always excused myself when I felt down. If Chanyeol has not noticed yet and we are sticked to each other, there is no way he has.

“Don’t worry, I won’t tell him” he chuckles, closing his eyes as he cuddles on his bed. “I never expected to have a grandchild, at least coming from you”

“I… I still don’t know what to do” I confess, looking away to the night sky. “I am not sure if I will be able to do this… I’m not like mom”

“Do you know how I found out?” he asks. “Because you keep touching your belly. When you are taking a nap, when you are nervous, every time you think no one is looking or Chanyeol leaves the room, there you go, just like a magnet”

"I am trying my best to hide it from him…" I whisper. "He would never let me do anything dangerous if he knew"

"But I already think you have decided, even if it is unconsciously" A sigh escapes my lips, letting my head fall back. "Listen, taking care of you has been one of the best things that has ever happened to your mother and I. You have been trained to be the best yakuza out there but your child does not need to do that, you two can even run away and start over somewhere safe"

"I don't know… I'm still want to solve this first before-" I keep quiet as we hear someone knocking on the door and coming in just a few seconds after.

"Hey" Chanyeol greets, coming closer until he sits on the edge of the bed. "How are you doing, Mr. Nakamura?"

"Is that Akiko?" Father asks, his eyes fixed on Chanyeol's tattoo on his arm. He is wearing a sleeveless shirt and some grey sweatpants as it is already bedtime and he has probably come looking for me after his shower.

"Yes, I will always have her on my skin"

“He is crazy” Chanyeol chuckles, walking to me to lean in and peck my forehead.

“Let’s go to bed, you need to rest, babe” Chanyeol picks me up from the armchair, my legs around his waist as he holds me like a child. “Goodnight, Mr. Nakamura”

“Goodnight, Father”

“Rest well you two”

I hug Chanyeol’s body tighter, hiding my face on his neck as I breathe his scent. I can smell his aftershave and perfume on his skin, the ones I am used to that calm me down from the small talk with Father. Do I touch my belly that much? Do I want this baby as much as my body unconsciously does? Chanyeol leaves me on the bed carefully, crawling on top of me to kiss my neck but I push him away softly.

“I need to go to the bathroom first”

Chanyeol gets up from the bed, walking away to the garden. I managed to see his face before he turned and I know he is angry. He had a deep frown on his face and his jaws grit in anger. I have been avoiding him for more than a week. I am afraid he might realize if he sees me naked because the bump is getting bigger as day passes by. No baths or showers together, no sex, no seeing me naked, nothing.

“Chan-”

“Are you going to leave me?” Chanyeol asks, turning around to look at me right into my eyes. “Are you planning on leaving me and staying here in Japan with your clan after all of this finishes?”

“Wh-?”

“Because you are doing everything possible to avoid me!! Carrying you on my arms has been the most we have been together since we came” Chanyeol throws his hands on the air, his voice cracking as he keeps talking. “You are avoiding me all the time! No kisses, no touching, you spend your days with your father and Mackenyu and you seem out of your mind all of the time. If you are planning to leave me to come back here, please tell me but don’t do this to me. It hurts so fucking much”

Chanyeol whispers the last part but I am able to hear him. I have been so busy trying not to be discovered that I did not think how much I have been hurting him. I walk closer to him slowly because I do not want him to run away. I push him down softly by his neck with one hand, pressing his lips with mine a couple of times to calm him down.

“I am never leaving you” I whisper against his lips, our gazes locked. “If I have been acting strange is because I am scared, Chanyeol, I have never been this scared”

I take his hands to place them on the baby bump in my belly. I am not sure when I started crying but I need to blink a few times to see his face and watch his reaction.

“I’m pregnant”

“What?” His eyes open wide but a small smile creeps up his face. His hands quickly find their way under my clothes, electricity running my skin as I feel his fingertips. “But the pills…”

“I don’t know… I just know I am pregnant” Chanyeol kneels in front of me, giving kisses all over my belly as he laughs. I wipe the tears away, smiling as I see him touch me and kiss me all over.

“Hello, baby, this is your Father here” Chanyeol speaks directly to my belly, giving some kisses as he holds me by my hips to stay there. “I will take good care of mom and you from now on, okay?”

Chanyeol stands up and picks me up from the floor, our lips locked together as he walks to the bed. He leaves me on the bed carefully, leaning down to peck my baby bump under the tshirt.

"I understand so many things now" he whispers. "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Because I know you are not going to let me do a damn thing now" Chanyeol chuckles, taking my shorts and underwear off playfully. "You don't even asks me before undressing me"

"Let me see you in all your naked pregnant glory"

I roll my eyes but I let him do.

I am aware of how my body has changed now. My chest is now bulkier, a size bigger than before since they are squeezed in the bra now. My hips are wider than before and what used to be my very flat stomach shows the bump where our baby is now. Chanyeol is kneeling between my legs, his hands slowly caressing my whole body as he smiles.

I thought I had already registered all of Chanyeol's emotions and how their eyes express them but this one is new. His eyes are shining so bright, so much love and anticipation, desire even. He suddenly covers his face with his hands, groaning and letting his head fall back.

"Have you been to the doctor?" He asks, still hiding behind his hands. "Have you seen our baby?"

"Not yet" I pull his hands away, finding some tears on his cheeks. "Baby, don't cry"

"It's just…" Chanyeol wipes his tears with his arms, sobbing quietly. "I'm overwhelmed… and I can't stop thinking how scared you have been and all I thought you were going to leave me… and all those times you told me you don't want this but you now are so happy and I am happy and confused and…"

"Baby" Chanyeol stops blabbering, hiccupping like a child with his eyes bloodshot red and cheeks full of tears. "I love you, and seeing you like this is enough to let me know I want to have this baby so now calm down and cuddle me"

"I promise you I am going to be the best husband and best dad ever" Chanyeol takes his tshirt off, still sniffing. I laugh softly, amazed by the image of the dangerous mafia leader crying like a five years-old child. "Once all this finishes, let’s run away where no one knows us, okay?”

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"I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU DO THAT ALONE!!"

"I HAVE DONE IT MANY TIMES BEFORE! I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING!!"

"I SAID NO!"

I cross my arms on my chest, looking straight into his eyes as we both shout to each other. The whole room is in silence, Kai and Baekhyun used to our arguing but I can feel Mackenyu completely alert behind me, his hand on his gun.

"I don't care, that is the best solution" Chanyeol growls with my words, hitting the table with both of his fists.

"I AM NOT GOING TO LET YOU GO BERSERKER SO YOU GET YOURSELF AND OUR BABY KILLED!!" the whole room gasps in surprise with Chanyeol words, my hand right into my belly as he talks.

"You are pregnant?" Baekhyun asks.

"THAT'S WHY I DID NOT WANT TO TELL YOU!!" I shout back at him. "YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET ME DO A DAMN THING!!!"

"YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT EXCEPT THAT!" We keep looking into each other's eyes, both of us full of anger as now everyone knows I am pregnant and he is not going to let me follow the best plan. "Listen…"

"Akiko, there is something for you"

I turn to the man, taking the envelope from his hands to focus on something that is not punching his face. I take the pictures, my hands shaking as I watch Chanyeol, my husband, talking to that bitch. He is wearing the same clothes he is wearing right now, our wedding ring on his hand and…

I need to rest my body on the wall, feeling breathless when I see a picture of them kissing. Kissing. They are fucking kissing, Chanyeol's hand on her face, the ring on his finger.

What the hell is this…?

"What's wrong?"

"Don't touch me" I growl, glaring at Mackenyu as he has stood up to help me stand. I look at Chanyeol, who looks confused, like he has not been cheating on me with the whore.

"Akiko? What's that?"

I have no control of my own body. I walk straight to him, slapping his face with all of my strength. He groans, reaching for his face as I know it hurts like hell. I try to hide my tears but it is impossible, waterfalls that blur my sight run down my cheeks.

"Did you have fun this morning seeing her?" I ask, throwing the pictures at his face. "Did you two laugh about how you got me all in love and pregnant? Do you really hate me that much?"

"Akiko, this is not what you think this is"

I take the blade from my thigh, the knife right on his neck as I push him until he hits a wall. I try to hold my tears but it is impossible, my vision blurred as I fight the urge to slice his throat right in this moment.

"This is not what you think this is, Aki" he starts, raising his hands in defeat. "She told me Matsuke's plan was getting out of hand and he wanted to talk so I went there to talk"

"You fucking kissed her!" I whisper between sobs, pushing the knife harder against his skin. "Explain that"

"I placed a locator on her bag, babe"

"Don't call me like that in your fucking life"

The cute nickname I have always loved to hear makes me want to throw up right now. I walk away from him, trying to gulp down the lump of my throat. I cannot believe this is happening.

"Aki…"

I throw the knife back at him but I miss my target. I know I have not really aimed to his head but I would not have minded right now.

"Calm down, Aki, this is a setup" Chanyeol keeps talking as he walks closer but I step back to keep the distance. "How many times do I have to tell you that I love you? And the baby now… Our baby"

"My baby" I correct him, placing the hand on my tummy.

"I know you are pregnant and full of hormones but you are more intelligent than this" I slap him again, making him groan in pain. "Okay, I deserve that"

"I'll come back once I have decided if I should kill you or not"

I turn around, running away from them as fast as I can do I can get my bike and breathe.

I cannot believe this.

A setup? The Chanyeol I know would have told me so we could have tortured her until she confesses everything and we capture Matsuke. Why did he had to go alone? Why did he had to kiss her? Why did he lie?

I drive without a destiny, just feeling the speed and the cold air of the night numbing my body. I do not want to think about him, about this whole situation right now.

Should I come back and believe in him? Does he love me as much as he claims to say? Does he want me and our baby? What if he has been lying to me all this time? Wait! Father and Mackenyu are in the house surrounded by them! I cannot leave them alone unprotected!

A bright light that appears out of nowhere in the middle of the dark road blinds me, making me stumble on the bike. I try to gain control but a harsh bump on the side makes me fly from the bike. The crash hurts like hell, making me roll on the side of the road dozens of times until I finally stop.

"Fuck…"

I groan in pain, reaching for my right shoulder that has probably dislocated from its place. My ankle hurts too, twisted painfully but there are no bigger injuries considering how fast I was driving.

"Fucking fuck!" I see stars when I place my shoulders where it belongs, shouting in pain. I need to drive back to the house and I cannot do it with a dislocated shoulder. "My fucking luck"

"Nakamura Akiko?" I look up at the men in front of me, cursing myself as I recognize their faces. "You are coming with us whether you want or not"

"What if I don't want to?" I point my gun at one of them even though I am in a clearly disadvantage when six huge men are surrounding me.

"Not our problem"

Author's note: 

chapters here<<<<<

Hello!!! I know you probably hate me now! hehe

First, I gained lots of followers since the last update so I want to welcome you all<3 Thank you everyone for supporting me on this fic! we are now more than 350 and that means the whole world to me!! 

Second, I want to apologize because I don't know what happened or how it happened but it marked the story as completed and some of you reached to me so sorry about that!! There are some chapters left, not many but you know, it'll have to finish someday. 

Third, OBSSESSION IS THAT BITCH! I'm speechless! If any of you follows me on twitter, you have probably seen me losing it there hehe. I don't know what they have been feeding EXO but daaamnnn ok I'll stop. 

THANK YOU AGAIN!! please leave your comments and your upvotes <3<3<3<3<3 

See you soon babies <3

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[dramaqueen90sworld]

Frost&Thunder Part 1

Fandom: Exo (of course)

Pairing: XiuChen - side ChanBaek

Genre: Light Romance, Super Power AU, Friendship

Language: English

Completed (Two Shot)

Description:

Xiumin never liked Thunderstorm, especially when he's alone in the room.

Jongdae never liked anything cold, especially when there isn't anyone to cuddle.

Maybe if they met, something can change. But it's okay to trust?

Story:

Chapter 1/2 - Fear&Trust

Xiumin never liked thunderstorm.

Especially when he's alone.

It's too loud. Too much lightning all of sudden.

Too much everything.

Mostly he is calm, understanding and friendly.

Now he's scared.

And angry too - why have the thunderstorm to be now? Why couldn't it wait until tomorrow?

Tomorrow Baekhyun is here.

Baekhyun his best friend since forever. Baekhyun who is Light.

And that's literally.

Beautiful warm light. Light who calms him down.

Xiumin doesn't understand why, but Light as a Power is so so much better than his own.

Frost.

Okay addmitely, he never gets cold. Not in the hardest winter. If he would want it, he could go in shorts without everything else.

Not that he would do it. Of course not.

Snowflakes and Ice Flowers.

Xiumin really likes them. Maybe they're one of the best things of his power.

But now he's the only one in his room. On his bed.

And yes, call it clichee but he is under is blanket. And he doesn't want to see anythin.

Doesn't want to HEAR anything.

But how could you ignore a thunderstorm and thunder?

Nice try.

"Tomorrow morning it's over, just try to sleep", he mutters.

As if he could.

Jongdae never liked Frost.

Especially when he's out. Like now.

It's too cold. A lot too much cold. Too much frozen.

Too much everything.

And it didn't has snow yet.

Why did he yesterday suggest to buy breakfast? He must be drunk.

Okay, addmitly - he was truely drunk.

But since he was together with friends he didn't want the party pooper.

That's not him. He's cheerful and bright.

Sharp like lightning. But friendly and understanding too everyone.

Okay maybe he can't understand this guy.

Messy white hair, white like snow and lightly blue eyes.

And gods, did Jongdae mention this beautiful smile?

Suddenly there isn't any cold what he feels.

"Good Morning", Jongdae greets the guy.

"Good Morning", the guy answered and still smiled.

This eyes. They are like a cat ones.

Jongdae never has seen this before.

The night has passed. And Xiumin survived the thunderstorm.

As everytime before. And he knew it of course.

But it's really hard to think properly if your full of fear.

So, for celebrate that he still lives. He want to buy breakfast.

And so he did go to the usual bakery in his street.

And there he saw the most beautiful men ever.

Xiumin can't help but smiled.

"Good Morning", he said to Xiumin.

Xiumin still smiled.

Maybe he looked like a creep.

But it's not important.

Not now.

"Good Morning", Xiumin who still smiled too.

He can't help. He just do it right away.

Like he is forced to.

"Aren't you cold?"

Never tell anyone who want's know your Power.

Never. It only gets worse. Except it's Byun Baekhyun.

"I am not cold", Xiumin said to him.

I'm Frost.

Jongdae thinks it's weird.

This guy is weird.

"I am not cold", he had said.

Jongdae can't believe it.

He himself, had a scarf, gloves and a warm coat.

And he still feels frozen.

But this man is going around as if he was in summer!

T Shirt, Jeans that's all.

But again his lovely eyes, and did he mention this so kissable lips?

"You're beautiful"

Oh shit.

Had he said it out loud?

The stranger smiled again.

Jongdae thinks, maybe he is a bit red now.

But this might be the cold weather.

"Thank you"

Where is the cliff he can jump off?

Wait!

Did he say thank you?

"You're nice"

"And you're new here in this place", Jongdae said.

Yes, Xiumin is new.

Of course he is.

"I am", he said. "It's three days now for me"

Why did he say this?

He doesen't know.

But what he does know, is that this guy is nice.

Never tell anyone who want's know your Power.

Never. It only gets worse. Except it's Byun Baekhyun.

It was his mother who said it to him.

To protect him.

He knows it. He really do.

And Ice, Frost is dangerous.

He knows  that too.

Not all people understand.

Only Baekhyun.

It's ironic that Baekhyuns Boyfriend is Fire.

Fire Chanyeol.

But Xiumin never get's warm.

"By the way - I'm lightning"

I really need to go.

It's sad after all.

But lightning is still the worst for Xiumin.

And since lightning comes with thunder.

He still can't trust it.

Even if he want to.

"By the way - I'm lightning"

Jongdae really doesn't know why he had said it.

It's not that this is a reference.

It just like that. He want to say it.

But the man in front of him, looked sadly.

Jongdae is sure he had a power too.

But about Jongdae is sure too is:

This man will not tell him everything.

And that's a shame.

"I really need to go", the man said.

It's more like a whisper.

And Jongdae really really don't want him to go.

"You can trust me, I promise."

And he mean it with his whole heart.

"Please stay with me. We can have breakfast together."

Jongdae only have to find a explanation for his friends.

"Please stay with me. We can have breakfast together."

Xiumin must be imagine things. Seriously.

It can't be.

This man in front of him, can't have said something like that.

But Xiumin want to say yes.

So badly.

"By the way, I'm Jongdae", the man said. "And your name is ..."

"Xiumin"

"Oh..."

Xiumin frowns.

Could Jongdae have heard about him?

About the last time, when Xiumins Power got out of Control.

"Your Name is so beautiful!"

Okay, Xiumin doesn't expect something like this.

He smiled.

This kitten lips, this messy hair, this sparkling eyes.

Xiumin had never thought that he could've be like this to a person.

It's like he was paralyzed.

Stop. It still can be.

Xiumin don't know much about lightning.

Except Baekhyuns Power.

But this is different.

But maybe it's okay to trust.

This guy seems nice. Very nice.

Maybe he can change something.

Maybe he can trust if he tried.

Maybe he can try.

Xiumin want to try.

He really want it.

You can find it this fanfiction too on:

Asianfanfics.org: https://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/1416379/1/fear-trust

ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/20496137/chapters/48639470

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[rosesforkji]

below the atmosphere chp. masterlist

AO3 ; rosesforkji WATTPAD

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

Check out my playlist of movie scores I listen to when I need inspiration or like being delusional : Spotify

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[icequeenbae]

Masterlist

Welcome to my masterlist ❤ Most of my stories contain mature content (m), please check the warnings/ summary. And don’t be shy to reach out or leave feedback, I love hearing from you guys!

Networks I am in: @superm-net  @exo-writers-net  @bbh-net  @k-vanity​  @ksmutsociety​​

Non-EXO masterlist

💫 EXO 💫

Byun Baekhyun

✨Oneshots✨

The Duality of Baekhyunie (m) [pt.1] 9.3k – Baekhyun x Reader, female!Baekhyun x Reader

Superpower AU, friends to lovers, slight angst, smut

Double the Jealousy (m) [pt.2] 9.8k – Baekhyun x Reader, female!Baekhyun x Reader ft. Kai 

Sequel to The Duality of Baekhyunie, superpower AU, established relationship, fluff, angst, jealousy, smut

Dior Vernis 1.5k – husband!Baekhyun x pregnant!Reader

Domestic, slice of life, established relationship, slight angst, fluff, bits of humor

Stay with Me (m)  2.6k – Baekhyun x Reader

Long-distance relationship, established relationship, grumpy Baek, smut

Girl, I’m Your Catnip (m) 3.4k – wolf!Baekhyun x caracal!Reader

Hybrid AU, slice of life, some fluff, PWP, smut

Daddy’s Struggles (m) 2.2k – dad!Baekhyun x wife!Reader

Domestic, established relationship, slice of life, fluff, a lil smutty

Call Me, Baby (m) 3.3k – Baekhyun x Reader

Established relationship, PWP, use of sex toys, smut

Witch Charming (m) 6.6k – witch!Baekhyun x halfblood!Reader

Charmed AU, magic, established relationship, fluffy, smut

Lost and Found [pt.1] 3.3k – Baekhyun x Reader

Newdad!Baek, falling out, exes to ???, sfw, fluff, angst(y)

Stay the Night (m) [pt.2] 3.2k – Baekhyun x Reader

Sequel to Lost and Found, dad!Baek, established relationship, fluff, smut

You Ghost (m) 7.6k – demon!Baekhyun x human!Reader ft. demon!Kai Demon AU, soulmate AU(?), horror-ish, angsty, smut [Halloween Special]

You Bet Your Ass (m) 3.6k – Baekhyun x Reader

Established Relationship, PWP, slice of life, sex toys, anal (m receiving), fluff, smut

✨Series & Mini-series✨

Desert Flower (m) 13.5k – Baekhyun x Reader x Baëkhyun

EXO vs X-EXO dynamics, superpowers, complicated relationships, angsty, action, smut

Love Coach [Lev.1] (m) 18k – Baekhyun x Reader

Get You Alone mv AU, nerd!Baekhyun, virgin!Baek, goofy!Baek, slow burn, humor, fluff, smut

Love Coach series full masterlist

Snapshot mini-series (m) 10.5k – photographer!Baekhyun x idol!Reader ft. soloidol!Kai

Photographer AU, fuckboy!Baek(?), PWP, angst, fluff, smut

Boy Next Door (m) 18.5k – neighbor!Baekhyun x Reader

Neighbor AU, slow burn, hurt/comfort, fluff, smut

✨ Reactions✨

EXO Reaction to you wearing sexy clothes 1.7k – EXO OT9 as your boyfriends/ partners

More coming soon!

Will do my best to update the m.list timely. Use the fic names or icequeenbae fics tag to search my blog.

Love, Ri ❤❤❤

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[highwaytosehun]

Easy -

Oh Sehun x Y/N

Y/N was afraid that being pretty was her only talent. A high-fashion socialite who’s dictionary excluded words like budget and second-hand, Y/N always got what she wanted - until Sehun. He is mature and sophisticated while she is like candy, dazzling on the outside, nothing but artificial sweetener on the inside. Although their attraction is instant, that’s the only easy part.

Coming soon

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[cosmiclatte28]

Been Through

For my fellow Aeris family, this piece is written for you. I finally let go the great thanks I want to tell to every EXO-L out there 💕💕

For non-aeris.. feel free to read too! I am just spilling my bottled emotion about this wonderful fandom.

BEEN THROUGH (lyrics are translated to english, feel free to listen to it as you read through my piece) (/▽＼)

here we go <3

I’ll get used to it, like catching a cold again The ash gray light pushes through and endlessly passes by But still

You sigh in heavy relief as your body finally descend on the thin mattress in your small shared room. Resting your head for a moment, closing your eyes and letting go all the burden today has given to you, you try your best to find the small peaceful moment you missed. Life has never been easy after leaving your motherland to travel through pacific oceans to land on the land of opportunity. School was fine, but the culture shock and home sick were challenging.

I must get through it Cuz it’ll pass, it’ll pass Just need a moment Cuz it’ll pass, it’ll pass Cuz it’ll pass, already

Your phone buzzed, the notification flashes with a short message

“Have you eaten dinner yet?” this time from your closest family member.

You typed a quick “yes”, while holding back the grumbling sound from your stomach. Your meal plan was still loaded, you’re just tired to bring your body for a meal.

In the grey sky, there is a brighter light

Behind the dark clouds, there is a dazzling light

You glance to the bedside beside yours, your room mate has not come back yet. Night class or maybe in the library, that’s what you thought.

Your eyes close one more time, letting go off the pain, grief, and stress away. Next month will be your mid term weeks. Your brain tries its best to not think of any responsibilities not to mention tasks and home works. You’re dying to have a good rest.

Your phone lights up one more time, this time along with the annoying buzz of an alarm. You bring your phone to your face and turn the reminder off.

“Greet your friends on Instagram and update your tumblr. Check along wattpad for any requests.”

A small smile appears from your lips. The bulking notifications from your fandom families, are waiting for you impatiently. You recollect yourself, energy, and mood. Chugging down a bottle of water, your fingers slowly scroll through today’s waiting replies.

You shine like the stars You light up my heart At the end of today’s hardships Brightly shine on me

You started off a blog and an account for fun, for your fandom purposes, and for an escape. Since then, you slowly make new friends, listen to their stories, and you even pour your imagination over fanfictions where you don’t mind if anyone read it. From light conversations, to deep talks, you learn how diverse and wonderful your new friends are. Soon friends turn into families, and families help you cope up with life.

Aside your parents and siblings, your fandom friends you made over the internet are the sources of energies you needed. They are your mood boosters; they are the reason you keep going on.

In a blink of an eye, your hands are dancing over the comment sections, replying and trolling people. You find back the fire in your soul and the laugh in your lips. Though everyone came from different part of the globe, with awful time difference, and various culture, you relate with them and vice versa.

Snap out of it, get up and brush it off Pain is just a passing storm to me I must get through it all Cuz it’ll pass, it’ll pass Just need a moment Cuz it’ll pass, it’ll pass Cuz it’ll pass, already

One talk about hurdles of taking pre-med, another casual talk to comfort a friend losing a bet, another deep quick talk to those afraid coming out in their true colors. Within one hour, you’ve felt your life change. You realize everyone has their battle; everyone has their own challenges.

The alarm went off one more time, and you sadly have to stop the social media time and stick your nose to some pages or review a module and two.

In the grey sky, there is a brighter light Behind the dark clouds, there is a dazzling light You shine like the stars You light up my heart At the end of today’s hardships Brightly shine on me This isn’t the end Better days will come At the end of that day You’ll shine on me like this

Your wallpaper flash the picture of nine men standing over a big stage, surrounding them are thousands of silver lights. The silver ocean, the one ocean you want to be a part of and drown yourself in. You cheer yourself up. Til the day you can be a part of that silver ocean, chanting fan chants in unison, seeing your role models eye to eye, and hugging those families standing on your side with the light sticks, you won’t give up.

The sun is behind the clouds that cover the light Without change, you shine on me forever The quiet air, the warm wind They’re all there, always in the same place In the gray sky, there is a brighter light Behind the dark clouds, there is a dazzling light

Those nine men had a rough journey to climb the mountain where they’re now standing on. If they can do it, you have no reason to stop your steps. They took one step at a time, looking into our eyes when they think of stopping. And with that one glance, they saw the silver ocean, and they fight back the urge to quit.

If they do that for you, why can’t you do that for them?

You shine like the stars You light up my heart At the end of today’s hardships Brightly shine on me

EXO keep climbing the painful mountain climb, with Aeris supporting them from behind. Now why don’t you do the same?

You always motivate yourself by picturing a similar scene. You’re climbing your own mountain, and if you take a small look over your shoulder, you can see the lights in their nine pairs of eyes holding back tears as they feel very proud to have a fan… a baby… a child… or a friend like you. They are proud for every milestone their supporters achieve, even more than proud when they discover you can keep going on… thanks to their effort to stick together for Aeris.

Until the day we can stand side by side with our idols, heads held up high, smiling through the worth it blood and scars, and hands over one another shoulders: congratulating each other for not stopping for making it to the top… let us all stay and support each other forever. Even when we reach that highest point of our life one day, please remember the smiles and chants this fandom and EXO had given to you. Please remember the tears, the laugh, and the smile.

If one day we lost our way, look around and follow the silver ocean. If Peter Pan guides you back with the second star to the right, then EXO and Aeris will guide you back with our one and only silver ocean.

Brightly shine on me

To you, reading this… keep on going. I know you can finish it and I believe in you. All that’s left is to believe in yourself the same way EXO believes in us. We’re family here, brothers and sisters, together in this one big family called Aeris, let me tell you I am always here to discuss or listen to your pains or love story or any dry jokes. I am here, if you need a motivation, a listener, and a friend. I am here and I am staying til the end.

The end

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[satanvale]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: EXO (Band) Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Characters: Park Chanyeol, Byun Baekhyun Additional Tags: Bottom Park Chanyeol, Top Byun Baekhyun, Sweet Park Chanyeol, Soft Park Chanyeol, Park Chanyeol Smut, Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Smut, Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol Fluff, Park Chanyeol Needs a Hug, Byun Baekhyun Smut, Byun Baekhyun Needs a Hug, Fluff and Smut, Smut, Boyfriends, Established Relationship, Porn with Feelings, Vanilla, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs, First Time, Dry Humping, ChanBaek - Freeform, BaekYeol - Freeform Summary:

Rocking back and forth wrinkling the bedsheets holding each other so tightly (...) Your scent, your rhythm, your breaths, I want to get drunk of you, I want to drown in you

-Drown, Baekhyun-

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[biasedwriting]

This blog will now also be uploading smut

I was a little hesitant to do it, knowing that I might have young readers. But after thinking about it a bit, I decided that most of my content is for a mature audience anyway.

Smut will be appropriately marked. Minors, please take note. I am not going to police you on your decisions to read my mature content, but know that you're making a conscious decision to do so and I will not take responsibility for the same.

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