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Last night was a complete success, and the boys couldn't stop telling me about it all morning.
No seriously, all the time through breakfast, that's the only thing they talked about, how they got a lot of tweets from fans saying I was awesome, how jealous they are of the members for living with 'such a sweet guy' and how they would love me to perform and go on stage more often with them.
Well, that just makes me blush...I wasn't that great. But apparently all of the EXO-Ls really liked me. In fact, they liked me so much, that they made their own fan group for me. My very own fan group...my fans call themselves 'Cherries' because they say that my hair color makes me look like a sweet cherry...what? Well, ok.
If you wanna make me a fan group, go a head, I've got no problem with it.
But there is something I don't like about having fans...
ALL THAT SHIPPING.
Since the second we walked into the dorm and went to sleep, all through the next morning, the EXO-Ls have gone CRAZY with writing one-shots, coming up with pair names and photoshopping pictures, with me and various members...and some of them are kinda creeping me out.
Like, the ship names. For example : Namjis Yi Fan, or how about Tamja and Nao...why are you destroying the beautiful name my parents gave me? Stop mixing it up with Tao and Kris's names! It's wierd and kind of scary. I'm not used to being paired sexually and romantically with my friends...especially GUY friends...
And the only reason they chose those two is because me, Tao and Kris just happened to be chosen to do limbo at the end of the dance battle last night, and I accidentally fell on top of Kris and then Tao came over to help me get off him, and because I'm a clumsy idiot, I tripped and fell on him too. Well, I should have known they would've paired me with them, on account that the whole front row of the audience went a deep red color and started giggling and cheering when I fell over onto them. And because we started laughing like idiots, it also took ages to get off each other and they must have thought that was 'cute' or something...uhhh...girls...
I sigh just thinking about it....
But the guys didn't even flinch. Maybe it bothered them a little, but not because of the shipping, no, it bothered them because it bothered ME. They were worried how I felt about it. That's really kind of them. Thanks guys.
But of course, they didn't care about the shipping itself.
I mean these guys have been paired together ever since their debut. They're pratically immune to it, by now. Well, fans will be fans...it's all fiction and fantasy anyway...
More like soft porn if you ask me.
The things they write sometimes....wow...just wow...I guess that's why there's a WARNING in the beginning.
Damn right, for 18+. I think stories aren't even appropriate for adults though...how can they accept this stuff to be written about them? Don't they mind being put in these over sexual situations with each other? I don't think so. And I think it's because they don't bother with it...they just let it be...
Fans...oh well, time to get off my laptop and see what the guys are up to.

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When I go back to the living room, Kai, Suho and Kyungsoo (I like using his real name ok?) have dissapeared from the kitchen, and are nowhere in the living room.
Where are they?
"Chen...where's the rest of EXO? I ask Chen, who's sitting on the couch's arm and has his legs sprawled on Tao's and Lay's lap, while watching a drama on T.V. with the rest.
"Oh...I think they're in their rooms or something.." He answers lazily.
"Oh...what are you guys watching? Can I watch?" I ask no one in particular.
"Sure. We're about to watch Iris. You can sit next to me if you like, right here." none other than Kris answers to me, while patting the seat on the floor next to him.
I immediately go and flop down next to my official 'bff' from the group. Don't get me wrong, I like everyone in the group, but Kris is just...Kris.
Before he got the chance to even switch the channel, Kyungsoo bursts into the living room while holding his laptop in hand. He has a really excited look on his face.
"Guys...come and check out what I found..." he says mischievously while staring at me.
What? Why is he staring at me? What did I do?
They all quickly gather around as Kyungsoo sets up the laptop and connects the speakers. He puts the laptop on the kitchen table and sits in front of it, while Kai scurries for the seat next to him, and everyone else crowds around him, trying to get a good view of the laptop screen.
Everyone...except Chanyeol of course. He can see perfectly well, by just looking over everyone else's heads. Show off. Just kidding, I actually really like that big giant of a rapper.
I'm the last to scurry and because of my lateness, lost the chance to get a good seat in front of the laptop, or at least a corner of it, or a glimpse of it. In fact I can't see at all. All I see is everyone else's back, and being the shorty I am, can't possibly look over they're shoulders.
Damn my shortness.
The only thing I can do, is try to at least listen to the video they're watching and try to picture what's going on in my head.
"Ok, everyone settled?" Kyungsoo asks.
No, thank you.
"Ok then, prepare to be shocked." he announces in a deathly voice.
Ok then, ignore me. See if I care.
I squash myself next to Chanyeol and strain my ears to try to listen to the video that's about to start.
I wonder what it is? A new movie trailer? A new music video? Or a new drama series trailer? I can't wait, I want to know!
?...Has it started?
I can barely hear anything.
Oh wait. ...I think I heard...a part of Growl?
Wait, wait, wait...
They're watching their Growl video?
Why would anyone watch their own music videos?
That's stupid. And Growl is not really a new song either, so they probably watched it over a billion times already. So why is Kyungsoo showing it to them again?
No...something else is going on here.
I push a little through Luhan's back so I can hear better.
Something's wrong. The quality of the sound is really bad. Why are they watching a bad version of their video? It doesn't make sense. But then, it slaps me in the face.
It's LIVE.
That's why it sounds like that.
They're watching a live performance of themselves.
But why does everyone look frozen, and kind of...dead? What happened?
Did someone fall of the stage or something? Because, I believe that's the only way EXO would watch one of their own live performances, that they've probably seen a bajillion times before, with such interest.
Now I'm curious. What are they actually watching?
I climb on the couch and jump on Chanyeol's back for a better view. He gets startled, but doesn't say anything. In fact, he smiles and tip-toes so I can see better. Thanks...but why?
When I lay eyes on the screen...
All my questions are shattered and I start to dread the moment I decided I wanted to see what they were watching...because..
Instead of seeing 12 boys in suits dancing on a brilliantly lit stage with lights and flames, I see...

7 boys with colorful hair in black suits, dancing on a small white stage with some lighting, but nothing special. And in the middle stood a boy with red hair and a confident look written on his face...
Me.

They're watching my group's performance of Growl at the Annual Monthly Student Performance Show, that we hold every month at school to show off the students talents to an audience other than the school staff and students. It's the show that let's parents, friends, citizens, anyone, into the school for a show of dancing, singing, drawing, edited videos and designing, by the best students in the field.
Which means that ever since my group got together, we've been performing every month for that show.
I told you we were the best.
I didn't mind them watching our performances, but what I did mind was the fact that my group doesn't perform choreographies that already exist, but the new ones that we (I) come up with. And the Growl one, if I remember correctly, was...
A tap-dancing choreo.
I'm surprised they can stand to watch my group turn their modern choreo into one fit for the 30's.
I look around to see if anyone looks annoyed or angry, but all I see is shock, disbelief, amusement and...enjoyment?
What? They're actually...enjoying, it??
If I was them I would be furious and kind of offended, too, if someone changed up one of MY CHOREOS. That I spent MONTHS perfecting and learning.
But none of the members seem to be feeling any of that...I'm relieved.

When the video finishes, they all turn to me...and just stare at me.
I get off Chanyeol's back and start to move backwards, kind of panicking again.
"Listen...guys..I-" I start, my voice cracking a little. But I was cut off by everyone's...
APPLAUSE?
They all started clapping and cheering and Kris and Suho come up to me and give me a hug both. They had proud looks. Were they...proud of me?
"WOW!!! Why didn't you tell us you make awesome choreos as well as dance them amazingly??!" Luhan screams excitedly.
"Yeah, seriously, that was one of the best Growl covers I' ve ever seen...if not THE BEST." Kai comments, an amused look on his face.
"You're seriously good...keep it up!!! And...by any chance...are there anymore performance videos we can watch?" Xiumin asks with hopeful eyes and a sweet smile.
"...S-Sure...Hyung. Let me find them." I say, still kind of shocked they liked it.

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That whole afternoon was spent on watching performance videos of my group, and other groups from my school. The guys were really impressed and watched video after video without getting tired or bored once, and they never stopped asking questions and clapping, laughing or gasping either. In fact, when Green, did the flip that Tao does at the end of the Overdose M/V, in one of the Practice Dance Videos (they got so desperate, I ended up showing them the practice videos too) he FLIPPED OUT.
Literally, he fell on the floor from laughter and shock ,that someone actually managed to do that flip, and perfectly, as well.
"I want to meet that guy..." He said when he calmed down again.
"No prob. He wants to meet you too..." I said with a smirk.
"Really?!" he asked with wide eyes.
"Yep." I say with a raised eyebrow.
That turned him pink...again. That boy....why did sis say he's green?
I say he's pink.
The last video I showed them was the cover to SHINee's Lucifer we did some years back. They were ecstatic when they watched my group master every single step and move of the dance. That was one of the only dances that our teacher decided to let us just copy and not make a new choreography, because she said the actual choreo was a challenge enough. We did it really well actually, and that was the choreo that kind of 'made us known' to the school and principal. It showed of our skills perfectly. I'm proud, because watching it again, I remember how hard we rocked it back then...good times.
I looked at the clock. It's 11:05 pm. We actually spend about 6-7 hours discussing and watching my school's videos...wow, time flies with these guys. But, I can't help but feel kind of tired and sleepy now.
I get up stretch, and say goodnight to everyone. They immediately get up and start making up excuses for me to stay up longer, they blocked the hall leading to my bedroom, and forced me to sit back down. Nicely, of course. They begged me for more videos and when I said there were no more, they almost started crying. Literally. Their eyes were full of tears threatening to roll out any minute...what to do...what else to show them?
...Audios.
Yeah! That's it! I'll let them listen to audio covers that the Vocal students do...
That my sister does.
"Ok, well....there's no more dance videos, but there are audios and performances of songs..." I stated hesitantly.
"OK!!!" they said in unison, all of them wearing the exact same excited grin on their faces.
As I start to turn around to the laptop, Baekhyun who is sitting on the chair right next to me, grabs the mouse before me, and clicks on a link in the Suggested section. Why?
"What are you doin' Baekhyun?!" Suho shouts, annoyed at him.
"Don't worry, I just clicked on a suggested audio link that was already there...sheesh." He says annoyed.
Everybody goes quiet and waits for the page to load.
When it does, and I take a glance at the video's title, I panic.
I lunge out, grab the mouse out of Baekhyun's hand and click back before anyone sees the name.
They all look surprised and confused, and Sehun asks,
"What are you doing? I thought we were going to listen to audios?"
I look at him, and then at all the other member's surprised, confused and disappointed faces.
I sigh, take a deep breath, and answer,
"Yes. Of course we are...but not this one, ok? I'll find another, better one." I say as coolly and calmly as possible, and then turn around to start typing another audio's name.

NO. I can't possibly let them listen to that one. They'll make fun of me and maybe consider me a loser for the rest of my stay...no I can't let that happen...I can't let them listen to...

The cover me and my sister did of Moonlight.

That's right...
Sis wanted to sing EXO's Moonlight, but because none of her classmates (who are all girls) had a light enough voice for Kyun- D.O.'s part, my sis forced begged me to sing his part. Just for the Audio Recording that is...or so I thought. So I reluctantly agreed and sang D.O.'s part in Moonlight.
But I don't want them to know...ever.
"Why? Just give us a reason..." Kris says sympathetically. I think he realized I was nervous and scared.
I turned around and looked him in the eyes. They showed nothing but care and understanding. So I took a couple deep breaths and answered to the big question :
WHY?
"Because...that was an audio of me and my sister's group cover of your song Moonlight...and because I think it's not good enough, I don't want you to hear it...sorry..." I say with as much calmness as I can muster.
Silence. You can't here anything. Just breathing and faint giggling.
I look up from were my eyes had glued to my feet and see kind, friendly, smiling faces.
"That's it? I thought that you panicked because he accidentally clicked on a 18+ video or something...I didn't know you also sing." Sehun says with a soft smile, while pointing at the glaring Baekhyun.
"Well...sometimes I do..." I say timidly and shyly. "But dancing is my forte." I say kind of proudly.
"Yes, I think we all know that now..." Kyungsoo, says with a chuckle. "...but I would really like to hear you sing...do you mind?" he asked cautiously and gently.
"Well...I don't know...you might hate me if I do..." I say kind of jokingly but with a scared heart.
"Now why would I hate you?" Kyungsoo asks ever so gently.
"Because...I sing your part, hyung..." I say quietly, in a little voice like a mouse, with my head lowered. I stare at my feet carefully waiting for an answer, a laugh, a scream, anything to come out of Kyungsoo's mouth.

"Really? Well, if I was interested before, now I'm DYING to hear you!!" he exclaims.
I look up, looking and feeling really surprised. Really?
He wants to hear me destroy one of their best songs?
I opened my mouth to say just that, but before I had the chance to let my voice out, he motioned to Kai and told him,
"Kai, get the mics and speakers ready!!"
"....WHAT!!!?" was all I managed to shout in the end. "What do we need mics for?" I ask as confused as hell. What is he doing?
"Well how else do you expect to sing?" he asks, playfully, with a devilish smirk.
"...what...you mean...LIVE!!??" I exclaim terrified, when my brain finally clicked on what he was planning.
He just nodded and came over to the laptop and typed in 'exo moonlight instrumental' into the search bar.
He's serious? ...nah...

Oh God he is serious.

Oh, here come the butterflies and dog and dragons, rampaging my stomach again. Why do these guys always bring me a breath away from a heart attack? I swear, they're gonna find me lying face-palmed on the floor one day...
Baekhyun, Kai and Kyungsoo get the mics and speakers all connected to the laptop and ready to go. They move the table to the far side of the wall and put two bar stools in the middle of the room and move the couch from the living room too, so that's it's sitting a few feet away from the stools...they're setting a 'stage'.

"So, this is what we're gonna do, you and Baekhyun are gonna sit on the stools and sing and we're gonna sit on the couch and watch, ok?" Kyungsoo explains to me.
This is really going too happen...I'm going to sing an EXO song, with an EXO member, IN FRONT of EXO...
I can tick that off my bucket list.
I sit on the stool and try my hardest not to tip over and fall from my fear.
"Ok, you ready? ...1...2...3!" Kai, asks before clicking the play button and then rushing to sit down, so that he doesn't miss the show.
Ok....breathe, breathe, breathe....thank god Baekhyun is gonna sing his own part, because I didn't learn those lyrics.
My sis sang his part, after all.
I hear the gentle music start off...here goes...let's do this!

I don't know what happened exactly but suddenly, I grabbed the mic and started singing the intro, and then flowed straight to the lyrics, without a single crack in my voice...bravo...I'm impressed.
The members watched with wide eyes and growing smiles. Looks like they liked it, especially...Kyungsoo. He just sitting there with his mouth hanging from his face. I don't know if it's because he liked it, or because he was shocked at how bad it sounds. I'll have to ask later.
Baekhyun flowed through his lyrics, and then when the chorus came, we ROCKED THE HOUSE. What house?
WE ROCKED THE WHOLE GODDAMN SM BUILDING!!!
All the members got up and cheered like fangirls and some of them even got little papers, and started throwing them at us like real fangirls would. And for more effect, Chanyeol pretended to scream and reach out for Baekhyun, like a crazy fan would, pretending to break free from security (Kris, Tao, Luhan and Sehun)that was around the 'stage' and then proceed to pull at Baekhyun's shirt. They had to call in the big guns (D.O.) to come and throw him off 'stage' and Chanyeol made a big show, by being thrown on the couch and screaming like he 'broke his back'.
It was hilarious.
The only one who wasn't laughing and pretending to be a fan was Kai.
He just sat there glaring at me angrily for some reason...did I do something wrong?
Anyway, I tried to forget about his gaze by going on with the 'concert' after the 'fans' requested another song.

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Later that night everyone couldn't stop talking about how amazing I sounded and that I should study Singing as well as Dancing.
Kyungsoo couldn't get his arms off me. He kept hugging me and saying he found the best 'singing partner he could have asked for', earning glares and hits on his shoulder by the others.
I thanked him and hugged him back. But...all that singing, and dancing and laughing really made me tired now, I mean, if I was tired before, now I was EXHAUGHSTED. I needed to go to bed. It was 4:32 am after all...normal people would be sleeping now, and what do we do? We have mini concerts...weirdos...but I had the most fun I had in years...thanks sis for letting me go instead of you....
I said my goodnights, hugged them and went to my room to flop straight on to my bed.
But when I opened my door, I saw Kai sitting on my bed, a serious look on his face.
What did I do now?
"We need to talk." he said in a cold, hard tone. Emotionless.
The whole time I've been here, I've never seen this side of Kai. I've always seen the cute, funny, sweet boy who loves to dance and smile...
"Ok...?" I say, and I walk over to sit next to him on the bed. I never once look at him in the face, the whole time. This side of him scares me..it really does.
"So, listen Red...I noticed that you and your singing, has had quite an effect...on Kyungsoo. And I would request you, to please....never talk to him again." he coldly says.
What? What effect? And did he just ask me to never talk to Kyungsoo...again? That's insane.
"What?! Are you nuts? Why should I not talk to him...and what effect are you talking about?!" I ask confused and scared.
Why is Kai acting like this?
"You ask to many questions...just do as you're told." he simply demands and then gets up and heads to the door.
But before he can reach it to open it, I run up to him grab his arm and turn him around.
"Kai! Why are you acting like this?! You never talked to me like this before! What did I do to you?! And why should I not talk to Ky-" I start bombarding him with questions, panicking with my eyes full of tears.
I don't want to lose Kai...he's a good friend of mine, and if I did something that hurt him, I want to know, so that I can apologise.
Before I can finish, he grabs the collar of my shirt with his hands and slams my back into the wall.

"BECAUSE-....Because I don't...
I don't wanna lose Kyungsoo..." he starts with a shout but then slowly starts whimpering.

He doesn't wanna lose Kyungsoo? He means as a friend? Oh yeah, I forgot that Kai and Kyungsoo are best friends...he's scared I might replace him...right?
"Kai, listen. Kyungsoo will always be your best friend...not mine. Don't worry he hasn't forgott-" I start as calmly as possible, because if I aggrivate him, I'm scared he might break my neck. He's surprisingly stronger than I thought. But, before I can finish, he interrupts, with a voice and face full of sadness and eyes full of tears,
"No! You-you don't understand...I don't mean lose him as a friend..but-b-...but lose my chances with him!!" he shouts between sobs.
Chances? Oh....now the pieces have fallen into place...

He's scared that Kyungsoo might have fallen in love with me...

I mean, he was looking at me like a love struck idiot the whole night...but not because of me. Because of my voice...he loves my voice.
"Kai...if you're scared he's fallen in love with me...it's not me he loves...but my VOICE." I tell him while cupping his face with my hands, and stroking his cheeks with my thumbs, looking him straight in the eyes with a kind expression.
"Really? " he says with a sob and distressed voice.
"Yes." I nod. "But if you don't wanna lose him from someone else, I advice you to tell him what you feel, before it's too late." I say calmly and gently. "Ok?"
He nods and lets go of my shirt collar, and then crushes me with a hug.
WHY DO NONE OF THESE GUYS KNOW HOW TO HUG LIKE A NORMAL PERSON!!!??
"Ok, ok...go find him now, ok?" I say while climbing out of his arms.
"Ok...thanks..." He wipes away his last tear and exits my room in search of Kyungsoo.

You're very welcome Kai.

Notes

Red The Cupid~ I hope you enjoy the development of the story, and be prepared there's a lot more drama than this on the way~ ;D
Thanks for reading~