~~~5 months later~~~

"Our next guest is none other than TetrA's leader, Amy!"

The host called my name and I naturally walked on the stage, smiling brightly to everyone in the studio. I quickly went to sit on the red soft couch, placed diagonally from the host's leather chair. I flattened my tight mid-thigh long navy blue dress, rearranged my hair out of my face and waited for it to begin.

"Wow! You look really beautiful in this attire tonight, Amy!" he complimented, glancing at my body up and down, his eyes staying a little longer than they should on my thighs and chest. Calm down, you have to stay cool. Don't let it show that you're annoyed, just ignore him."Thank you!" I replied back, not letting my voice betray my annoyance.

"For the past months, TetrA has been the hot talk and you can hear the songs play in any shop you go. They quickly built up a fandom and created a name for themselves. It's rare that a group rises to fame as quickly as that, but they achieved that feat easily. Tell me, Amy, has it been hard on you, as the leader?"

"Well, I can't say it was easy, but I have so many people around me to support my members and I that I don't think that it'll ever be too hard to shoulder."

"Oh, I see. What was the hardest part, though? There must have been one," the host continued.

"I think that it was the hours of practice we had during the day and the night, especially before a music show. We would usually wake up at 4 or 5 AM and only go to sleep the next day, after the show had ended, which is around 10 or 11 PM."

Some people began murmuring in the crowd but I kept my eyes on the host in front of me.

"Wow, it must have been hard. Do you still do that?"

I nodded and other futile questions came after that as I answered automatically. I quickly got bored but kept on smiling and laughing at appropriate times, making sure my answers were clear and direct, so we wouldn't turn around the pot. I didn't want to take too much time as I was heading to EXO's dorm after this schedule, since my members were all somewhere else for promotion. But suddenly, all my automatism went away when the host asked me a question I hadn't expected.

"Is there any male idol group you would like to get closer to? Or an idol in particular?"

I could see the satisfied grin on his face as he understood he had finally taken me by surprise. I glared at him slightly, making it unnoticeable for someone in the audience to see. I still smiled, trying to appear shy, and hesitated.What the heck am I supposed to say here? Does he really have that question written down on his stupid memo card? I decided to get my revenge and take him back by surprise.

"To be honest, during my trainee days and after I debuted, I got friendly with a lot of the male groups there. I met them often in the elevators or in the cafeteria, so I had the opportunity to get close to some of them. I don't know if there are some fans of them here, but I think I can now say that I'm on great terms with my seniors, EXO."

The crowd applauded and some of them shrieked at the name of their idols. I giggled, satisfied of the reactions. I glanced at the host's face, and noticed he was slightly under shock as well. I grinned back at him quickly and acted as natural as possible. Getting himself together again, he continued to ask questions, now closely following them on the memo card. Although he didn’t ask any more surprising questions, I couldn’t help but feel a little tensed and nervous. Like something was going to happen. But what? The rest of the show ended in a flash and I thanked the fans, together with the MC, as the lights went down and the ending soundtrack came on. I walked off the stage, still waving at some fans who tried hard to catch my attention. I smiled brightly and thanked them, earning myself a high-pitched scream from them. I laughed and walked towards my waiting room. I took off my high heels and replaced them with comfortable flats, repeating the process with my dress and some jeans and a hoodie. As I was reaching to the doorknob to exit, the door opened and the MC entered it quickly. In my confusion, I didn't stop in time and I walked right into his chest. I tried to get off him but he grabbed my arms and kept them tightly upwards.

"What is it?" I asked, trying my best to stay calm and not panic. What the heck is going on?

"Are you really asking me what's going on, when you were the one to initiate it?" he asks, his low voice making me shiver with horror.

"Wh-What do you mean?" I went on, truly confused and afraid.

"You think I didn't notice all those alluring looks you were giving me, during the show? I mean, you could have been less obvious than that. And you even tried to make me jealous by saying you were on 'great terms' with EXO? Haha, I have to admit that you have a good imagination. And I'm kind of surprised you changed yourself though, your dress would have been much easier to take off. But enough talking, let's get on with it."

He approached his mouth dangerously close to mine and I jerked back, freeing my arms along the way. I glared at him, angry and outraged.

"I never gave you any alluring looks! And I really am on great terms with EXO, you know? What, are you that sad that you're not popular amongst the females? Enough to force yourself onto someone who clearly despises you? Yeah no, you can go dream about me doing anything with you," I spat hatefully as I tried to walk past him.

Unfortunately, it wasn't as easy as I had hoped. He took hold of my left arm once again and pinned me against the wall.

"How dare you say that to me? Don't you have any manners? I'm your goddamned senior, and tonight, I'm going to make you worship me until you hear and see no one else," the man whispered aggressively as he dived in to kiss me.

I tries to dodge again this time, but I wasn't successful. I felt his disgusting lips over mine and his tongue slide against my firmly closed mouth. I was being teared apart between the urges to vomit and to cry, without knowing which one to do. He then put my two arms over my head, still firmly gripped, and with one hand he began to lift my hoodie.

"Let's see what we have here, okay?" he continued, disgustingly greedy.

And then, as if it was in a movie or a cheesy drama, the door flew right open and in an instant, my aggressor was gone from in front of me. I looked around and almost cried when I saw the warm face of my savior. I stared at him, unsure of what to do, but before I could do anything, he was already on top of the host and punching him in the stomach. Although it felt wonderful to see him like that, at some point, he began to cough up blood, so I decided to put an end to it.

"Chanyeol, please stop already. Chanyeol! Stop!" I insisted, grabbing his arm before he could throw another punch.

He looked up at me, his eyes clouded with a dangerous look to them, and maybe a murdering intent. He blinked quickly and it all disappeared, being replaced by a worried look. He got up and touched my face delicately, as if I could break at any point.

"Are you okay? I was beginning to worry, you were late from the hour you had said. I'm sorry, I should've come earlier."

I glanced at the clock on the wall and giggled. Yeah, I guess I was kind of late. I told them I would get out at 10:30, and it's 10:32. Oh well, his impatience saved me.

"Yeah, I was late. I'm sorry. But it's not your fault anyway, you couldn't have known I would get assaulted here. At least you did come, and that's what's important. Alright, let's go! I'm hungry!"

"Yeah, just one last thing I need to tell him," Chanyeol said as leaned down to speak to the suffering man. "Amy is best friends with all of us, so don't you dare try to do something like that again, or it's going to be worse than this. Next time, it's all of us, with maximum strength, and not just in the stomach. Got it?"

A nod was the only answer he got, but that was the only answer he wanted. Before walking out, he turned back to him again, and added:

"Anyways, she's already someone else's, and that person is much taller, nicer, stronger and more handsome than you. You have no chance."

We walked out and told a staff we had found the MC on the ground and coughing up blood, although we 'didn't know why'. As we went outside and headed towards the car, I turned to Chanyeol.

"But, don't you think he's going to sue you for assault?"

"No, he won't do that kind of thing. It's not in his advantage, because you, as the only witness, will be able to tell that he tried to assault you, and that would turn the tables around. I would become the only person able to save you, and that would be considered legitimate defense. Don't worry about a thing," he grinned proudly down at me as he patted my head.

We laughed and entered the black van, making sure no fans were around to see me together with Chanyeol. I quickly closed the door and leaned back into the seat, greeting the now familiar manager of EXO. I had become good friends with him, because of all the times I had borrowed him and went over to the dorm. I actually went there to sleep, or even just to hang out, every time my schedule ended before my members', or when they were somewhere else. I didn't want to feel lonely in that big house, especially since our manager was always working with the member that had the farthest schedule place. We reached the luxurious dorm and exited quickly the van, as we had spotted a suspicious-looking car near the house. I acted as if I was an EXO member, hoping they weren't sasaengs that already knew where every member was. We both entered and took off our shoes before going further into the house, searching for the other members. We found them speaking and joking around in the living room. Once we entered, they all greeted me joyfully and invited me to sit on one of the couches, between Sehun and Baekhyun. However, they let Chanyeol sit on the floor, without even a cushion to sit on. It was eventually the kind-hearted Lay who lent him one. We continued to talk for a little while, but I decided to keep for myself the event that had happened earlier. The giant on the floor understood and kept silence as well. After a while, I got really hungry and decided to go cook the supper. I accepted D.O's request to help and we headed off to the kitchen. We made a simple meal and invited everyone to the table as I was finishing to set it. We enjoyed everything and cleaned the dishes all together, which was a first. Of course, it was sometimes complete chaos, and some like Sehun or Kai would get tired of it and just watch the others continue, before getting smacked in the head by Suho or Xiumin. In the end, we all got changed into our pajamas and gathered around in Xiumin's room, which was the biggest, to talk and maybe drift off to sleep there. We were all tired and began making jokes that either made no sense, or were just not funny at all, but for some reason we always laughed at them until we cried and begged for mercy. In the end, at around 1:13 AM, only Suho, Chen and I were left awake, the others asleep, a slight but unidentifiable snore resonating across the calm room.

"Amy, I'm conscious I shouldn't be asking this, but we were all wondering... You like Chanyeol, don't you?"

"Of course! And I like all of you as well, don't worry. I like you, I like Chen, and even the pervy Sehun-"

"Thanks, but I meant... A romantic feeling," he cut me off. "You love him. Chanyeol. Right?"

I blushed and looked around, making sure no other members were awake.

"Yeah, I do. But I can't go out with him, not yet. At least, not until Lee Soo Man says I can. We made a deal, you know? I have to make TetrA as famous as SNSD before I can even think of Chanyeol in that way. I think I'm making a good job so far, but it's like it's never enough for the public. We're about to release our first album, 'The Fourth Dimension', and I can't help but get a good feeling, and that's making me nervous. What if I actually do it? What if I can finally go out with the guy I love? It's a wonderful feeling though. I understand why you cry when you get an award Suho oppa, I think it's about the same. Right?"

The two of them stared at me and I noticed that the leader was slightly blushing.

"Okay, uhm Amy, I think you're tired now. Go to sleep, we'll talk about it later. Go, go," he urged as he laid me down on the bed, trying not to wake up the two other sleeping members, who were Chanyeol and Xiumin. The others had gotten their own bed sheets, brought some pillows and camped on the floor.

We had done that 3 or 4 times before as well, and every time someone complained about an aching back, neck, shoulder, or a noisy hyung, or a disturbingly moving other. Still, every time we decided on doing it, everyone always brought their stuff happily. This feels like family, for some reason. I then fell soundly asleep.

The next morning, as I woke up, I felt that my pillow had gotten much warmer than it was the night before, and that it was kind of soft but still firm. Confused but appreciating the feeling, I snuggled closer on it... And then I heard the 'click!' of a camera and my eyes flew right open, fear taking over every fiber of my body. But before I turned around, I noticed my pillow was actually an arm. That was Chanyeol's. I gasped, jerked backwards and heard the muffled laughters behind me. I turned around and saw that the rest of the EXO members were looking at us, grinning widely, Suho with a camera in his hands. I turned back to Chanyeol and noticed that his eyes were also wide open and laughing at me.

"Guys, you can't take that photo! If someone sees it-"

"Are you talking about the CEO?" asked the giant beside me.

I gulped and nodded.

"It was already shared to him, you know," called a mischievous Baekhyun at the back.

"What? No!"

This can't possibly get worse. Or maybe he got tired of me, and doesn't like me anymore? Wow, I feel so stupid."I know what you're thinking, and no, I didn't get tired of you. I still love you. I just wanted to show him that we can do it, and also how much we fit. Am I right, guys?"

They all cheered and I couldn't help but laugh and roll my eyes.

"He's probably going to call us soon to meet him," he predicted.

Seconds after he finished his sentence, my phone rang. Lay brought it to me and I answered nervously.

"Hello?"

"Ah, Amy? Yes, it's Lee Soo Man. I just received the picture you friends took and I'd like to see both you and Mr Park at my office, as soon as possible. Is it possible?"

"Ah, yes CEO. I'm very sorry. I'll see you soon," I greeted as I closed my phone.

I glared at the guys, got up and went in my room to get my clothes. As soon as I got out, they were all in front of me, obviously excited.

"Wow, it was the CEO himself that called you? As expected of Amy!" mocked jokingly Sehun.

I shushed him up as I went downstairs to grab something quick to eat and leave. I then grabbed Chanyeol by the arm and called the manager to tell him we needed to go to the company. We put on our shoes quickly and in less than a minute after, we were in the car and buckling up. We reached the company quickly and, without caring for the fans, hurried inside and headed towards the familiar office upstairs. In the elevator, I couldn't help but stress more gradually as we went up and reached the right floor. We got out, walked quickly to the office and opened the door after knocking briefly. We met once again with the older man and I sat right down in the chairs.

"Haha, I see you hurried to come over," he said as he noticed how short of breath I was. "But you shouldn't have, really. Everything is good. About the picture that was sent to me... I have to say that I was surprised. But I got the message you wanted to send using this. I guess you wish for me to say that you can date, now?"

We both nodded, me forgetting my blazing anger that was still going strong only a few minutes ago.

"You did do a wonderful job for your group, Amy. Although we can't be sure of how popular you are yet because you haven't gotten out your first album, I have taken notice of how you are perceived in the different fandoms. I have also noticed that a group of people decided on a temporary fandom name, 'SquAre' if I remember correctly, and that became your fandom name given by the fans. It's kind of funny, but I like it. What do you think?"

"It's great," I answered nervously.

The CEO chuckled.

"No need to be so tensed, Amy. But as you wish, I'll get to the point. You have been wonderfully recognized, and I think you deserve to be rewarded. I'll make the official statements in the afternoon. Congratulations, Park Chanyeol and Amy Lee!"

Notes

Hiiii! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, it's the last official one. But don't worry, I'll write an epilogue as the end is just random and what. Yup! :D
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Thank you guys so much for reading this story until here, I'm so touched! We reached so many viwes in such a little time, I'm so amazed... I really thank you from the bottom of my heart but I'll save that for the epilogue ;)
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