Friendship Connections || EXO

Chae Seol’s POV
Akanne and I walked outside the bathroom and we stood in front of the recording room where EXO was.


She stuck her face on the glass window and observed the EXO members carefully. She sighed heavily and pouted. “Awww! EXO, EXO, EXO. Are they even humans? How come there’s a human being that looks like a lost prince from the palace? Ugh they’re burning my eyes. They’re shining shimmering! Maybe it’s true that they’re from EXO Planet where only handsome people like them live, then they became Kpop Idols. Do they suck blood to look so young? It’s really sad to hear that out of millions of EXO’s fans, only 12 lucky destined girls can become each member’s wife. Ugh, I finally see them in person. They were like waaaayy too small in my computer screens and now they look like I can even hug them without smelling the scent of the paper from my posters.” I saw her leaning on the glass really hard that she could wipe the dust out of it. She was fangirling and blushing so hard that it comes to the point where she had goosebumps.


“Ya Akkane! Snap out of it! They’re just humans like us and stop with your fantasies. They have the same blood and they eat same foods like us. Plus, there’s no such things as destiny. And if they’re prince from faraway palace, they have to bear the crown that they have in their heads. They can’t eve---” I smirked while eyeballing the couch trying to find out how to break in without getting caught.


“Unnie can I ask you a question? Why in the world are you so bitter?” She said as she jokingly rolled her eyes on me.


“Ugh I don’t know! Just, I just need to get that necklace back. Or I'll be in big trouble." I pouted as I almost leaned on the window.


“I have a plan! You go inside and I’ll go watch the outside door.” She added.


“I’m actually kinda banned from them so…..”


“It’s okay!” She opened the door and pushed me inside. “I’m here Unnie FIGHTING!
Saranghaeyo~” She did that heart thing using her arms all the way to her head while whispering. I chuckled with nervousness as I came inside the room.


I took one step and covered my whole face with my bangs. I waved and waved my hair until it became all messy that brings me to the point where I looked like I had been on a fight with 5 girls.

I walked slowly and slowly trying not to make a single noise. Luckily the members were talking to each other so they can’t recognize me going….invading their space.


I extended my hand over to the leather couch and searched for my necklace that I knew was squished in between the sides of the couch. I groaned quietly and finally my hands touched something like a pendant or something. I searched again when my phone rang so loud.


“Marshmallow, Marshmallow!”

Five times! Five straight times! Why on Earth didn’t I silent my phone in the first place anyways? And now Xiumin’s ‘Marshmallow’ ringtone voice led the whole scene.


“Xiumin hyung did you hear that? Was it your phone?” Baekhyun’s voice wondered. I tapped and tapped on my phone for it to stop. I looked up a little bit and I saw their shadows coming towards me. I rushed outside and I pulled Akkane’s arm on my way out of the door.

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Chanyeol’s POV
I was drinking some water when I almost chocked when I heard a bizarre sound from the sitting area.

“Marshmallow, Marshmallow!”

All of us looked at each others’ eyes awkwardly. I recognized Xiumin’s voice from the ringtone that it made Baekhyun asked Xiumin in curiousness.


“Xiumin hyung did you hear that? Was it your phone?” He asked him with that joking wide eyes looking at all of us. “You know…. They said there’s uhm, a girl stuck in this building loooong-long time ago. What if that’s her ringtone?” He whispered.


“Ya Baekhyunnie stop it. You’re scaring others.” Suho exclaimed.


“Scaring others or WAS I scaring you….Hyung?” He replied as leaned his face on Suho.
Xiumin hyung tilted his head and we followed him as he went all the way to the sitting area. I saw the door left open but I just ignored it. I looked at Kyungsoo hyung with that ‘So done with the world’ face while sipping his drink.


All of the members went through the exit way when my eyes lingered on the necklace on the small left side of the couch. I pulled it out and put it inside my pocket. Our manager yelled that almost made me jump.


“Yah, yah, yah. Let’s go to our next schedule. I think that’s enough recording for today. We have more thing to do! Hurry up everyone follow me! They’re waiting inside.”


The other members mumbled when I walked with Baekhyun Sehun and Xiumin.

“Guys, have you met the new girl members?” I asked.


“Not yet, I heard our manager was talking about it with other managers, but the others said they’re pretty. Wait…” He paused. “2 months have passed right? So I’m sure that Seol is one of the members.” Sehun replied with that fab presence in every word.


“Cheo-cheollie? Cheollie! Yehet! Oho- -” Baekhyun shouted in excitement.


“Ya hyung. Don’t you dare say the last part! Plus for your information, Yehet is my thing! Don’t copy it! I say it more good than you!” He sighed.


“Oh really! You guys are so childish! You never grow up.” Xiumin demanded.


We walked with Sehun and Baekhyun saying Yehet all the time. Trying to find out who say it more fab.


Xiumin and I looked at each other eveytime Sehun and Baekhyun argues. In our dorm, any car, and even everywhere they always argue with little things. So we’re used to it.... nothing’s new.


We entered this room that had a large table that got chairs for like 12 people. Well actually a room that looked like for script reading and stuff. It reminded me of the moment where we first discussed our group’s name and screen names before we debut.

Many people were inside that was looking at us. Managers, directors, the SM staff, camera man and many more. We greeted everyone and I looked on the stack of paper on the table that had me and the other member's name written on it. Well not actually written but type-written.


Our manager told us to sit on a chair with the stack of paper in front that has our name on it.
I sat between Sehun and Baekhyun that made me feel comfortable. We were waiting for the event to start but It seems like we’re waiting for someone. Someone special.


The door opened that grabbed everybody’s attention. Everybody around us stood up and started clapping. Ten girls came and they bowed their heads while the others greeted each other. I was in a total blank mind I didn’t know if I should stand up or not cause my legs fell asleep.


The rest of the members stood up and did the same thing as others. I forced my legs to stood up and greeted the rookies? Is it confirmed yet?


“Where’s Chae Seol Sehun-ah~ you told us that she’s gonna be here!” Baekhyun whispered to Sehun in front of me.


The door opened again and seven tall men came. Well, not taller than me I guess?


They took their glasses off when a strong aura came that made Sehun's jaw dropped.


“Is that----”

"Yes. You’re right Sehun-ah~ my twin is right here. But what is he doing here with the rest of his members? Aren’t they from different Entertainment company?"

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