.:Chapter 3:. (1/1)

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!So yeah, I haven't updated in a few days, so I'm really sorry for that, so in return this is a pretty long chapter (:  [ 3,350 words ]I hope you like it, and I'll try to update faster next time! ㅋㅋㅋ  The Next Day...               “Phew, thank goodness I set up an alarm,” you said aloud as you began curling your hair. Strike that, you didn’t set up just one alarm, you set up about 20 on your phone.  To be honest, you were really really excited that Xiumin had asked you on a date in the first place. No, it wasn’t because he was famous, but he seemed like someone you could trust. No one had ever stuck up for you before. Especially not someone as highly respected as he was. You wouldn’t let his fame get to you, though, he seemed like a nice guy in general, and to you that was all that mattered. What if he’s doing this out of pity?No, no Hyunjae, it can’t be that.Maybe it’s for publicity?No it couldn’t be, there’s been no press around you two....Maybe he just liked you…?HAH. Never in a million years.Your conscience, however, got the best of you. You were completely out of it and didn’t realize the burning hair curler had been touching your neck for quite some time now. You yelped in pain and quickly grabbed a wet towel placing it on your burnt area. “And of course no one will like a clumsy person,” you sigh, once again curling your hair. --- OOF“Ouchie…” Xiumin rubbed his knee as he tripped out of his car, hoping there was no scrape underneath his jeans, “God, why do I trip over everything, including air.” He got up and beamed as he proceeded towards your house. “Today is going to be a good day, I know it!” He smiled confidently and strode along. I just hope she doesn’t find me as idiotic as I really am…Xiumin was also dressed up for this occasion. He wore black jeans, a white dress shirt, topped off with a nice black tie and a leather jacket. On top of all that, he sleeked his hair back and had Baekhyun add a bit of eyeliner. None of the EXO members new why he was so dressed up, though.[FLASHBACK]“Ohohoho, now what is this very nice outfit for?” Tao asked.“It’s nothing…” Xiumin mumbled, hoping he wouldn’t ask again.“Nothing? I don’t see this as nothing! Is it a girl!?” Luhan whined , full of jealousy,  he couldn’t see one of his best friends leave him for a girl.“No, no, nothing like that, I’m just going out with some old friends, that’s all.” Xiumin felt absolutely terrible for lying to them, but he knew he would eventually have to say it anyway. He’d just let it slide for now. He walked to the exit until he bumped into something.“Well,” Baekhyun stood there blocking him, “If you’re going to go out… at least let me put some eyeliner on you!” He giggled and brought Xiumin to the nearest seat. Xiumin didn’t complain, though, to be honest he wanted Baekhyun to put some on him before he left.“Thanks guys, I should be back before night time, you can eat without me,” Xiumin waved as he walked out the door.All of EXO smiled, except for Luhan who just stood there pouting.“I still think it’s a girl.” He argued with puffed up cheeks.There was multiple reasons why Xiumin didn’t want EXO finding out about you at first. One, he didn’t want them to get to freaked out about it and start interrogating him. Second, he would rather get closer to you before mentioning anything about seeing a girl not even in the entertainment business. And lastly, EXO had no idea Xiumin had never been on one date in his life, and this was not the best time to tell them that. That, though, was what freaked Xiumin out the most. He had never experienced going on a date, so he panicked and went all out. He prepared a shopping, amusement park, restaurant date for the two of you. He knew that seemed so unrealistic and cheesy in modern times, but who can blame him when he got all of his knowledge on dating from Korean Dramas? --- BADDUMXiumin grabbed his chest as you walked out the door. His eyes widened and he felt his face flush when you looked at him, smiling. Your shoulder length hair was down and in curls, a small ribbon intertwined with a part of your hair. You had a simple, but beautiful, white summer dress on that went a few inches above your knees. Your brown boots complemented your outfit quite well.You couldn’t help but notice his eyes glued on you, “Urm… does it look okay?” You ask waving your hand in front of his zoned out face.“I-i-i-it… Y-you look beautiful” He stuttered. He had never felt so hot in his cheeks before.You can’t help but blush yourself, you had never received a complement like that before, “T-thank you,” you began, your eyes now facing the ground, “You don’t look to bad yourself.”He smirked at your comment and rummaged through the bag that he had brought with him, pulling out a black fedora and two aviator sunglasses. He put the fedora and sunglasses on and handed you the matching pair. You looked at him weirdly. “It’s for disguise,” he smiled calmly, “we don’t want crazy EXO fans to be after you, now do we?” You nodded and put them on, they looked nice on you. He smiled once again and positioned his arm in a way for you to link it with yours. He glanced at his arm and back to you, signaling to slide your arm between his. You smiled yourself and did so. “Now shall we go?” He asked, leading you to the passenger seat of his car. --- Xiumin opened the door to the passenger side of his car, and you stepped out. You two had ended up in the city of Myeondeong, not somewhere you would have expected to go on a first date, but you didn’t really mind at all. He led you to a very large store, one you had never been in before, most likely because it was full of expensive clothing. Xiumin stopped at the center of the store and turned around to face you, “Well.” He smiled.“Well what?” you tilted your head.“Pick anything! Anything you’d like!” He grinned his adorable grin.“W-what!?” You were shocked. A single piece of clothing in this store would cost up to 60 dollars, there was no way you were going to let Xiumin buy you anything from here.Xiumin sighed, “Yeah, yeah, you don’t want me spending any money on this don’t you?” Your ears perked up, what was he, a mind reader? “But, this is a date.  Which mean doing something that makes you happy!” He smiled and patted your head.You sighed, you probably couldn’t say no to him because he’d just find some way to persuade you into picking something out. You looked around a bit and walked over to the first cute thing you saw. A sweater with a cute Mickey design on it. You were in love with Mickey and you couldn’t help but notice it.Xiumin walked over to where you stood, checking the price of the sweater. “48.99,” He read, “not bad.” He grabbed the sweater from your hands and skipped over to the cash register. You remained in the same place and sighed, he’s too nice, you thought.“Yah, Hyunjae,” Xiumin waved a hand in front of you, a hand that contained a shopping bag from the store you two were in.“Oh!” You jumped, slightly startled. You took the bag from his hands and smiled, “Thank you Xiumin.”He blushed and grabbed your hand, walking out the door. “So you like it?” He smiled.You waited until you both got into the car before you replied, “Yes, I love it actually,” you giggled, “I’ve always liked anything to do with Disney.”“Hmmm…” He hummed. Not much of a reply, but he couldn’t think of anything else to say.You spent the next 2 hours going around Myeondeong, the both of you shopped for new wardrobes. You had to admit, it was one of the most fun times you had ever spent with anyone, let alone with a guy. He offered to buy you everything that you laid eyes on, and you both hid from paparazzi any time they showed up. Over all, those were a well spent 2 hours. You had no idea it would only get better.---The next place Xiumin brought you to was a small fair being held in the next city over. It was small yet charming, a place that gave you a nostalgic feeling. You took one glance and ran to the nearest game booth, Xiumin following behind you. Luckily for the both of you, the place was somewhat abandoned, leaving you two at the head of the line for every game booth.  Xiumin watched you in awe, as you somehow managed to win every game you played. He wondered if he could be as good. “Hmm…” he stared at the booth you were currently at. A ball throwing game where you had to knock down 3 bottles, if you won, you would get a huge bear. This could be the perfect opportunity for Xiumin to give you a cheesy gift like in all of the dramas he watched. “Step aside,” he ordered you, pushing your shoulder to make you move.He stared hard at the bottles. He had the softball in his hand and was licking his lips. I hope I don’t mess up… He thought to himself. He took a few steps back and threw the ball with all his might, yet… it simply landed two feet in front of him. You quickly covered your mouth to prevent the giggles that were coming out of you. He shot a glare at you and picked up another ball. His second attempt at throwing it was a bit better, he hit the back of the wall, causing it to bounce back, just missing one of the bottles. He sighed at looked at you. You gave him a smile and mouthed “hwaiting!” He smiled back at you and back at the bottles, picking up his final ball. He breathed in and out a couple of times before focusing on the bottles. He stepped back and threw the ball with his eyes closed.PANGHe slowly opened his eyes and frowned. Only the top bottle was knocked down, leaving the other two still standing. He turned to you, still frowning, but you smiled at him. “You did great! Don’t worry about it, it’s just one game, right?” You giggled and ran to the next booth.Xiumin began to catch up to you when the lady from the bottle booth stopped him, “Wait.” Xiumin looked back to see a middle-aged lady standing inside of the booth, holding one of the big bears. “Take this.” She smiled at him, handing him the bear.“But…but why?” He asked taking the bear from her hands, “I wasn’t even close to winning.” He looked back up at her.“Just take it and give it to her,” the lady winked. “I see the way you look at her, and the way you tried to win for her,” she giggled, “You both are adorable, you remind me of me and my husband when we were younger, now go on and have fun.” She gave another warm smile.Xiumin’s face turned the reddest red it had ever been. “T-thank you…” was all he could say, the rest he could not reply to. He waved and she waved back to him. “Goodbye!” Xiumin ran off, giving her a grin, she replied with the same grin.The lady in the booth watched Xiumin as he ran up to you handing you the bear, you hugging him in return, “how cute,” She said quietly.“So we’re done here?” Xiumin asked you.“Yep!” You grinning tightly hugging the bear he gave to you just a few minutes ago. --- This was the last stop for your little date, a restaurant. In fact, it was the fanciest one in the city. Luckily for you, Xiumin had already been aware of this part of the date so he ordered you to find something fancy to wear while you were shopping that morning. You had picked something out, though he didn’t know what it was. The two of you stepped into the bathroom to change out of your casual clothing.Xiumin came out of the room first, sporting a black tux, a black and white stripped dress shirt, black tie, and black dress pants, followed by black dress shoes. He looked quite dapper in his fancy getup.A few minutes after him, you stepped out of the bathroom. You had on a black collared dress. The collar was studded and you wore a studded headband to compliment it. The high heels you wore made you a few inches taller, making you almost the same height as Xiumin. [ just the dress and the headband not the girl ]Xiumin had to do a double take, not realizing it was you that had came out of the bathroom. The dress looked beautiful on you. It wasn’t too fancy, nor was it too casual. You had also done your makeup, creating a smoky-eyed look. That too, looked beautiful on you. Xiumin touched his cheek, feeling himself begin to burn up. You looked at him with worry, “um, are you okay?” you asked. He was only able to nod back at you.Once you were at your table, he seemed to calm down and you were able to both talk normally, a few outbursts of laughter here and there. It reminded you of the day you met him and you both went to the café. Good thing there was no hot chocolate that could be spilled this time. You two talked about your back stories and lives. Xiumin began to tell you about SM and all of the work they put him and the rest of EXO through. He says that it is tough, but in the end it’s all worth it. That was when it hit him—“—HYUNJAE!” Xiumin grinned grabbing your hands.“W-WHAT?” You asked, confused as ever.“You want to be in SM right?”“Uh… ye—““And the only reason they won’t accept you is because of your weight, right?”“Y-yeah?”“Then I know a way to help you get through that and pass the auditions!” Xiumin’s smile brightened, he was jumping up and down in his seat, this made you excited as well.“W-well, how!?” You begged for an answer.“I’m going to personally train you. Exercising, singing, dancing, everything you need to learn to be set for passing the auditions and possibly becoming a trainee.”“R-REALLY!?” You were shocked he would even mention anything like that, “A-are you sure about that!? I thought it was rare for SM to have auditions, though!”  “Actually, we will be holding another global audition next year, trust me, its official I’ve checked.” He winked at you.Your face beamed with excitement. You were so happy Xiumin would go to the extent as to personally train you for becoming an SM trainee. Now you would have an excuse to be able to spend more time with him. Wait, why am I thinking about that? I…think I don’t like him in such a way. You thought to yourself. You were really happy he suggested this, though, without him helping you, you would’ve had no idea what to do to help you get through the next auditions or any auditions at all.“Thank you, thank you so much, Xiumin” You meant every ‘thank you’ you told him.“It’s no problem, Hyunjae, we’ll start training tomorrow, how does that sound?” He asked, petting your head.You smiled, “That’d be great.”Xiumin smiled back at you and looked at his phone, “Speaking of tomorrow, it’s almost midnight, I think we should get going, your brother is probably super suspicious,” a bit of fear was caught in his tone, which made you laugh.“Alright,” you couldn’t help yourself from giggling, “Don’t worry, I don’t think he minds much, he thinks you’re nice.”“I hope so,” Xiumin sighed.---The car ride home was about half an hour long, you had fallen asleep, but Xiumin was wide awake. Every once in a while he would glance at your sleeping face and smile. He was also happy he made the decision to help you out. Although it might put a bit more pressure on him, he was fine with it as long as he was benefitting you.He stopped the car in front of your house and nudged your shoulder and whispered, “psst, Hyunjae, we’re home.” You, however, wouldn’t budge. He wrinkled his nose and looked down at your hands, you were holding the key to your house. He looked at the windows and it didn’t look like anyone was home, so he decided to take you inside himself. He went around to the passenger side, grabbed your bag, and lifted you up, wrapping one arm around your neck, and the other under your legs in a bridal style fashion.He carried you to the door and shuffled to grab the keys from your hands. Once inside, he stared at the large staircase and sighed. You weren’t that heavy, but you were enough to tire him out fast. After about 3 minutes of struggling, he made it to the top, panting. He had no idea which room was yours, but guessed the room with wall full of K-POP posters was yours. He placed you in your bed and tucked you in. You wiggled around a little until you found a comfortable position. You were sound asleep though. You were dreaming that you had passed the auditions at SM and you became a trainee, being able to hang around Xiumin without a care in the world.“Xiumin,” You said aloud, still fast asleep.Xiumin thought you had woken up, but when he found that you remained asleep he began to pet your head. “Dreaming about me I see?” He smiled. He sat down on the side of your bed and continued to pet the top of your head until he heard the door downstairs unlock.“Uh oh, it’s your scary oppa,” Xiumin jumped off of your bed and turned to you. “Sweet dreams, my little Baobei,” and with that, he kissed your forehead and proceeded downstairs quietly. Maybe your brother wouldn’t notice him?“Yah. Fattie.” Your brother glared at Xiumin as he crept down the stairs.“U-uh, hello Mr. Hyunjae’s brother,” Xiumin gulped.“What were you doing to my sister just now?” Your brother asked sternly.“Hm?” Xiumin tilted his head, that’s when he got what your brother was trying to say, “N-no! Y-you don’t understand! W-we didn’t do anything at all! She fell asleep on the way home s-so I took her upstairs and tucked her in her b-bed!” Xiumin waved his hands in front of him, his face becoming a tomato red.Your brother’s glare turned into a smirk, which became an outburst of laughter that could probably wake up the whole neighborhood. He walked over to Xiumin and lifted his hand. Xiumin prepared for the massive his he was about to get, but instead felt nothing but a pat on the head.Xiumin looked up, “Wha--?” Why wasn’t your brother mad at him? Maybe he did take a liking to him after all.“I like you, little Chub,” He looked down and grinned, “And call me Chihoon, not Hyunjae’s brother.” Xiumin nodded in response.“Now go on, go home,” Your brother pushed Xiumin out of the door, “Good night!” He called out.“Good night Hyu--, I mean, Chihoon hyung!” Xiumin called back to him, waving.  “Well, that went better than I had expected,” Xiumin smiled.  Yaaaaay, long chapter is done. 　(m´･ω･｀)mI really hope you enjoyed it as much as I liked writing it. It may seem cute and fluffy for now, but don't worry, there will be dramaaaaaa. Thank you for those who have subscribed, and subscribed if you have not!Okay bye!-kyungminnie