~~~ Stay with me - Chanyeol (Goblin OST) ~~~

"Apparently he has a girlfriend, but her name is unknown. She must be an ordinary girl. I'm so jealous," Dee heard girls whispering between themselves in the auditorium of European music history lecture.

They didn't have to mention the name of the person and she knew beforehand, who are they talking about. Her head felt all fuzzy, as she listened to the excited whispers. Girls in her class were obsessed with EXO, like everyone in the world. She never really payed attention to talks and rumours, even when it occasionally involved her name and her low status. But this time it was different. She had to hold her facial expression, when she heard what they were all saying, while she was cursing Baekhyun and his ways.

"I wish I knew who it is and tell her to leave him alone, no one is good enough for him," another girl added, making her feel even smaller. To hell with it!

It was two days after her last encounter with Baekhyun and she was still uneasy about the whole issue. She even had a talk with Eve, who was all for her to pack her stuff and just go, even if it meant, that they won't see each other every day. Eve always wanted her to have a better life, ever since they met in the elementary school. Dee didn't have any friends, because everyone scorned her, due to the fact, she came from children's home. But Eve, even if she was popular and cheerful, never gave up on making Dee into her best friend. Dee didn't have other choice then to give in and let Eve, drag her into her world full of unicorns and rainbows.

It looked like Eve had a good time with Sehun, even though they didn't really hit it off, she said she is happy just for the little chat she shared with him. Eve is like this, she is not overthinking anything and just leaves the fate to work for her. She liked that about her friend, who wasn't afraid of anything.
That was why she couldn't stop thinking about this damn opportunity, which had fallen into her lap.

She survived her two hours in the auditorium, her head already splitting in a half, when the professor told her to stop by in the secretary' s office, that they need her there. It turned out they wanted her to come, just to inform her that she is behind paying last semester's fee.

She came out of the office, red from head to toes, from how embarrassed she felt, holding a letter with notice in her hands. This is just great, she thought.

But that wasn't all for the day. She was supposed to do her cleaning job, so she was slowly making her way out of the main building to get changed in the staff department. When she was walking on the path, which led there, she heard some squeaking and weird girly moaning, as she was passing the main gate of the school's property.

She stopped in her way and stretched her neck out to see what is happening outside on the pavement, behind a wall of female students. In the middle of the swarming was a person, but she couldn't see through the mob, as the person concerned, wasn't that tall, after all. She just shrugged her shoulders, walking away, knowing she had work to do, but before she could make two steps, someone grabbed her by a wrist and pulled her out from the path, dragging her into the bush. She was about to scream for her life, when the face appeared in her field of vision, making her almost faint in a relieve. She her eyes nearly popped out of the sockets, when she recognised smiling face of Park Chanyeol.

"What..." she blurted out.

"What am I doing here, you asking?" He finished the sentence for her, giving her a wink, then looking around, like he is afraid to be busted. "I'm here to kidnap you, of course," he said matter of factly.

"What?" it looked like she is not able to say anything except that word. "That was you that person, in the middle of the crowd? How..." she recuperated from the fact, she sees him here, on the property of University she attends.

"No, that wasn't me, that was DO. I wouldn't be standing in front of you, if it was me there," he joked, looking completely fine with the fact, he scarified his group member.

"Did you just use him as bait?" she exclaimed, being afraid for that poor guy's life.

"Don't worry about him, he is used to it," he assured her, with another wink, which made her pity DO even more. "He then uses me as a punching bag, making it even," Chanyeol added to it, putting it all into completely different light. She couldn't imagine someone that tiny and squishy looking, to be violent in any way. But no one could ever guess, that she can throw a punch, when the reality was, that she could.

"Looks like you are bulling each other, how unexpected," she murmured amused.

"Looks like you don't know EXO at all," he smiled at her widely, brightening his features that way. Even though he was tall as a freaking skyscraper, looking all thin, he was piece of beautiful man, thanks to his unique eyes and even his ears, perfectly fitting his face. She would be able to stare at him for hours, admiring his beauty, but not feeling the same distress, as while looking into Baekhyun's eyes. Which was ridiculous, why does only he make her feel this way?

"You are right, I'm not. Don't get offended, I was ready to spend my lifetime, without getting involved in your music, until Baekhyun decided to destroy my determination with his stubbornness," she shared her thought with him, almost without realising who is she dealing with now. When she comprehended what she said, she carefully looked up into his face, which was puzzled for a moment, then it broke into the grin again.

"It's okay, there a possibility, not everyone in the world must like our music," he nodded, taking her words his way.

"I didn't mean it like that, I'm sure you are talented artists, I just can't be dragged into your world," she smiled at him to reassure him, about her sincerity.

"Well whether you like it or not, I think it already happened," he chuckled quietly. They were still standing in the grass, surrounded by green leaves. "Do you think we can talk somewhere, where I don't have to worry about being discovered by fans?" he asked, looking around.

"Ah, this school is full of them, but follow me," she suggested and sneaked out of the bush, checking the clear path, which led to her work place. She knew it will be the safest place, as no one is there now, for her to be able to clean. They walked all the way to the deserted building, into one of the empty offices.

"Are you sure we can talk here?" he asked , while studying new surroundings.

"Yeah, no one is here now," she confirmed, taking off her backpack, checking the time, as she was supposed to be working by now. "I'm sorry, can you make it quick, I have to work," as embarrassed as she was, she had to admit it, especially when he turned to face her with curious look.

"You are student, you are not supposed to work," he retorted, with lifted eyebrows.

"But I do," she shrugged her shoulders, drifting her gaze away from him. Here it is, second member of EXO, who is finding out her secrets. She was weirdly glad, that Baekhyun obviously didn't opened his mouth in front of his friends, talking about her.

"You do look tired," he informed her, while leaning against the desk behind him. "And not happy, same as Baek," he didn't stop there and spoke the last piece of his mind. She had to hold her expression straight, not asking why is Baekhyun not happy.

"If Baekhyun is the reason you are here, let me just explain the misunderstanding. We are not in relationship. I and he met first time in that club. And if he is the one who sent you, he promised he is not going to bother me anymore," she decided to clear things once and for all. Chan's face didn't change, while listening to her.

"I know, he said he is not dating you," he admitted and she could finally breath. Baekhyun isn't that crazy after all. "but I don't believe it. Why would he be like walking nervous wreck now? He is probably just trying to protect you and your private life. I have theories. You don't want to be dating famous singer and be part of that world, and that is why you are rejecting him. I think you two are romantically involved, even though you didn't admitted it to each other yet. So yes, I am here for sake of my friend," that was what he eventually told her. She was only able to peer at him in disbelief. How could he develop such a drama like plot of her relationship with Baekhyun in such a short time? He was looking at her now all serious, that she found it hard to think of the right excuse to try and convince him about the absurdity of his so called theory.

"That's not it..." she let out still in shock when he shook his head from side to side.

"I'd probably trust what you two are saying, if he didn't come with that idea," he stopped her in searching for conclusive words to hold back his wild imagination.

"Idea?" she asked, confused.

"I think you know what I am talking about," he tilted his head on the side, watching her, while she was trying to figure out what is he saying. She narrowed her eyes. "The trainee thing for EXO," he suggested, when she already knew, but she didn't want to say it out loud.

"He didn't ..." she murmured.

"He did. It was his idea; he let it slip out few months ago, out of blue. Ever since then, he was obsessed with it. We didn't know at the time, for who is this place meant to be. We realized when you appeared in the BBC edifice," his expression changed into pleased smile, happy that he solved the mystery.

"I think he is going through some kind of bad period then, I guess he thinks I'm a great person for that spot, but I am not," she stated, when she got over the fact, it was all his idea. He created this place... for her?

"I agree with him. Even if he didn't have other motives behind it, I'd still support his decision, which was by my opinion the reason, he took me and others with him to that club, to see you perform," he confided to her with sincere glow in his dark brown eyes. She blinked at him stunned. Why is EXO full of surprises and why does it always have to concern her?

"Did you like it?" she pipped out.

"I told you that night that I was impressed, before Baek sent me to hell," he showed her his white teeth, while grinning at her.

"Ah, yeah I remember," she nodded her head, still out of it.

"I want to encourage you to say yes to his proposal," he said then, leaving her completely speechless.

"We all know that there is more to it than just your evident talent, but we are okay with it. If that is what will make Baek happy, we all agreed to it, when he asked for the permission. We like the idea in geneal," he assured her. She felt like she needs to sit down and start breathing again. What is he saying actually? Is there two of them, trying to talk her into changing her mind? The thoughts were spinning in her head, as she couldn't stop thinking about the possibility.

This was the biggest opportunity ever given to her. Why does she keep neglecting it?

"I will leave you to think about it, but everyone, Beak and me, for sure, would be happy to have you on the board," he said quietly, which was very unlike him, due to his jolly personality. He then peeled away from the desk, gave her last smile and left her alone.

What is she supposed to do?

She had to do her work, while she didn't have any time to really follow Chan's advice and think about it. She was stuck in her mind, being unable to trust her reality. She automatically did what her job contained, not paying much of an attention, so when her employer came check on her, she got scolded.

On the way home she got splashed by poddle on the edge of a pavement, she was walking on. When she finally got all drenched home, wanting just to lie down and finally relax, she found out the boiler with hot water, wasn't working, which meant next few days without it.

It looked like her fate was trying to tell her something.

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"Dear passengers, please fasten your seatbelts, the aircraft is getting ready for descent for our final destination at Incheon airport," the women's voice coming from the speakers, made her jump out of her sleep. She opened the blind of her window and looked down on already visible land, which was showing beneath the white clouds.

Here she comes again.

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Just about the last bit of the chapter, I didn't wanna leave it without a little taste of the next part, so don't get confused how quickly it escaladed and anticipate following chapter😀

I known this is something what was expected from the very beginning, when Baekhyun first dropped the offer, but there is still so much to reveal... Can't wait... I wanna tell you everything now hah... But nope I will not spoil the fun huh😝

Btw... Hope you liked little chat between Joda and Dee hah😀