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"Layla, I can't meet you again. My agency caught me and told me they could kick me out of EXO, if I'll ever meet you again. I'm sorry, but I can't come back.", Yixing says and Layla looks at him with a look of disbelief. What is he saying?

"What?", Layla dumbly asks and tears start to build in his eyes.

"I'm so sorry.", he says and turns around to go, but Layla stops him in his tracks.

"Wait! Why is SM telling you that you can't meet your friends?", Layla asks clearly confused and it hurts Yixing deep in his heart, because he can't tell her the real reason. He can't tell her that he's head over heels for her and would gladly make her be his girlfriend. He can't tell her, because she would reject him. Why would she even start a relationship with him? He never got time for her and she deserves a boy who's always there for her.

"Because they are worried that I lose my focus and get distracted.", he replies dryly.

"That's bullshit. You told me the other boys also have friends who aren't famous, and SM isn't saying something against it. Why is it different with me?" A single tear escapes Laylas eyes, as she sees the serious look on Yixings face.

"Because... I can't- I'm sorry." With this said Lay escapes her flat and gets directly into his car. Layla just looks at him with a look of sadness in her eyes.

With a silent sigh, Layla wakes up this morning. Two months. Its been about two months, since Yixing told her these words and she wants to be able to say that she didn't care anymore, but it still hurts like hell, when she thinks about it.

Layla gets up and starts to make herself a nice cup of tea, before she turns the water on at her bathtub and slides into the warm water. Layla listens to a little bit of music, as her phone rings.

"Hello?", she picks it up without even looking who's calling her.

"Are you home?", a deep voice asks, and she sighs.

"Yes, I am. Why do you care, Sehun?", she returns and sits herself a little bit straighter up.

"That's not important. Get dressed, I'm coming over." With this said, Sehun hangs off the phone and Layla looks at it, disbelief in her eyes. Why did Sehun talk to her like they were good friends till childhood? What's the meaning of all of this? After she met the other members of EXO, she exchanged numbers with Jongin, Sehun and Minseok and they'll write on some rare occasions. But never once called one of them and told her to get ready, because they are coming over. And to be honest, Sehun is the only person where such a call doesn't seem that strange.

Layla knows she should listen to what Sehun told her and gets out of the bathtub. She quickly dresses herself and blow-dries her hair, before she quickly applies some mascara on her lashes and makes herself comfortable in her living room.

About ten minutes after she sits down, her doorbell rings. Layla quickly opens her door and looks at Sehun.

"What are you doing here? You're acting kind of strange, you know that, right?", she greets him and he invites himself into her flat.

"Were rebelling against SM.", Sehun exclaims exited and Layla looks at him with a confused glance.

"You – what?"

"We decided that it's the time we should do something. Yixing isn't alright at all. He's terrible and you don't seem to be feeling that well either. So we're rebelling and you two get to talk about all of this.", Sehun exclaims and grabs Laylas leather jacket, that hangs on her wardrobe.

"Are you sure about this? You all could get in trouble because of this.", Layla comments, but Sehun looks at her with a confident face.

"Well, firstly they can't kick all of us out of EXO.", he begins and nods in the direction of her shoes, to show her that she should wear them.

"And second: We had a long talk with some of our managers and Lee Sooman, because they noticed that Yixing isn't doing good at the moment. We made a deal with our favourite manager. He doesn't say a word, if he notices, that Yixing will feel better. He gave us two weeks. If he thinks you're distract Yixing, he'll tell Lee Sooman and we'll see what happens. But all of us are 100 per cent sure that Yixing will be happier than ever.", Sehun says and looks at her with a confident look.

"Really?"

"Yes, for gods sake! Yixing is fucking in love with you and everyone besides you seems to realise it. So get your shit together and come with me!" Layla looks at him for a little moment, balancing her thoughts and progressing what he just told her.

"He's in love with me?", she repeats and Sehun nods.

"Okay, fuck it. Lets go!"