The Future Bride [EXO's Sehun]

Chapter 1 : The Deal

Minah's POV :

"Princess, your tea," Hanna said as she kept the tray on the table beside my bed. I removed my earphones and reached out for it.

"Prepare warm water for my bath," I ordered, "And don't use the lavender bath salt, I'm tired of it."

"Yes, Princess," Hanna bowed and left while saying, "His Majesty wants to see you in his chamber."

Yes, I was the Princess of the Underworld and I took much pride in the title. But my life uptil now has been very sheltered and protected. I have never left the house unaccompanied. Even when I go shopping, Hanna joins me and I've often seen a man trailing behind us. Dates? Boyfriend? That's just a dream.

I just know that one day, I'll be married off for the sake of Dad's empire. So I've never bothered to even keep my hopes up. After a long leisurely bath, I donned my hanbok and went to meet Dad. He was in his room, looking through some surveillance tapes, probably looking for runways. Cowards who had left us in our moment of need,

I was scared for them.

"Minah, sit down," Dad patted the couch. I quietly took my seat while bowing. He removed his glasses and said, "I seem to have finally found a candidate for your boyfriend."

I choked on my spit. But from years of training, I managed to swallow it and ask in a meek voice, "What?"

"Not marriage, I mean," Dad wiped his glasses and turned to look at me, "You must've heard of SM Entertainment, right?"

"Yes," I replied, "That fraud company."

"Apparently, they're not," Dad said, "It seems like somebody is trying to ruin their name by spreading rumours. All those things in the news are false."

"Really?" I asked curiously. What an interestign case.

"That's why they need our help. As we need theirs," Dad said. "We actually lost around 50 men yesterday."

"50?!" My eyes popped out. 50 people dead?

"Yes, I just didn't want your mother to worry. But as you can see, we're low on forces. The police are hell bent on tracking us down. So, I've decided to join forces with SM. We will work together to undercover the culprit. Meanwhile, I promised to send my daughter as a trainee. You'll be our eyes and ears inside the building."

"Where does my boyfriend come in?" I asked, trying to digest everthing.

"We need something to get poeple's mind off al these things," Dad said, "You're already a student of Performing Arts, right?"

"That's just a cover, Dad," I reminded.

"But you do attend music and dance classes as a hobby too, don't you?"

"Only three days a week," I said.

"That's good enough," Dad nodded, "You'll debut in a month with two other girls. though the public will be told you've been training for four years. Your debut will increase their stock to some extent and at the same time give people something new to talk about. After a month or two, we'll start releasing carefully manipulated information about you and another member being in a relationship, perhaps even throw hints at marriage. The interest generated will overshadow the baseless rumours...or so we hope. Till then, train and build a good relationship with this man."

"And who is he?" I asked. 

"Oh Sehun from EXO."

~~~

Was I surprised? Hell yes. Would I rebel? Hell no.

I might be Park Ho Shin's beloved daughter but my Dad is one of those men who wouldn't stop at using his own daughter for his purposes. I've been raised for this, trained for this. Even my parents had an arranged marriage but over the years, they've leant how to love. They've learnt to value each other, cherish each other. I can only hope for the same.

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In SM Practice :

"What were you called for?" Luhan wiped the sweat off his face and looked at Sehun who had just returned from their CEO's office and looked miserable as hell.

"Probably a notice to change his hair colour again," Chanyeol joked.

"Shut it, hyung," Sehun said as he flopped down in misery.

"My God, he finally called me 'hyung'!" Chanyeol laughed and it earned him a kick from Luhan.

"Something wrong, Sehunnie?" Lay joined in.

"No," Sehun said in a low voice, "I just..." I can't tell them I'm being cornered into a relationship, can I?

"It's nothing. He just wasn't satisfied with my performance at Music Bank," Sehun lied.

"Then practise," Kris said as he threw them all a sharp look for lazing around and everyone scrambled to their feet to dance again.

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Auhtor's Diary :

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And yes, there WILL be Kris and Luhan, like back in the good ol' days so don't kill me over that (T_T)