Let Me Protect You (Sahyo)

Chapter 1

"Please move back. Don't push." A voice shouted amidst the screams.

"Minatozaki Sana !"

"Sana unnie!"

"Noona!"

"Stand back! Give way guys. Stop pushing!"

"Sana! Look! Unnie!"

Minatozaki grabbed onto the shirt of the person in front of her. She walked behind her as closely as possible, fearing she would be lost in the crowd otherwise. She cursed under her breath, wanting nothing but to just go home after a long day of filming. Someone apparently leaked their filming location and now tons of fans are piling into the cramped lobby of the filming location. She finally wiggled her way through the swamp of fangirls and boys to her car, climbing in and plopping herself further into the seat and sighed.

"I had enough of this. We need to do something about it or you will get injured one day." The same voice said.

"What can you do about it? Get me a bodyguard?" Sana scoffed.

"Yes." The other girl stared defiantly at her.

"What? Momo ya. I was just being sarcastic!" Sana panicked, dreading the idea of another person following her around all the time.

"I am not. Your safety is at stake here. You have more fans now and it's a lot harder to control them. We need someone professional, we are paying good money here." Momo replied sternly.

"They are just excited. They won't hurt me." Sana argued.

"You wouldn't know that, and I don't want to find out." Momo bit back, crossing her arms.

Sana pouted in silence, trying to find words to talk her manager out of it. "I don't really have any privacy to myself already. Now with a bodyguard, I'm going to have none with him following me around."

"Sana yah. You know how much I care about you. Please just give in this time?" Momo pleaded, the sincerity and concern shining in her eyes.

Of course Sana knew how much Momo cared about her. Ever since they met through a mutual friend when they were younger, they became best friends almost immediately. Momo had always taken care of Sana like a younger sister, rewarding her with nice meals every time Sana topped her classes in school. Years later, when Sana decided to pursue acting, Momo was her first fan, supporting her by helping her with her auditions, the search for companies, and practice. Momo was Sana's manager even before it was officially her job. It was as much as it was Momo's dream for Sana to make it as it was Sana's. She will never be able to properly express it, but Sana was beyond grateful for her best friend. And so yes, she knew who she was to Momo, and how much the elder girl loved and protected her.

"I can't say no to this face, can I?" She relented, leaning forward to poke Momo's cheeks.

"Yay! Rest well till tomorrow Sana ya. It's going to be a long day for you." Momo cheered, satisfied with the win.

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The sound of punching and focused shouts filled the training room.

"Stand up. Go again."

"Nope. Unnie-ah, I'm out." Dahyun surrendered, groaning as she propped herself up with her fists.

Park Jihyo walked towards their bags to grab a towel, wiping away the beads of sweat that were rolling down her neck.

"What's with you today? So much rage." Dahyun said, walking over to Park.

"I got my new post." She sighed.

"They finally let you back into the field?" There was surprise in her voice as she asked.