EXO Academy

Chapter 21

Xiumin's POV

I stared at her. "What did you say?" I asked. She giggled. "I said that I like you silly." I smiled. This has to be a dream, I can't believe it. I felt a tug on my neck and I felt my lips crash on hers. My eyes widened at how sudden it was but then I accepted and I fully wrapped my arms around her.

I had waited so long for this to happen and I felt a bit faint at how fast my heart was going. We both pulled back to breathe air and I was gasping a bit as well as she but I still didn't let her out of my arms. Her entire face was so red like a cherry and she was so shy afterwards that she kept staring down at the ground.

She hiccuped and covered her mouth. "Sorry, I think I've had too much to drink." "Maybe we should sit down?" I used this chance to lift her bridal style off the floor and carry her towards the house. "N-no. Put me down Minseok! I can walk!" "It's fine. I don't want you getting hurt. Let me do this." I said. She quieted down.

I reached the house and set her down in the living room. "Should I get you a glass of water?" She nodded. "That would be nice." I left the room to the kitchen and grabbed a glass and started to fill it with water. "Xiumin hyung, we need to talk." I turned around. "Oh, Chanyeol it's you. Can we talk another time, I have to get this to Ae Cha."

He placed his arm over the doorway so that he blocked it. "I need to talk now." He said seriously. "Um, alright. What is it?" "Have you asked Ae Cha to be your girlfriend yet."  I blushed. "Not yet, but I will." He crossed his arms. "Then I want to challenge you Hyung." "For what?" "For Ae Cha's heart." I shook my head. "No, Chanyeol I'm not doing that."

"Scared?" He taunted. "I'm not scared-" "Then you should be able to do it. If you're not then prove it. We both get to date her and whoever she falls for is the winner, unless you're not confident in your skills." I clenched my jaw. "Just because Baekhyun backed down doesn't mean that I will hyung."

He walked away, knocking the glass of water out of my hand. "If you don't accept then I'll just take her away from you when you least expect it." I sighed, picking up the broken glass and grabbed a new one. "Ae Cha? Here." I looked at the couch where she was, already asleep. I smiled and put the glass down. "I should get her home..."

"Hey, hyung if you want we can take her home." Sehun walked in with Kai. "Are you sure? Do you know where she lives?" He nodded. "We insist, we'll make sure that she gets home safe and sound." I nodded. "Okay, then." I bit my lip watching them leave still thinking of what Chanyeol proposed. There was no way that I was going to let him take her away from me, even if we were family...

The next morning

Ae Cha's POV

The door slammed shut. "Aahhhh, please keep it down you guys your unnie/noona is sick." I said. Jung Hwa looked at me on the bed. "You've been drinking haven't you?" "N-no!" He shook his head.

"Don't lie noona, I can smell the alcohol last night when Kai and Sehun hyung brought you home." I groaned. "Are you going to tell omma?" He shook his head. "I think this is punishment enough." I smiled. "Aigoo, my namdongsaeng is so loyal to his noona!" I pinched his cheek. He just smiled.

"I'll get So young and Kang Dae out of the house for awhile. Try to rest but don't forget to go to work later." He said. "Kamsamnida namdongsaeng." I patted his cheek affectionately. I stumbled to the kitchen with a splitting headache and took some pills to make it stop and then just say down on the couch.

My phone vibrated at an incoming text. It was Sehun.

Sehun: Ya, are you awake yet?

Me: Yes, I just woke up

Sehun: Last night was a really big
night for you wasn't it?

Me: What are you talking about??

Sehun: You don't remember what happened last night?

Me: No....I have a bad hangover. What happened??

Sehun: don't you remember? You and Xiumin hyung kissed.

The phone fell out of my phone. What??! I closed my eyes trying to recall last night. Dinner, garden, love panda, cake, gazebo, dancing and...Oh god. My eyes shot open.

"We kissed." I whispered. My fingers touched my lips, finally remembering. "Oh my god!" I could feel my face burning up. "Aaahhhh!!!" I hid my face in a couch pillow and rolled onto the floor. I grabbed my phone when I got a text.

Luhan: Just going to tell you that Xiumin is going to call you-

The phone started to ring and the caller ID said: Xiumin.  "Omo!" I quickly pressed the answer button and held my breathe to listen. "Ae Cha?" "Y-yes?" "I was just wondering if you weren't busy if you would like to go on a date?" "Oh, Um yes. I'd love that." "Okay I'll text you the details tomorrow okay?" "Okay."

What just happened? I hung up the phone and fell down on the couch again. I turned to look over the clock. "Oh no! I'm going to be late for work!"

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"Pick up the pace Ae Cha! We have tables that need to be waited!!" "Ah yes, manager-nim. Right away"  I pressed against my temples to try and stop the pounding. "Why, why why did I have so much to drink?!" I quickly scurried over to a table.

"Annyeonghaseyo, Master. How may I help you today?" He pulled the menu away from his face. "Ch-chanyeol?!" He smiled. "Annyeong, Ae Cha." "What are you doing here?" "Oh I was just in the neighborhood and decided to drop by and see you." "How do you know that I work here?"

"Oh, Kai might have let it slip that you worked here and about your little situation. Not like it matters to me buuut I'm not sure if it's the same with Xiumin hyung. You know being the eldest he's held up on a pedestal and aunt and uncle only want the best for him. It wouldn't really look good for someone of his status..."

I swallowed hard. "Oh, is that so.." He shook his head matter of factly. "Anyways Ae Cha, I wanted to ask if you wanted to go out sometime, alone this time." I bit my lip. "I dont know..." "Oh come on, it'll be fun. Get your mind off of things lately. Let's go to an Apink concert." I raised my eyebrows. "You have tickets?! They've been sold out though!"

"Let's just say that I pulled some strings just for you. So what do you say Ae Cha, go with me??" I nodded. "Sure Chanyeol sounds like fun." Great I'll get going then. I'll pick you up." He left, leaving me thinking. Is it true? Xiumin is very important...it wouldn't be right for him to be seen with someone like me...Oh what do I do?!