EXO's Manager (EXO Xiumin fanfic) (COMPLETED)

48 // "Do you have to go?"

I glared at Minhyuk as he held tightly onto my arm. I had two choices: Xiumin, or EXO.

I loved EXO. I wanted to help them. But I loved Xiumin. And I wanted him to live.

With one sudden force, I ripped my arm out of his grasp and ran back into Xiumin's room before he could stop me. Xiumin looked alarmed when I burst in. I ran to his side. "Minseok...Minhyuk lied. He just told you that to get you to come back to EXO. SM won't actually make you leave and sue you."

Xiumin laid there, speechless, and then looked at the doorway. "I hope you know that what I said applies for him when he comes back to EXO," Minhyuk said to me.

"Fine," I said. I would have never forgiven myself if I didn't do everything I could to keep Xiumin alive.

Minhyuk shook his head. "I'll call you a cab."

"No you won't," I said.

He glared at me. "EXO will hate you by the end of the year."

"Good." I glared back at him, until he turned around and walked out of the room. When he finally did, I exhaled, and was breathing heavily, immediately tearing up. "Shit." I held Xiumin's hand and sat down in the chair I always sat in.

"What did you do?" Xiumin asked. "EXO will hate you by the end of the year? Why?"

"Don't worry about it," I said, looking at his hand, then back to his face. "Just please don't go back to EXO. At least...take a break. Not until Minhyuk is out of there. Can't we compromise?"

"You're sure SM won't make me leave and then sue me?"

"I'm sure," I said. "I need you to get well."

Xiumin looked away, but then nodded slowly. "Okay."

"What?!" This shocked me.

"I think I'll take a break from EXO. I'm going to let people down-"

"I don't think fans want you dead. That would be letting them down."

Xiumin slightly rolled his eyes. "Fine. I think...Monday, I'm going to go in for a meeting with Kim J and get everything worked out."

I looked at him. "Really?"

"Yes. Really."

I smiled, exhaling, and stood up and cupped his face, kissing him. I did it gently, afraid to hurt him. It was just a peck, but as I leaned away, Xiumin's hands pulled me back in. The way he kissed me back was so sweet, and so careful. After a while, he was smiling. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too." I went back to holding Xiumin's hand and sitting beside him.

"So what's your plan?" Xiumin asked me. "Now that you know mine."

"I think I'll make sure Jan Di and Shana don't hurt BTS for a while. Maybe try to get back my old job at SM."

"No you won't," Xiumin said. "No, I told you already. You got out of there way too easily. If you get out, don't go back. I'm serious. I don't want you working there again. If anyone will change you into a horrible manager, it's them."

I rolled my eyes. "How else are we going to get Minhyuk out of there?"

"Hey. Don't leak anything else."

"Oh, I won't. Did I tell you that they found out I leaked your song?"

"Promise?" Xiumin asked, then laughed quietly. "I figured they would find out. They're like that. You know, you've done some stupid things since you've gotten to South Korea."

"I know," I said. I found myself yawning, and I looked at my phone for the time. It was already midnight.

"Do you have to go?" Xiumin asked.

"Why?" I asked.

"I mean...I don't trust Minhyuk. Alright? I said it. And I can't really protect you right now."

"I could call up one of the BTS members....or even EXO to go with me, but they all should be in bed right now," I said. I smiled. "Or I could just spend the night here."

"Would you? It gets so lonely here," Xiumin said.

"I'm really tired, though. I might be asleep in ten minutes," I said apologetically.

"You could sleep here with me," Xiumin said. "I'll just move over a little. There's plenty of space."

I bit my lip to keep myself from blushing too much. "Okay," I said. "I look really ugly in the mornings, though."

"Oh, like I'll judge you. You've had to put up with my no makeup face since I've been here," Xiumin said.

"It's cute," I said, getting into the bed with him. He pulled up the covers over me as well, and I got comfortable, leaning my head next to his chest. I wrapped my arm around his torso as I began to fade into sleep, listening to his heart beat. I was so thankful to hear it.

I was so thankful he was alive.