Life behind the Stage with EXO

Prologue

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock

Five minutes till the end of school.

It's going to be the best Friday.

Okay maybe I was exaggerating.

The November breeze shivers around me. Wind blows as the temperature decreases. I feel a squeeze on my hand, leading me to glance towards Adelle. WIthin minutes, we'll be free from last period to prepare for the music awards tonight. I imagine the pumping music, blasting through the crowded room, everyone shouting, dancing around as if it's the end of the world. I just can't wait. 

Korean music has grabbed onto me ever since I was 10, so since they're having this annual event, I wouldn't want to miss a chance to see the stars, now would I? Just the of seeing my fav idols performing in front of me is just unimaginable. 

Five.

Four.

Three

.Two.

One.

RINGGGG

"Don't forget to bring your money to support the Phillipines next Monday."

Grabbing my bag from my locker, Sapphire pushes through the crowd along with Jesse and Mat,t while she struggles to stand straight. And yes whenever it's the end of school, the scene at the lockers can be compared to a screwed up zoo. 

"Lex, remember to take photos at MAMA tonight."

Jesse, confused as always raises her eyebrows.

"What's MAMA again?"

Rolling our eyes with laughter, Matts yells like a maniac. 

"Oh how many times do we have to tell you! IT'S CALLED MNET ASIA MUSIC AWARDS AND IT'S WHERE MOST NOMINATED KPOP STARS COME TOGETHER TO PERFORM AND CELEBRATE THE WINNERS. YOU IDIOT! AND EXO IS GOING TO BE THERE! OH THOSE LOVELY HOT BABIES."

"Ah so that's what it is. Now I remember."

Ignoring Jesses stupidity, Sapphire transfers her attention back to me with an annoyed face.

"You goin with Adelle?"

"Ya why?"

"Nothin just asking. Anyways have fun I'll try to spot you on tv tonight. Toodles."

I try to get to Adelle who's at the far end of the lockers, but people are blocking my way. Going through  little holes and pushing through people.  By the time I have a chance to escape, Matt grabs onto me and screams into my ears.

He tends to scream a lot when he talks about Kpop.

"Omo! Remember to get EXOs signatures! Take pictures with them! Especially Luhan, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, Sehun...."

"Yes I get it everyone from EXO. Geez don't have to list all their names."

"Oh whatever. I can't believe you got backstage passes! You should have gotten more tickets so that I can go as well.....you get to see those hotties in real life!."

Just to be clear, Matt is a guy and yes he's obsessed with guys but he's not gay its just him. He just likes to talk about guys and gossip like a girl, that's all. Mumbling on how unfair it is that I only got two tickets and didn't ask him to go with me, I sneakily take my bag and walk backwards while he isn't noticing. I climb over the wall away from the locker areas and...

"There you are. I was looking for you!"

"AH!"

There Adelle is, already changed into her outfit for the night out. Her straight brown hair neatly placed on both her shoulders. 

"You scared the crap out of me."

"Dude I yelled your names like dozen of times. What took you so long to get away from the lockers anyways.'

"Just got stuck in the middle of something. Let's get going red carpet starts at 5."

****

Train station

"Ew I don't like salmon. It's digusting.Get the bento."

Picky eater much.

Since we're late, Adelle and I decided on simple snacks to eat during  the train ride to the venue.  And guess what, we ended up wasting 10 minutes on choosing what to eat. Just great.

A couple of girls dressing up as hipsters from head to toe a.k.a "try hards" are complementing each other, on how gorgeous they look today. It's just ridiculous how most of them are dressed like that.

But I guess everyone has their own taste in fashion, right? 

"Erg what's with those fake hipster glasses.. it's not that I have a problem with them it's just that. Lex?"

"Lex? Are you listening? Lex? LEXIE!!!"

"What? Oh yeah try hard hipsters got it."

"We're here. " 

Hopping out of the train, the enormous big concert hall stands in front of my eyes. Reporters everywhere with their flashing cameras. Fans screaming for their favorite idols. For some reason, I have  a feeling  from tonight onwards, something is going to change... 

 Luhans POV:

Tonight's the night. Another ordinary show to attend. People are running around getting our costumes and makeup ready. Busy. Nothingelse can describe the current scene. 

"Luhan, come on let's go."

"I'll be there in a sec Sehunnie."

"Come now, manager hyung's freaking out."

"Why?"

"This new assistant messed up Baekhyun's makeup."

"Shouldn't Baekhyun be the one who's freaking out the most?"

"Well turns out he's all calm."

"Come on the car's here."

-- on the way to the show venue--

My hands shiver and shake the minute I get into the car. I pull out my Rubik Cube to calm myself down.  Stage fright isn't something that usually occurs to me. The world inside my body seems to be colliding into each other. Blood rushes to my head. This isn't good. It doesn't feel like stage fright. Usually when I get nervous,  it means something's going to happen. 

"Luhan, you working on your rubik cube again?"

"Being rude much Chanyeol."

Chanyeol leans towards me, and flashes his puppy eyes, "Naw come on we both know you don't mind me not calling you hyung."

Rolling my eyes, I continue to solve my Rubik Cube, " Oh shut up. Get out of the car."

"What? Now? Are you crazy?"

"We're here."

Chanyeol mouths an 'o' and hops out of the car as I step out and embrace the flash lights.

That butterfly feeling lingers in my stomach. Heartbeat increases with my blood flowing two times faster then usual. 

What's going to happen? 

Authors Note:

Hi there (: To the ones who don't know what Kpop is, it's Korean PoP Music and EXO is one of the boy groups. This story is based on them as you can see.

A little tip: When Koreans talk to their elders, they need to add something at the end of their names. ( It's a kind of respect) E.g. When girls talk to older girls, they call them Unnie, and to guys Oppa. When guys talk to older guys, they say Hyung, and to older girls they say Noona. 

 I hope you'll like the following chapters and if you have any suggestions or requests on the story please do conctact me, I would be happy to listen to them and might change my story a bit based on the suggestions (: Happy reading! xoxo