name | k.jd (chen)

6.7

Cami seemed to be magnetically pulled towards Sehun as soon as the four had entered. One of the guards seemed to stiffen as she immediately headed towards the youngest member of the band, but they relaxed as Sehun greeted cheerfully, "Hey!"

Cami wore a large smile, but after the greeting her voice suddenly dropped much quieter.

Eric seemed to be entertained by Cami and Sehun's interaction as he watched them, Suho walking towards the remaining three who hadn't made an attempt to branch off towards any other members.

"Nice to see you guys again." Suho said, clapping his hands together. "I'm glad you were all able to come to the fanmeet, as well as able to come backstage after our concert. I hope it was enjoyable."

"Of course!" Chen said a bit too quickly, but continued on. "You guys did a great job!"

"And we're really thankful and lucky to be able to see you all again after the concert." Chanhyuk said, folding his hands together and making a little bow with his head.

Lay and Baekhyun appeared behind the leader, nodding and making a little bow of their heads too. "We're blessed to have fans like you all too." Xiumin said from behind, appearing with the others.

Soohyun tugged on her brother's sleeve once, whispering something to him shyly. Chanhyuk replied at a normal volume, but the language was most definitely not English. Nor was it Chinese, because Chen was blindly piecing together random sounds. Perhaps it was a dialect of Korean, but none of the band members had any reaction to their conversation. (Chen just assumed it was some other Asian language.)

Soohyun tugged his sleeve again, only to have her older brother reject her persistent needs.

"I mean, Cami seems to know what to do," Suho laughed, pointing towards Cami who was busily talked to Sehun, as well as Jongdae and Chanyeol who had gathered around as well.

When no one moved, only glanced at different members and each other, Suho slowly added, "...No one will be offended if you don't go to them."

Chanhyuk let out a tentative laugh, beginning, "Well if you say so..." He took a step towards the the right where Lay stood still, almost as if he was staring off into the distance lost in his own thoughts. Soohyun tugged on her brother's sleeve for a last time, then letting go as Lay shook his head to get himself back into reality. Almost in disbelief, Lay pointed at himself in question.

Chanhyuk let out a weak breath, nodding. "Yeah, you're a really big inspiration to me. I like to write my own songs." he said, Lay suddenly perking up.

As they had a little conversation off to the side, Chen found herself staring across the room at Jongdae. He seemed a little nervous for some reason, shaking out his hands as if they were sweaty and continuing to have a discussion with their little group.

"Well..." Suho trailed off, almost unsure of what to say to the two girls. Chen was brought back to the conversation when Soohyun lightly tapped her forearm.

"Yeah?" Chen asked, looking over at the other girl. As if she had shrunken from nervousness and the lack of presence of her brother, Chen had to look down to make eye contact. There was some sort of eye-communication, Soohyun pursing her lips as a hint.

Chen seemed to understand the situation, looking up towards Suho. He seemed a little concerned, but his expression softened when Chen began to help out the shorter girl.

"Soohyun...?" Chen began slowly, making sure she didn't mess up the other's name. When the other nodded to confirm it, Chen continued. She looked back towards Suho, as well as Baekhyun and Xiumin who quickly ended their conversation that they were having behind their leader.

"Soohyun is also a singer," Chen started, "She's a big fan of EXO because of their amazing vocalists too."

"Really? That's really cool! Would you want to sing for us?" Baekhyun asked suddenly, nearly scaring the girl to death as she froze and held her breath. Xiumin hit the spontaneous singer in the side with his elbow with a concerned glare.

"Uh, well, she's kinda shy." Chen quickly explained, trying to avoid pressuring the frozen girl. As if he knew exactly what to do, Xiumin quickly made his was around Suho and next to Soohyun.

"Hey." he said softly, continuing the rest in a simple whisper. Almost like magic, Soohyun finally looked up with a smile. Xiumin pointed over towards the table nearby, walking towards it as Soohyun followed. On his way back he gestured Baekhyun over too, Baekhyun following with a hint of confusion but interest.

Chen hadn't noticed she was watching the trio straight ahead until Suho let out a long, "So..."

"Oh! Sorry, sorry. I'm still having a hard time believing I'm even back here or looking at any of you." Chen apologized, Suho tilting his head with a smile. "So, how are you? You must be tired since the concert just ended."

"A bit," Suho said, "But I'm used to it. Performing all over the place makes me really happy."

"I'm glad you all are so popular now and can live your dream entertaining around the world." Chen smiled. Suho let out a laugh.

"I do enjoy it - a lot."

"Please get rest and stay healthy, of course." Chen said sincerely, "Take care of yourself and don't feel too much liability to all of us fans."

"Right, I'll try."

Chen nodded in thanks, then glancing towards Kai and D.O who stood in the back. They were making their way towards Cami's group too.

"I appreciate the politeness." Suho smiled, returning Chen's attention to him. "But you really don't have to spare my feelings."

"Sorry?" Chen asked, confused of what he was referring to.

"I know you rather be talking to someone else." he said simply, glancing over at the large group and vaguely eyeing one of his band members.

"Well, I still want to talk to you too." Chen said suddenly, seeming defensive of her motives and actions. Suho made an appreciative smile, grabbing her hand. Chen quickly looked into his strictly sincere eyes.

"I can tell you're a great, thoughtful person. I'd like to think of myself as a thoughtful person too, and something inside is telling me that I should help a brother out."

Chen stayed silent, trying to comprehend Suho's words.

"Again, I thank you so much for both your support of EXO and your grateful, sincere and kind personality for pitying me. You know, it's disappointing, but I usually get a bit depressed about not having a lot of fans come talk to me over the others..."

Chen opened her mouth to respond, but Suho shook his head in a way to politely prevent her from replying any excuse.

"And maybe in a few minutes you'll understand why I'm gonna send you over to Jongdae." 

"Wai-wait-" Chen stuttered as Suho let go of her hand, turning her towards the big group on the other side of the room. She turned her head in question but Suho replied with raised eyebrows.

"What am I supposed to say-" Chen began quickly and nervously, only to be cut off by Suho's light shove.

"You little worrywart, stop thinking so much. You know what to say. I promise no one is more nervous in this room than Jongdae."