The Assistant

~Past meets Present and Present meets Past~

"Your kind habits and
The way you talk when you're flustered
They keep spinning in my head as if I memorized them Oh,"

- RedVelvet Little Little

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Narrator P.O.V.:

Xiumin fixed his button up and his glasses as he yawned and headed towards the one building he spent most of his life in. As he neared the bookstore he saw no people waiting which only told him it was bound to be a slow day, when he reached the doors he was about to unlock it when a unusual voice called out to him causing him to drop the keys and freeze in his stance. He turned around and he bawled his fist as he tried to understand why Minseok was standing a mere 2 feet from him, "Hello Xiumin," he said and placed his hands in his large black coat pockets. Xiumin clenched his jaw, "what are you doing here?" he asked and Minseok gave his usual grin, "one of your workers shouldn't be working here, Mr.Xiumin," he says and pulls a white paper out of his pocket and extends his hand to the other. Xiumin took the paper and unfolded it, it stated Ava's history of working at X-Corporations and her agreement to work for at least a full year before she choose to continue or leave. Xiumin crumpled the letter and threw it at Minseok, "she said you sexual assaulted her, you should be lucky she isn't filing charges! Why are you coming to me anyway?!" he says his voice bitter. Minseok clasped his hands together, "because legally I can sue if she doesn't show up for work," Xiumin picked his keys up and turned back around to unlock the doors. "This is not my problem, why don't you talk to her?!" Xiumin said before he was about to slam the door, "Hanna is back in Seoul," Minseok says and Xiumin stops from slamming the door before he shakes his head and slams it anyways . Minseok chuckled and turned around heading to his black Rolls-Royce. 

Xiumin sat inside the bookstore, staring at a single picture that brought back not just painful memories but for awhile he actually felt like he missed someone. He put the picture back under papers and locked the drawer. He took his glasses off and rested his head on his hands as he tried to bury the feelings that resurfaced. 

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"Your always eating?!" I said to Sehun as he searched for anything edible at the moment in the kitchen. He mimicked me and continued to stuff his face, "ew..your so gross," I say as I try reading a book I had bought from the bookstore. "You and Chanwoo are gross," he says and I hear the sound of a soda open. I look from my book and glare at the lanky string bean, "whats gross is you and one of my friends hooking up! Your a straight up booty call I hope you know that!" I say and began to stifle the laughter building up inside myself. Sehun stops eating his sandwich and drinks some soda, he burps and then points at me, " exactly! Baekhyun and I are just fuck-buddies!" he says like nothing. I gag, "I don't want to ever here you talking about fucking my friends! FIND OTHER PEOPLE!" I shout and stand up headed to the kitchen. He stops eating and then shrugs not caring as always. I was reaching for a water when the door bell goes off, Sehun jumping off the counter he was sitting on and stopping midchew. We look at each other, "expecting anyone?" he says mouth full, I shake my head and we both head to the door. The peep hole is covered and Sehun and I look at each other before we decide to open the door. 

When we crack the door open we peek our heads out and only find our older brothers Yoseob and Hoseok. We throw the door back and attack our older siblings in bone crushing hugs. Sehun pushes me as I try to make my way and I scream as I feel myself slipping backwards, I grab the only thing near me which was Sehun and end up yanking him backwards. As Sehun fell back his heavy ass landed on my right arm, when I hit the floor I had clenched my eyes shut. When I reopened them I felt a painful feeling in my arm, so bad that I had been screaming since I feel to the floor. Hoseok yanked Sehun off and Yoseob bent down to check, when the words "broken" and "hospital" where said I began to cry and curse at Sehun as Yoseob helped me up and quickly rushed me downstairs. 

On the way to the hospital Hoseok tried to make me laugh and ignore the fact I had a broken arm, while Yoseob scolded Sehun and then smacked him on the head. "Ava! Ava!" said Hoseok as he tried making me focus back on him, "have you found work?" he asks and I shake my head a bit too aggressive. Sehun then laughs and gets another smack from Yoseob, "Yah hyung!" he said in protest and Yoseob gave him the death glare our mother used to send him. Sehun looked down and then out the window, "hows work?" Hoseok asked distracting me again. I tried smiling and thought hard of how work was, "I have a boyfriend!" I said not thinking causing Yoseob to halt a bit to rough and we all went forward and slammed back. I screamed as my arm rubbed against me. Yoseob flew out the car and helped me out, "we talk about who this boy is after you get that fixed! Araso!" he says not questioningly but in a 'you-better-give-me-all-his-info' type of way. 

2 hours later:

My right arm was to stay in a splint, type of cast, for about a month or two because when Sehun fell on it he fractured a certain bone in my forearm. I was also given pain meds and told to not do much for the time I had the splint. 

When we left the hospital, Yoseob drove us all to a playground we had played at when we would travel up to Seoul. Hoseok pushed me while I was on the swing while Yoseob and Sehun tried doing monkey bars but they where too tall. "So Ava..who is this boy?" asked Hoseok as he stopped swinging me and Yoseob as well as Sehun turned to us, I sighed. Yoseob made his way over and crossed his arms giving me his serious face. "Jung Chanwoo," I said and looked down. 

Yoseob and Hoseok glanced at each other and then I felt them look at me judgingly. When I looked up I saw the unaccepting eyes from Yoseob, "why him?" asked Yoseob rather harshly. He then looked to Sehun, "you should be watching over her!" he told Sehun who was left dumbfounded with his arms over his chest. He then shook his head, "I'm not her babysitter!" he yelled and Yoseob turned to him, "you are to watch her! Your the only other family she has here Sehun! We aren't around alot!" Yoseob said and pointed to Hoseok who had decided to take the seat on the swing to my left. Yoseob sighed and put his hands over his face, "what is wrong with me dating Chanwoo, Sehun's sleeping around?! I can watch myself too," I said and got off the swing. Yoseob removed his hands from his face and looked to Sehun, "Chanwoo was an asshole to you! Why is he nice all of a sudden? Maybe because our parents died and he feels bad!" Yoseob said without a bit of compassion. I felt my eyes water at the mention of our deceased parents, "why do you talking about them like nothing!" I say and walk away the tears falling slowly. I heard Hoseok get up and run after me, he threw an arm over my shoulder, "Yoseob deals with things differently, he is just trying to be a good older sibling," he says and tightens his hug. I hug him back and then turn to Sehun and Yoseob, they run over and Yoseob hugs me avoiding my arm, "I'm sorry, lets go," he said and we all smile, "icecream?" I ask. They agree until Hoseok looks at me with a neutral expression, "your lactose," he says but Sehun protests saying we should go anyway. 

As we sat at the icecream parlor, I look at my three older brothers laughing and messing with one another. I missed Yoseob and Hoseok but they run our family business, I understand they dont want me with Chanwoo but we both have feelings for each other, I think. My phone goes off and I look at the recipient, Xiumin, "your schedule for the week," he texts followed by a image attached. "What is your job?" ask Hoseok as they each put a spoonful of icecream into their mouths, "I work at a bookstore," I say and Sehun looks at me with wondering eyes. "Well that is good enough, plus you enjoy reading," says Yoseob but Sehun looks at me like I'm a liar, I then show them my schedule for the week and it somewhat stops Sehun's glares.