Retake || Park Chanyeol

Chapter 1

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The brown haired boy towered above the girl as he placed his hands on her a shoulders, beaming brightly as a look of mischief appeared in his eyes.

She glanced in confusion as his hands suddenly moved to her back, pulling her body towards him forcefully. She slammed into his chest, looking up breathless as their eyes met with each other.

He grinned one last time and pushed a piece of hair behind her ear before moving closer to her. His eyes suddenly shutting as he rested his hand on her neck, lips soon meeting with hers. They kissed for a few seconds, smiling happily as they held each other and the wind blew lightly around them, sending the chirping of birds towards them. It was a perfect moment  which couldn't be interrupted by any-
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"Okay cut!" A sharp voice suddenly yelled, slicing through the silence like lightening.

"That's a wrap...well done everyone." He continued, flashing a big grin to the pair behind the camera who were both avoiding each other's eyes as they bowed lightly in response.

A cascade of claps appeared from around them and Ji-eun sheltered her face from their view as a tinge of pink appeared on her cheeks, an embarrassed grin playing on her lips. Her manager, slightly shorter than her with a dark shoulder-length bob rushed to her side, covering her shoulders in a black puffa jacket and leading her towards a van as the crew began packing everything away again.

"We'll see you all tonight" The director yelled one last time as Ji-eun smiled politely, jumping into the backseat, the voices outside immediately being blurred as the door was slammed shut behind her. She'd calmed down by now and her eyes desperately searched for the tall figure of her co-star as the engine began to rumble, soon pulling her away from the busy scene.

"It's finally over" her stylist sighed in relief from the passenger seat, turning towards Ji-eun with a supportive grin. "Congrats on finishing your first drama"

Ji-eun returned a small smile but sadness rose inside of her as she listened to her words. "It's the end isn't it?" she mumbled quietly as the stylist began to talk excitedly to her manager.

She remained in silence as they rushed to her next schedule but Ji-eun's mind kept replaying the kiss, feeling like a princess being whisked away from her prince. Although he technically wasn't hers at all.

It had been six months since she'd first met him. Her sudden popularity after her first advertisement had gotten her cast in a new drama and her friends couldn't believe it when the main lead was announced.

**Global Star Park Chanyeolcast alongside rookie actor Kim Ji-eun**

His obvious good looks had caught her attention from the very start but there was something about him that made it impossible for Ji-eun to draw her eyes away. She couldn't tell if it was just the aura of an idol or something more, but she was completely encapsulated by it.

She hadn't made the best first impression, stumbling over her words and apologising so many times that all he could do was laugh, but she managed to make it through. Over the course of the next few months, they began filming the drama. Her role was the newly hired assistant to a top star and she was ecstatic to finally be fulfilling her dream, however it wasn't easy when she admired her co-star so much.

For a start, there was an uncomfortable amount of topless scenes and she often had to hide her embarrassment while she stretched to put a shirt over his head. On one occasion this led to a scene where she fell into his bare chest and she could feel her chest tighten so much she thought it was going to burst when they filmed it.  But each mistake only extended the period of awkwardness further, so she soon pulled herself together and tried to act professionally, controlling her emotions to portray the right amount of embarrassment.

Chanyeol hadn't helped at all, simply making jokes about how imagining him naked wouldn't help fixing her nervousness, but at least it provided some distraction from the task at hand. He'd always behaved like this. Appearing out of thin air to settle her nerves or arriving just in time to run their lines before a scene. All his actions seemed to add to the uneasy feeling she had whenever he was around, but she ignored her emotions so she wouldn't mess up her only chance for fame.

Eventually, the day of their first kiss scene arrived and after talking it over with the director they were ready to film. They climbed into the make-shift closet with cameras positioned all around them and began the scene. They were hiding from one of his fans and all the lights were switched off apart from one which allowed a tiny spot of light onto their faces.

The room fell silent as the director yelled action and everyone's attention fell to the pair.

"What the hell do you think you're do-?" She yelled, stopping as the singer's hand urgently clasped her mouth and only a muffled sound escaped into the darkness.

"Just shut up!" He replied anxiously, looking down at her with worry and peering out of the small gap of the closet doors.

The assistant stared back at him with a mixture of fear and confusion and the clattering of footsteps and muffled yells suddenly appeared outside the closet, startling the pair. He pulled the girl closer to his chest as they heard the girls stop outside the thin wooden door and only their nervous breaths filled the cramped space.

As the sound disappeared outside he sighed in relief and looked down to meet eyes with the girl who was still staring through the darkness at his concerned face. The pair froze in place, their faces only centimetres away from each other as she let out a small gasp of shock. Soon a pair of lips met with hers, briefly kissing her in the silence of the closet.

Ji-Eun's heart began beating uncontrollably and her breathing was uneven as a rush of warmness flowed through her body, the uneasy feeling in her chest becoming unbearable as she stared at the man's face with shock and a hint of excitement. 

It was in this moment that she realised the seriousness of her situation.The camera crew watching intently around them ruined the moment slightly, but she was happy either way.

As she gazed into his eyes for the final time she sat in silence, processing the situation in her head.

She was no longer acting - she was in love.

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