Living With Stray Kids?

Chapter 3: One Month

Minho came and knelt in front of me, which lessened my nerves, but not much, as he was now much closer than he was before. "Listen up." he whispered, staring right into my eyes. "We may be letting you off the hook for now, but that doesn't mean I trust you. You're a 16 year old girl, but I know what sasaengs can do to idols. If you dare try anything, you're on the streets". 

I gulped at his words, this was not what I expected him to say. But I couldn't blame him, I was a stranger in their home, and he wanted to protect the people he loved. I still felt a bit sour though, but the feeling was drowned in the fear bubbling in me.

He got up and started walking back to the kitchen, where he was before the entire incident of me coming here. I got up and started to follow him. He stopped in his tracks. Me being the daydreamer I am, didn't notice. I bumped right into his back, startling both him and me. "What are you doing?" he asked, annoyed. 

I felt very small all of a sudden, what I had feared came true. He clearly did not like me. I looked at the floor. "I didn't know what else to do" I mumbled. He gave me a look, hinting for me to explain. Shifting uncomfortably in place, I tried again. "You just left all of a sudden, and I was by myself. I thought I should follow you, you don't seem okay with me being alone. I thought you might think that I will do something bad." I looked up at him, fearing his response. The expression on his face changed from annoyance, and slowly fell into a smile.

"You can relax, you don't seem too bad. Don't mistake me being nice as trusting you, but you don't have to be scared of me." He crossed his arms, leaning against the wall by the entrance of the kitchen. "We might need to get you some clothes if you're staying for now. Unless you plan on walking around in those pink pajamas of yours all the time?" I felt my face get hot, suddenly feeling embarrassed. I glanced at what I was wearing "I-I," 

He started laughing, interrupting me. "It's ok, I usually walk around here shirtless, we all have things we find comfortable, but embarrassing. It's a good thing I found it cold today, otherwise you might've been even more embarrassed.

I looked at him, wide eyed. He started laughing even harder. "I won't walk around shirtless while you're here, don't worry." he smiled. I felt my tense shoulders relax. Suddenly I heard a voice call out "What's so funny?".

Recognizing the voice, I smiled. I really admired Seungmin, and he was one of my greatest role-models. Minho noticed my smile however, and had to point this out to Seungmin. "Seungmin, she's smiling. She wasn't smiling before, only when she heard your voice." he called in a sing-song voice. 

I blushed as Seungmin entered the room, embarrassed. I had now noticed that I was with the divorced couple. He looked at me and laughed. "She literally wished to meet us on 30 days. Areum is clearly a STAY, of course she'd be happy to see us." he said. I sighed in relief. I thought it appropriate to explain. "You're my role model" I whispered. I was still feeling shy, so I couldn't bring myself to talk confidently. Seungmin smiled at me. I looked at my feet, the feeling of happiness overwhelming me.

Minho was watching this unfold. He cleared his throat. "I don't mean to interrupt this "lovely" little interaction, but we gotta make breakfast. It's the first day of our break!" Seungmin quickly perked up towards Minho. "Hyung, what are we going to do? All of us are visiting our families for the first week of our break."

Minho smirked. "Nope. 6 of us are going. 2 of us can't go. Flights are banned unless it's necessary." He smiled evilly at me. "Aussie line will take care of her while we're gone."

The Aussie line? That couldn't be bad, I thought. 

I mean, what could go wrong? Chan and Felix are angels, I'd be just fine.