Ling's POV

I woke up the next morning before sunrise and packed up my belongings for the trip ahead. Luhan and Xiumin had reassured me that I didn't need much as they will provide me with the majority of my needs. Still, being the kind of person I am, I packed a bunch of clothes and necessities for the road. I really did not want to burden the two if them, after all, it has only been a short time since I first met them.

I had told my parents about my trip the night before, and to my surprise, they had expected my return to Korea. They wished me a good trip and told me to come back safely.

I left my apartment with a final glance at my home. Small but cozy, it looked so empty as I was preparing to leave it. I opened the door to find Xiumin standing there.

His hair was down today and his eyebrows were partly covered from it. He had on a red snapback, a black graphic t-shirt with a pair of ripped blue jeans followed by a pair of red Nike high tops to complete the look.

Together we left for the airport. I gave Xiumin the sunglasses that he wore at the coffee shop and helped him conceal his identity. At the airport, a few people had recognized him. They came over took a picture and left whispering excitedly. No one asked about me which I was relieved about. If word got out about Xiumin with a girl, the fans would definitely not be happy.

The plane ride was short and sweet, about three hours or so. Xiumin fell asleep beside me. I took many photos of his sleeping face and reminded myself to send them to Luhan.

It took no time at all to arrive at the dorm from the airport. It was a basic town house situated in a very deserted community. We walked through the gates and entered through the front door. My heart beated loudly. I couldn't wait to see the EXO members I was a fan after all.

"Welcome home!" The entrance exploded with the cheers if the EXO members.

Chanyeol and Baekhyung were standing on the far left holding what looked like noise makers. Suho, D.O and Chen stood on the far right hands waving in the air. Lay stood in front of them with Kai, a single cupcake sat in his outstretched hands.

"Oh, this must be that friend of yours." Baekhyung bounced towards me and peaked under the snapback at my face.

"Hello." I blinked at him and smiled.

He pulled the hat off my head and placed it on his own head. "Hello! What's your name?"

"I'm Ling, nice to meet you Baekhyung."

He grinned at me and put his arm around me. "I like her, is she staying here?"

Xiumin glared at him and took the luggage from my hands.

"Tao's room is still furnished right?" Xiumin asked Suho who nodded. "Common."

"Am I late?" What I presumed to be Sehun's voice bellowed down the stairs. "Xiumin?!"

He stopped at the foot of the stairs and stared at me. "A girl?"

"Her name is Ling." Chen said impatiently.

I felt my heart flutter as Sehun approached me. Today his hair was a white blonde and it looked surprisingly great on him.

"You look familiar." He placed a finger to his lip.

I watched him bite his lip deep in thought. I opened my mouth to remind him but Xiumin cut in.

"Ling."

I maneuvered around Sehun and joined Xiumin up the stairs.

Tao's old room was roomy. The two bed stood at the corner of the room right across from the table which still had a plant sitting upon it. Xiumin sat on the bed and asked me to join him.

"You can stay here for the time being, I already told the others and they don't mind. Oh and don't worry about the manager, they don't live here anymore. They actually barely come into the house."

I nodded and tucked my hair behind my ears.

"Only thing is though, no one can know that your staying here. Especially not our managers."

I glanced up at Xiumin's face which was staring hard at me. "Should I just stay at a hotel then? I don't mind."

Xiumin stood up and shook his head. He bent down to be at the same level as me and ran his hand through my hair. "You're staying here, I already went through the trouble of asking for their permission."

I smiled back at him and nodded my head. "Okay, Oppa."

The door to the room burst open and Baekhyung, Chen and Lay fell in. Baekhyung looked up from the ground.

"O-o-o-oppa?" He choked out.

Chen joined Xiumin to kneel before me. "Woah, what's the situation here? Are you proposing?"

Xiumin flushed and pushed Chen over. "You can't just come into a girls room like that, where are you manners."

Lay moved around Xiumin and Chen.

"Hello!" He said in Chinese and shook my hand. "These excuse these two, they're always so annoying." He pointed at Chen and Baekhyung who frowned and interrogated him on what he had said to me.

I laughed. EXO members are so lively.

Baekhyung pushed Xiumin over.

"Yaa." Xiumin bellowed at him, but he ignored him.

"Me too, call me Oppa too!" He said quickly pointing a finger at himself.

I bowed my head a bit overwhelmed. "Oppa."

He laughed and looked at Lay. "She called me Oppa."

I watched him giggle and spin around the room like a child.

Sehun strolled in and joined the noise. "Call me Oppa too!"

I laughed. "Not a chance."

Everyone turned to look at me. "Why not?" Chen asked sitting up.

"We're the same age." I said confused at their silence.

Sehun was the first to laugh. "Is that what you thought you were using that word as?"

Xiumin joined in with the laughter followed by the others. I sat staring at them, extremely confused.

Lay sat down next to me. "Oppa can be used in two ways," He explained. "One is the one you're thinking about, the age thing. The one they want you to calls them by means-"

"The man that you like." Chen and Baekhyung said in unison.

I blushed furiously and looked at Xiumin. Is that what I have been calling him all this time?

He tilted his head sideways and grinned at me. "Either way, I'm still your Oppa."

Chen held his hand up. "Same!"

Baekhyung pouted and started to whine. "It's not the same."

"You can call me ge." Lay smiled at me. "Don't worry about Baekhyung, he just hasn't had a conversation with a girl in a while."

My eyes wondered around the members of EXO who were in the room, they were all such great friends. My eyes lingered on Sehun who stood there smiling at the company of his friends. Knowing how close each and every member of EXO was made me feel so welcomed to their dorm.

Xiumin stood up in front of me, cutting my view of Sehun. "Lets go do something fun."

Sehun patted Xiumin on the shoulder. "Hey, you should probably go see the manager, he was pretty pissed at you."

Baekhyung returned my hat and fixed my hair for me. "It's true Xiumin, they were really mad. Especially hyung-nim after he came back from finding you yesterday."

"That reminds me, he told us something interesting. Did you really go to China to find Luhan?" Chen pressed.

I could see how uncomfortable Xiumin was feeling from the way he hunched his shoulders.

I opened my mouth and racked my brain for something to say to save him from this situation.

Xiumin spoke before I could do anything.

"Yes."

The room flooded in silence and everyone stared at Xiumin.