I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it. I underestimated just who I was dealing with

~Better Than Revenge - Taylor Swift

“I hate coming to school on Mondays after break. What cruel person thought of this idea?” Alex says as she rubs her eyes.

“Tell me about. I think I practically fell asleep in all my lectures this morning,” Michelle says before yawning.

“Least you guys aren’t pregnant. I think I got like three hours of sleep last night,” Robin says before taking a bite from her sandwich.”

“That is a valid point right there,” Michelle says with a chuckle.

“Where’s the mind reader at?” Alex says as she notices her presence missing.

“Work. She doesn’t have any classes today so she’s working the morning shift,” Robin says.

“Aw, I have something exciting to tell you guys but she isn’t here,” Alex says before pouting.

“Just spill it, I know you’re just dying to tell us,” Michelle says.

“I am! I’ll just tell Cam when I see her,” Alex says. “So, Professor Lee finally made a date for the meeting! I’ll be meeting with him two days from now!” Alex excitedly says.

“Um, congrats?” Michelle says.

Robin slaps Michelle’s arm before looking back at Alex. “That’s really great, Alex! This will be the start to your many chains of restaurants!” Robin says with a smile.

“I know right! Just think, me and Professor Lee running a restaurant together! I’ll be the head chef and he can run the business aspect of it. I think we’d make a great team!” Alex says dreamily.

“Whatever helps you sleep at night,” Michelle says.

“Don’t be such a downer. By the looks of it, her dreams could actually happen,” Robin says.

“Thanks for the support, Robin! You’ll be a forever VIP guest at my future restaurant,” Alex says.

“Oh man, I’m so hurt. Whatever will I do?” Michelle deadpans.

“No need to be a rude ,” Alex says.

“I’m kidding. But really, congratulations! Just don’t drool of Professor Lee too much during your meeting,” Michelle says, causing Robin to chuckle.

“Oh!” Michelle says as she snaps her fingers, “How did it go meeting mother Kim last night?”

“It went really well actually. His mom is super sweet. She was so supportive and everything. Ju is really lucky to have a loving family like that,” Robin says with a tinge of sadness in her voice.

“Robin, it’s not your fault for your parents disowning you like that,” Alex says.

“But it is. If I would have never gotten pregnant, my parents would still be talking to me,” Robin says.

“It’s their decision to make, even if it’s a stupid one. They’re gonna miss so many things in your life just because they’re handling this the wrong way. Besides, just because you don’t have your parents doesn’t mean you don’t have us. You have three babysitters and I bet Jun’s mom would love to watch the lil monster anytime,” Michelle says.

“Besides, the lil monster is going to have eight crazy uncles,” Alex says.

“Xiumin is not crazy, thank you very much,” Michelle says.

Robin chuckles. “Thanks guys. I see that lil monster has caught on with yall, too?"

"So much better than lil fetus," Alex says.

The three continued to eat and chat about various things, until voices sparked up their interest.

“Look, I’m telling you, it’s her,” a brunette girl says.

“It isn’t! It barely even looks like her,” a blonde one replies.

“Have you even looked at this? I’m telling you it’s her!” the brunette exclaims.

“But think if you think about it, why pick a normal college student? Does that make sense to you?” Blondie asks.

“I guess you’re right. But the similarities are just crazy,” the brunette says before walking off with the blonde.

“Umm, why were they pointing at you for?” Alex asks Michelle.

“I have no idea,” she says.

“Maybe they were talking about a celebrity. They were saying how you looked like someone,” Robin chimes in.

“Yeah, probably. I mean, I always get told I look like Beyoncé,” she says before flipping her hair away from her shoulders.

Alex bursts out no laughter. “Who in their right mind told you that? They need to get their eyes checked ASAP!” Alex says before laughing again. Robin couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Whatever,” Michelle says as the girls continued to finish their lunch.

Lay’s POV

“Do you prefer the morning shift or night shift?” I ask Cam as I’m seated at the counter. She stops wiping the counter for a moment before continuing again.

“Night shift. I feel more up and relaxed at night. I’m just not a morning person,” she says with a chuckle.

“That explains why you hardly ever answer my calls or texts in the morning then,” I say with a smirk.

She shrugs. “I’m either in class, here, or asleep,” she says before looking at the clock. “Aren’t you supposed to be practicing for a solar performance or something?” she asks as she looks back at me.

“Yup. I came here to take a break, though,” I say.

“Well, my shift is about over, you can go back now. I don’t want to be the cause of you messing up on stage,” she says with a chuckle.

I smile and shake my head. A thought then pops into mind. “You wanna come back with me? You could tell me how I’m doing,” I say.

“You want me to critique the EXO’s Lay on his performance?” I nod.

“It’d be nice getting an honest opinion. So what do you say?” I ask, hoping she’d say yes.

She shrugs. “Sure, why not. Plus, I’m pretty sure the girls are going to hang out at your dorm after their classes anyways,” she says.

“Great!” I say with a smile. “Let me just get my stuff then we can go,” she says before heading to the back. I watch her walk to the back room, while a smile forms on my face.

Camille’s POV

“Alright, so what do you want me to do?” I ask as I put my jacket and bag to the side.

“You can sit there and just watch me,” he says. I nod and sit against the back wall.

“You know, if it was anyone else, they’d be way more excited than you are right now,” he says.

I shrug. “But I’m not one of your fangirls,” I say.

He clutches his heart, feigning hurt. “I’m so hurt. I can’t believe you’re not an EXO-L.”

I shake my head but let out a laugh. “Just start your dance. This non-fan here is getting impatient,” I say.

“Geez, so demanding,” he says before walking to the stereo.

Music began coming from the speakers. I recognized the song to be Lose Control. It was off his new solo album. Of course I was a fan but I had no intentions in letting him know.

He took his place in the middle of the room. However, instead of facing the mirrors, he turned to face me. My eyes slightly widen but I quickly recover, though not fast enough because I see Lay with a smirk on his face.

(Bless the person whoever recorded a close up of baeee😍😍😍like bruuuuh. I need a moment...)

He soon began dancing, every move matching the beat of the song. He moves around the floor so smoothly, like it’s already natural to him. He reaches the chorus of the song as he continues to do every move perfectly. Next thing I know, he starts body rolling, making me bite my bottom lip, not wanting anything stupid to come out my mouth. I wasn’t blind, this guy is definitely cute but could be drop dead y when he wanted to, just like now. But again, I was definitely not going to let him know that. He continues dancing, soon finishing the song, finishing in his ending pose. I couldn’t help but gawk at him. Wow. . .just wow.

“Am I that good? Your mouth is practically on the ground. I think I actually seem so drool coming out,” He says.

“W-what? Oh yeah,” I say. I hear him chuckle before he takes a seat on the floor next to me.

“So, what did you think?” he asks, still slightly panting. I nod as I try to figure out the right words to say.

“It was good,” is all I say.

“That’s it? Just good?”

“It was decent. You’ll be good to go for your performance,” I say.

He just stares at me. Uhhhggg. “Fine! It was amazing!” I exclaim.

“Thought so,” he says before smirking.

“Uhg, you’re so annoying,” I say as I playfully shove him.

“But seriously, you’re really good at what you do. I can tell you love doing it, as well,” I say.

His smirk turns into a genuine smile. “Thanks. And I really do love it. It’s like when I’m on stage, everything else doesn’t matter. It’s just me and the fans.”

I nod, happy to see that he really enjoyed what he was doing. He was really happy with life. I could only hope that I could, one day, be happy like him.

“So, when do you leave for China again?” I ask, trying to shake the bad thoughts from my mind.

He sighs before changing positions and laying his head on my lap. I move back the hair that was sticking to his face. He closes his eyes for a moment before opening them and staring up at me.

“In a few days,” he says.

“How long will you be gone?” I ask, my fingers now playing in his hair.

“A week or so. I don’t know my exact schedule so I won’t know until I get there,” he says. I nod, not saying anything else.

“I’m going to call you everyday, so you better answer, even if it’s in the morning,” he says with a smile.

I roll my eyes and poke his dimple. “Maybe.”

Michelle’s POV

Something weird is definitely going on but I don’t know what. I’ve been getting looks from a lot of people, mostly girls. What’s even weirder is that I got a text from Minseok, saying we needed to talk. Not gonna lie, but this had me worrying. Did I do something wrong? Did he find someone better?

I met the girls by my car, since I was driving us to the guys dorm. Cam said she’d meet us there.

“Ready to go?” I ask as I approach the two.

“Yeah, we’ve been waiting-hey, you okay?” Robin asks.

“It’s just been a weird day. I’ve been getting weird looks from all of these girls today,” I say as we all get in the car.

“That’s weird. What’d you do?” Robin asks.

“I didn’t do anything!” I exclaim. . .well, I don't think I did anything. I see Alex shrug through the rear view mirror. I don’t know why but I’m getting a feeling something bad is gonna happen.

Me, Alex, and Robin just arrived at the guys dorm. We knock on the door, with Suho opening it. He has a worried look on his face.

“Oh hey guys,” he says as he let’s us in.

“Wow, it’s so quiet in here,” Robin says.

“Umm, I think you guys should go to the living room. Something not so good happened today," he says.

 I gulp. This couldn’t be good. We walk to the living, only to see the rest of the guys sitting and watching TV.

“What’s up guys?” Alex says as she takes a seat next to Baek. Robin and Suho take a seat together. I find Xiumin and take a seat next to him. I look at him, noticing his clenched jaw and closed fists.

“You alright there?” I ask him.

“You might want to see this, Michelle,” Sehun says as he points to the TV. I look up, only to see a reporter talking about some picture. This must be a celebrity news thing.

“I don’t understand. What’s-“

It appears that EXO’s Xiumin was out on a date with a mystery lady. From these pictures we received from an anonymous sender, it looks like these two are pretty friendly with each other. It seems as if they’ve been dating for some while now. Looks like another EXO member is in a relationship. Do you think it’s a scandal or is it real? Do you think we’ll have another stunt like other member, Baekhyun? Stay with us as we keep you updated.

I can’t keep my eyes off the screen. That picture is Minseok and. . .me. why am I on that screen?

“H-how did this happen?” I ask as my eyes say on the screen.

“Someone must have seen you guys out on one of your dates and took pictures,” Suho says.

“I didn’t see anyone, though,” I say.

“These people are good at their job. Just because you don’t see a camera, doesn’t mean they’re not watching,” D.O says.

I look over to Minseok, his face in his hands. “I ed up,” he says.

“We didn’t know, Minseok. It’s not your fault,” I say.

“It is!” he yells, making me flinch. “I’ve been in this business long enough to know about these things. I should have been more careful and not stupid enough to take you out in ing public!” he exclaims as he stands up.

“Hyung, just calm down. I’m sure we’ll be able to fix this,” Chen says.

“Did you not see those pictures? They have us kissing! ing kissing! The only good thing is that Michelle’s face isn’t completely shown!” he yells.

I keep seated and quiet, not too sure what to do. I’ve never seen Minseok act like this, and it slightly scared me.

“Hyung, it’s not as bad as it looks,” Suho says, trying to stay calm.

Minseok let’s out a butter laugh. “Yeah, sure it doesn’t. Let’s just wait until I get the call from manager hyung.”

“Can’t believe I was that stupid!” he yells before punching the wall, making me yelp. He then storms down the hall, into his room, slamming the door pretty hard behind him. It was silent for a few moments.

The front door then opened, however, I didn’t move. I was too shocked and scared to even do so. I hear laughter. It sounds like Cam and Lay made it back.

“Hey guys,” Lay says as they enter the living room. No one said a word, probably too shocked at what just happened.

“Did I miss something again?” Cam asks.

Oh, Cam.

You have no idea.

Mystery POV

I click the television off once I saw what was needed. My phone then began ringing. 

"Hello?" I say.

"Yes, I was just calling to ask if you've seen the latest headline?"

"I have actually. I just saw it on TV. I have to say, the pictures spread faster than I thought," I say.

"I just wanted to say thank you for the business and that I hoped you like don't the results."

"You guys did great, better than I hoped for," I say.

"That's great. Just know, if you have any other pictures you need to be spread, I'll be happy to do it."

"I'll definitely keep that in mind," I say.

"Pleasure doing business with you, sir," he says before ending the call.

I smirk as I place my phone on the table. 

Now, I'll just sit back and let my plan take into effect.

Let's see what you'll do now. 

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