Clumsy Saranghae author: GShMe   *** This story is Fictional. Any resemblance to anything is purely out of imagination and wishful thinking xDDD ***   Chapter 38: Meeting Mr. SM himself   *a few days after SHINee got back, their schedules cleared up a little ... one afternoon, taemin and jonghyun were lounging around in the living room of their dorm ...    jonghyun: (listening to music - humming) taemin: (reading a book)   *taemin suddenly felt an awkward silence ... he wanted to ask jonghyun something but didn't know how to put it into words ... he closed his book to think ...   jonghyun: (not looking up at him) what's on your mind, taemin? taemin: (flinches) o-oh ... y-you can tell, hyung? jonghyun: (giggles) of course! ... when you're all awkward and fidgetty like that, you have something to say ... tell me (looks at him) taemin: uh ... w-well ... err ...   TAEMIN'S INNER MONOLOGUE taemin: should i ask jonghyun hyung about it? ... about those fuzzy sensations i got when sherina and i were alone in that haunted house before? ... and about that prickly feeling when i got 'jealous' of yoogeun's statements? ... should i ask him about the heavy feeling i had when sherina and i were apart because we went abroad? ...  END OF INNER MONOLOGUE   *the maknae shrugged his doubts off after a while and decided to tell his hyung the exact same questions that were running around in his mind ...   jonghyun: (giggles) seriously?! ... you dont know what that is?  taemin: (blinks) huh? jonghyun: (laughs) aigoooo ...  taemin: you know what it is, hyung? ... tell me! tell me! (eager) jonghyun: tsk tsk tsk ... naive, NAIVE little lee taemin ... (smirks) its---   *jonghyun was cut off by manager choi jin who entered the dorm, looking for taemin ...   choi jin: ah! there you are! ... come! the boss wants to see you ... taemin: me?! (points to himself) choi jin: yeah ... hurry up and get ready! ....... taemin: (shrugs and heads upstairs) a-alright ... choi jin: oh! and text or call sherina and tell her to get ready too ... she's coming with us .... taemin and jonghyun: (surprised) EH!?!? choi jin: ya, dont look at me ... boss's orders ...   *after quickly changing into some casual clothes, taemin hopped in SHINee's van, as instructed ... he and choi jin picked sherina up in front of sunaebo a little later and now, they were on their way to the SM head office ...   taemin: h-hyung ... why did sir lee soo man want to see us again? (points to sherina then himself) choi jin: i told you already, i DONT know ... he simply called me earllier and asked to meet with you AND your girlfriend ... sherina: w-why me too? (nervous) taemin: dont worry, sherina (gentle smile) sir soo man is a very kind man ... kind of like a father-figure to all SM artists ...   *after the drive, taemin and sherina stepped into the building ... sherina was still nervous but taemin calmed her down by holding her hand and smiling gently at her ... the girl's fangirl self was screaming, of course but she was more nervous to think about it at that moment ...   choi jin: just go on up to his office, he's waiting for you right now ... taemin: u-uh ... o-ok ... thank you, hyung ... choi jin: go on now (slightly 'shoo-ing' them away) sherina: (bows to choi jin then get dragged away by taemin)   *the walk towards mr. lee soo man's office was short but filled with tension ... taemin and sherina didn't know what to expect ...   sherina: (throat becoming dry - getting more and more nervous) taemin: h-here we are ... (points at the double door in front of them) both: (step forward, let out a deep breath) taemin: here goes nothing (knocks) mr. soo man: (from inside) yes? who is it? taemin: i-its us, s-sir ... mr. soo man: ah! taemin! come in, come in! taemin: (looks at sherina) sherina: (mouths) 'fighting!' (fist pump) taemin: (nods and opens the door)   *mr. lee soo man welcomed the couple with a big smile and made them comfortable in his office ...   taemin and sherina: (sitting side by side on the couch) mr. soo man: aigooo ... you have some explianing to do, young man (talking to taemin) taemin: eh? mr. soo man: (giggles) i mean, there i am, having business overseas and i suddenly hear a couple of foreign fans talking about "SHINee's taemin having a girlfriend"? ... i gotta say, i was surprised! taemin: oh ... that (scratches his head) well i ... i-i didn't think you'd be happy about it,