Hello my dear readers,

I have the first chapter for you. I hope you will like it^^

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PS: I don't know why, but af does strange things with my formatting. I hope it's still okay to read.

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Chapter 1

Liability Insurance

"So what do you think this fool is doing when he sees his crush come on stage?" Jongdae raised an eyebrow and paused dramatically. "Oh come on hyung! Now tell us at last! ”Whining Jongin clung to his cocoa mug. Sehun's body leaned forward expectantly, even if the expression on his face gave a picture of boredom. Jongdae gave a confident grin and slowly leaned on the palm of his hand. He cocked his head and whispered conspiratorially: "The bucket with the seal fell in the middle of the mayor ... Ouch! Damn Kyungsoo! ”The man didn't make a face and was still pulling lightly on Jongdae's ear. “Don't you think it's boring to warm this story up again and again? After all, it's been three years now. ”He said in a grumpy voice. It was clearly on getting his nerves to get Chanyeol's escapades presented again and again. "It's not my fault that these two greenhorns missed all this great stuff here! It is my duty as a responsible Sunbae to educate them about such things! ”Kyungsoo let out a snort and went back behind the kitchen counter.

The four were in the spacious kitchen that belonged to the spacious apartment that Chanyeol and Kyugsoo had shared since graduation. For Chanyeol's own safety, family and friends had decided that it was better not to let him live alone. Kim Jongdae was hardly able to take care of himself, so it quickly came to the decision that Kyungsoo should move in with the big mess. It was also very practical, on the one hand, Kyungsoo didn't really care what if something exploded around him and on the other hand, he needed someone who destroyed his immature cooking creations. No one was better suited for this than Chanyeol, the boy was the purest garbage collector. Kyungsoo had opened a small restaurant after training as a chef. Business was going well, not least because of his friends. Jongdae regularly dragged his meeting partners and colleagues into Gravity and somehow Chanyeol had managed to win a small fan base with his puppy look. This could of course also be related to the column that Jongdae wrote about his slips. "My life with a fool" had already been a big hit in the university newspaper and had practically secured Jongdae the job with a well-known newspaper. The column was bought at the same time and quickly brought Jongdae's employer a relatively secure sales figure for his newspaper. Of course nobody officially knew who exactly "Klutz C." was, but there were enough fellow students who could put one or two together.   Oh Sehun and Kin Jongin fell into this category. The two had started studying when Chanyeol and Jongdae were in the last year. Sehun was immediately enthusiastic about Chanyeol with his dry humor; with Jongin it was necessary to see his magic with his own eyes. It was pure coincidence that Jongin was on an excursion near Jongdae when a nearby fountain became haywire. Chanyeol, like many other students, had thrown a lucky cent into the well. Unfortunately, he managed to throw it so weird that he got caught in the stone robe of the fountain figure. The young man was not sure whether such a thing was physically possible at all, but had come to terms with the fact over the years that anything was possible with him. So he sighed and stomped into the fountain in search of his lucky cent. It actually didn't take long for him to find him. To reach for him, he leaned on the arm of the fountain figure, which was made of stone, so nothing could happen. Or? But Chanyeol was wrong, the stone gave way and he fell completely headfirst into the water. When he reappeared he heard shouts around him. His fellow students ran wild and tried to avoid the water jet that poured over them like a large shower. Confused, Chanyeol looked for his friend and, as already suspected, found that Jongdae was grinning near him without getting a drop of water. Jongin was standing right next to him, staring back and forth between the two with big eyes and has been a hardcore Chanyeol fan since that day.   "And what has happened to this Hyunnie now? Did the two at least get together? ”Jongin asked breathlessly. “Does it look like it?" Kyungsoo asked back annoyed. "Do you really think Chanyeol would get that sad look every time he saw a couple when they were together?" Jongin looked into his half-full cup. "You mean, for this whole spectacle in front of the camera, it wasn't even properly taken as a reward?" Sehun seemed really horrified. Jongdae had to laugh at the wording of the younger one and Kyungsoo looked in appraising. "Oh Sehun, why does everything have to do with , banging or crunching out of your mouth?" Oh god Kyungsoo, are you still saying that? ”Jongdae uttered between further laughter. “You know that our history teacher said that in ninth grade at the time?" The addressed one skillfully ignored him and started working on a new hot chocolate that he wanted to put on his dessert menu. Kindly, those present were all sweet teeth’s and could easily replace Chanyeol as a residual shredder. "So this Hyunnie is the reason why Chanyeol is still single? I mean, in spite of everything, he looks really good and surely has enough offers. "" Sure he has, but what does it bring him if there is only room in his heart for a certain man? “Kyungsoo sighed softly. "Since he first time he met this guy three years ago, he's not interested in anyone else and if he does bring someone home, they're just cheap copies of the man in his dreams." There was a heavy Silence, only the cooking hot chocolate could be heard. Sehun cocked his head thoughtfully, “But it can't be that hard to find him. After all, they both helped out at the children's home at the same time, it is not as if there were tons of people in their age group doing it. ” "We thought so too, but the director refuses to give us any information. You know, because of data protection and all that. In addition, Chanyeol has been banned from being there and in all facilities of the Shape of Heart Foundation. If Lay hadn’t settled the matter in any way, Chanyeol would certainly have had a fat lawsuit on his neck,”Jongdae explained. "Don't think we haven't tried everything possible to find out who the hell turned Chanyeols feelings like that, but this strange foundation is like a fortress. Even with my newspaper contacts, I couldn't get anything out of it. ” "Are you sure that everything is going right there? I mean this is a foundation and not a CIA department. Who knows what's going on in the background, maybe the Hyunnie Guy got sold because he couldn't pay his debts. ”Jongin thought aloud. “Sure, and now he has to sell his hot to old fat men." Sehun immediately joined the game of thoughts. "Or Hyunnie himself has no interest that any clumsy that’s running around want to get to know him." Kyungsoo's suggestion silenced the others. "Maybe ...“Jongdae started thoughtfully. "Maybe he grew up there." "Please?" "Well, think about it. If he grew up there and doesn't want the world to know about it, then after his 18th birthday, nothing is allowed to go to the public. It is like the perfect lock of secrecy. The moment an orphan turns 18, the place of his childhood practically disappears from the archives. It is only known that he or she is an orphan." "Really? I didn't know that. ”Sehun said thoughtfully. Jongdae shrugged. "Only the official agencies like the police and the residents' office know something like this." "But that only means that there is no legal way to find him." Sehun grinned sly. “Above all, you should first know what his real name is and what he looks like. With Chanyeol's description of: around 1.70m tall, brown hair, slim, graceful and awesome , you won't find anyone illegally either. ”Kyungsoo explained annoyed and put some orange peel into the hot chocolate. A sigh went through the round. "That could be right."   The familiar beeping of the opening door made the group look up. They heard a familiar swear as Chanyeol struggled through the piled-up shoes in the entrance area, followed by a painful grunt. Sehun rolled his eyes. "Do I even want to know what he bumped into again this time?" He asked softly. Jongdae and Kyungsoo only sighed synchronously and shook their heads. "No, believe me, you don't want to." They heard a few more noises, followed by an unmanly squeak and the sound of destruction. Chanyeol's head appeared in the door frame. The hair messed up and glued with green paint. The round glasses of the glasses were crooked on his nose and some scraps of cloth on his ear. "Kyungsoo, I think your wall wardrobe has said goodbye," he said sheepishly. The person rolled his eyes, walked up to Chanyeol and moved him into the last free chair at the kitchen table. Then he handed him a cup of his latest chocolate creation. "I call it Sweet Dreams, I hope you like it," he said with a slight smile and went into the hall to look at the damage. Chanyeol slowly sank into the chair and started sipping his cup. A pleasant sigh left his mouth, it was most beautiful at home and with hot chocolate everything got a whole lot better.     *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*     Chanyeol thoughtfully rubbed his black curly hair and looked at the basic colors piled up in front of him. He wanted to create a particularly lively green so that the grass could be represented as real as possible in his picture. His sister Yoora would get married in a few days and he wanted to give her a very special gift. The black-haired man worked on a cute cartoon picture in comic style of the bride and groom. The plan was to make the background look particularly real, with the characters as a kind of contrast. This was also one of his favorite illustration techniques. After the faux pas in the children's home, he had been a little celebrity for a while, even though he immediately fled the scene. But at least there were only two suspects, Lay and him. Since Lay had already been on the way home at that point, those responsible did not have to look for a long time to find a perpetrator. Of course the mayor and the organizers were pissed off, but surprisingly, the audience, both on site and in front of the television, was more than a little enthusiastic about the whole action. As it turned out, there had been unpleasant rumors about the mayor. The population was fed up with this blender and a bucket of sticky seal seemed to be just the thing to express their feelings. After the television broadcast, many came to the children's home to look at his mural and even if he was banned from the house he was extremely pleased with this consequence. In the course of this, Chanyeol not only made a name for himself as a little unlucky person, a fact that thankfully was quickly forgotten, but also as an artist. In fact, he got some pretty good offers while still studying. But Chanyeol was pretty quickly sure where and with whom he wanted to work. After all, the Chinese with the strange name and the dimples had not only saved his , but the two harmonized really well. So it came as no surprise to anyone that Chanyeol started working in Lay's studio even before he graduated. Chanyeol not only had a talent for unusual color combinations, but somehow he could see through the eyes of a child. He buried himself in the literature to be illustrated, in his head everything that his eyes saw happened. Chanyeol lost himself in fantasy worlds, rode dolphins on the waves of the ocea