I jumped and backed up, back hitting Chanyeol's chest. He groaned and wrapped an arm around my waist.

“Duki-ah...sleep...” he whispered in my ear and I shivered at his deep voice.

I blinked a couple times and sat up. Chanyeol whined at the loss of body heat. “Duki~”

I looked around and I was in one of the bedrooms. Tao was sleeping on the ground in a sleeping bag.

Kris stirred and opened his eyes. He seemed surprised that I was in there also.

“I'm gonna go...” I said awkwardly and tried to get out of bed but Chanyeol grabbed my wrist.

“No,” he said like a child and pulled me into his arms again.

I sighed. “I'm not tired anymore.”

“But I am. And I sleep better when you're next to me.”

Kris rolled his eyes. “Chanyeol-ah. Let her go.”

“Mmm mmm.” Chanyeol shook his head and buried his face in my hair.

Kris shrugged as if to say 'I tried'.

Kris sat up when we heard Chanyeol's breathing even out, signaling that he was in dreamland.

“You know, for a killer, you're pretty passive,” he said to me. “I would think you'd hit him for touching you. Or kick him for taking you here to sleep.”

I pursed my lips and turned over to face Chanyeol. I smiled at his sleeping face. He looked so different when he was sleeping. I used a finger to trace his features gently, making sure not to wake him up. My finger stopped at his lips.

“I can't hurt him,” I said softly. “Well, any of you really. I just can't bring myself to.”

“You're kind. It's wrong how fate brought you here.”

I nodded. “Or maybe it's right...” I whispered as I Chanyeol's bottom lip. As childish as he is sometimes, Chanyeol always managed to awe me in the best way possible. I've grown way too fond of him.

Kris left the room with Tao once he had woken up, leaving me and Chanyeol by ourselves.

I thought of Myungsoo and I frowned. My eyes teared up but I refused to let them fall. What's the point of crying over him? He betrayed me and now he's dead. He deserved it.

Chanyeol suddenly opened his eyes and I jumped a little.

“You're here.” He smiled.

“Yes, I'm here.”

“I thought you would've left.”

I shook my head. “No.”

“Never leave me.”

I didn't know if he meant at that moment or forever so I just nodded.

We got downstairs and D.O surprised me with pancakes that had banana slices on it in a smiley face. Someone had even used strawberry syrup to draw a gun on the plate.

“I made this for you!” he said holding the plate out for me.

“We made it for you!” Kai slung an arm over his shoulder.

D.O glared at him. “Shut up. All you did was draw that pathetic looking gun.”

Kai took a fork and messed up the banana smiley face. “Look what's pathetic now!”

“Yah...”

I laughed and quickly took the plate before a food fight broke out. “Thanks guys.”

The rest of the members greeted me normally. None of them asked about last night. None of them talked about Myungsoo. None of them mentioned anything related to him.

When everyone was busy shoving food into their mouths, I cleared my throat.

“I guess you guys should know my real name now...”

Xiu Min looked up at me with a mouthful of food. His cheeks looked even chubbier. “Duki isn't your real name?”

I shook my head.

“I knew it! It was way too funky!” Sehun said.

“It's not funky! It's cute!” Lu Han argued.

“Okay, I guess it's cute...kinda.”

“What's your real name?” Suho asked.

“Yoonji.”

It was silent as I looked around at all of their faces.

“It's so...” Baekhyun tried to find the right words.

“Korean.” Lay finished.

I laughed. “It's very much Korean.”

“I like it,” Chanyeol quickly said. “I love it. It suits you.”

I smiled at him. “Thank you.”

“Me too! I like it to!” Tao raised his hand.

“Thanks Tao.”

After breakfast, Chen went and the TV. He flipped through the channels and stopped when he saw Lee Soo Man's face.

“Guys! Guys! Come here!” he yelled for all of us to come over.

“What happened to EXO's comeback?” the reporter asked Lee Soo Man.

“It has been postponed for the time being.”

“Is there a reason?”

“The boys just need a little more time to prepare. We want this comeback to be absolutely perfect.”

“Is there an exact date you have postponed it to?”

“No not yet. That is still being discussed.”

Chen turned off the TV when a commercial came on.

“Awh. Postponed?” Baekhyun pouted.

“Duh. We're not going to promote with killers on the loose,” Chen said.

Suho clapped. “Let's go do something fun.”

Xiu Min's face brightened and he ran out of the room to get a soccer ball.

“Let's go play soccer outside. The front has lots of space,” he suggested.

“If it's alright with Yoonji.” Kris looked at me.

I nodded. “If you guys want to. I can stay guard on the roof.”

The boys high-fived and all ran out of the house.

I grabbed a gun and tucked it on my belt before looking for a good tree to climb. I found a large one in the back and climbed it with ease. The obstacle courses from the training center do come in handy after all.

I sat on the roof and enjoyed the cool breeze. I would occasionally look down and watch them play. I grinned when Chanyeol made a goal and started jumping up and down while sticking his tongue out at Kai, who was the goalie. Chanyeol looked up and waved to me frantically but suddenly frowned. I felt a presence behind me and brought up my gun instinctively.

Kris put his hands up. “I come in peace.”

“Oh, it's you...” I sighed and set the gun down.

I waved back at Chanyeol and he narrowed his eyes before continuing to play.

“How'd you get up here?” I asked.

“The tree.”

“You can climb?”

“Let's just say I was a crazy kid. I've fallen off so many trees that I can't even count.”

I chuckled. “Aren't the teams uneven now?”

“I wanted to take a break so manager hyung filled in for me.”

I nodded.

“Is it burdensome?” Kris suddenly asked me after a long silence.

“This job?”

He nodded.

“I'm sure it wouldn't be so burdensome if I got a one kill mission like most assassins. But being responsible for twelve lives is a bit burdensome. Especially for idols. I wouldn't know what I'd do if one of you were to get killed. Not just your families and members would be involved but your fans too. I couldn't live with it. You're just so innocent and if you got killed, it would be out of a reason that you didn't even know. I'm protecting you and I don't even know the reason why.”

“Sometimes it's good not to know.”

“I guess so. But it would be nice to know every once in awhile.”

“Kris hyung! Manager hyung is tired! Stop flirting and come down!” Sehun yelled.

Chanyeol smacked him on the head. “No one is flirting with anyone!”

Lu Han hit Chanyeol's arm. “Don't hit him!”

Kris rolled his eyes, face in place. “I swear, sometimes I feel like I'm living with a bunch of elementary schoolers.”

I smiled and watched as Chanyeol and Lu Han argued with Sehun attached to his arm pouting. “But that's their charm.”

Once the members all came inside, I went down to grab a drink of water.

“I took a stroll during half time and saw a lake. We should go there,” Tao suggested with a smile.

I practically spit out my water. “What?!” I screamed. “You went on a stroll in the woods?! Alone?!”

Everyone looked shocked at my outburst.

“I-I..” Tao stuttered. “I just wanted to take a small look around.”

“What if something happened to you?! Worse, what if a killer managed to find you and kill you?!”

Tao's eyes started to water.

“You know better than that, Tao...” Suho said softly.

“I'm sorry. I wasn't really thinking.”

I took a deep breath and turned around.

“I'm sorry Yoonji! I really am. I won't do it again I promise,” Tao walked up to me.

I looked up at him. Worst. Decision. Ever.

“Buing buing~ I love you!”

I sighed and hung my head in defeat.

“Ouch...the undefeated aegyo attack,” someone said.

In the end, we left for the lake. Curse me and my soft spot for aegyo.

I trailed behind them as the members happily skipped towards the lake. Chanyeol walked beside me and stared at my face.

“What?” I asked him.

“You look worried. What's wrong?”

“I'm scared that something bad is gonna happen.”

“I know none of us will get killed. I know it.”

I stopped walking and looked up at him. “Why? Do you know something I don't?”

“It's because you're here,” he said and kissed my nose. “I know we'll be safe.”

I looked down with a flushed face and continued walking. He purposely bumped into my hand a few times.

“Since our hands keep bumping into each other, might as well just hold it, right?” he grinned and took my hand.

I looked away, making sure not to make eye contact because I was sure that I was as red as a tomato.

“I saw that in a drama one time. It's cute, isn't it?” he grinned proudly.

I raised an eyebrow at him and scoffed. And to think he thought of it himself.

But yeah. I had to admit.

It was cute.

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kinda a filler chapter. wanted to add some fluff to the story because of the tense previous chapter.