FATE - Reader x Duan Xing Xing

2

The whole entire hallway and rooms are pitch black. "What?!" Xing Xing says. I'm startled as well. "I think the power went out or something" I say. I remember I have a watch on my wrist, the ones where the time lights up with a button. I press it so we can have some kind of light where we are.

"No way, its 1:00am already?" I say to him. Today we were informed that the shooting would end around 1am or earlier, but the trainees weren't informed as far as I know. "Shooting just finished, I think they closed the building and left already" I said, feeling guilty. It was my fault I didnt keep track of time when I told him to come with me.

I apologized to Xing Xing. "No, it's not your faul--" he tried to say, but I put my hand over his mouth without thinking, when I heard footsteps and sounds of keys jangling. Just by the sound of the footsteps and keys I could instantly tell who was coming, my boss.

When you first meet Mr. Chen, he would seem like a scary and intimidating person. You'd think once you'd get to know him more, the more comfortable you'd be around him, but that's never the case with this 5'6 middle aged man. To him, everything needs to go his way and everyone has to follow rules, especially employees because we have to make sure this show is pleasing to the fans. One mistake, and every day at work will feel even harder than it already is with more work piled on you.

"Shh" I say extremely quiet into Xing Xing's ear so the Boss won't hear. "Is anyone here, you aren't allowed to be here at this hour" Mr. Chen says in a loud voice, which is supposed to be his indoor voice. My hand is still on Xing Xing's mouth, and I just realize now how close and touchy I'm being with him. Embarrassed, I take my hand off of him quickly and quietly. After I take my hand off his face, I accidentally slightly scraped my wrist on the wall behind us. Since that's the wrist where my watch is, a button on the watch is pushed by the wall.

*BEEP BEEP BEEP* my watch goes. My heart starts racing and even though it's pitch black, I can tell Xing Xing is startled and is looking at me right now. "Who's there! I specifically said no one can be in this building after 1am SHARP" Mr. Chen yells. I thought we were safe from him because he couldnt see us, but my watch ruined it all. Xing Xing grabs my hand firmly telling me to follow his lead, and we run to who knows where, because we don't care as long as we dont get caught.

After running, Xing Xing sees an unlocked small door on the right side of the hall. First, he lets go of my hand as we stop for a couple seconds to catch our breath, until we heard the sound of fast footsteps and jangling keys once again "Stop there RIGHT NOW" Mr. Chen yells. It feels like we're in a horror movie scene, my heart is racing extremely fast. Xing Xing holds my hand out of nowhere once again and pulls me into the room that's unlocked, then he goes in after. He closes the door slowly so we wouldnt be noticed by the boss.

After the door is completely closed, I try to move back farther into the room but something's blocking me. I turn on my watch light to see what's behind me, and it's a wall?. To my suprise, we were in a closet. I've definitely read too many fanfictions because if two main characters end up in a dark closet alone, most of the time things happen. But my life is definitely NOT a fanfiction. (or is it?) While I think to myself in my head, we hear footsteps right next to the door of the closet we're hiding in.

"HELLO!?" I hear Mr. Chen's voice yell even louder. Xing Xing and I stay quiet, but I feel something touch my mouth and flinch. I accidentally touched the broom behind me as I flinch, causing it to start to fall.

To be continued in the next chapter