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Seventeen dinner

Hyun-jung and Si-woo drove us all over to Seventeen's place. When we hopped out of the car Seungkwan and S.coups were waiting for us at the entrance and they escorted us inside where there were five people in the kitchen, and the other six were in the living room playing a small game. Vernon came up to me and we did a fist bump and hug as Daniel and Jun already started up some chatter, meaning Daniel was showing him the pictures of us all in a dress.

"Si-woo! Come help us cook" Wonwoo called as he was already dragging him to the kitchen.

In Seventeen at least three members had chosen a favorite Gen10 member. S.coups and Vernon talked with me a lot. Jun and The8 adored Daniel. Wonwoo, and Mingyu thought of Si-woo as a younger brother. Hyun-jung talked with Joshua and Seungkwan a ton. Seo-jun and Woozi or DK were practically always on call. And then Haneul talked a lot with Dino and Jeonghan. And Junwoo and Hoshi were always together. Tonight was going to be a fun night full of games and food and friends. Well until I got a concerning call from my manager. I went outside to answer it real quick so I didn't disturb anyone.

"Manager? What's wrong you never call unless it's bad"

"Quill. Someone leaked your name and they found your grandparents house and your parents house. There are rumours sparking up on social media about you being a bully all throughout elementary and then the reason you left Korea and went to the states was because you got expelled. Is that true?"

"What? No way, that is not it whatsoever. I was bullied and we moved because my parents thought I would have a happier life in the states. How on earth did they find this stuff?"

"Quill. Is your real name Dong-Hyun William?"

Oh yeah. My name is that huh? I had forgotten that after being called Quill for so long. I remember the nicknames I would be called, Ding-Dong, DooDoo, Dunce face, and because of my last name I was also told I was a communist and my family was here to spy on the Korean Government. My classmates feared me, for reasons I'll never understand.

"Yeah, my name is Dong-Hyun. No I did not bully anyone, they made up lies after finding out my true name"

"Okay, they most likely made up the rumours because they bullied you back in elementary school and then now you're a popular kpop idol. They must've done this out of jealousy. We will take down all the rumours and make a public statement, please don't worry we have this under control. We'll also say that isn't your name. Don't worry, Quill you will be safe and we'll inform your family about the address leak."

And with that he hung up. I sat down on the steps and pulled my knees to my chest, when I got a call from my grandmother.

"Ma? What's wrong? Are you and Pa okay?" 

"Dong-Hyun, there are people in our house, they are rummaging through your room. We called the police, but they are still a few minutes out. We're really scared" Her voice was shaky and she was talking in a low whisper.

"I'm so sorry this is happening to you. I should've never became an idol and I should've stayed with eomma and appa back in the States"

"No, no, no. Be proud of who you are, be proud of who you have become. You were such a fragile kid, and now you're the strongest person I know" I felt a few tears fall down my cheeks as I heard a glass shatter. "Ma? Pa!" I shouted. My shouting caused Daniel to run outside to find out the commotion.

"Don't worry kiddo, the intruders just knocked down a vase on their way out. They panicked and ran because the sirens are drawing near" My grandpa was talking on the phone now, and I could hear sirens coming closer to the house.

I sighed in relief as I collapsed into Daniel's arms. We both sat down as my grandparents hung up to talk with the police about what happened. Daniel stayed and hugged me as we sat on the porch. The tears kept coming as the words from my grandmother lingered in my head. Be proud of who I am? I'm proud of the character Quill I had created to become an idol, but I wasn't proud of Dong-hyun, the weak Dong-hyun who easily cried and got bullied for years.