Chapter 0 (Prologue) - 8 Years Ago

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Chapter 0
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The high sunlit clouds drifted across a clear blue sky. Patiently you waited under a huge Oak Tree at the back of your school yard holding a letter from your dearest bestfriend, Oh Sehun.
Sehun, though, in yours and everyone else's view, he looked unattractive, however, deep inside he has a warm and loving heart.
Both of you met as you started during the first day of school in autumn of last year. Oh Sehun was always being bullied by the upperclassmen because his looks were thought to be awful and he was physically weak. As a very nice person like you are, you help him out getting through that horrid obstacle in his life.
Ever since then, both of you had a really close relationship, like brothers and sisters.
You heard the door closed from afar. Appeared before it was Sehun wearing an outfit nicer than ever along with gorgeous bouquet of flowers on his left hand and an acoustic guitar on his right. He ran towards you. You were startled as he approaches you.
"Um, hi, sorry I was late," he awkwardly told you. Sehun sniffed his nose and looked at me once more. His cheeks turned into different shades of red and his legs started shaking. "You didn't wait too long, did you?"
You shook your head gently and smiled at him. Sehun sighed of relief and nervously breathes in. He took out the bouquet of flower slowly to you, but as the flower approaches you, his head started turning away.
"T-take it first," he stuttered. You did not understand the situation at that time and you took it out from his hand without hesitation. He coughed. "Listen," he continued.
He took out the guitar. "This is for you. The song is called XOXO."
He started to strum the guitar gently. Despite his looks, his voice is unexpectedly gorgeous. The soft guitar rhythm and the mellow tune felt relaxing. It felt as if your body started to fly from the wonderful melody. Gently, you closed your eyes and listened until the very end of the song.
"When you're with me, you seem so comfortable.
You keep playing jokes on me,
every time you smile your white smile.
Is your heart a yes or no?
Give me a sign, X or O
It's no fun to wait.
Should I take courage and tell you?
My ugly handwriting, this embarrassing letter.
These four words are not enough
Like a man, I'll show you through my actions
When I fall asleep as I think of you, in my dreams,
I open my arms and into my warm embrace.
I XOXO you, hold you in my arms XOXO
As much as I was nervous and earnest
My lips almost touch yours
I XOXO you, every day in my dreams. XOXO."
He ended the song with those words. Honestly, you thought it wasn't too long. But, nevertheless, his performance was truly impressing.
"Sorry, I had to stop the song right about there," he said and bowed as an apology.
Again, you shooked your head gently. "I thought it was very impressive," you responded. He lifted up his head and gave you a sweet smile.
"I have one last thing to do," Sehun said. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket. He opened it and what it contained absolutely shocked you. "Will you go out with me? X or O?" he said.

You were happy to receive such a marvelous performance and a pleasant gift from Sehun. However, when he had asked you out, you felt quite uneasy. You looked down on the grass and looked back up again, faking a smile. He gave you a genuine smile as a return. You felt really bad. Really, really, really bad for him.
"Sehun," you called out. You handed out the bouquet of flowers back and his letter of confession. "I'm sorry, but I could not accept your confession for I have never grown such feelings towards you. I've always thought of you as a very close friend, but that's not the kind of relationship I wanted to advance with you. I've thought of you as a sibling and no more than that. Again, I apologize."
Sehun looked soulless. He gave you a blank stare for about a couple of seconds. Finally, he went back to his senses. "Is... Is it because I'm too scrawny? Too short? Being bullied everytime? Is it because I'm too ugly?" he attempted to shout.
Considering his aching feelings, you didn't respond to avoid hurting his heart more.
"What is this silence... Does that mean it's true?" asked him.
Again, you just silently stood in front of him.
"Oh, how naïve of me. I thought you were different from those people this is why I chose to confess my love to you. But, I guess it's not like that after all," he said and slammed down the bouquet and his guitar. "Whatever. I give up on you. I swear to God, if I turned handsome in the future and you somehow recognize me. Sorry, but these feeling won't change anymore," he continued and walked away after.
The friendship between you was broken. You held your hands tight from the cool breeze. Knowing the truth is better than lying, you thought. If you could have lied, he will be hurt more than his rejection.

The time passed by. It has been 8 years since that confession. Oh Sehun parted ways with you after graduating middle school. You went to a regular school and he went to an arts school. You've lost contact and eventually, you forget Sehun's existence.
You are now a fan of different korean groups, especially EXO. 12 different men, standing right before you on stage singing romantic pop songs and dancing along with the beat. Indeed, you like them very much. You thought meeting one of them were to die for.

You have a pass to their Meet-Greet Signing Event, where you have an opportunity to talk to them for a few seconds and take their autograph

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You have a pass to their Meet-Greet Signing Event, where you have an opportunity to talk to them for a few seconds and take their autograph.
Finally, you're able to meet the hot boys on a rainy afternoon.

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