Chapter 6: Arising Tension

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Seol Hana ~ you

"What are you two doing here?" Jin said, glaring at Kris and Chanyeol.

"It's none of your business Kim Seok Jin." Chanyeol snapped as I immediately felt this new tension rising around us.

"Anna. Let's go." Jin says, nudging my arm.

"No. We have to talk to her."

"I'm taking Anna with me. You two came here for nothing." Jin snarls as I feel my hand gripped by Jin.

We quickly walk away, and I turned back to see two sullen faces.

After a long silence, Jin says, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that I'm taking you. You're not an item."

"I understand. And don't worry. I wasn't thinking about that." I say, seeing the hangout in the distance.

"I'm afraid that this will become a regular thing, you know, with us being enemies." Jin responds.

"Yeah, I know." I mumbled, wondering how all this happened in a mere three days of my stay.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Jin asks, more relaxed.

"What? Oh." I say, wondering if I should tell him or not. I don't want him to get angry again.

"I'll tell you next time, when you're not angry." I said quietly as Jin stayed silent.

"Oh my parents are in Pyeongchangdong, so I'll come over whenever I can." I added, trying to lighten up the mood.

"Ok."

A single worded answer.

Sigh, I wonder how my friend feels. . .

We walked to the hangout in silence, where an excited Jimin, quiet L.Joe, and a melodic L greeted us.

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Kris Wu ~ The Second Romeo

"Hyung, what do we do now?" Chanyeol asked, looking at me.

I let out a frustrated sigh. "We talk to our father of course, since he's the one that started this."

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"Wu Yi Fan, I already told you why I began a hotel business. I wanted a better and bigger success for you when you take over the company." father said sternly in Chinese as Chanyeol and I sat on the couches in our father's office an hour later.

"Yeah right." I muttered, knowing that father didn't hear.

"Think about it. Wu Corp. Restaurants are flourishing all over the world! If I begin a hotel business, then I can go and make more! The profit for Wu Hotel is immensly stable and rising, and I've begun to build other hotels in China and Canada. It'll be a success!" father explained in Korean this time, and I see Chanyeol nod in agreement.

"You're right abeoji, but we can't let this happen." Chanyeol spoke as I could see the surprise in father's soulless eyes.

"It's about the Seols, isn't it? Their daughter, Seol Anna?" Father stated sharply and took a quick breath.

'How did he know?' I thought, bewildered that a careless person such as my father would even care look after Chanyeol and I.

"Don't tell me you two are going to befriend her." Father warns. "We are the Park and Wu family. They are the Seols. We cannot conduct business if you two are going to be like this. There are so many eyes on you two now that Eun Chan and I are married. People are watching your every move." Father explained.

"Father, why didn't you just expand the Wu Corp. Restaurants world wide instead of a hotel business?" I asked in Chinese.

"I considered the idea, but a hotel business seemed to be a better chance at raising our profits since there are more tourists these days." Father spoke in Korean, looking at Chanyeol and I.

"Yi Fan, this hotel business is my decision, not yours. It is only yours when you get it." he added in Chinese, staring at me.

I took a deep breath in, my eyes glaring at father when he turned his attention towards Chanyeol.

"Now. About that Seol girl. You two know what happens when the Forbes National Hotel / CEO award season comes around. I expect you two to behave and stay away from her." Father says and stands up, smoothing his suit. "Now if you will excuse me, I have a board meeting about the new hotel."

Father's footsteps echoed in the distance as Chanyeol and I glance in his direction.

"Hyung... are you going to listen to appa?" Chanyeol asked me as I slowly smirked.

"Chanyeol-ah, since when have I ever followed the rules?" I asked as he let out a playful smile.

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Kim Jongdae ~ Prankster Mercutio

As Anna left, Kris hyung and Chanyeol did as well a few moments later, all of them leaving me here at the secret room all by myself.

"So much for a peaceful Sunday..." I muttered and took a sip of coffee. "I'm so bored..."

Flipping out my phone from my pocket, I checked my text messages and my SNS to see where everyone was.

I found the maknae's post saying that he was still in China, his hair newly dyed an ash gray color.

| New hair color I got in Beijing ~! Don't I look handsome? o(^ u ^)o |

I chuckled at his color choice, but I admit that the maknae looks good with any hair color he chooses.

You look like an old man, kkaebsong! I commented on his post.

Hyung, where's the beach? I heard you got kicked out of Caribbean, yehet! Sehun commented a few moments later.

kimchenchen: Yah. How dare you say that maknae?

byunbaekhyunnie: HEy! How dare you use my phrase without permission?!

kimchenchen: I have the right of free speech baeksong. i don't need permission.

byunbaekhyunnie: Too bad. i'm in the states and i have freedom of speech.

kimchenchen: And i'm in korea, where i have the freedom of eating hanwoo, unlike you, byun baek

ohmaknae: china has good bubble tea :)

kimchenchen: maknae baby, leave. this is an intense discussion between this fab hyung and the other ugly one.

ohmaknae: nah. this is interesting. somebody fyte.

byunbaekhyunnie: As I was saying, yes, I'm Byun Baekhyun, heir of cosmetics. You called for me?

kimchenchen: And I'm Kim Jongdae, the future owner of the private jet that you're borrowing. You may come back home on a Korean Airlines plane. i'm telling on my dad.

byunbaekhyunnie: Eww commoner planes. No fair, you cheated!

kimchenchen: No I didn't. you brought up names first.

byunbaekhyunnie: Well then, in truth, I'm too beautiful for you, you ugly troll >:D

kimchenchen: If you're so beautiful, why don't you come and apply as a flight attendant? We still need some for the new plane.

ohmaknae: ooOOH BURRNNNn

kimchenchen: shut up maknae

byunbaekhyunnie: You wish. I'm not working with people who are less beautiful than me.

ohmaknae: Hey what about me this is my post GEt OOuutTT

byunbaekhyunnie: SHut Up maKNae

ohmaknae: fine bishes. and don't ask me the next time i invite yall over to lotte world or any amusement park. I'm done with you two

byunbaekhyunnie: wait Sehuna, you know that baek omma always loved you, right? and that i rlly rlly need four tickets for my hyung's family... you know how important they are to me, right?

ohmaknae: yeah that's right bish. yes bow to me. i'll consider what you just said. . .

byunbaekhyunnie: i'll buy you all the damn bubble tea you want. and a whole bunch of hair dye.

ohmaknae: consider the tickets done. i'll give them to you someday. or just tell baekbom hyung that i'm such a nice person giving away tickets 4 free.

kimchenchen: jesus i'm bored. and left out. you're such a kissup baek.

byunbaekhyunnie: and you know why your mom loves me. because i'm byun baek.

ohmaknae: k. bye bishes. this fab boy needs to sleep.

kimchenchen: curfew? ;D

ohmaknae: shut up hyung. go and bother baek hyung.

byunbaekhyunnie: good night my precious maknae son <3

ohmaknae: gn beautiful omma <3

kimchenchen: this is boring. bye

I chuckled as I read the chat once again. I was hoping for some interaction with my bros, but apparently, they all turned me down.

Xiu hyung said that he was too busy, and beagle line wasn't available.

But as I continued scrolling down my feed, I found a decent picture of the moon.

@seolanna:

| Got to see an old friend. Annyeong my pink princess ~ ♡ |

Seol Anna has a SNS account? Cool.

I pressed follow, and sent her a message.

kimchenchen: hello anna :D

kimchenchen: it's chen or jongdae

seolanna: Hi

kimchenchen: where r u?

seolanna: Umm... with ksj and his friends.

I thought for a bit and realized that ksj was Kim Seok Jin. Ok then.

kimchenchen: okay. but wouldn't you rather hang out with me?

seolanna: Uhh... well idk you very well

kimchenchen: that's why we should hang out more. to get to know each other.

seolanna: Hey. Stay away from anna Kim Jongdae.

I looked at my phone and raised my eyebrows.

kimchenchen: nah. you can't stop me.

seolanna: I'm serious Kim Jongdae.

kimchenchen: you're no fun kim seokjin. say bye to anna for me.

Wow. That Kim Seok Jin is real possessive of his friend, isn't he?

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Seol Anna ~ you

"Yah! Kim Seok Jin, what was that for?" I asked him as he grabbed my phone from my hand.

I watch him text with Chen before he hands my phone back to me, and I gawk at the messages that he wrote.

"Kim Seok Jin." I huffed, angry.

"What?"

"Why did you do that? I was just talking to him!" My voice was loud enough for the whole universe to hear and that I could feel the stares of his friends now.

"I'm just trying to protect you." He answered, a hard expression painted on his face.

"By what?" I asked as he seemed taken aback from my statement. "Taking my phone and writing my messages for me? For sending your friend to find me when you couldn't even do it yourself? Kim Seok Jin, with the 8 years that we were apart, I still consider you one of my closest best friends. And now, I'm wondering if those eight years has changed you into a different person. What happened to the Kim Seok Jin that I know?" I asked as I could tell that I baffled him.

"I-I. . ." He stammered, blinking a lot, a childhood habit that he did whenever he was shocked.

I took in a deep breath and softly added, "I'm leaving" as I grabbed my bag and looked at the ground as I exited the hangout, with four silent boys that watched my dramatic exit.

Feeling the soft wind outside, I felt myself cool down and I touched my cheek, for it was warm and probably red from anger.

Why was Seok Jin acting like this? I mean, why do they hate each other? Why is everything so complicated?

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Choi Siwon ~ Seol's Butler

Seeing Miss Anna walk out of the hideout through the car window, I picked up my phone that was sitting in the cup holder.

Based on how her family likes Mercedes Benz cars, I hope that Miss Anna doesn't know that her parents asked me to watch her and her cousin Miss Hana while they were in Pyeongchangdong.

Miss Hana, from my observation earlier has had two friends come over to her house: the daughter of Hwang Electronics and the daughter of Park Jewelry.

"Mr. Seol." I answered as soon as my boss picked up the phone.

"Hello there Mr. Choi. How are the girls doing?"

"Miss Hana is alright and safe, although Miss Anna is..."

"Distraught by the sudden Wu competition? I suppose she is." Mr. Seol says and I hear him sigh loudly.

"And by her childhood friend Kim Seok Jin." I said, watching Miss Anna walk farther and farther away.

"Seok Jin?" Mr. Seol asked as I responded with, "Ne."

"He's a good boy, he really is. Seok Jin Jin and Anna were the best of friends before he moved away with Han Bin and Tae Seul. But sadly, I know that Han Bin and Tae Seul aren't doing very well right now... I wonder how the poor boy is coping without them."

"But nevertheless, I'm glad that Anna has found her friend once again. But Mr. Choi, remind me again how the Wu and Park siblings become friends with Anna?"

"From Sooyoung-sshi, it was confirmed that Kris Wu and Park Chanyeol are friends of your niece, Miss Hana. I have more information-"

"That will be all Mr. Choi. Keep up the good work. I will not be calling you for the next few days due to... business here in Pyeongchangdong. Please keep my daughter and niece safe, and I shall hear your report when we come back this Friday."

"Yes sir. Have a nice trip Mr. Seol." I said before boss briefly said, "Annyeong." and hung up.

Starting the engine, I drove my way towards Miss Anna, who looked surprised to see me.

"Miss Anna." I said, with the passenger window rolled down. "It seems to me that you are in need of transportation."

"Siwon oppa!" Miss Anna said, a bright expression on her face. "I haven't seen you in like, forever!"

"Forever was just two weeks ago in Busan."

"Well, you know what I mean."

Rolling the window up, I was about to get out of the car to open the door when Miss Anna closed the door shut, sitting in the back seat with a 'plop.'

"Where to Miss Anna?" I asked, looking at her from the rear mirror.

"To samcheon's house please Siwon oppa." Miss Anna said as I nodded.

As I drove through downtown Seoul, I couldn't help but wonder why Miss Anna was so quiet.

"Music, Miss Anna?" I asked, knowing that Miss Anna liked listening to music, a favorite of hers since she was young.

"No thank you oppa." I heard her say softly and my smile turned into a thin line.

Is she that upset from the Wu hotel dilemma? Or was it that friend of hers?

And as I drove, the rest of the trip was silent.

As I parked the car on the curb, I stepped out to open the door and Miss Anna got out.

"It's nice to see you again Siwon oppa. Is Sooyoung unnie off today?" She asked as I made a face.

"You like Sooyoung-sshi better than me?" I asked, feigning sadness.

"Oh aniyo. I like the both of you. It's just that I wasn't expecting you today. And where did you come from?" Anna asked as I looked to the left. "My father asked you to look over us, didn't he?"

"Ne Miss Anna."

"Kwenchana oppa. You're just doing your job, I'm not mad." Miss Anna says as I smiled.

"Well, it was nice to see you again Miss Anna. Don't forget to smile." I said and bowed down with a smile on my lips.

I watched Miss Anna smile from our famous quote. "Same here oppa." And with that, I waited until Miss Anna went inside the house and drove away.

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Seol Anna ~ you

Once I closed the door (it was unlocked), I heard many voices echoing in the house. I saw their designer shoes placed neatly on the floor; I heard their laughter and I immediately knew who were here.

Feeling thankful for the staircase which was far from the kitchen and second living room, I quickly (and hopefully, quietly) made my way towards my new room.

As the bedroom door closed shut, I was so happy to just come back and jump onto the fluffy bed.

I stayed in that position for a while, wanting to sleep and wake up tomorrow with having no memories of today, but I was too well rested to do that. And besides, I was way too hungry to even focus.

I only got a few bites of the cake and sips of coffee from Chen before all this happened in a short time, and I realized that my stomach was empty as I laid in bed.

I felt my phone buzz, and I rolled around to grab it from my bag. Who was it?

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To: AnnA

annyeong new chingu! ^O^

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Jimin? How did he get my number?

I saved his number and saved his contact as JimiN.

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To: JimiN

How did you get my number? From Jin?

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To: AnnA

oh? you're right! how did you know? OUO

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To: JimiN

A lucky guess. . . so what do you want?

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To: AnnA

you're so mean TT ^ TT

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To: Jimin

Why do you send me pics and videos of yourself?

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To: AnnA

because i'm your handsome friend ^U^

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To: JimiN

. . . What

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To: AnnA

hey let's go out and eat i'm hungry.

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I thought about his offer, and thought that it would be weird if I did eat with him, considering what just happened earlier.

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To: AnnA

if you come i'll pay for everything.

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To: JimiN

Deal. Wait but how do I find you?

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To: AnnA

i'll be at hana's place in a few. come out when you hear a honk ok? can't wait for our lunch date~!

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"Psh. What kind of a person says that it's a lunch date?" I muttered, feeling awkward at accepting Jimin's request.

'I guess eating free food won't hurt.' I thought.

But within a few seconds, all the events came rushing back to me, causing a mild headache at my temples.

I lie on my back, and stared at the ceiling. Oh right, Hana doesn't know that I'm home right now. . .

I'd better go outside.

Standing up, I slung my tote bag onto my shoulder and tip toed downstairs, and successfully closed the door quietly without Hana and her friends noticing.

I walked towards the curb, where Jimin could find me and that Hana could not.

Feeling bored, I plugged my earbuds into my phone and checked my SNS.

And I saw a photo of Hana, Jiyeon, and Krysyal with big smiles on their pretty faces.

So. . . I ruined my potential relationship with Krystal. And based on how Jiyeon follows Krystal, I'm guessing that Jiyeon dislikes me as well.

I just hope that my cousin will be kind to me.

Does Hana usually have friends like Krystal? Even when I met her, my first impression of her was that she was a two faced person; I received bad vibes from her.

Although I can't really be the judge of that, since I don't really know her.

But I hope she isn't a bad influence on Hana. I care about my favorite cousin; I don't want her to turn into a different person.

After a few moments of pondering about this whole thing, a heard a car slowing down.

I look up and see a smiling and waving Jimin.

He rolls down the passenger window and loudly says, "Get in!"

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late update but hey :D

《 stress 》is a good song and i think it fits the mood.

EIILWM?! to be published later. . . soon i hope ; i feel uninspired and don't know what to write so #writersblock mian chingus.

gomawo ☆ saranghaeyo ♡ annyeong

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