《Secretly Dating an Idol》 Chapter 1 -Sky Lein''s POV- Finally! My dream to work abroad came true! I''m soooo excited! *Flashback* All applicants are gathered at the hall. The Agency Manager is speaking in front of us. "After the careful review and deliberation of the works of the candidates who applied for the Makeup Artist, we already select someone to be deployed to our international client" I hope that I''m the lucky one! But if it''s not for me, then it''s okay. "Sky, the company selected you to be deployed as the Makeup Artist of the XXX Group, one of the biggest companies in the entertainment industry. Congratulations!" "OMG! Thank you so much!" I just blurted out. Everyone congratulates me. :) "Wait for our call and we will settle all your papers. Well deserved!'' *End of Flashback* Now, I''m here! The city is really beautiful :) It''s like a dream :) I am now walking :) My luggage is quite heavy, but it''s okay :) I want to walk my way to my apartment. I''m in the middle of appreciating everything when someone bumped into me, "Oh my-" I wasn''t able to finish my words because the man who bumped me covered my mouth. "Help me! Please!" I looked at him and he seems to be in trouble. He then realized that he covers my mouth forcefully. "Oh! I''m really sorry! It wasn''t my intention to hurt you. But please help me!" He looks so worried on his surroundings. Is he a thief? Why is that he seems like he''s afraid to be caught? "I know what you''re thinking! I''m not a thief! Please help me hide from the bunch of girls following me!" Bunch of girls? Alright, maybe I should help him. I know it''s weird to help a total stranger, but I sensed that he really needs help. "Okay, then wear my cap. Let''s exchange our scarf and remove your eyeglasses." I was about to remove his eyeglasses but he stopped me.This book is hosted on another platform. Read the official version and support the author''s work. "W-wait! Not the eyeglasses! I-I.. Uh, I have an eye infection! Yes! I have that! So please not the eyeglasses!" I sighed, infection huh? Fine, I''ll play along with it. "Oh, okay. Then, let''s walk now." I grabbed his arm, his muscular arm. I just noticed that he got a great figure. He''s also tall and his complexion is really fair! "Why are you grabbing me for a walk??! I told you to help me hide! Is this considered hiding?" I just looked through his eyes covered with eyeglasses. "You know, the best way to escape is to pretend that you''re not running away. Since we already exchanged some of our things, probably, those who run after you will never recognize you. Got it?" He suddenly realized it too. "Oh, I got it. Thanks for your help!" We''re now continued walking. He calms down a little now. But I kept noticing that people always look at us. I just don''t know why. "Is your arm alright? If you want, I''ll help you carry your luggage." He suddenly whispered. Then my vigilant self immediately answered him back, "No! You think your scheme will work on me? If I''ll let you handle my luggage, I''m pretty sure you will just run away with my things! So it''s a BIG NO!" He just stared at me with a surprised look, then burst out into laughter. "Hahahahahaha! Y-you really think I''m a thief huh? Why would I have an interest in a lady''s luggage? You''re so funny!" I walked fast away from him. Leaving him beyond. "Just so you know, I helped you run away from the so called ''bunch of girls'' and being vigilant is not a laughing thing! In our country, it isn''t easy to trust someone who you just met on the street looking so suspicious!" He then walked towards me. "Hahahaha! Don''t be mad. I''m sorry. I really appreciate your help. It''s just that I feel that you''re tired now carrying your luggage from the time we walked." He was about to tapped my shoulder when a bunch of running girls bumped into him. His eye glasses worn out, I got a glimpse of his face but he''s too quick to put back the glasses. But I noticed that some of the girls who stared at him were whispering. Then they started to be hyped! He suddenly grabbed my arm and my luggage, then whispered into my ear, "Run as fast as you can!" I''m still lost with my thoughts, but he already grabbed me and we started running. He''s really fast, I can''t catch up I forgot to tell him that I can''t run like this. It''s bad for my health. "W-wait! Mister! W-wait..." I''m starting to feel bad now. I''m losing my breath. My heart beats so fast! When we reached the corner and seemed like no one was following us anymore, he left out a big sigh. "Ahhhhhhh! Finally! We finally lost them!" I want to respond to him but I''m really not feeling well now. This is bad. I''m having shortness of breath now and it makes it difficult to speak, which he noticed. "H-hey! What''s wrong?" I still can''t respond. He started to look worried. "Oh my.. Are you sick? I''m really sorry. Do you have some medicine with you?" I can''t focus now. I''m feeling dizzy. He said medicine, right? "B-bag." The only word I said. He immediately opened my bag and looked for my medicine. He finally got it and made me drink it. "There, there. Relax please. If you feel better, please tell me okay?" he said to me full of worries. I was about to respond but my vision got more blurry and.. "M-miss!" *passed out* Chapter 2. -Troy Huen Duncan''s POV- The lady who helped me lost her consciousness! This is my fault. I shouldn''t run from my practice and drag a random person for help. I looked at her things. I know it''s bad invading someone''s belongings, but this is an emergency. I saw her wallet and checked if there''s an ID or anything useful to contact her friends or relatives. Wait, this looks familiar. It''s the same as my company ID! Name: Sky Lein Designation: Makeup Artist Address: 15th Floor Anexton Bldg. So she''s our new Makeup Artist! Now I know who I should call for help. -Sky Lein''s POV- Argh! My chest aches a bit. But at least I''m okay now. I realized that I wasn''t on the street anymore. Where am I? Did that guy bring me to his home?!!!! I immediately stood up, and ran towards the door, but someone opened it and entered the room.The narrative has been taken without authorization; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident. "Oh goodness! Finally you''re awake! I''m so worried about you!" A lady who seems to be in her 30''s walked towards me. "W-who are you?! Where am I?! Don''t come any closer!" She stopped walking and started to laugh! Who''s this person?! "Hahaha! Young Lady. I really admire you now. :) Not trusting anyone so easily, and protecting yourself from a random stranger is really a good personality!" She begins to walk again. "I said stop walking! Who are you?" She let out a sigh and then smiled at me. "I''m Cassandra Becket. The Makeup Artist Supervisor of XXX Group. I supposed that you are the new Makeup Artist that we hired?" C-cassandra Becket? She''s my boss! Oh my, my first impression! "Oh, Ms. Becket! I''m really sorry. I''m really really sorry! I was just so vigilant since I''m new in the country." She handed me a glass of warm water, "No worries, Sky. I''m glad that you are like that. In the entertainment industry, some are really bullies. I''m now at ease to have a Makeup Artist like you." I drank the water and smiled at her. "Thank you Ms. Becket." She smiled at me and said, "Oh, by the way, the man who brought you here left a note. Here it is." I get the note and thank her again. "Thanks a lot!" Ms. Becket is now heading outside the room, "I''ll be leaving for a moment. Have some rest now." She closed the door and I''m now sitting on the bed. So that guy really helped me. Maybe helping him isn''t a bad thing. So what''s on the letter: "Hi Sky! You may wonder now why I knew your name. I''m sorry but I somehow invade your luggage because it was an emergency. I''m really sorry for dragging you just like that. I hope you are okay now. I left some fruits there as my thanks for the help you did for me today. Rest well and be healthy, S! (Short for Sky. Hahaha) P.S Since you think that I''m a thief, then, just call me ''T'' See you soon!" Pft! What''s with the nicknames? S and T? Seriously?! Hahaha! But, Thanks ''T''! Though you caused me a little heart attack, I''m still looking forward to personally know you. Indeed, see you soon! :) Chapter 3 -Troy''s POV- "You keep on running away from the practice! Are you not concerned with your mates?! All of them are trying their best to maintain the group''s image and ranking, but you''re still not taking your job seriously!" Manager Kim is really mad at me now after what I did yesterday. I''m so used to it. "Speak now Troy! I won''t tolerate you!" He''s pointing his finger at me. "Hey, Manager Kim, calm down. Don''t point a finger at Troy. What he did yesterday might be wrong, but you don''t have the right to scold us like that." Drake speaks with his usual cold tone. He always defends us to this Manager who''s only concern in ranking, image and money. That''s why Drake is our Leader. "Don''t tell me what to do Drake! I''m still your Manager and I have every right to scold you if I want to!" Manager Kim yelled at Drake. Is that how I pissed him off yesterday? I can''t keep quiet now because he''s turning his anger to the other members. "I''m sorry Manager Kim. I won''t do it again." I looked at him sincerely. It always works when I look at him like this. Manager Kim stopped yelling, "Fine. Make sure you won''t do it again." He calmed down and proceeded to discuss our upcoming activities. "We are invited to join a reality show called ''Date an Idol''. We only have to send two members to represent our group. I already picked who will be our representative." He lit his cigarette before he continued speaking. "Since you have time to skip whenever we have practice, Troy, you will be joining Drake on the reality show. Ethan and Ashton will be for the commercial shoot." He showed us the details. The show will require the Idols to do a makeover, using some prosthetics to change their overall appearance, to the point that no one will recognize them. The Idols can also choose someone who will be the target date, to see if the girl is beautiful from the inside. Those who are not focusing on the outer appearance, popularity and money. The girl who will pass the criteria will be dating the Idol for 6 months. "Is this for real?" Drake asked our Manager. "I mean, should we really date the girl for straight 6 months?" Manager Kim put his cigarette to the ashtray. "Yes. But don''t worry, you will just date the girl in front of the camera. It''s still for the show." Drake looked back to the papers, "What''s the main purpose of the show? What if one of the Idols chose someone who happens to be looking only at the appearance and popularity? I think it will just humiliate those women." Manager Kim smirked to his question and said towards Drake, "That''s the main purpose. To show the reality behind those fake people and for them to learn the lesson that you shouldn''t look at the surface when you want to be with someone."Support the author by searching for the original publication of this novel. Ethan and Ashton just finished reading the commercial documents, "Manager Kim, these are a lot of commercial projects. Can we divide it into four of us?" Ashton asked nicely to Manager Kim. "No. These commercials will be only divided between you and Ethan. There are upcoming commercials for Troy and Drake, so those are for the two of you only. You also need to prepare because there will be an upcoming show and the company decided that you will be hosting it together with Ethan." Ashton sighed. Like me, he also wanted to take a break. I know that in a celebrities life, having these kinds of opportunities are really a blessing but, we are also human beings. We desire to rest, have some vacation, have some time with our family. At some point, we felt like a robot, being controlled to do this and that. This burning passion when we were just starting is suddenly becoming a burning situation that leads us to get tired of it. "Our work load is so full. When are we gonna get a vacation?" Ethan asked. I can sense that he is controlling his frustration. Manager Kim stands up and about to leave, "We''ll talk about it some other time. I''ll go for now". He grabbed his things and left. "These are a lot of works! Our health will surely suffer this time!" Ashton blurted out his frustration. Ethan just bowed his head and started crying. He is the most emotional member of our team. "I can''t do these. Can you see the schedules? I need to travel to the next project as soon as I finished the first commercial! And after that, I''ll be meeting Ashton for the commercial that we will be working on together!" I''m just sitting and listening to their frustrations. "How about you Troy? Anything to say about the schedules and projects assigned to us?" Drake asked me with his concerned look. I answered him back, "No. I''m okay with it." Drake let out a big sigh. "As always. You''re always okay with the schedules. But always running away whenever you want to." I smiled at Drake, "We don''t have a choice either, right? So, let''s just work on what he gave us." Ashton was about to speak, but he stopped due to a sudden knock at the door. "Can I come in?" Is that Ms. Becket? "Sure! We''re done with the meeting anyway." Drake answered. Then the door opened. I immediately looked at the girl behind Ms. Becket. "Hello there my sweeties! Let me introduce to you the Makeup Artist who will be working with you starting today!" She seemed so excited. I never saw her like that with her other subordinates. I think Sky gave her a very good impression :) Sky suddenly walked towards us and gave us a shy smile. Is she nervous? That''s not like her when I met her on the street. Is she nervous because we are handsome? hahaha! "H-hi! I''m Sky Lein! Y-you can call me Sky. P-please be nice to me!" She just talked nervously and really fast. She bowed her head to us. It was nice seeing you again, S :)