Chapter 64

Masks

"I can't believe we stayed up all night." I yawned when me and Yongguk reached my dorm.

"Do you regret it?" he asked.

"No." I smiled.

"Make sure you eat properly and don't tire yourself too much. Sleep a lot tomorrow since it's the weekend and you don't have practice."

"Yes, mom." I said sarcastically.

"I'm just worried about you." he stated, and my smile grew wider.

"I like the fact that you care about me." I held his hand tightly.

"And I like you." Yongguk planted a soft kiss on my forehead.

"Gross." a manly voice stated. We turned around to see Sey and Himchan looking at us with disgusted looks on their faces.

"Did you made up?" I beamed.

"Yes." Sey smiled happily.

"What were you two doing the whole night outside?" Himchan asked, smirking.

"That is not for you to know." I stuck my tongue out.

At that moment my alarm clock rang.

"Let's go in, we need to get ready." I told sey after turning the alarm off.

"Bye, oppa. I'll call you later." She told Himchan happily and they kissed. I rolled my eyes.

"Make sure you eat proeprly and don't work too much." I told Yongguk.

"Alright. Have a good day." he pecked my cheek.

"What a terrible boyfriend.." Himchan commented. "Kiss her on her lips, why are you so lousy? It's not like you haven't done it before.." my face turned red as a tomato. I think I saw a little blush on Yongguk's face as well.

"Take care of your own girlfriend instead." Yongguk retorted.

"Fine. Don't blame me afterwards if she dumps you because you are not showing her any affection.." Himchan raised his hands in defeat.

"It's okay, oppa." I told Yongguk, squeezing his hand. "He is perfect. Stop causing arguments." I glared at Himchan. I turned back to look at Yongguk, and he kissed me. On the lips. Just like what Himchan wanted.. Our kiss heated since none of us pulled away.

"Happy now?" Yongguk asked Himchan after we finally seperated because the lack of air.

"Y.. Yes.." he stuttered.

"Good." Yongguk smiled triumpahntly.

"Let's go." I told sey. We waved the boys goodbye and entered our apartment.

"Where were you?" Eun Hee asked when she noticed us.

"Practice." Sey said. That's a good excuse.

"You don't seem sweaty, though." Sumi commented, emerging from the kitchen.

"We took a shower earlier at the company." I said.

"Why are you bothering us? Go get ready, we will be late and Matt will torture us even more." Sey said.

 

~

 

"What time is it?" Matt asked when we arrived to the gym.

"6:00." I answered.

"And thirty seconds." He said after checking his watch. "Which means you are late. Do fifty more push-ups and fifty more sit-ups."

"That's ridiculous! It was only thirty seconds." I argued. Matt glared at me.

"You should learn to be punctual. If your brain doesn't get it your body will suffer and you'll learn it in the hard way."

"We are not doing it." I stated.

"Whale, do you want a special treatment? You could use it for your diet anyway.." he mocked. "Talk back to me one more time and you'll do more exercise than the other girls.. I'll make sure you regret talking back to me."

"I am not doing it." I glared at him.

"Girls, start doing stretches. Except Hyeri." Matt ordered. The girls did as they were told and I stayed in my place, glaring at Matt furiously.

"I hope you are ready, whale. It would be my pleasure to torture you today." he smiled mischievously.

 

The practice was hell. Every exercise the girls did I did twice, and Matt also kept ordering me around like his arrand girl. I really don't get the guy.

"Here." Sey gave me a bottle of water when we finished the training.

"Thanks." I took it from her and drank everything in one gulp.

"He is not human." she sat down next to me.

"He is crazy. If he does that after lunch as well I don't know how I'll survive.."

"You'll do great, your'e athletic and you have great stamina." she patted my back.

"I don't. I feel like dying." I laid back.

"Come on, you can't die. We need you."

 

~

 

After lunch it was practice with Matt again. We headed the gym once more. It was filled with mattresses and there was a vaulting box and a springboard in the center of the room, surrounded by mattresses as well.

"What the hell?" Yujin asked.

"We are not doing this thing, right? I had enough in PE classes at school." Eun Hee said.

"I hate this kind of jumps." Sumi commented.

"Hello, girls." Matt greeted, smiling. "And whale." he glared at me. "This is what we are going to do today." he pointed at the vaulting box.

"Is it really necessary?" Sey asked.

"Yes. You have a part in your dance where you jump on your friend's back, so in order to do this you need to practice on the actual thing first. We don't want unfortunate accidents to happen."

"Why are we doing this?" I asked.

"Because I said so." he glared at me. "And because it's part of your dance."

"But.." I tried to say something be he cut me off.

"Since you have a lot to say about this, how about you demonstrate the other girls what to do?"

"Do I have a choice?" I mumbled.

"Come here." Matt gestured me to come closer to him. "You know how to do this, right? Just run, jump on the springboard, put your hands on the vaulting box and jump over it to the mattress."

I went to take my place and started running. Matt stopped me after two steps because he had a problem with my run. It happened a few more times, when every time I corrected myself and he found another problem. I actually jumped only in my tenth attempt.

 

~

 

"I'm bored." Jongup stated. B.A.P were gathered in the cafeteria. They didn't had schedules today, so they were just looking for ways to busy themselves.

"Let's go skating." Zelo offered.

"I don't feel like it." Jongup shrugged.

"I have an idea!" Himchan declared.

"What is it?" Daehyun asked.

"Let's go see the girls practice."

"Can't you survive a couple of hours without seeing your girlfriend?" Youngjae .

"I'm just offering him something to do." he played innocent.

"Where are they?" Jongup asked.

"The gym. They have a weird instructor for acrobatics." Himchan said.

"Wait, they are with that Matt guy now?" Yongguk asked.

"Yes." Himchan answered.

"Then let's go visit them." Yongguk said and got up from his seat.

The other boys exchanged confused looks between them but still followed the leader.

 

~

 

"Straight your legs, whale. And you are landing on the vaulting box in a wrong way. You should put your hands closer to the edge, otherwise you'll land on the box instead of the mattress." Matt corrected me for what seemed like the hundered time now.

"Yes, sir." I said and did it again, trying to correct myself.

He finally approved my jump and we tooks turns jumping. He still flirted with Sey and insisted on helping her out personally, but this time she seemed a little uncomfortable.

"Whale, bring me and the girls water."

"Yes, sir." I said and went to fulfill my mission. I took a deep breath, trying to keep my calm. I am about to explode. I'm tired physically and emotionally, and Matt is not helping.

 

~

 

"Are they training for the olympics or something? What's with all the jumps and stuff?" Jongup pondered while watching the girls. They stood outside the gym, making sure the girls won't notice them so they won't get distracted by their presence.

"They are really over the top with this one. What is the company doing?" Youngjae rested his arm on Jongup's shoulder.

"Go Eun Hee noona!" Zelo cheered quietly when it was Eun Hee's turn to jump.

 

~

 

"Whale, why are you so slow?" Matt yelled at me when I finally brought him the water he wanted.

"Sorry.." I bowed apologetically.

"Run two rounds around the gym."

"What?"

"You heard it. One more word and it will be three rounds."

"Yes, sir." I said and started running. If only I had a dollar for every kilometer I ran today..

 

~

 

"Why is Hyeri running all of a sudden?" Daehyun asked.

"That .." Yongguk mumbled, clenching his fists.

"Whale, faster. You will never lose weight like this." Matt scolded Hyeri. Yongguk flared up.

"Hyung, calm down. Let her take care of her own problems. She can handle it." Jongup stopped Yongguk before he stormed into the gym to hit Matt.

"What would you do if it was your girlfriend?" Yongguk questioned, trying to release himself from Jongup's grip.

"We are talking about Hyeri. She is not your normal girl in distress." Youngjae reasoned. "She will knock him over if she wants to."

"You don't get it." Yongguk sighed.

"We know Hyeri. She talks back to our CEO, even if she can be expelled because of it. Do you remember how many times she was almost kicked out because of her temper? I doubt she would stay quiet if this guy is torturing her." the younger male tried to reason. Yongguk knows all of that, but he knows that Hyeri will shut up in order not to cause troubles for the other girls, and he can tell she is annoyed from her body language.

While the other boys tried to calm Yongguk down, Himchan was glaring at Matt for a different reason. That guy was too close to his girlfriend, and it looked like he is only extremly close to her. He is neutral to the other girls and he is mean to Hyeri. Sey is clearly his favorite in the group.

"Hyung.." Zelo got Daehyun's attention.

"What is it?"

"I think Himchan hyung is mad as well." the younger male stated, looking worriedly at Himchan.

"That foreign guy is only causing troubles.." Daehyun sighed.

 

~

 

"Whale, jump again." Matt ordered. For the first time today, he let me finish the jump without giving out instructions or scolding me. It went well.

"Great, you improved." he smiled. "Pretty girl, your turn." he turned to Sey.

 

~

 

"Why are you watching them from the outside like stalkers?" Clara asked, standing near Zelo.

"We didn't want to disturb them." Daehyun answered, still watching the girls. "What are you doing here anyway? You are not their manager.." he turned to look at her.

"I came to see how they were doing.. I heard they are quite good. The company is putting a lot of effort in debuting them."

"And your impression is?" Youngjae asked.

"That guy is handsome." she smiled.

"About the girls, noona." Zelo goaded her.

"They are better than I thought. If they can handle him they will have a bright future."

"He is an ." Yongguk muttered.

"Agreed." Himchan mumbled, glaring at Matt, who was too close to Sey again. "Why isn't she putting him in place?" he tucked his hands in his pockets, frustrated.

"I know, right?" Yongguk sighed, looking at Hyeri.

"Guys, I have an idea." Jongup said, and the boys looked curiously at him.

 

~

 

We were doing stretches again when B.A.P popped up in the gym with water bottles, snacks and sandwiches.

"Guys, what is it?" I asked confused.

"Have a short break, you worked hard." Jongup smiled like an angel.

"Excuse me, they are in the middle of practice." Matt said dryly.

"We have a premission from their manager." Youngjae smiled brightly and pointed at jinu, who stood behind them. Matt looked at Jinu and Jinu nodded.

"Besides, we can help you with practice afterwards, we have time." Daehyun said.

"Yes!" I beamed.

"Whale, shut up." Matt muttered, and Yongguk glared at him. The other boys didn't look happy as well and they kept looking back and forth between Yongguk, Matt and me.

"Talk properly." Yongguk warned Matt.

"You are a guest here, so don't tell me what to do." Matt retorted. Yongguk clenched his fists.

"Oppa, sit down. Let's eat, I'm starving!" I said, trying to change the subject and relieve the tensed atmosphere in the room. They sat down, Yongguk positioned himself next to me and Himchan sat next to Sey.

"Eat a lot." I stuffed a snack into Yongguk's mouth.

"I brought this for you." he protested, but still finished the food in his mouth.

"And I'm sharing." I smiled.

 

~

 

"Oppa, eat something as well!" Eun Hee went to Jinu, handing him a sandwich.

"Thanks." he took it from her, smiling. "How is it going?" he unwrapped it.

"Hard and tiring. But it's nice learning new things."

"It's good you enjoy it."

"But oppa.."

"What is it?" Jinu looked curiously at her.

"I think Matt is bugging Hyeri too much."

"I know." Jinu sighed.

"You know?" she asked confused. "Then why aren't you doing anything about it?"

"Because she needs this."

"I don't get it.." Eun Hee said.

"You are not supposed to understand." Jinu ruffled her hair. "Just trust me and the staff. We know what we are doing and I won't let him cross the line."

"Promise?"

"Yes." Jinu smiled.

"Oppa.."

"What?"

"She is a good leader." Eun Hee smiled.

"I know. That's why we chose her." Jinu smiled. Eun Hee stayed quiet, thinking about what Jinu said earlier.

"Eun Hee.." Jinu said.

"What?" she looked curiously at him.

"Don't tell Hyeri about our conversation, okay?"

"Sure." she smiled.

"Great. Now go back to your friends." Jinu smiled.

 

~

 

"Eat." Himchan ordered Sey.

"Stop ordering me around. I'm not your toy." she shot back. Himchan looked at her in disbelief. That wasn't his intention.. Where did she get this idea from?

"I was just worried about you. Good to know that that's what you think about me.." he said bitterly. Everything was great in the morning, how did it change so fast?

"Nobody asked you to." Sey said dryly.

"So now taking care of my girlfriend is wrong?" he asked annoyed, trying not to raise his voice too much so he won't gather attention.

"Just forget it." she sighed and got up, changing her seat. Himchan watched as she sat down next to Daehyun, far from him.

 

~

 

"Jinu!" B.A.P's manager entered the gym.

"What's up, hyung?" Jinu smiled.

"I see my little trouble makers are bugging your girls.." the older male said and pointed at B.A.P, who were talking to the girls happily while eating.

"It's okay. It's good they came to visit since the girls seem a little down today.. Especially Hyeri. They had a good timing."

"They are getting along well." B.A.P's manager smiled while looking at them having fun.

"Luckily." Jinu agreed. "Imagine the headache if they weren't getting along well.. It's like Hyeri against Yongguk part two."

"Don't remind me." B.A.P's manager sighed. "Good thing they are dating now peacefully."

"Knowing the two of them, I wouldn't be so sure it's peacefully, but its better than the past for sure." Jinu said.

"Agreed."

"Speaking of dating.. I think we should change our company name to 'TS Matchmaking Company'. They are getting along too well." Jinu joked.

"Are you talking about Himchan and Sey?" the older male asked.

"Not only them. But did they really think they could hide it from us? We know them better than anyone and we can tell something is going on between them."

"They are so innocent.." B.A.P's manager laughed.

"Look over there." Jinu pointed at Jongup and Yujin.

"What? They are just talking.."

"Want to bet they will start dating soon?" Jinu smiled. "It looks like there is something going on there.. Watch them closely."

"I think that we are being too easy with the girls. Does that makes any sense they are dating before debuting?"

"At least we know who they are dating.. And they are good kids, all of them."

"The CEO will flip if he finds out, especially about the girls." B.A.P's manager said.

"I know." Jinu sighed.

 

~

 

"Hey there.." Jongup sat next to Yujin.

"Hey.." she answered shyly.

"How is it going?"

"Tiring." she sighed. "And I can't get the dance right."

"Don't worry, it will get easier with time." Jongup smiled.

"I hope so.."

"I can help you out, if you want.. I just need to know your choreography. If I managed to teach Yongguk and Himchan you shouldn't be a problem.."

"Thanks, oppa." she smiled shyly.

"You welcome."

 

~

 

"Here." Yongguk offered me a sandwich.

"Thanks, oppa." I smiled and started unwrapping it.

"Whale, what are you doing?" I heard Matt's voice.

"E.. Ea.. Eating?" I stuttered.

"You need to lose weight." Matt stated, glaring at me.

"Eat." Yongguk ordered.

"My diet.." I said weakly.

"It's okay. Just eat." Yongguk smiled warmly.

"Whale, don't you dare touch it. Unless you want to run five more rounds around the company building. I think you can run a marathon after all the exercise you did today."

"Babe.." Yongguk called softly.

"Whale.." Matt glared at me.

"Eat."

"Don't eat. It's fats. You are already huge."

"I'm sorry, oppa.." I said quietly and put the sandwich away.

Yongguk stared at the sandwich, gave me a disappointed look and launched forward, knocking Matt down to the floor. Before I realized what's going on he was already beating Matt up.

"Oppa, stop!" I tried to pull Yongguk away from the bleeding Matt. He had blood dripping from his mouth, and another bruise near his right eye. Jongup and Zelo tried to pull him away as well, but it was useless.

"I told you already to treat my girlfriend nicely." Yongguk grunted. "What kind of terrible person prevents food from people? Do you even know how much she is suffering because of you?" he landed a punch on Matt's left eye.

"OPPA, STOP!" I begged.

"STAY OUT OF IT!" Yongguk yelled at me. By now Jinu and B.A.P's manager were holding him back so he won't beat Matt further.

"You are so pathetic." Matt muttered. "Is this the best you can do, toy gangster?"

"I haven't started yet.." Yongguk tried to release himself, but it was useless since he was held tightly by the two older males.

"Your girlfriend needs to lose weight. The truth won't change even if you keep telling her lies. If your little friend can't handle criticism and can't take care of herself it's her problem, not mine. I'm only doing my job." Matt stood up.

"That's it." Yongguk freed himself from Jinu and his manager and hit Matt once again. "That was for talking about me and my girl." he kicked Matt's crotch. "And that's for hitting on someone else's girlfriend."

"YONGGUK, STOP IT!" Jinu yelled. Yongguk stopped and looked at him. "Come with me. Everyone else - We are done for the day, so go rest."

Yongguk walked quietly after Jinu, glaring at me and Matt. The look in his eyes when he passed by me scared me. It had something different in it that I couldn't figure out.

 


 

Author's Note:

 

Oops..

I'm stoping it here because the chapter is already long so you'll have to wait a little for the rest :P

 

The dating summary until now:

- Daehyun is dating someone from a rookie girl group

- Himchan is dating Sey

- Yongguk is dating Hyeri

- Sumi wants Yongguk

- Jongup might date Yujin in the future (or not..)

 

Conclusion - The managers knows everything, even if they pretend they don't know anything :P

Which makes sense since they spend a lot of time with their artists and also helps to cover up for them in some cases..

 

As always, thanks for reading, commenting, subscribing and upvoting! <3

 

Have a nice weekend :)

 

M.

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Anfia976 #1
Hello,
How are you? We miss you
Anfia976 #2
Hello,
How are you? We miss you
jmayo81 #3
Chapter 156: Wow, I was blaming both of them at 1st, as things could’ve been handled so much better on both sides. I loved how Himchan & Sey reasoned with both of them, but Hyeri crossed a line once Yongguk apologized. I didn’t feel she necessarily deserved it, but I knew they both needed it.... sure the way he apologized, did seem like a back handed apology, as her kissing technique could’ve been discussed privately. But Hyeri towards Himchan, she needs to make this better, and of course, he hit below the belt, but she had consistently hit below the belt prior & then to hit him!!! I’m not sure how this is going to turn out, thank you for updating!!
infinitecuties #4
Chapter 156: I still one hundred percent believe that this entire situation is one in which Hyeri is very much at fault. I don’t think Yongguk is in a position where Hyeri requires an apology and I don’t think Hyeri even DESERVES an apology. She completely blew a small and minor incident out of proportion.

I do believe that Himchan went slightly too far with the comment he made however Hyeri shouldn’t have been as horrible to him as she was.
jmayo81 #5
Chapter 155: Welcome back!!!!!!!!!!! I was BEYOND happy to see the update, wow so much happened, where to begin? I see Hyeri & Himchan are still at each other’s throats, I do wish they could get along, and that Hyeri would see the validity in what Himchan said, but no matter what, I think time stopped when Yongguk said Sumi was a better kisser. I felt bad, that super slam, even if honest, that was the time to lie. Especially knowing Hyeri... I was shocked she would kiss him after that was said, and kept thinking why does kissing Yongguk keep coming up, even after he said she wasn’t as good of a kisser. .... sighs, once again, he’s storming out and even with his stupid honestly, I can’t say I blame him. Thank you so much for coming back & for updating,
infinitecuties #6
Chapter 155: WOOP WOOP!! MY FAVE FANFIC IS BACK!!! And OMG this is spicy as hell. I just wish Hyeri would stop being a drama queen and finally realise that she needs to get some help and that Yongguk loves her.
Anfia976 #7
Hello how are you? Happy new year ?? Authornim we miss you and the story ? Hope you are fine bye
infinitecuties #8
Chapter 153: Chapter 152: I miss this :,) it was legit the only reason I kept on checking this website
jmayo81 #9
Chapter 153: Thank you for updating despite your busy schedule. I truly hope that Hyeri is ok! She let a lot of things off her chest the night before, and while I do wish she would've thought of the impact her leaving like that would have, I hope they catch her in time before she does something that would change all of their lives. Regarding the comment I just read, there's a difference between constructive criticism & just plain being rude. While it's true, being factual or doing some research on weightier subjects is a good rule of thumb, most of us are adults that don't use fanfics as our barometer of social issues. Assuming what someone's language is, was completely unnecessary to state. You don't have to read the story, if you're a writer, you should understand what it takes to create, upload & continue a story remembering details from previous chapters...etc. If you're not a writer, perhaps you should put yourself in the author's shoes before you begin.
BAPlover716
#10
Chapter 153: I look forward to the next update!