We are doing another photoshoot today, this time for the album cover and the photobook that comes with it. The main concept is cheerleading, but the album cover is different since the cheerleading is only used for the title song. Our album cover is more neutral and casual.

We dressed up for the album cover shoot and waited for the staff to prepare the set. The set looked like an apartment's living room. We were sitting on a large couch in the middle of it and there was a big digital clock on the wall showing the hour 5:25. The clock was not working, though, so it always showed the same hour.

"What's that?" Yujin asked curiously, pointing at the clock.

"Your album name is '5:25', so the clock is referring to this." Jinu answered.

"Why this name?" I asked curiously. It's not related to anything.. But on a second thought, it seems that everything in this album is quite random..

"Five girls, 5.5 songs in the album. The average is 5.25."

"Why 5.5 songs?" Sumi asked.

"The intro is not a full song." Jinu stated.

"And here I thought it's related to the actual hour.." Sey said.

"Girls, we need to start filming." The assistant photographer informed us.

"Yes, sir." we bowed politely and went to our position on the couch.

After taking the first couple of photos we changed our position and Sumi and Yujin sat on the floor near us, leaning on the couch. In one of the photos I pretended to read a book and the other girls were doing other things like checking their phones or playing with their hair. When we finished this part of the shoot we examined the pictures. They came out well.

The second part of the shoot was more lively and energetic. We were dressed for a party and we had fun filming this. For the third set of pictures we had an innocent girlfriend look. The set had different locations, from a book store to something that looked like a street. I think that this set of photos will be used for our teaser photos as well. The forth one was individual photos with our dolls.

The last part of our photoshoot refferd to our title song. We were dressed in cheerleading outfits, including the pompoms.

"y.." Sey commented when I came out from the dressing room.

"Thanks." I blushed. The outfit was really pretty, but I wonder how it will be dancing with it since it's short and a little tight in certain places.

"You fit the concept well." she smiled.

"You too." I smiled as well.

Slowly, the other girls joined us as well after changing their clothes. We did several poses together and alone and afterwards we took the individual teaser photos.

~

"Look, someone followed me on twitter!" I beamed when I saw the notification on my phone and showed it to Sey, excited. We were waiting for Eun Hee to finish her shoot. Only her and Yujin were left and we were done for the day.

"It's probably B.A.P or staff from the company." Sumi said. She just has to ruin the mood everytime..

"No, it's not!" I said, smiling. I checked their profile and it looked like the girl is a BABY. I smiled and I was grateful for B.A.P as well for promoting us.

"Hyeri.." Yujin called all of a sudden.

"What is it?" I asked, looking curiously at her.

"I think someone from VIXX followed you as well." I looked at my phone and I saw a new notification. I did followed them earlier today, but I didn't think they will follow me back. "It's probably because we met when I promoted with Yongguk.. They had a comeback at the same time. And I did followed them earlier today.."

"You are so lucky.. You know all this people in real life." she had a dreamy smile on her face.

"You will meet them as well when we'll promote. Backstage is the best way to gain connections and to get to know people in the industry."

~

"That's it." Jinu said smiing when we finished. "We will take the rest of the pictures when you'll film the music video."

"So are we done for the day?" I asked, yawning. This day was tiring and there is nothing I want more right now than my bed. Well, maybe there is one thing.. Seeing Yongguk. I will be really happy if I can see Yongguk and then go to sleep. That would be perfect.

"No, You still have practice with Gun when we reach the company." I frowned.

"Why? It's already late and we are tired." Sumi complained. For a change, I actually agreed with her.

"Because we need to film the music video soon, and you need to know your choreography for that." Jinu said dryly. "Gun told me you are not progressing well."

"Because it's hard! Do you know how complicated our dance is?" Sey exclaimed.

"We are marketing you as an all-around idol group, including hard chorographies, so you have to do it. You won't stand out if you won't follow our instructions."

"But.." Yujin tried to say something, only to get cut off by Jinu.

"Let's go, we are going to be late." Jinu stated and turned to leave. We followed him quietly, realizing we don't have a choice. The more we argue here now the later we are going to start practice, and that's going to affect the amount of hours we will be able to sleep tonight.

~

"Left, right, left, right.. Pretend you are cleaning your windows at home." Gun said while demonstrating the dance move once again. We tried to copy him. It looked funny, but maybe it will look fine with the rest of the dance..

"Make sure you smile and that your'e energetic and lively. You are supposed to be happy and cheerful, it's not working if you look dead and dance like zombies."

"Yes, oppa."

"Let's do it again, from the start."

~

We finished practice at 2AM. I gathered my stuff and trailed behind the girls to our dorm. I was too tired to concentrate on anything, including my surroundings, so I was surprised when I felt a hand cover my mouth. I froze in my place, frightened. We are not in the company anymore, so it could be anybody, including people with bad intentions.. I looked for the other girls, but they were ahead of me since I was walking slowly. They probably wouldn't hear me now even if I scream. What do I do now?

The hand moved a little, covering my mouth better so I won't be able to scream. The hand was surprisingly soft, but who said kidnappers can't have soft hands? Maybe my kidnapper cared about his looks.. I felt another hand on my shoulder, turning me around.

"YOU IDIOT! ARE YOU CRAZY?! YOU SCARED ME!" I yelled at the person in front of me when I realized who it was.

"Sorry, babe." Yongguk smiled innocently. "Why aren't you looking around? What if I was a real kidnapper? I followed you for a while now and you didn't notice anything." he scolded me. I could tell from his tone that he was worried.

"I'm too tired.." I mumbled, looking down at the pavement.

"Let me carry you then." he said and bent down so he can give me a piggyback ride.

"Get up." I ordered, not moving from my spot. "I can walk home and we are outside. People can see us."

"It's 2AM.. There are barely people outside and it's dark. Even if there are people here, they won't be able to recognize us." He argued.

"You are tired." I tried a different excuse.

"I'm in better condition than you. Why are you so stubborn?"

"I don't want to be a burden."

"You are obviously tired since you are not thinking straight anymore." Yongguk said and poked my forehead.

"Let's go." I said and started walking to my dorm. I expected him to follow me, but he stopped in his place.

"What?" I asked, turning around to face him. He got closer to me and without saying anything lifted me up, carrying me in his arms. I wrapped my arms around him so I won't fall down, and he made sure to hold me tightly. One of his arms was holding me beneath my legs and the other one was wrapped around my back and my waist.

"I'm sweaty from practice, I'm heavy, and I ing told you not to carry me. What are you doing?" I scolded him, but still held onto him since he didn't leave me any other choice.. It's either hold onto him for dear life or meeting the pavement and probbaly getting injured in the process as well, so I choose the first option.

"You can get down." he said dryly and released the arm beneath my legs. From the surprise I clung onto him more, afraid I might fall down if I let him go.

"Why aren't you getting down? I thought you didn't want me to carry you." he teased, smirking.

"You are an idiot." I hit his arm.

"Ouch! That hurt!" He complained.

"Not my fault you are weak." I shrugged. At that moment he stopped walking.

"W.. What.. What is it?" I stuttered, trying to understand what's going on. He started walking again, to a different direction. I looked around and I noticed he was heading towards our park instead of my dorm.

"I'm not weak." Yongguk stated and put me down on the bench gently.

"I was just joking.. I know your'e not." I changed my position so I was sitting more comfortably now.

"Never call me weak again." he glared at me. For some reason, it scared me. What is wrong with him? Why would he get all worked up because of one word? I was just joking, I didn't even mean it.. He never acted like this before.

"Alright. I'm sorry." I apologized quickly. "I don't think you are weak. I'm sorry for making such a lame joke, okay?"

"Prove it." he said dryly.

"Huh?"

"Prove you don't think like that."

"How the hell am I supposed to.." I started to protest, but I was interrupted by his lips crushing mine. I was supposed to kiss him back eagerly, especially since I haven't seen him the whole day and I missed him, but I froze. Something feels off.. He was using more force than usual, and I didn't like it. He was almost hurting me with his roughness. It's not that I have a problem with rough kisses, I even like it most of the times, but this kiss was different, and not in a good way.

"Oppa.." I tried to release myself from his kiss, but he just kissed me harder. He probaby didn't even realize I was passive and not kissing him back since he was so into the kiss. What was he trying to do\prove?

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?" I shouted after my hand landed on his left cheek in the shape of a slap. I tried to endure it, but the "kiss", if you can even call it that way since I wasn't involved in it, became too much for me to handle. Yongguk was taken aback for a moment, surprised from my action. He stared at me and tore his gaze away quickly, fixating it on the ground. He bit his bottom lip and moved his feet nervously, like he is thinking hard about something. For some reason he looked so fragile and miserable.. He reminded me a lost puppy that didn't know where he was and what's going on.

"Go home." he said weakly, not looking at me.

"Walk me home." I demanded, staring intently at him.

"Go home." He said again, a little louder this time. His gaze was still on the ground. Why isn't he looking at me?

"At least walk me home.. It's late and I'm scared." I pleaded. I don't know why, but I had a bad feeling that if I'll let him go right now by himself he won't come back to me.

Yongguk gave up and waited for me to walk towards my dorm. He followed me quietly from behind, keeping a distance between us. The short walk probably took only a couple of minutes, but it felt much longer.

"Oppa.." I called when we arrived my dorm. He didn't respond.

"Oppa.." I raised my voice. Still no reaction from him. I approached him and caressed his cheek, the one I slapped. He flinched and pulled my hand away. It hurt. Not physically, since he was gentle and didn't use any force, but emotionally. I ignored my feelings and pecked his cheek.

"Good night, oppa. I will see you tomorrow." I smiled as brightly as I could. He still didn't react. Honestly, it started to worry me and it made my heart ache. I don't like seeing him like this, and I don't like being the reason for his coldness towards me.

I turned around to leave when I heard a soft whisper - "I'm sorry". I hurried to go back to him, holding his face in my hands. He was finally looking at me since I didn't leave him any other choice.

"Let's just say we are even after all the times I hit you?" I smiled, trying to show him I'm not mad. I was mad at first, but my anger faded away when I saw his reaction.

"I.. Didn't know what I was doing." He swallowed his saliva and avoided my gaze. He looked everywhere but at me.

"It's okay." I hugged him tightly. "I'm at fault as well. I'm sorry I called you weak. It was a bad joke, I won't repeat it."

"It's because of her." he suddenly said. Of course it's related to her.. It feels like every scar he has from the past is related to her somehow. I know I shouldn't hate her, but right now I really want to. What did she do to this amazing guy to make him feel like this? He doesn't deserve to go through all the things that happened to him. He deserves a peaceful and happy life.

"What is?" I asked curiously. Yongguk took a deep breath before answering. He was about to open his mouth to speak when my phone beeped, signaling a notification. I checked my phone and my face paled. It was a twitter notification - "I'm looking forward to your debut."

Author's Note:

I'm sorry for giving you a cliff hanger, but it might take a few days until my next update since I'm not sure I can finish it today and I'm going to be busy this week. I'll try to update this week, but if it doesn't work out I'll update in the weekend for sure.

Thanks for reading, commnting, subscribing, etc. It means a lot to me and I'm really thankful for that! <3

M.