Author’s POV

 

They all look up. 

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Scynthia says under her breath before standing up and facing the person.

“What. The. . Are. You. Doing here?” Scynthia asks through gritted teeth.

“Aw, I miss you, too. I bet your life has been pretty boring without me,” the person says before smirking.

“I ought to you up right here and now,” Scynthia says before lunging at the person, only to have Jeong hold her back.

The person chuckles.  “You think you scare me? That’s cute.”  The person then notices Ann. 

“Hi, Ann. Didn’t notice you there. Then again, you're not much to look at anyways. But how’s your boy situation? Have you seduced any other guys?”  Ann just looks down at the table, too scared to say anything.

"Who the hell are you to say that?" Rose exclaims.

“You do not talk to her like that!” Scynthia yells as she tries to break free from Jeong’s grip.

“I can talk to you peasants however I want,” the person says before smiling, “but it’s cute that you still care for her. Thought you would have defriended her after the whole Hoseok thing. Guess not.”

“Jeong, let me go so I can kill this ,” Scynthia yells which makes Jeong grip her even tighter.

The person chuckles again.  "Not likely. Anyways, I came to say to you all that I'm actually surprised you're debuting."

 “Well, I’d say it was nice seeing you again but then I’d be lying,” the person says before turning to walk away.

However, the person turns back around and goes to Ann, bending down so they’re face to face.  “I hope you break a leg out there, Ann,” the person says before winking.  She then turns around and walks off.

When the person was out of sight, Jeong decides to let Scynthia go.  That was a big mistake because soon after, she kicked her chair down.

“I’ll be in our dressing room if anyone needs me,” Scynthia says before storming off.

“Umm. . .what was that about?” Jeong confusedly asks.

“Ann. Ann, are you alright?” Hyun asks while gently shaking her.

“I. . .umm. . .I-I’m going to go p-practice s-some,” Ann nervously stutters out before leaving the three there.

“Was it me or did Scynthia seem extremely upset and Ann seemed pretty nervous?” Jeong asks.

“She seemed more scared than nervous if you ask me,” Rose says.

A group of seven guys then joins the table of now three.

“Hey guys!” Taehyung excitedly says.

“Hey,” Hyun dejectedly says.

“Where’s the two American girls at?” Yoongi asks before chuckling.

“I think you guys missed something big,” Jeong says.

“You think?” Jin asks.

“Yeah, this chick randomly came to our table and started talking,” Hyun says.

“Yeah and Scynthia seemed really pissed by her presence and Ann looked like she saw a ghost,” Rose adds in.

“What did she look like?” Hoseok curiously asks.

“She had blonde hair and I’m pretty sure she was a foreigner. She was pale but she definitely wasn't Asian or anything.” Jeong says.

“No way. It can’t be,” Jimin says.

“She wouldn’t, would she?” Jungkook asks.

“Where did Scyn and Ann go?” Jin urgently asks.

“Um, Scyn said she went to our dressing room and Ann said she went to practice, which I highly doubt,” Hyun says.

Right after Hyun answered, Jimin and Hoseok went running off.

“Are we missing something?” Jeong asks.

“Yeah, we’ll tell you on the way,” Namjoon says.

“Tch. As if anything you say will be the truth,” Rose says before standing up and walking away, the rest already following her.

 

 

 

Rose’s POV

 

I was walking with the guys when I felt a tug on my wrist, causing me to spin around.  My sight set on something I particularly did not want to see.

“What do you want?” I say while pulling my wrist from his grip.

“What’s wrong? Are you okay? Did she do something to you,” Namjoon worriedly asks.

“As if you’d care,” I say before turning around again, only to be pulled back.

“Can you stop and leave me alone?” I say.

“Not until you tell me what’s wrong and what’s gotten you so upset. I don’t like my Rose all angry and bothered,” he says.

I couldn’t help but chuckle at this.  “The hell I am. We are not a couple, which you made pretty clear.”

“What? When did I say that? Rose, what’s going on?” Namjoon asks all confused.  That’s right. Just play the dumb card.

“I wish you would stop lying. If you weren’t serious about this and just wanted to play games with me, you should’ve just said something, instead of wasting both of our times.”

“Meigui, what are you talking about? Can you please just explain to me because I have no idea what's going on,” he says.

“Why don’t you go ask your side-chick, hmm? Or go ask the hundreds of girls who are probably lined up, just waiting for you."  I shake my head, "You are just like him,” I say.

He went to open his mouth but closed it again.  I took a breath before looking at the ground.  “I know I’m not that pretty and I know I’m not the best dancer, and I know I can be head-strong a lot of the time. To be honest, singing is all I have. But, it still hurts, you know. If you didn’t like me, you should have just said it,” I say before sniffling. I then look back up at him.  “But then again, we were never official or anything, so I guess I don’t have any right to call you a cheater.”

“Cheater? Rose, what is going o-“

“I’m going to go now. My group is probably wondering where I’m at,” I say before leaving again, leaving a frozen Namjoon behind.

 

And that’s when the tears finally fall.

 

 

 

Scynthia’s POV

 

“I cannot believe that ing has the audacity to show her ing face here,” I say as I pace back and forth in our dressing room.  The guys came entered not too long ago, except for Jimin, Rose, and Najoon.  Jimin went looking for Ann.  The hell if I know where Rose and Namjoon are.

“I can’t believe she came back,” Jungkook says.

“That probably never left!” I angrily say.

“I know you’re going to hate me for saying this, but you need to calm down, Scyn,” Hoseok says.

“Calm down? Do you not remember what she did to us? We almost got banned from seeing each other. Do you not remember the crap she put Ann through? She was on ing crutches for weeks! She couldn’t even dance for her dance team at school! Do you know how many times Lauren and I had to comfort her because she had those damn nightmares?! That even tried to mess with Lauren? And you’re telling me to calm the down?!” I exclaimed.

I start pacing again, until I met the wall.  I then kicked it with all my might. 

“Stupid ing . I swear, if she does one little thing, I will not be an idol but will be a prisoner instead,” I say.

“I know you’re upset and you have every right to be. But you have to stay calm, for yourself and the rest of the group, especially for Ann. She’s probably terrified right now. If she sees you all worked up then she’s just going to be freaked out even more,” Jin says to me.

“Yeah, we already told Hyejin and she’s on her way,” Taehyung says.

"Yeah. Just try to focus on us performing tonight," Jeong chimes in.

I take a few calm breaths.  “Fine, fine. That is lucky we’re debuting today,” I say before taking a seat.

 

What a ing day.  This just had to show up and ruin it.

 

 

 

Namjoon’s POV

 

I stood there in shock, watching Rose walk away from me.  She looked like she was about to cry, which just broke me.  I have to figure out what she’s talking about. 

I began walking, hoping she really did go back to Royalty’s dressing room.

What on earth could she be talking about?  She mentioned that I was just like him and that she couldn’t call me a cheater.  Did her previous boyfriend cheat on her?  I start thinking back on what all happened today.

As I’m walking and in my thoughts, I hear music blaring from somewhere.  As I continue to walk, it starts getting louder.  I then stop in front of a door and put my ear against it, listening to the familiar music.  Hmm. . .it could be Ann.  They did say she went to practice.

I slowly open the door, only to find her pacing back and forth.

“Ann,” I say, making her gasp and jump in place.  “Sorry, didn’t mean to startle you,” I say as I come in all the way.

“N-n-no. No worries,” she says.

“Are you alright, Ann?” I ask her.

“I’m fine. Everything is fine,” she says to me.  I don’t believe her but I drop it.  I don’t think I’m the one she needs to talk to anyways.

“Did you need something, oppa?” she asks when she finds me staring into space.

“Ah yes. I know this is bad timing and all but you wouldn’t happen to know what happened to Rose?” I hesitantly ask.

“Oh. Did she talk to you any?” she asks.

“She kind of just went off on me. I tried asking what happened but she never really told me.”

She nods at my answer, seeming to be contemplating something.  “I guess I can tell you. Unnie said she saw you talking to some dancer and that she was practically all over you. And I guess she heard some of the conversation, too. I told her to talk to you and hear you out but I guess she didn’t do that.”

“. Nothing even happened. I pushed her away and everything. Damn it. She must’ve left before that. Damn it!” I exclaim.

“I’m sure you can fix it. I really hope you can. If not, Jeong and Hyun oppas are going to go after you,” she tells me.

“How bad is it?” I nervously ask.

“Let’s just say they think Jin oppa will be a good replacement leader,” she says.

“Damn. Alright, thanks, Ann. I owe you,” I say as I turn around and head to the door.  Before stepping out, I look over my shoulder.  “And don’t worry, Ann. I’m sure everything will be alright,” I say and leave.

 

As I walk down the hall, I bump into Jimin.

“Hey, Jimin. She’s two doors down,” I tell him.  He then breathes out a sigh of relief.

“How is she?” he asks.

“She says she’s fine but you know how she is. You should go talk to her,” I tell him.

He nods and says a “Thanks hyung,” before running off.

Alright.  Now to make things right with my Rose.

 

 

 

 

 

Ann’s POV

 

I couldn’t help but pace back and forth.

“She wouldn’t do anything, right? I mean, it’s our debut. She wouldn’t hurt anyone. No, no. She can’t. Or would she?” I find myself talking out loud.

“Ann, you worry too much,” I hear someone say.

I jumped before turning around.  “Why is everyone scaring me?”

I saw a small smile on his face.  “Sorry about that.”

I roll my eyes then take a seat on the couch.

“Hey,” he says as I feel hit sit next to me.  “What’s on your mind?”

“You know what’s on my mind as I'm sure they told you. She’s on my mind. What if she does something again? What if it’s worse than a hurt ankle? What if she hurts someone else? The more I think about it, the more I think I should have stayed in America and never came back,” I say.

“Ann, I know you’re scared to go back on stage because of what happened last time. I wish I could tell you that everything will be perfect and no one will get hurt but I can’t. But just know that you have so many people here that care and are going to protect you. And just know that I’m going to try my hardest to make sure nothing happens to you. You just have to promise me one thing, though,” he says.

I look at him.  “What is that?”

“Promise me that you’ll go out there and give it your all. Don’t worry about anything else but performing, your fans, and having fun,” he says.

I couldn’t help but sigh.  “I’ll try.”

“No. I can’t accept that.”

I glare at him.  “Fine. I promise, then.”

He smiles his big cheeky smile.  “There, that wasn’t so had was it?”

“Yeah, yeah. Whatever,” I say before standing up.

He stands up as well and faces me, before bringing me into his embrace.

I feel his chin on top of my head, one hand cupping the back of my head, the other around my shoulders.  I brought arms around his waist.

“You got this, Ann. Just throw out all of your fears and focus on performing. Once you get on stage, you’re going to become a whole different person. Just do your best and have fun.”

I felt relaxed and quite comfortable in his embrace, not really wanting to leave.

“Thanks, oppa,” I say in his chest.

 

 

 

 

 

Namjoon’s POV

 

Aish!  Where is this girl at?  Just as I was thinking this, I accidently bumped into someone.  Luckily, I caught them before they fell back.

“I’m so sor-oh. It’s you,” she says as she pulls away from my hold.

“Rose, can you just hear me out please?” I ask.

“No. I don’t want to talk to you nor do I want to see you right now,” she says before turning around but I grab her wrist.

“Meigui, please. I can explain. Just liste-“

“I said no! Now if you excuse me, I have a debut to get ready for,” she says as she pulls out of my grip and walks away.

I run a hand through my hair.  “!”

 

No.  I’m not stopping.  She’s too important to me and I’ll be damned if I give up now.

 

I smile to myself.

 

 

I got a plan.

 

 

 

 

 

Someone’s POV

 

"Excuse me, are you the director?" I ask.

"Oh, yes I am. And you are?" she asks me.

"Hello," I smile as I put out my hand out for a handshake.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"I'm Jenny and I'm the substitute co-host."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, damn!

 

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Peace??