Jeong’s POV

I looked over my shoulder to make sure the bathroom door was closed.

“Alright,” I begin talking, “What is up with Ann?”

Me, Hyun, and Rose came back to the dorm last night. I went to go check on Scyn and Ann, only to find them asleep on the floor. I had Hyun help me put the two in bed. Now it’s morning and I’d thought it’d be the perfect time to see what’s up.

“Ann completely lost it last night,” Scyn says as she closes the refrigerator.

“What do you mean?” I ask.

“I came back here only to find her on the floor looking at herself in the mirror. Then she randomly started telling me the weights and heights of other girl idols,” she says.

“So she’s having issues about her appearance?” I ask.

“That’s what it seems like. But I don’t think she told me everything. I think someone told her off because she said something about how she didn’t belong here because of how dark she is.”

“So someone was being racist towards her?” I ask, my hands already clenching into fists.

“That’s what I’m thinking. She wouldn’t tell me who it was but I have a good feeling it’s someone at the company,” she says.

“Someone at the company did what?” Hyun asks as he walks into the kitchen.

“We think someone at the company has been messing with Ann,” I say.

“Is that why she’s been acting weird?” he asks.

“Apparently. I just hope she’s better today,” Scyn says.

“Well, I’m ready to kick some if needed,” Hyun says. That’s when we hear a door open. We all turn to see Ann coming to the kitchen.

“Morning, Ann,” I say.

“Morning,” she replies back.

“Ready for another day of tortuous of practice, shorty?” Hyun asks with a chuckle.

I noticed Ann tense up for a bit before she answered. “Yeah, sure.”

“Well unnie says she’s getting breakfast on her way to pick us up,” Scyn says, to which Ann only nods.

Rose then comes into the kitchen, her eyes and fingers glued to her phone.

“Texting your fiancé this early in the morning?” I say with a smile.

“No, I’m texting Chung. He seriously does not believe me when I say I can cook. It’s really starting to piss me off,” Rose says.

“You’re texting Chung? The dancer we just met yesterday?” Scyn asks.

“Yup,” Rose says.

“Does Namjoon know about this?” Scyn asks. She just shrugs.

“Well, I know if Hana was texting some dude constantly like that, I would be pretty pissed myself,” Hyun says.

“I would have to agree with that,” I say.

“He’s just a new friend. I don’t see what the big deal is,” Rose says.

“Oh Rose, such a clueless person aren’t you?” Scyn says, making me chuckle.

“What do you think, Ann?” Rose asks her.

“What?” she asks.

“I said what do you think? There shouldn’t be a problem with this,” Rose says.

Ann just shrugs. “I’m gonna get my bag,” she says before walking back.

“Well what’s with her mood this morning?” Rose asks as she goes back to her phone.

“She’s going through some image issues. I think she doesn’t feel too good about herself,” I say.

“Well that’s stupid,” Rose says.

“What?” Scyn asks.

“Oh sorry. That was meant for Chung,” Rose says.

I stare at the other two who just shrug. “Anyways, how do we help, Ann?” I ask.

“It’s probably just a phase,” Rose says while going back to her room.

“I have a feeling that her phone is going to be broken by the end of the day. By who is the question,” Scyn says.

“Well, the first thing we have to do is make sure she’s eating. I’m pretty sure she hasn’t eaten at all yesterday and I refuse to allow her to starve herself.” I nod in agreement.

“Well, noona is here,” I say looking at my phone.

“Rose and shorty! Let’s go!” Hyun yells out.

Today is gonna be one hell of a day.

Scynthia’s POV

We step into the already full practice room. I scan it to see that the guys and dancers are already here. Some are chatting away while others are actually stretching and getting ready for practice. I watch as Ann goes to the corner and begins stretching herself.

“I’ll go hang with her,” Jeong says to me before walking over to Ann.

To say the ride here was a struggle would be an understatement. I never thought I’d see the day where I had to make my best friend eat. Even when she’s sick she still eats food.

I scan the room again and spot the person who I wanted to talk to. I put my stuff down and walk up to the blonde haired man. When I walk up to him, seeing him and Nari talking animatedly to each other. 

“Sorry to interrupt but I need to borrow Jimin for a few,” I nicely say or I try at least.

“Oh yeah, no problem,” Jimin says as he stands up from the ground.

“Hi Scynthia! And sure, we were just talking about the dances and all! I’ll see you both when we start,” she says before getting upper from the ground and walking away. I swear something is up with her.

“You two must still be catching up,” I simply say.

He nods with a smile. "Yeah. Isn't she great?"

“Yeah. Anyways, I’m here to talk about Ann.”

“Is she feeling better? I wanted to come visit last night but we came back pretty late,” he says.

“We’ll talk about that later. You’re not doing anything to hurt her are you?” I ask him.

“What? No! Why would you ask that?”

“You’re not pressuring or forcing her to do anything are you?”

“No! Where is this coming from, Scynthia? Is Ann alright?” he asks.

I can tell he’s getting irritated by my questions. I let out a sigh, figuring he was telling the truth.

“When I came back to the dorm last night, me and Ann kinda had a chat,” I tell him.

“What about?”

“Apparently someone’s been telling her that she isn’t good enough to be here. Then she completely broke down, saying how she was too fat and that she doesn’t belong here. On the way here, I had to practically force her to eat some food,” I say.

I notice him look over at Ann before meeting my eyes again. “Who told her those things?” he asks.

I shrug. “I have no idea but once I find out it won’t be pretty. But I suggest you go talk to Ann, though. She might feel better after that,” I say before patting his shoulder and walking over to Hobi, one of the people who was actually stretching. I definitely married a dancer.

"Hey babe," he says before kissing my cheek. "How's Ann?" 

"I'm hoping she'll be better after Jimin talks to her," I say as I nod my head towards their direction.

"Random question here, but what do you think of Nari?" I ask.

"Honestly?" He asks and I nod.

"I'm not too fond of her. She's nice but she seems overly nice, if that makes sense. And plus, I think she might have a thing for Jimin. Everytime she's around, she goes straight to him."

"That's what I thought. She just seems really fake," I say.

"Why? She didn't do anything to you did she?" He asks, his eyebrows furrowing.

"No. Just curious is all. Besides, if she did do something, she wouldn't be here right now," I say with a smirk.

"Not gonna lie, you being feisty is pretty hot," he says as he throws an arm around my shoulders.

I playfully scoff, "I'm hot twenty four seven," I say before chuckling.

"Ain't that the truth," he says before kissing me on the lips.

Rose’s POV

“Hey Joonie,” I say as I sit next to him before kissing him on the lips.

“Hey,” he says. I look at him.

“You alright?” I ask. He nods before going back to his conversation with Yoongi. Well, then. Is everyone just in a weird mood today or what? Next thing I know, Chung comes to sit next to me.

“Well hello there,” he says with a smirk.

I roll my eyes. “And what do you want?”

“So rude this morning,” he says.

“Just you wait, I will show you I can cook,” I say glaring at him.

He chuckles. “You know I was just joking, right? I didn’t realize how easy it is to mess with you,” he says.

I shake my head but couldn’t help but smile. “Whatever.” Just then, I felt Joonie move. I look over and see him stand.

“Where are you going?” I ask him.

“Bathroom,” he says before walking away.

“Is he okay?” Chung asks me.

“Y-yeah,” I say, my eyes following his figure walk out the door.

Jimin’s POV

I tentatively walk over to Jeong and Ann. “Hey,” I say to them.

Jeong looks up and smiles. “Hey man.”

“Ann, can I speak with you for a minute. . .outside of here,” I say.

She silently stands up. I lead the way out of the practice room and into an unused one.

“What’s up?” she asks.

“I think I should be asking you that question,” I say.

“What do you mean?” she asks.

“Come on, Ann. I know something is wrong. Why can’t you just tell me?” I say.

“Because there is nothing wrong with me,” she says. I noticed how she hasn’t been able to look into my eyes. I let out a frustrating sigh, trying to calm myself down before I say something I’d regret later on.

“You and I both know it’s not true,” I say.

“I don’t know what to tell you then,” she says as she starts to turn to leave the room. I grab her arm and turn her back around to face me. I put my hands on both her shoulders.

“Look me in the eyes and tell me you’re completely fine,” I say. Instead of looking up into my eyes she looks down at the ground.

“It’s stupid,” she softly says.

“If it bothers you this much then it’s not stupid. Now can you tell me what it is that’s making you this upset?” I say. I hear her breathing rate start to pick up. She finally looks up to me, tears filling up her eyes.

“I know we already had this talk, which is why this is stupid and in stupid for feeling this way but I can’t help it. S-someone said that I shouldn’t be here and that I need to be on a diet. I know I shouldn’t have taken it to heart but it just got to me. I can’t help but compare myself to other idols here,” she says as more tears begin to fall from her eyes. I wrap my arms around her and pull her into my chest and I feel her arms around my waist.

“Ann, I told you before to stop comparing yourself to others. You have to believe me when I say that you are truly beautiful inside and out.” She keeps silent, her crying starting to calm down. I pull her away from me and grab her hand. I lead her towards the mirrors. I face her towards it, with me standing behind her, my hands on her shoulders.

“Now, I want you to look at yourself and tell me what you see,” I say.

“I see a crying mess,” she blandly says. I couldn’t help but smile at that.

“Well, I’ll tell you what I see. I see my beautiful girlfriend who is the nicest and most generous person I’ve ever known. You are an amazing dancer and an awesome singer. You are very smart as well. I also see a healthy woman in front of me. Yeah, you may not be the tallest but you’re the perfect height for me. If you were taller, then I’d feel even more small than I already am.”

I then wrap my arms around her shoulders, my chin on top of her head. “Now please, I don’t want to see you crying over this again. You have plenty of people and fans that love you and think you are beautiful and talented. And I also want you to be able to talk to me about these things. I am always here for you.” She meets my gaze in the mirror and we just stay there staring at each other.

“I guess you’re right,” she quietly says.

I scoff. “I’m always right,” I jokingly say. She turns around and gives me a hug.

“Thanks,” I hear her say. I just kiss the top of her head.

“Ready to head back to practice? They’re probably waiting for us,” I say.

“Yup!” she says with a smile. I take her hand in mine and lead her outside the room.

“Oh and by the way, who’s the one who told you those things?” I ask. Her smile drops and I something flashes in her eyes but it vanished as soon as it appeared. She shrugs and smiles again.

“That’s not important,” she says. I know she isn’t telling me something but I’ll let it go for now.

“Hey Ann,” I say right before she reaches the door handle. She turns and faces me, waiting for me to talk.

“Did y-eh nevermind. Look, I don’t think they started yet,” I say. She looks at me for a minute before nodding.

“Okay then,” she says before opening the door. I was gonna bring up the Nari thing but I figured I’d talk to her about it another time.

"Oh, Jimin! I was just about to come and look for you. Practice is about to start," Nari says.

"Um thanks," I say.

Nari then faces Ann. "I heard you weren't feeling well yesterday. Are you doing better?" She asks.

"Y-yeah. Thanks," Ann says before facing me. "I'm gonna go with the group," she says before walking away.

"I'm glad she's feeling better. I was getting worried," Nari says.

"Thanks for caring," I say.

"Jimin and Hoseok! We're gonna practice your guys' solos first," the choreographer says.

I walk to the middle of the floor, standing next to hyung.

"YOU GOT THIS JIMIN!" Someone yells. I turn around to see that it's Nari.

"Well, seems like you got yourself a little personal fan there," Hoseok says.

I just chuckle and give a thumbs up to Nari.

Another chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed it.

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