“You said to call you today,” Jeongmin says to Yoo Sawng. She rubs her temple with her free hand and turns around, walking away from the dressing room.

          “Why this late though?”

          “It’s the only free time I have. So, have you talked to Chaerin and Bae Kyon about the date?”

          “No. I mentioned it to Bae Kyon and she still hasn’t brought it up. You know, you are really being a jerk.”

          “I didn’t mean to send the text like that!” Jeongmin depends himself.

          “Well you caused a lot of problems,” Yoo Sawng says angrily. “If I get Chaerin-ah to go with you, Bae Kyon-ah         and Minwoo-ssi, you owe me big time for sneaking behind my group members’ backs!”

          “I know.”

          “So, let me get this straight,” Yoo Sawng says into the phone, tapping her chin. “You don’t like Chaerin?”

          “No,” Jeongmin chuckles, “It is just fun seeing her get all stressed out when I .”

          “I’ll see if I can get those two to go on this ‘date’.”

          “Thank you.”

          “Yeah, yeah.”

          “Annyeong noona!”

          “Annyeong.”

          “Who were you talking to?” S.Me asks, walking up behind Yoo Sawng. She needed to get up and walk around; otherwise she would’ve fallen asleep on the couch. She chuckles and walks in front of her unnie, seeing her shocked expression.

          “Jeongmin the Jerk.”

          S.Me laughs, “Jeongmin oppa. Remember when he is around it is Jeongmin oppa!”

          “He’s not around, so I don’t have to call him that.”

          “Neh.”

          “Did you have fun acting with Changjo today?”

          “Neh,” S.Me nods. “It was fun. Vizio went a bit overboard.”

          “Doesn’t she always?”

          “She even mentioned in the elevator that EunMi should have a couple name for us soon. Unnie, I don’t like him like that!”

          “OMO!” Yoo Sawng says, holding her hand over as she laughs out loud. S.Me just chuckles and watches her unnie laugh.

          “So, why did you talk to Jeongmin the Jerk?”

          “About the thing between him, Chaerin-ah, and Bae Kyon-ah,” she tells her. “It’s pretty ridiculous and I want it straightened out.”

          “How are you going to do that?”

          “If I tell you, you can’t tell anyone else, arasso?”

          S.Me nods and Yoo Sawng starts telling the girl her plan.

          Before the girls headed back to their dorm, they watched the clips of the music video that they had. They didn’t know how it would turn out, but they knew they did the best they could.

          In the van on the way back to the dorm, S.Me, EunMi, and Chaerin all fall asleep. Yoo Sawng thinks about her plan. Vizio bounces in her seat, watching the lights as they pass. Bae Kyon just keeps glancing at Yoo Sawng. After about 30 minutes of driving, Vizio drifts off to sleep and Yoo Sawng is watching videos on her phone.

          “U-Unnie?” Bae Kyon whispers, making sure not to wake the other members.

          “Neh?” Yoo Sawng whispers back, looking up from her phone. Bae Kyon is glad they are sitting in the farthest seat in the back of the van and they are sitting together. The girls continue to whisper amongst themselves.

          “What did you mean?”

          “What do you mean?”

          “‘You still have a date with Jeongmin oppa and Minwoo-ssi.’”

          “Oh. That…” Yoo Sawng stays expressionless and starts playing a game on her phone. “You and Chaerin-ah are going on a date with Jeongmin the Jerk and Minwoo-ssi.”

          “What?”

          “You heard me.”

          “Why?”

          “So Jeongmin will stop calling me and leave all of us alone!”

          “How is going on a date with him going to make him leave us alone?”

          “I don’t know.”

          Bae Kyon sighs and watches Yoo Sawng play her game. After a couple minutes, Yoo Sawng takes out her earbuds and puts on in her ear and gives the other to Bae Kyon, who hesitantly takes it and puts it in her own ear. They start listening to “The Boys” by Girl’s Generation.

****

          “Remember, only you and S.Me know,” Yoo Sawng says to Bae Kyon and S.Me, who are looking at the girl (more like staring creepily). The girls nod and Yoo Sawng looks around to make sure no one is around. Vizio is currently out somewhere (she wouldn’t tell where she went) and Chaerin is at the dance studio. EunMi is playing video games in her room.

          “Alright, so tomorrow you and S.Me-yah will take Chaerin-ah to the restaurant that Jeongmin wants you two to go to. About fifteen minutes into it, you, S.Me-yah, will sneak out and meet Jeongmin and Minwoo-ssi outside, where you will leave the restaurant and come back here. They will go in and start the ‘date’ with Chaerin-ah and Bae Kyon-ah. Got it?”

          Bae Kyon just nods, while S.Me blinks a few times. Yoo Sawng raises an eyebrow, waiting for the girl to respond.

          “I think…I got it!” S.Me smiles wide and nods excitedly. “But…why does Jeongmin even want this ‘date’ if he doesn’t like Rinnie?”

          Yoo Sawng shrugs, “He said it is fun teasing her. Apparently they met awhile back and she keeps ignoring him.”

          “I ship SungRin anyways,” EunMi says, peeking from behind the couch. “Not JeongRin.”

          The three girls jump and EunMi starts laughing, standing up to see the girls. Yoo Sawng just stares at her, doe-eyed; S.Me starts laughing and Bae Kyon’s face is flushed after being scared.

          “What’s with you and the couple names?” S.Me asks EunMi when EunMi sits down on the couch by her.

          “It’s fun. Besides, it is fun teasing Chaerin-ah…even if she is my best friend. She hates being teased.”

          “So, you know about the plan?” Yoo Sawng asks EunMi, blinking.

          EunMi nods, “I hope Jeongmin gets punched in the face.”

          “Don’t say that,” Bae Kyon speaks up. “That’s mean.”

          “So, when is this ‘date’?” EunMi asks, ignoring Bae Kyon’s comment.

          “Tomorrow,” Yoo Sawng says. “Want to help out?”

          “Does it involve girly things?”

          “It involves being secretive and  spy-like,” S.Me grins evilly. “We can wear pink, frilly dresses and sparkly high heels though, if you want.”

          EunMi glares at S.Me, “Are you asking for a punch in the face-“

          “Yah!” Yoo Sawng kicks EunMi. “Stop being mean to your unnie!”

          “She started it!” EunMi points at S.Me, who in return is sticking her tongue out at her. Yoo Sawng shakes her head and puffs her cheeks. Her dongsaengs are so childish. Boy is she glad that she isn’t the leader.

          Bae Kyon sits there and listens as Yoo Sawng starts explaining the plan to EunMi again. She is lost in her own train of thoughts. Was this plan really going to work?

 Come on, Bae Ae Sook! Be positive! I mean, Jeongmin will get whatever he wants and will leave you alone. Chaerin-ah on the other hand…oh gosh! She’ll hate you from now on! Maybe…maybe I should back out. Yeah, back out. But…Jeongmin asked you to come. Why do you even care about Jeongmin? He’s just some player boy who used you. To get your own group member...your dongsaeng...your bestie...your roommate...your sister. Aish! I need…I need a therapist.

          “Sounds fun! Can I wear all black and maybe a ski mask and-“

          “We don’t want to look like burglars,” S.Me says to EunMi, cutting her off.

          “Well, we don’t want to look like stupid-“

          “You will go dressed normal, arasso?” Yoo Sawng shuts them up. Bae Kyon just stands up, walking into the kitchen. Those three are sure loud. She grabs banana milk from the refrigerator and grabs a straw. What was she going to wear anyways?

*****

          “Your Korean has improved a lot,” U-Kwon says to Vizio, who is drinking a bottle of water. She sits Indian style on their couch.

          “It’s shocking,” Zico says. “Are you still trying to speak English?”

          Vizio nods and sits the bottle of water down on the floor beside the couch. “I can speak English, thank you very much.”

          “Introduce yourself then.”

        Vizio just crosses her arms and opens to speak, “Hi. I em Vee-zee-oh.”

          U-Kwon and P.O bust out laughing and she just glares at them. It wasn’t her fault that her English skills aren’t that good. It’s just…they aren’t the best.

          “Nice to meet you, Vizio,” Zico says, chuckling. “You really need to work on your skills.”

          “My skills are just fine.”

          “Vee-zee-oh,” U-Kwon mocks her.

          “Oh like you can speak English any better!” Taeil says to U-Kwon, hitting the back of the younger’s head. “Go ahead! Speak in English for us.”

          U-Kwon laughs and nods, “Fine! I will! Hi, I am YOO-KWON!”

          “What is your favorite color?” Zico asks, trying his best to speak the English he has been trying to learn.

          U-Kwon just chuckles and replies, “It’s nice…to…uh…meet chu.”

          “That was wrong,” Jaehyo speaks up, laughing. “I even knew what he said.”

          “Hep hap,” Vizio blurts, smiling smugly. Everyone just looks at Vizio, wondering why the randomness. It wasn’t unusual when Vizio visited that she was random and crazy, but she is a bit more…more so than before.

          “So, when is your group’s official debut?” Jaehyo asks, looking at the girl normally now. U-Kwon chuckles randomly. Vizio gives him a weird look and looks at Jaehyo.

          “Um…the beginning of January,” she replies, remembering when. She forgot for a minute. She nods her head, noting that she needs to keep track of the actual date. Did JunSeong tell the girls when the date was? I’m sure he did. Maybe…oh. I think I was making those popping noises with my finger in my mouth. Oops~

          “Do you have a concept?” B-Bomb asks.

         Gaenyeom? What word is that? “What’s ‘gaenyeom’?” Vizio asks. Without thinking, she grabs her phone and clicks the ‘google translate’ app and has B-Bomb type in the correct spelling of the word: 개념

          He hands her the phone back and she nods, making an ‘o’ shape with , “Concept~”

          Zico chuckles, “And you are the leader of the group, right?”

          Vizio nods. Did he mean something by that? She leans back against the couch and raises an eyebrow, crossing her arms again.

          “How?” U-Kwon asks, “Zico is younger than me and he is the leader.”

          “It’s because he is a great leader,” Taeil says. “You’d run us into the ground probably. You’re kind of…crazy sometimes.”

          “This is why you aren’t leader,” P.O says to them. “You’re too blunt about things.”

          “Hep hap,” Vizio says. Everyone looks at her again, a couple of them laughing. She just shrugs and tries her best to act ‘cool’. “You know…since a couple of you are dancers, I’d avoid the maknae of our group.”

          “Why?” the all ask together, exchanging glances once they realize they all spoke together.

          “Because she is like…a beast at dancing,” Vizio tries saying, getting ‘jim-seung’ mixed up by saying ‘sim-jeung’ which means ‘beast’. The boys realize she messed up and don’t say a think, except for U-Kwon laughing, which made him get hit over the head…again.

          “I’d watch yourself or you are going to get arrested and get a restraining order again,” Kyung tells U-Kwon, chuckling. “She still has that on you.”

          “I did not kidnap her!” U-Kwon defends himself. “I thought she was Zico!”

          Vizio just rolls her eyes. Here’s the story behind that:

Vizio first met U-Kwon when U-Kwon mistook Vizio for Zico. U-Kwon and Zico had agreed to meet up at the bus stop so they could go to practice together. Vizio was at the bus stop and had just gotten out of work. She was wearing a ginormous hoodie and had the hood draped over her face. Because she was so tired, she fell asleep at the bus stop. About an hour later, she felt someone grab her and pull her into a car. U-Kwon had taken her thinking it was Zico! Once she pulled her hood off, she saw U-Kwon who was just as confused. Vizio threatened to call the police and once she did, U-Kwon was rumored to have been dating Vizio which of course was not true. Vizio filed a restraining order on U-Kwon and pressed charges against him for kidnapping. She ended up withdrawing from the trial and told U-Kwon, “If you come near me again, I will bite you.”

          “That or she will bite you,” Zico says, remembering her last words to U-Kwon months ago.

          Vizio’s phone starts ringing and she pulls it from her overall’s pocket, clicking the ‘answer’ button. She holds up her index finger to the boys and she answers: “Yoboseyo?”

        “Where are you? I said meet me at Banjakk Byeol café about twenty minutes ago!” Fei says into the phone in Mandarin. “Where are you?”

          “I’m coming! I forgot! Sorry!” Vizio speaks into the phone (in Mandarin). “I’ll be there in ten minutes!”

          “See you then.”

          Vizio hangs up and grabs her water bottle from the floor, stands up, and chuckles. “I forgot I am meeting Fei Fei for lunch. I’ll see you guys later!”

          “Bye!” they all chorus, Zico and U-Kwon giving her the ‘peace sign’ back.

          With that, Vizio bows and gives a ‘peace sign’ and runs to the door, quickly putting her converse on and running out the door.

          “I am becoming too forgetful!” Vizio says to herself as she runs to find a taxi.

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tina_luvs_music: Yeah, it is funny how roleplaying Mikunnie is a hobby. She's pretty awesome at guessing what will/can happen next. ^^; And they are very different~! It's fun having different characters like this and it is very fun to write!

I am trying my best to have scenes with their own personal spotlight (with their friends and couple pairings) but it gets hard because the girls rarely split up...especially during this time. But, some of them start sneaking out and seeing friends without their manager's permission, so we may see more of their own spotlight scenes. :3

SweetSabry: I kind of thought everyone would be all: Vizio is going to get the acting role because she is an actress. So, I made sure to choose someone no one  would expect. As for the styles of the characters, they are very unique and reflect their personalities. It's great and I try to add their own flair to the outfits I create for them...I'm not the best designer, but I try. ^^; Changjo + Bae Kyon? We shall seeeee~

Keke~ You're so sweet~! ^.^  I think my jokes are lame.. and I'm glad you love the story~! I'm an awesome author? Thanks~ <3 :')

&&I am sure that le fans will love Lilac...or will they?

Caramel-chan: ^.^ Keke, I'm glad you love the chapter! I feel like I'm not putting as much as I need to... Bae Kyon is cute~! Her personality is coming out more and she is starting to act a bit like Chaerin (I think and so does my friend) ^^;  Another Chango + Bae Kyon comment~ We'll see how this  turns out! ^.^V

"That's right, Yoo Sawng, you go in there & be a boss. That's how you be doin' it, gurrrllll" I honestly laughed out loud at that~! xD So funny~

Mikunnie: Yoo Sawng doesn't necessarily "hate" anyone, but at the moment she has a certain boy who won't leave her alone. If you're reading this now...and just read  the chapter... I'm sure you understand. ^^;  And mkay~ See you when you make your 'real' comment~! And I agree, Changjo is so cute! I'll think he'll be in this some more...