The concert ends at ten and we’re immediately taken back to the hotel, ushered into our rooms to change. There’s an after party to celebrate two successful concerts and Kai runs around the room trying to find his tie which he lost while I’m curling my hair in the bathroom. I leave my hair so it’s just soft waves and I put on light makeup that matches my dress.

My dress, by the way. I’m in love with it. It’s gorgeous and I put a white cardigan over it since it’s sleeveless. My heels are and I slip them on, watching Kai rush around looking for his tie.

“HOW DO I LOSE A TIE,” He yells, throwing the blankets off the bed that I’m thankfully not sitting on.

I shrug, watching in amusement. Something catches my eye and I look at Kai’s drawer in the dresser, a black fabric peeking out.

“Er, Kai?” I say and he whips towards me, fuming.
“WHAT?!”

I point at the tie that’s hanging out and he stares at it, gulping.

“Right,” He says, taking it and tying it onto his neck. “I knew it was there.”

I chuckle and we leave the room just as the door across from ours opens. Out comes Luhan and Sehun, both looking unbelievably handsome in plain white button ups and dress shirts. Luhan has a black bow while Sehun has a tie, both of them with their hair styled down. They seriously look very close to perfection, especially Sehun.

I’m honestly not saying that because he’s my boyfriend, either.

…because he’s my boyfriend…

I’m going to have to get used to that.

They’re both staring at me and I blush, backing up behind Kai. Kai swings an arm around my shoulders and makes a ‘pfft’ sound. “She’s my date. Both of you go away.” He says triumphantly and pulls me away. I turn my head and see Sehun and Luhan both walking behind us, Kai yanking me at an unneeded fast pace. Sehun winks at me and I can feel my ears heat up, my head immediately turning back around.

The party is being held in the penthouse which SM booked for the night. It’s on the top floor and the inside is unbelievably huge, gorgeous modern furniture everywhere. A large portion of the wall on the opposite side from the door is a ceiling to floor window, a balcony on the other side leading around the corner of the penthouse and out of sight. Every single SM idol is milling around in beautiful clothes, drinking wine and eating fancy finger food. There’s a bunch of idols slow dancing together in the middle of the room. It looks like the most sophisticated party in the world.

I feel so out of place.

I follow Kai to a table filled with drinks and he hands me a glass of wine. I stare in horror and watch as he brings his own glass to his lips.

“Kai, what the hell!” I hiss and he chuckles.        

“Calm down. It’s just grape soda.”

I stare as he gulps down some more and tentatively take a sip. Delighted to see that it is actually just grape soda, I grin and drink some more.

“This is grape soda,” Kai says, pointing to the table full of glasses of grape soda, then turning and pointing at a table across the room full of white wine. “And that’s wine. Don’t get them confused.”

I chuckle and finish off the grape soda, putting the glass down. A hand grabs my wrist and I turn to see Taemin dressed nicely in a plain white shirt and black coat. I laugh when I see black converse peeking out from under his dress pants.

“You look really pretty Eunji!” Taemin says.

“Thanks, Taemin. You look handsome, especially your shoes…” I trail off, laughing. He chuckles and holds out his hand. “May I have this dance?” He asks, grinning. I smile and put my hand in his and he leads me away. “You may,” I reply formally and he laughs at me.

He takes me to the center of the couples who are dancing and places a hand on my waist, holding my other hand in his. I put my hand on his shoulder and we move slowly along, him talking nonstop. It’s weird how we’re dancing, much closer than we should but I’m completely comfortable because Taemin’s almost a replica of Kai in the way that I see him. He’s slightly annoying but hilarious and he’s like a brother to me.

He’s telling me about how he almost slipped on stage and I laugh when he blames Kai for some unexplainable reason.

“Don’t you get nervous?” I ask and he frowns a little.

“What do you mean?”

“Like… at the thought of thousands of people judging your every move and making sure they notice all the details and pointing out all your flaws?”

Taemin stares at me, his lips parted as his breathing picks up. “Well,” he states, sounding blown away, “Now that you mention it, I… Thanks, Eunji. I’m never going on stage again.” He huffs, pouting and I laugh at him.

“Yah, Taemin stop flirting with my sister and come over here!” Kai yells from across the room, a lot of people laughing at his stupidity. Taemin reluctantly lets go and I smile, watching them leave. I walk out of the dancing area and lean against a wall, watching all the happy faces everywhere.

“Hey, Eunji!”

I turn around and smile at Sungmin, who looks extremely good in a simple suit. His eyes are twinkling and he’s grinning, looking at me knowingly.

“So,” He grins, elbowing me softly, “Whatcha got there?” He asks, pointing at the Pacman ring on my finger.

Oh jeez.

I know where he’s going with this.

“A ring?”

“Mhm. Who gave it to ya?” He asks, his smile stretching by the second.

“Sehun?”

“Ah, I see.”
“You already asked me this before, Sungmin,” I say, my cheeks tinting pink slightly.

He raises an eyebrow. “I did, but that was before… ah herm herm.”

I feel like punching what he has to say out of him.

“Before what?” I ask innocently.

“You know... before…. You and Sehun.” He winks and I snort.

“Me and Sehun what?” I ask and his expression sinks slightly.

“You… Did you turn him down?!” He gasps and I stare at him, confused.

“I-“

“You turned him down,” Sungmin states again, crestfallen. He turns around and I watch as he shuffles towards a bush, tapping someone behind it. “Yah Hyukjae, she turned him down.”

Eunhyuk stands up straight and I watch in horror as they trudge over to Donghae, sighing heavily. They take out a bunch of bills from their pockets and hand them over to the grinning Donghae, who accepts them easily.

Wh…

Did-

Did they bet on Sehun and I?!

I walk over to them, staring at the money. “What’s that for?” I ask, pointing at it.

The three guys freeze and Eunhyuk sighs, rubbing the back of his head. “Well, we, uh, kinda bet on you and if you’d say yes or no to Sehun, and Sungmin and I thought you’d say yes, but Donghae said you wouldn’t say yes so quickly, so we bet, and since you turned him down-“
“I didn’t,” I say abruptly.

They stare at me, confused. “You didn’t what?” Sungmin asks, his smile slowly returning to his face.
I blush, fiddling with the ring on my finger. “I said yes,” I mumble.

They don’t speak for much too long until Eunhyuk and Sungmin cheer loudly and I shush both of them. “But don’t… tell people, okay?”

They nod knowingly and Donghae hands back the money as well as a bunch of notes from his pocket. I can’t help but feel bad for him... but it is his fault for betting on us.

After they ask how they did on stage and I compliment them endlessly I break away from their conversation, making my way outside onto the balcony. No one’s here, which is completely surprising seeing as there’s an unbelievably gorgeous view of the Tokyo city at night, tall buildings and cars lighting up the dark night. I walk along the balcony, turning the corner where the wall is no longer a window though the music is just as loud as inside. My feet are slightly aching from being tilted in such high heels and I slip them off, putting them next to the wall. A light wind pulls at my hair and I walk in small circles, completely distracted by the beautiful simplicity of the moment.

I twirl on my feet, closing my eyes. It feels really simple and nice right now and I feel calm and peaceful with no one around.

As if just to contradict what I was just thinking, a hand lands on my wrist and I spin around, coming face to face with Sehun. My heart begins to thump and he smiles sweetly, letting go of my wrist.

“You know,” He says, taking a small step towards me, “You danced with Taemin but you didn’t dance with me.”

I want to take a step back but my body refuses, staying still as he comes closer.

I actually want him to ask what I know he’s going to ask.

He tilts his head slightly and I can’t help but admit that he is unbelievably good looking when he looks innocent and sweet and caring and… loving? I don’t know what his expression is saying. But he’s looking at me with an expression of such intensity…

I gulp and the corners of my lips tilt up.

“May I have this dance?” He asks politely and I nod, knowing my voice will crack if I try saying anything.

He approaches me, closing the small distance between us and he wraps his hands around my waist, pulling me towards him. I put my hands around his neck and we sway slowly to the loud slow song playing inside.

He moves his hands so they’re intertwined behind my back, bringing us even closer. I blush and blush further when I see him tilting his head down until his lips hit my cheek. His lips stay there for what feels like a century, a soft yet sweet kiss. I can feel the heat rush to my cheek and he pulls away, his head still close to me and his eyes delving into mine.

“You look very beautiful today, Eunji,” He breathes and butterflies erupt into my stomach.

“You look nice too,” I smile, and unconsciously I lay my head on his shoulder.

The butterflies in my stomach cause havoc and I close my eyes as we slowly move along to the music, Sehun’s hold on me feeling more comfortable and warm than anything I’ve ever felt.

School's starting in two days so I won't be able to update as much but I promise I'll try to update at least once every other day or so :3