Nicky was still in her hotel room when someone knocked on her door. “Yesung, hi!” she said opening the door and letting him in. “Hi, noona. I miss roommate” he said entering and pouting. “Your roommate is at the gym” she said laughing. “Oh! You good?” he asked. “Yes, I am.” She replied smiling. “ Arasso. I take this” he said grabbing Leeteuk’s bag from the floor. “I’ll send him over there if I see him” Nicky told him as he left her room. “That was weird” she said closing the door. Her laptop started beeping and she picked it up. “Hello Jessy!” she said looking at the screen. “Hi Vero!” Jessy replied. “What’s new?” Nicky said. “Well, I saw a very interesting video on YouTube.” Jessy said with a smirk. “Oh goodness! What…what video?” Nicky said covering her face. “The pole dancing bit! You put that class to use! And Leeteuk’s face was priceless!!!” Jessy said laughing. “Ugh! That’s going to haunt me for the rest of my life!” Nicky said burying her face on a pillow. “You looked amazing! It probably just stirred up your boyfriend’s hormones!” Jessy said laughing. “Shut up! Just wait until I tell Kyuhyun that you took them with me.”  Nicky said laughing. “Is that supposed to be a threat?” Jessy said laughing. “Whatever!” Nicky said sticking her tongue out. “I have to go, just called to bother you. Take care!” Jessy said waving. “Take care.  Talk to you later” Nicky responded closing the laptop.

Her cell phone beeped and she checked the text message. It was from Jung Hoo asking her to come to his room immediately. She arrived there and when she entered she saw Jung Hoo with another SUJU manager and two SNSD managers, a man and a woman. The woman was talking non-stop and she seemed disturbed. “What’s going on?” Nicky asked in a low voice. “Don’t worry, we’ll deal with it.” Jung Hoo said while the woman kept on talking and looking at Nicky with a weird face. “What is this all about?”  Nicky asked again, noticing that she was  involved in all this. “She saw Leeteuk going into your room with his own key and staying there.” Jung Hoo explained to her. “Oh goodness! I’m going to lose my job!” she said covering her face. “Don’t worry! It’s okay, we will fix it.” Jung Hoo reassured her. Someone knocked and when they opened the door it was Leeteuk. As soon as he saw Nicky’s expression and the lady’s argument he knew what was going on. “This is scandalous! What kind of message are we giving to the idols if we allow this kind of behavior? She’s not good for the company if she’s going to be entertaining them like that!” the lady said pointing at Nicky.

Nicky got startled by her finger pointing and Leeteuk stood in front of her to protect her. “Wait! Wait! You got this all wrong!” Jung Hoo said. “She is not doing anything wrong. They are a couple.” He added. “What!?” the lady asked surprised. “Yes we are” Leeteuk said holding Nicky’s hand.  “Is that even allowed?” the lady asked with a scoff.  “We have been together for 7 months and Lee Soo Man-sshi approves.” Leeteuk said while Nicky looked around trying to understand something.  “I….I didn’t know.” The woman said. “No one knows. They are not going public with it. So, we hope you could keep it to yourself and don’t tell anyone. Not even other managers.” Jung Hoo said.  The lady just looked at Leeteuk and Nicky, who was now being held by the waist by him. “I’m sorry. I was not aware of your relationship.” She said with a serious face. “No problem” Leeteuk responded. “We won’t tell” she added and both SNSD managers left the room. “That was random.” The other SUJU manager said. “Can we trust them?” Jung Hoo said. “Yes, they are not dangerous at all.” The other manager responded. “Everything is settled then. No worries.” Jung Hoo said to Nicky. “Did you see the look on her face? She hates  me!” Nicky said. “Maybe she wanted Leeteuk” the other manager said with a chuckle.  “Shut up hyung!” Leeteuk said laughing. “Nicky, just relax. It’s settled” Jung Hoo told her and they left the room.

Nicky returned to her room and Leeteuk entered with her. “Why was she looking at me like that? What have I done to her?” she said outloud. “Jagiya, no problem.” Leeteuk said rubbing her arm. He sat on her bed and looked around for his bag. “Where is bag?” he asked. “You are not staying here tonight.” Nicky said. “Why?” he asked. “Where you not there? We could have gotten into a lot of trouble.” She said sitting next to him. “We good. No problem…we could go public.” He said with a smile. “You’re going to insist on that?” she asked smiling. “Neh” he said kissing her nose. “I rather not” she responded laughing and he pouted. He stood up looking for his bag again. “Where is bag?” he asked. “Yesung took it” she responded. “Yesung? Why?” he asked surprised. “He said he misses his roommate” she responded.  Leeteuk just laughed remembering that conversation he had with Yesung in Paris. “What’s so funny?” Nicky asked. “He just protecting” said Leeteuk with a chuckle. “Protecting?  Protecting who?” she asked. “You” Leeteuk responded laughing. “Me? From what?” she asked standing up.  “Me” he responded laughing. “What?! That makes no sense” she said confused and Leeteuk just laughed.

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After the LA show, all SM artists returned to Korea for a couple of days. Nicky was in a meeting at the headquarters; they were discussing the new Super Junior album which they will begin to work in immediately.  Kangin was going to be included so they gave her his schedules as well. They also talked about Leeteuk’s enlistment; the actual date wasn’t settled so they have to finish the album promptly to include him just in case they call him sooner than expected. As soon as that was mentioned, Jung Hoo and Michelle looked at Nicky. She was aware that Leeteuk had to enlist during that year but it was still a hard information to process. When the meeting was over, Michelle got closer to Nicky. “Hey, you ok?” Michelle asked. “Yes, yes. Why you ask?” Nicky responded fidgeting with some papers. “Well, I know that the enlistment talk is never easy.” Michelle added with a small smile. “I knew it was going to happen sooner or later………I just…I don’t know…hoped it would be later?” Nicky responded with a faint smile and Michelle hugged her.

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The whole SMTown crew was now in Taiwan for another show. The SNSD girls where all gather together in a room relaxing a bit. “I need a nail clipper!”  Taeyeon shouted but the other girls just ignored her. “Excuse me! I said, I need a nail clipper!” she repeated louder this time. “Do we look like a pharmacy to you?” Hyoyeon shouted back. “Is that the way to talk to your leader?” Taeyeon responded walking to the door. “I’ll asked Nicky unnie. I’ll be back” she added leaving the room. She took the elevator and as she got out of it, she saw Leeteuk entering Nicky’s room with a key of his own. Taeyeon hid behind a wall processing what she saw. “Why does he have a key? What’s going on?” she murmured as she stood there for a while. She returned to her room where the rest of the girls were. “Girls, what’s Nicky unnie room number?” Taeyeon asked.  “It’s 505” Yuri responded from the sofa.  “Did you get lost?” Jessica asked laughing. “No….I….guess she was not there.” Taeyeon responded with a serious face.

Later that day, Zhou Mi convinced Nicky to go with him to the hotel shops and Henry tagged along. They got into the elevator an after the doors closed the elevator stopped. “Whoa! Was going on?” Henry said holding onto the rail. “Oh goodness! Did it stop?” Nicky asked a bit nervous. “It stopped” Zhou Mi said. “Why did it stop? What’s going on?” Nicky said pushing all the buttons. Suddenly the lights inside went off except for a small security lamp. “Noona, relax.” Zhou Mi said trying to make her stop pushing the buttons. “Come on! Work!” she said still pushing the buttons.  “Noona! Stop!” Zhou Mi said laughing. “Are you ok?” Henry asked her with a chuckle. “I don’t like small spaces” Nicky said resting her head against the wall. “Are you ing kidding me? Are you claustrophobic?” Henry said. “Henry! Language please!” she scolded him while fanning herself with her hands. Henry and Zhou Mi laughed and tried to calm her. “Noona, calm down” Zhou Mi said hugging her. “I’m okay. I just need this thing to start moving!” she responded. “Should I call Leeteuk and tell him you’re dying in Zhou Mi’s arms?” Henry said with a smirk and Nicky just hit him. Then the elevator started moving again and Nicky decided to get off right there. “I’m staying here!” she said letting go of Zhou Mi. “Come on! We’re going shopping!” Zhou Mi said. “Sorry sweetie! Some other time; this was a signal for me to not buy a thing!” she said getting out and both guys laughed.

Nicky returned to her room and grabbed her books; then someone knocked on her door and she opened it. “Taeyeon! Hi, come in” Nicky said letting her in. Taeyeon entered the room and looked around like if looking for someone. “Is everything okay?” Nicky asked her.  “Nail clipper, you have?” Taeyeon asked with a small smile. “Sure, let me look for it.” Nicky responded. Taeyeon kept looking at her and Nicky noticed, which made her a bit uncomfortable.  “You dating Leeteuk oppa?” Taeyeon suddenly asked with a serious face. “What? Who.. who told you that?” Nicky asked surprised. “I saw.” Taeyeon responded.  Nicky was speechless, and the younger’s girl serious face was getting her nervous. “Well….” Nicky said but Taeyeon interrupted her. “Are you?” Taeyeon asked again. “Y-Yes” Nicky responded. Taeyeon opened her eyes in surprise; she was hoping that it was just her imagination and not that they were actually together.  She sat on the bed and Nicky sat next to her. “Really?” Taeyeon asked not looking at her. “Taeyeon…I…..” Nicky started talking.

“Why?” Taeyeon interrupted her. “What….what do you mean?” Nicky asked confused. “You are old and tan and so different and, and you’re not his type!” Taeyeon said standing from the bed and walking around. Nicky couldn’t understand a word she was saying, but she knew that she was not happy about it. “I…..I can’t understand you!” Nicky said looking at her stomping around. “Taeyeon! Do….do you have feelings for Leeteuk?” Nicky asked in a low voice and Taeyeon stopped moving to look at her with a serious face. At that moment the door open and Leeteuk entered the room. He smiled at both girls but felt the weird atmosphere. “You have the clipper?” Taeyeon asked Nicky forcing a smile on her face. “Sure…here you can have it” Nicky said giving it to her. “Thanks unnie. Hello oppa!” Taeyeon said with a huge smile and batting her lashes at him. Leeteuk just gave her a small bow and moved closer to Nicky. “I go now. Good bye!” Taeyeon said exiting the room. Once she got in the elevator, tears started falling from her eyes, she was mad.

“You ok?” Leeteuk asked Nicky getting closer to her. “She knows about us” Nicky said. “Taeyeon-ah?” he asked. “She just came and point blank asked me if we were dating.” Nicky added. “Ok” Leeteuk said not giving it much importance. “She doesn’t seem happy about it, Teukie.” She added looking at him. He just got closer to her and hugged her. “We could get in trouble” She added hugging him back. “No trouble. We good. We ok, we in love” he said looking into her eyes and kissing her.