Music lessons on Fridays marked the end of school for the week. It was during these fridays that Ninth Line + My song writing/ band practise/ sleepover sessions. We had these sessions at Jihoon's basement which the boys had converted to a recording room/ practice room/ sleep over room when they first met in the first year of high school. Time for some Ninth Line trivia.

 

It was Mingyu and Jisoo who started the band first, they played in their duo using Jisoo's amazing voice, the electric guitar and drums only. Since I had known Mingyu since young, he asked me if I would like to write songs for them and I agreed. Then Mingyu scouted Jihoon, after he performed in the school's talent show, to join the band. Mingming was the last to join but he was just as good. Together, they played catchy tunes which deserved to be recognized earlier, in my opinion. Their band only became popular when they joined the school's talent show in the second year of high school (take note that Mingming wasn't there yet) because some students recorded their performance and uploaded it on Youtube. From then on, they started to play small gigs at school events and sometimes at a small cafe called Lovely Day (the chocolate milkshakes there are to die for) 

 

Anyway back to the sleepover thing at Jihoon's basement. The basement wasn't big or too small, it was just the right size to fit 4 es and a pretty girl. The walls were painted bright yellow and was lined with many photos of  Jihoon and his family and us in colourful photo frames. On the right corner, there were the instruments; Jisoo's mic stand and his red electric guitar, Jihoon's black electric guitar with his (short) mic stand, Mingming's white bass guitar and Mingyu's shiny red drum set. On the other corner were several soft mattresses and lots and lots of pillows.In front of them, there was a large flatscreen tv complete with video games. Between these corners was a small desk for me to write my songs. 

 

The first time i slept over was when, Jihoon invited me to stay because we ended the session really late and Jisoo (who was my boyfriend back then) didn't want me to go home alone at that hour. I called my parents up and told them about it. They were reluctant at first, but they allowed me to do so because I'd known the boys for quite some time and also partially due to the fact that Jisoo kept insisting on letting me stay there for the night. Up to this day, I can still hear his whiny voice pleading to let me stay. They finally gave in but not before saying to me, "Don't try any funny business with any of them," 

 

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We were sprawled on the mattresses, with me thinking of inspiration to write their song, Jisoo and Jihoon playing some violent war game on the Xbox, Mingming reading his Korean Language Help Book (Level 1) and Mingyu lying down on a pillow on my lap, closing his eyes, either thinking or sleeping (i go for the latter). This was usually what we did when we reach the basement, procrastinate. We usually get down to business when it became night and Jihoon's mother would yell for us to go to sleep. 

 

"DIE DIE DIE!!!!!!" Jisoo shouted as he fired bullets at Jihoon's avatar. He looked like a little kid excited over candy. 

 

Jihoon, unhappy, reached over to smother Jisoo's face with his hands. This caused Jisoo to lose control and fall into a lake. 

 

"DUDe. WHat the hell was that for?!" Jisoo glared at Jihoon. In no time, the two were engaged in a petty wrestling match. Their bodies were tangled together with Jisoo grabbing Jihoon's short legs and Jihoon struggling like a worm to break free. Mingyu heaved a long sigh. 

 

"OK, OK SORRY. RESTART THE GAME C'MOn" Jihoon panted. Jisoo broke away from him and smirked, pressing the "play" button. I shook my head. I glanced at Mingming who looked confused, eyebrows furrowed as he mumbled a word over and over again under his breath. Then, I glanced at Mingyu, his mouth slightly opened as he breathed in steady breaths. I looked away and focused on my writing again.  

 

"Hey Minji. Could you open that lollipop for me, please." Jisoo asked after a while. He nodded towards a lollipop on the floor beside him and opened his mouth. I sighed, placing Mingyu and his pillow gently on the ground before going over and opening the sweet. 

 

"Here," I handed him the candy and shook it infront of his face. He craned his neck, trying to look over my hand to see the tv screen. 

 

"I can't take it, I'm battling Major Dip here," Jisoo explained, earning a kick from Jihoon. Jisoo opened his mouth, "Ah~" I swear to god, Jisoo. I shoved the lollipop inside his mouth and he choked a bit. 

 

Jihoon looked at Jisoo and started whining, "Hey I want one too." 

 

"There isn't any left." Jisoo smirked again. 

 

"I want one. I want one. I want one." Jihoon said as he kicked Jisoo everytime he repeated his sentence.

 

"Jisoo. Jisoo. Jisoo. Jisoo." Jihoon repeated, this time punching Jisoo's arm. 

 

"Loll. EE. Pop." Jihoon slapped Jisoo's face softly. 

 

"Shut up. You're annoying." Jisoo stared at the screen. 

 

"Hyung, what's a "babo" ?" Mingming's voice suddenly filled the noisy room. 

 

"It's Jihoon," Jisoo said simply. 

 

Jihoon gasp loudly, covering his mouth, "MINGYU. JISOO CALLED ME STUPID. HE- ." At that second when Jihoon let go of his controller, Jisoo shot Jihoon's avatar right in the head. 

 

Mingyu grumbled, clearly annoyed. 

 

Jisoo shouted and fist pumped, allowing the stumped Jihoon to mumble curse words. 

 

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"Okay, boys. Training's over. Good job." The coach's raspy voice filled the humid air on the soccer field. 

 

The boys all had their knees bent down, panting and nodding, sweat tricking down their faces. After breathing in deep breaths, the headed for the shower and then the locker room. 

 

The soccer team consisted of 10 boys that the girls in the school oh-so-adored. There was the 4 midfielders: The cutie pie named Chan, the babyfaced Junghan, the second eldest Doyoon and the baby Dongjin. There was also the 2 attackers: The guy with an intense stare a.k.a Wonwoo and the scary looking Seungcheol. Lastly, there was the four defenders: The mixed boy Choi Hansol, the other boy from China Junhui, the hidden vocalist  Seunggwan and the star of the team, Kwon Soonyoung. 

 

The boys' locker room was painted a nice shade of baby blue and was lined with tall sky blue lockers for each of the boys. It reeked of sweat and used shoes and clothes, but did they mind? No. 

 

"Hey Soonyoung, I heard ya got paired up with that girl you like today," Seokmin nudged his best friend playfully. Soonyoung slapped his arm willing him to shut up. 

 

"C'mon man. You've been talking about her ever since you transferred to Music class," Seokmin continued teasing, as if he were taunting Soonyoung. 

 

"Cut it out." Soonyoung glared at Seokmin. 

 

"Oh yeah, I saw too. What was her name again? Minhee?" Hansol wondered aloud. Freakin Seokmin. Did you spread it to the whole team? Soonyoung thought as he clenched his teeth. He stared at the floor, trying to hide his embarassed face. 

 

"Nah, I think it's JiMin?" Wonwoo chimed in, packing his bag. 

 

"Could be Jimin. But isn't that a guy's name?" Junhui asked as he adjusted his belt. 

 

"What do you mean. Jimin could be a nice name for a pretty girl," Chan contemplated while he slipped on his sneakers.

 

"You know-" Doyoon put on his shirt, adding on. 

 

"Enough," Soonyoung finally spoke up. He didn't like his teammates, as much as he loved them, discussing about his personal life. The boys shut up immediateley. They could hear the sterness in their captain's voice and knew that if they continued, they'd be dead meat. 

 

"Go home," He grabbed his bag and headed for the door. 

 

"And for the record, her name's Minji," He looked back at the guilty boys.

 

"Jeong Minji." He emphasized on every syllabul before stomping away. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A/N: Omg new chapter!! And it's long!! haha. Hoped you liked it ;) Do leave comments! <3 

-T